LVFL Discussion 2024
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That would mean another league has dissolved which is not ideal and would be heaps more travelling, and I've always thought the towns of the merging teams lose their identity to some degree
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I've always thought of Loddon valley as a reasonably compact, reasonably even league that has a few problems- like most leagues, lack of population and juniors being right up there, they can afford to lose one team but that's probably about it, you only have to look at golden rivers: they have the bare minimum 6 teams, if any one of them goes the league is finished
If two teams merge, their heritage can be retained either through name or colours. Most mergers have seen club names incorporated into the new name (Minyip-Murtoa, Leitchville-Gunbower), have colours incorporated into the new design and/or also play some matches at their ground each year.
We are going to see more and more teams struggle to stay alive through lack of players and volunteers and it would be better to merge and keep the legacy going and keep football alive in towns rather than keel over. Two clubs in the NCFL have faced the harsh reality and have already announced that this season will be their last as separate entities before merging at the end of the season. They will be the first of a number of clubs doing this Australia-wide over the next nine months.
Glenrowan fell over about 10 years ago and now has no club and instead a rugby league club plays on its ground. Football is lost to the town now.
There are many other examples statewide where all that is left is an abandoned recreation reserve with maybe a couple of posts still standing, many at a 45 degree angle.
Many would agree that at least one league to the west of Bendigo will be lost in the next decade as it is not sustainable for some clubs to carry on beyond the short term. The thirds competition is a clear example - the youth are not progressing to senior football so there will be not enough players to replace the current players that are too old to continue on. The inevitable result is that the club merges or folds. The East Loddon thirds team is not going to be able to sustain three senior clubs on an ongoing basis, pure and simple.
How things will look in the future is up to the clubs, the leagues and the regional council (formerly the CV commission), who so far have yet to come out and tell us anything about future plans. What is their role in relation to football in the region, what areas they intend to look at and will they develop a strategic plan that incorporates all of the football leagues in Central Victoria.
We are going to see more and more teams struggle to stay alive through lack of players and volunteers and it would be better to merge and keep the legacy going and keep football alive in towns rather than keel over. Two clubs in the NCFL have faced the harsh reality and have already announced that this season will be their last as separate entities before merging at the end of the season. They will be the first of a number of clubs doing this Australia-wide over the next nine months.
Glenrowan fell over about 10 years ago and now has no club and instead a rugby league club plays on its ground. Football is lost to the town now.
There are many other examples statewide where all that is left is an abandoned recreation reserve with maybe a couple of posts still standing, many at a 45 degree angle.
Many would agree that at least one league to the west of Bendigo will be lost in the next decade as it is not sustainable for some clubs to carry on beyond the short term. The thirds competition is a clear example - the youth are not progressing to senior football so there will be not enough players to replace the current players that are too old to continue on. The inevitable result is that the club merges or folds. The East Loddon thirds team is not going to be able to sustain three senior clubs on an ongoing basis, pure and simple.
How things will look in the future is up to the clubs, the leagues and the regional council (formerly the CV commission), who so far have yet to come out and tell us anything about future plans. What is their role in relation to football in the region, what areas they intend to look at and will they develop a strategic plan that incorporates all of the football leagues in Central Victoria.
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Newstead also. That’s a fair collection.
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What is the 'red line' when a player gets banned from playing any where and is it 'for life'.
16 weeks. How ever I’m pretty sure there have been people who have appealed it and are back playing.
Thanks Truck, Can anyone give examples of such players including the grounds for successful appeals as to me, once you get into this situation, you have no one other than yourself to blame.
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My vague recollection it has generally been used for ex AFL players arguing their suspension count was inflated because you gets weeks for things at AFL level that wouldn’t be considered at grassroots level.
But I believe they also rewrote the policy to reflect that so now only 50% of AFL weeks are counted.
From memory Aaron James appealed and got let back in but with a one strike and out condition which he later broke. Maybe Darryl White in Darwin was another?
Damien Webb Marong/ North Bendigo
There was a guy over in the Murray League, Craig Kelly or something like that. Pretty sure he had 17 games to his name. Was back playing a few years later. 2 x 6 weekers really hurt his count, however wouldn’t have thought they were easy to come by either.
I’ve heard of others but can’t remember any detail.
So my take based on all of the above comments it is not as quite as severe as it sounds.
Pretty sure Barry hall had to apply, there was also an on baller from tassie that played for leitchy a couple of years ago, Gleason I think, but then he did something silly in the grand final and was re banned
Maybe Stevie baker too
Maybe Stevie baker too
