News Port Adelaide have applied to join the VFL by 2025

[Shane Heard]

Our reserves side?

What?

 

[DaTBird187]

Yeah the other Port Adelaide ..the real one.
Not the make-believe one..

 

[Enviable Tradition]

This idea that Port somehow "lose" their SANFL history just because they move on from it is wierd.

Our SANFL record always be a proud part of our history. As will be the fact that we are the only club based side to elevate out of a non Vic league.

And now we can 100% focus on creating more history in the National league.

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[Tandy]

I just think the AFL has a responsibility to leave the VFL/VFA in a good spot. Even though life isn't that fair. Seeing as they destroyed it.
Casey scorpions
Preston bullants
North Ballarat roosters/new name
Bendigo Diggers/gold/new name
Port Melbourne Borough
Williamstown Seagulls
Sandringham Zebras
Frankston Dolphins
Werribee Tigers
Coburg Lions
Box Hill Mustangs
Geelong West Giants/rename back to Roosters/ new name(formerly Geelong West in the VFA until late 80s)
Fitzroy Maroons
(14th club preferably existing. No idea who. Maybe a club that has history in the VFA that is going strong and is in a good geographic area. Etc Waverley)

Call the league VFA or VFL. To me that's a good second tier Victorian league. Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong as far as they go. No need for any teams further than that. Didn't feel right not including them and gives regional kids a chance to make it. How's the history of this potential league.

 

[AussieNick1999]

I just think the AFL has a responsibility to leave the VFL/VFA in a good spot. Even though life isn't that fair. Seeing as they destroyed it.
Casey scorpions
Preston bullants
North Ballarat roosters/new name
Bendigo Diggers/gold/new name
Port Melbourne Borough
Williamstown Seagulls
Sandringham Zebras
Frankston Dolphins
Werribee Tigers
Coburg Lions
Box Hill Mustangs
Geelong West Giants/rename back to Roosters/ new name(formerly Geelong West in the VFA until late 80s)
Fitzroy Maroons
(14th club preferably existing. No idea who. Maybe a club that has history in the VFA that is going strong and is in a good geographic area. Etc Waverley)

Call the league VFA or VFL. To me that's a good second tier Victorian league. Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong as far as they go. No need for any teams further than that. Didn't feel right not including them and gives regional kids a chance to make it. How's the history of this potential league.

I'm not hung up on whether the VFA name returns or not. I know there are older people in the footy community who have a nostalgia for that era but as someone who grew up after the VFA died out, my main concern is that we have a competition where we have a chance to thrive. The exact name of that competition is less of an issue.

The AFL has tried to bring regional teams into the VFL before and it just hasn't worked sadly. I don't know if it will ever work. As for the VFA clubs currently in an affiliation, I'll be surprised if two of the three could survive independently. Coburg and Preston are also not in a great spot financially. So four standalone clubs that are doing alright financially (I count Frankston in that group since our debt's been wiped out and we're able to pay for a full-time coach,) maybe one or two affilated clubs. So we'd need another 4-5 clubs to fill the competition out. Fitzroy is definately one candidate, I think you could get a lot of Lions supporters in Victoria to get around them if they returned to their original competition.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

I am not sure what the situation is like in WA but Port Adelaide and Adelaide play under an agreement with the SANFL that places them real disadvantage in developing junior players. It will be sad to lose the Magpie brand and the iconic PB guernsey but the AFL have been pussy footing around a National Reserves competition for too long and this move, which is likely to be followed by Adelaide, West Coast and Fremantle should result in all AFL clubs fielding Reserve grade sides in the same competition and that makes sense.

How are they disadvantaged?

 

[Dylan8]

Ancient history mate. It’s 2023 ..let the past go and accept the fact your make believe club owned by the AFL has no connection to Port SANFL Magpies and their glorious past success.

Pretty sure they were building the pyramids in Egypt when your boys last won a final

 

[greatwhiteshark]

The SANFL should ban them effective immediately.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

A national reserves comp will be third tier footy at best. The AFL will tell you it’s second tier and the sheep will believe them but a colts comp has always been levels below men’s footy. AFL reserves are basically kids still learning. That doesn’t change calling it a national reserves comp. Good seasoned men footballers won’t leave the WAFL and SANFL to play for clubs who do t care about winning a flag unless you are paying them full time football salary’s.

 

[JimmyBC]

A national reserves comp will be third tier footy at best. The AFL will tell you it’s second tier and the sheep will believe them but a colts comp has always been levels below men’s footy. AFL reserves are basically kids still learning. That doesn’t change calling it a national reserves comp. Good seasoned men footballers won’t leave the WAFL and SANFL to play for clubs who do t care about winning a flag unless you are paying them full time football salary’s.

They'll leave if they want more exposure & a potential crack at AFL.

The SANFL should ban them effective immediately.

That would be great.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

They'll leave if they want more exposure & a potential crack at AFL.

That would be great.

They wont fall for the possible AFL crack after they are not selected for 4-5 years. They will play in a serious comp like the SANFL and WAFL and leave the training comp to the AFL reserves

 

[JimmyBC]

They wont fall for the possible AFL crack after they are not selected for 4-5 years. They will play in a serious comp like the SANFL and WAFL and leave the training comp to the AFL reserves

The SANFL standard is average at best I'm not sure what you've been watching over in WA.

A wildly unbalanced Port side filled with raw young talls & weak top ups made the finals.. says it all.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

The SANFL standard is average at best I'm not sure what you've been watching over in WA.

Haha, you guys struggle in the SANFL.
You will be leaving a second tier comp to go and play in a third tier comp. I don’t care if you hate the SANFL but if you cant acknowledge that the comp is a good solid comp and think an AFL reserve comp would be a higher std is just laughable.
Seasoned WAFL and SANFL players are upset you clubs might be leaving as it’s the easiest day of the year playing against your kids.

 

[JimmyBC]

Seasoned WAFL and SANFL players are upset you clubs might be leaving as it’s the easiest day of the year playing against your kids.

As I said above Port made finals with baby talls & rubbish top ups you are kidding yourself.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

As I said above Port made finals with baby talls & rubbish top ups you are kidding yourself.

Yeah ok. Very funny man. AFL clubs always have an excuse. They are the best at excuses. Playing against semi pros and they can’t win.

 

[Shane Heard]

Pretty sure they were building the pyramids in Egypt when your boys last won a final

Low blow. Pathetic effort.

 

[Shane Heard]

Haha, you guys struggle in the SANFL.
You will be leaving a second tier comp to go and play in a third tier comp. I don’t care if you hate the SANFL but if you cant acknowledge that the comp is a good solid comp and think an AFL reserve comp would be a higher std is just laughable.
Seasoned WAFL and SANFL players are upset you clubs might be leaving as it’s the easiest day of the year playing against your kids.

Valid points that deluded Power fans should digest.

 

[Shane Heard]

The SANFL should ban them effective immediately.

I concur.

Revenge is good.

 

[JimmyBC]

I worry for the WAFL if they can't beat the Snaffell in a 'state' game jeezus.

 

[masai tu]

The SANFL standard is average at best I'm not sure what you've been watching over in WA.

A wildly unbalanced Port side filled with raw young talls & weak top ups made the finals.. says it all.

AFL Reserves, will equal Colts level of footy. I like the analogy.

Those wanting a new Reserves Comp, please advise what is wrong with the above apology ?.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Speaking of standard of play, the top 8 VFL clubs this year (leaving out the northern interlopers for now) were a good mix.

2 standalones (Werribee and Willy)
2 alignments (Casey and Box Hill)
4 reserves (Dogs, Collingwood, Richmond and North)

Works well and teams are well matched.

To suggest it’s all going to be changed and upended because of Port Adelaide, a club not even in the competition, is ridiculous.

 

[Shane Heard]

I worry for the WAFL if they can't beat the Snaffell in a 'state' game jeezus.

You have no idea how strong the wafl is…the skill level.
But how could you?
..you live in shitty Adelaide and have no idea what’s so ever on what’s going on beyond the border.

 

[Shane Heard]

Speaking of standard of play, the top 8 VFL clubs this year (leaving out the northern interlopers for now) were a good mix.

2 standalones (Werribee and Willy)
2 alignments (Casey and Box Hill)
4 reserves (Dogs, Collingwood, Richmond and North)

Works well and teams are well matched.

To suggest it’s all going to be changed and upended because of Port Adelaide, a club not even in the competition, is ridiculous.

A well rounded post chock full of statements of sheer unadulterated reality.

 

[JimmyBC]

You have no idea how strong the wafl is…the skill level.
But how could you?
..you live in shitty Adelaide and have no idea what’s so ever on what’s going on beyond the border.

Go to bed mate.

 

[cleanhands]

How are they disadvantaged?

im still yet to hear a decent argument to this, it’s the spell Kochie casts