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elco to the 2003 season, and for those people who think that football clubs andth ff-season thin k

; so much planning and preparation has gone on to hope,ully bnng anotherCul season of Amateur football to everyone .

,_ ;1 administrators spend day after day on the golf course over e

ificance has been the elevation of Sportscaver Australia to the status of th e

a~ z0f-f the V fi . Part of this sponsorship sees the Main Oval at

k b° d o as S rtscover Arena and visitors to 6pa aver Arena lii S

signe one aa ,ting its tremendous contribution to the improved health, mental and physical, of all Victorians .

role on behalf of Vic e _{ e S.A health ¢enev to work closely Avith. We look forward to the close ongoing relationship with VicHealth an d

H _411 =ill b t omote many and vaned health messages, w ereas i jwho was the VAFA's major sponsor since 1988, continues as a level6 sponsor

h n the ~ast the VAFA has

c Par . mg re rre poin no doubt about this when they see the gleaming green and gold Sportscover sign CHIEF EXECUTIVE

fence.

unent of ex champion VFL umpire and AFL Director of Umpiring Bill Deller to the part-time role of VAFA Umpue

Fit Manager was an absolute coup for the VAFA. Fully funded by the VAFA, Bill will work with eight schools who,z, u the VAFA, conducting programs'which ill see in years to come young people pursuing umpiring as their spor t

in the VAFA. If Bill Deller cannot convince young people of the attractions of being an umpire, no-one can .

A looks forward to a busy representative rogram . Year 2003 sees the third and fourth match of the three

Series with the VAFA travelling to Perth for its match against WAAFL in June (this match being a curtain-raiser to

ia#ch Gwestern Bulldogs V. West Coast Eagles) and the week before this match the SAAFL hosts the WAAFL . A ,,vin

A should see the Victorian Amateurs well positioned to become the fust Amateur National Champion at the end of

,k fonvard to a lot of the old and we welcome the new. No doubt we will see the use of the new red cards by the umpuesW 1 +I-, ew

u D prc~ ntative team plays the Southern Football League in June as either a curtain-raiser to a Telstra Dome St . Kilda

3r,~ or at Moorabbin, whilst our Under 19 team takes on the Diamond Va ll ey Football League .

i i < : nior team also has an engagement later this year against the VCFL .

ie "Amateur Footballer"continues this year in much the same format which has proved popular in recent years. M any

:i=rs will bring a new style of writing to you. We have emphasised to our writers that we don't w an t to see big match

~ie ;: s each week, but more previews of each match in the round ahead with writers sticking their necks out and making

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IF Lauae~ lyrr~e= { e ec~s and thanks to all in attendance for making it memorable . To all members of the Executive for willingly assisting wit h

Th Pr sidents' Secretaries' and Members' Dinner) at Crown last Monday was a resoundin g~allc's Tony Miller.

r;c : : ung a player has een repo e ,a uc , . whether they be seasoned old football campaigners like St . Kevins Emmett Dunne or new boys at senior level like

er n zions, and in particular the marvellous VAFA stall wh o

r! : : ' so tirelessly to have the night in order I thank you . I woul despecially acknowledge the contribution of our temporar y~nist/office assistant Angeline, who has given marvellou s

r::c to the VAFA in our time of need .'re world in turmoil it is hoped that the return of the grea t

` 11 give everyone a positive focus in their day to day lives .

all enjoy a tremendous season of Amateur football .

cams, players, officials and spectators all the best an d' to getting around and seeing as many clubs as

ring the year.

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Next Week's Matches . . . . .. . . .. . . .. ... . . .. . . . ... . . .. . .. ... . . .. . . . . .. . .6

Coaches' Clipboard . . ... . . .. . . . ... . . ... . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . ... . . .. . . . . ..12

For the Love of the Game. . . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . ... . .. 18-19

Loolting Back . . . .. . . . ... . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .... . . .. . . . . .. . . ... . ... . . .34-35

Today's Umpires . . .. .. . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . .... . . .. . . ... . . . .. . 40

Elstemwick Park Draw . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . ... . .59

Tribunal & Investigations . .. . . .. ._ . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . . . .. . .59

Sportscover Spot the Pulse Ball . .. . . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .62

2003 Section-3. . . . .. . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . ... . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . ... .63 / 64

SPORTSCOVERVAFA MAJOR SPONSO R

The sun is still burning our backs and there areseveral brown ovals across town, but there's asmell of liniment and the clatter of moulds fromthe rooms as we lace up for round one .Clubs have been up to the usuals : trainingcamps, grueling pre-seasons, delightful beeptests and practice matches full of mind games .Read what you like from them - in the league,Carlton beat Sydney on the road in a practicematch and we know what happened lastweekend .We've been dealing with the usual catalogue ofcliches from coaches . "We're a bit fitter than lastyear and have added a bit of bulk," they say, atall levels of the game .But when was the last time you heard a coachsay : "We've been pretty lazy this summer --really, we've probably got five to 10 blokes whoare carrying too much flab because of all thegrog they've been getting through . 'Nevertheless, we've been nosing around the top-tier amateur clubs and there are a few snippetsto report .St Bernards, the team with the nippy band ofmen who last year hoisted the premiership, hashad a super pre-season under premiershipcoach Peter Nicholson . Nicholson has this yearbeen joined by Darren Handley, an ex-leagueplayer with Collingwood and Fitzroy . Handleywas a teammate of Nicholson's during their daysat Box Hill and will look after the twos and helpout during the late game .St Bernards have played four practice gameswithout loss and paraded a similar style : expectthem to play on and create space with quickswitches . They've lost a couple of big fellas inDamian McLaughlin and Brian Ashton butreplaced the aforementioned with Tait Wilkinsonand Steve McKeon .St Bernards play Old Scotch first up in acorker. Backmen around the comp will breathea little easier when they learn Old Scotch have

lost JamesGerstman, who isgoing overseas. Butthe club has toppedup . with Luke Hawkins, who's back frEssendon, and Matt Dennis and is readybuild on a gladdening season .Top-liner Old Xaverians looked to the sumr

game when it replaced retiring 7

O'Shaughnessy, hiring distinguished crick(

Michael Sholly for the senior coaching j

Sholly is a 200-gamer in District ranks anleading player coach, winning flags with b

University and Melbourne . But he has a p

with the Xavs : Sholly combined the two spc

until busting his knee in 1983 and has sta

involved since, notably as the first Club X

coach and assistant coach of the seniors .Old Melburnians are back in the highest gn

after a watershed win ended a dark passage

the club last year. The club's fortunes contim

over summer, when former club secretary Pc

Roach clubbed a maiden ton for

Bushrangers to save Victoria's Shield prospe

at the MCG .Old Trinity has retained the services of forrleague player Leigh Carlson, a quick wingmarFitzroy and Collingwood, and announcedleadership group early this year . AndzRamsden continues as captain and willflanked by vice-captains David Burrows aLincoln Reynolds . Old Trinity has turned o13 senior players from last year and the worcthat they're shorter but quicker. The club wto Anglesea for their pre-season trip, notfrom Old Scotch's journey to Torquay .Marcellin have had record numbers at trainioften racking up 80-odd, and coach VaugCleary pointed to a couple of reasons . It h

a hurt that they had introduced an element of Iwith a pre-season competition -- "a halfootballer is a good footballer," as Cleary say!

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,ild Boys . Marcellin has lost former

1 .--:,w Tranquilli to the Geelong com p,d up promising tall Alex Wadsworth

Oa' :leigh Chargers and Brett Dobsonin basketball . Dobson, a nephew of

p enthusiast Tony Shaw, has been

e playing with Rythdale-Cardinia-

.he Eltham Wildcats . Also new isa former Hawthorn rookie .

, up from B Section, have pickedCat Paul Corrigan as assistan t

ck Dwyer. Corrigan , a former school, played more than 50 games at

in the West Gippsland league last winter.

rroll will be the new magnet-mover at

;versity Blues following the resignation o f

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"` nlan, who stepped down because ofi commitments in his new job. Carroll wa s

assistant .Ycl Boys, led by Emmett Dunne,

:.n ed Luke Mahoney captain and Stevenor and Damien Ryan vice-captains .

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Phone: (03) 4911 Fax : (03) 9650 7106Special c`sc®unt to all VAFA members.

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Old Ivanhoe is plotting for its first final afterfinishing fifth in its first year up last season .Paul Fahey stays on as a coach and they shouldhave every chance, having improved markedly inthe second half of the year .Tips for round 1 :St Bernards by 36 pointsOld Trinity by 17 pointsMarcellin by 9 pointsOld Ivanhoe by 21 pointsUniversity Blues by 27 points

Jesper Fjeldstad

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Email : fjeldstadj@mxnet.com .a u

TODAY'S MATCHES

A SECTIONSt Bernards v Old Scotch

Old Trinity v Old XaveriansOld Melburnians v MarcellinOld Haileybury v Old IvanhoeUniversity Blues v St Kevins

Coach : Vaughan ClearyRes. Coach : Tom Humphrey

1 C . Purcell2 T. Collins3 D. Waters4 G. Romanin5 N. Godwi n6 D. Sampimon7 M . Rowe8 R. Frisina9 L. Considine10 A . Dale11 D. Taylor (RC)12 B . Croni n13 S . Dinneen14 D . Salce15 M . Sie r16 L . McMillan17 G . Cox (VC)18 D . Gartner19 D . Cooper20 5.O'Flynn21 N . Walker22 D . Marson23 A. Wadsworth24 L . O'Flynn (RVC)25 R . Galati26 D. McMillan27 S. Theisz (VC)28 D. Johnston29 C. Mora n30 A. Treganowan (C)31 N. Addison32 M . Browne33 G . Cull34 D. Jarred35 J . Frazer36 D. Cope37 L. Considine38 J . Toohey39 B . Colville40 S . Yee41 J . Seabury42 B . Dinneen43 A . Duncan44 L. Hanson45 D . Theisz46 M . Gibson47 B . Gutterson48 S . Maguire49 N . Milicia50 D . Ballantine51 M. Maguire52 C . Mason53 J. Mathews54 C . Beayni55 J. Wallis56 P. Fiorenza57 N . Addison58 R . Beayni72 . D . Cracknell

1 C. Home2 R . Kejna3 P. Corriga n4 S. Langiord-Jones5 J. Bourke6 A. Whit e7 M . Corrigan8 R. George9 M . Barker10 C. Efstathiou11 M . Graves11 C. Waxman12 B. O'Farrell13 M . Peterson14 A. Forsyth15 D. Mackenzie16 P. O'Donnell17 K. Ford18 C. Jay askera19 M . Armstrong20 G. Fletcher21 A. Jenk e22 D. Mason23 S .Loewe24 A . Ross25 C. Ditte ri ch26 J . Bel l27 L. Siapantas28 S . Goldsworthy29 B . Carso n30 D. Warnes31 D . Lay32 B . Mitchell33 R . Mosbey34 P. Langford-Jones35 D .Lappage36 D . Connel437 A. Floyd38 L . Floyd39 H . Brooks40 S. Davey41 S. Saunders42 M. Erikson43 R . Plecher44 M. Wray45 H . Gopu46 R . Goulden47 R. Mitchell48 C. Moyle49 L. Pitcher5051 H . McLauchlan52 R. Parker53 L. Pfeiffer54 R. Saunders55 G . Stuart56 P. Dimond57 A . Waxman58 T Hilton59 C. Warfe60 M . Somaia61 A. Jones62 M . Scaife63 WSmith64 D. Fossey65 A . Kight66 A . Herrmann67 T. McLennan

OLD IVANHOECoach : Paul Fahey

Res : Dirk Jones

I A.Oates2 L.Lochran3 A.Jenkins4 B.Davis5 TYoung6 S.Kent7 J .Geishan8 T.Stevens9 M.Karayannis10 M. Crowley11 S.Tully12 C.Branigan13 M .Orchard14 C.Moore15 L .Bolzan16 C.Mooney17 A.Corcoran18 J.Hope19 M .Tolley20 D.Hawkes21 R.Roberts22 P.Donaldson23 K.Theodossi24 G .Haros25 E.Byrne26 P.Lillis27 J .Weddle28 S .Morris29 R.Weddle30 A.Gilbert31 J .Stevens32 P.Dowd33 N.Pratt34 A .Tieman35 M .Pollock36 B .Spoor37 M .Berry38 Ga George39 Go George40 J .Keane41 A .Clark42 S .Low43 L.Hunter44 A .Karafili45 M .Toovey46 M.Tozer47 G.King48 M.Clarke49 L .Shay50 S.Brandt51 N .Braddy52 A.Clancy53 S.Price54 B.Guidera55 A.Berezza56 L .Courage57 D .Harcourt58 G .Mclsaac59 J .White60 S .Hill61 C.Binney62 J .Baker63 T.Hibbs64 C.Barker65 B .Shadbolt66 D.Warry

OLD MELBU RH1ANSCoach : Justin Pickering

Res: Hartley Stone

I D . Smith2 S. Theodore3 A. Treloar4 M. HazeO4 N . Barrett5 S. Crawshay5 D. Woodford6 D. Holme7 C. Thompson8 A. McKeo n8 D . Marks9 B. Gran t9 R. Simpson10 T. Roberts10 B. Mark s11 P. Gallagher12 J . Richardson12 J . Hart13 B. Thiele14 M . Verge14 D. Kinsella15 M . Rose16 A. Lewski17 J . Miller18 T. Fitzgerald19 R. Mulquiney19 M . Prowse20 J . Guest21 C. Keeble22 A. Waddell23 M . Berry24 M . Hawkins25 P. Thomas26 C. Kennedy26 C. Walker28 A . Teelow29 T. Mulligan30 J . Miller30 A . W u31 J . Sallabank32 E . Selby33 J . Magee34 J . Beaumont35 C. Ray36 J . Grant37 S. Murray38 T. Bryant39 D . Field40 Z. Useinov42 B . Evans43 E. Farquharson44 P. Grundy45 C . Murphy46 C . Neeson47 T. Harrison48 C . Jenkins49 G . Tsiotras50 A. Simpson51 M. Kennon52 B. Campbell53 J . Berry54 T. Grscheska55 J . Gooley56 J . Mulcahy57 A. Bains58 1 . Weir59 C. Alder60 J . Power61 J . Berman62 C. Trim63 G . Quest64 B . Ledwidge65 J . Pruden68 M . Hick s70 H. Whitehead

OLD SCOSeniors & Rose

Coach : Dale 1Res Coach : Sergi

1 A. Nettleton2 B. Phillips3 J . Ros s4 T. Holt5 S. Collins6 A. Crow7 J. Kitchen8 B. Robinson9 D . Brooke10 C . Smith11 M. Angus12 S. Hume13 N . Hooper14 R . Mullins15 S. Cations16 N. Tassell17 T. Wigney18 L. Hawkins19 T. Hosking20 S. Lillingston21 J . Stratos22 N. Addison23 O . Crane24 L. McDonnell25 M . Saunders26 T. Downing27 M . Dennis28 A. Quai l29 M . Gnatt30 T. Finocchiaro31 N. Leitl32 J . Gerstman33 J . McCarroll34 C. Phillips35 P. O'Connor37 E . Moffatt38 R. Ashton39 B . Fergusson41 W. Lewi s43 R . Breisch44 D . Jackson45 R . Teesdale46 J . Beaurepaire47 T. Beranger48 S . Dumaresq49 L. Kitchen50 M. Walkom51 L . Freeman52 D . Knight53 C .Joyce53RG.Junkeer54 N . Simo n55 G . Prendergast56 C . Tallent57 J. Crane58 A. Grant59 D .1ser60 J. Sheldon61 T. Beatti e62 W. Symington63 P.Ise r64 N . Costello65 C. Armstrong66 A. Routledge68 M . Gai r69 C. Nea l70 S. Thompson71 M . Ainge r72 B. Smith73 A. Bamford74 S . Kings75 S . Troon76 J . Nickless

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12 D . Orlando3 L. Hannebery4 D . Landrigan5 S . Mollard6 A . Oswald789 J . Hawkins1 01112 J . Bowen13 C. Ellis1 415 L. Ford(Capt)16 N. Bingham1 718 M . Green19 M . Callihan20 M . Hardman20 J . Scanlan2 122 T. Ockleshaw (VC)23 S . Johnston2425 R.Carey26 N . Baker27 J . Drake28293031 L. Tuddenha m32 A. Brushfield3334 R.Jones353637 TMaher39 M. Meehan4041 A Dillon43 T Woodruff44 A. Biddlecombe45 L . Howard46 B. Dixon4 748 J. McDonnell49 T. Lowrie50 T. Biddlecombe51 D . Walsh52 P. Funder55 J. Healy56 N . McInerney58 M . Mahon63 R . Coughlan66 A . Wilso n

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ST. --- ., ,Coach : Peter NicholsonRes: Darren Handley

1 S . McKeon2 D. Gleason3 R. Cousland4 D. Jorda n5 Joe Mount (DVC)6 S .Neeso n7 S. Clarke7R S . Parrett8 J . Evan s9 B. Jordan (VC)10 N . Mitchell (C)11 C. Davis12 J .P.Mount12R B .Hogan13 C. Mitchell14 A. Thomas15 T. Wilkinson16 L. Turnbull17 L. O'Sullivan18 T Cooney19 A. Clos e20 L. Fielding21 B. Loughlin22 D. James22 R M. O'Riley23 L. Wilkinson24 N .M. Smith25 T. Legudi26 A. Fewster27 James Mount28 P. Harve y29 G . McIntyre30 C . Trewin31 B. Ashton31 R L . O'Brien32 T. Harvey33 B. Alti s34 D . Byrne (DVC)35 T. Pearso n36 R . Legudi37 A . Catterall38 S.lannazzo39 M. Juricskay40 D . Thomas41 A . Bouzikas42 S . Mitchell43 N . Basaraba44 A . Anderson45 M.Tankey46 P. Holland47 M. Hooper48 N .P. Smith49 S . Borg50 A . Smith51 D . Walsh52 J . Lloyd53 B . Ballarin54 L. Hilbert55 R.O'Flynn56 S . Bugryn57 N . Thomas58 P. Harris59 J . Harvey60 J . Cittarelli

NORTHSUBURBANSPORTSCLUB . INC .

BCoacn : Emmett Dunne

Asst . Coach : Owen HouriganRes. Coach : Peter McBrearty

1 N. Fraser2 E . Crohan3 D. Cu rtis4 L. Mahoney (C)5 M . Dollman6 P. O'Keefe7 K. Gray8 B. Dollman9 J . Giansiracusa10 M . Luca s11 J . Pangraz io12 P. Kempton13 R. Bowles14 P. Greenham15 M . Oliv e16 B. Ga rv ey17 D . Ryan (VC)18 P. Gissing19 D . Sheehy20 T. Crowley21 R. Maguire22 J. Macey23 T. Simpson24 M. Hanlon25 B. Marusic26 D . Sadler27 R . Gross28 M. Giansiracusa29 M. Kempto n30 M. Crowe31 A. McGuinness32 S. O'Connor (VC)33 M . Maguire34 J . O'Keefe35 J . Coates36 T. Duggan37 M . Pangrazio38 R . Chard39 S . Gribble40 M . Mulgrew41 D . Moy lan42 T. McCann43 P. Bare44 G. Katavolas45 G. Baggy46 D .Mahoney47 J .Griffiths48 A . Conlan49 L. Kalesaran50 R. Horrocks51 S . Mount52 J . Finc h53 L. Katavolas54 A. Umbers55 J . tviandoudis56 D. Walsh57 L. Coleman58 D. McArdle59 A. Greenhalgh60 D. Makohon61 J . Lynch62 B. Shelley63 D. Dun n64 N. O'Halloran65 D. Szab o66 M . Strong67 T. Purcell68 G . Holland69 R . Boyce70 C . Didilis71 P. Byrne72 M.O'Shea

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UNIVERSITY B LUESSan : Steve Carroll

Res : David Matthews

1 Butko P2 Hutchins T3 Sturrock J (VC)4 Guengerich D (VC)5 Tanner J6 Maddison N7 Young R8 Hayter J9 Lowcock A (VC)10 Mart in R11 North L12 Gleeson Q (C)13 Girdwood T14 Roydhouse C15 Ryan L16 Kordick M17 De Crespigny G18 Haberfield D19 Collins M20 Coleman M21 McIn tyre T22 Sheehan P23 Wilcox T24 Russell25 So(ly26 Runnalls27 Wilkie28 Thomas29 Katsaros30 Larkin31 Gallery32 Suvoftos33 Gates34 McKinnon35 Baker36 Brooke37 Kaso38 Wilso n39 Bi rtley T40 Hocking J41 Quin L42 Fletcher S43 Cameron A44 Featherston R45 McLachlan G46 Brookes C47 Millar A48 Fulton L49 Chamberlain L50 McIntosh J51 Brown A52 Terrill A53 Versteegen R54 Benne tt S55 Zanos M56 I rvine T57 Plowman E58 Sudholz J59 Pricker B60 Thomas H61 Cobbledick M62 Callery M63 Glass I64 Birks T65 Wilcox E66 Griqg M67 McAloon D68 Ballie S69 Hutchinson B70 Meade J71 Leeming M72 Vallelonga A73 Paul G74 Robertson M75 McCutcheon M

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A SECTIONOld Xaverians v St BernardsMarcellin v Old TrinityOld Ivanhoe v Old MelburniansSt Kevins v Old HaileyburyOld Scotch v University Blue s

B SECTIONNorth Old Boys v Hampton Rovers

at Elsternwick Park - SaturdaySt Bedes Merit Tig v De La SalleOld B righton v WhitefriarsMazenod 0 C v Old Essendon GrMHSOB v Old Paradians

C SECTIO NGlen Eira v Therry Penola 0 BCaulfield Gr v St Leos Emmaus WPMentone Vultures v BeaumarisOrmond v Old CamberwellCollegians v Prahran

DI SECTIONUniversity Blacks v Yarra Valley 0 BBulleen Templestowe v Aquinas 0 CMonash Blues v AJAXIvanhoe Assumption v BanyuleSalesian 0 C v Old Mentonian s

D2 SECTIONOld Geelong v West BrunswickWilliamstown CYMS v Old Carey at NewPort Oval (55 J4)Hawthorn Amateurs v La Trobe UniOakleigh v Fitzroy Red sPeninsula 0 B v Bentleig h

D3 SECTIONSyndal Tally-Ho v ElsternwickWerribee Amateurs v South Melb DistrictsPower House v KewRupertswood v Swinburne Uni at St .James Par kSt Johns 0 C v Monash Gryphon s

D4 SECTIONOld Westbourne v Bulleen CobrasSt Marys v Albert ParkMt Lilydale v Eltham CollegiansBox Hill North has the byeUHS-VU v Richmond Centra lNorth Brunswick v Brunswick Power

-19 SECTION IOld Xaverians v St KevinsMarcellin v Old BrightonDe La Salle v Caulfield OrSt Bernards v Old ScotchOld Essendon Gr v University Blues

UNDER-19 SECTION 2Old Trinity v OrmondBeaumaris v Old IvanhoeOld Melburnians v . Werribee Amateurs -Change from original drawHampton Rovers v Old CamberwellMazenod 0 C v Old Paradian s

U -' 3 (S)Old Carey v RupertswoodAJAX has the by eSt Bernards (2) v MHSOBTherry Penola 0 B v CollegiansMonash Blues v North Old Boys

U _ _-7 _B (2 ) BI.U EBentleigh v OakleighSouth Melb Districts v Glen EiraDe La Salle (2) v St Bedes Merit TigMentone Panthers v Oakleigh Clays

at Old M entcanian sSt Johns 0 C has the bye .

UNDER-19 (2) REDFitzroy Reds v Yarra Vallev 0 BLa Trobe Uni v Old WestbourneSt Leos Emmaus WP v BulleenTemplestoweAquinas 0 C v University BlacksBanyule v Old Xaverians (2 )

CLUB XVIII (1)To Be Advise d

CLUB XVIII (NORTH)To Be Advised

CLUB XVIII (SOUTH)To Be Advise d

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Welcome back and welcome to the start of the 2003season . Lets forget all the happenings in the worldaround us and concentrate on «,=hat should beanother enthralling season of VAFA Footballespecially in B Section .

We thank Damien Carroll for his efforts in writingthis column over the last few years, I guess wewelcome me, and I look forward to working withyou all to make this column an enjoyable read .With my new role on the VAFA Executive as well Iwill be out and about all the time watching gamesintroducing myself to you all, so of course anyLuncheon invitations will most gladly be accepted.

Good luck to you all and may the games be playedin true VAFA Spirit .

PROSPECTS

Whitefriars ; Have kept nearly all their premiershipplayers and picked up a couple of gun recruitsespecially one from Vermont . Expecting big thingsfrom a few Under 19 players as well . Practicematch form is good with wins over Bahvyn andTherry a stand out . Will go well and have a greathome ground advantage .

Old Essen don ; Frank Dunell tells me that the boyshave been training the track down since Novemberbuilding up their strength and fitness . All of lastyear's list has remained and with the influx of somehandy Under 19 premiership players they shouldnot be underestimated . Good form againstStrathmore, NOBS, and Old Ivanhoe suggest theywill be the big improvers.

De La Salle; Under the guidance of State Under 19guru Tony Miller relegated De La will be mostcompetitive . A couple of retirements and overseasabsences gives significant opportunities for Under19 graduates to cement a spot in the Senior side,and with gradual improvement from the youngones blooded last year expect a bold showing-

Old Bright on ; Jarrod O'Neill has impressedeveryone at Old Brighton with his diligenceknowledge and communication skills . A good signfor the season . A couple of losses and a couple ofgains makes it hard to access chances, they

definitely have moredepth than last yearalso have an Under19 premiership sideto filter through and really should go well .

St B e des Mentone-Tigers; Newly promotedwith Russell Barnes still at the helm have

w very hard over summer to have a fair dinkum cat B-Grade . Very young and enthusiastiacshould not be taken lightly. Have the best 1ground advantage in the section.

Rove rs ; Varying reports herepractice match form has been excellent with stvic ories over Old Haileybury and Mazenod.recruited a good young ruckman to help Ant :Bro,.vne, have a couple of 2000 Premiership phreturning and under the astute guidance of PGoss will give a good sho t

MHSOB ; Relegated after a disappointing ye~2001 will be looking to bounce back . Rumpersist that Ewan Thompson is playing soccthat is the case he will be a big loss . Past pDavid Skinner has taken over as Coach and wkeen to get the boys back on track . Will re:judgement until a few rounds in.

Mazenod; One of last year's finalists and we;by David Murray. Have a good blend of youthexperience . Have been thereabouts for thecouple of years and if the club concentrate

playing football they just might be able to takeextra st +

01:' P _ old school have been ver}ke- and are keeping things pretty close tochests . If they can start the year withmomentum ::lev had at the end of 2002 thecan expect them to really give a good accouthemselves . Look forward to returning to the wBundoora .

North " ; Again not saying much . Butside coached by Gary Foulds is sure to be ftuned and ready to roll . Would havedisappointed with their end to 2002 and wilooking to make amends. Most definitely one cmajor chances to make a return to the top sec

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is very hard . But home ground advantageBoth are ex clubs of mine so making

Match form sways me to tip the Rovers .

a1e ~velcome fellow Catholics and arch rival s

ti01 ', '" avern in what promises to be a grea t

d will again be testing each other ou tds . The two clubs built up a good rivalry

C Section Grand Finalists clash out a ts to take the points .

any in the season. Home grounday just not be enough today as I expec t

Spurred on by the unfurling of their fag an d

Old

home ground advantage I'm tipping th eet home .

on clash with Old Essendon at

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Pete passed away in March 2003

long illness . He was a prominentiber of De La's first "A" Gradeiiership team in 1977 who was noted

his skill and tenacity . Deepest

)athy to Kerrie and children Erin,d &, Simon .

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Elsternwick Park in their first hit out for 2003 .

Another tough game to pick between two evenlymatched sides . Both did not have good 2002seasons and will be looking to bounce back . With noconfidence I will pick the visitors to wi n

And the final game of the Round sees Mazenod trekacross town to the beautiful surrounds of the GarveyOval . Have a healthy respect for the abilities of bothsides and this too should be a pretty closeencounter . Against all the odds I will select my oldschool to create the first upset of the season .

PRESS CORRESPONDENTS ;I cannot write this report without your assistance .So I would request that you all send me a briefreview of your games with a couple of better playersand anything else of interest that you wantpublished . My contact details are 9553 1561 homephone and fax, the mobile is 0403 433 016 or sendme an email to braincoCoptusnet .com .au .

Look forward to your support .

TODAY'S MATCHESB SECTION

Hampton Rovers v MHSOB

De La Salle v North Old Boys

Whitefriars v St Bedes Merit Tig

Old Essendon Grv Old Brighton

at Elsternwick Park Saturday

Old Paradians v Mazenod 0 C

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SEASON 2003

With the commencement of the new season,

as coaches, we are all going to play finalsand consider ourselves a pretty fair chanceto be premiers .

The problem is that while all of ourintentions are hopeful, the reality is that we

cannot all do this and some of us will have

seasons we would rather not remember.

So on behalf of all the executive members ofthe Coaches Association the best of luck for2003 .

This year is an exciting time for the CoachesAssociation with a new executive group whocommenced in the late part of the 2002season ready to develop and improve one ofthe best Coaches Associations in Victoria .

This year we will continue on with the Coachof the Month and ultimately Coach of theYear for both Senior and Under 19 coaches.

This year the Coach of the Month has somevery valuable sponsors.

Melbourne Sports Books - $20 voucher forC OM

Village C inemas Century City will besponsoring COM with a Double Pass to theirGold Class Cinema in Glen Waverley eachmonth . (Value $80)

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Village Cinemas Century City will aloffering special deals for picture rduring the season and your club will b,to use this as a fundraiser.

AFCA are extremely grateful forsponsor's support and hopefully we

support them in return .

We are in the process of arrangingspecial Professional D evelop :Evenings that will incorporatesessions, Recovery sessions and Geknowledge sessions with experts infield - people to help all coaches developskills .

Like always we are interested inpreference or idea you may have in theof PDE .

Coaches Clipboard will have articlesyear that hopefully will be informativechallenging to all of us with authors ccfrom within the ranks and experts at thclevel . Once again if there is a specificyou would like to see discussed please lknow and we will source the approlexpert .

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All inclusive price of a65 ph or $120 a doubl e

at The Bush inn from 7Pm . Players, sponsorsd s=.,^porters all welcome, Great dinner and drinks .

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Welcome to a ;` pla_/ ;rs .sponsors and supportersof NIHSQB:=C for 2003 .Our hope is that allgames are played in thespirit of amateur footballby all clubs, irrespectiveof level .

Season 200 3 brings with

it a new deg ree of

adr£1€rlistrau've u ;?certa4n-

ty vaith changes to the

reinstatement guidelines

and a new Form S . We

hope that these uncer-

lairt;es will not tarn ;sh

the reason we are all

involved with amateur

football - to have fun and

o play with one's mates.

Enjoyment through

administering amateur

football us_- rt to be the

A warm welcome isextended to new SeniorCoach David Skinnerwho is returning to theclub after a stint at IvttWaverley. He is joinedby David Waterhouseas Assistant Coach,

Jamie Dixon takes over

in of, t"J€~{€t3g volu(1-

teers who had the nec-

essary compassion -or

their ovm c(ub.

Nowadays it does seemthat a more 'full time'professional approach i srequired . How clubs wibe able to cope wit hthese increased financial

pressures remains "co be

seen, Lei's hope we can

all survive these chall-

lenges .

Reserves and is ju s5 games away fromplaying his 200ti,Cadell Duke joins thesenior club as coach ofthe Under 39s in additionto the Under 17s .

Good luck fcsr 2003 to allcoaches .

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ROUND 1 - 200 3

Welcome to C Grade 2003 . A special welcome to

the 4 new teams that have joined the grOrmond and Therry Penola down from B grade,

while Mentone Vultures and St Leo's Emmaus WPare up from D grade-C Grade has long been the bridge that joinstogether the upper and lower grades . A club's

fortunes are usually decided in this competitivecomp, with teams on the up meeting former greatteams on the way down . This year in Crunchgrade is no -xception with Ormond joining oldrivals Collegians, both clubs trying to halt the slideagainst teams like Caulfield Gr, Old Camberwelland Beaumaris who are trying to establishthemselves in the higher grades .

The season has already started with CaulfieldGrammarians taking the prize for being the

"spruik" team of the pre-season. After a

disappointing finish to 2002, the Fields haverecruited coaching extraordinare, Merv Keane

.

The former Richmond premiership player has awealth of senior coaching experience in the SANFLand the VFL and was at the helm of the Western

Jets in the Under l8s in 2002 . The Fields would

be hoping that Merv, can provide that little bitextra to take them to the top and onto B Grade in

2004 .

Round 1, and no exposed form, can only mean ascribe's worst nightmare when it comes to tryingto pick a winner

. o a winner approached

in an early 2 year oldwould trying pickrace in Spring, have a word to the

connections and try to make something of the trial

form . Below is a quick run down of the early

praccy matches from the teams;

Prahran - Lost to Hampton Rovers (B grade) &

Caulfiel dOld Camberwell - Beat St.Leo's 8& Lost to

Collegian sCaulfield or - Good results against Old Brighton(B grade) & Prahran

Collegians - Solid wins against Old Camberwell &

Ormond ~_.- --- -

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eat - m e Vultures -

Glen 'ira - Pushed St.Bedes (B grade) and be

Not exposing form

against fellow Cgraders but beatEast Brighton

Ormond -A first up loss to collegians

East Doncaster

Bt.l eo's - Lost to old Camb &, Monash Blue

thrashed AJAX

'I'hea~r F'enola - Marginal losses to B gradersBedes & Whitefriars

aumaris - Beat MHSOB (B grade) by a sm ~

we reins of senior coach after Derek nine wa

Looking at these results, I quickly realised th

they weren't going to help me identify the like

finalists or cellar dwellers .

, ,e Ammo's, if a club loses 5 senior players ardoes not replace them it can spell disaster for tlupcoming year, while the recruiting of a couple,top quality liners may be the difference. So ne,move was to find out the player movements ft

each club . Here is a look at the gains and losse

For the year ;

prahran - Loyal clubman John Ross has take

recruited to the AFL ranks with Collu?gwood . Th

Two Blues have gained Shaun Campbe

(Canberra), Ryan Marriatt, Peter Tryvo (both bacfrom o/s) and Rex Hunt (injury) . Losses includ

Ben Sanderson (o/s), Tony Van Rooyen, Mar:

Johnston (both to MHSOB) and Wayne Tasel

(WA) .

Old Camberwell - Apart from the talented t319coming through, gains include Adrian Sheedy (v1 ;Pt Melb), Linton Ryan (o/s) and Greg Weickhard(study), while Jeremy Goodale is off to WA .

Caulfield Or - Apart from Merv and the load ounder 19s, the Fields have Mark Frate(Sandy/Frank) after stepping ou~ukof foot

y e Browne i,year and Dean Synman (injury) .

off to the bush .

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, lv added Ben Couch (OGs) and Brad(Old Ivan), but have retained the

of their senior list from 2002 .

Vultures - The step up to C grade ha sentice former players Paul Sullivan

gham) and Adam Gange (via Menton eback to the fold .

Need to cover a huge loss in Matte(Syd FL), the multiple comp b&f

has joined past coach Mick Knuppel in theCity . Dave Collins (Karingal) will helploss .

a - Have a similar side to last year butDeclan Lamb (De La) & Mimo Dimachki

, U18s), there are also a few ex-Port Colts7i-.e WRFL who are keen to impress .

.,. ...Penola - Bolstered by the return ofHoldstock & Robinson with Ron Finlay

et.) . The 2002 captain, Stephen Boyleel to offset the loss of club legend Chief

due to work and Harmes (Preston) & Crottyur have moved on to the VFL.

- Hoping the continual improvement o fU19 premiership side from 2000, Anthony

'i,.rd (U19s capt) & Dale Carz7 .m (country) willloss of Jimmy Maton, Greg Rafferty (both

Dom Dinni (inj) .

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r,rone connected with the Beaumarisill Club was extremely saddened by the

t tragic loss of one of our favourite sonsZ :Aen Guidolin . "Guids" first displayed hi s

all talent as a member of an U14r,nii .ership side in '95 before playing two

ws of soccer at quite a high level . Her -ned to join his mates in the U17's an d

as recognised for his maturity,r :) skills and popularity with his

by being named as co-captain of theual U19 premiership side of 2000. By

n his ability had taken him into theiors where he suffered a serious kne e

j ury that saw him miss a year of playing thee he loved so much . However he worked

d to comeback and be involved again lastand after a promising pre-season he wasng very optimistic about the coming

son . Sadly that was not to be, and now weleft to mourn the loss of his smile, hisusiasm and friendship. We will not forgetand today we dedicate the opening of the: ason to his memory . We pass on our.re condolensces to all members of thelolin family and hope that the high

ire of esteem in which Damien wasis of some comfort to you at this time .

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Beaumaris - Another team banking on theimprovement of successful juniors under theguidance of returning coach Brett Marchant, whohas brought in Mick Lovejoy (OMs) as hisassistant.After taking all that in I still needed further info totry to make sense of the season and importantly

Round 1 . I recently received an e-mail from anunknown source based in Sydney, who had set apremiership market for the year. As Crunch Grade

ammos football, is so popular with Sydneysiders Iwas therefore willing to take their word as gospel ;

$3 .50 Caulfield Gr $4 .50 Therry $6 Beaumaris

$7 Collegians $10 Glen Eira $13 Old Camberwell

$21 St .Leo's $26 Prahran &, Ormond $34

Menton e

So, after evaluating all that pre-season news andgossip, I have come up with the following for thisweek's Rd 1 games .

Therry to be too strong at home for Collegians.Glen Eira to spoil St .Leo's unfurling. OldCamberwell to welcome Mentone to C grade .Ormond to pinch an early win against Prahran .Match of the round - Beaumaris v Caulfield Gr,could be the preview to this year's GF . Will stickwith .the spruik side and tip the Fields .

N .B - Thanks to the press corro's for all your helpfor the above info .

CORRESPONDENTSMatch details and highlights to:

Luke Mahoney - Luke-Mahoney'&ational .com.au

Ormond congratulates Damien ( ITicton s) Clearyfor playing 150 games for his club . Damien playedhis junior football for St Peter's before progressingto Oakleigh in the VFA. He crossed to Ormond in1995 where he saw a more secure footballingfuture . Damien rates the 1998 ReservePremiership and the friends he has established atthe Club as the highlights of his career. Theunassuming and popular backman has also wonthe Reserves BU in 1996 and 1999 . Damien willnow be remembered with a plaque on Ormond'sWall of Fame recently established by the Club forplayers who have achieved this significantmilestone .

TODAY'S ULT-CC SECTION

Therry Penola OB v CollegiansSt Leos Emmaus WP v Glen Eira

reserves match to commence at 11 a .m.Beaumaris v Caulfield O r

Old Camberwell v Mentone VulturesPrahran v Ormond

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WAVERLEY RD'S,MALVERN EAST South Meltoume

6THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2003

THERRY PENfl LA S T L EQ" E°.. ; P,Coach: Adrian Connolly Senior Coach : Jonn Ross Coach : Chris Bye Coach: Darren I urner

Res. Coach : Peter O'Dea Reserve Coach : Paul Quick Assist Coach : Jason Reddick Res : Frank Dinicolantoni oRes. Coach : Gary Datson

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2 D. Beckett 2 M. Harvey 2 Mills A 2 J . Hodder

3 J . Denning 3 P. Kelly 2 Goodwin T 3 E . Mitchell

4 A. Grace 4 P. Quick 3 Bannister R 4 A. Auliso

5 M. Martinov 5 H . Pitts 4 Elliot M 5 S. Buckle

6 D . Whelan 6 S. Tully 5 Sacco S 6 J . Fennel l

7 S. Keleher 7 S. Pang 7 Bannister S 7 A. Burges s

8 M. Miller 8 C . Bamford 8 Hollow L 8 B. Bird

9 G . Hall 9 A . Bunnett 9 Bannister C 9 A. Bethun e

10 R . Martin 10 P. Rose 10 Vaina J 10 B. Mitchel l

11 D . Robbins 11 A . Pitts 11 O'Sullivan D 11 A. Ballard

12 B . Delidio 12 M . Beer 12 Moran R 12 T. McCan n

13 L. Wells 13 C. McLean 13 Atkinson D s 13 A. Kreb s

14 S . James 14 M . Evans 15 McMahon A 14 D . Camm

15 S . Naughton 15 B. Mair 16 Goodwin M 15 P. Carey

16 T. Stewart 16 A. Rhodes 16 Clifton D 16 A . Ros e

17 J . Bridges 17 S. Campbell 17 O'Connor G 17 M . D'Ameli o

18 W . Cove 18 M. Windridge 18 Carter B 18 R . McCan n

19 D. Cleary 19 A. Millican 19 GrantA 19 D. Carey

20 D . te Hennepe 20 J. Kellow 20 Clarke J 20 G . Rafferty

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22 H . Brown 22 W. Barber 21 Rizzo J- s 22 P. Ristevski

23 T. Naylor 23 R . Marriot 22 Reynolds L 23 T. Batty

24 B . Arnold 24 J . McDonald 25 Edwards P 24 D. Bruce

25 J. Dale 25 L. Aitken 26 Lewis B 25 A. McKenzi e

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27 T. Brennan 27 W. Watford 27 Thompson T 27 P. Levins

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visits VAFA matches each wei ! : end . In ealumn I will name a vehicle which is s e

For The Love Of The Game returns for another year,however with a new person at the controls . Each weekvarious contributors will submit FTLOTG to me and Iwill edit this column this year. Any news, views andprintable gossip should be sent to me onplrilCa a.asn.au or fax f,:_; 050.

~a _ 6Today's match at Koonung Reserve, Bulleen (tvlelways32F10) between Bulleen Cobras and North Brunswic khas been tagged "The Mem orial Match fo rtricz' ." Former Bulleen Cobras player AnthonySte : :art was one of the many who was tragically killedr,n the bombing in October 2002 . Anthony played over100 matches at senior level for the club between 1991and 2001 before he moved to Perth where he was aT31,,,-r with the Kingsley Football Club.

pre-match luncheon at which VAFA president-' ]-wazns and vice-president John Bell will be in

dance will be followed by a minute's silence and ai brief speeches before the game .CI club is seeking a gold coin donation from all inattendance at the match with all proceeds goingtowards the ongoing Bali Appeal .<+T G urges all spectators in the area to get down tothe ground, pay your respects and ma? . a donr:tion . Ifthe club can raise $250 in gold coins this column ,vill;ick-in a further 8100.

sporting of the 2003 Sport 327/ CrolEntea ~ =SA club bumper stickers . Iname the V, ~'A club named on the sticker anddescription of the car. To go into an end of season drfor a Crown Indulgence Package, the car owner neeto email FTLOTG (philtQ v afa .asra .asa) before noTuesday, giving your name, address and cregistration number. A Crown Indulgence Packaconsists of dinner for two at a Crown restaurant,room for the night, followed by breakfast for two tnext morning . Watch this s ace each week.

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F ' st I" r ' y's Presidents' Secretaries' a ia dinner to launch the new seaso

many people received awards recognising their pae- :orts in particular those related to the 2002 seasoEach 2 c FTLOTG will profile one of those peoplFirst up +oda,> is Rh Lyon. Knitwear M edP I ' i , aner Jesper Fjeldtad .Jesper who will this year write the A section columnthe "Amateur FootbaIler", came to the VAFA's notiwith his excellent articles on the VAFA whilst writing ithe Leader Group of newspapers . What endearfJesper to us in those days were that his articles alwa,presented a balanced view of the issue . CurrentJesper writes sport for mX newspaper, which is a paof the Herald and Weekly Times . Jesper is also a playin the VAFA, previously with St Leos Emmaus WP atthis year will turn out for St Mary's .

By winning the Media Award Jesper receives a framcVAFA jumper which shows the color designs of all VAFclubs plus a flight to either Sydney, Adelaide or HobarCongratulations Jesper, and we wish you well for tlyear ahead and congratulate you on receiving iIraward .

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asional 1-2 year break . All up, I have coached for 2G-,r a 30 year period I have had the ver

ti :at time and over 500 games, so this year

not been able to do for some time.i or two in my wife, which is something I hav

occasi :,r- : .i g<r:ne and maybe even go away forst _1; : a bit, recharge the batteries, see

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vould not be foolish enough to say 'neverve the game and if the situation was right and)reached me I would at least discuss it with

e, your VAFA career highlights.

he 80's and

" viously, my period at Ormond over 10 yearsfortunate enough to have the great

of coaching in 6 Grand Finals and winning--) s3^ar `-m as VAFA Rep Coach was

lenge I re ly enjo} J .coa(hizag in the

disagree, but I think player s,sed to so much coverage of AFL footbal lr of them have become 'self-appointed'game and become increasingly difficult

ers are clearly better prepared physically,so sure they are as committed to theirThere are so many distractions to diver t

?. career, social life, family, other~a freqL ntly football is becoming less

pie er I ever had the privilege of coaching was notnecessarily the most naturally gifted or talented withpure footballing skill BUT he squeezed every last dropof performance out of himself with his courage,passion, and willingness to overcome any obstacle .Russell Barnes at Ormond, now coaching St Bedes,Mentone Tigers, never, ever, ever gave up. That's whyhe enjoyed so much success and lifted 4 PremiershipCups as Captain . Others include Phil Mehrten, PhilKingston, Simon Eishold - all 3 became All-Australiansplus Andrew Mackintosh at De La Salle was just anoutstanding player.

by the time I coached De La .

opposition player you have seen? ; Undoubtedly .Michael Yco from Uni Blues and Mick Greene and MickDeveson at De La Salle. Sadly,for me, both had retired

Best umpire you have seen and why? A split decision

between John Horwood and Brian Goodman . Look attheir records of A Section Grand Finals and Rep

games . Their greatest strengths were their abilities tocontrol a game without being dictatorial, have a beerafter the game with coaches and players alike, admit tomaking a mistake (and these were rare), yet were totallyprofessional and had the respect of players andofficials, The VAFA were very well served by these 2

great Amateur men . Mark Gibson is by far the bestumpire of recent times .

Favourite AFL team and how will they go this year?3orn and went to school in Carlton so naturally I am alife-long Blues supporter. They will struggle this year

and maybe next as well . Denis Pagan must bewondering what he has walked into . Losing early draftpicks means a shortage of talented young players andthe salary cap fiasco means the club has been forced tohang on to some players that clearly are not up to therequired level . Jack Elliott was running the club as hispersonal fiefdom and has a lot to answer for. The

decision-making stopped with him despite his denials .

With all their great history they will fight back but theycannot buy their way to success this time . It will have

to be worked on assiduously and will take time soCarlton people shall have to be patient in our support .

-- A~T , players ever seen? John Nicholls, AlexJesaulenko, Leigh Matthews, Michael Voss, Andrew

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, ce .rthur-Allen coached VAFA clubs Ormond, DeLa Salle and most recently St. Kevins . He enjoyed manysuccesses as the senior VAFA representative teamcoach and his biggest run of success was in coachingOrmond to 4 A section premierships in a row and 5 in

6 years .)G

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My early years were spent in a rural community onthe Murray River during the worst drought thiscountry had ever experienced . Once rich pasture andcropping land was reduced to powdery dust, and eventhe mighty River Red Gums were struggling tosurvive . The community was financially destitute,and, to make matters worse, for the last six years ofthat drought our nation was at war . The people onlysurvived by banding together and helping each otherout, regardless of background or creed . One of mythen best mates was a member of the Bangerang,(one of the Murray/ Goulburn Indigenous Peoples)and we could occasionally refer to each other as blackor white, female or male genital parts (colloquiallyexpressed!), with never a hint of any slight intendedor umbrage taken!

In our present litigious, trans-national progressivism,and "thought police" riven times, I am proud to bepart of the VAFA community because it reminds me ofthose far off days when fair dealing, mateship, and acommon sense and purpose prevailed, even in themost stressful of circumstances! So. I am confident acure will be found for "Form B-itis", and we can ge ton with what we love, FOOTY!

The really interesting thing about the Dl 2003 seasonis that the most intense battle appears to be fo rpositions 5 & 6 on the ladder! With one exception ,the contestant Clubs seem focussed on having goodsolid years rather than going flat chat for a Flag . Well ,that's what the scribe heard, and he believeseverything he's told!

TODATS GAMES

Last year D2 Grandfinalists, Yarra ValleyC3B and Salesian OC,clash in a reprise ofthat game so comprehensively won by thBushrangers . Tim Killworth continues directing thon field fortunes of YVOB, and while he has lost somof his stars from 2002, he will have enough talent tbuild a very competitive unit again this yeajSalesian, under new coach Peter Turley, are lookinto consolidate on last year's sold result, and arconfident they are on the way to achieving that goaAt home Yarra Valley should win by 5/6 goals .Aquinas and University Blacks play at Ringwooaand both are hoping to use last year's consistency t,sling shot them to higher things in 2003 . Aquinahas a new coach in Gary Connolly, who will bblooding a group of youngsters brought in to replacsome of the retiring stalwarts like Jason Livingstonand Cam Colliver. Rumours of Al Bethune's bootbeing rested are not true ; the great man will again bgiving his all at centre bounces. Blacks as usual havlost a few, gained a few, and, in spite of Jack Clancy',masterful capacity to en-wool my eyes, they will be ~better group this year, with Paul O'Shannass,continuing as coach. Black could be a little furtheahead in their preparation, and should take outclose match by a kick or so .

plays Bulleen-Templestowe at Punt Roa(

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Iliad these two sides are my tips to be the bi g14 o rs this season . Phil Davis & Doug Searl will

fit young teams to direct, and, by allboth will be several goals per game more

; rlucu~e than in 2002 . Today's game should be aso close that a draw is on the cards, butan d

g that the Bullan ts by a point!

nanyvie host Monash Blues, under the on field,,,,!an(, of Greg Whitcroft and Tim Powell,pcciively. Banyule are pleased that the Club hasl 119 going round this year and the new President,

Brockwell, is confident that the generally upbeat;,intosphere will translate into strong performances,,,, match days to offset the disappointments of 2002 .~ (, Dave Williams is going around for one more. j son, teaching a couple of apprentices what ruck

;co ;Ic is all about. Headers, who, craftiness-wise, is aunger version of Jack Clancy, assures me that "the

[ lucs could or could not be several goals better than,t vear, dependant on various contingencies" :

that means! At home I think Banyulehould win by 2 goals !

old Mentonians are at home to Ivanhoe:Sssusnption, with both sides having new coaches

ar : Peter Russo is back for Panthers, and Joh ntakes the helm at the Hoes. Simon Appel is

hh _+~d at so many old hands returning to man theun :ps of a Panther resurgence, and that spirit wil l

lit~ely see them through for a good win today by! 5_,oals. The never say die spirit of the Hoes will

tt, in earn eveny point though!

Reserves winners should be : Yarra Valley, UniBlacks, AJAX, Monash, & Old Mentonians .

Correspondents, the contacts are 9889 1979 &bfhickey6Ca,bigpond .com

I Blues - Cl 1 : :i a Gregory 100 ga-3es

Gregors chalks up the ton today after manydazzling games in the Monash Guernsey . Christianhas his photo under the entry for "mercurial" inany good dictionary and he continues to be one ofthe best players to watch in the VAFA when he's onfire . Well done to a valued player and thanks toAlan and Beryl for all your support of Christian andthe Club . Great effort Gregors from all at theFrearson Oval .

TODAY'S i 77-1HESD I SECTION

Yarra Valley G .B . v.Salesian 0 C

Aquinas O.C. v University Blacks

Ajax v Bulleen Templestow e

Banyule v Monash Blue s

Old Mentonians v Ivanhoe Assumption

AJ A X LG .Coach : Phil Davis Coach: Garry Connelly Coach : Greg Whitcroft

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J' Ilington 17 N . Linford 18 D . Barry 16 18 L. Whit e

1nrtn 18 T. Bournon (C) 19 S . Brown 17 A . Moffatt 18 D. Ross19 J. Stron g

Sounders 19 A . Palmer 20 A . Seeger 18 T Wilson 20 L Ha eEdsall 20 D . O'Connor 21 19 L. Brown Stevenson21 Daregory 21 J . O'Brien 22

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De Young 27 G . Katris 28 M . BymeMn le29 D

27 28 B . Reynolds29 R Courts

Aain 28 D . Kitto.

30 M Cooke28 P. Otsuka .

Potter30 D29 A. Carter .

Smith31 M 29 M . Staunton .31 B . Sturzake r

~r earner 30 D . Russo.

32 G . Riley 30 J. Ralph 32 J . Parry;-,awkins 31 M. Elliott 33 N . Callaghan 31 B. Costello 33 P. Cremean

-ddingfield 32 M. Phillips 34 32 M . Jones 33 D. Irelandrnah 33 S. Worrell 35 P. Knott 33 T. Kitchen 34 C. Frase r_ ;. rds 34 M . Sunter 36 S . Nolan 34 35 B. Peak e

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;.„hty 43 M. Lames $5 S. Horvath 44 R. McArthur 47 S . Colli e= 44 L . Sumer 46 M. Sutton 45 48 R. Davis

45 M. Kennedy 4748 J. Logan

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Austi n64 M6566 S . Sinclair 64 R . Adams

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66 M . Mackay 67 D. Sutherland 66 L, Costello 76 J. Dickson

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The sa ibrious heights of D2! Who would havethought!

There are many things out of our cuiitrol but thelove of footv is not one of them . Let's hc e thenew season brings plenty of enjo_ , o thethousands of Ammo supporters, p'iyers andofficials .

It is time to roll out the first cliche for the year .11 clubs begin the year on equal points ,

lost clubs would have similar ambitions with aplace in the four the most obvious starting pointhowever the realists at some clubs wouldk 'ready understand phrases such as rebuilding< id consolidating . I will leave it to my newcolleague to eo into the details of sound s

aanating froi nd iP traps but ' e are, ear;<> the,,,

rew Says: coach

Paul Dimattina isvery confident . TheDemons havemaintained the core of their senior list and 11look for improvement from youngsters to helpthem take the next step .

is probably the most ambitious club inD2 . 'ter a respectable sixth (8-I0) in their firstseason in D2, nothing short of a GF will satisf~,the club . Former state ruckman AndrewUr'-- ncic is an impressive recruit .

` Wckeep a lid on it' is the official line outat --- . The newly promoted Hawks haverecr- lot of kids and coach Peter Tyson i s

o that his troops can continue to improve .

be were only a kick away from the GF las t

hinges on gun forward Dan Lauletta .

year and new coach Tony Crisafulli is

demanding more final's action . Their largeground should suit their fleet of fast and fit

youngsters . Watch out for Heath Davies !

Oakleigh are looking to rebuild after a shocking2002 . The Krushers have lost many senior

players and coach Chris Moore will look to thelikes of Clark, Bromley and the Kitts brothers tolead the way .

relegated Old Geelong have a new coachc?iae1 Lockman and if he gets his way, the

andiniti~drop! Thisteam .

rough the Ps ;_sideto stav. This is a, not for them taki n

j ' •bt . . . . g of their

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in D3 have plav ud u"nal s

it about 9 B+F's in aar : my picks for the GF ;

to shr ~ got "6cking

ill become a`fair dinkum football club 'than a social club . With good numbers atg, the club should appreciate the drop in

ciass.

__itm- nduring an injury-riddled 2002 (7th, 8-10 1 . coach Glenn Taylor has put hispla_ i-s through a torrid but structured pre-seasc, program. If lucky with injuries, OC wil l

r'r 50th anniversary with Septembe r

< ach Julian Sill is 'quietly confident 'ab+ . ; team's prospects . The Pirates ar e

lother big season from Shaun Payz ebu : the loss of club champion

' -k coach Julian Siebrand isth: . his team can be competitive th : ::

o,=inning the D3 flag last year, the

jes are aiming to finish in the top half o f

'der.relegated is shaping as th e

,k horse . The club has its share of AFLrinections through Leigh Monkhorst (brotherDamian) and Tim Wheeler (son of Terry) . If

Dene Macleod can persuade dynamic duoWilliams 1and Steve Saunders to play, th e

v1S could be very exciting .

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Sheldrick3 D 3 D. MacKenzie4 S . Side 2b A. Walsh 3b N . Patterson . .

4 Dunn eN 4 B. Varkatzo s5 M . Eyles (C) 3 S . Dibenedetto 4a S. Stevens

. .5 . S . Adamswaite 5 B. Theohar s

6 R . Weber 4 B . Pollard 4b B. Glover5a S. Avery

6 . M, Watso n8 . M . Correnti 6 R. Dooley

7 5 P. Diacogiorgis 5b T Kerr 9 . L. Walker 7 M . Short8 6 D. Curtis 6a P. Avery 10. S . Davis 8 R. Marshall9 I . Jackson 7a S . Andrew 7 C . Alexander

11 . A . MurrayD. Harris 9 J . Mouti s

10 A. Henry 7b L. Byrne It J. Cargil[ 13 . P. Moon 10 L. Thomas11 D . Martin 8 A . Byrne 9 R . Ogge 15 . S . Brooks 11 C. Hanley12 9a H . Fletcher 10 P. Orchard 16 . A . Brenna n

7 J Brodie 1 213 9b C Prior

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16 L . Airey 13 S . Pidotto 14a D. LauleYta 22 . S. Wilcock 16 M . Bel l17 J . Handfield 14 T Clarke 14b T Fitzpatrick 23 . S. Craig 17 A . Hunter18 S. Adasvay

.16 G . Crane 15 M . Tyson 24 . S. Edvdards

25 . M. Fanning 18 J. Connellan19 17 B Lee 16 C. Reed 27 . S. Pruscmo 1 920 R. Fishlock .

18 M Baker17 B. Ruzicka 28 . C . Ross 20 J. Tolley

21 A. Graham . 18 P. Phillips 29 . A. Pendell 21 A Perdikomati s22 19a C . Andrew 19 J ,Law 30 . J. Smith

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22 S. Ear23 S . Adams 19b C. Quinn 20 S. Parker . .

39 . N . Rosengren 23 J. Kerle y24 P. Gatto 20 T. Mitchell 21 K. Brockman 40 . R . Slater 24 S Kitts25 D. Gold 21 C . Meighen 22 C. Habe i

23 L Coffins42 . D . Gleason

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L McNamar a48 2829 A . Clough 26 C . Tem rl ePe Y 27 R. Lord

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34 R . Johnston69. M . Hagan70. J. Dumaresq

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35 L . Ireson (VC) 33 S. Drury 35 S . Davies 75. S. Gellert 35 R. Nusk e36 M . Backman 34 S. Heree3 36 A West A. Benton 36 M . Ryan37 P. Hutchison 36 M . Reeves

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38 38 A. George 38 B . Bruns ,mmala mis s38 S. Carr39 G . Prigg 40 G Bunco 39 G. Carle D r ne ce 39 A. Mulholland

40 M . Walker.

42 I . McBurney P. Rosstto S m ; 40 J . Gaal41 J. Neve 45 J Bennie

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53 S. Addicott 45 B. Mountain ~.~ Bowden 4 445 54 J . Parsons 46 T. O'Hanlon C IB erb ck

4 546 R. Lawford 57 R. Rome 47 D . Lai ..

M . Cr oulos 46 B . Nguye n47 A. Strauch

61 G Virtue 48 A. Brick H . C 47 M . Stevenson48 .

62 N Auden49 N . Tierney N . r ^7°ic 48 . A . McKenzie

9 B . Clar kB .7 R Holderhead

50 J. Gourley T -S Y

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12 N . Perrin13 S. O'Brien14 D . Taylor15 H . McCarthy16 T. Fallaw17 M. Goldsworthy18 J . Malpas19 B . Grills20 S . Cole21 N . Bayne22 J . Fitzgerald23 C. Fairburn24 A . Munro25 G. Leishman26 S . Lansdell27 W. Paul28 T. Carey29 G. Allan30 M . Stevens31 T. Woolley32 N, Betts33 T. Pau l34 B. Yates35 P. Johnstone36 T. Ayerbe37 T. Betts38 M . Leslie39 S. Clarke40 H. Legoe41 P. Winter42 A. Kettle43 D. O'Brien44 A. Dhillon45 S. Morgan46 L . Knight47 M. Strauch48 S. Greed49 S. Grifiths50 L. Teague51 J . Kilpatrick52 J . Legoe53 T. Bayles54 T. Daniel55 D . Harris56 A . Meek57 J . Huxter58 B . Brueren59 D . Brueren60 A . Southey61 A . Holmes62 J . Morley63 D . Huggins64 X . Fitzgerald65 A. McLachlan66 R. Merriman67 T. de Steiger68 H . Browning69 T. Mayhall70 J . Cole75 P. James76 H. Peck77 C . Pritchard

1 S. Parsons2 A. Parsons3 M. Goldthorp4 E. Bowe n5 N . Kent6 M. Warner7 S. Murray8 P. Angus9 M. Dentry9 P. Krohn (res.)10 A. Haley11 J. Sil l12 S. Ferguson13 B . Cook14 S. White15 J. Davi s16 S . Claringbold17 J . Coghlan18 M . Merric k18 J . Whelan (res .)19 A . McKinstry20 S . Prendergast21 A . Teelow22 A . Atchison (C)23 R . Powne y24 T. Prendergast25 J . Atchiso n26 A. Murphy27 S . Payze28 B . Taylor29 S . Torossi30 A. Crean31 B. Grant32 B. Liuzzi33 R . Stainforth34 M. Falkiner35 T. Trewhitt36 N . Claringbotd37 J. Growcott38 T. Coghlan39 S. Barbe r40 B. Mitchell41 A. Victoria42 M. Barron43 B. Dunne44 C . Maclea n45 L . Prendergast46 D . Brennan47 L . Palmer48 G. Lethbridge49 A . Minchin50 P. Arnol d51 L. Gilder52 J . Zarb53 S . Jay54 D. Porra55 R. Cannon56 A . Tunks57 S . Smith58 P. Mangan59 S . Foss60 S . McMahon69 J . Muir

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1 M Drain /A Hamilton2 P. Hamilton3 G . Heppell4 C . Lehmann5 A. Cannane6 S. Pietsch7 S. Benjamin8 P. Batters9 A . Morphett10 S . Byrne11 H . Bailey12 B . Clarke13 M . Ritchie14 P. Norman15 M . Russell16 P. Harris/7 Maguire17 R . Heywood18 M . McManus19 M . Shelton20 T. Houlden21 S . McNamara22 A. Steward23 G. Leahy24 J . Jenkin25 J . Siebrand26 R. Benjamin27 D. Disisto28 J . Ward29 C. Sheedy30 M . Lewis31 S. Edwards32 M . Carmichael33 T. Thompson34 I . Twyfor d35 D. Jelbart36 S. Campbell37 T Dempsey38 S. Darling39 R . West40 R . Baker41 R . Touzez42 C . Norman43 J. Tobin45 J. Smith46 A. Bandt47 A. Thompson48 M. Moore50 A. Bagnall51 L. Sherry54 D . Coonan61 K. Hilton62 S . Dishon63 J . Garden64 L. Stewart69 R . Hussey70 D . Weston71 M . Brookshaw75 P. Brunt85 T. Gross

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1 D. Williams2 J. Buttigieg3 D . Williams4 S. Wuchatsch5 D . Macleod6 N . Grant7 B. Robinson8 B. Han n9 J. Munro10 B. Cocks11 B. Twist12(R} M. Cannon12 A. Featherston13 A. Mackley14(R) A. Danie l14 D . Ferris15(R P. Breguet15 R. Gaborit16 B. Joseph17(R) R . Plochino17 R . Hart18 D . Oldham19 P. Derv an20 P. Sadler21 D . Macleod22 M . Saunders23(R)A. Bouras23 T Wheeler24(R) C. Pack24(RG} J . McCutcheon25 . Burgess25 D. Freestone26 L. Grochowski27 C. Mathews28 A. Kosmatos29 P. Vincent30 T. Turcinovich31 A. Ba rtolo32 X. Tob y33 G . Rickard34 B . Jones35 C Bergin36 A. Black37 B. Hynes38 S. Smith39(R) A. Cart er39 M . Holland40 D . Pawlowski41 T. Campbell42 D . Wouda43 B. Grant44 M. Manning45 J. Hynes46 T. Ferri s47 F. Nuredini48 P. Tirchett49 W. Kewi n50 A. McCutcheon51 A. McKenzie52 R . Nisbet53 M. Oldham55 J. Spezza56 S . Calderwood57 M . Saccoccio58 A . Beard59 K . Dowsey60 D . Lee61 S . McNerny62 D.Orch ard63 D. Temby64 T. Ryan65 S . Barlow66 S . Phemister67 A. Savoia68 A. Hough69 B . Cambridge70 D. Sadler71 F. Cerone72 F. Luca73 J . Sprague74 J . Fry75 M . M~IIer76 M . Sime77 P. Geraghty78 R . Cornish79 S. Mardesic80 S. Freeman81 T. Williams

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An ,

Clubs are issued with an appropriate number of tic' :ats for ;,,'ayers and officials .

club invoiced accordingly.Players and officials who do not produce tickets at the gates will be counted and th e

allow cars around you to be able to leave .When parking in the area behind the grandstand please park in a manner that woul d

scheduled for Elsternwick Park No . 2©val .

The _ - : (Glenhuntly F:oad) is ope nThe rear gate (c St . .(ilda Street) will only be open when there are no matche s

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P HON IE; for your chance to win .

0 THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2003

~ Each week a coates and Wreckair Player ci` theWeek is announced on this page (one player

each section).

~ Each section 's Amateur Footballer scribe toselect his Team of the Year (after round 18) .

~ Each section 's coaches to vote on the 3 MostValuable Players for his section .

~ 21 M11F's receive a coates and Wreckairstatuette at the VAFA Presentation evening .

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Extensions to ElstermviekPark administration

morn Amateurs . and iReds td s' ed lnnks dbourne I

r tough return to A Section for Old Brighton Grammarians,-h from their B Section 1ag, when they tripped across tow n

to :13erfeldie to meet St Bernnards, keen to impress new coachC'u'rv Foulds and recover from a disappointing 1997 season .Scores were 6.6 level at half time, the home team led by 5points at the last change, and then were too s tr ong in the last

f

to go on and win 15 .12 (102) to 12 .10 (821 . Best were

I . The V-.AFA introduced the centre 'StsUARE' in 1973 . Gvlrat

Vassallo (7gls), L Gollant, J Gotiant (St B's) and Lennox,'ilderton, Oakley (Old B) . Rover Andrew Pryor reached his200th game in a distinguished career for Old Brighton winchfeatures tjAFA interstate representation six times and club bestand fairest three times,It was a thrilling finish when 1997 B section runner-up. StKevins were at home to Old I-Iaileyburians who reached thepreliminary final in 1997 . The home team led 7 .8 to 72 at halftime, and then the visitors swamped them in the third term,deking 9 .1 to 1 .1 to lead by 42 points at the last change. I t

was a perfect day, no wind and Old Haileybury looked certainto start the season with 4 points. It tuned out to be aharrowing half hour for the visitors, as their accuracy 16 .3 inthe first three quarters, deserted them and they kicked 5behinds to St Kevins 7.6 . One of those behinds got O .H . overthe line as they won by the solitary . 16.8 (104) to 15 .13 (1 0 3).A storybook start to the season at Ivanhoe where Mazenod led14 .7 (91) to 1113 (8 ,5) at the last change, then kicked threegoals at the start of the final term and appeared to becertainties for a big win . The 'Hoes fought back with Taglieri-Sclocchi and Joyce both scoring, Ivanhoe rover Giles scored anoal in the dying seconds to tie the scores . Centre bouncescrimmage, Mazenod got the ball forward and wobbled abehind through to win the game 18 .10 (118) to 17 .15 (117),Best were Marino, 0'Donoghue, Oeehiuto (Maz) and Tucker,Tagliari-Sclocchi . Scoble (1c=an) .In B Therry met Old Paradians and in a remarkable display ofaccuracy their score read 4 .0, 10 .0, 12 .1 . 20 .2 . Not goodenough as Old P kicked 8 .8 in the first half and then kicked13.4 in the second half to win 21 .12 (138) to 20.2 (122). Bestvere Brabenber. Paimam, Bruiis, McMahon (6 gls) (Old P) andElliott, Kuret, Crotty (T-P). Goals to behinds 1778 % , perhapsa record in a game where total points scored were in excess of250 . Milestones at Peninsula Old Boys to Jason Bleashe (150games) and Adam Landry (100 games) .Try your knowledge on these two questions that were part ofC.U .B's first Trivia Competition for the year :

was unique about the 'SQUARE'?2 . Name the odd man out for two reasons : RobertDiperdomenieo (Hawthorn), Ross Smith (St I{iida), Neil Roberts(St Kilda), Gary Dempsey (Footseray and North Melbourne) . IanLaw (Hawthorn), Don Cordner (Melbourne). TliIZ : UPSIDEDOWN

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offices had been carriedout over the summer an dthe official openin

g ceremony took place before the De La Salle OC v . St BerOC game . The Brighton City Band performed before theand at half time .The 1993 season was launched at the P.S .M . DinnerSouthern Cross Hotel by incoming President David BuToni Haley was guest speaker-Canterbtuy North Balvyn, Balwya Combined, Yarra IG.S. Old Boys joined the Association, Oakleigh came upU19 to seniors, and Camberwell and Old Westbourne Jrthe seniors for G section .Certificates of Merit were awarded to Alby Bolger (ParksidejEgan (Therrv), Ian England (Old Carey), Tim Gallop ( MH;Ted and Norma McNamara (Uni . Blues) and Matt S(Ormond) .Brian Woodhead and Brett Connell had joined V.Administration.Mike Murray and Andrew 1{iiner were President and secreof the VAFAUA .'A' Section field umpires were J . Toohey, P. Gersch, R . SinW. Hinton, A . Kilner, D. Dalgleish, M. Jackson, S. MeCarthpCherry, R. Bell .Old Scotch charged home in the last term against Collegeonly to go down by i point . 12 .8 to 12.9 . Best were D . HotA. Dulmanis, M . Lake (Coll .) and J. Handbury, C. Reid,Stokes (Old Scotch) .It was a sad day for Old Mentonians when their iegend~footballer and official Ron Sungey, passed away at age 43 . Rwas a founding member of the club, and after missing tclub's first game due to a wedding conmiitment, played flnext 237 games of his 361 game career consecutivelyTherry were in great form in 'B' when they annihilated 0Paradians > .16 to 8 .9. Best were M. Petreti-ski, P. Motion,Zanetti (9 goals) and O'Loughlin. S :~: indon, M. Geary (0 ,

:u m,asual vacancy caused by tu

sh, "to had returned to his clulftiareeiltn Old Coliegians. Tom became the third Parksidmember to serve on the Executive, his predecessors weriLionel Pepper (1946-62) and Brian Lauder (1975-79).Jim Hawkins again led the Association as President tivitYRichard Elliot, Executive Chairman. After his speech at theUmpires Pre-Season Dinner at Brighton Yacht Club, theumpires were not sure whether Jim was a Golf Pro orBusinessman .1988 Umpire advisor, Neville Nash, had been appointed by theVFL as Umpires` Administrator in Brisbane . His successor wasDavid Levens, former VFL umpire, whose experience In footballincluded a stint as President of the Warracknabeal FootballClub. txZayare Henry, on meeting David, suggested that the1988 A' Sectlon Grand Final team could be Wayne Henry, Sa m

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zuti square , with di ;:~, -, talhalf forward and a tre half back, and other

_ig. : clubs F~ kner and Thornbury : r ee-appearances were made by University Reds

(F) and Old Paradians, Parkside (Junior) .St Bernards reported on their 1972 grand final breakfast atwhich Peter Hutchinson of Power House received apresentation as Amateur Football Personality of the Year . JohnLandy . 1956 Olympian and former Old Geelong player, was theguest speaker.Geelong was the first club in Club Histories.The club was formed in 1926 with three men, P .L. Williams,K .W. Nicholson and V.H. Profitt playing vital roles . It was a latestart in that year with the first match on May 1st. The clubalso placed in 'A' Section, the other teams being Uni A, Uni B,Old Scotch, Old Melburnians . Caulfield Grammarians,Hampton (later the Rovers), Elsternwick, Sandringham ,TPache=s Col!rne. '.furrumbee n

•.atielbourrre High veteran narrte ~,ie'nald plar d',ris 200thgame (and went on to play more), Common .. : ;alth Bankveteran Alan Kirby had retired .Tributes were paid on the passing of Harry Heathershaw,Executive Conunittee Member, 1954 - 1968 first coach ofCommonwealth Bank and president of that club for sevenyears .Old Paradians unfurled their 'A' Section pennant, 'A' Sectionumpires were Geoff Thomas, Alan Thorp, Brian Hagarty, HarryMarks and Gavan Marshall .Uni Blues and North Old Boys returned to 'A' Section withdecisive victories over Old Scotch and Collegians respectivelyDavid Hughes, 8 goals out of the team's tally of 10, was Ol dF-0.,, ,

Cluh ;: uasurers r ere aavlsee, oat aiiiliation fees tor the seasonre :,' and'B' 8140 . with other sections $130 . With 14 teams

in Junior Section, the Association had a record number of 64teams playing. Collegians unfurled their 1957 .A' sectionpennant in front of runner-up Uni Blues, with umpire Arvidsonin charge . Collegians were far too strong, 18 .14 to 7.4,Mansfield Bennett (9 goals) and Sunderland were best forCollegians while Shaw, Howden and Charles Langley held thedisappointing Blues together . Life Memberships were conferredon Pere Matthews, Ossie Meehan and Fred Coldrev .Old Geelong made their first appearance in 'B' Section aftersuccessive premierships in 'D' and 'C' in 1956 and 1957 .Alplilgton awarded life membership to Pere Adams for longand meritorious service. Executive Committee were PereMatthews, Jack Cordner, Harry Heathershaw, E .J . Lane, JackMcCann, Lionel Pepper and All Perrin . Ian Cleland had beenre-appointed Umpires Coach . New teams were Huntirgda':eand St Kilda (P,^ Old Boys

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season opened on 24 April .4' ~5e,' in (10 teams) . 'B`Section (10 teams), 'C' (8 teams), 'D' (7 tearns) and Junior (9

teams). University Blacks played Collegians and unfurled their

1947 'A' Section pennant.

Hampton Rovers made their first appearance in A' seetion . Old

Scotch and Melbourne High drew - the Cardinals kicking 9.23 .their opponents 11 .11 .

Top goalkicker for the day was Tom Hogg 9 goals for Uni Blues

against Elsternwiek . 'A' Section teams were Coburg,

Collegians, Hampton Rovers . Ivanhoe, MHS Old Boys, Malvern,

Old Melburnians, Old Scotch, Ormond and University Blacks.

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, Robert Bell, with Noel Rundle to help out . (Wha tabout David Levens' appearanee?)

provided the surprise in Round i when they37 grand Ittrial defeat by Ormond. One goa l

ete . O.X . kicked 10 .2 to 4,6 in the second half.re Nick Bourke (9 goals) . Anthony Callan, Sa m

L, may Meagher, Rick Marks (former VAFA and AJAX,1 Laurie Meehan . Gilmore, Best and Sutherland served

well. Ormond newcomers, Andrew Jobling an d"noon, made quiet debuts. 1987 'C' Premiers Ivionash

home in 'B' Section by 7 points in a'thrflier` agains tId Grammarians, 13 .11 to 12 .10 . Best were Zacharidis.

Slurgess, (1v1 .B.) and Armstrong, Royals, Bettany

ne was in 'D' where Bulleen-United, 25 pis ahead o fBrunswick at the first change, saw their lead whittledIuarter by quarter and then managed to hang on to wins. 13 .9 to! 3 .7 . The stars were Empey, Jenkins . Graham

i anu Balazsy. Samatore, Nirosi (N.B.) .rou :i!I 'A' Section umpires were Mark Bushfield, Steve

Justin Toohey . Steve Clinch, Paul Chen . Cameronardre,v McRae, Ken Coughlan, Greg Hardiman ,

I r,:6 on Jou...u me Association's Junior

in. Doug Cutiriss created club history at Old Ivanho e

iuLst Assumption Old Collegians withdrew from th ei! on the eve of the season. Former Reservoir Old

Old scotch and 1983 Old Melburnians coach Lauri e3d been appointed coach of the interstate team.

i f tssa, Peter Murphy and Gavin White, and ExecutiveDavid Scott were appointed as state selectors . Peter

nad joined the Association as General Manager. Jimas Chairman of the Umpires' Committee (oh - to

' .is men can rise - Jim became VAFA President in. . .chard Tracey was President of the Umpires '

up for his 300th game capping a distinguished career3 he won two club best and fairests and was a membe r

1 73 premiership team . Collegians shocked 1982s . North Old Boys with a seven goal win, 19.10 to 13 .8.r~~ Daff, Cook, Griffiths (Collegians) and Considine,

r (North r3 .B3.

I oi Season 1978 saw a nv: _I1~ ; . i :r,~ . J,i c. Fullerton retiring after 2 1 ' , ;ro oi dcdicaied

Taking over as Secretary was All Ream, :choseion in amateur football started in 1940, and who ha s

)led and active member of his club, MHSOB sinc e

Russel and Alex Johnson had been appointedt t in Executive Chairman respectively. A' Sectionsaw the introduction of two field umpires .

i!istr €ement Committee had been in operation using thetructured definition of amateurism.

nohue was appointed State Coach for the matchesd in Melbourne on Queen's Birthday weekend .

of Selectors was Don Mcgueen . Clayton made itsiateur Football .

tch and Ivanhoe returned to 'A' Section with stron gOrmond and :.-arceIlin OC .

Preview

Hello D3! !

Welcome to the first weekly report for the2003 season . I can say with all honesty (inmy opinion anyway) that the competition inD3 for the upcoming season promises to beone of the most even, on paper at least, inrecent times .

Last year's favourite, > . J 's OC, lostcoach Bruce Mullen and a swag of players toMPNFL club Dingley . Club stalwart SteveKoppens takes over the reins as playing

coach, and is quite keen on a youth push . Ifit is as successful as Hawthorn's efforts last

season, expect the JOCs to be in the mixagain .

Brett Devlin is in the hot seat for Power=louse, who gained a late reprieve fromrelegation to D4 thanks to Parkside joining

the DVFL. The Piranhas have enlisted a raft

of new players, the biggest coup being ex-

Sandringham/ Melbourne list player TomMarshall . Understandly, the House will be

looking for bigger and better things in 2003 .

:lsternw ick have displayed encouraging

practice match form, and while they havehad a few ins and outs in the player

personnel department, will nonetheless

strive to improve on last year's fourth placefinish .

_:Ionasb Gryphons have had mixed form onthe practice match front, and will hope thattheir latest intake from the university addsthat extra spark for a finals push thisseason .

As for the rest of the teams ,and W erribee will be looking to continuetheir upward momentum, and it will `~einteresting to see how the travel factoraffects both these teams and theiropponents . i,e-: , by contrast, will be looking

for instantpromotion . As far as

. Tal -r

dconcerned, they should c -tainly at the verleast be competitive . There are a lot of team

similar to each other, and it will be th

results they get against each other that wilbe most influential that will decide their fat

, come the end of Round 18.

On to the match previews .

Match of the Day status goes to E 3sterra 'c?and St . John's O0 at mini E-Park. The tw"leftover" finalists from D3 last year will botl

naturally be striving to take that extra stelor two, but with player changes on botl

sides, fortunes could well differ from lasyear. Nonetheless, both teams still hav,plenty of class with the likes of Walker

Koppens and Hilton for the visitors, and th,

Mahony boys for the Wickers . Tough callespecially this early in the season, but wi

t home ground advantage, IT go the Wic'today .

Newly promoted I : . " e host Sync- . °:'He at Soldiers Reserve in what should beclosely fought contest . The Hoers are ah :_y ;a reasonable side, while the Bees will still &

abuzz (ugh!) from their promotion . Again,don't know too much about either side a

this point in time, but if the Hoers have he

i on to the likes of Cachia and Rutter, I hav Ethe feeling they might just be good enough t<gain the points a a rew, -d for an epic roactrip .

Kew entertain =.e

at J .J . Higgins Reserve . Unfortui 1 Ay,really don't know enough about either t

e to give a thorough preview. However, if RiclCheevers is still with the Bloods, I think hF

can be a factor, and therefore, I'll plump fo .South toc < y .

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eonPa~ :r ,s Par" . The Piranhas will be

i th their collection of new recruitsthe Razorbacks will be looking t o

nue the progress they made underDerek Theone last season . The

urne forward combination of Murchieggins were excellent in 2002 and i f

are intact this season, the Razorbacksd_ gain be in the mix for finals. Razors

e today .

niers . m< ke the journeyCaulfield Reserve to lock horns with

Gryphons coach Jackald has been impressed with the sid e

hed by fellow Brunswick VFA alumnusWest, and will certainly be in for a

ge . I know nothing else about the.len, thus am compelled to go with thenow. Gryphons, but not by much .1y : . a the season progresses, I'll get tole teams better and offer a greate r

i of detail .

Elsternwick v St Johns 0 CWerribee Amateurs v Syndal Tally-Ho

Kew v South luZelb DistrictsSwinburne Uni v Power House

Monash Gryphons v Rupertswoo d

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Good luck this weekend, and indeed for theentire season to all the clubs competing thisyear. Any correspondence regarding socialnotes, milestones etc ., can be given (ideallyby 5pm Monday) to myself via fax on 99209097 or emailPeter . PS . Williamson@centrelink .gov.au(work) . It would be terrific to hear from everyteam, every week during the season .Have a great VAFA eeke nai?i

"The Qwill "

r':e >- All at Kew congratulate wingerBrian Cullen on playing his 200th gametoday against South MelbourneDistricts . Since joining out U19's fromMurchison way back in 1990 Bongo hasbeen an evergreen with consistent highscoring in the Club B&F, including 2ndB&F twice and Best in Finals, 1990, butnot bringing home the chocolates .However, Brian was captain for fouryears and also a winner of the Best ClubPerson Trophy . Brian is now our diligentClub Secretary . A true Kew boy and agood bloke. Congratulations once againBrian from all the Kew boys and god luckfor the next 100 .

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L. Murphy2 A. Hankin3 J . Yemm4 D .Hagg5 M. Whelan6 J. Beaumont7 J. McAda m

S. Currie (RC )9 T. Hartley10 M . Boulton11 L . Missagiia12 N . Wigmore13 V. O'Connor13 S. Soppet14 B. Mahony (VC)15 S. Rosengarten16 M . Burman17 J . Perkins19 J . Hunter20 K. Curri e21 P. Stuchberry22 G . Elvi n23 S. Curtain (C)24 A. Foster25 S. Gordon26 C. Mahony (VC)27 M . Daniel s28 W. Davidson29 S. Mahony30 M . Nicho l31 G . Devonshire32 M . Goldma n33 M . Cunningham34 Y. Alf-e35 P. McNally36 A. Lewis37 D. Nolan38 A. Burney39 D. Hohaiha40 A. Patey41 D. Byrne42 J . Lilikakos43 P. Clarke44 C. Walker45 R. Grandemange4647 Dale Brennan48 M . Frankin4950 M . Battain(5 152 G. Powell535455 T. Stanley56 B . Nikon5758 M . Bullard5960 Cre

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MALVERN

Coi ;i : Ruon DohertyAss . Coach : Darren SearleRes. Coach : Greg Crimmins

1 N. Lymn2 L. Fitzgerald3 B. Marchesani4 G . Crimmins5 A. Makris6 N. Tinetti (DVC)7 G . O'Connor8 D. Mainsbridge9 A. Eato n10 B . Cullen11 B . Woodhouse12 K. Tancred i13 C. Kiriakou14 J .Looke r15 C. Bradley (C)16 D. Wood17 B . Allen (RVC)18 N. Dahlstrom19 J . Denni s20 A . Ac4ield21 M . Ayers22 C. Stevens23 T. Aitken24 J . Delahunty25 C. Watts26 S . Byrnes27 T. Moore28 M . Xuereb (RDVC)29 M . Dalrymple30 C. Giansante (RC)31 D . Cockin g32 A . Grego33 D . Wayland34 J . Hunter35 R . Bruno3"o S . Ryan37 J . Landwehr (VC)38 T. Connolly39 N . Colucclo40 D . Russo41 R . Livingston42 P. Dennis43 L. O'Donnell44 M . Raffaele45 A . Iarossi46 A . Pirona47 J . Denton48 S .49irrou49 L. Bradley50 A Carman51 N . E1 r52 D -', .53 . .=nson54R.'.r55 D . arle56 T. rlth57 R . Doherty58 P. Thornley59 D . Fabinyi6061 S. Moussi626364 J. Cronin65 D . Kinross66 S. McCardel6768 G . Black69

Coaar, Ja mcDonald_ t Coach : Phil Knight

1 S . Bourbon2 M . Heal y3 A. Grad y4 N. Rutherford5 T. Gilchrist6 D. Baxter7 D. Walte r8 J . Blandford9 G. Wadley10 P. Williamson11 A. Nichols12 A . Gross13 J . Stratford14 D. Belle15 A. Perry16 P. Rennison17 J . Hetherington18 J . Harrak19 R. Coxhead20 D. Rogers21 P. Tobin22 G. Harrak23 A . Mckenzie24 C. Goold25 A . Trot' car26 S . Arena27 R . Gilchrist28 M . Malone29 P.Warren30 P. Holland31 G. Roche32 A . Tolongos33 J . Park34 M . Graydon35 A . Moffat36 G. Block37 A . Jenkin38 J . Watson39 M. Paolucci40 M. Bourbon41 P. Rutherford42 G. Sim s43 M. Cleary44 L. Wells45 J. Gonis46 G. Kent47 T. Beslee48 M. Ange l49 C . Robinson50 P. Patrick51 C . Leeton52 A . Flovverday53 D . Whitfield54 L . Volko v55 J. Bingham56 T. Bain i57 W. Pocock58 T. Arvanitis59 A. Yanni60 G . Campbell61 C . Yann i62 S. Yamamoto

C -ach: Peter 0 Conner=-,t Cc :h: J, 3a _ .nd

Res Co3ch: Roderic . Marshal

1 A. Roll s2 D. Boland3 N . Pavlou (RVC)4 B. Turner (C)5 M. Braini6 H. Clark e7 C. Richardson8 J . Clarke (VC)9 A. Burt10 J . Rainey11 J . Gil l12 D. O'Connor13 J . Harri s14 W . Elliot15 P. Haseler16 J . Carrington17 C. Macleod (RC)18 F. Doyle19 J . Evans20 B . Ryan21 D. Miller22 S . Evans2 324 J . Taylor25 M . Driessen26 J . Senior (VC)27 J . Robertson (VC)28 D. Murrih y29 R. Cassio30 R. Duncan31 R. Marshall3 233 R. Taylor34 J . Marshall35 J . Kilpatrick36 A . Robinson37 S . West38 L. Deriman39 D. Crawford40 R . Keits41 B . Plush42 N . Deans43 N . Duncan44 R . Parker45 D . Lewis46 C. King47 J . Parker48 D . Smith49 B . Unvin50 D . Chapman51 J . Best52 S . Rafferty53 J .Sheehan54 J . BloWfield55 T. Chapel56 J . Mahoney57 J . Gourley58 J . McClure59 D . Reinert606162 A . White63 1. Bracken646566 D . Wright6 76869 D . Galakos7075 E . Williams

-ar .- tony Westv. C :h : ShaneMcLat ilan

2 Ashman R.3 Page S .4 Croxford D .4 Spinner L .5 Boddington P.6 Gallus S .7 Whitehead B.8 Ramsay J .9 Clarke M .10 O'Callaghan A.11 Moule B.12 Cardillo K.12 Temming M .13 Sinnett B.14 Plummer L .15 Webb N .16 Clarke P.17 Hatty R .18 Portman M .19 Mezzatesta M.20 Flinn P.22 Stevens D .23 West M .25 Price G .26 Zarb D .27 McMahon N.28 McDonald D .29 Baines M .32 Sinnet P.33 Glassey G .35 Certo C.36 Henry P.38 Perlman B .39 Walsh D.40 Burrowes D .41 Bowman P.42 McKenzie M .43 Phillips R .45 Hum D .46 Eden T.47 Soutaris A.49 McGrath J.50 Walsh D.51 MacPherson B.52 Bishop T.53 Gardiner D .54 O'Riley C .55 Trebilcock B.56 Harty G .60 Jordan A.61 McConville P.63 Morrice P.66 McDonald M.67 Bottom T.68 Woodall D.69 Bradbury H .70 Temmir,g L .77 O'Callaghan M .

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Cosoh: --- KoppensLedsonRoberts

1 B. Pickering2 M.Ladson3 B. Aberjaron4 S. Holmes5 C. Horbury6 T. Hyland7 R. Bac k

8 L. Johnston9 A. Jones10 M . Courmadious11 L. Merriga n12 P. Walker13 M . Jones14 P. Shar p15 A .Borgonha16 A . Paterson17 S . Cockayne18 C . Emery19 J. Cotto n20 G. Bosley

S. KoppensA. DragwidgeB. HiltonH . WathanD . WatersG . WatersR. Dowsett

28 K. Arnol d29 J . Hargraves

i D. Rate r, D. RydquistA.,ddA. FoncecaM .i ;ancoc k

i!5 J . Sacco_ .- L. Adams37 A . Dean38 M . Batty39 A . Kizili s40 F Mandrakis

M . SchonewilleJ. Fernando

Van HoutenGate sHall

B. Callery41 G . °oston e

i )ore.Phaedonos

J . Brown- C. Santoni52 F. Auffray53 J . Pi54 E . Dizon55 J . Kelly

Coach : Brendan makneyRes . Coach: Darren Duscher1 J . Washington2 M . Hannan3 M . Balshaw4 A . Bryson5 S . Kin g6 Warren Rosowski7 A . Hannan8 X . Kidd9 B . Powell10 G. McDonald11 L . Este r12 S. Rocc o13 E. Henderson14 D . Bel l15 B. Lazzaro16 M. Thomas17 P. D'Andrea18 B. Martin19 A. Rei d20 W. Brown21 G . Rowe23 B. Downing24 J . Raeburn25 P. Hannan27 P. Cheevers30 M . Brady31 S . Hermann32 D. McGee33 M . Doyle34 M . Fern35 N . Moojen36 J . McCauley37 M . Roso^rski38 S . Byrnes39 A . Briglia40 G. Cox42 G. Gaylor43 W. D'Andrea44 C . Daalder47 N . Pantzopolous49 T. Sutherland53 E. Bouchard55 J. Pohlner59 Wayne Rosowski62 S. Aquilina63 B. Slade65 D. Thomas66 D. McKerrow71 T. Baade

Coach : Derek i i }en eAsst C:i: di: Anthony Albert

Res: David MurphyRes . Asst : Matthew Higgins1 A. Albert (SenC )2 J . Sheedy (SenVC)3 J . Piotrowski4 A. Fidler5 J . Demarte6 B . Prior (SenDVC)7 J . Murchie8 M. Higgins9 L. Morrison10 M . George11 D . Milano12 C. Higgins13 C. Thomas14 R . Goode15 M. Howat16 S . Reynoldson17 J. Roberts (ResC)18 A . Fiuman i19 B. O'Mara20 C . French21 M. Eley22 D . Odiu m23 S. Fitzgibbon24 M. Littl e25 M. Whiting26 T. Liston27 D . Murphy28 J . Farley29 N . McCalman30 S . Fragiacomc31 S . Eage r32 C. Culph33 J . Hanrahan34 L. Watt s35 K. Abbott36 J . Carte r37 A . Reed (ResVC)38 M . Trick y39 R . Roberts40 J . Henry41 D . Clair42 M . Hudson43 J. Andrinopolous44 P. Beynon45 D . Islip46 J. Sandhu47 T Morris48 D . Little49 H . Allen50 J . Berry51 P. James52 D. Harmer53 P. Dodds54 S . Dobson55 S . Gaihna56 J . Gower57 C.

a58 M. Flack59 A . iska60 S . Rule61 B . nzies62 S . Iary63 S . Ryan64 J . Thompson65 P .Erjavec66 S . . )lo

2 I . Bingham3 M. Joy4 P. Henderson5 D . Hannett6 V. Wong6 M. Buchanan7 A. Burns8 R. Bennett9 D. Richardson10 T. Psinas10 A. Hallyburton11 J . Rutte r12 J . Moresi13 S . Miller14 S, O'Boyle15 N . Murray16 R . Holland17 L. Fuller18 S . Macfarlane19 M . Glenister20 C . Hall20 I . Mackenzie21 A . Dance22 M . Buckley23 M. Harper24 M. Macfarlane25 C. Clerk26 A. Morrison27 M. Leplaa28 A. Frederick29 D . Battaglia30 B. Hollan d31 A. Richardson32 L. Hanr,emann33 T. Bartholomew24 N. Hunte r35 C. Cachia36 T. Fleming37 B . Robinson38 M . Christiansen39 D. Hell say40 J . Collins41 M . tv9oresi42 J . Allen43 A . Brown44 D . Raab45 B . Watson46 V P :ne47 Fr . ; ard48 D .49 D . ntluEg51 C . Discombe54 P. st or

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or Sponsors :

1 D . Nedinis2 C . Kelly3 D. Flack4 S. Kidd5 B. Cunningham6 M. Wals h7 A. Murphy8 R . Hann9 J. Ayling10 M . Keogh11 M . Green12 J . Baker13 F. P,lehmert14 J . tJarinis15 J . Wallert16 C. Yaser17 A . Tedessco18 D. Velisha19 J . Addamo20 E. Mahoney21 T. Davidson22 A . Dibatista23 C . Becker24 R . Stonehouse25 F. Dimasi26 P. Thomas27 L. Djakovic28 D . Czajovrski29 S. Dol e30 B. Carlesso31 M. Smith32 Pv1. Dolegowski33 D . Owen s34 J. Hoffman35 S.Alabacos36 R . Bel l37 R . Uatiszig38 T. Towers39 L . Langtieid40 B. Paton41 G . Grogan4 243 L. Carson44 T Johnson45 C. Alabakis46 A. Carson47 A. Camisleri48 E . Collier49 B . Grogan50 K. Pace51 I . Kennedy52 C. Andrews53 A . Grogan545556575859 M. Kennedy60 M. Czalowski61 T. Johnston6263 E. Collier64 R . Bell65 F. Dimasi66 D . Fraser.

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SF~QRTSCOVEI2VAFA MAJOR SPONSO R

5 Albie Firley

6 Paul Hoffman

7 Adam Conquest

8 Landan Blackball

9 Mark Taylor

10 Avi Wekselman

11 Luke Holmes

12 Daniel Mousley

1 Sharon Alger

15 Geoff Curran

16 Peter Woods

17 Mark Gibson

18 Jason McNiece

19 Steve McCarthy

20 John Ralph

21 Patrick Macbus

22 Nick Fennesy

23 Paul Dinneen

24 Graeme Hunichen

25 Geoff Moor e

26 Andrew Shiels

27 Matt Cox

28 Paul Lamble

29 Chris Garcia

30 Justin Lipson

33 Robert Mayston

34 Graeme Morgan

35 Jason Lan e

36 Matthew Meier

5 Chris Simon

7 Sean Scully (jnr)

9 Damien Lan e

12 Mark Morrison

14 Ash Hoogendyk

15 Tim Doecke

16 Mervvn Monty

17 Peter Keogh

18 Peter Simpson

19 Andrew Fyfe

20 Brian Woodhead

21 Gaj Skandakumar

22 Chris Collin s

23 Peter Griffiths

24 Leigh Dillon

25 Lionel Katz

26 Daniel Dinneen

27 Anthony Simpson

28 Ken McNiece

29 Peter Jame s

30 Michael Phillips

31 Robert Semmens

32 Anthony Damen

33 Michael Forde

34 Stephen Morgan

35 Troy Brooks

37 Gavin Roberts

5 Wavne Hinton

6 Not Available

7 Paul Croxford

8 Trevor Hansen

10 Tristan Bowman

11 Mitch Buxton

12 Jamie Kvins

14 Michael Gilday

15 Mark Jenkins

16 Craig Brajtberg

18 Tim Sutcliffe

19 Scott Mackie

20 David D' Altera

21 Justin Grossbard

22 Rick Love

24 Miles Argall

25 Richard Eastwood

27 Euan Lindsay

28 Leah Gallagher

29 Gerard Rolls

30 Simon Olive

31 Rob Schuller

33 Simon Stokes

34 Jeremy Heffernan

35 Graham Thwaites

37 David Murray

LLCW

5 Max Wittman

6 Dash Pettis

7 Alan Ladd

8 Nick Evans

9 Nathan Carlyon

11 Paul Tuppe n

14 Tim Tingiri

15 Michael Sneddon

16 Luke Moncrieff

17 Michael Robins

18 George Paleodimos

21 David Iron s

22 David Longworth

23 Robert Sneddon

24 Jason Moore

25 Matthew Taylor

26 Patrick Coulthard

27 Paul Jone s

28 Ron Marlyn

30 Anthony Lffley

32 Jarred Aspinall

34 Daniel Stephens

35 Dianne Whitelev

40 THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2003

CONGI2FiTL"'TI02<5

, 70Lr d_-2~ ri„ pG that have ,ointo the new an' reLw=-~~~~eeII who is backUA this Year including pulled the plug

overseas, Peter Liddell who has us th

e ,ted St. Johns Club an aromePov~ rtHouse)FADhh

on, GI .lena ScotLsn ~(,®ns Rpn Bracken, L11kearn~ -- ,d many `young guns'. Great to see!

there is always room for more. If you are keen

loeemoney ~and train ~ sday and Th4 u~sdayrnniga;he VAFAU Aprn} at Elsternwick Park. Cal the VAFA on 9531 8333 .

L

to JustinToohep> actually that is not quite correct

.

Hithdraum from his commitmeA to bu t Alon~p~ng on the supplementary list Farewe

Jt .>tisa er (moved to Tasmania), Adrian

Ralph, Pte ii woods,inDen ~ ~~

Brendpod others that have retired due to ury

C :- :i andan and his troops lead the VAFAUA

Good into another

Hope{ully, it will be smooth sailing'Dan

A, c ot:,n C~~nd- Field Umges Advisor, U Advisor,

L F j U Advisor, RicUT ve Assistant F j

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of footy . Afterwards, food -was pu o

from the bar as they were free All enjoy played somev hik the band pay

~ elected for 2003 mc- Senior Vice President, Mark

Congratul< ,Fiuthong Sisn',Anne} and - R`

g~d Marg) W- co~p ` and family members had agot married late last 1-'

Nfl ?hot( by looking at our websitefantastic time . You can

v vvtiv vafa a asn .`CerGficate of

Congrats to Justin Toohep for receiving a VAFAUA at the

Service' for dedication and commitm ~hooh the been pr mo~edVAFA AGM. Congrats to N

e7dd an d Paul '`uPtsen' back onto the VFL and also to Ale

n the track after knee injuries .

GET WELL

Get 1~Je11 wishes got to BOB DUI~S''?~d> our oldest and longest

serving member. He is recovering from an operation and wzll

be back 'waving the flags in AP"l / May 2003.

SPONSORSVAFAUA thanks all the sponsors for continuing to support the

association in 2003. Nev: sponsors for the association~;S ~otel'The To~au FIal1 liotel' (South tv'Ielbourne } ,,no assists(praluaz} A big hank you' to Stephen Morgan,

anagg the hotels, successfully. Check our website for

m,, c info or stay taned to the UC . nw~t issueTRIATHLON & T= T RESULTS

UMPS PROFILES pistol, AFLR LIDDEI L (Field Umge) Nickname 11.

PETETeam - Richmand, lst year umP re> Best Player ~A-. All

the St. John Players, Hobbies - Four Wheel Dnsnn Camping,lude Avthon Damen -

--ter : a SecretaryJunior Vice Pre sident, Geof£ Cur

- ,Si-on " ` es -Assistant Secretary,-"7 : easurer, ~alla,her - Social.

Assistant Treasurer, nembers.

FishingGAVENS - (Boundary Umpire) Nickname is GRowin tpire,AFLTeam -Geelong,Hohbies cling, g °

t~n~nr„ hasn't ot one,L~ D~qyOl~ - (Goal Umpire), Nickname g

AFL Team - St. Kilda, Hobbies - Golf.

Golf y- 27/4/03 10 Pin Bowling Night - 18/5/03

Cocktail Night JBand -21,16/03 PUMPS Function -

22f6 j03 Trivia Night - 29J 6 J02 Mid Year ODiruzerand

18/8/03 A21eg Grd Final

Final BBQ - / /02

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iel Conlan . Then ',V-t n BBQ drinks wer e

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ood food, wine an d wlistening to guest sleak

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r much by the tnne th~o umpired in the A Section

as a very success 3 'Nell done to Peter. was away on holiday in Europe!

~ Mrs . Dodd!) who hel ped

n and all members gcludins

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Hello and welcome to another season of D4 . After lastyear's close finish, we saw the promotion of WerribeeAmateurs and Rupertswood, and the reshuffling ofteams in higher divisions had Richmond Centralscome down and join us from D3. Also joining thedivision is the Brunswick Power who are up from

Club 18 .

20 0 3 Season Preview

Albert Park has once again started the season at ahigh standard with over seventy players taking partin their preseason training . Many key players havetrained well throughout the summer with the clublosing only a couple of last year's players due tointerstate moves or work changes . With traininginterrupted due to the Grand Prix until late April, theboys have been calling Port Melbourne their homeaway from home until their return to Oval 20, 1 willstill however, be tipping a top three finish for AlbertPark this season .

Box Hill North's preseason form suggests they willbe big improvers in 2003 with a convincingperformance two Sunday's ago against South Yarra.

The match provided a fantastic opportunity for the15 new recruits to, show their wares to the coaching

staff that included Japanese recruits, MusashiTakeshita and Taishi Tsukagosho who shone . WhileI expect improvement on last season's performance,I do not expect a finish any higher that 8th on the

ladder.

I%szan.swiek Power will be looking to build on theirpromotion into D4 by building on their moderate pre-season numbers . While their form in the pre-seasonhas been average, new coach Rick Baxter, who hascome to the club from Craigieburn, will be looking tocontinually improve with his young groupthroughout the season . I would expect the Power to

finish in the bottom three for the season .

3u2leen Cobras, like the phoenix, has risen from theflames and looks as though it will return as a powerin 2003 with a sensational pre-season . Starting theransformation has been the return to the club of

Senior Coach, Joe D'Angelo and with him, many ofthe old faces whom other clubs have feared .Combining well with the players from last season,Bulleen's practice match form has been good . I would

expect Bulleen to bethreatening the topfive this season .

Eltham has seenmuch change over the summer with a new coachassistants, players and attitude . Senior coach, Scot

Harrington, who has come from Old Geelong, has puthe players through one of the club's hardespreseasons in some years and their practice matctform has been good . With a number of retirementsthe Turtles have seen an influx of young playersWhen combined with the older heads of Brian DoodyDavid Brick and Jarrod Mizzi the Turtles should b~

pushing for a final's berth in 2003 .

Mt .Lilydale have done well to retain the services oDavid Keast as their Senior Coach and have addecPaul Commerford as his assistant . With their pr+season commencing in December, Mount havitrained productively to improve greatly on their 200 :fitness . Having won both practice matches they hauplayed, Mt .Lilydale, look as though they have losnone of their 2002 form and with new talent in MaltaRhodes and Jelenc added to the mix, I am tippingtop three finish .

North Brunswick has had a good start to the _vea;with plenty of new faces around the track with

badly needed injection of youth . Ange Sammartin,has worked his troops hard in the off-season, an(with Simon Care and James Murphy at the peak cfitness, I arn expecting big things from North . A tofive finish is not out of the question if things go theiway-Richmond Centrals will be looking to reverse thei2002 form and have shown faith in their coach frorlast season, Mark Petrusch to do this for them . Thclub has addressed the shortage of players it had lasyear with the recruitment of players like with BraCox, Troy Scott as well as an influx of a youngeifitter players, such as 20-year-old Centre Half BacRyan Trotter, or the dangerous Carlton Quay . Thclub's practice match form has been good, andwould expect them to be pushing for a final's spc

this season .

3t .Mar-s are honing to reverse last year'disappointing performance in the elimination fina

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-1 have gone about their preseason with a quietmination . Michael Learmonth who returns as~-aior coach, has put together a settledination for round one . With some solid hit out s

inst D3 opposition, the Saints are looking everya finals contender. With everyone involved withclub champing at the bit for the first the first

znce in 2003, 1 would expect them to finish in thetop five .~,,,h little to no information, being given away from

Uni High School - VU (was it something I said lastyear), it is a little difficult to predict their form . Aswith any student team, form can fluctuate fromseason to season, however, it would be expected that

match against Shane Mottram's chargers wouldtough encounter. With that said, I am tipping thein the green and tan to be a 7th to 9th)sition in the upcoming season .

pl(~. Westbourne has seen a total changing of th ed in its coaching staff this season with the

n to coaching by Jeff Wilson who is assisted byie return of Old Westbournian, Mick Christo . The

~ eason training regime at the Warriors has been' to that undertaken by our military fighting i n

,;ulf, and the core team will be fitter than anyior side done before it . With that said, recruitin g

'ie club has been minimal with Wilson hoping t old from within with a number of Under 19 players

promoted . Practice match form has been soliduld expect the Warriors to finish just outside

!'VC this season .

I;=: CE : v IORTH BRUNSWICKhost the confident North Brunswick in what

redicted to be a very tough encounter for bothBoth clubs have had great pre-seasons in

nt and in practice matches and will be1g to start the season on the right foot. In what

a grueling battle of strength, I believe thatn ill throw down the gauntlet to the rest of D 4

a solid 28-point victory .

v 3LI) WESTBOURNE

smarting from their early exit from the 2002series, St.Marys will be looking to keep their

ed home record against the Warriors in tact .s have been ver_v unassuming in their pre-

,ns and however, the pressure will be on the new

of Fairfield and "Jucka" Horsburgh likely totaff at Westbourne to deliver results. With

e the aerial duals, the Warriors are a chanc ee srr all ground, however, I believe the Saints wil l

r too many winners on their forward line tod will register their first .vin for the year by

S v ALBERT PARK

es have had the best preseason in recen t- d will be brimming with confidence as theymore highly fancied Albert Park. With the

coaching pressure now relieved from Eltham's BrianDoody, it is likely his game will be further enhancedand will prove a problem from the Falcon's big men,however, Albert Park should have too many runnersfor the Turtles to counter. I believe it will be theFalcons that will make their mark on the 2003season against a gallant Eltham team as they win by12 points.

BOX HILL NORTH v MT LILYDALE

Box Hill North are still building a great club withtheir focus towards their youth and looking to thefuture . Mt .Lilydale on the other hand, are stillsmarting from their near miss in the 2002 seasonand will be extremely confident of going one betterthis season . With a wealth of talent at their disposal,Mount will have winners all over the ground againsttheir more inexperienced opponents and will gostraight to the top of the ladder with a 58-pointvictory .

BRUNSWICK POWER v UHS-VUThe new kids on the block will host the students inwhat will be an interesting encounter. Both teamswill have a contingent of new players taking the fieldand will be keen to flex their muscles early in thematch. While Brunswick will improve as the seasongoes on, I cannot see them having the firepower tomatch the student's runners and as such, I am goingwith Uni High to romp home by 50 points .

Richmond Centrals has the bye .

PRESS CORRESPONDENTSI appreciate everyone's input and will endeavor toprint as much of your contributions as space willallow . So get your reports or comments to me by 9amon Monday to be included . The email address isgavanfvcleanevent .com .au .

SOCIAL

Bulleen Cobras - will be having a special memorialmatch today to honour Anthony "Fester" StewartGvhowas killed in the Bali Bombings . The club is holding

a special lunch, and supporters will be asked tomake a gold coin donation to go towards the Balifund . A minute's silence and other activities will beheld on the day to commemorate the occasion .Anthony played over 100 games between 1991 &1996, and 2001 . He was a great character who willbe sadly missed around the club.

TODAY'S -&r' __% S_ ® ®

D4 SEC'---'NBulleen Cobras v North Brunswick

St Marys v Old L'JestbourneEltham Collegians v Albert Parkat Elsternwick Park SundayBox Hill North v Mt Lilydale

Richmond Central has the byeBrunswick Power v UHS-VU

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D4 SectionALBERT PARKCoach : John AhemRes: Paul Shoppee

1 P. Smith2 S . Robinson (S)2 N. Pashas (R)3 R . Bake r4 G . Foster5 S . Allan6 J . Storey7 S . Venables8 C. Jackso n8 M. van Elewoud (R)9 P. Chambers10 M . Phillips11 A . Fleming12 T. Fraser (S)12 D. Overend (R)13 B. Payne14 M .Hyams15 D . Borley (S)15 J . Snorasson (R)

16 C. Roberton

17 D . McLellan18 J. Taylo r19 A . Steward20 K . Grace21 P. Shoppee22 J . Hannett23 B. Harries24 T. Green25 J . Wier26 L. Hopkins27 J . Breen28 R. Buckley29 J. Norman30 V. Surace31 S. McGuire32 A . Di'Mingo33 J . Murray34 T. Houston35 S. Toth36 J. Delbin37 L. Hogan38 J . Rowe39 D.'Odorico40 A. Graham41 B. Gould42 K . Daley43 J .Tsoukas44 B . Isard45 T. Bennetts46 N . Strang47 L . Tricarico48 T. Panayotou49 K . Gannon50 S . Mellis51 M . MacLeod52 M. Smith53 M . Williams54 J . Harnath55 A . Mandylaris56 J . Guzman57 J . Sutton58 M. Sullivan59 J. Bentley60 M . Dowdle62 A. Harper77 S. Garcia78 N. Neumann79 D . Quinlan

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BOX HILL NORTHCoach : Peter Armstrong

Res: Warren Drew

2 S . Smith2a A. Manno3 A.Odza3a S. Evans4 J. Potte r5 A . Pietersen5a A. Hutchinson5b A. Jenkins *6 D. Martini7 S. Stewart8 M. LaceyBe R . Chamberlain9 A . Sallantioglu10 S . Cook12 A. Dick14 L . Perry17 G. Cavallo18 G. Wilson19 L. Keillor20 K. Oldfield21 J . Hopes22 A. Steele23 J. Naumovski24 C. Ferri s27 T. Thoi28 Z . Veleski29 M. Rodgers31 C . Newbegin32 P. Mortimer33 W. Drew34 M . McCartin37 D . Woolridge38 G . Bennett40 J . Tsaclidis41 M . Takeshita42 A. Tarulli43 R . Doyle44 J. Garrett49 T. Ellis50 M. Tarulli53 I. Oldfield55 J . Pratt57 P. Woods65 C. Riscalla78 P. Steele80 C . Callis86 M . Heyes111 P. Armstron g

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BR"SWICK POWERCoe ;~i :,' . . Br :_er

Assist . Coach : Ross MorganRes : Greg Lovett

1 R. Baxter2 J. Hardaway3 B . Price4 D. Hayes5 L. Hope

6 B. Baksh7 W. Morgan

8 D. Gerdes9 L. Yowyeh

10 B. Bottomley11 N. Harrison12 G . Dow13 B. Hamilton

14 C. Emmerson15 F. Norris16 J. Lovett17 B. Brett18 R . Diantonia19 N . Bu x20 J . Cooper

21 B. Lovett22 J. Mcgrady23 M . Lovett24 G. Mcgowan

25 J . Slate r26 M . Smith27 A. Walsh28 B. Noonan29 J . Griggs30 L. Brett31 M . Crane32 P. Gall34 E . Lovett

35 F. Pike36 T. Lovett37 B. Brett38 S. Kemp

39 L . Brett40 R .fCrby41 L. Stephens42 S . Davis43 J . Comley44 R . Mainelli

45 F. Moffiin46 G. Frye r

47 M . Robinson48 R. Morgan

49 R . Green51 P. Laming52 D . Davis53 D. Hume54 P. Brett55 S. Weston56 T. Warburton57 R . Sikora60 G . Murray61 T. Holden62 J . Clayton63 R . Dantonia

64 A . Davi s

65 L. Griggs66 S. Islay67 T. Lovett68 M . Bond

BULLEEN COBRASCoach: Joe D'Angel o

Asst. Coach : Robert PasinatiRes. Coach : Jamie Redfern

I S. Fisher2 T.Onain3 S. Wigney

4 N. Cartledge4 I . Mcleo d5 R . Pasinati6 I . Baccini7 F. Bald i8 T. Mazzarella9 P. Aslangu l10 C . Powderham11 G . Fortun e12 J. Schemmeding13 N . Edga r14 A. Dejong15 J . Trinchi16 D . Trinchi17 B . Wilson18 J . Lowrie19 S . Trapman20 J . Moran21 N . Lykopandis22 M. Turner23 J . Redfern25 W. Olney26 J . D'Angelo27 J. Cartledge28 A. Foskett29 K. Kellett31 S . Mclaren32 C. Clements33 A. Cook34 M. D'Angelo35 M. Unwin36 P. Dall'oglio37 J . Paatsch38 G . Brown41 R . Rigoni43 C . Chan44 B . Saaksjarvi46 G. Reeves48 M . Soumelidis49 G . Anderton51 R . Rodrigues56 T. Mehre z69 L. Ditchbur n

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Coach: Scott Harrington Coach : David Keast Coach : Ange Sammartino Coach : Jeffrey WilsonReserves Coach : John Glare Res. Coach : Paul Cumme ll ord Res. Coach : Gary Cutler Res. Coach: Stephen Leitch

1 J. Baud 1 D. Johnson 1 S. Wernham 1 G. Robson2 S. Robins 2 P. Hayes 2 D. Adams 2 L. Johnston3 E. Savage 3 M . Brebner 3 G. Lattouf 3 S . Depiazza4 B, Doody 4 F. Varga 4 P. Dimarco 4 C . Lever5 D. Brick 5 R. McKenzie 5 W. McMahon 5 S. Hewitt6 T. Carter 6 M. Jelenc 5a G . Cutler 6 J. Horsburg h7 B. Rashid 7 C. Varga 6 D. Pizzari 7 A. Christo8 L. Sharpe 8 K . Maniscaichi (VC) 7 D. Magnuson 8 A. Horsburg h9 C. Watson 9 A . Del Biondo 8 D . Guppy 9 K. Murph y10 B . Marshall 11 C. Gibson 9 A . Sammartino 10 J . Wilsonit J . Mizzi 12 J . Commerford 10 W. Fawcett 11 M. Christo12 L. McDonald 13 A . Kidd 11 J. Boudoloh 12 B. Mattso n13 M . Luttick 14 C . Kennon 12 S . Care 13 J . Braha m14 K. Nelson 15 A . Bullerjahn 13 M . Ullo 14 T. Said15 L. White 16 D . Morrison 14 D . Newton 15 A. Board16 D. Barnett 18 V. Steer 15 H . Tsiaftas 16 S . Christo17 L. Daly 19 M . Leonard 16 S. Tsiattas 17 M . Aquilin e18 M . Chapple 20 J. Penhale 17 A. Kyriazis 18 D. Nikol a19 21 M . Cunningham 18 J. Verga 19 R. Aldridg e20 S . Jeal 22 M. Wells 19 S. Famulari 20 K . Johnso n21 M . Hart 23 B. Egan 20 L . Closter 21 L. Hudson22 J. Mckenzie 24 Luke Merrett 21 R . Santacroce 22 S . Anderson23 R . Watson 25 A. Delahunt 22 J . Freeman 23 S . Huntington24 K. Drummond 27 N . Pearce (VC) 23 J . Briffa 24 L. Fairfield25 R . Thomas 28 A. Costello 24 M . Aliani 25 J . Akaran a26 J. Glare Res C/C 30 A. Penhale 25 W. Duson 26 P. Mesman27 J. Stockdale 31 T. Hansford 26 J . Murphy 27 D . Billma n28 T. Barnett 32 P. Carolan (C) 27 M . Vaina 28 D . Slattery29 D . Howgate 33 C. Anderson 28 S . Gillard 29 D . Horsburgh30 M. Decker 34 L. Kellett 30 S . Healey 30 R . McMilla n31 B. Keleher 35 D. Callanan 31 J . Heck 31 M . Baulch32 C, Baud 36 T. Roche 32 B . Robertson 32 G . Jenkinson33 A. Howgate 37 B . Dunn 33 J . Rotella 33 D . Ben n34 J . Howgate 38 T. Van Duuren 34 M . Pisasale 34 S. Robert s35 G . Smith 39 L. Allanson 36 D. Carter 35 D . Rivalland36 T, Goonan 40 M . Rhodes 37 S . Shepherd 36 K. Pilsbury37 J . Gilbert 41 R . Katene 38 N . Wallmeyer 37 A. Leitch38 A. Tardif 42 M . Pereira 39 C . Rhook 38 J . Semmens39 F. Coonerry 43 D . Holloway 40 B . McCallum 39 M . Oldha mAn E. Baud 44 N . McConnell 41 C . Twaddle 40 S . Leitch

A. Mann 45 K . Fraser 41a G . Burrows 41 K. Mille rD. Buller 46 N . McConnell 42 J. Papanikolou 42 D. OllenbuttelP. Mann 47 C . Lonergan 43 J. Page 43 A. Runciman

48 S . Dougherty 44 S. Grist 44 B . Slatterys D. Wright 49 J. Hoffman 45 W. Kaadan 45 R. Wintl e

: . Jarvis 50 L . Senior 46 J. Polemicus 46 R. Skinner' B . Turney 52 B. Leek 47 N . Prestigiacomo 47 M . Pilsbury

53 D . Hicks 48 A. Pokrajak 48 T. Schole s5 B. Richardson 54 D . King 49 D . Lawton 49 B . Robinso n

55 M. Gridley 50 F. Ferrante 50 P. Habersatt56 H . Flanagan 51 P. Sorleto 51 L. Stevens57 C. Walsh 52 P. Brine 52 T. Best

D Monagatti 59 A. Cox 53 C. Pokrajak 53 J . Bourk eTodman 63 D. Prest 54 D. Hill 54 M . Crosswel l

A . Love 65 D. Burrows 55 M . Hill 55 A . MorrisonS Gathercole 66 D. Turner 56 R. Salloum 56 S . Chaffe y

67 Damian Smith 57 D. Ceravolo 57 T. EdwardsB. Evans 68 Neil Senior 58 N. Giovanoglou 58 I . Smit hJ. Panetta 70 Mark Matter 59 L. Molloy 59 A . Lipscombe

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1 B. Cox2 T. Quick3 T O'Sullivan4 R . Trotte r5 D . Tankovich6 G. Bunshaw8 G. Malcolm9 J . McGrath9 P. Karamicholos10 A . White11 S . Lake12 F. Macak15 C. Barry16 J . Birt17 P. Carew18 P. Moulday19 C . Quay20 A. Quick21 A . Jones22 A . Flores24 T. Guthrie25 A . Piani26 S . Baillie28 D. Green29 J . Stone32 Mark Harris33 M . Berimano34 J . Brook35 J . Howell38 M. Defreitas41 T. Slatter42 C . White42 S . Hoare45 K . Da y46 D . Hogan53 K . Pard y54 C. Cartwright54 S . Rawlings56 A. Titley57 E. Hill67 J . Lane69 T. Melville76 D . Phelan79 M. Coomber85 G.Jacobs86 G. Porteus87 D .Ingliss

ST.MARYS A.F.G.Coach : Michael Learmonth

1 T. Brow n2 B . Perelberg3 J . Carra- Capt4 N . Goldsworth y5 J . Dwyer - V1Capt6 A . Lan e7 A . Dwyer8 A. Zsembery9 R. Orme10 G . Koumantatakis11 J . Bernard i12 A. Webb13 J . Hill14 C. Goldsworthy15 M. Purcel l16 L . Anthony17 P. West18 B. Frail - Dvc19V.Ryan20 C . Handley21 M . Gilchrist22 R . Allen23 F. Harrison24 A . Latimer25 C. Bartlett26 P. Mulcahy27 M . Banks28 J. Innes29 P. Harrison30 P. Watson31 D . Thomson32 P. Rheining33 M .Ohalloran34 A . Pakovski35 G. Theoharris36 E . Evan s37 L. Vincent39 T. Milla r41 B . Graetzer43 M . Chamberlin44 M . Robinson45P.Ran46 J . Vincen t47 P. Rousis48 D . Morcom49 G . Schembri50 A . Wibawa51 M . Deboer52 C . Weller53 B . Armitstead54 J . Wright55 B . Boyes57 D. Watson58 B. Lewi s59 K. Mclennan60 G . Mille r61 N . Jackson62 G . Pilikidis63 P. Roseman64 M . Elli s65 S . Roseman66 C . Roseman67 M . Maschette68 N . Procto r69 J . Handy - Dvc70 N. Luce71 S . Amoore76 J . Wedrien80 J . Clarke88 A. Ballantyne

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1 M . Wrigh t2 R. Thorp3 J . Nation4 L. Gorringe5 S. Mottram6 S. Cracknell7 D . Zulick i8 M.Gerolemou910 P. Burns11 D . Forbes12 W. Smith13, N . Rose14 M . Butera15 J .Jacks16 J . Tate17 C.Langendorf18 A. Hellne r19 J . Uebergang20 G . Madrigrano21 G .O'Gradie22 G . Mandalis23 G . Ternes24 N . Hahn25 S . Haynes26 P. Thomas27 A . Cusick28 P. Sklevenitis29 K. Webe r30 J . Partridge31 P. Dolence32 J . Michael33 J . Strangio34

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SECTION 1Forget about Shane Warne and put those golfclubs away for another six months, as finallythe pre-season slog is behind us and we getdown to business . Footy's back, and it kicksoff this afternoon with the first instalment ofwhat promises to be an exciting and very evenseason ahead . Old Melburnians are the onlycasualties from 2002 and Old EssendonGrammarians now enter the fray .

Old Brighton attempt to become the eighthteam to record back to back J .S Mc CannCups and they have suffered an interruptedcampaign with the resignation of last season'sPremiership Coach, Richard Obee, five week'sago . Today, they host the last team to win twoflags in a row, Old Xaverians . The visitorshave had strong numbers during the offseason and are looking to eclipse thememories of last year's preliminary final loss .I believe that will be enough incentive forthem to win . Watch for Scanlon and Corkoranto be prominent.

St .Kevins are at home to the only new side for2003, last year's Section Two champs, Old

Essendon Grammarians . It's always a tough

assignment stepping up the grades and thelads from Keilor can expect a physicalwelcome to the top flight at Righetti, this

afternoon, with the Skevvies still smarting

from its Grand Final thumping. The home

side is on a mission and today there will be no

slip up .

The Caulfield Grammarians boast former A-Grade Coach, Geoff Reilley, at the helm thisseason, and are the likely big improvers . Theiropponents Marcellin, last year's Eliminationfinalist, will again be thereabouts and thisshould be a cracking contest . Both teamspossessing many small, hard running, silkyskilled players. The Fields will use theRacecourse advantage and win, by a nose .

Old Scotch and De La Salle face off atCamberwell and both teams will be keen for avictorv to kick start their season . TheScotchies have impressed new coach LachlanWaterman, with their enthusiasm and energy

on the

t r a c k,Nickless and

Ackroyd acouple of

standouts . Dennis Bilston's De La, alwaysprovide physical opposition and every Scotchpossession will be hard earned, however thehome team will be just a shade more polished,and claim the points .

Uni Blues and St. Bernard's square off in arepeat of last week's practice game . I am sureboth coaches have emphasised last week'sresult is irrelevant and the real stuff startstoday. The Blues have a host of players fromlast season including Bradley and McPhail,and will run the game right out, but I feel itwill be the Bernie's, who were not far awayfrom finals action last year that will be toostrong.

SECTION 2Section two kicks off this weekend with anumber of exciting fixtures, as new coachesand new players aim to impress in their fir

s outing of the season.

Riding a wave of success after claiming their

fourth consecutive premiership, OldCamberwell enter the unfamiliar territory oi

section two, hoping to continue an impeccable

run of form into the new season . The eastern

suburbs club has seen several notable

personnel changes in the off-seasonincluding the departure of award-winninf

coach Michael Sigalas from the youth ranks

Filling the void will be club great AnsorBrownless, who should have little troublf

continuing Ziggy's legacy, as Camberwel

meets Werribee at home .

Also new to section two are the Old Paradianswho face a rousing initiation in round one, ahome to Hampton Rovers . The Rovers boasconsiderable squad depth, yet the match is oithe Paradians' home turf, and in a closcontest, the home team should victor.

Elsewhere across the city Beaumaris play Ol :

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trouble overcoming lesser opposition ; therecently relegated Melburnians still sufferingfrom a humiliating season up in the top flight.

Narrowly missing the opportunity to contestfor the 2002 title, Old Trinity face a toughround one challenge, away to Old Ivanhoe . Ina game that could go either way, Ivanhoe havea substantial list to choose from, while Trinityhave shown promising pre-season form, andin what looks to be a tight battle, Trinityshould sneak home .

The final game of the round pits last year'srunner-up Ormond, against Mazenod OC .Undoubtedly eyeing off a top two position thisseason, the Monds should avenge adisappointing show on grand final day lastyear, and record a comfortable victory over theGlen Waverley based club .

SECTION THREEAn amalgamation of teams from last seasonssection three, blue and red, will compete forthe 2003 title this coming year, as well asnewcomers Collegians Football Club, who re-enter the under nineteen's competition underthe leadership of Andrew Kenneally .

Tireless endeavor during the off-season has

ensured that the Wesley-based club will beable to take to the field this season, and what

better reintroduction to the competition thana meeting with St Bernards (2), red section

premiers in 2002 . Despite fielding theirsecond rate side, St Bernards go into the

match as overwhelming favourites, and

should kick start season 2003, with animpressive away win .

Also promoted to section three, the Monash

Blues, with premiership-winning coachDennis Grace still at the helm, meet losing

preliminary finalists Rupertswood, in what

should be one of the rounds most entertainingfixtures . The Monash Blues are the reining

blue-section premiers, yet Rupertswood havethe experience, and subsequently

Rupertswood should victor, in a nail-bitingencounter.

Elsewhere, AJAX will struggle as theyentertain Old Carey at home, while the NorthOld Boys should overcome Therry Penola, in aclose and exciting affair.

Finally with the withdrawal of Whitefriarsfrom the 2003 competition, MHSOB spend anextra week on the training track, p ri ming

selves for their seasons start next week .

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I SECTION BLUEWhat a BIG off season it has been in Under 19

Section Blue since the Premiership deciderlast September . No less than SIX team

changes from the EIGHT that contested lastyear's pennant . The 2002 Grand Finalcombatants, Monash Blues and Ajax are no

longer Blue Boys, having both moved intoSection Three . We introduce the Oakleigh

Clays and St .Johns into the mix, and welcome

back John Howard, and the lads from GlenEira, for another tilt at the title . On the

negative side, we have the recent departureand withdrawal from Old Geelong, meaning a

nine team competition . Picking winners fromweek to week, and eventual Champions, is

going to be no easy feat and the only certain

thing I can tell you, is that the MentonePanthers, will not lose in Round 1, they havethe BYE .

The Oakleigh Krushers kick off the year witha home game against new boys, St. Johns .The K's have lost a few players from lastseason but the Preliminary Finalists are

looking to mount a serious title assault in2003. They will be eager for some strongshowings from big Daniel Zula, numerous

hard ball gets from Sean Earle and the livelygoal sense of Michael Jordan (not that one) .

The Jocs are looking forward to testingthemselves on the beautiful Scammell

Reserve, with midfielders Kano and Chalky,likely to be in the thick of it . The Doveton boys

will try hard and get better as the seasonprogresses, but I reckon the Krushers will

have enough experience today .

After standing out of the 2002 season, PackerReserve is once again home to Glen Eira,Under 19 football, Today, the boys fromBentleigh, take a hop, step and a jump to lineup in their season opener against theSainters . The B's struggled for much of theseason last year and will be keen to put in astrong performance and build somemomentum for the year ahead . You can beassured that Glen Eira coach, John Howard'sside will be passionate and have a fierceattack on the ball, at the end of the day Ibelieve it will be The Sainters to again sing thesong, and "March In" .

The Tigers host South Melbourne Districtsthis afternoon and the visitors are looking toimprove on last years dismal showing .Unfortunately, Brindisi Street is never an easyvenue to go to and take the points, especiall y

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DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION SEASON2003The F.I .D .A. season kicks off this week atParkville . We have all teams playing atthis venue and look like having a big dayof F.I .D .A. football . This season we haveamalgamated division 1& 2 into a newbigger division 1 with 11 teams and asmaller division 2 that has four sides .

sides have been putting in a bi gpreseason from all reports and should bewell drilled and ready to go . Division 1has had many changes, Karingal hasboth sides in the one division and shouldprove to once again be a power house inthe competition . Last year's premiers inDivision 1 Ballarat look like continuingthere good form and Broadmeadowshave been recruiting and may be able totake the next step and get onto theground on that final day in August . Myspies tell me that Parkside have beenputting in the hard yards on the track ashave Port Colts the former Sth YarraLions and Division 2 premiers .

Mambourin Tigers have had a big cleanout of players from last year and are in a

rebuilding process this year. Ovens andMurray Jets are now established in thecompetition and look like having a redhot go this year. Maribyrnong have a newteam structure and are busy recruitingnew players as this article is beingwritten . Bulleen Templestowe have alsoput in a big preseason and should hit theground full of running . Ringwood havealso restructured and could be thesurprise packet of the competition .

Division 2 has four sides and all of themlook like having an even competition thisseason . Broadmeadows could be theform side if they can continue with lastyear's momentum. Port Colts will also bea likely contender and Ovens andMurray Jets may also give it a shake thisyear as their players can now draw onlast season's experiences to get themthrough. The smokey of the season couldbe Moonee Valley as word has it thatthey have recruited well and have somepast players making a comeback tostrengthen their ranks.

The executive wishes all teams the bestof luck for the upcoming season .

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This Sun : Eltham.OC v. Albert Park

North 0~ : B(ys v . Hampton Rovers

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Scott Mollard, Old Xaverians .Unduly rough play, 3 matches .

Timothy Ellis, Werribee . Tripping,4 matches .

Justin Hoffman, Werribee

(Reserves) . Kicking, 6 matches .

*Justin Wallis, Marcellin

(Reserves) . Striking, 2 matches .

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Jasc_ = erinell, St . Leos Emmaus .Striking, 4 matches .

Will Gullifer, St . Kevins (Under-19) . Misconduct, 2 matches .

rns 0 C aril SouthMelbourne Districts charged with

a melee in their reserve match

played on Saturday September

14, 2002 at Cheltenham Reserve .

Both clubs accepted theprescribed penalty of $ 100 (firstoffence in a 3 year period) .

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Winning EdgePresentations

CLUB XVIII FOOTBALL - 2003There has been recent necessary changesto the structure of Club XVIII football for2003 .

The following is a statement regarding theprocess to date .

In October of each season clubs are askedto advise the VAFA of the number of teams,in all sections within the VAFA, that theyare planning on fielding the followingseason. Clubs are also asked to indicatewhich section they would prefer to fieldU19 and Club XVIII teams . ThISpreliminary planning is done to assist withthe drafting of all VAFA fixtures givenSenior, U19 and Club XVIII fixtures onmany occasions need to compliment oneanother to assist clubs and ground usage .

In February 2003 after discussions with anumber of Club XVIII stakeholders allclubs who had indicated their intention tofield a team in Club XVIII in 2003 weresurveyed with a two options in relation tothe structure of the sections . In essenceclubs were given the opportunity to choosebetween playing either in a gradedcompetition with (3) sections determinedby ability, or have a Section 1 with twogeographical sections.

Of the (24) clubs who would have beencompeting in either the geographicalsections (North 8U South) or the gradedsections (2&3) (11) indicated they wouldprefer the geographical option, (6)indicated they would prefer to play in thegraded system and (7) teams withdrew asrequired before the March 3 deadline .

On this basisfixtures wereplanned anddiscussion took place with a number ofclubs regarding promotion to Section 1following relatively strong performancesover recent years .

The goal was to have an (8) team Section 1 .The geographical sections were thenplanned as two sections of (10) teams . Thiswas not to be case and after muchnegotiation a (6) team Section 1 wasdrafted, with a view for 2004 that Section 1would become a (10) team fixture with thepromotion of both North and South sectionGrand Finalists .

Monash Blues and Old Ivanhoe wereadvised they would not be promoted toSection 1 and so joining their respectiveSouth and North sections .

Fixtures were then finalised anddistributed to clubs .

Old Geelong withdrew from South Sectionmaking it a (9) team draw with a bye.

Old Scotch (Section 1) and Old Paradians(North) withdrew leaving a (5) team Section1 and a (9) team North Section . This wasan unworkable situation and furthernegotiation took place to fill the void left bythe withdrawal of Old Scotch with a teamfrom North Section . The offer was refused .

Old Geelong asked to be re-included inSouth Section and hence were accepted .

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The situation with two weeks before thebeginning of the scheduled season was we

had a (5) team Section 1, (9) team NorthSection and a (10) team South section .Twenty four clubs in three unevensections, in terms of numbers was anundesirable situation and hence thedecision was made to have three sections

of (8) .

Old Melburnians advised the VAFA they;Till not be fielding team on March 31 .Marcellin was promoted from NorthSection to Section 1 along with the other2003 geographical Gr and Finalists Old

Iv anhoe, Collegians and Monash Blues. Abye being created in North section .Clubs were advised of the new structureand the reasons behind the changes. Theseason was put back a week and wouldcommence on April 12 to allow for fixturingand clubs to find alternative venues whereclashes exist .

The structure of relegation promotionwould be that teams finishing in 7th and8th position in Section 1 would berelegated to their respective geographicalsections in 2004, while the (4) GrandFinalists from the two geographicalsections would be promoted to Section 1for 2004 - creating a (10) team competition .

The above structure was based on clubfeedback gained in late February of thisyear. CLUBS IN THE MAIN REQUESTEDTO PLAY IN A GEOGRAPHICAL FORMATAS OPPOSED TO RELATIVE ABILITY.

All clubs were advised of the VAFA'sdecision and moreso were advised that for2003 the abovementioned structure wouldremain in place - it was non-negotiablebased on the February survey of clubs andthe urgency to have the Club XVIII seasonbegin .

Clubs are welcomed to submit a collective

submission to the VAFA Executive Seminarfor consideration of the structure of ClubXVIII football for 2004, and we encouragethat clubs do so collectively. At the end ofthe day however we must cater for themajority of clubs in this case .

Club XVIII has never had a formalisedrelegation promotion system, mainly dueto the fact that the competition itself had a"social" philosophy to it. The competitionhas evolved and serves many differentpurposes for clubs, some social, others asa serious third senior side .

Clubs are asked to consider seriously whatthe philosophy of their Club XVIII side isand will be for the future . The VAFA ismore than willing to meet club requests inrelation to the future structure, howeverbased on information received from clubsin February of this season the structure for2003 is set and will remain in place until asubmission is received, considered andaccepted to override the current system -which would only be implemented for the2004 season - at the earliest .

Phil Stevens on behalf of VAFA CHAIRMAN

TODAY'S MATCHES

CLUB XVIII (1 )Prahran v St Kevins

Old Melburnians v Old Xaverians

Old Scotch v De La SalleCLUB XVIII (NORTH)

Old Carey v Old TrinityOld Ivanhoe v Fitzroy Reds

Old Essendon Or v MarcellinUniversity Blacks v Old Paradians

Old Xaverians (2) v Therry Penola O B

CLUB XTIII (SOUTH)Eley Park AFC v Monash Blues

Hawthorn Amateurs v Mazenod 0 COld Brighton v Whitefriars

AJAX v St Leos Emmaus WPCollegians v Bye

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o Name the grid sqr~-,re where youthink the ball was in the original photo .

,~ i : (a) Weekly. Successful entrants who correctly nominate the gridsquare in which the majority of the ball was, will each receive in the maila Sportscover voucher which, when presented at the canteen a tSportscover Arena (Elsternwick Park) will entitle the bearer to either oneSchweppes drink or one Four 'N' Twenty pie with any other purchase of aSchweppes drink or Four 'N' Twenty pie .

The winners' names and original photo (showing where the ball was) wil lappear in each subsequent issue of the "Amateur Footballer" .

°NTE R: One entry per person . Tear off entry section whichappears down right hand side of this page, till in and man 'to :VAFA PO Box 359 Elsternrvick 3185or p/copy and fax to 95312 050 .Entry to be received by noon Tuesday following each round .

Prizes for the Sportscover Spot the Ball Competition are kindly donate dby Four 'N' Twenty Pies and Schweppes .

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