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Yeah, you would think 2019 Harrow-Balmoral would've been very competitive in the wimmera league, but they aren't dominating HDFNL like that anymore - even tho they just won the three-peat.
 
Yeah have to agree with Harrow being pretty non competitive in the Wimmera league. The difference between the two leagues is chalk & cheese now. 10 years ago the gap wasn’t so far.
But the top sides like Ararat would absolutely pump Harrow and Quanny
 
I didn't get to see HB at all this year, but based on the comments I'm inclined to agree. So why has the gap between the leagues increased? Wimmera improving as the teams have become more even? District league just dropping a bit comparatively? Local talent moving to the higher league for a challenge? Or is the higher league maybe bringing in more eccentric external top end talent?

Is the cap and point system working well locally perhaps?
 

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jwshrive said:
I didn't get to see HB at all this year, but based on the comments I'm inclined to agree. So why has the gap between the leagues increased? Wimmera improving as the teams have become more even? District league just dropping a bit comparatively? Local talent moving to the higher league for a challenge? Or is the higher league maybe bringing in more eccentric external top end talent?

Is the cap and point system working well locally perhaps?
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I've only followed for the past two years but I'd say juniors struggling in the District league is starting to hurt them. They had two years off footy in Victoria and Pimp have won 4 U17 flags in a row now, there's not too many young stars in the District league.

Obviously can't get the top end players like the Wimmera but the depth isn't there, Southern Roos get more out of their outside/role players than the other clubs I've watched.
 
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I've only followed for the past two years but I'd say juniors struggling in the District league is starting to hurt them. They had two years off footy in Victoria and Pimp have won 4 U17 flags in a row now, there's not too many young stars in the District league.

Obviously can't get the top end players like the Wimmera but the depth isn't there, Southern Roos get more out of their outside/role players than the other clubs I've watched.
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That is a very good observation regarding the juniors and the depth there. We are now in that post-COVID period too where the age group just coming in to seniors missed a season and a half of their development; or lost interest all together. The WFNL have the same problem to a degree, but most of those clubs were starting with a few more numbers and have perhaps been able to cover it slightly better.
 
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Surely the Melbourne demons player rumours are not true. Marty hore has been linked to cashed up north central clubs and harrow wouldnt be able to match that. Wouldn’t think billing’s would come down and neither would Fullerton who’s originally from qld. The other 3 are all 21 or younger and would have to be stupid to come play for the strongest team in one of the worst leagues in the state over having more of a crack at state league and afl football.
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I wouldn't write off Fullarton. HB would go hard if Simon Close retires
 
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I think we could see a huge fall off in NQ twos next year as you would think some of the older boys they have running around are sure to retire and i hear rumours that they will be losing Carra, Pumpa and Ellis, they might not be the team to beat next year
 
hotflagpies said:
I think we could see a huge fall off in NQ twos next year as you would think some of the older boys they have running around are sure to retire and i hear rumours that they will be losing Carra, Pumpa and Ellis, they might not be the team to beat next year
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Also hearing cultural problems at quanny relating to coach damien Cameron
 

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Word on the street is Lupton is chasing some even more money and that is situated down at dock lake... Pumpa a possibility to join him to get those 1's games he's been after?
 
Brian BT Taylor said:
Word on the street is Lupton is chasing some even more money and that is situated down at dock lake... Pumpa a possibility to join him to get those 1's games he's been after?
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where are the lakers finding the money if its tru about Rats?
 
SpecialBruce said:
where are the lakers finding the money if its tru about Rats?
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I cant see the rats rumours being true. Why would any ararat players want to more to Tlake? both of rats sides in the big dance just to move to a 8th place T-lake? apart from money (that we don't even know if they have any) what part of their club is a attractive enough for these rats players to leave ararat?
 

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surely you don't leave Ararat to head to T/Lake, I think it might be hard for anyone to land big recruits this season, everyone seems to announce locked in players early these days, big money gets offered, and no one wants to coach !!! any real player news out there ?
 
You’d think Taylor’s would have the money. Lost beugelaar as an coach and summerhayes which would free up a bit of coin and surely they had some left over anyway. If they were blowing the budget just to field the team they did this year they may as well fold now. Have heard beugelaar may not have been on as much as you’d think though
 
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You’d think Taylor’s would have the money. Lost beugelaar as a coach and summerhayes which would free up a bit of coin and surely they had some left over anyway. If they were blowing the budget just to field the team they did this year they may as well fold now. Have heard beugelaar may not have been on as much as you’d think though
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Logan Millar and some other players from this year could also depart freeing up more cash to go after rats
 
ItsJustaGame said:
It’s crazy how average footballers can come into this league, demand a few hundred bucks a game and get it. Not helping the league at all.
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have heard that Baker is on over a grand a game! Crazy money for someone who only got in their best 3 times this season.
 

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