NPL 2025

[NicCarBel]

The game played in the boardroom huh.

So what's next? Did I hear they're thinking about joining Victoria?

Will be interesting - I doubt they'd get into the NPL/State League setup there... might be referring to the Bendigo league (which I believe is where the Shepparton/Cobram/Tatura/etc clubs they used to compete with in the NESL/Goulburn Valley now compete.

 

[HappyGuus]

In most cases, all except Mackay, the regional teams withdrew of their own volition as far as I can recall. Mackay wanted to keep going (they were in FQPL1, i.e., the league below NPL, when they were kicked out having been relegated a season or two earlier), and they weren't happy when FQ excluded them. But yes, they did have their local FQPL3 comp to go into.

The situation is slightly different to ACT though, given air travel is involved for Brisbane clubs, and both bus and air travel for Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba clubs. And in reverse for Mackay. Plus local buses between grounds and airports.

Cheers, great to know. Do you know how the current NBL1 manages to run their comp with all that travel? And they also included Darwin up until this season! It looks very similar to what the old regional inclusive NPL Queensland had.

 

[NicCarBel]

Cheers, great to know. Do you know how the current NBL1 manages to run their comp with all that travel? And they also included Darwin up until this season! It looks very similar to what the old regional inclusive NPL Queensland had.

Probably with collaboration and love for the sport.

 

[Beretta]

send them to NPL2 in NSW.

cant be worse than when clubs and juniors used to travel to bathurst once a year.

 

[NicCarBel]

send them to NPL2 in NSW.

cant be worse than when clubs and juniors used to travel to bathurst once a year.

It can be, because the clubs will complain about that, like they did when they competed in the Youth league (which is the reason they came to Canberra in the first place)

Sure, the NSW set up meant more than once a year (I think twice? Riverina Rhinos were given 2/3 home games rather than 1/2 - I think that was the main issue)

 

[NicCarBel]

 

[HappyGuus]

Can't this be taken higher? FA intervention? Legal?

 

[NicCarBel]

Can't this be taken higher? FA intervention? Legal?

By the sounds of it - I think Yoogali just don't want to put up with Capital Football anymore after this

 

[HappyGuus]

By the sounds of it - I think Yoogali just don't want to put up with Capital Football anymore after this

Can't let arseholes win

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Makes me wonder, how did Queensland feel and react when they dumped all the regional clubs?

Should also see if a certain "journalist" commented on it at all?

 

[NicCarBel]

Can't let arseholes win

That's my thinking too - I would fight to every level possibly can just to get the exposure on how fishy this is.

 

[NicCarBel]

Should also see if a certain "journalist" commented on it at all?

Rugari?

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Can't let arseholes win

we DID 20 years ago and still trying to sort out the mess.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Rugari?

I could be misremembering but I cant remember any support for regional QLD clubs from him back then?.....

 

[NicCarBel]

I could be misremembering but I cant remember any support for regional QLD clubs from him back then?.....

Perhaps not - not sure if he has a connection to the area like he does with Griffith

 

[NicCarBel]

 

[Zelen Fc]

send them to NPL2 in NSW.

cant be worse than when clubs and juniors used to travel to bathurst once a year.

That team is coming back next year

 

[Pasquali]

Wait up, so Yoogali currently have no youth team?

 

[NicCarBel]

Wait up, so Yoogali currently have no youth team?

In Canberra, no. In Griffith, yes

 

[Brenton1986]