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AN OUTCOME to Maiden Gully YCW Eagles' player points breach won't be determined until at least next week.
The Eagles have responded to their please explain notice from the Loddon Valley league after they last week exceeded their player points cap of 45 in their thrilling win over Calivil United.
"We got a please explain that we had to have submitted by 5pm last night, which we've done, and the process will be the process," Maiden Gully YCW president Chris Garlick said on Friday.
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The Bendigo Advertiser understands the points breach relates to a late change made to the Maiden Gully YCW team and wasn't detected until after the game, which the Eagles won by four points.
The matter is now in the hands of the AFL Central Victoria commission.
"Maiden Gully YCW has submitted their letter, which has now been forwarded to the commission for their deliberation," LVFNL executive officer Laura Naughton said.
"It is a priority to get it sorted and we should have a solution by next week."
The Eagles sit in fourth position on the ladder with a 7-5 record, with the outcome of the breach should it involve a loss of premiership points to potentially have a major bearing on the finals race given the log jam in the middle of the ladder.
As it currently stands two games separate the Eagles (28 points), Marong (24), Bridgewater (24) and Newbridge (20) from fourth to seventh.
Calivil United - the Eagles' opponent last week - is a further game back on 16 points with four wins.
The Eagles are the second club in the AFLCV region behind Birchip-Watchem in the North Central league last year to have faced a player points breach.
The Eagles are averaging 42.7 player points per game, which is the league's third highest behind Calivil United (43.5) and Marong (43.2).
* Saturday's LVFNL games - Calivil United v Mitiamo, Newbridge v Maiden Gully YCW, Marong v Bridgewater, Pyramid Hill v BL-Serpentine.
Meanwhile, there are just three games being played in round 14 of the Heathcote District league season on Saturday.
The round 14 game between White Hills and Lockington-Bamawm United was brought forward as a stand-alone season-opener on April 6, with the Cats crushing the Demons 25.11 (161) to 10.7 (67).
That game will now be incorporated into the HDFNL ladder following this weekend's matches that all feature top five sides playing teams outside the five.
* Saturday's HDFNL games - Leitchville-Gunbower v Heathcote; Huntly v Colbinabbin; Mount Pleasant v Elmore.
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