DUBBO Demons president Mick Haley has indicated his club is in favour of a one tier Central West AFL (CWAFL) competition after a meeting on Sunday.
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Members of the Demons got together to discuss proposals put forward by the competition's governing body after a number of lopsided results and teams continually battling for player numbers this season.
Haley said there were a number of proposals discussed but said a one-tier competition, combining the current first and second grades, may work best for his club.
He said that would give the Demons the potential to still put forward two senior sides.
"In terms of our club, given the struggles we've had the last three or four years in fielding two teams on away games, it's probably best to look at a one-tier format," he said.
"Now when we're getting close to the off-season and the competition gets finalised we can then start internally planning as to determine if we can field one or two sides."
The Demons currently sit at the foot of the first grade ladder with only one win to their name and they have been beaten by more than 120 points on six occasions this season.
The reserve grade is still a chance of making the finals while the Demons under-18s have been forced to forfeit on more than one occasion in 2015 on away games.
"The club has had mixed results, we'd like to be more competitive, but in defence of the coach he hasn't had the opportunity to put his best team on the paddock," Haley said of the first grade side.
"And that can be frustrating because we've got the cattle, it's just getting them out there."
Other proposals put forward by the CWAFL included a relegation and promotion system where the bottom two sides from first grade would swap with the top teams in reserve grade at the conclusion of each season.
A split competition was another option with all teams playing each other once before it splits into two grades while the idea of just letting the competition continue as is was the other proposal.
More will be discussed at another upcoming CWAFL meeting on August 16 at Orange.
In terms of AFL locally, Haley said his club is in the process of putting together a strategic plan in order to make the Demons not only a competitive outfit but also one which is appealing to the Dubbo community.