Quote Originally Posted by sapdad View Post
im happy for all clubs to remain in the same schedule as it exposes clubs/parents/coaches to what is expected and what is achievable.the games on the weekends are pretty much the poorest metric for evaluating the kids.any clubs boasting about winning for the sake of winning is completely missing the point of the program.SAP isnt the be all and end all.by 13's heaps of kids are going to some from ID's/miniroos and fit straight in to NPL. the likes of magic and olympic dont have a magic wand.they just coach their kids and set a good program.these other clubs might need to actually look at learn from the likes of those clubs rather than get jealous of them.cooks hill and nl are in a unenviable position due to being no pathway above 13.but their best kids are good enough for these top npl clubs hence why they are already been scouted for spots.sometimes its a shameless approach a lot of times its the fact a family member has a connection to the club and its a natural fit.also again one of these big clubs picked up jaffas kids because they got cut.hard to blame anyone else other than jaffas if they get to 13s and dont have enough quality to match.nor is it out of line for parents to avoid the club like the plague if thats how they are going to treat kids.id much rather these clubs look into the way they are being run and who is running them rather than blaming magic/olympic for doing whats best for their clubs.
On the Jaffs cut you mentioned - From my understanding that was a decision made very early and in line with the expectation that NNSWF were pushing towards 1 team per club in 11's for 2020. Once the objections from several clubs on this direction were upheld and the ability for multiple teams within 11's was possible Jaffa's had already communicated with parents & coaches their intention to run with a single team.
No real direction for 1 team or 2 is going to be 100% right though as Jaffas and other clubs that run with 1 team are going to be looking for several more players when they go for 13's NPL. However on the flip side, teams that have gone with 2 teams will be needing to cut at least 7 or 8 players when they move to 13's. Considering their are 5 or 6 clubs that will be in this position, I don't think Jaffas, Valo, Rosebuds, etc will struggle to get their required numbers.

In no way am I blaming Olympic or Magic. I think they are both very well ran clubs with great reputations. I just don't think their players or the opposition players get anything out of games that are being dominated completely by one side.