I've known Mick Hawking for about 20 years - he is a proud DDCA man, smart administrator, (and on an unrelated note one of the best bowlers I've seen at a suburban level). I'm not saying he didn't say it but I reckon the context of it would have been a positive comment about his association in...
That's a terrific insight, and I tend to agree with your last paragraph. The power the subbies have has always intrigued me, given they are a glorified suburban comp. We have 3 metro-wide comps and I can certainly understand CV's position. Whether it gets through will rely on how much they want...
Try this on for a problem - the encouragement of home-grown players (and therefore the investment in the development of these players) is the prime objective of the whole points system. With two points for juniors this is not achieved
You’re probably right – I was just thinking that the main reasons that get thrown around for having it (the ones I listed) either don’t really work, or are just illogical
What I probably was leaning to was – is it a good thing? And the answer is yes, if it is done right. Anything less than...
There is nothing at all stopping a club from going out and buying three 9 point players, but I think you are getting a tad pedantic about the word “rewarded”. Perhaps if I said “benefits” would that be better?
As much as I think about it, I really don’t know why we have a points system
Even up...
The issue with the reduction in points is that a team with more long term players (say 6 players with zero points) is not rewarded as much as a team with fewer (say 2 players with zero points). Now the latter are probably more likely to be the clubs that have got outsiders to the club, yet they...
Dingo - what you are saying is correct, but isn't that the point? If a club has the development program that allows them to have 5 juniors good enough to play in their 1st XI, then the reward is you have space in the points cap to perhaps pay for some guns for hire. So clubs with money are free...
Pretty naive to be honest, if you dont think they arent like any other business. Yes there will always be clubs who don't like what is going on. And those clubs have the right to take their business elsewhere, if they so choose.
And I don't think parkdale or dingley have become big fish, nor do...
I don’t think they are leaving because of affiliation fees. If you read TwoBluesBoss’ post a few pages back, Parkdale said they were leaving because they didn’t think they got value from their affiliation fees. No doubt that they – and probably Dingley – have a perception they will be better off...
Our covers for a 6 deck square are actually lighter, and stronger than the previous ones for our 4 deck square.
One guy can get them on and off in anything but a gale (he told me about it a few times as well) – it is a bit easier with a few more obviously, but it is easy enough to peel them...
I might be completely on the wrong track (has happened before) but I reckon last year we could have bought covers from anywhere, but the VTCA were the cheapest – by a fair way. They just had to cover the square, which we may have had issues with as we had a 6 deck square.
LM – why would council...
Sledge – any idea what might happen with the Sunday comp? There were only 4 south sides in it last year, and now Dingley have left, I don’t know what they would do with their Sunday team
It is a massive part of our club, so we are really keen to see what develops with that grade
Not that I’m against reducing affiliation fees, but I would be more in favour of giving a dividend to those clubs who have contributed to the increase in the bank account over, say the past 10 years. At the moment you will have some new clubs (including I think one new one this year) who would...
We still have clubs unconfirmed as to their playing status in the VTCA, and therefore the structure of the South is still undecided – will it be two comps of 8 teams, or will they send the South senior teams down to make it 21 teams, which could be made into 20 or 22 pretty easily. And that is...
Agree 100%. Happy to be told on the Thursday before the 1st game where I’m supposed to be – I don’t really need to be planning my summer Saturdays in June
Far bigger things to worry about at the minute such as how the thing is going to be structured before we worry about the draw
It makes sense – the 8 team comps with 7 each of the one and two dayers works well - provided they get the format right, as they did last season. Also have to be mindful of how it lines up with the lower grades - I would try and play all 8 team comps
Will be rather interested to see the...
Dingley playing in the DDCA has been rumoured for about 15 years, I think since they set up a veterans side in that comp. I will believe that move when they actually play!!
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