Bendigo FL discussion 2024

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GrassKat said:
In essence a community works together to buy an annual source of entertainment. This entertainment provides a valuable way of connecting with not only their own community but with neighbouring communities. The community involvement is paramount and does indeed keep the town alive.

In recent years, I feel that many minor league teams have gone from strength to strength with burgeoning Reserves numbers and junior numbers, while Reserves competitions at major league level have dropped off dramatically. I believe that since AFL players aren't being plucked from major leagues like they once were, the lustre of doing what is required to play at that higher level has worn off and without extra renumeration many players don't see the worth in playing at that level.

I think we will see more more major league teams look to drop a level, or go into recess in the coming years; as we have seen with Corowa-Rutherglen, Maryborough and Kyneton in recent times. Which adds another layer of uniqueness to the Broadford situation as most clubs won't be entertaining the idea of ever going up a level.
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Yep if you look at the Heathcote and bellarine and west Gippsland, north central they have serious talent, where guys enjoy the community aspect as well as playing a good standard. Great point. I'd think only rhe ovens and murray and Geelong leagues have kept a really high standard out of the 6 major leagues
 

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ROOTA#6 said:
Problem is that some towns of that size either don’t want them or there are too many clubs for the area
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Roota, how can we have a town of that size not be in a major league or become extinct? The Cash Cows some district clubs have become without any eyebrows being raised will continue to decimate major league football. In the past few years Corowa-Rutherglen (recess), Maryborough(recess) Kyneton RDFL, Melton Sth RDFL have fallen on hard times. However if this Salary Cap charade continues it will spread throughout the state. Either police the cap or don't have one...like some clubs presently don't.
 
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Forest St End said:
Brace yourselves but I’m with control on this one.

Top 4 doesn’t really grab me, would be my last preference after a 5 or even an 8.

Given I think we are going to see a uneven draw I think the higher ratio of finals spots is ok.
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Yes I also agree. With seven competitive teams next season the final five will likely remain up for grabs until the end of the home and away games and a final five gives an extra dimension to the finals series. There will also be more interest in the finals next season with probably Castlemaine being there and possibly South Bendigo. At this stage I see Gisborne and Strathfieldsaye as the only certainties.

I am being repetitive I know but I think it is far more important for the BFNL to have an even competition (and next year should be the best in that regard for quite some time) than to have more teams.

On the issue of player payments in the BFNL I am very wary of some of the statements floating around. I doubt if anyone on this forum has full knowledge of the issue, but it would only take one bitter ex spouse/partner to expose additional payments above a player's contract for that club to be exposed and the ramifications would be massive. My impression (from my time living in Bendigo) is clubs like Sandhurst and Golden Square always used employment opportunities to recruit players. This, hard work by volunteers and good juniors sustains them. The price they pay is never ending rumours nearly always starting in a pub somewhere, but note how even they find it hard to keep their best players moving on to surrounding leagues.
 

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