The Amateur Footballer, Week 22, 2016

17 - 18 September

In 2011, a fantastic secondment opportunity in America came up and while I was quietly petrified, I knew it would change my life. In just 5 months, I met an incredible range of people, and was really challenged professionally. I grew up more in that short time than in the 5 years prior – there’s no other situation where I could learn as much as I did so quickly.

DOM MOLLUSO Audit Manager, William Buck

Michael Sholly

THE SEASON THAT WAS The season culminates with our three senior Premier Grand Finals this weekend. It has been another outstanding year and we, the Board and administration, have a lot to thank our clubs for ensuring the conduct of the players and its members are always supportive and respectful of the opposition and officials. The culture that has been ingrained in all of our participants for over 124 years is borne out at finals time when we hear of unsavoury issues in surrounding leagues and relatively minor incidents as we host over one hundred matches.

A special congratulations to the four premiers from Divisions 1 to 4 – Old Geelong, Preston, Glen Eira and Westbourne Grammarians. The latter going through the season undefeated and also winning the reserves title. Glen Eira went two years without a victory so this premiership straightens them up as they head back to Division 2. Preston have been in the competition for four years and this is their third flag. They have a young group who have remained loyal. If their players remain and they continue to build then there is no reason why they can’t challenge in Division 1. Old Geelong return to Premier C and with the addition of a couple of more players might see them dare to dream for higher glory.

There were two exceptional announcements during the 2016 season. The first was the funding promise of the State Government to inject $3m into Sportscover Arena. This has been matched by Bayside City Council, the AFL, AFL Victoria, Old Melburnians FC and the VAFA. For this we will get a new building which will house the administration, an entertainment/meeting room and five new change rooms. This new building will be situated in front of the current building and extending approximately 50 metres

along the boundary line to Glen Huntley Rd. This will allow us to remain in the current building and continue with matches whilst the works are being completed.

Sportscover Arena will undergo a total renovation with the practice wickets going off site and the dimensions of the ground slightly altered. The width will be reduced by approximately ten metres and lengthened by five. Grass will be rolled out and complimented with full drainage and irrigation.

The building is due to commence straight after this year’s cricket season in April 2017.

Sportscover Arena will commence straight after next season’s football season. We are hopeful that both the ground and off field facilities will be completed in time for the 2018 season.

The second announcement was the scheduled introduction of the VAFA Women’s League in 2017. We are proud to announce that the Wilson group has agreed to terms and will be naming partner of the VAFA Wilson Women’s League for three years. Wilson is a diverse business group, best known for parking, security and storage but with interests in medical services and payment gateways. Wilson Security also sponsor an Australian V8 Racing car team.

Wilson has built its business over 50 years and has a presence throughout the Asia Pacific region.

There has been an incredible amount of enthusiasm from the clubs about commencing a women’s team. Our initial thoughts were that we were anticipating between 10 and 16 teams. We are now confident that this could swell to over twenty. Again the clubs need to be congratulated on translating the concept of a women’s team into reality. There is still a lot

of work to be done to come to fruition.

The 2015 edition of the William Buck Premier Grand Final at IKON Park was a great success and we are expecting an even bigger day.

An additional match is being played with the Premier Thirds Grand Final commencing at 9.15am. IN the seniors Old Trinity were gallant in defeat last year and will be looking to capture their first Premier Section title.

They will be up against Old Xaverians who have come via the first semi-final with strong wins against the two Melbourne University clubs Blues and Blacks.

In Premier B it will be a local derby clash between St Bedes Mentone Tigers and Beaumaris at Trevor barker Oval. It was a tight contest in the second semi and we are expecting a similar clash in front of a large local crowd. If the standard of the Preliminary Final match against Old Scotch is the benchmark then this is going to be a high quality event.

The Peninsula Pirates have never won a senior premiership and will be looking to break the duck as they play Mazenod in the Premier C Grand Final at Sportscover Arena.

Mazenod have led the table for the majority of the year winning their first 11 games.

Two wins against the Pirates will see them confident but a Grand Final in likely wet conditions evens up the contest.

It has been a terrific year of VAFA football but whilst emotions can run high it is the quality of the football on the ground and the culture at each club that is important.

The standard and respect on and off the ground continues to make us feel proud.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to 2017 and an even bigger and stronger competition with the advent of women’s football.

The scene for the William Buck Premier Grand Final: Ikon Park

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Michael Sholly VAFA CEO Old Trinity by 16 Beaumaris by 11 Peninsula by 1

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Tim Nelson VAFA President Old Xaverians by 19 Beaumaris by 21 Mazenod by 16

Nick Armistead VAFA Media Old Trinity by 12 Beaumaris by 5 Mazenod by 20

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Nick Armistead

OLD TRINITY VS OLD XAVERIANS: IT’S TIME

One of the most intriguing and unpredictable seasons in recent memory will end this Sunday when Old Trinity clash with Old Xaverians in the William Buck Premier decider at Ikon Park.

The T’s – refreshed, moderately healthy and eager to attain their first-ever flag in the VAFA’s top tier – are coming off the week’s break after they dismantled University Blues in the space of 30 minutes in the second semi-final two weeks ago. Having felt the heartbreak of missed opportunity in last year’s grand final against St Bernard’s, the T’s will look to use lessons learnt to bring the L.A. Adamson Cup to Daley Oval.

It wasn’t quite as simple for Xavs as they had to battle two elimination finals for their opportunity at 2016 success. Falling outside the top two in Round 18 of the home and away fixture, Xavs came from as much as four goals down at the 16-minute mark of the third quarter to power over University Blacks and earn a spot in the preliminary final against the Blues. A highly-successful history at Sportscover Arena, a Tyson Thomas masterclass through the centre and another six goals to Brendan Goss gave Xavs the ascendancy when it mattered most.

Despite kicking the first three goals of the fourth, the Blues were unable to reign the 35-point margin in and finally fell short by 23 points for their second consecutive preliminary final loss.

Tom Quinn was at his goal kicking best with five for the Blues, while Jack Townley, Marshall Rippon and Connor Lappin did their utmost to will their side over the line.

The Blues were outstanding in 2016, with their defensive structures and nous the envy of the competition.

And now, it’s time.

This is the moment William Buck Premier fans have been waiting for. Live from Ikon Park in Carlton, the undisputed minor premiers from Daley Oval will face the power and experience of the red and black in a blockbuster encounter this Sunday.

The fast-paced, electrifying run and carry of Old Trinity will meet the contested, controlled disposal of Old Xaverians.

In their two home and away meetings this season, neither side has been able to use the home court advantage as Xavs accounted for the T’s by 14 points at the Daley in Round 8 but went down by 11 at the Toorak Park re-match.

Danger Forwards: Seb Nicolosi (19), Ed Weatherson (19) and Alex Polidoros (25) vs Matt Handley (55) and Brendan Goss (59).

The three mid-sized forward structure will line-up against the twin pillars and this bodes as the most exciting aspect of the match. The T’s are dangerous when moving forward due to their plethora of goalVAFA GRAND FINAL 2016

kicking options and the ability of Nicolosi, Weatherson and Polidoros to work in conjunction with one another is first-class.

The talented trio have combined for 32% of the T’s scoring in 2016, but with bags of five and four to their names they proved they can take games over in the space of a quarter. Nicolosi showcased his ability to fire with three goals in six minutes against Xavs in Round 18, while Polidoros set up the T’s in their Round 4 win over De La Salle with five in a blistering first half. Weatherson has been a picture of consistency with goals in all but three matches this year.

Handley and Goss have been undeniable standouts of Xavs’ forward 50, with 44% of total goals coming from their boots.

Handley won his second consecutive goalkicking award with 51, while Goss has been the form player of the finals series on his way to 12 goals from two games. What is even more impressive is the sheer number of times Goss has hit the scoreboard. In his match-winning performance against the Blues, the maestro sent through eight behinds on top of his six goals and if he can break loose of Luke Pacconi’s defensive nous, he may prove the difference yet again.

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Set-Up Men: Luke Pacconi vs Dan Noonan.

While Harry Tinney, Andrew Kyriacopoulos and Jack Hunt could take the mantle as the T’s set-up men, it is the role Pacconi plays on Goss which will go a long way to determining the outcome of the match. As it stands, Pacconi’s physicality matches up better than anyone on Goss, with the Xav forward managing just three goals against the hard-nosed defender in their two battles this year. One was named in the back pocket for the Team of the Year and the other in the forward pocket. Almost too exciting.

Dan Noonan is all class across half back and plays an important role setting up forward thrusts. His influence is at its peak when he clunks intercept mark after intercept mark as he reads the play better than any other player. His importance was on show against the Blacks in the first semi-final where he continually stopped the Blacks inside 50 attempts on numerous occasions.

The Elite: Brendan Iezzi vs Tyson Thomas.

Iezzi’s absence during last year’s grand final may have been the difference between winning and losing but we will never know.

What we do know is the two-time Woodrow Medallist will be carving his way through the T’s midfield with superiority at stoppages allowing him to rack up clearances and finish off with devastating disposal into the forward 50. Not to mention, the skipper doubles as the spiritual leader and will carry his side if need be.

John Shaw and Ben Kennedy will play important roles for Xavs in their biggest match of the year but due to his recent form Thomas stands as the line breaker through the midfield. Similar to Iezzi, Thomas does a

power of grunt work in the clutches and sends it forward for Xavs’ forwards to lap up, and his influence will be a key factor to their success.

The X-Factors: Luther Juric vs Tomi Johnston.

Juric’s athleticism makes him the perfect x-factor for the T’s as he has capacity to do the freakish things such as his basketballesque rejection on the last line of defence against Xavs in Round 18. He kicks goals in quick succession and can play a variety of roles, pinning him as one of the T’s likely match-winners.

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Johnston’s disposal by foot is deadly and it’s safe to say he gets enough of it to genuinely impact the outcome of matches. On a number of times this season, Johnston has exceeded 40 disposals and his ability to light it up through the middle runs along the same veins as Juric.

PREDICTION Premier: Old Trinity Margin: 12 points Jock Nelson Medallist: Ed Weatherson

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Old Trinity v Old Xaverians 2:20pm Sunday 18 September - IKON Park

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OLD TRINITY

OLD XAVERIANS

Senior Coach: Adam Andrews Ass. Coaches: Lucien Dean-Johns, Gerard Sholly Development Team Coach: Speros Beasley Assistant Coaches: Shane Murphy, Steve Young

Senior Coaches: Pat Hawkins and Ted Woodruff Dev. & Res. Coach: Murray Browne Ass Coaches: Matt Ball, Andrew Biddlecombe and Tim Ockleshaw

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Goals

Behinds

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Name

3

Harry Tinney

2

Daniel Noonan (VC)

4

Ned Hunt

3

Clay Johnston

7

Brendan Iezzi (Captain)

4

Denis Symeopoulos

8

Ben Howell

5

Caydn Beetham

10

Jack Osborn

6

Ben Kennedy (VC)

11

Kris Spassopoulos

8

Lachlan Howe

12

Luke Pacconi (Vice Captain)

9

Matthew Margin

13

Tom Young

10

Marc Johnston

14

Gabe Hamilton

11

Josh Agius

15

James Spassopoulos

12

Brendan Goss

17

Jack Hunt

13

Cauley Beetham

18

Ed Weatherson

16

Louis Tiernan

24

Luther Juric

17

Robert Ralph

26

Andrew Kyriacopoulos

18

John Shaw (C)

27

Sebastian Nicolosi

19

Tim Dynon

28

Christos Mannousakis

20

Marcus Allan

30

Alex Hasiotis

22

Louis Denton

31

Callum Pohl

23

James Ulbrick

32

Anthony Scott

24

Tyson Thomas

33

Nick Roberts

25

Tom Williams

41

Fergus Stewart

26

Nick Wynne

46

Henry Winter

28

Tom Anderson

48

Harry Thompson

29

Matt Handley

51

Alex Polidoros

34

Tomi Johnston

53

Hugh Tyson

41

Esmond Prowse

46

Josh Anderson

53

Chris Margin

59

Nick Serafini

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Old Xaverians v University Blues 11:50am Sunday 18 September - IKON Park

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OLD XAVERIANS

UNIVERSITY BLUES

Coach: Murray Browne Assistants: John Symepoulos, Chris Santalucia & Oliver Gidley

Coach: Jason Bek Assistants: Ben McKinley, Bob Girdwood

Matthew Margin Matt Skidmore Robert Ralph Marcus Allan James Ulbrick James Forrest Harry Lachal Ed Lachal Nick Pepperell Daniel Harangozo (C) Matt Douglas Nick Nunan Esmond Prowse Matthew Peric Patrick Tiernan

44 45 48 49 50 51 52 53 57 59 61 62 63 64 65

Jeremy Hannan Lachlan Keith Tom Fantasia Jonathan Pintal Ben Plant Luke Bissett Tristian Parker (C) Chris Margin Joe Barlow Nick Serafini Luke Pirrie James Woods Harry Batten Tom Wynne Jack Kelliher

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Matthew Hart Hamish Sellar George Chisholm Zach Thomson Will Blakey Ben Jongebloed Jamie Mugavin Tom Girdwood Andy Wettenhall Louis Wardle Ed Long Rich Langham Al Evans Sam Smith Rory Fairbairn

27 28 30 31 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 48

Will Langley Hugo Steinfort Gus Ford Daniel Van de Pol Will Hartnell Charles Fry Lachie Stewart Tyson Deane Dirk Heinz James Carr Michael Pritchard Jack Wood Ed Ratcliffe Andy Batarilo David Withers

Old Xaverians RED v Old Xaverians BLACK 9:20am Sunday 18 September - IKON Park

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OLD XAVERIANS RED

OLD XAVERIANS BLACK

Coach: Shane Healy Assistants: Tim Mangan and Jack Curtis

Coach: Pat Halpin and Pat Myers

James Agius Will Richards Jono Close Joe Barlow Jack Bueno Pat Darrer John Donohoe James Forrest Matt Owen Nick Lefebvre Jack Kelliher Nick Gazdowicz Tim Fenton Tom Gilbert Sam Lefebvre Michael Henderson Fletcher Nugent Patrick Nunan

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Lucas O'Sullivan Daniel Prowse Will Vogue James Samartzis Declan Pittonet Charles Wilson Matt Sitch (C) Nick Sharkey (VC) Tom Beaton Fraser Lane David Nash Alex Gazdowicz Tom Fantasia Matt Ongerato Tom Bergin Sam Cleeve Charlie Wright

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Tom McClusky (C)

15

Harrison Sleeman

2

Jon Mercuri

16

Robert Follacchio

3

Hamish Buckley (VC)

17

Terry Reed

4

Joshua Hangar

18

Todd Daniher

5

Jeremy Preece

19

Thomas Rowse

6

Tim Trahair

20

Killan Donohue

7

George Haddan

21

Jack Franklyn

8

Liam Rogan

22

Jack O'Sullivan

9

Matthew Galbraith

23

Julian Moylan

10

Anthony Torre

24

Sam Franklyn

11

Darcy Frawley

25

Sam Grigg

12

Will Ralph

26

Matthew Hess

13

Liam Grigg

27

James Woods

14

Jackson Sleeman

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David Chalmers

WHAT WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR Beaumaris has outlasted Old Scotch in the Premier B preliminary final to progress to the ultimate showdown against St Bede’s/ Mentone. Led by four goals from big man Daniel Gribbin and three from Milne, the Sharks overcame a slow start to gradually take control of the game and ran out with a 34-point win on the back of a dominant but inaccurate final term.

PRELIMINARY FINAL: BEAUMARIS 16.13.109 DEF. OLD SCOTCH 12.3.75 The Cardinals started with a rush, having three goals on the board in the opening five minutes thanks to Ashley Lim, Max Van den Broek and Matthew Seed. The Sharks could only manage a couple of behinds from Josh Ward and Stephen Milne before Angus Harlock put another one through and things were looking ominous for the boys in blue. Milne slotted the Sharks first halfway through the quarter and was answered soon after by Jack Furey.

Beaumaris switched on and added three goals in six minutes late in the quarter, with Matthew Petering, Milne and Adam Schneider all contributing. Both teams went scoreless for the last five minutes of the quarter, making it a five point game at the first break.

The first ten minutes of the second term yielded only one goal, with Seed kicking truly for Old Scotch. He added a behind soon after and the rest of the term was a sea of Sharks. Beaumaris added five goals in 12 minutes and it was pleasing for them that they had a variety of goalkickers, with Daniel Gribbin, Will Edmonds, Petering, Robert Cathcart and Ward all getting on the board. Similarly to the first term, neither team scored in the last seven minutes leaving the Sharks with a 21-point lead at half time.

Old Scotch weren’t going down without a fight and they got back in the contest in the first half of the quarter thanks to two goals to Van den Broek and one to Lim, getting back within four points. Liam Hiscock finally dobbed Beaumaris’s first 23 minutes into the quarter and was followed by Milne 50 seconds later. When Edmonds finished off a defensive interception and nailed the goal, all Old Scotch’s hard work had been undone in the space of four minutes and Beaumaris’s lead had increased.

Sharks big man Gribbin kicked the first two goals of the final term before Van den Broek and Seed kicked three of the next four for the Cardinals, bringing the margin back to 22 points halfway through the quarter. From there it was all Beaumaris, VAFA GRAND FINAL 2016

though they didn’t make Old Scotch pay, kicking five straight behinds in eight minutes before Gribbin kicked his third for the quarter and pushing the final margin beyond five goals.

GRAND FINAL PREVIEW: ST BEDE’S/MENTONE V BEAUMARIS And so the final Premier B battle of 2016 is ‘land versus sea’ as the Beaumaris Sharks take on the St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers.

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do so with any confidence or certainty.

The two sides finished half a game apart after the home and away season. The season series is 2-1 in favour of St Bede’s/ Mentone, though one of those wins was a one-pointer.

In Round 4 the Tigers led early, but 12 goals to five after quarter time, including three each to Ward and Gribbin, set up a six goal Beaumaris victory. In Round 11 they met again and it was Beaumaris who set the pace in the first half. A five goal third quarter gave the Tigers a narrow advantage and

they held on by a point. Interestingly, it was Beaumaris’s second loss on the trot and the third game Stephen Milne was missing from the side. Their most recent showdown was two weeks ago in the semi-final. There was only a point in it at three-quarter time and Milne kicked five of his side’s nine goals but it wasn’t enough, as the Tigers ran over the top to record a 27-point victory and progress straight through to the Grand Final.

Beaumaris was relegated from Premier section after the 2015 season and wasted no time indicating their intentions of going straight back up. They went undefeated through the first half of the season with eight wins and a draw (without Milne), winning by an average of eight goals. They encountered some speed bumps along the road in the second half, with narrow losses to Monash (7) and St Bede’s/Mentone (1) before getting back on track with four straight wins. The Sharks suffered two losses in the final three rounds but managed to regain the top spot they had held for most of the season with a comfortable win over Ajax in the final round. Stephen Milne finished second in the league goalkicking with 43 (51 including finals) and has been well supported by Daniel Gribbin (31) and Lachlan Boyd (22). Tom Dean finished 5th in the GT Moore Medal with 13 votes, while Anthony Carroll and Stephen Milne both polled 9. I had Milne in my Team of the Year, along with Matthew Petering and Robert Cathcart.

THE VERDICT: ST BEDE’S/MENTONE BY 3 GOALS I am basing my prediction purely on what I saw in their most recent contest two weeks ago. The Beaumaris defence did a magnificent job of harassing and quelling Tigers spearhead Luke Velluto, yet the Tigers still kicked a winning score. Stephen Milne kicked five of his side’s nine goals but didn’t have the support around him on the day. Daniel Gribbin is in great form and will be a threat to the Tigers.

LOOKING AHEAD In 2017 we welcome St Bernards (9th, 5-13) and Old Carey Grammarians (10th, 1-17) from Premier section, as well as Mazenod (2nd, 14-3-1) and Peninsula Old Boys (3rd, 12-6) up from Premier C.

St Bede’s/Mentone were clearly the second best Premier B side in 2015 behind St Kevin’s but crashed out in the Prelim to Old Melburnians, so I’m sure this played some part in their preparations and motivation for the 2016 season. They had a patchy first month, with a thumping of Fitzroy and a seven-point classic over Old Scotch on Anzac Day joined by losses to Old Brighton and their Grand Final opponents Beaumaris. The Tiger machine then clicked into gear with seven straight wins through the middle rounds by an average of five goals (though it did include a couple of one-point escapes). There were a couple of late season losses to Fitzroy and Old Brighton but they regrouped with three wins and went into the final round on top of the ladder, before being toppled by Monash by four points. Michael Barnes led the Tigers goalkicking with 42 for the season, followed by Luke Velluto (33) and George Rowlands (26). I had Barnes, Jaryd Robertson and James Tyquin in my Team of the Year, while Josh Cowan (11 votes) and Chris Mangoni (10) were their leading vote getters in the GT Moore Medal.

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St Bedes/Mentone Tigers v Beaumaris 2:15pm Saturday 17 September - Trevor Barker Oval

No. 1

ST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERS

BEAUMARIS

Coaches: Steve Ryan

Coach: Brayden Haynes

Assistant: Adam Acreman

Assistants: Tim Rieniets

Development: Russell Barnes

Reserves Coach: Alex Bennett

Name Paul Wintle

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Brayden O'Toole Luke Velluto Darcy Holden Jaryd Robertson Tom Garside Michael Barnes Pat Hurst Chris Richards Josh Cowan Simon Richards (Capt) Tom Tyquin Pat Tyquin Lachlan Palfrey Mitchell Coen Matt Caia George Rowlands Alex Smout Ben Nicoll Ben Dance James Tyquin Jimmy Colyvan Chris Mangoni Kieran Arthur Johnny Cayhan Dan Garside Nick Seeeber Mark Geschke Brett Denton Robert Iudica Alex Whalebone Lachlan Mirams Erish Uthayakumar Mitchell Johnstone James Mangoni Lewis Stutterd

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Mitchell Kent John Dawes 1st Qtr

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Name Rob Cathcart Matt Petering Sean Coote Tom Abbott Lachlan Howes Tom Dean ( C ) Josh Ward Doug Pritchard Nick Loucaides Scott Braithwaite Scott Gower Will Murton Adam Schneider Cameron Pace Lachlan Boyd Sam McBain Anthony Carroll Will Edmonds Joel Di Natale Callan Buckley Mitch Howes Steve Scott Luke Edmondson Ben McLean Daniel Gribbons Michael Defontenay Jack Grange Jack Gabron-Uhe Mick Millar Tim Cumming Matt Williams Dylan Gabron-Uhe Stephen Milne Richard Ryan Luke Globan Ryan Keating Liam Hiscock Elliot Harris Michael Wilson Damien Johns Tim Pritchard Pete Richter Drew Kelly Matt Zagni Jared Evans Matt Lovejoy Todd Douglass Will Gillespie Nick Dickinson Ryan Bennett Jordan Smith 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

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Behinds

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4th Qtr

Beaumaris v Old Scotch 11:30am Saturday 17 September - Trevor Barker Oval

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BEAUMARIS

OLD SCOTCH

Coach: Alexander Bennett Assistants: Tim Rieniets

Coach: Tristan Foenander Assistants: Anthony Furey & Nick Lindsay

Rob Cathcart

Matt Petering Sean Coote Tom Abbott Lachlan Howes Tom Dean ( C ) Josh Ward Doug Pritchard Nick Loucaides Scott Braithwaite Scott Gower Will Murton Adam Schneider Cameron Pace Lachlan Boyd Sam McBain Anthony Carroll Will Edmonds Joel Di Natale Callan Buckley Mitch Howes Steve Scott Luke Edmondson Ben McLean Daniel Gribbons Michael Defontenay

27 28 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 37 38 41 42 44 45 46 48 48 51 55 56 58 60

Jack Grange Jack Gabron-Uhe Mick Millar Tim Cumming Matt Williams Dylan Gabron-Uhe Stephen Milne Richard Ryan Luke Globan Ryan Keating Liam Hiscock Elliot Harris Michael Wilson Damien Johns Tim Pritchard Pete Richter Drew Kelly Matt Zagni Jared Evans Matt Lovejoy Todd Douglass Will Gillespie Nick Dickinson Ryan Bennett Jordan Smith

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Josh Raines Sam Margitich Charlie Long John Stavris Richard Wilkinson Jack Davis Will Strange Sam Anderson Brett Borland Mitch Bradley Henry Dick (Res Capt) Callum Goldby Henry Harms Tom Havers Angus Harlock Hayden Calway Justin Nikolovski Brenton Morley

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Sean Richardson John Daggian Ed Furey Josh Gordon Hamish Dennis Nic Bennison Julian Beard Ben Aharfi Kris Paltoglou Tom Beddison Edward von Moger Lewis Parisi James Parsell Cameron Melville Sam Neil Charlie Dixon Tim Melville

11:30am Saturday 17 September - Sportscover Arena

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MAZENOD

WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS

Coach: Wayne Poulter Assistants: Steve Balloch, John Mann

Coach: Matt Wynd Assistants: Hamish Munro

Matt Rich (C) Francis Palleschi Patrick Noone Daniel Hayes Michael Pecora Daniel Smith Luke Strudwick Visesio Saina Nick Peck Ryan Kaye Adrian Mc Intyre James Egan Steve Forster Ben Woods (VC) Jamie Cetraro Steve Balloch Tim McDonald

35 36 37 38 39 40 44 45 47 50 51 57 60 68

Sam Riley Peter Rozanidis Rob Mc Carthy Josh White Josh Trounce Jake Walton Sam Jones Steve Mydaras James Sharp Michael Rice Patrick Flanagan Damien Mc Leod Patrick Cincotta (VC) Christian Poretti

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Matthew John Matthew Carland Mati Christikakis Zac Read Michael Cavarra Josh Newton Sam Raunik Brad Carvalho Ryan Joy Michael Michetti Ryan Danaher Hayden Barnett Nathan Bratby Ben Hynes Nick Green James Neylon Michael McLaughlin

43 44 48 49 52 53 55 56 60 61 63 64 72

Sean McVernon Michael Venosta Jack Gialamatzis George Daaboul Josh Micallef Lewis Moore Tim Ball Jake MacKenzie Sean O'Shea-Korbut Jeremy Venosta Andrew Thompson Miles Walsh Lawrence Henry

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Christian Burgess

PIRATES V NODDERS – OFFENCE V DEFENCE What a season it has been, leaving all spectators of Premier C, on the edge of their seats right up until the last home and away match. When the top four teams were arguably locked after round 15, it was the bottom half of the ladder who gave us our excitement, fighting off relegation prospects up until the final siren. We bid farewell to Ormond and Oakleigh who have been relegated to Division one and we welcome Old Geelong and Old Mentonians after their successful seasons in Division one. Peninsula and Mazenod have locked away their spots in Premier B due to a highly successful 2016 and will replace Old Haileybury and Hampton Rovers who will also join us in Premier C for 2017.

All the action has led up until this final Saturday, where we get to see the top of our class fight it out for Premiership success.

Mazenod have fought for top spot all year, competing against Caulfield Gramamrians for the minor premiership. Peninsula have always looked a finals certainty, grabbing top spot on the ladder for two rounds and never slipped below fourth.

The Nodders have played some of their best footy in the last two weeks, hitting peak form at the business end of the season with an average winning margin of 75 points, including an 83 point win over Caulfield.

Ben Phibbs’ on-field experience has played a huge role to the club turning around 2015’s ‘season to forget’. Phibbs’ class and leadership has directed the young brigade of; Welsford, Kovac, Izon and Cincotta to become some of the most dominant performers in the competition. Stephen Welsford has been the most consistent performer for the Nodders, getting his hands on the footy so frequently and cuts teams open with his use. The Nodders biggest strength heading into the Grand Final clash is their long list of players who are capable of kicking a handful of goals. Bradley Kovac averages nearly two goals a game, Kieren McKeogh has kicked five goals in a standout performance against Caulfield, Thomas Cincotta is capable of a handful if not given the attention he deserves, Francis Reed has kicked seven goals in a day out this season and Rees Thomas averages 1.5 goals in his 11 games. A prospect that no doubt will have the Pirates worrying, is to which forward to they try to shut down and give their most attention to. For me, I think the Pirates will need to stop Bradley Kovac. Kovac obviousVAFA GRAND FINAL 2016

ly has the ability to hurt opposition on the scoreboard but it’s his influence around the ground from the half forward flank that has made him such a damaging player and can be the link man between midfield to forwards. Although they have a wide spread of goal scorers, they have pride themselves on their ability to shut down opposition attacks, averaging the lowest ‘scores against’ for the season. If the Nodders can put together a performance like they did against Caulfield and Elsternwick Park remains wet, it’s hard to see them being beaten.

The Pirates have entered the Grand Final after a dream run in the finals, beating Old Ivanhoe who recently had the wood over them and then a gutsy win over top of the ladder Caulfield. The Pirates seem to play ‘smarter team football’, often switching the play, backing their run and rely on their 22nd man to have an impact. Despite having the most players in the 2016 ‘Premier C Team Of The Year’, the Pirates depth is exceptionally strong. Their 15 – 22nd listed players all play major roles, leaving less reliance on their stars, spreading the load equally. Of the Pirates six best players listed from their last two games, 10 different players have been named, exemplifying their depth this finals series. The Pirates are arguably the most exciting team to watch, averaging 24 scoring shorts per game this finals series and have made mockeries of their opposition with the ability control the football for majority of the quarters.

The Pirates dangerous duo are the Fletcher brothers. Both have only played the 13 games this season but possess class and poise around contests, which are pivotal in 12

September and I predict the Nodders to put a lot of time and preparation into limiting James’ influence. The Nodders forward line have caused headaches this season, but Brad Schurman will has been a brick wall in defence and will be relied upon to continue his stellar season. But at the opposite end of the ground, headaches will be caused for the Nodders through Stefan Barbour, the most difficult player to match up on. Although Barbour has been quiet by his standards in recent weeks, he has kicked five or more goals on six occasions this season and can win a game off his own boot. I believe the Pirates will need a dry deck to play their ferociously fast football and if that’s the case at Elsternwick on Saturday, I think we will be in for a high scoring affair.

The weather is going to significantly play a factor on Saturday and will affect my tip.

Providing Elsternwick Park can withstand this week’s rain and dry up over Friday/Saturday, I will back Peninsula’s run to continue. If, by Saturday the middle pitch remains muddy and heavy, I’ll stick with Mazenod’s strength to prevail.

I would also like to congratulate Liam Kinsella of Kew Bears on winning the Zachariah Medal. Liam had a stellar season winning the sections best and fairest medal from 15 games, kicking 12 goals through the midfield.

Thank you to everyone who emailed me during the season, recapping the weekend’s matches and sharing your insights. It’s been a fantastic season and I look forward to a great Saturday of football.

2:15pm Saturday 17 September - Sportscover Arena

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PENINSULA

Coach: Ben Phibbs Assistants: Nick Lewton, Nick Snart

Coach: Nick Claringbold Ass Coaches: Damian Brice & Adam Crean

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Goals

Behinds

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Name

2

Tom Cincotta

Adam Smrdel

3

Jayden Hill

Alex Wood

4

Tim Boubon

Alexander Marshall

5

Liam Welsford

Ashley Collins

6

Rob Mann (C)

Ben Southam

7

Sam Reed

Ben Williamson

8

Rees Thomas

Bradley Schuurman

9

Gus Patti

Brett Brisbane

11

Matthew Sier

Brett Macaulay

13

Liam Riley

Bryce Kellerman

14

Ben Phibbs

George Fletcher

15

Jacob Murdoch

Hayden Brodie

16

Nick Thomas

Jake Archdeacon

18

Simon Hall

James Fletcher

19

Brad Kovac

James Moignard

20

Nick Gentile

Jordan Pomeroy

21

Stuart Inglis (VC)

Mitchell Kellerman

23

Steve Oldman

Nicholas Fisher

24

Tom McKenna

Rob Bambery

25

Aaron Taun- Henderson

Sam Buchanan

26

Jeremy Devlin

Sam Glenn

27

Keiren Mc Keogh

Samuel Harrison

28

Steve Welsford (VC)

Shaun Payze

36

Damian Byrne

Stefan Barbour

42

Dean Izon

Stuart Grigg

44

Xavier Patti

Thomas Feldgen

Goals

Behinds

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

Thomas La Brooy Thomas Wilkinson Tom Coghlan William Coghlan William Crowder

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

1st Qtr

Goals

Goals

Behinds

Behinds

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LEAGUE BEST AND FAIREST WINNERS We’ve received intel from the great Brian ‘Benny’ Goodman, VAFA GM of Football and Umpiring, in regard to the umpires officiating the three games over the weekend. They are in no particular order as at the time of print no one was completely sure which umpire would be handling which game. For the umpires, just as it is for the players, this is the pinnacle. We wish the following umpires, field, boundary and goal all the best in their respective fixtures. In addition to this, we have to thank all the umpires who have passionately committed themselves to such a noble cause throughout the 2016 season.

Division Premier B:

Award won by Charlie Dillon

Division U19 Premier

Premier C:

Liam Kinsella

U19 Premier Res U19 Premier Reserve Medal: Jack Rennex (Old Xaverians)

Division 1:

Daniel Maitland

U19 Section 2

G.W. McTaggart Medal: James Salouris (Parkdale Vultures)

Division 2:

Glenn Costas

U19 Section 3

I.A. Brown Medal: Scott Ebbott (Hampton Rovers)

Division 3:

Julias Waras Carstensen

U19 Section 4

H. Harisiou Medal: Jack Munro (Old Haileybury)

Division 4:

Brent Christie

U19 Section 5

Isaac Romano (Parkside)

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Award won by C.R. Newbury Medal: Michael Di Natale (St Kevin’s Old Boys)

VAFA IRELAND TOUR

The VAFA Ireland Tour will occur again in 2017 at the completion of the VAFA Season. It is a fantastic opportunity for VAFA players to be a part of, playing International Rules against Irish clubs. It

truly separates our competition from all others in Australia and rewards players for captivating the amateur ethos. If you are fortunate enough to speak to any of the previous players or officials who have

toured, they will speak highly of their experiences, often labelling it a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’. Below is a thank you letter from Stuart Grigg, who took part in the 2015 tour.

STUART GRIGG – PENINSULA PIRATES Michael, After being home for a few weeks now and having time to reflect, I would like to thank you

and the VAFA for the wonderful opportunity to tour Ireland wearing the Big V. The experience was one like no other.

Not only was it a dream come true to wear the Big V and represent our amazing competition, but the relationships and memories that were made with players and officials alike from other parts of the VAFA are something to cherish. Opportunities like this that the VAFA provides its players are what sets our league apart as the best league in the country. I sincerely hope that we continue to offer opportunities like this and continue to build our football networks not only nationally but internationally.

Special thanks must go to yourself, Sammy and Christian for the hard work that you put in organising an event such as this.

Please keep watch for future articles regarding details of the 2017 tour.

If you have any queries regarding the tour, please contact Sam Confait ‑on sam@vafa.com.au

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Al Green (Fitzroy) After 61 senior games, the number 12 has called time on his Fitzroy playing days to spend more time with his young family and on other commitments. When season 2017 rolls around, it will not only be the ‘rock’ of the backline that Fitzroy will miss in Al Green’s absence, it’s also a great judge and sounding board for the club’s leaders. Al has been a calm influence and a wise head on and off field and his intercept marks and excellent disposal out of the backline will be sorely missed. Thank you for everything Al. Sam Buckley and Richard Willingham (Fitzroy) It's only right that Sam and Richard, who have played their entire football careers together, also hang up the boots at the same time. Earlier this season, on Anzac Day, Sam and Richard played their 150th games together. While Sam's main responsibility in 2016 was coaching the Fitzroy Reserves, he pulled on the boots whenever the team needed, which coincidentally included the final round against Parkdale, where he saw his team over the line one last time. The pair were part of the first ever Fitzroy Junior Football Club under 11s team in 1993 and Sam infamously kicked the team's one and only goal of the season. The Fitzroy Reserves will miss these two competitive club champions, but we expect they will continue to play important roles at the club. Congratulations and thank you Richard and Sam. Rob Hansen (VAFAUA) Commencing his umpiring career in 1971, Rob Hansen has been a wonderful contributor to the VAFAUA over his time both officiating through the grades whilst also being a dedicated mentor and coaching observer to many of the up and coming umpires. Rob began his association with the VAFA in 1986 where he was the appointed club umpire for Monash University Blues. In 2016, Rob blew his whistle for the very last time, officiating the Premier B Reserve contest between Monash Blues and St Bedes/Mentone Tigers. After a career spanning 45 years and over 600 games in the field, we wish Rob all the best in retirement.

Steven Salopek (St Kevins) The St Kevin’s Old Boys Football Club wishes to acknowledge the significant contribution of Steven Salopek, who retires from football after a distinguished career at Port Adelaide (1997 Premiership player) and four great seasons at SKOBs.Joining his younger brother Jason in 2013, Steve was an integral part of the Club’s unbeaten season of 2015. Steve was runner-up in the 2014 B & F award and will feature prominently again in the 2016 count.Steve has proved to be a quality person, player and mentor to the younger players at the Club. We wish Steve all the very best in retirement and thank him and his family for their involvement at SKOBs. Corey Bannister (Therry Penola) It is estimated that Corey or “CJB” has kicked the most senior goals in the VAFA history. Records available have him at well over 800 career goals and with this massive tally has won three VAFA goal kicking awards, including a season of 100+ in Division 2 in 2009. He is a dual premiership player (Premier C - 2000, and Division 2 - 2013), Club Champion as well as a Big V representative at both the Senior and U19 level. Corey retires after 18 years and 263 games including 13 finals. He is a VAFA great and a Therry Penola legend.

Paul Edwards (Therry Penola) Paul is one of the most loved figures at Therry Penola. "Dobbo" as he's affectionately known was arguably Therry Penola's most valuable player in the club's 2013 premiership season, proving a pillar at fullback. Dobbo started at Therry in 1999 and was an instrumental part of our club's Premier C flag in 2000. After a few years at Powerhouse, where similar to Corey he is one of only a few to kick 100 goals in a season, and then a stint at Hillside, he returned to the club in 2013 to play with his mate Corey, and the rest is history. He represented the Big V at both the Senior and U19 level and could play and make an impact at either end of the ground. Following a significant injury this season he retires having played 149 senior games for Therry including 6 finals. He has been an ornament to the game.

Colby O’Brien (Old Geelong) Old Geelong Football Club farewelled one of the club’s greatest ever players, Colby O’Brien, who played his 189th senior and final game for the club in the D1 Grand Final. Joining the club in 2005 Colby played in the seniors premiership in his first year and was quickly nicknamed “The Franchise”.

Initially a half forward, he led the club goal-kicking twice before moving into the midfield where he won four B&Fs (a club record). Known for selling massive amounts of candy and having slightly pointy elbows The Franchise will be sorely missed but will be an Ogger for life.

Wayne Cove – (Ormond) Wayne Cove (Covey) announced his retirement following Ormond’s reserves semi-final game.

Wayne leaves a great legacy having joined Ormond in the under 9’s and progressing to play continuously through to the end of the 2016 season. During his career he played over 200 games, won an Under 19 Best & Fairest, played in the 2008 senior premiership team and played in a senior grand final in 2005. He also played in reserves grand finals in 2010, 2011 and 2013. The consummate Club person, everyone at Ormond wishes Wayne well in retirement and congratulates him on an outstanding contribution to the Club and Amateur football.

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Andrew Hickey (Monash Blues) It is with much admiration that Monash Blues comes to terms with Andrew Hickey having recently played his 278th and final game for the Club. Known as 'Scalpel' for his precision kicking, he is the club games record holder and both an Under 19 and Senior premiership player. He won the club B&F in 2012, with his consistency defined by his record of being runner up 5 times in this award.

Despite been 10+ years older than many of his teammates, Hickey has continued to be a popular and valuable player and will be missed. All at Monash Blues wish Andrew Hickey all the best for the future.

Elliott Costello (South Melbourne Districts) Elliott 'Goblet' Costello has been around the Districts for as long as I can remember. One thing that always sticks in my mind with Goblet is something that he said after the club won the D3 Premiership in 2006 in which he was overseas and he mentions that the following year he was back playing in the 2's and he had a look at himself after apparently dominating a game and wanted to be a consistent senior player (which we didn't think he had the ability) but the perseverance and dedication that he set himself that year and the next 10 following is something that a lot of players should admire. His obvious connect with charity work with Y-GAP is outstanding and many a club function Elliott has turned into a Y-GAP event. A gutsy footballer, a great leader and an even better bloke.

Dustin Cracknell (Marcellin) If anyone ever needed an example of a great clubman, Dustin Cracknell is your man. From playing school boy First XVIII at the young age of 14, to turning up week after week at all ends of Melbourne to play Club XVIII or Thirds football, “Dusty” was always ready to help. Not only a great bloke, but one of the most skilful and dangerous forwards in any league he plays in. A premiership player and coach, plus a mentor more recently to our young playing group, the Marcellin Old Collegians Football Club congratulates Dustin Cracknell on an outstanding career.

Sam Ayoub (Marcellin) Feared, tough and skilful are just a few words to appropriately describe Sam Ayoub. Starting his career in the midfield, “Sammy” was regularly recognised as one of the league’s premier ball getters.

His dominance only grew when he was moved up forward later in his career, regularly kicking bags of 8 in a mercurial “Daicos” style manner that had to be seen to be believed. This was typified by Sammy’s huge hall of 73 goals in this, his final season; 25 more than his nearest rival. A passionate person both on and off the field, Sam will be an irreplaceable member of Marcellin OCFC. Andrew Scott (Collegians) Scotty has played at Collegians for over 10 years and has been a great clubman and an accomplished player in that time. A member of the B Section Premiership in his first year at the club and he was nicknamed very early in his career as “future”. This was because at that stage he was the future of Collegians and has been an integral part of the midfield ever since that B Section flag in 2006.

Andrew has played multiple times in state representative teams at all ages and many senior rep games and has always been a big vote getter in the league best and fairest’ s over his time. His crowning glory is the back to back Premier section premierships in 2011 and 2012 where Scotty was the dominant midfielder in a very good side. Well done from everyone at Collegians on a great career.

Michael Darvell (Old Xaverians) Old Xaverians Football Club great, Michael Darvell announced his retirement towards the end of the 2016 home and away season following an injury setback. Michael, a former Xavier College student, captained the 2005 School 1st XVIII side, before joining Williamstown in the VFL in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, Michael joined the Old Xavs and made an immediate impact as a player and as a leader. Michael has been an outstanding player and Clubman for 9 seasons and 130 senior games. During his time at Old Xavs he was an Under 23’s State representative, three-time Premier Section premiership player (2009, 2010 and 2013) and Club Captain in 2014 and 2015. He is highly respected across the VAFA and is one of the Old Xavs’ favourite sons. Everyone at the Old Xavs thanks ‘Darvs’ for his significant contribution to the Club and looks forward to his ongoing presences for years to come.

Leigh Harrison (De La Salle) Leigh Harrison is a product of De La Salle College. He was drafted as a rookie to the Western Bulldogs and played several years in the VFL with Werribee before returning to the club in 2003.

Included among a host of accolades are a senior premiership and ‘Best First Year player’ award in 2003, Senior Best & Fairest in 2005 and runner up in 2007. Leigh also had a couple of seasons with Kilcunda-Bass that landed another flag. Leigh always let his deeds do the talking and will be remembered as one of the most sublimely skilled players to ever represent the club. Astute VAFA followers will recall his extraordinary solo performance against Old Xaverierians in 2009. In front of perhaps the biggest ever VAFA home and away crowd, Leigh’s talents where on full display booting 8 goals from CHF and pulling down several ‘Mark of the Year' contenders. Despite his veteran status Leigh was a very consistent performer across the first half of the season but unfortunately injury curtailed his appearances in the back half of the year. Perhaps no coincidence that the clubs fortunes mirrored his availability. We hope that Leigh’s footy smarts will be put to good use in a coaching role at the club in the future.

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Max McGraw

SIZZLE IN THE DRIZZLE. SEASONED VAFA WATCHER MAX MCGRAW LOOKS AT 2016. HIS VIEWS ARE ENTIRELY HIS OWN.

player exits and coaching changes. Noone could have foreseen the shocking run of injuries that was to follow. They lost six games by fifteen points or less, but it was only in R17 that the Snowdogs were finally tapped on the shoulder and told it was time to go.

It has been a rainy season, perhaps fitting in the year the federal election served up two most dripping wet prime ministerial candidates ever.

Clubs new to Premier are usually viewed with some curiosity, but can otherwise fly under the radar in early appearances. Not SKOB, which seemed to have a big target painted on it from the pre-season. Regardless of others’ expectation of them, St Kevin’s clearly fell short of their own. They sacked their coach in July and spent the rest of the way thinking of finals while dreading relegation. In the end, both eluded them.

Perhaps this was why so many players took refuge overseas in record numbers this winter. Sure, their reasons seemed familiar enough: weddings, Olympics, and international man-bun conventions, but I am sure it was the interminable election campaign that drove them away.

Still, if the pleadings from rival political camps repelled us, rivalries in the VAFA drew us closer, and we watched from the mounds, terraces and flats around Melbourne. If we couldn’t find joy in our own team’s efforts, we could at least marvel at the performances of players in other jumpers.

Three of my favourites of the past decade have already bade us adieu. Andrew Scott, the uncompromising and skillful midfielder from Collegians has hung them up, after coming back strong this year post-knee surgery. I’ve heard plenty curse him, but I’ve many more wish that he was on their team. Mick Darvell, the Xavs midfielder, cut many defenses to ribbons in his prime, though his hamstrings are these days like ribbons, despite spending years trying to get them right. De La’s Leigh Harrison, a bit older, is going too. Those at Waverley Park in June 2009 (and there were thousands) will never forget his brilliance that day as he booted seven in a losing team. Gentlemen: it has been a pleasure watching you.

The estimable Wayne Dyer is soon to be Collegians’ immediate past president after eighteen years ruling of the Lions’ den. His contribution has extended well beyond his own club and he will be missed by many others who sought his wise counsel.

The season had it all: drawn games, close ones and massacres. And controversy: the decision to standardise the senior sections at ten teams was the right one, though HQ drew criticism for the tardy mid-season announcement. “They’re moving the goalposts mid-year” was the complaint, though I heard one cynic remark that none of the three clubs affected could find the goalposts anyway.

Finding the goalposts was a common problem. Even the heaviest scoring team across senior sections potted a couple of goals less per game than has become customary. Mark that down to stronger defenses, the weather and the appalling condition of some of the arenas.

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ours for a month or so, but committees in the top tiers won’t stop. It might be a grand final on Sunday, and Mad Monday to follow, but the slog of recruiting and retaining players begins again on Tuesday.

Last summer’s efforts on the trail paid off for a number of clubs. St Kevin’s, newly promoted, secured and retained plenty of talent that had seen action on the senior circuit. Steves Salopek and Gilham were joined by Rohan Bail, Jordan Gysberts and James Strauss, and for one brief, shining moment, Mark Jamar. Old Melburnians landed midfielder Matt Thomas. However, in terms of publicity value, one couldn’t look past Beaumaris, then newly demoted, which added 502 AFL games and 831 AFL goals when they inked Stephen Milne and Adam Schneider. Down lower, Old Geelong added George Burbury in an attempt to lift the Hoops back into higher echelons.

The Premier year began without Old Scotch, which fell from the top ledge after 35 years, some of them spent hanging on by fingernails. The Cardinals lowered their colours in the Premier B preliminary final, so there’ll be no immediate bounce-back.

They advertised the senior coach’s role on its biggest day of the season, strange given the incumbent seemed keen to continue.

Then again, every club has its own peculiarities.

The Red Jackets will be joined by Old Carey, which returns to Premier B after a year that was one long horror show. If a whole season can at once be soon-forgotten but long-remembered, this will be it. The Panthers’ only win was against St Kevin’s, with injuries, departures, and a continued lack of depth their issues.

St Bernard’s, last season’s LA Adamson Cup winner, is also headed down. Premiership flags are often succeeded by red flags out at the Snakepit, and there were plenty of these in the pre-season with retirements, 20

Collegians had the “renovations in progress” signs up from the first round, though they didn’t bother adding any “proceed with care” warnings. The Purples rarely played an attacking brand, but could strangle with the best of them, particularly at the Trott. Maybe I am over-rating their eight-win season, but it was a pretty solid building block.

Old Melburnians also built a solid foundation for future success. They won eight and drew one, and claimed some big scalps.

One of the architects responsible, coach Nathan Brown, is moving on, but he leaves the OMs better organised and more disciplined than they have been in living memory. The Dark Blues have a high upside, but who will exploit it?

De La Salle looked like world-beaters in April and May and like many, I had them penciled in for an appearance in today’s Grand Final. Their brilliant first half matched last season’s second half. They regained some star power over the summer, but after their strong start, fell slowly from contention, revealing a strange vulnerability at home. They remain an enigma, incomprehensible to outsiders and possibly to most of their own too.

Uni Blacks were tipped to struggle after retirements and departures, but despite being domiciled on the slushy Main Oval, often displayed potency, especially in attack. Their on-ball division, particularly the courageous Bede Mahon, provided headaches for most opposition teams, though this did not always convert to victories. Still, Cam Roberts coached his team well and its fourth place finish is in no small part due to his guile.

Uni Blues secured the double chance in a Round 18 shakeup, but preliminary final day was, for the fifth time in a decade, their Waterloo. Their year was handicapped by the condition of their home ground and their bursts of brilliance at Sportscover last week showed us all what might have been had they played and practiced on a

drier deck. We are going to hear a lot more about young star Tom Quinn, whose final performance on Sunday was electric and inspiring.

So now there are two. The Ts will return to Carlton with last season’s grand final lineup largely intact, plus Anthony Scott and Brendan Iezzi. Trinity stumbled in the mid-season when injuries and other inconveniences took their toll. But then Iezzi, the straw that stirs the OT drink, came back after a year away with a bad knee, they restarted their engine and put the foot down. They haven’t lost since late June.

Seb Nicolosi, Andrew Kyriacopoulos and Callum Pohl are now established stars, but then they have Polidoros, Osborn, Juric, the brothers Hunt, Pacconi, Weatherson and others to put teams to the sword. Look how they dispensed with Uni Blues a fortnight back: flair, precision and ruthlessness.

Adam Andrews has done a magnificent job with his players, and these days, he has plenty to work with. Last year’s narrow defeat will have been gnawing at them for twelve months and winning this Sunday is the only salve.

Old Xaverians recruited well but their early season form was inconsistent. Their 4-5 first half did include a win over Trinity on the Daley, though the Green Machine was at that time stalled. In the back half, they rattled off eight in a row and then lost to the Ts in a tense clash. Brendan Goss, Dan Noonan, and Matt Handley have grabbed most of the headlines (and marks), but there is a capable supporting corps, including Shaw, Wynne, Dynon, Thomas and Johnstons x3. Coaches Pat Hawkins and

Ted Woodruff have returned the club to the finals – and to the grand final - for the first time since 2013.

So who wins? While our trip to the ballot box had us holding our noses and begrudgingly lending support that was entirely undeserved, the 2016 VAFA Grand Final has thrown up two viable choices, each with its merits. If Old Trinity wins, it will be because its silky skills. But if there is

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one team to stop them, it is the Xavs, who relish the contest and are capable of unrelenting pressure to force errors. The Ts have had the week off, but have also won eight straight and might be due a loss. Most of Ammo Nation will hope that Old Trinity grips the LA Adamson Cup for the first time ever. But such sentimentality will not be found at Toorak Park. Whichever team wins will be a deserving premier.

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Tom Feldgen

OGGERS OUTSTANDING They’ve done it, the minor premiers Old Geelong have held firm to be crowned Division 1 premiers for 2016 after they held on to defeat Old Mentonians by eight points at Coburg City Oval on Saturday.

The Ogs took the long road to glory after they succumbed to the Panthers in the Semi-final and were forced to dig deep to run over PEGS in the Prelim.

The Ogs came out on top in the fifth and final deciding encounter between the two star-studded teams, to make it three wins to two at the end of the season. What a rivalry these two clubs have forged, one that will hopefully continue as they make their way up the Premier divisions.

The Panthers’ fresh legs were on show in the opening term as they pushed the margin out to 12 points at the first interval.

However, the second term saw the Ogs use the scoring end to even greater prevail, ramming home six majors to take a 14-point lead at the main break. Old Geelong mainstays Cal Wood and Jock Grimshaw were pivotal to the Ogs second term recovery, as they began to impose themselves on the game with some big grabs and scoreboard pressure.

The third term can truly go down as the “premiership quarter” as the Panthers squandered a number of opportunities to finish with only three goals from 10 shots. The Panthers forwards, led by Dustan Mills and Brenton Schubert began to look seriously dangerous and caused many a headache for their opposition. Old Geelong collected a vital two goals of their own to take a three-point lead into the last break.

The stage was set for a final quarter that the season deserved. A season full of ebbs and flows came down to 30 minutes of absorbing football. In some ways it was a shame that there could only be one victor.

The Panthers continued to hold the

momentum early in the final quarter, producing a number of forward entries that threatened to blow the game wide open. Despite being under immense pressures the Ogs’ halfbacks continued to rebound with pace, flair and skill to generate opportunities of their own, which led to goals for superstar George Burbury and Rupert De Crespigny. The Old Geelong faithful dared to dream with only five minutes left on the clock and the Panthers still needing three goals to regain the lead. A late goal ensured it was a nail-biter right to the end, but the siren sounded with the Ogs eight points clear.

Cue the pandemonium.

Will Sloss, Josh Hutley, Colby O’Brien and Sandon James all played starring roles in Oggers triumph.

Before Saturday it had been 11 years since Old Geelong last tasted premiership glory, so as you would expect there were some emotional scenes on the Coburg City Oval playing surface around 5pm Saturday afternoon.

Special mention must also go to Daniel Maitland from Old Mentonians. Not only was he the Panthers best on Grand Final day, last week he was also crowned the LS Pepper medallist as Division 1’s best and fairest. It was an enthralling vote count as Maitland took the honours just one vote ahead of Sean Miller (Old Paradians) who claimed 23 votes and five votes ahead of PEGS star midfielder Brad Jones (19 votes). Well done to all place getters on an outstanding season.

It was a four-quarter arm wrestle that the season deserved. Spectators of both sides were certainly not left disappointed and can be proud of the way their team carried themselves in the Grand Final and for the entire season.

Both the Ogs and Panthers had contributors right across the board on Saturday. Team of the Year centre half forward Callum Wood was the star of the show. He capped off an unbelievably consistent season by being awarded the best on ground medallion.

He was everywhere across half-forward, taking big marks, creating opportunities for his team mates and also produced two goals of his own at crucial stages in the game. Young gun Jock Grimshaw finished with three and George Burbury was the other multiple goal scorer. Jason Barry,

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The Panthers, who started 2016 like an absolute house on fire will be left to rue a number of missed opportunities, but certainly will not be criticised for a lack of effort. Dustan Mills was at his dynamic best with three majors and was ably accompanied by Brenton Schubert who bagged three as well. Keiffer SmithCameron kicked a handy two goals, while Douglas Payton and Oliver Jones did their utmost to keep the Panthers in the contest.

Well that just about raps it up for VAFA Division 1 2016. Well done to all sides for producing a captivating season full of upsets and classic encounters. See you next year to the six clubs who will be returning, hopefully see you soon to those relegated and good luck to Old Mentonians and Old Geelong in Premier C. They walked the talk. It truly has been the #YearOfTheOG.

Jarryd McGuane

PRESTON POWER THROUGH Division 2 of the VAFA 2016 season has come to an end, as the Preston Bullants have claimed the premiership with a 12-point win over the previously one loss St Johns OC at Casey Fields.

The JOC’s started brightly with a nice wind, as they moved the ball forward frequently from the first bounce, with Corey Ely missing a guilt edged chance to put the first major on the board. Another two gettable misses from St Johns and a single behind from Preston had the score sitting at 0.3.3 to 0.1.1 after 20 minutes of the first. The drought was broken by the JOC’s just shortly after throw league leading goal kicker Aaron Thornton bombing a shot from 70m that only just dribbled through. But the Bullants were not deterred as they got their first from the restart and then followed up with a goal on the siren to take a four-point lead into the second quarter.

The momentum of the first was maintained at the start of the second as Preston through Damon Marcon, Sean Calcedo and Matthew Holmes kicked the first three goals of the quarter. Late in the quarter, the JOC’s did get some push from the middle and two goals just before the siren. But in the process of fighting their way back into the game, team of the year and influential midfielder Corey Ely broke a bone in his foot and would be lost for the rest of the game. A couple more behinds for St Johns at the end of the quarter had the margin at nine points at the half.

There was a quiet confidence among the JOC’ fans, as now as they believed the side had turned the corner and would be the stronger of the two sides.

But as both sides went to their positions there were some noticeable changes in how the Bullants had set up their side. Nathan Parkes, who is normally Preston’s number one ruckmen was situated as the spare man in defence as a towering brick wall presence.

Also with Corey Ely not starting in the midfield they locked in on league best and fairest surrounding him at the centre bounces.

And it would make a noticeable impact as Costas was made to work a lot harder to win clearances at the rate he did in the first half.

The JOC’s were still able to get a good amount of ball up forward with the wind and got another goal on the board following a screamer of a mark from Tim Edwards.

But despite the wind, Nathan Parkes was extremely influential as most of the forward entries were directed at him. As a result, Bullants were able to set up multiple counter attacks from the backline up to their small but extremely fast and mobile forward line.

Goals to Matthew Holmes and Damon Marcon extended the lead to 16 points, to set up what looked to be an unassailable lead.

At the start of the last, Jake Powell who had been well held got off the leash to kick his only two goals of the game before St Johns got one back through Aaron Thornton to kept the margin around four goals. But as had happened after every JOC’s goal in the second half, Damon Marcon sparked in the middle of the ground and got the ball forward, and after some battling around the forward line he would add his third from a snap in a tight pack. St Johns OC would again answer before through Anthony Brannan, before one final clearance by Marcon

found Sean Calcedo who strolled in for his third for what looked to be the sealer.

As the 20th minute passed, Preston is an attempt to lock down the game, sent all but one forward into backline to see the rare 11 vs 10 situation in the St Johns OC forward line. And it seemed to back fire for the minutes following as Tim Edwards and Aaron Thornton goaled with still enough time of the clock to tie the game. Another JOC’s goal with the time passing the 30th minute mark, there was still some inkling that the was still more to come. But the Bullants forced the ball out to a forward flank and that was where it stayed for the final two minutes for the Bullants to claim the premiership.

Damon Marcon was everywhere supplying constant clearance work from the midfield and getting on the scoreboard through three important majors and was duly rewarded with the best on ground medal. He was joined in the best by his brother Andre who was responsible for a lot of run. It was a brother’s affair as Sean and Dean Calcedo also featured in the bests, Sean for his goals and Dean for his tremendous midfield grunt work. Nathan Parkes’ role at both end was well regarded and Alex Ricco was also in good form. All Preston goals came from four players as Damon Marcon, Sean Calcedo and Matthew Holmes kicked three each and Jake Powell kicked two.

For the JOC’s Liam O’Connor was their best as his work as their key man in defence was so important to keeping Preston at bay and propelling counter attacks with his booming kick. Midfield duo Anthony Brannan and Glenn Costas battled hard without Corey Ely and received good service from bustling ruckman Daniel Cattolico. Dylan Webb as valiant in defence when tasked with taking the resting ruckman as they went forward plus helping start the JOC’s counter attacks.

And Keith Ash was the other player who helped keep St Johns OC in the game right to the final siren. Aaron Thornton kicked three but was held mainly in check and Tim Edwards also kicked two, with singles for Anthony Brannan, Daniel Cattolico, Matthew Nicholson and Corey Ladson.

Congratulations to Preston Bullants and commiserations to St Johns OC and good luck to both sides as they go up to Division 1 for 2016.

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Ren Thompson

SAINTS MARCH TO THE PREMIERSHIP They were the best two teams all season long. They had combined for only three loses and 4577 points. It was the match-up to decide the 2016 premiership as the minor premiers Hawthorn Hawks faced off against their nemesis Glen Eira Saints. Lets check out the game...

GLEN EIRA AFC DEF. HAWTHORN In a breathtaking and brilliant performance Glen Eira has willed themselves to a stirring 47 point victory over Hawthorn, 103-56, to capture the Division 3 premiership in front of a big and vocal crowd at Coburg City Oval.

It was the Saints’ stars that led the way, with Hutchinson Medallist Julius Waras Carstensen, bruising forward Leigh Stevens and outside runner Matty Harris ensuring that Glen Eira avenged its round 18 loss to the Hawks and set off the celebrations at Packer Reserve.

The Saints looked home when they kicked three goals in quick succession in the final term, with Lachlan Pound’s goal at the 15-minute mark gave them a lead of 36-points and securing the game in the process. The Saints might have entered the contest as underdog, but they showed no signs of being overawed, hitting the Hawks from the opening bounce with suffocating pressure that stifled their trademark run.

The opening quarter was best described as arm wrestle, as the Hawks were trying to bring the high paced and high scoring mentality to the bigger oval at Coburg City. The Melbourne weather had wreaked havoc on the ground during the week leading up to the game that left the centre square deteriorated into a muddy glue pot that halted any dashing runs down the corridor. As a result the Hawks attacked from the flanks and recorded a few early goals. However the Saints were able then able to deploy their stringent defence and channel the Hawks’ attacks towards the dreaded mud thus slowing them in the process and regaining command of the game. But the Saints’ dominance was not reflected in their 4-point quarter-time lead, while Hawthorn would rue missed chances in front of the goal sticks to finish the quarter with a 3.6 scoreline.

In a more free-flowing second quarter, it was Hawthorn making use of a strong breeze to get one back on Glen Eira through David Tremewen’s booming kick to give the Hawks a narrow 2-point lead. The Saints were able to get one back quickly on the boot Carstensen to regain the lead but on the next attacking possession the tall forward was part of a chilling collision between the Brent Hedley from the Hawks and himself

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that left the Glen Eira big man groggy and in the hands of the trainers as he was assisted from the field.

The hit ignited flaring tempers between both sides that saw almost every player on the pitch locked in arms with a competitor player with a handful of opposition guernsey with the umpires attempting to get the game back under control. As the Saints were able to convert the goal through a last gasp grab on the goal line the game had ramped up to another level. Spot fires were occurring all over the ground with tackles being applied stronger, hits coming harder, and a number of after tackle wrestling matches that were more reminiscent of the Olympic mats rather than a Coburg oval. The Hawks who it must be said were the initiators of a lot of these off-ball antics seemed to be taken out of their rhythm in the process while the cavalcade of physicality seemingly energised the Saints who extended their lead to 22 points. The Hawks decided to get back to their attacking mentality and make use of the wind by kicking longer and quicker to try to break the Saints pressure. The strategy seemed to work as Hawthorn began to creep back into the game and slotted a key major before the siren to cut the lead to 15 as Hawks captain, and Division 3 team of the year captain, Richard Ogge pleaded with his chargers to lift heading into the second half.

As the third quarter started the Sun begun to break through the clouds as the Hawks movement began to break through Glen Eira’s defences. Hawthorn started to showcase their high-power attacking skills however the VAFA’s top scoring team failed to make their usual impact on the scoreboard and had to settle for three behinds. It wasn’t until a goal square fumble by the Saints backmen allowed Jason Ince to finally record the Hawks first major of the term and cut the 24

deficit to 12 and bring them right back into contention. Although just as the game was poised to swing back the way of the minor premier Hawks an undisciplined play-on after giving up a free-kick resulted in a costly 25 metre penalty and even more costly a goal for the Saints that pushed the lead out to 18 and seemed to impact Hawthorn’s moral as we headed into the final term.

The Saints, meanwhile, had begun to fine time and space to slice the Hawks apart with their foot skills out of defence in the final term. And when they were not doing that, the likes of Matty Harris and Todd Richardson were running the Hawks ragged in open space and Andrew Flowerday was repelling any Hawthorn attack. Hawks coach Luke Mather had no remedy to stifle the Saints play as they linked up along the wing that resulted in an open goal for Andrew Barrett that was the best passage of the game. From here the Hawks tried to lift but the damage was done, as Glen Eira added another three goals and kept the high scoring Hawthorn to a single goal in the second half an impressive feat. As the Saints marched their way to the victory and the premiership!

2017 PREVIEW Division 2 deservingly awaits both of these clubs as they both were the cream of the crop topping the ladder all season long.

Billed as the underdogs heading into the grand final, the Saints showed their tenacious defence that can not only shut down teams but launch their devastating counterattacks. For the Hawks, it is another case of so close but so far. The high-powered team had a stellar 2016 breaking scoring records but alas fell at the final hurdle, hopefully they can break the hoodoo at their next premiership tilt.

Gavin Southern

WARRIORS CAP OFF CHAMPION SEASON

An amazing crowd headed out to see a tremendous match between two strong sides on Saturday for the Division 4 Grand Final that was played at St. Bernard’s, Essendon. When the final siren sounded, it was the resilient Westbourne Warriors that were named “Premiers”.

It was overcast but, a perfect day for football. When the sides ran out, the first thing we noticed was that no.3 (Jordan Lampi) was missing due his sister’s wedding. As expected, the going was tough for both sides as they battled nerves and a few skill errors. Although Westbourne drew first blood with a point, it was Point Cook that seemed to have control of the game. After Sam Young’s shaky first shot at goal that hit the post, they quickly put the first goal on the board a minute later and didn’t look back. The Point Cook midfield of Matt Smith, Paul Hegarty and Paul Butler seemed to be everywhere and had too much pace for their counterparts as they went into the first break up by 18 points. Listening at the quarter time huddle, Coach Roger Hand was cool, calm and collected, as he reminded his team that they were expecting Point Cook to give it their all. He also urged his troops to stick with the game plan. The second

quarter saw the Warriors slowly but, surely play their way back into the game, kicking the last two goals of the quarter to be down by just the 10 pts at the long break.

Come the third quarter, after a 5 minute stalemate, Point Cook again came out firing, kicking the first major. The Doggies appeared to be on the move again but, three successive misses for goal within a 2 minute spread, could be the moment that may haunt them. Point Cook were able to kick one at the 12 minute mark and unbelievably, this turned out to be the last goal for the match. By the end of the “Premiership” quarter, Doggies coach, Ian Denny, asked for players to step as “heroes” by doing the team thing and leave nothing left in the tank but, by then, Westbourne had kicked the last 3 goals of the third term and slammed on another 4 in the last to run away 17 point victors. Point Cook never stopped trying all day but, ran out of legs. Although it seemed Point Cook had control for most of the game, Westbourne actually won the last 3 quarters.

find it in the second half. Mason Kip down back was also dominant, controlling the backline and Patrick Kerr’s job on Jason Collins (0 gols) was outstanding. For the victors, Justin Johns had 3, as did Charles Hudson. BOG Chris Hudson had 2, Captain Tim Rogers and Adam Imber stood up when the Warriors needed it most.

The Warriors have been sensational all season, finishing the home and away fixture on top of the ladder and without a loss. As Coach Hand stated in his acceptance speech, “They will be the greatest Warrior team in their history” Despite their loss, the boys from Point Cook should hold their head’s high after a fantastic season and look forward to having an impact alongside Westbourne in Division 3 next year. Coming down to join Division 4, we will see the return of Parkside, Elsternwick (who played Div 2 in 2015) and unbelievably, Aquinas, who played in finals in 2015.

For Point Cook, William Dawson (2 goals), led the Bulldogs scoring yet again but, was still battling the ill effects from his bout of bronchitis, a week earlier and Sam Young (2) was dominant early but, struggled to 25

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John Donohoe

ST.KEVINS CLEAN SWEEP THE UNDER 19 PREMIERSHIPS St.Kevins walked away from Trevor Barker Oval on Sunday with two Under 19 Premierships after their Premier and Premier Reserves sides prevailed on a great day for the club.

In the early game, St.Kevins were just far to strong for the Old Xaverians running away with a 30pt victory, with Christian Hatzis dominating for the Skobs, booting 9 goals and taking the game away from the Old Xaverians, he won the best on ground medal. Harry Kelly was dominant for the Old Xaverians kicking 6 goals of his own, and he was almost able to get his side back into the contest throughout.

League best and fairest winner, and the VAFA’s leading goalkicker in 2016, Jack Rennex didn’t have the best of days, recovering from serious illness during the week, Rennex was out of sorts in the first half, but recovered to provide plenty in the second half, kicking 1 goal and three behinds for the day.

The main event though came at 2:20pm, with Beaumaris and St.Kevins taking the field. The Sharks were supremely confident before the game, and came out all guns blazing, bringing plenty of intensity early, pressuring the St.Kevins players going in at Quarter time two points behind the St.Kevins boys.

In the second term, Skobs began to lift their work rate, kicking three goals to one and going into half time with 24pt lead. They looked the better of the two sides, and if they kept this sort of intensity up for the rest

of the game, they would win it.

They put the game beyond doubt in the third quarter, booting four goals to three and were just too far in front to be reeled in. They went ahead and piled on five more in the final term to clinch the 107-82 victory and cap off a tremendous day for the club at Under 19 level.

Kerr was outstanding and the best player on the ground, and was well supported by Musarra and Mahoney. Outen kicked three goals as did league best and fairest winner Michael Di Natale. Michael has had an outstanding season and got 18 votes to win the medal ahead of his team mate Mahoney.

Barnett also kicked three and Bonacci 2 in the big win, that was no doubt celebrated into the wee hours.

Beaumaris had a stellar season and can hold their heads up high, they showed that there is plenty of depth and talent coming through the Under 19 ranks and they will be a force to be reckoned with in years to come. Nardino was strong for them kicking 3 goals, while Beattie – Powell booted 2. Taylor, Tedde and Grigoriadis stood strong and nearly got their side over the line.

It was another tremendous year of Under 19 football and as always there is clear talent coming through the ranks. There are plenty of young players who are going to go on and play first football, and plenty who will tackle the under 19s again in 2017. Whatever lays ahead though for these warriors and future

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superstars of the game, 2016 will be remembered as a very good season for all involved.

Congratulations to St.Kevins on their double win in Under 19s, and until 2017, thank you for reading each week! It is a real pleasure to report on the Under 19 competition, and I look forward to another outstanding 2017 season.

The Old Paradians Association Amateur Football Club Is seeking expressions of interest for its Senior, Reserves, Under 19 and our planned Women’s team for the 2017 season.

The club was established in 1929 as a member of the Victorian Amateur Football Association and is currently in Division 1. Our first class playing and social facilities are located at Parade College Bundoora Our administration promotes a culture of success based on the strengths of local recruitment from Parade College and its affiliation with its junior football club Parade Saint Damians . We have a dedicated philosophy of developing local talent through our Junior Academy Program as a pathway to Under 19 football. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community and family orientated sporting club.

The successful applicant will possess a strong desire to lead, and develop the club’s coaching group and players to achieve on field success. Level 1 coaching accreditation and a demonstrated capability in coaching is essential.

Expressions of interest can be emailed to mike@aspireservices.net.au Further enquiries contact Club President Mike Jolley on 0418 321985.

Applications close midnight Sunday 11th Sptembert 2016

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PARKDALE VULTURES V CAULFIELD GRAMMARIANS Caulfield Grammarians stunned minor premiers Parkdale Vultures to claim the section two premiership at Trevor Barker Oval on Saturday morning. Parkdale were heavy favourites heading into this clash, having knocked off Caulfield in all three of their contests during the regular season. The most recent meeting was the closest the Grammarians had come, falling by just 8 points. Caulfield entered the contest on the back of some white hot form and internally would have fancied their chances. Parkdale had a brilliant season, winning all but two matches, and boasting a percentage that dwarfed that of their opposition teams.

Vultures threw everything at Caulfield in a final term filled with crucial contests, and moments Parkdale will look back on and wonder - what if? The minor premiers blew some chances in front of goal that would have had them close to the lead. Caulfield took theirs, booting 3.0 in a famous quarter

that handed them the flag. The 14-point victory was capped off by a best afield display

by Spielvogel, influential throughout the contest on his way to three goals and a swag of disposals through the midfield.

The first quarter was end to end stuff, with both teams not afraid to take risks through the corridor, and some thrilling passages of play ensued. Parkdale looked to have the better of general play early, and Jack Vorbach was providing plenty of drive for the Vultures. At halftime, it was impossible to pick a winner. A solitary point split the sides, and the game was crying out for somebody to grab it by the scruff of the neck in the premiership quarter. Caulfield skipper Myles Spielvogel stepped up a gear in the third term to swing the momentum the underdogs way, and at three quarter time they lead by 11 points. The punters knew Parkdale would come, and they did. The

UNDER 19 SECTION 3 - COLLEGIANS V ORMOND Collegians broke Ormond hearts on Saturday as they claimed the Section Three flag in a thriller at Sportscover Arena. The Grand Final capped off a scintillating finals series, in which every game was decided by under two goals. Williamstown were desperately unlucky not to make the big dance, claiming the minor premiership and losing their two finals by three points and one point. Ormond fired

The OSFC has played in the VAFA in Premier A Grade continuously for the previous 38 years until 2016 at which time we were demoted to Premier B. We now seek applications and expressions of interest for the following positions from coaches who are experienced and highly motivated to develop our players and return the Club to Premier A Grade.

when it mattered, and entered Saturday’s grand final brimming with confidence. The two teams vying for the flag met three times during the regular season, with Collegians winning twice. All three encounters were close contests.

The two sides were neck and neck all day, either side having the an-

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swers when one team looked to be getting on top. Connor Hobbs was prominent early for Collegians, and had an involvement in various forward thrusts. Ormond lead by a kick at quarter time, and at half time lead by three points. By three quarter time, Collegians had their noses in front, and there was still only 1 point separating the teams. It was difficult to predict which way the result was going to

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fall. Dae Szydlik was excellent for Ormond all day, but particularly in the last quarter shootout when the whips were cracking. Collegians

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managed to hold on. The final siren broke Ormond hearts, as Collegians celebrated yet another triumph in their long and rich history.

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U19 SECTION 4 It was a big day down at Trevor Barker Oval for both Old Haileybury and AJAX who faced off in the U19 Section 4 Grand Final. Both teams have delivered some great football throughout the year and it has all paid off for both teams to make the Grand Final. The match started off competitive with both teams fighting hard, Old Haileybury managed to get in front by 2 points by quarter time however coming into the second quarter AJAX were on fire and left Old Haileybury to only kicking one point before reaching half time. By third quarter Old Haileybury hit the front with Aristole Ventouras, Matthew Charlesworth and Durras Seccull all getting amongst the action. As the game reached its last quarter both sides knew they were to give it their all before finishing today. Both teams showed off their strengths with all on the field playing hard and fast football.

Old Haileybury came out on top by the end with a 19-point win against AJAX who put up a good fight but just couldn’t keep up in the end. Old Haileybury goal kickers Durras Seccull, Benjamin Oakes, Joshua Elston and Charles Constable all helped contribute to the win. Both teams played fiercely and it was a great Grand Final to be a part of.

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CAULFIELD GRAMMARIANS FOOTBALL CLUB UNDER 19 Head Coach for 2017 WOMEN’S Head Football Coach for 2017 Applicants for both positions will need to demonstrate: A strong desire to teach and develop players Excellent communication skills, on and off the field Experience in enhancing existing player skills Embrace the ethos of amateur football Positive attitude, organised and well prepared Desire to nurture young and emerging talent Ability to build a cohesive coaching team Liaise with Caulfield Grammar School students and staff Please email all applications in writing to the Football Operations Manager: Richard Harris

Email: camelot@vicbar.com.au Mob: 0412 237 029

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U19 SECTION 5 De La Salle faced off with Parkside down at Coburg last weekend with both teams battling it out to take home the victory. The game started off neck and neck with both sides getting amongst the action early. By the quarter time break, De La Salle took the lead by only two points with Parkside eager to get back in front. The net quarter

brought some intense football being played with Parkside gaining the lead but De La Salle were hot on their trail when half time approached. Patrick Hounihan, Zacharian Grundmann and Harry Bowen from De La Salle all were getting amongst the action trying to catch back up to Parkside who had kicked off with a bigger lead in the third

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quarter. With Isaac Nolan from Parkside kicking three goals helped his team come home with the win. Both teams played fiercely and courageous which helped make the Grand Final for the U19 Section 5 that much better and both De La Salle and Parkside deserved the be a part of that Grad Final.

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5 YEARS AGO – 2011

Having finished the Premier Section, home and away season, on top of the ladder, St Bedes Mentone Tigers had been comfortably beaten in the second semi by Collegians but then fought their way back into contention with a strong win over Old Xaverians in the preliminary final. They faced up to Collegians in the Grand Final very confident and started well to lead 5.2 to 2.4 at quarter time in their quest for their second premiership at the top level of amateur football. As they did in the second semi final, Collegians held sway by half time to lead 9.8 to 5.6 and the Tigers knew they had plenty of work to do although not out of the game. By three quarter time the Tigers had reduced the lead to 2 goals but it was all Collegians in the final quarter, running out winners, 18.20 to 14.8. This was Collegians 17th title in Premier A Section. Best – J Harvey, L Ferguson (4), C Simmons, S Taft (5), S Inglis, B Dixon (Collegians) and L Wintle, L Collins, J Hellier, D Garside, L Terrell (3), S Anstey (StBMT). Mark Hibbins and Simon Arnott were co- premiership coaches.

Stuart Inglis was awarded the Jock Nelson Medal as best player in the grand final. The Field umpires were R Davidson, L Holmes and D Silfo.

In Premier B Section, Caulfield Grammarians finished on top of the ladder and defeated St Kevins in the second semi-final while St Bernards had finished fourth on the ladder but had come through to the grand final after defeating Old Brighton and St Kevins in the 1st and preliminary finals respectively. In the Grand final St Bernards led at quarter time 3.3 to 2.2 but Caulfield had taken the initiative by half time by 9 points although a little wasteful in front of goal. It was a tough, uncompromising third quarter but Caulfield remained in front by the narrowest of margins. In a dominant last quarter, Caulfield had all the answers and ran out easy winners, 17.12 to 12.9. This was only Caulfield Grammarians 2nd B Section premiership (1925) having been runners-up on three occasions (1965, 1976 and 1985).

Best – M Liddell, J Shanahan, S Garrubba, S Wood, R Lewis, J Perkins (Caulf) and J Bevanda, J Madden, D Riley, T Pearson, N Cooke, B George (StB). Steve Lawrence was Caulfield’s premiership coach.

Mark Liddell was awarded the Ian Cordner Medal as best player in the grand final. The Field umpires were D Le Pair, T Sutcliffe and G Wardrop.

In Premier C Section AJAX had finished the season in second place and lost the second semi to Werribee by almost 8 goals. AJAX bounced back in the preliminary final against Old Camberwell with a huge win by 119 points to earn the right to challenge Werribee again. In a complete turnaround AJAX were magnificent in the grand final, up by 5+ goals at the first break, 6+ at half time and ran away from their opponents in the second half winning 19.11 to 7.9, a brilliant win under the tutelage of experienced amateur coach Bernie Sheehy. Best – G Blieden, R Winograd, J White, J Lew (6), M Jankie, E Routman (AJAX) and L Johnston, C Scudamore, J Huxtable, D Carlton, D Riosa, M Palmington (Werribee). Bernie Sheehy was AJAX premiership coach.

Evgeni Routman was awarded the Michael Ritterman Medal as the best player in the grand final.

Some highlights for the season in amateur football were – The VAFA’s first senior representative team to play overseas; in excess of 12,000 players registered for the season; the completion of the second season of the Thirds competition and the strengthening of this section; the reduction in forfeits from 28 to 8 in the 2011 season and the increase in social media participation by VAFA followers providing greater communication

from the VAFA. The winners of the senior section best and fairest awards were: Premier Section - Brendan Iezzi (Old Trinity), Premier B – M Harold (Oakleigh), Premier C Section – Cameron Leigh (Werribee), Division 1 - Emile Abdallah, Martin Porter & Matthew Keown (NOBS/St Pats) a three way tie, Division 2 – Jarrod Egglestone (Therry Penola), Division 3 – James Musster (Prahran/Assumption), Division 4 – Dimitri Dimakopoulos (St Francis Xavier).

10 YEARS AGO – 2006

Old Haileybury won their first A Section premiership, 13.8 over Old Xaverians 9.9. After taking the lead by half-time, Old Haileybury were never headed. Best – C Steinfort, P Corrigan, M Brewer (3), M Seccull (4), H Hopwood, B Trollope (OH) and S Lethlean, B Hackett, T Ockleshaw, A Chatfield, T Fleming, M Graham (OX). Russell Davidson and Tim Sutcliffe were the field umpires.

Collegians earned their promotion back to A Section with a hard fought win over Old Brighton in the B Section grand final. Best – M Williams, R Hosking, J Fry, C Blumfield, S Arnott, B Robbins (Coll) and T Ewart, C Buckley, B Mason, J Perrett, P Phelan, L Hendra (OB). Alby Furlie and Mark Gibson were the field umpires.

In a thrilling C Section grand final, AJAX led at every change but St Bedes Mentone Tigers were outstanding in keeping their best until last to take the premiership 21.12 to 21.11 in a high standard and high scoring game. Best – M Wintle, A Sawyers, S Zakic, L Beveridge, A Hayes (4), P Groves (StBMT) and E Janover, J Ritterman (3), N Gold, D Sutton, A Lewski, J Israelsohn (AJAX). Sacha Koffman and Grant Wardrop were the field umpires.

The Best and Fairest Awards were A Section - A Jenke, Old Haileybury (J N Woodrow Medal), B Section – M Kempton, Uni Blacks (G T Moore Medal), C Section – S Keleher, Ormond (L S Zachariah Medal).

20 YEARS AGO – 1996

In a low scoring A Section grand final, it was Old Xaverians who were triumphant when they defeated Collegians 8.10 to 8.5. The Xavs trailed by 4 points at half time but were excellent in the third term with 4.5 to nil and held on despite the fight back by Collegians in the last quarter. Best – Holmes, Bowen, Brushfield Donati (4), Hawkins, McLelland (Old Xavs) and Galbraith, Bennett, Jefferson, Kenneally, Parkin, Smith (Coll).

Old Trinity took the B Section final with a strong second half to defeat Old Paradians 14.13 to 9.9.

Best – Van Der Hoek, Beard, Seuling, Cumming, Sealey (3), Dalrymple (Old Trinity) and Canavan, Dallas, Mulligan, Boyd, S Swindon, Harford (Old Paradians).

St Kevins Old Boys won C Section after leading St Kilda Sth Caulfield every quarter and finishing 12.15 to 9.6. Best – Varasdi, Gribble, Garvey, Burden, Dollman, S Kennedy (SKOBS) and HayesDewar, Tkocz, M Ryan, Astapenko, Mihaljevic, O’Sullivan (StKSthC).

The VAFA’s best and fairest awards were awarded to A Section - Peter O’Brien (Old Melburnians), B Section – Jason Reddick (Therry), C Section - Marcus Dollman (SKOBS), D Section – Mark Koppens (St Johns OC), E East Section – Fraser McVean (Yarra Valley OB), E Central Section – Mark Sedgwick (UHSOB) and E South Section – Leigh Murphy (Elsternwick).

30 YEARS AGO – 1986

Collegians won its first A Section flag for 25 years when they showed remarkable accuracy (21.6) to defeat North Old Boys (11.15) in the A Section grand final. Best – Hoyle, Tregear, Williams, I Her31

man, R Herman (Coll) and Turnbull, Cahill, Brown, Walters, Weir (NOBS). The successful coach was Bruce Ferguson (Coll).

Old Paradians defeated Old Xaverians in the B Section grand final. The Xavs made a late charge with 3 goals in 4 minutes but Paradians rallied to take the match 13.10 to 11.12. Gerard Sholly was the Old Paradians coach and the winning line-up was – B: Grills Pritchard Nelson HB: M Considine McCann Wood C: Busch P Considine Exton (Capt) HF: Powick Skerrett Fahy F: Gleeson Way Corcoran Rks: Atta Spillane Roe I/C: Heffernan Powell Banyule won the C Section flag from fourth place defeating Old Trinity 19.8 to 12.17. Best – O’Brien, Hoare, Brockwell (Banyule) and Gorton, Cowley, Wallace (OT).

VAFA best and fairest awards went to Phil Mehrten (Ormond) in A Section, Mick O’Dea (St Bernards) in B Section, Joe Busuttil (Kew) in C Section, Andrew McGregor (Monash Blues) in D Section, Tim Pazianas (Clayton) in E Section and Paul Cox (Ormond) in Junior Section 1.

40 YEARS AGO – 1976

North Old Boys won the L A Adamson Cup in the A Grade grand final against St Bernards 18.18 to 11.11. NOBS took the lead early in the second quarter and refused to relinquish their hold for the remainder of the game. Marcellin won the J V Deane Cup after defeating Caulfield Grammarians in the B Grade grand final, 10.15 to 7.5. The H J Stewart Cup for C Section went to Old Melburnians who defeated Old Haileybury 12.22 to 8.15. OM’s could have sewn the game up in the first quarter but kicked 6.11 to 0.1 with the wind.

It was Old Xaverians who took the E F Atkins Cup in D Section, defeating AJAX 20.17 to 15.7 and La Trobe Blacks won their first VAFA flag in E Section defeating St Kevins 12.8 to 4.10, taking the P A Matthews Cup. West Brunswick were premiers in F Section, holding up the J B Cordner Cup after swamping Beverley Hills 19.16 to 4.8.

50 YEARS AGO – 1966

After finishing in fourth position in A Grade at the end of the home and away rounds, Old Paradians recorded two narrow wins in the first and preliminary finals by 6 and 5 points respectively.

In the grand final they met Melbourne High School Old Boys and won 12.9 to 11.6. It was an excellent win and a wonderful final series.

Kew won B Section over Ivanhoe 7.8 to 6.3 in another gripping, but low scoring grand final.

Ivanhoe made a strong effort in the last term but Kew stood firm.

Geelong won the C Section flag defeating North Melbourne CBC Old Boys 13.8 to 8.8; Old Geelong defeated Old Carey in D Section 13.5 to 7.11 and AJAX (19.14) were far too strong for Old Ivanhoe (8.9) in D Section.

60 YEARS AGO – 1956

In the Olympic year Ivanhoe won their first A Grade flag defeating Coburg 6.14 to 5.12. Collegians (9.4) won the B Grade premiership defeating Power House (6.12) and South Melbourne City won the C Grade title defeating Hampton rovers 9.18 to 9.12. Old Geelong won D Grade 11.16 to UHSOB 7.1 and National Bank defeated Melburnian Blues 8.13 to 7.8 in E Section, one of only two flags to ever be won by National Bank, the other being the following season in D Section.

VAFA GRAND FINAL 2016

WILLIAM BUCK PREMIER Old Trinity Gr University Blues Old Xaverians University Blacks De La Salle Old Melburnians Collegians St Kevins St Bernards Old Carey Gr

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 13 13 12 11 10 8 8 8 5 1

L 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 13 17

PREMIER C

D 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

F 1355 1175 1592 1395 1577 1252 1157 1438 1350 960

A 1115 1032 1111 1101 1316 1252 1131 1495 1535 2163

% 121.52 113.86 143.29 126.7 119.83 100 102.3 96.19 87.95 44.38

Pts 54 52 48 44 40 34 32 32 20 4

L 3 4 7 7 8 10 10 11 12 18

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1667 1356 1379 1283 1401 1095 1109 1073 1274 371

Agst 728 787 1035 1101 1114 985 1117 1101 1283 2757

% 228.98 172.3 133.24 116.53 125.76 111.17 99.28 97.46 99.3 13.46

PTS 60 56 44 44 40 32 32 28 24 0

Old Xaverians University Blues St Kevins Old Trinity Gr De La Salle University Blacks Collegians Old Melburnians St Bernards Old Carey Gr

W 15 14 11 11 10 8 8 7 6 0

PREMIER THIRDS St Kevins OB Gold Old Xaverians Red Old Xaverians Black St Bernards University Blacks Old Melburnians St Kevins OB Green University Blues Old Scotch Collegians

P 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 16 15 17

W 14 14 14 10 10 8 5 4 3 1

L 3 3 3 7 7 8 12 12 12 16

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0

For 1370 1426 1357 1308 1291 1073 911 704 646 541

Agst 675 802 801 956 1029 1241 1100 1369 1437 1409

% 202.96 177.81 169.41 136.82 125.46 86.46 82.82 51.42 44.95 38.4

PTS 60 60 60 44 44 32 24 20 12 4

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 13 13 11 11 10 9 7 7 4 4

L 4 5 7 7 7 9 11 11 14 14

D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1751 1769 1638 1311 1476 1528 1289 1294 1353 1201

Agst 1234 1391 1255 1307 1385 1457 1522 1552 1612 1895

% 141.9 127.17 130.52 100.31 106.57 104.87 84.69 83.38 83.93 63.38

PTS 54 52 44 44 42 36 28 28 16 16

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1839 1740 1465 1360 1101 1151 1100 891 802 442

Agst 624 558 1137 1120 1056 1013 1112 1401 1802 2092

% 294.71 311.83 128.85 121.43 104.26 113.62 98.92 63.6 44.51 21.13

PTS 68 64 44 42 40 34 32 20 12 4

PREMIER B Beaumaris St Bedes / Mentone Tigers Old Scotch Monash Blues Fitzroy Old Brighton Gr Ajax Parkdale Vultures Old Haileybury Hampton Rovers

PREMIER B RESERVES Old Scotch Beaumaris St Bedes / Mentone Tigers Parkdale Vultures Monash Blues Ajax Fitzroy Old Brighton Gr Old Haileybury Hampton Rovers

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 17 16 11 10 10 8 8 5 3 1

L 1 2 7 7 8 9 10 13 15 17

D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

PREMIER B THIRDS De La Salle AJAX Beaumaris Old Trinity Monash Blues Parkdale Vultures Fitzroy Old Carey

P 13 14 14 13 14 13 15 6

W 12 12 8 6 6 4 3 1

L 1 2 5 6 8 9 12 5

W 15 14 12 10 7 7 7 6 5 5

L 3 3 6 7 11 11 11 10 13 13

D 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1791 1584 1667 1436 1488 1464 1447 1444 1395 1351

Agst 1260 1136 1203 1464 1533 1593 1631 1658 1785 1804

% 142.14 139.44 138.57 98.09 97.06 91.9 88.72 87.09 78.15 74.89

PTS 60 58 48 42 28 28 28 28 20 20

D 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1726 1604 1368 1425 1212 1302 1174 1047 1010 799

Agst 820 806 1111 1065 1209 1291 1501 1441 1588 1847

% 210.49 199.01 123.13 133.8 100.25 100.85 78.21 72.66 63.6 43.26

PTS 64 50 48 46 44 32 24 24 24 4

PREMIER C RESERVES

PREMIER RESERVES P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

Caulfield Gr Mazenod OC Peninsula OB Old Ivanhoe Gr Kew Old Camberwell Gr Williamstown CYMS Marcellin OC Oakleigh Ormond

DIVISION TWO P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

D 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

B 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0

FF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1357 1270 1085 806 892 883 886 280

Agst 670 681 787 861 988 1039 1327 826

% 202.54 186.49 137.87 93.61 90.28 84.99 66.77 33.9

PTS 56 52 38 34 28 24 12 4

Caulfield Gr Mazenod OC Williamstown CYMS Ormond Peninsula OB Kew Old Camberwell Gr Old Ivanhoe Gr Marcellin OC Oakleigh

W 16 12 12 11 11 8 6 6 6 1

L 2 5 6 6 7 10 12 12 12 17

PREMIER C THIRDS Caulfield Gr Therry Penola OB Marcellin PEGS Williamstown CYMS Ormond Kew Old Camberwell St Mary's Salesian St Bedes / Mentone Tigers

P 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 12 15 13

W 12 11 10 7 8 7 6 3 3 1

L 2 4 5 7 7 7 8 9 11 12

D 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

For 1272 1578 1467 1158 1125 796 966 708 864 614

Agst 699 814 930 919 970 948 1042 1481 1387 1772

% 181.97 193.86 157.74 126.01 115.98 83.97 92.71 47.81 62.29 34.65

PTS 50 44 40 32 32 30 26 16 14 8

W 14 14 12 11 10 8 6 6 5 3

L 4 4 6 7 8 10 12 12 12 14

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1963 1970 1524 1600 1662 1394 1574 1136 1297 1184

Agst 1262 1283 1324 1313 1506 1721 1915 1686 1600 1694

% 155.55 153.55 115.11 121.86 110.36 81 82.19 67.38 81.06 69.89

PTS 56 56 48 44 40 32 24 24 22 14

DIVISION ONE Old Geelong Old Mentonians PEGS Therry Penola OB St Mary's Salesian Ivanhoe Whitefriars OC Brunswick NOBSPC Old Paradians Prahran Assumption

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

DIVISION ONE RESERVE S St Mary's Salesian PEGS Old Geelong Prahran Assumption Therry Penola OB Old Mentonians Ivanhoe Brunswick NOBSPC Old Paradians Whitefriars OC

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 16 14 13 13 12 7 7 5 1 1

L 2 4 5 5 6 10 11 13 16 17

D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1891 1750 1690 1237 1273 879 1156 820 581 771

Agst 789 750 805 1054 894 1444 1626 1535 1624 1527

% 239.67 233.33 209.94 117.36 142.39 60.87 71.09 53.42 35.78 50.49

PTS 64 56 52 52 48 30 28 20 6 4

P 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

W 13 12 9 8 6 5 4 2

L 1 2 6 7 9 10 11 13

D 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1626 1183 1029 1178 776 830 818 691

Agst 694 740 925 842 1132 1268 1217 1373

% 234.29 159.86 111.24 139.9 68.55 65.46 67.21 50.33

PTS 54 50 36 32 24 20 16 8

P 15 15 15 15 15 15

W 13 13 8 6 3 2

L 2 2 7 9 12 13

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1730 1748 1078 877 654 505

Agst 431 449 874 1377 1571 1921

% 401.39 389.31 123.34 63.69 41.63 26.29

PTS 52 52 32 24 12 8

Club XVIII (1) Hawthorn Old Xaverians Richmond Central St Francis Xavier OC Brunswick NOBSPC Prahran Assumption MHSOB South Mornington

Club XVIII (2) West Brunswick Old Geelong Monash Blues Monash Gryphons Uhs-Vu Swinburne University

VAFA GRAND FINAL 2016

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

32

St Johns OC West Brunswick Preston Bullants Yarra Valley OB Mhsob Eltham Collegians Bulleen Templestowe Emmaus St Leos Richmond Central

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 15 13 13 9 8 5 5 4 0

L 1 3 3 7 8 11 11 12 16

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1738 1514 1492 1374 1343 1344 1048 1356 719

Agst 839 1038 1091 1272 1309 1456 1322 1490 2111

% 207.15 145.86 136.76 108.02 102.6 92.31 79.27 91.01 34.06

PTS 68 60 60 44 40 28 28 24 8

DIVISION TWO RESERVES MHSOB West Brunswick Preston Bullants Yarra Valley OB Bulleen Templestowe Eltham Collegians St Johns OC Emmaus St Leos Richmond Central

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 15 14 12 10 8 5 4 3 1

L 1 2 4 6 8 11 12 13 15

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1834 2190 1396 1283 1098 842 790 869 507

Agst 438 416 958 1078 1263 1407 1539 1599 2111

% 418.72 526.44 145.72 119.02 86.94 59.84 51.33 54.35 24.02

PTS 68 64 56 48 40 28 24 20 12

L 1 2 3 6 8 8 10 10 13 15 16 16

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 2550 2027 1981 1586 1492 1465 1675 1354 1357 1139 1184 984

Agst 1107 1109 922 1397 1489 1475 1755 1484 1690 1857 2231 2278

% 230.35 182.78 214.86 113.53 100.2 99.32 95.44 91.24 80.3 61.34 53.07 43.2

PTS 68 64 60 48 40 40 32 32 20 12 8 8

DIVISION THREE Hawthorn Glen Eira La Trobe University Uhs-Vu Power House South Melbourne Dist Canterbury Albert Park Swinburne University Aquinas OC Elsternwick Parkside

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 17 16 15 12 10 10 8 8 5 3 2 2

DIVISION THREE RESERVES Hawthorn La Trobe University Swinburne University Glen Eira Uhs-Vu Albert Park South Melbourne Dist Aquinas OC Power House Elsternwick Canterbury Parkside

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 16 15 14 13 12 11 8 8 5 3 2 1

L 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 10 13 15 16 17

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 2150 2016 1486 1751 1450 1432 1322 1069 978 635 526 569

Agst 577 640 803 686 1002 1102 1362 1333 1464 2103 2070 2241

% 372.62 314.84 185.06 255.25 144.71 129.95 97.06 80.2 66.8 30.19 25.41 25.39

PTS 64 60 56 52 48 44 32 32 20 12 8 4

L 0 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 16

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 2492 1851 1833 1553 1406 1578 1413 1173 340

Agst 693 985 1243 1260 1304 1044 1695 2063 3352

% 359.6 187.92 147.47 123.25 107.82 151.15 83.36 56.86 10.14

PTS 72 56 52 48 40 36 28 20 8

For 2230 1777 1690 1241 977 1041 980 937 296

Agst 603 526 1072 1019 1249 1224 1203 1493 2803

% 369.82 337.83 157.65 121.79 78.22 85.05 81.46 62.76 10.56

PTS 68 68 56 40 36 28 28 24 8

DIVISION FOUR Westbourne Gr Point Cook Eley Park Sharks Mt Lilydale OC Manningham Cobras North Brunswick Box Hill North Masala Chadstone

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 16 12 11 10 8 7 5 3 0

DIVISION FOUR RESERVES Eley Park Sharks Westbourne Gr Box Hill North Point Cook Manningham Cobras North Brunswick Mt Lilydale OC Chadstone Masala

P 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 16

W 15 14 12 8 7 5 5 5 0

L 1 1 4 8 9 11 11 10 16

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

FF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UNDER 19 PREMIER St Kevins Beaumaris Old Xaverians Old Scotch De La Salle St Bernards University Blacks University Blues

P 18 17 18 18 18 17 16 18

W 15 14 15 9 8 6 2 1

L 3 3 3 9 10 11 14 17

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UNDER 19 SECTION 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

For 1514 1796 1547 1282 1368 1057 622 454

Agst 684 821 816 1084 1099 1102 1854 2224

% 221.35 218.76 189.58 118.27 124.48 95.92 33.55 20.41

PTS 60 60 60 36 32 28 8 4

Agst 805 1035 1145 1242 1129 1340 1740 1744

% 210.81 151.59 118.69 110.06 123.29 67.54 53.28 56.71

PTS 64 56 44 44 36 16 16 12

UNDER 19 PREMIER RESERVE St Kevins Old Xaverians De La Salle Beaumaris Old Geelong St Bernards Williamstown CYMS Old Scotch

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 16 14 11 11 9 4 4 3

L 2 4 7 7 9 14 14 15

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1697 1569 1359 1367 1392 905 927 989

P Parkdale Vultures 18 Old Melburnians 18 Caulfield Gr 17 St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 18 Fitzroy 18 Old Carey Gr 18 Whitefriars 18 Old Trinity Gr 17

W 16 14 12 12 10 6 2 2

L 2 4 5 6 8 12 16 15

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UNDER 19 SECTION 4 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

For 2082 1514 1424 1587 1482 1048 982 848

Agst 806 996 1107 832 1223 1659 1911 2011

% 258.31 152.01 128.64 190.75 121.18 63.17 51.39 42.17

PTS 64 56 52 48 40 24 8 8

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1562 1493 1329 1381 1121 1115 1162 721

Agst 882 1024 1046 1165 1213 1298 1235 2133

% 177.1 145.8 127.06 118.54 92.42 85.9 94.09 33.8

PTS 60 44 44 40 32 32 24 12

UNDER 19 SECTION 3 Williamstown CYMS Collegians Mazenod Ormond Hampton Rovers Old Brighton Marcellin OC Old Ivanhoe Gr

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 15 11 11 10 8 8 6 3

L 3 7 7 8 10 10 12 15

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Old Haileyburians AJAX Preston Bullants PEGS Peninsula OB Monash Blues Therry Penola OB Uhs-Vu

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 15 12 12 10 10 6 4 4

L 3 6 6 8 8 12 14 14

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 1637 1324 1254 1186 1399 860 869 716

Agst 649 985 1118 923 1121 1285 1338 1566

% 252.23 134.42 112.16 128.49 124.8 66.93 64.95 45.72

PTS 60 48 48 40 40 24 16 16

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

For 1813 1812 1300 1226 1278 1277 921 977 811 827

Agst 729 831 1051 1219 1078 1541 1568 1358 1804 1831

% 248.7 218.05 123.69 100.57 118.55 82.87 58.74 71.94 44.96 45.17

PTS 64 64 44 40 36 24 24 20 16 12

UNDER 19 SECTION 5 Parkside De La Salle Mazenod St Bedes / Mentone Tigers MHSOB Oakleigh Old Paradians La Trobe University Aquinas OC St Johns

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 17

W 16 16 11 10 9 6 5 5 4 3

L 2 2 7 8 9 12 12 13 14 14

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHARPSHOOTERS William Buck Premier Matthew Handley Brendan Goss Alexander Armstrong Lochie Dornauf

Old Xaverians Old Xaverians Old Melburnians University Blacks

LR Total 0 51 2 47 4 41 2 41

Division 1 Jarrod Bannister Trent Skurrie Callum Wood Darcy R Brown

Therry Penola OB PEGS Old Geelong Old Mentonians

LR Total 4 75 3 66 2 56 0 49

Holmesglen U19 Premier Reserve Jack Rennex Old Xaverians Jonathon Thomson Old Geelong Joshua Davis Beaumaris FC Harrison Kelly Old Xaverians

LR Total 5 87 1 52 0 46 2 44

Premier Reserve Jack Wood Ryan McDonough Ted Mitchell Morgan Nunan

University Blues De La Salle OC Old Trinity Gr University Blacks

LR Total 0 42 4 28 1 28 2 27

Division 1 Reserve Luke Montgomery Raymond Steer Jacob Dixon Rick Ellis

PEGS Therry Penola OB Therry Penola OB Prahran Assumption

LR Total 1 58 5 52 0 42 0 34

Holmesglen U19 Section 2 James Regan Old Melburnians James Salouris Parkdale Vultures Matt Ball Caulfield Gr Rory Patterson Fitzroy FC

LR Total 2 59 1 52 6 47 0 36

Premier Thirds Jack Firth Benjamin Farrow Benjamin Omizzolo Cameron Tunbridge

St Bernards University Blacks St Kevins OB Old Melburnians

LR Total 0 43 0 27 1 26 5 25

Division 2 Aaron Thornton Benjamin Gill Kane Smith Daniel Hill

St Johns OC Eltham Collegians MHSOB Emmaus St Leos OC

LR Total 16 75 3 72 4 44 0 41

Holmesglen U19 Section 3 Jake Slee Williamstown CYMS Matthew Perry Ormond Hugo Ling Collegians Declan Fowler Mazenod OC

LR Total 5 65 0 38 0 37 2 36

Premier B Daniel Anthony David Fayman Stephen Milne Nathan Smith

Old Brighton Gr AJAX Beaumaris FC Hampton Rovers

LR Total 8 46 5 46 4 43 0 40

Division 2 Reserve Eamonn Scott Richard Benjamin Thomas Birkett Lachlan McRedmond

Preston Bullants West Brunswick Emmaus St Leos OC Preston Bullants

LR Total 5 53 0 44 0 34 0 26

Holmesglen U19 Section 4 Benjamin Oakes Old Haileyburians Jordan Erougian PEGS Thomas Saggio PEGS Max Tonna PEGS

LR Total 3 66 2 35 0 34 0 29

Premier B Reserve Matthew Caia Travis Woolnough William Hogan Jordan Smith

LR Total St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 0 32 Beaumaris FC 4 31 Monash Blues 3 29 Beaumaris FC 3 27

Division 3 Mitchell Gleeson Julius Waras Carstensen Justin Hunter Jason Ince

La Trobe University Glen Eira Elsternwick Hawthorn

LR Total 6 75 1 63 3 51 0 49

Holmesglen U19 Section 5 Ashan Wijayakumara MHSOB Nick O’Sullivan De La Salle OC Tom Riley Mazenod OC James Reid Aquinas OC

LR Total 4 58 6 57 1 44 3 37

Premier B Thirds Zev Aron David Cowley Locky Davis Jordan Young

AJAX Old Trinity Gr Fitzroy FC Parkdale Vultures

LR Total 0 38 2 32 0 29 0 28

Division 3 Reserve Daniel Lauletta Sam Neville David Fazakerley Joel Dwyer

Hawthorn La Trobe University Uhs-Vu Swinburne University

LR Total 5 78 4 58 2 47 2 42

Club XVIII (1) John Farah Craig Berger Benjamin Corcoran Sam Hartmann

Hawthorn Prahran Assumption Old Xaverians Richmond Central

LR Total 0 44 0 38 0 32 0 28

Premier C Adrian Del Monte Aaron Cloke Stefan Barbour Thomas Kanz

Old Ivanhoe Gr Oakleigh Peninsula OB Old Camberwell Gr

LR Total 5 61 4 57 0 55 2 53

Division 4 William Dawson Dale Collins Patrick Notaro David Viola

Point Cook Westbourne Gr North Brunswick Eley Park Sharks

LR Total 2 83 0 72 4 57 0 47

Club XVIII (2) Josh Archer Aaron Thompson Kyle Oppelaar Justin Mazur

Old Geelong West Brunswick West Brunswick Monash Blues

LR Total 4 42 1 29 4 24 0 19

Premier C Reserve Peter Rozanitis Damien Simic Mati Christakakis James Egan

Mazenod OC Caulfield Gr Williamstown CYMS Mazenod OC

LR Total 2 52 4 46 3 40 0 36

Division 4 Reserve Leigh Booth John Alexandridis Bradley Magri-Olson Bryn Boomsma

Eley Park Sharks Eley Park Sharks Box Hill North Mt Lilydale OC

LR Total 6 79 4 77 0 38 0 33

Premier C Thirds Sam Ayoub Matthew Jones Dustin Cracknell Kane Robertson

Marcellin OC Therry Penola OB Marcellin OC Therry Penola OB

LR Total 6 64 2 44 0 33 2 32

Holmesglen U19 Premier William Stewart Old Scotch Nicholas Henricks Beaumaris FC Andrew Clough St Kevins OB Sam Gibbins Beaumaris FC 33

LR Total 2 52 1 43 0 42 6 38 VAFA GRAND FINAL 2016

Yarra Valley Old Grammarians

CANTERBURY FOOTBALL CLUB NORTH BRUNSWICK FC

Applications are invited for the following positions at NBFC:

is seeking applications for the following Division 3 coaching positions in 2017.

Senior and Reserve Coaching Position All applications are accepted in strict confidence.

Please forward applications or expressions of interest to club secretary Sue Bach.

Email: secretary@canterburyfootball.club Phone: 0438 191 165 Applications close 5pm Tuesday 20th September 2016.

SENIOR COACH RESERVES COACH After a successful year in 2015 and an influx of new talent in 2016, North Brunswick FC are looking to appoint Senior and Reserves coaches that will lead us into an exciting future and build a strong bond with our talented playing group. With a good mixture of older and younger players the Bulls are ready for success being led by a dynamic coaching group and support staff.

Applications should include coaching experience, accreditation and philosophy. Please send applications and any requests for further information to Trevor Ackland at northbrunswickfc@gmail.com.

Applications close 5.00pm, Friday 26th August

OLD HAILEYBURIANS AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB

NORTH BRUNSWICK FC

Applications are invited for the following positions at NBFC:

SENIOR COACH RESERVES COACH After a successful year in 2015 and an influx of new talent in 2016, North Brunswick FC are looking to appoint Senior and Reserves coaches that will lead us into an exciting future and build a strong bond with our talented playing group. With a good mixture of older and younger players the Bulls are ready for success being led by a dynamic coaching group and support staff.

Applications should include coaching experience, accreditation and philosophy. Please send applications and any requests for further information to Trevor Ackland at northbrunswickfc@gmail.com.

Applications close 5.00pm, Friday 26th August

Caulfield Bears Football & Netball Club (affiliated with SFNL) is seeking applications for

• 2nd XVIII Coach • Assistant Coaches (1st XVIII & 2nd XVIII) Playing or non-playing.

We are a resurging club that is seeking a person focused on success who has a good understanding of the modern game and an ability & desire to develop a young playing list.

Applications in writing and to include details of playing &/or coaching experience, accreditation, etc.

Applications to be forwarded to Matthew Casey matthew@kgmcgardens.com.au (Tel. 0401 728 888).

are seeking applications for Premier C Grade and Women’s coaching positions in 2017.

- Senior Head Coach - Senior Assistant Coach - Reserves Coach - Women’s Head Coach All applications are accepted in strict confidence.

Forward applications or expressions of interest to: President Leigh Boughton.

Email: leighboughton@me.com Phone: 0466 509 608 & Secretary Brett Carson.

Email: brettcarson29@hotmail.com Phone: 0402 526 606

AJAX FC – PREMIER B SENIOR COACH

The Ajax FC is a proud, community Club based in Albert Park and we have enjoyed a lot of on and off field success in our 60 year history.

With A Grade resources and facilities and a strong, supportive committee, the Club is committed to further growth. We are seeking a coach with a sound understanding of Amateur Football and a passion to educate and develop a young group.

Please send your application, including your resume and covering letter outlining your experience to Andrew Shenker, Vice President / Director of Football at andrew@victor-sports.com or call on 0418 311 162 for further information.

All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidentiality.

Applications close September 20, 2016.

Yarra Valley Old Grammarians is seeking applications for the following coaching positions in 2017.

- Senior Coach - Reserves Coach - Women’s Coach All applications are accepted in strict confidence.

Applications close Sunday the 25th of September.

Please forward applications or expressions of interest to club president Michael Wines.

Email: president@yvobfc.com.au Phone: 0409 996 878

Richmond Central Football & Netball Club, (RCFNC) affiliated with the VAFA Division 3 competition, seeks a passionate

SENIOR FOOTBALL COACH.

After a challenging 2016 campaign in which we dealt with significant player injuries and unavailability, we are committed to making meaningful on and off-field changes which will deliver long term success. As such, we are seeking to appoint a new senior coach who will bring energy and passion to the role. Our ideal candidate is someone that is looking to develop their coaching career over a number of years at an emerging community club. We have a genuinely fantastic culture which has seen us weather a difficult season and continue to put 3 football sides on the park each week. The right candidate will have the full support of the club and given significant autonomy over the football department in order to drive sustainable success.

We offer competitive remuneration which can be negotiated. Please send applications or enquiries to: Josh Sharp

Footy Ops, RCNFC sharpy@rcafc.com 0438 568 402

ST KEVIN’S OLD BOYS FC COACHING POSITIONS AVAILABLE Applications are invited for the following coaching positions at the Beaumaris Football Club for the 2017 season.

• Reserves coach • Thirds coach • Under 19 Premier coach • Under 19 Premier Reserve Coach The Beaumaris Football Club has 5 senior teams (including 2 under 19 sides). All 5 senior teams made finals in 2016 with three (Seniors, Reserves and Under 19 Premier) reaching the grand final. The Seniors, Reserves and Thirds are playing in Premier A in 2017.

Applications (including cv) are to be sent to beaumarisfc@bigpond.com. The application period closes on 15 October 2016. Position descriptions will be provided on request.

Enquiries can be made to John Murton (President) on 0409 937 641.

Preston Bullants AFC

PBAFC is seeking applications for the following 2017 Division 2 Coaches • • • • •

Senior Coach Reserve Grade Under 19’s Women’s Coach Women’s Team manager

Please forward applications or expressions of interest to Operations Manager Ian Parke Email: parkeie12@gmail.com Phone: 0408176339

Seeking a Football Director

St Kevin’s Old Boys Football Club is seeking applications for the following positions in 2017.

SENIORS, RESERVES, 19’S (2), THIRDS (2) & ASSISTANT COACHES Level 1 Coaching accreditation required Please forward applications or expressions of interest to: Football Manager St Kevin’s Old Boys Football Club, PO Box 30, Glen Iris VIC 3146 Applications close September 10th, 2017

ST MARY’S SALESIAN AFC

SMSAFC is seeking applications for the following Division 1 coaching positions in 2017.

- SENIOR COACH - SENIOR ASSISTANT COACH - 2ND WOMENS TEAM COACH (OVER 60 PLAYERS TRAINED)

All applications are accepted in strict confidence.

Please forward applications to club president David Malcolm Email: president@stmaryssalesianafc.com.au Phone: 0409 311 553

An exciting opportunity has opened up for an experienced football person to join the Fitzroy Football Club (incorporating the Fitzroy Reds) Board.

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal communication skills; experience in coaching or as coaching director at a football club; a passion for football and its place in the community; and the time and commitment to work with the board, our Club and its teams.

Please forward applications to Tom Sargant tom.sargant@ranfurlie.com or to discuss further call 0404 814 048.

MONASH UNIVERSITY BLUES FOOTBALL CLUB Inc.

Monash Blues seek applications for the following coaching positions for the 2017 season: - Senior coach (and assistant) - Reserves coach (and assistant) - Under 19s coach (and assistant) All applications are accepted in strict confidence. We intend to commence interviews immediately with a view to agreeing these arrangements in the near future.

We consider that our club is perfectly positioned to accommodate coaches who are highly motivated, energetic and keen to assist us with our objective of being an outstanding football Club, participating in the VAFA’s premier division.

We offer a talented playing group, who are eager to learn and are keen for on-going success after being highly competitive throughout 2016, as well as strong support from the University.

Please forward applications or expressions of interest to club secretary Martin Phillips.

Email: martin.david.phillips@gmail.com Phone: 0400 964 189

THERRY PENOLA WHITEFRIARS FOOTBALL CLUB (VAFA Division 1) Therry Penola AFC – Division 1 VAFA Affiliated is seeking applications for the following coaching positions in season 2017

Seniors, Reserves, Thirds, Under 19 ‘s (Playing or Non Playing) To receive a copy of the position description contact:

Gerard Biddlestone, President gerard.biddlestone@coateshire.com.au or 0417309316 Applications Close 30/September/2016

Applications are invited for the following coaching positions for the 2017 Season in a playing or non-playing capacity.

• Senior Coach (current coach not re-applying) • Assistant Senior Coach (x2) • Reserves Coach • Assistant Reserves Coach • Under 19 Coach • Assistant Under 19 Coach Please provide a covering letter outlining your experience with applications closing Monday 26th of September.

Applications will be treated with strict confidence.

Forward Applications or Enquiries to: Norman Elliott - President (E) norman@herongate.com.au (M) 0407 156 779

Chadstone Football Club is seeking applications for the following coaching positions in 2017.

- Senior Coach (Club 18) - Women’s Coach(new position) All applications are accepted in strict confidence.

Please forward applications or expressions of interest to club Secretary Peter Kostakos.

Email: chadstonefc@gmail.com Phone: 0401 764 165 Closing date 15/09/2016

THANK YOU COACHES To all of our coaches, particularly Tony Hales, Bernie Jephson, Ryan O’Shea, Mark Gibson, John Hall, Shane Herbert, Guy Hexter and Tom Bergin, and to their brilliant team of match day observers and mentors, we say an enormous thank you for everything you have done for us throughout the year.

The strength of umpiring in the VAFA, and our strong representation in higher leagues, is a testament to the talent of the coaching/observing staff and their dedication to the umpiring group. The VAFAUA believe we have the best coaching and observing team in community football, and that leads to the best recruitment and retention outcomes and match day performances.

Their efforts have been no more evident than this season, when our umpire experience base was shaken by a number of retirements and promotions to higher leagues. With expert coaching our young umpires have been confident to step up to the plate, and have performed beyond expectations, and we are gearing up for an amazingly strong

group for the next few years.

We know that all of our umpires are truly appreciative of your time and efforts, and we hope to see you all back again next season.

And before anyone asks, the scribe had received his grand final appointment before the above was written.

Rob Hansen Retirement After an umpiring career spanning 45 years, Rob Hansen has decided to hang up the white boots. While Rob’s retirement is featured elsewhere in this Record, we thought it worth mentioning that amongst Rob’s achievements was half a game of Premier B football – a B grade debut at the ripe old age of 70 (sorry Rob).

VAFAUA President Owen Hinson was running his first Premier B match with Past President Greg Rolfe, when Rolfey tore his calf in the second quarter and was assisted from the ground. Rob had officiated the reserves game, and was observing the seniors, so headed back to the rooms to change. Despite torrential rain Rob cruised through the match, and even had the presence of mind to still put in an observation report on Owen!

Thank you for all you have done for the VAFA and VAFAUA Rob, and we hope to see you around the grounds for many years to come!

Good things come to those who wait Every year we are delighted to see new umpires appointed to their first ever Grand Finals. Some have had to wait longer than others.

After 9 years with the VAFA Bruce

Lister has received his first Grand Final medallion, officiating the Division 4 Reserves Grand Final between Westbourne Grammarians and Point Cook with Warren Graham.

Congratulations Bruce, and we hope there are many more Grand Finals to come.

And finally…

Once again, thank you to the VAFA community for making us welcome, to the VAFA staff for all you do for umpiring, to the coaches for your countless hours of dedication, and to every single umpire who makes the VAFAUA truly ‘a great place to umpire’. It is an exciting time to be an umpire, and we hope to see everyone back again fit and raring to go in 2017!

UMPIRE APPOINTMENTS: JOSH BALL: been umpiring in the VAFA for 5 years; originally from Yarra Juniors; umpired the Under 19 Premier Grand Final in 2014; has never umpired a Senior Grand Final – In great form and could surprise.

BRAD NICHOLSON: comes from a playing background; unable to umpire in 2015 because of injury; umpired the Division 3 Reserves Grand Final in 2014; never umpired a senior Grand Final – Consistent performer in 2016.

ANTHONY EDMONDS: originally from Eastern Football League; fifth year umpiring in the VAFA; has never umpired a Premier Grand Final; last year umpired the Division 1 Grand Final – will this be the year?

MATT OAKLEY: has umpired over 100 VFL senior games as well as the 2011 TAC Cup Grand Final; second year in the VAFA; last year umpired the Premier Grand Final – Can he go back to back.

DANIEL SILFO; was last year named VAFA Umpire of the Year and travelled to Ireland with the VAFA touring party; umpired the 2011 and 2015 Premier Grand Finals – super consistent this season and should feature well.

HAYDN O’CONNOR: originally from Southern Umpires Association; has umpired over 50 VFL senior games as well as the 2012 TAC Cup Grand Final; umpired the VAFA v SAAFL match in 2015 – having a stellar season

GEORGE WOOD; second year in the VAFA, originally from Yarra Juniors; in 2015 he umpired the Division 2 Senior Grand Final; this year umpired the VAFA v SAAFL match – a quiet achiever and in the mix for a big appointment.

SAM LEVIN; umpired the Premier B Grand Final in 2014; last year was studying overseas; been umpiring in the VAFA for 7 years; umpired a VAFA representative match in Tasmania in 2014 – One to watch as in red hot form.

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GREG ROLFE; originally from Bunbury in Western Australia; been umpiring in the VAFA for the past 5 seasons; last year umpired the Division 2 Senior Grand Final – with Rolfey anything is possible.

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