Originally Posted by
often_confused
While Chicken Legs has produced an elegant solution it does not address the imbalance in results that drove divisionalisation in the first place. Balmain are likely to murder some other teams in the proposed Div 1 and similar imbalances would be embedded in the other divisions. The design is strikingly similar to the old SFL / SFA separation, albeit with different clubs.
I think we have a better balance with the promotion / relegation structure and that may mean Balmain may push back into Prems, if they can get the off field up to scratch and the finances worked out. Despite Hills Eagles win on the weekend they have had too many big losses this season and that will require adjustment in NEAFL (an even more complex issue). Those losses include 7 losses by over 50 points.
All clubs go through cycles and the promotion system allows for that. It also recognises that some clubs do not have the depth and thus a Prem Club might have its reserves in Div 2 or 3 while others properly have them in Div 1. The current divisions appears to be working, let's not change it again.
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