2025 player moves - ins and outs

[Voice of the G]

Interesting that just yesterday AFL Vic announced new processes for clubs wanting to move leagues.

The club needs to submit a request to AFL Vic by June 30, having already met with both their current league and prospective league.

Where there is a dispute, AFL Vic will rule with a strong emphasis on objective measures rather than “feelings”.

All in all it’ll be harder to move leagues.

The SFNL are not keen to hand over clubs (they stopped Ashwood and Casey Thunder womens), neither are Outer East. I’m sure the EFNL will look for VAFA clubs that will only cannibalise their own.

Don’t know where the league are going to find four clubs, at this stage they look to be dreaming on Doncaster and Nunawading as the big clubs around the corner have all the juniors.

Not to mention Berwick and Beaconsfield now bring so obviously more suited to SFNL.

A 46 team EFNL season 2026 surely we look at getting rid of D4 and going 4 divisions which I doubt the EFNL would do.A 6 team D4 I have reservations about and if we did do what I have suggested it would be Premier 10 teams,D1,2 and 3 12 teams.BUT I can see merit in a 6 team D4 if there are teams struggling in it this season.Tough time ahead for EFNL and all clubs on what way to go.

 

[toxic]

I’ve heard a few rumours

Surrey Park
Healesville
Donvale
Chelsea (MPFNL) - there’s some connection here - though they’ve just been outed as breaking the cap last year, so they might not get paid!

Where has the Chelsea info come from?

Link?

 

[damochandler]

Where has the Chelsea info come from?

Link?

They were 7 grand over the cap

 

[unwise gamgee]

A 46 team EFNL season 2026 surely we look at getting rid of D4 and going 4 divisions which I doubt the EFNL would do.A 6 team D4 I have reservations about and if we did do what I have suggested it would be Premier 10 teams,D1,2 and 3 12 teams.BUT I can see merit in a 6 team D4 if there are teams struggling in it this season.Tough time ahead for EFNL and all clubs on what way to go.

I don't think that will happen soon. After all the bending over to include berwick and beaconsfield which ended up with the double relegation without promotions in 2023, the league won't be looking at any divisional restructures soon

 

[guest666]

Heard through the grapevine Chris Annakis has made his way to Heathmont

 

[guest666]

Heard through the grapevine Chris Annakis has made his way to Heathmont

Just as a player this year and taking over as coach next year.

 

[localfootylegend23]

Just as a player this year and taking over as coach next year.

If true doncaster are done. Heart and soul of that place.

 

[guest666]

If true doncaster are done. Heart and soul of that place.

Yep, still a rumour at this stage will keep on eye on Heathmont socials this week

 

[Bunk Moreland]

A player? How old is he?

 

[guest666]

A player? How old is he?

think he's 37 or 38

 

[Blacky burner]

A player? How old is he?

Asst coach might play a couple ?

 

[guest666]

Marc Murphy and Lachlan Rankine posted on donny east instagram both 1 pointers i think

 

[Harry Cheezels]

Marc Murphy and Lachlan Rankine posted on donny east instagram both 1 pointers i think

Bit of a stretch Donny East claiming Murph. Played against him in Juniors. He played at Donny Sharks for most of his juniors. Leigh played Bev Hills.

 

[hansie]

Bit of a stretch Donny East claiming Murph. Played against him in Juniors. He played at Donny Sharks for most of his juniors. Leigh played Bev Hills.

I always thought Murphy was bev hills too

 

[Harry Cheezels]

I always thought Murphy was bev hills too

Played at both

 

[BIGticket]

Marc Murphy and Lachlan Rankine posted on donny east instagram both 1 pointers i think

Murphy has agreed to play four games later in the year. Cue the Donny East mercenaries rant...

 

[Thepigshow]

Murphy has agreed to play four games later in the year. Cue the Donny East mercenaries rant...

What a shambles donny east are.

Your committed or your not
Pick an choosing at that level is piss taking at its best

 

[localfootylegend23]

What a shambles donny east are.

Your committed or your not
Pick an choosing at that level is piss taking at its best

I mean thats fine for murphy, been retired for a long time. But odd to celebrate for Donny east. Focus on getting the junior program into seniors up and running, player retention, important things not bringing back 37-38 year old ex afl players in

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Annakis in for Heathmont.

So in the last two off seasons they’ve brought in

Sverns (former NAB League)
D Feltham (Norwood, Premier)
Young (Norwood, Premier)
J Feltham (Norwood, Premier)
Hudson (Norwood, Premier)
Bird (Norwood, Premier)
Appleby (Doncaster East, Premier)
Komen (Doncaster, D1)
Bajramov (Montmorency, Northern D1)
Buceto (Norwood, Premier)
Isaacs (North Adelaide, SANFL)
Annakis (Doncaster)
Reilly (Blackburn / Oakleigh Chargers)

The scale of cheating is just off the charts. They’re in Donny East / South Belgrave territory.

If AFL Vic is serious they need to do something about cheating clubs.

 

[good thing]

I mean thats fine for murphy, been retired for a long time. But odd to celebrate for Donny east. Focus on getting the junior program into seniors up and running, player retention, important things not bringing back 37-38 year old ex afl players in

Next 5 games
Sth Croydon
East Ringwood
Mitcham
Balwyn
Rowville
They’ll be 2-5 in 5 weeks time Paying 200k to miss the finals….again. Yet “apparently “they have the best tactically minded coach in the league according to a post on there website when they signed him for 2 years.

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Annakis in for Heathmont.

So in the last two off seasons they’ve brought in

Sverns (former NAB League)
D Feltham (Norwood, Premier)
Young (Norwood, Premier)
J Feltham (Norwood, Premier)
Hudson (Norwood, Premier)
Bird (Norwood, Premier)
Appleby (Doncaster East, Premier)
Komen (Doncaster, D1)
Bajramov (Montmorency, Northern D1)
Buceto (Norwood, Premier)
Isaacs (North Adelaide, SANFL)
Annakis (Doncaster)
Reilly (Blackburn / Oakleigh Chargers)

The scale of cheating is just off the charts. They’re in Donny East / South Belgrave territory.

If AFL Vic is serious they need to do something about cheating clubs.

More like Donny East if you go by their results. Finally a win, out of 16 quarters we've only been outscored in 4 of them. The picklehead who predicted Heathmont would beat us by 7 goals and then deleted his post, was only out by 16 goals.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Annakis in for Heathmont.

So in the last two off seasons they’ve brought in

Sverns (former NAB League)
D Feltham (Norwood, Premier)
Young (Norwood, Premier)
J Feltham (Norwood, Premier)
Hudson (Norwood, Premier)
Bird (Norwood, Premier)
Appleby (Doncaster East, Premier)
Komen (Doncaster, D1)
Bajramov (Montmorency, Northern D1)
Buceto (Norwood, Premier)
Isaacs (North Adelaide, SANFL)
Annakis (Doncaster)
Reilly (Blackburn / Oakleigh Chargers)

The scale of cheating is just off the charts. They’re in Donny East / South Belgrave territory.

If AFL Vic is serious they need to do something about cheating clubs.

Nice to see dirty cheats getting what they deserve today

 

[Bunk Moreland]

More like Donny East if you go by their results. Finally a win, out of 16 quarters we've only been outscored in 4 of them. The picklehead who predicted Heathmont would beat us by 7 goals and then deleted his post, was only out by 16 goals.

Coach might not last the week. Not to subtle bringing in another coach as a “player” after he hasn’t played for a couple of years.

 

[Brown Bottle]

Go easy fellas. Surrey has to play them next week

 

[Harry Cheezels]

Coach might not last the week. Not to subtle bringing in another coach as a “player” after he hasn’t played for a couple of years.

Heathmont aren't getting a gun in Annakkis. He'd be pushing 40. Games well past him