WA Premier Grade 2024

[ForceFan]

New competition structure for 2024.

Video explaining how it will work.

 

[Pfitzy]

Interesting format.

Was there always 11 teams? Bye rounds suck, so I imagine they're best avoided.

 

[ForceFan]

Interesting format.

Was there always 11 teams? Bye rounds suck, so I imagine they're best avoided.

There have been more teams (eg ARKs, Curtin, Rockingham, Mandurah) who struggled to field teams as required.
Need to grow the game so can move into larger Div 1 and Div 2 with promotion/relegation between the two - and avoid byes.
The broader WF squad could then play in Div 1 as Div 2, at the moment, just aren't good enough. (But not a popular viewpoint in the West).
Last years ladder says a lot when you look at the gap between 6 & 7.
Points (55 v 40) and points difference (+188 v -250).
It's not going to be popular as Nedlands was last year's No 7.

 

[ForceFan]

Have been a bit pre-occupied so far this season, so here's some catch-ups.

Western Force player allocation.
RugbyWA Senior Men's competitions

 

[ForceFan]

Round 4 - 11 May 2024
Associates 19:24 Cottesloe [STAN]
Perth Bayswater 26:46 Palmyra
UWA 28:25 Wanneroo
Nedlands 49:46 Sthn Lions
Joondalup 41:27 Kalamunda
Wests Scarborough - Bye

 

[ForceFan]

Round 5 - 18 May 2024 - 2:00 PM WST
Cottesloe 11:17 UWA
Palmyra 58:22 Joondalup
Wanneroo 27:30 Associates
Wests Scarborough 34:33 Nedlands
Kalamunda 22:39 Perth Bayswater [STAN]
Southern Lions (6) - Bye

 

[ForceFan]

Round 6 - 25 May 2024
Associates 14:32 Palmyra [STAN]
Cottesloe 32:29 Joondalup
Wests Scarborough 13:23 UWA
Wanneroo 24:19 Nedlands
Kalamunda 20:13 Southern Lions
Perth Bayswater (8) - Bye

 

[ForceFan]

Rendezvous Scarborough Challenge Cup Final
Kalamunda 31:15 Associates - played pre-match to WF v Brumbies Super Rugby game at HBF.
Game starts at 3:00 PM WST.

Note: Competition bye on Sat, 1 June 2024 - Long week-end in WA.

Round 7 - 8 June 2024
UWA 25:20 Palmyra
Southern Lions 17:37 Cottesloe
Nedlands 36:17 Kalamunda
Joondalup 21:13 Wests Scarborough
Perth Bayswater 20:22 Wanneroo [STAN}
Associates (6) - Bye

 

[ForceFan]

Round 8 - 15 June 2024 - Kick-off 3:30 PM WST
Palmyra 28:7 Kalamunda
Southern Lions 66:24 UWA
Nedlands 42:47 Associates [STAN]
Wanneroo 50:57 Joondalup
Wests Scarborough 25:27 Perth Bayswater
Cottesloe (1) - Bye

 

[ForceFan]

Round 9 - 22 June 2024
Cottesloe 7:44 Palmyra [STAN]
UWA 27:42 Nedlands
Associates 49:22 Southern Lions
Joondalup 17:49 Perth Bayswater
Kalamunda 29:20 Wests Scarborough
Wanneroo - Bye

 

[ForceFan]

Round 10 - 29 June 2024
Associates 41:38 Wests Scarborough
Cottesloe 38:35 Perth Bayswater
UWA 10:45 Kalamunda [STAN]
Joondalup 17:48 Nedlands
Southern Lions 24:30 Wanneroo
Palmyra - Bye

 

[ForceFan]

Round 11 - 6 July 2024
Wests Scarborough 17:20 Palmyra
Perth Bayswater 48:24 Associates
Nedlands 23:25 Cottesloe
Southern Lions 36:26 Joondalup
Wanneroo 6:16 Kalamunda [STAN]
UWA - Bye

Now the split into two Conferences (based on 2023 standings)

 

[ForceFan]

Round 12 - 13 July 2024
Palmyra 35:27 Cottesloe
Associates 19:66 Nedlands
Perth Bayswater 20:18 Wests Scarborough
Kalamunda 36:38 UWA
Wanneroo 28:31 Southern Lions [STAN]
Joondalup - Bye

 

[ForceFan]

Round 13 - 20 July 2024
Palmyra 27:26 Perth Bayswater
Cottesloe 27:36 Associates
Nedlands 66:14 Wests Scarborough [STAN]
UWA 34:24 Southern Lions
Joondalup 32:27 Wanneroo
Kalamunda (9) - Bye

After 13 Rounds,Palmyra appears locked in but there is still plenty of competition for the 2nd spot in ConfA.
Top two spots in ConfA go straight to a semi-final.

Top 2 spots in ConfB look settled.

3 more rounds to go before Finals.

 

[ForceFan]

Round 14 - 27 July 2024 - Kick-off 3:30 PM WST
Nedlands 23:23 Palmyra
Perth Bayswater 25:31 Cottesloe
Wests Scarborough 17:39 Associates
Wanneroo 21:28 UWA [STAN]
Kalamunda 33:30 Joondalup
Southern Lions (8) - Bye