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changes to capital football

This little fact here is the reason why I'm standing up for Yoogali. And Wagga City to an extent, even though yes at least their juniors will still be playing in Canberra next season:

The Riverina Branch of Football NSW has 4 associations:
  • Griffith
  • Wagga Wagga
  • Albury-Wodonga
  • South West Slopes
From 2017-2018, the 'triumvirate' of Riverina (as South West Slopes senior clubs tend to compete in the Wagga Wagga local competition) all had an senior men's representative side competing in the NPL pyramid. But here's the kicker. All 3 of them playing in different member federations:
  • Riverina Rhinos (Griffith) - Capital Football NPL
  • Wagga City Wanderers - NSW State League 3
  • Murray United (Albury-Wodonga) - VIC NPL2
 
NicCarBel said:
Murray United (Albury-Wodonga) - VIC NPL2
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Might stretch what's considered changes to capital football; but what are the thoughts about Murray United re-entering the Victorian football pyramid next year (provided they get enough player interest).

Would love to see it but am concerned it'll be like Bendigo City's return; where from a merit perspective they re-enter at State 7 (or State 5 at most) next year. Much harder ask for players to either a) play 'representative football' at Murray and travel to play quite a low level of football instead of just locally; or b) stay at Murray instead of playing at their actual level and moving to Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney. Ideally they'd re-enter the pyramid higher but that's a kick in the teeth for someone like Bendigo.
 
oranges said:
Might stretch what's considered changes to capital football; but what are the thoughts about Murray United re-entering the Victorian football pyramid next year (provided they get enough player interest).

Would love to see it but am concerned it'll be like Bendigo City's return; where from a merit perspective they re-enter at State 7 (or State 5 at most) next year. Much harder ask for players to either a) play 'representative football' at Murray and travel to play quite a low level of football instead of just locally; or b) stay at Murray instead of playing at their actual level and moving to Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney. Ideally they'd re-enter the pyramid higher but that's a kick in the teeth for someone like Bendigo.
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Its hard to say.. Their junior boys are entrenched in NPL VIC so no reason not to allow them to at least re-apply... I dont know enough about them to be honest... Didn't they withdraw from NPL 3 a few years ago?
 
oranges said:
Might stretch what's considered changes to capital football; but what are the thoughts about Murray United re-entering the Victorian football pyramid next year (provided they get enough player interest).

Would love to see it but am concerned it'll be like Bendigo City's return; where from a merit perspective they re-enter at State 7 (or State 5 at most) next year. Much harder ask for players to either a) play 'representative football' at Murray and travel to play quite a low level of football instead of just locally; or b) stay at Murray instead of playing at their actual level and moving to Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney. Ideally they'd re-enter the pyramid higher but that's a kick in the teeth for someone like Bendigo.
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I mean, I could consider this an overall "Riverina" thread. I'm a little like you in what you just said there - a little of Column A, and a little of Column B. Given it's what we would normally call in NSW an 'association club' it probably does warrant a higher entry point (GV Suns, Wagga City, the previous Riverina Rhinos, Nepean FC in Sydney are all examples of what I'd call 'association clubs'), but like you said as well.. not fair to the other below when there's already a clear path in promotion/relegation. I believe they did withdraw from NPL3, but that may have been during the COVID affected seasons, so that may have played a major part in that withdrawal.

I mean.. if I really had my way: Capital Football would absorb the Riverina Branch (and probably Southern Tablelands as well), and then have four 'association clubs' from each (Murray United, Griffith FC, Wagga City Wanderers and Southern Tablelands United) competing in the NPL/CPL pyramid. Have two divisions of 10, home and away, so only the need to travel once (Canberra to Goulburn in travel time is no different to Manly to Cronulla - in fact it's probably shorter). That way, it's just the representative best competing in this pathway, and the local competitions still stay the same.

Extra revision of that (if no association clubs to compete in Canberra) maybe even they have the "Riverina Premier League" that will have Wagga, Albury and Griffith clubs competing there, and the winner of that has a promotion/relegation playoff with last place of whatever the lowest part of the elite pyramid in Capital Football would be. If the Canberra club loses, they are relegated to State League 1 of ACT, with the Riverina club being promoted - or something like that.
 
I just don't get how people are this thick - like check out the comments on this article

 
FootballSam said:
https://capitalfootball.com.au/outc...LpOw5HvekMCAroSfzg_aem_bBp08BcHUQ_S587NyELmtg

So at this stage, Yoogali get cut. 3 teams needed to go up. That would be Olympic, Belco who should be clear. And then whoever finishes 5th out of Brindy/White Eagles as ANU and Juve don't have exemptions/juniors. How does 5th get to be in the NPL.
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Thanks for sharing the webpage - I've been blocked from their social channels with no formal warning - fancy Capital Football not adhering to their social media policy...

Everything I've shared is public fact - and I'm the polite one!

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Yeah right. Send them an email with that screen capture and ask why they haven't followed the set guidelines.
 
FootballSam said:
https://capitalfootball.com.au/outc...LpOw5HvekMCAroSfzg_aem_bBp08BcHUQ_S587NyELmtg

So at this stage, Yoogali get cut. 3 teams needed to go up. That would be Olympic, Belco who should be clear. And then whoever finishes 5th out of Brindy/White Eagles as ANU and Juve don't have exemptions/juniors. How does 5th get to be in the NPL.
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@HappyGuus for your tables website - top 3 clubs from CPL (excluding ANU, Canberra Juventus, Wagga City) to be promoted to NPL. No relegation from NPL (but removal of Yoogali from either competition)
 
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