Sydney Subbies 2017
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cheekymonkey
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Gotta focus on the factors you can control, like why are players leaving and why are new players not joining?
Club culture is everything. If the club has a good brand then it will attract people to it and those people will want to volunteer time, money and energy towards the club. Everyone becomes a selfish individual when the brand is tarnished and there is a negative atmosphere around a club.
Perhaps there are ideas that can be taken from the most successful clubs.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
1) I asked them to pay rego
2) A bunch of pricks who didn't pay rego picked a fight and ended our season.
3) Those pricks belonged to a coach who treated some of our regular players like shit.
4) The club started thinking about trophies and not keeping players happy (though "happy" often means "not paying rego")
See point 1) above.
I agree 100%. Some of those ideas I might even be able to implement IF they don't rely on:
1) Decent facilities (this is not in our future unless we find a multi-millionaire benefactor who can buy off enough council land to build a ground for us).
2) Players understanding they need to pay their rego not only for the club's ongoing viability (and after-match functions), but its stated goals of fundraising for charity.
Other stuff I'm trying, starting tomorrow where Harlequins have generously offered to come back to our pub, despite the big trip they have to make.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
A few phone calls were made during the week and some guys are thinking about coming back. Maybe they'll even come down and play today.
They probably won't pay, but at this point I'm past giving a fuck. I don't think the club culture can be reformed. There isn't enough commitment to the club, and I'm certainly out of motivation to invest more time and effort into a lost cause.
The club is probably going to Oatley next week for 2 forfeits and 40-50 minutes in First Grade where my main aim is avoiding yet more injuries. Once I show some of the guys the road trip required, a lot will figure out that a Saturday working for money is a better investment.
They probably won't pay, but at this point I'm past giving a fuck. I don't think the club culture can be reformed. There isn't enough commitment to the club, and I'm certainly out of motivation to invest more time and effort into a lost cause.
The club is probably going to Oatley next week for 2 forfeits and 40-50 minutes in First Grade where my main aim is avoiding yet more injuries. Once I show some of the guys the road trip required, a lot will figure out that a Saturday working for money is a better investment.
thetraitor
Chris McKivat (8)
So I decided to go and watch your Div 2 match of the round today - Beecroft vs Forest. You were right about niggle. What an ugly game.
Forest seemed to be in control through their forwards and were pushing Beecroft off their own ball in scrums, until their 8 was yellowed for head high about 15 minutes in, then a prop was red carded a few minutes later. After that Beecroft's set piece became more competitive, but the game got worse.
The ref lost control of the game and by the second half seemed to be guessing when it came to penalties and cards.
Multiple head highs from both sides, punches being thrown, again very ugly.
Forest managed to get the win despite playing with 14 men (13 for nearly 20 minutes).
Hopefully next week I can see a better game.
thetraitor
Chris McKivat (8)
Holy crap. Are HAC really good at home, Lindfield really bad, or both?
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
Lost Second Grade 40-0 in what was a reasonably good game from our guys - just didn't have the cohesion to finish off a few moves or the defence to stop much younger men from our mostly 3rd Grade guys.
Lost First Grade 90-0 having had a lot of guys back up. I'm still trying to figure out how many turned up today, but it wasn't a lot different to last week.
Our canteen did quite well tho. And Harlequins came back to the pub for a great feed and boat race even though they only had about an hour available.
Lost First Grade 90-0 having had a lot of guys back up. I'm still trying to figure out how many turned up today, but it wasn't a lot different to last week.
Our canteen did quite well tho. And Harlequins came back to the pub for a great feed and boat race even though they only had about an hour available.
Spieber
Bob Loudon (25)
Lindfield have good depth but no superstars. Always seem to crumble against teams with great fullbacks, five eights etc.
Spieber
Bob Loudon (25)
Gordon certainly stronger, towelling Uni in lower grades.
southsider
Arch Winning (36)
Nooooo only reason I signed up this year was because div4 meant so much less travel than being in div 3.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
Well, fuck. That's pretty interesting. Subbies don't usually change shit once the season is underway.
I heard from Epping that they're struggling to find a Halligan game for their 4s every week too, since the change, so it cuts both ways.
Mate I understand completely where you're coming from, but I can tell you that there will be no contest this Saturday if Rouse Hill show up at H V Evatt. We're fielding a stack of 3rd Graders in the higher grades, and multiple guys are backing up.
Not that we'll be much challenge for Snives either I suppose - that 90-nil loss against Quins was only about 60 minutes, and my secretary reckons 55.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
Hey didn't Snives field Colts on the weekend? They lost 43-zip to Newport according to
http://rugbyresults.rugby.net.au/drawresult.asp?id=300030&seasonid=431
http://rugbyresults.rugby.net.au/drawresult.asp?id=300030&seasonid=431
Heavyd
Nev Cottrell (35)
Yes apparently they slapped one together topping up their limited colt numbers with 16 and 17 year olds from their junior club to run out a team.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
That's not cool going up against guys far more senior. At least they held it to under 50. Wish my Third Grade guys could have done that against Quins
Footyhead#2
Chris McKivat (8)
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