One of my friends from out WRFL way said to me that North Melbourne-Kensington were actually booted out of the League because of some on-field issues and low player numbers but I'm not 100% on that, having cared little for the whole Hammerheads concept of a "faux grass roots" club started from scratch and oddly enough having large sponsorships from big name companies.
How many real grass roots clubs have sponsorships from Snickers!
I thought that NM-K were in Division 1 at the time because I remember hearing about a guy named George Messis, who played against Parkside for NM-K and three weeks later joining the Magpies (mid-season) after NM-K were "excluded from the fixture".
It was odd that this "new club" sprang up (Kensington Hill, aka the Hammerheads) and used the ground NM-K left vacant, but obviously the WRFL saw the publicity and cash grab on offer and IMO sacrificed the comp for a season of extra dollars.
A few years on and the League has little to show for it on the face of it all apart from a name on the premiership honour boards and a Hammerheads season guide selling for $2 in a discount sales bookstore in Adelaide.
How many real grass roots clubs have sponsorships from Snickers!
I thought that NM-K were in Division 1 at the time because I remember hearing about a guy named George Messis, who played against Parkside for NM-K and three weeks later joining the Magpies (mid-season) after NM-K were "excluded from the fixture".
It was odd that this "new club" sprang up (Kensington Hill, aka the Hammerheads) and used the ground NM-K left vacant, but obviously the WRFL saw the publicity and cash grab on offer and IMO sacrificed the comp for a season of extra dollars.
A few years on and the League has little to show for it on the face of it all apart from a name on the premiership honour boards and a Hammerheads season guide selling for $2 in a discount sales bookstore in Adelaide.