And Girgarre Football Netball Club claims it has had no official discussions in its ranks on the possibility of a merger.
Scorey said his club had no intention of merging and he was looking forward to leading the challenge to bring his club back as a force in the league.
‘‘We are going to do everything we can to get back respect in the league,’’ he said.
Scorey said his club had battled for numbers this season for a variety of reasons.
In one game, Merrigum was forced to play 10 players in its senior side after they had played with the reserves.
‘‘On Saturday we had about four players who had to double up but like a lot of clubs we have to deal with a lot of injuries,’’ he said.
Scorey said sponsorship of the club had increased 30 per cent this year and the club was still working to increase this area for next season.
He said the club had made no decision on coaching appointments for 2026 at this stage.
Current coach Leigh Hall, who is coming up to turning 51, has indicated he is in his last season as a player.
According to former club president and long serving administrator Brendan Nicholson, Girgarre also isn’t entertaining merger talks with Merrigum.
“Yes, it’s been discussed over a beer or two, but there’s been nothing official,” he said.
“It hasn’t got to the stage of being mentioned at a club meeting or anything like that.’’
Merrigum premiership player from the 1950s Kevin Andrews recently suggested his club’s current plight with player numbers and on-field failures could be solved with a merger with Girgarre.
But Nicholson said Girgarre was well off for numbers in its senior ranks and the club was in a stable position financially, although it has battled for years for on-field success.
‘‘There is always a challenge getting enough junior players but we have good numbers in our senior ranks,’’ Nicholson said.
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