morell wrote:Boy o boy have they got some work to do then. APFL would be what - Div 3? Div 4?
If they go in with the same side as this year they'll get beat by 40 goals every week.
and that's no disrespect at all, so would we probably.
Yep, timing is the essence and I think their timing is too late or too early on this one. Their window was well and truly open up until 2013, they might not have set the world on fire but they would've been competitive against the bottom 3 or 4 sides.
I think they need a two year plan to get in there, have sustainability and set up the country feel that is the APFL, if they walk in there and get pantsed it's going to be hard commuting to Lochiel with low morale.
Good luck to them, I've been a massive advocate for the move since Angle Vale opened their doors and more so since they've established their own home, it's a wonderful set up out there and with the right people at the helm setting the right culture, it would be a very attractive place for prospective players, especially in such a growing community where the housing has nearly met each other between Munno Para and Angle Vale.
I wonder how it affects the "local" rules or if the new points system has no bearing, I haven't delved too much into that.