Monoethnic Social Club said:

Are you asking if the players are getting paid or not? Sure at most levels on the pyramid they are.

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Their main income comes from playing football as opposed to having a regular job and playing for a few thousand dollars on the weekend. That is, not semi-professional although it can be argued that some players in the AL are just that but they still have to train almost every day.

Monoethnic Social Club said:

Sorry to disagree, In Victoria, we have had pro/rel for decades and are surviving quite well thank you... I believe most other Football federations around the country also have pro/rel? Its the APL that is defunct, nobody else at this stage.

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Yeah, WA has Pro/Rel as well.

I assumed every state (at NPL/state league) had it.

WhatAmIWatching said:

Professional football?

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Semi pro, players get paid but still hold down jobs outside of football.

I have worked with NPL and lower tier players who were obviously getting paid to play but still held fulltime jobs outside of football.

WhatAmIWatching said:

Their main income comes from playing football as opposed to having a regular job and playing for a few thousand dollars on the weekend. That is, not semi-professional although it can be argued that some players in the AL are just that but they still have to train almost every day.

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Playing for a couple of G on the weekend is probably more lucrative than being an Aleague scholarship player no? What make one club "professional" and the other not? The training requirements? Im pretty sure lots of NPL clubs train 4-5 times a week these days...

HappyGuus said:

Tassie doesn't. They introduced it a season before COVID, then cancelled it when the world went haywire.

And ACT just make it up as they go along. Some years pro/rel, some years not. Whatever the powers desire.

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True... And I dont think NT has either.....

grazorblade said:

Can u explain the wa pyramid and recent changes to it. Im a bit confused about it

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All divisions have 12 teams...

NPL - top division.
Bottom team relegated to State League 1
2nd last goes into a playoff.

State League 1.
Top team promotes to NPL.
2nd, 3rd & 4th goes into a playoff with 2nd last from NPL. Winner of the playoff goes to/stays in NPL.
Bottom team relegated to State League 2
2nd last goes into a playoff.

State League 2
Top Team promotes to State League 1
2nd, 3rd & 4th goes into a playoff with 2nd last from State League 1. Winner of the playoff goes to/stays in State League 1.

There's also a playoff between the bottom of State League 2 and the top teams of the Sunday Amateur Premier league, but I'm not 100% sure how that works. I think Amateur teams can choose not to enter the playoff (and stay in the Amateur league the following season), and they need to meet ground criteria if they do want to try to promote to State League 2.