2024 Zone League 1

[The Hacker]

Correct me if I am wrong gentlemen. However it looks as though a few clubs have strengthened there lower grades and pushed players down.

I won't name names but it is quite evident with recent results...

Fair play to them, let's hope they don't come unstuck with the ruling in place for this

I go and watch most weeks and have missed maybe 6 games all year but first grade always have 3-4 fresh players on the bench. If you?re not in the first 15 are you meant to miss out. That?s just having a strong club if you have 15-18 players that are up to playing first grade and other clubs see as first graders

[Taffy]

There are teams already in that comp like Toronto and Singleton whose kids gets flogged every week. Why add more teams and dilute it further.
Dudley could merge with the junior club also

With the current setup, Toronto teams only had 4 games where the score difference was 5 or more during the second phase. 2 of them was Toronto winning by 5 or more. Hardly being flogged every week.

[Zonal Marking]

Who are you referring to here? I'm curious

Also interested to hear which clubs he is calling out? Go ahead and name them.

[mge61]

Also interested to hear which clubs he is calling out? Go ahead and name them.

The silence is deafening.

[Zonal Marking]

The silence is deafening.

I think the guy is just stirring. Poor from us even entertaining his ridiculous accusation to be honest.

[Kicktheball]

Who are you referring to here? I'm curious

Mayfield, Cardiff, Kotara...

[ForeverRed]

Mayfield, Cardiff, Kotara...

Wouldn?t have been Cardiff, all 3 grades needed to win, doesn?t make sence

[Zonal Marking]

Wouldn?t have been Cardiff, all 3 grades needed to win, doesn?t make sence

Same as Kotara. Their first grade are still in the hunt for finals so why would they purposely jeopardise it. Mayfield firsts have been average all season so unless they have been stacking right from the start I dont see any issue there either.

[Jardelsimage]

Mayfield, Cardiff, Kotara...

3 grades playing for finals spot, a heap of blokes out on a buck show.
2 of our 3rds players played reggies on Saturday to the detriment of our 3rds side, stacking not us bud...pick another tiger..

[Zonal Marking]

3 grades playing for finals spot, a heap of blokes out on a buck show.
2 of our 3rds players played reggies on Saturday to the detriment of our 3rds side, stacking not us bud...pick another tiger..

I know there was talk of Uni playing first graders against the Suns in a midweek third grade fixture earlier in the season (which ironically ended up costing Suns a premiership). However Kicktheball has provided 3 poor examples here.

Edit: I see Suns are playing Uni in the thirds major semi final this weekend which should be interesting.

[Jardelsimage]

Elimination final is finally set

3rds Warners Bay v Kotara
reg Cardiff v Mayfield
1st Cardiff v Uni

[Jardelsimage]

Hope everyone has their player quals in order, no more dropping back a grade to sit on the bench, if you don't have the games, you can't play...this will cause some issues for some clubs.

[FlatScreen]

Hope everyone has their player quals in order, no more dropping back a grade to sit on the bench, if you don't have the games, you can't play...this will cause some issues for some clubs.

Interesting! So the rules have changed?

[Jardelsimage]

yep and they are a little confusing, but in the end is as follows i believe.

EX: jimmy plays 10 games in reggies, plays 9 games in 1st he is eligible for reggies but can play higher.
pauly plays 5 games in 3rds, 4 games in reggies and 2 games in 1st, he is 3rd grader, but can play higher.

It gets little more complex when you break down more scenarios that can arise.

Also, as 3rds in our comp don't really have starting 11 in squaddie, the whole 16 on the sheet count as 3rd grade, this will be cancelled out if you start a higher grade on that day.
This also applies to if you start or bench a lower grade, then start higher, the higher one is counted for the day.

There is no more being a 1st grader or Reserve grader and dropping down a grade to sit on the bench as previous years to play in the finals.

There is a section within Squaddie your club admin can look it up. If anyone needs to know how to access, PM me and i send how to do it.

[Taffy]

To make it simple . The grade a Player has started the highest percentage of their Matches in is the lowest grade in which they are eligible to participate in the Final Series.

So if a player started 15 1st grade games but also started 12 reserves grade games then he is only eligible for 1st. If a player started in both equal than the lowest one counts.


The other rule is that players are only allowed to start in one Final per weekend regardless of what grades they are eligible for.

[Jardelsimage]

To make it simple . The grade a Player has started the highest percentage of their Matches in is the lowest grade in which they are eligible to participate in the Final Series.

So if a player started 15 1st grade games but also started 12 reserves grade games then he is only eligible for 1st. If a player started in both equal than the lowest one counts.


The other rule is that players are only allowed to start in one Final per weekend regardless of what grades they are eligible for.

Taffy, need to drop the percentages, in squaddie you need to look at the started column, % is skewed towards games participated in, not games started.

[magician]

Taffy, need to drop the percentages, in squaddie you need to look at the started column, % is skewed towards games participated in, not games started.

So hypothetically if you played the first say 10 games in firsts then get dropped and play the last 9 in ressies. Your aren?t qualified to play ressies?
That?s Newcastle football for you 🤦🏼*♂️

[FlatScreen]

yep and they are a little confusing, but in the end is as follows i believe.

EX: jimmy plays 10 games in reggies, plays 9 games in 1st he is eligible for reggies but can play higher.
pauly plays 5 games in 3rds, 4 games in reggies and 2 games in 1st, he is 3rd grader, but can play higher.

It gets little more complex when you break down more scenarios that can arise.

Also, as 3rds in our comp don't really have starting 11 in squaddie, the whole 16 on the sheet count as 3rd grade, this will be cancelled out if you start a higher grade on that day.
This also applies to if you start or bench a lower grade, then start higher, the higher one is counted for the day.

There is no more being a 1st grader or Reserve grader and dropping down a grade to sit on the bench as previous years to play in the finals.

There is a section within Squaddie your club admin can look it up. If anyone needs to know how to access, PM me and i send how to do it.

ok So John plays 6 games in thirds, 9 games in ressies and 4 Games in 1sts. Can John sit on the bench for thirds? Or is a case of your primary grade is the lowest you can play in at all?

[Jardelsimage]

ok So John plays 6 games in thirds, 9 games in ressies and 4 Games in 1sts. Can John sit on the bench for thirds? Or is a case of your primary grade is the lowest you can play in at all?

reggies only, has played more games in reggies so that is his lowest grade..

[Taffy]

Taffy, need to drop the percentages, in squaddie you need to look at the started column, % is skewed towards games participated in, not games started.

I copied and pasted the actual rules which says percentage, and they count games started as the game they played in.

So hypothetically if you played the first say 10 games in firsts then get dropped and play the last 9 in ressies. Your aren?t qualified to play ressies?

That correct

ok So John plays 6 games in thirds, 9 games in ressies and 4 Games in 1sts. Can John sit on the bench for thirds? Or is a case of your primary grade is the lowest you can play in at all?

Reserves is the lowest grade, however, can play 1sts. But can't start in both on game day.