I've been a long time supporter of Western and by the sounds of it a lot of the lads are leaving. Does anyone know who is actually staying? And why everyone is leaving?
Western has been on the decline as a club for a few years IMO. The
juniors have pretty much fallen away (I was a junior there back when
they were in div 1 for most youth grades), the womens footy has pretty
much gone too.
The lack of quality at the junior end of things makes it harder for the
mens teams to function properly without huge recruitment.
Its a shame coz they're in a good geographic location with lots of potential.
Yes i agree that the club has been on the downslide in the last couple of years but the senior team has always performed reasonably well. I dont think the lack of a quality junior system has affected them too much.
Is the captain from last year staying? Heard he was in the US but will he be back? What about the other promising younger players?