VAFA Premier Grand Final, 2013

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME

SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2013

OLD XAVERIANS v ST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERS

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Welcome to Premier Grand Final Day, the

showpiece day for Amateur Football and

again we hope you all enjoy our special

full colour A4 edition of the Amateur Foot-

baller. Each premiership team should be

encouraged to secure a few copies as a

memento.

What an exciting time of year this is for so

many of our clubs. The week just past saw 20

of the VAFA’s 26 premierships decided and

for the fi rst time a very successful Woodrow

Medal count held at Crown’s River Room.

Congratulations to De La Salle’s Jake Williams

on his win in the Woodrow Medal.

Congratulations to each and every player,

coach, and offi cial that now carry the pre-

miership title as well. I would like to par-

ticularly like to congratulate the teams that

won senior premierships as the rewards

that these bring to the club live on for years

to come.

One of our newest clubs Northern Blues,

performed magnifi cently through the fi -

nals. They defeated Eley Park to win a pre-

miership in their fi rst year fi elding a sen-

ior team in the VAFA. Their win has even

greater signifi cance when you consider

they won the fl ag coming from sixth place

in our new fi nal six format. There were cer-

tain to be questions about the prospect of

rewarding mediocrity by having a fi nal six

but the fact Northern Blues won the pre-

miership by defeating all top three teams

in the fi nals show the depth we have in our

sections.

Also deserving our plaudits are Kew who

won the Division 3 title and ended a 34

year wait for a senior premiership. The club

had a hugely successful day also winning

the Division 3 Reserve Grand Final and the

club’s U18 completed the perfect season to

win that premiership also. Ian Aitken is the

coach of both the senior and U18 teams

and I doubt there are many coaches that

have won two premierships in the same

year, let alone the same day.

Therry Penola won the Division 2 premier-

ship, bouncing back from a semi fi nal loss

to defeat Yarra Valley. The premiership is

well deserved for a club that has been so

prolifi c this season and will celebrated long

into the summer months. Hampton Rov-

ers won the Division 1 premiership having

been the top team for most of the season.

Rovers had spent the previous seasons on

the lower rungs of the ladder, so to bounce

back to Premier C with a fl ag is a great re-

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ward to the club offi cials and players that

have been through the tough times.

The Premier C Grand Final was a thriller

with Old Ivanhoe claiming the premiership

over the more fancied Mazenod. Old Ivan-

hoe were able to implement a game plan

that matched the powerful Mazenod team

on the day and like the Rovers, Old Ivanhoe

bounce straight back up a section a year af-

ter being relegated.

On Sunday afternoon at Sportscover Arena a

large crowd witnessed a fantastic Premier B

Grand Final that saw Old Brighton triumph by

8 points over Old Trinity. Old Brighton ended

their senior premiership drought of 16 years,

holding off a desperate Old Trinity. We often

forget how rare premiership success can be.

Just because a club has been up and down

the sections does not mean they are winning

premierships.

So we arrive at the fi nal three games of the

year. Premier Grand Final Day already has a

special feeling about it. The move to have

the Premier Grand Final on its own as the

last club football day in the year has al-

ready been discussed, however already the

feeling is that this is a good thing for the

competition. With a standalone grand fi nal

hopefully as many VAFA supporters and

players as possible are enticed to watch the

top two teams go head to head.

The VAFA year does not end here. In the

coming weeks we send an U18 team to

New Zealand and a senior representative

side to Ireland to play international rules

matches against Irish clubs. You will be able

to get coverage of these matches through

vafa.com.au. It was another successful year

for our representative program with wins

against South Australia (U23) and AFL Vic

Country in both senior and U19 level plus

our Premier B- Division 4 side suff ered a

loss to the country number 2 team by the

narrowest of margins.

On behalf of the VAFA Board, the staff and

all our volunteers I would like to wish you

all a safe and enjoyable break in the off sea-

son. Good luck to all competing teams to-

day and to the senior teams, Old Xaverians

and St Bedes/Mentone Tigers, we all know

it will be another fantastic advertisement

for amateur football.

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Michael Hazell

President VAFA

DRAW – Xavs in extra time

Michael Sholly

VAFA CEO

Old Xaverians by 7

Tim Noonan

VAFA GM Football Operations

St Bedes Mentone Tigers by 21

Brian Goodman

VAFA GM Umpires

Old Xaverians by 22

Andrew Demetriou

CEO AFL

Old Xaverians by 12

Peter Siddle

Australian Cricketer

Old Xaverians by 34

Tim Watsom

SEN, Channel 7

Old Xaverians by 32

Eddie McGuire

Triple M - Fox Footy

Old Xaverians by 24

Max McGraw

VAFA Man of Mystery

Old Xaverians by 21

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How much can we take from the fact that the last time the U19 Premier Section Pre-miership was won by St Bedes/Mentone Tigers was the same year that their senior team won the Premier Section premiership at their fi rst attempt? Also the fact that the baby Tigers last week went in as underdogs against a more fancied Old Xaverians that had beaten them a fortnight earlier. Do any of these things matter coming into today’s game? They say footy is played above the shoulders, so if the adult Tigers can chan-nel a few of these things in the back of their head then anything is possible. We have already seen a couple of upsets in senior Grand Finals this year so don’t think light-ening can’t strike thrice.

Before a more detailed look at today, a quick assessment of last week’s preliminary fi nal. University Blacks needed to bring all their brutal strength and goal scoring pow-er of the previous week to make it past St Bedes/Mentone however the Blacks never got going. They lost every quarter except the last when a spirited revival started all too late.

St Bedes/Mentone Tigers came out with sting in their tail and played an aggressive brand of football from the outset. Blacks re-sponded after quarter time but late goals to the Tigers allowed them to kick away. At one stage in the third term the Tigers had a lead of over 40 points before a fi nal quar-ter challenge from the Blacks saw them re-duce the gap to 20 points with 10 minutes to play.

However St Bedes/Mentone steadied and were able to seal a grand fi nal berth with a late goal to win by 27 points. The Tigers lost key forward Michael Curcio who did his hamstring is will be ruled out of today.

In 2013 University Blacks put a up a su-preme eff ort. Both their seniors and re-serves teams made preliminary fi nals, their football style and game plan stood up to the rigours of Premier and they were able to attract some key recruits to the club that were the envy of a few teams. It was a substantially better performance this time compared to their last return to the top section. And to add a cherry on top, they fi nished above Blues. Although I am sure

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with a new pavvy for 2014, the prospect of a few more derbies would have excited even the most rusted on Blacks.

The Tigers have made a third Grand Final in six years (all under diff erent coaches) and if there is such a thing as club culture intel-lectual property then you could do worse than send a spy to Brindisi to bottle some of what they have. Aided by a multitude of brothers the family feel of this merged alumni and community club is where so much of their on fi eld energy comes from. That and a group of seriously talented foot-ballers. The Doherty’s are the brotherly recruits of the year. Chris Mangoni (Rising Star Winner) is a jet and we have quickly learnt about the damage players like Kean, Glennen and McGettigan can cause in just a couple of minutes of football. Did we for-get someone? Three more sets of brothers, from Wintles to Richards to Tyquins. You can only play at the Tigers if you have a brother. They have the talent but so too do the opposition.

Old Xaverians had their own brothers tear-ing it up in the fi rst half of this year as the Ambrose’s went berserk on the competi-tion. That Pat can’t play today is disappoint-ing in full fl ight he was the stand out CHF this year but that pesky post June 30 rule for VFL players caught him out there. Mur-phy will saddle up though and he has more than able company in midfi eld. Kennedy just gets better by the week and imagine if his brother were available too. Darvell and Ball (another ineligible brother) are all class in the guts and the return of Allen and the inclusion of Waller makes this midfi eld group the best in the competition. Xavs also have the best two forwards in Handley and Goss (not forgetting Ambrose) that the Tigers will have to worry about. Goss has had a brilliant season. He is better than a regular small forward as he is outstanding in the air too and I doubt if there is a better kick for goal in community football.

So where does this leave us? Despite the fact you should never write off a team that seemingly is playing for second – there in lies the danger. Most think Old Xaverians should win - a poll on vafa.com.au during this week had Xavs winning 60%-40%. De-

spite all the mind games and mental tor-ment that players, coaches and supporters will go through, the physical contest will happen on the other side of the white line and all things being equal, Old Xaverians should win their 13th top fl ight fl ag by 21 points

Old Xaverians v St Bedes/Mentone Tigers

Premier ResultsST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS v. UNIVERSITY BLACKS

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 3.6, 7.8, 11.13, 12.15 (87)University Blacks 0.1, 3.6, 5.8, 8.12 (60)

GOALS:

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers: P. Kean 2, D. Porter 2, P. McGettigan 2, T. Tyquin 2, S. Richards 1, M. Barnes 1, A. Kane 1, J. Murnane 1

University Blacks: A. Pattison 3, B. McCauley 2, T. Napier 1, J. Gaylor 1, H. Lacey 1

BEST:

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers: P. Kean, C. Mangoni, T. Doherty, L. Wintle, P. Wintle, D. Porter

University Blacks: A. Pitt, T. Napier, C. Roberts, T. Howgate, A. Pattison, B. Mahon

Premier Reserve ResultsUNIVERSITY BLACKS v. OLD SCOTCH

Old Scotch 3.2, 6.9, 7.11, 13.14 (92)University Blacks 4.6, 4.7, 8.8, 9.10 (64)

GOALS:

Old Scotch: J. Furey 3, N. Allen 3, J. Davis 2, M. Seed 2, S. Wilcox 1, E. Furey 1, R. Wills 1

University Blacks: I. Anderson 2, S. Yule 2, H. Clemons 1, A. Jesse 1, A. Williamson 1, J. Bismire 1, J. Crameri 1

BEST:

Old Scotch: J. Furey, N. Allen, J. Davis, R. Wills, C. McDonough, M. Seed

University Blacks: J. Bismire, H. Clemons, S. McNamara, A. Williamson, R. Humann, J. Steadman

Premier Thirds ResultsUNIVERSITY BLUES v. COLLEGIANS

University Blues 3.2, 5.2, 10.3, 12.5 (77)Collegians 0.6, 4.10, 6.11, 7.17 (59)

GOALS:

University Blues: A. Walsh 3, H. Hanlon 2, J. Hood 2, J. Cowland 1, A. Wettenhall 1, J. Cliff ord 1, N. MacRae 1, A. Smith 1

Collegians: J. Ashman 4, M. Parrent 2, N. Crema 1

BEST:

University Blues: A. Wettenhall, J. Wood, E. Ratcliff e, D. Gumley, N. MacRae, J. Cliff ord

Collegians: A. Baxter, N. Crema, G. Jones, E. Cordner, M. Parrent, J. Ashman


People might question the temerity of hav-ing 8 Old Xaverians in the Big V representa-tive side this year and sure, it does seem un-fair but the great thing about Old Xaverian footballers is you know what you are going to get every time they run out onto a foot-ball fi eld. This year is no exception. It is not to say you don’t get that from other clubs but for one reason or another there is just an exceptional level of consistency about this football club. This year alone they have had six of their seven teams make it to Grand Finals. Their senior team plays today in their 15th Premier Section Grand Final in the past 19 seasons and if you ask any Old Xav – this is still not enough.

Perennial fi nalists it has been almost 3 seasons since their 12th Premier Section premiership in 2010 and at the start of this season it was looking like 2013 wasn’t to be the year either. A 0-2 (losses to De La Salle and Blacks) had the possibility of being 0-3 had they fallen in the Grand Final rematch with Collegians. But it wasn’t and the Colle-gians win was the start of a sequence of six wins on the trot. The two most convincing wins were mauling’s of Old Scotch at Cam-berwell and of Beaumaris at Toorak Park.

The winter wet made matters interesting for most clubs as injuries and lack of places to properly train too their toll and they took their toll on Old Xavierians too. A late venue

change of their home match from Toorak Park to the smaller Stradbroke Park gifted St Bedes/Mentone the fi llip they needed to hold out for a one point win against the mighty red and blacks.

The competition was aware that Xavs were just building though and in case any re-minder was needed – the naming of 8 Old Xavierians in the fi nal Big V 22 was as good an indication as any that Xavs had a strong and deep lineup this year.

Since that loss at Stradbroke it has only been a W that has appeared next to every result. Brendan Goss continued to kick his almost mandatory fi ve goals a week and Matt Handley was getting into stride too. An away win at De La Salle another dis-missal of Old Scotch – this time on the lush playing fi elds of Xavier College – and a tor-menting of Uni Blues were the next three wins.

A slugfest in the mud of Banksia saw Xavs eclipse the Sharks in a low scoring aff air before a come from behind win against St Bernards at home. A depleted Old Carey was a stroll in the park as Xavs recorded one of their biggest wins for some time. Then it was a hard fought win over St Be-des/Mentone bayside that silenced any doubters that Xavs were fl at track bullies.

Blacks challenged for sustained periods at Toorak Park but again Xavs were able to

OLD XAVS YEAR IN REVIEW - ALMOST THE PERFECT SEASON

When in full fl ight St Bedes/Mentone Ti-gers are one of the most exciting teams to watch. They make the opposition seem su-perfl uous as they run past and push off de-fenders with consummate ease, it is a sight to behold. Here in lies the conundrum. Whilst St Bedes/Mentone Tigers have sometimes obliterated and often demor-alised the opposition with exciting bursts of football, the high octane brand cannot be sustained for an entire 100 minutes.

Season 2013 started badly for the Tigers, the promoted Beaumaris kicked a cricket score in their fi rst outing in Premier. Since the Tigers have played in Premier Section, their average travel time to away games is upwards of half an hour and perhaps the prospect of a local derby and the Sharks fi rst ever match in Pre-mier got the better of them.

Round 2 saw the Tigers hold on for a fi ve point win against the eventual wooden spooners Old Carey. Whilst we weren’t to know the struggles Old Carey would have this year, on refl ection it was an indication that things hadn’t quite clicked at Brindisi St yet. A 51 point home loss to Old Scotch on Anzac Day had a few locals wondering if 2013 would be another challenging year as 2012 had been and a loss to Blacks at the Uni had the Tigers sitting 1-3.

An important home win against an equally

desperate Collegians was the catalyst for greater things. Big wins over St Bernards (H), De La Salle (A), Uni Blues (H) were followed by a nail biting one point victory over the new ladder leaders Old Xaverians at Stradbroke Park. Five wins on the trot including the re-cent scalp of Old Xavs was bookended by a loss to an Old Scotch side on the rise.

Wins against Blacks and Collegians again, plus a hard fought victory over the battling Old Carey had the Tigers believing that a double chance was in reach. Another dis-mantling of De La Salle and a win at St Ber-nards allowed the Tigers to move into the top two at the expense of Blacks.

Lying in wait were Old Xaverians and for a second time this year the game was tight but Xavs managed to consolidate their op-portunities and were able win at Brindisi St where no one else could do so all year.

Even with just a two point buff er to Blacks in second spot motivation seemed low as the Tigers just held on against a desperate Uni Blues trying to save their season. Their fi nal game almost resembled their previ-ous outing with a brilliant fi nal quarter resulting in what appeared a comfortable fi ve goal win.

The Tigers carried their form of the past fortnight into the second semi against Old Xavs. They played an electric period of foot-

ST BEDES A YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 – YEAR OF THE TIGER?ball and that was it. Where as those bursts were good enough to extinguish Blues and the Sharks, Xavs never succumb that eas-ily. The semi was one of those days you just write off and forget.

They bounced back against a Uni Blacks side that had perhaps spent their tickets a week prior. Nevertheless prelims still have to be won and St Bedes/Mentone Tigers can be confi dent they found a little form heading into a fourth crack at Old Xavs today.

KEY STATS OF 2013

• Wins 14 Losses 6

• Players used: 36

• Biggest win: 92 points R8 Uni Blues

• Biggest loss: 121 points R1 Beaumaris

• Best win streak: 5 wins

• Leading goal kicker: Shaun Glennen 28

• Leading vote getter: Simon Richards

move up a gear when required to win that match with ease before a dead rubber at the Trott sealed the fate of Collegians worst campaign in four years.

Old Xavs coaching and players staff might not say so but the won the semi fi nal with plenty in reserve and an extra week off has them primed for a tilt at yet another pre-miership today.

KEY STATS

• Wins: 16 Losses: 3

• Players used: 43

• Biggest win: 134 points R15 Old Carey

• Biggest loss: 10 points R1 De La Salle

• Best win streak: 10

• Leading goal kicker: Brendan Goss 77

• Leading vote getter: Chris Waller


No. Name Goals Behinds1 Jake Williams3 Andrew Pasceri4 Matt Jenkinson6 Ben Kennedy7 Michael Darvell (VC)8 Andy Biddlecombe9 Damian Lynch

11 Luke Howard12 Brendan Goss16 Brad Rogerson17 Chris Larkins18 John Shaw20 Marcus Allan21 Chris Waller23 Lachie Smith24 Sam Tagliabue26 Nick Wynne29 Matt Handley30 Murphy Ambrose31 Matt Ball (C)32 Oliver Gidley33 James Ulbrick34 Ryan Colbert36 David Sapuppo40 Sam Lees41 Esmond Prowse42 Louis Tiernan

Coach: Nick Bourke & Dom Berry

Assistants: Ted Woodruff, Tom Maule, James Walker & Rob Dillon

Coach: Mick Dwyer

Assistants: Jamie Shanahan,Steve Lawrence, Greg Siwes

OLD XAVERIANS

PREMIER GRAND FINAL

ST BEDES MENTONE TIGERS

2:30pm Saturday 21 September - Sportscover Arena

Greatest winning margin: 103 points in 1930 Old Melburnians 23.16.154 d Elsternwick 7.9.51

Smallest margin: 2 points in 1970 Caulfi eld Gr. (14.18) 14.18.102 d Coburg (15.10) 15.10.100

Average winning margin: 29

Old Xaverians

12 Premier Premierships

1981, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010

St Bedes Mentone Tigers

1 Premier Premiership 2008

No. Name Goals Behinds1 Paul Wintle2 Luke Wintle4 Patrick Kean6 Tom Garside7 Stephen Doherty8 Tim Doherty9 Chris Richards10 Michael Wintle11 Simon Richards (C)12 Tom Tyquin13 Patrick Tyquin14 Hayden Jeans15 Hiwad Shaikaib16 Shaun Glennen18 Alex Kane19 James Murnane21 Sam D’Andrea25 Dean Porter26 Michael Barnes27 Cameron Hansen30 Chris Mangoni34 Jack O’Kearney37 Jaryd Robertson39 Brett Denton64 Peter McGettigan66 Damien Waters70 Luke Terrell

PREMIER STATS


PREMIER RESERVESGRAND FINAL

11:50am Saturday 21 September - Sportscover Arena

Coach: Matt O’Hanlon

Assistants: Peter Darvell & Jon Mercuri

OLD XAVERIANS

2 Chris Santalucia3 Andrew Pasceri4 Matt Jenkinson9 Damian Lynch

13 Cauley Beetham14 Josh Douglas17 Chris Larkins22 Louis Denton23 Lachie Smith27 Damian Ryan28 Matt Romanin32 Oliver Gidley33 James Ulbrick35 Ed Lachal36 David Sapuppo37 Dan Harangozo

38 Matt Douglas39 Michael Hannan43 Nick Pepperell44 Matt Walsh (C)48 Sam Franklyn49 John Pintal50 Fraser Paterson51 Matt Margin59 Robert Ralph60 Hugh Symon62 Dan Curtain

PREMIER THIRDSGRAND FINAL

9:30am Saturday 21 September - Sportscover Arena

Coach: Patrick Halpin

Assistants: Nick Butler

OLD XAVERIANS

3 T Parker4 J Hanger6 J Smith8 J Preece9 S Ross10 A Torre12 M Dimattina13 J Evans15 C Smith17 J Sleeman19 A Sorrenti25 T Grigg28 M Romanin31 H Buckley37 T Trahair

38 J Davies41 J Morton42 P Purcell45 L Bisset52 L Baird53 D Prowse56 T Agius60 D Molan62 D Curtain63 B Corcoran64 C Denton65 C Dipierdomenico

Coach: Christian Neeson

Assistants: Anthony Furey

OLD SCOTCH

2 Ash Lim11 Nick Allen13 Richard Wilkinson15 Andrew Jelbart22 Hugo Perry24 Jack Davis33 Henry Dick37 Sean Leith (Capt)39 Andrew Murray44 Jack Furey47 Matthew Seed50 Alex O’Shannessy52 Will Lewis53 Connor O’Beirne54 Ed Furey56 Tim Mead57 Rupert Wills

58 Andrew Hummerston60 Scott Wilcox61 Tim Holding62 Michael Chitham64 Tristan Bowman66 Simon Dick73 Richard Porter75 Lachie McDonough88 Callum McDonough

Coach: Bob Girdwood

UNIVERSITY BLUES

2 Timothy Baker3 Jack Wood4 Andrew Wettenhall5 Jared Edwards8 Hugo Steinfort10 Jack Kershaw12 James Osmond18 Troy Auld19 Lachlan Garrick20 Jason Clifford21 Jason Cowland23 Thomas Calvert30 Aaron Harris31 William Van De Pol33 Christian Borovac40 Henry Hanlon47 Christopher Pyke

48 Angus Smith49 Sam Dalton50 Patrick Ruggles53 Rory Kennedy (C)57 Jack Heinz64 Andrew Walsh66 Daniel Gumley69 Nicholas MacRae72 David Marshall74 Benjamin Jongebloed77 Oliver Lade78 Edward Ratcliffe80 Tom Kerr81 Jackson Hood88 Daniel Condon99 John Eastman


There’s nothing quite like Grand Final Day.

A roller coaster of emotion where the com-

petitions two heavyweights fi ght it out for

the season’s most coveted prize. Players,

coaches, supporters, volunteers and fam-

ily fl ock to the ground each more nervous

than the next, hoping that this will be their

club’s year of glory. For the losing team, all

are left to wonder what could have been.

For the winners, the season reaches a cli-

mactic end upon the sound of the fi nal

siren, as they claim bragging rights and a

lifetime of memories.

Neither Old Brighton nor Old Trinity had cap-

tured a senior fl ag in over a decade, the last

for Old Trinity coming in 1999 when stalwart

Andrew Ramsden plied his trade in the ruck,

whilst the Tonners had last saluted two years

earlier in 1997. The sides both deserved their

place in the penultimate clash, having fi n-

ished in the top two positions on the ladder

in the regular season.

In their previous meetings this season, Old

Brighton held a slight advantage with two

wins and one loss from their three con-

tests. The last match played between the

sides was in the second semi fi nal, where

Old Brighton ran away 39-point victors at

Sportscover Arena. It was an interesting

midfi eld battle that proved to be the diff er-

ence for the Tonners that afternoon, hold-

ing Trinity’s captain and Moore Medallist

Iezzi and primary ball winner Hamilton to

sub par performances. Livewire Karayan-

nis also reaped havoc for the Tonners, bag-

ging fi ve goals for the game, four of which

came in a second quarter onslaught that

broke the game wide open.

In the Grand Final the Tonners, threatened

to break the game open yet again, kicking

away to a 23 point fi rst quarter lead with

the assistance of a noticeable wind advan-

tage. Perrett was accountable for a major-

ity of the attacking sequences for Brigh-

ton, penetrating Trinity’s defence with a

long and direct mindset while Ramsden

was able to slot home Trinity’s only major

for the term.

With the wind at their tails, the OT’s were

able to turn the tides in the second term

to even up the contest. A quick snapped

goal courtesy of Banfi eld, inspired the men

in green to pile on goals. Old Brighton

started to throw an extra number behind

the ball to curtail Old Trinity’s goal barrage.

The key playmakers were getting their

hands dirty. Iezzi and Wildsmith were be-

ginning to get plenty of the footy through

the guts, while the young legs of Mariani

were causing headaches for the Old Trinity

defence despite dominating inside 50’s for

the quarter. Old Trinity was good enough

to wrestle back momentum and the lead

from Brighton in the second, taking a one

goal lead into the major break.

With players beginning to fatigue for both

sides, the third quarter was played at a

slower albeit physical pace as both sides

were only able to combine for fi ve goals.

Brighton’s Anthony and Mentiplay were

beginning to have a physical impact up

forward, but a fantastic captains goal

against the wind from Iezzi helped steady

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ing to have a fi ght on their hands to con-

tain a fi red up Trinity in the last, as Trinity’s

coach Adam Andrews rallied his troops for

the last time this season with seven points

to make up.

With victory in sight for both teams, inten-

sity was elevated to another level in the

fi nal term. Old Brighton got the jump on

Trinity with the fi rst two goals of the term

to take a 19 point lead and they never

looked back. The Tonners holding off a

gallant late fi ght back from the Old Trin-

ity. Late goals form McCasker and Pohl

brought the margin back within two goals,

but it was too little too late for the Old Trin-

ity who lost to the better team on the day.

Tom Mentiplay won the Ian Cordner Medal

as the best on the ground although Simon

Williams and his coaching team would sing

the praises of countless others, “I thought

Jonny Perrett was our best, he stood up for

us when we were really under pressure” said

Williams. Williams heaped praise on Menti-

play’s year though.

“Tom (Mentiplay) has had an unbeliev-

able year, his body shape has completely

changed and has worked really hard for us

and he and Dan Anthony worked so well to-

gether this year.”

Congratulations to Old Brighton for win-

ning the Premiership and good luck to

both teams in Premier Section next sea-

son. Thank you to all club representatives

that have assisted Di and I put together

this column each week, your help has been

appreciated.


As the last triumphant ‘Tonner stumbles home from Mad Monday celebrations and the same old handful of cub stalwarts start packing up clubrooms for those toey crick-eters, let’s have a look back at how the 2013 season panned out for each of our ten teams.

Parkdale Vultures catapulted into Premier B with back-to-back fl ags and a swag full of spirit. Convincing early victories over Caul-fi eld and St Kevins had everyone sitting up and taking notice, however Parky struggled to maintain form as the season went on. A rousing 3-point win at home over AJAX was a season highlight, Charlie Dillon made an impact, but the Vultures drop back to Pre-mier C for a year of consolidation no doubt.

The Roys (or ‘Old Fitzroy’ as they’ve come to be known) made a far better stance in Pre-mier B with seven wins for a seventh-placed fi nish. The fi rst victory didn’t come until round seven, a satisfying win over their old nemesis, Werribee Districts, and a best-on performance by youngster Dan Bisetto who had a stellar fi rst year. Luke Ablett called time on his career, but not before taking out the 2013 Mark of the Year in a high-fl y-ing grab on a sunny Winter’s day at Brunny Street oval.

Werribee coach Kirk Norton stands down af-ter eight years of nurturing a band of tough, fresh-faced Tigers into a formidable force that stormed its way up the grades. Matt Dean re-mains one of those highly talented players to have stuck fat with the club. Just three wins banked this year left them tapped out how-ever, but they twice got the nod over Parkdale and a late season victory over Old Haileybury showed fl ashes of a developing new crop. We wish them well.

Caulfi eld Gr looked bound for the double drop as their season started miserably fol-lowing a winless year in Premier in 2012. New coach Tim O’Shaughnessy walked into the midst of huge generational change, but discovered exciting potential nonethe-less and hung on to eighth spot with four wins. Ruckman Declan Reilly is making his presence felt, as is exciting young forward Keegan Stewart.

Old Haileyburians may have been forced to study Henry Wandsworth Longfellow at their alma mater, they positively embody one of his curly-mopped little characters, who: ‘when she was good she was very, very good …and when she was bad she was horrid.’ The gap between the Bloods’ best and worst was their Achilles this sea-son as they at times performed with such precision and strength, their teamwork let down by chronic inconsistency. Co-captain Peter Gleadhill was a shining light through-out their eight wins and ten losses, as was the evergreen and indomitable Mark ‘Disco’ Seccull who at 63 years of age was close to their best player and polled in the top ten of the GT Moore Medal. Okay, maybe he’s not 63, but why would any bloke hang up the boots when you’re as impactful as this one.

AJAX also had a fair-to-middling year. They lost three of their stars to the Maccabi games mid-season, but every club suff ers the ever-changing list. Mind you one of them, the magician himself Dave Fayman tacked on an extra few weeks of travel but still managed to come home and win the Sharpshooter competition with a nine-goal haul, ousting Old Brighton’s forward supre-mos Anthony and Mentiplay by a single sausage roll. Now there’s a guy who goes for the prize. Team-mate Eugene Routman had another big year, as did Josh Ludski, the super-impressive youngster with plenty upstairs and a massive engine below. Ezra Poyas had an interrupted year but should continue in 2014.

St Kevins once again played fi nals, fi nishing fourth with twelve wins. Their season was a topsy turvey one, stringing wins together didn’t come easy and aside from Henry Parkes, their forward line was stretched at times for depth, but they persevered and found avenues. Just as they always do. Ben Dowd had a stellar year and Callum Mathe-son was a shining light in their fi rst semi fi -nal loss to the Redlegs.

Old Melburnians had a patchy 2012 sea-son but with fairly similar personnel, coach Nathan Brown has galvanised this group into an incredibly strong team who play for each other. Their round one loss to Old Trinity by 98 points is almost unfathomable now, after dropping the prelim to the Ts by a single point. Thomas Paule doubled up with another cracking season, while Josh Freezer was amongst the competition’s dominant defenders. They were unlucky to miss a shot at the fl ag and promotion, but are perfectly placed for greater things next year.

Old Brighton’s rude good health through-out the season was a cruel whack to most other clubs. Selection table angst was keen-ly felt prior to the grand fi nal, with up to six fi t, in-form players missing the cut for noth-ing more than team balance. Dan Anthony’s solid pre-season served him brilliantly, Tom Mentiplay was fi tter than ever and debu-tant Ollie Cavallaro had everyone abuzz, while Nick Marston’s return from overseas shored up the ‘Tonner’s backline.

Old Trinity was the dominant team throughout the year, with a classy mix of youth and experience. Captain Brendan Iezzi, Woodrow medallist and now two-time Moore medallist helped progress the T’s developing side; along with ageless Andrew Ramsden who kicked 47 goals for the year. Wildsmith and the Hunt twins were solid, Pohl and Chamberlain also rat-ing high mentions. They played like a side with no intention of staying in B grade, but were not infallible. After pummeling sides early on, their fi rst loss, a one-point heart-stopper, came in round seven to St Kevins. They would only drop two more games in the regular season, one each to Old Brigh-ton and Old Melburnians.

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Premier B ResultsOLD BRIGHTON v. OLD TRINITY

Old Brighton 4.5, 6.5, 9.9, 12.11 (83)Old Trinity 1.0, 6.6, 8.8, 11.9 (75)

GOALS:

Old Brighton: D. Anthony 3, T. Mariani 3, T. Mentiplay 2, L. Hendra 1, O. Cavallaro 1, J. Perrett 1, M. Karayannis 1

Old Trinity: C. McCasker 2, A. Ramsden 2, E. Weatherson 2, B. Iezzi 1, J. Hunt 1, H. Banfi eld 1, K. Butler 1, C. Pohl 1

BEST:

Old Brighton: J. Perrett , T. Mariani, D. Fallon, O. Cavallaro, M. Bruin, T. Skewes

Old Trinity: N. Hunt, D. Wildsmith, L. Pacconi, A. Ramsden, B. Iezzi, G. Hamilton

Premier B Reserve ResultsOLD MELBURNIANS v. ST KEVINS

Old Melburnians 4.2, 8.2, 8.6, 13.11 (89)St Kevins 3.3, 7.3, 9.6, 10.9 (69)

GOALS:

Old Melburnians: J. Beaumont 3, T. McLardy 3, N. Madders 3, A. Ferguson 1, E. Hughes 1, C. Righetti 1, P. Kruger 1

St Kevins: L. Dunne 2, M. Lattanzio 2, J. Gambaro 2, T. Johnston 1, P. Dowd 1, A. Giarrusso 1, R. Caldow 1

BEST:

Old Melburnians: B. Smith, C. May, N. Madders, J. Beaumont, M. Marangon, W. Thompson

St Kevins: D. Campbell, T. Johnston, N. McArdle, J. Marchesani, J. Gambaro, E. Ring

Premier B Thirds ResultsOLD MELBURNIANS v. OLD XAVERIANS

Old Melburnians 3.0, 5.4, 6.7, 12.13 (85)Old Xaverians 2.2, 3.6, 5.8, 6.13 (49)

GOALS:

Old Melburnians: A. Coleridge 3, S. Kemmerer 3, C. Tunbridge 2, T. Oman 1, L. Carter 1, C. Wischer 1, A. Clark 1

Old Xaverians: D. Barry 2, M. Pietzak 1, J. Smarrelli 1, D. Cotchett 1, S. Berengo 1

BEST:

Old Melburnians: A. Coleridge, J. De Steiger, A. Cameron, S. Land, T. Watson, C. Wischer

Old Xaverians: J. Woods, M. Galbraith, T. Reed, D. Barry, J. Darrer, C. O’Flaherty

A windy encounter at Elsternwick Park in the second semi fi nal saw Old Brighton secure their grand fi nal berth in a trot, beating Old Trinity by 39 points. The return bout between them in the grand fi nal was heralded under brilliant Sunday sunshine. With each club clearly deserving, only one would be remem-bered as Premiers, as VAFA President Michael Hazell pointed out in his pre-game address. Surprisingly, neither club has achieved prolifi c premiership success, and the battle for silver-ware was hotly contested in a close one. Old Brighton victorious by eight points.

PREMIERSOld Brighton Grammarians

G T Moore Medal – Best & FairestBrendan Iezzi (Old Trinity)

Cordner Medal – Best in Grand Final Thomas Mentiplay (Old Brighton)

Sharpshooter Award(60 goals) David Fayman (AJAX)

Mark of the YearLuke Ablett (Fitzroy)

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WOODROW MEDALIST

WOODROW NIGHT,ONE TO REMEMBERThe VAFA Woodrow Medal and VAFA Awards Night was held on Wednesday night at Crown’s River Room. Nineteen year old Jake Williams became the fourth De La Salle player in the past fi ve seasons to win the Woodrow Medal. In an incredibly tight count, Williams fi nished the year with two three vote games to win the Premier Sections top individual honour by 2 votes from Nick Jamieson of Old Scotch, with Tom Dean (Beaumaris) and Ross Young (University Blues) a further two votes back in equal third. Williams played 17 games for De La Salle in 2013 and was also a member of the Big V U23 repre-sentative to tour Ireland. All other section medalists were presented on the night as well as the Club Warehouse Rising Star and the Umpire of the year and the most promising umpire of the year. Further details can be found in For the love of the game but here is the top 8 places on the night. See the photos opposite from the night.

PLAYER CLUB VOTESWilliams, Jacob De La Salle 22

Jamieson, Nicholas Old Scotch 20

Dean, Thomas Beaumaris 18

Young, Ross University Blues 18

Richards, Simon St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 16

Bentick, Adam St Bernard’s 14

Carafa, Ryan Old Carey 13

Mangoni, Chris St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 11

Scott, Andrew Collegians 11

Summers, Peter University Blues 11

Mahon, Bede University Blacks 10

Waller, Chris Old Xaverians 10

Wintle, Luke St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 10



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thing ground managers don’t want is a draw in any of the grand fi nals. Well that is exactly what they got at Sandringham’s Trevor Barker Oval as the U19 Section 2 Grand Final be-tween AJAX and Whitefriars ended all square at full time. Luckily VAFA General Manager of Football Operations Tim Noonan as working at Tervor Barker that day and was able to get the extra time underway with limited fuss and keep the waiting teams of Old Xaverians and St Bedes/Mentone Tigers U19s happy having to recommence their warm ups 20 minutes later. Whitefriars had more gas in the tank and overran the Jackas in a thrilling fi nish and the fi nal match was able to be completed whilst the spring time sun was still beating down.

WHAT A RELIEF X 2

Whilst there were 20 premierships decided last weekend in the VAFA there were 6 senior premierships and it is worth acknowledg-ing the various droughts that were broken by clubs craving senior premiership success. Kew broke one of the longest senior droughts in the VAFA when they won their fi rst senior fl ag in 34 years on Sunday. Immediately the 22 that lined up were thrown into Kew folk-lore. Old Brighton extinguished the next longest drought of 16 years for a senior fl ag when they won Premier B also on the Sunday. Therry Penola were thrilled to end their 13 year wait for a senior fl ag. Hampton Rovers waited 12 years whilst for Old Ivanhoe it had been only 8 years since the senior side last drank from the cup. However the team that now carries a 100% record in terms of seasons played and premierships won are the North-ern Blues! A superb eff ort to win a fl ag in their fi rst senior year of football in the VAFA!

DROUGHTS BROKEN

It was great to see the inaugural Old Brighton President Nick Walsh presenting the Premier-ship medals to the players on Grand Final day. Nick was a special guest at the VAFA pre lunch and as a former Kokoda survivor was keen to point out that he is one of, if not the only per-son to write and publish a book about Koko-da that was actually there during the war. At the conclusion of the players and coaches receiving their medallions VAFA President Michael Hazell made a special presentation to Mr Walsh to receive one of the extra me-dallions that are given to the club. After that the cup was hoisted and Old Brighton could truly celebrate.

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UMPIRES

With such a tight fi nals schedule the one thing ground managers don’t want is a draw in any of the grand fi nals. Well that is exactly what they got at Sandringham’s Tre-vor Barker Oval as the U19 Section 2 Grand Final between AJAX and Whitefriars ended all square at full time. Luckily VAFA General Manager of Football Operations Tim Noo-nan as working at Tervor Barker that day and was able to get the extra time under-way with limited fuss and keep the waiting teams of Old Xaverians and St Bedes/Men-tone Tigers U19s happy having to recom-mence their warm ups 20 minutes later. Whitefriars had more gas in the tank and overran the Jackas in a thrilling fi nish and the fi nal match was able to be completed whilst the spring time sun was still beating down.

MARK AND GOAL OF THE YEARCongratulations to Luke Ablett (Fitzroy) and Cam Howat (Old Carey) for winning the Mark and 2XU Goal of the year respec-tively. Cam kicked his goal playing for the Big V against the Country while Luke took his mark against Old Trinity in Round 2.

It was great to see VAFA Board Members out

at all the Grand Finals last week. The VAFA

Board give up countless hours for the VAFA

and their help is certainly appreciated with

all the grand fi nals and ground managing

that is required to run a successful fi nals se-

ries. We particularly like the fact that Board

Member Justin Toohey had engaged his son

Nicholas (pictured) to assist in selling the

records. By all reports Nicholas did a great

job – we are not sure what payment or com-

mission he received for his eff orts were but

we are told by a reliable source that an ice-

cream wasn’t quite enough compensation!

DRAWING ON ALL RESOURCES

GET YOUR RECORDS

FIELDDAVID ANSELMI

Commenced umpiring

with the VAFA in 2005.

Umpired the U23 Rep

match and the “C” sec-

tion GF in 2010 and

now appointed to his

fi rst Premier GF in 2013.

DAVID LEPAIR

Has umpired for 6 sea-

sons at the VAFA and

has progressed through

the sections with being

appointed to the “B”

section GF in 2011 and

umpired the U23 Rep

match in Adelaide and

has continued his good

form to be appointed

to his fi rst Premier GF in

2013.

MERVYN MONTY

Premier GF and the U18

Rep match in New Zea-

land in 2010; Premier

“C” GF in 2011; Premier

“B” GF in 2012 and was

appointed to the sen-

ior Rep match now ap-

pointed to his 2nd Pre-

mier GF in 2013.

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With promotion to Premier B sewn up,

you’d think Mazenod and Old Ivanhoe

would be pretty happy with their season’s

work. Judging by the relentless drama of

an epic grand fi nal the sides produced

last Saturday, you would have defi nitely

thought wrong. Moreover, once the siren

blew with the Hoers victorious by eight

points, you only had to look to the exuber-

ant Pine Lodge faithful and compare that

with the utterly devastated Mazenod tribe

to understand that clubs play for premier-

ships, not promotions.

Mild but dry conditions greeted an eager

crowd in the thousands at Casey Fields and

the early exchanges were pressure packed.

Old Ivanhoe went in as underdogs but that

didn’t bother them as they won the mid-

fi eld contest and lay siege to the Mazenod

defence. Adrian Del Monte slotted two

goals from holding-the-ball free kicks and

Ricky Jessop executed a lovely baulk and

running goal from 35m that had the Hoers

up by three goals, and Mazenod nervous.

There was a chance for Adrian Del Monte

to kick his 3rd from a free kick but he sliced

it to the right and from then, the Nod-

ders responded emphatically. Heath Black

stamped his authority up forward, kicking

3 goals while Jook, Phibbs, Thomas and

Bourbon all contributed majors in quick

succession to turn a 20 point defi cit into a

remarkable 22 point lead by quarter time.

While Old Ivanhoe were tackling and ex-

ecuting the ‘1 per centers’ better, Mazenod

were cleaner with ball in hand which

helped establish their ascendancy. With

momentum swinging against his side, Ho-

ers Coach Travis Ronaldson moved Dean

Heta onto Black and encouraged his side

to back themselves to win the contested

ball and stop the Nodders run through

the midfi eld. The game turned into an arm

wrestle and Old Ivanhoe seemed to lift

now they had at least stopped the bleed-

ing. The Hoes kicked the fi rst of the quarter

11 minutes in, followed by a Chris Johnson

special from 50m on the left. Mazenod

then dominated play for 10 minutes with-

out reward, and when they were punished

by 2 late Jessop goals, the crowd sensed

the Old Ivanhoe comeback wasn’t a fl ash

in the pan. With the Nodders only leading

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by 2 points after a goalless 2nd quarter, the

fl ag was there for the taking.

What Mazenod had to take was the initia-

tive and Josh Cowan provided the spark,

streaming through the middle and slot-

ting a beauty from 50m but Old Ivan-

hoe responded quickly through Jessop’s

4th goal. The frenetic start to the match

seemed to catch up with the players as the

tempo slowed and neither side took the

game on for what seemed an eternity until

Adrian Del Monte kicked his third to put

Old Ivanhoe in front. Heath Black missed a

chance to snatch the lead back but it was

soon rectifi ed by Gus Patti, who snuck for-

ward for a rare major to give his side a 3

point lead at ¾ time.

Mazenod Coach Adrian Connolly urged

his charges to ‘have the courage to win’

sensing they were waiting for something

to happen, but it was Old Ivanhoe doing

all the attacking as Jessop strolled in to

kick his 5th goal, and Adrian Del Monte

followed with his 4th to put the Hoers

side ahead by 12 points. With his side on

the canvas, Josh Cowan again scored a

vital running goal that was followed by

another from Nick Thomas to draw scores

level with 5 to go. The fi nal minutes were

enthralling as Old Ivanhoe edged ahead

by 2 points but had to withstand some

serious forward pressure from Mazenod.

Decisively the Hoers backs, which were led

valiantly by best-on-ground Sam Geilings,

prevented a potential match-winning goal

from the Nodders. With the match in their

hands and time ticking down, Brandt Har-

rison converted a free kick from 10m out

to send euphoric Hoers supporters into

raptures as the fl ag was sealed.

The siren sounded barely 30 seconds

later to a deafening roar as the Hoers had

pulled off a remarkable Grand Final upset

that will surely be remembered for many

years to come. Shattered Mazenod play-

ers slumped to the ground in disbelief as

their season, which had delivered so much

success, was left without a premiership.

Ultimately the Nodders only controlled

the game for 15 minutes in the fi rst quar-

ter, which wasn’t enough to bring home

the fl ag. Old Ivanhoe’s ability to grind and

wear down their opposition in all three fi -

nals was the key to this premiership, which

comes only a year after they only won only

one game and were relegated, underlining

the character of the club. There’s no doubt

that the mountain gets bigger for both

clubs in Premier B next year but if they can

maintain their personnel, determination

and form we may not see them back in

Premier C for some time.

Premier C ResultsMAZENOD v. OLD IVANHOE

Old Ivanhoe 3.4, 7.5, 9.7, 12.12 (84)Mazenod 7.2, 7.7, 9.10, 11.10 (76)

GOALS:

Old Ivanhoe: R. Jessop 5, A. Del Monte 4, C. Johnson 1, R. Glavas 1, B. Harrison 1

Mazenod: H. Black 3, N. Thomas 2, J. Cowan 2, B. Phibbs 1, N. Jook 1, A. Patti 1, T. Bourbon 1

BEST:

Old Ivanhoe: R. Jessop, S. Low, S. Geilings, A. Vella, N. Gieschen, C. Johnson

Mazenod: B. Bonner, S. Inglis, J. Kelly, D. Chamberlain, B. Phibbs, S. Oldman

Premier C Reserve ResultsMARCELLIN v. OLD IVANHOE

Marcellin 2.2, 4.5, 9.10, 15.14 (104)Old Ivanhoe 0.1, 0.2, 2.3, 4.4 (28)

GOALS:

Marcellin: D. Bolger 4, D. Jarred 3, M. Beayni 3, M. Abrahams 1, N. Birrell 1, D. Redmond 1, D. Fraser 1, L. Considine 1

Old Ivanhoe: H. Evans 1, G. Fowler 1, P. Spurling 1, A. Solomidis 1

BEST:

Marcellin: D. Bolger, A. Coburn, S. Considine, N. Birrell, M. Beayni, L. Rice

Old Ivanhoe: S. Ward, M. Bacskos, A. Bolzan, J. O’Neill, H. Evans, D. Mancuso

Premier C Thirds ResultsST KEVINS v. MAZENOD

Mazenod 4.2, 6.9, 9.11, 15.13 (103)St Kevins 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1 (13)

GOALS:

Mazenod: C. Raine 3, A. Ciavarella 2, S. Bamblett-Furner 2, D. Rigg 2, J. Tye 1, A. Bau 1, F. Deegan 1, N. Meehan 1, D. Nisbet 1, C. Collins 1

St Kevins: B. Hayes 1, M. Austin 1

BEST:

Mazenod: N. Meehan, D. Rigg, J. Tye, S. Bamblett-Furner, T. Chambers, D. Nisbet




When football returns each year, so too

does Melbourne’s equilibrium. Usually.

Not this year. The tribulations on the pro-

fessional circuit and more particularly

up Mt Alexander Road were enough for

many to question what had become of

the fair contest.

Perhaps we shouldn’t have been sur-

prised. For some years now we’ve heard a

lot about the head being sacrosanct and

latterly the knee has been deemed holy.

AFL coaches have been teaching players

to run around, rather than run through

opponents. Is it any wonder that some-

one, somewhere, decided it was time to

go around the off -fi eld rules too? And I’m

not talking about setting people on fi re.

In the Ammos, thankfully, the contest is

still king - and still fair- and the sports sci-

ence still demands a couple of cans post-

match to celebrate victory or wash away

defeat. I’m dewy-eyed thinking it’s over

again until next year. Well, almost . . .

The deck was shuffl ed last Spring, as it is

in time-honoured tradition every year. A

few months of blood, sweat and beaches

and it was on again. Back in April, The LA

Adamson Cup occupied pride of place

in the cabinet at the Trott. It was two-in-

a-row for the Purples and talk of a third.

Sadly for them, their new inclusions

didn’t quite cover their exits and absenc-

es and as the season progressed, the As-

sociation’s oldest club sank like a rock.

Long time observer of Amateur football

and 2013 VAFA Tipster of the Year.

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But not quite to the bottom rungs, which

were occupied by Old Carey, which simi-

larly lost players and more curiously, Uni-

versity Blues, which had recruited well, or

so it appeared. The Panthers’ demise was

no shock but their nearly-winless depar-

ture from the top tier after a promising

fi rst couple of years was disappointing.

Their end really came in July, with a knee

injury to its champion Cam Howat in the

Big V game against the Country. Thereaf-

ter, all hope of salvation was abandoned.

Blues were lunging at survival when

coach Fergus Watts swapped the clip-

board for the boots, but they were gone

too after seventeen weeks. A few years

ago, when their sworn enemy Blacks ar-

rived in Premier, they showed them who

was boss. This year, Blues not only ceded

the status of big boys on campus, they

were driven out of town. Sometimes it

helps to drop back to Premier B and re-

group, but I’m not sure this holds true for

clubs under the spires, who increasingly

(and furiously) compete with alumni

clubs and each other for players every

summer.

St Bernard’s promised much in the pre-

season. A last quarter collapse on Open-

ing Day rang a few alarm bells and they

kept on ringing when they lost a few

more games from winning positions. The

Bernies, no strangers to coups, chopped

their coach Chris Tankard for favourite

son Nick Mitchell. They’ll be back for an-

other shot next year.

Beaumaris arrived in style, belting St

Bede’s Mentone Tigers on Opening Day

by 121 points and then beating the

reigning premier in a thriller. They tossed

Bernies, but then lost to De La, Blacks and

were monstered by Xavs. Soon thereaf-

ter, coach Jason Mifsud stood aside as

the club concentrated on survival. They

beat Blues fi rst time around and when it

was all on the line smashed them in the

return fi xture. It was a strong fi rst-time ef-

fort from the Sharks.

De La found some fi ne young players

but apart from their two annual victories

(or so it seems) over Collegians and an

impressive Opening Day shootout with

Xavs, they never really got rolling. In the

end, they missed the four by a mere half

a game, but there seemed no confi dence

at the Bell they would do any damage

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So who wins? Let me leave it at this: afi -

cionados of VAFA football will know that

since 1995, Old Xaverians have been

very successful at Elsternwick. Yes, it has

lost big games there – grand fi nals to St

Bernard’s in 2002, to Old Haileybury in

2006 and to Collegians last September. It

dropped preliminary fi nals to Collegians

in 2008 and to these Tigers in 2011. These

were all occasions when the Red and

Blacks were arguably the weaker team. In

2005, they shrugged off this lack of aces

to steal a fl ag from fourth position, so on

occasions they have shown they can win

with an inferior hand.

However, their real strength is winning

when the cards favour them. Xavs are

carrying a full house today and the brave

Brindisians will need an ace up their

sleeve. This time, as in every grand fi nal,

a bluff won’t be suffi cient.

even if they had made it to September.

Old Scotch had a fi ne year, fi nishing third

after the home-and-home season. Their

lapse in the fi rst semi-fi nal might be seen

by some as “Same old Cards”, but apart

from their psychosis about the Red and

Blacks (reinforced again this season by

two hammerings), there is no need to rip

up the plan and start again, as has hap-

pened at Camberwell too many times in

recent years. They are on the right track.

Uni Blacks began well but rain and

ground unavailability sorted them out in

the second half of the year. They were at

their best in the fi rst semi-fi nal and war-

ranted a good second look from prospec-

tive opponents, but their race was run.

Still, they made the fi nals, fi nished ahead

of Blues and saw their co-tenant tumble

to Premier B. There won’t, therefore, be a

lot of disappointment on the Black side

of the Varsity ledger.

So to our grand fi nalists, undoubtedly

the best of this year’s top tier clubs . . .

St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers was pum-

melled on Opening Day, but worked

their way back to contention with the

strong team play that we have come to

expect from the Seasiders. Xavs too had

their problems early: a loss in a classic

game against De La and a fumbling de-

feat against Blacks had them at 0 and 2

and the bookies wound them out to even

money. Their next loss, in R9 on the post-

age stamp that is Stradbroke Park, was

their last. It was the Tiges who beat them

that day, but by just one solitary behind.

The return bout last month saw Old Xavs

win a great game by 17 points at the

friendly confi nes of Brindisi Street.

The best team over the year usually wins

the Premier second semi-fi nal and Xavs

did exactly that, recovering from a slow

start and choking the Brindisians af-

ter quarter time. However, that’s in the

books already. It is the better team on

the day that wins the Grand Final and on

Saturday we will witness a four-quarter

arm-wrestle to determine who is strong

enough to hoist the LA Adamson Cup.

Across the season, the Red and Blacks

have shown superiority at both ends of

the ground. Their off ence and defence

are both ranked fi rst in the competition.

Their attack has proven more successful

than the tier-topping Collegians’ pre-

miership vintages of 2011 and 2012 and

their stoppers have been more miserly

than both. In a nutshell, they are a fi ve-

goals-a-game better performed team

than the Tigers over the season.

All that is history, of course, as they step

on to the plain for the contest. The in-

spiring Luke “Juice” Wintle versus John

“Horse” Shaw and Sam “The Commis-

sioner” Tagliabue fl ying in the centre

circle; Matt “Chopper” Handley, Brendan

Goss and Jake Williams looking to light

up the scoreboard for Xavs and Paul “Rat”

Wintle, Hiwad Shakaib and Tommy Gar-

side doing their utmost to stop them; at

the other end, Andy Biddlecombe, Brad

Rogerson and Nick Wynne hoping to ap-

ply the sleeper hold on Dean Porter, Pete

McGettigan, Luke Terrell and co.; around

the ball, Marcus Allan, Ben Kennedy, Chris

Waller, Ronny Howard and Matthew Ball

versus the Richards Bros, Chris Mangoni,

Michael Barnes and the Dohertys. Darvell

and Kean; Colbert and Kane; Larkins and

Murnane. Contests will decide the fi nal

deal of 2013, contests all over this broad

battlefi eld. Don’t you match them up just

yet: leave that to the coaches and leave

it to them to spring some surprises. After

all, it is Grand Final Day.


Two of VAFA’s oldest and most established

clubs, Hampton Rovers and Ormond wrote

another chapter in their illustrious histo-

ries, for one team it was certainly more

memorable than the other. Hampton went

into the game as favourites, fi nishing the

regular season as minor premiers and start-

ing the fi nals series in the same manner as

they had for much of the season, comfort-

ably winning their opening bout to earn

the weekend off and a spot in the granny.

While Ormond followed the road less trav-

elled, the Monders required and delivered

two consecutive wins to reach the fi nal

stage. Ormond were to

With more than 2500 people packed into

Trevor Barker Oval the race to fi nd the best

vantage spot was on, but in time honoured

tradition, the hardened fans of both sides

assembled at their respective ends. Or-

mond kicked towards what has been the

favouring end throughout the entire fi nals

series at Trevor Barker, but with no real

wind to speak of made it trivial.

Hampton started the match like any other,

with a fury. The usual grand fi nal cluster of

contested ball was put on the backburners

as the Rovers agonised the Monders early,

breaking from stoppages and making use

of their speed with run and carry. Kyle Pin-

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to soccered the fi rst goal off the line, while

Josh McPherson emulated the Rovers style

to a T, breaking one tackle and evading an-

other at speed, he followed it up by kicking

the goal from 35. If that wasn’t bad enough,

Corp made it three in a row for Hampton

with his goal of the year application. Snap-

ping one from the boundary and bouncing

it through, his second freak goal from the

same spot this fi nals series.

To Ormond’s credit they withstood Hamp-

ton’s early fl ourish and started to apply

pressure of their own, forcing the Rov-

ers to make a mistake with Jordan Tabak-

man capitalising on the turnover for the

Monders’ fi rst. Halfway through the term

repeated stoppages and contested posses-

sion became the norm, as Ormond started

to make inroads slotting their second soon

after. Corp pushed the advantage in Hamp-

tons favour late, fl oating back into the

forward line for an uncontested mark and

goal. Hampton led by 11 at quarters end.

The second quarter was a mirror image of

the fi rst with Hampton’s small speedster

Jay Ting getting off the chain, damag-

ing Ormond on the spread. The Monders’

hadn’t found a solution for Ting who had

polled fi ve of the possible six votes in their

previous meetings. Ormond’s leaky de-

fence was on display conceding too many

marks inside their defensive 50, as the

Rovers were pulling away. Adam McNeil

kicked two goals in under a minute and Ed

Turner kicked his fi rst to extend the lead to

29-points.

Tabakman again carried his fellow for-

wards, kicking his and the team’s second of

the term. Midway through the second the

contest opened up as the two sides went

goal for goal. However Ormond came off

second best just before the half with the

Rovers taking the ball end to the other with

no pressure and Corp kicked his fourth to

lead 68-41 at halftime.

Rain fell at the start of the third and whilst it

threated a downpour, in never materialised.

Seemingly Ormond heads were starting

to fall too. However a period of sustained

Monders pressure ensued and the run and

carry of Hampton dried up, fortunately so

did the weather. A late Corp party trick kept

the game alight. From a stoppage inside at-

tacking 50 Corp took it out of the ruck and

with a mid-air handball, he hit Jesse Donald

out in front who snagged the last goal of

the quarter. Hampton went into the fi nal

change 32-points ahead.

The last quarter was a formality, Ormond

kicked the opening goal but Hampton

piled on the scores as the intensity in the

match fi zzled away. Turner kicked the seal-

er along with Pinto kicking another two

as the celebrations got rowdier after each

goal kicked. None more so than Captain

Leigh Fletcher’s goal, with the festivities at

full fl ight by this point. The Hampton Rov-

ers won the 2013 Division 1 premiership

by 58-points. Jay Ting was named best on

ground as Hampton ended the season as

they started, on top.

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Division 1 ResultsHAMPTON ROVERS v. ORMOND

Hampton Rovers 4.3, 10.8, 12.11, 17.20 (122)Ormond 2.5, 6.5, 7.9, 9.10 (64)

GOALS:

Hampton Rovers: D. Corp 4, K. Pinto 3, S. Burggraaff 2, E. Turner 2, A. McNeil 2, J. Donald 1, M. Devereaux 1, J. McPherson 1, L. Fletcher 1

Ormond: J. Tabakman 4, R. Chisholm 2, B. Upstill 1, J. Holdsworth 1, D. Elkman 1

BEST:

Hampton Rovers: D. Corp, K. Pinto, A. McNeil, J. Ting, J. Lovig, M. Fletcher

Ormond: D. Seehusen, J. Tabakman, B. Upstill, S. Blandford, S. Gay, M. Martinov

Division 1 Reserve ResultsORMOND v. OLD GEELONG

Old Geelong 3.4, 7.9, 8.13, 12.20 (92)Ormond 3.1, 4.3, 7.4, 7.8 (50)

GOALS:

Old Geelong: A. Leahy 3, T. Hope-Johnstone 2, R. Kemp 2, A. De Fegely 2, G. Macdonald 1, R. Herd 1, S. Hughes 1

Ormond: N. Curwood 2, S. Metz 2, B. Atkins 1, D. Riazah-Kesheh 1, D. Frazier 1

BEST:

Old Geelong: R. Kemp, A. Leahy, A. Macdonald, L. Quirk, R. Herd, S. Hughes

Ormond: A. Clinch, M. Pappas, T. Haysom, H. Jacobs, D. Casey, B. Atkins


The 2013 premiership race has been run

and won, and the juggernaut that is Therry

Penola rolled into last Saturday’s Grand Fi-

nal with redemption in mind. A rivalry built

out of mutual respect, reached its crescen-

do in the fi nal stanza of the 2013 season.

Two weeks prior, Yarra Valley had their way

with the highly touted Lions and with vic-

tory, came mental ascendency. This game

was as much about attitude and mental

application, as it was about physical prow-

ess. It was a test for the Lions to bury the

mental demons that came from late season

losses to Yarra Valley and deliver on their

talent. For the Bushrangers, a test of not al-

lowing that mental edge to dissipate after

a week off and delivering on the promise

they showed all year.

Therry Penola found itself in unfamiliar ter-

ritory; the hunted had now become the

hunter. It is a chance to throw caution to

the wind, to take the game on at all costs

and embrace a “nothing to lose” approach.

For Yarra Valley this was very familiar terri-

tory, they conquered their demons last year

and put pay to thoughts of “fi nals chokers”.

This side knew what it took to jump that fi -

nal hurdle and for them it was a chance to

form their own legacy.

With the fi rst fi ve minutes crucial in most

fi nals, it was a priority for both sides to get

off to a good start and Therry did so. They

kicked fi ve unanswered goals and with

them, turned this match on its ear. The

shocked Bushrangers hit the scoreboard

late, but went into the fi rst change trailing

by 26 points.

In the second quarter the Bushrangers at-

tempted to stem the bleeding and get

back within striking distance by half-time.

They went some way to doing so by bridg-

ing the gap to 3 goals at the main change.

The Lions were half way to cementing their

place as a divisional powerhouse, but in the

back of their minds had to be the third quar-

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Yarra Valley slam on fi ve unanswered goals,

embarrassing the Lions on their way to a 28

point win. The Bushrangers have showed

over the last two years their ability to score

quickly, to say this quarter was critical was

a gross understatement.

The Lions put that third quarter of the semi

in their rear-view mirror and all but sealed

the Bushrangers’ fate. Therry Penola this

time held the Bushrangers goalless and

slotted three of their own to take a match

winning, 34 point lead into ¾ time.

With a comeback by no means out of the

realms of possibility, it was crucial for the

Lions to kill the contest early...and they did.

Early fourth quarter goals to skipper and

best on ground Jarrod Egglestone, and

Nick Milevski ultimately sealed a premier-

ship win. Yarra Valley didn’t go meekly into

the night, they kept coming in the last, but

the Lions kept them comfortably at bay.

The Therry fans cheered every possession

in the fi nal quarter and were able to cel-

ebrate the joy a premiership brings. The

fi nal margin of 38 points highlighted the

dominance that Therry Penola showed all

year and delivered them premiership glory

for the fi rst time since year 2000.

For Lions coach Dennis Castaldi, there may

have been a sense of relief overriding ex-

citement and that a loss would have been

a failure. The key now is to set their sights

fi rmly on Division 1 and taking that next

step to where they deserve to be.

For Rob Drew and his Bushrangers, 2013

was an overwhelming success. The true

test of a club is to not only gain promotion,

but actually thrive at the higher level, Yarra

Valley unquestionably achieved that. The

goal now in the off -season is to not only re-

tain their core group of players but to add

to the list and evolve. Division 1 is a major

jump and on the doorstep of the Premier

grades, which is the pinnacle for the ama-

teur footballer.

Therry Penola and Yarra Valley will renew

their rivalry in 2014, one that will hopefully

continue over the years to come. Yarra Val-

ley will have a sense of unfi nished business,

they showed they are good enough but

failed the ultimate test and the Lions will

want to again be a part of Premier football.

Thanks to everyone who contributed this

season, you made my job a lot easier and

now time for a well deserved break over

the summer months.

Division 2 ResultsYARRA VALLEY v. THERRY PENOLA

Therry Penola 5.3, 6.4, 9.6, 13.7 (85)Yarra Valley 1.1, 3.4, 3.8, 6.11 (47)

GOALS:

Therry Penola: C. Bannister 3, J. Egglestone 2, M. Costello 2, D. Ryan 2, D. Angus 1, M. Valenti 1, J. Crotty 1, N. Milevski 1

Yarra Valley: S. Yeo 2, N. Pollard 2, C. Beal 1, C. Hodgens 1

BEST:

Therry Penola: M. Trimble, J. Egglestone, B. Harding, J. Bannister, D. Ryan, D. Angus

Yarra Valley: B. Trend, A. Houghton, P. Ferrier, R. Amos, M. Fraser, S. Collie

Division 2 Reserve ResultsTHERRY PENOLA v. OLD ELTHAM COLLEGIANS

Therry Penola 2.1, 6.4, 7.4, 9.7 (61)Old Eltham Collegians 0.3, 1.5, 3.8, 4.9 (33)

GOALS:

Therry Penola: J. Dixon 2, D. Ractliff e 2, S. O’Sullivan-Plaza 2, J. Quinn 1, D. Blake 1, G. Henderson 1

Old Eltham Collegians: A. Coath 2, Z. Tranter 1, P. Zumbo 1

BEST:

Therry Penola: D. Blake, L. Ryan, J. Coutts, D. Leroy, S. O’Sullivan-Plaza, J. White

Old Eltham Collegians: A. Johnsen, T. Madden, A. Stavretis, P. Zumbo, D. Delaland, T. Brown


As the memory of the weekend washes

away and the reality of the booming head-

ache on a Tuesday morning sets in, it is

necessary to assess exactly what happened

at Ted Ajani Reserve on Sunday afternoon.

The Kew Bears and Elsternwick, two ex-

tremely proud district clubs have battled

irrelevance and obscurity for over a decade

since the burgeoning old boy teams have

taken hold of this great competition. This

season has proved that these two teams

are still worthy competitors.

Before the bounce Kew appeared a little

unsettled from the 1-point victory their

reserves had over La Trobe. The boys from

Elsternwick appeared to be focused and

measured. However, the nervous energy

was hardly a factor for Kew who contin-

ued their outstanding fi nals series to win

by 35 points. Despite the margin, there

were stages of the game where Elstern-

wick looked ominous. Thornton and White

kicked the fi rst two goals of the game for

the ‘Wickers as Kew certainly looked a little

shell shocked. Nevertheless, Kew kicked 7

fi rst quarter goals and little Liam Kinsella

was proving a huge headache for Gary

Rosewarne and Dennis Grace.

The rest of the afternoon was quite sim-

ply a Kew Bears highlights package. Leeds

streamed out of defence on numerous oc-

casions; Brazzale took an absolute hanger

and booted 5 before ¾ time and Josh

O’Bryan was unstoppable in the midfi eld.

Elsternwick had their moments of brilliance

with Andrew Oldfi eld and Ryan White prov-

ing a handful for the Kew midfi eld and

Quinn utilising his pace and picking up

plenty of ball. The 2nd quarter in particular

was a seesawing aff air as Elsternwick as-

serted its physical presence on the contest.

However, Kew still managed to stave off

their momentum and win the quarter.

It is all about the moments in Grand Finals.

Andrew Brazzale’s huge grab, Liam Kin-

sella kicking a brilliant snap goal to open

up Kew’s account and John Bolding’s long

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goal on the quarter time siren are clear ex-

amples of how Kew won the match. How-

ever, it was Captain Cochrane who relent-

lessly harassed his opponent in defence,

it was Michael Henderson who laid count-

less tackles and smothers and it was Darcy

Spencer who played out of his skin on the

wing, falling just short of usurping the de-

serving winner of the best on ground med-

al, Liam Kinsella.

The win didn’t come without drama

though. Kew lost their two best midfi eld-

ers early in the game; Hayden Taylor with

a badly injured shoulder and Ethan Roberts

with a suspected cracked fi bula. Jack Del-

bridge, O’Bryan, Bolding and Grant Filsell

stepped up and dominated the clearances.

Andrew Brazzale and Aaron Thornton

emerged as the key fi gureheads for their

respective teams. Brazzale’s season was

certainly a tad underrated by the umpires

on count night as he could only manage 7

votes. Thornton won the goal-kicking med-

al and although he does not have the stat-

ure of Andrew Brazzale, he makes up for

it with his footy intellect and nimble feet.

Thornton was very serviceable throughout

the game but Brazzale was absolutely out-

standing. Alongside him was Tim ‘BWS’ All-

man and as a pairing they were too much

for Wade Williams, Declan Healy and Na-

than Hodskiss.

The last quarter brought some respectabil-

ity to the scoreboard as Kew lost their fi rst

quarter for the fi nals series. The fi nal siren

sounded with Kew ahead by 35 points. The

club ended a 34-year drought for a senior

fl ag and you could sense the pure joy on

the faces of coach Ian Aitken, president

Joe Chessari and club stalwarts who have

followed the side closely through some

tumultuous times. The celebrations at Vic-

toria Park continued into the early hours.

It was a more sombre celebration for the

‘Wickers but they would take solace in be-

ing able to move back up to Division 2 next

season. Teams of the ilk of UHS-VU and

Richmond Central will be pondering what

could have been.

Alas, this is the last time I will be writing

this column and I have thoroughly enjoyed

every moment of it. Thanks to every player,

offi cial and supporter in this division. We

may be pretty low in the VAFA food chain

but the games are played with heart and

the people involved in these clubs are won-

derfully selfl ess.

A quick recap: The Kew Bears are premiers

in both Division 3 and Division 3 Reserve.

Luke Klasen (Kew) was best on ground in

the heart stopping reserves grand fi nal,

kicking a point just prior to the fi nal siren.

Liam Kinsella (Kew) was awarded best on

ground in the seniors. Good night and

good health to all.

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Division 3 ResultsKEW v. ELSTERNWICK

Kew 7.3, 9.7, 12.9, 15.10 (100)Elsternwick 3.1, 5.4, 5.7, 9.11 (65)

GOALS:

Kew: A. Brazzale 5, L. Kinsella 2, B. Droessler 2, J. Bolding 1, D. Spencer 1, M. Waters 1, T. Ahern 1, T. Allman 1, J. Fultheim 1

Elsternwick: R. White 3, A. Thornton 2, G. Cameron 1, S. Grace 1, R. Glassenbury 1, A. Oldfi eld 1

BEST:

Kew: L. Kinsella, A. Brazzale, M. Cochrane, J. O’Bryan, W. Balme, P. Brough

Elsternwick: C. Mahony, R. White, A. Oldfi eld, A. Quinn, C. Watts, W. Hamilton

Division 3 Reserve ResultsKEW v. LA TROBE UNIVERSITY

Kew 4.0, 4.1, 4.3, 6.6 (42)La Trobe University 1.4, 2.6, 4.7, 5.11 (41)

GOALS:

Kew: C. Watts 1, N. Rohrt 1, W. Delbridge 1, G. Evans 1, G. Younger 1, K. Gannon 1

La Trobe University: T. Mawdsley 1, B. Thompson 1, L. Watson 1, J. Hickey 1, T. Parker 1

BEST:

Kew: W. Delbridge, C. Watts, G. Evans, E. O’Donnell, C. Backman, N. Tinetti

La Trobe University: B. Dales-Sutton, G. Lingham, C. Wheeler, I. Fan, B. Rowles, L. Watson


Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me

twice, shame on me. Fool me three times,

your good, very good. The Northern

Blues have stunned everyone in Divi-

sion Four this season, including myself,

who didn’t tip the Blues once during the

fi nals series. Coming from sixth place, it

seemed near impossible for the Blues

to take out the fl ag, but they proved us

all wrong. On the road to their amaz-

ing premiership achievement, the Blues

knocked off Hawthorn, West Brunswick

and Eley Park, the top three placed teams

after the home and away season. One

cannot describe in words just how good

the Blues have been in their fi rst year of

senior football, congratulations on a bril-

liant debut season.

The Sharks went into this game red hot

favourites, having beaten the Blues in

both of their previous meetings through-

out the year, and fi nishing the season as

one of the best performed sides in the

Division. After a brilliant giant-killing

run in the fi nals, the Blues had nothing

to lose playing in their fi rst grand fi nal in

their fi rst year of senior footy. Ted Ajani

Reserve played host, with the big ground

perhaps suiting the Blues and their run.

Damon Marcon would be one of the keys

to the Blues’ chances of winning, after

polling votes in both losses to the Sharks

during the season.

The Sharks got off to a promising start,

keeping the inaccurate Blues goalless in

the fi rst term and led by eight points at

the break. Eley Park’s physical approach

appeared to starve the Blues of any clear-

cut chances at goal, but at the same time,

the Sharks did the Blues a favour by not

piling on the scoreboard pressure.

The Blues would hit back in the second

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quarter, and they did so with vigor. Their

run and carry had returned and so had

their accuracy in front of goal. The Sharks

were caught off guard as the Blues kicked

the fi rst two goals of the quarter to take

the lead. Eley Park momentarily halted

the Blues momentum after a Damian Mc-

Cabe goal and the Sharks managed to

hold on to a four point lead at half-time.

With the game hanging in the balance,

the ‘Premiership’ quarter loomed as the

key to both side’s chances of victory. It

would be the Blues who would come

out swinging in the second half, pun-

ishing Eley Park’s uncharacteristic, but

costly turnovers time and time again to

outscore the Sharks by four goals to one

for the quarter. Moustafa Hammoud was

running riot for the Blues, who were do-

ing well to curtail the infl uence of Shark’s

big guns, Khariwala, Viola and Cortsor-

phin.

Both teams dispersed from their respec-

tive huddles at three-quarter time know-

ing that 30 minutes of football would

leave one team crowned premiers. The

ball was bounced and from the get-go,

the Blues were fi rst to the ball and into

the faces of the Sharks players, stifl ing

them of eff ective forward movements

and keeping the game played on their

terms. The Blues held the Sharks goalless

in the last term, while adding to their lead

late in the quarter. The siren sounded and

the Northern Blues in their fi rst season of

senior football were crowned premiers.

On the back of a dominant second half,

they outscored the Sharks 6.13 to 1.3.

Moustafa Hammoud’s team-lifting per-

formance was rewarded with him being

judged best on ground.

Eley Park will be disappointed with the

loss, but they will know they were com-

pletely outplayed by the Blues after

quarter-time. Best players for the Sharks

were on ballers Khariwala and Viola,

who couldn’t drag their team across the

line after the Shark’s forwards failed to

capitlise on their eff orts. They only kicked

six goals for the match and had no mul-

tiple goal-scorers. Credit has to go to the

Blues who after the fi rst break, complete-

ly shut down the favourites, led by stand-

outs Carter, their captain Calcedo and

Spagnolo around the ground. Eamonn

Scott, Lachlan McRedmond and Ham-

moud each kicked two goals, in what was

a well rounded team performance, wor-

thy of all the praise they should receive.

Good luck to both teams in Division 3

next season!

Special mention to the players who

missed out for the Northern Blues, nota-

bly Lachlan Holmes who broke his collar-

bone in the preliminary fi nal, and Jordan

Higham who injured his hamstring at

training during the week.

Division 4 ResultsELEY PARK SHARKS v. NORTHERN BLUES

Northern Blues 0.6, 4.6, 8.12, 10.17 (77)Eley Park Sharks 2.2, 5.4, 6.5, 6.7 (43)

GOALS:

Northern Blues: E. Scott 2, M. Hammoud 2, L. McRedmond 2, D. Marcon 1, T. Lehmann 1, T. Beames 1, M. Cigagna 1

Eley Park Sharks: J. Peacock 1, D. Perkins 1, A. Pillay 1, D. McCabe 1, A. Olson 1, N. Bahnsen 1

BEST:

Northern Blues: M. Hammoud, L. Carter, N. Spagnolo, J. Phelan, D. Calcedo, N. De Andrade

Eley Park Sharks: Z. Khariwala, D. Viola, A. Peacock, D. McCabe, T. Pollock, C. Marsiglio

Division 4 Reserve ResultsELEY PARK SHARKS v. WEST BRUNSWICK

Eley Park Sharks 4.1, 5.3, 6.3, 6.6 (42)West Brunswick 2.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.7 (37)

GOALS:

Eley Park Sharks: A. Farrugia 2, L. Booth 2, G. Baker 1, A. Curphey 1

West Brunswick: (not supplied)

BEST: Mark Brookshaw, B Shepherd, S Clarke, R Touzel, J Turner, H Lewis

Eley Park Sharks: M. Flynn, T. Sigalas, A. Curphey, B. Wignell, J. Kiklis, H. Priest

West Brunswick: B Shepherd 3, J Turner 1, J Hopkins 1


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ONE STRAIGHT KICK ...U19 Premier — with Olivia Crowe @Liv_Crowe

What a grand fi nal we

witnessed last Sunday,

the two best sides in the

section all year fi ghting

it out for premiership

glory. Having lost just

once for the season, Old Xaverians were

the power side of the competition, but St

Bedes/Mentone Tigers kept on their tail

cementing second spot on the ladder and

proving the value of the double chance.

In the decider it was a bold tactical move

that saw the Tigers win the toss and

kick into the breeze, trailing by a kick

but managing as many scoring shots as

Xavs in the fi rst term. A powerful seven

goal second quarter gave the Tigers an

impressive 31 point lead at half time. To

Xavs credit they bounced back in the third

to take the lead at the last change by 3

points with their own ambush of the St

Bedes/Mentone defences.

The last quarter had everything you want

from a grand fi nal as both sides scored

consistently as the game went down to

the wire. The Tigers, led by Mathew Hoy

with a season best 6 goal haul were able

to hold off the ladder leaders and stun the

pre-match favourites to win by one straight

kick to claim the 2013 Under 19 Premier

Section premiership.

A fantastic eff ort by the Tigers who given

the form line and their recent meetings

were defi nitely the underdogs going into

this grand fi nal. Luke Barry was impressive

for the Xavs with four. A shattering end

for the Old Xaverians after a great season

has them runners-up at this level for a

second straight year. For the Tigers, it is a

fi rst premiership for the club at this level

since the Champion team of 2008. Could

that be an omen for Premier this week?

Congratulations to all sides on a great year

in the section, it has been a pleasure to be

the scribe and I wish you all the best for

2014.

SAINTLY END TO THE SEASONU19 Section 2 with Lewis Emmerson @LewisEmmerson

Jubilation and

heartbreak were the

confl icting emotions

shared by Werribee

and Parkdale Vultures

respectively after

the fi nal siren sounded on Saturday

afternoon.

The game was the perfect example of a

nail biting thriller. The winner was never

certain until the dying seconds where

Werribee put through a snapped goal

from the tip of the goal square to put

them up by 4 points with less than 20

seconds to play. As you would expect

the goal struck Parkdale hearts like a

painfully sharp dagger as all Werribee

players converged on each other with

wild celebration.

The standouts for Werribee were

both defenders. Matthew Fitzpatrick

intercepted countless marks while

Brayden Monk ran the ball tirelessly from

the backline. Chris Welch was at his best

up forward for the Vultures, but that was

not enough to clinch victory. Werribee

triumphed over Parkdale by 4 points.

This week Werribee take on a rested

Fitzroy in the Grand Final at Trevor Barker

Oval on Sunday. The Tigers will be up and

about after their win but Fitzroy have

met every challenge this year. The Roys

to win another close one.

Under 19 Premier ResultsOLD XAVERIANS v. ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 1.4, 8.7, 9.8, 14.14 (98)Old Xaverians 2.3, 3.6, 9.11, 13.14 (92)

GOALS:

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers: M. Hoy 6, C. McCready 2, J. O’Kearney 1, M. Caia 1, J. Dalzotto 1, T. Jeans 1, A. Cross 1, J. Beckwith 1

Old Xaverians: L. Barry 4, T. Williams 2, J. Skene 2, M. Cain 1, H. Healey 1, T. Beaton 1, H. Davies 1, O. Silk 1

BEST:

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers: M. Hoy, B. O’Toole, J. O’Kearney, D. Moloney , L. Hard, J. Bower

Old Xaverians: L. Barry, J. Skene, H. Batten, H. Davies, T. Williams, C. Margin

Under 19 Section 2 ResultsFITZROY v. WERRIBEE

Fitzroy 4.3, 12.11, 15.11, 19.18 (132)Werribee 2.2, 3.4, 10.7, 14.9 (93)

GOALS:

Fitzroy: J. Hill 5, D. Cooney-O’Donoghue 4, J. McCormack 3, K. Menzies 3, D. Leech 2, L. Edwards 1, J. Meltzer 1

Werribee : M. Smith 4, H. Acciarito 2, C. Sullivan 2, J. Lawson 2, D. Thomas 1, M. Despott 1, D. Briscoe 1, P. O’Brien 1

BEST:

Fitzroy: L. Baker, D. Leech, J. Sawyer, J. Hill, J. McCormack, D. Cooney-O’Donoghue

Werribee : M. Fitzpatrick, M. Smith, C. Sullivan, P. O’Brien, B. Monk, J. Lawson



THE BIG V IN 2013

VAFA SENIORS V. AFL VIC COUNTRY 1 7th July 2013 (Junction Oval)

VAFA 5.1 8.4 10.9 11.16 (82)

AFL Vic Country 1 4.4 6.8 8.11 11.13 (79)

GOALS, VAFA:

B. Goss 4, C. Howat 2, A. Pattison 2, J. Watts 1, P. Edgar 1, R. Young 1

BEST, VAFA:

P. Summers, R. Young, C. Howat, B. Goss, R. Colbert, A. Bentick

VAFA PREM B - DIV 4 V AFL VIC COUNTRY 2 7th July 2013 (Harry Trott Oval)

AFL Vic Country 2 6.2 8.7 10.11 14.16 (100)

VAFA B-D4 3.1 4.4 11.8 15.9 (99)

GOALS, VAFA B-D4:

M. Boland 4, T. Paule 3, A. Armstrong 3, B. Iezzi 2, A. Patti 1, P. Florance 1, T. Ridgway 1

BEST, VAFA B-D4:

T. Paule, J. Freezer, M. Grant, M. Dean, D. Bisetto, B. Iezzi

VAFA U19 V AFL VIC COUNTRY U19 7th July 2013 (Junction Oval)

VAFA U19 3.3 4.7 6.12 7.13 (55)

AFL Vic Country U19 1.4, 1.12 2.15 5.21 (51)

GOALS, VAFA:

K. Stewart 2, S. Kennedy 1, J. Pomeroy 1, N. Petering 1, C. Matheson 1, J. Clarke 1

BEST, VAFA:

R. Eade, C. Matheson, C. Mangoni, G. Hamilton, M. Barnes, S. Kennedy

VAFA U23 V SAAFL U23 8th June 2013 (Adelaide)

VAFA U23 6.4 9.5 12.9 13.13.91

SAAFL U23 2.3 4.5 5.9 11.10.76

Goals VAFA:

P Edgar 3, J Lew 2, B Goss 2, T Penberthy, J Bull, A Patti, J North, T McKinley, M Rippon

Best VAFA:

B Walsh, J Williams, J Bull, C Lavori, P Edgar, T McKinley


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WHITEFRIARS DRAW ONE LAST EFFORTU19 Section 3 with Darren Dawson @smokiedawson

In a fi nale which even

Hollywood movie

producers would have

dismissed as being too

unrealistic to commit

to fi lm, Whitefriars

defeated AJAX in a grand fi nal for the ages

at Trevor Barker Oval last Saturday. On

a brilliant September day, it was a grand

fi nal that had everything, and was a true

showcase of Under 19 amateur footy.

Nothing could separate the two teams as

they waged a fi erce battle across the oval’s

wide expanses. AJAX were two points to

the good at the fi rst break, but scores

were tied at 50-50 at half-time following

a free-fl owing and relatively high-scoring

second quarter. In truth the Jackers,

having had most of the play, should have

gone into the main break with a lead.

The game tightened up to resemble true

fi nals footy in the third term, with neither

side able to create much run and carry.

Again AJAX had the better of the term,

but their advantage at the orange-break

was a mere fi ve points. It was no surprise

that when the fi nal siren sounded, the

teams could not be separated. But the

Friars appeared to have just a little more in

the tank, and came from behind in extra

time to post a memorable victory. For me,

Mitchell Malt was b-o-g.

It is diffi cult to believe that it was only

three short weeks ago that Northern

Blues, with only two losses for the

season, appeared to be cruising toward

an inevitable fl ag. Indeed, the Blues had

fi nished four games ahead of the fourth-

placed Friars. But Whitefriars’ self-belief

was evident throughout their fi nals

campaign: fi rstly with a tough 7-point win

away at Williamstown, followed up by a

41-point mauling of the Blues. Having

progressed to the grand fi nal the hard

way, the denouement last Sunday was

richly deserved. Congratulations to coach

Jeremy Freeman and his charges.

Under 19 Section 3 ResultsAJAX v. WHITEFRIARS

Whitefriars 2.2, 8.2, 9.5, 14.6 (90)AJAX 2.4, 7.8, 9.10, 11.16 (82)

GOALS:

Whitefriars: C. Hickey 5, E. Gilbert 3, T. Petts 2, B. Dinh 1, T. Baker 1, B. Tatterson 1, S. Currie 1

AJAX: D. Klotnick 2, B. Schwartz 2, A. Thurin 2, D. Cohen 1, J. Bade-Boon 1, T. Rogers 1, J. Yarrow 1, J. Kalmus 1

BEST:

Whitefriars: M. Malt, T. Petts, S. Currie, T. Baker, C. Hickey, B. Kelsey

AJAX: J. Forbes, J. Goldberg, N. Lewis, S. Lustig, M. Rechtman, J. Yarrow

Full time score: Ajax 11.12 (78) and Whitefriars 12.6 (78)Extra time played; above refl ects fi nal scores after two periods of 5 mins additional time.

Under 18 ResultsKEW AFC v. WERRIBEE DISTRICTS

Kew AFC 1.2, 5.7, 10.13, 16.19 (115)Werribee Districts 0.2, 1.6, 3.7, 5.7 (37)

GOALS:

Kew AFC: T. Barbera 4, T. Hayward 4, R. Maibaum 2, C. Quinlivan 2, J. Lane 1, J. Benson 1, B. Van Leeuwen 1, M. Walch 1

Werribee Districts: Frenkel, Yeoell, Long, Defi na, Limina – all 1 each

BEST:

Kew AFC: J. Dale, M. Walch, R. Maibaum, T. Hayward, Z. Jones, T. Barbera

Werribee Districts: Gatty, Kaklikos, Parker, Daw, Lawerson, Stoios

U19 Premier with Olivia Crowe @Liv_Crowe

What a way to end a

fairytale season for Kew

with a well deserved

premiership win. From

Round 1, the Giants set

the benchmark with an

impressive 115 point win over St Mary’s

Salesian and were the powerhouse side of

the section not dropping a game all year.

An impressive St Bernards outfi t almost

caused an upset to the Giants undefeated

streak in round 16. The Snowdogs fi nished

within a kick and had the lead at the last

change, but Kew’s dominance continued.

A perfect season brought many individual

achievements as well for the Kew players

as their power forwards Tyler Hayward and

Tieran Barbera fi nishing third and fourth

in the section goal kicking with 33 and 31

goals respectively. Another great triumph

was Kew’s Joel Dale who had a stellar year

winning the 2013 section best and fairest.

Joel had a consistent year, polling in most

games and being an integral part of Kew’s

success in 2013.

The Under 18 Grand Final saw two worthy

teams fi ghting it out to win what every

footballer dreams of – a premiership.

Werribee Districts had a consistent year,

but could not match it with the Giants on

the day as they were defeated by 78 points.

Kew’s Tieran Barbera continued his great

form up forward with another 4 goals,

whilst league best and fairest Joel Dale

claimed another award being named best

afi eld in a premiership team. Well done to

Kew who are the fi rst U18 team to obtain

the status of Champion team. It was a

superb and perfect season, I am sure it will

be one that will never be forgotten.

Congratulations to all sides on a great year in

the section, it has been a pleasure to be the

scribe and I wish you all the best for 2014.


SAINTLY END TO THE SEASONU19 North with Nick Duxson @nicholasjduxson

Grand fi nals don’t often

disappoint, and this

one certainly didn’t.

After a season where

four teams stood head

and shoulders above the rest, fi ttingly

the two best sides reached the decider –

Old Ivanhoe and St Mary’s Salesian.

The ‘Hoes came into the early morning

decider at Bulleen’s Ted Ajani Reserve as

favourites and kicked ahead early to lead

by 20 points at the fi rst change in brilliant

football conditions.

It was a margin they extended by a

further six points at the major break,

Richard Skok proving a focal point up

forward for Old Ivanhoe with four goals

as both Sam Wilcox and Nick Marshall

had an infl uence around the ground.

The Saints power-packed forward line

failed to fi re early, and despite controlling

large parts of the third term, by three

quarter time they had registered just 4.10

on the scoreboard, and were still trailing

by 22 points.

But stranger things have happened in

fi nals footy, and it was St Mary’s who

fi nished with a fl urry, running all over Old

Ivanhoe in the fi nal term to cause a boil-

over of epic proportions.

The Saints produced a seven goal to one

fi nal quarter, steamrolling Old Ivanhoe

and claiming the Under 19 North

premiership.

Dylan Gook played an invaluable hand

in front of goal with four majors, while

Xavier Leonard and Louis Holmes

contributed a brace of goals each.

Old Ivanhoe could only manage two

scoring shots in the fi nal stanza, as a

dominant Saints’ outfi t hit the scoreboard

at a ratio of 5:1.

Nick Bussell starred for St Mary’s, while

Salesian’s Kyle Buchanan was the pick of

the two sides’ best and fairest winners.

St Mary’s got up by 16 points at the

fi nal siren, ending the club’s 13-year

FAIR DINKUM CONTESTU19 South with Nick Duxson @nicholasjduxson

After a dominant season, few expected

Oakleigh to be seriously challenged on

Grand Final day.

St Bedes Mentone managed to scrap their

way into the decider after a six-point win

against a determined Beaumaris outfi t

– but now faced the team that a week

earlier had ‘Krushed’ them by 14 goals.

It took 10 minutes for St Bedes to settle in, but in

that time the Oaks slammed home five goals as

a semi-final repeat loomed large. But the Tigers

fought back, closing the margin to less than

three kicks at the fi rst change, the crowd were

treated to a fair dinkum contest.

The Tigers started the second term in

style, closing the gap before Oakleigh

fi nished the half strongly to retain their

quarter time advantage.

It was the Krushers who came out stronger

after the main break and they could have

shot out to a sizeable lead if not for a

handful of missed chances in front of goal.

Despite putting up a valiant fi ght, the

Tigers were unable to fi ght back in

the fi nal term, with Oakleigh fi nishing

29-point victors – skipper Michael Tate

receiving best on ground honours.

The Krushers’ forwards stood up, Aaron

Under 19 North ResultsOLD IVANHOE v. ST MARY’S SALESIAN

St Mary’s Salesian 1.0, 2.5, 4.10, 11.13 (79)Old Ivanhoe 4.2, 6.7, 8.8, 9.9 (63)

GOALS:

St Mary’s Salesian: D. Gook 4, X. Leonard 2, L. Holmes 2, L. Power 1, B. Andrews 1, K. Buchanan 1

Old Ivanhoe: R. Skok 4, D. Inglese 1, C. Matheson 1, J. Apostolopoulos 1, M. Kirwan 1, N. Marshall 1

BEST:

St Mary’s Salesian: N. Bussell, D. Gook, A. Pathirana, M. Howard, K. Buchanan, B. Andrews

Old Ivanhoe: N. Marshall, S. Wilcox, R. Skok, M. Broughan, N. Kenyon-Smith, J. Apostolopoulos

Under 19 South ResultsOAKLEIGH v. ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

Oakleigh 5.0, 9.2, 11.6, 14.11 (95)St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 2.1, 6.2, 8.3, 10.6 (66)

GOALS:

Oakleigh: A. Cloke 4, Z. Pearce-Thomas 4, B. Still 2, M. Tate 2, K. Schmauder 1, A. Mase 1

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers: J. Vawdrey 3, J. Symons 2, B. Schubert 1, A. Heatley 1, T. Pastura 1, J. Young 1, S. Lay 1

BEST:

Oakleigh: M. Tate, A. Deneys, A. Cloke, S. Murray, Z. Pearce-Thomas, B. Still

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers: J. Townley, J. Vawdrey, M. Powell, J. Pastura, T. Pollard, A. Heatley

Cloke and Zach Pearce-Thomas both

booting four goals to continue their

tremendous season in front of the sticks.

On the other side of the fence, Jack

Vawdrey impressed with three majors,

while Jake Townley put in a determined

four-quarter eff ort.

For Oakleigh, this was their third Unders

premiership in four years, with a number

of players moving up the ranks from last

year’s U18 premiership.

The Tigers will be disappointed, but

considering this is their 2nd Under 19’s

team – and their Premier side won the

fl ag – they should be congratulated on a

fantastic Unders season also.

premiership drought, while no doubt Old

Ivanhoe will be left to rue the fl ag that

slipped away.


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5 YEARS AGO – 2008

St Bedes Mentone Tigers placed themselves

in the record books after winning the A

Section Grand Final, at the expense of Col-

legians, 10.17 to 5.17. This result completed

an amazing three consecutive premierships

for the Tigers (2006 C Section and 2007 B

Section). Collegians had managed only 3

behinds at half time, St Bedes maintained

their composure as Collegians kicked 2.12

in the third quarter and the Tigers came

home strongly in the fi nal term. Best: L

Wintle, Anstey, Groves, (SBMT) and Robbins,

Baxter, Holst, (Coll). Russell Davidson and

Tim Sutcliff e were the fi eld umpires.

10 YEARS AGO – 2003Old Xaverians, coached by our present

CEO, Michael Sholly, won their 8th A Sec-

tion premiership defeating St Bernards

18.20 to 8.17. St Bernards were never in the

hunt with the Xavs leading by 34 points at

quarter time, increasing the lead in each of

the remaining quarters. Best: Ockleshaw

(3), Chatfi eld, Scanlon, (Xavs) and Ashton,

Cooney, Day (StB). Field umpires were Peter

James and Tim Sutcliff e, Tim Ockleshaw was

awarded the Jock Nelson Medal for his best

on ground in the Grand Final.

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A TRULY GRAND FINALE 20 YEARS AGO – 1993In the A Section Grand fi nal, De La Salle 4.6 led Collegians 1.1 at quarter time but the D’s could only score 2 more goals in the remaining quarters while Collegians went on to win the premiership 11.13 to 6.13. This was Collegians’ 7th A Section fl ag since 1928. They had also won the ‘senior’ pre-miership on 6 occasions from 1892 to until 1927. Best Hibbins, Galbraith, Irvine (Coll) and Ronchi, Hunter, Tully, (DLS). Mark Hib-bins won the Jock Nelson Medal. Adam An-

derson (Old Tri) won the Woodrow Medal.

30 YEARS AGO – 1983Premiers were De La Salle 11.7 to Uni Blues 7.10 in A Section, Bulleen Templestowe 17.13 to Kew 14.14 in B Section, Caulfi eld Gr 20.16 to Parkside 8.22 in C Section, Banyule 21.19 to Fawkner 15.7 in D Section, Thomastown 21.12 to Old Trinity 14.9 in E Section and Footscray ITOB 12.10 to UHSOB 12.7 in F Section. Rich-ard Morley, one of the fi nest amateur players in the lower grades, won the fi rst of his three consecutive best ands fairest medals in E Sec-

tion playing for Bulleen United.

40 YEARS AGO – 1973Ormond won their third consecutive A Sec-tion fl ag 12.13 to St Bernards 8.7, Reservoir Old Boys 17.12 to Uni Blacks 15.3 in B Sec-tion, Power House over Fairfi eld in C Section*,

Alphington 16.21 to Marcellin OC 10.12 in D

Section, Old Ivanhoe 15.19 to Old Camber-

well 12.16 in E Section and Fawkner 20.21 to

St Bedes OC 13.14 in F Section. *There was no

Grand fi nal in C Section after Fairfi eld were

denied their place in the GF after being found

guilty of playing an ineligible player previous-

ly, the fl ag being awarded to Power House!

50 YEARS AGO – 1963Old Paradians won back-to-back A Section

premierships in a relatively low scoring

Grand Final against Ormond, 10.13 to 8.9.

Coburg 9.15 defeated UHSOB 7.13 in the B

Section Grand Final. Kew won their second

C Section Grand Final in 3 years with a 14.9

to 7.4 win over Footscray TCOB. Old Hailey-

burians 12.6 defeated Monash Uni 9.10 in D

Section and St Bernards OC 13.19 defeated

Glenhuntly 11.11 in E Section.

60 YEARS AGO – 1953Old Melburnians won the fi rst of three con-

secutive A Section premierships 12.16 to

University Blues 6.8, Kew 11.10 defeated Old

Paradians 7.8 in B Section, Caulfi eld Gr 10.9

defeated Power House 9.13 in C Section and

Footscray TSOB 5.7 defeated E S&A Bank 3.14

in D Section. The leading goal kicker was J D

Anderson (Uni Blues) in A Section and Laurie

Mithen (Ormond) won the JN Woodrow Med-

al. Laurie Mithen went on to a distinguished

career in the VFL and played in a number of

Melbourne’s premiership teams.

THE BIG DANCE!!GRAND FINALS

A great couple of days last weekend as we

celebrated most of our grand fi nals. With

only the Premier grand fi nal today (and

of course the ressies & thirds) to fi nish off a

great 2013.

We congratulate all those umpires who

offi ciated in the grand fi nals last week, in

particular those who experienced it all for

the fi rst time. All grand fi nals are a day to

remember for the umpires (as well as the

players and supporters) as the appoint-

ment is a reward for the year you’ve had.

We offi ciated far and wide with venues at

Cranbourne in the south and Craigieburn in

the north. No matter where you went, we’re

sure the day was a memorable one for you.

To the umpires appointed today we wish

you well, and thank you for representing

the VAFAUA on it’s day of days.

The panel to be congratulated today is Da-

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ty in the fi eld, Jack Cooper, Mitchell Jones

and Tom Newman on the boundary and of

course Chris Kearney and Kevin Segota

waving the fl ags. Give them all a cheer.

HOT WHEELS

Those who made it to the Junction Oval

for the VAFA v AFL Vic Country game dur-

ing the year would have been impressed

with the bright green runners worn by

Merv Monty. A great fashion statement that

matched our new green uniforms proving

that Merv is indeed a fashion trend-setter

in the umpiring world. Not to be outdone,

young fi eld umpire Sam Levin was so excit-

ed to be appointed to the Premier C Grand

FInal he decided to trot out in his new run-

ners too. No, not a subtle bright green like

Merv, Sam thought that bright red would

be a little more impressive. Certainly wasn’t

hard to spot Sammy sprinting around the

fl anks of Casey Fields. This will no doubt

earn him the new nickname of “Dorothy”.

(You younger umpires probably wouldn’t

get that reference!)

GET WELL SOON

One of our fi eld umpires in Frank Stokes was

appointed to the Division 3 reserves grand

fi nal last week but due to illness was unable

to make it onto the fi eld. Poor Frank was on

a drip in hospital for a few days suff ering

from a pretty severe bout of salmonella poi-

soning. We hope you are up and about now

Frank and we can see you back fi ghting fi t

and strong in 2014.

OVERSEAS WE GO

We mentioned a few weeks ago the two

umpires who’ve been appointed to our end

of year overseas appointments. Straight af-

ter offi ciating in his fi rst Premier Grand Final

David Anselmi will head to New Zealand

with the VAFA Under 18 side and his partner

Merv Monty will be heading to Ireland with

the senior representative side. Merv we

know the Irish will love those green wheels

of yours. We hope you both have the expe-

rience of your lives and we look forward to

updates on the VAFAUA website.

PREMIER GRAND FINAL DAY

Don’t forget to hang around after today’s

games for the traditional post-match free

BBQ (thanks to Harris Family Butchers for

the whole year), a DJ and the AFL Prelimi-

nary Final between Fremantle and Sydney

on the big screen. We want to see all of the

VAFAUA community at the rooms to cel-

ebrate a great 2013!

Thanks to all for your contributions

throughout the year and to Olivia at HQ

who didn’t feel the need to censor us. See

you all in 2014. Leah and Macca signing off .

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PREMIER CP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Mazenod 18 16 2 0 0 0 1619 998 162.22 64

Marcellin 18 13 5 0 0 0 1838 1133 162.22 52

Old Ivanhoe 18 13 5 0 0 0 1733 1172 147.87 52

Monash Blues 18 13 5 0 0 0 1500 1195 125.52 52

PEGS 18 10 8 0 0 0 1504 1330 113.08 40

Oakleigh 18 7 11 0 0 0 1439 1712 84.05 28

Peninsula 18 7 11 0 0 0 1383 1853 74.64 28

Old Camberwell 18 5 13 0 0 0 1330 1561 85.2 20

Banyule 18 5 13 0 0 0 1406 1816 77.42 20

NOBS/St Pats 18 1 17 0 0 0 1019 2001 50.92 4

DIVISION 2P W L D B FF F A % Pts

Therry Penola 18 15 3 0 0 0 1827 1122 162.83 60

Yarra Valley 18 14 4 0 0 0 1707 1276 133.78 56

Old Eltham Collegians 18 11 7 0 0 0 1444 1438 100.42 44

St Mary's Salesian 18 11 7 0 0 0 1480 1492 99.2 44

St Johns 18 10 8 0 0 0 1781 1426 124.89 40

Old Paradians 18 8 9 1 0 0 1207 1350 89.41 34

South Melbourne Districts 18 7 11 0 0 0 1354 1581 85.64 28

Ivanhoe 18 6 12 0 0 0 1361 1662 81.89 24

Monash Gryphons 18 5 13 0 0 0 1375 1714 80.22 20

Emmaus St Leos 18 2 15 1 0 0 1109 1584 70.01 10

U19 PREMIERP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Old Xaverians 18 17 1 0 0 0 2183 832 262.38 68

St Bedes / Mentone Tigers 18 15 3 0 0 0 1659 1076 154.18 60

St Kevins 18 13 5 0 0 0 1579 1060 148.96 52

St Bernards 18 11 6 1 0 0 1529 1169 130.8 46

De La Salle 18 9 9 0 0 0 1496 1217 122.93 36

Old Scotch 18 8 10 0 0 0 1497 1409 106.25 32

Old Melburnians 18 7 10 1 0 0 1476 1443 102.29 30

Beaumaris 18 5 13 0 0 0 1311 1597 82.09 20

University Blues 18 3 15 0 0 0 1107 1959 56.51 12

Old Brighton 18 1 17 0 0 0 575 2650 21.7 4

PREMIER C RESERVEP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Marcellin 18 18 0 0 0 0 2178 636 342.45 72

Mazenod 18 14 4 0 0 0 1518 929 163.4 56

Old Ivanhoe 18 13 5 0 0 0 1269 922 137.64 52

Old Camberwell 18 11 7 0 0 0 1299 934 139.08 44

PEGS 18 10 8 0 0 0 1187 1046 113.48 40

Monash Blues 18 7 11 0 0 0 1060 1134 93.47 28

Banyule 18 7 11 0 0 0 1095 1256 87.18 28

NOBS/St Pats 18 4 14 0 0 0 684 1600 42.75 16

Peninsula 18 3 15 0 0 0 857 1858 46.12 12

Oakleigh 18 3 15 0 0 0 732 1676 43.68 12

DIVISION 2 RESERVEP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Therry Penola 18 13 5 0 0 0 1475 860 171.51 52


Old Eltham Collegians 18 13 5 0 0 0 1239 1001 123.78 52

St Johns 18 10 7 1 0 0 1274 1209 105.38 42

Yarra Valley 18 8 10 0 0 0 1224 1091 112.19 32

Ivanhoe 18 8 10 0 0 0 1034 1176 87.93 32

Emmaus St Leos 18 8 10 0 0 0 1051 1209 86.93 32

Old Paradians 18 7 11 0 0 0 732 1230 59.51 28

Monash Gryphons 18 6 11 1 0 0 1205 1459 82.59 26

South Melbourne Districts 18 3 15 0 0 0 886 1304 67.94 12

U19 SECTION 2P W L D B FF F A % Pts

Fitzroy 18 15 3 0 0 0 1631 1052 155.04 60

Werribee 17 14 3 0 0 0 1673 1122 149.11 58

Parkdale Vultures 18 12 6 0 0 0 1771 1215 145.76 48

Collegians 17 11 6 0 0 0 1258 1057 119.02 46

Old Trinity 18 8 10 0 0 0 1151 1260 91.35 32

University Blacks 18 7 11 0 0 0 1268 1437 88.24 28

Caulfi eld Grammarians 18 6 12 0 0 0 1267 1603 79.04 24

Mazenod 18 6 12 0 0 0 911 1280 71.17 24

Old Carey 18 5 12 1 0 0 1199 1569 76.42 22

Marcellin 18 4 13 1 0 0 1019 1553 65.61 18

PREMIER C THIRDSP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Mazenod 14 12 0 0 2 4 1790 697 256.81 72

St Kevins 18 10 5 0 3 0 1279 872 146.67 52

Pegs 16 9 4 0 3 1 1096 944 116.1 52

Marcellin 17 7 7 0 3 1 1133 998 113.53 44

NOBS / St Pats 16 5 9 0 2 1 1063 1248 85.18 32

Peninsula 15 4 9 0 2 2 872 1440 60.56 32

Old Camberwell 16 4 9 0 3 0 747 1132 65.99 28

Old Ivanhoe 16 5 9 0 2 0 966 1479 65.31 28


Kew 18 15 2 1 0 0 1775 1084 163.75 62

UHS-VU 18 14 4 0 0 0 1798 1023 175.76 56

Elsternwick 18 12 6 0 0 0 1827 1293 141.3 48

St Francis Xavier 18 11 6 1 0 0 1578 1260 125.24 46

Richmond Central 18 11 7 0 0 0 1864 1500 124.27 44

Aquinas 18 11 7 0 0 0 1518 1473 103.05 44

La Trobe University 18 9 9 0 0 0 1245 1242 100.24 36

Albert Park 18 8 10 0 0 0 1377 1411 97.59 32

Swinburne University 18 6 11 1 0 0 1618 1532 105.61 26

Power House 18 6 11 1 0 0 1135 1508 75.27 26

South Mornington 18 3 15 0 0 0 998 1986 50.25 12

Old Westbourne 18 0 18 0 0 0 687 2108 32.59 0

U19 SECTION 3P W L D B FF F A % Pts

Northern Blues 18 16 2 0 0 0 1640 872 188.07 64

AJAX 18 12 6 0 0 0 1572 1029 152.77 48

Williamstown CYMS 18 12 6 0 0 0 1591 1135 140.18 48

Whitefriars 17 11 6 0 0 1 1366 1039 131.47 48

Old Camberwell 18 10 8 0 0 0 1200 1152 104.17 40

Old Xaverians 18 9 9 0 0 0 1245 1220 102.05 36

PEGS 18 3 15 0 0 0 688 1741 39.52 12

Old Geelong 17 2 15 0 0 0 695 1809 38.42 8


Hampton Rovers 18 16 2 0 0 0 2037 1107 184.01 64


Ormond 18 12 6 0 0 0 1780 1266 140.6 48

Prahran Assumption 18 11 7 0 0 0 1620 1339 120.99 44

Whitefriars 18 10 8 0 0 0 1577 1272 123.98 40

Old Geelong 18 9 9 0 0 0 1553 1619 95.92 36

Old Mentonians 18 8 10 0 0 0 1494 1453 102.82 32

Bulleen Templestowe 18 6 12 0 0 0 1454 1518 95.78 24

MHSOB 18 5 13 0 0 0 1202 1643 73.16 20

Glen Eira 18 0 18 0 0 0 758 2605 29.1 0


Kew 18 16 2 0 0 0 2338 451 518.4 64

UHS-VU 18 16 2 0 0 0 1906 786 242.49 64


Richmond Central 18 15 2 1 0 0 1680 867 193.77 62

Albert Park 18 11 7 0 0 0 1280 1220 104.92 44

Power House 18 8 10 0 0 0 1000 1267 78.93 32

Aquinas 18 7 11 0 0 0 1160 1330 87.22 28

Swinburne University 18 6 12 0 0 0 857 1401 61.17 24

St Francis Xavier 18 5 13 0 0 0 938 1664 56.37 20

South Mornington 18 3 15 0 0 0 945 1775 53.24 12

Old Westbourne 18 3 15 0 0 0 639 1753 36.45 12

Elsternwick 18 2 16 0 0 0 842 2125 39.62 8

U19 NORTHP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Old Ivanhoe 17 15 2 0 0 1 1995 822 242.7 64

Ivanhoe 17 14 3 0 0 1 2006 815 246.13 60


Therry Penola 17 12 5 0 0 1 1723 946 182.14 52

St Bernards 17 10 7 0 0 1 1818 1001 181.62 44

Old Westbourne 15 5 10 0 0 0 1016 1771 57.37 20

MHSOB 18 5 13 0 0 0 971 2051 47.34 20


Old Haileybury 13 1 12 0 0 0 581 1775 32.73 4

Old Paradians 17 1 16 0 0 0 499 2456 20.32 4

U18P W L D B FF F A % Pts

Kew AFC 18 16 0 0 2 0 1793 416 431.01 72

Werribee Districts 18 12 4 0 2 0 1089 844 129.03 56


Point Cook AFC 18 9 7 0 2 0 998 727 137.28 44

St Bernards 18 9 7 0 2 0 1024 806 127.05 44

Collegians 18 5 11 0 2 0 595 946 62.9 28


UHS-VU AFC 18 4 12 0 2 0 505 1150 43.91 24

Richmond Central AFC 18 3 13 0 2 0 697 1362 51.17 20


Ormond 18 15 2 1 0 0 2052 806 254.59 62

Hampton Rovers 18 15 3 0 0 0 1677 787 213.09 60

Old Geelong 18 13 4 1 0 0 1778 879 202.28 54

Bulleen Templestowe 18 10 8 0 0 0 1526 1041 146.59 40


Prahran Assumption 18 7 11 0 0 0 1175 1086 108.2 28

MHSOB 18 7 11 0 0 0 1156 1427 81.01 28

Whitefriars 18 6 12 0 0 0 1168 1563 74.73 24

Old Mentonians 18 6 12 0 0 0 1031 1665 61.92 24

Glen Eira 18 0 18 0 0 0 292 3068 9.52 0

U19 SOUTHP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Oakleigh 18 16 2 0 0 0 2205 822 268.25 64


Old Mentonians 18 13 5 0 0 0 1903 1261 150.91 52

Beaumaris 18 12 6 0 0 0 1734 1207 143.66 48

De La Salle 18 10 8 0 0 0 1459 1558 93.65 40

Peninsula 18 8 10 0 0 0 1274 1429 89.15 32

Monash Blues 18 8 10 0 0 0 1107 1312 84.38 32

Hampton Rovers 18 5 13 0 0 0 1047 1713 61.12 20

Ormond 18 4 14 0 0 0 1338 1897 70.53 16



Hawthorn 18 14 2 0 2 0 2142 1030 207.96 64

Eley Park Sharks 18 14 2 0 2 0 1975 1057 186.85 64

West Brunswick 18 12 4 0 2 0 1449 964 150.31 56

Point Cook 18 11 5 0 2 0 1606 1081 148.57 52

North Brunswick 18 10 6 0 2 0 1610 1163 138.44 48

Northern Blues 18 8 8 0 2 0 1597 1448 110.29 40

Box Hill North 18 6 10 0 2 0 1530 1850 82.7 32

Dragons 18 6 10 0 2 0 1181 1458 81 32

Mt Lilydale 18 4 12 0 2 0 1013 1795 56.43 24

Manningham Cobras 18 3 13 0 2 0 938 1877 49.97 20

Chadstone 18 0 16 0 2 0 851 2169 39.23 8

PREMIERP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Old Xaverians 18 15 3 0 0 0 1881 1142 164.71 60


Old Scotch 18 12 6 0 0 0 1797 1549 116.01 48


De La Salle 18 10 8 0 0 0 1424 1287 110.64 40

Beaumaris 18 7 10 1 0 0 1462 1512 96.69 30

St Bernards 18 7 10 1 0 0 1440 1525 94.43 30

Collegians 18 7 11 0 0 0 1383 1474 93.83 28

University Blues 18 6 11 1 0 0 1403 1822 77 26

Old Carey 18 1 17 0 0 0 1051 1853 56.72 4

PREMIER BP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Old Trinity 18 15 3 0 0 0 1843 1145 160.96 60

Old Brighton 18 14 4 0 0 0 2040 1259 162.03 56

Old Melburnians 18 14 4 0 0 0 1516 1281 118.35 56

St Kevins 18 12 6 0 0 0 1748 1444 121.05 48

AJAX 18 10 8 0 0 0 1688 1359 124.21 40

Old Haileybury 18 8 10 0 0 0 1352 1543 87.62 32

Fitzroy 18 7 11 0 0 0 1077 1485 72.53 28




LADDERS


INCORRECT SCORES - 7/8 September

Ormond - Division 1 (Second off ence)


Eley Park Sharks 18 15 1 0 2 0 1952 493 395.94 68

West Brunswick 18 14 2 0 2 0 1661 711 233.61 64

Hawthorn 18 12 4 0 2 0 1614 718 224.79 56

North Brunswick 17 10 5 0 2 1 1302 951 136.91 52

Point Cook 18 10 6 0 2 0 1519 816 186.15 48

Dragons 18 10 6 0 2 0 1413 860 164.3 48

Northern Blues 18 6 10 0 2 0 1298 1268 102.37 32

Box Hill North 18 4 12 0 2 0 922 1854 49.73 24

Manningham Cobras 17 3 12 0 2 0 520 1748 29.75 20

Mt Lilydale 18 2 14 0 2 0 737 1710 43.1 16

Chadstone 18 1 15 0 2 0 422 2267 18.61 12

PREMIER RESERVEP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Old Xaverians 17 16 1 0 0 1 1594 773 206.21 68


Old Scotch 18 13 5 0 0 0 1597 1038 153.85 52

De La Salle 18 12 6 0 0 0 1501 974 154.11 48


St Bernards 18 9 9 0 0 0 1155 1110 104.05 36

Collegians 18 8 10 0 0 0 1062 1145 92.75 32

Beaumaris 18 3 15 0 0 0 933 1495 62.41 12


Old Carey 17 1 16 0 0 0 625 1826 34.23 4

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

St Kevins 18 16 2 0 0 0 2179 743 293.27 64

Old Melburnians 18 16 2 0 0 0 1948 915 212.9 64

Old Brighton 18 13 5 0 0 0 1786 948 188.4 52

Fitzroy 18 13 5 0 0 0 1695 1051 161.27 52

AJAX 18 9 9 0 0 0 1110 1339 82.9 36


Old Trinity 18 5 12 1 0 0 1110 1389 79.91 22


Old Haileybury 18 4 14 0 0 0 1003 1735 57.81 16


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

Old Melburnians 14 13 0 0 1 3 2117 625 338.72 70

St Kevins 16 12 2 0 2 1 1643 619 265.43 62

Old Xaverians 16 9 5 0 2 2 1652 604 273.51 52

Fitzroy 17 9 7 0 1 1 1385 992 139.62 44

Old Trinity 16 5 10 0 1 1 874 1358 64.36 30


PREMIER THIRDSP W L D B FF F A % Pts

Old Xaverians 18 17 1 0 0 0 1778 837 212.43 68


Collegians 17 10 6 1 0 1 1264 818 154.52 46


De La Salle 17 6 11 0 0 0 1201 1319 91.05 24

Old Scotch 18 5 13 0 0 0 911 1477 61.68 20

St Bernards 18 4 13 1 0 0 884 1545 57.22 18

Old Carey 15 1 14 0 0 1 682 1916 35.59 8

SHARPSHOOTERS2013 Premier TR Goals

Brendan Goss Old Xaverians 4 77 (73)*

Matthew Handley Old Xaverians 1 52 (51)*

2013 Premier Reserve TR Goals

Andrew Hummerston Old Scotch 0 43 (43)*

2013 Premier Thirds TR Goals

Christopher Smith Old Xaverians 2 71 (69)*

2013 Premier B TR Goals

Thomas Mentiplay Old Brighton Grammarians 0 61 (59)*

Daniel Anthony Old Brighton Grammarians 0 61 (59)*

David Fayman* AJAX AFC 0 60 (60)*

2013 Premier B Reserve TR Goals

James McGee Fitzroy FC 3 54 (49)*

2013 Premier B Thirds TR Goals

Robert Ralph Old Xaverians 0 38 (38)*

Sebastian Kemmerer Old Melburnians 0 38 (38)*

Cameron Tunbridge Old Melburnians 0 38 (34)*

2013 Premier C TR Goals

Adrian Del Monte Old Ivanhoe Grammarians 8 62 (62)*

Daniel Jones Marcellin OC 0 42 (42)*

2013 Premier C Reserve TR Goals

Dallas Jarred Marcellin OC 0 41 (39)*

2013 Premier C Thirds TR Goals

Cameron Raine Mazenod OC 1 85 (80)*

2013 Division 1 TR Goals

Ben Robertson Old Mentonians 0 61 (61)*

Jean Daou Whitefriars OC 0 61 (61)*

2013 Division 1 Reserve TR Goals

Shane Metz Ormond AFC 0 73 (69)*


Jarrod Bannister Therry Penola OB 7 85 (77)*

Corey Bannister Therry Penola OB 3 83 (77)*


Benjamin Seeger Yarra Valley OB 0 64 (64)*


Aaron Thornton Elsternwick AFC 3 80 (72)*

Andrew Brazzale Kew AFC 4 67 (60)*


Mitchell Sweeney UHS-VU AFC 3 108 (101)*


Daniel Penny Box Hill North AFC 0 72 (72)*

Justin Rossoukas Hawthorn AFC 1 60 (59)*


Jason Jackomos Hawthorn AFC 1 87 (83)*

2013 Under 19 Premier TR Goals

Harry Healey Old Xaverians 0 55 (53)*

2013 Under 19 Section 2 TR Goals

Joseph Hill Fitzroy FC 0 52 (51)*

2013 Under 19 Section 3 TR Goals

Damien Delle-Vergini Northern Blues 1 51 (51)*

2013 Under 19 North TR Goals

Louis Holmes St Mary’s Salesian 1 84 (78)*

2013 Under 19 South TR Goals

Aaron Cloke Oakleigh AFC 0 106 (100)*

2013 Under 18 TR Goals

Jeremy Sullivan St Bernards 0 35 (35)*

(?)* fi gure in brackets denotes total at the end of the home and away season

RICHMOND CENTRAL AFCVAFA Div 3 Finalists 2013: – Seniors, Reserves, Club 18s.

Applications are invited for the following positions in 2014 and close on Oct 14th.

SENIOR COACH

RESERVES COACH

U/19 COACH

CLUB 18 COACH

PLUS: Assistant Coaches for all teams

Fitness Coach: (Playing or Non-Playing)

- Football Manager

PROGRESSIVE CLUB:

• Good ground and facilities – KB Reserve. • Strong support from Yarra Council.

• Eight affi liated Netball Teams

Initial enquiries to Ron Nicholson (0416 133655)

Applications to [email protected]

ST.MARY’S SALESIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB (VAFA Div 2)The club is seeking Applicants for the following coaching positions for Season 2014.

• Senior Coach

• Under 19 Coach

• Under 18 Coach

• 3rd 18 Coach

• Assistant Coaches for: Seniors, Reserves,

Under 18’s Under 19’s & 3rd 18 team

SMS is based in Glen Iris, with excellent facilities, is

a well resourced and managed club with a strong

community and supporter base.

The club has a talented young senior list, a very strong

under age program and an affi liation with a strong

junior club.

Applicants need to be enthusiastic, well organised,

have a proven understanding of all facets of today’s

football trends and an ability to implement these. A

minimum Level 1 coaching accreditation is required

and an understanding of the VAFA is preferred.

The Senior Coach will be required to work closely

with our under age and 3rd 18 coach’s setting the

clubs direction and developing our youth. Competitive

Remuneration is available.

Please provide a covering letter outlining your

experience and specifi c plans for our club.

Applications close September 30th

FORWARD APPLICATIONS OR ENQUIRIES TO:

David Malcolm - President (St.Mary’s Salesian Amateur Football Club) [email protected] 0409 311553

OAKLEIGH AMATEUR FCinvites applications for the 2014

Season coaching positions

After fi nishing the 2013 season strongly, OAFC will

be competing in the VAFA C-Section and looking for

continued improvement in 2014. In particular, we are

seeking a Senior Coach to take a key leadership role

over all aspects of the football program at the Krushers,

in conjunction with the Committee, other coaches

and players. The club fi elds up to 5 teams per season,

Seniors, Reserves, Club18, Under 19 & 18, depending on

the available player numbers. The club also has a strong

affi liation with the Oakleigh Dragons Junior Football Club.

The club is also seeking expressions of interest from

Accredited Sports trainers, Players and Volunteers who would

like to be part of the Oakleigh Amateur football club.

Applications to the Secretary in writing at

P.O. Box 83, Oakleigh M D C 3166

or email at [email protected]

CLOSING DATE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2013.

All queries, please contact the Secretary initially.

Paul Nikakis - Club Secretary

Oakleigh Amateurs Football Club

M 0409 862 586

University Blues Football ClubApplications are invited for the following

positions for Season 2014

Senior, Reserve, Thirds and

Assistant Coaches

The successful applicants will have a good

understanding of football in general and

VAFA football in particular.

The applicants will have Level 1 AFL Coaching

Accreditation as a minimum and will be a strong

communicator and be able to demonstrate an

ability to work as part of a broader off fi eld team.

Applications close Friday 4th October 2013

e-mail all enquiries to

[email protected]

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Peninsula Old Boys Football Club seeks expressions of interest for the following positions

for the 2014 Season and beyond:

• Senior Coach

• Reserves Coach

• Thirds Coach

• Under 19s Coach

Having played in the fi nals in 2012, promotion to C-grade in

2013 and the club fi nishing seventh in its fi rst year in C-grade,

the Club is looking to continue the growth. We have a young

and enthusiastic list and excellent facilities in our base at The

Peninsula School, Mt Eliza.

Applications should be forwarded via mail to:

Peninsula Old Boys Football Club, PO Box 361 Mornington 3931

or via email to: [email protected]

Enquiries to Phil Coghlan, President, on 0400 919 598

Closing date for applications

Friday 27 September

In a remarkable fi rst year for Northern Blues Amateurs, both

the seniors (Division 4) and Under 19’s (Section 3) are currently

competing in their respective fi nals series. In order to ensure the

continuous improvement of our club we are currently seeking

applications for all coaching positions in 2014 for our

senior, reserves and U19 teams.

The club also invites motivated and enthusiastic support

staff to apply for volunteer and committee roles.

Applications and enquries can be forwarded to:

Ian Parke (Football Operations Manager) on 0408 176 339

or via email to [email protected]

Or Jon Carter (President) on 0425 768 605 or via email to

[email protected]

Applications close Friday 11th October 2013

New players are always welcomed

Old Carey Grammarians FCVAFA Premier B — Senior Coach 2014

Based at Carey Bulleen Sports Complex, arguably the best

facilities in the VAFA, Old Carey GFC is ready to appoint a

suitably qualifi ed Senior Coach.

Founded in 1953, Old Carey GFC has a rich football tradition;

in 2014 we will be back in the VAFA’s Premier B Section. We

are a very well-resourced and professionally managed club.

Applicants need to be enthusiastic leaders, well organised,

possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills,

have a proven understanding of all facets of today’s football

trends and the ability to teach and implement these. A

minimum level one coaching accreditation is required.

Please provide a covering letter outlining your experience,

self-assessment/critique and your specifi c plans for our club.

Forward applications or enquiries to:

Paul Newton, President, Old Carey GFC

Cotham Post Offi ce, PO Box 3075, Kew 3101

Or email [email protected]

More about our club can be found at

www.oldcareyfc.com.au

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 30/09/12

Caulfi eld Grammarians FC is seeking an

U19’s coach for the 2014 season.

Under the leadership of our senior coach

Tim O’Shaughnessey, the successful

applicants will need to demonstrate:

• A strong desire to teach and develop players

• Excellent communication skills

• Positive attitude, organised and well prepared

• bility to nurture young and emerging talent

Please email all applications in writing

to the Football Manager:

Scott Williams

Email: [email protected]

CAULFIELD GRAMMARIANS FCU19’s COACH WANTED for 2014

North Brunswick Amateur Football Club

VAFA Division 4

Applications are invited for the following positions:

SENIOR COACH + RESERVES COACHAfter a breakthrough season 2013 The Bulls are looking

to appoint Senior and Reserves coaches for season 2014.

Coaches that will lead us into an exciting and successful era.

Having made the Senior Finals for the fi rst time in a decade

we are looking to build on this with a positive and forward

thinking team of coaches. With a good mixture of older and

younger players The Bulls are ready for success being led by

a dynamic coaching group and support staff

Applications should include coaching experience and

accreditation – Please send applications to

Ezio Cirillo at [email protected]

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 5PM FRIDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2013

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ROUND

1

BEAUMARIS 24-20-164 — 6-7-43 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

OLD CAREY 9-8-62 — 13-10-88 COLLEGIANS

OLD XAVERIANS 16-5-101 — 16-15-111 DE LA SALLE

ST BERNARDS 9-15-69 — 10-12-72 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

UNIVERSITY BLUES 15-11-101 — 19-14-128 OLD SCOTCH

2

COLLEGIANS 14-15-99 — 15-11-101 BEAUMARIS

DE LA SALLE 15-18-108 — 7-16-58 UNIVERSITY BLUES

OLD SCOTCH 14-12-96 — 16-20-116 ST BERNARDS

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 9-23-77 — 9-18-72 OLD CAREY

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 8-15-63 — 7-14-56 OLD XAVERIANS

3

DE LA SALLE 9-16-70 — 8-11-59 OLD CAREY

OLD XAVERIANS 8-19-67 — 5-10-40 COLLEGIANS

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 7-18-60 — 17-9-111 OLD SCOTCH

ST BERNARDS 11-14-80 — 16-10-106 BEAUMARIS

UNIVERSITY BLUES 14-8-92 — 11-12-78 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

4

BEAUMARIS 9-12-66 — 12-6-78 DE LA SALLE

COLLEGIANS 21-12-138 — 13-13-91 ST BERNARDS

OLD CAREY 14-10-94 — 15-12-102 UNIVERSITY BLUES

OLD SCOTCH 8-8-56 — 19-15-129 OLD XAVERIANS

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 14-13-97 — 9-12-66 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

5

BEAUMARIS 5-11-41 — 11-11-77 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

DE LA SALLE 13-11-89 — 12-9-81 OLD SCOTCH

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 10-20-80 — 9-19-73 COLLEGIANS

ST BERNARDS 20-12-132 — 11-5-71 OLD CAREY

UNIVERSITY BLUES 16-7-103 — 15-16-106 OLD XAVERIANS

6

COLLEGIANS 18-17-125 — 6-12-48 UNIVERSITY BLUES

OLD SCOTCH 18-17-125 — 12-12-84 OLD CAREY

OLD XAVERIANS 23-11-149 — 5-8-38 BEAUMARIS

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 19-13-127 — 10-13-73 ST BERNARDS

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 9-10-64 — 7-11-53 DE LA SALLE

7

COLLEGIANS 11-21-87 — 15-11-101 OLD SCOTCH

DE LA SALLE 6-12-48 — 15-13-103 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

OLD CAREY 8-13-61 — 15-17-107 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

ST BERNARDS 14-11-95 — 16-15-111 OLD XAVERIANS

UNIVERSITY BLUES 8-14-62 — 11-16-82 BEAUMARIS

8

BEAUMARIS 13-16-94 — 15-13-103 OLD SCOTCH

OLD XAVERIANS 10-17-77 — 4-5-29 OLD CAREY

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 21-16-142 — 7-8-50 UNIVERSITY BLUES

ST BERNARDS 9-9-63 — 6-17-53 DE LA SALLE

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 4-10-34 — 5-7-37 COLLEGIANS

9

COLLEGIANS 11-9-75 — 16-10-106 DE LA SALLE

OLD CAREY 16-14-110 — 10-6-66 BEAUMARIS

OLD SCOTCH 11-14-80 — 11-16-82 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

OLD XAVERIANS 14-12-96 — 14-13-97 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

UNIVERSITY BLUES 13-9-87 — 7-8-50 ST BERNARDS

10

BEAUMARIS 11-13-79 — 8-20-68 ST BERNARDS

COLLEGIANS 16-8-104 — 8-16-64 OLD CAREY

DE LA SALLE 9-7-61 — 15-16-106 OLD XAVERIANS

OLD SCOTCH 13-19-97 — 12-13-85 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 15-13-103 — 7-13-55 UNIVERSITY BLUES

ROUND

11

DE LA SALLE 18-12-120 — 5-7-37 BEAUMARIS

OLD XAVERIANS 21-15-141 — 8-10-58 OLD SCOTCH

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 16-8-104 — 11-19-85 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

ST BERNARDS 13-8-86 — 12-13-85 COLLEGIANS

UNIVERSITY BLUES 16-16-112 — 11-10-76 OLD CAREY

12

COLLEGIANS 8-8-56 — 15-10-100 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

OLD CAREY 6-10-46 — 17-13-115 ST BERNARDS

OLD SCOTCH 13-13-91 — 10-11-71 DE LA SALLE

OLD XAVERIANS 24-11-155 — 11-12-78 UNIVERSITY BLUES

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 10-16-76 — 11-10-76 BEAUMARIS

13

BEAUMARIS 4-1-25 — 5-16-46 OLD XAVERIANS

DE LA SALLE 2-5-17 — 6-6-42 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

OLD CAREY 5-9-39 — 8-13-61 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

ST BERNARDS 8-15-63 — 5-7-37 OLD SCOTCH

UNIVERSITY BLUES 8-8-56 — 5-9-39 COLLEGIANS

14

BEAUMARIS 6-14-50 — 13-15-93 COLLEGIANS

OLD SCOTCH 21-16-142 — 7-22-64 UNIVERSITY BLUES

OLD XAVERIANS 10-18-78 — 8-7-55 ST BERNARDS

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 20-11-131 — 12-9-81 DE LA SALLE

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 10-17-77 — 4-6-30 OLD CAREY

15

COLLEGIANS 10-10-70 — 10-7-67 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

OLD CAREY 3-4-22 — 24-12-156 OLD XAVERIANS

OLD SCOTCH 15-9-99 — 12-16-88 BEAUMARIS

ST BERNARDS 6-14-50 — 13-13-91 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

UNIVERSITY BLUES 7-9-51 — 6-6-42 DE LA SALLE

16

BEAUMARIS 20-13-133 — 10-12-72 UNIVERSITY BLUES

DE LA SALLE 17-21-123 — 4-5-29 COLLEGIANS

OLD CAREY 7-7-49 — 23-12-150 OLD SCOTCH

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 10-12-72 — 12-17-89 OLD XAVERIANS

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 8-5-53 — 8-12-60 ST BERNARDS

17

BEAUMARIS 18-20-128 — 2-7-19 OLD CAREY

DE LA SALLE 12-15-87 — 10-6-66 ST BERNARDS

OLD SCOTCH 20-12-132 — 11-17-83 COLLEGIANS

OLD XAVERIANS 17-10-112 — 11-11-77 UNIVERSITY BLACKS

UNIVERSITY BLUES 16-8-104 — 16-15-111 ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS

18

COLLEGIANS 9-8-62 — 16-10-106 OLD XAVERIANS

OLD CAREY 9-10-64 — 14-22-106 DE LA SALLE

ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS 17-16-118 — 12-16-88 BEAUMARIS

ST BERNARDS 16-12-108 — 15-18-108 UNIVERSITY BLUES

UNIVERSITY BLACKS 9-9-63 — 16-14-110 OLD SCOTCH

2ND SEMI FINAL

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1ST SEMI FINAL

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COLLEGIANS FOOTBALL CLUB — PREMIER DIVISION 2014

SENIOR COACH/CO-COACH Collegians is the oldest and most successful club in the

history of the VAFA, its most recent success being the

2011/2012 Premierships in arguably the best domestic

competition in the country.

The club pioneered the co-coaching model in 2009 with

immediate success, and this has since been replicated

by many other clubs in the competition. One of our co-

coaches will not be continuing in this capacity in 2014.

We are seeking applications from suitably qualifi ed

people to coach at this level either in their own right or

as part of a coaching team. In any scenario there will

be outstanding resources available for anyone wishing

to join or club.

Located in Albert Park with outstanding facilities and

infrastructure, with a strong list, an excellent blend

of experience and youth, and a number of players

returning in 2014, we believe this is one of the most

exciting coaching opportunities available.

If you want to grasp this opportunity, become part of one

of the strongest cultures in football, and benefi t from

the established Collegians/Wesley networks, we want

to hear from you.

FORWARD APPLICATIONS OR ENQUIRIES TO:

Enquiries to the President Wayne Dyer [email protected] 0418 361 753

APPLICATION CLOSE 30 SEPTEMBER 2013

MURRUMBEENA FOOTBALL CLUB Reg. No. A0021994U ABN. 69 720 732 189

2014 COACHING APPLICATIONSLooking for a new challenge! Come and join the Beena in

Division 2 of the Southern Football League as we’re seeking

applications from highly-motivated persons interested in

exciting coaching roles for the seniors and Under 19s.

Both teams have regularly played fi nals footy in recent years

and the club is looking for coaches who will continue to

develop the young squad (average age of seniors is 23).

All applicants must have minimum level 1 coaching

accreditation (or a willingness to get such accreditation).

All applications will be kept strictly confi dential and must be

lodged by COB Thursday 26th September

[email protected].

Paul Ambrosini — Secretary

BEENA FOOTB


Caulfi eld Bears Football Club

(Affi liated with SFL) is seeking applications for

Senior Coach & Reserves

Coach for season 2014We are a resurging club that is seeking a person focussed on success who has

a good understanding of the modern game and an ability & desire to develop a

young playing list.

Playing or non-playing.Applications should include details of playing &/or coaching experience,

accreditation, remuneration, etc.

Applications to be forwarded to

Darren Stait

via email [email protected]

Tel. 0407 559 383APPLICATIONS CLOSE 5PM ON FRI27 SEPTEMBER 2013

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