It doesn't get any better as you move up the age groups. You should view the farce with the Under 17's to get a guide as to the politics, incompetence and nepotism from the Juniors.
There is a doozy of an email from Randwick doing the rounds, with the most "interesting" response from the SJRU official.
No doubt.
As I told my son, when you leave school what you'll find is many of the 'name players' will slip by the wayside and guys who are less heralded now will rise to the top.
Much of the politics in junior sport is driven by anally fixated would be if they could be's who could never cut it themselves in the game.