General News
3 October, 2023
Maroons take next step in junior rebirth
ANOTHER small step in the rejuvenation of Loddon Valley junior football has been taken with Newbridge starting its quest to reform an under 18 side. More than a decade after the Maroons last competed in the under 18 competition, Nick Davis has been...
ANOTHER small step in the rejuvenation of Loddon Valley junior football has been taken with Newbridge starting its quest to reform an under 18 side.
More than a decade after the Maroons last competed in the under 18 competition, Nick Davis has been given club backing to recruit youngsters to the club.
Davis, a former North Bendigo junior coach, has been playing with Newbridge for the past two seasons and says there are already “a handful of kids keen to play for the club”.
“Having youngsters involved is good for the club and for the future of football across the district and the league,” Davis said.
“I looked at what Pyramid Hill did this season in getting a junior side going again and thought, we can do that too.
“There are local kids we can get involved with the game and the club.”
Pyramid Hill had been without a junior side since 2019 before stepping up this season in the new AFL Central Victoria five-team competition.
That league could return to Loddon Valley stewardship in 2024 with talks expected by league officials in coming weeks.
Uncertainty remains on whether premiers Marong will be in Loddon Valley or ultimately move to Heathcote league next year as the club pushes for a review of its switch bid rejection.