I think the size of potential entrants is part of the issue?Ross30 wrote:If divisions 3, 4 and 5 could be expanded from 8 teams to 10 teams then the teams in those divisions would play less games (i.e. they'd play each other twice over 18 weeks, instead of playing each other 3 times over 21 weeks). So more teams could actually help, if each division ended up with 10 teams. And the fixtures would be easier to do if teams in all divisions played the other teams the same number of times. This year was really tough in that regard.
However, a greater number of teams would mean more referees would be required. And more pitches would be required.
It would be great to see the likes of Gleeson and St Peters come back to the CSL, but only if they bring all of their teams with them, rather than fielding some in the SAASL and some in the CSL. That caused problems in the past.
Only D1 and D2 have "Reserve" Leagues ... Assuming it stays like that for 2014, then any new club is presumably going to want to play in Div2 and Div2b (assuming it is not a one-team club, when D3 might be more appropriate?).
They may also make up numbers in D3-D5, if they have more than 2 teams, but 12 teams in D2 (22 games) is going to be stretching things to the absolute limit.