Gippsland Football Leagues Restructure

[Pluggeroo]

These are the proposed league compositions for Season 2017.

A number of clubs will feel aggrieved, although the Gippsland, Mid Gippsland and North Gippsland Leagues will all remain unchanged. A new league has been formed in the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition.

The clubs on the move, should the proposal go ahead are as follows:

Nyora will feel shafted and it will be all uphill in the Alberton FNL, although less travel might help alleviate any issues.

Nyora is not the only EDFNL club on the move with Bunyip, Cora Lynn, Garfield, Koo Wee Rup and Nar Nar Goon moving to the newly formed West Gippsland FNC.

And they will be joined in the newly formed league by Dalyston, Kilcunda Bass, Korumburra Bena and Phillip Island from the Alberton FNL.

Warragul Industrials may feel like they have been left with the weaklings of the competition by remaining in the new 9-Club EDFNL.

One would think the Alberton FNL will be a lot more even than previous years with most clubs backing themselves to have a tilt at it in 2017.

Warragul and Drouin may also be thinking they drew the short straw by remaining in the Gippsland League as rumors abound that they may have wanted out.

This is not set in stone and appeals are open until March 11.

The newly proposed leagues are below.

Gippsland League - Unchanged

1. Bairnsdale
2. Drouin
3. Leongatha
4. Maffra
5. Moe
6. Morwell
7. Sale
8. Traralgon
9. Warragul
10. Wonthaggi

Alberton Football Netball League

1. DWWWW
2. Fish Creek
3. Foster
4. Inverloch Kongwak
5. Meeniyan Dumbalk Utd
6. Nyora
7. Stony Creek
8. Tarwin
9. Toora

Ellinbank & District Football Netball League

1. Buln Buln
2. Catani
3. Ellinbank
4. Lang Lang
5. Longwarry
6. Neerim Neerim Sth
7. Nilma Darnum
8. Poowong
9. Warragul Industrials

West Gippsland Football Netball Competition

1. Bunyip
2. Cora Lynn
3. Dalyston
4. Garfield
5. Kilcunda Bass
6. Koo Wee Rup
7. Korumburra Bena
8. Nar Nar Goon
9. Phillip Island

North Gippsland Football League - Unchanged

1. Churchill
2. Cowwarr
3. Glengarry
4. Gormandale
5. Heyfield
6. Rosedale
7. Sale City
8. Traralgon Tyers Utd
9. Woodside
10. Yarram

Mid Gippsland Football Netball League - Unchanged

1. Boolarra
2. Hill End
3. Mirboo North
4. Morwell East
5. Newborough
6. Thorpdale
7. Trafalgar
8. Yallourn Yallourn North
9. Yarragon
10. Yinnar

 

[motorvinnie]

Don't think this would be any good for gippsland footy at all the standard will drop horrendously.. The crowds won't be big, everything will be a losing situation.

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Funny how this was leaked via Facebook.

In house, AFL Gippsland would be filthy on this as they were going to announce it Friday.

Nyora won't be happy with the travel involved.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Was released to clubs last night apparently. Official announcement today or tomorrow.

 

[motorvinnie]

Funny how this was leaked via Facebook.

In house, AFL Gippsland would be filthy on this as they were going to announce it Friday.

Nyora won't be happy with the travel involved.

I reckon nyora will be straight back into ellinbank pretty quickly

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Just to put things into context standard wise, here are the ladder positions of the clubs after the home & away seasons in 2015.

Alberton Football Netball League

1. DWWWW 10th
2. Fish Creek 4th
3. Foster 7th
4. Inverloch Kongwak 6th
5. Meeniyan Dumbalk Utd 5th
6. Nyora 15th
7. Stony Creek 3rd
8. Tarwin 9th
9. Toora 11th

Ellinbank & District Football Netball League

1. Buln Buln 3rd
2. Catani 10th
3. Ellinbank 12th
4. Lang Lang 11th
5. Longwarry 9th
6. Neerim Neerim Sth 7th
7. Nilma Darnum 14th
8. Poowong 13th
9. Warragul Industrials 4th

West Gippsland Football Netball Competition

1. Bunyip 2nd
2. Cora Lynn 1st
3. Dalyston 1st
4. Garfield 6th
5. Kilcunda Bass 8th
6. Koo Wee Rup 8th
7. Korumburra Bena 12th
8. Nar Nar Goon 5th
9. Phillip Island 2nd

 

[Punt Road Feral]

http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-8562-0-0-0&sID=351601

I haven't had a chance to go through it but AFL Gippsland have released the documents relating to this matter

 

[frotherr_]

Haven't heard to much in recruiting terms. Did anyone see the leaked league reform for Gippsland region? Creating a new WGFL (West Gippsland League) with Killy-Bass, PI, Dalyston, Cora Lynn, Garfield, Bunyip, Koo Wee Rup ect. Alberton will have the same however adding Nora (big question mark here) with Korumburra being shifted. All in all, its a big shake up through Gippsland and it will be interesting to see how it will go.

 

[Saint]

Is the current success of Dalyston and Killy Bass sustainable? Or are they smaller towns temporarily batting above their average?

The position of Nyora in Alberton is ridiculous. The town sits on Lang-Lang - Poowong Road (that's the VicRoads name for it) and won't be in the same league as either Lang Lang or Poowong, it's two closest rivals (closely followed by Catani).

The new nearest opponents will be 50 km away in Inverloch or Meeniyan. They won't get any away fans coming to matches and will find it harder to recruit with an extra 50km added to anyone coming from Cranbourne or Pakenham.

Shift Nyora to the Ellinbank league and it eliminates the bye in two competitions.

This arrangement looks like they value an even number of teams (9) per comp ahead of common sense.

If the league insisted on that arrangement, Nyora should shift to the Ammos.

 

[Young]

Probably needs to be done, especially considering the gap between the eastern and western ends of Alberton, particularly in regards to junior football. Fish Creek will have a field day in the new Alberton comp if it stays that way.

Don't think it will end up exactly as they have planned it there, Nyora in particular would not last long at all with the floggings + extra travel. Think they will stay in Alberton. I'd also say Inverloch would seem more likely to go West, Yarram may think about coming back in now that all the strong teams have been kicked out?

Overall it is probably a good idea, still needs some tweaks. 10 team comp would be ideal, play everyone twice

 

[Young]

Killy Bass seem to have enough money to keep it going, also have pretty good junior numbers from what I know. Dalyston I would have more confidence in, essentially get Wonthaggi players who don't want to travel, strong juniors due mainly to this over the past 5-6 years and they have kept them around

 

[frotherr_]

Do you believe that this will go ahead?

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Yep, it's happening. I would imagine that Nyora and IK will lodge appeals, how successful they will be is another matter.

 

[Corey Davis]

Well in west gippsland league or any other teams in other leagues if they have same colours as what would be the go there cause phillip island and bunyip are both bulldogs colours

 

[Cody_]

Well in west gippsland league or any other teams in other leagues if they have same colours as what would be the go there cause phillip island and bunyip are both bulldogs colours

possible clash jumpers?? or one bulldogs could go red.

 

[greenyak]

No need for IMO
Phillip Island uniform

Bunyip

 

[greenyak]

Quickly gone through and done up what i believe could work. Would love feedback.

 

[Chicken Parma]

Yarram wouldn't want to go back to Alberton, and I'm not sure what Morwell East would be doing in North Gippy.

Also, today's South Gippsland Sentinel-Times is reporting that Wonthaggi are interested in joining the West Gippy comp.

 

[Corey Davis]

Yarram wouldn't want to go back to Alberton, and I'm not sure what Morwell East would be doing in North Gippy.

Also, today's South Gippsland Sentinel-Times is reporting that Wonthaggi are interested in joining the West Gippy comp.

That league setup you did is perfect

 

[frotherr_]

I reckon move Wonthaggi into West Gippsland to give their juniors a fair crack and to be honest footy has came along way since their dominant period in the AFNL. IKFC are lodging an appeal due to lack of competition in the AFNL and Nyora will due to their ridiculous resettlement. Put IKFC in West Gippsland and make it a strong 10 team comp.

 

[frotherr_]

No need for IMO
Phillip Island uniform
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Bunyip
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Also from experience, even though the jumpers are quite different, it's still hard to differentiate when coaching/playing, especially in the rain. This is one of the reasons Korumburra changed to the Giants at the end of the 2014 season.

 

[frotherr_]

Alright so here's my go at doing the league restructure.

The WGFL could be a really strong comp by adding IK and Wonthaggi Power. IK needs to move out of Alberton to lack of depth and WPFC are looking to leave Gippsland League amidst some horrendous results from juniors (there fourths didn't have a team in 2015 and hadn't won a game in four years prior to folding).The MGFL and NGFL will remain the same and Nyora will move back into the EDFNL to add fairness and keep competition. By moving Korumburra back into the AFNL it reduces travel time and will be beneficial for them as a change from the AFNL will not be taken well. Other than that, it looks like it could run fairly well with two 10 team comps (Ellinbank and West Gippy). Only problem is the weakening of the Gippsland league. Any suggestions?

 

[Cody_]

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Alright so here's my go at doing the league restructure.

The WGFL could be a really strong comp by adding IK and Wonthaggi Power. IK needs to move out of Alberton to lack of depth and WPFC are looking to leave Gippsland League amidst some horrendous results from juniors (there fourths didn't have a team in 2015 and hadn't won a game in four years prior to folding).The MGFL and NGFL will remain the same and Nyora will move back into the EDFNL to add fairness and keep competition. By moving Korumburra back into the AFNL it reduces travel time and will be beneficial for them as a change from the AFNL will not be taken well. Other than that, it looks like it could run fairly well with two 10 team comps (Ellinbank and West Gippy). Only problem is the weakening of the Gippsland league. Any suggestions?

Morwell East not for north gippy mate, They belong in Mid Gippy.

 

[Cody_]

and put Yinnar in gippsland League along with Wonthaggi Power.

 

[frotherr_]

and put Yinnar in gippsland League along with Wonthaggi Power.

Wonthaggi are looking to move out of Gippy league into West Gippsland- maybe just put Yinnar in Gippsland