Quote Originally Posted by Goatscheese View Post
A ground and all the other criteria associated with the ground, such as size of changerooms, ones for both men and women, media box, etc.



Well good luck with that, half the WPL teams aren't part of NPL/NL1 clubs, two of them are powerhouses and one is a former powerhouse. Those clubs aren't just going to want to have to give up their WPL teams after all the effort they have put into them over the years tp go to some NPL team simply for some bs about gender equality or some fanciful notion that an NPL club must also have a WPL club. You get top female teams not part of top teams elsewhere in the country.

That's before we get into how there isn't the depth for every club in the NPL currently let alone 16 clubs with NPL licenses to have a competitive and decent WPL squad.



One of the only sounds weird, half the competition are part of clubs in NL1.
How unrealistic NNSW’s plans are to roll “NPL” requirements deeper into the region will be seen when they try it on with the WPL - because that’s what will make the competition flourish.

A number of clubs won’t come close and will never have the ability or support from Council to develop their grounds - and in at 2 examples remove a cricket pitch.

This is why partnerships between WPL and NPL clubs will be important in the future. Maybe not handing over the reigns? But at very least ground sharing.

Not enough complying grounds, held by too few “men only” clubs and not enough money about to create more. The outcome of Councils ground review will be interesting in this respect.