countryfootyfan wrote:On The Chest wrote:Any newas on what's happening at the Cougars this coming season? Have only heard rumours that they have signed 4 from Eastern park Div 1 (Div 2 in 2012) amateur league. One of them is a bloke by name of Gatto who was about 6th in div 1 medal. Cougars did approach the league about getting extra points and were knocked back. Any Info?
Yeah they have 3from eastern park, all very handy and all ex A1 team of the yr players and the 2 lads from last yr have also resigned I think (millar and Daniels). Apparently they also have 4 or 5 very handy local boys back. Hadn't heard they had applied for extra points? Can u do that in the yp league?
I was talking to a bloke from the CMS crows and he reckons they had Millar. If cougars have got the 3 from eastern park and a few locals coming back it could make it quite interesting. daniels would be a local. Be interesting if Ben Gunning decided to go back home as well.
Not sure if you can get extra points but was told they applied and got knocked back. They used the situation of not winning a game in 2011. Actually got belted most weeks. The season before they only won a couple games.
Would have been interesting at their club meetings. They are in process of plans for a new club house at the oval and sold their old cougar cave in the main street. Question would be, do we spend the money on the club or buy players or both. Looks like they have gone for both. Using one of the pavillion sheds at the showgrounds next to the oval as their club room for the coming season.
I would have thought the best thing they could have done was relocate back to Arthurton where they would only have to spend a lot less $ doing up the changeroom. They have a brand new clubhouse there and the oval is pretty good. Only problem with this idea is too many politics between the Maitland and Arthurton people.