The outgoing football operations manager of AFL Northern Territory succeeds Stan Pettett at the EDFL and will take up the role of general manager early next month.

Turri has previously worked as a marketing and sponsorship manager for Williamstown as well as being chief executive officer of the Western Border Football League. The 31-year-old said he was looking forward to returning to Victoria and taking on one of the state's highest level and high-profile competitions.

"It was both the lure of being back home and an attractive proposition for myself and my young family," Turri said.

"It's a very strong and very big league and that opportunity was too good to refuse, to get back to community football and be involved in a progressive league."

Turri played his junior football in the WBFL with Portland before relocation to Melbourne for university had him step off the field and into football administration with Williamstown.

He said there were similarities between his role as CEO of the WBFL and the job he would be taking on.

"The major difference is the EDFL is a much bigger competition with much bigger goals and much bigger clubs and names involved," Turri said. "It's up to me to take a step up in terms of my professional development.

"From a short-term marketing and sponsorship point of view we want to increase the income levels the league is currently generating, but also to increase awareness of the league around metropolitan Melbourne." Turri said his long-term goals would be to develop business and strategic plans that could serve the league for the next five years and beyond.

"With the NT I get to work very closely with the AFL which is great because you get to see where the AFL wants football to progress and the plans they have outlined," he said. "It's valuable for me to have that knowledge.

"The NT is a very different football culture, in some respects it's state league football and a high level but at the same time run by volunteers as opposed to the professional management of a VFL club.

"This is a role I want to sink my teeth into for five years plus, hopefully more if things pan out."

EDFL chairman Ian Price said Turri's experience at executive level and skills in business development, sponsorship and interaction with local government would be invaluable.

"We are very pleased to bring Marc on board as he brings a vast amount of experience and knowledge to the EDFL which will be valuable as we move onto the next stage of our strategic plan."