Roast EFC contempt of Bendigo

[whats_at_stake]

Seriously the EFC need to lift their game with Bendigo. I am sick of waiting for the website to come up with the match report DAYS after the game.

Also I believe Collingwood twitter live updates from their VFL games? We seem to have an insider for Essendon games. How about Bendigo?

Just seems the club sees Bendigo as a second fiddle- I really want to see live updates and more information about them.

They are also part of the Essendon Football Club.

 

[pazza]

Bendigo's own site is a bit slow on the uptake.

However, there's a big difference.

Bendigo, and I am proud to say that I'm like HFF10 on this, has a much stronger following than most other VFL alignments.

Mind you, I can't recall having ever met HFF10...despite being a regular at Bendigo games for many years.

 

[whats_at_stake]

I was referring more to the EFC site- I see no reason why Essendon should not have a live chat like they do with Essendon games- would hardly cost much to get a guy with a laptop and internet.

 

[Yoda_]

I think that Essendon are 'happy' with the allignment..

The only other options Essendon have are:

1) Fold the allignment with Bendigo, let them fold despite strong opposition from the Bendigo people, money deals, so on and so on, set up our own stand alone alignment and have to pay everyone from our own hop pocket.

2) Fold, go and join and alignment with one of the other two stand alone teams (Frankston or Port Melbourne), both of whom are very strongly against changes.. With inside knowledge of Frankston, Rob Mace (strongly presented inside Frankston FC) is totally against not having control of his football club, this would not be an option as Essendon would clearly want the upper hand in the allginement, something Mace would not want. Or Port Melbourne, who is the epitome of VFL football. Stand alone, complete control of there own football club, such tradition would not be ruined.. Do not see either of these happening to be honest.

3) Stay where they are as the allignment may not be the absolute best for Essendon, but it is certainly a way that suits them to the best.. Bendigo pays for bits and pieces whilst they also get the chance to put some of there own players from the BFL onto the big stage.. I think the best thing for Bendigo would be to try and keep the 12 - 10 rule scraped whilst upgrading and having a seconds team.. Would be very beneficial for both Bendigo and Essendon..

As for the Essendon website, I have often thought that I could put my hand up and write a match report for the website and post it to them, allowing them to keep everyone up to date with what is happening in the Bendigo/Essendon allignment..

Also, it irritates me, they do not have anything else but the match reports and previews, albeit very brief. I was (and still am) to know who the team of the Decade/Century? was for Bendigo, having followed them for a little while now, would of liked to have seen some of the names included in the team..

Whats_at_stake

I do agree that Bendigo could use a twitter account to keep everyone up to date with the match, whilst the previews/reviews could try and be a bit more detailed, not just stating the obvious..

Pazza

Would you like to meet me at one of the last remaining Bendigo games? rumor has it, Bendigo have moved the game back to Windy Hill as Sandrginahm did not want to travel out to the far reaches of Strathfieldsay and play the game on a suburban football oval... Any ways, PM?

 

[Godzke]

 

[yaco55]

The Bendigo issue is an old chestnut that has been discussed for the last 3 or 4 years.

It seems to have died down this year because of the success of Bendigo.

HFF eloquently stated the options which have been well and truly debated.

 

[Slattery_20]

I think that Essendon are 'happy' with the allignment..

The only other options Essendon have are:

1) Fold the allignment with Bendigo, let them fold despite strong opposition from the Bendigo people, money deals, so on and so on, set up our own stand alone alignment and have to pay everyone from our own hop pocket.

3) Stay where they are as the allignment may not be the absolute best for Essendon, but it is certainly a way that suits them to the best.. Bendigo pays for bits and pieces whilst they also get the chance to put some of there own players from the BFL onto the big stage.. I think the best thing for Bendigo would be to try and keep the 12 - 10 rule scraped whilst upgrading and having a seconds team.. Would be very beneficial for both Bendigo and Essendon..

People tell you things, you don't listen.

1) is not an option. AFL Vic ruled out bringing in any more AFL reserves sides. Best we can do is the current de-facto arrangement where Bendigo is not officially a seconds side, but follows all of the same rules of the seconds side. Very good set-up for EFC, complete control, and literally all the VFL will allow.
3) Would mean we have to go pay another 30 blokes which means bye bye Skippy, bye bye Cloke, bye bye all the other good VFL blokes. Which would mean a return to the thrashings. Which would not, in any way shape or form, be a good thing.

 

[Slattery_20]

Just seems the club sees Bendigo as a second fiddle- I really want to see live updates and more information about them.

They literally are second fiddle.

 

[lemon chicken]

You can go to matches and watch and they have score updates on a big board at the ground and then you could make up your own best players rather than wait a couple of days. And the best part is your own better players would be far more accurate than the club list.

 

[Yoda_]

People tell you things, you don't listen.

1) is not an option. AFL Vic ruled out bringing in any more AFL reserves sides. Best we can do is the current de-facto arrangement where Bendigo is not officially a seconds side, but follows all of the same rules of the seconds side. Very good set-up for EFC, complete control, and literally all the VFL will allow.
3) Would mean we have to go pay another 30 blokes which means bye bye Skippy, bye bye Cloke, bye bye all the other good VFL blokes. Which would mean a return to the thrashings. Which would not, in any way shape or form, be a good thing.

Slattery_20

read what I said:

"other options are"

Just another point of another posting, reading/seeing what they want and not looking at the whole picture..

Go and personally attack another poster for the next few months, your constant bickering is really starting to irritate me and is really repettetive..

 

[sup3rfish]

i must say havent paid much interest in Bendigo before this year. dont know wat changed but been following them quite a bit this year. Havent been to any games due to other commitments but will be heading down to the finals.... im pretty suprised at how stupid the VFL web site is.... its as bad as some of the local leagues....

would live to see the EFC throw some support behind Bendigo and give people more of an insight into how they are going....

 

[LeeARM]

All I'd really demand is quicker updates of the Bendigo game but I usually get them here anyway.

 

[table tennis]

People can jump up and down, But the EFC have vastly improved on most areas with Bendigo Bombers this year.

They have invested a lot more money. Im sure that if this trend continues, your demands will be met through evolution.

This football club was a basket case for a few years, before they realised that a healthy breeding ground for youngsters will be more beneficial for the seniors.

I believe they have rookied good VFL players like Muscles etc to get some bigger bodies to give a chop out to our kids. Rather than fending for themselves against bigger sides. Letting them develop quicker and fufill potential with confidence.

Bendigo making the finals this season is remarkable and a credit to the realisation of the EFC and Credit for Bendigo for pulling it together.

Best result for two clubs with different agenda's.

 

[Mrs Mercuri]

Im a massive Bendigo fan and have managed to attend quite a few of their games this season... Its the Bendigo website that is the disgrace. They barely update it and it would be nice if they had more photos and info on the players.

 

[Debating Society]

A few of the Bendigo games have been given live updates on both Facebook and twitter this season on the Essendon pages..

 

[Slattery_20]

Slattery_20

read what I said:

"other options are"

Just another point of another posting, reading/seeing what they want and not looking at the whole picture..

Go and personally attack another poster for the next few months, your constant bickering is really starting to irritate me and is really repettetive..

The VFL will not let Essendon field an official "Essendon 2nds" side.... it is not an option. The sky is not green. Grass is not blue.
That is not a personal attack.

I have absolutely no doubt you'll utterly ignore this & continue on though. Which is your prerogative. Just as it's mine to keep telling you it's impossible.

 

[Yoda_]

The VFL will not let Essendon field an official "Essendon 2nds" side.... it is not an option. The sky is not green. Grass is not blue.
That is not a personal attack.

I have absolutely no doubt you'll utterly ignore this & continue on though. Which is your prerogative. Just as it's mine to keep telling you it's impossible.

I am going to leave you on your own on that high horse that you seem to be riding at the moment..

I said "I think that Essendon are 'happy' with the allignment..

The only other options Essendon have are:"

I should have spelt out what I meant (since you obviously cannot put 2 and 2 together) is,

The Essendon/Bendigo allignment is working out well, the options are >insert post here where I stated the other options that have been discussed at length here<.

I should have then stated at the end of this post, The EFC is probably best to stick with the current situation.

I would personally like to see the reintroduction of a Bendigo seconds team, as some of our EFC boys are getting smashed in the seniors and do not seem to be developing as well as one would like.

Also, Essendon have always been a straight and narrow club, not liking massive change, taking a huge risk (this point rules out option 1 or 2), whilst they seem to like the current situation, even playing games out at Strathfieldsey in south of Bendigo..


Can you stop your constant pettiness for just 5 minutes, please..

Is really starting to annoy me.

 

[Slattery_20]

The VFL... ie the ruling body... ie the body that hands out the licences... will not give us an Essendon reserves licence.
Hence... it is not an option.
I am not commenting about what would be nice, what might be a nice option, because your option 1 is literally impossible.

That is about as plainly and non-"personal attackingly" as I can put it.
Believe you me, if I wanted to give you a serve you'd know all about it, I'm trying my very best to be polite & not get annoyed at your insistence.

 

[Godzke]

I think it's a viable option to play Slattery at Full Forward

 

[yaco55]

Are we talking about semantics in this argument.

To all intents and purposes Bendigo is an Essendon Reserves team. The club may be badged as Bendigo ( there is imput ) but the 12/10 rules dont apply to Bendigo during the H and A season, there is no reserves team, ala Collingwood and Geelong, and it is common knowledge that other VFL clubs, particularly the stand alone teams have concerns about the arrangement.