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We bought a team years ago, made the GF, whilst all other Wanneroo struggled. The year after we got pumped in 1st grade. Buying a first grade side does nothing for the club other than hollow success. We need to be strong in grades 1 - 3, that is simply not going to happen. Nedlands have a ton of ex state/rep players running around in 3rd grade, most could step up to 1st grade if so required. We've got guys in their 50s running around in 3rd grade that are playing well out of their depth, guys who are new to the game etc etc How can we attract ex state players to the club to fill our 3rd grade ranks? We can't and most likely will never have competitive teams in all 4 grades. There simply aren't enough players going around. We need to negotiate with RWA and drop a team. Either drop Prems and have our top team in Reserves or drop Reserves and just have Prems, 3rd and 4th grade. We also need to knock this 4th grade bullshit on the head, people refusing to play higher up the grades is fucking ridiculous, obviously if you've 40+ (or whatever) and you've done your time then sure, only play 4th grade, but 20 somethings running around in 4th grade thinking they're awesome is bullshit.. they need to be shown the door.