42 it forever intrigues me that SD are the club that always cops it in the neck whenever there is a redistribution of WAFL zones.
We were the first club to be formed away from the Perth - Fremantle rail line, setting up in a new area (Swan Valley, Hills, Midland/Guildford/Bassendean) and yet that is now being slowly taken away from us for having the foresight to start up in the far NE suburbs.
Interestingly the WAFC never seem to take teams off either WP or Peel who followed suit long after SD in establishing up in a new area?!
The recent claim of Caversham will be moved from SD is just about the last straw if correct, how on earth can you force a club based a few torpedo punts from Basso Oval to move to another WAFL club based 20km away?
Absolutely crazy stuff!
obviously with the growth of newer suburbs i doubt swans will be the only club affected.eventually subi's zones will have to shift further north into west perth's zone and claremont further up into subi's zone.east perth further into swans zone.perth can only go a couple of ways either east into swans zone via wattle grove and forrestfield or further south into armadale and beyond.five clubs have their zones on the outer fringes of perth.unfortunately the other four in perth east perth subi and claremont. are boxed in.i doubt the wafc will abolish peel.if they stay aligned maybe a smaller zone?
Well said. The growth from let’s say Jandakot to Mandurah is massive from Albany Hwy Byford along the freeway to Mandurah and the coast. That means thousands and thousands of new young families in the decades to come and let’s not forget south on Mandurah, Halls Head, Dawesville, Pinjarra and from the hills in Serpentine down to Baldivis which is fricken massive and all those coastal suburbs between Safety Bay and Mandurah.
Who is raking in these growth area’s? Must be split between South and Peel. So Perth needs to pinch a few off South and a few off EF and EF can get a couple of South’s old traditional junior zones like Hilton, Hammy Hill etc…
I want any of Canningvale, Riverton, Willetton, Southern River, Seville Grove, Harrisdale, Piara Waters and Byford. Can hand us back Armadale and Kelmscott.
The big problem is no club is relocating in these areas.
Chaddy, Grump do you think East Perth might look at relocating alongside the new Ellenbrook railway line in say Brabham? That would be a masterstroke.
