Official Match Report
Good conditions on the day. Consideration needs to be made with the mercy rule. No problems about 2 players being removed @ 60 points. If the game is 16 on 16 for example the winning coach should instruct 4 of their players to stay within the defensive 1/3 if they do not have the footy. If they win the footy, no problems about running it out but they must get back to defensive 1/3. If the football is being won out of the centre, having 2 less players in the back line makes no difference to the winning team as all players are pushing up the field and it looks like an Under 10's game ie 30 players in the front half. On top of this, having division 2 or even division 3 teams playing against division 1 teams is no good for any side playing in the comp. Players are losing interest by losing games by half time and will be lost from the game unless action is taken.