SEASON 2019

[gelder01]

You raise a good point mate, and given the exodus pre-2018 of umpires back to the EFL etc, it leaves us all (and in particular the new umps boss) with a big problem. Not the ideal time to be walking into that job, recruitment is difficult at the best of times. There will need to be new incentives to attract umpires, which will put more pressure on clubs (if you know what I mean)

Southern Umpires Association(in conjunction with AFLSE) are apparently going to have or maybe already have had discussions with Yarra Umpires regarding servicing the Home games of the former SEFNL Clubs.

Have heard that some SUA umps in the SEFNL area are going to SFL!


SEFNL Clubs have had full complement of umpires in all grades for more than a decade, it will be interesting to see how they transition in this regard!

Surely the saving$$ will outweigh the weekly struggle to find volunteers at most former SEFNL clubs!

 

[ManInWhite]

Utilising any surplus SUA umpires was loosely thrown up as an option. Only downside is the technicalities of differing pay scales and membership of various umpire associations. Other thing is that quite a few of our umpires who live at the southern end of our comp are keen to sample the new grounds and venues and don't want to be locked out of that.

SEFNL senior games have typically been supplied with 3 umpires in each match each week for past few seasons. Whether that's because of need (grounds are basically all huge) or because numbers were healthy I'm not entirely sure - or possibly a bit of both. Will be interesting to see if those games stay 3 umpire matches.

 

[The Red Door]

That’s the word.

Would love to see the look on the league powers that be faces upon hearing that news.....

Looks like Healesville didn’t go with Stevens. Instead going with Co- Coaches in Luke Barkley & Simon Gordon

 

[toxic]

Looks like Healesville didn’t go with Stevens. Instead going with Co- Coaches in Luke Barkley & Simon Gordon

Wowser

 

[toxic]

Looks like Healesville didn’t go with Stevens. Instead going with Co- Coaches in Luke Barkley & Simon Gordon

Did the league block Stevens appointment?

 

[ManInWhite]

Playing coach?

 

[Sticksbradley]

Any Kinglake news? How are they shaping?

 

[The Red Door]

Any Kinglake news? How are they shaping?

Going off their Facebook page they have picked up very well

 

[Tangleswalker]

Did the league block Stevens appointment?

Think you’ll find he was stripped of his accreditation from AFL Vic and would be pushing shit up hill to get it back so I would suggest it was higher than league level.

 

[The Red Door]

Interesting to see Upwey have signed Grenda & Beacom to 3 year deals. I haven’t heard of local level players signing multi year deals before that haven’t been a coach. Great loyalty shown by both players, will this be a trend going forward with other clubs?

 

[biteme]

Interesting to see Upwey have signed Grenda & Beacom to 3 year deals. I haven’t heard of local level players signing multi year deals before that haven’t been a coach. Great loyalty shown by both players, will this be a trend going forward with other clubs?

ummmm NO it wont be.

 

[Tangleswalker]

Big get by the Dogs.
Won’t be too many, if any big blokes going around better than Gorringe next year.

 

[toxic]

Big get by the Dogs.
Won’t be too many, if any big blokes going around better than Gorringe next year.

Source?
That'd be huge for the dogs

 

[Tangleswalker]

Source?
That'd be huge for the dogs

The leagues social media.

 

[biteme]

Big get by the Dogs.
Won’t be too many, if any big blokes going around better than Gorringe next year.

big call.....lets wait and see I'm not convinced about your statement, hope he's as good as what your sprouting though.

 

[toxic]

big call.....lets wait and see I'm not convinced about your statement, hope he's as good as what your sprouting though.

Reckon he mite be ok

 

[biteme]

Big get by the Dogs.
Won’t be too many, if any big blokes going around better than Gorringe next year.

No get yet....don’t count ya chickens

 

[MortlockWatcher]

Any news on fixtures yet?

 

[TeeS]

Any news on fixtures yet?

Draft fixtures sent out to clubs during the week !

 

[MortlockWatcher]

… anyone able to accidentally post them up here???

 

[dgball]

… anyone able to accidentally post them up here???

I don't have tech skills to post them, but they will be publicly released today

 

[TeeS]

I don't have tech skills to post them, but they will be publicly released today

Try this - hopefully it worked. Premier Comp fixture released !

 

[TeeS]

And Division 1 - I think a few clubs play each other 3 times with the 8 team Comp !!

 

[ManInWhite]

Jason - what's the go with Valley Vision (not vicious!) next season with the extra division and extra grounds?

 

[MortlockWatcher]

Division 2 ...