sentences:  In July 2014, Davies made the bold decision to resign his position with the SANFL after not applying for the role of CEO of the SANFL following Leigh Whicker's retirement date being announced.Although the position was widely acknowledged as being his to take, he cited a want to move back into high performance sports administration at Club or team level.His two years at the SANFL had seen significant change within the SANFL with the admission of the Adelaide Crows Reserves team to the SANFL, a negotiated return of the SANFL competition to commercial television as well as wins at national competitions for the senior and junior SA state teams.