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Omnicron might see the end of covid with any luck . Highly contagious but less symptomatic .
Shepps a multicultural city, you have families there that wouldn't know AFL, they have soccer, and I'm not sure there's that connection with kids aspiring to play senior footy, like there is in smaller towns. Maybe that also goes to sponsoring the clubs as well, there's no tom hafey coming out of AFL to coach a Shepp team, or des Campbell coming back to coach. Yet Hayes will go to eurora, atleys gone to Rochy, Reid and Walker to Echuca all with ties to those clubs, there's no pull for guys to come back to Shepp.
How many gun Finley players, switch to Nathalia or even toc guys, I reckon most would stay at their home club, maybe the kdfl clubs should have a mou with those junior clubs to get players, it's a tough caper if you're in the middle of nowhere to juniors, which are you're lifeblood, no juniors makes it hard to survive no matter how good of a commitee you have, I can't see mitamo (the home of ken sheldon) in the LV last much longer because of no juniors, even though they can get state league players to go there and play
Smaller communities issue isn’t just only losing ‘Gun’ players to major cities , it’s losing any players.
I’ve heard from multiple sources that there is a view/ expectation that the seniors will be the only football grade in the GVL this year that has all sides , with reserves , u16’s missing at least 4 sides and the under 18’s 2 .
Have heard they are no hope of a reserves team.
That's a sad state of affairs for footy
Also hearing kys gun recruit is not coming now
Does a move back to the O&M fix em up?
Don't think it would enable them to get more players involved. Football is becoming more about the location and what town has to offer. Teams closer to Melbourne have a huge advantage. Also, towns such as Echuca, Yarrawonga and are renowned holiday places seem to have the capacity to lure players more easily.
Benalla had what many thoughts was one of the best junior footy comps in country vic . It was allowing Benalla to continue to be self sufficient .
Things are not that swimmingly at Yarra ringo1 . They had a mass walk out of 3rds last year who followed the ex coach to Mul . Not sure what occurred but when stuff like that happens it generally takes years to recover .
And if you look further into other surrounding leagues the story doesn’t get much better .
I think a number of Benalla guys have gone to the om this year as myrtleford will or should play finals, depending if they can squeeze all their players in the points, Benalla were going to struggle to make the six, maybe some guys needed a change of scenery as well, but you'd think a number of those guys will return. It's of concern that Shepp United, benalla and maybe more clubs will be no stronger than district clubs, I don't think Shepp United would win the kdfl if they were paying in it in 2022.
Plenty of people want to just ‘ Have a Kick’ at community sport level and plenty are prepared to train at a high level for the purpose of playing in an elite level comp . IMO that has been somewhat the demise of the GVL .
How many nights a week are you expected to train playing gv footy now?
I would think 2! Three is a push. I've said it before; to plays reserves is expensive. A return trip to Mansfield from Echuca and gate entry would see $100 gone pretty quickly. Add in boots, memberships, social functions and possible injury expenses, I get why some have no interest and would rather work.
