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Hearing rumours Doncaster are struggling for numbers and may not have enough to fill a senior team. Anyone else heard this?
These rumours are pretty normal each year for Doncaster, they always get together a senior squad but have always struggled to have a reserves side. And when they do get a reserves side they are flogged every week.
 
These rumours are pretty normal each year for Doncaster, they always get together a senior squad but have always struggled to have a reserves side. And when they do get a reserves side they are flogged every week.

They are heard every year in recent times but I’m told they are in a lot more trouble with poor numbers and the loss of many players due to various reasons. Unfortunately the Sharks are not the only club experiencing this problem at the moment. I think we could see other clubs follow Nunawading in the next few years.
 

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Pretty sure someone mentioned Jeff Gobbels appearing on MAFs this season - old mate Cliff?
But there’s 2 EFL boys appearing this season.
The big man Dave Hand ex Warrandyte ruckman also appearing.

Good luck Gents.

What do they get paid for this?

Baffling how people are willing to be made to look like complete campaigners on national TV every night for months.
 
Different generation Bunk no such thing as bad publicity don’t take criticism well and so on and so on 😊

I mean some of these people are pushing 40… they’re not kids.

I don’t know what they think they’re going to get out of it. As far as I can tell the only ones who “convert” it to a career is the girls who start an only fans after the show ends.
 
The whole thing is a real shame. He has obviously made some serious indiscretions and this will follow him for the rest of his life. I feel for the victims.

The Dip I knew was a really good fella and fun to be around. I know of many that agree with this sentiment. I sincerely hope he can get himself back on track.
I can certainly relate to that. We moved in the same circles through school and played against him quite a bit. From memory he was quite heavily involved with Reach. I'm sure I remember him MC'ing an event that I went to.

This is by no means any sort of excuse for his behaviour. I've seen first hand gambling tear a family apart and I have scant little sympathy for anyone who resorts to crime.
 

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I mean some of these people are pushing 40… they’re not kids.

I don’t know what they think they’re going to get out of it. As far as I can tell the only ones who “convert” it to a career is the girls who start an only fans after the show ends.
As far as I can tell 😜

Come on Bunk, you Only Fans lurker.
 
I can certainly relate to that. We moved in the same circles through school and played against him quite a bit. From memory he was quite heavily involved with Reach. I'm sure I remember him MC'ing an event that I went to.

This is by no means any sort of excuse for his behaviour. I've seen first hand gambling tear a family apart and I have scant little sympathy for anyone who resorts to crime.
Many of us know Dylan and the family personally. I feel sorry for the family just as much as I feel sorry for the many many victims of his crimes. 9 months might seem lenient and in saying that his name alone means the ramifications for him going forward are far more severe. His name and reputation are what he has to live with.
 
On another note any more about Nunawading and Forest hill merging? I had heard it was likely…zebs have put out the call for players on socials and Nuna has been quiet since before Xmas….


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On another note any more about Nunawading and Forest hill merging? I had heard it was likely…zebs have put out the call for players on socials and Nuna has been quiet since before Xmas….


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They had conversations between both clubs prior to Christmas about a merge.

I believe Nunawading won’t field sides this year and Forest Hill may be seeing the same plight. Numbers there are not good either sadly. Unfortunately the dominos may be starting to fall with clubs starting to disappear. The agenda of the league to expand rather than focus on the health of traditional clubs is now starting to show.
 
They had conversations between both clubs prior to Christmas about a merge.

I believe Nunawading won’t field sides this year and Forest Hill may be seeing the same plight. Numbers there are not good either sadly. Unfortunately the dominos may be starting to fall with clubs starting to disappear. The agenda of the league to expand rather than focus on the health of traditional clubs is now starting to show.
Surely they have enough to put together
 
They had conversations between both clubs prior to Christmas about a merge.

I believe Nunawading won’t field sides this year and Forest Hill may be seeing the same plight. Numbers there are not good either sadly. Unfortunately the dominos may be starting to fall with clubs starting to disappear. The agenda of the league to expand rather than focus on the health of traditional clubs is now starting to show.

The league’s #1 priority needs to be assisting in developing strong junior programs for all clubs. It’s the only way you can guarantee longer term stability of clubs. Some clubs are going great in this department (a few a little too well!). Others are not and they’re the ones that have or will inevitably fall over.

Stop the obsession with building ****ing empires of senior footy. Without the footing of juniors coming through it will collapse.

Glen Waverley had bugger all juniors

Nunawading don’t have juniors

Forest Hill’s juniors have just folded

If you have every club with a reasonably healthy or improving junior program then look at senior expansion. Otherwise you’re just plugging holes.
 
I think sadly there is just too many clubs in that pocket from Elgar Road all the way down to Eastlink. I can count nearly 15 clubs including stand-alone junior clubs, schools with VAFA links all interconnected and taking from the same player pool.

That same player pool that includes kids that just don’t play AFL.
 

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