JOHNNY GASTEV
Team Captain
Word is a league wide merger is underway.
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There is a working group currently putting together a proposal to put to the league and individual clubs that pushes for one team to be created out of the upper Murray to be entered into the tdfl. This would mean disbanding the umfl as we know it. It has to be voted on at league level. All the info has been in the local paper and I believe thereās a fb page with all the relevant info.Word is a league wide merger is underway.
I think it would be great for Upper Murray Football if the clubs can all agree to work together. The TDFL has 3 grades of junior football and lots of grades of junior netball so the opportunity for Upper Murray Kids will be bigger than it is now.There is a working group currently putting together a proposal to put to the league and individual clubs that pushes for one team to be created out of the upper Murray to be entered into the tdfl. This would mean disbanding the umfl as we know it. It has to be voted on at league level. All the info has been in the local paper and I believe thereās a fb page with all the relevant info.
What do people think on here think? (Is there anyone left on here interested with everything thatās going on with COVID/bushfire/jobless etc?)
Great idea in theory but the biggest hurdle with this merger is the clubs themselves, Corryong, Walwa and Feds are more likely to want it to happen but getting Cudgy over the line is the biggest problem. Bullioh are strong enough to go in by themselves but Tumba might look at combining with a Farrar league team. I'm sure they'll plenty of vocal opposition up there particularly due to excess netball numbers but it might require bringing the old netball comp back for the excess numbers to get a game. If they can get it together opposition clubs are going to hate the drive up there to play a game, a bit like going to Mitta in the middle of winter. Good luck to everyone having a crack at it.I think it would be great for Upper Murray Football if the clubs can all agree to work together. The TDFL has 3 grades of junior football and lots of grades of junior netball so the opportunity for Upper Murray Kids will be bigger than it is now.
There is no doubt a much bigger travel commitment for juniors but not so much seniors as many of the Upper Murray Players are based in Albury Wodonga anyway.
If it is embraced by locals then the Home Games should be a huge day and the Upper Murray could seriously generate an āUs against themā environment and build a brand that showcases what the UM has to offer.
I am not sure how it works with AFLNEB but I could see Cudgewa missing the boat if they donāt get onboard. If Feds and Corryong make the decision to merge And Bullioh go it alone then I am positive the AFL would be more than happy.Great idea in theory but the biggest hurdle with this merger is the clubs themselves, Corryong, Walwa and Feds are more likely to want it to happen but getting Cudgy over the line is the biggest problem. Bullioh are strong enough to go in by themselves but Tumba might look at combining with a Farrar league team. I'm sure they'll plenty of vocal opposition up there particularly due to excess netball numbers but it might require bringing the old netball comp back for the excess numbers to get a game. If they can get it together opposition clubs are going to hate the drive up there to play a game, a bit like going to Mitta in the middle of winter. Good luck to everyone having a crack at it.
Wouldn't be enough senior and junior footballers to have seperate Corryong/Feds and Cudgy/Walwa clubs, probably plenty of netballers for both but.Could you run three sides? Corryong federal
Cudgy Walwa
Bullioh
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I believe Bullioh have to wait another year before they can apply to join the TDFL.Great idea in theory but the biggest hurdle with this merger is the clubs themselves, Corryong, Walwa and Feds are more likely to want it to happen but getting Cudgy over the line is the biggest problem. Bullioh are strong enough to go in by themselves but Tumba might look at combining with a Farrar league team. I'm sure they'll plenty of vocal opposition up there particularly due to excess netball numbers but it might require bringing the old netball comp back for the excess numbers to get a game. If they can get it together opposition clubs are going to hate the drive up there to play a game, a bit like going to Mitta in the middle of winter. Good luck to everyone having a crack at it.
Bullioh will take their first opportunity to leave the umfl they get be that a merger with a tdfl club or entry in their own right. So in the next two years theyāre out. That leaves 4 clubs. 3 if feds say theyāve had enough. So this is the reason behind the action being taken now. We can wait to see how things shake out or we can get ahead of the curve.I believe Bullioh have to wait another year before they can apply to join the TDFL.
Only way they will get in is as a merged entity and I think they may have burnt that bridge with the other UMFNL teams by trying to leave last year.
Other than that option they could always go back to Wodonga Saints and put merger talks with them back on the table
Wouldn't be enough senior and junior footballers to have seperate Corryong/Feds and Cudgy/Walwa clubs, probably plenty of netballers for both but.
There a bit in the border mail tomorrow. You can also keep up to date on the fb page Upper Murray fnc one vision.Any news on the merger?
Ok Old Kenny, there is talk of if the merger gets the go ahead and are granted permission to join that an Upper Murray Star who played O and M Footy could be Coach.There a bit in the border mail tomorrow. You can also keep up to date on the fb page Upper Murray fnc one vision.
No idea on that one rip. Iām not privy to that info. Hopefully after the presentation to the league and clubs we have a better view of things.Ok Old Kenny, there is talk of if the merger gets the go ahead and are granted permission to join that an Upper Murray Star who played O and M Footy could be Coach.
Darryn McKimmie be an Option?
No idea on that one rip. Iām not privy to that info. Hopefully after the presentation to the league and clubs we have a better view of things.
But ideally yes someone like him or one of the raiders kids you would love to take it on. Or a Sam Cross who also has ties to the area. Iām just spitballing though. You have any others?
Brayden Carey?Ok Old Kenny, there is talk of if the merger gets the go ahead and are granted permission to join that an Upper Murray Star who played O and M Footy could be Coach.
Darryn McKimmie be an Option?
Yeah for sure is an option. I was just throwing some local names around.Brayden Carey?
Dobby Jordan, Neville Nugent, Paul NugentNo idea on that one rip. Iām not privy to that info. Hopefully after the presentation to the league and clubs we have a better view of things.
But ideally yes someone like him or one of the raiders kids you would love to take it on. Or a Sam Cross who also has ties to the area. Iām just spitballing though. You have any others?
Probably could do a bit better, get an ex local playing O and M eg. John Mitchell.Dobby Jordan, Neville Nugent, Paul Nugent
I donāt think clubs will field sides every week. My guess is we will see regular forfeits.The decision has been made. The majority of clubs voted at a meeting last night to continue as is next year with a minimum of 4 clubs. Feds are the team yet to commit after fully supporting the āone visionā model. So my question is to the good people of this forum. What are your predictions for next year? Will recruiting be easier or harder if thereās only 4 clubs? Will your support change after the year off or the issues that have been unearthed due to the one vision proposal?
Good luck to the 4 clubs, my thoughts are the league will be cooked by July. No one from Albury/Wodonga will bother playing in a Mickey Mouse competition thatās only being run to keep a few locals happy. Bullioh would be better off merging with Mitta or Wodonga Saints. Chopper 2 chances of having a 2ās comp up there.The decision has been made. The majority of clubs voted at a meeting last night to continue as is next year with a minimum of 4 clubs. Feds are the team yet to commit after fully supporting the āone visionā model. So my question is to the good people of this forum. What are your predictions for next year? Will recruiting be easier or harder if thereās only 4 clubs? Will your support change after the year off or the issues that have been unearthed due to the one vision proposal?