Hi all, just wondering which clubs even sent out memberships for next year?
I bought a couple of Port Melbourne memberships for family but they didn't arrive in time for Christmas.
I'm hoping the Bullants have a very solid backing from the public and a decent supporter base next year.
AFL have today announced a raft of rule changes for 2021 season among them is an expanded 6-6-6 rule to be trailed in state league competition.
6-6-6 rule will apply for boundary throw ins and kick outs as well as at centre bounces.
From The Age - www.realfooty.com.au
Reported by Scott Spits
Full article - Click here
The AFL has confirmed that 22 licences have been granted for the second-tier competition to showcase football on the eastern coast from next year.
Historic Victorian club the Northern Bullants will come back from the dead to feature as a standalone team.
localfooty.com.au has just published an update for the 2021 season.
Anybody heard word on competition structure? Looks to me like we're gonna have 23 teams, so am guessing they're gonna have two conferences. Surely there's some word on the street?
It appears that no Tasmanian team will be represented in the competition next year. It looks like the roadmap for Tasmania entering the VFL and then into the AFL has taken a detour.
Check out Paul Amy's article at www.localfooty.com.au. As usual he is the first and best with any state football news.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/vfl/recruiting-zones-conf...
The zones are as follows:
PROPOSED ZONES
Coburg: Calder Cannons, Bendigo Pioneers
Discussion for what has been announced so far:
* Dispanding of the NEAFL
* Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, GWS AFL sides invited into new competion
* Southport Sharks, Redlands, Canberra Demons, Sydney University, Aspley likely to join
* VFL to be renamed (again) - Possibly as ESSL - Eastern Seaboard State League (Or similar)
* Possible alignments or NEAFL standalone clubs with AFL NEAFL clubs (eg. Gold Coast with Southport Sharks etc)
* Travel costs to be met by AFL
* Tasmania not invited in 2021 despite roadmap
