Grade Cricket

[Aerie]

At what point are they deciding what’s happening with season 2023/24? Presumably they’d need to have that set in stone prior to this season starting? Is it looking likely they’ll go ahead with what was proposed?

[Eagles2014]

At what point are they deciding what’s happening with season 2023/24? Presumably they’d need to have that set in stone prior to this season starting? Is it looking likely they’ll go ahead with what was proposed?

You would think it would have to be soon. Heard rumour that every club is playing each other in a two day game this season, so that some clubs don’t complain they got Southerns, etc in a one day game and can’t win outright. Makes it fair for this proposed comp next season.

Means an extra 6 Sundays of cricket, so players are not impressed at all. Also means the One day Cup and 20/20 comps will only have three games played each, so very reduced on last season.

[Aerie]

At what point are they deciding what’s happening with season 2023/24? Presumably they’d need to have that set in stone prior to this season starting? Is it looking likely they’ll go ahead with what was proposed?

You would think it would have to be soon. Heard rumour that every club is playing each other in a two day game this season, so that some clubs don’t complain they got Southerns, etc in a one day game and can’t win outright. Makes it fair for this proposed comp next season.

Means an extra 6 Sundays of cricket, so players are not impressed at all. Also means the One day Cup and 20/20 comps will only have three games played each, so very reduced on last season.

Whilst fair, that is overkill on Sunday cricket. Maybe they could implement some other conditions instead of changing the fixture so dramatically. Eg. A playoff if the teams outside qualification win the same amount of games as a team that qualifies. That way the fixture, contrived Outrights and percentage doesn’t impact who makes or doesn’t make Div 1.

[Tony Clifton]

Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 29
Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19, Nov 26
Dec 3, Dec 10, Dec 17
Jan 7, Jan 14, Jan 21, Jan 28
Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, Feb 25
Mar 4, Mar 11

21 weekends available assuming they play on the test match. Would mean 5 Sundays over the course of the season to get the 26 days required. Or 4 Sundays if they start on Oct 1

SF Mar 18/19
GF Mar 25/26

Unless Karen Rolton / Park 25 can host the senior grade grand finals on Sat Apr 1/Sun Apr 2? Would buy another Sunday back.

[C Horse]

I see it's now official that Manenti is at Adelaide CC. I wonder where Conway and Thornton end up? I heard on the grapevine that Thornton is an absolute stuck up wanker (as big a dickhead as Agar). Nielsen was aware of this but still recruited him on a 3 year deal. Another great move for the culture of SA cricket!! Well done Tim!! Obviously there isn't a dickhead test applied at the SACA.

Wow this is pretty aggressive. Agar fairly well liked by his fellow squad members from what I have observed there was a high publicised blowup at Uni a few years ago when he was very young but that is obviously water under the bridge because he is back playing there.
Would have thought they got a decent insight into Thornton at Strikers last year so....

[Aerie]

Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 29
Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19, Nov 26
Dec 3, Dec 10, Dec 17
Jan 7, Jan 14, Jan 21, Jan 28
Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, Feb 25
Mar 4, Mar 11

21 weekends available assuming they play on the test match. Would mean 5 Sundays over the course of the season to get the 26 days required. Or 4 Sundays if they start on Oct 1

SF Mar 18/19
GF Mar 25/26

Unless Karen Rolton / Park 25 can host the senior grade grand finals on Sat Apr 1/Sun Apr 2? Would buy another Sunday back.

Then they’d need extra Sundays to fit whatever form of one-day tournament in. 5 Sundays over the course of the season I think is reasonable (plus Finals). Add an extra 3-5 from the one-day tournament and it’s pushing it. Maybe they just forego the 50 over stuff for one season?

[The Hound]

Not sure if they still have a player representative on the PC cricket but they did a few seasons ago and players wanted to reduce Sunday games, which led to that occurring, understand what they are trying to do but could the comp get diluted a bit with blokes choosing to play 2nd Grade or go to ATCA.

Also blokes working full time and playing a Sat/Sunday game would only get 1 day off over 14 days. Chuck in training and it wouldn't seem appealing to some of the older guys.
M-F work
Sat/Sun cricket
M-F work
Sat cricket
Sun off

[Brodlach]

Lucky enough to see the Redbacks in some action today. They look pretty fit

[the smokey]

Brazell back to TTG official now as well.

[Eagles2014]

Brazell back to TTG official now as well.

Uni be pretty happy paying full HECS debt for Brazell and Winter and now they both leave to go back to original club.

Well played by the two lads, sucked into Uni really

[maxi]

Brazell back to TTG official now as well.

Uni be pretty happy paying full HECS debt for Brazell and Winter and now they both leave to go back to original club.

Well played by the two lads, sucked into Uni really

Winning a premiership is a pretty good investment the wheel turns and they’ll move onto their next signings

[cokadonkeytoo]

Port Adelaide sign another player. Fast bowler from Victoria, Keough. Wonder what all the offers are to get som many over the line

[wedgetail]

$60 K being spent by Port I am hearing!

[The Hound]

$60 K being spent by Port I am hearing!

Wouldn't want finish to 7th if the cash splash is true.
On that is the Div 1 / 2 concept going to come in or are the clubs going to deny it?
Not sure how many clubs still have an AGM, but you would think that it would the first dot point for discussion.

[The Hound]

Hearing 8 team Div 1 with 5 teams in Div 2 plus a 6th team to be added.
Anyone else heard this?

[Eagles2014]

Hearing 8 team Div 1 with 5 teams in Div 2 plus a 6th team to be added.
Anyone else heard this?

Heard lots of Clubs like this proposal better, think 6 teams not enough.

The sixth team in Div 2 be a SACA Under 19 team.

[maxi]

Fixtures released 4 Saturday Sunday first grade games plus 3 one dayers then finals some players will play 10 Sundays that’ll sort out who wants to play and who doesn’t

[Aerie]

Hearing 8 team Div 1 with 5 teams in Div 2 plus a 6th team to be added.
Anyone else heard this?

Heard lots of Clubs like this proposal better, think 6 teams not enough.

The sixth team in Div 2 be a SACA Under 19 team.

8 teams in Div 1 is good.

6 teams in Div 2, with one of them being SACA U19, is pretty poor. You'd want those SACA U19 players good enough to play Div 1 on merit, be able to play at that level. I don't really like the concept of a SACA U19 team playing Premier Cricket, but better than a bye.

I think the top 4 divisions of 8 teams, all playing full 2-day, T20 and one-day comps and then 2 divisions of 10 teams would be a better option. Each club still has 4 teams dispersed throughout the 6 divisions and promotion/relegation happens with a provision that each division does not contain two teams from the same club.

I.e.
Div 1 is top 8 1st Grade
Div 2 is bottom 5 1st Grade, Top 3 2nd Grade
Div 3 is Teams 4-11 from 2nd Grade
Div 4 is Bottom 2 teams 2nd Grade, Top 6 teams 3rd Grade
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Div 5 is Bottom 7 teams 3rd Grade, Top 3 teams 4th Grade
Div 6 is bottom 10 teams 4th Grade

It will be a fascinating season. I'm glad the division concept is going ahead.

[Corona Man]

Was not quite sure where to post this…. Is anyone in the know about the Adelaide Premier League at all?

Sounds like it’s 100 ball a side cricket, and from reading 6 Adelaide Franchises have been established.

I believe the entire tournament is over in one week. Happens in early Jan 2023 I think…

[Brodlach]

Was not quite sure where to post this…. Is anyone in the know about the Adelaide Premier League at all?

Sounds like it’s 100 ball a side cricket, and from reading 6 Adelaide Franchises have been established.

I believe the entire tournament is over in one week. Happens in early Jan 2023 I think…

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