COLAC District Football League will continue its rolling draw despite calls for change.

Officials made a motion to change the draw at the league’s annual meeting so that Lorne did not follow Forrest on the fixture.

Concerns arose at the beginning of season 2011 when Dolphins officials indicated they could not field an under-17 side, while Forrest also looked like it could struggle to field a team in the top-age junior competition.

League chairman Peter Lucas said some clubs were concerned if both clubs failed to field an under-17 side it would leave clubs with two byes in a row.

“Some will even have three because they’ll have their own bye prior to or straight after playing Forrest and Lorne,” he said.

“But that was one of the motions that got defeated, clubs voted six votes for and five against and it needs to be two-thirds majority.”

The league has since altered the junior age limit from under-17 to under-17.5 to boost dwindling junior player numbers.

Season 2012 kicks off April 14.

Alvie

R1: BYE. R2: Colac Imps (H). R3: Otway Dist (A). R4: West Eagles (H). R5: Forrest (A)

R6: Lorne (H). R7: South Colac (A). R8: Birregurra (H). R9: BYE. R10: Apollo Bay (A)

R11: Irre-Beeac (H). R12: Colac Imps (A). R13: Otway Dist (H). R14: West Eagles (A)

R15: Simpson (A). R16: Forrest (H). R17: Lorne (A). R18: South Colac (H)

Verdict

The young Swans will hope to have fitness on their side, with a nine-game stretch to finish the season. Have winnable games against Colac Imperials, Otway Districts and Western Eagles to kick off the season.

Only play once

Birregurra, Simpson, Irre-Beeac, Apollo Bay

Colac Imperials

R1: BYE. R2: Alvie (A). R3: Apollo Bay (H). R4: Irre-Beeac (A). R5: Otway Dist (A).

R6: West Eagles (H). R7: Simpson (A). R8: Forrest (H). R9: Lorne (A). R10: South Colac (H).

R11: Birregurra (A). R12: Alvie (H). R13: Apollo Bay (A). R14: Irre-Beeac (H). R15: BYE.

R16: Otway Dist (H). R17: West Eagles (A). R18: Simpson (H).

Verdict

Will only host one Cat-or-Roo Cup this season with the Imps and South Colac meeting once in R10 at Western Oval. Has a relatively good draw, meeting 2011 finalists Forrest, Lorne, South Colac and Birregurra just once.

Only play once

Forrest, Lorne, South Colac, Birregurra

Forrest

R1: BYE. R2: Birregurra (A). R3: Lorne (H). R4: South Colac (A). R5: Alvie (H).

R6: Apollo Bay (H). R7: Irre-Beeac (H). R8: Colac Imps (A). R9: Otway Dist (H). R10: West Eagles (A).

R11: Simpson (H). R12: BYE. R13: Lorne (A). R14: South Colac (H). R15: Birregurra (H).

R16: Alvie (A). R17: Apollo Bay (A). R18: Irre-Beeac (A).

Verdict

Has a tough draw early despite a bye, with matches against last season’s finalists Birregurra, Lorne and South Colac. The Lions will be keen for retribution against the Dolphins in round three for knocking them out of the finals race. End the season with three away games.

Only play once

Colac Imps, Otway Dist, Simpson, Western Eagles

Irrewarra-Beeac

R1: Apollo Bay (A). R2: Otway Dist (H). R3: BYE. R4: Colac Imps (H). R5: West Eagles (A)

R6: Simpson (H). R7: Forrest (A). R8: Lorne (H). R9: South Colac (A). R10: Birregurra (H)

R11: Alvie (A). R12: Apollo Bay (H). R13: BYE. R14: Colac Imps (A). R15: Otway Dist (A)

R16: West Eagles (H). R17: Simpson (A). R18: Forrest (H)

Verdict

With only one match against last season’s finalists Lorne, South Colac and Birregurra, the young Bombers will hope to push for a return to the top five in season 2012.

Only play once

Lorne, South Colac, Birregurra, Alvie

Lorne

R1: Simpson (H). R2: South Colac (A). R3: Forrest (A). R4: BYE. R5: Birregurra (H)

R6: Alvie (A). R7: Apollo Bay (H). R8: Irre-Beeac (A). R9: Colac Imps (H). R10: Otway Dist (A)

R11: West Eagles (H). R12: Simpson (A). R13: Forrest (H). R14: BYE. R15: South Colac (H)

R16: Birregurra (A). R17: Alvie (H). R18: Apollo Bay (A)

Verdict

Has one of the best spreads of byes and will be well rested for the business end of the season should they make the top five for the seventh season in a row. Misses a chance for second wins against Colac Imperials, Otway Districts and Western Eagles.

Only play once

Irre-Beeac, Colac Imps, Otway Dist, Western Eagles

Otway Districts

R1: Birregurra (A). R2: Irre-Beeac (A). R3: Alvie (H). R4: Apollo Bay (A). R5: Colac Imps (H)

R6: BYE. R7: West Eagles (A). R8: Simpson (H). R9: Forrest (A). R10: Lorne (H)

R11: South Colac (A). R12: Birregurra (H). R13: Alvie (A). R14: Apollo Bay (H). R15: Irre-Beeac (H)

R16: Colac Imps (A). R17: BYE. R18: West Eagles (H)

Verdict

Has a tough start to the season with matches against the league’s two powerhouses in the opening two rounds. On the plus side, the Demons meet 2011 finalists Simpson, Forrest, Lorne and South Colac once.

Only play once

Simpson, Forrest, Lorne, South Colac

Simpson

R1: Lorne (A). R2: BYE. R3: South Colac (H). R4: Birregurra (A). R5: Apollo Bay (H)

R6: Irre-Beeac (A). R7: Colac Imps (H). R8: Otway Dist (A). R9: West Eagles (H). R10: BYE

R11: Forrest (A). R12: Lorne (H). R13: South Colac (A). R14: Birregurra (H). R15: Alvie (H)

R16: Apollo Bay (A). R17: Irre-Beeac (H). R18: Colac Imps (A)

Verdict

New coach Jason Cartwright will have to wait until round six to take on his old team Irrewarra-Beeac, when Cartwright and his new Tigers head to Irrewarra Recreation Reserve. Plays 2010 finalists Birregurra, South Colac and Lorne twice.

Only play once

Otway Dist, Forrest, Alvie, Western Eagles

South Colac

R1: West Eagles (H). R2: Lorne (H). R3: Simpson (A). R4: Forrest (H). R5: BYE

R6: Birregurra (A). R7: Alvie (H). R8: Apollo Bay (A). R9: Irre-Beeac (H). R10: Colac Imps (A)

R11: Otway Dist (H). R12: West Eagles (A). R13: Simpson (H). R14: Forrest (A). R15: Lorne (A)

R16: BYE. R17: Birregurra (H). R18: Alvie (A)

Verdict

Must wait until round six for a highly anticipated grand final rematch against Birregurra, and faces the Saints again two weeks before finals.

Only play once

Irre-Beeac, Colac Imps, Otway Dist, Apollo Bay

Western Eagles

R1: South Colac (A). R2: BYE. R3: Birregurra (H). R4: Alvie (A). R5: Irre-Beeac (H)

R6: Colac Imps (A). R7: Otway Dist (H). R8: BYE. R9: Simpson (A). R10: Forrest (H)

R11: Lorne (A). R12: South Colac (H). R13: Birregurra (A). R14: Alvie (H). R15: Apollo Bay (H)

R16: Irre-Beeac (A). R17: Colac Imps (H). R18: Otway Dist (A)

Verdict

Only takes on 2011 wooden spooner Apollo Bay once for the second season in a row. The battle for a first win ensured the Eagles-Hawks contest was one of the biggest of the season. Time will tell which team makes a climb up the ladder.

Only play once

Simpson, Forrest, Lorne, Apollo Bay