Thought i'd throw this on the table, it comes up every few years but i think now is the time for action...
Based on ladder performances this year and over the last few years, i have come up with the most viable solution for all involved...
This will get many noses out of joint i imagine, but its time for action as i said..
The numbers that precede teams represent that club's grade
Premier Divison
Stays as a ten team competition
Pennant Hills (1)
UNSW/ES (1)
St George (1)
East Coast (1)
North Shore (1)
Sydney Uni (1)
Wests (1)
Wollongong (1)
Balmain (1)
Campbelltown (1)
Division 1- Eleven Team Comp
Top 6 of Prem Reserves,Top 5 of 1st Div Snrs
UNSW/ES (2)
East Coast (2)
Pennant Hills (2)
Sydney Uni (2)
St George (2)
North Shore (2)
UTS (1)
Manly Warringah (1)
Southern Sharks (1)
Holroyd-Parramatta (1)
Macquarie Uni (1)
Division 2- 8 team comp
Bottom 4 of Prem Reserves, Top 4 1st Div Reserves)
Wollongong (2)
Western Suburbs (2)
Balmain (2)
Campbelltown (2)
Manly Warringah (2)
UTS (2)
Southern Sharks (2)
Macquarie Uni (2)
Division 3- Nine team Comp
Mix of Bottom 3 1st Division Snrs (The Western clubs) 5th Place 1st Div Reserves team, top 5 2nd Division teams
Camden (1)
Penrith (1)
Nor-West (1)
Holroyd-Parramatta (2)
Sydney Uni Blue (3)
Pennant Hills (3)
UNSW/ES Bulldogs (3)
Moorebank Sports (1)- note this club will more than likely field two teams from next year, if past criteria is anything to go by- Colesy??
UTS (3)
Division 4- 9 Team Comp
But with potential for more ie- Sharks 3rds, perhaps a reformed St Clair??Any other standalone clubs that could potentially form as well, after all, growth is the name of the game.Mix of bottom 3 1st Div Reserves teams, rest of 2nd Div ladder
Nor-West (2)
Penrith (2)
Camden (2)
Macquarie Uni (3)
Manly (3)
UNSW/ES Whales (4)
Sydney Uni Reds (4)
Moorebank Sports (2)
Holroyd-Parramatta (3)
Obviously, this will strike up no amount of debate amongst the masses, but its essential for the survival of Sydney footy...I think you'll all find this will rear its head this week, its been a long time coming, and the bloke in charge now has a shi tin more foresight and vision than the last bloke...
There is also the problem of "splitting" clubs up at some stages, but this can be worked with, as we've seen with 18s and 2nd Division over the years... there are those that make it happen and those that sit around and wait for it to happen, as a wise man nce said (Probably James Hird or Sheeds)
I await the responses...
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