Before season definitely as there was a lot of shifting around with clubs to get Div 1 and then 2 sorted.
Logically it would have made sense to ask them if they wanted to swap when Raptors came down, I suppose? Try and keep Div 2 at even numbers. As it was, Div 4 ends up with 12 which is great except I was going to make plans the week we had spare
In Epping's eyes I guess they needed to balance up the inconveniece of playing at 2-3 locations every week, versus the level of competition they'd come up against in Div 2. Some very handy clubs there, and they weren't exactly setting Division 2 on fire last year before Covid hit (Blunt Cup 3rd - 6th in Firsts and Seconds and 8th in Colts and 4th Grade).
McLean Cup they're 5-1-1 (loss to Savers, draw with Redfield). Grose Cup they're first with 7-0-1 (loss to Savers).
They'll face Oysters in a couple of weeks with Merrylands again in Round 14 as the main challengers.