The club has an excellent senior coaching staff of Adam Wiseman, Andrew Wilson and Craig Broughton. It has over 75 Auskick, under 14 and under 17 members and an extremely strong netball club fielding eight teams per week. The committee of 11 includes a few new faces and is committed to the continued success of the club.

President Brad Wettern said,” We are financially sound thanks to the continued support of the Henty community through sponsorship, advertising and fundraising, which includes running cattle and leasing a farm, which is largely dependent on voluntary labour.”

“Since the end of the 2007 season, we have lost over 25 senior players due to a variety of reasons. Being situated as far as we are from major centres and with a serious lack of industry in the town, we need the support of every available local as well as locals who now live in Albury. At the moment we train one night per week in Albury to help accommodate these.”

He went on to say, “A town like Henty cannot afford to lose its football and netball teams, as without one, there cannot be the other. The effect on the town would be enormous, particularly for the large number of young players we currently have.”

Hume League President Merv Wegener said, “We are aware of Henty’s problem and will do all we can to assist them over this hurdle. We are looking into contacts in Albury for them. Whether they can still compete with their U14 and U17 players is a matter for the League to discuss.”

Anyone who has any interest in seeing the club survive is asked to come along to training every Thursday night at 6.30pm. Alternatively, contact a committee member if you have any ideas which you think may help.

“It is so serious that if a significant number of players do not arrive within the next two weeks, we may lose our club forever,” said Mr Wettern.

A community information meeting will be held in the clubrooms on Thursday, March 27 when it is hoped to have a clearer picture of where the club stands.