Here is an article from this weeks Frankston/Hastings Leader
Frankston's only AFL-experienced player, Andrew Shipp has the left the VFL Club.
The ex-Fremantle Docker had been missing training sessions owing to work and coach Brett Lovett told him he would be playing in the reserves until he could get back on the track.
Believing his circumstances would not change, Shipp has decided to play out the season at his former club, Gembook.
"It was one of those years for him," Lovett said of the classy right-footer. "He got crook and couldn't do much of the pre-season, then he was coping injuries, then he couldn't get on the track because of his job. I'm pretty big on having everyone do the work and 'Shippy' couldn't do it."
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Unlike the AFL, VFL players are not professional footballers and have to rely on a full time job to pay the bills. Frankston F.C., has now lost Sautner and Shipp, due to their work commitments. Perhaps some tolerance could be given to retain experienced players.
I could not agree more with you. : wake up Frankston
Yopu guiys have no idea.
Neither Shipp nor Sautner were prpared to play by the club rules.
No player in a TEAM deserves to be treated differantly to the others. If you do do, you don't have a TEAM.
By the way, before you want to allege that Frankston made the wrong decision, tell me hpow many times Andrew SHipp has been in the best players this year. And you might lkike to offer the same stat for Sautner at Sandringham.
Wake up and understand the team concept.
Either that and sell your heart and align!!
Cheers
Andrew Shipp has not played for most of the season due to injury and Sautner is the VFL leading goal kicker (arguably the best full forward in the competition). A number of VFL players are shift workers and have to make alternative training arrangements. As I have said VFL players are not professional footballers, they rely on full time employment for their income.
No idea!
What does Frankston have to do to retain these quality players. I personally believe they have a few players that at the moment will be being watched very carefully by AFL clubs. They just can't afford to lose the Shipp and Sautner types that have experience at both VFL & AFL level. They are giving a number of younger players a chance to play VFL footy who at a most of the other VFL clubs would be left in the reserves. The MPNFL isn't helping their cause too much either but they just have to keep working on developing young players and really push the angle that if you want to play AFL footy why not play for a stand alone club where at least they will be given ground time.