Footballism Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I think I read they had 58 applications of something ?? Only 37, 5 missed out (2 more teams entering next season). I think Altona (magic?) applied and maybe Bundoora, maybe Western Suburbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Wasn't there meant to be a 'Greater Geelong Galaxy' team?I thought this was a great opportunity to test potential A-League teams, so I'm surprised there isn't a non-ethnic Geelong team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaNNaVo93 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Whittlesea Ranges, just around the corner from my nonnas house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Footballism Posted February 7, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Whittlesea Ranges, just around the corner from my nonnas house More importantly, Augustine Sokan plays for them, so they'll probably win the NPL 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 What a fucking rort this is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tommykins Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Any of us playing in the first round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 'Mon Sebastopol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Come at me Boorondara Eagles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Come at me Boorondara Eagles. Are these Eagles of the White variety? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballism Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Any of us playing in the first round? Yeah I am and I know a few others here are too. Long trip to the South East for me. Worst part is round 1 is also derby day. 'Mon Sebastopol Should take care of Banksia pretty easily, they were woeful last year and their name is based on flower power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKD Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Potential SL1-NW. Strong Macedonian presence is strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKD Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Really don't see how this is going to work financially. How are regional clubs going to afford travel every week (incl. Junior teams) all over the state + all of the qualified staff they require etc. and be expected to compete.What parent is going to spend $1k+ on rego fees to play for Avondale Heights when there are bigger clubs like Melb Knights, South Melb etc. around? Anyway just for interests sake + I'm bored Div 1?:Bentleigh Greens - Greek Cypriot - VPLDandenong Thunder - Albanian - VPLGreen Gully Cavaliers - Maltese - VPLHeidelberg United - Greek - VPLHume City - Turkish - VPLMelbourne Knights - Croatian - VPLNorthcote City - Greek - VPLOakleigh Cannons - Greek - VPLPascoe Vale - Italian - VPLPort Melbourne Sharks - Greek - VPLSouth Melbourne - Greek - VPLWerribee City - Italian - VPLRichmond - German - State 1Sunshine George Cross - Maltese - state 1Moreland Zebras - Italian - State 1 Div 2?:Box Hill United - Greek (?) - State 1FC Bulleen Lions - Italian - State 1St Albans Saints - Croatian - State 1Springvale White Eagles - Serbian - state 1Avondale Heights - Italian - state 1North Geelong Warriors - Croatian - State 2Brunswick City - Italian - Greek - State 2Dandenong City - Croatian - state 2Eastern Lions - None?English? - State 2Kingston City - Greek - State 2Whittlesea Ranges - Italian - State 2Ballarat Red Devils - Aus/none - state 3Surf Coast - ? - State 4Bendigo Amateur Soccer League - NewGoulburn Valley Suns - New The numbers have actually worked out pretty well for the state leagues though. Assuming teams will be pushed up to fill the gaps, every league will now have 12 teams (minus 1 team, so hopefully a Metro team can come up) which is the ideal number so each team plays against each other twice, rather than having 15-16 teams in each State 5. Pascoe Vale is Macedonian, not Italian. If Goldburn Valley Suns isn't new it might be Macedonian too given name and that Shepparton has a big Macedonian community. Seems to be some google results so not sure if new. The Maco cup was held in Goulburn Valley last year at Shepparton Makedonia's home ground. Hopefully an indication that the team may be backed by the Makedonci vo Shepparton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 State 3, Good bunch of rivals for us too. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballism Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 What's happened to Tornado, MaliMate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 What's happened to Tornado, MaliMate? No idea tbh. Are struggling for numbers so merger with Strathmore could be on the cards. Only other thing I can think of is they haven't decided whether we are North or West with our ground change. Bit weird how half the teams from last season got promoted. Also don't understand how we're scheduled in the cup but not in a league. Actually I do understand because it's the FFV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Apparently Tornado left FFV, (maybe going to Bayside or something similar?) according to the ever reliable soccer-forum.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Apparently Tornado left FFV, (maybe going to Bayside or something similar?) according to the ever reliable soccer-forum.net There was talk of moving to VicSoccer a few months ago. Hope that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 What's the standard like? Never heard of the league, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) What's the standard like? Never heard of the league, honestly. Bit more laid back I believe. We've played teams from VicSoccer in friendlies before and lost every time so make of that what you will. Will be better for us as the costs will be cheaper etc., not sure if they have a reserves league though which could be a blessing given our shit numbers the last few seasons. Edited February 10, 2014 by MaliMate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Really don't see how this is going to work financially. How are regional clubs going to afford travel every week (incl. Junior teams) all over the state + all of the qualified staff they require etc. and be expected to compete.What parent is going to spend $1k+ on rego fees to play for Avondale Heights when there are bigger clubs like Melb Knights, South Melb etc. around? Anyway just for interests sake + I'm bored Div 1?:Bentleigh Greens - Greek Cypriot - VPLDandenong Thunder - Albanian - VPL Green Gully Cavaliers - Maltese - VPLHeidelberg United - Greek - VPLHume City - Turkish - VPLMelbourne Knights - Croatian - VPLNorthcote City - Greek - VPLOakleigh Cannons - Greek - VPLPascoe Vale - Macedonian - VPLPort Melbourne Sharks - Greek - VPLSouth Melbourne - Greek - VPLWerribee City - Italian - VPLRichmond - German - State 1Sunshine George Cross - Maltese - state 1Moreland Zebras - Italian - State 1 Div 2?:Box Hill United - Greek (?) - State 1FC Bulleen Lions - Italian - State 1St Albans Saints - Croatian - State 1Springvale White Eagles - Serbian - state 1Avondale Heights - Italian - state 1North Geelong Warriors - Croatian - State 2Brunswick City - Greek - State 2Dandenong City - Croatian - state 2Eastern Lions - None?English? - State 2Kingston City - Greek - State 2Whittlesea Ranges - Italian - State 2Ballarat Red Devils - Aus/none - state 3Surf Coast - ? - State 4 Bendigo Amateur Soccer League - Australian - New Goulburn Valley Suns - New The numbers have actually worked out pretty well for the state leagues though. Assuming teams will be pushed up to fill the gaps, every league will now have 12 teams (minus 1 team, so hopefully a Metro team can come up) which is the ideal number so each team plays against each other twice, rather than having 15-16 teams in each State 5. I am stoked that Bendigo got a gig, will be interesting to see how shit they are though. Edited February 11, 2014 by sharpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 'Mon Sebastopol Jim pls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strider Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 We have Greek teams, Italian teams, Cypriot teams, Croat teams... We need a smelly Arab team for people like I 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Announced. NPL comprises: Ballarat Red Devils, Bentleigh Greens, Dandenong Thunder, Goulburn Valley Suns, Green Gully Cavaliers, Heidelberg United, Hume City, Melbourne Knights, Northcote City, Oakleigh Cannons, Pascoe Vale, Port Melbourne Sharks, South Melbourne and Werribee City. NPL 1 comprises: Avondale Heights, Bendigo Amateur Soccer League, Box Hill United, Brunswick City, Dandenong City, Eastern Lions, FC Bulleen Lions, Kingston City, Moreland Zebras, North Geelong Warriors, Richmond, Springvale White Eagles, St Albans Saints, Sunshine George Cross, Surf Coast and Whittlesea Ranges. No finals series. Starts on March 14, 5 weeks for clubs to get organised, should be interesting to see how much the good teams change to deal with the new league restrictions . Edited February 12, 2014 by Tommykins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 We have Greek teams, Italian teams, Cypriot teams, Croat teams... We need a smelly Arab team for people like I I wouldn't mind a Polish revival of a team that dominated in the early 60's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Announced. NPL comprises: Ballarat Red Devils, Bentleigh Greens, Dandenong Thunder, Goulburn Valley Suns, Green Gully Cavaliers, Heidelberg United, Hume City, Melbourne Knights, Northcote City, Oakleigh Cannons, Pascoe Vale, Port Melbourne Sharks, South Melbourne and Werribee City. NPL 1 comprises: Avondale Heights, Bendigo Amateur Soccer League, Box Hill United, Brunswick City, Dandenong City, Eastern Lions, FC Bulleen Lions, Kingston City, Moreland Zebras, North Geelong Warriors, Richmond, Springvale White Eagles, St Albans Saints, Sunshine George Cross, Surf Coast and Whittlesea Ranges. No finals series. Starts on March 14, 5 weeks for clubs to get organised, should be interesting to see how much the good teams change to deal with the new league restrictions . So its the VPL + The top two teams from last seasons SL1 and Ballarat and Goulburn Valley added for Regional Reasons. Looks like another year of watching the Zebras in the Second Division - Oh well at least we will be playing at our new ground near my place instead of last season's temporary ground. I will also be on the lookout for the Stasi Boys I go to our game against Richmond. Edited February 12, 2014 by cadete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'm really, REALLY interested to see how the NPL goes. Would love to have promotion/relegation in Australian football one day in my lifetime. Just curious too, I noticed Border FC and Eastern Jets are being admitted in 2015 and was wondering where Eastern Jets are going to be based if anyone knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Just curious too, I noticed Border FC and Eastern Jets are being admitted in 2015 and was wondering where Eastern Jets are going to be based if anyone knows?What area are these teams representing, I'm guessing Border is Albury-Wodonga, and Eastern Jets is Gippsland? If so, you'd think Eastern Jets would be based in Morwell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Just curious too, I noticed Border FC and Eastern Jets are being admitted in 2015 and was wondering where Eastern Jets are going to be based if anyone knows? What area are these teams representing, I'm guessing Border is Albury-Wodonga, and Eastern Jets is Gippsland? If so, you'd think Eastern Jets would be based in Morwell. Ah, sweet! Morwell definitely makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'm 99.99% certain Eastern Jets wont be based in Morwell. The money wasn't there for a franchise to be run by the Gippsland Soccer League as was planned. Maybe 5-10 years down the track, but currently there isn't the money or support from the local community for a new club. It would need to have a lot of capital (90%) injected by a private investor if it is to happen in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddos97 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Eastern jets will be based in Knox I'm pretty sure, from what i heard Nunawading SC were going to relocate to there and make up the Jets, not 100% sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Eastern jets will be based in Knox I'm pretty sure, from what i heard Nunawading SC were going to relocate to there and make up the Jets, not 100% sure though. There is talk a Merger between Nunawading with another club may be on the cards to create this new club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Eastern jets will be based in Knox I'm pretty sure, from what i heard Nunawading SC were going to relocate to there and make up the Jets, not 100% sure though. There is talk a Merger between Nunawading with another club may be on the cards to create this new club. Really? Where did you hear this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 I'm 99.99% certain Eastern Jets wont be based in Morwell. The money wasn't there for a franchise to be run by the Gippsland Soccer League as was planned. Maybe 5-10 years down the track, but currently there isn't the money or support from the local community for a new club. It would need to have a lot of capital (90%) injected by a private investor if it is to happen in 2015.Eastern jets will be based in Knox I'm pretty sure, from what i heard Nunawading SC were going to relocate to there and make up the Jets, not 100% sure though.Fair enough, for some reason I just assumed it would be a regional team and then Gippsland would've made sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannon Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 down to watch jets if its a merger between knox and nunwading great clubs to play for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Eastern jets will be based in Knox I'm pretty sure, from what i heard Nunawading SC were going to relocate to there and make up the Jets, not 100% sure though. There is talk a Merger between Nunawading with another club may be on the cards to create this new club. Really? Where did you hear this? On a very unreliable Soccer Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 The very unreliable soccer forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddos97 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Mates play for Nunawading in their 'tekniq' program. The club was fucked about a bit last year and basically there all moving to knox regional centre. i don't believe its a merger, knox city will have there own club still, eastern jets will just play in knox. Still not 100% certain on this information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 A fellow at training (yes, that reliable source ) last week told me that the visitors had taken over Nunawading, kicked all of their players out and replaced them with 'tard youth. Gossip away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 VicSoccer ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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