Barellan, Coleambally, Griffith, Leeton-Whitton and Narrandera were the first clubs to gain face-to-face insights into the review of AFL Riverina competitions as a series of club forums gets underway.
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The six forums are a key part of the independent review being led by David Burgess.
Held over the next two weeks, the consultations with clubs will provide updates on the review and clarify and consider some of the date out of the survey sent to participants last year.
Farrer League clubs Barellan and Coleambally were efirst up on Sunday morning while Griffith, Leeton-Whitton and Narrandera were the first Riverina League clubs involved, with a separate afternoon session on Sunday.
The review was commissioned jointly by AFL Riverina and AFL NSW/ACT to look at issues facing Australian rules in the region and develop recommendations for the sport’s strategic direction into the future.
The structure of senior and junior competitions, club sustainability, women’s football, and netball are among issues being examined in the review.
AFL Riverina was thrilled with the response to the survey with around 700 responses from around 3000 participants. The 23 per cent response rate was far higher than the 5 per cent rate in a similar review of Sydney’s competitions.
The AFL Riverina Board and AFL NSW/ ACT have already held meeting this week to discuss the status of the review, including initial insights and the consultation process ahead.
Club forum schedule:
10 Feb (at Narrandera): Barellan, Coleambally
10 Feb (Narrandera): Griffith, Leeton-Whitton, Narrandera
11 Feb (Temora): Temora, Marrar, Northern Jets
12 Feb (Wagga): GGGM, Collingullie-GP, Coolamon
19 Feb (Wagga): Wagga Swans, Turvey Park, MCUE/EMCU, Wagga Tigers
20 Feb (Wagga): EWK, North Wagga, CSU, TRYC
New girls competition to get underway
THE new South West Youth Girls AFL Season will run on Wednesday evenings from March 6 until the grand finals to be hosted on April 10.
The Leeton-Whitton Crows are calling for nominations for the following age groups:
- Under 13s (born 2006, 2007)
- Under 15s (born 2004, 2005)
- Under 17s (born 2002, 2003)
Residents who have a daughter is interested in playing for the Leeton Whitton Crows in the 2019 competition, visit the club’s Facebook page, find the relevant post and list their name and age group in the comments. The club also requires coaches and managers for these teams.
Anyone interested in assisting with one of these roles should contact Travis Irvin. The club’s junior netball sides will also host their final trial on Wednesday at the Leeton Indoor Stadium from 4pm to 6pm.
These are for those wanting to play junior Crows netball in the ages of:
- Under 9s (born 2010, 2011)
- Under 11s (born 2008, 2009)
- Under 13s (born 2006, 2007)
- Under 15s (born 2004, 2005)
