Just wondering which local clubs seem to be the ones who poach from VFL clubs? Instead of doing their own homework, some ocal clubs just seem to hit a VFL club and poach a good share of their players at the end of a season.
We've had Seymour do it to the Northern Bullants
Chelsea do it to Sandringham
Any others?
The Chelsea/Sandy issue was really just a one off. With the new coach coming from Sandy it was only logical for them to get hold of players that he knew a fair bit about and knew well.
The Chelsea/Sandy issue goes way back to the 70's when Mal Owens left Sandy for Chelsea...I remember the zebs were pissed right off and refused to clear any other player to Chelsea...
Tim Scott-Branagan has done a good job at Chelsea and the players that went there weren't getting a senior game at Sandy
If VFL players can't make the senior side, they are not going to play for peanuts in the reserves, they head for the suburban competition of their own volition.
Box Hill and the EFL, just have a look at where a lot of the VFL listed players come from.
With us at Werribee, it's mainly the rich WRFL clubs such as Hoppers Crossing and St Albans who try poaching our players.
Example is Michael Frost.
Several Bullants players did go to the Goulbern Valley League after the 2003 season. Gary Sheldon and the assistant coach [name escapes me] also got coaching jobs. Matthew Penn, Scott Grainger, Matthew Collins, Shannon Gibson were some of the players that left, I'm sure there were others but can't think of them right now.