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Oh the inconvenience of having to go to Melton once every 6 years. And heaven forbid you are lucky enough to play in a Grand Final and you have to travel. If they earn it good luck to them. Never had a problem going there all the way from the east.

I agree. They have already killed off one Subbies club. If they were invested they would drop the Hawthorn from the name like North Melbourne and Richmond did when they moved. Good luck to the Kingston people. Maybe an opportunity they had to take, but too bad they couldn't choose a better...

Why would the VTCA, DDCA, WDCA and ECA not be in favour? The whole thing has been setup so that their competitions remain more or less as is. 5 new divisions that just coincidently marry up with WDCA (West), VTCA North (North), Eastern (East), VTCA South (South East) and DDCA (South). Because...

To a degree I can sympathise with the problems of the other competitions, but all I can really see with the proposals is Sub-District being destroyed for the benefit of covering the shortcomings of other competitions. All of the arguments I have heard regarding dividends, travel, pathways, turf...

Is it just about the dividend? All I keep hearing is that it is going, it's going, it's going. So get over that. I'm pretty sure that in the last 10 years (probably less) every team except Sunshine, Moorabbin and Croydon has played finals in the First XI, so 25 of 28 teams. And those teams...

This is more than a bit confusing. You have South as clearly the strongest, but have Brighton and Moorabbin playing for the wooden spoon. And Elsternwick and Kingston Saints aren't exactly world beaters, with all due respect. Every division has it's strong and weak clubs. Frankly I'd have...

I respect and can admire the successful clubs. There are good people at all the clubs and off the ground they can be great to deal with. But I reckon I would have a hard time playing for any club that come 1 o'clock on a Saturday I loathe and detest. Frankly the opportunity for success...

It is wrong to presume that all clubs at the bottom of the ladder are using the dividend to keep afloat, just like it is wrong to presume that clubs just use the dividend to buy players. If you think $9000 is what is stacking the top teams you are kidding yourself. Sure for some teams it may...

Not a fan of this, but would like more information before I pass final judgement. The charm of Subbies for me is that you do play the different groups every year. Travelling to play someone the other side of town every 6 years is not a downside for me. I love the opportunity to play on all of...

A Friday is different, but I'll not slag it off just yet. I would be happy to make the Grand Final in the first place and it is not like every player in the competition is going to be inconvenienced. The day you take off for Friday you don't have to take off for Mad Monday. Unless your...

Endeavour Hills were the home team, so they would have nothing to protest. Probably happy with the 3 points, I'd think. From what I have heard EH advised the executive that there was no chance of play on the Friday so that Yarraville would not need to make the trip, but the "report to grounds"...

Big Lorenzo must have played some sort of innings on the weekend. Glad we played him last year and not this year. He is in a rich vein of form. Can play.

That NE team is about right, however fine player that Splatt is, I have no idea how you could include him in the team. Most of those players pick themselves in the NE team, without much competition for spots either. I reckon Cole from Ivanhoe, Connell from Bayswater, McKay from Brunswick, the...

Looking for a comment on the North/East? Ok, Oakleigh killing it (as per usual), Kew and Plenty Valley real surprises with their poor starts, and a real mixed bag with the rest. End Hills start just as surprising as Ormond and Werribee in the South/West. Expect more from Coburg, especially if...

Only three imports? Would have thought Cross was as pretty good import too. Was opening the batting with Usman Khawaja in Sydney Grade cricket last year. A couple of 150s should bring you some attention!!

I'll have a crack at Sth/East Oakleigh v Noble Park - Match of the round in this group. Oaks need to bounce back after poor first up effort, and should. Return of Monkey to help Elsternwick v Croydon - Another good game. Wickers unlucky last week and Cockies in ominous form. Flip of the...

Re: Subbies 2010-11 Fixture out and Melton vs Oakleigh looks like a cracking way to start the season. Maybe Kew and Coburg the best of the other group. Won't need the coloured clothing/pads until Round 7 so maybe an early Christmas present might be on the cards for a lot of people concerned...

Re: Subbies season 09/10 Would think Oakleigh wouldn't hold too many fears of anyone, even precious Melton. Williamstown couldn't even beat the bottom team on their own ground with a finals spot on the line. All the talk of the South/West (especially the West) and all the excitement is in the...