The Amateur Footballer, Premier Grand Final Edition, 2015

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME

19 - 20 SEPTEMBER 2015

WILLIAM BUCK PREMIEROLD TRINITY vs ST BERNARD’S

PREMIER BST KEVIN’S vs OLD MELBURNIANS

PREMIER CMONASH BLUES vs OLD HAILEYBURY

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A WEEKEND OF FOOTY TO SAVOUR

The Amateur FootballerTHE JOURNAL OF THE VICTORIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

September 19-20, 2015 $5.00 Vol. 15 No. 22

What a great fi nals series we have wit-

nessed so far; and it’s only going to get

bigger with this weekend’s premier grand

fi nals. On Sunday all roads lead to Ikon

Park in Carlton for the William Buck Pre-

mier Grand Final clash where the fl eet

footed Old Trinity take on the might and

power of St Bernards. It promises to be a

great game at this historic ground. This

break from tradition will no doubt upset

some who are more familiar with the va-

garies of the Elsternwick Park gale but the

Board and Executive believe it’s time to

try something new. We will sit back and

review once the season is complete. It

will be a most interesting experiment for

our competition and something we have

deemed necessary to enhance the quality

of the game and provide a great spectator

experience. We are not locked in for the

future, however our Premier game of the

season demands a Premier venue. I prefer

to think of this not as change but as pro-

gress. Just as our clubs and players em-

brace the evolution of the game and in-

creasingly look for points of diff erence, so

must we as a Board and Administration.

Over the past few weeks, the football

across the sections has been of an excep-

tional standard. Congratulations to those

that have worked hard for promotion and

The scene for the William Buck Premier Grand Final: I kon Park

won the ultimate prize. Whilst those that

drop back now have the chance to rebuild

and fi ght another day. Some of the high-

lights so far for me include; Old Paradians

fi rst premiership fi rst for 29 years in Divi-

sion 2 in their contest with Ivanhoe, West

Brunswick pulled off an amazing upset

in Division 3 over Emmaus St Leo’s by a

solitary point, Kew’s three peat in Division

1 at Coburg City Oval in their clash with

newly forged rivals Ormond and Canter-

bury’s maiden VAFA premiership victory

at Garvey Oval in a classic game against

Parkside. In Premier B, Old Melburni-

ans set up a Grand Final at Sportscover

Arena against the undefeated St Kevin’s

in their preliminary fi nal comeback win

over raging favourite St Bede’s Mentone

Tigers and Old Xaverians held out a hun-

gry St Bernards in their gutsy win in the

Under 19 Premier grand fi nal. It truly was

a special weekend of footy, as VAFA CEO

Michael Sholly had foretold in last week’s

editorial.

On Wednesday at Crown Casino, we feted

the stars of our competition at the Wood-

row medal. What an exciting vote count in

Premier. In the end the umpires couldn’t

split two VAFA champions of the game,

St Bernard’s Adam Bentick and University

Blues’ Ross Young. Both players have been

stars for their clubs, the competition and

for the Big V and maybe only a premier-

ship for one will top the accolade. Adam

Bentick has a genuine chance this week-

end when his side St Bernards take on the

relentless run of the Old Trinity side.

The weekend is the culmination of years

of hard work for players, umpires, club

offi cials and wider volunteers and all for

the love of the game. We remain a truly

unique and pre-eminent power in com-

munity football across Victoria. On our

showcase weekend I encourage our

clubs, players and supporters to embrace

the challenge of striving for the ultimate

success in a spirit that is respectful, shows

tolerance and humility be it in victory or

defeat.

VAFA GRAND FINAL 2015 2

Neil Balme

Former Richmond foot-

baller and Collingwood

General Manager

Old Trinity by 6

St Kevin’s by 38

Monash Blues by 11

Michael Sholly

VAFA CEO

Old Trinity by 7

St Kevin’s by 34

Monash Blues by 14

Tim Nelson

VAFA President

St Bernards by 14

St Kevin’s by 30

Monash Blues by 18

Nick Armistead

VAFA Media

Old Trinity by 12

St Kevin’s by 30

Monash Blues by 4

Brian ‘Benny’ Goodman

GM Football & Umpiring

VAFA

St Bernards by 17

St Kevin’s by 24

Monash Blues by 29

Blair O’Hara

GM Commercial

Operations VAFA

St Bernards by 3

St Kevin’s by 17

Monash Blues by 11

Nathan Buckley

Collingwood Coach

Old Trinity by 14

St Kevin’s by 19

Old Haileyburians by 2

Josh Frydenberg

Federal Member

for Kooyong

Old Trinity by 8

Old Melburnians by 11

Monash Blues by 8

Cameron White

Australian & Victorian

Cricketer

St Bernards by 6

St Kevin’s by 21

Old Haileyburians by 7

Chris Scott

Geelong Coach and

St Kevin’s Old Boy

St Bernards by 7

St Kevin’s by 20

Monash Blues by 9

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T’S TO CREATE HISTORYThe best two sides of the year have made

the Grand Final. In many ways that’s all we

could hope for. Old Trinity is in unchartered

territory, a chance to do as no other side

in their previous 60-odd years have man-

aged. St Bernard’s has been here before,

but probably should have more than their

two premierships in the top section. The

Snowdogs get the chance on Sunday to

add a third after they beat University Blues

at Sportscover Arena. The win was St Ber-

nard’s most complete performance for a

number of weeks.

A fast start and an early report to Pete

Summers meant Uni Blues were behind

the eight ball. Jack Watts couldn’t have the

same infl uence as he had the week before

against De La Salle. In fact Jack also found

his name in the umpire’s book before the

day was done. Where the Blues had fl our-

ished in recent week was the clearances,

but St Bernard’s expertly won the contested

ball then coupled that with sharper move-

ment of the ball on the outside. Shaun

Clarke was infl uential in the ruck and Old

Trinity will have a big task to match him

up. The St Bernard’s forward line fi red and

importantly both Tom and Simon Caven

(pictured) were in great touch too. When St

Bernard’s were playing their best football at

the start of the year, both Tom and Simon

were regularly in their best. Add younger

brother Michael and things were looking

particularly rosy.

For Blues, it was a season of mixed fortunes.

Injuries cruelled their chances of making se-

rious inroads, but you have to admire how

far they have come in the past 24 months.

From Tom McKenzie’s knee injury pre-sea-

son, the broken ankles of Silvestro and Hart

to the sickening neck injury to Jack Town-

ley, it was a tumultuous season. The rise of

Blues under Gleeson has been impressive,

let’s hope he has at least one more year in

him, if not, then there is certainly enough

talent there for a keen coach to get their

hands on.

William Buck Premier Grand Final Preview

Anyway you look at it, this match presents

itself as a mouthwatering contest. Their

three meetings this year have been decid-

ed by fi ve, six and seven points respectively.

Ipso facto we should have a cliff hanger on

our hands late Sunday afternoon. Two of

the three contests had St Bernards with

more scoring shorts and a poorer conver-

sion rate. The Snowdogs turned that around

last week, but in 10 of their 20 games this

year they have missed more times than

they have split the middle. Old Trinity is a

last half specialist, but it’s harder to swing

momentum in Grand Finals and Adam An-

drews will be imploring his side to not give

up a start.

St Bernard’s seem to get better with con-

fi dence. Their game style becomes more

expansive and they back their skills in too.

Their key forwards – any of whom on their

day can kick a bag – pose the biggest threat.

Who does Nick Howell go to? Does Harry

Tinney (pictured) h ave to play a key defen-

sive post all day thus sacrifi cing his creative

run? Jones and Boyse have 80 goals be-

tween them, but Merrington and Gleeson

pose an equal concern. Of their 39 players

used, only Simon Caven, Alex Singleton and

James Bennie have played every week. As is

the case in most weeks of the season, it is in

the midfi eld where the battle will be won. St

Bernard’s are not short on value there too.

Clarke we have mentioned is a force in the

ruck. At his feet he has the best clearance

pair in William Buck Premier, Adam Bentick

and Tom Sullivan. Bentick is no stranger to

Ikon Park and was infl uential in the VAFA’s

pre-season win over the Northern Football

League at the same venue.


A win for Old Trinity would be a win for

Amateur football. Whilst there is plenty of

homegrown talent at St Bernard’s, Old Trin-

ity don’t have an academy setup like the

Snowdogs. Instead they have invested in

an old boy as coach and have brought to-

gether the most exciting group of talent to

enter the VAFA in recent seasons, all from

the school. Despite all this good fortune

and good management, Old Trinity play-

ers have still had to get it done. The end of

last season saw the close of legend Andrew

Ramsden ‘s senior career. At Round 8 this

year, the T’s lost their captain and talisman

Brendan Iezzi to a season ending knee in-

jury. They haven’t letup since. Old Trinity’s

talent might be a little thinner, they have

used just 34 players, and fi ve have played

every game. Despite this only 22 run out

on the day and these T’s don’t hold any

punches. The plaudits on the St Bernard’s

forward line are warranted, but we over-

look that Old Trinity have more players that

have kicked at least 20 goals this year; Nico-

losi, Polidoros, Weatherson, Walsh and Jack

Hunt are the fi ve. Enough superlatives have

been shared on the way Old Trinity play

when they are up and about. Let’s hope we

get to see it on Sunday.

Previous meetings:

R1 Old Trinity 12.8.80 def St Bernards 10.15.75 (at Old Trinity)

R10 St Bernard’s 14.14.98 def Old Trinity 13.14.92 (at St Bernard’s)

SF Old Trinty 8.7.55 def St Bernard’s 5.18.48 (at Craigieburn)

Tip: Old Trinity by 11 points, Gabe Hamilton to win the Jock Nelson Medal.

St Bernard’s at their best are a phenom-

enal side, but Old Trinity do not allow them

to play at their best. Old Trinity has hung

tough all year, so regardless of where this

game heads on the weekend, the T’s will

fancy their chances. Both sides would be

wonderful results, but a fi rst Premier pen-

nant for Old Trinity with a week’s break is

how I see this going.

Whatever the result on Sunday, it is sure

to be a family aff air. With Cavens, Hunts,

Howells are all likely to play key roles. Un-

fortunately this is not good news for the

VAFA. With so many sets of brothers and in

St Bernard’s case, cousins playing in the one

side, it will reduce the potential number of

parents that will attend.


WILLIAM BUCK PREMIER

Old Trinity v St Bernards 2:15pm Sunday 20 September - IKON Park

Coach: Adam Andrews

Assistant: Gerard Sholly, Lucien Dean-Johns, Richard Burrows

Reserves: Speros Beasley

OLD TRINITY

No. Name Goals Behinds

3 Harry Tinney (DVC)

4 Ned Hunt (DVC)

7 Brendan Iezzi (C)

8 Ben Howell

9 Jake Steinhart

10 Jack Osborn

11 Kris Spassopoulos

12 Luke Pacconi (VC)

14 Gabe Hamilton

15 James Spassopoulos

17 Jack Hunt

18 Ed Weatherson (DVC)

19 Nick Howell (VC)

21 Jake Walsh

22 Brett Barratt

24 Luther Juric

26 Andrew Kyriacopoulos

27 Sebastian Nicolosi

28 Christos Manoussakis

31 Callum Pohl

33 Nick Roberts

41 Fergus Stewart

43 Alex Heuston

46 Henry Winter

48 Tom Young

51 Alex Polidoros

53 Hugh Tyson

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

Goals

Behinds

Coach: Anthony Rock

Assistants: Matt O’Connor, Marcus Barham, Simon Atkins, Chris Davis

ST BERNARDS


3 Alex McLeod

4 Tom Sullivan

5 Adam Bentick (VC)

6 Jacob Bevanda

7 Michael Angel

8 Nathan Kazuro

9 Ben Considine

11 Sam Fleming

12 Chris Peart

13 Tristan Cartledge

14 Nick Cooke

16 Mitch Hannan

18 Alex Singleton

19 Andrew Merrington

20 Shaun Clarke

22 Simon Caven

23 Jake Forder

24 Alex Boyse

26 Tom Gleeson

27 Chad Jones

32 Tom Caven (C)

33 David Wall

36 Sam Woods

40 Michael Caven

41 Darren Colaco

44 James Bennie

49 Michael Sullivan

51 Giacomo Zoccali

52 Jesse Manunzio

53 Ben Ronke

54 Chris Hughes

60 Zac O’Halloran

65 Marcus DeLeur


Goals

Behinds


PREMIER RESERVE

University Blues v Old Xaverians 11:30am Sunday 20 September - IKON Park

Coach: Christian Neeson

Assistants: James Walker, Ben McKinley

UNIVERSITY BLUES


3 Matthew Hart

4 Andy Wettenhall

8 Ben Taylor

13 Tom Girdwood (C)

17 Rich Langham

18 Dan Zambon

19 Angus Twopeny

23 Hayden McDonald

25 Angus Nice

26 Jack Maxwell

27 Hugo Steinfort (VC)

29 Patrick Gardiner

30 Gus Ford

34 Will Hartnell

35 James Coumans

36 David Withers

37 Tom Foott

40 James Carr

41 Jacob Callahan

46 Charlie Craig

48 Hugh Evans

49 Will McFarlane

50 George Chisholm

57 Jack Heinz

58 Ed Long

61 Aaron Harris

62 George McFarlane

74 Zach Thomson

76 Daniel Van de Pol

79 Bernie Chomley

86 David Cumming


Goals

Behinds

Development Coach/Reserves Coach: Murray Browne

Assistant Coaches: John Symepoulos, Pat Myers, Oliver Gidley

OLD XAVERIANS


3 Andy Pasceri

4 Matt Jenkinson

8 Michael Henderson

12 Andy Bowen

13 Cauley Beetham

15 Matt Skidmore (C)

23 James Ulbrick

27 Robbie Ralph

28 Hugh Symon

30 Nick Serafi ni

34 Nick Nunan

35 Ed Lachal

36 Nick Pepperell

37 Daniel Harangozo

38 Matt Douglas

42 Matthew Peric

45 Lachlan Keith

47 Mikkel Kjoege

49 Jonathan Pintal

50 Ben Plant

51 James Midgley

52 Tristian Parker

54 Michael Cain

59 Andrew Mathis

60 Matthew Hess

61 Luke Pirrie

62 James Woods

63 Harry Batten

64 James Forrest


Goals

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OMS ONE STEP CLOSER TO FAIRY TALE FINALE WITH REMARKABLE COMEBACK

“This could just about be game, set and

match.” These immortal and, in the end,

very incorrect words were uttered by the

Inner FM commentary team at the 27 min-

ute mark of the fi rst quarter of the Premier

B preliminary fi nal. St Bede’s/Mentone star

Chris Richards had just kicked his team’s

fi fth goal against the wind and their op-

ponents Old Melburnians were lamenting

wasted opportunities and sitting on 1.6.

Indeed, given what the crowd at Sportscov-

er Arena had witnessed to that point and

even to halfway through the second term,

it was hard to envisage anything but a Ti-

ger triumph. The breeze heading to the golf

course end seemed signifi cant considering

how much the ball held up when kicked the

other way and OMs Tom Paule confi rmed

our suspicions when he lined up for an early

set shot from outside the arc and made the

distance easily.

There was confusion early on when ev-

eryone in the ground bar the goal umpire

thought that Paule had snagged the fi rst

goal of the match. However, the one fi nger

went up from the fl ag-waver and that’s all

that mattered. Paule, Hurley-Wellington

and spearhead Al Armstrong all squan-

dered early chances and the Tigers made

them pay with deadly accuracy up the oth-

er end of the ground. Luke Velluto, Mitchell

Coen and Tim Doherty all contributed in

a positive start for the Tigers, who would

have been delighted to go into the quarter

time break with a 5.0 to 1.7 lead, knowing

they had the wind at their backs in the sec-

ond term.

The Tigers fi rst goal of the second quarter

came within the fi rst two minutes. OMs

Charlie Cumbrae-Stewart raced out of half-

back surrounded by teammates, but was

just too slow to get rid of the ball and was

dispossessed. The resulting free kick found

Michael Barnes who slotted it home. Chris

Richards was causing the OMs some head-

aches when he goaled three minutes later.

Both his goals were as identical as they

were brilliant. A ball-up at the top of the

goal square, ball knocked down, text-book

roving off the back of the pack and running

into the open goal. From this point, the

game entered a dry spell, during which no

goals were scored in 17 minutes. Chris Man-

goni was one of several Tigers doggedly

applying good midfi eld pressure and the

OMs were getting frustrated, culminating

in an undisciplined free kick at a stoppage

by Nick Daish, but Pat Tyquin was unable

to take advantage of the subsequent 25m

penalty. The teams traded behinds for a

while and when Pat Keane missed for the

Tigers at the 11 minute mark, the margin

was out to 30 points, 7.2.44 to 1.8.14, and

it seemed “How far the Tigers?” However,

the OMs slowly worked their way back into

the match and kicked three of the last four

goals of the quarter to trail by 18 at the

main break.

Luke Velluto opened the scoring in the

third quarter for the Tigers with a behind,

but from there the Tigers didn’t get a look-

in and it was all Dark Blue. Chris Righetti

nailed a long running goal and Will Thomp-

son fi nished off some clever work from

Stuart Watson, who had a hand in another

goal when he intercepted a Tiger forward

thrust and got it to Al Armstrong. Cameron

Beck slotted one when he snapped truly

from a stoppage and it had turned into a

Redlegs avalanche. Beck and Armstrong

goaled twice each and the OMs capped off


G.T. Moore Medal – Congratulations Rory Angiolella!

The Premier B Best and Fairest was held on

Wednesday September 9th and broadcast

on 96.5 Inner FM. It was won by Fitzroy’s

Rory Angiollella on 26 votes, followed by

St Kevin’s star Steven Salopek. For full re-

sults, as well as club-by-club and week-

by-week summaries, please visit my blog:

http://dcsportsjourno.blogspot.com

In closing I want to especially thank An-

drew Leonard for giving me the opportu-

nity to write, as well as Andrew Mullet from

Old Brighton Grammarians for his weekly

informative match reports; they have

helped me immensely. Well, that brings me

to the end of my fi rst season covering Pre-

mier B footy. I’ve really enjoyed it and re-

ceived some positive feedback, so thanks

everyone for your engagement.

the perfect quarter with possibly the goal

of the day from Lachie Borthwick. He fum-

bled and bumbled the ball forward from

the centre bounce, eventually got it under

control, took a bounce, let go from outside

the arc and it sailed through over the top of

desperate fi ngertips on the goal line. When

the siren sounded to end the third term, the

Redlegs held a healthy 25-point lead but

few would have dared suggest the contest

was anywhere near over, given that the Ti-

gers were coming home with the wind and

they were second only to St Kevins in goals

kicked in the last quarter.

Alas for the Tigers, it wasn’t to be their day.

The OMs defence held fi rm and continu-

ally repelled the Tiger attacks. The Redlegs

kicked the fi rst four goals of the quarter to

extend their lead to 46 before James Tyquin

fi nally saluted for the Tigers at the 20 min-

ute mark. In a reversal of the fi rst term, the

inaccurate Tigers could only manage 2.6 to

6.0 and the fi nal margin was 43 points. The

win propels Old Melburnians to the VAFA

Premier section for the fi rst time since 2011

and although it will be mere consolation, St

Bede’s/Mentone has an opportunity to con-

solidate themselves as the team to beat in

Premier B in 2016.

St Kevin’s perfect season to remain in tact

The OMs would have taken heart from St

Bedes/Mentone’s eff ort against St Kevin’s

in their semi-fi nal last week. The Tigers

were within fi ve points late in the game

and pushed the SKOBs all the way. They

would also do well to completely blot out

their two previous encounters against the

ladder leaders. In Round 3 the OMs kicked

3.12 and lost by 91 points, then in Round

12 they were handed an 86-point belting.

Since then the Redlegs have won six of

eight and while I may have been guilty of

underestimating them at times this season,

I don’t believe it will be a one-sided aff air

in the ‘Big One’. To have any chance, they

will need to avoid a repeat of their 1.7 in

the fi rst quarter of the Preliminary Final and

Al Armstrong and Cameron Beck will both

have to bring their A-Game up forward.

Josh Freezer had a ripper in defence against

the Tigers and they will be relying on him

and the other defenders to step up again

to avoid a repeat of the 18 and 20 goals

conceded in their previous two meetings

against St Kevin’s. I am picking St Kevin’s to

win by fi ve goals.

10VAFA PREMIER GRAND FINAL 2014

PREMIER BSt Kevin’s v Old Melburnians 2:15pm Saturday 19 September - Sportscover Arena

Senior coaches: Daniel Harford & Jon Edgar

Assistant: Michael Christian

Development: Hartley Stone

ST KEVIN’S

No. Name Goals Behinds1 Matthew Murphy

2 Nicholas Wood

3 Benjamin Dowd

4 Callum Matheson

5 Patrick Dowd

6 Steven Salopek

7 Charles Ring

8 Jordan Gysberts

9 Julian Staffi eri

10 Karl Wissell

11 Dylan Jones

12 Nicholas McArdle

16 Jason Salopek

17 Zachary Ginies

18 Billy Kanakis

19 Stephen Gilham

20 Shaun Kennedy

21 Francis Keely

22 Philip Edgar

23 Tom Simpson

24 Michael Shanahan

25 Lachlan Nankervis

26 Troy McMaster

27 Gerard Gleeson

29 Chris Gleeson

30 Tom Cunningham

31 Anthony Lynch (C)

32 William Coates

33 Kelvin Williams

34 Benjamin Sullivan

35 Bradley McCann

37 Luke Sabato

38 Panayioti Karageorgiou

44 Henry Parkes

46 Conor Ross

51 James Stewart

78 Nicholas Meehan

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th QtrGoals

Behinds

Coach: Nathan Brown

Assistants: Peter Nunn

Reserves: Sam Quennell, Jack Macciolli

Thirds: Nick Molony

OLD MELBURNIANS

No Name G B

1 Harry Macciolli

2 Tim Marshall

3 Thomas Paule (C)

4 Tom Healey

5 Cam Beck

6 Chris Righetti

7 Ted De Fegley

8 Al Armstong

9 Alex Carter

10 Lachie Borthwick

11 Tom Bachet

12 Chris Wischer

13 Ed Fanning

14 Sam Gibbons

15 Cam May

16 Nick Voyage

17 Oscar Hosking

18 Harry Jupp

19 Will Thompson

20 Guy Brayshaw

21 Charlie Cumbrae-Stewart

22 Patty Garschagen

23 Nick De Steiger

24 Tom Hywood

25 Cameron Tunbridge

26 Ed Court

27 Marty McCoy

28 Adrian Karatzas

29 Lachie Bennett

30 Nick Madders

31George Hurley-Wellington

32 Sammy Peacock

33 Nic Daish

34 Nick Baring

35 Nick McLardy

36 Robbie Hayward

37 Chris Barry

38 Justin De Steiger

39 Ed McMullin

40 Conrad Lucas

41 Will Beasley

42 James Newton

43 Rupert Middleton

44 Stuart Watson

45 Henry Nevile

No Name G B

46 Lewis Haralambous

47 Harry Allen

48 Guy Shearman

49 Tim Spargo

50 Charlie Clemenger

51 Stewart Madsen

52 James Bate

53 Alex Thorley

54 Hamish Lade

55 Harry Michelmore

56 Tom Lackmann

57 Damon Velakoulis

58 Oscar Dixon

59 Josh Benson

60 Henry Hanlon

61 Alex Coleridge

62 Josh McMullin

63 Tom De Fegley

65 Alex Townsend

66 Seb Clarke

67 Rupert Alstergren

68 Tom Watson

69 Jim De Fegley

70 Harrison Lane

71 Ted Stobart

72 Will Boyd

73 Matt Marangon

74 James Fink

75 David Herman

76 Ned Hoyle

77 Cal Williamson

78 Sam Daddo

79 Max Figgins

80 Theo Rosenthal

81 Gus Borthwick

83 Josh Rundell

84 Andy Fischer

86 Jack Burmeister

87 Lachie Prendergast

89 Jeremy Tan

90 Sam Brand

91 Von Bibra Nick

96 Jack Brandwood

97 Peter May

98 Nick Molony

99 Morne Spies


Behinds


PREMIER B RESERVE Old Melburnians v St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 11:30am Saturday 19 September - Sportscover Arena

Coach: Steve D’Andrea

Assistants: Jamie Shanahan, Greg Siwes, Mark Tyquin

ST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERS

No. Name Goals Behinds10 Michael Wintle

17 Mitchell Coen

20 Pat Liston

22 Ben Nicoll

23 Jarrod Blenkinsop

25 Jack Beckwith

26 Jimmy Colyvan

27 Brenton Schubert

29 Trent Pastura

31 Dale Foley

32 Luke Hulse

34 Jack O’Kearney

36 Chris McCready

38 Michael Seeber

39 Nick Seeber

40 Jake Townley

41 Mark Geschke

42 John Dawes

43 Johnnyn Cayhun

45 Aaron Hodges

46 Josh Heron

47 Matthew Caia

48 James Dalzotto

49 Fin Neaves

52 Luke Porter

57 Ben Hodges

58 Tom McMahon

59 John Patounas

60 Tim Jeans

62 Luke Porter

66 Damien Waters

67 Cory Michaud

70 Luke Terrell

73 Lewis Stutterd

74 Matthew Pitt

76 Mitchell Kent


Behinds

Coaches: Sam Quennell, Jack Macciolli

OLD MELBURNIANS

No Name G B

1 Harry Macciolli

2 Tim Marshall

3 Thomas Paule (C)

4 Tom Healey

5 Cam Beck

6 Chris Righetti

7 Ted De Fegley

8 Al Armstong

9 Alex Carter

10 Lachie Borthwick

11 Tom Bachet

12 Chris Wischer

13 Ed Fanning

14 Sam Gibbons

15 Cam May

16 Nick Voyage

17 Oscar Hosking

18 Harry Jupp

19 Will Thompson

20 Guy Brayshaw

21 Charlie Cumbrae-Stewart

22 Patty Garschagen

23 Nick De Steiger

24 Tom Hywood

25 Cameron Tunbridge

26 Ed Court

27 Marty McCoy

28 Adrian Karatzas

29 Lachie Bennett

30 Nick Madders

31George Hurley-Wellington

32 Sammy Peacock

33 Nic Daish

34 Nick Baring

35 Nick McLardy

36 Robbie Hayward

37 Chris Barry

38 Justin De Steiger

39 Ed McMullin

40 Conrad Lucas

41 Will Beasley

42 James Newton

43 Rupert Middleton

44 Stuart Watson

45 Henry Nevile

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46 Lewis Haralambous

47 Harry Allen

48 Guy Shearman

49 Tim Spargo

50 Charlie Clemenger

51 Stewart Madsen

52 James Bate

53 Alex Thorley

54 Hamish Lade

55 Harry Michelmore

56 Tom Lackmann

57 Damon Velakoulis

58 Oscar Dixon

59 Josh Benson

60 Henry Hanlon

61 Alex Coleridge

62 Josh McMullin

63 Tom De Fegley

65 Alex Townsend

66 Seb Clarke

67 Rupert Alstergren

68 Tom Watson

69 Jim De Fegley

70 Harrison Lane

71 Ted Stobart

72 Will Boyd

73 Matt Marangon

74 James Fink

75 David Herman

76 Ned Hoyle

77 Cal Williamson

78 Sam Daddo

79 Max Figgins

80 Theo Rosenthal

81 Gus Borthwick

83 Josh Rundell

84 Andy Fischer

86 Jack Burmeister

87 Lachie Prendergast

89 Jeremy Tan

90 Sam Brand

91 Von Bibra Nick

96 Jack Brandwood

97 Peter May

98 Nick Molony

99 Morne Spies


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BLOODS JOIN BLUES IN PREMIER BFourth placed Old Haileyburians proved it

wasn’t there to make up the numbers in Pre-

mier C’s fi nals as it progressed past top seed

Marcellin to earn a grand fi nal spot. Leading

at every change, the Bloods knocked out

the Eagles in straight sets to gain promo-

tion back into B grade. And with an average

losing margin of 68 points against Marcel-

lin in the home-and-away season, it was a

stellar feat for Haileybury, besting the team

that comfortably had its measure all year.

Old Haileybury now meets Monash Blues in

the grand fi nal at Trevor Barker Oval, San-

dringham this Saturday.

quarter according to the coaching staff .

While they couldn’t score a major them-

selves the pressure they put on the ball car-

rier kept the Bloods in front by three points

at the major break. The reward for their ef-

fort came in the third quarter as the Bloods

nailed fi ve-goals-to-one. A 33-point buff er

was established and Haileybury had to hold

out against the wind to succeed. And they

did just that as they out-fought and out-

muscled Marcellin once again in the fourth

quarter to register two majors against the

breeze to trump the Eagles by 27 points.

In the end the scoreboard didn’t illustrate

the dominance of the Bloods as much as it

could have. Old Haileybury had 30 scoring

shots to 13 by game’s end with 21 of those

coming as minor scores. But as the siren

sounded, it was irrelevant, as the Bloods

had run over Premier C’s best during the

home-and-away season, after almost strug-

gling to make the fi nals and now play in

the grand fi nal. Captain Peter Gleadhill led

from the front through the midfi eld while

Brett Voss also chipped in with two goals

and plenty of possessions. Jordan Toy’s in-

side grunt is what fi nals footy are about as

he continues to feed on the contested ball

as help his team getting the result. Andrew

Kay was Marcellin’s only multiple goal kicker

with two in one of the most disappointing

days for a club that has dominated the past

three home and away seasons only to pull

up short when it really matters in Premier

C. Perhaps next year they can fi nally break

the developing duck and win their way into

Premier B. They certainly are due for a little

bit of luck in that regard.

Grand Final Preview

Old Haileybury meet the well-rested

Monash Blues who also ran through Mar-

cellin to make the big dance. The Bloods

match up better against the Blues than

they did with the Eagles but still couldn’t

top Monash during the regular season. In

their fi rst encounter in Round 10 Monash

embarrassed Haileybury at Frearson Oval,

Monash University by 91 points. Nicholas

Petering booted fi ve and Damien Hatch

kicked four in the victory. Haileybury did

regain some respect in the reverse game

at Princes Park but still fell 28 points short

of victory. Monash’s mids reigned supreme

as Maddison Hardiman put three goals past

Haileybury. Alfred Oppy has kicked fi ve

goals in two games against the Bloods.

Preliminary Final Review

To open the contest Marcellin won the

toss and decided to kick against the three-

goal wind advantage. And by quarter time

the Bloods would’ve thought they were in

trouble. While holding the Eagles to one

point throughout the quarter Haileybury

couldn’t damage the minor premiers with

scoreboard pressure and take its chances

kicking two goals eight. Old Haileybury

weathered the storm in the second quar-

ter in what was the Bloods’ most important

Since there last meeting however Hailey-

bury has lifted tenfold especially in the

midfi eld which is where Monash was domi-

nant. It may have been only a month ago

but confi dence does wonders and for a

club that had been drowned for success for

too long, it’s come back in spades. If Hailey-

bury can produce the same pressure they

did against Marcellin it’ll put them in good

stead to claim the premiership. 10 per cent

off their best and the Bloods could get out-

shone fairly comfortably as Monash have

proven to have stars all across the ground.

History says Monash will win with its 2-0

record against Haileybury but the Bloods’

underdog status has grown legs and is hard

not to want to see come to fruition. Heart

says Bloods but mind picks Blues. Here’s

hoping the fairy-tale fi nish can prevail one

more time.

2015 matches between Old Haileyburi-

ans and Monash Blues

Round 10: Monash Blues 18 18 126

defeat Old Haileyburians 5 5 35

Round 17: Old Haileyburians 7 15 57

defeat by Monash Blues 12 13 85

Old Haileyburians v Monash Blues


PREMIER CGRAND FINAL

2:15pm Saturday 19 September - Trevor Barker Oval

Coach: Daniel HughesAssistants: Jarrod Rafferty, Leigh Boughton

OLD HAILEYBURIANS

1 Corey Rich2 James Paul3 Hamish McLauchlan4 Alex Woltering5 Corey Rich6 John Nicolopoulos7 Lachie Nash8 Nick Gooda9 Peter Gleadhill (C)

11 Jordan Donnelly12 Josh Dawson13 Brett Voss14 Corey Connelly15 Brodie Steele16 Nick Harrison17 Mitch Rafferty

18 Jack Hayes19 Jordan Toy20 Scott Ellis21 Campbell Faulkner22 Tim Witherow23 Lachie Treverton24 Aaron Toy25 Ben O’Leary26 Nathan Waite (VC)27 Tyler Faulkner28 Chris Povey31 Adam Weekes (VC)32 Ed Limon41 Michael Stowe

PREMIER C RESERVESGRAND FINAL

11:30am Saturday 19 September - Trevor Barker Oval

Coach: Stuart DaleAssistants: Dane Pound, Frank Troost

PEGS

1 Matt Semini2 Jimmy Vovos3 Huw Wilson4 Josh Stormont5 Luke Shultz6 Grant Stubbs8 Hayden Federico9 Nick Semini10 Lachie Marr11 Daniel Roscoe12 Jackson Marr13 Andrew Baddeley14 Jack Clarke17 James Federico18 Jake Barrett19 Liam Flaherty21 Brad Roscoe

22 Jack Condon23 Jarryd French24 Daniel Rowland25 Nick Karikas26 Sam Skurrie27 Andrew Khallouf28 David Bianchi29 Liam Fitzgerald30 Tom Memery31 Mark Wilson32 Dane Pound33 Tom Mules35 Jesse Saunders41 Butchy Glassford44 Liam Sutawon46 Ben Caminiti

Coach: Paul GrovesAssistants: Michael Sandry, Maddison Hardiman

MONASH BLUES

2 Nicholas Petering2 Michael Chapman (R)3 Matthew Davidson4 Nicholas Woodland5 Alfred Oppy6 Michael Davidson6 Calvin Oppy (R)7 Andrew Young8 Andrew Hickey9 Samuel Baring

10 William Kittelty11 James Taylor12 George Smyth13 Charles Cosgriff14 Joel Bartram15 Benjamin Tilley16 Darcy Meehan17 Jake Meade18 Joseph Cosgriff20 Zacchary Ledin21 Daniel Easson22 Taylor Cameron

23 Sam Le Lievre24 Gareth Taylor25 Damien Hatch25 Thomas Waters (R)26 Samuel Whatley28 Tom Lancaster29 Maddison Hardiman29 Andrew Costley (R)30 Joseph Griffi ths31 Callum Dick31 Hayden Davies (R)32 Matthew Whitty33 Gibson Crampton33 Rami Shenouda (R)34 Keegan Mason35 Chris Godsil36 Charlie Rossetti38 Lachlan Buck39 Zachary Rundell-Gordon40 Daniel Brogden41 Samuel Hawkins42 James Duffy

43 Thomas Duffy44 Liam Darcy46 Sam Walsh47 James Mooney48 Matt Mason49 Christian Dougherty50 Joshua Anaf53 Nicholas Cowan55 Jake Cockburn57 Patrick Long59 David Meulendijks67 Tom Ruddell69 Tim Kenyon74 Ryan Phillips76 Hayden Devanny80 Gavin Powles87 Nicholas Burri90 Hayden Davies93 Matthew Davies94 Haydn Brouwer

Coach: Daniel FraserAssistants: Daniel Considine, Luke Boyd

MARCELLIN

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13 Josh Edwards 14 Jon Sammut 16 Tom Natoli 17 James Baxter 17 James Baxter 19 Steve Crapper 20 Matt Beayni 23 Xavier Burns 26 Laine Rice 30 Daniel Redmond 31 Anthony McGlin (C)32 Adrian Coburn (VC)36 Tim Blanch 38 Patrick Lunn

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TG We’ve received intel from the great Brian

‘Benny’ Goodman, VAFA GM of Football and Umpiring, in regard to the umpires offi -ciating 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, fi eld, boundary and

goal all the best in their respective fi xtures. In addition to this, we have to thank all the umpires who have passionately committed themselves to such a noble cause through-out the 2015 season.

In addition to these nine fi eld umpires

offi ciating the three senior grand fi -

nals, the boundary umpires and goal

umpires for the senior fi xtures this

weekend are:

Sam Beer

Anthony Damen

Jack Punshon

Clayton Evans

Ben Rickard

Chris Harding

Owen Hinson

Michael Ellway

Antonio Valente

Andrew Stolzenburg

Patrick Dwyer

Hamish McCartney

Tom Moloney

James Hackett Smith

Daniel Campbell

Eddie Boal

Ryan Hudson

Joe Dorrat-Thorpe

Jack Cooper

Michael Driver

Jack Rogers

Kevin Segota

Andrew Luther

Patrick Newson

Lachlan Moore

Paul Tuppen

GRAND FINAL UMPIRE APPOINTMENTS

Name Comments

Peter Bailes Has continued to mature as an umpire and person; has great match management skills; excellent running and very composed when the going gets a bit heated. The dark horse for a top 6 fi nish.

Ollie Bell Is a good sound decision maker ; last 6 weeks has umpired as well as anyone; huge improvement in position; much more confi dent in selling decisions. Capable of featuring high.

Michael Hooper Has umpired very well over the past 8 weeks; has improved his com-munication and composure greatly; can Hoops go back to back after umpiring the premier Grand Final in 2014.

Ben La Vale Ben is a running machine & has improved his communication and skill level throughout 2015 and should feature well after consistent performances in the second half of the season.

Merv Monty Merv has been umpiring consistently throughout the season and umpired the senior Rep match against Vic Country. Merv has an out-standing work rate; works well in all aspects and loves the big stage, can he continue his good form to get the big one?

Matt Oakley Matt in his fi rst season of amateur football has acquitted himself very well after a good career at VFL level. Always seems composed and has very good rapport with players. Matt does not over react in tough situations and has been consistent throughout the season, Should feature prominently.

Daniel Silfo After overcoming knee surgery Daniel is back to his best and is hun-gry for success after a disappointing 2014. Daniel has cut out the technical side to his umpiring, only paying major and obvious frees; works as hard as anyone on the fi eld.

Grant Wardrop This veteran has umpired really well; been consistent with decision making all year; reads the game very well and gets to the right posi-tion more often than not. A top rated umpire.

Tom Windlow Tom has had a stellar season and received the best umpire award at the U23 carnival in Tasmania. Tom has had a very consistent season and continues to work and analyse his performances to get the best out of himself. Could this be his year?

At the end of a long hard season, it is the perfect time to suggest a substitution to any man who has got over the hard bumps, and cold winter mornings that footy seems to encourage. Just as relevantly, it is also the time for women who play or enjoy the game to think about the same thing. If you still desire to be directly involved in the contest, is there a better way to do it than to umpire the sport you love? Becom-ing a VAFA umpire opens you up to all sorts of possibilities in the long run, or just an enjoyable hobby to pursue over the week-end. The VAFA is always searching for ex-footballers to move into umpiring as their capacity to make good football decisions and their ability to run hard all day is cru-cial to being a successful umpire. The pos-sibility to umpire representative games, and even move to a higher level such as TAC Cup, state leagues and AFL is a distinct possibility for those who show potential. Through that, come handsome remunera-tion and life skills gained. Ex-players also give their former clubs a chance of making

$750 if they make a successful transition from playing to umpiring*.

‘I believe umpiring in the VAFA off ers the best foundation for any aspiring ump.’ – Rob-ert Harvey, AFL champion and two time Brownlow medallist.

‘The VAFA has been and continues to be a great breeding ground for AFL and VFL um-pires. In recent years we have recruited from numerous fi eld, goal and boundary umpires from the VAFA’ – Jeff Gieschen, former AFL Umpires’ Manager.

PLAYER TO UMPIRE TRANSITION Daniel Silfo

Peter Bailes


Tom Moloney (De La Salle)

‘Tom Moloney, one of the clubs fi nest players of the modern era, announced his retire-

ment after the William Buck Premier fi rst semi fi nal. An outstanding player across 13 sea-

sons and 234 games, he is universally respected across the VAFA and is one of the most

decent people you are ever likely to meet in or out of football. Tom has been runner up

and third on two occasions in the senior Best & Fairest. He represented the VAFA in 2010

and was named on a half back fl ank in the club’s team of the decade. But if there were an

award for the most popular and respected player at the club then Tom would have a cup-

board full of awards. A medium sized defender, he has been renowned for his fi tness and

durability and has taken on and beaten ‘talls and smalls’ alike.’

RETIREMENTS

Warwick Baker (West Brunswick)

‘Number 46, Warwick Baker is hanging up

the boots after this weekend’s Division 3

grand fi nal, his 111th game. A hugely popu-

lar fi gure at Ransford Oval since his arrival

in 2008, his on-fi eld courage and despera-

tion will be sorely missed from the West

Brunswick backline. Not nearly as much,

though, as the generous and gracious man

whose conduct as a human being and foot-

baller has been a shining light for everyone

at West Brunswick. We say a heartfelt thank

you to ‘Waz’, the two-time premiership

player (possibly three-time if we get up on

Sunday); second in the 2013 club best and

fairest winner; and all ‘round stand-up guy.’

– Ben Lichtenstein

Sam Murray (Peninsula Pirates)

238 games 187 senior, 51 reserves

Three time runners in the B&F 2003-2005

Matt Robbins (Hampton Rovers)

‘Matt’s AFL career with the Cats and the

Dogs spanned 12 season from 1996-2007,

culminating in 146 games and 135 goals.

He retired from AFL in 2007 before embark-

ing on local footy, fi rst returning to his jun-

ior club Ormond. He coached the Rovers

in 2010 and the club welcomed him with

open arms this year, returning as a player.

Robbo will run out one fi nal time this Sat-

urday when the Hampton Rovers face Park-

dale Vultures in the fi nal round of the VAFA

Premier B season at Gerry Green Reserve.

Everyone at the Rovers congratulates Mat-

ty on an outstanding career.’


William Buck Premier – Woodrow Medal

At the time of printing –

confi dential information

Premier B

Rory Angiolella (Fitzroy)

LEAGUE BEST AND FAIREST MEDALS

Premier C

Carl Groth

(Old Ivanhoe

Grammarians)

19 votes

Division 1 LS Pepper Medal:

Sidney Jones (St Mary’s Salesian) 19 votes

Division 2 Fullerton Medal:

Timothy Harper (MHSOB) and

Dean Calcedo (Northern Blues) 19 votes

Division 3 Hutchinson Medal:

Paul Baranello (Emmaus St Leos) 31 votes

Division 4 OJ Meehan Medal:

Shane McLaren (Parkside) 30 votes

Under 19 Premier

Roland De Biase

(St Kevins Old Boys)

21 votes

Under 19 Section 2

Max Davie

(Fitzroy)

22 votes

Under 19 Section 3

Ryan Forgerty

(Hampton Rovers)

26 votes

Under 19 Section 4

Andrew Watson

(Beaumaris)

18 votes

Colts

Ramsay Esubalew

(UHS-VU/Flemington)

17 votes


With all the excitement surrounding Kew’s

miraculous threepeat, it was frequently

said that this was the fi rst in the club’s his-

tory. In fact, according to Ian Job, it tech-

nically isn’t. How you ask? Well, with Kew

winning the D1 Premiership last Saturday

it seems opportune to clarify the issue of it

being the club’s fi rst run of three straight

Premierships. This is indeed the fi rst time

for the Senior Team, but not the fi rst time

for the club. Back in 1928/29/30 the Kew

Reserves won a hat-trick of fl ags in the now

defunct Victorian Football League Sub Dis-

trict Football Association, Second Division.

(The senior team, i.e., Kew FC, played in the

First Division of the same competition.) The

Reserves then played under the name of

Kew District, and yes it was the same team

that during 1926 played in the inaugural

C Grade of the Metropolitan Amateur FA

(Now VAFA).

(You may say diff erent name, diff erent club.

The Reserve team or 2nd XVIII of clubs in

early days wore the same jumper and

played on the same ground but on the al-

ternate Saturday. VFL 2nd XVIII’s became

curtain raisers c1959. The Seconds also had

a separate President, Secretary and Com-

mittee. VFL and VFA clubs were the leaders

in this regard, e.g., former MAFA club Le-

opold represented South Melbourne until

they changed name to South Melbourne

2nd XVIII FC in 1925, but still remained au-

tonomous.)

In summary it is the club’s fi rst hat-trick of

premierships for the Seniors, the fi rst hat-

trick in the VAFA, but the second for the

club when rightfully including the Reserves

hat-trick of fl ags during 1928/29/30.

Technicalities, hey!

A feel good story coming our way from the Colts Grand Fi-

nal on the Saturday just passed. UHS-VU/Flemington upset

Ivanhoe and claimed the cup in a boilover, and one of the

key young men to help UHS-VU/Flemington claim the vic-

tory was Mohamed Mohamed who was awarded the best

afi eld medal. UHS-VU offi cial Tony Boyce let us know this of

Mohamed. ‘Mohamed is seventeen and lives with his other

brother in North Melbourne. It is his fi rst year with us after

having played with West Coburg. He had trained several

times with us prior to this year. As soon as he started training

with us this year we he bonded extremely well with our fi rst

year coach Marcus Butera and based on what he was learn-

ing at UHS Flemington he decided to play with our amateur

club. He is currently in one of the Calder Cannons Develop-

ment squads.’ This was followed up by another neutral of-

fi cial, Richard Evans, showing his respect to the club who

‘through the VAFA environment and Affi liation gives young

lads in the Flemington area the opportunity to play football

in our competition and experience all those life emotions/

accomplishments/disappointments that goes with that.

Their side, UHS Flemington Colts won the premiership on

Saturday. The support of these lads at Club and Parental

level was quite uplifting and clearly demonstrated a great

commitment to their club and our Association.’

What a wonderful story to cap off a great week for UHS-VU.

Well done to all involved, and a big well done to the talented

Mohamed. We expect to hear much more from the young

man in the future.

KEW PULL OFF THREE IN A ROW… FOR THE SECOND TIME?

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KEW COMPLETE THREE-PEAT TO SECURE SPOT IN FOLKLORE

John Kennedy Senior once bombarded his

players with the unforgettable ‘do some-

thing!’ quip. It seemed that Ian Aitken took

it upon himself to go down a similar route

on Saturday afternoon at three quarter time

during the Division 1 grand fi nal at Coburg

City Oval with the game fi rmly in the bal-

ance. Ormond had responded to a devastat-

ing second quarter from Kew that put them

up 32 points at the long break. On the back

of goals to Dimitri Fasoulis and Jeremy Simon,

Ormond had come within four points before

Kew’s Jeremy (Fultheim) steadied the ship

with a clutch snap goal in the dying seconds

of the third term.

Of course, in hindsight, Ormond needed to

be leading at three quarter time to have any

chance of winning this game as the wind ad-

vantage was signifi cant and exhausting for

both sides, however, the drama of the situ-

ation called for a hero, and Kew enjoyed the

seductive narrative idea. Mal Michael stirred

the pot a little more in the fi nal stanza when

he kicked the fi rst goal of the term, however

from that point on it was all Kew, with Or-

chard, Spencer, Droessler and even a remark-

able boundary line goal from Michael ‘Clamp’

Henderson to seal the deal. Henderson had

a magnifi cent afternoon to cap off an excep-

tional season as vice-captain of Kew Football

Club. His job on the talented Isaiah Tahana on

Saturday was formidable, blocking the young

man’s run and quelling any sort of infl uence

Tahana would have very much desired to

have in the build up to this epic clash.

This was certainly a game built on quality de-

fence. In the second term, Ormond seemed to

only rely on two men. Nick Edwards and Si-

mon Keleher, who mopped up over and over,

saving Ormond from an even bigger defi cit

at half time. At the other end, Simon Barnes

again matched up well with Andrew Brazzale,

who despite kicking two impressive goals,

wasn’t at his scintillating best. He was, how-

ever, one of the fantastic stories of the after-

noon, coming back from a broken nose infl ict-

ed in round 17 against Bulleen Templestowe.

The other man to go down that day was Rob

Maibaum, who too returned to the foray after

having his jaw fractured on that very same af-

ternoon. Finally, there was Michael Cochrane.

The Kew captain dismantled Matthew Marti-

nov from go-to-woe. Whilst Cochrane doesn’t

have the innate ability of a Kyle Margaritas in

regard to his skill and ball-use, he is a com-

petitive beast, and once again he did not take

a backward step against his sizable opponent.

Ormond’s best player on Saturday in my

opinion was Sam Blandford. He was a very

dangerous proposition throughout the day,

and it was clear that the theme had carried

on from the week before where he cut up

Old Geelong from the half back line. Perhaps

Kew didn’t take the threat of his run and carry

seriously in the build up to the game, but at

three quarter time, it was pretty clear that he

had to be stymied. For Kew, Jack Delbridge

and Kyle Margaritas were the two outstand-

ing players on the fi eld. Delbridge, the runner

up in the LS Pepper League medal during the

week, was pivotal in the clinches, as he racked

up fi rst touch after fi rst touch from ruckman

Paul Brough. He was Josh Kennedy like in his

profi ciency in the centre clearances. Margari-

tas. Well, what can we say about Kyle Margari-

tas. His game was near perfection. It is pretty

apparent that Ormond had either run out of

answers or accepted that he was going to get

a lot of ball on the day, because his omnipres-

ence throughout the day was mystifying. The

quiet young man won his second grand fi nal

best on ground medal in a row, an amazing

feat for a man of 19 years.

The moment that will be talked about for

years to come is the send off of Dimitri Fa-

soulis. His forceful hit on Zac Jones left Jones

dazed and confused, however whether it was

deserved of a red card is subjective. Jones

played on after a short spell, but did complain

of dizziness late in the game, however that

could have been attributed to several other

instances when he showed bravery beyond

his slight frame’s capacity. He was one of

several Kew players, short in stature but hu-

mongous in terms of heart. Fasoulis was dan-

gerous throughout the game, and certainly

brought his swagger along with him, how-

ever his hit cost Ormond serious momentum

as they were reduced to 17 men for 12 min-

utes, allowing Kew to capitalise and extend

their lead to one that many would argue was

insurmountable.

Whilst Ormond had foot soldiers who played

their role, such as the Simon brothers, Cogh-

lan, Stait and Schwarz, they lacked genuine

outside pace that Kew has in spades. Kinsella,

Couvalias, the aforementioned Margaritas

and Jones, along with the class of the back six

that included Max Waters, who had an after-

noon to savour, taking pack marks, using the

ball well and ending the game with a lovely,

long torpedo to the centre square, and Sam

Bishop, the St Kevin’s stalwart cum Kew assis-

tant coach, were all massive handfuls for their

Ormond opponents. Whether or not Kew can

continue to rise within the Premier sections is

yet to be seen, however history will certainly

look back kindly on the Aitken years.

I would suggest that many within the Kew

camp, myself included, would argue that this

is most certainly the sweetest. The regular

season was dampened with late losses to all

three of the other top four sides, and injuries

crippled their run to the fi nals, however Kew

found a way to get it done, against a pretty

formidable opponent in Ormond. For Or-

mond, they’ve had an exceptional year, los-

ing only three games, and producing some

spellbinding football for much of the season.

Unfortunately, the only side that could beat

them was Kew. The Jack Russell of the 70s and

80s in the Premier sections where Ormond

was the prized pooch. They couldn’t seem to

stem the relentless run of the Bears. I suspect

that Ashleigh Lever and his coaching panel

would be lamenting along the same lines.

It has been another wonderful season, and I

bid farewell to all of you who have read my

column. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the pas-

sion of each of the side’s within the division

and wish you all the best in the future. Next

season, I’m tipping Old Geelong to take on

Whitefriars in the big dance.

Final score Kew 13 9 87 defeat Ormond 8 9 57


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RAIDERS PILLAGE HOES IN DECIDEROld Paradians snapped a 29-year premier-

ship drought in glorious style on the back

of their stunning 15-point win over Ivanhoe

at Highgate Reserve. While the result was a

surprise to most, including myself, the boys

from Garvey Oval proved the doubters

wrong by grinding out a memorable win.

Parade limped into the fi nals with a round 18

win over South Melbourne, and looked set to

merely make up the numbers. To their credit,

the Raiders took all-before them in the post-

season, taking the three biggest scalps in Di-

vision 2 on their way to a drought-breaking

premiership win. After a swift fi nals exit in

2014, Dave Boundy clearly pin-pointed the

tightening of defensive structures and con-

tested ball as main areas of improvement,

and his chargers delivered on the biggest

stage. Parade was beaten comfortably by

Ivanhoe in the pair’s previous two meet-

ings this year, and with Ivanhoe fresh after

a week-off , the result seemed skewed in

the Hoes favour. Both sides play contrasting

styles and it’s fair to say, Highgate Reserve

can be a tricky place to play, especially for

the fi rst time. Still days at Highgate are as rare

as hen’s teeth and inaccuracy in front of goal

generally greets the unfamiliar. This was well

and truly the case for the boys from Ivanhoe.

Luckily for the Raiders, this was their third

encounter at the venue in two-years, and

their local knowledge shone through. For

Paul Harris and his side, they were endeav-

ouring to hold the illustrious cup aloft for

the fi rst time since 1969 when John Gorton

was prime minister and man landed on the

moon. After Ivanhoe’s shock loss, here’s hop-

ing the powerbrokers at Ivanhoe don’t oust

Paul Harris as the Liberal Party did to Tony

Abbott earlier this week. As is said across all

grades of amateur football, the semi-fi nal or

prelim win is for the club and the grand fi nal

is for the players. Their promotion into Divi-

sion 1 is great reward for a club keen to climb

the heights of the VAFA ranks and recapture

the glory of days gone by.

Expectation is a fascinating pressure head-

ing into a grand fi nal. It usually hovers over

one side like a cloud and infects the minds

of some, whilst others are completely free of

that weight. Last Saturday, the weight of ex-

pectation of capturing ultimate glory clearly

asphyxiated Ivanhoe who were not given

the chances they expected to come. The

Raiders on the other hand went in with the

“us against the world” mentality as they bot-

tled the barbs of doubt that were thrown at

them all yea, fuelling their steely resolve. The

Raiders went into the game after accounting

for Northern Blues in a cut-throat semi-fi nal

and steam-rolled St John’s in a come-from-

behind prelim fi nal win a week previous.

Ivanhoe on the other hand had the luxury of

“putting their feet-up” over prelim fi nal week

and no doubt watched Parade’s stunning

performance against St John’s with intrigue.

The Raiders came from fi ve-goals down to

win by four in the end, in arguably their best

performance of the year. As Ivanhoe was

clearly the best side all year, and had been

so dominant, the Raiders were only given a

glimmer of hope by most. That faint glimmer

was if the Raiders could somehow turn the

game into a dogfi ght, and they did.

Inaccuracy can become an infectious dis-

ease come fi nals time, and in grand fi nals

it can spread like wild-fi re. Bad kicking for

goal plagued the Hoes early, as the Raiders,

as they have done all fi nals series, took their

chances when they presented themselves

and remained within striking distance. The

fact the Parade slotted three goals in the

second-term was not a shock, the fact it held

Ivanhoe goalless certainly was. The Raiders

reversed an eight-point defi cit into a seven-

point lead and went into the main change

brimming with confi dence. Inaccuracy again

welcomed Ivanhoe in the third, as it simply

struggled with the blustery conditions at

Highgate and as a result, failed to arrest back

the lead heading into the last. The fi nal term

was simply a test of attrition, and in keep-

ing with the theme, was a dour aff air. Only

three goals were scored as pure ecstasy was

felt by the boys from Garvey Oval as the fi -

nal siren bellowed across Highgate Reserve.

Ivanhoe will no doubt rue its second-quarter

aberration, as this was another premiership

that slipped through their grasps. For Dave

Boundy and his crew, this was a victory to sa-

vour, born out of hard-work and desire and a

steely resolve that caught many by surprise.


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day for the Division 3 Grand Final that was

played at Trevor Barker Oval Sandringham,

where the impossible became possible.

Blustery conditions met the two sides how-

ever discounting that, it was almost the per-

fect day for football. The Animals won the

toss and took the wind for the fi rst quarter.

After a Scott Hulm goal, Animal key forwards

were held by multiple Magpie defenders and

found it very hard to get a kick but they were

able to sneak two goals just before quarter

time to go in with a seven-point lead. Listen-

ing at the quarter time huddle, West Bruns-

wick Coach Angus Hamilton was pleased

with the way the game was being played and

felt it was on their terms. The second quarter

saw the Magpies take some advantage with

the wind, and their defence was just as good

restricting the Animals to just the solitary

point. Third quarter fi nally saw the ESL’s for-

wards break free in the third to kick 5 goals

and set up a 26 point lead at the end of what

was supposed to be the premiership quarter.

In the context of the game, this looked like

an insurmountable lead. Wests had diff er-

ent ideas and attacked relentlessly missing a

few shots but pegged back the lead having

the ball in their forward line for most of the

last quarter. Bill Irving’s marks again were a

highlight. Whilst West Brunswick kicking 4.6

in a defensive match was pretty astounding,

it was over-shadowed as they AGAIN made

the impossible possible, restricting the high-

est scoring team to just the 3 points in the

fi nal quarter and a one point lead. In the last

30 seconds, the Animals had a shot on goal

but it bounced along the scoring area and

out and the siren sounded. The best for the

Animals in a great battle was on baller Nath

Baranello, who earned man of the match

honours and kicked 2 goals in an epic battle.

Chris Beluszar had a quiet day despite his 2

goals. For the Magpies, Dylan Muscat and

Billie Irving kicked two goals each. Evan

“Red” Lloyd commanded the back-line and

THE IMPOSSIBLE WAS POSSIBLE

a Congratulations to playing president, An-

thony Gibson, who announced his retire-

ment and his tenure with the club. What a

way to go out.

Leading up to the Grand Final between Em-

maus St. Leo’s and West Brunswick last Sat-

urday I posed some questions, which turned

out to ring true.

“If it’s low scoring, could it play into the

Magpies hands?” - The scoreline of 53-54 in

favour of the Magpies resulted in the low-

est score for the year by the Animals (previ-

ously 82 points in their clash with Aquinas)

and 3 points for a 4th quarter is certainly not

something anybody would have predicted.

A 54 point outing for the Magpies was their

second lowest for the year which only just

beat their round eight score line of 41 points

which funnily enough happened in their

game with the Animals. Before Saturday, the

Animals averaged 129 points a game and

the expectation was that the side would in-

evitably get into a rhythm, which just did not

happen.

The strengths of both sides is the ESL forward

line/WB backline. - The ESL’s forward line

of Harding, Beluszar, Hillman, Robin, Lalor

and Hill scored 3 goals in total. Whilst the

defence, led by Cormac Cashin, Evan «Red»

Lloyd, Warwick Baker and co. dictated the

terms throughout the day.

Can the Animals utilise the ball from kick-

outs and clearances coming out? - Anthony

Ballard was one of ESL’s shining lights down

back and was able to repel most forward en-

tries but the back-line as a collective, did not

hit as many targets up the ground as they

would have liked.

Can Magpie Owen Taylor, restrict the infl u-

ence of Jon O’Connor in the ruck? - In short,

the answer was, YES.

The Animals have been sensational all sea-

son, fi nishing the home and away fi xture on

top of the ladder and without a loss. Despite

their loss, the boys from Emmaus should

hold their heads high after a fantastic season

and look forward to having an impact along-

side West Brunswick in Division 2 next year.

Coming down to join Division 3, we will see

South Melbourne Districts and Elsternwick.

And that is a wrap for season 2015, thank

you to all those who read my column on a

weekly basis. Enjoy the rest of the year!


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Juggernaut, sensational, dominant, ram-

pant.

I’ve gone to adjective world on numerous

occasions this year when describing the Can-

terbury Cobras. And while arguably some

might have been a touch embellished, the

Cobras on Saturday proved that they genu-

inely were the best side in the competition

in 2015 in perhaps the strongest pool of Divi-

sion four clubs in recent history.

After an early week venue change, Garvey

Oval would be the canvas for the two sides

to ply their craft. The deck was in it’s usual

near perfect condition, the sun shining, a

deceptively strong breeze favouring the car

park end a strong crowd, many of which ex-

posing their pasty calves after the long win-

ter.

Within moments of the fi rst bounce, to the

naive eye, it was impossible to detect the dif-

ferences in seasons the two sides had expe-

rienced.

Canterbury, after so nearly fi nding promo-

tion in their fi rst year were installed by many

as favourites to take the chocolates this year.

And true to form, they played up to the lofty

expectations, losses in the last round of the

season and the semi-fi nal their only blemish-

es for the year. They’ve been the best team

all year, and deserved Grand Finalists.

Parkside on the other hand, the great un-

known at seasons start, have gone about

things a little diff erently. After losing to Can-

terbury by the smallest of margins in the fi rst

round, there stocks took a hit, their season

peppered with disappointing loses, a stark

contrast to the season of their Grand Finalist

counterparts.

After scraping through to the top six, many,

myself included, didn’t give Parkside a

chance. While we were all singing the praises

of Canterbury and Westbourne, Parkside

were unassumingly going about their busi-

ness and unbeknownst to the rest of the

competition, taking aim at the ultimate ac-

colade.

But that didn’t matter now.

Kicking with the breeze, it was paramount

that Parkside got off to a great start, and

while they did well to negate Canterbury’s

pace early, they didn’t get the scoreboard

pressure they wanted or needed. Surpris-

ingly, Parkside did better against the breeze

than with it, their silky skills and pace com-

ing to the fore in the second term, Shane

‘Scott’ McLaren was, as usual, the ring leader,

getting his hands on the pill at will, at leav-

ing a trail of fl edgling opponents in his wake.

While Jeremy Gillen and Cam Woods started

fi ring for Canterbury.

Canterbury kicked the fi rst goal of the sec-

ond half, stretching the lead to 26 points.

With alarm bells ringing, and the lead be-

coming a concern, to Parkside’s credit, they

dug their nails in and wrestled back momen-

tum. Darren Gresham was fi nding a lot of

footy, and Clint Virgona lead from the front.

But despite the hard work, and winning the

quarter, the defi cit was still 17 points, and

with Canterbury kicking to the scoring end

for the entire day across both matches, it

made for worrying signs.

Joe D’Angelo pleaded with his troops at the

fi nal break to summon the same belief that

has seen them accelerate from barely scrape

through to the fi nals to becoming grand fi -

nalists. A plea the players dutifully acknowl-

edged. Kicking the fi rst of the quarter, and

controlling play for most of the last quarter.

The margin got within 10 points with 7 min-

utes to play, and it could have been less had

Parkside converted their opportunities in

front of goal.

But Canterbury is the best side in the com-

petition for a reason. With calm heads, they

unassumingly went about their business. It

was as if they were completely unaware of

the scoreline. Lachlan Chapman was a giant

in the last term, winning every contest he

went to, and ensuring the lead would always

be protected. Tommy Pearce and Tim Nich-

ols were sensational down back, thwarting

countless attacks and the little Nick Szabo

running around like a Jack Russell.

It’s been a tough decade or so for the Can-

terbury. Spanning across three diff erent

leagues, they’ve spent far more time at

the lower echelons of the ladder than the

top. On Saturday at 4:45pm when the siren

echoed across Garvey Oval for the fi nal time

of the season, all that misery ended.

The Cobras had completed the dream sea-

son, two fl ags, and a lifetime of memories.

Both sides will prove signifi cant handfuls in

Division 3, particularly considering that the

two strongest sides within that division have

both moved up to Division 2.

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Now, being an Old Xaverian footballer my-

self it is hard to really give an unbiased view

of things when you win a premiership, but

I will try. There are two reasons why a lot of

Australians play football. Firstly, because it

is the greatest game on the planet, and sec-

ondly, to get that ultimate glory in the form

of a premiership. It doesn’t matter whether

you play 1sts footy or 8ths footy in the bush,

winning fl ags is what every player plays for.

That was the feeling that greeted the Old

Xaverian players at 5:25pm on Saturday

evening, in the shadows of Sandringham

beach as the Xavs held the cup aloft after 22

weeks of hard, gruelling football. It was the

heavyweight battle, Ali v Frazier with the

two best in the business fi ghting it out one

last time for the title. The Old Xaverians had

redemption on their minds, avenging their

gut wrenching loss two weeks earlier to the

same team. For Bernards, they were looking

to go Back to Back after last year’s triumph

over St.Kevins.

The game began with two St.Bernards goals

inside the fi rst 10 minutes. The Snowdogs

were full of running and up for the fi ght but

then came the counterpunch as the Xavs

kicked four straight and fi ve for the fi rst term

including an impressive goal from 45m on

the run from young gun Jack Kelliher, and

the Xavs went in 36-18 up at quarter time.

It was a frenetic fi rst quarter that saw one

poor St.Bernards player leave the fi eld on a

stretcher with a broken ankle and a quarter

that also saw the Old Xavs outmuscle and

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outgun St.Bernards and set up their day.

However, St.Bernards didn’t lay down, a tes-

tament to their club, they fought back and

kicked fi ve goals in the second term to three

and the Old Xaverians lead was cut to just

three points at the half. It was a free fl ow-

ing quarter of football but St.Bernards were

able to expose the Old Xavs. O’Halloran,

Delzoppo and Considine started to impose

themselves on the game and it looked like

they may have been starting to get on top of

the minor premiers for the fi rst time all day.

The third quarter was a scrappy aff air with

both sides only kicking one goal a piece,

the footy was being moved beautifully from

end to end, and Charlie Kennedy and Todd

Vander Haar began to really settle in taking

some outstanding pack marks and really

imposing themselves on the contest as po-

tential match winners. Harry Lucas had an

outstanding day and he continued his good

form with a fi erce tackle that Jono Lomu

would have been happy with. Declan Ken-

nedy began to accumulate more and more

of the footy and was proving to be one of

Bernards most important players in the sec-

ond half. Old Xaverians went into the fi nal

change six points ahead and had set up one

of the most exciting fi nal quarters of football

in recent memory.

A stirring speech from Old Xavs coach Pete

Callinan at the break inspired his troops to

go for one fi nal time and fi ll space like a tsu-

nami. Bernards got the fi rst of the fi nal term

and hit the lead at one point. It was a tight

tussle as players were out on their feet, but

the Old Xavs main men started to stand tall.

Troiani, Morris, Lucas, Kennedy, Cleeve were

all vital while in defence skipper Barlow, On-

garato, Fantasia and Richards were rocks all

day, absorbing every blow and never giving

up the fi ght. The score was deadlocked at

69 all and I was beginning to worry that this

one was headed for extra time; it would have

been cruel to both teams and supporters.

It didn’t need to because up popped Agius,

who gave us his best Lionel Messi impres-

sion and just popped one in on the goal

line to give the Xavs the momentum back.

Bernards kept grinding it out though, but

names like Cullity, Banting, Silk and Ingham

began to lift their intensity and found a way

to get the footy. The big man Cleeve, kicked

a ripping bouncing ball to goal that brought

the house down and gave the Xavs the two

goal buff er they needed. Enter Jake French,

a quiet enough day early on, he was having

no more of that, roving his own footy off the

ensuing pack and snapped truly to seal the

contest. Bernards got one back late but it

was all over and the Xavs ran out 10-point

winners on what was a proud day for the

club. Coach Callinan and Kennedy’s relief

was evident at the end and it was great to

get club legend Brendan O’Sullivan the pre-

miership he so sorely deserved.

Well done to both sides on an outstanding

year.

Hamish Morris was awarded the Best on

Ground medal.

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Old Carey Grammarians are the U19 Section

3 premiers after they overcame a valiant Old

Geelong to win by 14 points at Sportscover

Arena. Old Geelong entered the game as

warm favourites after a magnifi cent home

and away season however Old Carey had

other ideas with a strong win over Old Gee-

long.

In a match where the leader changed at ev-

ery break, the Panthers nailed three goals

to one in the fi nal term to run over the top

of their opponents. Karsten Rodenberg was

named Max Lyon medallist for his dominant

display, while Jack Quartermain saw his fair

share of the sherrin in a sensational four-

quarter performance.

The fi rst and third quarter saw Old Geelong

kick effi ciently with the wind but the game

was arguably won by Old Carey in their third

quarter when they managed three goals

against the tide of momentum to trail by

one point going into the last. From there it

was only a matter of putting the score on

the board for Old Carey, which they did with

relative ease.

Mitchell Nixon starred in front of goal, boot-

ing four majors for the winners’, while Jock

UNDER 19 SECTION 3 - GRAND FINAL REVIEWGrimshaw stood tall and kicked two for the

Oggers. Old Geelong will take confi dence

out of fi nishing fi rst on the Division 3 lad-

der at the conclusion of the home and away

season, with 15 wins from their 18 appear-

ances. However, at the end of the day, they

simply didn’t have quite enough kick to go

with Old Carey over the four quarters, which

would no doubt be a particularly hard pill to

swallow for the coaching staff .

An inaccurate showing from raging hot fa-

vourites Parkdale Vultures has seen them

fall short of the rampaging Caulfi eld Gram-

marians, who turned a fourth position fi nish

into a premiership season. The minor pre-

miers Parkdale were well rested going into

the clash, however they were lethargic in

the fi rst term, trailing by 21 points at the fi rst

break. They struck back in the second quar-

ter through a series of goals, but their seven

behinds displayed a lack of poise in front of

the big sticks. Caulfi eld Grammarians rattled

on in the third and opened up a 33-point

lead that appeared to be insurmountable.

They kicked three goals in the fi nal term

to Parkdale’s 3.8 to secure a premiership in

what has been an otherwise wayward year

for the entire club. Parkdale’s end tally of

8.20 cost them dearly, particularly when

kicking into the wind.

For Caulfi eld, Jesse Toniolo was outstanding,

well supported by Lachlan Topp and Finn

McEvoy who kicked 3 goals each. Parkdale

had winners across the ground, but simply

could not convert when it mattered. Jack

Vorbach continued his fi ne season with an-

other excellent outing, as Dhanesh Jayasa-

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dale’s magnifi cent H&A season, it is hard to

fathom how they lost this outing, however

as they say in the classics, football is a funny

old game. Good luck to both sides in Under

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St Kevin’s have produced a stunning fi nal

quarter display to take home the U19 Sec-

tion 4 premiership over the much fancied

Peninsula Pirates. It was an up and down

contest, with SKOB getting the jump early

to lead by 14 at quarter time. The Pirates hit

back on the scoreboard during the second

quarter with 3 goals but SKOB were still get-

ting enough of the ball, however they just

couldn’t convert any majors.

The third quarter belonged to Peninsula,

and with their big names such as Feutrill,

Kellerman and Whitty beginning to get their

hands on the ball more often, it looked like

the minor premiers would run away with the

game. However, St Kevin’s leaders had other

ideas. Best on ground Matthew Olsen and

Lachlan Wray (3 goals) stood up to turn a 3

point 3 quarter time defi cit into a 31 point

victory.

The loss is a bitter end for Peninsula who

were clearly the best side all year, only

dropping 1 regular season game. The had a

team of consistent performers with Mitch-

ell Glenn, Ben Williamson, Oscar Whitty and

Sebastian Barbour all featuring in the top 14

of the league B&F. St Kevins has defi nitely

been the form side of the last month and

deserve their premiership, knocking off both

Mazenod and Peninsula who dominated the

regular season. Lachlan Wray had a terrifi c

year with 59 goals and turning in big perfor-

mances when it mattered in the fi nals.

ST KEVIN’S TAKE THE CHOCOLATES

UHS-VU STORM TO COLTS PREMIERSHIPComing off a huge win in last week’s prelimi-

nary fi nal, UHS-VU Flemington has turned in

a dominant display over Ivanhoe to take out

the Colts premiership. A 7 goal second quar-

ter and a rock solid defence that only con-

ceded 4 goals proved to be the diff erence.

Trailing by 12 at quarter time, thanks to

hard work by Ivanhoe’s guns, Max Post and

Samuel Aanensen in the fi rst term, UHS-VU

blew open the game in the second term.

Craggill-Haren (3 goals), Lay and Munari (2

goals) got into the game to help take their

side to the main break with a commanding

33 point lead.

Ivanhoe will rue their missed opportunities

in the third term, kicking 2 goals 5 points to

let UHS-VU off the hook. UHS-VU weathered

the storm and then preceded to kick 6 unan-

swered fi nal quarter goals to extend the full

time margin to 71 points and take the fl ag.

Mohamed, Czajko and Legudi all had terrifi c

games for UHS-VU and it was fi tting that the

regular season’s two best sides were able to

fi ght it out in the decider.

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5 YEARS AGO 2010

During the fi nals the VAFA launched a SMS ser-vice to enable the reporting on any incidents at VAFA matches where a compromise may have occurred against the high standards ex-pected in the VAFA. It was a benchmark within community based football and further proof of the continuing success of the competition.

Old Xaverians retained the L A Adamson Cup in Premier with a typically fi erce contest with their great rivals, Collegians. Xavs established a 14 point lead at quarter time but Collegians had their noses in front at the main break by 3 points in a low scoring aff air, 6.9 to 6.6. Xavs took the lead back at three quarter time 9.7 to 6.11 and were too strong in the fi nal quarter, taking out the premiership 11.8 to 7.12, their 13th win in the top division and their 11th in 16 remarkable seasons. Best – Colbert, Allan, Rogerson, Biddlecombe, Mercuri (3), Howard (Xavs) and Inglis, Stone, Harvey, Bull, Tardif, Ries (Coll). The fi eld umpires were Russell Da-vidson, Merv Monty and Grant Wardrop.

De La Salle on-baller, Aaron Shields, won the J N Woodrow Medal for the best player in Pre-mier Section. VAFA Coaches of the Year were Senior Sections, Trevor Rowe (Old Carey) and Junior Sections, Jon Edgar (De La Salle).

The Premier B Section premiership was won by Old Carey over Old Haileybury and was a bonus for Old Carey who would compete in Premier A the following season for the fi rst time. The grand fi nal was an absorbing, hard fought aff air with the lead changing several time before Carey were outstanding in the last quarter to win 19.14 to 14.6. This had been Old Carey’s best result since their runners-up title in C Section in 2007.

In C Section, after Caulfi eld Grammarians opened with 6.9 to nil in the fi rst term, Beau-maris started their comeback with a 5.3 to 1.1 second term. Beauy played a great third quarter outscoring Caulfi eld but still trail-ing by 2 points. In a hectic and dramatic last quarter, the match went down to the wire with Beaumaris winning by the smallest of margins 10.11 to 9.16 for their fi nest achievement in amateur football.

10 YEARS AGO 2005

2005 concluded with the B and A Section Grand Finals at Sportscover Arena on Satur-day Sunday respectively. It had been another great year for the VAFA with Bruce McTaggart as President, Chief Executive Offi cer, Michael Sholly, in his fi rst year as Chief Executive Offi -cer. The fi rst female executive member, Davina Connors-Calhaem elected, the Noel Rundle Entrance opened at Elsternwick Park, Mike McArthur-Allen coaching his 500th senior match and two great VAFA people, Jack Wil-son and Peter Hutchinson elected as VAFA Life Members.

Old Xaverians came from 4th position at the end of the home and away season to defeat Uni Blues in the grand fi nal 13.7 to 11.10. The Blues had started strongly in their second successive A Section grand fi nal but the Xavs achieved their 8th A Section fl ag in 11 seasons. Best – Chatfi eld, Arnold, Beardsley, Bowen (3), Lethlean, McDonald (Xavs) and North, Torney, Gleeson, Paterson, Clark (Blues).

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The two best teams in B Section, De La Salle and Old Ivanhoe met in the B Section Grand Fi-nal with Old Ivanhoe leading at every change and fi nally winning 9.4 to 5.11. Best – Hope, Thomson, Curatolo, Oates, Weddle (3), Russian (Old Ivan) and Jarvis, Shields, Corin, L Harrison, Seager, T Moloney (DLS).

University Blacks won the C Section premier-ship 20.12 to Beaumaris 8.5. The Blacks led from start to fi nish with Beaumaris struggling to hold the Blacks on each line. Best – Batten, Evans (3), Purcell, M Kempton, Goonan, Bevac-qua (Blacks) and Haynes, L McNicholas, Won-nacott, Heath, Ensor, L Atkins (Beaumaris). The fi eld umpires were Wayne Hinton and Peter James.

20 YEARS AGO 1995

Old Xaverians won their second A Section Grand fi nal when they defeated Uni Blues, 15.11 to 2.5 in a one-sided aff air. The Blues had won through to the grand fi nal via the fi rst semi and preliminary fi nals. Best – McDonald, McKay, M Blood, Tuddenham, Dillon, Wood (OX) and Wilson, Hutchins, Hazeldine, Meade, Polkinghorne, B Blood (UB).

The 1995 B Section home and away season was dominated by the eventual fi nalists, Old Haileybury, Mazenod, Old Brighton and Therry with all 4 sides jostling for positions through-out the season. By grand fi nal day it was Hai-leybury v Mazenod and a low scoring contest followed. Although somewhat wasting op-portunities in the fi rst quarter, Haileybury had taken the lead by 6 points at half time. Maze-nod levelled the scores at three quarter time but Haileybury were too strong in the fi nal quarter and went on to win 9.13 to 6.9. Best – D Seccull, Morey, Rae, Ralph-Smith, G Phillips, Constable (OH) and Verbeek, Barker, D Murray, O’Hara, Rogers, Pickering.

The A Section best and fairest was shared by Matt McConvill (Ormond) and Christian David-son (Collegians). This was successive A Section medals for Matt McConvill. Andrew Pryor (Old Brighton) won the B Section award and St Be-des Mentone Tigers’ Adam Thompson won the C Section award.

Old Ivanhoe Grammarians won the C Section grand fi nal against local rivals Ivanhoe Ama-teurs, 15.12 to 10.13 after an even fi rst half. Best – Dyson (3), Haros, Jenkins, Veal, Sigley, Douglas (OI) and Bullen, Kennedy, Tucker, Lynch (3), Nibali, La Rosa (Ivan).

30 YEARS AGO 1985

In A Section it was an outstanding grand fi nal between two great rivals, De La Salle and Or-mond. After a frenetic fi rst quarter, De La held the upper hand 5.4 to 4.2 and they increased their lead slightly by half time, indicating that their experience may again prove too much for their opponents. It was looking like a repeat of the 1984 event. Ormond bounced back strongly and kicked 7.5 to 4.2 in the ‘pre-miership’ quarter and it was level at the fi nal break. By the fi nal siren it was all Ormond and a fi nal score in their favour 16.14 to 14.11. Best – Barnes, McCooke, McAsey, D McDonald, Russell, Gilmore (Ormond) and Cooke, Klarica, McHenry, Maher, Green, Harrington (DLS). Leading goalkickers in the match: Singleton and Michael Oaten for Ormond with 3 each

and Murphy kicked 4 for De La Salle.

Andrew Smith (Old Scotch) was the winner of the A Section J N Woodrow Medal, Jack King (Parkside) won the G T Moore Medal as best player in B Section and C A Robson (St Kevins Old Boys), won the L S Zachariah Medal as best player in C Section.

Marcellin were too strong for Caulfi eld Gram-marians in B Section after Caulfi eld led at the fi rst two changes. Marcellin’s last quarter (6.2 to 1.4) decided the premiership; the fi nal score in Marcellin’s favour 13.14 to 8.12. Best – A Cul-linan, P Carafa, Amad, Paatsch, Holmes, Coo-per (Marc) and Fish, Cooney, Berzins, C Stone, Matthews, Collett (Caulfi eld).

40 YEARS AGO 1975

St Bernards were comfortable premiers in the A Section Grand Final, 19.13 to 12.10. Apart from the 4 point defi cit at the fi rst change, St Bernards were well in control for the greater part of the game, building on their lead af-ter half time, never leaving the fi nal result in doubt. It was a great day for St Bernards whose Reserves also won the fl ag, even though by only 1 point over Old Trinity.

De La Salle were B Section premiers 15.17 to Uni Blues 9.15. At the fi nal break De La had been behind and their fi nal quarter was an ex-cellent display. This was De La Salle’s highest achievement in the VAFA and their fi rst senior fl ag since their success in C Section in 1958. It was to be the start of a fi ne record of achieve-ment in the VAFA.

Michael Bates of Reservoir Old Boys won the J N Woodrow Medal as the best players in A Section. John Morgan (Old Scotch) won the G T Moore B Section trophy.

50 YEARS AGO 1965

In their fi rst year as tenants at the St Kilda Cricket Ground (Junction Oval), the VAFA host-ed the A Section Grand Final at ‘The Junction’ between minor premiers Uni Blacks and Co-burg. Coburg had narrowly won their way into the grand fi nal from 4th place and after the Blacks started strongly, Coburg fought their way back into the game and were only a few points down at half time. Coburg remained in the game at three quarter time but the Blacks unleashed their full power in the fi nal term to win 17.12 to 10.5.

In B Section, Old Scotch were far too accom-plished for Caulfi eld Grammarians 18.10 to 4.11 and had completely turned around the result of the second semi fi nal win by Caulfi eld.

Jock Nelson (MHSOB) won the J N Woodrow Trophy in A Section and Geoff Ward (Caulfi eld Grammarians) won the G T Moore B Section trophy.

60 YEARS AGO 1955

The Old Melburnians made it three A Section fl ags in a row when they defeated the favou-rites, Ormond, at Warringal Park, 11.18 to 6.12. The OM’s had won a close contest in the semi fi nal, won the preliminary fi nal in the dying seconds of the match but had been at their very best in the Grand Final.

G W Dahlenburg (Uni Blues) won the A Section goalkicking with 70 goals. The previous fi ve seasons had seen J D Anderson of Uni Blues and Old Melburnians fame win this award.


LADDERSWILLIAM BUCK PREMIER

P W L D F A % Pts

St Bernards 18 15 3 0 1798 1339 134.28 60

Old Trinity Gr. 18 14 4 0 1616 1177 137.3 56

University Blues 18 11 7 0 1599 1315 121.6 44

De La Salle 18 9 8 1 1576 1441 109.37 38

University Blacks 18 8 10 0 1467 1466 100.07 32

Old Xaverians 18 8 10 0 1441 1496 96.32 32

Old Carey Gr. 18 7 9 2 1490 1597 93.3 32

Collegians 18 8 10 0 1368 1523 89.82 32

Old Scotch 18 6 12 0 1395 1563 89.25 24

Beaumaris 18 2 15 1 1077 1910 56.39 10

PREMIER THIRDSP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Old Xaverians 14 12 2 0 0 1 1513 458 330.35 52

St Kevins OB 14 12 2 0 0 1 1132 650 174.15 52

Collegians 15 11 4 0 0 0 914 820 111.46 44

St Bernards 14 8 6 0 0 1 1100 775 141.94 36

Old Scotch 13 6 7 0 0 2 1004 823 121.99 32

University Blacks 14 6 8 0 0 1 990 959 103.23 28

Old Melburnians 15 6 9 0 0 0 1087 1249 87.03 24

University Blues 14 4 10 0 0 1 848 899 94.33 20

Beaumaris 9 2 7 0 0 0 419 1372 30.54 8

De La Salle OC 14 1 13 0 0 0 487 1712 28.45 4

PREMIER C RESERVESP W L D FF F A % Pts

Marcellin OC 18 17 1 0 0 1764 745 236.78 68

Monash Blues 18 12 5 1 0 1077 874 123.23 50

PEGS 18 12 6 0 0 1228 1020 120.39 48

Peninsula OB 18 10 7 1 0 1438 1161 123.86 42

Williamstown CYMS 18 10 8 0 0 1588 1178 134.8 40

Old Camberwell Gr. 18 9 9 0 0 1215 1444 84.14 36

Old Ivanhoe Gr. 18 8 10 0 0 1060 1339 79.16 32

Old Haileyburians 18 6 12 0 0 1298 1559 83.26 24

Oakleigh 18 3 15 0 0 972 1611 60.34 12

Therry Penola OB 18 2 16 0 0 911 1620 56.23 8

DIVISION ONEP W L D F A % Pts

Ormond 18 17 1 0 1959 1167 167.87 68

Kew 18 14 4 0 1894 1123 168.66 56

Old Geelong 18 13 5 0 2029 1335 151.99 52

St Mary's Salesian 18 12 6 0 1789 1697 105.42 48

Whitefriars OC 18 8 10 0 1629 1641 99.27 32

Prahran Assumption 18 7 11 0 1638 1543 106.16 28

Old Mentonians 18 7 11 0 1529 1889 80.94 28

NOBS/St Pats 18 6 12 0 1385 1933 71.65 24

Bulleen Templestowe 18 4 14 0 1291 1842 70.09 16

Yarra Valley OB 18 2 16 0 1264 2237 56.5 8

DIVISION ONE RESERVESP W L D F A % Pts

Ormond 18 16 2 0 2114 569 371.53 64

Kew 18 15 3 0 2153 727 296.15 60

St Mary's Salesian 18 15 3 0 1949 979 199.08 60

Prahran Assumption 18 14 4 0 1642 976 168.24 56

Old Geelong 18 8 10 0 1419 1224 115.93 32

Yarra Valley OB 18 8 10 0 1036 1377 75.24 32

Bulleen Templestowe 18 5 13 0 922 1451 63.54 20

NOBS/St Pats 18 4 14 0 926 1568 59.06 16

Whitefriars OC 18 4 14 0 683 1899 35.97 16

Old Mentonians 18 1 17 0 463 2598 17.82 4

DIVISION TWOP W L D F A % Pts

Ivanhoe 18 16 2 0 2122 1187 178.77 64

St Johns OC 18 14 4 0 2089 1391 150.18 56

Old Paradians 18 12 6 0 1639 1220 134.34 48

Northern Blues 18 12 6 0 1840 1573 116.97 48

Eltham Collegians 18 11 7 0 1944 1498 129.77 44

MHSOB 18 9 9 0 1576 1630 96.69 36

Richmond Central 18 7 11 0 1793 1936 92.61 28

Monash Gryphons 18 5 13 0 1523 1820 83.68 20

Elsternwick 18 3 15 0 1355 2338 57.96 12

South Melbourne Districts 18 1 17 0 1178 2466 47.77 4

PREMIER C THIRDSP W L D FF F A % Pts

P E G S 12 11 1 0 3 1577 623 253.13 56

Marcellin 12 10 2 0 3 1409 712 197.89 52

Monash Blues 13 9 4 0 2 1367 740 184.73 44

St Mary's Salesian 14 9 5 0 1 1336 910 146.81 40

Williamstown CYMS 13 5 8 0 2 1111 1169 95.04 28

Collegians 13 6 7 0 0 885 1135 77.97 24

Therry Penola OB 13 5 8 0 1 951 1272 74.76 24

Old Ivanhoe 9 3 6 0 1 663 1255 52.83 16

Hampton Rovers 11 1 10 0 1 537 1476 36.38 8

Parkdale Vultures 10 1 9 0 1 610 1695 35.99 8

PREMIER RESERVEP W L D F A % Pts

Old Xaverians 18 16 1 1 1663 750 221.73 66

University Blues 18 13 5 0 1406 1013 138.8 52

Old Scotch 18 12 5 1 1312 1034 126.89 50

Collegians 18 12 6 0 1429 982 145.52 48

Old Trinity Gr. 18 9 9 0 1115 1302 85.64 36

St Bernards 18 9 9 0 1148 1388 82.71 36

University Blacks 18 7 11 0 1144 1220 93.77 28

De La Salle 18 6 12 0 1201 1151 104.34 24

Beaumaris 18 5 13 0 924 1365 67.69 20

Old Carey Gr. 18 0 18 0 670 1807 37.08 0

PREMIER BP W L D B FF F A % Pts

St Kevins OB 18 18 0 0 0 0 2351 995 236.28 72

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 18 14 4 0 0 0 1943 1311 148.21 56

Old Melburnians 18 12 6 0 0 0 1549 1324 116.99 48

Old Brighton Gr. 18 10 8 0 0 0 1623 1346 120.58 40

Ajax 18 10 8 0 0 0 1427 1454 98.14 40

Fitzroy 18 8 10 0 0 0 1531 1422 107.67 32

Hampton Rovers 18 6 12 0 0 0 1503 1897 79.23 24

Parkdale Vultures 18 5 13 0 0 0 1227 1766 69.48 20

Mazenod OC 18 5 13 0 0 0 1250 1870 66.84 20

Caulfi eld Gr. 18 2 16 0 0 0 1103 2122 51.98 8

PREMIER B RESERVESP W L D B FF F A % Pts

St Kevins OB 17 17 0 0 0 1 2536 585 433.5 72

Old Melburnians 18 15 3 0 0 0 1767 769 229.78 60

St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 18 14 4 0 0 0 1838 1072 171.46 56

Old Brighton Gr. 18 11 7 0 0 0 1240 1230 100.81 44

Fitzroy 18 9 9 0 0 0 1138 1374 82.82 36

Parkdale Vultures 18 7 11 0 0 0 1247 1515 82.31 28

Ajax 18 5 13 0 0 0 1152 1512 76.19 20

Mazenod OC 18 5 13 0 0 0 941 1916 49.11 20

Caulfi eld Gr. 17 3 14 0 0 0 910 1769 51.44 12

Hampton Rovers 18 3 15 0 0 0 660 1786 36.95 12

PREMIER B RESERVESP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Old Xaverians 13 13 0 0 0 2 1944 546 356.04 60

Ajax (Black) 14 9 5 0 0 1 1236 1012 122.13 40

Old Carey 13 7 6 0 0 2 1295 1235 104.86 36

St Kevins 14 7 7 0 0 1 1125 948 118.67 32

Old Trinity 14 7 7 0 0 1 1335 1132 117.93 32

Fitzroy 14 6 8 0 0 1 1114 1160 96.03 28

Mazenod 12 2 10 0 0 1 783 1452 53.93 12

Ajax (Red) 8 0 8 0 0 0 245 1957 12.52 0

PREMIER CP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Marcellin OC 18 15 3 0 0 0 2122 1108 191.52 60

Monash Blues 18 15 3 0 0 0 1670 902 185.14 60

Old Ivanhoe Gr. 18 13 5 0 0 0 1554 1376 112.94 52

Old Haileyburians 18 11 7 0 0 0 1414 1466 96.45 44

Peninsula OB 18 10 8 0 0 0 1614 1167 138.3 40

Oakleigh 18 8 10 0 0 0 1708 1800 94.89 32

Williamstown CYMS 18 7 11 0 0 0 1613 1887 85.48 28

Old Camberwell Gr. 18 5 13 0 0 0 1233 1729 71.31 20

Therry Penola OB 18 4 14 0 0 0 1131 1965 57.56 16

PEGS 18 2 16 0 0 0 1198 1857 64.51 8

DIVISION TWO RESERVESP W L D FF F A % Pts

Ivanhoe 18 17 1 0 0 2420 644 375.78 68

MHSOB 18 16 2 0 0 2155 668 322.6 64

Richmond Central 18 13 5 0 0 1570 999 157.16 52

Eltham Collegians 18 12 6 0 0 1377 1210 113.8 48

Northern Blues 18 8 10 0 0 1480 1238 119.55 32

Old Paradians 18 8 10 0 0 985 1108 88.9 32

St Johns OC 17 7 10 0 1 1146 1358 84.39 32

Monash Gryphons 18 4 14 0 0 944 1956 48.26 16

South Melbourne Districts 17 3 14 0 0 761 1959 38.85 12

Elsternwick 18 1 17 0 0 549 2277 24.11 4

DIVISION THREEP W L D B F A % Pts

Emmaus St Leos OC 16 16 0 0 2 2077 964 215.46 72

West Brunswick 16 14 2 0 2 1680 773 217.34 64

Aquinas OC 16 12 4 0 2 1463 1110 131.8 56

Hawthorn 16 11 5 0 2 1492 1292 115.48 52

Swinburne University 16 8 8 0 2 1377 1439 95.69 40

UHS-VU 16 8 8 0 2 1126 1341 83.97 40

Albert Park 16 5 11 0 2 1186 1399 84.77 28

Power House 16 5 11 0 2 1164 1463 79.56 28

Glen Eira 16 5 11 0 2 1003 1583 63.36 28

La Trobe University 16 2 14 0 2 956 1411 67.75 16

Eley Park Sharks 16 2 14 0 2 1144 1893 60.43 16

DIVISION THREE RESERVESP W L D B F A % Pts

West Brunswick 16 16 0 0 2 1859 434 428.34 72

UHS-VU 16 12 4 0 2 1216 820 148.29 56

Power House 16 12 4 0 2 1111 851 130.55 56

Swinburne University 16 11 5 0 2 1440 711 202.53 52

Emmaus St Leos OC 16 9 7 0 2 933 1029 90.67 44

Hawthorn 16 8 8 0 2 974 994 97.99 40

Albert Park 16 7 9 0 2 903 1190 75.88 36

La Trobe University 16 4 12 0 2 829 1226 67.62 24

Aquinas OC 16 3 13 0 2 853 1218 70.03 20

Eley Park Sharks 16 3 13 0 2 792 1569 50.48 20

Glen Eira 16 3 13 0 2 561 1429 39.26 20

DIVISION FOURP W L D B F A % Pts

Canterbury 16 15 1 0 2 2163 830 260.6 68

Westbourne Gr. 16 14 2 0 2 2110 795 265.41 64

Point Cook 16 13 3 0 2 1752 976 179.51 60

Box Hill North 16 11 5 0 2 1705 1059 161 52

Parkside 16 9 7 0 2 1500 1265 118.58 44

North Brunswick 16 8 8 0 2 1525 1292 118.03 40

Mt Lilydale OC 16 7 9 0 2 1364 1513 90.15 36

Manningham Cobras 16 5 11 0 2 1200 1179 101.78 28

South Mornington 16 3 13 0 2 957 2100 45.57 20

Masala 16 2 14 0 2 771 2349 32.82 16

Chadstone 16 1 15 0 2 658 2347 28.04 12

DIVISION FOUR RESERVESP W L D B F A % Pts

Westbourne Gr. 16 16 0 0 2 2441 443 551.02 72

Canterbury 16 13 3 0 2 1955 676 289.2 60

Point Cook 16 12 4 0 2 1561 679 229.9 56

Box Hill North 16 12 4 0 2 1713 855 200.35 56

North Brunswick 16 10 6 0 2 1377 1138 121 48

South Mornington 16 10 6 0 2 1457 1282 113.65 48

Manningham Cobras 16 6 10 0 2 1175 1062 110.64 32

Parkside 16 4 12 0 2 858 1749 49.06 24

Mt Lilydale OC 16 2 14 0 2 745 1758 42.38 16

Chadstone 16 2 14 0 2 564 2054 27.46 16

Masala 16 1 15 0 2 569 2719 20.93 12


RESULTS OF TRIBUNAL 15 SEPTEMBER

Paul Florance, Bulleen Templestowe. Striking, 12

matches.

Paul Florance, Bulleen Templestowe. Striking, 12

matches.

Jack Johnson, Williamstown CYMS (Under-19).

Unreasonably rough conduct, 4 matches.

*Peter Summers, University Blues. Forceful front-on

contact, 2 matches.

*Jack Watts, University Blues. Striking, 2 matches.

*Dimitri Fasoulis, Ormond. Forceful front-on

contact, 2 matches.

*Michael Muir, Parkside. Striking, 2 matches.

*Accepted Prescribed Penalty

SHARPSHOOTERS

MEGT UNDER 19 PREMIERP W L D FF F A % Pts

Old Xaverians 17 15 2 0 1 2023 1029 196.6 64

St Bernards 17 14 3 0 1 2083 909 229.15 60

St Kevins 18 15 3 0 0 2036 1058 192.44 60

Beaumaris 18 13 4 1 0 2023 1126 179.66 54

De La Salle 18 9 9 0 0 1477 1165 126.78 36

University Blues 18 8 9 1 0 1153 1531 75.31 34

Old Melburnians 18 5 13 0 0 816 2234 36.53 20

Old Scotch 18 4 14 0 0 1376 1528 90.05 16

University Blacks 16 2 14 0 0 765 1940 39.43 8

Old Trinity 18 2 16 0 0 861 2186 39.39 8

UNDER 19 SECTION 3P W L D F A % Pts

Old Geelong 18 15 3 0 1866 937 199.15 60

Williamstown CYMS 18 13 5 0 1820 1145 158.95 52

Old Carey Gr. 18 13 5 0 1413 995 142.01 52

Ormond 18 11 7 0 1470 1176 125 44

Hampton Rovers 18 11 7 0 1425 1142 124.78 44

Old Xaverians 18 4 14 0 1148 1799 63.81 16

Old Camberwell Gr. 18 3 15 0 838 1688 49.64 12

St Bernards 18 2 16 0 781 1957 39.91 8

VAFA COLTSP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Ivanhoe 16 14 2 0 1 1 1466 797 183.94 64

UHS-VU / Flemington 15 12 3 0 1 2 1258 624 201.6 60

St Bernards 16 11 5 0 1 1 1161 679 170.99 52

La Trobe University 17 9 8 0 1 0 950 825 115.15 40

University Blues 16 8 8 0 1 0 969 1359 71.3 36

Williamstown CYMS 16 4 12 0 1 1 931 1142 81.52 24

Old Paradians 16 4 12 0 1 1 755 1320 57.2 24

Point Cook 9 2 6 1 1 1 770 1526 50.46 18

Parkside 15 1 13 1 1 1 657 1409 46.63 14

Bulleen Templestowe 2 0 2 0 0 0 15 990 1.52 0

UNDER 19 SECTION 2P W L D FF F A % Pts


Old Brighton 18 16 2 0 0 1764 816 216.18 64

Fitzroy 18 12 6 0 0 1622 1131 143.41 48

Caulfi eld Gr. 18 11 7 0 0 1381 1167 118.34 44

Whitefriars 18 8 10 0 0 1349 1397 96.56 32

St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 18 7 11 0 0 1201 1452 82.71 28

Old Ivanhoe Gr. 18 7 11 0 0 1230 1618 76.02 28

Marcellin OC 18 6 12 0 0 1032 1613 63.98 24

Mazenod 18 5 13 0 0 1062 1358 78.2 20

Collegians 17 2 15 0 0 734 1942 37.8 8

UNDER 19 SECTION 4P W L D FF F A % Pts

Peninsula OB 16 15 1 0 2 1952 797 244.92 68

Mazenod OC 18 10 1 0 0 1455 502 289.84 56

St Kevins OB 18 12 5 1 0 1670 904 184.73 50

Northern Blues 18 12 6 0 0 1817 1335 136.1 48

Monash Blues 18 12 6 0 0 1302 1175 110.81 48

Beaumaris 16 10 6 0 1 1538 1209 127.21 44

Old Haileyburians 17 8 8 1 1 1522 1279 119 38

De La Salle OC 18 8 10 0 0 1586 1372 115.6 32

Therry Penola OB 18 7 11 0 0 1039 1340 77.54 28

Oakleigh 16 5 11 0 0 851 1751 48.6 20


MHSOB 17 0 17 0 0 539 2510 21.47 0

William Buck PremierWilliam Buck Premier LRLR TotalTotal

Matthew Handley Old Xaverians 2 54

Leigh Harrison De La Salle OC 4 41

Alexander Boyse St Bernards 2 39

Nick Corp Collegians 1 38

Premier Reserve LR Total

William Strange Old Scotch 0 33

Sam Cutts Collegians 0 27

George Chisholm University Blues 4 26

Dylan Chaplin-Burch Collegians 1 25

Premier B LR Total

Jake Lew AJAX 7 69

Luke Velluto St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 4 59

Daniel Anthony Old Brighton Gr. 0 45

Philip Edgar St Kevins OB 3 40

Premier B Reserve LR Total

Matthew Caia St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 9 41

Jack Mullen St Kevins OB 6 38

James Dalzotto St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 6 36

Matthew Lattanzio St Kevins OB 3 34

Premier C LR Total

Aaron Cloke Oakleigh 0 77

Nicholas Ebinger Williamstown CYMS 0 61

Trevor Bromley Oakleigh 2 56

Jeremiah Antypas Marcellin OC 0 54

Premier C Reserve LR Total

Timothy Blanch Marcellin OC 0 40

Ben Hynes Williamstown CYMS 1 33

Michael Jenkin Old Camberwell Gr. 1 31

Mati Christakakis Williamstown CYMS 1 29

Division 1 LR Total

Andrew Brazzale Kew 0 68

Callum Wood Old Geelong 4 58

Robert Maibaum Kew 0 56

John Robbins Prahran Assumption 1 55

Division 1 Reserve LR Total

James Barrie St Mary’s Salesian 3 56

Matthew Vlahos Kew 6 46

Jon Rice Prahran Assumption 0 45

Nicholas Alexopoulos St Mary’s Salesian 1 43

Division 2 LR Total

Jake Munro Richmond Central 6 87

Aaron Thornton St Johns OC 4 75

Mitchell Lovell Ivanhoe 3 73

Lachlan McRedmond Northern Blues 2 59


Eamonn Scott Northern Blues 9 74

Kane Smith MHSOB 4 41

Jason Lewis MHSOB 0 38

Benjamin Grigg Ivanhoe 0 35

Division 3 LR Total

Ryan Harding Emmaus St Leos OC 0 70

Christopher Beluszar Emmaus St Leos OC 0 58

Dylan Muscat West Brunswick 3 46

Thomas Kennedy Swinburne University 4 46


Aaron Thompson West Brunswick 6 36

Patrick Arnold Power House 2 32

Richard Benjamin West Brunswick 4 30

Justin Perillo Swinburne University 0 30

Division 4 LR Total

Dale Collins Westbourne Gr. 3 106

Shane Potter Parkside 6 62

Daniel Penny Box Hill North 6 62

Benjamin Gallagher North Brunswick 0 57


Bradley Courts North Brunswick 0 76

Daniel Wills Manningham Cobras 4 48

Mitchell Szabo Canterbury 3 36

Arnel Davis Westbourne Gr. 0 35

U19 Premier LR Total

Sam Cleeve Old Xaverians 11 52

Edyn Sibbald St Bernards 4 48

Andrew Padbury Old Scotch 8 46

Sam Gibbins Beaumaris 0 35

U19 Section 2 LR Total

Daniel O’Connor Fitzroy 3 43

Lachlan Topp Caulfi eld Gr. 9 37

Joseph Hill Fitzroy 3 35

Declan Fowler Mazenod OC 5 35


Jock Grimshaw Old Geelong 4 68

Mitchell Parkinson Williamstown CYMS 4 65

Jake Slee Williamstown CYMS 0 45

Matthew Perry Ormond 4 41


Damien Delle-Vergini Northern Blues 8 84

Lachlan Wray St Kevins OB 5 49

Anmol Malhotra Oakleigh 5 42

Mitchell Kellerman Peninsula OB 2 40

Colts LR Total

Samuel Aanensen Ivanhoe 4 47

Liam Guy La Trobe University 5 43

Patrick Carroll La Trobe University 2 40

Max Post Ivanhoe 1 25

PRAHRAN ASSUMPTION FC

Invites applicants for the position of senior coach for the 2016 season.

Affi liated with the VAFA in Division 1, PAFC are located at Toorak Park in Armadale and offer fi rst class

grounds and facilities, a committed and developing playing group and a rich club history.

We seek the services of an enthusiastic individual with a professional attitude, excellent leadership /

development skills and a strong understanding of the modern game. The successful applicant will require excellent communication skills and be prepared to

commit plenty of time and energy to the role.

Please provide your application outlining your football coaching credentials and your ideas for developing

PAFC to:

Will Walford - Football [email protected]

ph: 0403 067 968

Applications close October 9th.

COLLEGIANS FC

VAFA PREMIER SECTION 2016EST. 1892

Collegians Football Club is seeking applications for the following coaching positions in season 2016:

Seniors – Premier Section – VAFA*Reserves – Premier Reserves

Thirds – Premier ThirdsUnder 19 – Under 19 Section 2

Second Thirds Team – Premier C ThirdsCollegians have a long and proud history in the VAFA. Based in

Albert Park we have outstanding facilities, a great ground with the best lights in the competition, great infrastructure/resources, all

year round access to our ground, a stable and vibrant committee, great medical , gym , equipment and infrastructure, and culture we

are very proud of. We have a number of coaching vacancies that should appeal to a wide cross section of applicants. Player numbers

are strong, and prospects for the future are high. If you would like to be a part of our club in 2016 we would love to

hear from you. *Please note – current 2015 Senior Coach is not continuing in the

role, but will be retained in a football department role currently being determined.

All applications can be forwarded by October 16, 2015 to:Rodney Nancarrow

Secretary / Football Operations ManagerPh: 0412 687 430 or email [email protected]

CAULFIELD GRAMMARIANS FC

SENIOR COACH WANTED for 2016Caulfi eld Grammarians FC is seeking a

S enior Coach for the 2016 season in Premier C Division of the Victorian Amateur Football Association

Applicants will need to demonstrate:• A strong desire to teach and develop players• Excellent communication skills, on and off the fi eld• 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• A preparedness to build strong ties with Caulfi eld

Grammar School and its Affi liates Please email all applications in writing to the Chair of

Football Operations:Richard Harris

Email: [email protected]: 0412 237 029

Applications will close on Monday 21 September 2015

OAKLEIGH AMATEUR FCVAFA C GradePositions Available

Senior Assistant CoachReserves Coach

Season 2016

Applications are invited for coaching positions with the Oakleigh Amateur FC to assist the Club meet its aim of playing the highest

possible standard of football. Currently a solid VAFA Premier C Club with 2 senior and one Under 19 teams, the club is seeking

2016 coaches who can assist the Senior coach with the continued development of our players, game plan and training management.

You will be working within the existing OAFC Football Operations group. Our experienced Club Committee will continue to support

the Football Operations group with the best possible on and off fi eld support as we strive for the next level. Applications should outline

your Coaching experience and achievements by 30 Sep 2015.

Remuneration negotiable

Please send all applications in writing to: [email protected] Nikakis - Club Secretary

OLD PARADIANS FOOTBALL CLUB

Old Paradians Football Club is seeking applications for

the following coaching positions in season 2016:

Seniors, Seniors Assistant, Reserves and Under 19s

All applications can be forwarded by September 25, 2015 to:

Brendan Flynn Football Operations Manager

P.O. Box 2160, University Hill 3083 or email [email protected]

Tel: 0488316880

Chadstone Football Club invites applications for the following positions for the 2016 season;

-Senior Coach (playing or non-playing)-Assistant Senior Coach (playing or non-playing)-Reserves Coach (playing or non-playing)-Assistant Reserve Coach (playing or non-playing)*NEW Position – Coach Women’s team*-Chairman of Selectors

The clubs committee are dedicated to improving the clubs on field performances and are looking for the right people to help achieve success.If you are looking for one of the biggest challenges in the VAFA, then Chadstone FC can provide that for you next year.

All queries can be directed to club President Steve Allsopp on 0415 997 669.Applications are to be submitted via email to [email protected] to Chadstone FC PO Box 48 Holmesglen VIC 3148Closing date 18th of September 2015

THE OLD MENTONIANSFOOTBALL CLUB

DIVISION 1 – 2016EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ARE SOUGHT

FROM PROS PECTIVE COACHES

“We are a young playing grouplooking for coaches who can help

us take the next step”

Excellent playing and training faciliti esSENIORS & RESERVES

PLEASE SEND APPLICATION AND RESUME TO:

[email protected] direct any enquiries to:

JUSTIN COSTELLO: 0416 144 049

NORTH BRUNSWICK AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB EST: 1971

VAFA – CURRENTLTY DIVISION 4APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE

FOLLOWING POSITIONS

SENIOR COACHRESERVES COACH

Aft er playing fi nals in 2015 the bulls are ready for conti nued success in season 2016With a good mixture of older and younger players the bulls are ready to take the next step being led by a dynamic coaching group

and support staff . With excellent faciliti es led by a strong committ ee off the fi eld

Please send applicati ons to ezio cirillo at

[email protected] ons close 5.00Pm

Friday 18th september 2015

Northern Blues Amateurs FC

be part of an exciting future

Coaches / Committee positions

sought

In only our third year in the VAFA the Club has fi nished the home and away season as fi nalists in Division 2 (after winning the Premiership in Division 4 in a history making fi rst year in 2013 and then winning the Division 3 Premiership last year). With a brand new complex (pavilion and club rooms ) just completed– our club has a vibrant and exciting future ahead and invites you to join us in 2016.

Applications are now invited for all coaching positions (Seniors, Reserves & Under 19s) for the

2016 season by Friday 16th October 2015.Enquiries and further details on the club and positions available can be made to:

Ian Parke (Football Operations Manager) on 0408 176 339

or Fred Lehmann (Secretary) on 0425 768 605

BOX HILL NORTH AFC

After a 2015 fi nals campaign, Box Hill North is seeking expressions of interest for senior coaching

positions to help the club take the next step:

The ideal candidate will have:A proven track record

Minimum level one coaching accreditationA network to recruit players

(Can be Playing or non-Playing)

Contact:Ally Rodrigues 0419 133 916

BHNFC Secretaryor email [email protected]

PEGS FOOTBALL CLUB

PEGS Football Club is seeking applicants for the position of Senior Coach (playing or non-playing) for

the 2016 season.

The club is offering the right candidate an opportunity to play a major role in the rebuilding and shaping of

the future of the club.

The successful candidate should possess the following:-

• Strong emphasis on player development• Good communication, leadership and

organisational skills necessary to build a strong culture

• Good football and coaching credentials• Ability to communicate with the

supporter base, committee and the communityAll applications can be forwarded by

September 24th 2015 to:-

Mark Skurrie - President

PO Box 49, Niddrie 3042 or email: [email protected]

VAFA Premier Section – Head of Medical and Conditioning 2016

Applications are invited for the position of Head of Medical and Conditioning of the Beaumaris Football Club

for the 2016 season of the Victorian Amateur Football Association.

The role is to manage and co-ordinate the medical and fi tness personnel for the 5 senior teams playing

in the VAFA to optimise injury management and player conditioning.

Applications (including CV) are to be sent to [email protected]. The application period closes

on 30 September 2015. Position descriptions will be provided on request.

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

ST.MARY’S SALESIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB

(VAFA Div 1)Seniors, Reserves & Thirds Finalists 2015

Reserves Premiers 2014, U/ 19’s Premiers 2013

Seniors & Thirds Grand Finalists 2014 The club is seeking applicants for the following

coaching positions for Season 2016 • Reserves Coach

• Under 19’s Coach• Under 18’s Coach

• Assistant Coaches Seniors, Reserves, U\19’s & U\18’s

Our entire Coaching Panel will work under the guidance of our Senior Coach Jess Sinclair in setting the clubs direction

and developing our youth.A minimum Level 1 coaching accreditation is required and

an understanding of the VAFA is preferred. The club will assist with obtaining coaching accreditation.

Please provide a covering letter outlining your experience by 1/10/2015.

Forward Applications or Enquiries to:David Malcolm

PresidentSt.Mary’s Salesian Amateur Football Club

[email protected] 0409 311 553

Westbourne GrammariansFootball Club Inc.

VAFA Division 4 2016

Expressions of Interest is sought forCoaching Positions for 2016 and beyond.

Located at the Westbourne Grammar School, Truganina, the Club’s committee is dedicated to building on the successes of previous seasons.

Successful Applicants will need to possess: Strong Ability to Develop and Teach players.

Good Coaching and Football Credentials. Preparedness to build and enhance the relationship

with the Westbourne Grammar School.

All applications to be forwarded by Thursday 24 September 2015 to;Simon Christo – [email protected]

ST BEDES MENTONE TIGERS AFC

SEEK EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR NUMEROUS COACHING POSITIONS IN 2016

St Bedes/Mentone Tigers Amateur Football Club are seeking EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST from qualifi ed

people in all Grades both Senior and Junior for season 2016.

The roles are autonomous and have you taking full responsibility for the performance your sides for the

2016 season. Qualities we require are;

* That you are a proven experienced Coach willing to take on a big challenge

* Ability to nurture young and emerging talent, and follow a game plan set up by the Senior Coaching

Co-Ordinator.* Excellent communication and organisational

skills.Level 1 Coaching Accreditation is a pre requisite and knowledge of the MSJFL and VAFA Competition is a

distinct advantage.Interest sought from suitable Applicants for positions

ranging from U8’S through to Under 17’s, and then from Under 19 (2 Sides,) plus Thirds, Reserves and seniors.

All applications in strict confi dence to;Tom Brain, [email protected]

Enquiries to 0423 433 488Football Operations Manager

Applications close 30/09/2015.


Well, we’re fi nally at the end of the season.

It seems like only a few weeks ago we were

looking forward to the year full of expecta-

tions and now, we’re done. From all at the

VAFAUA, we’d like to wish Monash Blues, Old

Haileyburians, Old Melburnians, St Kevin’s

OB, St Bernards and Old Trinity the best of

luck in your Grand Finals and for those who

have gained promotion good luck next year.

We know Craigieburn’s a long way,

but…

We couldn’t let this one slip by, but a fort-

night ago Tony Corr had the early game out

at Highgate Reserve. Given the early start

Tony was getting ready to leave in the dark,

so as not to upset his better half. It was a nice

gesture, but with one unexpected outcome.

After arriving at for his game he proceeded

to get ready only to discover that he still had

his PJs on under his regular off fi eld apparel.

We’re not sure but he might have had a quick

nap before the drive home.

Big Dave’s, Big Record

Last weekend David Lepair ran in the Division

2 Grand Final to complete a set. In the last

fi ve seasons he has umpired Premier (2013),

Premier B (2011), Premier C (2014), Division 1

(2012) and Division 2 (2015).

Tony Hales has searched the archives, and has

found that only two other umpires have com-

pleted this feat, Wayne Hinton and the short

time retired Steve McCarthy, but Dave is the

only umpire to do it in consecutive years.

Grand Final Day

So after a pre-season where we had to dodge

a couch, Tom fl ogging us into submission,

two time trials, and two beep tests, we have

arrived at the fi nal weekend of the year.

To umpire a Grand Final is an honour and is

the reward for hard work both during the

season and over the break. This season Tony’s

job has been made harder with the retire-

ment of Russell Davidson, who has umpired

seven Premier Grand Finals, one Premier B

Grand Final and one Premier C Grand Final.

This year, the three big games will be con-

trolled by Merv Monty, Michael Hooper,

Daniel Silfo, Matthew Oakley, Tom Windlow,

Ben La Vale, Ollie Bell, Peter Bailes and Grant

Wardrop. All these guys have had fantastic

years and cover a wide range of ages within

the umpiring group.

Merv and Grant fl ying are the fl ag for the

over 40s and Peter showing us what the next

group of kids can do.

There’s also two “Sons of Guns” running

around, with Tom (son of David) and Ben (son

of Paul), following in their father’s footsteps

and umpiring in the VAFA. We’re sure both

are fathers are extremely proud of their sons

achievements this year.

Matt Oakley and Daniel Silfo bring VFL expe-

rience and Michael has WAFL experience.

It’s fair to say, that this year’s big games are

in safe hands.

Good luck guys and run well.

One fi nal word

So that’s it for season 2015, and it’s time to

sign off for the year. Thank you to everyone

who contributed Umpires Corner this year.

For those of you who dobbed in a mate, sin-

cere gratitude, for those who were unfortu-

nately running with a scribe and provided

content, keep up the good work and for

those of you who dobbed yourself in, the big-

gest thanks of all!

Personally, I’d like to thank Greg Rolfe, Daniel

Silfo and Rob Parry who provided a diff erent

voice for a few weeks and covered when I was

not available.

Good luck to everyone offi ciating this week.

Have a great day and we’ll see you next year,

bigger and better than ever!

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EMMAUS ST LEO’S OCFCEmmaus St Leo’s OCFC is seeking

applications for the following coaching positions in season 2016:

Senior Coach Senior Assistant Coach

Reserves CoachReserves Assistant Coach

Under 19s Coach

Please email a covering letter and your CV to Nathan Baranello at [email protected]

or call 0422 356 430 for more information

Applications for all positions closeMonday 5th October, 2015

ALBERT PARK FALCONS FOOTBALL & NETBALL CLUBCurrently seeking applications for the following coaching positions in season 2016:

SENIOR COACHAll applications ca n be forwarded to:

Justin [email protected]

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The Amateur Footballer, Premier Grand Final Edition, 2015