Footy, netball shake up announced

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Footy, netball shake up announced

Swift pass: Emma Kyle in play for Korumburra-Bena during a recent match against Dalyston.

Swift pass: Emma Kyle in play for Korumburra-Bena during a recent match against Dalyston.

Gippsland will officially gain a new senior football league in 2017, after the Gippsland Senior Football Leagues Review committee’s final recommendations were formally accepted by the AFL Gippsland Region Commission.
The newly-formed West Gippsland Football Netball Competition will feature nine clubs in its first season, with Inverloch-Kongwak replacing Korumburra-Bena in the final make-up.
Korumburra-Bena will remain part of the Alberton Football Netball League, while Nyora will continue in the Ellinbank and District Football League, in the only changes to the draft recommendations report presented to the Commission in January.
The review was initiated by AFL Gippsland in March last year and included an extensive research and consultation process.
AFL Gippsland region general manager Travis Switzer said the response to the new structure had been extremely positive.
“The vast majority of anecdotal evidence we have had so far has been about the potential for competitive balance across the region and there is a real buzz about the new league,” Switzer said.
“Korumburra-Bena have made no secret of their desire to play in the West Gippsland Competition but the Commission felt at this point in time the club was more suited to the Alberton Football Netball League.
“We have said from day one that we preferred league structures to be more fluid in terms of their member clubs, so the door remains open for Korumburra-Bena to move West in future.”
Ten clubs provided submissions in response to the initial draft recommendations, but so few changes showed the independent review committee had been close to the mark.
“Because this review is very important to the future of football netball clubs in Gippsland the process has been very rigorous,” Switzer said.
“There is no doubt that some of the decisions made have been difficult but the Commission has been determined to make decisions that are best for the entire region.
“In our early consultations Nyora showed some interest in changing leagues, but since the release of our draft recommendations it became clear a move to the Alberton league was not in the best interests of the club.”

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