Im notsure it would work with relegation promotion tho. No club in the MCDFL would do any better than Castlemaine is right now and I don’t think the league would be interested.
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Im notsure it would work with relegation promotion tho. No club in the MCDFL would do any better than Castlemaine is right now and I don’t think the league would be interested.
I think fly is talking about a two tired mcdfl as opposed to any other Castlemaine based club joining the bfl. I'm not sold on two tiered comps in country footy, especially for a minor league, why not just have one big league and play each other once? My thinking with Maine to the central highlands, is it is a point of difference from mcdfl, slightly higher standard to attract people to play there, if all clubs surrounding Castlemaine play in the same league not sure why you would play for Maine over Maldon, if you're already at Maldon. Is there too many clubs around the Maine, they could merge with Campbell's creek and play home games at both ovals in the central highlands
Yep that's what I meant. The issue I have with big Leagues 12 Plus is that it makes a Clubs chance to have some success every so often very slim. 8 to 9 to 10 is ideal.
The really interesting aspect of the BFNL this season is if South make the finals who is going to miss out of last year's final five. It would be a bitter pill for any of these teams to swallow.
The winner of South v Sandhurst will be undefeated after 5 rounds and be in a very strong position to make the finals. The loser will joint Strath, Eaglehawk, Gisbourne & Square and one of these teams will have a very unwanted vacation in September.
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I think Gizzy twos would have beat them comfortably lion, I reckon I could get a game in their ones still.
How long has it being since they changed their jumper? I think the Castlemaine community need to decide if they want to play in the bfl anymore
How long has it being since they changed their jumper? I think the Castlemaine community need to decide if they want to play in the bfl anymore
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At the moment i cant even see them being competitive in the MCDFL,
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The way things are Castlemaine may be unlikely to see out the year with two senior teams. They are really struggling with numbers and things are only going to be bleaker as the year progresses. Not enough players and finance available to be somewhat competitive. In the Castlemaine area there are too many clubs competing for players and sponsorship dollars which have been greatly impacted due to the pandemic.
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What about the top 5 from Bendigo and the top 5 from Ballarat making up a new comp. Would make a very competitive structure - the other teams can find homes like Beaufort and Daylesford when they left the Ballarat league.
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That’s genuinely not the worst idea. Do you have reckon combing the two would work and having two divisions
Would the Eastern block of teams in the Ballarat league and Kyneton and Gisborne all go to the Riddell league, to have a two tiered comp there, then have the Ballarat and Bendigo town teams make a league, with Maryborough and Castlemaine go to the central highlands ?
Junior comps would stay in Ballarat and Bendigo
Junior comps would stay in Ballarat and Bendigo
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You’d never get Sunbury and Gisborne to go to Riddell
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Gisborne would be far too strong for the Riddell League.
They would be a good fit if the best Bendigo League clubs joined the best Ballarat league clubs.
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If the sunbury teams joined and the Melton's Bacchus and Darley it would be a super strong two tiered comp with not much travel
Then have the Bendigo town sides and Ballarat town sides have a goldfields comp
Then have the Bendigo town sides and Ballarat town sides have a goldfields comp
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Did BFL play today Roota
I saw them about a month ago and I reckon you'd slot straight into chb in the ones roota, what do they do? They have being uncompetitive for so long?
