SEASON 2019

[gelder01]

Pakky slammed on 4 goals in the first 10 mins and looked comfortable until the rain started in the 3rd qtr. Monbulk were better at it the conditions and pulled back from 43 to 17 pts just going into time on in the last. In the slippery conditions Pakky couldn’t use there outside run and in tight Monbulk got on top and did look a sneaky chance at one stage.
Certainly enjoyed the game! Well done to both teams.

 

[gelder01]

Pakky & officer could play gf at Woori! Not making this stuff up!

Replace Officer with Doveton. can we move the GF to Beacy?

 

[The jouneyman]

Replace Officer with Doveton. can we move the GF to Beacy?

I agree,the granny should be at beacy,or even Officer or Berwick.

 

[Noodles Magee]

Anyone know what the crowd was like up at Healesville yesterday for the premier prelim?

 

[gelder01]

Was a decent crowd at Woori for non locals playing and 3 good close games of footy too!

 

[Demontim275]

Was a decent crowd at Woori for non locals playing and 3 good close games of footy too!

Parking was full before 11am by the look of things and overflow looked to be half full too

 

[aussie80s]

EFL D-Day decision tonight on Berwick.

 

[10571z]

EFL D-Day decision tonight on Berwick.

Will AFL VIC let them leave?

 

[MortlockWatcher]

Common sense says they should exit the Outer East ... but it won't happen as the EFL clubs would be scared of another big club to contend with.

 

[gelder01]

Outer East determined to hold Berwick to their contract, Wickers confident of having the numbers to be accepted by EFL......

 

[Noodles Magee]

Outer East determined to hold Berwick to their contract, Wickers confident of having the numbers to be accepted by EFL......

I find it farcical that the commission would hold them. And I reckon it would invite a lot of ill will from within their own club ranks.

 

[gelder01]

Commission upset that Berwick haven’t allowed them the opportunity to get things right. My personal view is, if they want to leave , don’t stop them.

 

[Noodles Magee]

Commission upset that Berwick haven’t allowed them the opportunity to get things right. My personal view is, if they want to leave , don’t stop them.

Doesn’t matter as what I’m hearing is Berwick have been told “no thanks”.
Interesting concept clubs acting in their own best interests as collective. Wish it had of caught on up the hill....

 

[gelder01]

Doesn’t matter as what I’m hearing is Berwick have been told “no thanks”.
Interesting concept clubs acting in their own best interests as collective. Wish it had of caught on up the hill....

Any official confirmation of this as yet?

 

[adock]

100% Berwick wont be playing the EFL in 2020. Clubs overwhelmingly voted against the motion to allow them in.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

$1.02 shot lobs

 

[The jouneyman]

100% Berwick wont be playing the EFL in 2020. Clubs overwhelmingly voted against the motion to allow them in.

Gee there running out of options now.

 

[10571z]

Very surprised clubs voted against. EFL should be welcoming to a strong club.

 

[adock]

Gee there running out of options now.

They will have to just stay in Outer

Very surprised clubs voted against. EFL should be welcoming to a strong club.

When does it end though? If Berwick come in then who else follows in the next few years? Narre? Beacy?

 

[10571z]

They will have to just stay in Outer


When does it end though? If Berwick come in then who else follows in the next few years? Narre? Beacy?

What’s wrong with that? They are all in the east of Melbourne.

It’s a huge league they’ll all find their spots.

 

[adock]

What’s wrong with that? They are all in the east of Melbourne.

It’s a huge league they’ll all find their spots.

No thanks. And obviously that is the overwhelming feeling from the EFL clubs too.

Unlike some other leagues the EFL clubs are very aware that they have the control of what happens to their league.

 

[aussie80s]

If Berwick have been rejected by EFL then that appears to lock in Premier Division for next year now as the following 10 team division:

Berwick
Narre Warren
Beaconsfield
Cranbourne
Woori Yallock
Wandin
Olinda-Ferny Creek
Upwey-Tecoma
Doveton
Pakenham

 

[gelder01]

Will Berwick send an expression of interest to MPNFL now?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Very surprised clubs voted against. EFL should be welcoming to a strong club.

The EFL is a huge league though, it’s hard to put them all in one basket.

The Premier clubs, especially the top few who are essentially VFL-level sides, are probably none too fussed with Berwick being in the league.

There’s probably also 20 or 30 clubs that don’t need them though - another club with (relatively) endless supplies of players, that they can’t compete with, coming along to beat them up. Why would they want them?

The whole South East (SFL, SEFL, MPNFL) is a problem that AFL Vic has refused to fix, and it’ll continue until it pulls finger and does something. The problem has spread has destroyed the YVMDFL, I’m sure there’s more than a few in the EFL (particularly the middle to lower divisions) who’ve seen that aren’t too keen for it to spread into their league too.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I’d add I applaud Berwick for taking proactive action and trying to make positive moves for the future of their club. Hopefully it starts off some sort of progress, however slow it might be.