Legs Man wrote:backdoor wrote:Legs Man wrote:Wow - massive preliminary final coming up which could go either way
Reckon the winner will give Uraidla a real run for their money
Speaking of money - this season has seen TV undoubtedly break the record for the biggest waste of money in the history of HFL football.
And they still have the prospect coming up of terrible facilities still and possibly being unable to field the required junior grades next year
Goes to show that prioritising your spend is crucial for success moving forward.
IMO - Onkas stay and TV go back to Div 2
I hear you guys are struggling to keep your juniors too and are in real danger of not having enough players in some junior teams. Did giving free subs work.... Possibly not.
Should be OK with the 2 required junior grades in 2016
Free subs certainly helped and should have a knock on effect for next year
We even took our juniors to MELB - paid for by fundraising - so they could see a couple of AFL matches
Agree it is always a struggle for the smaller population clubs getting junior numbers and we are working hard to keep gaining more participants.
As a club we are continuing to build across all our grades while trying to keep our oval and facilities in the upper echelon of the HFL
Would be interesting to see how the visiting sides from Saturday found the oval and general facilities e.g parking, catering, bar, viewing etc
Feedback is good to receive as it gives us direction as to where we need to improve and focus our efforts
Actually my reading of the new HFL by-laws is that all Div 1 Clubs will be required to field all 3 junior teams from 2016.