Jeez Minmi is on a roll. Or are Westlakes and Azzuri not that great?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wandering
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Jeez Minmi is on a roll. Or are Westlakes and Azzuri not that great?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wandering
Uni v Olympic
3rd 0-2
Res 3-1
1st 0-2
Suns v Warners Bay
Firsts 4-0
Ressies 4-1
Thirds 0-1
Cardiff v Kotara
Firsts 2-2
Ressies 1-1
Thirds 4-0
Credit to Kotara for playing against both Cardiff and Suns yesterday! Big day
Hahaha my apologies! I've said it before, don't drink and forum. Fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeekendWarrior
I?ve watched a lot of footy in my day, them Kotara blokes need to concentrate on playing instead of constant whining to the referee, if you don?t like getting tackled go play tennis, credit to Cardiff who applied good pressure all game.
Kotara & Warners Bay both dropping off a bit the last few weeks. Despite losing yesterday Mayfield have jumped right back into the top 3 race.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Swansea seem to be flying under the radar. They upset the suns recently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Very surprising that they are 4th. Cardiff out muscled them in the second half. And yes constantly winging to the ref but what can you expect they are a team full of 20 year olds.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
The top 5 race and relegation battle is heating up
Rumours are large portion of Bay top squad are sunning their d**ks in the euro sun currentlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Major announcement on Zone Football Leagues coming this afternoon..
Only going to be one division of Zone League, the top sides will be invited to NNSW NL1 with those who miss out on the the one ZPL to drop off to all age.
Croatia - from their rebirth and the 6th tier of Newy football in 2022, to the 2nd tier in 2 years. All you haters - believe! This is the world game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Yet they still haven't won a comp. 😂Quote:
Originally Posted by prawnhead
What was the announcementQuote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
🤷*♂️
Northern NSW Football and the Joint Interdistrict Zones are delighted to announce the return of promotion and relegation to NNSWF’s senior men’s premier competitions from the 2024 season as well as the connection between NNSWF’s premier competitions and the Zone Football League for the first time. This follows on from the forming of a working group at the beginning of 2023, after the Northern NSW Football board made promotion and relegation a key priority for football in the region.
The new structure for NNSWF’s senior men’s football has been designed to enhance player development, increase overall club development, improve fan engagement and provide more competitive matches. NNSWF will continue to fully administer the NPL Men’s NNSW and HIT106.9 Northern League competitions while the Interdistrict Member Zones, Newcastle Football, Macquarie Football and Hunter Valley Football, will remain responsible for the Zone Football League.
But with the connection of the Zone Football League to NNSWF’s premier competitions there will be a fully- functioning football pyramid in northern NSW for the first time, allowing aspirational clubs to move up to higher levels based on sporting performance.
How it will work
The 12 clubs competing in the 2023 NPL Men’s NNSW will remain in the competition for 2024, while HIT106.9 Northern League One will remain a nine-team competition at this stage.
The Zone Premier League, Zone League One and Zone League Two will remain 12, 10 and 10-team competitions respectively, but will be renamed Zone League One, Zone League Two and Zone League Three.
At the end of the 2024 season, the team that comes 12th in NPL Men’s NNSW will be relegated to HIT106.9 Northern League One, while the team that finishes first in HIT106.9 Northern League One will be promoted to NPL Men’s NNSW.
Promotion Play-off
The team that finishes 11th in NPL Men’s NNSW will join the teams that finish second, third and fourth in HIT106.9 Northern League One in a promotion/relegation play-off series to determine the 12th team in NPL Men’s NNSW in 2025.
This will involve the 11th team from NPL Men’s playing the fourth team from HIT106.9 Northern League One, and the second and third teams from HIT106.9 Northern League One, playing each other in two-legged home and away matches. The two winners will then meet in one match to decide who will play in the NPL Men’s NNSW competition.
Connecting the pyramid
The team that finishes ninth in HIT106.9 Northern League One will not be relegated to Zone League One at the end of 2024 due to the current bye. Relegation from Northern League One will commence from the 2025 season. But the team that finishes first in Zone League One in 2024 will be promoted to HIT106.9 Northern League One to make a 10-team league in 2025.
There will remain five-team finals series’ in the Zone Football League, with a straight one club up/one club down promotion-relegation model to come into effect between Northern League One, Zone League One, Zone League Two and Zone League Three.
Draft League Criteria
With the introduction of Football Australia Club Licencing later this year, the new criteria – which can be found HERE – outlines the minimum base requirements for each level of our football pyramid. The NPL level of this criteria is required to reflect the new National Licensing Criteria for NPL developed in conjunction with Football Australia. As the NPL criteria will be our highest standard, the criteria for all levels will remain in draft form until the national criteria is confirmed.
The criteria focuses on five key areas: sporting, infrastructure, personnel, legal and financial.
For NPL Men’s NNSW and Northern League One clubs this criteria, while formatted differently, will be similar to the previous criteria in terms of key requirements with some more flexibility given in relation to matchday venues and coaching requirements.
For Zone Football League clubs, this criteria will simply formalise many of the things your club are already doing and provide a more solid framework for running your club. This criteria is included to assist club development. Northern NSW Football and the Interdistrict zones will help clubs meet this criteria over the coming years.
Further Information
NNSWF have developed a specific landing page which includes an explainer video and graphic and in depth answers to FAQs, which will be live on the NNSWF website on Wednesday morning.
Collectively, we genuinely believe this a hugely positive step for football in northern NSW and will work with all clubs involved to help them thrive in this new league system.
I guess that the byproduct of this will be no third grade in ZL?
It'll also be interesting for clubs that have a side in NPL and the Zone Leagues.Quote:
Originally Posted by northern_swan
Years ago when clubs had two different teams running around the comps and pro/rel was a thing there always had to be 1 grade between the two teams. So if one team was in newfm the other couldn?t go higher then ZL2. But the easy way to solve that is to no longer allow clubs to run two teams in these competitions, now that it is a full pyramid from top to bottom.Quote:
Originally Posted by NUGUNS
oh no :shock::shock::shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by northern_swan
Jardel will need a van for his trip to Kleenex for tissues because his 3rds can no longer cook the barby, or can on during ressies or "do heaps of volunteer stuff.... oh wait, they still can! maybe even play all age instead so the juniors (which Cardiff dont have) can still come through.
fmd any club that loses all juniors hardly deserves a zone team.
djjones is back, haha, you are a funny misinformed dick.Quote:
Originally Posted by djjones
We didn't lose the juniors, they were gone well before we came back to Evans Park, fmd they cost Evans Park shitloads of upgrades if we joined forces years ago, all downhill from there after that for them.
Enlighten me again on who you support again, just need to make sure Cardiff follow your perfect model..
You can bag thirds all you want, but it's no surprise that the clubs that value thirds sit at the top end of the table year in, year out. Those same clubs have a great club culture which stems from longevity of players being in and around the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by djjones
It would be interesting to know which club you are associated to so that we could have a full understanding of your thinking. I'm sure everyone will be happy to hear your arguments that are pro no third grade rather than just bagging out clubs that do find value in it.
I won't hold my breath now. The amount of flogs in here that literally just have digs at everyone and hide behind a screen name.
Interesting to see what happens next season if Hamilton Azzurri hold onto the promotion spot they are currently sitting in ZL1. The ZPL Azzurri dont look like they will be getting relegated so would we have two squads from the same club in next years ZPL competition?Quote:
Originally Posted by NUGUNS
Or do Croatia take one of the spots by default? :grin:
Azzurri are only 6 points from relegation, a lot of football to go yetQuote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Doesnt really answer my question though does it?Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
There's a FAQ up on the NNSW website.
Sounds like no teams in the same division from the same club, if the lower team earns promotion they would offer it to second place.
They don't mention the possibility of a team being relegated down to a division with an existing team, unsure of the scenario there.
No teams from the same club allowed in NPL and NewFM due to the playoff tournament arrangement.
Sounds like NNSW is not mandating Zone comps to drop third grade, however on promotion to NewFM a team would be only be able to field the two grades.
Control over whether ZFLs stay with existing setup of three grades or otherwise would be under the control of the Zones, as I read it.
You mentioned they didn?t look like getting relegated, here?s my answer 🤷*♂️Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Well I would say a 6 point lead with a +20 positive GD in a relegation battle with 8 left games to play is a pretty decent advantage but each to their own.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Likely just swap the squads over would be my suggestion....... Crabzzurri would do well in ZPL, current ZPL in a bit of a relegation dogfightQuote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
But assuming the current ZPL Azzurri do somehow miraculously avoid relegation that would still mean we have two Azzurris in next seasons competition if the Crabs do earn promotion from ZL1. Just swapping them for one another would mean the ZPL is still one place short.Quote:
Originally Posted by la bazzle
Croatia really are going to find a way to come up arent they :grin:
Oh yeah Croatia will definitely somehow sneak in from 4th or something. Will be great in 5 years time to see them promoted to NPL without ever winning a league titleQuote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Don't know what the worry is about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
It starts at the end of 2024.
Newcastle Football needs even more new/revived clubs throwing money/rewards/favours at higher level players and being promoted without winning leagues. It's genuinely entertaining and provides great value to an otherwise fairly stale competition. I'm excited in a few years when we all forget what Croatia are doing or have done, and focus on the next club to do it. The cycle continues.Quote:
Originally Posted by la bazzle
We?re talking about next seasons competition (the beginning and then throughout 2024). I assume for next year the promotion/relegation format will remain as is for the zone leagues until the big changes occur the following season.Quote:
Originally Posted by travellingman
I've always thought it would be more entertaining for promotion and relegation to be drawn out of a hatQuote:
Originally Posted by pv4
I?m just upset that after all these years trying to get to the Zone Premier League I only got 2 years before being told I?m in the division called Zone League One in 2024 :(
Olympic vs Dudley
- Dudley have now won 12 games in a row.
- Olympic are undefeated at home this season. Winning 3 and drawing 4 home games.
- Dudley has the league?s best attack (41) and defence (10).
Dudley 2-0
Mayfield vs. Swansea
- Swansea have won 4 of their last 5 games.
- Swansea won the reverse fixture 3-1 in round 2
- Both Swansea and Mayfield have picked up 9 points from their last 4 games.
Draw 1-1
Minmi vs. Uni
- Uni are winless in their last 5 games.
- Uni have lost 5 of their 6 away games this season. Drawing the other.
- Both of Minmi?s wins this season have come at home.
Draw 2-2
Suns vs. Azzuri
- Suns have now won 4 games in a row.
- Azzuri are winless in their last 11 games, losing 4 of the last 6 games.
- Azzuri have the league?s worst attack, only scoring 15 goals in their 14 games.
- Suns are the form team of the competition, winning their last 4 games with a goal difference of +12.
Suns 3-1
W. Bay vs. Cardiff
- W. Bay have lost their last three games.
- Cardiff are winless in their last 6 games, losing 5.
- Cardiff games average a league high 5 goals per game.
W. Bay 3-2
Kotara vs. West L.
- Kotara are undefeated at home this season. Winning 5 out of 6.
- Kotara won the reverse fixture (round 2) 3-0 at West L.
- West Lake have had identical home and away results this season. 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Kotara 3-1
Awesome breakdown bud.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cognitio
Olympic 1-5 Dudley
Mayfield 1-2 Swansea
Minmi 1-1 Uni
Suns 5-0 Azzurri
Warners Bay 4-1 Cardiff
Kotara 3-1 Westlakes