On SENs VFL show tonight, Mark Stone floated the idea of a Regional Round, similar to concept District Cricket have used succesfully for some years.
The comments came about after the successful experiment of Werribee playing out at Reid Oval Warrnambool.
Would you follow your club to a rural game?
Where area in country Victoria should your club play?
I think it's a great idea as well.
Are you sure, Robbo is there not a grand which is capable of hosting a VFL game?
Which venue is used for MPNFL finals?
They could always use that ground.
Victorian Premier Cricket have had a regional round for several years, taking top class sport to regional areas which otherwise might not get an opportunity to either host or see it.
The same could be applied to VFL and TAC Cup football.[/quote]
MPNFL finals are played at Frankston Park.
Maybe we could use that ground.
MPNFL Nepean finals are at Rye, which i think would be suitable.
Casey @ Morwell with TAC cup game before hand is a great idea.
my only concern is it takes away from a clubs home game advantage, great idea though. would have to be thought through properly
Is Morwell up to AFL/VFL standard?
There were questions about the surface after Rodan's knee injury on the ground a year or two ago.
Is Morwell the same ground where Hawthorn's Tim Boyle injured his knee?
VFL regional round wouldn't work. Not enough grounds would be up to standard.
Also we already play regional football with games in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. If you include a game in Tasmania as well. Isn't that enough country games.
[quote="Robbo"]VFL regional round wouldn't work. Not enough grounds would be up to standard.[quote]
Thats just crap.
Deakin Reserve - Shepparton
Reid Reserve - Warnambool
Morwell or Traralgon in Gippsland
Lavington - Near Albury
There is 4 just off the top of my head, all in major country towns. If you add Devonport for a Tassie game & Ballarat could play in Horsham. Thats 6 off the top of my head.
Plenty of grounds would be of standard.
It is also the idea of taking the vfl games into all country areas and promoting the comp as much as possible.
It is only for one round per season.
The following year the clubs that missed out on a home game can alternate with the other clubs.
Maybe as there are thirteen teams in the comp Tassie can have the buy in this round.
I am sure with enough promotion this would work.
Give it a go Gannon !!!
[quote="Muesli"][quote="Robbo"]VFL regional round wouldn't work. Not enough grounds would be up to standard.
When we played on Reid at Warnambool, it was in very good condition and heard no complaints from the players at all.
Lavington, wasn't that where the Murray Kangaroos used to play some home games?
Yeah, I think they had three or four home games up there every year and from memory they didn't get great crowds.
Don't want to appear to be critical of the concept, but Mornington is only 6 minutes away. Dromana is 18 minutes and Hastings 25 and neither have a ground anywhere close to being suitable.
Being this close kind of defeats the purpose.
Won't happen down this way, but dont have a huge problem playing away.[/quote]
Surely both Sorrento and Rye football grounds are more than suitable to host a VFL game. Both are great surfaces, and fair sizes too.