EDFL Div 1 Discussion 2025

[Flyingleslieskite]

Define A grade club. EDFL does not have a definition.
To be A grade do you need to not worry about salary cap, make promises you cant keep or have the ability to poach young players from other Clubs within your competition or have 3 to 4 teams in under age groups when others cant get one team or more importantly dont share a vision for a successful COMPETITION? . Players , supporters ,sponsors ,volunteers and kids will drop off Clubs eventually as there is little light ahead if everyone needs to aspire to be an A grade Club. When that happens who will A grade Clubs play?

What i mean by that is they're not a club whos senior side is sustainable in premier division.

Hence why I mentioned their results/ladder finish from 2015-18.

 

[dandy redlegs]

What i mean by that is they're not a club whos senior side is sustainable in premier division.

Hence why I mentioned their results/ladder finish from 2015-18.

Is it not sustainable for all the reasons l mentioned,? You do understand that results are only one indicator of a Clubs success.

 

[Turbos mail]

Is it not sustainable for all the reasons l mentioned,? You do understand that results are only one indicator of a Clubs success.

My definition of an A grade club is to give me a couple of free beers and a polo then charge $5 a can of beer.

 

[nowthatscrazy]

2025 ladder predictions, whos brave enough?

 

[MPMonkeys]

2025 ladder predictions, whos brave enough?

Hillside
St Albans
West Coburg
Oak Park
Craigieburn
Moonee Valley
Tulla
Roxy
Taylors Lakes
Avondale

But honestly the comp is so tight that every team could potentially make the finals.

 

[iknownothing1111]

2025 ladder predictions, whos brave enough?

HS
WC
OP
St A
MV
RP
CB
TM
TL
AH

 

[nowthatscrazy]

Hillside
St Albans
West Coburg
Oak Park
Craigieburn
Moonee Valley
Tulla
Roxy
Taylors Lakes
Avondale

But honestly the comp is so tight that every team could potentially make the finals.

interesting thoughts on Avondale doing the double relegation

 

[nowthatscrazy]

HS
WC
OP
St A
MV
RP
CB
TM
TL
AH

i think hillside probably team to beat, interesting as well with AH double relegation as the person above prediction, that would be a massive fall over a 24-month period

 

[nowthatscrazy]

2025 ladder predictions, whos brave enough?

Hillside
St Albans
West Coburg
Oak Park
Avondale
Moonee Valley
Craigieburn
Tulla
Taylors Lakes
Roxy

 

[F6Typhoon]

Hillside
St Albans
West Coburg
Oak Park
Avondale
Moonee Valley
Craigieburn
Tulla
Taylors Lakes
Roxy

Oak park
Hillside
St albans
Moonee Valley
West Coburg
Avondale
Tulla
Taylors Lakes
Craigieburn
Roxy

 

[Gremlin77]

Not much expectation on Craigieburn going on above ladders. I would have them as certain finalists!

 

[iknownothing1111]

Not much expectation on Craigieburn going on above ladders. I would have them as certain finalists!

Reasons ?

 

[Gremlin77]

Reasons ?

Recruited very strongly on top of an already developing list, finished 6th last season with the relegated Premier team not going to figure, think Jacobs is a very good coach and the 18’s won the flag.

Probably not much convincing you though if you think Roxy are finishing above them!

 

[roosterslife]

Reasons ?

Recruited multiple Divison 1 NFNL players. Including a captain and multiple team of the year player. Also some good recruits from a strong country comp. Plus you’d think there young players will again improve. They weren’t far off last year before all hell broke loose. Surely with these players they will improve significantly wouldnt they?

 

[Vlodrive]

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interesting thoughts on Avondale doing the double relegation

Are they really going to be that bad? I thought they’d probably be mid table in divvy one

 

[iknownothing1111]

Recruited multiple Divison 1 NFNL players. Including a captain and multiple team of the year player. Also some good recruits from a strong country comp. Plus you’d think there young players will again improve. They weren’t far off last year before all hell broke loose. Surely with these players they will improve significantly wouldnt they?

Don’t know much about their recruits happy to be proven wrong though

 

[roosterslife]

Oak park
Hillside
St albans
Moonee Valley
West Coburg
Avondale
Tulla
Taylors Lakes
Craigieburn
Roxy

Don’t know much about their recruits happy to be proven wrong though

From what I know a few of them are pretty good. I don’t know a lot of them either to be fair, just what I’ve read.

Does anyone know if Short will be cleared?

 

[The Defender]

Oak Park
West Coburg
Craigieburn
St.Albans
Hillside

Avondale Heights
Moonee Valley
Tullamarine
Taylors Lakes
Roxburgh Park

 

[roosterslife]

Oak Park
West Coburg
Craigieburn
St.Albans
Hillside

Avondale Heights
Moonee Valley
Tullamarine
Taylors Lakes
Roxburgh Park

Oak Park picked up well enough they are on top? West Coburg beat them by nearly 100.

 

[The Defender]

Oak Park picked up well enough they are on top? West Coburg beat them by nearly 100.

Might be a stretch top position, definitely have the talls, do they have the mid depth.

I do have West Coburg 2nd not underestimating them. Losing 3 top forwards has to reduce scoring power & bring them back in winning margins.

 

[Aucklander]

Hillside
West Coburg
Craigieburn
St Albans
Oak Park
Moonee Valley
Avondale
Tulla
Taylors Lakes
Roxburgh Park

 

[Humblebob]

Might be a stretch top position, definitely have the talls, do they have the mid depth.

I do have West Coburg 2nd not underestimating them. Losing 3 top forwards has to reduce scoring power & bring them back in winning margins.

I'd say they have some good depth in Midfield, Errol and Dalrymple will both spend some time there so they have improved on that, expecting a massive year from Pascu as well but honestly, West Coburg and Marby were a league above them last year.

The gap will 100% close but you have to go with teams who already have the runs on the board pre season personally.

Avondale the great unknown as it stands, think you can get a decent gauge on everyone else.

 

[oldandfat]

Oak park
Hillside
West coburg
Cragiburn
St Albans
Moonee valley
Tulla
Avondale
Taylors Lakes
Roxy

 

[Turbos mail]

Hillside
West Coburg
Craigieburn
St Albans
Oak Park
Moonee Valley
Avondale
Tulla
Taylors Lakes
Roxburgh Park

Hey Auck, why are you and others predicting Hillside to be top? Just wondering on reasons as they haven’t recruited anyone of note as of yet.. They require a key defender or someone who can patrol the defensive 6. Plus probably a big bodied mid with previous AFL/VFL experience.
They have enough pace though the middle and enough forward of the ball especially with Covelli.

 

[Gremlin77]

Oak park
Hillside
West coburg
Cragiburn
St Albans
Moonee valley
Tulla
Avondale
Taylors Lakes
Roxy

West Coburg
Craigieburn
Oak Park
St Albans
Hillside

Taylors Lakes
Tullamarine
Avondale Heights
Roxburgh Park
Moonee Valley

I think there will be a gap between the top 5 and bottom 5, and both groups could land in any order at seasons end. Maybe comes down to luck with injuries.