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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.
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?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!
I'd rather watch an ex cricketer play than a washed up AFL playerHeard 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.
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
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.
Sure it wasn't Leigh?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?
That's another big get for them. Maybe another Abel? The more good players we get in the comp, the better for everyone.Glen Iris have signed Jack Taylor from Gloucestershire
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/297602.html