Wodonga Raiders?
Betstar Champions Cup O&M 2025 Discussion
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Sorry mate, I was in the zone calling you Pal. But when Alburys envelope has multiple extra gorillas in it, not even the Cress magic will change some blokes minds.
No offence taken, but Cressa definitely has a cheer squad pumping up his tyres at every turn. Facts of matter are CR is his biggest challenge by far.
Corowa were competitive in the second half of the year. Bradtke will play for the jumper, as will the locals coming back. The Riverina boys will want to show they are up to oandm standard and roos is a pro. They play finals for mine
Charlie Thompson signing for two years at Rovers is another Calves Cresswell missed out on..
It’s going to be a logjam for spots. North Albury have signed a few already so will improve. Albury got a good one. Lavi got one with big wraps.
I hear Albury have another 2 close to thier chest... Paddy Parnell plus another?
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Will the Hoppers have the Point Space with the new staggered points system?
Bit of a farce Albury who have been dominant for so long will have more than a side who has played finals once in 10 years or so
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Parnell is staying in SA, playing SANFL if not picked up by an AFL club
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Points system is a joke. The O&M board has outthought themselves with this decision.
Say Corowa finish third? Do they lose all their points or do you keep giving them extra until they win a flag?
Or, say Corowa get their flag, let’s give Myrtleford a go at it next?
Hang on, gee, Wodonga haven’t won for awhile, here 55 points, you’re up next.
I like the idea of some extra points for teams that need it in the smaller towns or been struggling for awhile, but don’t want to see the top end drop off too much. Rather Rovers, Yarra, Hoppers stay strong and it’s up to the others to catch up.
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Would love to see north stay up and about for a good 5 year patch. Haven’t seen a club bring so much excitement on game day on and off the field for a long time, would be devastating if the league enforce the new points system and benefit a boring club like Albury a free ride back to the top
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Heard garthwaite had a few specific “requests” apparently. Plus pretty sure he went to school and was good mates with Matty Walker
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As a brown and gold man i was never going to let this one out. Loved watching him in my colours previously and ill go as far to say hes a short price fav for the bobby rose
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Interesting to see how the Creswell-Talarico partnership unfolds
Corowa are unique they were out of business 2 years ago, they had 60 points last year and finished bottom
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Why do you say that Fatside?
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Yarrawonga Socials have him resigning there
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A Closer Look at Corowa’s AFL Experiment
From a distance, not much seems to have changed for Corowa since they went into recess. The floodwaters may have receded, but nothing has been done to prevent future floods. Aside from their playing surface, the facilities remain well below O&M standards. In fact, many district league clubs have superior facilities. The long-standing issues with the Corowa cluster remain unresolved.
The only significant change I’ve noticed is that the AFL has granted them virtually unlimited player points and the freedom to spend as much money as they can muster to pay players and coaches. This "experiment" by the AFL, in my opinion, is shaping up to be a disaster not only for Corowa but also for surrounding clubs and competitions.
Well-run, successful clubs are already feeling the strain of this Corowa experiment. Players are being lured away with the promise of playing at a higher standard, and clubs are throwing around more than $500 per game to players who once played at their home club for the love of the game. This has had a ripple effect, driving up the price clubs have to pay to retain their own players.
It's not just football. Take a look at Corowa's netball club—whatever’s happening there can't come cheap either.
If I read another article about Corowa requesting financial support from the AFL, or from local, state, or federal governments to upgrade their facilities, I will be outraged. Why can’t they do it like the rest of us? Through hard work, fundraising, and careful planning.
It’s all well and good to invest in coaches and players (for both football and netball), but not at the expense of the facilities—or the surrounding clubs that are paying the price.
The issues within the Corowa cluster have been around for years, and this is the AFL’s solution? From where I stand, the problems will only get worse. It’s as though they’ve handed Corowa a loaded gun. If they don’t shoot themselves in the foot, they’re sure to hit some of the clubs around them.
Maybe it's the AFL's way of solving the Corowa cluster problem ... if there are no voluntary mergers, then choose a club to survive and help them drive neighbouring clubs into oblivion?
Sounds likes an AFL thing to do - they did it with the VFA.
Sounds likes an AFL thing to do - they did it with the VFA.
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Curious about this one as well. I think Cressa made it pretty well known that he wasn’t a fan of Talarico during his time at Rovers. Something to do with Ben encouraging thirds players and their parents to tell Darryn and the Senior match committee that they didn’t want their kids playing Seniors and that they should be playing with their mates. Feathering his own nest at the expense of their development. Backfired spectacularly on Grand Final day.
Proof is in the pudding when you have operators like McCarthy and Pellegrino in charge as we saw this year
To upgrade their facilities would cost millions to move the rooms out of the flood area
Couple depth players announced at Mulwala.
I saw this as well. Yarra for mine are a really interesting proposition. Will still be very strong in the seniors, and people also forget will still get Masters back at some point as well.
The big concern seems to be their depth and juniors. Reserves fell away a fair bit this season and often had weeks where they were forced to play with 16, and we’ve seen for the last 2-3 off seasons that a notable number of their better reserves or fringe senior player signing at places like Mulwala. 3rds also struggled and the word is that their junior sides also battled.
Would you be worried if you were the committee?
