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bearsboy said:
Maybe not quite dancing but i thought the prospect of not having Gisborne in the BFL may put a smile on a few faces up Bendigo way.

I personally dont see this happening but you never know.
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yea it probably would excite them, then they could go back to their old style of football.... suckin out the back soft football;)
 
matt_nicholls said:
Here's a story I wrote for yesterday's Free Press you boys might be interested in.

Can the RDFL expand?

by Matt Nicholls

MEMO: To all football fans and clubs in the district.
Imagine this. A super country football league with two divisions involving teams from this area.
Take a minute to ponder rivalry matches of yesteryear such as Wallan versus Kilmore, Gisborne against Riddell or a more modern Sunbury Kangaroos v Sunbury Lions.
If you asked me whether it was possible at the start of this season, I probably would have said no.
Now, I’m not so sure.
It has been 10 years since the Riddell District Football League became a one-division competition, and there is serious thought being put towards recreating the super league it once was.
At this end of the geographical area, the local football supporters are licking their lips at the idea.
Similarly at the other end, towards Melton, Sunbury and Gisborne, the fans are desperate to resume old RDFL rivalries.
If you take various sides from the surrounding district - some current, some former, and some new – and put together a two division football league, it has the potential to become one of the strongest competitions in Victoria.
Powerhouse clubs such as Sunbury Lions, Gisborne, Melton South, Melton, Darley and Kyneton – all from superior competitions should be welcomed back with open arms.
Invite Wallan and Trentham back to the fore, get Bacchus Marsh aboard. That is already nine new clubs.
Take the current 10 sides and all of a sudden you have a lot of potential to build a powerful competition.
It is hard to believe that it was just over a decade ago when many of these “new” sides were actually competing in the RDFL.
The area that involves these 19 clubs includes some of the biggest growing populations in Victoria.
It means that there is a guarantee of junior footballers, therefore creating a strong flow on to the seniors.
SALARY CAP
Without a doubt there would be some clubs that would struggle with the two divisions.
Rockbank, Trentham, Macedon, Melton Central and Lancefield would most likely struggle to stay afloat with potentially stronger neighbouring rivals.
Clubs such as Gisborne, Sunbury Lions and Melton South would obviously be very hard to beat.
Financially able to pay for classier players, it would mean a salary cap system would have to be introduced across the board to prevent clubs from “buying premierships”.
Unlike the AFL’s system to limit a club’s spending, there is a way to prevent clubs from importing talent – therefore encouraging sides to promote their junior programs.
To borrow a system implemented by the Central Murray Football League, it is possible to implement a strategy to even up the competition.
The league could make each club fill their side with a points tally totalling 40.
Using this simple points ranking system, clubs must not exceed the cap, or they will lose their four points and be fined $500.
This is how each player could be ranked:




This system is simply designed to promote the blooding of locally produced players and forcing clubs to focus time and money into their junior programs.
This will hopefully result in more of our locally produced youngsters playing in the TAC Cup and getting drafted to the AFL.
Obviously it still allows club’s to spend as much money as they like, but it doesn’t make it easy or viable for sides to “poach” players from neighbouring clubs in the competition.
There are some other points that need to be raised from this system though.
  • Playing coaches are rated on the league from which they are recruited.
  • An RDFL player wishing to return to a new RDFL club from another league is a 5 point player, less one point for each season spent in the other league after leaving the RDFL.
  • Clubs will initially rate their players and forward these to the league where each player’s rating will be verified before being circulated to all clubs.
  • Players returning to their original RDFL club after at least one season away return at their rating prior to departure.
  • There is no points cap in the Under 18s and reserves competition.
If the RDFL became a two division competition, this is how the divisions may pan out.



If this were to eventuate, the longest away trip for any club would be the Bacchus Marsh to Kilmore fixture, a journey that would take approximately 60 minutes.
If you look at other football leagues, particularly the Heathcote District Football League, there are a number of 80-100 minute trips for participating clubs.

LONG SHOT
The hardest challenge to get this idea off the ground is likely to be persuading clubs such as Sunbury Lions and Gisborne to join what is deemed to be a “weaker” competition. But it is possible.
There is also the issue of whether the current clubs would welcome back some sides into the RDFL.
Many clubs were annoyed when clubs such as Wallan and Gisborne left the competition when it was virtually on its knees and dying.
While this “super league” plan is a long shot, I recommend all clubs to consider the prospect.
Football etiquette prevents the RDFL from approaching clubs to join the competition, if clubs want to join they need to take the initiative and approach the RDFL.
Six years ago the Riddell District Football League was shot to pieces and many feared it would not survive.
Thanks to the excellent work of former general manager Neill Sharpe, the current RDFL board and many others, the league is now starting to thrive.
However, towns such as Romsey, Woodend and Kilmore are continually growing, and it’s not unforeseeable that they will soon outgrow the current competition.
Measures need to be put in place to protect the RDFL and ensure that it grows with the community amongst and surrounding it.
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Get a life!!!!!!!!!
 
matt_nicholls said:
Here's a story I wrote for yesterday's Free Press you boys might be interested in.

Can the RDFL expand?

by Matt Nicholls

MEMO: To all football fans and clubs in the district.
Imagine this. A super country football league with two divisions involving teams from this area.
Take a minute to ponder rivalry matches of yesteryear such as Wallan versus Kilmore, Gisborne against Riddell or a more modern Sunbury Kangaroos v Sunbury Lions.
If you asked me whether it was possible at the start of this season, I probably would have said no.
Now, I’m not so sure.
It has been 10 years since the Riddell District Football League became a one-division competition, and there is serious thought being put towards recreating the super league it once was.
At this end of the geographical area, the local football supporters are licking their lips at the idea.
Similarly at the other end, towards Melton, Sunbury and Gisborne, the fans are desperate to resume old RDFL rivalries.
If you take various sides from the surrounding district - some current, some former, and some new – and put together a two division football league, it has the potential to become one of the strongest competitions in Victoria.
Powerhouse clubs such as Sunbury Lions, Gisborne, Melton South, Melton, Darley and Kyneton – all from superior competitions should be welcomed back with open arms.
Invite Wallan and Trentham back to the fore, get Bacchus Marsh aboard. That is already nine new clubs.
Take the current 10 sides and all of a sudden you have a lot of potential to build a powerful competition.
It is hard to believe that it was just over a decade ago when many of these “new” sides were actually competing in the RDFL.
The area that involves these 19 clubs includes some of the biggest growing populations in Victoria.
It means that there is a guarantee of junior footballers, therefore creating a strong flow on to the seniors.
SALARY CAP
Without a doubt there would be some clubs that would struggle with the two divisions.
Rockbank, Trentham, Macedon, Melton Central and Lancefield would most likely struggle to stay afloat with potentially stronger neighbouring rivals.
Clubs such as Gisborne, Sunbury Lions and Melton South would obviously be very hard to beat.
Financially able to pay for classier players, it would mean a salary cap system would have to be introduced across the board to prevent clubs from “buying premierships”.
Unlike the AFL’s system to limit a club’s spending, there is a way to prevent clubs from importing talent – therefore encouraging sides to promote their junior programs.
To borrow a system implemented by the Central Murray Football League, it is possible to implement a strategy to even up the competition.
The league could make each club fill their side with a points tally totalling 40.
Using this simple points ranking system, clubs must not exceed the cap, or they will lose their four points and be fined $500.
This is how each player could be ranked:




This system is simply designed to promote the blooding of locally produced players and forcing clubs to focus time and money into their junior programs.
This will hopefully result in more of our locally produced youngsters playing in the TAC Cup and getting drafted to the AFL.
Obviously it still allows club’s to spend as much money as they like, but it doesn’t make it easy or viable for sides to “poach” players from neighbouring clubs in the competition.
There are some other points that need to be raised from this system though.
  • Playing coaches are rated on the league from which they are recruited.
  • An RDFL player wishing to return to a new RDFL club from another league is a 5 point player, less one point for each season spent in the other league after leaving the RDFL.
  • Clubs will initially rate their players and forward these to the league where each player’s rating will be verified before being circulated to all clubs.
  • Players returning to their original RDFL club after at least one season away return at their rating prior to departure.
  • There is no points cap in the Under 18s and reserves competition.
If the RDFL became a two division competition, this is how the divisions may pan out.



If this were to eventuate, the longest away trip for any club would be the Bacchus Marsh to Kilmore fixture, a journey that would take approximately 60 minutes.
If you look at other football leagues, particularly the Heathcote District Football League, there are a number of 80-100 minute trips for participating clubs.

LONG SHOT
The hardest challenge to get this idea off the ground is likely to be persuading clubs such as Sunbury Lions and Gisborne to join what is deemed to be a “weaker” competition. But it is possible.
There is also the issue of whether the current clubs would welcome back some sides into the RDFL.
Many clubs were annoyed when clubs such as Wallan and Gisborne left the competition when it was virtually on its knees and dying.
While this “super league” plan is a long shot, I recommend all clubs to consider the prospect.
Football etiquette prevents the RDFL from approaching clubs to join the competition, if clubs want to join they need to take the initiative and approach the RDFL.
Six years ago the Riddell District Football League was shot to pieces and many feared it would not survive.
Thanks to the excellent work of former general manager Neill Sharpe, the current RDFL board and many others, the league is now starting to thrive.
However, towns such as Romsey, Woodend and Kilmore are continually growing, and it’s not unforeseeable that they will soon outgrow the current competition.
Measures need to be put in place to protect the RDFL and ensure that it grows with the community amongst and surrounding it.
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this has been running for some time now in the Hume League in Southern NSW near Albury, the Points system was introduced by former AFL player Brendan Roberson. i dont know if anyone has ever been fined or even if the system is actually policed very well. the only problem is that the rich clubs stay strong and the poorer, struggling clubs stay the same. the sides in the middle of the ladder just seem to shift places each year with the dominant team/s notably Osborne FC (something like 11 Premierships in 14 years) and Howlong.
 

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More Than a Game said:
this has been running for some time now in the Hume League in Southern NSW near Albury, the Points system was introduced by former AFL player Brendan Roberson. i dont know if anyone has ever been fined or even if the system is actually policed very well. the only problem is that the rich clubs stay strong and the poorer, struggling clubs stay the same. the sides in the middle of the ladder just seem to shift places each year with the dominant team/s notably Osborne FC (something like 11 Premierships in 14 years) and Howlong.
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It gets policed strongly and sides in the Central Murray League have had points stripped off them.

The concept would also allow "priority points" for sides that finish on the bottom of the ladder. Also, for a side coming up from Div 2 they could get an extra couple of points in Div 1 to stay competitive. It has a lot of potential.
 
matt_nicholls said:
It gets policed strongly and sides in the Central Murray League have had points stripped off them.

The concept would also allow "priority points" for sides that finish on the bottom of the ladder. Also, for a side coming up from Div 2 they could get an extra couple of points in Div 1 to stay competitive. It has a lot of potential.
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Geez matt, a lot of thought has gone into that! Good on you. Don't mind it as a Kyneton man. Certainly that north-west corridor has potential for a 'super league'.

My thoughts are though, that while the 'salary cap' might be fine for Division 2, Div 1 would have to be unrestricted if you actually wanted to make it a 'super' league.

Leave the socialism experiments to Vlad down at the AFL I say.
 
Doc's tips for Round 14

Gis v KFlat - Gisborne >120 points
What's happened to Ty Z?

Cmaine v Mary/b - Cmaine 25 points
Should be a good game for two up and coming teams

South v E/hawk - Eaglehawk <30 points
Match of the round.

G Square v Kyn - Square >60 points

Sandhurst v North City - Dragons 75 points

The discussion point I posted a few days ago made the back page of the Addy - Goat, where's my fee? :p
 
Dr Kenneth Noisewater said:
Doc's tips for Round 14

Gis v KFlat - Gisborne >120 points
What's happened to Ty Z?

Cmaine v Mary/b - Cmaine 25 points
Should be a good game for two up and coming teams

South v E/hawk - Eaglehawk <30 points
Match of the round.

G Square v Kyn - Square >60 points

Sandhurst v North City - Dragons 75 points

The discussion point I posted a few days ago made the back page of the Addy - Goat, where's my fee? :p
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what discussion point was that doc??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
 
Dr Kenneth Noisewater said:
Interesting times... EDFL are looking at accepting Sunbury in to their competition. Which means Ballarat FL will be down to 9... and that league must have 10. So the shuffle might begin? They have suggested Hepburn, Ararat or Buninyong but.... has North City signed a lengthy contract with Bendigo FL? Obviously, they would like to stay close to home if they could?

Which means Bendigo FL might be down to 9 and who would we want to include? Strathfieldsaye?

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This one TG... :) It's ok, I'm just ribbing ya
 
now that old Sheeds is gone and old Denis at princess park B4 him goateeee, will old nev from the showgrounds be next :confused::eek:

tipsters r in 4 a big rethink
south booted the last 6, maybe 7, goals of the game to tip out dekkers burra boys this arv. died in the wool eagleburra folk wont be 2 happy they went down to south after leading 4 three quarters
prickles martins boys stitched up thommo's boys with 5 goals in the first term very low scoring and not great standard but a bit tuff on thommo by his committee i wood have thought saying hes going 2 have 2 reapply AGAIN
hes done a good job in the 3 years hes been there with not 2 many big names
joffa might be out for a while with bung nose and concussion but his square boys got up
 

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surprise surprise eaglehawk at the qeo anything familiar there shift finals to canterbury park would be unbackable dont like big wide open spaces
 
hpvectra said:
surprise surprise eaglehawk at the qeo anything familiar there shift finals to canterbury park would be unbackable dont like big wide open spaces
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Correct me if I'm wrong but the Hawks seemed to like the "big wide open spaces" when they belted Sandhurst by 79 points at the home of BFL footy earlier this season.
 
NORTHIES were a goal up when I went past mid-afternoon GoatHerder.
So did McCarty's boys stay in front of the Hurst by final siren time, and take it out ??
 
Kangaroo flat r honestly a disgrace this year... even tho they lost alot of players to the likes of newbridige and other clubs they still got some handy names on there list like the zantuck brothers but i spose they got no depth as u can tell wen u see ppl like brad peters playing for them... he played majority pyramid hills 2's grand final on the bench... its dissapointing to see the standard so low in the bfl this year...
 
well it seams we've got a sneak peak of what the city boys are capable of in the next few seasons... they've beaten a side on track to play finals football for the first time this year... and with the run home the northies have ahead of them, maryborough, k'flat, kyneton and south, theres no reason why north couldnt win there last 5 for the year... or atleast 3 of the last 4
 
Dr Kenneth Noisewater said:
Doc's tips for Round 14

Gis v KFlat - Gisborne >120 points
What's happened to Ty Z?

Cmaine v Mary/b - Cmaine 25 points
Should be a good game for two up and coming teams

South v E/hawk - Eaglehawk <30 points
Match of the round.

G Square v Kyn - Square >60 points

Sandhurst v North City - Dragons 75 points:thumbsdown:
North boys got up by a goal 2day and from all reports dominated the play for most of the day probably should have won more comfortably in the end
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