SFNL Div 1 2025

[JohnHancock]

Yes actuallyinformer so true, St Pauls are the template that other clubs in not only the SFNL but in all other leagues should use to create a great footy club both on and off the field.

St Paul’s have not had 19s in decades and the junior club from all reports is struggling. They have a few blokes that just pay mega bucks. Big builder who’s a sponsors, big pub sponsor and their president the garbo is notorious for throwing cash around! they defiently recruit smartly and at the right age unlike east Brightons flashy big names and mercenary personalities but make no mistake at Paul’s would be a top 3 spender in division 1.

 

[Nepotism]

Dingley and St Pauls will assert their authority. Both are miles ahead of the pack.

The umpiring issue at Bentleigh v Springvale - having three female umpires to umpire the same game is perversely stupid because you are just setting yourself up for a fall because there is bound to be contentious issues in a close game and then compounding the situation by giving the perpetrator a yellow is nonsensical. It's like putting out fire with gasoline. You should have a senior umpire with 2 junior umpires in every game. The SNFL clearly have their agendas, and they don't really care about games or teams as long as they are pushing their WOKE agenda. You could just as easily have the 3 women umpires to umpire separate games and no one would batter an eye lid, but you are not even hiding your agenda filled operations issues.

 

[bedford]

St Paul’s have not had 19s in decades and the junior club from all reports is struggling. They have a few blokes that just pay mega bucks. Big builder who’s a sponsors, big pub sponsor and their president the garbo is notorious for throwing cash around! they defiently recruit smartly and at the right age unlike east Brightons flashy big names and mercenary personalities but make no mistake at Paul’s would be a top 3 spender in divi

 

[2s Hack]

That’s an appalling decision. From the rushed behind under pressure within 9m to the card send off. Has she succumbed to the youths behind the goals ? Who may I add on a good day act like carnies. A note for HQ- stakes are high in division 1 football and clubs spend big, the big games = the best umpires , 3 female umpires umpiring a top 3 division 1 clash is asking for trouble , the league is doing a lot right but this is an incredibly poor decision. The most senior of field umpires the league has available should be paired with the female umpires at any one time for top end games. This could be season defining for Springvale with the competition being so tight and probably an apology sent from HQ to Springvale wouldn’t be out of order but it won’t give them 4 premiership points.

Dingley and St Pauls will assert their authority. Both are miles ahead of the pack.

The umpiring issue at Bentleigh v Springvale - having three female umpires to umpire the same game is perversely stupid because you are just setting yourself up for a fall because there is bound to be contentious issues in a close game and then compounding the situation by giving the perpetrator a yellow is nonsensical. It's like putting out fire with gasoline. You should have a senior umpire with 2 junior umpires in every game. The SNFL clearly have their agendas, and they don't really care about games or teams as long as they are pushing their WOKE agenda. You could just as easily have the 3 women umpires to umpire separate games and no one would batter an eye lid, but you are not even hiding your agenda filled operations issues.

The league doesn't appoint the umpires, the umpires do. Now some quick research says that these 3 umpires might have been parachuted in this week, as none of the 3 in question were SFNL home growns. Is that due to umpire shortage in the winter months? Not sure.
But if the umpires have put the call out to VFL or AFLW to fill numbers, you who probably won't have just one appointed, it would be a package deal & you get what is supplied.

Having said that here's a visual description of the ruling

 

[bedford]

The league doesn't appoint the umpires, the umpires do. Now some quick research says that these 3 umpires might have been parachuted in this week, as none of the 3 in question were SFNL home growns. Is that due to umpire shortage in the winter months? Not sure.
But if the umpires have put the call out to VFL or AFLW to fill numbers, you who probably won't have just one appointed, it would be a package deal & you get what is supplied.

He just guess , just reads match reports etc

 

[Nepotism]

The league doesn't appoint the umpires, the umpires do. Now some quick research says that these 3 umpires might have been parachuted in this week, as none of the 3 in question were SFNL home growns. Is that due to umpire shortage in the winter months? Not sure.
But if the umpires have put the call out to VFL or AFLW to fill numbers, you who probably won't have just one appointed, it would be a package deal & you get what is supplied.

Having said that here's a visual description of the ruling

The female umpires may have been "parachuted" in but excuse me, the SNFL administration run the league, so they have final say over anything that happens and the right, ney the responsibility to make sure there are no overriding issues, you could still split the three female umpires to different games. Infact that would be even more logical given as you said, the female umpires don't even know the SNFL players or the standard of play or even the fact that the SNFL allow a bit more backchat than the VAFA or VFL. You have set the poor "parachuted" female umpires up for a failure and made a shambles of your own league.

Marginal performance by the SNFL administration.

 

[bedford]

What a henry

 

[Blue Pulse]

Was the game poorly umpired all day or was this the only poor decision?

The rules of the game are set up for interpretation and therefore the umpires decision is rarely wrong. This is an AFL problem, not just the SFNL or any other league unless they change their rules to suit.

That umpiring decision may have given Bentleigh an unwarranted goal, but we see it at AFL level. Unfortunately, this may have had influence on the result of the game, but player mistakes and shots on goals usually have more influence over the final result.

 

[Nepotism]

Was the game poorly umpired all day or was this the only poor decision?

The rules of the game are set up for interpretation and therefore the umpires decision is rarely wrong. This is an AFL problem, not just the SFNL or any other league unless they change their rules to suit.

That umpiring decision may have given Bentleigh an unwarranted goal, but we see it at AFL level. Unfortunately, this may have had influence on the result of the game, but player mistakes and shots on goals usually have more influence over the final result.

And you are 100% right here. But parachuting 3 new umpires from outside the league in, whether they are male or female and putting them all together in the one match is a mistake. The new umpires don't know the SNFL, or the flow and it would have been a better decision to pair them all separately with senior umpires that had SNFL experience.

 

[2s Hack]

Was the game poorly umpired all day or was this the only poor decision?

The rules of the game are set up for interpretation and therefore the umpires decision is rarely wrong. This is an AFL problem, not just the SFNL or any other league unless they change their rules to suit.

That umpiring decision may have given Bentleigh an unwarranted goal, but we see it at AFL level. Unfortunately, this may have had influence on the result of the game, but player mistakes and shots on goals usually have more influence over the final result.

Correct!

The AFL going to a 4 umpire system has put a massive strain on community football in regards to numbers, in addition the growth of female football pathways. Umpires over the past 3 seasons have been fast tracked & elevated possibly quicker than years gone by.

Did the umpire make an error? Possibly but if it happened in the first quarter it wouldn't be talked about as much & as you rightly pointed out the losing team kicked more points than goals

 

[2s Hack]

And you are 100% right here. But parachuting 3 new umpires from outside the league in, whether they are male or female and putting them all together in the one match is a mistake. The new umpires don't know the SNFL, or the flow and it would have been a better decision to pair them all separately with senior umpires that had SNFL experience.

Then they wouldn't have come across & you would have 50 something year old Div 2 umpires not up to the standard umpiring the game

Sidenote: I notice the the continual SNFL reference as being deliberate which clearly says you have an agenda against the league

 

[Nepotism]

Then they wouldn't have come across & you would have 50 something year old Div 2 umpires not up to the standard umpiring the game

Sidenote: I notice the the continual SNFL reference as being deliberate which clearly says you have an agenda against the league

Not at all, I think the SNFL have made huge strides as a competent administration but there are still areas where they cut corners or go back to their old ways. And when they do, it stands out quite distinctly.

 

[Nepotism]

Correct!

The AFL going to a 4 umpire system has put a massive strain on community football in regards to numbers, in addition the growth of female football pathways. Umpires over the past 3 seasons have been fast tracked & elevated possibly quicker than years gone by.

Did the umpire make an error? Possibly but if it happened in the first quarter it wouldn't be talked about as much & as you rightly pointed out the losing team kicked more points than goals

The error was doubled by yellow carding George. It wasn't just the contentious call or rushing the ball over the line (where the laws are vague at best), it was the further yellow carding of the player who did it, Infront of the Bentleigh home crowd where the umpire in question can be accused of being influenced.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Might pop down late to the Dingley game this week. Should be another good one

 

[bedford]

Then they wouldn't have come across & you would have 50 something year old Div 2 umpires not up to the standard umpiring the game

Sidenote: I notice the the continual SNFL reference as being deliberate which clearly says you have an agenda against the league

The henry was at about 10 games on Saturday SFL and VAFA

 

[BillytheLid]

One of the most shocking decisions in the game between Bentleigh and Springvale Districts. And that's an AFLW umpire, Emma Stark
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Wow! That’s embarrassing. I get that umpires are human and make mistakes but you might expect some degree of competence in Div 1. Looks like she got conned by the crowd. George might have lost his cool and perhaps deserved to get marched but the decision which led up that was, to put it mildy, questionable.

 

[Nepotism]

Rumour is offers of $1,000+ a game and up to $5,000 signing bonus which is never included in the salary cap to 20-year-olds from Amateur Clubs in the same area. Splash the cash on the right type of player (and they do their homework) and you can buy a premiership or at least top 2 pretty easy.

 

[sammelb80]

The ledger was probably squared up about 5 minutes after the deliberate call, when what seemed to be a Bentleigh goal was called a rushed behind. I haven’t seen the footage back but it felt like it evened itself up after that. I’d need to know what the player said to the umpire before making a call on the sending off.

Deliberate call was definitely wrong but as mentioned above if it happens in any other quarter it’s a non-talking point.

Both teams playing some great footy and set up for some cracking match-ups this week!

 

[gelder01]

Another great win by St Pauls down at Narre Warren after being behind at half time. This St Pauls outfit never quits. They ooze class and charisma and effort, effort, effort. Man, I am telling you, Dingley Dell should be shaking in their boots. And St Pauls have another couple to come back in yet. While others, notably East Brighton are falling away and seem to be almost in crisis mode, St Pauls are as smooth as 80-year-old triple

Great game down at Bentleigh on the weekend. Hotly contested game in what was an absolute tussle. Injuries to key players from both teams in the first quarter completely changed the dynamic of the game. Thought Springvale were going to snatch the win as Bentleigh could not buy a goal in the last 10 minutes however they popped up very late on with a long range goal. Both the crowd behind the goals and Springvale supporters at the clubrooms made for an electrifying atmosphere in the 4th. Games like that is what makes me keep coming back to local footy!

Top 6 has broken away from the bottom 4. Only 5 spots available come September however, so will make for some huge matchups in the coming weeks. Pick of the bunch is St Pauls VS East Brighton this week. Cranbourne a real sniff against a really poor Narre Warren too. Narre will stay up but they will need to do some serious recruiting in the offseason as their side don't have the legs for a 4 quarter effort at the moment. No doubt they will recruit hard.

Think Murrumbeena will do enough to stay up with performances at home, but I'm finding it hard to see Port and Cranbourne win many more games if they both don't win this week.

Narre had 9 of best 12 out against St Pauls on Saturday. Need to run out 4 quarters undoubtedly, hopefully this was a poor performance from St Pauls, Dingley miles in front of them atm.

 

[SaintsMagee]

Rumour is that it may be the last time we see George play in the SFNL, which probably isn't a bad thing. He was repeatedly caught calling the female umpire a "whore", which is completely unacceptable both on field or off field.

If true he should be put in the bin. Regardless of whether the female umpire was poor or not, you can't be disrespecting women like that.

 

[bedford]

If true he should be put in the bin. Regardless of whether the female umpire was poor or not, you can't be disrespecting women like that.

Or anyone as an official

 

[SaintsMagee]

Or anyone as an official

Correct.

 

[jc28]

Rumour is that it may be the last time we see George play in the SFNL, which probably isn't a bad thing. He was repeatedly caught calling the female umpire a "whore", which is completely unacceptable both on field or off field.

Pretty ordinary rumour. If true he would have been reported. Was he?

 

[2s Hack]

Pretty ordinary rumour. If true he would have been reported. Was he?

Normally these things are investigated post match in the days following. I know Big Footy is is a platform for rumour & scuttlebutt but rather than character assassinate the man, lets wait for the facts. If true, it will eventually come to light

 

[bigpottsy]

As a springvale supporter, I was disgusted to hear him use this phrase on the bench. Although he has been very good for us, this behaviour is not on