EDFL Premier Discussion 2025

[Talkinshite]

The giants will surprise plenty in the riddell. Gisborne kids know how to play footy

Agree their 21/22 year old kids were pretty good last year playing in the 19.5 comp

 

[Turbos mail]

What were the poor decisions for 2025 Turbo? (besides allowing Pat too much influence in the past) The prior coach / president has basically deliberately and vindictively ruined 2025 via paying sign ons for current players to leave. This created a domino effect given most players at all clubs are fickle these days

Im sure they knew the departed coach would take a few so they probably needed to appoint a coach who has a long contact list and can recruit decent level players. Did they do due diligence??

They knew the sign ons were paid in previous years so could they match em?? How do they lose EK boys like Dion Hill? He wasn’t one of Pat’s recruits.. Anyway they are in trouble..

 

[Turbos mail]

Agree their 21/22 year old kids were pretty good last year playing in the 19.5 comp

They will probably be bottom 2 in Riddell I’m guessing..

 

[PortVic]

They will dominate the RDFL within 10 years

 

[Oldtimesceptic]

Im sure they knew the departed coach would take a few so they probably needed to appoint a coach who has a long contact list and can recruit decent level players. Did they do due diligence??

They knew the sign ons were paid in previous years so could they match em?? How do they lose EK boys like Dion Hill? He wasn’t one of Pat’s recruits.. Anyway they are in trouble..

Agree they are obviously in trouble. Dont think there was a line of coaches wanting the gig. The people running it now aren't dills. Its a bit easy to sit back and say they should do this should do that though..... How do you lose EK boys ? Offers they couldnt refuse . Simple.

 

[Melbournepotter]

Im sure they knew the departed coach would take a few so they probably needed to appoint a coach who has a long contact list and can recruit decent level players. Did they do due diligence??

They knew the sign ons were paid in previous years so could they match em?? How do they lose EK boys like Dion Hill? He wasn’t one of Pat’s recruits.. Anyway they are in trouble..

So..you can't really give a list of poor decisions. The current committee probably didn't know the amount of unpaid bills they would inherit (in the thousands) nor the amount of agreements the previous administration made to strip the club of playing assets. The club is working hard to restore local connections but it may take years to fix.

 

[Turbos mail]

Agree they are obviously in trouble. Dont think there was a line of coaches wanting the gig. The people running it now aren't dills. Its a bit easy to sit back and say they should do this should do that though..... How do you lose EK boys ? Offers they couldnt refuse . Simple.

Yep and that’s how they recruited a lot of players over recent years by offering amounts the current clubs couldn’t or wouldn’t match. So it comes back to bite them.

 

[Turbos mail]

So..you can't really give a list of poor decisions. The current committee probably didn't know the amount of unpaid bills they would inherit (in the thousands) nor the amount of agreements the previous administration made to strip the club of playing assets. The club is working hard to restore local connections but it may take years to fix.

So..you can't really give a list of poor decisions. The current committee probably didn't know the amount of unpaid bills they would inherit (in the thousands) nor the amount of agreements the previous administration made to strip the club of playing assets. The club is working hard to restore local connections but it may take years to fix.

Seriously mate you can’t tell me some of these people didn’t know what was going on over recent years and did these people celebrate them going into premier and becoming a competitive side? I recall them recruiting a few of the better Hillside players (1 pointers at HS) so did these people you mention say “hey hold on that’s a lot of $$$” or did they do nothing and let it all play out…My point is, it would appear the previous coach/president wasn’t alone in his thinking.

Oh and my opinion is they should have kept Bongetti and let him take over as coach.

Cheers and stay well

 

[Survey]

Seriously mate you can’t tell me some of these people didn’t know what was going on over recent years and did these people celebrate them going into premier and becoming a competitive side? I recall them recruiting a few of the better Hillside players (1 pointers at HS) so did these people you mention say “hey hold on that’s a lot of $$$” or did they do nothing and let it all play out…My point is, it would appear the previous coach/president wasn’t alone in his thinking.

Oh and my opinion is they should have kept Bongetti and let him take over as coach.

Cheers and stay well

Yeah , but if they kept Bongo , Pat would've taken off with his money and the joint would've been in the position then that they are in now

 

[Executioner]

If giants are beating East Keilor then EK probably won’t score at all this season in premier. Not one score imo..
Maybe only a practice match but that’s embarrassing to a point they have dug themselves a huge hole. Yes we can all blame the previous president/coach but decisions were made for 2025 that were also very poor.. The CLUB must be held accountable NOT individuals..

The club was an individual, have you been living under a rock the past 5 years?

 

[Executioner]

Seriously mate you can’t tell me some of these people didn’t know what was going on over recent years and did these people celebrate them going into premier and becoming a competitive side? I recall them recruiting a few of the better Hillside players (1 pointers at HS) so did these people you mention say “hey hold on that’s a lot of $$$” or did they do nothing and let it all play out…My point is, it would appear the previous coach/president wasn’t alone in his thinking.

Oh and my opinion is they should have kept Bongetti and let him take over as coach.

Cheers and stay well

Has he rung you again Turbo

 

[BlueJet]

The club was an individual, have you been living under a rock the past 5 years

Yes.. which occured largely because others sat back & allowed him ultimate control.
When you do so, you kind of waive the right to complain when it goes pear-shaped, unless you're allergic to accountability.

 

[Executioner]

Yes.. which occured largely because others sat back & allowed him ultimate control.
When you do so, you kind of waive the right to complain when it goes pear-shaped, unless you're allergic to accountability.

I mean people where called directly when he didn’t like posts on here about himself imagine if you tried to speak up a club land. You guys are delusional and if you where in a EK situation, you to would have been intimidated non vocal observers as well.

 

[oldandfat]

Im sure they knew the departed coach would take a few so they probably needed to appoint a coach who has a long contact list and can recruit decent level players. Did they do due diligence??

They knew the sign ons were paid in previous years so could they match em?? How do they lose EK boys like Dion Hill? He wasn’t one of Pat’s recruits.. Anyway they are in trouble..

There’s about 20 thou$and reasons how ek lost hill

 

[The Longblow]

When does the season start ffs? Are there any matches over Easter to fit in between easter egg hunts?

 

[ZingerAbed]

Tips for round 1
Keilor vs Deer Park
Airport West vs East Keilor
Greenvale vs Strathmore
Maribyrnong vs Aberfeldie
Pascoe Vale vs Douttas Stars

 

[Gremlin77]

Tips for round 1
Keilor vs Deer Park
Airport West vs East Keilor
Greenvale vs Strathmore
Maribyrnong vs Aberfeldie
Pascoe Vale vs Douttas Stars

Keilor by 60
Airport West by 120
Strathmore by 8
Aberfeldie by 50
Pascoe Vale by 30

 

[poorboy32]

Keilor by 60
Airport West by 120
Strathmore by 8
Aberfeldie by 50
Pascoe Vale by 30

Keilor by 60 points or 60k over the salary cap?

 

[Gremlin77]

Keilor by 60 points or 60k over the salary cap?

Ahh good one

If this game was a salary cap cheat contest Deer Park would win by about 150k

 

[poorboy32]

Ahh good one

If this game was a salary cap cheat contest Deer Park would win by about 150k

Could do but would claim administration error.

 

[Austin McCrabbe]

Well deer park were never caught unlike Keilor

 

[1OUT1BACK]

Ahh good one

If this game was a salary cap cheat contest Deer Park would win by about 150k

All clubs walking the tightrope but some clubs ( Deer Park ) actually have something to show for their spend. Glass houses here, so worry about your own club!

 

[Calmdowngoldy]

Interesting game at Keillor this week with Deer Park getting flogged in last weekends practice match apparently. Seniors kicked 6 goals and ressies 1. Depth could be an issue again

 

[NUMBERFOUR]

Interesting game at Keillor this week with Deer Park getting flogged in last weekends practice match apparently. Seniors kicked 6 goals and ressies 1. Depth could be an issue again

Maybe mercenaries don't get paid to play practice matches

 

[poorboy32]

All clubs walking the tightrope but some clubs ( Deer Park ) actually have something to show for their spend. Glass houses here, so worry about your own club!

Glass houses wow there is not a window that hasn’t been smashed. Hope when DP supporters go into the rooms to purchase a beer as they do not bring their own hope the 2023 premiership photo has been removed. Just sayin!