Great to see on the AFL site that #26 and #50 are returning through the ressies on the weekend. Tempting to head down to Willy to have a look.

2 weeks ahead of schedule apparently 

And isn’t fantastic that they get to participate in a VFL practice match almost a month after the AFL seasons starts?

The VFL is a joke. The AFL’s involvement has killed the stand alone VFL clubs, the season is so poorly out of sync with the AFL that it only allows 50% of the development time the Reserves used to, and the facilities and ground conditions don’t prepare developing players for their AFL careers. COVID has taken the focus off the VFL’s troubles, but it needs to change, and quickly. 

It’s sub standard, and serves literally no one well - including the clubs, players and supporters.

I read in an article on the MFC app, that both the Weed and Brown played in an intraclub game last weekend. Does anyone have any info as to how they went?

Edited April 6, 20214 yr by hardtack

32 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

And isn’t fantastic that they get to participate in a VFL practice match almost a month after the AFL seasons starts?

The VFL is a joke. The AFL’s involvement has killed the stand alone VFL clubs, the season is so poorly out of sync with the AFL that it only allows 50% of the development time the Reserves used to, and the facilities and ground conditions don’t prepare developing players for their AFL careers. COVID has taken the focus off the VFL’s troubles, but it needs to change, and quickly. 

It’s sub standard, and serves literally no one well - including the clubs, players and supporters.

Thank you, been saying the same.

Should go back to having the reserve teams and bring back the VFA.