But there were none.
The league has scrapped the record in a cost saving exercise.
But is it good enough for a major football league to take this action?
I’ve been told it’s the only league in country football that now doesn’t have an official match day record.
In defence of his league GVL operations manager Brad Noonan said clubs were alerted to a possible removal of the record after the majority of clubs last year had revealed they threw away more than half the records they had received on match day.
He said the league would now produce a phone app where player numbers could be resourced and clubs would also get player lists from the league and a copy would be available at grounds on match day.
I think a cop-out for this disappointing situation is for the league to make a one-off professional publication of every team player numbers in the league, so there would be a heavy emphasis on the club’s to get their players’ numbers right, something clubs have never been good at from my long association with the GVL.
There is always going to be situations where there are late number changes, but it then should be up to the clubs to have them updated on a printout of player numbers and handed out at the games or the changes announced over the PA systems at the grounds.
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Girgarre Football Club premiership teams from the past are to relive those experiences on May 10.
Girgarre’s under-16 premiership side from 1975 and its flag winning under-18 team from 1995 are to join forces for the dual celebration.
Three players from the 1975 side — Geoff Bradley, Geoff Northausen and Chris Haywood and coach Andrew Jones — have passed on, but signs are the reunion will be well attended.
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Longwood Football Netball Club has always had to punch above its weight to survive.
But the Kyabram District League club is never left wondering and has now pulled off a coup by enticing the most powerful man in Aussie rules, AFL chief excutive Andrew Dillon, to the club as a guest speaker for a president’s lunch in June.
It’s been a case of who you know rather than what you know to get Dillon to the footy minnow’s home base, but it’s another huge tick for the battling club given Dillon’s workload and in the middle of a football season.
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If you love your thoroughbred racing keep in mind Anzac Day, Friday April 25.
This is when Deniliquin Racing Club conducts a top outback race meeting.
The local RSL has returned as major sponsor for the meeting and will sponsor the feature event, the $16,000 Diggers Cup.
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If you are an under-17 footballer and looking for somewhere to play in 2025 Blighty Football Netball Club would love you to come on board.
It’s desperate for under-17 players and club president Rhys Tremble on 0427 061 998 or thirds coach Phil Randall (0404 414 043) would love to hear from you – and pronto as the Picola District Football League season kicked off last weekend.
