Quote Originally Posted by Mad with football View Post
I have just looked at the PYL club championship points table ( did it myself as there does not appear to be one provided by NNSW) and only 1 surprise IMO with the top 6, as Valo ranking 4th!
Not sure what they settled on for tier 2, but clubs like Adamstown, Azzurri, , New Lambton ( to be expected) Cooks Hill are MILES behind the others and have been for years.
It shows me that not much has changed in youth for years and with these clubs going to Tier 2 it won?t, although clubs like Valo & Maitland have made big gains
Valo recruited very well and have a good coaching setup.Maitland have been improving for years and have had kids leave for higher level opportunites,something Valo will have to contend with going forward.Azzuri and Adamstown suffer from lack of numbers.Cooks Hill and Lakes are both on really good trajectories.The one to watch going forward may be Edgeworth.Mid table in most grades but have a strong 13s team.Not sure thats where they want to be.New Lambton have had a tough introduction and year 2 may be even tougher.The 2nd tier will be really good for the whole youth structure,some clubs are just in denial about it.As long as they keep bringing enough clubs back up each year it wont hurt.