Williamstown want to join Frankston and Port Melbourne as stand alone teams in 2013.
This would mean a 15 team competition in 2013.
Thoughts?
Williamstown want to join Frankston and Port Melbourne as stand alone teams in 2013.
This would mean a 15 team competition in 2013.
Thoughts?
Time for couple of willy reserves to the Borough Ayres would bring the best out of them
Are any Seagulls supporters against the move to go it alone? I'd love to hear from Burbank and some of the other Williamstown regulars.
Great news for the seagulls. As for the bulldogs it will be the first time they will play in the vfa/vfl since 1924.
Yarraville's last season in the vfa was played at Western Oval in 1983, why not Footscray return to the vfl/vfa playing at Yarraville. That would be a classic.
Footscray reserves will struggle next year as they would have a pretty skinny depth of quality players. Would they revert to Footscray or stick with that stupid Western Bulldogs name ?
Williamstown have plenty of dollars and with the new facilities they will benefit of more local businesses jumping on board. Plenty of old supporters would come back as well.
Maybe next year a Port Melbourne v Williamstown Grand Final as well as a much improved Frankston will be what this comp needs. Throw in a competitive Bendigo Gold team.
[quote=NorthPort]I reckon they'd have to Zebraman.. who could they align with?[/quot
Werribee would be a chance and leave North to Nth Ballarat.
Pretty sure both North Ballarat and Werribee are very happy with part alignment and would not want a bar of a full alignment. With both North Ballarat and Werribee going ok plus North with their players being spread over the two teams and getting a run they won't want to change.
I am afraid Footscray will be going as a standalone vfl team next year. They will also will be playing at the Western/Whitten Oval and unless they erect fencing will not be charging admission. Throw in forking out more to the vfl for fees (what the Slimey Carlton) should be paying as well.
What about one from left field Preston joining Footscray and giving Carlton the big A. They could be called Preston Bulldogs or Footscray Bullants ?? (Joking of course)
I really Hope this is true....
Willy would be great stand alone such a big club with heaps of history
The back bone of the old VFA is comming back
I would imagine alot more supporters will jump on board you can actually get supporters and players that love Williamstown footy club and love playing for the jumper.
Port Melbourne, Frankston, Williamstown, Bendigo and maybe Coburg next in line ?
Down the track maybe Sandringham and Werribee to become standalone.
The more the merrier.
My gut feeling is that AFL Victoria will try and sit the clubs down and seek some sought of agreement to at least see out the contract.
The only way the Bulldogs will be happy is if they get a Northern Blues style arrangement and they're not going to get that with Williamstown.
A stand-alone Williamstown will be good for the competition, the AFL lists just keep getting bigger making it difficult for clubs to get the right balance out of the alignments. Several Williamstown players running around in the development league that need the opportunity to play senior football and its been that way for years.
If Richmond and Bulldogs field their own VFL sides then the St Kilda-Sandringham alignment will be next under the microscope. No doubt the Saints will want what the others have.
And out in the Northern Suburbs will someone turn the lights off on the way out. Richmond playing a few games out at Craigieburn and the Northern Blues 'representing' the Northern corridor!
Surely Big Brother AFL will determine what will happen!
I don't think Burbank (Brendan Curry) can comment on the situation at the moment ;)