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vesh said:Hey just wanna know is the standard of the top mens competiton really good? I think the mens team won the senior champion of champions right???? Do they dominate the local comp or do they get pushed all the way??
I agree.From the dug out said:The standard can't be that bad if Wyoming beat the best that all other NSW associations had to offer .
Give the guys some credit!
password said:Ok guys, how yas goin, im new to this forum, im from up in the hunter valley and am associated with a leading hunter valley club who play in the NBN state league. Just wondering what are people opinions on the standrd of the Central Coast comp and the NBN league. I have herad previously that Budgewoi are trying to gain entry into the NBN league, but are majorally let down by playing strength.... any thoughts?
From the dug out said:The Newcastle NBN league is better, possible reason are.
1) Twice as many poeple in the Newcastle and Hunter, than the Central Coast.
2) One is classed as semi pro and the other as amature, meaning payment for you services.
3) We have a State league team, you don't, if we had our Lightning 1st, 20's and 18's filtering back through our clubs, then of course we would be stronger.
4) Some Central coast locals choose to play state league in Sydney, easier to get to training if they have to commute for work, they are already down there.. Something that would be very difficult to do from Newy.
However Newcastle have problems of there own e.g.
1) You say that you are from a leading Hunter Valley club, what you are really saying is that you are from Weston Workers Bears, as they are the only leading club from the Hunter. There is alot of history, with the old coal mininng towns. One only has to look at the amount of pubs out there (that are struggling to stay afloat).
Years ago in the top league you had, Cessnock Hornets (Clayton Zanes junior club), Maitland Magpies and even the Singleton Strikers many, many years ago. Now you have Weston who is coached by none other than, our recently signed Mariner, Boags's old man. West Wallsend used to be a team that went up and down with promotion and relegation back in the 90's, don't know about now.
Most NBN clubs now are closer to the CBD due to work and infrustucture.
When Budgewoi was up there, they were in the 2HD second division comp. They were due for promotion after winning the minor premiership back in 99, (11 years in the making, after leaving the coast 89). However the Lic club was struggling, so they got cut, due to cost cutting.
Budgewoi is playing Phennix in a couple of weeks in a trial game (an NBN mid table performance club last season), although only a trial, this might be a good test as to what the different levels are.
tyson said:The top teams in Premier League are Wyoming, East Gosford and Budgie probably. They have strong premier teams and reserve grade teams. While Wyoming is the strongest, winning the comp and C-of-C, they don't have the youth development that clubs like Gosford and East Gosford have. I must admit, I don't know how much development goes into Gosford's youth (Perm might though), but I know they are a strong club in juniors, as is Kincumber.
Budgie's problem is that all the players float between Toukley and Budgie depending on who is in Premier League. If one team gets relegated, a lot of players leave for the other.
As for juniors, I think it was the Associations best year in terms of Champions Of Champions, with 3 teams winning it - Kincumber girls (u/12s or 13s I think), East Gosford u/15s and Wyoming 1st grade. Expect the Premier League to get stronger over the next few years.