mutton cove wrote:So what is the actual purpose of these games, and what do they achieve?
Meaningless rubbish
If they want a Country Championships do it properly, have it as Leagues v Leagues rather than meaningless and soulless zones. Have a qualifying game over the June Long-weekend and then have the finals in July.
They could even call it the Community Football Championships and bring the Adelaide Footy League into the mix. Not sure why 5 suburban leagues (Southern, Great Southern, Hills, BLG, Adelaide Plains) have to risk their players in a meaningless carnival when the Adelaide Footy League get to play through.