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So much more to do than play cricket these days. Cricket Australia saw that and took it in another direction with the big bash league and re structuring juniors a bit as well as bringing womens cricket in. I am in my 41st year at the Colts and I can to you cricket needs to change to...

We are not bitter about Itch going back to Rivergum at all, he is a mate and we know he wants to play A grade finals. Socials have offered him big $s for years and he stayed at Colts and coached for well under his worth. The same with Toully, we also wish him well at Laurimar but they sre 2 big...

Really funny mate, your a comedian. The facts are simple. We have struggled for numbers for the last 3 years.To play in A Grade which we earned fair and square twice you need 3 sides and juniors. It has been a hard slog, our facilities are poor and the council wont spend money as they are...

Bring back the old days when you played for the love of your club. A grand a game to play park cricket is stupid. Lets be honest, any club with that sort of cash to splash about will win flags. Not because of their culture or mateship but just because they can afford to buy a flag, I feel for...

I agree with you, however it does seem that we are always on the rough end of the stick. Anyway we were in positions to win many games this year and our batting which looks good on paper let us down a bit. We have a bit more depth down there now and hope to recruit a few more to the fold next...

Over the journey we have been bent over by the competition enough, to play a whole season and have you saying that we and trinity should lose all points over what we all believe to be a lack of knowledge of the rules of the game by both coaches is ridiculous. We have copped a whack on the chin...

Nah, not having a crack at any other sides. We have dramas like all clubs mainly being so small and lacking numbers. We are trying to rebuild but every step seems to be blocked by certain dictatorial forces who dont want us in A Grade. It is what it is and we will continue to do our best...

Correct Mate, our bowling attack could be rated a little old with Besty and Stevo in their Mid 30's, but Toully on his day is as good as anyone in the comp. One thing we do is play with heart, I agree we aren't in the top 3 but we will push for fourth and continue to prove our best X1 is worthy...

Punchy doesn't play favourites and is a very astute cricketer, what he also wont do is cop shit from blokes who dont put in. And I hear there is a few down KP way that dont put in. If they dont want him hes welcome back at the Coltery any day of the week.

Couldn't have said it better myself, We were forced to try and field 3 teams and start a junior program on the threat of being demoted after winning the flag. We just dont have the depth of players as proven when Scotty Toull did his calf in the 3rd over against Rosebank, we have no one to...

Only responding to a post mate, I agree I cant see anyone getting paid 10k. As for wealthy benefactors, there is one club that has a bit of cash to throw around and have won many flags in the past. But that may be all hearsay, I wouldn't have a clue and dont really care. All you can do is look...

Thanks Mate, more changes to come as well. it is hard to believe any cricketer playing Park cricket is on 10k let alone 20k. For most of us it is a past time but for any club forking out this kind of money to one or more players it has to become a business. In business you are paid for goods or...

I understand what you are saying, the comp wont die but small clubs may fall over. Back in the 80's my club Heidelberg Colts had 4 senior sides, U/16 AND u/14 teams our neighbors Olympic Youth would have had the same.Thats the equivalent of 8 senior teams and 4 junior sides in the same vicinity...

Wish that were true.

It is clear to me that the NMCA powerbrokers are trying to create an elite competition and are trying to close the gap on the DVCA. I have seen some DVCA and believe their top grades are strong, but only because their clubs have the coin and because most areas north of Latrobe University are...

I agree with all you have said, I loved the old days of park cricket where you played with your mates and never expected money to play. I played A grade through a lot of the 80's and quite a deal of the 90's and never got paid a cent nor did I expect it. Todays generation is different and while...

Thanks for your input Kentucky, and of course we are optimistic. We only missed out on finals in Jika shield a few years back because if an indiscretion by a player no longer at our club. We were competitive that year and though lost a few players have picked up a few and believe we will be...

I will tell you straight from the horses mouth, me being the horse. That if we are forced back down to Jack Quick again it wont be for a lack of effort on our part to recruit players to field a third side or juniors. We are running a Milo cricket and definitely trying to field a third side...