

There should have been no reason for a bye in such a short season. It would have been better to "smooth" out the divs to ensure even teams.
Although the rain dumps were unseasonal, it also highlights the apparent lack of maintenance that has gone into the BSA stadiums, or the poor condition of the stadium facilities.
Between 1970 and 2007, Adelaide saw a reduction in 5% of the annual rainfall, but a 10% reduction in the rain days. That means that rain events are now heavier than they were previously. If stadium roof leaks are an issue now, will someone make sure they are fixed by winter?
WRT maintenance, a good benchmark is 1-3% of the replacement cost should be spent on maintence of a capital item per year.

I can say one thing for sure and that is the kids are a bit annoyed. For example, tomorrow, the team my lad plays in plays one team for the third time in nine games. It's pretty boring for them and they have lost interest in it.
Of the teams in that div, there are 4 they haven't played at all.
In his team 3 kids have already decided to stick with footy in the winter season and not bothering to register for winter. Previously they balanced both.
The whole summer season was a bit of a shambles IMO.
