EDFL Div 1 Discussion 2025

[Flyingleslieskite]

Define A grade club. EDFL does not have a definition.
To be A grade do you need to not worry about salary cap, make promises you cant keep or have the ability to poach young players from other Clubs within your competition or have 3 to 4 teams in under age groups when others cant get one team or more importantly dont share a vision for a successful COMPETITION? . Players , supporters ,sponsors ,volunteers and kids will drop off Clubs eventually as there is little light ahead if everyone needs to aspire to be an A grade Club. When that happens who will A grade Clubs play?

What i mean by that is they're not a club whos senior side is sustainable in premier division.

Hence why I mentioned their results/ladder finish from 2015-18.

 

[dandy redlegs]

What i mean by that is they're not a club whos senior side is sustainable in premier division.

Hence why I mentioned their results/ladder finish from 2015-18.

Is it not sustainable for all the reasons l mentioned,? You do understand that results are only one indicator of a Clubs success.

 

[Turbos mail]

Is it not sustainable for all the reasons l mentioned,? You do understand that results are only one indicator of a Clubs success.

My definition of an A grade club is to give me a couple of free beers and a polo then charge $5 a can of beer.