2026 player moves - ins and outs, signings and departures

[Pendles1991]

What actually happened at beaconsfield? The fact that Fogarty signed and then 2 weeks later quit, then all of these players start leaving. Obviously more to the story

 

[thefunnelweb]

What actually happened at beaconsfield? The fact that Fogarty signed and then 2 weeks later quit, then all of these players start leaving. Obviously more to the story

Great question!! Would love to know! They have steadily built since coming into efnl getting better and better each season, will be bad if they fall off the cliff now!!!
Huge get by Upper gully hands down probably the best recruit I’ve seen so far across all divisions leadership to add a club captain is great plus a good player well done to the boys at kings park and as we all know where there is smoke there is fire expect to see a couple more join him especially with fletch as coach!
Will be interesting to see if any make the trip to oakleigh with the other coach also

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Mitch Lake, Moama to EB.

Just looked him up, what a great recruit.

 

[The Kaiser Chief]

Looks like a fair few players have left Heathmont so far this off season.

how big is the jump from divison 2 to premier for these Heathmont recruits?

 

[Pendles1991]

how big is the jump from divison 2 to premier for these Heathmont recruits?

Massive jump. It's a big jump from div 1 to Premier, let alone div 2.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

how big is the jump from divison 2 to premier for these Heathmont recruits?

Bajramov has played Northern Div 1 and Isaacs SANFL, so think they’ll be alright

 

[thefunnelweb]

Bajramov has played Northern Div 1 and Isaacs SANFL, so think they’ll be alright

Absolutely isaacs is a star of second division yes allow a small adjustment period for speed of game ball movement (that’s what pre season is for) ect but both pure quality and will be straight into the starting 22

 

[Harry Cheezels]

Billy McCormack back at Donvale after a couple of years in the SANFL and played at Frankston YCW back end of last year after an ACL.
James Fisher from Knox also signed.

 

[adock]

Billy McCormack back at Donvale after a couple of years in the SANFL and played at Frankston YCW back end of last year after an ACL.
James Fisher from Knox also signed.

McCormack a great recruit but not too much of a surprise, but Fisher from Knox is a huge surprise.

Edit - looks like a family connection for Fisher so there is an explanation. Knox would be reeling though.

 

[cantwinfinals]

McCormack a great recruit but not too much of a surprise, but Fisher from Knox is a huge surprise.

Edit - looks like a family connection for Fisher so there is an explanation. Knox would be reeling though.

Donvale looking pretty solid on the recruiting front. Along with the appointment of a new senior coach who’s got a great development record.

 

[thefunnelweb]

Donvale looking pretty solid on the recruiting front. Along with the appointment of a new senior coach who’s got a great development record.

Yeah and a nice stable appointment every in house knows him and respects him so a smooth transition and handover after a great couple of season with out the premiership could of been easy for the place to start to crumble well done to all the magpies involved!!

 

[Bobby Beecroft]

McCormack a great recruit but not too much of a surprise, but Fisher from Knox is a huge surprise.

Edit - looks like a family connection for Fisher so there is an explanation. Knox would be reeling though.

Agreed Fisher will thrive in that Donvale side. Bad loss for Knox.
If the Valers can’t win in next year then……..

 

[Harry Cheezels]

Agreed Fisher will thrive in that Donvale side. Bad loss for Knox.
If the Valers can’t win in next year then……..

Heard on the grapevine there was a few more signings. Not sure if any of Murphy Mill Leardi or Otten Hung the boots up. But McCormack alone should dominate Div 3. His final series this year in the MPNFL was unreal

 

[Bobby Beecroft]

From what i know Harry most are staying on for that elusive GF win. Going to be pretty stacked.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Montrose splashing the cash and a lot of it is being aimed toward Williamstown.

They've got Collier-Dawkins.

Their big target is apparently Brodie McLaughlin - VFL leading goalkicker and Team of the Year.

He's confirmed he's leaving Williamstown but not sure if he's signed elsewhere yet. Was some talk he was going to try to get on an AFL rookie list, but at 27yo and only 193cm, you would think that's unlikely.

If he plays locally then Montrose apparently leading the race - $25k upfront plus $2k per game for each of the next two years.

Just from the grapevine.

 

[JS#35]

Heard on the grapevine there was a few more signings. Not sure if any of Murphy Mill Leardi or Otten Hung the boots up. But McCormack alone should dominate Div 3. His final series this year in the MPNFL was unreal

Was at the Buds v Frankston final. His marking and set shot efforts were brilliant on a reasonably windy day. Could kick a scary amount next year

 

[BIGticket]

Donvale looking pretty solid on the recruiting front. Along with the appointment of a new senior coach who’s got a great development record.

They just gotta figure out how not to lose grand finals by under a kick

 

[Thepigshow]

They just gotta figure out how not to lose grand finals by under a kick

Need it to be the premier league where there’s no finals an top wins after the H+A season

 

[wizard34]

any news on the mpfnl been pretty dry with big recruit signings?
Aarts to dromana?
Devon Meadows going up to division 1 will need to recruit a high quality player apparently talking to multiple key forwards any names?
hastings trying to get hooper from port melbourne and josh butland.
would love some more names.

 

[magpies2013]

any news on the mpfnl been pretty dry with big recruit signings?
Aarts to dromana?
Devon Meadows going up to division 1 will need to recruit a high quality player apparently talking to multiple key forwards any names?
hastings trying to get hooper from port melbourne and josh butland.
would love some more names.

Wrong forum

 

[Bunk Moreland]

My friends at Doncaster East were on 44-46 points this year.

They’ll drop 10-12 points as players lose a point.

But so far they’ve brought in three VFL players which is 15 points. With “more recruiting to come”.

Some must be leaving?

 

[benbrown]

Scott Kerr an interesting pick as coach at beaconsfield

 

[thefunnelweb]

Scott Kerr an interesting pick as coach at beaconsfield

Interesting in what sense?

 

[benbrown]

W

Interesting in what sense?

Was thinking they would get a playing coach who would bring some mates with him to replace some real top end talent leaving,very late in football terms to get what you want,no knock on him

 

[Thepigshow]

My friends at Doncaster East were on 44-46 points this year.

They’ll drop 10-12 points as players lose a point.

But so far they’ve brought in three VFL players which is 15 points. With “more recruiting to come”.

Some must be leaving?

Good to see your keeping up your weekly whinge/sledging of Donny east

Can’t imagine any club would keep there whole list from season to season
People come an go all time these days