Upper Murray league clubs have committed to re-establishing the reserve grade competition next season.
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The league had scrapped its reserves competition this year after Bullioh, Cudgewa and Tumbarumba were the only clubs to field reserves in 2019.
However, clubs voted to re-establish the reserves at the league's annual general meeting last week.
Tumbarumba president Mont Waters said the reserves was an integral part of country football clubs.
"Bullioh and Cudgewa were strongly in favour of fielding reserves," Waters said.
"So I moved the motion that we re-establish the reserves which was carried.
"Personally I feel the reserves are crucial to the fabric of your football club.
"Bullioh and Cudgewa feel the same way.
"Corryong have doubts about getting the numbers necessary while Federal were against the proposal."
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Waters said the onus was now on the five clubs to recruit enough players to make it a viable competition.
"It was made clear at the meeting that after committing to having reserves, it's now the clubs responsibility to be proactive and ensure they have enough numbers," he said.
"If clubs just sit around and um and ahh and say maybe we can, maybe we can't, it won't happen.
"For the season 2020 it was decided to scrap the reserves.
"So as president I only endeavored to recruit enough players to have a senior side and make sure none of your locals miss out.
"But now we know we have got reserves, as a club we are going to have to recruit harder.
"And every club in the league is in the same boat."
The league recently appointed Corryong's Nadia Edwards as administration officer.
The AFL NEB has administered the league since early in the 2010s.
The AFL NEB will continue to support the administration of the league in a transition phase.
