4-0. Game over. My own club is guilty of excluding kids from the beautiful game on financial grounds, with Junior subs at $100 no wonder Rugby League has such a foothold in our area (Celebration Lions, Linwood Keas, Aranui Sea Eagles) where the junior subs range from free to $35. Even rugby with a $50 sub can't compete. In the past we have supported rep players with a $50 donation but even that has become financially out of our reach with 20 odd players making the grade last year. Maybe that's where Mainland should stick their hardship money? I know when Mike Coggan came out to the club recently to get some guidance from us on how they could distribute the $115,000 they had put aside for a relief fund he wanted to know if we could identify who was no longer in the game for financial reasons. We answered honestly and said we did not have that data nor could we provide it. At Coastal we know of only 6 kids no longer with the club for earthquake related reasons, however the club is looking at a massive hole in its budget due to loss of income from Bexley so how about making a grant to the clubs like us affected through loss of facilities? It will be interesting to see the outcome of any decision. Key criteria should be the non-payment of senior players to qualify. Now wouldn't that be a doozy of a decision!
Agree absolutely!
4-0. Game over. My own club is guilty of excluding kids from the beautiful game on financial grounds, with Junior subs at $100 no wonder Rugby League has such a foothold in our area (Celebration Lions, Linwood Keas, Aranui Sea Eagles) where the junior subs range from free to $35. Even rugby with a $50 sub can't compete. In the past we have supported rep players with a $50 donation but even that has become financially out of our reach with 20 odd players making the grade last year. Maybe that's where Mainland should stick their hardship money? I know when Mike Coggan came out to the club recently to get some guidance from us on how they could distribute the $115,000 they had put aside for a relief fund he wanted to know if we could identify who was no longer in the game for financial reasons. We answered honestly and said we did not have that data nor could we provide it. At Coastal we know of only 6 kids no longer with the club for earthquake related reasons, however the club is looking at a massive hole in its budget due to loss of income from Bexley so how about making a grant to the clubs like us affected through loss of facilities? It will be interesting to see the outcome of any decision. Key criteria should be the non-payment of senior players to qualify. Now wouldn't that be a doozy of a decision!
Agree absolutely!