VAFA General Discussion

[bedford]

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?

Happy to accept fwiw

 

[oldtimer]

What have Bentleigh done.

Won a premiership, very competitive in Section 1 SFL, a far cry from D2 VAFA

 

[Chump or Champ]

More and more clubs will pack up. Especially with clubs dropping off in other leagues they’ll target clubs to replace them

rupertswood, bentleigh and Werribee districts have also been successful since leaving VAFA

Concede all have been solid citizens in their new comps. Both Rupo and Werribee were doing OK in VAFA. Travel would have been a real issue for these teams.

I think more will leave over the next few years Max - especially district clubs.

 

[Max Leader]

I think more will leave over the next few years Max - especially district clubs.

Or merge

 

[bedford]

Won a premiership, very competitive in Section 1 SFL, a far cry from D2 VAFA

Section 1 , isn't it Div1 and did they win that

 

[oldtimer]

Section 1 , isn't it Div1 and did they win that

they have won a premiership and are settled in Div 1. Max asked who had been successful by winning a premiership.
They are in a lot better position than when they were in the Ammos which in their situation the move has been a success

 

[FWIW]

We have 7 sections.

FWIW if you look below the Premier Division you may have noticed that not all divisions have 10 in them. Should bite the bullet now and merge D3/D4

 

[Chump or Champ]

Or merge

Ha ha ha - I doubt that mate - we have been down that path before and I doubt anything has changed

 

[workhorse]

Still no TOTY for any Divisions?

 

[bedford]

Still no TOTY for any Divisions?

There was a tweet last week saying they are coming and they have been done by the coaches.

 

[eth-dog]

There was a tweet last week saying they are coming and they have been done by the coaches.

Probably a good idea.

 

[Max Leader]

Probably a good idea.

Prem A is on website

 

[TheArmy]

I don’t really think it’s the fact of cheaper..I think their are many things that annoy people about the VAFA.

- Umpires (lack of)
-Alcohol restrictions
-Limited local rivalry especially in lower divisions compared to playing teams close to you.
-VAFA Support and Fees for what you pay is poor

The VAFA has more umpires than any other league.

 

[Dales14]

The VAFA has more umpires than any other league.

All well and good but lower divs very rarely get boundary/goal umpires

 

[Blood Stained Angels]

All well and good but lower divs very rarely get boundary/goal umpires

The SFNL has all umpires covered in all divisions, plus under 19's. This s..ts on the VAFA allocations. More umpires will be leaving and crossing to SFNL in the future.

 

[Dales14]

The SFNL has all umpires covered in all divisions, plus under 19's. This s..ts on the VAFA allocations. More umpires will be leaving and crossing to SFNL in the future.

Couldn't agree more, attractive for a club if they struggle to find volunteers to fill those roles week in week out

 

[10571z]

The VAFA has more umpires than any other league.

That point means nothing... they still have nowhere near as many as required.

They have the most teams and should have the biggest administration and umpire base to match.

 

[adhoc]

The SFNL has all umpires covered in all divisions, plus under 19's. This s..ts on the VAFA allocations. More umpires will be leaving and crossing to SFNL in the future.

I heard rumours thaty VAFA dropped 80 umpires over the 2019 season. SFNL picked up 15 or so, not sure on others like EFL etc.
Thats a massive amount of umpires for the VAFA to cover.

Why is so many umpires leaving the VAFA?

Personally, Ive enjoyed some SFL footy this year, have a beer or two, tough entertaining football and very good crowds (much bigger than Premier Vafa)

 

[AM]

I heard rumours thaty VAFA dropped 80 umpires over the 2019 season. SFNL picked up 15 or so, not sure on others like EFL etc.
Thats a massive amount of umpires for the VAFA to cover.

Why is so many umpires leaving the VAFA?

Personally, Ive enjoyed some SFL footy this year, have a beer or two, tough entertaining football and very good crowds (much bigger than Premier Vafa)

You must have gone to games different to me. Crowds were nowhere near our top Premier games and the football was about D2 standard.

 

[adhoc]

You must have gone to games different to me. Crowds were nowhere near our top Premier games and the football was about D2 standard.

were you able to enjoy a beer in plain sight or did you need to hide away under a tree?

 

[bedford]

You must have gone to games different to me. Crowds were nowhere near our top Premier games and the football was about D2 standard.

Your being kind to the shit footy league

 

[AM]

were you able to enjoy a beer in plain sight or did you need to hide away under a tree?

You seem to be a bit miffed at being shown up there, hoccy, old fella.

Spent half of two games talking to an official of the SFNL then enjoying some greasy food with a mate while watching his son get a kick.

Frankly, I don't feel the need to drink piss at the footy and don't really understand what the attraction is in standing in the cold on a wintery day with a can. Each to his own I guess.

Suggest you stick with the piss drinkers in the second rate league and let us more civilised supporters stick to a league with a better standard of football in a better organised competition.

Now toddle off to the Southern board.

 

[Blood Stained Angels]

You seem to be a bit miffed at being shown up there, hoccy, old fella.

Spent half of two games talking to an official of the SFNL then enjoying some greasy food with a mate while watching his son get a kick.

Frankly, I don't feel the need to drink piss at the footy and don't really understand what the attraction is in standing in the cold on a wintery day with a can. Each to his own I guess.

Suggest you stick with the piss drinkers in the second rate league and let us more civilised supporters stick to a league with a better standard of football in a better organised competition.

Now toddle off to the Southern board.

Obviously you need to get out of the shell you are in. Just because supporters want to have a can at the footy doesn't make it any worse that half the piss heads at VAFA who sit in their cars and get on the fizz. Allot of cans of coke with some nice mixers will keep you warm while sitting in the car.

 

[Dales14]

You seem to be a bit miffed at being shown up there, hoccy, old fella.

Spent half of two games talking to an official of the SFNL then enjoying some greasy food with a mate while watching his son get a kick.

Frankly, I don't feel the need to drink piss at the footy and don't really understand what the attraction is in standing in the cold on a wintery day with a can. Each to his own I guess.

Suggest you stick with the piss drinkers in the second rate league and let us more civilised supporters stick to a league with a better standard of football in a better organised competition.

Now toddle off to the Southern board.

Civilized supporters?? HAHA. I've heard much worse at VAFA games than i have at SFNL games and thats without the grog.
Only a handful of Premier clubs actually want the alcohol ban therefore it will remain but whilst the old dinosaurs remain, nothing will change.

 

[Mappa]

From what I know from Old Paradians, it’s not a matter of if, but when. May not be in the next couple of years but they will eventually move to the Northern league unless something changes drastically. There’s a lot of ex-Parade blokes running around for cash in the NFNL

Care to elaborate on this a bit further ?

 

[AM]

Obviously you need to get out of the shell you are in. Just because supporters want to have a can at the footy doesn't make it any worse that half the piss heads at VAFA who sit in their cars and get on the fizz. Allot of cans of coke with some nice mixers will keep you warm while sitting in the car.