THE boss of Sunraysia football and netball has expressed his "disappointment" at the league's "backward" decision to not play its showpiece event for 2022 at the new $45 million Mildura Sporting Precinct.

SFNL president Paul Matheson rued the 5-4 split vote of his board this week to brush the brand new stadium and MCG-like playing surface on the premier field in favour of the rundown No.1 Oval to