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Must have missed this signing? I don't remember any announcement from the club.

Frankston have added Dromana MPFNL player Clayton Gay to its recruits. Quite a few good recruits coming into the club in addition to good player retention. My only concern is that we don't really have a main ruckman or a tall defender now that Max Williams is gone. Against taller teams we've...

I have some lingering concerns for our financial situation, but yes, Frankston and a lot of the standalones seem to be on the rise. Although i still fear for the Bullants. I still think it's worthwhile to point out the competition's shortcomings and how things could be done better, even if I...

I get the sentiment but the future of the competition is closely intertwined with the very existence of many of these standalone clubs, including my own. The fact that we don't know what the future holds means it's an ever present concern. Besides, there's bugger all news to talk about right...

The eventual AFL would have looked very different if such a merger had gone ahead. I can't see it evolving out of a merged VFA/VFL so maybe you'd see a smaller competition (e.g. 10-12 teams) with more even distribution between the states. You might see 4 of the strongest Victorian sides jump...

Hardcore VFL fans aren't a big enough group for them to give a shit unfourtunately.

From what I heard there were some drainage issues that warranted the ground being dug up. It's apparently also being done to make the ground more adaptable for non-footy events such as soccer and rugby. They've also put down a layer of concrete along the boundary area between the interchange...

I heard it was heading back to Cragieburn since Frankston's not available.

Yeah our ground is out of commission due to works being done on the playing surface. The official completion date is the 11th of April with plans to hold our first home game around Anzac Day. In the meantime the men's team are training at Belvedere and the wonen's teams train at Kananook Reserve.

First block of pre-season started in November I think. They're finishing up for tomorrow and probably resuming sometime in January.

Jackson Kornberg gave an update at the club's drinks night tonight. About 35 players signed so far, up from 22 or so at this time last year.

Nothing concrete at this stage. I'll see if it gets brought up at the members' drinks night on Friday.

Fraser Bayne has departed from his role as Frankston CEO. https://frankstonfc.com.au/board-statement-regarding-ceo/

I will complain once and then shut up until February next year. Not having a fixture out until mid-February (basically a month before the season starts) is incredibly lazy and unprofessional by the AFL. The entire AFL draw is out now so why does it have to take so long for the VFL?

MPFNL has released the women's Division 1 fixture for 2025. Div 2 and 3 still being organised.

Round 1 fixture is out for men's Division 1 and 2, netball, and women's Division 1. Looks like the league has decided to promote Edi-Asp women's to Div 1 in order to even out the league.

Once again I've been beaten to the punch. Great signing.

Here's my current tracker of player movements at Frankston. Feel free to let me know if I've missed anyone.

Hopefully there are enough Sandringham people left to keep the club running if/when the split happens.

Feeling pretty optimistic for the next few years, assuming our improved player retention continues. We've retained a lot of our best players from this year, although a few are a chance to go in the draft. But the fact that they're choosing to stay if they aren't drafted is a good sign. Very...

Princes Park has also been ruined as a venue in my opinion. With two of the old stands demolished and the other two not usable by spectators, the entire ground has a very disjointed, mangled feeling to it. At it's peak capacity it would have been the perfect venue for it.

I'll be keen to pick up a copy as soon as I get back from the States.

Williamstown is interesting. Fordham leaving to play local footy and Ellison jumping ship to Frankston. Could see them sliding a bit if they don't recruit well.

Won't be at Frankston as works have started on the oval's playing surface and won't be done until April next year, so Princes Park would have to be the venue.

Coburg showed some positive signs this year. If theycan retain the bulk of their list I can see them improving.

In more positive news, Southern Saints VFLW will be adopting the Sandringham name and colours going into 2025. I know it changes virtually nothing with the alignment but it's nice for the Sandy name to get some acknowledgement.

Weird experience being genuinely hyped for our upcoming season. Last season I wasn't expecting more than "we'll be competitive and hopefully win a couple more games" and now I'm anticipating us to have a good season.

Think I've heard that before. I know he plays his local footy with Mt Eliza (played in one of their premiership teams this year.) Is he still playing at Sandringham?

Fraser's mentioned it as a priority a few times. In past years players have been choosing other VFL teams when they live a stone's throw from Frankston Oval. Obviously there's something going wrong there if that's happening. There's a big push to make Frankston the club of choice for VFL-quality...