AFL South East Media Release - Senior Competition Review Draft Recommendations

2 Jun 2017 by Anthony Matthews

AFL South East have just released the Draft Recommendations of the AFL South East Senior Competition Review – a copy of which can be accessed via this link: http://www.aflsoutheast.com.au/afl-south-east-senior-competition-review

I have copied below the text of the media release that was issued a few moments ago by John Anderson, AFL South East Region General Manager but the key point to highlight is that both of the 2 options that are presented for consideration involve a promotion/relegation system involving the clubs from the former Casey Cardinia League (now known as the South East Football Netball League).

This is clearly a poorly considered proposal that has been driven by a desire to correct concerns raised with the SEFNL League at the expense of Nepean and Peninsula Clubs and will completely stuff Peninsula Football.

If the AFL South East think they have any chance of railroading Clubs into accepting either of these options then they have another thing coming! Clubs have demonstrated previously what they are prepared to do when their League doesn’t listen, doesn’t engage in meaningful consultation and doesn’t act in the best interests of the Clubs that it is charged with administering.

Clubs have just 4 weeks to respond to this document and a closed meeting of all Peninsula and Nepean League Clubs has been called for Monday 19th June so that all Clubs have an opportunity to consult with each other prior to having to respond to the AFLSE.

We will continue to keep our members informed and we encourage any members who would like to make their feelings known – in a constructive/ professional manner – then we invite you to e-mail John Anderson at rgm@aflsoutheast.com.au and please copy in the Club at info@rosebudfnc.com.au

MEDIA RELEASE

AFL South East Region Commission is calling for industry feedback after today
releasing its Senior Football Competition Review Draft Recommendations.
The draft recommendations summarises feedback received by the review panel
after undertaking individual consultation meetings with all senior clubs in the AFL
South East region.

Review panel chair and AFL South East Region General Manager John Anderson said
that he was very pleased with the way the individual club consultations were
conducted.

“Clubs were open, honest and respectful during the process. The draft
recommendations has been prepared to incorporate much of the feedback received
and recorded during the consultation phase.”

“It was encouraging to hear from a number of clubs during the consultation phase
that the Commission should act in the best interests of football in the region.”

“As a Region Commission we have a responsibility to grow and develop the game
and it is imperative that any competition structure has the scope to achieve that,”
Mr Anderson said.

The draft recommendations provides two options for industry feedback:

• A full divisional structure initially comprising three divisions with
promotion/relegation between each.
• A partial divisional structure also comprising three divisions, with a top
division then two divisions below based on geography.

Mr Anderson said the Commission believes the two options are fair and will provide
much needed divisional competition between clubs.

“The options not only address the concerns raised by the majority of clubs but they
also strike a balance with the competing issues specific to some clubs.

“It is critical that local footy evolves to meet the challenges facing our region – this
direction preserves our history and sets up our future.”

“Of prime importance is the ability of our league to attract new clubs to participate
in the competition,” he said.

All clubs were asked about the impact on netball during the consultation and a
section of the paper has been devoted to issues facing local netball. There was a
common thread in the feedback of retaining football and netball together at home
games. However, there were a number of issues raised which need to be addressed
in the next phase of the review and allowance has been made in the response
document for further feedback.

The 14 page paper plus schedules will be sent directly to stakeholders, but will also
be available on the AFL South East website,

http://www.aflsoutheast.com.au/afl-south-east-senior-competition-review

In accordance with the Review’s Terms of Reference, clubs and other stakeholders
have four weeks to respond to the options outlined in the paper. The review panel
will consider the feedback before making a final recommendation to the Region
Commission. Closing date for responses is Monday 3 July 2017.

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