Quote Originally Posted by sapdad View Post
From memory last year a couple of the hard done by teams that ended up in Div 2 although being good in Div 1 didnt even make their grand finals.
I don't recall who was in the GFs last year TBF (so may, may not have)

From what I did see, from being in a club that was relegated, it's almost as if every bit of motivation and drive out of the 'high' performing team just evaporates after mid season relegation. (politics and the blame game starts to rear it's head too...even before the split)

It would really would be better, fairer and more legitimate if it was done via team, and not club championship. (CC just protects bigger clubs, and does not ensure tough games for anyone really.)

Even so, it would be better to have the entire season played out in the division you qualified for...so,

1) You're not paying tier 1 fees for 2nd div football (or tier 2 fees for tier 3)
2) Everyone knows what they are signing up for
3) Let's you reverse some of the 'unlucky' results you might have had, and to overcome a "slow start"
4) The chance to properly measure progress through the year