Berwick Springs reveals its preferred SFNL starting point
Berwick Springs has pinpointed the division it wants to kick off in Southern league and reveals the role its players had in its bid to leave Outer East league.
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The fightin’ Titans are headed south.
Berwick Springs wants to leave Outer East league and join neighbouring Southern Football Netball League in 2025.
The Titans have even nominated which of the four divisions in SFNL they want to start in.
“We’ve absolutely put forward our desire to be in Division 2 in Southern league,” club chairman Ashley Allison said.
“But we’re yet to have that all confirmed.
“That’s our preference.”
Allison said SFNL Division 2 would suit Berwick Springs and allow the club to retain “most of our players”.
He said the Titans players had “driven” the push to move to Southern league, with their their “concern’’ surrounding the likelihood of long distance travel to games next season a key factor.
Members of the Berwick Springs Football Netball Club voted recently in the “overwhelming majority” to move competitions.
Allison expects Berwick Springs co-coaches Hayden Stagg and Chris Johnson to remain and guide the club’s transition to a new league.
“They’ve been fully supportive of the process and part of the driving process as well,” he said of the co-coaches.
“They’ve been heavily involved in that, been key decision makers in it.
“We just think it offers better room for our growth in Southern league moving forward.
“Outer East were very good to us to bring us in to that competition originally, so there’s no hard feelings from our point of view.
“We learnt a lot from going into that competition. It was a hard decision to make.”
Berwick Springs has had only one win in Outer East league’s Premier Division this season and sits on the bottom of the ladder.
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