Turf Cricket
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Waste of a post , absolute crap, as they are playing over there.
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Waste of a post , absolute crap, as they are playing over there.The fact school term holidays coincide with the time when the initial pitch preparation should be underway may have a lot to do with it. I have heard a lot of recreational turf staff are allowed holidays at this time. Over this side of town many Councils do not prepare pitches and it is a challenge for clubs to get people to fit in curating outside of the time they must spend at their 'day job'. And the missus saying you are always at that bloody cricket club--when are you going to cut our lawns, they haven't been touched in a month!
Waste of a post , absolute crap, as they are playing over there.
All the Glen Eira wickets are ready , but I did know ours packed up at midday.I have it on good authority that Glen Eira called all of their curators in for a meeting from 12 - 4pm today. Good idea with the season 2 days away.
All turf cricket in Boroondara area.
there are also some grounds across metro vic that are not ready either
quite strange that this is the case considering this has been the best lead in to a season weather wise.
Fantastic to see Jones at FD and captaining the 2nd XI but a big loss for Oakleigh. McGuiness will need to make 600-700 runs for them to be a threat this year.Some fair outs for the teams that have been loaded, Sam Jones (Fitzroy-Doncaster) is a big out for Oakleigh. Warren, Denny, and King not named for Caulfield. Anyone got any mail on those guys?
Sort of get what you're saying, but post the Caulfield/Brunswick/Plenty Valley teams, every comp has a few gun sides.
FYI Berwick missed finals last year with a better team!
Main point was regarding Endeavour, one years wages for either Berwick or Springvale South would run Endeavour for 10 years, they simply could't compete in that comp.
Of Caulfied/Brunswick/PV, only Rummans has a CV that would demand a spot in either of those two sides. Even someone like Thorne, who is a Subbies star, has modestly performed at Premier level compared to many of those other names.
Main point was regarding Endeavour, one years wages for either Berwick or Springvale South would run Endeavour for 10 years, they simply could't compete in that comp.
Of Caulfied/Brunswick/PV, only Rummans has a CV that would demand a spot in either of those two sides. Even someone like Thorne, who is a Subbies star, has modestly performed at Premier level compared to many of those other names.
The final para of your post #3377 on p 169 reads: "As Westy says, that still leaves a gap between those clubs that have the money and the inclination to "buy" flags and the rest for which there is no practical solution other than to sift those clubs out and put them in their own competition. Take the usual suspects out of the subbies, join them up with your South Caulfield's, your Doutta's, your Yarraville Club's, your Buckley Ridges', your Mordi's. take off the points cap and salary cap and let them spend as much as they want."
The conclusion I have made is that the subbies model cannot satisfactorily cope with with the changes that have taken place, particularly as regards to player payments, and the points system system has not proven to be effective in overcoming the issue. It would be totally unrealistic to, say, lower the points cap to 16 as this would result in an unacceptable lowering of the whole standard of the competition. I think the existing figure of 20 is about as low as it is practical to go.
I regret to say I have come to the conclusion regionalisation is the way forward.
Main point was regarding Endeavour, one years wages for either Berwick or Springvale South would run Endeavour for 10 years, they simply could't compete in that comp.
Of Caulfied/Brunswick/PV, only Rummans has a CV that would demand a spot in either of those two sides. Even someone like Thorne, who is a Subbies star, has modestly performed at Premier level compared to many of those other names.