It is about time the administration of this Competition got 'fair dinkum' with some of their initiatives.
I propose that instead of the ridiculous teams named in Friday's Newspapers, then correct teams with the four interchange players should be finalised and placed into Saturday's Newspapers.
Hopefully this will help the competition to gain a little credibility.
Wholeheartedly agree WasIsAlways. From a media perspective, it makes things difficult when you are trying to memorise names and numbers and the like, and some of the guys aren't playing.
Also, just another thing. There needs to be some continuity in player's numbers. This has improved this year, since they've put the AFL-listed players in higher numbers, but there does still tend to be occasions when you turn up to a game only to find a player wearing a different number than he is listed as.
An example happened a few weeks ago at Port Melbourne in a game 3SER was covering. David Robbins was wearing Rhys Monteath's number, and that combined with his new jet black hairdo had all the commentators confused, I can tell u! We thought "Monteath wasn't even listed on the team sheet which we got a half hour before the game?" Many thanks to Mark "Wilbur" Williams, coach of Sandringham, for helping us correct the mistake!
You are right in saying the competition could gain some much needed credability if the interchange benches are confirmed on a Friday or Saturday for printing in newspapers.
I said this same thing three years ago, it's been a joke for a long, long time now.
Agree that this should not happen with the standalone VFL clubs, however, I genuinely believe that the aligned sides don't know who they will have up until game day (sometimes not even then).
I can't see this issue being resolved any time soon.
We've had a couple of late late changes at Sandy this year...on Queens Birthday Monday Ben Holland was on our team list to play....not long after we got there he was off the list and played for Melbourne against Collingwood...(and did a damn fine job on the very over rated Rocca)
Last weekend at Launceston Lynden Dunn was selected to play against Tasmania...but a late injury to Cameron Bruce meant he was playing for Melbourne