APPEAL TO PRESIDENTS BY NOEL HUSSEY
As a supporter and promoter of the GVFL for 50 years, I appeal to the presidents and member clubs to go with the status quo.
This appeal has nothing to do with saving jobs or trying to gild the lily, it’s about what is best for the GVFL.
There is no need for the league to go to the Regional Administration Centre because the league’s affairs are being managed at 110 per cent efficiency at a minimum cost.
I can personally vouch for this, having worked out of the GVFL offices in Dunkirk Ave for the past 18 months. This is the nerve centre of the league, the place where people are welcome, where business is done and the Home of the Hall of Fame, the league’s honour boards and archives.
The people at headquarters are there to help run the league at no cost to the clubs with pride in their work and achievements. I don’t think anyone could come up with a basic administration fee of $2000 per club which returns $4000 as was the case last season and should be the case again this season.
This administration could not be replicated at the RAC under the terms and conditions presented by the GM Commission.
Had the AFL Goulburn Murray Commission been about seven years ago when the league was insolvent and shouldn’t have been trading, it would have been welcomed with open arms.
While costs are minimal, the clubs should enjoy the ride, don’t try and read into the future because the future will look after itself as it has done for 100 years.
With the right people in place, the league has been able to trade itself out of debt, purchase its own offices and have $200,000 in the bank.
Forget the Wellman Factor; with or without Keith, the league is capable of managing its own affairs and appointing its own General Manger when Keith decides to stand down.
This season Keith has continued to manage the league, win country championship games and generally look after the well being of the league while his duties have increased tenfold.
The current inquiry into the pros and cons of the of the league versus “The Hub” has greatly increased Keith’s work load without any additional help, an outstanding performance to say the least.
He is more than capable of going again with the same team, while the clubs can enjoy a minimum cost of living.
For the life of me, I don’t know why the league was targeted by the commission when there are plenty of other areas which could be greatly improved, namely umpires.
Taking the administration to The Hub would be akin to taking an engine out of a car and expecting to get the same sweet ride.
As others have said, it’s not broken, why fix it.
Last Modified on 28/03/2015 18:43