by Information HWY » Wed Sep 21, 2022 2:06 pm
by DOC » Wed Sep 21, 2022 2:34 pm
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by heater31 » Wed Sep 21, 2022 2:55 pm
Similar happened on the Eyre Peninsula 2 seasons ago.Information HWY wrote:It looks as if the newly formed MVFL has its first new club, Murrayville and this presents a range of issues for mine:
- WUNKAR are already the bulldogs/same club colours
- 4 hour return trip for Murrayville to Blanchetown/Paringa and a 6 hour round trip to Sedan/Cambrai
- Murrayville have reasonable juniors and the MVFL sides struggle here
What are the community thoughts here?CF60A012-262D-42AB-8644-35B6232206EF.jpeg
by DOC » Wed Sep 21, 2022 3:16 pm
by Jimmy_041 » Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:04 pm
DOC wrote:These footy and netball clubs are the heart and soul of rural communities. They need to be and should be better funded.
But no. Next we are going to have a magic round (which we pay for) so even more money to the top. The AFL has spent hundreds of millions on GWS and the Gold Coast and very little on clubs and leagues like these.
by am Bays » Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:49 pm
heater31 wrote:Similar happened on the Eyre Peninsula 2 seasons ago.Information HWY wrote:It looks as if the newly formed MVFL has its first new club, Murrayville and this presents a range of issues for mine:
- WUNKAR are already the bulldogs/same club colours
- 4 hour return trip for Murrayville to Blanchetown/Paringa and a 6 hour round trip to Sedan/Cambrai
- Murrayville have reasonable juniors and the MVFL sides struggle here
What are the community thoughts here?CF60A012-262D-42AB-8644-35B6232206EF.jpeg
The Mid West league folded after Wudinna and Central Eyre merged and applied to join the Eastern Eyre association which only had 4 clubs.
West Coast Hawks (Streaky Bay) and Wirrulla saw the writing on the wall and applied separately for the moment to join the Far West association (Ceduna) who then rebranded as Western Eyre Football Association.
This left Elliston and Western Districts (Poochera and Minnipa) on their own. Districts had no juniors so they joined up and went to Great Flinders FL. 260km between Tumby Bay and Poochera. Which is double the previous longest road trip to Lock.
From what I can see when Elliston Districts and Tumby are due to play each other the away club encourages juniors to head off on the Friday night book out the town's accommodation facilities and stay overnight. For the seniors they put on a social event Saturday night and stay the night.
by oldbomber » Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:55 pm
by Benchwarmer » Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:51 am
by Benchwarmer » Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:29 pm
DOC wrote:These footy and netball clubs are the heart and soul of rural communities. They need to be and should be better funded.
But no. Next we are going to have a magic round (which we pay for) so even more money to the top. The AFL has spent hundreds of millions on GWS and the Gold Coast and very little on clubs and leagues like these.
by whufc » Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:24 am
Benchwarmer wrote:DOC wrote:These footy and netball clubs are the heart and soul of rural communities. They need to be and should be better funded.
But no. Next we are going to have a magic round (which we pay for) so even more money to the top. The AFL has spent hundreds of millions on GWS and the Gold Coast and very little on clubs and leagues like these.
The AFL would rather you take your $10 entry money at the local footy and go to an AFL game playing $30+ per seat.
They would rather you spent the $30-odd on food and drink at a local game and spend $50+ on the same items at an AFL game instead (plus a couple of merchandise items).
Senior grassroots football is an inconvenience to the AFL. They have spent too much time admiring the American sporting system and rue all the missing millions they could be hoovering up from the community if nobody over the age of 21 was playing grassroots football. They seem to pine for just four tiers in each state - the AFL, an AFL reserves comp, the NAB league/SANFL Colts/WAFL Colts (Under 18) and the fourth being juniors - the current metro and country leagues to be only for players from Auskick up to Under 18 level.
The problem is the AFL doesn't seem to understand that a football/netball club is the heartbeat of a community for people from toddlers at the feet of mum or dad to the who-knows-how-old timekeeper who has done the same job for 45 years, missing only one match when his daughter foolishly scheduled her wedding for a Semi-Final.
And someone is not doing to drive from Murrayville or Renmark to Adelaide or Melbourne to watch an AFL team in the flesh every week ... but the trip to a RFL or MVFNL rival "to see us beat those buggers" means a whole lot more to them and their townsfolk.
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by Information HWY » Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:42 pm
Esteban Vihaio wrote:Understand there is an extraordinary league meeting Tuesday. Attendance compulsory.
by Esteban Vihaio » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:31 pm
Information HWY wrote:You’d imagine Sedan-Cambrai’s forfeit of their trip over the border to Murrayville might be high on the agenda.
Understand it’s one of the biggest return road trips in SA footy, but all the clubs need to be on board surely. Interesting times for the young league!IMG_3994.jpegEsteban Vihaio wrote:Understand there is an extraordinary league meeting Tuesday. Attendance compulsory.
by LaughingKookaburra » Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:13 pm
by cracka » Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:37 pm
Esteban Vihaio wrote:Information HWY wrote:You’d imagine Sedan-Cambrai’s forfeit of their trip over the border to Murrayville might be high on the agenda.
Understand it’s one of the biggest return road trips in SA footy, but all the clubs need to be on board surely. Interesting times for the young league!IMG_3994.jpegEsteban Vihaio wrote:Understand there is an extraordinary league meeting Tuesday. Attendance compulsory.
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