SEASON 2024

[Jonesy9]

Jak Ryan, Josh Neal. Any more?

Spencer and O’Neil also a couple
others not playing.

 

[Pendles1991]

Spencer and O’Neil also a couple
others not playing.

They both also going to Mooroolbark?

 

[Noodles Magee]

They both also going to Mooroolbark?

Spencer has signed at South Croydon.
Neil and Ryan at M’Bark.

 

[Nvent]

Disappointing that senior clubs are offering good money to 16 year olds. The League should take a stand against this as it’s totally inappropriate.

 

[MortlockWatcher]

If there was a points penalty imposed on clubs recruiting players eligible for junior football (say Under 15's and above), then it might slow or stop this practice. It's been happening for years now with clubs in the Essendon and Eastern leagues among the most active participants.

How about adding 2 points to that player and it stays attached to them while they are at their new club until they turn 21.

It would really come into play if a club's recruitment policy centres around pilfering talented players from other junior clubs. Five talented teens from other clubs would attract a decent deterrent of 10 points until they turn 21 and the upshot should be that the club focuses more on developing the players that they already have.

 

[Nvent]

If there was a points penalty imposed on clubs recruiting players eligible for junior football (say Under 15's and above), then it might slow or stop this practice. It's been happening for years now with clubs in the Essendon and Eastern leagues among the most active participants.

How about adding 2 points to that player and it stays attached to them while they are at their new club until they turn 21.

It would really come into play if a club's recruitment policy centres around pilfering talented players from other junior clubs. Five talented teens from other clubs would attract a decent deterrent of 10 points until they turn 21 and the upshot should be that the club focuses more on developing the players that they already have.

Think you’re on the mark. To be honest it’s just something a club shouldn’t be doing.

 

[Squib]

You’re a fair way off the mark - your comments aren’t based in reality or experience, clearly.

Some clubs are gifted piles of cash and for them it is relatively easy.

For everybody else there is a hell of a lot of work and talent required. Attracting and retaining valuable sponsorships, controlling costs, running profitable concessions and events… all to produce the money required.

If you have people with the brains and experience - and most importantly, time - to do all this stuff then you’re in a very good spot. But that’s generally a case of luck in terms of who walks through the door. It’s not the professional level, clubs can’t pay six figures for a CEO who knows how to do all this stuff.

If you have these skills and time then it’s great luck for you and your club, but not everybody

Ok mate, you got me. I’ve no experience and have no idea what I’m talking about.
You are bang on….

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Ok mate, you got me. I’ve no experience and have no idea what I’m talking about.
You are bang on….

Well it seems that way.

 

[Nvent]

Ok mate, you got me. I’ve no experience and have no idea what I’m talking about.
You are bang on….

He is.

 

[Squib]

You’re a fair way off the mark - your comments aren’t based in reality or experience, clearly.

Some clubs are gifted piles of cash and for them it is relatively easy.

For everybody else there is a hell of a lot of work and talent required. Attracting and retaining valuable sponsorships, controlling costs, running profitable concessions and events… all to produce the money required.

If you have people with the brains and experience - and most importantly, time - to do all this stuff then you’re in a very good spot. But that’s generally a case of luck in terms of who walks through the door. It’s not the professional level, clubs can’t pay six figures for a CEO who knows how to do all this stuff.

If you have these skills and time then it’s great luck for you and your club, but not everybody does.

you’ve just rolled off a list of challenges that all clubs face at some point in their journey. ALL clubs!! The cash never lasts, people come and go, in every club.

My point is there’s clubs that meet the challenges head on, find innovative ways to create revenue and attract sponsorship, recruit well. Then theres clubs that just complain about how hard done by they are, it’s the leagues fault, or a clubs over the salary cap, or a club’s pinching their juniors. Just glass a half empty mentality that is not helpful and honestly, no one wants to hear that shit. Certainly supporters or potential sponsors and players.

Never said it wasn’t hard. Just because you don’t agree with me, doesn’t mean there’s no merit in what I’m saying.

 

[Squib]

He is.

You’d email the league on a regular basis I feel.

 

[Nvent]

you’ve just rolled off a list of challenges that all clubs face at some point in their journey. ALL clubs!! The cash never lasts, people come and go, in every club.

My point is there’s clubs that meet the challenges head on, find innovative ways to create revenue and attract sponsorship, recruit well. Then theres clubs that just complain about how hard done by they are, it’s the leagues fault, or a clubs over the salary cap, or a club’s pinching their juniors. Just glass a half empty mentality that is not helpful and honestly, no one wants to hear that shit. Certainly supporters or potential sponsors and players.

Never said it wasn’t hard. Just because you don’t agree with me, doesn’t mean there’s no merit in what I’m saying.

 

[Squib]

. Id argue that’s your position.
I was correct about the emails wasn’t I?

 

[Nvent]

. Id argue that’s your position.
I was correct about the emails wasn’t I?

Never made contact with them not my wheelhouse.