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Revamped VFL

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Good luck to Aspley and Southport giving it a go. And also Northern Bullants coming back to life. (Why not Preston tho?).

6 teams North of the Murray, 16 below. Not sure how you make that work in terms of conferences/divisions whatever you want to call them. I can't imagine Aspley and Southport are keen to fly almost every second week.

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    20 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Good luck to Aspley and Southport giving it a go. And also Northern Bullants coming back to life. (Why not Preston tho?).

    6 teams North of the Murray, 16 below. Not sure how you make that work in terms of conferences/divisions whatever you want to call them. I can't imagine Aspley and Southport are keen to fly almost every second week.

    Right at the moment the whole thing is a dog's breakfast. It is difficult to see Vic teams being able to fly around the country at AFL level let alone a reserves competition. At senior level Gil and his boys cannot work out how many players each team is allowed so when will they work out the reserves comp. What we don't know would fill a very big book.

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    22 teams so perhaps 21 rounds.

    Can't understand who is funding Aspley etc to fly around. Frankston was almost broke and the questions keep coming

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    27 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    22 teams so perhaps 21 rounds.

    Can't understand who is funding Aspley etc to fly around. Frankston was almost broke and the questions keep coming

    I assume it's a lot cheaper to fly Aspley and Southport frequently and the Vic standalone teams a few times a year than it was to run the entire NEAFL.

    This is a cost saving exercise for the NEAFL whilst trying to keep the notion of a top grade comp in NSW/QLD.

    Although I'm guessing the NSW and QLD top leagues actually do better just on their own. The quality might not be as strong as it was but they'll be better comps for more players.

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    just moved to a new place near preston oval.. looking forward to getting along to some games next year!  

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    Only 16 rounds... so even more byes !!

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/twenty-two-clubs-from-southport-to-frankston-to-feature-in-eastern-coast-league-20201029-p569un.html

    The AFL says the yet-to-be-named competition will be on a par with the WAFL in Western Australia and SANFL in South Australia as feeder leagues for the national competition, and will play out across a 16-round fixture from April.

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    5 minutes ago, Rocky said:

    just moved to a new place near preston oval.. looking forward to getting along to some games next year!  

    Coburg oval was supposed to be revamped during 2020 and the Lions were moving to Preston for the duration. Not sure if the revamp took place so you might get to watch Coburg as well.

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    3 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Coburg oval was supposed to be revamped during 2020 and the Lions were moving to Preston for the duration. Not sure if the revamp took place so you might get to watch Coburg as well.

    thats awesome! cheers for the heads up mate

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    2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Only 16 rounds... so even more byes !!

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/twenty-two-clubs-from-southport-to-frankston-to-feature-in-eastern-coast-league-20201029-p569un.html

    The AFL says the yet-to-be-named competition will be on a par with the WAFL in Western Australia and SANFL in South Australia as feeder leagues for the national competition, and will play out across a 16-round fixture from April.

    OMG - I saw there was an even number of teams and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that would mean no byes.

    So, I presume that will mean a late start to the season, and bye or byes all meaning no work for the fringe and recovering players.

    Not at all good for player development, though (hopefully) a lot better than 2020 "scratch matches".

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    So my guess is that we wont have divisions and it will just be 22 teams and a non even fixture with maybe a top 10 or top 12?

    You fix it so that each of the 14 clubs who aligned or direct reserves teams of AFL clubs will all always play eachother each season (takes up 13 games). Apsley and Southport you'd probably also play games against the other Qld teams and NSW teams as well (that gives 15 games to each of GWS, Syd, Bris and GC).

    The stand alone VFL teams will all always play eachother once (gives them 5 game each) as well as Apsley and Southport (suddenly up to 7).

    So going off a rough structure like that, of each of the 22 teams 16 games we have set matches for each:

    Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney & GWS 15 games each (will need 1 each against stand alone VFL teams).

    Casey, Sandringham, Carlton, Collingwood, Richmond, Essendon, Box Hill, North Melbourne, Geelong & Footscray 13 games each (will need 3 each against stand alone VFL or QAFL teams).

    Apsley & Southport 10 games each (will need 6 each against AFL reserves or AFL/VFL aligned teams).

    Port Melbourne, Williamstown, Werribee, Frankston, Coburg & Preston 7 games each (will need 9 games each against AFL reserves or AFL/VFL aligned teams).

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    So, I'm a non-AFL player signed up at Casey, earning a few grand a year in match payments. I work 40 hours or more a week to provide for my family, then manage to train a couple of nights a week after work. Now I have to give up half of my weekend to fly to Queensland to play a game against Southport for a few bucks. Thanks, but no thanks - I'll just play in the EFL with my mates instead.

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    43 minutes ago, poita said:

    So, I'm a non-AFL player signed up at Casey, earning a few grand a year in match payments. I work 40 hours or more a week to provide for my family, then manage to train a couple of nights a week after work. Now I have to give up half of my weekend to fly to Queensland to play a game against Southport for a few bucks. Thanks, but no thanks - I'll just play in the EFL with my mates instead.

    Good point. Are VFL players who are not on an AFL list members of the Players' Association? If so, I wonder how much consultation has occurred on their behalf. 

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    On 10/30/2020 at 9:30 AM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Good point. Are VFL players who are not on an AFL list members of the Players' Association? If so, I wonder how much consultation has occurred on their behalf. 

    Gils Cannon fodder?

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