Shute Shield 2026

[Prodigy]

Yeh, Eastwood sack their Coach. A bloke who brought a LOT of players to the club 5 years ago, from Gordon. He goes back to Gordon. So naturally those players are considering going back with him.

So Eastwood get the Points Cap changed to stop it. It's madness. They sacked their Coach, and the other clubs pay for it.

What's worse, the other clubs agreed to the rule change. Can't make this stuff up

What’s the points cap change?

 

[savetgmillner]

What’s the points cap change?

It basically limits the amount of players that can play each weekend if they change clubs.

Use Norths as an example - they got Matt Minogue (Eastwood), Callum Sirker (West Harbour) and Will Thomas (Southern Districts). If these 3 players changed to Norths in 2026 they could only play two of them each weekend.

I'm a bit old-school in that if a player wants to leave a club so be it. Trying to restrict their movement is not the answer in a semi-professional competition.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

That is one of the dumbest rule changes possible.

If a guy wants out they want out. Saying hey you might not play because this guy came over from Souths is more likely to get a guys back up and just quit all together or go play subbies for below the table allowances.

Does this rule apply for guys coming from overseas? Lets just promote Clubs ignore internal recruitment which can also be seen as a promotion for the players at times as they try and climb towards a pro gig somewhere.