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    SFNL Div 3 2026

    Wikipedia reckons St Kilda City Sharks started up in 1992. I can certainly remember St Kilda City having women's footy later in the 90s - way back before women's footy was a thing (or the thing it is now).
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    WRFL Div 2 Discussion 2026

    No - we're a bunch of old farts talking about the olden days.:) The game he is referring to was back in the 90s. Nothing to do with recent events.
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    D3 Division 3 2026

    I'll have to take your word for it. I went to Swinburne in the late 90s but I was only a TAFE pleb. We didn't have much to do with the important people in higher ed (uni) section. There were also cultural issues back in my day. TAFE students students made up a large chunk of the student...
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    WRFL Div 2 Discussion 2026

    I don't remember anything about an umpire being hit, but my memory of it is pretty vague. Did the umpire get kinged by a player or a ground invader? Pretty wild even for the 90s if it was the latter.
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    D3 Division 3 2026

    Think it may be more to do with being a side from a second tier uni. Since covid, a lot of uni courses are being run mostly / entirely online. Students who rarely / never set foot on campus or meet fellow students in person would probably be less likely to want to play for the uni. This...
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    D3 Division 3 2026

    I'm surprised their facilities are bad (haven't been there in years so can't comment directly) - they were only built about 20 years ago. I can remember there was a fire there and they had to build a new pavilion.
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    D3 Division 3 2026

    A lot of people can't afford a 'little holiday'. Also, a lot of people can't commit to two nights and every Sat. Plenty of blokes have a casual second job or side hustle with unpredictable hours. The VAFA can't do much about people who can't play because of injury concerns (especially...
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    VFL 2026

    I was in the city today so I had a went to the State Library and had a crack. Staff are very helpful. Excellent readability is entirely due to the librarian. I also included p.23 in case anyone else was interested in reading it.
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    WRFL Div 2 Discussion 2026

    I don't think there could be a formal link with any of the old Newport sides. Surely they would have been liquidated / wound up soon after their demise. On the one occasion I saw (current) Newport playing at Martyn Oval, there was a past players for blokes from the old Newport that wore maroon...
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    WRFL Div 2 Discussion 2026

    Nice find Churner. I think you may be thinking of an earlier blue, SS. I have no memory of Newport East or Williamstown United - think they exited from the old WSFL in the 80s or early 90s. I think Turbo may be on the money - I seem to remember some of the players being in maroon jumpers. I...
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    SNFL Div 4 2026

    No idea about Clayton or Doveton Eagles, but think St John's should be very competitive. I saw St John's last year and also watched the Div 4 GF, and think either of the GF sides would have beaten St John's by about 4-5 goals (from what I saw on the day). St John's aren't that skilful but have...
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    D3 Division 3 2026

    The higher ups at Masala must be very optimistic or completely nuts. Their firsts finished last in Div 2 of Thirds. Their seconds finished second last in Div 5 of Thirds with three wins, a 229pt flogging and a late season forfeit. Both sides seemed to be dropping away in the second half of...
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    WRFL Div 2 Discussion 2026

    Wikipedia page for WFNL says that Central Altona got canned for "a variety of on-field violence and abuse issues, and they were also in trouble for re-registering banned players". It cites a Williamstown Star article but I can't find the original. I seem to remember a Newport side (may not...
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    WRFL Div 2 Discussion 2026

    Good points, but there's a few differences. The area you mention had maxed out in population 40 years ago and many parts of it were declining, particularly in the football playing demographic. Truganina and Manor Lakes are growth areas, where setting up new football clubs is getting ahead of...
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    D1 Division 1 2025

    The current Prahran used to be Southbank CBA and played at the old Lakeside Oval (South Melbourne VFL) ground for a while. They were previously the Commonwealth Bank team. They also took over the old State Bank team when the Commonwealth Bank took over the State Bank of Victoria in the early...
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