Violet Town was struggling to fill its reserves footy team until a viral Facebook post
The Violet Town Football Netball Club successfully saved its reserves team season after a viral Facebook post attracted new players. The club, struggling with low numbers, received hundreds of responses that allowed them to field a team for the remainder of the year.
Why it matters
It illustrates the power of social media in sustaining community-level sports and local social cohesion.
Violet Town reached out to Facebook for players, and the response was immense. ( ABC Sport: Lauren Bordin )
Link copied Share Share article There are more conventional ways to fill a football side, but for a country club struggling for senior numbers, posting a call-out for ring-ins on Facebook may have saved its season.
Violet Town Football Netball Club is located two hours north-east of Melbourne. The town of around 1,000 people is most famous for its community market, birthing the band Killing Heidi and for streets named after flowers.
But at 2 Tulip Street, the address of Violet Town Recreation Reserve, there was concern for its reserves team after forfeiting round one.
This Facebook post helped Violet Town to field a reserve side for most matches this season. ( Facebook )
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