Mega Thread VICBias - Genuine Discussion Part 2

[greatwhiteshark]

One issue these days that I see in junior football in Perth is the ability of kids being able to move junior clubs.

A kid leaves his local team in local team to go and play in a stronger team at another club 20kms from where he lives, then a few more do the same thing and his original team does not have enough players to field a team or if they do it is a weakened team because their best players have left.

Some of the strong clubs cap the amount of players they have in each team and how many teams they have per grade and send out registration links to the kids they want first.

25 years ago you basically had to play for the local club your suburb was zoned too and if you wanted to move you had to apply to league to have a transfer approved.

Now you can sign for whatever club you like.

They allow them to move so they don’t hurt their feelings.
And for some reason it seems very important for parents their child wins junior premierships.

 

[Freomaniac]

One issue these days that I see in junior football in Perth is the ability of kids being able to move junior clubs.

A kid leaves his local team in local team to go and play in a stronger team at another club 20kms from where he lives, then a few more do the same thing and his original team does not have enough players to field a team or if they do it is a weakened team because their best players have left.

Some of the strong clubs cap the amount of players they have in each team and how many teams they have per grade and send out registration links to the kids they want first.

25 years ago you basically had to play for the local club your suburb was zoned too and if you wanted to move you had to apply to league to have a transfer approved.

Now you can sign for whatever club you like.

So much for Equalization.

Its like Victorian zones in the 1970s and 1980s. Thats where all the decent kids went to the best clubs, regardless of zones.

 

[Freomaniac]

I am always frustrated that opening round always ignores SA and WA teams. Shows the AFL priorities.

Vic
NSW and QLD teams
Daylight
Daylight
SA and WA teams

You are sort of correct.... I have posted this before and will again.

AFL priorities are these groups in order...

1. NSW and QLD sides
2. Victorian sides that play home games at MCG
3. Geelong
4. Victorian sides that play home games at docklands.
5. SA and WA sides.
6. when they come to the comp... Tasmania, NT and ACT teams

 

[sr36]

You are sort of correct.... I have posted this before and will again.

AFL priorities are these groups in order...

1. NSW and QLD sides
2. Victorian sides that play home games at MCG
3. Geelong
4. Victorian sides that play home games at docklands.
5. SA and WA sides.
6. when they come to the comp... Tasmania, NT and ACT teams

Agree with 1 and 2 - sort of - depends how you're bracketing Carlton and Essendon.

Why do you have WA and SA teams below the small Vic teams? There's no gather round to keep them happy. There's no way better NGA zone to keep them happy.