Interesting concept NBL2. Realistically you'd have to restructure the entire competition. Imagine some of the smaller clubs having to merge.

There will be at least 2 new NBL1 south teams with 2 more potentially the following year. BigV champ will struggle after that happens

Also no such thing as NBL2

No nbl2 yet. But championship standard has dropped dramatically. With promotion of a couple of clubs what's left is poor.
Nbl2 and a promotion regulation system is the way forward. Not a big V program that goes nowhere.
Smaller association won't have money to survive. Do what Geelong did

NBL2 hahaha

Anyone with commonsense can see a merger is needed Chelsea/Westerport, Mornington/Southern Pen why on earth are there this many clubs in that area often finishing last in for Men's & Womens. Mornington often has great jr teams but that never translates to senior. I believe Western Port has a run for a couple seasons in Seniors before screwing up everything. If you merged all four together that’s enough talent for an NBL1 side right there. This would be major and something that should be done but doesn’t happen because the people in charge don’t have a clue about how to run things. I’m sure there are other clubs similar and everyone on this forum can point to commonsense changes !!!

Lol. If all 4 peninsula team merged they might have an ok Champ team, but would never be able to compete with NBL1 teams. You have to look at Dandenong Men for example.
Solid Vic Metro players throughout the group and still struggled in NBL1 this year. How many peninsula players make Country squads? One or two might make it from southern pen. Mornington have great junior teams for Div4 but don't compete year in year out against the strong VC clubs.

Don't get me wrong I believe there are too many clubs out there at a junior level but I also think there are too many teams at each club. People underestimate the NBL1 level and the jump required from Champ.

BigV is a senior comp, where you should be only representing your local association and maybe 2 outside players with no imports. This is giving your local juniors to play senior competition. NBL1 you do what it takes to WIN. Many people/clubs think they are better than they actually are. Div 2 teams saying they should be in champ, now we have someone saying if they merged they should be in NBL1. LOL.

NBL1 is about the product. Providing a stepping stone to the NBL for players.

Least we all agree on some type of merger as far as this big so-called jump there are nice players who just don't want to play for the club close to them, so saying NBL1 is some super jump or league I will respectfully agree to disagree. I do agree with the comment that a lot of low IQ people would be out of job and that’s a shame because there is plenty of talent in Victoria for sure. I find it strange how they run things compared to other countries but that’s another post!! Hahahha

Westernport and Mornington were talking about it a few years ago when Morno almost went bankrupt

Perhaps a time to revisit?

This is fantasy stuff ... but no doubt will keep people amused.

Chelsea rumours already?

Chelsea not the only club with a mass walkout. One near-by club has had the three amigos run the association into the ground. 2019 the best program in state. 2021???

Broke? Flying now. Unlike neighbours.

Leave SP out of any merger talks. Apparently it's all happening down there.

Now that's funny apparently it’s all happening down there hahahahha there are times this forum is actually cool until the Task Master comes locking threads hahahah

"It's all happening at SP" yeah right!
Since the monkeys took over the board, SP has had nothing happen.
Once G was forced out all quality players followed and mass walk out of top juniors.
Players used to travel from all over state to play there now they struggle to keep players.
That's what happens when board only worries about their own.

Sharks the new Chelsea

SHarks were a great club. Now struggling to field teams and get coaches.
turnover of staff and board over last 2 years. Lots of talent left.
Merge with Mornington only way forward.

Interesting.
https://australia.basketball/blog/2021/03/09/women-sport-and-leadership-in-australia/

SP need Shannon back. At least under him women's program flourished. Who's leading women's side now?

With Casey and Keillor going up the standard of big v becomes even more irrelevant. Clubs like southern pen Morno or Hastings don't have the cash to spend to get any quality players. Come together and they could be an nbl1 club.
With the lack of resources they all have they need to pool it together aka Geelong.
If rumours are true one of those three might not be around long after COVID anyway!

Tons of cash? Money well spent. Bottom 3 in women div 2 men. I wonder where all the money is? Coaching

Hush about Southern peninsula. No need to merge.
Money is plentiful they'll spend it wisely when in court again.

Sharks have turned around. The club has been run like a joke for years. Look at new association update heaps of cash. Finally someone running joint who knows what they are doing

My kids play domestic at Dromana. What happened to Person in charge of domestic has she left?

#536 If its the person I am thinking of she's now at McKinnon

What does it mean some associations were basketcases before COVID? Which ones?