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Just bringing out the updated finals schedule to make it look like they are keen to play. When deep down they don’t wanna because no crowds will hurt them financially lol
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You got your hand in your eight day clock. Dingley yet to play Chelt or Port. Cannot award without at least playing every team .
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No way dingley should be awarded the flag. They shouldn’t do any awards either.
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Anyone think we could be back on September 18
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Season done 
Season done
Yep, focus on 2022 now.
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Gee wiz bunk is going to go nuts, when he hears about this.
Haha its a bit of a strange one. Especially given the president has no answer when asked why they want to move.
EFL vote will be interesting. Things getting tight in that league, Oakleigh and Beaconsfield now want in
They reckon it could be a move to div 2 in the efnl
I would think Div 3 would be more their level surely.
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Agree very strange, wouldn't be surprised in a few years the EFNL take over the SFNL and Outer East leagues
Wouldn't be the worst idea in the world.
Outer East is really getting back to YVMDFL with the big clubs leaving, so might be ok... just a stupid failed experiment.
I mentioned over on the Eastern board... many years ago when the EFL first tried to expand, Balwyn joined but AFL Vic blocked Heidelberg. At the time I was speaking to a bloke on the EFL board and he said that AFL Vic had told them they had no interest in the metro leagues expanding beyond their areas, and that the EFL should operate between the Yarra River and the Monash Freeway. So on that basis it'd block Oakleigh District, so it'll be intersting if things have changed.
There's a few historical exceptions to this... East Malvern, Ashwood and South Yarra are north of the Monash. Endeavour Hills is south.
MPNFL have knocked back Cranbourne (actually they withdrew their application when it was clear they didn’t have the support) and their president says they won’t be trying again.
If they want to move you have to assume Southern is the only option? Eastern perhaps though that is a big stretch.
Surely they’d have to go into D1 though and they’re a long way from Mordy and and Dingley. So is Port Melb I guess.
If they want to move you have to assume Southern is the only option? Eastern perhaps though that is a big stretch.
Surely they’d have to go into D1 though and they’re a long way from Mordy and and Dingley. So is Port Melb I guess.
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Oakleigh Districts and Beaconsfield were voted into the EFNL apparently.
Only first step, OD have not even had their members vote on the move yet. And even then AFL Vic can block it, which they may well do if the SFNL object to the move.
Assume Beaconsfield will probably be okay based on the Berwick precedent.
Transfer talks: Cranbourne weighs up switch to Southern league
AFL Outer East affiliate Cranbourne has until October 15 to decide if it will apply to join the SFNL.
October 6, 2021 - 11:00AM
Cranbourne Leader
South-east football and netball mainstay Cranbourne is considering a move to the Southern league.
The Eagles had intended to apply to join the Mornington Peninsula Nepean league, but withdrew before it went to a vote.
They’re now weighing up a switch to Southern.
Cranny officials had an online meeting with SFNL chief executive officer Lee Hartman, president Marc Gauci and vice-president Garry Cranny last night.
The AFL Outer East affiliate has until October 15, the AFL Victoria cut-off for transfers, to lodge an application.
“We’re just assessing all the options,’’ Cranbourne president Shane Baker said this morning.
“We’ve got to determine where we are going to be for the next 132 years, basically.
“We’re throwing a few balls up in the air and seeing what comes down.
“We’ve been in four different leagues in 16 years – from the old MPNFL structure to Casey Cardinia, to the SEFNL, to the Outer East – so it’s not healthy and we just need to get on top of it and determine what our pathway is moving forward.
The Southern league has already accepted another AFL Outer East club, Doveton.
AFL Victoria and AFL Outer East have approved the move.
But Southern may lose Oakleigh District, which is in talks with Eastern.
If the Oaks are cleared, Cranbourne could potentially take their place in first division.
“There’s a fair bit of depth in numbers of clubs there,’’ Baker said of the Southern league.
“We feel like the standard might suit where we are going and that’s nothing against the top end standard in Outer East.
“Outer East have been fantastic.
“We’ve just got to find the place that’s a home and I guess it’s made it a little harder with Beaconsfield and Doveton moving on after Berwick did last year. When change starts it creates a bit of a flow-on affect with everyone starting to consider what their future is.’’
Baker said the prospect of Cranbourne ever linking with the MPNFL was “dead in the water’’.
“That window is shut now and we’ve just got to commit ourselves to wherever we’re going to be next, get on with life, get ourselves sorted and be able to look forward 10 years,’’ he said.
“We’re a chance to get in for next season. We’ve had our chats. We’re having an online information session with club members on Thursday night.
“To give them a heads-up on what we’re doing, what we’re thinking … we’ll probably seek some opinions about how they see the best fit as well, so it will be a bit of a forum … an opportunity to chat and let them know the processes we’re going through to make sure we’re pushing the club in the right direction.
“We have to make a determination sooner rather than later because the nomination form closes next Friday, so it doesn’t leave us a lot of time.
“Sometimes when you’re forced to make a decision it’s not a bad thing because you can keep procrastinating and waiting for something to happen.
“That’s where it’s at. We’re probably the last of the clubs to still be in some sort of limbo, I suppose.”
If it does make the move Cranbourne will join fellow former South West Gippsland league clubs Dingley, Doveton, Hampton Park, Keysborough and Chelsea Heights in Southern.
Meanwhile Oakleigh District – which has been earmarked to start in Division 2 of Eastern – is discussing the transfer with its members.
Hartman said the main reason the Oaks were looking elsewhere was their inability to have a junior club in the South Metro Junior Football League.
He said the SFNL was working with the SMJFL and AFL Victoria to “try and offer some solutions’’.
Hartman said Oakleigh District’s struggles in Division 1 had also been a concern for the club, but the league had the flexibility to reposition the Oaks.
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The president announced the application to the EFL via a Facebook post without consultation of the members. Various people queried why this had not gone to vote.
Oakleigh District went to vote Monday night via a zoom meeting. I’ve heard that it was a vote in favour.
That said I doubt they could compete Div2 EFL. OD unable to take money at the gate will see them behind many clubs in the money stakes.
A club that struggles in Div 1 of the SFNL is certainly going to struggle in Div 2 of the EFL.
Remember EFL D2 is actually D3.
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Yep.
We saw Clayton transfer to the EFL all those years ago and return so know it’s not easy
Do you know what the go with OD is?
The word now is they wanted to establish a junior club but the SMJFL won't take them, as Oakleigh Dragons are just around the corner.
So they approached the EFNL, who (in their quest for 50 clubs) asked that the senior club come over as well.
Don't know what's true however.
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The districts did try to get a junior club up and running about 7-8 years ago and the dragons were against it
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Correct these leagues that call there top division premier...is such a load of crap.
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talk of Cranbourne coming in they will be a very good replacement for them if they decide to go
