Playing Kotara tonight and tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
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Playing Kotara tonight and tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Which grades tonightQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
1st
Dudley 3-0 over Mayfield in 1st
Warners Bay vs Azzurri
1st 3-0
Ressies 2-0
Also a few murmurs at John Street tonight that the Newcastle Suns have officially been found guilty of breaching the competition rules by playing an ineligible player in Sundays reserve grade fixture against Warners Bay. WB have now been credited with a 3-0 win.
I’ve heard nothing concrete though. Maybe one of the Suns posters can confirm?
Only 1st and down 5-2....they just wanted it more than us....Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
table and results still show a Suns win....Quote:
Originally Posted by FairPlay2022
Disappointing decision to cancel the first leg of the semis
They could of waited till next week to see if it was needed now they have changed the finals and it looks like the top 4 is cemented after last night so all those teams will have a week off so 5th and 6th can catch up. The top 4 clubs should all get together snd push the federation to go back to 2 legsQuote:
Originally Posted by BuzzRothfield
Just had a quick glance at the table and you’re right it still says they won. I found out today though from someone in the know and they said Newy Suns have definitely been docked 3 points for playing an ineligible first grader last weekend. I hope it was an honest mistake otherwise that’s pretty ordinary from them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
Good news for our guys though! We might still be able to sneak into the finals in the reserve grade comp. Hopefully seen the last of this bloody rain and we can play some footy to end this frustrating season.
Funny since I was told by a key member of their committee that it was currently being dealt with by Newcastle Football and a decision was yet to come…… amazing how much drama one little player is bringing to the competition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
That borrowed player rule and who you can use to make an entire team and starting vs bench player is so convoluted and vague that many teams actually mess it up. Of course nobody notices when that team loses, they only notice when someone scores an important goal.
Anyway moving forward….. where is everyone with catch-ups? Over at the Cats we have 2 catch-ups and the normal round left.
I think your information is outdated bud. They have definitely been found guilty of breaching the rules and stripped of their points. If your club was in the running for finals footy you might be a little bit more invested in the ‘drama’ even more so if it was your team who missed out the finals by 1 or 2 points.Quote:
Originally Posted by WWFC25
Convoluted? It’s actually quite simple if you start a bloke in firsts don’t start them in one of the lower grades. Seems pretty basic to me. I’m happy to give Suns benefit of the doubt I’m sure it was just a judgement error but I also see why they had to be punished. The right call and decision has definitely been made though.
I know Cardiff have got Swansea this weekend and Azzurri midweek. I’m sure there are quite a few more midweek fixtures though. Like I said in my earlier post I just hope we actually get these games played.
Rumours of Azzurri & Westlakes having a catch up game on Sunday?
Kotara v Cardiff
3rds 0-4
2nds 1-4
Cardiff wanted it more
The ladder still has them at 34 points, which matches the 11 wins and 1 draw. And no game is showing as a forfeit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
If only there were some members of the forum who could clear this up for everyone. Lofty and Nou Camp are awefully quiet at the moment???Quote:
Originally Posted by Goatscheese
I remember not too long ago there were posts about suns being one of the most well behaved clubs in the competition, I beg to differ :rof:
Are Azzurri playing Saturday alsoQuote:
Originally Posted by Buddha
Well, my predictions we're a bit of a stinker. Cooks Hill certainly had massive improvement though!
Can anyone explain how and why Azzurri has been allowed to get away with playing 12 games when everyone else has played a minimum of 14?
Although this is semi-rhetorical, seriously HOW?! How has everyone else got it done?
Everyone else doesn’t play at Hexham park would be the most likely answerQuote:
Originally Posted by FlatScreen
Solid wins for Cardiff in both Thirds and Reserves last night. Puts ressies right back in with a shot at the top 4. We would also like to know if we can expect the table to be updated soon?Quote:
Originally Posted by MisplacedPasses
Now the semis are 1 leg cause they couldn’t get a game on. Worst part is they will likely miss them in first so the teams that made effort got on and won now get punishedQuote:
Originally Posted by FlatScreen
Because the other teams dont play at Hexham Park. Pretty simple answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlatScreen
Yes. Against Cooks HillQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Res & Firsts at Fearnley-Dawes 10.45 & 12.45, 3rds at No.6 3pm
Wouldn’t imagine they’re getting away with anything by having to try and play 6 matches in two weeks. If it was their plan it’s a pretty dumb one.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlatScreen
So who does that leave them with the following weekQuote:
Originally Posted by Buddha
sorry westlakes sunday?????cardiff at Evans midweek, then mayfield, then swansea to finish off.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Sounds like that is the plan. Can see a few injuries coming up. I might have to come out of retirementQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
So everyone could be wrapped up by next weekend and then we all have a week off before a 1 leg semi. the federation jumped the gun here. Hopefully common sense prevails snd they reverse the decision back in ZPL at least. It’s easy to do as semis are organized on a Monday after the last round so not like they need months to planQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
I get other divisions might struggle to get games in by why punish ZPL is ZL1 or ZL2 still have outstanding games.
ZL1 is a shambles, most teams are worse off than Azzurri, ZL2 & ZL3 are ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
We have Mayfield that additional weekend also, just letting you all know, that its not all Azzurri's fault either.
We were planned to play this Sat v Swansea, Mon/Tues v Mayfield, Wed/Thu v azzurri and finish off with Westlakes Sat.
That was the plan before they changed it, so it really involves 4 teams not just Azzurri.
So it's just hands-on heads and make everyone else wait? Seems ridiculous to me. But by the looks of things here currently, it fits right in!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Why not stick with that plan and we all have 2 leg semis. Cardiff 1st are long odds after the Kotara loss so it’s really Reggies and thirds that it’s can effectQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
we didn't ask for it, but when they made decision we were still tracking ok and changed it as soon as they did, no-one in their right mind would stick to that plan if you could avoid it.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Anyways its ok to for all to point and blame and suggest things should have been different, but take a walk in Azzurrri's shoes currently because if it was your club you would be welcoming the changes with open arms, i still cant see how they will do this physically anyway and come out the other side, with fit players and the dreaded quals all intact.
Last one on this though is, if games are set they should be played regardless of how the result affects the table, as this will make it an even bigger mockery than it is now.
Merewether have 8 games to catch up in ZL1.
There has been an unprecedented amount of rain this year, certainly i have never seen such a wet year in my life. There's not much clubs can do apart from pray for less rain. It's not an ideal situation for anybody involved.
Bear in mind two weeks ago Azzurri were playing Swansea and had A grade first to get best use of the field. 30 minutes played and the ref calls it off. Hardly Azzurri’s fault. Last week v Westlakes they arranged to a field swap and Rathmines was washed out. 2 games out of their control and there would have been 4 catch ups not 6. Twelve games in and they have had 2 home games. Shit field it is what it is. Unprecedented season.
Or the washouts from earlier in the year try to get played earlier instead of planning them for the spare weekend hoping it wasn’t going to rain againQuote:
Originally Posted by mge61
Except you try and organise it during the week but Tarro booked out because Hexham still not in good enough condition. Plus away games not in the club's control. Easy to point the finger and say "should have done this" when the club is attempting to explore avenues to get games played.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
We have our Westlakes vs Suns catch-up on that extra weekend instead of midweek next week now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
Could we have all done better earlier on getting games organized, YES
Could the associations have done better, YES
Could the councils do better, YES
Could clubs try and fix there grounds so it doesn't happen again without a grant, NO, (Drainage is around 90K alone i think.)
Could we tweak the system that if a game is called out, there is always a ground swap option on that day. YES (this would also fix the call that a team had players out, injured, splendour etc, so didn't want to play the game, so we just called it off because it's wet)
Should the associations give us a bit more flexability, F*#K YES
We moved into Evans last year, i cant count how many grant applications our treasurer has done, from the little 2-3K ones to 200k plus, add this to all the ones we have done over the years before, wish i had a dollar for everyone.
Time consuming for generally no result.
All up folks, clubs do there best most times, so how about we stop carrying on and blaming others, start working together to either fix or make a system that works better than it does currently for next year.
cheers
I like this ideaQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
Not a bad idea, can be difficult though. I think our ground is often full of juniors games on our away games, so wouldn't be available at times for a ground swap. I'm sure other clubs would have similar situations.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker