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Posted November 12, 2015 21:13 · last edited November 12, 2015 21:15

Ryan wrote:

The discussion is which competition is stronger not how many imports they have. The Phoenix start 7 imports if you count non New Zealand eligible players as imports..

I agree but you cannot use ACFC as a measure of how strong the ASBP is relative to Australian state leagues when ACFC are dramatically skewed away from other clubs (who represent more the norm of the comp) because they played 7 imports last night (8 on Sunday)

If you wanted to look at the standard of the ASBP as a relative guide, you would look at contests involving Waitakere vs TW or Canty or TW vs Canty because those 3 teams are likely to be the other 3 sides in the top 4 with perhaps WaiBOP providing a potentially competitive outfit this year.

Those games provide more of a true measure of the competition as a whole and relative to that, if ACFC are starting 7/8 imports, there are not many Kiwis going to come from that side and step up (as a quantitive argument)

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Jeff Vader edited November 12, 2015 21:15
Ryan wrote:

The discussion is which competition is stronger not how many imports they have. The Phoenix start 7 imports if you count non New Zealand eligible players as imports..

I agree but you cannot use ACFC as a measure of how strong the ASBP is relative to Australian state leagues when ACFC are dramatically skewed away from other clubs (who represent more the norm of the comp) because they played 7 imports last night (8 on Sunday)

If you wanted to look at the standard of the ASBP as a relative guide, you would look at contests involving Waitakere vs TW or Canty or TW vs Canty because those 3 teams are likely to be the other 3 sides in the top 4 with perhaps WaiBOP providing a potentially competitive outfit this year.