That'd be 1st played 3rd at Mike Kenny...
If 1st had played 3rd and Mike Kenny, the result would've been the other way around!!
You do realise I was taking the piss dont you. As for a reward its simple those kids clubs actively work with and engage eventually come to that senior club and stay within their region.
North Shore and Penno have a very fertile junior region and have historically done a great job in keeping those kids at their senior clubs hence their sustained success.
BTW there was a pathway that was working and working well that Garry Burkinshaw introduced. Unfortunately it didint sit well with some and he was hounded out.
It was pretty obvious you were taking the piss Tara, as a number of people on this site do - and as I was.
There will be no reward from the AFL for clubs that put effort into pathways, as there hasn’t been previously. You’ll just be ‘lucky’ you have your 1pt players.
People at Moore Park see the development of pathways and pathway relationships as the outcome their own efforts - or just dumb luck on behalf of the clubs. It’s actually offensive to the dozens of people who put in thousands of hours to make those things happen.
Interesting comment about the GB pathways. AFL currently denying they existed.
Hey Bomber
Can you get onto the illustrious AFL mob that told you that the GB pathway never existed and tell them to remove the Sydney AFL article below. Always a clever move that if you are going to outright lie, that you should shred the evidence.
Burkinshaw to Stand Down at Seasons End - AFL Sydney - GameDay
Or this -
http://www.cronullajafc.com.au/wp-co...olicy-2012.pdf. I've been distant to all this for ages but I believe it was updated from time to time. Others can comment as to whether it was replaced by Points System and link us to that announcement (if true) perhaps.
Absolute Gold here!
Game has steadily gone backwards in development ever since GB left
While I agree if you look at the whole of Sydney, the growth of the Big clubs to 10+ teams and the overall growth of womens footy has been exceptional.
GB put the brakes on the growth of clubs in the Black Diamond league, and IMO that impacted negatively on that competition.
Round 7 produced some interesting results for the clubs on the improve at PD level and has been interesting to hear the excuses offered ranging from VFL taking players, VFLW taking players, Academy games and so on.
Club depth has always been the centrepiece for sustained success at any level, community footy is no exception. Will be interesting to assess the improvers and establish if it is sustainable by looking at each PD clubs top 4 grades at half way mark after every team has played each other once. That is of course excluding team mismatch at Women's PD and the most important competition for sustained success - Colts Div. 1 Premier Division.
The strong PD clubs seem to have very young lists and continue to blood talent through their men's and women pathways.
Pathways and competition structures are high on AFL Sydney agenda, so lets hope our governing body has collected enough data to make the right call, albeit decisions which will not be for every club.
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