Bendigo FL discussion 2025

[Forest St End]

Looking from the Marong perspective, what would be their motivation for joining Bendigo as opposed to Heathcote?

 

[Old bomber]

Looking from the Marong perspective, what would be their motivation for joining Bendigo as opposed to Heathcote?

They want to go to Heathcote but they don’t want them. Bendigo would jump at taking them if they showed any interest

 

[ROOTA#6]

They want to go to Heathcote but they don’t want them. Bendigo would jump at taking them if they showed any interest

They were originally accepted into the the Heathcote league on their first attempt but it was knocked on the head as the LVFNL board denied the application and it got upheld by AFL Vic

 

[Forest St End]

They want to go to Heathcote but they don’t want them. Bendigo would jump at taking them if they showed any interest

BFL is the footy equivalent of a bloke in a nightclub when the lights come on, would take anyone they could get.

I’m interested in what Marong’s perspective would be though. Why would they choose Bendigo rather than Heathcote with more local rivalries etc and arguably an easier situation for a committee in terms of club operations.

The only reason I could see is if they felt the need to move urgently and didn’t want to wait for a pathway into Heathcote to open up.

 

[ROOTA#6]

BFL is the footy equivalent of a bloke in a nightclub when the lights come on, would take anyone they could get.

I’m interested in what Marong’s perspective would be though. Why would they choose Bendigo rather than Heathcote with more local rivalries etc and arguably an easier situation for a committee in terms of club operations.

The only reason I could see is if they felt the need to move urgently and didn’t want to wait for a pathway into Heathcote to open up.

Because despite all the negativity the Bendigo League is the premier competition in the region and they want to give their kids, and the hundreds of kids that will go through the club in the future, the best pathway

 

[Wooden Robot]

BFL is the footy equivalent of a bloke in a nightclub when the lights come on, would take anyone they could get.

I’m interested in what Marong’s perspective would be though. Why would they choose Bendigo rather than Heathcote with more local rivalries etc and arguably an easier situation for a committee in terms of club operations.

The only reason I could see is if they felt the need to move urgently and didn’t want to wait for a pathway into Heathcote to open up.

More local rivalries??? Please explain?
Just down the road from Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat and three clubs in Bendigo.

 

[Forest St End]

More local rivalries??? Please explain?
Just down the road from Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat and three clubs in Bendigo.

I would have said Marong would have more connection and interest against more rural towns than somewhere like Strath or Golden Square and zero interest in Gisborne or Castlemaine. They’ve still
got Bendigo teams in Heathcote league but also other towns they have more in common with geographically etc

As I said I’m interested in where the club would sit on it though and I know very little about them so might well be wrong. Maybe their supporters have a picture of Sandhurst on their walls with cross hairs on it.

 

[ROOTA#6]

I would have said Marong would have more connection and interest against more rural towns than somewhere like Strath or Golden Square and zero interest in Gisborne or Castlemaine. They’ve still
got Bendigo teams in Heathcote league but also other towns they have more in common with geographically etc

As I said I’m interested in where the club would sit on it though and I know very little about them so might well be wrong. Maybe their supporters have a picture of Sandhurst on their walls with cross hairs on it.

I’ve told you the thinking on it above