The Courier |Ballarat Football League says it acted in its own interest in opposing the CHFL junior age group change.
BALLARAT Football League says it is disappointed AFL Goldfields agreed to change the junior age groups in the Central Highlands Football League, but it will not fight the decision.
AFL Goldfields announced on Monday it would grant the CHFL a two-year trial that would see its under-14.5 age group changed to under-15s and under-17.5s to under-18s.
The BFL had initially opposed the change, as it had done three years previously, over fears it would force even more junior players to depart the league.
The BFL currently has under-12s, under-14s, under-16.5s and under-18.5s.
However, BFL operations manager Aaron Nunn said the league only opposed the change out of its own interest - not to try and hurt the Central Highlands.
CHFL president Eddy Comelli said on Monday he was disappointed the BFL had tried to block the change.
