Three teams to drop as OEFNL confirms changes to Premier Division
Outer East league clubs have been told of changes to Premier Division in 2025, making the battle for ladder positions even more crucial this season.
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All of a sudden, there’s a lot more to play for in Outer East league’s Premier Division this season.
The league has confirmed its top-flight division will be compressed to 10 clubs for next year — reduced from the current 12.
It effectively means three sides will be relegated at the end of this season.
Outer East league chief executive officer Brett Connell said the change was driven by the clubs.
“They just wanted an equal draw,’’ he said.
“We will still play the same amount of games obviously.
“It’s uneven this year which is not ideal but the decision was made to go from 10 to 12…and they certainly said, ‘we want to get back to 10 as soon as we possibly can’. So they’ve made that decision.
“There will be three who drop out, leaving nine, and then obviously the premier of Division 1 will be promoted up.’’
Meanwhile, there has long been speculation Narre Warren was looking to leave Outer East and join another league, possibly Southern or Eastern.
But Connell said “nothing’s been confirmed’’ in regard to clubs departing and any club looking to leave must notify the league by June 30.
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