Another small rules change.
Replacement teams:
17) Where a team leaves or is removed from the Big Crunch, the league commissioner and administration team reserve the right to replace the team through any appropriate means, usually through the request for applications from the community.
a) Such replacement teams inherit the record and standings.
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Replacement teams:
17) Where a team leaves or is removed from the Big Crunch, the league commissioner and administration team reserve the right to replace the team through any appropriate means, usually through the request for applications from the community.
a) Such replacement teams inherit the record and standings if it is deemed appropriate by the administration team.
This is to fix a problem we have had a number of times of replacements, with rookie teams, late in the season coming in and having enough points for promotion whilst only having played a couple of matches. We do not foresee this rule being used for teams that come in early in the season.