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No, but I'm walking on sunshine!

Looks like the rain is backing off the next 36 hours so good signs for a full weekend of footy!

Not sure I'd be go that far :) some sort of western Sydney franchise might eventuate. Emus and WSTB might have a more successful run at Premier level, but the pathway isn't there

It's hardly rugby country tho. You need to capture a very high percentage of the kids who stay in rugby and don't already go to SRU in order to even have a team. If I could capture and retain 10% of the rugby league talent available within 10km of my ground at U19 level, I reckon it could win...

Quantity of volunteers is a big problem. So many guys - even at clubs with success - just want to turn up, play footy, get on the cans, and leave. No thought for how the field is marked, the physio arranged, the insurance paid, etc. And then you ask people to help and they stick their hand out...

When you figure all that out, please publish it. I'm sure everyone would love to know! o_O

It is an unusual situation, but then we've had no shortage of those since COVID first hit. Focus on the positives ;)

If you'll remember Knox 2022 ran their Colts while Grade sat idle. The Competition Rules actually set certain boundaries around Colts in several areas. Will it happen again? Unlikely as it would have been a nightmare to figure out a way forward and doing it later in the year would need some...

And in that case do Blacktown get to take their points from Div 6 up to Div 3? It would have put them straight into 4th. What about their 2nd Grade points from a Halligan game?

It does, however it ensures the competition is played on level terms. Barker lost by a fair bit to both if memory serves.

We're throwing all kinds of precedent out the window here, but at least we're agile enough - as a Union - to move flexibly, and it gives some credence to a competition that is graded mid-season in future On the plus side it gives Blacktown 2 games a week and means there is no bye in Div 6. Are...

Get on the train! We have snacks;)

Fresh benchies are great, but if you can get a Halligan game going they're only playing 25 minute halves anyway, so hardly taxing except for old bastards like me ;)

Looking like a wet old week in Sydney. Moreso on the coast - across Tuesday to Friday: 30-60mm predicted for Mosman - chance of rain per day varies from 70-90% 15-35mm at Epping 70-80% 5-25mm at Kellyville 60-80% Let's see how generous Councils are feeling! The week after this it stops for a...

Looked like it could use a trim but would have been nice to land on ;) The problem is always the turf square of course. You try to do the right thing by the outfield in rugby terms, but the grass on that square isn't going to stand up to winter conditions unless a good 2-3 weeks of oversowing...

3 from 3. We tied it up with a try on the bell and then knocked over the conversion for the win! Epping and Redfield traded blows up until halftime then Redfield found the edges and used pace. Raptors v Valley had 2 red cards to the hosts. Interesting to see what those were - listed as...

Have we done a background check on every player for every Kentwell side yet? All well and good to sling mud at Blueys for having some players we know as local ex-Premier talent, but what about the rest? Surely some have played higher levels elsewhere in Australia or overseas...

And the government is kicking in a bit as well ;) In all honesty: Parra Eels have been the most accommodating hosts despite us being "the other game". I was down there meeting the ground manager one day, and on the way back to the car, the staff invited me in for a lunch they'd organised. I...

We're very fortunate to have the ground managed by a pro outfit. Pales in comparison to their main field tho

Very much a different story with the weather, depending on how many grades we're talking, and how the surface of any given ground will hold up. I'm confident the #fieldofdreams will be fine ;) as it has just had oversowing completed and opens back up tomorrow for the first time in 3 weeks.