OPINION:

JUNIOR football is clearly at a crossroads in Sunraysia.

Proud club Merbein this week made a tough call to pull a team in the SFNL Under 18 competition, due to a lack of numbers.

It comes after Ouyen United failed to have enough players to field teams in the 18s and 16s this year.

While playing numbers in the Under 14s are strong, there are some struggles across other age divisions fo...