Maybe don't take the bait, FS.
Hopefully these concerns have been passed on to the appropriate people, it's up to them to decide if there's been a breach of the rules or if everything is okely dokely.
I don't actually think i'm taking the bait at all - i'm just suggesting that no club should be above the rules and regulations that are in place, irrespective of a skill gap in a particular game. Yes it sucks that a clubs progress could be stunted by an administrative error, but that isn't really anyone else's fault but theirs. Take it on the chin and at least they'll know for next time.
It would be a shame for a club like West End to not have appropriate remedies afforded to them because the other side is "the best team in Dunedin" - that would send the wrong message for ambitious teams looking to cause upsets in future years.