Originally Posted by
Bremsstrahlung
I’m not overly convinced we will have enough for 24 teams in each age.
What happens when we get to February/March and clubs say we don’t have a 15s team.
Do they forfeit their spot in the competition as per the rules??
I guess their other 4 teams just assimilate into other already filled teams or miss out?
So then current clubs have to contend with a “bye”?
Are community clubs eligible to enter from the lowest tier? Eg could Warners Bay who assumably could meet criteria given they play WNPL enter teams?
It’s an interesting idea whether you punish the other clubs by introducing a bye into every age group, or just one.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for clubs being committed and fulfilling their responsibility to submit teams, just devils advocate thinking of what effect it has on the comp they are trying to say is the peak.
Guess you need that blanket “all or nothing” as you quickly descend into having gaps across all grade if you let one club away with it.