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The Bedge wrote:

whufc wrote:

The Bedge wrote:

jo172 wrote:My gut feel is that collectively people are having a harder time sticking things out now if they're not obtaining a level of success.

Great point!

I guess the 'sticking it out' part gets complicated when 'sticking it out' often means someone isn't working and earning money. Or maybe with both parents working or only having kids on a weekend if from a split family playing means giving up limited family time to 'stick it out'.

Not saying its a great excuse but back in the 90's if you weren't sticking it out you didn't have much else to do, not as many people worked, many families had a better work, life, balance. Less broken family situations etc.

Maybe people need to remember why they choose to play in the first place, and it shouldn't be purely for on field success.

You play essentially because you love the game, the camaraderie and mate ship, the social aspect, the health benefits.

If you sign up to do something, you should commit and see it through - regardless of performance.

wenchbarwer wrote:

Dutchy wrote:How do those clubs go with juniors? This is how many country leagues fill their B grade when numbers get light.

There's the missing piece of the AdFL puzzle. Juniors on a different day means many won't even go to watch the senior sides, let alone fill in. Whereas most country teams/leagues the senior coach will almost always watch the oldest underage grade before the B grade to see who's up for it

whufc wrote:

wenchbarwer wrote:

Dutchy wrote:How do those clubs go with juniors? This is how many country leagues fill their B grade when numbers get light.

There's the missing piece of the AdFL puzzle. Juniors on a different day means many won't even go to watch the senior sides, let alone fill in. Whereas most country teams/leagues the senior coach will almost always watch the oldest underage grade before the B grade to see who's up for it

We are using 5 senior colts this week to fill our b grade. Straight off the field for the 17's into a pocket for the b grade.

wenchbarwer wrote:

whufc wrote:

wenchbarwer wrote:

Dutchy wrote:How do those clubs go with juniors? This is how many country leagues fill their B grade when numbers get light.

There's the missing piece of the AdFL puzzle. Juniors on a different day means many won't even go to watch the senior sides, let alone fill in. Whereas most country teams/leagues the senior coach will almost always watch the oldest underage grade before the B grade to see who's up for it

We are using 5 senior colts this week to fill our b grade. Straight off the field for the 17's into a pocket for the b grade.

Bingo, that's the point I was trying to make

Footy Chick wrote:

Arch44 wrote:This week we have 2 x Bgrade sides in Div 5 forfeiting Portland and West Croydon, Div 6 twice this year Central united have forfeited their Bgrade and Div 4 We have had Pooraka forfeit their Bgrade last week and every chance I have missed a few as well. Wasn't that long ago bgrade teams forfeiting wasn't a thing, but seems to be more often now.
Are the league concerned?
Is there less players going around now?
Is the whole comp designed to suit the college teams now?
Is there less volunteers these days?
so many more questions, but its not great whichever way you look at it.

All clubs you've mentioned were struggling to come up with 2 sides before the season even started, so unfortunately, it's not surprising they're struggling at the end of a long season with injuries and lack of interest.

Arch44 wrote:Something has definitely changed, I don't know what it is. I have been coaching reserves since 2004 pretty much and can not remember forfeits back then on this scale let alone at all like now.

scottroo wrote:West Croydon have pulled both sides for the remainder of the season

scottroo wrote:West Croydon have pulled both sides for the remainder of the season

Bluedemon wrote:How come WC are sitting on -8 points?

A local SA footy club has been docked premiership points for poor on-field behaviour just two rounds before finals.

Division five Adelaide Footy League club West Croydon has been stripped of eight premiership points across all senior grades under the league’s Behaviour Rating System (BRS) after receiving five suspensions in 2024.

The AdFL BRS, which was introduced in 2018 to combat bad behaviour by players and clubs, places clubs under five categories through points accumulated for tribunal performance over the previous three years, with additional penalties such as fines and point deductions applying to clubs ranked in categories three to five for every further suspension.

West Croydon entered the season as a category three club but five separate suspensions at the senior level ranging from striking to misconduct and umpire abuse placed the Hawks under category five and has earned them an eight-point deduction across all senior men’s grades as well as possible fines.
The length of these suspensions ranged from three to six weeks.

The club’s A Grade side was winless prior to the punishment and will remain at the bottom of the ladder, while the B Grade side will miss finals after falling from fifth to eighth.

This masthead also understands a number of off-field incidents including a physical altercation were considered by the league when handing down the punishment.

While the AdFL can also consider the future of category five clubs in the competition, league chief John Kernahan said the Hawks would remain but under a new affiliation agreement with terms to be established.

“Clubs are advised at the completion of each season where they have finished and where they will start in the next,” Kernahan said.

“Clubs are also offered a running commentary of their rating in the same way someone might be advised of a demerit point loss with a traffic infringement.

“West Croydon’s affiliation per se is not under review for 2025 but certainly the conditions in which they are affiliated will have some very clear guidelines.”

While the league has received attention for major incidents of violence and abuse in the past, these occurrences have become less common since the introduction of the BRS in 2018, with a fight between a Pembroke OS fan and Scotch OC player in division three which resulted in a nine-week ban for the player and lifetime ban for the spectator being the only major incident of the year.

Kernahan believed clubs continuing to adhere to rules and regulations would be key to the competition’s future growth.

“We’re in a really fortunate dynamic with our clubs that they don’t need a message to be reaffirmed at all,” he said.

“While the evolution of the BRS was on the back of some heavy lifting by the league at the time, the greater majority of our clubs are in fact the ones holding the league to account on these standards.

“Unfortunately time dilutes the reasons these initiatives came into force – there was a time not so long ago where what happened at the footy stayed at the footy.

“For whatever reason, the general public has a higher expectation of what is on offer and if not delivered, they don’t come back to play or be part of a club.

“Footy is not the only pastime on offer these days. We’re competing with a range of interests, from other codes, work or quite simply, people picking and choosing where they spend their time and money.”

The West Croydon Football Club was contacted by this masthead.

Footy Chick wrote:West Croydon Football Club was contacted by this masthead.

The Bedge wrote:Word around the streets is a women’s team forfeited a prelim tomorrow to avoid potential promotion in 2025 and an easy flag. Can anyone confirm?

Bluedemon wrote:

The Bedge wrote:Word around the streets is a women’s team forfeited a prelim tomorrow to avoid potential promotion in 2025 and an easy flag. Can anyone confirm?

Correct, Salisbury in Division 5 have forfeited in the Preliminary Final game

The Ash Man wrote:

Bluedemon wrote:

The Bedge wrote:Word around the streets is a women’s team forfeited a prelim tomorrow to avoid potential promotion in 2025 and an easy flag. Can anyone confirm?

Correct, Salisbury in Division 5 have forfeited in the Preliminary Final game

Poor form


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