SA Footy

Round 10 Results

C1
Prince Alfred OC 19.17 (131) d Glenunga 0.1 (1)
Rostrevor OC 16.9 (105) d Payneham NU 9.7 (61)
Salisbury North 0.0 (0) lost to Golden Grove 33.11 (209)
Broadview 3.4 (22) lost to Sacred Heart OC 18.17 (125)
St Peters OC 2.3 (15) lost to Port District 27.16 (178)

C2
Modbury 13.4 (82) d Adelaide University 11.4 (70)
Lockleys 9.5 (59) lost to Goodwood Saints 16.10 (106)
Henley 16.4 (100) d Flinders Park 8.11 (59)
Old Ignatians 13.14 (92) d Tea Tree Gully 5.7 (37)
Brighton Bombers 7.10 (52) lost to Athelstone 9.12 (66)

C3
Seaton Ramblers 6.8 (44) lost to Pembroke OS 14.12 (96)
Hope Valley 18.11 (119) d North Haven 7.9 (51)
Kilburn 12.8 (80) d Edwardstown 5.1 (31)
Scotch OC 5.18 (48) d Unley Mercedes Jets 4.3 (27)
PHOS Camden 12.12 (84) d Westminster OS 3.7 (25)

C4
CBCOC 5.0 (30) lost to Hectorville 10.10 (70)
Gepps Cross 1.0 (6) lost to Plympton 28.25 (193)
Walkerville 17.12 (114) d SMOSH West Lakes 5.4 (34)
Morphettville Park 14.14 (98) d Mitcham 7.8 (50)
Colonel Light Gardens 0.87 (87) d Kenilworth 0.0 (0) FORFEIT WIN

C5
Trinity OS 4.7 (31) lost to Eastern Park 5.9 (39)
Woodville South 2.5 (17) lost to Henley 17.24 (126)
Greenacres 6.4 (40) lost to Gaza 6.8 (44)
Adelaide University 20.21 (141) d Marion 2.7 (19)
Prince Alfred OC 22.14 (146) d Salisbury 0.4 (4)

C6
Ingle Farm 6.13 (49) d Para Hills 3.5 (23)
Golden Grove 16.11 (107) d Adelaide University 4.4 (28)
Rosewater 9.15 (69) d Adelaide Lutheran 3.8 (26)
Eastern Park 3.3 (21) lost to Lockleys 15.23 (113)
Houghton Districts 6.5 (41) lost to Modbury 10.6 (66)

C7
Adelaide University Grey 7.3 (45) lost to Adelaide University Black 9.12 (66)
Port District 4.6 (30) lost to Sacred Heart OC 8.9 (57)
Tea Tree Gully 17.9 (111) d Rostrevor OC 10.3 (63)
Walkerville 18.13 (121) d Golden Grove 5.2 (32)
Prince Alfred OC - BYE

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Looking over the C Grade results, are we reaching a point where C grade competition need a revisit?

A throwback to the old D9 North days almost.. have a promotion / relegation and not necessarily be aligned to the clubs your A/B plays?

Triple Headers are the norm, and a day against one club is much preferred I agree + lessens the burden on resources.. but some of these divisions are so lopsided it isn't funny. Not enjoyable for those winning easy every week, not enjoyable for those getting thrashed each week.

Sadly also, with no promotion / relegation, particularly in the lower end divisions it could take a long time to balance out.. like C6 for instance - Modbury off the back of a GF came to that div last year, won and undefeated flag and then remained in that div this year (but were joined by some equally strong clubs), which means clubs like Houghton or Ingle Farm or Para Hills which have genuinely improved and perhaps might've had a chance at finals this year have that squashed before the season even commences.

It's a strange tension in that the three home games on one day model seems to clearly be far more convenient for clubs, but in an ideal world the C Grade divisions would be as competitive as possible.

I would be very interested if the League ran as a thought experiment promotion/relegation in the C Grade to see how much havoc it would wreak on the triple headers.

That is, would it end up completely impossible, or could very clever fixturing find a way that only a handful of times a year that Club's in different A/B divisions C Grades couldn't be accommodated. I also wonder if having regard to womens footy inconvenience would be greater or would be mitigated given the number of clubs with a women's grade meaning that they're playing home games practically every weekend anyway.

My gut feel is it would be potentially too hard, and the AdFL not equipped enough to be able to massage the fixturing to allow promotion / relegation.

*edit* well maybe not too hard if each division was 10 teams or as close as, then grouped clubs in divisions by seeding.. it could be achieved i think, would have a few teething issues, but not impossible.

The Bedge wrote:My gut feel is it would be potentially too hard, and the AdFL not equipped enough to be able to massage the fixturing to allow promotion / relegation.

*edit* well maybe not too hard if each division was 10 teams or as close as, then grouped clubs in divisions by seeding.. it could be achieved i think, would have a few teething issues, but not impossible.

I agree, also the inconvenience of the away club who might be split across three venues to be factored in.

There's also the unspoken collorary of promotion/relegation for C Grade sides. If this is inherently a good thing, why not do it for B Grades as well? Then we could finally find out about 1R v D5