EDFL Premier Discussion 2025

[Bunk Moreland]

how the hell is this allowed

In every league I’ve ever heard of, you are disqualified from local finals if you play x number of VFL games.

And you have to play a certain number of local senior games to qualify - reserves and thirds done count.

FFS EDFL, fix it up. This is such an obvious cheat that other leagues ruled out years ago


If there is a loophole in the rules, local footy clubs will find and exploit it.
That’s precisely what it seems some Essendon District Football League clubs are doing with VFL-listed players.

Last weekend, with the VFL on a bye due to the representative game against the SANFL, some state league players were released to their community clubs.


However, strangely, many didn’t play in their club’s senior side. Rather they were listed on the respective club’s thirds teamsheet on Friday night.

Keilor had Jack Brown, Nathan Colenso, Jovan Petric and Toby Triffett on the teamsheet for the game against Greenvale, which the Jets forfeited.

The quartet had played in Williamstown’s first three games of the year. Damon Hollow was also picked, having featured twice for the Seagulls.

Strathmore’s thirds had Coburg trio Matt Allison (who was on St Kilda’s AFL list in 2024), Cooper Keogh and Kyle Weightman.

Northern Bullants gun Jean-Luc Velissaris was named best afield in Aberfeldie’s thirds game while Richmond VFL’s Mohammed Yassine was on Pascoe Vale’s thirds player list in Division 2.

EDFL rules state a player must play four home-and-away matches to qualify for finals. This simply means being on the teamsheet with a player not having to enter the playing arena.

 

[leo tolstoy]

Once they play a senior game they can no longer play/be listed in the thirds

 

[BlueJet]

Once they play a senior game they can no longer play/be listed in the thirds

Pretty pointless if you can just stack your thirds with VFL/CTL calibre players dropping back.

 

[leo tolstoy]

Pretty pointless if you can just stack your thirds with VFL/CTL calibre players dropping back.

Yes, but most teams will need their VFL players to win enough games to get to finals

 

[Turbos mail]

Yes, but most teams will need their VFL players to win enough games to get to finals

Name them in thirds doesn’t cost you any $$.

Wonder if EDFL will look into that as no way they are playing thirds for no $$. Yes I know they aren’t playing just saying

 

[F6Typhoon]

I see it’s made today’s Sun- Herald

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/edfl/how-local-footy-clubs-are-exploiting-loophole-to-qualify-vfl-players/news-story/efba74f3cf677ac516cafba6dade064a?amp

 

[LocalFootybuff63]

EDFL can’t stay out of the local footy headlines at the minute negatives out weighing the positives.

 

[Max Leader]

I see it’s made today’s Sun- Herald

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/edfl/how-local-footy-clubs-are-exploiting-loophole-to-qualify-vfl-players/news-story/efba74f3cf677ac516cafba6dade064a?amp

VAFA player has to play 8 games for the seniors or 5 games with 2 after the 30 June.

Games in lower teams do not count.

NFNL only have to play 3 games.

 

[Doona2]

Name them in thirds doesn’t cost you any $$.

Wonder if EDFL will look into that as no way they are playing thirds for no $$. Yes I know they aren’t playing just saying

And I assume matchie’s for a Friday night clubbies/3rds game falls outside the salary cap?

Fascinating topic this ….

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Doubt they’re being paid - I thought the whole point is they are not playing at all, they’re just being put on team sheets to qualify them for finals.

Hence why reserves / thirds games shouldn’t count toward finals qualification for VFL players.

It’s such a basic scam, barely any leagues allow it.

 

[Del224367]

Doubt they’re being paid - I thought the whole point is they are not playing at all, they’re just being put on team sheets to qualify them for finals.

Hence why reserves / thirds games shouldn’t count toward finals qualification for VFL players.

It’s such a basic scam, barely any leagues allow it.

Please no one does anything for free these days of course they’re getting paid.

 

[BlueJet]

Please no one does anything for free these days of course they’re getting paid.

I guess in this instance, the idea is they aren't actually doing anything beyond having their name on a team sheet.

 

[weapons#again]

Ash Manning

Aka Simon Minton-Connell

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Please no one does anything for free these days of course they’re getting paid.

Well that’s just it, they’re not doing anything.

They’re not actually playing thirds.

 

[Del231899]

Gee the infringements given to Keilor by the league for going over 45k over a 110k cap have really hurt them and made it a deterrent for other clubs haven't they.

Zero impact to season 2025, i hope deer park knock them off in September

 

[chickenonachain]

Gee the infringements given to Keilor by the league for going over 45k over a 110k cap have really hurt them and made it a deterrent for other clubs haven't they.

Zero impact to season 2025, i hope deer park knock them off in September

Is that the same deer park that got flogged in the first round

 

[sorloser]

Is that the same deer park that got flogged in the first round

Its round three let’s not drink the keilor bath waters just yet

 

[slamminsammy]

Its round three let’s not drink the keilor bath waters just yet

Remember Melbourne Storm when they rorted the salary cap and played the whole year for zero points and no chance of winning the comp....well the EDFL have done that in reverse to all clubs that play Keilor.....Boycott this years GF and hurt the EDFL where it matters...their pocket! PS. Is that board member Nick Kondos a life member at Keilor?

 

[sorloser]

Remember Melbourne Storm when they rorted the salary cap and played the whole year for zero points and no chance of winning the comp....well the EDFL have done that in reverse to all clubs that play Keilor.....Boycott this years GF and hurt the EDFL where it matters...their pocket! PS. Is that board member Nick Kondos a life member at Keilor?

No one took pay cuts at keilor after found Quilty
Then play blokes on vfl injury list in the thirds
Keilor telling the Edfl how to run there comp
Sell piss out of a van on away games
Just a shit club

 

[BEST OF EDFL]

No one took pay cuts at keilor after found Quilty
Then play blokes on vfl injury list in the thirds
Keilor telling the Edfl how to run there comp
Sell piss out of a van on away games
Just a shit club

Sad state of affairs ..urgently needs addressing

 

[ZingerAbed]

No one took pay cuts at keilor after found Quilty
Then play blokes on vfl injury list in the thirds
Keilor telling the Edfl how to run there comp
Sell piss out of a van on away games
Just a shit club

Half the clubs in premier played VFL players in their thirds

 

[Barge]

I follow the EDFL very much from afar and have no real attachment to any club, but goodness gracious me - when are the majority of posters on here gonna get over their Keilor obsession?

Yes, they may well have got off the salary cap breaches very lightly - but it’s been dealt with, now get on with life people!

 

[Jessie]

Gee the infringements given to Keilor by the league for going over 45k over a 110k cap have really hurt them and made it a deterrent for other clubs haven't they.

Zero impact to season 2025, i hope deer park knock them off in September

Is that the same Deer Park that spends more than Keilor in match payments.

 

[Del231899]

Is that the same Deer Park that spends more than Keilor in match payments.

They probably don't, but get hung out to dry whilst we laud Keilor for their juniors, yet Keilor have been caught, deer park were given the all clear

 

[Turbos mail]

Is that the same Deer Park that spends more than Keilor in match payments.

Hey Jessie, I’m hearing the Keilor beer bus was at Strathmore Friday and strathmore none to happy about it post game. Any others hearing this??