MPFNL DIV 1 GRAND FINAL 2023

GRANDFINAL 2023 GRANDDIVISION1FINAL

SATURDAY16THSEPTEMBER

FDNA,JUBILEEPARK,FRANKSTON

AGRADENETBALL

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2:00PM

BGRADENETBALL

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12:35PM

CGRADENETBALL

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11:15AM

DGRADENETBALL

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10:00AM

17&UNDERNETBALL

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8:50AM

SUNDAY17THSEPTEMBER

KINETICSTADIUM,FRANKSTON

SENIORFOOTBALL

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2:30PM

RESERVESFOOTBALL

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12:00PM

UNDER19'SFOOTBALL

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9:30AM

ALLGRANDFINALSARELIVESTREAMED

VIATHEMPFNLAPPANDMPFNLTV

AFLSOUTHEAST

Welcome to everyone attending the MPFNL Division 1 Grand Finals at Kinetic Stadium on Sunday & Jubilee Park on Saturday for the pinnacle of our Football and Netballcompetitions,respectively.

SincetheMPFNLseasonstartedinthefirstweekofApril, all clubs, particularly the 10 clubs in Division 1 have bookmarked the date of Saturday September 16 & SundaySeptember17intheircalendars,tobecompeting onthisshowcasedayofcommunitysport.

AsGeneralManagerofOperationsforAFLSouthEast,on behalf of our administration, I would like to thank the Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League Board, whosincetheirinceptioninFebruaryhaveprovidedthe strategic vision for the competition. Our thanks are extended to Graham Sherry as Chairperson, Michael Davis,DavidLivingstone,CassandraClayton,StuartGay &ShaneMcMahon.

Our commercial partners have been fantastic contributorstotheMPFNLandIwouldliketorecognise; MRC Mornington, Chisholm Sports Academy, TAC, WorkSafe, SKINS, Nautee Beverages, Victor Sports & RookieMe.

We thank our Media Partners, RPP & GameFace. We appreciate all involved with the broadcast of our competitiononMatchDayandthroughtheMPFNLShow onFacebook.

Iwouldliketoalsoacknowledgethetremendousworkof staffingoingaboveandbeyondin2023.

Sam Confait as Region Manager for the AFL, Carly RavenhallasMedia&CommercialCoordinator&Dean ArmstrongasourUmpireOperationsCoordinator. I’dliketogivespecialmentiontoourNetball&Events ManagerSamDownie,forallhereffortsinadministering ourincredibleNetballcompetition,oneofthestrongest inVictoria.

Asincerethankstoallourofficialsthroughoutthe2023 season as Football & Netball Umpires for their contribution to our sport, and to those selected for today’sGrandFinal’s,yourappointmentsarethoroughly deserved.WiththesupportoftheSUA&PNUA,weare committed to continuing to foster the strong relationshipswithourvaluedassociations.

Congratulationstoallawardwinnerspresentedatthe MPFNL Awards Night, including Jake Aarts as the E.V ShadeMedalist&EllaRobertonastheDivision1AGrade Netball Best and Fairest. Both will be on show this weekendforDromanaFNC&LangwarrinFNCalongwith a whole host of players selected in the respective Football&NetballTeamoftheYearsides.

Success can be defined in many ways across our 22 clubs,whoareallatvariousstagesintheirjourneysfor premiershipsuccess,butnearoneveryweekattending our competition we are privileged to witness the true fabricoftheMPFNLthroughtheimportanceofourclubs andwhattheydoforourwidercommunity.

Today,thetangiblefabricoftheultimatesuccessinour sports,PremiershipFlagswillbewonandproudlyhungin theclubroomsacrosstheMPFNL.

We wish all executive committees, coaches, players, volunteers & supporters of Dromana FNC, Frankston YCWFNC,RedHillFNC,LangwarrinFNC,MtElizaFNC, SorrentoFNC,&BonbeachFNCalltheverybestinyour effortsintryingtoattainthesepiecesofclothtobeon showforyearstocome.

Frankston YCW since 2010 have accumulated 8 Senior FootballPremierships(from8GrandFinals),whilerecent history shows Dromana saluted back-to-back flags at themostrecentformationofDivisionalFootballin2018 atDivision2to2019Division1.Botharelookingtoaddto their cabinet’s further silverware as the benchmark of theMPFNLfootballlandscape.

These clubs write their names into the history of our Netball competitions over the last decade and many different iterations of Football on the Peninsula, spanningbackto1908.

TrytellinganyonewatchingtodaythatthePremiership Flagsonofferarejustapieceoffabric.

HAYDNO’CONNOR GeneralManager,Operations AFLSouthEast

TIPPING

GRANDFINALS-DIVISIONONE

GRAHAMSHERRY CASSANDRACLAYTON SAMCONFAIT

MPFNLBOARD CHAIRPERSON

FOOTBALL

MPFNLBOARDMEMBER

AFL-REGIONMANAGER SOUTHEAST

UNDER19S MTELIZA MTELIZA MTELIZA MTELIZA

RESERVES REDHILL REDHILL LANGWARRIN LANGWARRIN

SENIORS DROMANA DROMANA DROMANA DRAW(DROMANAINE/T)

NETBALL

17&UNDER FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW BONBEACH

DGRADE REDHILL MTELIZA REDHILL REDHILL

CGRADE BONBEACH BONBEACH FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW

BGRADE FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW LANGWARRIN LANGWARRIN

AGRADE LANGWARRIN LANGWARRIN LANGWARRIN

THESCRIBBLER GLENNCARTER

WHOISTHE SCRIBBLER?

FOOTBALL

MANAGINGDIRECTOR GAMEFACE

UNDER19S LANGWARRIN MTELIZA

RESERVES LANGWARRIN LANGWARRIN LANGWARRIN

SENIORS FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW DROMANA

NETBALL

17&UNDER FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW

DGRADE REDHILL REDHILL REDHILL REDHILL

CGRADE BONBEACH BONBEACH BONBEACH FRANKSTONYCW

BGRADE FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW FRANKSTONYCW

AGRADE LANGWARRIN SORRENTO SORRENTO LANGWARRIN

GRANDFINALPREVIEW

DIVISIONONE

DROMANAvFRANKSTONYCW

2010,2011,2012,2014,2015,2016,2017,2022.

FrankstonYCWhavewon8flagssince2010.Theyhave also appeared in 8 Grand Finals, a perfect record. Will Paul Goonan’s men make it 9 from 9 on Sunday or will DromanabethefirstteamtodeliverYCWaGrandFinal loss since 2007. From the very early stages of the 2023 Season, it was clear that Dromana & Frankston YCW were the two standout clubs on the Peninsula and a matchup in this year’s decider was how it was always meanttofinish.

ForwardJoshPatullowasthematchwinnerforYCWas he slotted home 8 majors in the Stonecats 10-point victoryoverMt.Elizainlastweek'sPreliminaryFinal.The Redlegs had no answer for the tall forward as he and fellow Stonecats Bailey Fry, Matt La Fontaine and Max Gregorystarredlastweekinfrontofabigcrowd.YCW willbelookingtogoback-to-backaftertheirPremiership triumphlastyearandwithastrongbackhalfofyearlook like the only team that can stop this strong Dromana line-up.DromanabestedYCWby1pointand4pointsin the Home & Away season before comfortably beating thereigningpremierstwoweeksago.

Dromana have had a season to remember as they finishedtheyearwitha17-1recordtositatoptheDivision One Ladder. A victory over YCW in the 2nd Semi Final meantheTigersaretheteamtobeatheadingintothis oneandwithrecentPremiershipsuccessinboth2018& 2019 the Tigers are no strangers to the big dance. Dromana’smidfieldhasbeenfarandawaythebestin thecompetitionin2023,withthestartingmidfieldofthe Division One Team of Year consisting of 3 Dromana playersinBillyGeurts,BillyQuigley&JakeAarts.

The only question remains how Dromana will cope againstthein-formYCWforwardlineconsistingofgoal kickersateveryturn.TheaforementionedPatulloalong with Brenton Lambert, Matt La Fontaine and Matt Troutbeckareallcapableofkickingabagandwillbea handfulforDromana’sbacksix.

Dromana’sdefenseheldupthelasttimethesetwosides metandtheywillneedtobeattheirbestonceagainif Dromana is to walk away with their 7th Senior Premiershipandtheir3rdinthepast5years.

OrwillitbeFrankstonYCWwhowillreignsupremeonce morein2023asoneofthePeninsula'smostsuccessful sides looks to add another piece of silverware to their alreadystackedtrophyshelf?

DROMANAFNC

CongratulationstotheSeniorsformakingittothelast game in September, and also to both of the Developmentsidesonmakingittothefinalsaswell.

Well done to Jake Aarts on winning the League Best & Fairest,andtoSamFowlerfinishingasrunnerup.

ToMattPriceonbeingselectedasCoachoftheTeamof theyear,playerswhoalsomadeteamoftheyearinclude Jake Aarts, Sam Fowler, Billy Geurts, Dean Waugh and BillyQuigleywhowasalsonamedasCaptain.

CongratulationstoJaymieLilleyforwinningtheLeague Best&FairestforCGradeNetball.

To the Netball Players across all Grades thank you for youreffortthisyear,Iamsurewewillseebigger&better thingsfromyounextseason.

I would like to congratulate all our Coaching staff both forFootball&Netballonthemagnificentjobtheyhave doneagainthisyear.

To all the players, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the Club over the past 12 months, especially those players who are married with young families.

ToourloyalbandofVolunteers,thankyouonceagainfor your continued support of the Club. As you know from previous reports, I have the utmost respect and appreciationforyouall.

PRESIDENTSMESSAGE

ToourSponsorsaBigThankYouforyourGenerosityand your support, I know I have commented many times beforeonhowfortunatewearetohaveyougetbehind

LegendoftheDromanaFNC RIKKIJOHNSTON

RikkihasleftanindeliblemarkatDromanaasaplayer andpremiershipcoach;andwillalwaysberemembered for his prowess on the ground, selfless endeavours to strengthenDromanaFNC,hisguidanceandinspiration ofyoungplayersand,ofcourse,hisfriendlyandearnest interactionwithallheencountered.

Growingup,heplayedalittlejuniorfootball,howeverhis two main sports were Baseball and Athletics. It was in 1998 (aged 16) he travelled to USA to start a career in professional Baseball and enjoyed 6 years with the DetroitTigersandonewiththeColoradoRockies.

HecametoDromanain2004withhisbrotherandafew mates to play football. At 6’3” he was a handy Centre HalfForward/Back.In2013Rikkiwasthecaptainofthe DFNC premiership team which defeated Sorrento at Frankston Park; and he regards that victory as one of the highlights of his football career. In 2014 and 2015, RikkiplayedfootballatLangwarrinFNC;buthereturned totheTigers,astheseniorcoach,in2016.Hethenspent the next four seasons rebuilding the team; developing theyoungsterswhohadtastedsuccessin2013andthe U18’s(2015),gainingsuccessin2018inthenewDivision2, andthen(remarkably,somemaysay)in2019inDivision1 byagaindefeatingSorrento.

CLUBLEGEND

PRESENTINGTHEPREMIERSHIPCUP

Duringhis14yearsatDromanafrom2004-2019

4timesDFCBest&Fairest.

5times‘PlayersPlayer’trophywinner. 2timesLeadingClubGoalKicker.

CaptainoftheDromanaTeamoftheDecadefortwo decades.

CaptainoftheDromanaTeamoftheEra. MPNFLLeagueBest&Fairestin2012.

9timesMPNFLTeamoftheYear

7timesMPNFLrepresentativeincludingtwiceas captain.

VictorianCountryRep(ViceCaptain)

NominatedforMPNFLCoachoftheYear

MATTPRICE BILLQUIGLEY

BillyGeurtsisthedominantruckmanintheMPFNLand hadyetanotherstellarseasonin2023.Geurtsisnotonly a handful at centre bounces as he dominates around the ground, averaging almost 30 disposals a game. Geurts was named Best on Ground in the 2019 Grand Final against Sorrento and will be looking to repeat thoseeffortsonSunday.

Aarts can cap off what has been an almost perfect season in his return to community football. Aarts was named the Coaches MVP of Division One last week whilst also taking home the E.V. Shade Medal as the League's Best & Fairest, winning by 9 votes. A lot of attentionwillbegiventoAartsonSunday,goodluckto whoeverlinesupalongsidehim.

TaylormightbethequickestplayerinallofDivisionOne and has been a crucial part of Dromana’s success in 2023. A rebounding half back, Taylor is ultra attacking comingoutofdefenseandcanbedamagingbyhisfoot skillsorbyhissheerpace.Onetokeepaneyeon.

Fowler has been a star for Dromana in 2023 since returningtotheTigersafterastintatVFLlevel.Fowler wastheTigersleadinggoalkickerin2023playingmostly fromthemidfieldandhaselevatedhimselftotheeliteof DivisionOnewitha2ndplacefinishinthisyearsLeague Best&Fairestcount.Acrowdfavourite,watchforFowler tolightupKineticStadiumonSundayafternoon.

Quigley is the leader of this Dromana side and few playersaremorerespectedthantheDromanaskipper. QuigleywasnamedbyhispeersastheCaptainofthe Division One Team of the Year and has had another stellar season, averaging over 30 disposals a game in 2023.QuigleyistheheartbeatofthisDromanasideand willhaveabiginfluenceontheresultofthisone.

#1BILLYGEURTS

#3JAKEAARTS

#7JAITAYLOR

#11SAMFOWLER

#24BILLYQUIGLEY

FRANKSTONYCWFNC

Firstly,CongratulationstoallteamsandClubwhohave made Grand Finals this weekend, great to see 7 clubs representedacrossthedifferentgradesthisyear,atrue testamenttothecompetitiveleagueweareprivilegedto be apart of. Also, Congratulations to all the Div 2 Premiership winners and contenders last weekend, an amazingachievementtotopofftheseasonandwelook forwardtowelcomingMorningtontoDiv1nextseason!

ToHaydnO’Connor,SamDownieandtheentireteamat AFLSE thank you for guidance, patience and commitmenttoourleague.Youareallonlyaphonecall awayandgoaboveandbeyondforourleague,wetruly appreciatetheworkyoualldo!ToGrahamSherryand the MPFNL Board, thank you for your commitment to ensuring our league continues to thrive and grow. We arelookingforwardtoseeingwhatliesaheadfor2024!

We are privileged to have such wonderful and loyal partners who work with us to deliver our football and netball programs, your support is unwavering, and we cannot thank you enough for your partnership throughout season 2023. I’d also like to take this opportunitytothankBenDahlstrom(BRDElectrical)and Wayne Capp (Priority One) for their and their family’s commitmentandcontributiontoourcluboverthemany yearsofsupport,youhavebeenamazingsupportersof ourclubandwehopewecansaluteforallourpartners thisweekend!

TheGrandFinalisareminderthatwithdetermination, teamwork, and unwavering commitment, we can achieve greatness. Our playing group and coaching teams are not just competitors; they are the embodiment of the values that make our club who we are—family,perseverance,discipline,andthepursuitof excellence.

The Grand Final is a culmination of countless hours reviewing, previewing, planning and strategising from our coaching groups, countless hours of training, one percenters, recovery, setbacks and sacrifices of our playing groups and it is a reminder it is not just about the players on the field. It is about all of you, the Stonecat Family, who have supported our teams throughthickandthin.

PRESIDENTSMESSAGE

SENIOR

Yourdedicationandpassionisthelifebloodofourclub, it is what pushes us to succeed. It is your cheers, your tears (Lizzie), and your unwavering support that make ourclubwhatitis.So,thankyouforbeingtheheartand soulofourcommunityandoursuccess.

To our support teams, Midge, Rom, Rob and everyone whohasplayedarolethroughouttheseasontogetour playinggrouponthetrack,yourknowledge,experience and passion is something we treasure, and we are so thankful for the hours you dedicate to our playing groups.

TotheVirtusPerformanceteam,thankyouforexpertise and support throughout the year and for opening your studio,goingaboveandbeyondforourplayinggroups to ensure we tick every box we can to be in our best shapepossible.

ToourcoachingteamsandourincredibleleadersGooch andShae,whathumansyouare!Wecouldn’taskfortwo betterleaders,whogiveupsomuchtime,andgreyhairs to ensure our playing groups leave no stone unturned andhavethebestpossibleprogramtosucceed!Toour coachingteamsonshowthisweekGoochandhissquad, Jano,Kez,LisandLaura–goodluck,let’sdothis!

GoodLucktoallteamscompetingthisweekend,toour StonecatsandKittensyourtimeisnow,you’vedonethe workandyouarehereatthefinalweekendoftheyear. NomatterwhathappensIamextremelyproudofyouall andcannotwaittoseeyouinactiononthecourtand field!Meowmeow..

Finallytomycommittee,Iamsureeveryonesaysthisbut wetrulyhaveoneofthebestteamsinthebusiness.Your commitmentandsupportofnotonlyourclubbutforme this season has been out of this world, and I am truly appreciativeofthecountlesshoursphonecalls,laughs andgoodtimesweshareasagroup!

Goodluckall,GoStonecats

Lou President,FrankstonYCWFNC

LegendoftheFrankstonYCWFNC MIDGEROSETTO

Midge,istheiconofFrankstonYCWFNC,atruelegendin everysenseofthewordandacustodianthatgoesabove and beyond for our club and one of the most loyal servantsyoucouldfind.

Midge,firstplayedseniorfootballin1971,playingover300 games for our club with 102 1st XVIII and 214 Reserve gradegames.

Hisaccoladesconsistof,4timesReservesClubB&F,3 times Reserves league B & F, 2 times Club reserves leading goal kicker. Reserves and Junior coach & runnerand for the past 25 years had been our senior trainer, ensuring our players are well hydrated, well sugared,andmostallinthebesthandspossible.

He is one of the first faces you see on a Tuesday, ThursdayandSaturdayensuringtheroomsarereadyfor our teams to arrive, the strappings in place and the beersarecold.

Midge, was awarded Life membership in 1987 and have beenawardedBestClubPersonawardin1984,anaward he could have received on a multitude of occasions. Midge is the Ridgey Didge and it would give us great honourtoseehimpresentaPremiershipCup!

PRESENTINGTHEPREMIERSHIPCUP CLUBLEGEND

FRANKSTONYCWFNC

THEONESTOWATCH

#3

MullanehasbeenYCW’smostprolificmidfielderin2023, leadinghissideindisposalsandclearancesaswellas being named in the Division One Team of The Year. MullaneistheheartofYCW’smidfieldengineroomand will need to be at his best if the Stonecats are to go back-to-backonSunday.

#12

LaFontainehascomealongwayfromthe16-year-old whomadehisdebutinthemiddleofperhapsFrankston YCWmostsuccessfulperiod.LaFontainehasbeenone of YC’s most important players in 2023 playing up forwardandthroughthemiddleandwasunluckynotto be recognised at the MPFNL Awards Night last week. Laffa has serious x-factor and can win a game off his ownboot.

Credlin is no stranger to the big stage and enters this clashwithplentyofGrandFinalexperience.Namedto back-to-back Team of the Year’s last week, Credlin is among the best defenders the MPFNL has to offer. Watch for Credlin to line up alongside Dromana spearheadJordyAndrewsinoneofthemustwatchoneon-onesthisSunday.

#31

Patullo is perhaps the best forward in the MPFNL. The VFL-listedforwardwasDivisionOne’sleadinggoalkicker for2023andwasnamedintheDivisonOneTeamofthe Year at full forward. Patullo is coming off an 8-goal masterclass against Mt. Eliza last week and a lot of YCW’ssuccessonSundaywillrelyontheformoftheir spearhead. Watch for Luke Oborn to line up alongside PatulloandifhecankeepPatulloquietitwillgoalong waytosecuringDromanatheir3rdflagin5years.

#53BRENTONLAMBERT

LamberthasbeenPaulGoonan’sMr.Fix-Itformuchof the 2023 Season, with the athletic Lambert being deployed in a variety of positions throughout the year. Lambertplaysthroughthemiddle,upforwardandalso pinch hits in the ruck for YCW and is in some stellar form. Lambert finished in the Top 10 of the League & Best Fairest and loves the big stage being named the BestAfieldinFrankstonYCW’sGrandFinaltriumphover Bonbeachlastseason.

BLAKEMULLANE

MATTLAFONTAINE

#18BRENTONCREDLIN

JOSHPATULLO

GRANDFINALPREVIEW

DIVISIONONE

RESERVES UNDER19'S

REDHILLvsLANGWARRIN

Langwarrin were far too good for the competition in DivisionTwoinrecentyearsandarecomingoffback-tobackReserve'sPremiership'sintheMPFNL'ssecondtier.

RedHillfinishedtheyearatoptheDivisionOneReserves Ladder and will be looking to be the ones to stop Langwarrin achieving a three-peat in the Reserves GradeonSunday.

RedHillhavebeatenLangwarrinonbothoccasionsthe two sides have met in 2023 including a big win on Langwarrin'shomedecktofinishofftheHome&Away Season.LoganSandfordwastheleadinggoalkickerof the Home & Away Season in the Reserves whilst midfielder Simon Allsop took home the League Best & FairestMedal.Allsop&Sandfordandtheonestowatch for the Hillmen as they look to bring some silverware backupthemountain.

Langwarrin have had an up and down 2023 but have foundtheirformtoreachthebigdance.Theboysfrom LloydParkhavehadtogothelongwayaroundtomake ittotheGrandFinalafteralosstoMt.Elizaduringthe first week of finals. Subsequent wins over Pines & Mt. ElizahastheRooshummingastheylooktowintheir3rd Flaginarowinthereserve'sgrade.Watchforlivewire smallforwardJoshDormertohaveabigsayinthisone, isamatch-winnerandhasplentyoftricksuphissleeve.

MTELIZAvsLANGWARRIN

Mt.Elizahavebeentheteamtobeatsincedayonein 2023andhavesteamrolledeverysidetheyhavecomeup against this season. A 14-0 record and a commanding winoverLangwarrininthefirstfinalhastheRedlegsin theboxseattoclaimtheU19sDivisionOnePremiership.

FletcherBaynehasbeenoneofthedominantmidfielders intheU19scompetitionin2023andmanagedtoclaim theLeagueBest&Fairestmedaldespiteonlyplaying6 Home & Away Games this year. Bayne alongside Will Taylor, Lachlan Tracy and League Leading Goalkicker RobertElliottwilllooktoleadfromthefrontastheylook settocompleteaperfect16-0season.

Althoughtheymightbetheunderdogsheadingintothis clash,Langwarrinhavematchwinnersalloverthefieldas theylooktoplayspoilerstoMt.Eliza'sPremiershipparty.

Harry Marks played the majority of the season in the seniors and is as good as they come in the Under 19s competition. Blake Pullen & Ben Charles are also big inclusionsforLangyandwerebothapartofLangwarrin's all-conquering 2022 Senior Premiership Side and bring withthemsomebig-gameexperienceheadingintothis clash.

2023MPFNLPARTNERS

REDHILLFNC ANDREWMOCK BILLYSANDERS

BRETTMILLS&HAYDENMITCHELL

UNDER19'SCOACH CAPTAIN MICHAELHARE ETHAN

SENIORS RESERVES U19'S

FIELD S.DUEWEL J.COLOE Z.KLAN

FIELD J.STANNAGE E.DEVRIES T.MURPHY

FIELD R.TAIG T.MILLIGAN M.SHAW

EMERG:FIELD J.HANNAH

BOUNDARY L.WALLEY P.WHEELER R.MAXWELL

BOUNDARY W.MERRICK J.RUSSO N.DAVIDSON S.GATHERCOLE

DIVISIONONE-SENIORMATCHAPPOINTMENTS

FIELDUMPIRES

JYESTANNAGE RICKTAIG SAMDUEWEL

BOUNDARYUMPIRES

LUKEWALLEY WILLMERRICK HAYDENSHILLITO

GOALUMPIRES

JAMESRICHARDSON GLENNDAVEY

OnbehalfoftheAFLSouthEastUmpiringDepartment,we congratulatealltheumpireswhohavebeenrewardedfor their seasons by being appointed to the 2023 Finals Series,culminatinginthebestofthebestbeingselected forthe2023MPFNLDivision1GrandFinals.

From the appointment of our Head Coaches in Russell Davidson, Adam Holland & Dean Jones in late 2022 and early2023,over550umpireshavedonnedthelimegreen andbeenanintegralpartofourcommunity.Toallofyou thathavebeenaplayedyourpartinofficiatingacrossour 5competitions,wethankyouforyourefforts.

I thank all our coaches and support staff for their continuedcommitmentnotonlyonweekendsbutinthe manyhoursreviewing,coachingandbeingaresourcefor our umpires to improve and grow as officials and as peopleholistically.

TheselectionofourUmpirestodayisdependentonmany factors & criteria set out by our coaches. With a history deeplyentrenchedintheMPFNLtodayisthepinnacleof AFLSouthEastUmpiringtoberewardedforacomplete season of excellent matches. These consist of decision making, work rate, teamwork and adhering to the UmpiringGamePlanthathasbeenbroadcasteveryweek acrossall3disciplines.

WethanktheSouthernUmpiresAssociation,ledbyJames Richardson and their committee for their support of umpiring,andtheirroleinbeingthesupportnetworkand social conduit for all Umpires, and we congratulate the umpiresselectedtodaywhoareSUAMembers.

ToallthestafffromAFLSouthEast,Ithankyouforyour support since my appointment in June 2023 & I extend thatthankstoallwithinthefootballcommunityfortheir supportofumpiring.Ithasseenagrowthofover20%in Umpire numbers this season, and we will look to grow furtherinthefuture.

DeanArmstrong

UmpireOperationsCoordinator–AFLSouthEast

September…whatatimeoftheyear.Thebrightblueskies come out, the best players are out and our best umpires areoutthereonthepark.All26officialsacrossthethree gamestodayarewelldeservingoftheirappointments,just likeplayerstheseappointmentsarerewardforworkonthe field but their commitment to attending training on a MondayandWednesdaynightduringtheseason.

It'sbeenafantastic2023season,wewelcomedalotofnew umpires across the Senior and Junior competitions all of whomhadafantasticyearblowingthewhistleorwaving theflags.Iwanttothankallofyouforyourdedicationand hardworkthatcertainlydoesnotgounnoticed.Wehope youlovedtheyearandlookforwardtoseeingeveryonein 2024foranothergreatyearoffootball.

Iwanttomakespecialmentioncelebratethisassociations members who are the big stage at the higher levels who aretheproofinthepuddingthatifyouhavedreamsand goals in umpiring these are absolutely achievable and within your reach if you keep committing to your development,becoachable,takeonfeedbackandsupport theumpiringfamily.5ofour6currentlylistedAFLumpires umpiringinthefinalsinHaydenGavine,JoshFurman,Chris Gordon,DylanBenwellandRobertFindlay.

OnbehalfoftheSUAboardcongratulationsandwewish youthebestfortheirappointmentstoday,

AMESSAGEFROMSOUTHERNUMPIRESASSOCIATION

PRESIDENTSMESSAGE

FOOTBALL&NETBALL

LANGWARRINFNC

Another amazing year of football and netball. So proud to be a part of this club and community for anotheryear.

Transitioning into division 1 was met with a little trepidation,butastheseasonprogressedthosefears abated.WhilstInjuriesweretakingatollonoursenior sidetheopportunityforouryoungerplayerstofillthe void was a credit to them and the hard work by our coachesinthejuniordevelopmentspace.

Not the success for our senior side we would have hoped but looking forward to what next year has in store.Tohave4netballand2footballsidesqualifying forfinalsthisyearisexceptional.Agradeleadingthe fieldwithastraightsetswinandbookingthemselves inforagrandfinalberthforasecondyearrunning.B grade, U19s and reserves also winning preliminary finals last week to confirm 4 teams playing this weekend.

Commiseration to U17 and C grade, great efforts on the court and hope to see you fighting it out again next year. To our supporters and visiting clubs thank youforyourpatienceoverthepasttwoyearswhilstwe await the completion of our new club rooms, very exciting times with the recommencement of constructionthisweekandexpectedcompletionearly nextyear.Ofcourseallthisdoesnothappenwithout the generosity of our sponsors, dedication of volunteers and hard work from our committee who i applaudandthankfortheirsupportthisyear.

AdrianPeynenborg President-LangwarrinFNC

AGRADE

JAYDEARON (COACH)

JAYDEARON

SHAEGEE  BROOKEKIELY

GEORGIAMILLS

ELLAROBERTON

SARATANNER

EBONYTAYLOR

JAYDETRAVERS

EMILYZEUSCHNER

BRENNALAMB

SORRENTOFNC

TheSharksarethrilledtohaveourA-GradeNetballers representingtheclubatthisweek'sGrand-Final,aswe chaseourfirsteverA-GradePremiership.Asupereffort lastSundayagainstapowerfulYCWoutfitsawthegirls stormhomewithablisteringlastquarter.Itwasexciting towatch.

Ournetballgroupacrossallgradesareaveryenergetic and vibrant bunch of girls, and this Grand Final appearance–winloseordraw,willbeagreattonicand rewardfortheentiregroup–indeedthewholeclub.Of course, a Premiership would be awesome – but regardlessoftheresultwecouldn’tbeprouderofourAGraders.

Congratulations to all clubs who have made Grand FinalsacrosstheMPFNL–welookforwardtoagreat weekendoflocalsport.

Ofcourse,wewishourA-Gradersallthebestasthey seektomakeSharkHistory,andwouldliketothankthe amazingbandofvolunteersandsupportstaffwhoget ournetballersacrossallgradesontothecourteach week.Toourloyalsupporterswhoturnuprain,hailor shinetocheerthegirlsonandofcourseourincredible sponsors.

GoSharks!

DavidCaspar President-SorrentoFNC

PRESIDENTSMESSAGE NETBALL

AGRADE REBECCARISOL(COACH)

REBECCARISOL

ALANADEWOLDE

MADISONGERLOFF

TALIAANDERSON

DOMINIQUETAYLOR

BREEO'HEHIR

LANGWARRINvSORRENTO

Langwarrin hesitantly waited for the results of the Preliminary Final against Frankston YCW and Sorrento on Saturday, and who they will battle for the 2023 DivisionOnenetballpremiership.

YCW started the match well and looked like early contenders to make a grand final appearance for the secondyearinarow.Acrossthefirstthreequarters,the teams could not be divided with a single goal to the advantageofYCWheadingintothelast15minutes,but Sorrento’s last quarter performance was nothing but brilliant to take the win by 7 goals, and put a scare throughLangwarrinfortheupcomingGrandFinal.

TheSharksagainlookedseamlessasateamparticularly in the last quarter against YCW, who will be disappointed in their finals appearances as they were dominate for much of the 2023 season and looked like theteamtobeat.

Langwarrin and Sorrento faced each other in the QualifyingFinalwheretheRooshadtheclose3goalwin. As both teams have been impressive during their own finalscampaign,itwouldbeaflipofthecointopicka winnerintheupcomingGrandFinalatJubileePark.Milla McleanwasastandoutperformerfortheSharks,easily able to hit circle edge for an effortless release to the goalers.JaydeTraverswillneedtostopMclean’sspeed anddrivethroughthemiddleandapplyafull60minutes ofpressure.TheRoosJaydeAronwillhaveanothertough matchupagainstGSDomTaylor,needingtopushTaylor tothetopofthecircleasherfullcontrolhasbeenunder post.SaachiDonaldandRebeccaRisolhavebeenoneof the competitions best defensive duo but will be facing theleaguesleadinggoalscorerand2023Best&Fairest winnertogetthechanceofbeingpremiersfor2023.

Sorrento’s Alana de Wolde has watch much of the matchesonthesidelines,wantingtopartwaysfromthe game on the biggest achievement that she has been searching for many years. Can her teammates have a repeat performance at their best, or will Langwarrin comeoutaftertheirweekoffandcontrolthegamefrom thefirstwhistleintheirfirstseasoninDivisionOne?

NETBALLPREVIEW

DIVISIONONE- AGRADENETBALL

17&UNDER

8:50AM

NETBALLGRANDFINALS

DIVISIONONE-TEAMLISTS

DGRADE

10:00AM

FRANKSTON YCWFNCvBONBEACHFNC REDHILLFNCvMTELIZAFNC

17&UNDER

LISAVANDERMEER(COACH)

ZARADAY

KENNEDYBOUNDY

MADELINEHARBOUR

ELLAMICHIE(C)

MIADAVIES

MOLLYPOWER

HOLLYWILLS

LENICRAWFORD

AMYPARK

LAURENHUTTON

MOLLYFLANDERS

ALEXVANDERMEER(C)

CGRADE

11:15AM

17&UNDER

KIRSTENO'CALLAGHAN (COACH)

HAYLEYPARKER

MACYHARDING

KEIVAKELL

OLIVIAALLEN

MACKENZIEREIFFEL

GRACEFRANGOS

MAYARAMANATHAN

BREESMITH

JESSRICHARDSON

LILYBADLEY

BONBEACH FNCvFRANKSTONYCWFNC

CGRADE

CLAIREL'HUILLIER(COACH)

GRACEMCINERNEY

REMIHYNES

RUBYRENFREE

SARAHGALES

NATASHAROWE

PARISFULLER

OLIVIAROSS

ZOESUMMERS

STEPHANIECOY

SARAHGRECH

KERRIBESANKO(COACH)

PAIGESCHRAMM

RACHAELCLEMENTS

BRYLEEZUN

ABBEYLAFONTAINE

RENEELYLAK

PAIGERIZZO(C)

KIANDRAWALLACE

AMYPHILLIPS

ZARADAY

ELLAMICHIE

LAURENHUTTON

DGRADE

SAMMISWIFT(COACH)

KARINAHOLMES

MYAHTREBILCOCK

SAMMISWIFT

ALYSGRIFFITHS

MIABARRY

GEORGINAWIEBRECHT

SOPHIELEE-CONWAY

LUCYSTEENHOLDT

TAYLADAVIES

TESSSWANNIE

SASKIAKALKBRENNER

BGRADE

12:35PM

DGRADE

RENAEMOOREHEAD (COACH)

ALANNAHBAKER

HANNAHGOONAN

SOPHIEFARISH

IMMOGENANNESLEY

HAYLEYBARON

TIAHMCVEAN

KYLIEJOHNSON

OLIVIAALLEN

ALYSSARATH

BECHOADLEY

GABBYBENNET

FRANKSTON YCWFNCvLANGWARRINFNC

LISAWADE(COACH)

LAURENBRIGGS

ABBEYPATTERSON

JESSGORDON

ELLIEMCDONALD

STEPHPAHL(C)

LISAWADE

ANAGIANNAKIS

STEPHANIEBOULTON(C)

ABBEYLAFONTAINE

ALEXVANDERMEER

AMYPARK

ROBSIMPSON(COACH)

MADIFULTON

KATEHOWELL

SOPHIEKEON

TENILLEKIRK

BRENNALAMB

DARCYLAMBERT

CAITLYNOLIVER

TAYLAHSIMPSON

NICOLETURNER

CGRADE

BGRADE

BGRADE

2023PREMIERS-DIVISION2NETBALL

AGRADEPREMIERS

SOMERVILLEFNC

SOMERVILLEvCHELSEA

Thecompetitionsbestteamsforthe2023seasonwere placedintheDivisionTwoNetballGrandFinal,reigning premiersSomervilletakingonChelsea.TheSeagullswere quicklyeliminatedfromthefinalsseriesjust12months prior,sotheirchangeinsuccesshasbeencreditedtothis side.

ChelseahavemissedtheirstartingCinKeighleyStarrett overthelastfewweeksasshewentdownwithaseasonending injury, and there were question marks if Olivia Wilkinson would return to play in the most important matchoftheyear.WithWilkinson’savailabilityconfirmed, itwasmatchofthetwotallseitherend.Thefirsthalfhad thematchlevel,withmajorityofthescoringconversions againstRydeandWilkinsonfortheirrespectiveteams. TheSeagullsmadechangestotheirmidcourttoseeif theycantakecontrolandhavethematchintheirhands fortheremaining30minutes.WhereasSomervillewere confidentintheirlineuptobeabletogainaleadtotheir advantage.

Georgia Hernan struggled to assist Wilkinson under post as the Eagles Taylor Sharp and Ella Weaver had her hiddeninthesecondhalf.IsobelleRossandcompetitions MVP, Tadiwa Kahonde, did all they could to stop the passes reaching Ryde in the circle but a 30 goals dominationbytheleadinggoalscorerhadtheEaglesadd anotherpremiershiptotheirname.

As 2023 Premiers and competitions best with just 1 loss in thelasttwoseason,whatdoesthislooklikefortheEagles in 2024. Will the team stay together looking for a consecutive premiership or are there other opportunities available for players. Chelsea will no doubt be at the top of Division Two next season and be premiership contenders.

BGRADEPREMIERS

CHELSEAFNC

CGRADEPREMIERS SOMERVILLEFNC

2023PREMIERS-DIVISION2FOOTBALL

SENIORFOOTBALL

MORNINGTONFNC

RESERVESFOOTBALL

EDITHVALEASPENDALEFNC

UNDER19SFOOTBALL

SEAFORDFNC

FOOTBALLBEST&FAIRESTAWARDS

NETBALLBEST&FAIRESTAWARDS

FOOTBALLMVPAWARDS

NETBALLMVPAWARDS

DIVISIONONE

TWO

HOTSHOTAWARDS

2023MPFNLAWARDS

DIVISIONONEANDTWO

SHARPSHOOTERAWARDS

2023MPFNLAWARDS

DIVISIONONEANDTWO

UmpireoftheYearAward SamDuewel

UmpireoftheYearAward AlessandraTomaselli

CoachoftheYear DivisionOne MatthewPrice DromanaFNC

CoachoftheYear DivisionTwo JoshuaNewman MorningtonFNC

CoachoftheYear DivisionOne AnnaMace FrankstonBombersFNC

CoachoftheYear DivisionTwo RogerPalmer KaringalFNC

ClubChampionAward DivisionOne DromanaFNC

ClubChampionAward DivisionTwo MorningtonFNC

ClubChampionAward DivisionOne FrankstonYCW

ClubChampionAward DivisionTwo SomervilleFNC

BestConductedClubAward RedHillFNC

BestConductedClubAward CribPointFNC

VolunteeroftheYearAward DivisionOne CamO'Neill FrankstonBombersFNC

VolunteeroftheYearAward

SKINS'RisingStarAward'

TEAMOF THEYEAR

DANIEL FRAMPTON

NICK BOBGIROLAMI BRENTON CREDLIN

DEAN WAUGH

GUY HENDRY SAM DUNELL

NATHAN SCAGLIARINI

ZACH ANDREWARTHA SHANE SAVAGE

SAM FOWLER

KHAN HARETUKU

MYLES POHOLKE

JARRAD GRANT

JOSH PATULLO LEIGH POHOLKE

BILLY GEURTS BILLY QUIGLEY(C) JAKE AARTS

ALEX HARNETT MITCH GENT

RUSSELL GABRIEL BLAKE MULLANE COACH

Team of the Year

GOALSHOOTER

SamSilvester

FRANKSTONYCWFNC

GOALATTACK

EllaRoberton LANGWARRINFNC

WINGATTACK

SarahHogan

FRANKSTONYCWFNC

CENTRE

AshleighNewham SORRENTOFNC

WINGDEFENCE

EbonyTaylor

LANGWARRINFNC

GOALDEFENCE

KarliFoster MTELIZAFNC

CAPTAIN

COACH

AnnaMace

FRANKSTON BOMBERSFNC

INTERCHANGE

SHOOTER

BrookeKiely

LANGWARRINFNC

MIDCOURT

BrookeCant

FRANKSTONYCWFNC

GOALKEEPER

LyshaeBarry

FRANKSTONYCWFNC

DEFENCE

TaliaAnderson

SORRENTOFNC

TEAMOF THEYEAR

COREY BUCHAN

HUGO CLARKE

JAYDEN SULLIVAN

JAKE FRAWLEY

MATTHEW DUSSIN

CLAYTON GAY

KAOLAN THORNTON

JOSHUA NEWMAN(C)

TOM MURPHY

JOEL HILLIS

LUKE DANIEL JACK LONIE

MICHAEL MEEHAN

JESSE DAVIES

SUSOVICH

AGAPE PATOLO

MASON DEWIT

KURT LOPO

TODD GARDINER

NICK BATTLE

DARCY HOPE

LIAM TYRRELL COACH

JOSHUA NEWMAN

TIM

Team of the Year

GOALSHOOTER

EmmaRyde

SOMERVILLEFNC

GOALATTACK

JessTetley SEAFORDFNC

WINGATTACK

CharlizeBuskermolen

DEVONMEADOWSFNC

CENTRE

KeighleyStarrett CHELSEAFNC

CAPTAIN

WINGDEFENCE

BrianaPratt

DEVONMEADOWSFNC

GOALDEFENCE

TadiwaKahonde

CHELSEAFNC

GOALKEEPER

StephMcNay SEAFORDFNC

COACH

RogerPalmer KARINGALFNC

INTERCHANGE

SHOOTER

OliviaWilkinson

CHELSEAFNC

MIDCOURT

KateOman KARINGALFNC

DEFENCE

TaylaSharp

SOMERVILLEFNC