West Gippy Latrobe

[Modra93]

Dessent will be a super player for years to come, absolutestar in under 18s last year, super mark, top player, does verything right.Rumors going around tht if Dylan Mclaren gets dropped from VFl into the twos he will just come play for Sale instead

[samebi]

....................Rumors going around tht if Dylan Mclaren gets dropped from VFl into the twos he will just come play for Sale instead

That will not happen! For a start there is not much likelihood of him being dropped and if he was he would need to play in the Port Melbourne 2's to get back into the seniors.

[Modra93]

That will not happen! For a start there is not much likelihood of him being dropped and if he was he would need to play in the Port Melbourne 2's to get back into the seniors.

Only what i heard. Aparently thats what he said when he was at training at Sale during the week. Might suggest he isnt happy at port melbourne

[bigpapagman]

Heard a little rumour Garfields coach resigned after the game against Drouin.


good mail luce. this is confirmed.


My tip is Brent Eastwell to take over.

[youngsaint]

Any reasons why? Didn't they win on the weekend?

[bigpapagman]

yeah they won.

but i think old Ray might be a bit behind the times in some of his strategies.

they get pretty tribal down there at starfield & once an idea catches on........

my tip is that he may have been pushed a little bit.

[Rampires]

Have it on good authority that Dyl wont be heading back to play with Sale this year. He will be sticking it out at port all year.

[Hawk Sale]

Read in the local rag today that Rodney Love is back at the magpies after a successful career with Sth Adelaide in the SANFL and is a chance to play in the ones this week against Garfield.Not a bad start for Sale thus far considering everybody wrote them off at the start of the season.IMO they are a much tougher unit than last year ,moving Fowler into defense has been a master stroke.Looking forward to the Moe game should be a good one.

[Rampires]

Read in the local rag today that Rodney Love is back at the magpies after a successful career with Sth Adelaide in the SANFL and is a chance to play in the ones this week against Garfield.Not a bad start for Sale thus far considering everybody wrote them off at the start of the season.IMO they are a much tougher unit than last year ,moving Fowler into defense has been a master stroke.Looking forward to the Moe game should be a good one.

Yeh Lovey is back in Sale. He is a gun but apparently he is meant to be heading overseas soon.

[goal sneak]

Any word if the mearcat is coaching Garfield?

[bigpapagman]

yeah he is from what i have heard.

the "meerkat" is an exellent choice.

what a gun.

cant drink to save himself, though.

[goal sneak]

Top bloke and top footballer. Would imagine he would be an awesome coach too.

[lucifer1]

Top bloke and top footballer. Would imagine he would be an awesome coach too.

No not necessarily goal sneak. At Buln Buln he just used to scream, yell and swear at the players. Will be interested if he does the same at Garfield.

[bigpapagman]

at buln, brent had his own special way of motivating people.

more often than not, it worked.

[crackerjacks]

Did anyone hear the call of Traralgon V Morwell on gippsland FM on Saturday not a bad job, though Rex Hunt has nothing to worry about G Switzer could call more of the game than special comments he seemed clear and had a good grasp of game george nearly put me to sleep a few times but they seemed to enjoy it well done

[youngsaint]

What frequency does it go through?

[bigpapagman]

warragul beat maffra.


thats awesome.

[Jeffrey Boots]

warragul beat maffra.


thats awesome.
was good. Was also good to see Burgeil come storming out of the goal square like a hero when there was a bit of a scrap and cop one for his trouble

[bigpapagman]

fantastic.

what a dick.

[longworrytheonlywaytogo]

yeah copped a big king hit from bryce monahan he was reported and will cop a couple of weeks im told

[Jeffrey Boots]

yeah, in hindsight probably something you don't really want to see to much of on the footy field. I notice a Yarragon player has reported an onfield assault received against newborough to the police

[bigpapagman]

yeah copped a big king hit from bryce monahan he was reported and will cop a couple of weeks im told
ahhh thats great.

good to see old honnas can still throw a punch.

[goodie]

gazzette says he wasnt reported??????

[longworrytheonlywaytogo]

i work with a bloke that plays in the warragul ones and he said that one of the goal umpires reported him

[crackerjacks]

104.7 fm for local footy

[The Storyteller]

yep, pretty sure monaghan was reported by the goal umpire.
central umpires completely lost control of the game for about 10 mins, scraps all over the ground and they did nothing - no one sent off. disgraceful.
don't know why everyone is so down on adrian burgiel - good bloke, good player and does a lot around maffra (cricket and footy) to encourage the up-and-coming youngsters. i'm sure a lot of other clubs would like to have them in his side.

[thisisaname]

after 5 rounds my final 5 is sale, moe, warragul, maffra and morwell.

[Pluggeroo]

don't know why everyone is so down on adrian burgiel - good bloke, good player and does a lot around maffra (cricket and footy) to encourage the up-and-coming youngsters. i'm sure a lot of other clubs would like to have them in his side.

If he ever felt like trading his red vertical stripes for a red sash, he could come to Darnum... no probs.

[Hawk Sale]

Sale V Warragul definitely the game of the round this week.The pies have a couple of key players unavailable this week for family reasons and Kritta is trying to get a game with the Collingwood seconds ,so if that eventuates he won't be there either along with the three Power boys.On the positive side ,Lovey apparently killed em last week in his first game back in the ones since coming back from the SANFL and Aurish kicked nine in the seconds so wouldn't be suprised if he gets a call up.

[bigpapagman]

If he ever felt like trading his red vertical stripes for a red sash, he could come to Darnum... no probs.


i think we would be able to squeeze him in.

[samebi]

yep, pretty sure monaghan was reported by the goal umpire.

don't know why everyone is so down on adrian burgiel - good bloke, good player and does a lot around maffra (cricket and footy) to encourage the up-and-coming youngsters. i'm sure a lot of other clubs would like to have them in his side.

I couldn't agree more. The amount of rubbish he cops week in -week out from over the fence is disgraceful. He is a great bloke, very approachable and will have a yarn with anyone. The morons who have a go at him from over the fence obviously have some sort of inferioriety complex.

[bigpapagman]

probably.

when i played @ warragul, i hated him because he was so good.

[deano_06]

Sale V Warragul definitely the game of the round this week.The pies have a couple of key players unavailable this week for family reasons and Kritta is trying to get a game with the Collingwood seconds ,so if that eventuates he won't be there either along with the three Power boys.On the positive side ,Lovey apparently killed em last week in his first game back in the ones since coming back from the SANFL and Aurish kicked nine in the seconds so wouldn't be suprised if he gets a call up.


Hard to see Sale loosing at home. Loveys first games in the 1st was like he has been playing for ages fitted in very well. The forward line is killing it with Ivey, Kane and Brenton Martin with plenty of goals. I dont no much about Warragul but they must be doing ok to beat Maffra but with the way Sale is going at the moment i would expect a comfortable 8 goal win this weekend.

[bigpapagman]

i'll tip sale by 30-40 points.

[goal sneak]

I'll go with the Gulls in an upset.

[bigpapagman]

massive call. but i guess this game will show alot as far as how far apart the top two sides are.

[goal sneak]

WHo are the top 2 teams?

[bigpapagman]

sale, moe/warragul.


from what i can gather anyway.

[Jeffrey Boots]

probably.

when i played @ warragul, i hated him because he was so good.
Spot on. Are all these clowns in this forum suggesting football supporters always have a reasonable basis for abuse over the fence?

[thisisaname]

Spot on. Are all these clowns in this forum suggesting football supporters always have a reasonable basis for abuse over the fence?

stop sookin. its unaustralian to not give it to the oppositions gun player!

[Timid Tiger]

I get spankers giving it to me over the fence each week. They just wish that they were me.

[bigpapagman]

right.

nice social complex you have.

[Bourky23]

WGLFL squad for interleague:

Sale: Adrian Cox, Chris Laverty, Russell McAdam, Kris Pendlebury, Michael Todd, Kane Martin, Brenton Martin, David Ivey, Corey Scholtes, Phil Harris, Kane Fraserl Maffra: Hayden Burgiel, Nick Hider, Ben Coleman, Gary Jones, Sam Walker, Ben Batalha, Daniel Stubbe, Adrian Burgiel, Justin Staley, Matt Lee, Steve Olston; Drouin: Bob McCallum, Daniel Barrand, Todd Cook, David Olson; Leongatha: Jack Hughes, Brad Rayson, Courtney Foulds, Ricky Delphine, Roy Mullins, Tom Dowd, Paul LePage; Moe: Chris Hancock, Troy Makepeace, Stuart Robertson, Peter Ainsworth, Luke Webber, Thomas Long, Adam Kennedy; Traralgon: Michael Geary, Mark Collison, Tim Aitken, Jamie Aitken; Garfield: Brent Eastwell, Andy Soumilas, Ben Marsh, Dean MacFarlane, Matt Shorey; Morwell: Andrew Petrou, Adam Bailey, Michael P. Duncan, Luke Norder, Liam Visser, Ryan Allan; Warragul: Matt Gray, Nick Edney, Desi Barr, Ryan Davey, Nathan Leishout.

[youngsaint]

Hows Ricky Delphine been going for the parrots? Obviously alright if he got chosen for this.

[Cockle doodle doo]

Is that the Kane Fraser in the interleague squad that played at Hawthorn?

[Modra93]

Is that the Kane Fraser in the interleague squad that played at Hawthorn?

No, he has played for Sale his whole career up from under18's, won a seniors best and fairest and is a very consistent key defender.

[thisisaname]

very interested in the sale v warragul and the traralgon v moe games today. will be real indication on where the top teams are at the moment i think

[Hawk Sale]

very interested in the sale v warragul and the traralgon v moe games today. will be real indication on where the top teams are at the moment i thinkSale won by about eight goals with five of their top players missing.Should be a good game next week down at Moe.

[thisisaname]

Sale won by about eight goals with five of their top players missing.Should be a good game next week down at Moe.
should be a great game. hopefully both teams are at full strength and the weather is good

[deano_06]

Yeh Sale won quite easy. Wasn't the best game to watch but Sale did what they had to. Missing Kris Pendlebury, Stuart Anderson, Phill Harris and the 3 power boys they showed depth. Quirk and Sweeny came in and both played very solid games.
The Moe game should be interesting Anderson and Harris are back but unsure if Pendlebury will be back or not.

[Hawk Sale]

Sale won again today by about eight goals down at Moe still without Pendlbury ,Harris and the Power boys.Undefeated on top ,not a bad effort for a side that everybody wrote off at the start of the season.

[thisisaname]

was told by a bloke who plays for moe today that moe actually hit the front about halfway thru the 3rd quarter, then fell away. Moe were close to full strength he said with only 1 or 2 players to come in. sale looks like they are gonna be very tuff to beat

[BP_Rocket_4]

Sale are a better unit than last years model.
Much tougher physically and mentally tougher and playing very gutsy footy. Also there is alot of room for improvement with all those youngsters running round, all who are performing admirably and look like the future of the club.
another thing i noticed is that young Glenane doesnt seem to be getting much of a run, which i think is disappointing as he is an exciting, creative onballer/flanker with very polished skills. Thoughts anyone?

[Hawk Sale]

Glenane is a good player but it's his first year in seniors and Sale are in a fortunate position where they don't have to fast track any half decent footballer who is at the club at the moment into the firsts.It's very hard for him to find a permanent spot ATM when you have the likes of Coxy (the coach) Love ,Harris ,Laverty,K.Martin ,McAdam,Scoltes ,Jake Schuback and Michael Todd all in the midfield /flank area and all playing exceptionally well.Young Garret should be added to that list as well and these guys are all mature bodied players.I'm sure he will get a decent opportunitie at some stage.BTW ,it's good to finally see the interleague/country footy c'ships back in Gippsland this weekend and even better that it's played on the best ground East of Melbourne i.e Sale.

[Modra93]

Jacko Glenane and Jas Garrett both have very very polished skills and were great under age players, greta to see they are getting a run in the firsts

[thisisaname]

Glenane is a good player but it's his first year in seniors and Sale are in a fortunate position where they don't have to fast track any half decent footballer who is at the club at the moment into the firsts.It's very hard for him to find a permanent spot ATM when you have the likes of Coxy (the coach) Love ,Harris ,Laverty,K.Martin ,McAdam,Scoltes ,Jake Schuback and Michael Todd all in the midfield /flank area and all playing exceptionally well.Young Garret should be added to that list as well and these guys are all mature bodied players.I'm sure he will get a decent opportunitie at some stage.BTW ,it's good to finally see the interleague/country footy c'ships back in Gippsland this weekend and even better that it's played on the best ground East of Melbourne i.e Sale.

Doubt it!

[bigpapagman]

yeah im not gonna agree with that either.

Cora Lynn ftw.

[thisisaname]

facilities wise, Maffra by a long way. For playing surface garfield and for spectating moe

[bigpapagman]

facilities wise, Maffra by a long way. For playing surface garfield and for spectating moe


oh shit yeah.

[youngsaint]

Yep Maffra rooms are easily the best in west gippy... Home rooms is like a bloody hotel. Best surface has to be Garfield now they did a very good job on that a few years back now. Spectating, Moe, Morwell and Sale in the granddstand are prob the best.

[Hawk Sale]

Yep Maffra rooms are easily the best in west gippy... Home rooms is like a bloody hotel. Best surface has to be Garfield now they did a very good job on that a few years back now. Spectating, Moe, Morwell and Sale in the granddstand are prob the best.Given a good curator and generous water entitlements ,a good surface is not that hard to achieve providing it was sewn right when the ground was constructed.Facilities wise ,Maffra's have to be good because they're only a few years old and considering their previous facilities were such a disgrace for many years,the new ones had to be a vast improvement ,their surroundings though are too much like what the ground was meant for i.e showgrounds and as such has a sort of North Gippy type of feel to it and is crap for spectators compared to a lot of other grounds.You can't beat a packed Sale oval for a country footy atmosphere when the grandstand and the past players hill are full.Moe is a beautiful ground as well ,i don't know given it's centrality why they don't still play the grand final there.

[bigpapagman]

Given a good curator and generous water entitlements ,a good surface is not that hard to achieve providing it was sewn right when the ground was constructed.Facilities wise ,Maffra's have to be good because they're only a few years old and considering their previous facilities were such a disgrace for many years,the new ones had to be a vast improvement ,their surroundings though are too much like what the ground was meant for i.e showgrounds and as such has a sort of North Gippy type of feel to it and is crap for spectators compared to a lot of other grounds.You can't beat a packed Sale oval for a country footy atmosphere when the grandstand and the past players hill are full.Moe is a beautiful ground as well ,i don't know given it's centrality why they don't still play the grand final there.


grass seeds>>>>>needle & thread. :D

[thisisaname]

anyone seen the final inter-league squad for the weekend? im tipping our boys will win the comp and get back into divvy 1 where they belong:thumbsu:

[Jeffrey Boots]

Being able to urinate and still watch the action through the window at Morwell has got to be a plus

[Hawk Sale]

Being able to urinate and still watch the action through the window at Morwell has got to be a plusDefinitely a plus ,doesn't beat the old long room at MCC though where you could take a crap and still get a good view of the action through the cubicle window.

[Modra93]

Moe's ground stinks, as in literally smells. It was terrible last time I was there

[youngsaint]

It certainly does. I think it was under 18's match i played there and the whole centre square was pretty much just mud and you dead set thought you had walked into a pile of shit. Needed to put knee high mockies on to get through it... :D

[Navy Saint]

Given a good curator and generous water entitlements ,a good surface is not that hard to achieve providing it was sewn right when the ground was constructed.Facilities wise ,Maffra's have to be good because they're only a few years old and considering their previous facilities were such a disgrace for many years,the new ones had to be a vast improvement ,their surroundings though are too much like what the ground was meant for i.e showgrounds and as such has a sort of North Gippy type of feel to it and is crap for spectators compared to a lot of other grounds.You can't beat a packed Sale oval for a country footy atmosphere when the grandstand and the past players hill are full.Moe is a beautiful ground as well ,i don't know given it's centrality why they don't still play the grand final there.
What do you mean 'Crap for Spectators' It's one of the few grounds where you can park your car on the fence and get an elevated look at the ground and see whats happening on the other side of the ground. FAir point Sale has the grandstand. But if you prefer the small space around the Sale oval with the hospital in the back ground compared to the open space of the Maffra that's your call. At least at Maffra you can park your car at the oval and not 6 blocks away. As for the best ground east of Melbourne, get real. To many Sale people can see proberly with the one back and one white eye. Must be somthing about the colours and the logo.

[Hawk Sale]

What do you mean 'Crap for Spectators' It's one of the few grounds where you can park your car on the fence and get an elevated look at the ground and see whats happening on the other side of the ground. FAir point Sale has the grandstand. But if you prefer the small space around the Sale oval with the hospital in the back ground compared to the open space of the Maffra that's your call. At least at Maffra you can park your car at the oval and not 6 blocks away. As for the best ground east of Melbourne, get real. To many Sale people can see proberly with the one back and one white eye. Must be somthing about the colours and the logo.You have to get out of your car at Maffra because outside the oval boundary it runs uphill to the fence.I have spoken to Maffra players around the traps who enjoy playing at Sale and have actually said to me that in Maffra-Sale clashes played there they do not see Sale as having a home ground advantage because in a number seasons over the years they have played so many finals there against Valley teams.Anyway ,word is that the shire has plans to send us out to the new basketball stadium site when it is built and the oval is destined to become a heliport for the hospital and real estate so if it is in fact the best it may only have a few years left.

[Hawk Sale]

anyone seen the final inter-league squad for the weekend? im tipping our boys will win the comp and get back into divvy 1 where they belong:thumbsu:West gippy won one game for the weekend against Bendigo and were pumped by both MPNFL and Geelong.By the look of it though ,it was far from the best side that we could've come up with .They were badly coached i thought as well ,in that against the MPNFL for instance the opposition were constantly rotating the midfielders on and off the bench throughout the whole game whereas our lineup did not appear to alter throughout the whole of the first half and as such the opposition appeared fresher and quicker all over the ground.The lightning premiership concept is bull$hit too ,they should go back to the old way of playing whole games on separate weekends.Lightning premierships are for kids ,too much risk of injury by going hard for an hour's footy then cooling down for a couple before playing another game.McAdam from Sale did a hammy in the second game because of it .There would be more players interested if it went back to the old way.

[thisisaname]

Moe's ground stinks, as in literally smells. It was terrible last time I was there
moe's grond has been terrible since they put the cricket wicket in the middle. just another example of cricket wickets destroying good football grounds

[Cockle doodle doo]

West gippy won one game for the weekend against Bendigo and were pumped by both MPNFL and Geelong.By the look of it though ,it was far from the best side that we could've come up with .They were badly coached i thought as well ,in that against the MPNFL for instance the opposition were constantly rotating the midfielders on and off the bench throughout the whole game whereas our lineup did not appear to alter throughout the whole of the first half and as such the opposition appeared fresher and quicker all over the ground.The lightning premiership concept is bull$hit too ,they should go back to the old way of playing whole games on separate weekends.Lightning premierships are for kids ,too much risk of injury by going hard for an hour's footy then cooling down for a couple before playing another game.McAdam from Sale did a hammy in the second game because of it .There would be more players interested if it went back to the old way.

'ere-'ere on all accounts.

[thisisaname]

im tipping a round of upsets this week. garfield to beat maffra and drouin to beat moe. i dunno why i think this tho......just trying to stir something up!:D

[Pluggeroo]

im tipping a round of upsets this week. garfield to beat maffra and drouin to beat moe. i dunno why i think this tho......just trying to stir something up!:D

Pretty good call, if you ask me.

[thisisaname]

Pretty good call, if you ask me.
it was more arse than class! i still cant believe the scores from garfield v maffra game! unbelievable! and morwell beating sale has just opened up the competition. every team in the comp bar probably leongatha can play finals i think, the comp is so even! which makes it very interesting!

[claude clumsy]

it was more arse than class! i still cant believe the scores from garfield v maffra game! unbelievable! and morwell beating sale has just opened up the competition. every team in the comp bar probably leongatha can play finals i think, the comp is so even! which makes it very interesting!


Go the mighty Tiges, this was a really good call thisisaname

[Navy Saint]

So fantastic results in country footy this week. If you don't biring your "A" game your a big chance to get knocked off. Any truth in the rumour that Adrian Burgiel from maffra got smashed up against Garfield. I heard he has broken ribs and apunctured lung???

[samebi]

So fantastic results in country footy this week. If you don't biring your "A" game your a big chance to get knocked off. Any truth in the rumour that Adrian Burgiel from maffra got smashed up against Garfield. I heard he has broken ribs and apunctured lung???

Apparently Burgiel copped a cheap shot off the ball and as usual the umpires had their blinkers on - taken away in an ambulance with a suspected punctured lung but was up and about on Sunday; probably miss a week.

[bigpapagman]

wasnt cheap.

[Hawk Sale]

Apparently Burgiel copped a cheap shot off the ball and as usual the umpires had their blinkers on - taken away in an ambulance with a suspected punctured lung but was up and about on Sunday; probably miss a week. Probably miss only a week with broken ribs and a punctured lung hey ? I'd hate for you to give me a fitness test if i still played the game..You're entirely correct about one thing though ,the umpiring standard at the moment in this competition is disgraceful.The last game i saw at Sale against Warragul ,one of the field umpires was so fat ,all he could do was just stand in the middle of the ground and make bull$hit decisions he couldn't even see.Like an U10 umpire he was.

[Hawk Sale]

it was more arse than class! i still cant believe the scores from garfield v maffra game! unbelievable! and morwell beating sale has just opened up the competition. every team in the comp bar probably leongatha can play finals i think, the comp is so even! which makes it very interesting! Do Sale the world of good to get beaten ,the last two years has shown us locals anyway how complacent they get if they are the top team all year.Well done to Morwell though,i saw their representitives in the West Gippy team play last week and thought that if they had those guys playing for them they would have to be a better team than a lot of people thought.

[samebi]

Probably miss only a week with broken ribs and a punctured lung hey ? I'd hate for you to give me a fitness test if i still played the game..You're entirely correct about one thing though ,the umpiring standard at the moment in this competition is disgraceful.The last game i saw at Sale against Warragul ,one of the field umpires was so fat ,all he could do was just stand in the middle of the ground and make bull$hit decisions he couldn't even see.Like an U10 umpire he was.

I did say suspected punctured lung - its isn't!

[The Storyteller]

Burgs has two cracked ribs and will miss two to four weeks - meaning he will miss the match against Sale in a fortnight.

[goodie]

gazette says 8 which i thought might be abit over the top

is garfield now considered a threat to make the finals after their turn around win.

[thisisaname]

tips this round
moe
morwell
traralgon
sale

[Hawk Sale]

Didn't know whether to start a new thread or not but after hearing our interleague team referred to continuously during the recent country footy c'ships as just simply "West Gippy" i've been of the opinion that it is time for a name change for the league.Afterall ,there are only three teams in the comp representing that area (i.e Warragul ,Drouin and Garfield) the majority coming from the central Gippsland area.West gippsland football league for years was no more a major league than the North Gippy comp.Don't get me wrong,i think it's great that Warragul ,Drouin and Garfield are in the comp,i just think the current title doesn't truely represent the area it covers to the greater country Victorian football public. Time to go back to Gippsland Latrobe football league i think.Any thoughts ?

[bigpapagman]

yeah, nah.

garfield isnt latrobe.

neither is leongatha.


how about central gippsland?

[Hawk Sale]

yeah, nah.

garfield isnt latrobe.

neither is leongatha.


how about central gippsland? central gippsland would be a good fit i think.West gippsland latrobe was a name the VCFL came up with a few years ago when they tried to kick Sale and Maffra out of the comp.

[thisisaname]

Gippsland Football League or Gippsland Latrobe Football League would make the most sense for a new league name as the league takes in clubs from all over gippsland. The east (maffra and sale) the west (warragul, drouin and garfield) the south ( leongatha and possibly wonthaggi in the future) and the three Latrobe Valley clubs.
thats my 2 cents anyway!:):thumbsu:

[Pluggeroo]

central gippsland would be a good fit i think.West gippsland latrobe was a name the VCFL came up with a few years ago when they tried to kick Sale and Maffra out of the comp.

Im pretty sure that back in the 40s, 50s or 60s the league name was Central Gippsland.

What do you know? What is old is new again.

[bigpapagman]

central gippsland would be a good fit i think.West gippsland latrobe was a name the VCFL came up with a few years ago when they tried to kick Sale and Maffra out of the comp.


yeah right.

if they tried to kick sale & maffra, that would have been a good league consisting of GFLD, DRN, WGL, LEON, MOE, MRW & TGON. nice league. you idiot.

west gippy latrobe is a throwback term from when the two divisions merged.

WESTERN DIVISION

LATROBE DIVISION

make sense yet?

[samebi]

Im pretty sure that back in the 40s, 50s or 60s the league name was Central Gippsland.

What do you know? What is old is new again.

There was a Central Gippsland League in existence from the 30's thru to the 50's and a Central Gippsland Association before the 30's.

The LaTrobe Valley League was formed in 1954 and went under that name until 1994, in 1995 it was changed to the Gippsland LaTrobe League and in 2002 changed again to the West Gippsland LaTrobe Football League.

In the late 90's early 00's there was a huge push to remove Sale and Maffra from the league and to include Pakenham and Beaconsfield. Pakenham were not prepared to travel past Traralgon!

Sale and Maffra are the only two clubs in Gippsland who have had continuous major league affiliation since 1901. Maffra: Gippsland Football League 1901-59; LVFL etc. 1960-2007; Sale: GFL 1901-53, LVFL etc 1954-2007. Both will celebrate there 100th season of major league football in 2010 (allowing for 10 years of war time suspension).

[Hawk Sale]

yeah right.

if they tried to kick sale & maffra, that would have been a good league consisting of GFLD, DRN, WGL, LEON, MOE, MRW & TGON. nice league. you idiot.

west gippy latrobe is a throwback term from when the two divisions merged.

WESTERN DIVISION

LATROBE DIVISION

make sense yet?FYI ,the proposed league at the time consisted of the following teams GFLD ,DRN ,WGL,LEON,MOE,MRW ,TGN +Pakenham ,ROC ,Wonthaggi and Beaconsfield with Sale and Maffra to be banished to either an expanded North Gippy comp or further East to the east gippy comp against Bairnsdale ,Lakes etc the VCFL didn't particularly care at the time so long as we both were out of there back in the minors ,reason being that both teams were seen as being too far away from Melbourne to be of any consequence.What threw a spanner in the works was that Pakenham ,ROC and B'field told the VCFL to shove it and were accepted into the MPNFL ,that and the fact that Maffra and arguably Sale have been the two most successful clubs of recent times blew their grandeous plans right out of the water.So far as me being an idiot goes ,those are the facts as i remember them because at the time the two eastern clubs got together for once in their history and drafted up joint letters and petitions for locals to sign in their efforts to remain in the comp.

[Modra93]

bigpapaman, dead set idiot, hates sale.

[bigpapagman]

i dont hate sale.

maffra i hate, but not sale.

[youngsaint]

Well thats alright then :D

[The Storyteller]

bigpapag, reasons for hating maffra?

[bigpapagman]

tall poppy syndrome.

and its so ****in' far away to get up in the morning to play juniors.

[Hawk Sale]

tall poppy syndrome.

and its so ****in' far away to get up in the morning to play juniors.U16 WGFL comp is flawed particularly because of that reason.U16's should stick to their local junior comp and come into WGFL only in U18's like it used to be.

[samebi]

tall poppy syndrome.

and its so ****in' far away to get up in the morning to play juniors.

Rather than hating Maffra for their recent success you should be congratulating them. After all prior to 2002 Maffra had not a senior flag since 1948! A 54 year drought.

Re the u/16 comp - I think the standard of the West Gippy comp. is far and away better than any local or district comp. and despite the early start is very worthwhile.