Toast North to have standalone VFL team in 2018!

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http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2017-04-24/north-stands-alone

North stands alone
April 24, 2017 5:55 PM

North Melbourne and Werribee will field stand-alone sides in the 2018 VFL season after mutually concluding a successful ten-season agreement.

It will be the first time since 1999 North has had its own reserves team, having had previous alignments with the Ovens and Murray Football League, Port Melbourne, North Ballarat and Tasmania.

The move will allow the club to further invest in player development according to GM Football Cameron Joyce.

“This is a significant step for us as a footy club and in line with our strategic aims and objectives heading into an exciting new era,” he said.

“There is a lot of work to be done in order to prepare for next season, but first and foremost, we are focused on ensuring that our current alignment with Werribee ends on the highest possible note.”

Werribee coach John Lamont - who has experienced the alignment from both sides having coached at North - said the partnership has been a success.

“The professionalism and co-operation has been exceptional,” Lamont said.

“We are both tremendously grateful to have been in a partnership between two great clubs for nearly a decade.”

North began its partnership with Werribee in 2008 and although the on-field relationship will come to an end, the clubs will continue to work closely off the field.

“We have extremely strong ties with Werribee and I am pleased to say that this will still be the case going forward,” North CEO Carl Dilena.

“We will be looking at ways to continue our work together in the Wyndham region to help develop talent, both boys and girls, and grow the game.

“While we will go our separate ways on the field, the same can’t be said off the field and we will use our existing goodwill to further build and enhance our relationship in an effort to achieve some positive outcomes for the Wyndham community.”

Werribee President Martin Carter echoed Dilena’s sentiments.

“We have built a solid foundation between the two clubs to enhance and grow our ongoing community based programs. The City of Wyndham can look forward to this continuing. More and more, we see our future players and supporters coming from our vibrant multicultural city. Our aim remains the same - to ensure the Werribee Tigers have a sustainable and successful future on and off the field," he said.

“We are all committed to ensuring this season is a successful one for North Melbourne and Werribee.”

“What a wonderful opportunity for a player to come to our club in 2018. We have a new multi-million dollar facility and the chance to showcase football ability on the big stage in a club environment second to none," Lamont added.

 

[thumping]

Fantastic!

 

[giantroo]

Wooooo!!

 

[Phillyroo]

And I'm erect?!?!
Arden street, day game, Etihad at night= a bloody perfect day!

 

[muttley45]

Best news in quite a while, will benefit our seniors enormously.

 

[giantroo]

joegreen with the goods again!

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Fantastic.

 

[king rising]

great news

 

[Gasometer]

The end of our decade of s**t Seniors is over.

 

[rippersnipper]

Bounding roo jumpers pls

 

[Donkey Chop]

Bloody brilliant

 

[Shinboner roo]

Well i guess that's a start.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Games at Arden St surely. Amazing

 

[KangaFan35]

Fantastic news, didn't expect it to happen so soon!

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

VFL / Women's / Seniors

B2B2B in 2019

 

[Jonnoo]

footy at Hardon St.. how bloody exciting.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Hearts to hearts]

So excited - well done to everyone involved.

Haven't seen anything about VFL changes more broadly? Do we take the spot of an existing team or is the comp expanding? And if so who else is joining?

 

[Augustine]

Game days at Arden Street. Brilliant. To think we had that bizarre Werribee and North Ballarat set up a few years back and now finally our own genuine reserves side that can be fully integrated with the North development program.

 

[Phillyroo]

Games at Arden St surely. Amazing

Beers (in cans) on the hill sounds like freaking heaven to me!

 

[DEVO]

I like it.

 

[Devington]

FINALLY.

Actually being able to dictate EVERYTHING about our VFL side will help us immensely with development. Really happy about this, it's been one of our top 'needs' for a long while and an edge that competing teams have had against us.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

We're gonna need a bigger coffee cart.

 

[rippersnipper]

Beers (in cans) on the hill sounds like freaking heaven to me!

I dunno about tinnies, reckon the beer tastes better in a glass bottle

 

[Augustine]

The AFL really needs to look at a national reserves league. It would give dignity back to the state leagues and make it stupid to treat your first team as a development team considering everyone has a development team competing against each other.

The fixture would just copy the AFL fixture and te reserves would travel on the same plane as the 1sts.

It would also be fairer to the clubs whose young kids have to play in the NEAFL and it would be cool to get a genuine comparison on who has the best kids coming through.