2015: 7 Pure A-Grade Divisions

[Yank Man]

so 2015 byes come in, div 3, div 4, div 5, div 6, div 7 all have byes

2016...

SAAFL invites brighton to div 3 - bang bye gone

SAAFL invites morphettville park to div 4 - bang bye gone

SAAFL invites blackwood to div 5 - bang bye gone

SAAFL invites marion to div 6 - bang bye gone

brighton refuses to join div 7, but will it take div 3???

Facts are the league have spoken to all those clubs plus Edwardstown, they don't want to come why???? Every second week they get a home gate, big crowd big gate. Plus their fees are nearly half Saafl and regardless of their good or bad spot on the ladder their club continues to stay alive financially. SFL is a poo league for mine marbles and on that we agree but for some unknown reason they can't get their head around Div 3 or Div4 or Div5 etc etc. Blackwood are no doubt experimenting but seriously A grade hills or Div 4/5/6, you know what they will do.

This is all about your Henley dominated super league and it ain't ever gunna happen, deal with it.

[Q.]

This is all about your Henley dominated super league and it ain't ever gunna happen, deal with it.

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[Yank Man]

This is all about your Henley dominated super league and it ain't ever gunna happen, deal with it.

/end thread

Can't believe so much bull...it can be discussed in one day Q

END THREAD

[marbles]

so here is the situation haha

Dear Club,

The C9AFL is facing a cancer in its lower grades, numbers are falling off dramatically, we are losing teams, and we have afflictions in our structure. The league is sadly shrinking

To inflict an expansion and justify the faults in this structure we are firstly seeking a separation of A-Grade clubs playing C-Grade teams in the lower divisions

To do so, we will affiliate any C & D Grades club to a division 8 or 9 and no C & D grade outfit will ever be involved in div 6 or div 7 forever more.

As a result we are seeking to found 7 PURE A-GRADE DIVISIONS.

Unfortunately by removing 5 teams (c-graders) from div 7, we now only have 4 a-grade sides left (Mitchell Park, angle vale, flinders uni & north pines).

To fulfill this void we unfortunately have to introduce BYES into divisions from div 3 down. This will create 9 teams per divisions. As a result we will also have to push multiple teams down a division to to create 7 even stacks.

Please see a draft below. this structure is based on current ladder standings as of now...

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Therefore in 2015

# any team winning a 2014 premiership will be granted promotion to its higher division

# Any team who makes the finals this season can expect to remain in its current division

# BUT if your club finishes outside of the finals in 2014, expect the likelihood of going down a division. It here where sacrifices need to be made, so we as a footballing community can have a better league for the long term future

# Also by having 5 byes, from div 3 down, we will have vacancies in which we would like to invite new clubs to the league. Please expect outside clubs to affiliate and as a result remove the bye in a particular division. This may seem as a free ticket to outsiders but offering new clubs a place in our division 7 to highly established football clubs is highly unattractive and the offer will not be taken. new clubs need to be lured to higher divisions.

# For our current division 6 & 7 clubs, also consider the fact that no more, never again will a c-grade or d-grade club win a flag in which any agrade entity was in the running. im sure many of you have experienced losing grand finals to a thirds or fourth side. the depth of div 1 & div 2 clubs will no longer be a hurdle for our little battler clubs in div 6 & 7.

# This is a JUSTIFICATION to make things better for our competition, sacrifices need to be made in the short term, to benefit the long term. my only advice to your club is to ensure you make the finals this season to avoid being shifted to the division below

Thankyou for you consideration, Marbles

haharr

[Yank Man]

so here is the situation haha

Dear Club,

The C9AFL is facing a cancer in its lower grades, numbers are falling off dramatically, we are losing teams, and we have afflictions in our structure. The league is sadly shrinking

To inflict an expansion and justify the faults in this structure we are firstly seeking a separation of A-Grade clubs playing C-Grade teams in the lower divisions

To do so, we will affiliate any C & D Grades club to a division 8 or 9 and no C &of D grade outfit will ever be involved in div 6 or div 7 forever more.

As a result we are seeking to found 7 PURE A-GRADE DIVISIONS.

Unfortunately by removing 5 teams (c-graders) from div 7, we now only have 4 a-grade sides left (Mitchell Park, angle vale, flinders uni & north pines).

To fulfill this void we unfortunately have to introduce BYES into divisions from div 3 down. This will create 9 teams per divisions. As a result we will also have to push multiple teams down a division to to create 7 even stacks.

Please see a draft below. this structure is based on current ladder standings as of now...

pure agrade.jpg

Therefore in 2015

# any team winning a 2014 premiership will be granted promotion to its higher division

# Any team who makes the finals this season can expect to remain in its current division

# BUT if your club finishes outside of the finals in 2014, expect the likelihood of going down a division. It here where sacrifices need to be made, so we as a footballing community can have a better league for the long term future

# Also by having 5 byes, from div 3 down, we will have vacancies in which we would like to invite new clubs to the league. Please expect outside clubs to affiliate and as a result remove the bye in a particular division. This may seem as a free ticket to outsiders but offering new clubs a place in our division 7 to highly established football clubs is highly unattractive and the offer will not be taken. new clubs need to be lured to higher divisions.

# For our current division 6 & 7 clubs, also consider the fact that no more, never again will a c-grade or d-grade club win a flag in which any agrade entity was in the running. im sure many of you have experienced losing grand finals to a thirds or fourth side. the depth of div 1 & div 2 clubs will no longer be a hurdle for our little battler clubs in div 6 & 7.

# This is a JUSTIFICATION to make things better for our competition, sacrifices need to be made in the short term, to benefit the long term. my only advice to your club is to ensure you make the finals this season to avoid being shifted to the division below

Thankyou for you consideration, Marbles

haharr

Thank you for you input marbles but we believe the cancer clubs are receiving extensive kemo therapy and their long term futures look good, we expect them to make a full recovery.

[Look Good In Leather]

so 2015 byes come in, div 3, div 4, div 5, div 6, div 7 all have byes

2016...

SAAFL invites brighton to div 3 - bang bye gone

SAAFL invites morphettville park to div 4 - bang bye gone

SAAFL invites blackwood to div 5 - bang bye gone

SAAFL invites marion to div 6 - bang bye gone

brighton refuses to join div 7, but will it take div 3???

Where would Brighton & Blackwood's Saturday Juniors go?

[Q.]

# This is a JUSTIFICATION to make things better for Henley, sacrifices need to be made in the short term, to benefit Henley. my only advice to your club is to ensure you make the finals this season to avoid being screwed over on behalf of Henley

FTFY

[Yank Man]

# This is a JUSTIFICATION to make things better for Henley, sacrifices need to be made in the short term, to benefit Henley. my only advice to your club is to ensure you make the finals this season to avoid being screwed over on behalf of Henley

FTFY

Lol, you just don't get it marbles. We LOVE playing against Henley, footy wouldn't be the same without it. Sorry if it sounds insulting Q but clubs like MP and Houghton relish the odd game when you stack your team to hilt with an over abundance of A and B graders. It gives our lads a chance to believe they can compete at a higher level.

[X Runna]

Again, I'll say it............F&%k the whole league as long as marbles gets his precious C Grade Super League - build a bridge FFS.

[Look Good In Leather]

The C9AFL is facing a cancer in its lower grades, numbers are falling off dramatically, we are losing teams, and we have afflictions in our structure. The league is sadly shrinking

Maybe the issues you are talking about are a sign that the centralisation of community football in suburban Adelaide has failed. Maybe bigger is not always better. There are too many clubs getting lost in the insignificance of the lower divisions.

Perhaps its time to break up the Amateur League.

Reform a competition in the Northern suburbs, one in the Inner Southern suburbs and one around the Eastern/North Eastern area.
The Amateur League can then go back to being predominantly Old Scholar clubs and a few amateur teams. All the clubs that keep whinging about paid players.

There is also room for a SAFA style Semi-pro comp.

Growing the Amateur League is not the answer, that has been a failed experiment and seen a lot of clubs die as a result.

[Yank Man]

The C9AFL is facing a cancer in its lower grades, numbers are falling off dramatically, we are losing teams, and we have afflictions in our structure. The league is sadly shrinking

Maybe the issues you are talking about are a sign that the centralisation of community football in suburban Adelaide has failed. Maybe bigger is not always better. There are too many clubs getting lost in the insignificance of the lower divisions.

Perhaps its time to break up the Amateur League.

Reform a competition in the Northern suburbs, one in the Inner Southern suburbs and one around the Eastern/North Eastern area.
The Amateur League can then go back to being predominantly Old Scholar clubs and a few amateur teams. All the clubs that keep whinging about paid players.

There is also room for a SAFA style Semi-pro comp.

Growing the Amateur League is not the answer, that has been a failed experiment and seen a lot of clubs die as a result.

Bollocks.

[marbles]

if u continue to welcome third & fourth sides into your divisions youll continue to be over ****** over by div 1 & div 2 depths

wouldnt u rather seeing the back of these thirds & fourth

ie: the last 10 available flags won 8 times by thirds & fourths sides div 7 & 7R

[X Runna]

if u continue to welcome third & fourth sides into your divisions youll continue to be over ****** over by div 1 & div 2 depths

wouldnt u rather seeing the back of these thirds & fourth

ie: the last 10 available flags won 8 times by thirds & fourths sides div 7 & 7R

There would only be one good reason for initiating this league. so you would shut the F**K up marbles. Everyone else has had a gutful of your self-centred shit

[marbles]

if u continue to welcome third & fourth sides into your divisions youll continue to be over ****** over by div 1 & div 2 depths

wouldnt u rather seeing the back of these thirds & fourth

ie: the last 10 available flags won 8 times by thirds & fourths sides div 7 & 7R

There would only be one good reason for initiating this league. so you would shut the F**K up marbles. Everyone else has had a gutful of your self-centred shit

thered be at least 50 better reasons than that champ

your the only one thats bitter here, not because of me, but more likely cos a 45 year old ex afl footballer with nothing but grey hairs on his balls tore u up in a final

id request that u save your resentment for someone else, i had nothing to do with your loss.

at least im making an effort for all of us, to provide an alternative to our crumbling league, im sure most people are appreciating the discussion, despite it only being fictional

good luck champ, get some counseling or something

[Q.]

One anomalous year, most of which has nothing to do with competitiveness of C/D grades, isn't enough reason to relegate a raft of clubs to create nine-team divisions.

[X Runna]

if u continue to welcome third & fourth sides into your divisions youll continue to be over ****** over by div 1 & div 2 depths

wouldnt u rather seeing the back of these thirds & fourth

ie: the last 10 available flags won 8 times by thirds & fourths sides div 7 & 7R

There would only be one good reason for initiating this league. so you would shut the F**K up marbles. Everyone else has had a gutful of your self-centred shit

thered be at least 50 better reasons than that champ

your the only one thats bitter here, not because of me, but more likely cos a 45 year old ex afl footballer with nothing but grey hairs on his balls tore u up in a final

id request that u save your resentment for someone else, i had nothing to do with your loss.

at least im making an effort for all of us, to provide an alternative to our crumbling league, im sure most people are appreciating the discussion, despite it only being fictional

good luck champ, get some counseling or something

Tell ya a little secret marbles - YOU and your dream comp have absolutely no credibility and will continue to do so until Henley start playing their 3rd best side as their C Grade. You are making an effort for YOU and nobody else is interested.

[Jetters]

I like your idea Marbles, think it has merit.
Play like for like. Will add consistency to lower, more volatile grades, promote rivalries and get rid of the issue of 'stacked' 'C' grade sides in the 'A' grade comps.
If (when) Brighton and 1 or 2 other clubs join SAAFL I reckon it has merit. Byes in div 3-7 maybe too many.

[Pag]

The C9AFL is facing a cancer in its lower grades, numbers are falling off dramatically, we are losing teams, and we have afflictions in our structure. The league is sadly shrinking

Maybe the issues you are talking about are a sign that the centralisation of community football in suburban Adelaide has failed. Maybe bigger is not always better. There are too many clubs getting lost in the insignificance of the lower divisions.

Perhaps its time to break up the Amateur League.

Reform a competition in the Northern suburbs, one in the Inner Southern suburbs and one around the Eastern/North Eastern area.The Amateur League can then go back to being predominantly Old Scholar clubs and a few amateur teams. All the clubs that keep whinging about paid players.

There is also room for a SAFA style Semi-pro comp.

Growing the Amateur League is not the answer, that has been a failed experiment and seen a lot of clubs die as a result.

Great idea, we could have Angle Vale against Salisbury North in the reborn CDFA. Or Goody Saints v Mitchell Park in the Inner-South FL. That'd be great viewing, SFL-style.

[Look Good In Leather]

The C9AFL is facing a cancer in its lower grades, numbers are falling off dramatically, we are losing teams, and we have afflictions in our structure. The league is sadly shrinking

Maybe the issues you are talking about are a sign that the centralisation of community football in suburban Adelaide has failed. Maybe bigger is not always better. There are too many clubs getting lost in the insignificance of the lower divisions.

Perhaps its time to break up the Amateur League.

Reform a competition in the Northern suburbs, one in the Inner Southern suburbs and one around the Eastern/North Eastern area.
The Amateur League can then go back to being predominantly Old Scholar clubs and a few amateur teams. All the clubs that keep whinging about paid players.

There is also room for a SAFA style Semi-pro comp.

Growing the Amateur League is not the answer, that has been a failed experiment and seen a lot of clubs die as a result.

Great idea, we coud Angle Vale against Salisbury North in the reborn CDFA. Or Goody Saints v Mitchell Park in the Inner-South FL. That'd be great viewing.

Angle Vale & Mitchell Park are two of the clubs making a fuss about not paying players. They would be perfect candidates for a better regulated Amateur League.

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[Pag]

The C9AFL is facing a cancer in its lower grades, numbers are falling off dramatically, we are losing teams, and we have afflictions in our structure. The league is sadly shrinking

Maybe the issues you are talking about are a sign that the centralisation of community football in suburban Adelaide has failed. Maybe bigger is not always better. There are too many clubs getting lost in the insignificance of the lower divisions.

Perhaps its time to break up the Amateur League.

Reform a competition in the Northern suburbs, one in the Inner Southern suburbs and one around the Eastern/North Eastern area.
The Amateur League can then go back to being predominantly Old Scholar clubs and a few amateur teams. All the clubs that keep whinging about paid players.

There is also room for a SAFA style Semi-pro comp.

Growing the Amateur League is not the answer, that has been a failed experiment and seen a lot of clubs die as a result.

Great idea, we coud Angle Vale against Salisbury North in the reborn CDFA. Or Goody Saints v Mitchell Park in the Inner-South FL. That'd be great viewing.

Angle Vale & Mitchell Park are two of the clubs making a fuss about not paying players. They would be perfect candidates for a better regulated Amateur League.

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Righto then, they can play Adelaide Uni's A Grade. Problem solved.