Initially they advertised at $1500 then an exodus occurred.

what do you mean weren't the gully fees at around $450 way less than other clubs

Just heard today Green Gully reduced their junior fees significantly as many left in their droves. This NPLV model continues to kill the next generation of players.

Watched NPL side Heidelberg utd last night against NPL 1 side whittlesea ranges game ended 1-0 bergers. United looked sharp knocked the ball around really well.. whittlesea on the other hand are in struggle town barely had any friendlies and looked out on there feet by the 60th min very contrasting sides

Edited by thejollyvic: 6/3/2014 11:16:52 AM

Richmond has televised games too.

Depending where the camera is positioned the suitable grounds are:
Knights
BJS
Heidelberg
Bulleen
North cote

Depending where the camera is positioned the suitable grounds are:
Knights
BJS
Heidelberg
Bulleen
North cote

not many to be honest i reckon they will move the cup games to other stadiums which are suitable for TV matches there is only 10 matches scheduled for television so Victoria might only even get 1 or 2 games on TV considering the amount of teams from NSW.

guys in terms of the NPLV or NPLV1 for the FFA cup..what teams grounds would actually work for television and have seating...other than south and melb knights?

I like the concept, but I guess it all comes down to what those at the clubs consider "fair".

It certainly would add some significant talent to the pool though I would expect.

Ive said that all along, $120 from each kid will allow a talented kid to have a shot whose financial means may exclude them normally. The FFV should use part of the 40k to actually assist with this as well!

At the risk of annoying my friends at various NPL clubs - every team should have been required to provide at least half a dozen scholarship places in each age group - 100% funded from the fees of the other players at the club.

Had this been in place, those who are getting in because they have money and ability rather than just high ability, would have been serving the game as well as themselves and the club.

Thats strange, why would their local council assist if they dont have a community club?

Cost are too high for juniors, hopefully lack of quality players in the next couple of years will require a revisit on pricing, although I doubt it?

Will be interesting to see how Sunshine George Cross will cope running so many teams.

Just heard melb knights, green gully, Richmond are not registering community teams, whilst Sunshine George Cross have registered a community team in order to make extra money on the b team junior teams and parents were told if selected for the community teams it does not secure game time for kids. If I were the parents I would look elsewhere.

The platter clubs that were handed NPL status are struggling to make junior teams. What a joke!!!

Just heard melb knights, green gully, Richmond are not registering community teams, whilst Sunshine George Cross have registered a community team in order to make extra money on the b team junior teams and parents were told if selected for the community teams it does not secure game time for kids. If I were the parents I would look elsewhere.

The platter clubs that were handed NPL status are struggling to make junior teams. What a joke!!!

Yes 28k x 40k is 1.92k in the FFV coffers, no other state is getting this sort of money. The FFV made a shambles of the first model and now this second model is even worst. On top of this clubs are are urgently registering new community clubs to keep their b grade teams for more money.

FFV needs to be audited by a royal commission.

Yes 28k x 40k is 1.92k in the FFV coffers, no other state is getting this sort of money. The FFV made a shambles of the first model and now this second model is even worst. On top of this clubs are are urgently registering new community clubs to keep their b grade teams for more money.

FFV needs to be audited by a royal commission.

The criteria, what happened to the criteria. It seems to me the FFV can get 28 teams @ $40,000 or $50,000 (whatever it is) better than having just 14 clubs, we'll make more money and that's what they did. Don't worry about the criteria.

Olympic Village and Churchilll Reserve are at least fenced off on camera Olympic Village will be ok thus the stadium is still better than 80% of the grounds at least it has terraces and covering. You go to Richmond, Pascoe Vale etc it's like going to watch a pub team play kick about football.

Heidlebergs ground is shocking, looks like post war Ukraine for farks sake, ground is rubbish and stands are old and faded with bird shit everywhere. Its obvious the FFV just want the $$$ and are will to overlook their own guidelines, some teams don't even have all the juniors yet!!!

so true also olympic village isn't really attractive these days haven't been to churchill reserve in years but from memory wasn't anything special

How can the $$$ role with clubs like Avendale Heights ground with a cricket pitch in the middle and it is open park space so is Brunswick City, it is embarrassing to get a film Crüe there in fact you will never attract tv rights.

The NPL clubs have shut the door on talented juniors,scholarships can be 1-2 kids and watch the uproar when the paying parents find out.

What a joke.

The NPLV club I am dealing with is charging around $1500 but also offers disadvantaged kids a discount/scholarship option.

People need to understand that the payments are justified to make this work. We don't have the luxury of a lucrative television rights deal like the AFL in the billions of dollars, where they can filter the money down to Juniors, so parents only pay $100 token fees.

Our TV rights deal is tiny, Wayne Rooneys overall contract is about the same as the FFA TV rights deal. How can we compete.

We have to survive the next few years, increase the exposure of a successful NPL comp and then the $$$ will roll in with a revamped TV rights deal.

Here's hoping.

Football revolution has begun

and they've got the pokies there too :-&

Pokies = no worries, Coopers shirt sponsorship for Adelaide = ZOMG Think of the Children (and our short term cash injection) #FFALogic

Werribee is charging $1700. The whole model makes a mockery of the FFV. This league is only for high income families. Show me the money!!!

Yeah ban the pokies

Box Hill $1900, Bulleen $2200, Oakleigh $2200, Dandenong City $1500 approx, Kingston $850, Bentleigh Greens $2200

Some have the advantage of their own grounds and pokies, I think Green Gully has pokies so if any club has pokies and a cheap fee its at the expense of misery in the area due to gambling, shouldn't be allowed.

according to a few mates whittlesea ranges wanted around 2k or something for the u/18s npl squad