Most of the hundreds of people whose names appeared on last Saturday's ballot paper had absolutely no chance of getting elected. And they knew it.

Their nominations simply cluttered up the electoral process.

The solution is amazingly simple.  Take a $25,000 bond, in cash, from every group that nominates and a $10,000 bond from every non-group individual.

If the group or individual does not attract 0.25 per cent of first preference votes, then they lose their bond.

If they do attract 0.25 per cent of first preference votes (a relatively low number of votes – but a figure very few of those contesting last Saturday's election actually reached) then their bond is returned.

We voters would then be choosing from a list of the real contenders and those who make a serious effort to be elected.

With reference to your report and editorial regarding Blake Robinson, Bermagui-Cobargo Eels and Group 16 management committee suspension, I make the following comments.

It appears the original clearance to play and later reversed must not have been fully decided by the management committee.

Based on the management’s rulings of Blake being of “First grade standard and history, playing the appropriate grade and fairness” I make these observations.

Should a club choose to play their entire first grade side or a player with NRL and international experience against the likes of Candelo-Bemboka or Bermagui-Cobargo reserve grade, the Group would be powerless to intervene.

A quick glance at the playing roster of the top of the table reserve grade sides will indicate they have a good contingent of players of first grade experience regularly playing, which is their right and credit to them.

Indeed the reserve grade teams in this year’s final series will also have a strong balance of experienced first graders who have been legally qualified to participate.

The portability arrangement which Candelo-Bemboka, Bermagui-Cobargo, Eden and Pambula-Merimbula share was implemented to make these clubs progress, be viable and to share an equal playing field.

Rugby league is facing difficulties in all areas and the support of these teams and the likes of Tathra would be beneficial to strengthen Group 16.

I am confident that should Blake Robinson transfer to one of the larger clubs, his reserve grade ban would soon be lifted.

I am fully aware of the commitment, time and thankless duties that volunteers put in to management decisions to hopefully make our game better.

I believe that if everyone was to abide by the key principles of the CRL Constitution, which are to “Foster, Develop, Extend and Promote the Game”, the sport would be in a much better position.

“It’s our ABC” so they keep telling us.

If this is so, how come the manager of our South East radio station is not reinstating the popular funeral notices which were broadcast just before 7am each morning?

We can only create scenarios in our heads about her reasoning as we really don’t know her.

Would love one of your excellent journalists to interview her and tell and show us (with a photo) who she is, where she comes from and what is behind her thinking.

I think she could win lots of brownie points by changing her mind about the funeral notices, by asking the community what is important to them, and letting us know a little about herself.