Kotara vs AzzurriQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Olympic vs Warners Bay
Both on tonight as well
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Kotara vs AzzurriQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Olympic vs Warners Bay
Both on tonight as well
Minmi and Swansea played lastnightQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
1st 0-1
Reserves 0-2
3rds forfeit
The result is showing on Squadi as uni 1 Suns 0Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Suns don?t strike me as the types that would throw games. Are they just down on troops or is something else going on?
Edit - I’m told it was 2-1 Suns
There’s been some interesting takes in this forum over the years. But clubs throwing games is utter nonsense. I think for the sake of everyone, let’s just put a line through that one.
Fair callQuote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Suns socials suggests plenty of injuries. Aside from Swansea, commendable results considering you have been fielding a majority reserve grade line up recently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
It?s a testament to your depth. You certainly won?t be out of sorts up a division in 2025.
Nice try lofty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Ah you got me! We didn't mean to win last night, complete accident.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
Maybe not last night but you will have a few ?accidents? before the season is out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
lolQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
Wish that accident could have happened against the Cats Lofty!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Maybe if new clubs entered ZL ZL1 then players might go back to these clubs. The big clubs now might not be so strong in the future. Not sure many on here would like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuzzRothfield
Helps with smaller clubs not having to recruit more players at the lower end. Can focus on 2 grades of quality.
Less games to program and less catchups for wet weather.
3rd grade can be optional is a decent opinion from a previous post.
Less admin time for volunteers.
I cant see why we are so triggered on keeping a very average comp football wise.
The only reasonable excuses ive heard is the mates community/connections.
Pretty sure you can do that off a football field.
My 2c.
Olympic 1-4 Dudley
Mayfield 1-1 Uni
Swansea 1-2 Kotara
Westlakes 1-5 Cardiff
Suns 8-0 Azzurri
Warners Bay 7-0 Minmi
Is there that big a gap between 2nd and 3rd with your predictionQuote:
Originally Posted by MurderOnZidanesFloor
The reverse fixture was 4-0.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
here comes the rain again!!!!
Very true. So in that case Olympic have improved 😂😂. Should be a belter of a game if onQuote:
Originally Posted by MurderOnZidanesFloor
OffQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Any games get on?Quote:
Originally Posted by magician
Cardiff and west lake cats had 2 grades 3rds and ressies play, deemed fine. No further rain from then. Their first grade team hid under the shelter to a non raining day whilst tigers warmed up. Expect a forfeit of points to go to the tigers. Unreal behaviour. Never seen a team of 9 not want a game. President kitty cat made the call. Refs were happy to play but overruled. West lakes cats
sounds like a forfeit to meQuote:
Originally Posted by Vincent
Sounds like the trip back to Cardiff was a salty one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vincent
Explain to me if the Refs called it off, it?s a forfeit? Don?t believe the rules work like that.
If you can read mate, you would see referees didn?t call it. The president / groundsman called it.
Massively salty, considering the year we have had with the weather, when you get a chance to play a fair game, you take it. Not call it off coz you have no players and 2 of 3 grades of been beaten. Poor form.
Forfeit loading..
Rains all night the night before the match. Rains during 3rds and reserves (of which our side had multiple back up).
A ground that was soft and slippery before a ball was kicked getting worse after heavy traffic and likely becoming hazardous.. unheard of.
If we were going to cancel because of low numbers we definitely would have done it before a ball was kicked but we pushed on as long as we could. During ressies it was becoming clear it was hard for players to stay on their feet (keeper unable to keep feet when kicking from hands).
It?s dissapointing not to get on especially having 2 games played before but this is pretty silly. If the game had gone on and players got injured I?d imagine the refs would?ve been copping it for playing in dangerous conditions.
Can?t please everyone I suppose.
Ah always 2 sides to a storyQuote:
Originally Posted by Incognito mosquito
Vincent carrying on like a pork chop like usual
The game wasn’t played, not sure what the big deal is. Surely you’d rather play for 90 minutes instead of being given 3 points?
Every game in the comp was washed out today. Not the first time this season two grades played and then firsts got cancelled.
Sorry Mosy, the ground was playable, no water, little bit of wear and tear, but in the end your Pres/groundsman was more concerned about trashing the ground than player safety..his words not mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Incognito mosquito
I was there, I saw the condition and the ground was giving way underfoot in the goal mouths and heavily trafficked areas. If a 3rd game had been played it would have both been unsafe and caused further damage to the field. I have no doubts that both were a concern to our Pres when the call was made in conjunction with the refs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
At the end of the day a sensible decision was made even if not everyone agrees.
Can i ask theres more then 1 field out at westlakes was there any option to play on the other one, the juniors played therr today
Juniors were on it with last game kicking off at 2:30. Bottom ground got called off about 45mins before the top field got called off due to same season. The away teams from the juniors didn?t seem to have any issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toaf
Go jump on Cardiff Facebook page and make your own mind up.
Send those 3 points over
Looking forward to the midweek catchup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vincent
Be sure to let us know when you?re available.
I have no doubt having that extra catchup compared to Cardiff will be tough on us but we will power through :)
If the referees deemed it safe & the club overruled, the association should, at minimum, sanction the club.
If refs deemed it safe, should have entered the pitch and blew whistle.Quote:
Originally Posted by northern_swan
What if Cardiff and Westlakes just play a game for 90 minutes and decide who gets the 3 points.
We tried to play, but they had their blokes hiding under a tin roof while the sun was out. We had one ginger fella go throw some spf50+ on. Then after game was called, they kids running around having a kick on the oval. Thinking back to it now, I Really hope they pulled through hazardous conditions
Good pointQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
Says refs were happy to play which means the pitch was ok and game should have gone on.One team refuses to play/forfeitQuote:
Originally Posted by The Postman
My mate had a team playing all age at cardiff a couple of seasons ago. Said the club called off games if a dog pissed on the field. He said it was that bad, they left. Treated all age like 3rd class citizens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
Maybe, Don't throw stones from glass houses.
Honestly who cares. If Cardiff want a forfeit, it says more about the club rather than wanting to just play the game.