Matty 2323 I understand what you are saying, especially about kids playing at their optimum level. However unfortunately senior teams are not able to attract decent crowds no matter how good their team is or what league they are in. Why is it that many people don’t go to watch? I believe it is beca...

if promotion and relegation, and playing for points are considered unnecessary for a player's development - why do clubs hold trials?

Serious question and not an attack- as you don't have men's first team reserves etc. What is the pathway for those kids now and in the future that get to that age where they are ready to move onto men's FFSA? Div 1 or Div 2 amateurs - if your gd enough 1st team squad or ressies or C team - plenty o...

14.3 Where a club may not have sufficient players to field a team in a semi-final or final due injury or illness, a club may request an exemption to the rule by submitting a request to FFSA outlining the reasons. If an exemption is granted, the club will only be permitted to move players up from a ...

U/15 JPL B White City 2 Cobras 1 I think you'll find the Adelaide Cobras team were under 15, can't say the same for white city's team thou. Just because they have darker ppl doenst mean they cheating. If they r older, its a better chance of develop your players against 'stronger' kids then them pla...

Let me put it in perspective: Fulham fees range from $250 to $475 for under 6 to under 17 with as many junior boys teams as any other FFSA Club. FFSA fees are the same as any other ie team fees, rego fees etc Clubs like City I know charge $875 for under 11 and other Super League Clubs are the same ...

$800pa for a junior player, say 15 players per team, say 12 teams in a club = $144,000pa income from a junior club. This is obviously must be funding senior sides in clubs in Adelaide??? What does the forum think here? Senior players pay fees too don't they? Under 18s, Reserves First team players a...

Can anyone inform me of the rules regarding teams bringing players down for the Semi-Finals? like how many are allowed? They can't if already cup tied to a higher age group. A player is eligible to play in a cup semi final or final if he has been listed on the match sheet for that team in an earlie...

Where is the problem? You mean Problems. 1 I am all for player development, and I'm sure everybody is. But, most players can not play two games a week because the other age groups play on a Sunday, most likely at a different ground, or in the case of the 17s in the game before the 16s. If though, y...

Would you be willing to pay a higher fee to the FFSA per child if it was ringfenced and guaranteed to be spent in a specified area. If so, what and how much? I read on one of the other topics about the Comets-Playford game and how the Playford coach was happy that his team had played the right bran...

BowTiesAreCool wrote:He's an awesome player. Great signing for the Grove.

A genuine all round nice guy. Good luck to Brett back at the Peckers.

Do not think this has been brought up as a topic this season but, how much do you think the change from an Under 19 league to an Under 18 league has had a bearing on the bad news from West Adelaide. At my club two under 16s played up in the Under 19s last season and this year play Under17s. So many...

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Željko Jurin wrote:

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Željko Jurin wrote:I think you better check your facts, and retract your statement ....

more than happy to do so as it appears I got that wrong.

Thank you .... But you didn't edit your post

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Željko Jurin wrote:I think you better check your facts, and retract your statement ....

more than happy to do so as it appears I got that wrong.

Great letter and very accurate for most junior coaches I know.

True at least they do have their websites and well done. Perhaps I have over criticised other clubs as in fact it is correct some don’t have any that is true. I only looked at around 12 clubs not alland the idea was comparison to Campbelltown Budapest where my family played, sorry had to get that i...

[/quote] This year my boys played school football with Christies-St Johns and seemed to enjoy it. Over the last few weeks they went through trials at an FFSA club and as I thought, my youngest (now 7) made the cut but my oldest (now 10)didn't (although he is 1st on the standby list). The older teams...

[/quote] This year my boys played school football with Christies-St Johns and seemed to enjoy it. Over the last few weeks they went through trials at an FFSA club and as I thought, my youngest (now 7) made the cut but my oldest (now 10)didn't (although he is 1st on the standby list). The older teams...

Most clubs already have small pitches which don't affect full sizes, I rarely see SSF being played on main pitches, if at all. our club has 3 pitches for its junior teams, and yes the SSF can play on half a pitch providing there are no other junior matches being played at the same time. But for clu...

Oh and if you hadnt noticed, the old equestrian areas are still vacant and you will find that we will be going for that as well. That will make it 6 piches over time. next, a new senior facility on a main road...2 pitches and West Tce reconfigured to 2 pitches Eventually that will be 10 pitches. .....

If they just followed the seniors (like many clubs have requested) there would only be two fixtures to do - NPL / STATE. There will be no promotion or relegation for juniors (unless your seniors are) Not sure if this is what you mean, but how do you see this working in juniors? Not all clubs field ...

If they just followed the seniors (like many clubs have requested) there would only be two fixtures to do - NPL / STATE. There will be no promotion or relegation for juniors (unless your seniors are) Not sure if this is what you mean, but how do you see this working in juniors? Not all clubs field ...

If they just followed the seniors (like many clubs have requested) there would only be two fixtures to do - NPL / STATE. There will be no promotion or relegation for juniors (unless your seniors are) Not sure if this is what you mean, but how do you see this working in juniors? Not all clubs field ...

I hope the junior federation will read this. yesterday was the biggest fck joke I have ever witnessed because of no card id this year the teams can play whoever they fck like and we cant prove it well done. you would think that after what happened last year with teams getting suspended from finals ...

So while everyone else fields the best teams they can on a Sunday, sometimes made up with players from the u15s, or u14s. Npl clubs can manipulate a very poor Ffsa system so they can field there u17s from there u18s, u17s squads, and there best from u15s. Call it fair or unfair. Don't you think all...

Good topic you've brought up. Seems Cambletown are not the only ones from the other comments. Cast your eyes over the WT Birkalla U16 fixtures on Sporting Pulse. No home games all season. 6/7 midweek night games under lights in the city. The most obvious case of manipulating the system so they can ...

Wraith wrote:Finished third in the group stage and 5th overall after winning the 5v6 playoff.

Well done to the boys.

Was that 5th out of 6 - or 5th out of 8 teams? How many teams competed in the national stage of the competition?

Hi, Can teams tape or record junior games without getting an official club member or other team's permission or consent. http://www.kdsa.asn.au/UserFiles/File/FNSW%20Correspondance/The%20Law%20Relating%20to%20Photography%20and%20Video.pdf Videoing of matches is permitted. We have parents and grandp...

Correction, I am not seeking to blame anyone, but there are always loud mouthed parents in any sport. However there are also mechanisms to deal with them. If they will not shut up, then the ground marshal for that team should be telling them to stop. If the parent continues, then the club has to de...