SFNL Div 3 2025

[thelocalbigdog]

Few 1sts this week -

Cpl v Berwick at Berwick. Never happened before!

Skye v Ashwood (ashwood played finals on this ground 2 years ago v cpl)

Lyndhurst v Saints at Stkilda city?

Correct me if I'm wrong but how good!

 

[Billyhunt69]

Skye and ashwood both in Div 2 in 2011

 

[chumbawumba]

Few 1sts this week -

Cpl v Berwick at Berwick. Never happened before!

Skye v Ashwood (ashwood played finals on this ground 2 years ago v cpl)

Lyndhurst v Saints at Stkilda city?

Correct me if I'm wrong but how good!

It's CPL vs Berwick at CPL

 

[actuallyinformer]

Half way through the year who do we think is the front runner for the league medal and who’s everyone’s tips for the flag? Berwick springs coming pack to the pack by the looks of it

Finley Cook (Hampton) or Jordy Gray (st kilda) for league medal. Berwick or st.kilda for the flag

 

[thelocalbigdog]

It's CPL vs Berwick at CPL

Still a 1st!

 

[chumbawumba]

Wilson and Baxter are out with injuries for the CPL

 

[2s Hack]

Wilson and Baxter are out with injuries for the CPL

Injuries piling up at CPL

 

[chumbawumba]

Injuries piling up at CPL

CPL led for 3 quarters but couldn't finish off Berwick Springs.

 

[chumbawumba]

Well, interesting to hear a goal umpire was threatened by someone in the crowd behind the goals in the seniors game between Black Rock and Heatherton.

 

[Deezpleez]

Well, interesting to hear a goal umpire was threatened by someone in the crowd behind the goals in the seniors game between Black Rock and Heatherton.

Certainly nothing was said at the Clubhouse end...

 

[2s Hack]

Seems a bit going on around metro footy in regards to the treatment of umpires this week.

This from Finally25 over at EDFL

So this landed in my lap tonight.
A memo sent by EDFL

verbally abused her during the game.


1 | P a g eEssendon District Football League


ABN 95 664 608 562


Lvl 11st Floor, 78A Napier Street, Essendon Vic 3040


T: (03) 9373 2700 E: headoffice@essendondfl.com.au


www.essendondfl.com.au


• U12 - Officials (goal umpire and umpire’s escort) disputing and arguing calls.
• U14 - Runner was yelling abuse at the Umpires (15 year old).
• Under 18.5 Women's Premier- behaviour was poor. Officials were harassing umpires while contradicting every umpire decision.
• Women’s D1 - Verbal abuse from players, bench and crowd
• Men’s D1 - supporters commented at the umpire “that is shit umpiring”.
• Men’s D2 – supporters approaching umpires saying the umpires were cheats and that it was shocking umpiring, with one saying to an umpire to “go get your money, you cheating dog.”
Disappointingly, the above is just a small sample of what has become a very negative pattern amongst our community.
A reminder for the rest of the season, if an umpire deems the actions of players, officials and/or spectators as unacceptable/unsafe or is likely to escalate in nature then they can
and will call off the game.
Where a game is called off then those teams playing in the game will not be allocated EDFL Umpires the following round. This not only affects the offending team but the opposition team that they are playing the following round.
Any repeat offending teams will face further sanctioning which may include suspension of a team’s official or a team-wide suspension.
Previously when an incident of this nature has occurred (a charge being using, abusive, insulting, threatening or obscene toward or in relation to an umpire) towards an Umpire,
the abuser was provided with an opportunity to take a set penalty of 1 week down from 2 or go to the tribunal. Moving forward this will no longer be the case. For the remainder of the year the following will apply to the charge For the remainder of the year the
following will apply to the charge using, abusive, insulting, threatening or obscene language toward or in relation to an umpire: 1. 2. 3. 4. Player will be offered (set penalty) 4 weeks with a reduction of 2 weeks if they take the early plea. The remaining 2 weeks will go on their record as a reprimand and any further breachers in the preceding 12 months will attract the extra 2 weeks.

Club Officials including coaches will be offered 5 weeks (set penalty) with a
reduction of 2 weeks if they take the early plea. The remaining 2 weeks will goon their record as a reprimand and any further breachers in the preceding 12 months will attract the extra 2 weeks.
If a plea isn’t accepted and the person will have to front the EDFL tribunal where they will receive the full 4 or 5 weeks if the Tribunal deems fit.
Where an umpire deems the charge to be serious enough for it to go to the
tribunal then this will still be the case.

**Unless I’m mistaken, a coach can get 5 weeks for abusing an umpire but a PLAYING COACH only get 6 weeks for a king hit 80meters off the ball AND pleads not guilty only for the EDFL to have the vision. Surely I’m missing something

 

[Norfsunny69]

Seems a bit going on around metro footy in regards to the treatment of umpires this week.

This from Finally25 over at EDFL

How is Nathan Gov smith going at st Kilda city?? He would be demanding top dollar the gov.

 

[Big Unit 30]

Bloke from work’s brother playing there. All been hush hush. And surely not talking about St Kilda City? They’ll be in Div 4 before the season’s even finished.

John Cena
Can’t see you ( or hear you )

 

[tiga2017]

Dam..Ashwood or Lyndhurst could be back in Div 4

 

[don_draper]

Dam..Ashwood or Lyndhurst could be back in Div 4

or Sth Mornington. what's happened to them?

 

[Del227184]

Dam..Ashwood or Lyndhurst could be back in Div 4

Down to 3 I guess
Time for ashwood to head down I reckon

 

[Wild Thing]

Down to 3 I guess
Time for ashwood to head down I reckon

Wasn’t Ashwood seeking a transfer to the Eastern league? That won’t be a good look if they are stuck in SFNL D4.

 

[cantwinfinals]

Down to 3 I guess
Time for ashwood to head down I reckon

Well at the moment considering how tight Div3 is, it will either be Ashwood, Lyndhurst or SthMorn. Wouldn’t be surprised if Lyndhurst goes down, however massive game for Ashwood down at Citation. Can’t see Lyndhurst getting the better of Berwick.

 

[2s Hack]

Wasn’t Ashwood seeking a transfer to the Eastern league? That won’t be a good look if they are stuck in SFNL D4.

They’d be better off in D3 of Ammos

 

[Melbsaint]

or Sth Mornington. what's happened to them?

Maybe we ask John Cena. He has been very quite. His last quote was St.kilda City have won 3 games .They will be in Div 4 next year. Haven't heard from him since

 

[tiga2017]

If Lyndhurst drop games this week and next, relegation could become a real possibility. Happy to be proven wrong — but since 2022, they just haven’t been the same side. Yes, there’s a new playing list and a new coach, but a handful of talented players isn’t enough to build a flag-winning team. Maybe what they really need is a hard reset — get that confidence back and rediscover what made them such a strong unit in 2022. Again, I am happy to be proven wrong..

 

[JohnCenaSucks]

Maybe we ask John Cena. He has been very quite. His last quote was St.kilda City have won 3 games .They will be in Div 4 next year. Haven't heard from him since

did they win the games themselves or same old story with some help from the blokes in green?

 

[JohnCenaSucks]

John Cena
Can’t see you ( or hear you )

sorry mate who are you again?

 

[Melbsaint]

did they win the games themselves or same old story with some help from the blokes in green?

I did expect a response like this.
Tip don't go making predictions after Rd 3. Can make you look even a bigger knob

 

[Big Unit 30]

sorry mate who are you again?

Just someone who enjoys seeing a mouthy campaigner behind a keyboard look like a fool … don’t mind me laughing at ya