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Resignation shock for footy league
By Lee Crossley and Michael Rogers
14Feb07
THE DIAMOND Valley Football League is in turmoil after key members of its administration were asked to resign by Football Victoria.
Clubs will be asked to accept the resignations of key members, including president Roy Ward, at a special general meeting on Tuesday night.
A memo sent to all DVFL clubs on Tuesday afternoon revealed Ward, the league’s longest-serving president, would be replaced by Football Victoria chairman Bob Tregear as interim president.
The memo listed other members who would be asked to resign.
Football Victoria club development manager Darryl Collings would step in as interim treasurer, the memo says.
It is unclear why Football Victoria has asked for the resignations.
But Ward said Football Victoria had asked for the resignations due to a "pressing issue" that had recently come to light.
When asked if the matter involved the league’s finances, Ward replied: "We have a huge problem and you’re not far wrong.
"Let me get this straight - we’re not broke, but finances are associated with the problem.
"I’d like to give you more, but in fairness to the clubs, they need to know first before I fill your front page."
Ward said he was reluctantly tendering his resignation after 28 years as president.
"I’m not happy to resign because I’ve done nothing wrong," he said.
"I haven’t been party to anything that happened that has led to this situation.
"You might say that as president, I should have known what was going on, but you can’t know everything."
Ward said league treasurer Lloyd Hansen tendered his resignation to the executive late last year, due to ill health.
Secretary Peter Floyd had tendered his resignation earlier this week Ward said.
Ward said the league’s financial woes were unrelated to the Football Victoria review that is being conducted by former Eastern Football League chief executive Craig Braddy.
It is believed Braddy’s findings will be revealed to club presidents at Tuesday’s special general meeting.
Last December, Football Victoria declared it would conduct a ``wide-ranging review of the structure, administration and future strategic direction’’ of the DVFL, following Heidelberg’s failed attempt to move to the EFL.
Ward said "lots of changes" were in store for the Diamond Valley Football League as a result of the review.
The first casualty will be the delegate-based system of administration, to be replaced by an autonomous board of executives.
"The league needs a board that has power, rather than a board that is told by the clubs what to do," Ward said.