VAFA General Discussion 2022-2023-2024

[DoubleDraw]

FWIW new vafa president creating a big footy account and the Herald Sun doing a write up on Div1-Div4 recruits, what other nuggets does 2024 have in store? Bedford as the new mod?

All VAFA posters being named,shamed and charged with 'bring game into disrepute"?

 

[Phantom Strobler]

The Glen Eira / Old McKinnon Gryphons’s thoughts and prayers are with St. Kevin's Old Boys FC player Michael Pisker, his family, friends and the SKOB community. It’s is horrible to hear of such injuries occurring while playing the game we love and it’s important that we wrap our arms around the club and individuals in these difficult moments. The Glen Eira Gryphons players will be donating their fines this week to help support Michael and there will be opportunities to donate during this weekends matchday and evening functions. We encourage our community to get behind this campaign to help Michael and his family through his recovery.

Link to Go Fund Me page

Donate to Support Pisker's Recovery from Footy Accident Head Trauma, organized by Alexandra Pisker

On Saturday 20 July 2024, Michael Pisker suffered serious eye… Alexandra Pisker needs your support for Support Pisker's Recovery from Footy Accident Head Trauma

www.gofundme.com

 

[bedford]

The Glen Eira / Old McKinnon Gryphons’s thoughts and prayers are with St. Kevin's Old Boys FC player Michael Pisker, his family, friends and the SKOB community. It’s is horrible to hear of such injuries occurring while playing the game we love and it’s important that we wrap our arms around the club and individuals in these difficult moments. The Glen Eira Gryphons players will be donating their fines this week to help support Michael and there will be opportunities to donate during this weekends matchday and evening functions. We encourage our community to get behind this campaign to help Michael and his family through his recovery.

Link to Go Fund Me page

Donate to Support Pisker's Recovery from Footy Accident Head Trauma, organized by Alexandra Pisker

On Saturday 20 July 2024, Michael Pisker suffered serious eye… Alexandra Pisker needs your support for Support Pisker's Recovery from Footy Accident Head Trauma

www.gofundme.com

Great work PS

 

[bedford]

Memo went out yesterday about Umpire escorts , that's all fine , but many clubs in the divisions are struggling to get help . Every week is a battle to get 2 goalies , boundary umps and timekeepers , surely there has been no issues . Some clubs don't even have Team managers with sometimes players acting as it . In all my time i've never seen one incident

 

[Manang Rover]

Doug Cuttriss OI

At Ormond Maxy, not your mob, next things Champ or Chump will be on here spruiking he is games record holder!

 

[God Yeah]

Memo went out yesterday about Umpire escorts , that's all fine , but many clubs in the divisions are struggling to get help . Every week is a battle to get 2 goalies , boundary umps and timekeepers , surely there has been no issues . Some clubs don't even have Team managers with sometimes players acting as it . In all my time i've never seen one incident

Spoke to a club Pres in one of the lower grades and he copped a bake from an umpire for not having umpire escorts, club Prez wasn't aware they were still required as he hadn't seen them home or away all year!. Agree with your point on volunteers, it's getting harder and harder every week as the league is providing less and less.

The paid volunteer is now in vogue and unfortunately is the only volunteer who you can rely on.

 

[bedford]

Spoke to a club Pres in one of the lower grades and he copped a bake from an umpire for not having umpire escorts, club Prez wasn't aware they were still required as he hadn't seen them home or away all year!. Agree with your point on volunteers, it's getting harder and harder every week as the league is providing less and less.

The paid volunteer is now in vogue and unfortunately is the only volunteer who you can rely on.

Seriously have never seen anything to warrant it

 

[Jascave]

Real spread again this year, love Port Melbourne as an option.

Elsternwick Park
BH City Oval
Coburg City Oval
Trevor Barker

And club grounds
Waverley Oval (De La)
Whitefriars College
Carey Grammar

While my club doesn't play in the top grade, I'm really looking forward to going to the GF public holiday standalone game for Prem A.

Big surprise not to see Scammell Reserve in Oakleigh not among the list of venues to put on VAFA finals. It has hosted VAFA finals in the past, including the 1995 VAFA D Section Grand Final, won by Hampton Rovers over Thomastown which helped break the Rovers 44 year premiership drought.

On 5002X using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[God Yeah]

Big surprise not to see Scammell Reserve in Oakleigh not among the list of venues to put on VAFA finals. It has hosted VAFA finals in the past, including the 1995 VAFA D Section Grand Final, won by Hampton Rovers over Thomastown which helped break the Rovers 44 year premiership drought.

On 5002X using BigFooty.com mobile app

Jas - I love your ability to inject the Rovers into any VAFA discussion.

A true clubman if I've ever seen one!

 

[bedford]

Big surprise not to see Scammell Reserve in Oakleigh not among the list of venues to put on VAFA finals. It has hosted VAFA finals in the past, including the 1995 VAFA D Section Grand Final, won by Hampton Rovers over Thomastown which helped break the Rovers 44 year premiership drought.

On 5002X using BigFooty.com mobile app

It's all different and open , so no more surrounding fence , you need to get around

 

[Mr Platinum]

The Glen Eira / Old McKinnon Gryphons’s thoughts and prayers are with St. Kevin's Old Boys FC player Michael Pisker, his family, friends and the SKOB community. It’s is horrible to hear of such injuries occurring while playing the game we love and it’s important that we wrap our arms around the club and individuals in these difficult moments. The Glen Eira Gryphons players will be donating their fines this week to help support Michael and there will be opportunities to donate during this weekends matchday and evening functions. We encourage our community to get behind this campaign to help Michael and his family through his recovery.

Link to Go Fund Me page

Donate to Support Pisker's Recovery from Footy Accident Head Trauma, organized by Alexandra Pisker

On Saturday 20 July 2024, Michael Pisker suffered serious eye… Alexandra Pisker needs your support for Support Pisker's Recovery from Footy Accident Head Trauma

www.gofundme.com

Thank you Phantom Strobler that’s very kind of your club, it warms the heart to see such generosity in a very trying time.

 

[DoubleDraw]

Jas - I love your ability to inject the Rovers into any VAFA discussion.

A true clubman if I've ever seen one!

Agreed! but i hope he's not seen as a piece of the HR antique furniture collection!

 

[localfootylegend23]

Memo went out yesterday about Umpire escorts , that's all fine , but many clubs in the divisions are struggling to get help . Every week is a battle to get 2 goalies , boundary umps and timekeepers , surely there has been no issues . Some clubs don't even have Team managers with sometimes players acting as it . In all my time i've never seen one incident

Seriously have never seen anything to warrant it

Saw this, supposed to do it with a official armband purchaseable from the VAFA (with a delivery fee)

On a serious note heard about some abhorrent abuse prompting the VAFA to remind everyone about respect and safety.

I assume something happened, they wouldn't just send the memo for no reason. Umpires make mistakes like everyone else but reality is at the end of the day you can't play without them.

Anyone know about this? I'd be guessing anyone caught threatening or seriously abusing a umpire would be thrown out of their club

 

[eth-dog]

Saw this, supposed to do it with a official armband purchaseable from the VAFA (with a delivery fee)

On a serious note heard about some abhorrent abuse prompting the VAFA to remind everyone about respect and safety.

I assume something happened, they wouldn't just send the memo for no reason. Umpires make mistakes like everyone else but reality is at the end of the day you can't play without them.

Anyone know about this? I'd be guessing anyone caught threatening or seriously abusing a umpire would be thrown out of their club

Talked to an umpire about it Saturday. He's done us a million and he said there were incidents post game a few times that umpires reported above. Wouldn't expand on which club and I didn't push him to do so but that isn't good enough

 

[footydawgs]

top 5 make finals, top team gets a bye

 

[Egg Boy]

More Details -> BHNFC Senior Coach 2025 - Job Information

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Spoke to a club Pres in one of the lower grades and he copped a bake from an umpire for not having umpire escorts, club Prez wasn't aware they were still required as he hadn't seen them home or away all year!. Agree with your point on volunteers, it's getting harder and harder every week as the league is providing less and less.

The paid volunteer is now in vogue and unfortunately is the only volunteer who you can rely on.

Over many years found the best way to manage this is through the players - it’s not perfect but it’s really the only way.

It’s their club and everybody is there to support them and get them on the field.

Every job for the year goes on a big board and the players have to fill them.

All players have to do equal number of jobs across the season. For their own team or others throughout the club.

Get somebody else to do it for you - family member or mate - that’s fine - but you’re responsible.

Nothing motivates the boys to find volunteers more than knowing they’ll have to do it themselves otherwise.

You need the backing of the coaches but it can work.

You get your useless types but gives you an idea of who’s putting in and who isn’t.

 

[lettheboysplay]

Highly embarrassing editorial by the CEO fawning over the Xavs having four teams in the thirds as raging hot favourites.

 

[Navyblues09]

Highly embarrassing editorial by the CEO fawning over the Xavs having four teams in the thirds as raging hot favourites.

No it’s great to see the same clubs who won last year on top in the same divisions.

 

[localfootylegend23]

Highly embarrassing editorial by the CEO fawning over the Xavs having four teams in the thirds as raging hot favourites.

Its hilarious as a collective their 4 thirds teams only lost like 6 games for the year. all on top with huge %'s

VAFA need to grow a pair and force them to play in each others division.

 

[bedford]

Umps refusing to go out without an escort and the escort has to go back and wait for Goal Umps , oops we don't have any to wait for . These people think volunteers are falling out of trees

 

[localfootylegend23]

Umps refusing to go out without an escort and the escort has to go back and wait for Goal Umps , oops we don't have any to wait for . These people think volunteers are falling out of trees

They've doubled down. Instructed the umpires to not exit the rooms for the start of the game without a escort present and delay the game if so.

Someones gotta know a umpire on here, and find out what the hell happened, assuming it happened in the lower divisons (no offence intended)

 

[YMEYU]

I think escorting umpires is not needed at start of game. Fair enough, at the breaks and post game. Just need someone to lock up once they leave.

 

[Max Leader]

Its hilarious as a collective their 4 thirds teams only lost like 6 games for the year. all on top with huge %'s

VAFA need to grow a pair and force them to play in each others division.

After watching Xavs 4th 3rds team, they would destroy most lower grades reserves.

They do take it way too serious. Didn’t put numbers on the team sheet. The finalised s score on the VAFA website also didn’t have numbers. Needs to be fined. Made it hard to steal who’s who.

 

[WithThePeanuts]

Highly embarrassing editorial by the CEO fawning over the Xavs having four teams in the thirds as raging hot favourites.

Read the room Jason

 

[10571z]

Bulleen Temp on the move from the VAFA.

Another divisional club gone it seems.