I’m not involved with Cardiff but I’d much rather be going to Evans Park than some other grounds on the draw. Also big ups to the tigers canteen.
What I was trying to say was that it may suit a club to be demoted/relegated if they're going through a rough patch - a time to rebuild. May be a better option than to fold a club as some clubs have done in the past.
Agree - finish 1st and it takes any doubt and ambiguity out of it.
Boo! Dont let the truth get in the way of a good storyline. Though Cardiff were off the pace lastyear in 1s they still pulled some half decent results in Reg/3s to finish mid table. Don't imagine a year like lastyear is going to hold a club like Cardiff down for too long.
Mayfield jnrs however playing 15yo's that are the size of primary school kids was a dangerous look especially against some of the competitive sides across all 3 grades.
Difference there is the between ZL2 and ZL3 no other club in ZL3 could get a 3rd grade team so they could meet the 3-team criteria of the league. The league was also expanded, neither of these would?ve been issues for ZL1 to ZL2 as all the clubs in ZL2 had 3-team squads already and ZL1 didn?t have extra teams added to it
As an opposition player, I like going there to play and believe the comp needs them,I think Cardiff do everything right atm except of course for performances in first grade
Now we know who is in the comp. Any predictions?
Any player movement? It?s been quiet on that front here
Azzuri has made some decent signings and the top 2 will be a battle between thistles and suns as it always is.
My predicted ladder for the season.
1. Dudley
2. Suns
3. Azzuri
4. Warners
5. Cardiff
6. Kotara
7. Swansea
8. Olympic
9. Mayfield
10. Uni
11. Minmi
12. Westlakes
Suns for mine, from Dudley, Warners Bay, and Mayfield. Olympic as a dark horse. Not sure about Kotara with change of coach. They’ve got good young players coming through so will be thereabouts for a few years
Uni to struggle.
Cardiff to bounce - too good a club to perform like 2023 again. Not sure what went wrong. They just seemed….loose.
Newbie here!
My predictions:
1. Suns
2. Dudley
3. W Bay
4. Kotara
5. Mayfield
6. Olympic
7. Swansea
8. Azzurri
9. Cardiff
10. Westlakes
11. Uni
12 Minmi
Suns are looking for a trial on the weekend of 2 March. Three grades preferred and would need a venue to host as cricket is still running..
Contact head coach Vasko - 0419 224 738.
Last edited by Lofty; 22-01-2024 at 12:42 PM.
Any word on when first draft of the draw will be out?
Kotara has South Cardiff in a trial this weekend (I guess that will depend on the heat), any other trial matches locked in?