4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

I doubt it. The old VFL had 18 rounds if I recall.

This is all about money saving and getting effectively scratch matches for the cheapest price. Integrity of the comp will come a long second.

The other thing about that tweet is what is meant by "stand alone teams". Is that referring to the likes of Port Melbourne etc. If so you could have around 19-20 teams in the comp.

Just noticed KC from Casey posted a link to a Herald Sun report saying that the Northern Bullants would be a stand alone club come 2021.

Where does that leave Carlton, are they going to have there own seconds team?

2 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

The latest - 

Northern Bullants to return to VFL as a stand-alone club

Awesome. My boy played his one and only 12s league game for the Bullants in 2019 - 15.10.100 to 00.00.00. 

53 minutes ago, Grr-owl said:

Awesome. My boy played his one and only 12s league game for the Bullants in 2019 - 15.10.100 to 00.00.00. 

on which side of the ledger?

3 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

The latest - 

Northern Bullants to return to VFL as a stand-alone club

KC. It’s going to be a mess?!?!?!

Yes I believe 24 teams across conferences and potential for cross over matches with actuaries working through the draw and revolving fixtures.  NASA is being consulted by Gil to add more complexity and ensure everyone is totaled confused and bamboozled by the mess being created. 

1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

on which side of the ledger?

The right one, fortunately. He was down back for a while, but got so cold the coach moved him forward to prevent his joints siezing and he played a role, spearing the pill onto the chest of the winner of the Victorian U12's Lockett Look-a-like Comp.  

I don't like the sound of this.

 

It screams of the AFL trying to have their cake and eat it to. In order to ensure that the NSW & Qld reserves teams are playing in a better standard competition, lets just dilute the competition that we have in Victoria to do so...

 

Personally I would of thought having the NSW teams join the VFL and the Qld teams join the SANFL would have been a better option and would probably have been more cost effective. But that's just me???

7 hours ago, MadAsHell said:

I don't like the sound of this.

 

It screams of the AFL trying to have their cake and eat it to. In order to ensure that the NSW & Qld reserves teams are playing in a better standard competition, lets just dilute the competition that we have in Victoria to do so...

 

Personally I would of thought having the NSW teams join the VFL and the Qld teams join the SANFL would have been a better option and would probably have been more cost effective. But that's just me???

There's too much common sense and logic in this solution.

As with every aspect of our once great game, It needs "to be Gil'ed"

I.e. made as illogical and confusing as possible therefore slowly murdering the game.

Savvy move to work on the foundational 2 nd tier comp.

Can't be long before he turns his murderous hands to Auskick somehow.

Any new yet regarding the make up of this comp ??

Hope it goes back to Clubs reserves less complicated and ensures continuity of playing group and training

Interstate teams fly II guess

36 minutes ago, Kent said:

Any new yet regarding the make up of this comp ??

Hope it goes back to Clubs reserves less complicated and ensures continuity of playing group and training

Interstate teams fly II guess

They cannot work out how many players teams at senior level are allowed yet. I think the reserves is running a bad second. Why you would want to start a competition with teams flying around the country in a virus affected year of 2021 is absolutely beyond me. 

If the AFL bubble is with us for a while in 2021 it makes it very difficult to have a full second team comp as the top up players will need to live and work outside the bubble

On 10/22/2020 at 11:33 AM, Diamond_Jim said:

If the AFL bubble is with us for a while in 2021 it makes it very difficult to have a full second team comp as the top up players will need to live and work outside the bubble

I think it falls into that category of " felt like a good at the time" DJ.

Oh dear, Gil must have smoked the grass the took from the G, this is looking a mess?

5 minutes ago, deebug said:

Oh dear, Gil must have smoked the grass the took from the G, this is looking a mess?

Who was the rocket scientist who decided that the grass was a good idea and how much did it cost. Do they really think any Geelong or Richmond supporter gives a stuff? I know a few Richmond people and they are laughing themselves silly.

6 minutes ago, old dee said:

Who was the rocket scientist who decided that the grass was a good idea and how much did it cost. Do they really think any Geelong or Richmond supporter gives a stuff? I know a few Richmond people and they are laughing themselves silly.

publicity stunt by rebel sport, and about $100k, plus various contracts for companies to dig up, transport, re-plant etc.

4 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

publicity stunt by rebel sport, and about $100k, plus various contracts for companies to dig up, transport, re-plant etc.

What a waste of $100k , these are the same people that tell the players you will have to take a pay cut. Beggars belief. 

1 minute ago, old dee said:

What a waste of $100k , these are the same people that tell the players you will have to take a pay cut. Beggars belief. 

nah, rebel has said nothing of the sort

when a company offers you $100k plus the jobs that it creates to do a (pretty silly) publicity stunt i imagine the afl nearly bit their hands off taking the cheque from them

1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

nah, rebel has said nothing of the sort

when a company offers you $100k plus the jobs that it creates to do a (pretty silly) publicity stunt i imagine the afl nearly bit their hands off taking the cheque from them

Still a waste of $100k.

revamped?    looks more like devamped to me

7 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

revamped?    looks more like devamped to me

It looks like a system dreamt up by a few mates standing around the Barbie at 10Pm with bellies full of Beer.

1 minute ago, old dee said:

It looks like a system dreamt up by a few mates standing around the Barbie at 10Pm with bellies full of Beer.

certainly doesn't look like a way to cut costs

 

On 9/17/2020 at 12:50 PM, KC from Casey said:

With the scrapping of the major second tier competitions on the east coast of the country due to COVID-19 for 2020, there will be a single replacement in 2021 meaning that the VFL and the old VFA will be no more. The NEAFL has been disbanded and the clubs that made up the previous competitions have been asked to lodge “expressions of interest” with the AFL by tomorrow.

At this stage we know that Melbourne will persevere with its Casey Demons alignment while Carlton have scrapped the Northern Blues (although this could see the return of the Preston Bullants. NEAFL club, the Canberra Demons has stated that it won’t take part in the new competition.

There may well be more than 20 teams in the new league next year with plenty of changes in the way the competition is conducted.

KPI #1 - have an even number of teams, to avoid the ludicrous situation where returning / recovering players are denied opportunities to play into form and press their claims due to recurring byes.  

With the feeder competitions often starting and ending weeks after / before the AFL dates, having the bye in round 1 is even more of a disadvantage.

On 10/22/2020 at 7:48 AM, old dee said:

They cannot work out how many players teams at senior level are allowed yet. I think the reserves is running a bad second. Why you would want to start a competition with teams flying around the country in a virus affected year of 2021 is absolutely beyond me. 

Very good point, especially as many of the players in the feeder competitions also need to have a real job as well.

It’s a mess. 

Curious to see how this works going forward

 

Confirmed licences:

Standalone Second-Tier Clubs: Aspley, Coburg, Frankston, Northern Bullants, Port Melbourne, Southport, Werribee, Williamstown
Standalone AFL Clubs: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Footscray, Geelong Cats, Gold Coast SUNS, GWS GIANTS, North Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney Swans
Aligned Clubs: Sandringham, Box Hill Hawks, Casey Demons

 

 

4 minutes ago, roy11 said:

going forward

Bingo!