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Would Mansfield have enough young players to support Bonnie Doon with a junior system?

That may be a possibility regardless of the southern clubs with a divide emerging in the junior football space in the KDL.

With the son of O&M legend Mick Wilson, Darcy claiming this weeks Rising Star nomination. It puts an added chapter behind the story of the Ash-Wilson Trophy that is on offer when the GV play the O&M. With Lachie Ash already proving his worth at AFL level. To also see Tongala product Harley...

Bridgewater-Inglewood-Newbridge?

Back then ‘premier’ league footy was a path to the VFL/AFL. Playing 100 GVL games actually meant something in the community. Now teenagers know that they’re not going to be plucked from obscurity into the AFL. If they’re not ‘talent identified’ they may as well play ‘community’ league with some...

I’m not sure how long it will take, but I think you’ll eventually see Alexandra, Broadford and Yea eventually move north to the KDL, their junior teams currently play in the Goulburn Murray Region. Broadford sitting out this year shows how desperate they are to move. Yea has just come out of...

So as it stands, a player could be simultaneously registered with a PDL club and an AFL Victoria affiliated club?

I disagree. A player that has come through a local junior system must remain a one pointer for life at that club. We want to encourage local clubs to put the work into their catchment zones to keep the game alive. In my proposal a player like Weeks in his youth would have selected Colbo as his...

That’s the crew.

Correct. Poor memory.

A thought that I had was that when a player does their annual rego, right from Auskick that in addition to selecting their AFL club, they also select a local major and minor league club that they have an association with. This data is linked to the player and can be used to back a case for...

Also great to see thirds teams back at Shepp East and Tallygaroopna.

*Emirati Sheikh 🇦🇪 Love this analysis Cheezey

The timelines put on clubs for teams on Thursday night became very problematic. Some teams aren’t announced until closer to 8pm on a Thursday. In the gold old days, these teams would be faxed to the News for printing in Friday’s paper. I’m not sure how it was done before the fax. The league...

Maddox is a huge influence in Echuca in both football and cricket.

Chatter on the Bendigo board since Kyneton’s exit. Whispers of Gisborne moving on and questions around the longevity of Castlemaine and Maryborough. If those three were to leave the BFL, would the stronger Bendigo based clubs possibly look to come east to the GV?

Great to see the Hoppers kicking on with some facility improvements. Four temporary toilets, both courts resurfaced, electronic scoreboards for both football and netball. While it’s not the final step, it will certainly be a welcome improvement for clubs visiting Murch.

Something about peanuts and monkeys… How much would the KDL contribute to the RAC at present?

Over the past 8 years; Grant Wilson, Sharon O’Dwyer, Nate Dedman, Ted Lindon, Julian Perta, and Tom Favaro. Did I miss any?

Nick coached Murch-Toolamba back to finals in 2019, then through COVID and finished up with the 2022 Grand Final loss.

He’s been a lock down back for the past 2 seasons. Has he gone to another level? 😂

I agree, it should be the default.

Perhaps we need to communicate that better. Clubs can opt to increase their coverage so that your standard ACL will get some funds back. I’d suggest that more clubs look at doing this as usually you’d have a player per year needing this assistance.

Is there still room for all 3?

How are things in the PDL?

Have they landed a few new players?

Correct. It would have challenges. When posting, I didn’t say it was perfect or that it would work. My post was in reference to the only way I can see the Bushcats return to the KDL in the present climate. Perhaps a dual club could have its executive panel run as semi professional and be paid...

It has been a slow build to connect the community! The plan has been to have people in our catchment choose to play for the club and then recruit through the connections of existing players. You’d be hard pressed to find any time where Murchison has qualified for 5 successive finals series...

Thanks mate, country footy has been a huge part of my life and I’ll keep following while I am away! 🐪 In other news, I’m still looking for a Sheikh to bank roll the Hoppers Clubrooms! 😂

It wouldn’t be the majors just doing it to save a minor league club. It would need to provide a benefit to the major club. Perhaps it provides better pathways for the community at large and allows for better fundraising opportunities. Just an idea, but one that I don’t think would actually...