GISBORNE’S bid to join the Ballarat Football Netball League has received another emphatic endorsement from the club’s rank and file.<\/p>\n
A motion that the Bulldogs’ netball and men’s football teams be affiliated with the Ballarat Football Netball League in 2027 received 90 per cent support at a special general meeting held on 30 April.<\/p>\n
In a clear show of support for the motion, 129 members voted yes to the proposed move, while nine voted no.<\/p>\n
Five eligible members abstained from voting.<\/p>\n
It’s the second time in less than 12 months that club members have decisively voted in favour of the switch to the Ballarat league.<\/p>\n
In August last year, 190 members voted in support of the move and 20 against, with 11 recorded as abstaining.<\/p>\n
Despite having the support of the Ballarat league, the attempted move was the subject of a Bendigo Football Netball League appeal and was ultimately denied by AFL Victoria.<\/p>\n
Gisborne’s bid to join the Ballarat league was high on the agenda when the board last met on 20 April.<\/p>\n
Ballarat clubs will soon get their chance to have a say on Gisborne’s inclusion into the competition.<\/p>\n
A similar vote of clubs last year produced a 46-4 result in favour of admitting the Bulldogs to the competition.<\/p>\n
Any move will need the support of the Bendigo Football Netball League, which will consider its stance in due course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GISBORNE’S bid to join the Ballarat Football Netball League has received another emphatic endorsement from the club’s rank and file. A motion that the Bulldogs’ netball and men’s football teams be affiliated with the Ballarat Football Netball League in 2027 received 90 per cent support at a special general meeting held on 30 April. In […]<\/p>\n