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https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/premier-b-2023.1333358/post-80142272
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Once the final result is in, I'll have to go back and look at the tipping as well.
The Perth FL only had a bye for A Grade - all others played a round of matches.
I reckon if you canvassed people from A Grade clubs over here, the majority would probably have preferred not to have the rep game and play a round of matches instead.
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It would have been an odd sight to see a red ball in Q1 and Q3 and yellow ball in Q2 and Q4. That's probably why.
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Southern Bayside Football League: Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray states the case and grades 40 clubs
Prompted by the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, local sports identity Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray has for years discussed a similar league for football. Now he has listed and graded 40 clubs across four divisions, writes PAUL AMY.
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July 19, 2023 - 6:00AM
Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray has an idea that would change the Southern league forever.
Welcome to the Southern Bayside Football League.
There are 40 clubs and four divisions.
And in time, Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray says, there will be the passionate local rivalries that come with district competition.
The Southern Bayside Football League won’t be starting any time soon in Melbourne.
But Ormond Amateur Football Club life member Murray thinks that if his hypothetical league ever got off the ground, it would be an excellent competition and superior to existing leagues.
Prompted by the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, he’s been talking about a similar league for football for a few years, roughing out the clubs that could take part and where they would start in a divisional structure.
He was at it again last week, listing 40 clubs and grading them.
Ormond celebrates a goal in the VAFA this year. Picture: Supplied
They are drawn from the Southern Football Netball League, the Victorian Amateur Football Association, the Mornington Peninsula Football League and, in the case of Oakleigh District, the Eastern Football Netball League. Murray believes that Oakleigh District, which moved to Eastern last year, should be playing closer to home.
Murray’s league runs from Port Melbourne to Seaford. It goes no further east than Clayton and no further north than East Malvern.
It means there is no room for clubs like Cranbourne – Southern’s Division 1 reigning premier – Doveton and Endeavour Hills; he has not strayed into the City of Casey and has selected only one club from the City of Greater Dandenong.
Murray says it makes sense to bring together clubs who are in the same region but are playing in different leagues.
He says travel is taxing for players, coaches and volunteers.
Ormond, for example, plays in the Premier C section of the amateurs, competing against clubs such as PEGS, Old Ivanhoe and Marcellin.
He would prefer if the Monders met clubs like East Brighton and Mordialloc, establishing local rivalries.
The VAFA clubs he has nominated for the Southern Bayside Football League are all “district” affiliates, without ties to private schools or universities.
Cheltenham is a pacesetter in the Southern league. Picture: Josh Chadwick
Murray says it has become too difficult for district clubs to reach the top tier of the amateurs and when they do get there, they invariably go back down quickly.
“You can’t compete with their resources,” he says of the old boys clubs, noting that one of them recently fielded a team with 17 players boasting experience at AFL or VFL level.
Murray says one-up, one-down promotion and relegation would apply, recognising premiership teams, not the two grand finalists, and salary and points caps would apply in the highest division.
He would set the player payments ceiling for the highest division at $80,000.
The administration would be along traditional lines, with a CEO and support staff overseen by a board.
Murray says divisional football is important at local level, as it allows clubs to find their standard.
He has based his hypothetical divisions on the clubs’ performances in the past two seasons.
He knows they will provoke discussion.
Whenever he’s spoken about the potential for a southern bayside league, the reaction has been “very good, apart from people saying which grade their own team should be in!”
Finn Ryan kicks for Cheltenham in the Southern Football Netball League Division 1. Picture: Josh Chadwick
Murray has been involved in community sport in the southern bayside region for many years, attaining life membership of Ormond Amateur Football Club and Middle Park Cricket Club. He has also been involved at South Caulfield Cricket Club for 18 years.
He expresses his opinions on sport liberally and trenchantly on social media.
In 2016, Murray was involved in the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, when clubs broke away from the Victorian Turf Cricket Association to form a more local competition.
Last season, Bentleigh, Murrumbeena, Beaumaris, Bonbeach, Mordialloc, Hampton, Mentone and South Caulfield made up the top grade, the Championship.
Cheltenham, Carnegie, Parkdale, Parkdale United, Brighton District, St Brigid’s St Louis, Dingley, Clayton District, Middle Park, Aspendale and Chelsea are in either Division 1 or 2.
Murray says CSB has worked brilliantly as a regional association.
“It’s sensational,” he says.
And he’s adamant a Southern Bayside Football League would be too.
His floating of the league comes as the Mornington Peninsula league takes in “expressions of interest’’ for a third division.
If the MPFL clubs vote to support the expansion, Southern could lose an entire grade, with clubs including Frankston Dolphins, South Mornington and Cranbourne tipped to make the move.
‘Bomber’s’ Blueprint: The Southern Bayside Football League
DIVISION 1Ajax (VAFA)
Beaumaris (VAFA)
Bonbeach (MPFL)
Chelsea (MPFL)
Cheltenham (SFNL)
Dingley (SFNL)
Hampton Rovers (VAFA)
Port Melbourne Colts (SFNL)
St Bede’s Mentone Tigers (VAFA)
St Paul’s (SFNL)
DIVISION 2
Bentleigh (SFNL)
Chelsea Heights (SFNL)
Edithvale-Aspendale (MPNFL)
East Brighton (SFNL)
Mordialloc (SFNL)
Parkdale Vultures (VAFA)
Ormond (VAFA)
Seaford (MPFL)
Springvale Districts (SFNL)
St Kilda City (SFNL)
DIVISION 3
Caulfield (SFNL)
East Malvern (SFNL)
Elsternwick (VAFA)
Glen Eira (VAFA)
Highett (SFNL)
Keysborough (SFNL)
Murrumbeena (SFNL)
Oakleigh District (EFNL)
Oakleigh Krushers (VAFA)
Prahran (VAFA)
DIVISION 4
Albert Park (VAFA)
Ashwood (SFNL)
Black Rock (SFNL)
Carrum Patterson Lakes (SFNL)
Clayton (SFNL)
Hampton Hammers (SFNL)
Heatherton (SFNL)
Mentone (formerly Old Mentonians, league to be confirmed)
Moorabbin Kangaroos (SFNL)
Power House (VAFA)
South Melbourne Districts (VAFA)
Agree mate.
Couldn't just straight out give you a compliment though- what would people think.
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Any injuries (minor or major) from the state game Jas?
Hate to tell you Jase, but the form of the Eagles and Dockers and the WAFL rep game result had absolutely nothing to do with the game played on Saturday. Nor will any of that have an influence on the WA Country v SA Country game this weekend.
Thanks for posting the article.Southern Bayside Football League: Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray states the case and grades 40 clubs
Prompted by the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, local sports identity Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray has for years discussed a similar league for football. Now he has listed and graded 40 clubs across four divisions, writes PAUL AMY.
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July 19, 2023 - 6:00AM
Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray has an idea that would change the Southern league forever.
Welcome to the Southern Bayside Football League.
There are 40 clubs and four divisions.
And in time, Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray says, there will be the passionate local rivalries that come with district competition.
The Southern Bayside Football League won’t be starting any time soon in Melbourne.
But Ormond Amateur Football Club life member Murray thinks that if his hypothetical league ever got off the ground, it would be an excellent competition and superior to existing leagues.
Prompted by the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, he’s been talking about a similar league for football for a few years, roughing out the clubs that could take part and where they would start in a divisional structure.
He was at it again last week, listing 40 clubs and grading them.
Ormond celebrates a goal in the VAFA this year. Picture: Supplied
They are drawn from the Southern Football Netball League, the Victorian Amateur Football Association, the Mornington Peninsula Football League and, in the case of Oakleigh District, the Eastern Football Netball League. Murray believes that Oakleigh District, which moved to Eastern last year, should be playing closer to home.
Murray’s league runs from Port Melbourne to Seaford. It goes no further east than Clayton and no further north than East Malvern.
It means there is no room for clubs like Cranbourne – Southern’s Division 1 reigning premier – Doveton and Endeavour Hills; he has not strayed into the City of Casey and has selected only one club from the City of Greater Dandenong.
Murray says it makes sense to bring together clubs who are in the same region but are playing in different leagues.
He says travel is taxing for players, coaches and volunteers.
Ormond, for example, plays in the Premier C section of the amateurs, competing against clubs such as PEGS, Old Ivanhoe and Marcellin.
He would prefer if the Monders met clubs like East Brighton and Mordialloc, establishing local rivalries.
The VAFA clubs he has nominated for the Southern Bayside Football League are all “district” affiliates, without ties to private schools or universities.
Cheltenham is a pacesetter in the Southern league. Picture: Josh Chadwick
Murray says it has become too difficult for district clubs to reach the top tier of the amateurs and when they do get there, they invariably go back down quickly.
“You can’t compete with their resources,” he says of the old boys clubs, noting that one of them recently fielded a team with 17 players boasting experience at AFL or VFL level.
Murray says one-up, one-down promotion and relegation would apply, recognising premiership teams, not the two grand finalists, and salary and points caps would apply in the highest division.
He would set the player payments ceiling for the highest division at $80,000.
The administration would be along traditional lines, with a CEO and support staff overseen by a board.
Murray says divisional football is important at local level, as it allows clubs to find their standard.
He has based his hypothetical divisions on the clubs’ performances in the past two seasons.
He knows they will provoke discussion.
Whenever he’s spoken about the potential for a southern bayside league, the reaction has been “very good, apart from people saying which grade their own team should be in!”
Finn Ryan kicks for Cheltenham in the Southern Football Netball League Division 1. Picture: Josh Chadwick
Murray has been involved in community sport in the southern bayside region for many years, attaining life membership of Ormond Amateur Football Club and Middle Park Cricket Club. He has also been involved at South Caulfield Cricket Club for 18 years.
He expresses his opinions on sport liberally and trenchantly on social media.
In 2016, Murray was involved in the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, when clubs broke away from the Victorian Turf Cricket Association to form a more local competition.
Last season, Bentleigh, Murrumbeena, Beaumaris, Bonbeach, Mordialloc, Hampton, Mentone and South Caulfield made up the top grade, the Championship.
Cheltenham, Carnegie, Parkdale, Parkdale United, Brighton District, St Brigid’s St Louis, Dingley, Clayton District, Middle Park, Aspendale and Chelsea are in either Division 1 or 2.
Murray says CSB has worked brilliantly as a regional association.
“It’s sensational,” he says.
And he’s adamant a Southern Bayside Football League would be too.
His floating of the league comes as the Mornington Peninsula league takes in “expressions of interest’’ for a third division.
If the MPFL clubs vote to support the expansion, Southern could lose an entire grade, with clubs including Frankston Dolphins, South Mornington and Cranbourne tipped to make the move.
‘Bomber’s’ Blueprint: The Southern Bayside Football League
DIVISION 1
Ajax (VAFA)
Beaumaris (VAFA)
Bonbeach (MPFL)
Chelsea (MPFL)
Cheltenham (SFNL)
Dingley (SFNL)
Hampton Rovers (VAFA)
Port Melbourne Colts (SFNL)
St Bede’s Mentone Tigers (VAFA)
St Paul’s (SFNL)
DIVISION 2
Bentleigh (SFNL)
Chelsea Heights (SFNL)
Edithvale-Aspendale (MPNFL)
East Brighton (SFNL)
Mordialloc (SFNL)
Parkdale Vultures (VAFA)
Ormond (VAFA)
Seaford (MPFL)
Springvale Districts (SFNL)
St Kilda City (SFNL)
DIVISION 3
Caulfield (SFNL)
East Malvern (SFNL)
Elsternwick (VAFA)
Glen Eira (VAFA)
Highett (SFNL)
Keysborough (SFNL)
Murrumbeena (SFNL)
Oakleigh District (EFNL)
Oakleigh Krushers (VAFA)
Prahran (VAFA)
DIVISION 4
Albert Park (VAFA)
Ashwood (SFNL)
Black Rock (SFNL)
Carrum Patterson Lakes (SFNL)
Clayton (SFNL)
Hampton Hammers (SFNL)
Heatherton (SFNL)
Mentone (formerly Old Mentonians, league to be confirmed)
Moorabbin Kangaroos (SFNL)
Power House (VAFA)
South Melbourne Districts (VAFA)
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I like it, Ive heard Masala on the move to SNFL due to travel and lack of support from the comp!Southern Bayside Football League: Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray states the case and grades 40 clubs
Prompted by the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, local sports identity Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray has for years discussed a similar league for football. Now he has listed and graded 40 clubs across four divisions, writes PAUL AMY.
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3 min read
July 19, 2023 - 6:00AM
Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray has an idea that would change the Southern league forever.
Welcome to the Southern Bayside Football League.
There are 40 clubs and four divisions.
And in time, Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray says, there will be the passionate local rivalries that come with district competition.
The Southern Bayside Football League won’t be starting any time soon in Melbourne.
But Ormond Amateur Football Club life member Murray thinks that if his hypothetical league ever got off the ground, it would be an excellent competition and superior to existing leagues.
Prompted by the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, he’s been talking about a similar league for football for a few years, roughing out the clubs that could take part and where they would start in a divisional structure.
He was at it again last week, listing 40 clubs and grading them.
Ormond celebrates a goal in the VAFA this year. Picture: Supplied
They are drawn from the Southern Football Netball League, the Victorian Amateur Football Association, the Mornington Peninsula Football League and, in the case of Oakleigh District, the Eastern Football Netball League. Murray believes that Oakleigh District, which moved to Eastern last year, should be playing closer to home.
Murray’s league runs from Port Melbourne to Seaford. It goes no further east than Clayton and no further north than East Malvern.
It means there is no room for clubs like Cranbourne – Southern’s Division 1 reigning premier – Doveton and Endeavour Hills; he has not strayed into the City of Casey and has selected only one club from the City of Greater Dandenong.
Murray says it makes sense to bring together clubs who are in the same region but are playing in different leagues.
He says travel is taxing for players, coaches and volunteers.
Ormond, for example, plays in the Premier C section of the amateurs, competing against clubs such as PEGS, Old Ivanhoe and Marcellin.
He would prefer if the Monders met clubs like East Brighton and Mordialloc, establishing local rivalries.
The VAFA clubs he has nominated for the Southern Bayside Football League are all “district” affiliates, without ties to private schools or universities.
Cheltenham is a pacesetter in the Southern league. Picture: Josh Chadwick
Murray says it has become too difficult for district clubs to reach the top tier of the amateurs and when they do get there, they invariably go back down quickly.
“You can’t compete with their resources,” he says of the old boys clubs, noting that one of them recently fielded a team with 17 players boasting experience at AFL or VFL level.
Murray says one-up, one-down promotion and relegation would apply, recognising premiership teams, not the two grand finalists, and salary and points caps would apply in the highest division.
He would set the player payments ceiling for the highest division at $80,000.
The administration would be along traditional lines, with a CEO and support staff overseen by a board.
Murray says divisional football is important at local level, as it allows clubs to find their standard.
He has based his hypothetical divisions on the clubs’ performances in the past two seasons.
He knows they will provoke discussion.
Whenever he’s spoken about the potential for a southern bayside league, the reaction has been “very good, apart from people saying which grade their own team should be in!”
Finn Ryan kicks for Cheltenham in the Southern Football Netball League Division 1. Picture: Josh Chadwick
Murray has been involved in community sport in the southern bayside region for many years, attaining life membership of Ormond Amateur Football Club and Middle Park Cricket Club. He has also been involved at South Caulfield Cricket Club for 18 years.
He expresses his opinions on sport liberally and trenchantly on social media.
In 2016, Murray was involved in the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, when clubs broke away from the Victorian Turf Cricket Association to form a more local competition.
Last season, Bentleigh, Murrumbeena, Beaumaris, Bonbeach, Mordialloc, Hampton, Mentone and South Caulfield made up the top grade, the Championship.
Cheltenham, Carnegie, Parkdale, Parkdale United, Brighton District, St Brigid’s St Louis, Dingley, Clayton District, Middle Park, Aspendale and Chelsea are in either Division 1 or 2.
Murray says CSB has worked brilliantly as a regional association.
“It’s sensational,” he says.
And he’s adamant a Southern Bayside Football League would be too.
His floating of the league comes as the Mornington Peninsula league takes in “expressions of interest’’ for a third division.
If the MPFL clubs vote to support the expansion, Southern could lose an entire grade, with clubs including Frankston Dolphins, South Mornington and Cranbourne tipped to make the move.
‘Bomber’s’ Blueprint: The Southern Bayside Football League
DIVISION 1
Ajax (VAFA)
Beaumaris (VAFA)
Bonbeach (MPFL)
Chelsea (MPFL)
Cheltenham (SFNL)
Dingley (SFNL)
Hampton Rovers (VAFA)
Port Melbourne Colts (SFNL)
St Bede’s Mentone Tigers (VAFA)
St Paul’s (SFNL)
DIVISION 2
Bentleigh (SFNL)
Chelsea Heights (SFNL)
Edithvale-Aspendale (MPNFL)
East Brighton (SFNL)
Mordialloc (SFNL)
Parkdale Vultures (VAFA)
Ormond (VAFA)
Seaford (MPFL)
Springvale Districts (SFNL)
St Kilda City (SFNL)
DIVISION 3
Caulfield (SFNL)
East Malvern (SFNL)
Elsternwick (VAFA)
Glen Eira (VAFA)
Highett (SFNL)
Keysborough (SFNL)
Murrumbeena (SFNL)
Oakleigh District (EFNL)
Oakleigh Krushers (VAFA)
Prahran (VAFA)
DIVISION 4
Albert Park (VAFA)
Ashwood (SFNL)
Black Rock (SFNL)
Carrum Patterson Lakes (SFNL)
Clayton (SFNL)
Hampton Hammers (SFNL)
Heatherton (SFNL)
Mentone (formerly Old Mentonians, league to be confirmed)
Moorabbin Kangaroos (SFNL)
Power House (VAFA)
South Melbourne Districts (VAFA)
The powerbrokers at GI wouldnt be happy to be placed in Div 3 Bedford?
Imagine how strong AJAX would be if they can pay players?
Would you include a clubbies/thirds comp?
Can't see why not. Some of the more adventurous clubs might even try and run Little League games (Grade 4 or 5 children) at half-time of the senior game with clubs getting a local primary school involved. Matches could be 5 minute halves played on a reduced ground on the wing - possibly one way to increase school participation in football and the kids get to play in front of a crowd. Could help lead into junior club participation.
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I take it the Salesian link is why SMS weren't included? We wouldn't move regardless but just curious given we're further south than SMD, Powerhouse and Albert ParkSouthern Bayside Football League: Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray states the case and grades 40 clubs
Prompted by the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, local sports identity Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray has for years discussed a similar league for football. Now he has listed and graded 40 clubs across four divisions, writes PAUL AMY.
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3 min read
July 19, 2023 - 6:00AM
Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray has an idea that would change the Southern league forever.
Welcome to the Southern Bayside Football League.
There are 40 clubs and four divisions.
And in time, Gary ‘Bomber’ Murray says, there will be the passionate local rivalries that come with district competition.
The Southern Bayside Football League won’t be starting any time soon in Melbourne.
But Ormond Amateur Football Club life member Murray thinks that if his hypothetical league ever got off the ground, it would be an excellent competition and superior to existing leagues.
Prompted by the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, he’s been talking about a similar league for football for a few years, roughing out the clubs that could take part and where they would start in a divisional structure.
He was at it again last week, listing 40 clubs and grading them.
Ormond celebrates a goal in the VAFA this year. Picture: Supplied
They are drawn from the Southern Football Netball League, the Victorian Amateur Football Association, the Mornington Peninsula Football League and, in the case of Oakleigh District, the Eastern Football Netball League. Murray believes that Oakleigh District, which moved to Eastern last year, should be playing closer to home.
Murray’s league runs from Port Melbourne to Seaford. It goes no further east than Clayton and no further north than East Malvern.
It means there is no room for clubs like Cranbourne – Southern’s Division 1 reigning premier – Doveton and Endeavour Hills; he has not strayed into the City of Casey and has selected only one club from the City of Greater Dandenong.
Murray says it makes sense to bring together clubs who are in the same region but are playing in different leagues.
He says travel is taxing for players, coaches and volunteers.
Ormond, for example, plays in the Premier C section of the amateurs, competing against clubs such as PEGS, Old Ivanhoe and Marcellin.
He would prefer if the Monders met clubs like East Brighton and Mordialloc, establishing local rivalries.
The VAFA clubs he has nominated for the Southern Bayside Football League are all “district” affiliates, without ties to private schools or universities.
Cheltenham is a pacesetter in the Southern league. Picture: Josh Chadwick
Murray says it has become too difficult for district clubs to reach the top tier of the amateurs and when they do get there, they invariably go back down quickly.
“You can’t compete with their resources,” he says of the old boys clubs, noting that one of them recently fielded a team with 17 players boasting experience at AFL or VFL level.
Murray says one-up, one-down promotion and relegation would apply, recognising premiership teams, not the two grand finalists, and salary and points caps would apply in the highest division.
He would set the player payments ceiling for the highest division at $80,000.
The administration would be along traditional lines, with a CEO and support staff overseen by a board.
Murray says divisional football is important at local level, as it allows clubs to find their standard.
He has based his hypothetical divisions on the clubs’ performances in the past two seasons.
He knows they will provoke discussion.
Whenever he’s spoken about the potential for a southern bayside league, the reaction has been “very good, apart from people saying which grade their own team should be in!”
Finn Ryan kicks for Cheltenham in the Southern Football Netball League Division 1. Picture: Josh Chadwick
Murray has been involved in community sport in the southern bayside region for many years, attaining life membership of Ormond Amateur Football Club and Middle Park Cricket Club. He has also been involved at South Caulfield Cricket Club for 18 years.
He expresses his opinions on sport liberally and trenchantly on social media.
In 2016, Murray was involved in the creation of Cricket Southern Bayside, when clubs broke away from the Victorian Turf Cricket Association to form a more local competition.
Last season, Bentleigh, Murrumbeena, Beaumaris, Bonbeach, Mordialloc, Hampton, Mentone and South Caulfield made up the top grade, the Championship.
Cheltenham, Carnegie, Parkdale, Parkdale United, Brighton District, St Brigid’s St Louis, Dingley, Clayton District, Middle Park, Aspendale and Chelsea are in either Division 1 or 2.
Murray says CSB has worked brilliantly as a regional association.
“It’s sensational,” he says.
And he’s adamant a Southern Bayside Football League would be too.
His floating of the league comes as the Mornington Peninsula league takes in “expressions of interest’’ for a third division.
If the MPFL clubs vote to support the expansion, Southern could lose an entire grade, with clubs including Frankston Dolphins, South Mornington and Cranbourne tipped to make the move.
‘Bomber’s’ Blueprint: The Southern Bayside Football League
DIVISION 1
Ajax (VAFA)
Beaumaris (VAFA)
Bonbeach (MPFL)
Chelsea (MPFL)
Cheltenham (SFNL)
Dingley (SFNL)
Hampton Rovers (VAFA)
Port Melbourne Colts (SFNL)
St Bede’s Mentone Tigers (VAFA)
St Paul’s (SFNL)
DIVISION 2
Bentleigh (SFNL)
Chelsea Heights (SFNL)
Edithvale-Aspendale (MPNFL)
East Brighton (SFNL)
Mordialloc (SFNL)
Parkdale Vultures (VAFA)
Ormond (VAFA)
Seaford (MPFL)
Springvale Districts (SFNL)
St Kilda City (SFNL)
DIVISION 3
Caulfield (SFNL)
East Malvern (SFNL)
Elsternwick (VAFA)
Glen Eira (VAFA)
Highett (SFNL)
Keysborough (SFNL)
Murrumbeena (SFNL)
Oakleigh District (EFNL)
Oakleigh Krushers (VAFA)
Prahran (VAFA)
DIVISION 4
Albert Park (VAFA)
Ashwood (SFNL)
Black Rock (SFNL)
Carrum Patterson Lakes (SFNL)
Clayton (SFNL)
Hampton Hammers (SFNL)
Heatherton (SFNL)
Mentone (formerly Old Mentonians, league to be confirmed)
Moorabbin Kangaroos (SFNL)
Power House (VAFA)
South Melbourne Districts (VAFA)
Was all in jest , it was about the reporter who only seemed to report on rivergum lol
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Have it on good authority that St Johns not merging with Masala or moving to SFL.
SMD IS VIRTUALLY ON THE BEACH , AS ARE THE OTHER 2. Salesian is a school team
Who would they replace in Div 2 ?
