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The gradings are out for this season, what's everyone's thoughts?

Ashwood 1st XI down to B-Turf with Deepdene selecting to send their 2's up a grade to replace Ashwood.
"East Malvern Tooronga" in A-Turf.
D & E Turf now having full 12 team comps.

Probably the biggest talking point for me is Ashwood going down. With Rich Union and now Ashwood dropping their 1's to B-Turf, the ECA's idea of having a 2nd Division style comp in A-Turf is clearly out the window. I suspect that if more 2's sides were actually willing to go up, there would have been a few more volunteering to go down as well. With Rich Union failing even make the finals in the B-Turf last year, clearly a 2nd Div VAFA style comp will not work if the clubs in the bottom half of that 2nd Div comp are not going to be competitive.
 
harshbutfair said:
The gradings are out for this season, what's everyone's thoughts?

Ashwood 1st XI down to B-Turf with Deepdene selecting to send their 2's up a grade to replace Ashwood.
"East Malvern Tooronga" in A-Turf.
D & E Turf now having full 12 team comps.

Probably the biggest talking point for me is Ashwood going down. With Rich Union and now Ashwood dropping their 1's to B-Turf, the ECA's idea of having a 2nd Division style comp in A-Turf is clearly out the window. I suspect that if more 2's sides were actually willing to go up, there would have been a few more volunteering to go down as well. With Rich Union failing even make the finals in the B-Turf last year, clearly a 2nd Div VAFA style comp will not work if the clubs in the bottom half of that 2nd Div comp are not going to be competitive.
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Not sure if correct.
 
Sorry Kababs, I wasn't trying to imply anything. Not sure exactly how the process went, but your 2's have moved up.

Exactly how it happened wasn't really the point I was trying to make, but thank you for playing with semantics.
 
Having played against Richmond Union's firsts last season I'm not surprised they didn't play finals. They are a pox outfit and I can't see them going up any time soon!
 
Granted DBCC did win the B Turf flag last year, didn't they only just scrape into the finals? If DBCC did nominate to have their 2nds placed in A Turf, I think this is a bit premature just because they won both Dunstan & B Turf last year.
 
Their 2's will get smashed in the A-Turf, but good luck to them anyway.

Just seen that the ECA have regraded all of the bottom grades with the addition of a G-Turf competition!
 
harshbutfair said:
Their 2's will get smashed in the A-Turf, but good luck to them anyway.

Just seen that the ECA have regraded all of the bottom grades with the addition of a G-Turf competition!
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Yeah, I don't know about that. There seems to be a lot of Sunday home games, more than last year too. Will this drive players in the lower grades away?
 
Heard over coffee at lunch a current bluebagger who has been out of the blues side with a shoulder injury and now back in full flight may make a few cameo appearances at Zerbees over the middle of the season.
 
Freddies son said:
Heard over coffee at lunch a current bluebagger who has been out of the blues side with a shoulder injury and now back in full flight may make a few cameo appearances at Zerbees over the middle of the season.
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I'd rather watch an ex cricketer play than a washed up AFL player
 
Max. Not sure Mark Murphy would agree he is washed up but depends which footy team you barrack for though I suspect most could give him a game. As a junior he was a fair player until football took over
 
Freddies son said:
Max. Not sure Mark Murphy would agree he is washed up but depends which footy team you barrack for though I suspect most could give him a game. As a junior he was a fair player until football took over
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He was a lot better than "a fair player" as a junior. In fact, many might say that his playing football for Carlton is nothing but a waste of a good cricketer.
 
His brother was a talented junior and district cricketer but lacked the drive. He has been for a long time captain coach of a synthetic club in Glen Waverley, I think playing in the Southern Churches. Not sure if Mark played Dowling or just concentrated on his football. His old man played for 3 VFL clubs and Mark will be a one club player.
 
Has Spider really decided to only play lower grade turf for Mully? I hear he is President this year. Jarryd Bradley is playing for Ferntree Gully which is a surprise. Keep your ears open for an announcement of expansion of Premier cricket into Point Cook.
 
Freddies son said:
His brother was a talented junior and district cricketer but lacked the drive. He has been for a long time captain coach of a synthetic club in Glen Waverley, I think playing in the Southern Churches. Not sure if Mark played Dowling or just concentrated on his football. His old man played for 3 VFL clubs and Mark will be a one club player.
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Marc Murphy played in a Premier 1's flag at University CC as a 17yo!
 
Are there any star Internationals coming over this year? Adam Dale is big for the comp, but what about Singh from Mully, or Lillee from MA - are they back? Any ins at Surrey?
 
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