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He’s umpiring Newbridge v Inglewood so not sure why the outrage in here.

One of my son’s mates has umpired senior footy in the BFNL this year and he’s 15. Done a brilliant jobb

I am not against the younger ones umpiring senior football if they are ready/ have the ability to do so. We need umpires more than ever as the majority are older and not physically capable any more which is a shame as some of them have been quite good for many years.

My concern with the young fellow in this instance was putting him into senior football based on him only doing a single reserves game. Surely he needs more experience/ exposure before he commences umpiring senior football. In order to retain younger umpires you need to create a supportive environment where the umpire is happy and feels welcome, along with a pathway to progress. If you do put pressure on younger umpires in a difficult environment where they feel pressure/ uncomfortable they walk away immediately.

Young umpires, like players need time to develop and gain experience and I can say if you place them in a game that is hard to manage, they will be gone in a flash. Without experience on how to deal with this it places a degree of uncertainty on whether the umpire will continue or just walk away from the game due to being abused and being exposed to an uncomfortable match day environment.

Finally, over 60% of first year umpires don’t return the second year due to abuse or a poor match day environment/ experience. That’s why you need to be patient with young umpires to ensure they hang around.
 
Word coming through to me that team was pretty normal, just produced a very ordinary effort.

Message I received said we were soft, outworked and overawed, huge step backwards.

Big disappointment.

No disrespect Forest but I told you so. There is a big gap between the top and bottom teams. Castlemaine have improved which is great but they are still well off the mark at this stage.
 
No disrespect Forest but I told you so. There is a big gap between the top and bottom teams. Castlemaine have improved which is great but they are still well off the mark at this stage.

Don’t agree lfg and I think our results have shown that.

Kicking for the lead in the third quarter against Sandhurst at the QEO, within a couple of goals of Gisborne late in the game. Not sure any other teams have done that.

Talking to a few today it seems we just played a really poor first quarter and the game was done. Been a long time since we had a game that mattered and we certainly wouldn’t be the first team to falter in that circumstance. Hopefully they learn and grow for the next time. I would say to that to the club’s credit multiple guys who are senior team locks played twos on Saturday after long injury layoffs which is a refreshing standard to see.

Don’t underestimate what a huge loss Ryan Eyre is as well. He’s not well known in Bendigo after a handful of games but he is a serious footballer. I wouldn’t argue with someone who said he was our best player. What we need to do for next year is add some depth so the loss of those guys doesn’t kill us.
 

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Any word from Carol and Cam on how they plan to fix the comp ? Any new sides coming in ? Do the clubs even get to vote on new arrivals ?


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Don’t agree lfg and I think our results have shown that.

Kicking for the lead in the third quarter against Sandhurst at the QEO, within a couple of goals of Gisborne late in the game. Not sure any other teams have done that.

Talking to a few today it seems we just played a really poor first quarter and the game was done. Been a long time since we had a game that mattered and we certainly wouldn’t be the first team to falter in that circumstance. Hopefully they learn and grow for the next time. I would say to that to the club’s credit multiple guys who are senior team locks played twos on Saturday after long injury layoffs which is a refreshing standard to see.

Don’t underestimate what a huge loss Ryan Eyre is as well. He’s not well known in Bendigo after a handful of games but he is a serious footballer. I wouldn’t argue with someone who said he was our best player. What we need to do for next year is add some depth so the loss of those guys doesn’t kill us.
Did Hartley recruit eyre from Seymour? Still eligible to play under 18s, is that right? Will he be rookie listed at the end of the year?
 
I see the BFNL has stepped in to help Maryborough borrow players for the remainder of the season - just to eliminate any forfeits !

Ha ha it’s only to help them from total embarrassment - nothing to do with helping Maryborough


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I see the BFNL has stepped in to help Maryborough borrow players for the remainder of the season - just to eliminate any forfeits !

Ha ha it’s only to help them from total embarrassment - nothing to do with helping Maryborough


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I hear they had to be dragged kicking and squealing to admit they had made a rule change as well.

It really is hard to not just turn your back on the game. No foresight, no vision, completely underwhelming appointments to key positions which are so ineffective they can go six months not being filled, and the silence from the new council is already deafening.

It really is a total and complete shit show.
 

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