Echuca will explain its reasons to fellow Goulburn Valley League clubs at a delegates meeting on Wednesday night.
Echuca held an information night on March 12 on a possible shift in leagues and would need the support of members by a possible June 30 deadline if it is to pursue a move from the Goulburn Valley League.
Echuca club president Justin Hatfield said his club would issue a survey to its supporters to explain the benefits and non benefits of a possible move.
‘‘We don’t want to be going about it the wrong way,’’ Hatfield said.
Hatfield made mention that one of the Bendigo league clubs, Gisborne, was blocked from leaving the Bendigo league by the AFL Appeals Board because it deemed it would have a negative impact on the league which has lost Kyneton, which has switched to the Ballarat league, and Maryborough, which has gone into recess, in the past two years.
Goulburn Valley League president Peter Foott said his league would be fighting to keep Echuca.
Foott said the main beef Echuca had with the GVL was its players points system, the use of ‘home’ umpires in its reserves competition and a reputed loss of professionalism in its administration.
In its defence of the GVL, Foott said AFL Victoria administered the points system and clubs seeking umpires to officiate in the reserves competition could apply to the GVL Umpires Association for its umpires to handle any requests.
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