Frankston Dolphins news

From Frankston Standand Leader

THE good news for Frankston is that it returns to home comforts this week.
The bad is that it hosts North Ballarat, the reigning premier and going along nicely at 3-1 as it constructs its title defence.

An upset victory over the Coburg Tigers in Round 2 gave the Dolphins heart and hope, but it fell to Geelong by 91 points the week after and, on Saturday, took a 105-point thrashing from the Northern Bullants at Visy Park.

"We only played one decent quarter of footy, the third," coach Simon Goosey said on Sunday.

Source: Herald Sun

UP TO a dozen first-gamers could be in Frankston's team to tackle Sandringham in Sunday's VFL season opener at Kars St.

The Dolphins' list has never been so young and inexperienced.

Only two players on the list captain Paul Kennedy and Clinton Proctor have played more than 50 VFL games.

Just four have played 20 games or more.

Frankston's average age is 19.

From Leader Group Newspapers - localfooty.com.au

SIMON Goosey says being appointed coach of the VFL Frankston Dolphins is the most exciting challenge of his storied football career.

The legendary Mornington goal kicker was told by Frankston he had the job last Thursday - three days after Shannon Grant parted company with the club.

“I’m really rapt at the opportunity,” Goosey said. “I know how much work has to be put into it.”

Goosey, 42, says he is keen to build a relationship with the MPNFL and provide a pathway for young, local players to make it to the AFL.

From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Ben Butler
Full article Click here

FOR the Frankston Dolphins football team, unemployment is not just something that happens to other people.

Four players on the VFL side's 55-strong list have lost their jobs since the economy started to hurt; one of them the team's 28-year-old star on-baller, Justin Berry.

From The Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
Full article Click here

FRANKSTON coach Shannon Grant was a relieved man after coaching the Dolphins to their first win of the season by 23-points against bottom of the ladder Bendigo Bombers at Frankston Park yesterday.

From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Chris Mitchell
Full article Click here

FRANKSTON president John Barry is confident the club will be in the VFL next season but cannot guarantee its future beyond that.
The financially stricken Dolphins are in a mess on and off-field and are open to alignment talks with an AFL club.

From The Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
Full article Click here

FRANKSTON faces an uphill battle to get its season back on track after being beaten by 47 points by the Northern Bullants at Visy Park yesterday.

The stand-alone Dolphins are in a precarious position on and off the field: winless after four rounds, second-last on the VFL ladder and fighting to stay afloat financially, according to club president John Barry.

From the Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
Full article Click here

THE financially stricken Frankston Football Club is in danger of folding amid increasing uncertainty surrounding the AFL's budget for AFL Victoria in 2010 and beyond.

The Dolphins, who receive $140,000 annually from AFL Victoria, are not guaranteed the same amount next season and say they can't foresee their future beyond this season.