Bendigo FL discussion 2024

[Trent the flight Steward]

I was thinking brendan at north Ballarat to try lure

 

[Forest St End]

I would have thought the first thing would be to determine where the club will play going forward.

You aren’t going to get a coach signing without that info and you aren’t going to know what sort of coach you need either.

 

[Trent the flight Steward]

Rick andrews
Ben Lavers
Jeff Brennan
Jamie bond
Justin Abram's

All good footy resumes, none have been able to turn the club around and play finals.
Andrews signed on for 3 years and lasted 1.

All of those guys have coached and been good coaches, none could break down the barriers between with mcdfl clubs and get 2-3 real a graders to help.

I'd they don't go and spend and get a mcguane, Cresswell, knight, Wilson Daniels, Stevie j type, they have to go into the central highlands and stick with perry.

They need to decide if they want to play major league footy and then they've got lure the best big name coach available that can get 5 a graders and entice the best players in and enhance their juniors.

They are at the crossroads as a club.

 

[ROOTA#6]

Mick Barlow would have been the perfect man. He could have been like a Hartley at Castlemaine type but the ship has sailed on that as Barlow is now entrenched in the AFL pathway.

Is there someone else like that around?

 

[Trent the flight Steward]

Did I see correctly he's playing at Port fairy when afl commitments allow, you'd think shep united, colbo would be asking.

It all depends on how much soft cap they've got for clarko to spend at north too

 

[Forest St End]

If they want to stay in the Bendigo league (and I think they’d have rocks in their heads to consider it) they need to reach out to AFL managers and get a Hartley type.

Recently delisted 25-30 year old who would play and commit for 5 years and bring a few with him. Someone who is looking to relocate to close by with a young family.

Then they aim to win a game or two next year, and get back to finals region by three years when the current 18s start to filter through.

Would be an expensive and incredibly demanding task.

Alternatively they sit back, appoint Perry and play Maryborough Castlemaine. Everyone can relax and enjoy themselves. I don’t even see why it is a choice to be honest.

 

[DollyA]

Toma to join Thrum at Irymple. Is that a permanent move?

 

[Trent the flight Steward]

If they want to stay in the Bendigo league (and I think they’d have rocks in their heads to consider it) they need to reach out to AFL managers and get a Hartley type.

Recently delisted 25-30 year old who would play and commit for 5 years and bring a few with him. Someone who is looking to relocate to close by with a young family.

Then they aim to win a game or two next year, and get back to finals region by three years when the current 18s start to filter through.

Would be an expensive and incredibly demanding task.

Alternatively they sit back, appoint Perry and play Maryborough Castlemaine. Everyone can relax and enjoy themselves. I don’t even see why it is a choice to be honest.

A town that size can't be in the mcdfl

 

[Forest St End]

A town that size can't be in the mcdfl

What’s the difference to the Giants?

 

[Trent the flight Steward]

What’s the difference to the Giants?

The giants are an amalgamation of rovers and royal Park, two clubs that have struggled for a decade in the mcdfl. You can't go from a top 8 league in the state to one of the bottom 5

 

[Forest St End]

The giants are an amalgamation of rovers and royal Park, two clubs that have struggled for a decade in the mcdfl. You can't go from a top 8 league in the state to one of the bottom 5

Top 8 might be a fraction optimistic.

I can’t see an issue with them going in there, doubt if they would be any better than 4-6th at the moment.

 

[Crazymaggy2020]

The giants are an amalgamation of rovers and royal Park, two clubs that have struggled for a decade in the mcdfl. You can't go from a top 8 league in the state to one of the bottom 5

Bendigo top 8 in the state ????


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[Trent the flight Steward]

Bendigo top 8 in the state ????


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Well still.top 8 in country footy. Sandhurst and gisborne would play finals in any comp in the state

 

[Trent the flight Steward]

Top 8 might be a fraction optimistic.

I can’t see an issue with them going in there, doubt if they would be any better than 4-6th at the moment.

Their side from round 1 wins the flag in the mcdfl

 

[AlburyE]

Well still.top 8 in country footy. Sandhurst and gisborne would play finals in any comp in the state

And Golden Square, Eaglehawk & Strathfiedsaye over the last decade have been at this level and will be again no doubt. You can see them improving - even since the start of this year and I bet all three are looking to cause an upset in September and sneak into the Grand Final. So the top five BFNL teams would no doubt be consistently competitive in any comp in the state.

Country clubs like Castlemaine Maryborough (and Kyneton up to last year) are at a massive disadvantage. Their populations have not exploded like Bendigo has in the last 25 years. LFG summed this fact up really well on how this has impacted Maryborough in his time with the club. You can chuck in the conspiracy theories if you like but this population disadvantage is the core of the problem these clubs face.

Hence if Castlemaine and Maryborough are to succeed in the BFNL there as to be less clubs around them which means mergers. Roota has been making this point for quite some time. On paper it is as simple. In reality very hard to achieve. In Maryborough's situation I think they need to merge with the Giants just to survive anywhere. If these clubs don't merge with local teams around them they will need (be forced) to go down the Kyneton path moving from the BFNL to find on field success.

The problem as set out above is really clear. With this in mind I think the best the BFNL can realistically hope under its present structure is a healthier eight team competition.

 

[Forest St End]

Their side from round 1 wins the flag in the mcdfl

That wasn’t exactly their side though, had a few ring ins from up North.

Regardless that would mean Castlemaine wins the flag there easily now and I’m not sure that would be the case either.

 

[Trent the flight Steward]

That wasn’t exactly their side though, had a few ring ins from up North.

Regardless that would mean Castlemaine wins the flag there easily now and I’m not sure that would be the case either.

There's no one close to Hartleys level in the mcdfl or hendersons

 

[Crazymaggy2020]

There's no one close to Hartleys level in the mcdfl or hendersons

Castlemaine would win the mcdfl flag by 25 goals


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[fatkidinthepocket]

I was thinking brendan at north Ballarat to try lure

Sorry thought of Rob at Hawthorn not Brendan

 

[Earthmover]

I know he has commitments and it probably creates difficulties, but what about someone like Josh Jenkins

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Josh Jenkins

Age

35

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200cm

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108kg

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Last 5

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12.9

3star

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9.1

4star

HB

3.8

3star

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5.1

5star

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2.4

4star

G

2.1

5star

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D

11.0

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.6

5star

. Would nearly pass through Maryborough on his way to the Mallee to play footy each week.

 

[Trent the flight Steward]

I know he has commitments and it probably creates difficulties, but what about someone like Josh Jenkins. Would nearly pass through Maryborough on his way to the Mallee to play footy each week.

He's based in Geelong, which.lavars struggled with and he's got media commitments, unless he made a doco on it and it showed how he's grown as a coach to get back into an afl system, I can't see him doing it. He only plays for sea lake because he's brother in law coaches there

 

[Truck]

He's based in Geelong, which.lavars struggled with and he's got media commitments, unless he made a doco on it and it showed how he's grown as a coach to get back into an afl system, I can't see him doing it. He only plays for sea lake because he's brother in law coaches there

Don’t under sell the regular visits to the salt lake at night to see the stars.

 

[fatkidinthepocket]

He's based in Geelong, which.lavars struggled with and he's got media commitments, unless he made a doco on it and it showed how he's grown as a coach to get back into an afl system, I can't see him doing it. He only plays for sea lake because he's brother in law coaches there

He cant make it to all games as it is. Cant imagine him making it to training either.

 

[Forest St End]

There's no one close to Hartleys level in the mcdfl or hendersons

There’s not many in Bendigo either.

Kal Huntly was playing there last year and would be beating both of them in the best and fairest, Frost at Eaglehawk was out at Harcourt previously as well.

No doubt there’s some really poor sides but I think the top few are pretty reasonable.

Castlemaine would win the mcdfl flag by 25 goals


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Lids off!

 

[BlueJet]

I was thinking brendan at north Ballarat to try lure

As good a coach as you'll come across & a great developer of young people - however, I'd hope that he's staying precisely where he is.