can everyone just check their facts before posting - otherwise posts will be deleted

e.g. Hotline - instead of saying 'you're pretty sure you read...' just go to the rules and regs for the competition on the Newcastle Football website and look them up - here they are http://newcastlefootball.com.au/file...ION_E_2015.pdf

then you can quote the regulation

E25 (f) In the event of a Team forfeiting a Finals Series Fixture, the Team will be
automatically disqualified from any further participation in the Finals Series

that may be open to interpretation and we'll still have to hold off judgement until we hear anything from the associations