Premier 2025
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- Sep 22, 2011
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Reckon the top 3 is pretty clear.
Balwyn, ER - right back up there again
Vermont - will be alongside the top two you’d think, having added Buxton and Weidemann, two huge additions
Rowville, Blackburn, South Croydon - I’m not sure sure any of these have what it takes to bridge the gap to the top few from last year. Mid table.
Mitcham - unknown. Don’t think they’ll be great but I’d expect them to be competitive.
Doncaster East - wtf can you expect here. They basically imploded last year and after the money they spent, you’d be hard pressed to come up with a bigger failure of a season in local footy. Will that change? Who knows?
Noble Park - an enormous exodus and don’t look to have replaced them. They look a relegation chance at this stage.
Berwick - have haemorrhaged players over the last two years and will be a surprise if they’re not relegated. By rights they don’t belong in the division, they won two games and had a percentage of 47%. They were just lucky Norwood were there.
If Mitcham don’t handle the step up and DE repeat their pathetic showing of last year then there could be a really long tail on this division. That would make a really crap bottom 4 in a 10-team league.
Balwyn, ER - right back up there again
Vermont - will be alongside the top two you’d think, having added Buxton and Weidemann, two huge additions
Rowville, Blackburn, South Croydon - I’m not sure sure any of these have what it takes to bridge the gap to the top few from last year. Mid table.
Mitcham - unknown. Don’t think they’ll be great but I’d expect them to be competitive.
Doncaster East - wtf can you expect here. They basically imploded last year and after the money they spent, you’d be hard pressed to come up with a bigger failure of a season in local footy. Will that change? Who knows?
Noble Park - an enormous exodus and don’t look to have replaced them. They look a relegation chance at this stage.
Berwick - have haemorrhaged players over the last two years and will be a surprise if they’re not relegated. By rights they don’t belong in the division, they won two games and had a percentage of 47%. They were just lucky Norwood were there.
If Mitcham don’t handle the step up and DE repeat their pathetic showing of last year then there could be a really long tail on this division. That would make a really crap bottom 4 in a 10-team league.
- Sep 22, 2011
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I think the Berwick example shows that the league should be considering an extra relegation in some cases.
Some leagues have two up / two down - personally I prefer one/one (win the flag to go up). But it can stifle movement between the divisions when you have more than one really shit team.
I would say that if the second-last team wins two games or less (as they may only beat the bottom team) AND a percentage below 50% it shows they’re uncompetitive and shouldn’t be in the league.
Of course you can’t force anybody to be promoted so I would offer their spot to the runners-up in the next division down. If they take it then good, if they don’t then things stay as is.
But Park Orchards would be a better shot in Premier than Berwick I reckon.
Some leagues have two up / two down - personally I prefer one/one (win the flag to go up). But it can stifle movement between the divisions when you have more than one really shit team.
I would say that if the second-last team wins two games or less (as they may only beat the bottom team) AND a percentage below 50% it shows they’re uncompetitive and shouldn’t be in the league.
Of course you can’t force anybody to be promoted so I would offer their spot to the runners-up in the next division down. If they take it then good, if they don’t then things stay as is.
But Park Orchards would be a better shot in Premier than Berwick I reckon.
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- Jan 8, 2025
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Is it automatic that the premier goes up bunk no even up for debate? Or is it optional that premiers of any division goes up? Just that 99% accept the invite to go up?
- Sep 22, 2011
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It’s automatic
Though any club can apply to play in a different division, however that is very unusual.
- Mar 12, 2016
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Dont worry about Berwick too much they will be in Southern Division 1 in 2026 from what iv been told.
So just Eastern Division 1 premiership winner to go up into Premier in 2026.
good thing
Draftee
- Jan 23, 2025
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EB to host Premier GF in 2025
Unless it’s Beaconsfield!
- Apr 12, 2015
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I haven't heard that one mentioned by anyone up at the club.
- Sep 22, 2011
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I think Boronia is under renovation so it might be the D1 finals.
I find it hard to believe that Bayswater oval wouldn’t host the premier grand final
- Apr 12, 2015
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They will be hosting the Premier Final. Firstly, clubs have to pay and nominate that they want to host; secondly, it gets announced mid-year. EB hasn't end of rumour.
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Have heard the Bayswater might not be putting in for it. The time and effort combined with zero crowd till GF day. Is it worth it?
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