2026 player moves - ins and outs, signings and departures

[guest666]

Surrey will announce the return of former junior and Port Adelaide player Dylan Williams I’m hearing

Early flag favs if true!

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Heard a rumour that Balwyns Chevy Anderson and Alex Urban are off to East Burwood next year

Would be good gets

 

[Bobby Beecroft]

Doncaster have signed 35 players to this point for 2026.

 

[good thing]

Early flag favs if true!

Bullshit Signing at Balwyn

 

[damochandler]

Bullshit Signing at Balwyn

Who

 

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Bullshit Signing at Balwyn

He signed with Surrey yesterday

 

[hansie]

He signed with Surrey yesterday

Balwyn will just go find another merc to hand cash to. Surprised they didn’t have a crack at jack silvagni. Wonder how they have so much money and no support to speak of,,,?

 

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Sanderson to ER

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Matt Smit (The Basin leading goalkicker) to Scoresby

 

[hansie]

Sanderson to ER

Surely he goes to tassie to hold the board for bucks?

 

[eflreceiver]

Heard a rumour that Balwyns Chevy Anderson and Alex Urban are off to East Burwood next year

No chance, EB doesn't have the dollars to buy them. Maybe Blackburn.

 

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Balwyn will just go find another merc to hand cash to. Surprised they didn’t have a crack at jack silvagni. Wonder how they have so much money and no support to speak of,,,?

Just out of curiosity, where is all this money coming from?

 

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Just out of curiosity, where is all this money coming from?

No money
They are the best at getting players jobs
Good networking

 

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No money
They are the best at getting players jobs
Good networking

Cheers, pretty good incentive to go play there if they can help you get a good job

 

[Glorfindel]

No money
They are the best at getting players jobs
Good networking

Wasn’t that the word when Nick Smith signed there around the time they came across to the EFL?
Wasn’t getting paid heaps per game, but his first season worked out to being worth something like $60K to him (iirc they got him a car, place to live + a couple of other perks), on top of them getting him a well paying job.

Don’t see it as much now (or I’m just not paying attention!), but I can always remember ads in local papers etc from footy clubs advertising for players with the lure of getting them a plumbing apprenticeship or whatever.

 

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Wasn’t that the word when Nick Smith signed there around the time they came across to the EFL?
Wasn’t getting paid heaps per game, but his first season worked out to being worth something like $60K to him (iirc they got him a car, place to live + a couple of other perks), on top of them getting him a well paying job.

Don’t see it as much now (or I’m just not paying attention!), but I can always remember ads in local papers etc from footy clubs advertising for players with the lure of getting them a plumbing apprenticeship or whatever.

Seems to be the way VAFA clubs get around playing players.

 

[Glorfindel]

Seems to be the way VAFA clubs get around playing players.

Basically.
“We can’t pay you directly, but if you play for us you’ll save $20,000(?) a year per child on their private school education”

 

[eflreceiver]

Just out of curiosity, where is all this money coming from?

Those who support Balwyn clearly just have more disposable income than Blackburn.

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

No money
They are the best at getting players jobs
Good networking

Yep, they got Brenton Sanderson a job!

 

[hansie]

Just out of curiosity, where is all this money coming from?

Landing the coach was probably a start. Have tended to have high profile coaches with big contact lists. (McGuane harf sando)
When mick and harf were there they had a deal with SEN to name the ground etc.
Ex president wilson (allBanx) i understand has put a motza in
Some speculation about another previous president and less salubrious income stream - but still profitable - back in the sfl days not sure if any of that cash lingers…

 

[Th3B1gD0g]

Charlie Hayley has announced his ‘retirement’ from football after his win as captain for Balwyn yesterday

 

[guest100]

He’s retired from “proper footy”. I wonder where proper footy starts and ends the non- proper footy starts

 

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Landing the coach was probably a start. Have tended to have high profile coaches with big contact lists. (McGuane harf sando)
When mick and harf were there they had a deal with SEN to name the ground etc.
Ex president wilson (allBanx) i understand has put a motza in
Some speculation about another previous president and less salubrious income stream - but still profitable - back in the sfl days not sure if any of that cash lingers…

I played against them back in the SFL days. I couldn't imagine they would become the powerhouse they have in this league.

 

[hansie]

I played against them back in the SFL days. I couldn't imagine they would become the powerhouse they have in this league.

Me too and while i thought they would be better suited to efnl i didn’t expect this.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

He’s retired from “proper footy”. I wonder where proper footy starts and ends the non- proper footy starts

Good luck Charlie but somebody remind him he’s just a local footballer