Prodigy
Alex Ross (28)
I had suggested something similar in a conversation with some of the guys at Epping. My structure was a little different though.Looking to next season, 8 teams per division has to be the end goal. See below for a possible layout that should keep most happy and minimise the weeks where a whole grade goes without games (see Div 2 4th Grade this season...). Thoughts??
Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Div 4 Div 5a Div 5b 4 + C 4 + C 3 2 1 1 Blue Mountains Newport Harlequins Renegades Menai Oatley Colleagues UNSW Briars Sydney Harbour (1) Irish Balmain Waverley Hills Iggies Mac Uni Wakehurst Dukes Hunters Hill Lindfield Beecroft Chatswood North Cronulla Lane Cove St Pats Hawkesbury Valley (3) Savers Saints Burraneer Maccabi Mosman Barker (2) Epping Kings Brothers Convicts Petersham Knox Redfield Canterbury Raptors Colleagues 5/6 ? Forest Drummoyne Blacktown Hawkesbury Ag Mosman 5/6 ?
Div1 | Div 2 | Div3 | Div4 | Radford | Meldrum |
4+C | 3+C | 3 | 2 | C | Extra Teams |
Blue Mountains | Petersham/Forest | Beecroft | Blacktown | Beecroft | Colleagues |
Colleagues | Barker | Briars | Chatswood | Mac Uni | Waverley |
Drummoyne | Hawkesbury Valley | Epping | HAC | Briars | Mosman |
Hunters Hill | Hills | Harlequins | Harbour | Iggies | Mountains |
Mosman | Knox | Mac Uni | Iggies | Saints | Petersham/Forest |
St Pats | Lindfield | Merrylands | Saints | Wakehurst | Newport |
Waverley | Newport | Redfield | Convicts | Mosman | Hills |
Petersham/Forest | UNSW | Savers | Kings Old Boys | Colleagues | Lindfield |
All other clubs would fall into the Division 5 (one team) competition: Canterbury, Raptors, Menai, Irish, Wakehurst, SeaLice, Burraneer, Brothers, Balmain, Oatley, Dukes, Lane Cove.
If any of them could prove numbers for two team, they would potentially enter Division 4.
Radford Cup runs for the full season for those clubs as well.
The Meldrum Cup becomes a competition with a full home and away season for clubs with the extra teams from the change in structure. It would be considered as each club's next grade after their obligations.
Halligans Cup still runs for the non-regular games needed by clubs. I don't think it should attract an extra charge, as it should be about building club numbers.