High staff turnover, burnout and pressure on a small number of people to administrate tens of thousands of players are among the issues highlighted by local footy officials as country football in Victoria gets its biggest shake-up in more than a decade.

AFL Victoria announced on Monday that its “regional administrative centre model” – brought in based on recommendations made in 2011 – would be scrapped after AFL Barwon decided to exit the program and go it alone.

Barwon joined AFL Sunraysia, AFL Gippsland, AFL Goldfields, AFL Western District, AFL Central Murray and AFL Wimmera Mallee in quitting the program, with leagues under those six regional administrative centres (RACs) returning to self-management.

Now AFL South East, AFL North East Border, AFL Barwon, AFL Central Victoria and AF

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