Bendigo Football Club 2012

Submitted by caveman on

Hi everyone,

Yes I am excited about being a stand alone team in 2013 but it leaves me thinking about what I should do next season. I mean it will still be the Essendon reserves but we will be in transition as well.

It is great that the bombers name has been dropped and a new name and jumper will be onboard for season 2012. It would be hard for any aspiring players knowing that the Essendon players will get selected first and then only a couple of Bendigo players will get picked.

I am still thinking about if I should get a membership next season or just wait until the club actually represents Bendigo.

What would you do?

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burraburger Fri, 25 Nov 2011 - 23:24

Its a tough one. You cant recruit guys on the promise of them being key members of the side in 2013! Of course you should buy a membership if Bendigo is your side.

caveman Topic starter Fri, 25 Nov 2011 - 23:28

burraburger wrote:Its a tough one. You cant recruit guys on the promise of them being key members of the side in 2013! Of course you should buy a membership if Bendigo is your side.

I will buy a membership when Bendigo is the side in 2013 but in 2012 it is still the Essendon reserves!

BrekkyDJ Sat, 26 Nov 2011 - 00:51

caveman wrote:

burraburger wrote:Its a tough one. You cant recruit guys on the promise of them being key members of the side in 2013! Of course you should buy a membership if Bendigo is your side.

I will buy a membership when Bendigo is the side in 2013 but in 2012 it is still the Essendon reserves!

Buy a membership in 2012!!!!

It's money that goes to the Bendigo FC (not Essendon) and is a small way (in dollar terms) of helping your club grow.

The more members in 2012, the more money in the bank for 2013.

rooster Sat, 26 Nov 2011 - 07:19

Be interesting if Essendon dont make the 8 in the AFL and the Bendigo boys make the 8 in the VFL, would Essendon pull there players out of the finals to protect them from injuries ?
You would hope they wouldn't but i wouldn't trust them as far as you can throw them.
We've seen an AFL club do it in the past.
Piss them off now.

caveman Topic starter Sat, 26 Nov 2011 - 17:37

BrekkyDJ wrote:

caveman wrote:
burraburger wrote:Its a tough one. You cant recruit guys on the promise of them being key members of the side in 2013! Of course you should buy a membership if Bendigo is your side.

I will buy a membership when Bendigo is the side in 2013 but in 2012 it is still the Essendon reserves!

Buy a membership in 2012!!!!

It's money that goes to the Bendigo FC (not Essendon) and is a small way (in dollar terms) of helping your club grow.

The more members in 2012, the more money in the bank for 2013.

Good point! I was more thinking about the onfield passion as team next season but I can see it is important to show my support to the club. At least I know 2013 is going to be fantastic as a stand alone club.

caveman Topic starter Sat, 26 Nov 2011 - 17:40

rooster wrote:Be interesting if Essendon dont make the 8 in the AFL and the Bendigo boys make the 8 in the VFL, would Essendon pull there players out of the finals to protect them from injuries ?
You would hope they wouldn't but i wouldn't trust them as far as you can throw them.
We've seen an AFL club do it in the past.
Piss them off now.

You would hope that the VFL finals experience would be seen as a positive by Essendon. If they rest their players they will be missing out on valuable finals pressure and exposure.

caveman Topic starter Sat, 26 Nov 2011 - 21:52

canhillclarry wrote:like te jumper caveman clashes with sandy but i like it :beer:

thanks mate! The jumper is one the Bendigo Addy printed that could be a possible Bendigo jumper. Nothing official yet.

billythekid Sun, 27 Nov 2011 - 12:37

caveman wrote:

canhillclarry wrote:like te jumper caveman clashes with sandy but i like it :beer:

thanks mate! The jumper is one the Bendigo Addy printed that could be a possible Bendigo jumper. Nothing official yet.

I dont think the VFL would approve a jumper so close to Sandys and they have the final say.

vfa Tue, 29 Nov 2011 - 09:51

Jumper looks great. better than Essendon's red and black. Very close to Sandy. They could wear it but they would need an alternate jumper for the game against the zebras.