Is anyone brave enough to pick the Divisional makeups for 2026? Newport down from Div 1 and Petersham or UNSW up from Div 2? No one down from Div 2 but Hills up from Div 3? Div 3 is probably the most uncertain Division. Barker and Blacktown should go down. Can Redfield or Hawkesbury Valley make the jump to Div 3? Should otherwise be stability in Divs 4-6 - not too many controversial changes?
Subbies goal will be to get as many divisions to the desired 8 team format. I doubt we will see any 6 team comps.
Div 1- no movement. All clubs stay the same with Newport given an additional year to prove themselves in Div 1. 8 teams
Div 2- Hills (with someone’s extra colts side) plus LCOI both moved up (forcibly??) based off the fact they both regularly fielded and are advertising for 3 grades next year. Plus Hills winning the club champs with 1 less team they can’t be left where they are. 8 teams.
Div 3- Hills & LCOI move up, Barker and Blacktown move down. Leaving Beecroft, Knox & Hornsby. Up come 4 teams from the Div 4 & 5 comp. Redfield, Valley, Kings, Harlequins/Rennegades. Colts comp pending numbers and likes to move to old style Radford cup. 7 teams.
Div 4- Comp folded back into Div 6. I don’t see it being viable based off only having colts. Not really seeing the ability to move anyone new into this comp to boost it from 6 teams. Especially with Kings leaving.
Div 5- Remaining teams Harlequins/Rennegades, Epping, Raptors, Canterbury. Picking up Blacktown, Manly & Penrith. Maccabi & Colleagues split and end up back in Div 6. Pending the Barker rebuild they may end up here as well or Merrylands. 8 teams.
Div 6- Combination of Div 4 and Div 6 from this year. Wakehurst, Chatswood, Barker/Merrylands, Balmain (possibly could end up in Div 5 if one of the sides fall over), St Ives, Mac Uni, Harbour, Georges River, North Cronulla, Oatley, Buraneer, Maccabi, Colleagues. 13 teams play everyone once, 2 byes. Split finals series.