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Maybe they should have just done what the AFL did with Melbourne - have AFL Victoria appoint someone to oversee the board - before dropping the side. How there isnt a Goldfields based VFLW team bemuses me
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North Ballarat City were created by the North Ballarat Sports Club to fill the vacuum left between the BFNL Under 18s and the BFNL Seniors when the North Ballarat Senior team joined the VFL in 1996. On your second part of your question, the Roosters are seeking clarification from AFL Victoria as to the situation with any other rival bidders for the Ballarat franchise. There are rumours that AFL Goldfields is putting together a proposal for a representative team from several Leagues. The Roosters are formulating a business plan and will submit their proposal to rejoin the VFL under a new management structure, a new name, and business model sometime in early 2018.Good luck, hope a VFL team returns from the Ballarat area. Pardon my ignorance, but what is the link between the Roosters and North Ballarat City who play in the BFL, if there is one? Will the Roosters play in the BFL in 2018?
North Ballarat City were created by the North Ballarat Sports Club to fill the vacuum left between the BFNL Under 18s and the BFNL Seniors when the North Ballarat Senior team joined the VFL in 1996. On your second part of your question, the Roosters are seeking clarification from AFL Victoria as to the situation with any other rival bidders for the Ballarat franchise. There are rumours that AFL Goldfields is putting together a proposal for a representative team from several Leagues. The Roosters are formulating a business plan and will submit their proposal to rejoin the VFL under a new management structure, a new name, and business model sometime in early 2018.
Bloody good question! I think that AFL Goldfields are mindful of not repeating the mistakes made by the Bendigo Bombers when they separated from Essendon. I think that more people in Ballarat will get behind an AFL Goldfields team that is being fed by four different leagues and based out of Mars Stadium. The footy fans of Ballarat will turn up in large numbers to watch and support a competative team that represents their community. That was the problem with North Ballarat, they were still very much regarded as North Ballarat even after 22 years in the VFL competition. It's not unlike the dilema that Port Adelaide have in the AFL. Apart from PA supporters, the other 1.7 million South Australians hate their guts and support the Crows and other SANFL teams.Will anyone actually get around a new team that isn't North Ballarat? It sounds good in theory but so did Bendigo Golds...
I know it's a glass half empty view but the VFL is really just a reserves comp these days, which will makes it hard for any new club without a long history and/or existing fan base.
You make some good points and you are right about the parochialism of the BFNL. But the issue isn't that Ballarat people are not supportive of the VFL, the wider Ballarat Football Community are not supportive of North Ballarat Football Club. After all, the Roosters mercilessly flogged and humilated the rest of the BFNL between 1970-1996. There is as much love for them in Ballarat as what there is in South Australia for Port Adelaide. It's that bad.Realise you are a Roosters supporter Roogal, but do you think a revamped, more sustainable Roosters is better for the VFL than a more representative team from the area? Playing devil's advocate here with no vested interest, but I think the VFL is a better comp with a Ballarat presence, just not sure what is best. The BFL is a very parochial local comp. and I'm not sure there is an appetite for VFL footy up there.
It's not a reserves comp to the stand alone clubs.Will anyone actually get around a new team that isn't North Ballarat? It sounds good in theory but so did Bendigo Golds...
I know it's a glass half empty view but the VFL is really just a reserves comp these days, which will makes it hard for any new club without a long history and/or existing fan base.
Yeah and look what happened to Bendigo Golds when they went back to being a stand alone club. That's my point, I don't see the club being viable unless you have the history and support like Port or Williamstown do with 100+ years of VFA(L) heritage. North Ballarat Roosters may not represent the entire region but they have history and dedicated fans who see the VFL as more than just a reserve competition, the new Ballarat club won't.It's not a reserves comp to the stand alone clubs.
We might argue that the AFL has manufactured clubs 'out of nothing' which had no prior 100+ years of AFL (or prior VFL) history too, consider:Yeah and look what happened to Bendigo Golds when they went back to being a stand alone club. That's my point, I don't see the club being viable unless you have the history and support like Port or Williamstown do with 100+ years of VFA(L) heritage. North Ballarat Roosters may not represent the entire region but they have history and dedicated fans who see the VFL as more than just a reserve competition, the new Ballarat club won't.
Can't verify that, but former Captain Andrew Hooper has signed on with Werribee and a couple have recently gone over to the Sebastopol Burras. The coach Marc Greig has gone over to the 'Rebels'.A few rumors that 6 north boys are taking a break and heading over to London to play for the West London Wildcats. Anyone know if this is true?
True but the difference is that the AFL is the elite competition of the country and those cities represent huge areas in a national competition. I guess there's no knowing until/if it happensWe might argue that the AFL has manufactured clubs 'out of nothing' which had no prior 100+ years of AFL (or prior VFL) history too, consider:
- Adelaide Crows
- West Coast Eagles
- Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Gold Coast Suns
True, and as I often say on various threads ... time will tell.True but the difference is that the AFL is the elite competition of the country and those cities represent huge areas in a national competition. I guess there's no knowing until/if it happens