I hear double headers are under consideration for this weekend.Originally Posted by northern_swan
I hear double headers are under consideration for this weekend.
Yes,double headers are on this weekend for some clubs.I thought semi finals were home and away legs so depending on positions they cant allocate grounds.
Im not sure what you mean.Clubs need to get games played this weekend or PPG comes into effect.Pretty sure that has been communicated and nothing can be done until all games are finalised.
Well, some clubs still have 3 games to play, I honestly don't know how that's gonna happen.
Last edited by mic22; 13-08-2025 at 10:44 PM.
Well if you had 3 games you should of played Tue and Wed this week
The addition of the U/14?s is a must, clubs go through a cycle every two years where one year they have to loose half a team of players. And it?s a big ask for the girls going into 13?s some playing on a big field for the first time, to adjust to it in one year then the following year be asked to play in an U/15?s team. The more years we can keep players in the system the better. The quality is getting better for the most part each year.
Where are they going to play said games? Speers Point is booked solid. Club grounds closed in many cases.
Clubs have trained and played catch up games. Senior football is done for half the clubs. How much damage are the u13?s doing
Where theres a will theres a way.
Our flintstones Communication systems between entities of grounds, councils & clubs etc would be a nightmare trying to get things changed at short notice
The two clubs that my sons play at haven't trained at their respective fields for a month. The last midweek catch up game played on a grass pitch was Valo vs Edgy on 22-23-24 July (these games were postponed due to Edgeworth's goalkeepers being at Nationals). Olympic youth have been able to schedule 2 single games at LMRFF since 24 July according to Squadi. No one else has had the opportunity to play any make up games.
If the respective home grounds are closed by council, there isn't exactly much that can be done. Keep in mind two weeks of JDL have been cancelled at LMRFF to allow the NPL & NL1 seasons to be completed. It's not as if clubs have had much opportunity.
We all know the answer is more synthetic pitches, but the issue remains that there is nowhere to put them, even if NNSWF decide to dip in to their $12m in retained funds to build them.
I agree they should have arranged make up games earlier.
But I honestly can't see the issue in playing up until Wed next week. Looks like the problem is arranging semis at a short notice, but then they are encouraging clubs to organise make up games this weekend... at a short notice. Make it make sense.
Bottom line is, we are paying full price for a twice shortened season, while also missing heaps of training sessions.
So much for player development.
Looks like the extra 5v6 and 7v8 games have been a hita number of the games have already been abandoned for this weekend, I can only assume the club couldnt get enough support from the players, Im not suprised.
That was not the greatest idea but at least there was an attempt to get the kids on the park.Looks like the extra 5v6 and 7v8 games have been a hit
Need at least 25 games for youth development IMO.
The best idea would've been for Northern to follow their own rules and use PPG for Phase 1, even more so considering the additional 3 weeks and matches played saw no change as to which clubs were in which division.
The the full 14 round Phase 2 could've been played and these games that weren't played in the past 2-3 weeks could've all been caught up mid week in this dry September.
It's poor that some clubs are wholesale refusing to play these games, while not ideal at least a bit of a match and kick around for the kids, actually enjoy it without worry for any wins or points or trying to make finals. Though I can understand why some North Coast and NIAS teams refused to travel a long distance for a nothing game.
Not sure it was North Coast who 'refused to travel'. I know in the 15s and 16s it was Maitland that pulled the pin. I wasn't complaining though.
I see you made the attempt to be polite but seriously? They screwed up the season again and then cancelled the back up plan.
I was replying about a single weekend game not the season as a whole.
Northern shat their pants and totally screwed up the season.
They need to sack themselves and give the job to someone who has some fortitiude to get the season fully played and develop youth properly with over 25 games.
I & many others could do a better job but they only want their mates in the role.
More catchup games in weeks when rain isnt on the radar can be improved. Rain forecast is pretty accurate now.
we can do better. Still need another general synth pitch
Northern could grow some balls and force the use of their fields mid-week as well. Even worse when the home team says they can't play a catch up game because their field is too wet but that same club is using a synthetic field for training for 2 hours.
So the 2nd legs have been played for the semi finals and yet we still have no information as to when leg 1 will be resscheduled to. Also if anyone can shed some light on when and where the Boys PYL grand finals will be played that would be appreciated.
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