Presented to the Members
At the Annual General Meeting held at the Melbourne Racing Club on 7 December, 2009
The Victorian Amateur Football Association was established in 1892 and Incorporated under the Compan es Act 1961 on the 26th day of Februar y, 1970
PATRONS
Messrs J F X Dil on, M G Russe and The Hon John S Winneke, AC QC RFD
PRESIDENT
Mr N M Bourke
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN (SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT)
Mr B Conti
JUNIOR VICE-PRESIDENT
T J Merrett
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
How They Finished in 2009
Grand Fina Resu ts 2009
Results of Representative Matches 2009
Results of AAFC Carnival Championships
Results of AAFC Triennia Championships
Results of Representative Matches 1925-2009
Final Ser es Finishes 1892-2009
Final Ser es Finishes Reser ve Section 1960-2009
Best & Fairest Players Awards
Lead ng Goalkickers
Australian Footba l Foundation Merit Awards
National Austra ia Footbal Counci - Life Membership
VAFA 300 Games Club
Grand Fina Best on Ground Awards
Ump re of the Year
Most Promis ng Umpire
Club Warehouse R sing Star
VAFAUA PRESIDENT
Mr R Dav dson
CLUB XVIII UMPIRE CO-ORDINATOR
Mr D W nd ow
TRIBUNAL AND INVESTIGATIONS CO-ORDINATORS
Mrs S J Anderson / Mr C C Bastow (Tuesday evening)
INDEPENDENT TRIBUNAL
Chairman: Messrs P C C othier, P Couzens, J G Denahy, D J Hughes, J K Pi k ngton D Reynolds, P G Rhoden P J Rodda
To provide all stakeholders of the VAFA with an affordable, enjoyable and competitive game of Australian rules football in a safe environment, whilst making a meaningful contribution to the community and the development of the game. www.vafa.com.au
Brief Histor y 1892-2009 68-74
Messrs. N M. Bourke (President) A.M Amad, D.R. Booth, T J Bra n, Mrs D M Connors-Calhaem Messrs B Conti (Chairman), K E Criswick, R L Evans, M T Haze l, B J lvey, B R McTaggart, T J Merrett, #D H Scott, #M W Sho ly, R I Sykes, G A Voyage # non-voting
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mr M W Sholly
P O Box 359, Elsternwick, 3185 Phone: 9537 6777 Fax: 9531 6601
Email michael@vafa.com.au
GENERAL MANAGER – FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
Mr J J B Bourke
Email eremy@vafa com au
GENERAL MANAGER - ADMINISTRATION
Mrs S J Anderson
Email sue@vafa com au
GENERAL MANAGER – UMPIRE OPERATIONS
Mr B L Goodman
Email brian@vafa com au
GENERAL MANAGER – COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
Mr M J Fitzgerald
Email mfitzgerald@vafa com au
ADMINISTRATION / RECEPTION
Miss J A Ware
Email ess@vafa com au
OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
Mr J Morsello
Email oe@vafa com au
TREASURER
Mr. D.H. Scott
P O Box 359, Elsternwick, 3185
VAFA LAWYERS
Monahan & Rowel
Level 31, 525 Co lins Street, Me bourne, 3000
Phone: 8624 2000
Members: Messrs M G Bedford, J H Boorn, M B Brook, R C ear y, G J Condron, D R Dodds, S Grey, T Isaacs, R E Lippold, P. Macdonald, A. Marshall J.F. Nelson, M.D. O'Brien, G.S. Ridd, G Rosewarne, F Stafford, A H Walstab, C F Wil s, J C Wilson
INVESTIGATION PANEL
Chairmen: D J Cook, R L Evans, B R McTaggart, A Sch icht
Members: N M Bourke, B Conti, R L Evans, P J Grima, M T Hazel , B J Ivey, T J Merrett G A Voyage
VICTORIAN FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION DELEGATE
Mr J J B Bourke
FOOTBALL INTEGRATION DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTATIVE
Mr J J B Bourke
REGISTRATION SECRETARY
Mr C C Bastow
MANAGING EDITOR: VAFA PUBLICATIONS
Mr M W Sho ly
EDITOR: VAFA PUBLICATIONS
M ss J A Ware
SATURDAY SCORE RECORDER
Mrs N M McTaggart
ELSTERNWICK PARK DUTY OFFICERS
Mr J Robinson and Mr B J Ivey
LIFE MEMBERS
Messrs V J Deane*, L A Adamson*, H J Stewart* J S McCann*, E F Atk ns*, F H Coldrey*, O J Meehan*, P A Matthews*, G T Moore* L S Zachariah*, J Fullerton*, Mrs N Fu lerton Messrs A G Perrin*, I A Brown*, G W McTaggart*, R A S nclair*, M G Russe , T A Johnson*, N C Rundle*, J F X D llon, A J Keam, J A Miles, J A Fisher, J F Hawkins, P J Harris*, Dr B W Costel o, D H Scott A H Stephens*, C C Bastow, T M Lyon, I H Munro, A.J. O’Callaghan D.R. Burnes N.W. Nugent, A.L. Langford-Jones, Mrs N M McTaggart, Messrs K W Sharkie, J F Ne son, P O'Donohue, D R Booth, D J Cook, J A W lson*, R L Evans, Mrs M L Bastow, Messrs J C Wi son, P W Hutchinson, B R McTaggart, P B Stevens, J W Bel , B J Ivey and P G Rhoden *deceased
AJAX AFC Brendon Davis
ALBERT PARK AFC Jon Marsha l
AQUINAS OC Glen Whi ehead
BANYULE AFC Jason Fraumano
BEAUMARIS AFC John Col ins
BENTLEIGH Geoff Brew
BOX HILL NORTH AFC Tony Leonard
BULLEEN TEMPLESTOWE AFC Harr y Haris ou
CAULFIELD GRAMMARIANS Ross Wood
CHADSTONE M chae Christ ansen
COLLEGIANS Mark James
DE LA SALLE OC R chard W l iams
ELEY PARK SHARKS David Bowen
ELSTERNWICK AFC Bern e Brennan
ELTHAM OC Jam e Baud
EMMAUS ST LEOS OC AFC Kevin W tham
FITZROY Craig Litt e
GLEN EIRA AFC Matt D'Zi va
HAMPTON ROVERS AFC Max Grimmer
HAWTHORN AFC Ethan Groves
IVANHOE AFC Peter Raw ey
KEW AFC Ian Job
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY AFC Luke McNamara
MANNINGHAM COBRAS Andrew Foskett
MARCELLIN OC Ray Wa sh
MAZENOD OC Chr s Ke ly
MELBOURNE H GH SCHOOL OLD BOYS Robert Stow
MONASH BLUES Pau Coughl n
MONASH GRYPHONS Ma thew Healy
MT LILYDALE OC Andrew Delahunt
NORTH BRUNSWICK AFC Ezio C r l o
NORTH OLD BOYS/ST PATR CKS COLLEGE Peter Hevey
NORTHERN BULLANTS* Ma Cole
OAKLEIGH AFC Norman Wa sh
OLD BRIGHTON GRAMMARIANS Andrew Mu let
OLD CAMBERWELL GRAMMARIANS Tim Cottrel
OLD CAREY GRAMMARIANS John Oppy
OLD ESSENDON GRAMMARIANS Sean Flaherty
OLD GEELONG Simon O'Br en
OLD HAILEYBUR ANS James Be l
OLD IVANHOE GRAMMARIANS David Veal
OLD MELBURNIANS Adam Wans ey
OLD MENTONIANS Svend Sam ld
OLD PARAD ANS Guy Rodr gues
OLD SCOTCH Geoffrey McCracken
OLD TRINITY GRAMMARIANS David Troon
OLD WESTBOURNE M chael Christo
OLD XAVERIANS Peter McDonnel
ORMOND AFC Stephen Mann ng
PARKDALE VULTURES Mark Dav es
PENINSULA OB Nick Bowman
POWER HOUSE AFC Rod Marsha l
PRAHRAN AFC Bas l C ear y
RICHMOND CENTRAL AFC David Speakman
RUPERTSWOOD AFC Greg Bradley
SOUTH MELBOURNE DISTRICTS* Jonathon Whe an
SOUTH MORNINGTON* Co in O'Ne l ST BEDES / MENTONE T GERS M chael Atherton ST BERNARDS John Hughes ST FRANC S XAVIER OC* Paddy McKenna ST JOHNS OC Jeffrey Cotton ST KEVINS OB M chael Ke ly ST MARY S
As the 2009 V c orian Amateur footba season closes i can once again be said hat our Assoc at on has exce led n a l areas and can ruly claim to be one of the best adm n stered compet t ons in footbal Wi h grow ng numbers and a high evel o compe i iveness, arge y due o our promot on / re egat on sys em there s never a du l moment n our season and the exci ing brand of footbal we p ay s a reflect on o he exuberance of our young p ayers and he dedicat on of a eg on o vo unteers who are the l feblood o the VAFA
To commence an U18 compet t on from scra ch n 2009 was a bo d and courageous undertak ng by he VAFA Board, bu a necessar y step desp te the r sks I m de ghted to repor that n ts naugura season the U18 compe i ion has been an ou standing success and from al reports w l be expand ng in 2010 To be ab e o culminate i s first year w th a representat ve team of wenty-five players ravel ing to New Zealand to p ay two ma ches along w th wenty parents shows he advan ages our compet t on of ers to young men, not only on the fie d of ba t e’ but more mportan ly n he expansion of the r minds and percept ons of a wor d ou s de o the r own
The acceptance th s year of Po nt Cook FC in o our compet t on commencing n 2010 is another m lestone or the VAFA Those w sh ng o jo n the VAFA want to become part o a cu ture that encourages young men to play footbal for pure y recrea ional purposes in an atmosphere not sul ed by dr nk ng supporters Non- rad t ona VAFA locat ons such as Po nt Cook wi become commonp ace in the com ng decades as at i udes and demographics sh ft a ong w th Melbourne s expand ng urban boundaries
We wi nessed one of he best A Grade Grand F na s in recent memor y when Old Xaver ans he d of a fas fin sh ng De La Sa le s de Both eams, made up pr mar ly of former studen s of their respec ive co leges can ho d the r heads h gh and a repeat c ash in 2010 does not seem unrea st c g ven both clubs’ a so p ayed of n the U19s Prem er Grand F na , w th DLS ak ng the honours Both c ubs depth stands as an om nous s gn or others wishing to s ake their c a m a he top leve o our compet t on The return of Old Melburn ans to A Sec ion fo low ng he r wonder ul season n B Sect on, cu m nat ng n a sol d w n over O d Tr n ty, w l ensure our ‘Premier’ Division nex year w l not be ack ng n compe i iveness
Me bourne High Schoo O d Boys (MHSOB) s back n B Sect on next year W l their legend Roger McIn yre go aga n? cer a nly hope so but, f no , h s contr but on to MHSOB and he VAFA has been magn ficent and know he wi be around the VAFA for
many years to come Oak e gh FC now ventures nto the unchar ed wa ers o B
Sec ion in wha must be an enormous y exc t ng per od for his young and en hus as ic c ub
Our four D Sect on prem ers - Ruper swood, Wi iams own Ben le gh and Albert Park - are o be congra ulated and hey now re-set he r goals for h gher a evel of compet veness week-in and week-out
Our U19 compet t on once again underp nned the s rength of our Assoc at on and the wonder fu ou look we enjoy
An Associat on w th the s ze and d vers ty of ours needs a s rong and determ ned Ch ef Execut ve O ficer who has he respect of he c ubs and the ndustr y, but is no a ra d o speak to them candid y i required We are fortuna e to have M chael Shol y whose five years n charge has seen us grow n many areas thanks to his creat ve hink ng and extensive ne work
W thout a CEO who is iked or respec ed, t s hard to retain your key s af members so v tal n operat ona areas Sue Anderson Jeremy Bourke and Br an Goodman al do a wonder fu job mak ng Headquarters a harmon ous and product ve p ace o work, from wh ch we a l benefit Add in both Joe Morse lo and Jess ca Ware for you hful en hus asm and the addi ion of M chae Fi zgerald th s year, whose work has been most not ceab e n our ncreased med a exposure We have a team a the top o i s game
We done and hank-you to you a
Th s season was my last year as Pres dent and wi h my acceptance of a pos t on on the Board of AFL V c oria, also my ast as a VAFA Board Member It is a move I make w th m xed emo ions, but one that I am determined wi be mu ua ly beneficial o the VAFA and AFL Vic oria
I depart n he know edge that the Board now n p ace is determ ned commit ed and ever-m ndfu of upho d ng the va ues tha w l underpin our Assoc at on nto the fu ure
W th Bruno Cont at the he m al members o he VAFA can be assured o a s rong and respec ed eader
I take th s opportun ty o hank ever yone for the wonder ful pr v lege i has been o ser ve and to be assoc a ed wi h VAFA fami y on many eve s Wh lst I wi now not official y be nvo ved my nterest in the
Season 2009 has been another great year for the VAFA
We should al be proud o the standard of our competit on Our top grades cont nue to be strong, but what makes me fee great about our compet tion is its depth I watched a ot of foo ba l n the lower sect ons this year and was thr l ed to obser ve first hand both the standard of play on the field, as we l as the d scip ine and qual ty of the people admin ster ng he r clubs of -field
The s rength o our un or program w th the U19s and now U18s ensures that we are prov d ng a strong pathway for un or ootbal ers want ng to play sen or footba l n the VAFA It s also evident that C ub XVI I has become more than just a soc al game of footbal and w l demand more attention rom he Associat on n terms of how t s adm n stered
It has been mentioned many t mes tha our strong and wel -adm n stered compet tion is due o the terrific efforts of those hat are respons b e for runn ng our c ubs To this end I must acknowledge and thank al o he wonder ful volunteers who are do ng such a great ob
Our staff s to be commended for the way in which t has con r buted to he overa l success of the compet t on Led capab y by our nnovat ve and hard working CEO M chae Sho ly, with his suppor cast Jeremy Bourke, Br an Goodman, Sue Anderson, Joe Morse lo, Jess Ware and Michael F tzgera d, he adm n stration of the VAFA s in good hands
I take this opportunity to acknowledge our outgo ng president N ck Bourke for his wonder fu contr but on to the VAFA over a most thirty years as a player, as an A Section premiership Coach, as our s ate coach for seven years and as a board member over he past nine years Nick has taken up a great oppor unity to ser ve as a board member or AFL Vic oria His calm considered and for ward- ooking approach to the VAFA w l be m ssed, and certa n y from a personal evel w l miss his nvo vement though I know he won’t be too far away!
Addit onal y former VAFA President R chard Evans has res gned from board dut es after seventeen years and h s contribution over this per od has been enormous and adm red by a l Our other retir ng board members, Ken Criswick and Rick Sykes have made sign ficant contributions to our Associa ion and I thank them also
The wonder ful financ al support of our many sponsors enables the VAFA to keep costs to c ubs at he lowest possible level and I acknow edge the mportance of the r contribu ion to our competit on
I wish a members of the VAFA commun ty he ver y best over the festive season and rust al w l have an en oyable and safe t me w th friends and fami y I look for ward to ever yone s cont nued nvo vement in our great Associa ion in season 2010
Bruno Conti Chairman
The V ctor an Amateur Foo ba l Associat on is not a body that dwe ls on its pas ach evements at the expense of taking r sks and mov ng for ward This year, we estab ished our Under 18 compe it on, which w l ass st our c ubs n trans t oning juniors to sen or footba ers
After comprehensive research, the VAFA found that many local clubs were hav ng difficulty in fie ding U17 teams, mean ng that many jun ors were attempting an a l-too- arge leap from U16 to our U19s The U18 competit on now prov des a ink and also gives school teams who don’t compete n weekend footba l an opportunity to recruit p ayers who are sti l at school
From t ny acorns, mighty oak trees grow We began this competit on w th eight teams and we are antic pating th s number w l doub e n 2010 Congratulat ons to Oak eigh who are our inaugura U18 premiers
The 2009 season was aunched a our PSM Dinner n the Melbourne Cricket C ub Members D ning Room Th s even ng has become the marquee soc al even on the VAFA ca endar and the room was aga n fi led to capac ty Triple VAFA premiership coach Luke Bever dge toasted the VAFA and Nathan Buckley was our guest speaker
That nigh , three VAFA greats rece ved Li e Membership Bruce vey p ayed 269 games for West Brunsw ck, winning numerous c ub and compe it on best and airest awards and was a club prem ersh p cap ain In 1995, Bruce o ned the VAFA Board and st l ser ves in that capaci y Peter Rhoden has spen forty-one of the past forty-five years contributing to the VAFA first y as the representat ve coach and selector n the 1960s and ‘70s, then as a tribuna member
John Be l was a volun eer a Bul een Temples owe and O d Scotch for twenty years before becoming a Board member of the VAFA in 1999 John became V ce-Pres dent in 2003 a pos tion he he d unt l he retired n 2008
Before he season go under way, the coun r ys de was devasta ed by he bushfires on Black Saturday To raise money for those affected, the VAFA p ayed the Eastern Footbal League (EFL) at Jub lee Park R ngwood The match was a huge success ra sing $50,000 for the appea I would ike to acknowledge the great work of our players, coaches, offic als and volunteers who worked so di igently o ensure the game’s success I wou d also extend our thanks to the EFL and he R ngwood Footba l Club who hosted the match
As we conclude the decade, i s interest ng to note that in 2000 we had 72 c ubs and 205 teams, whi e the 2009 season commenced with the same number o sen or clubs but 244 teams, an ncrease of th rty-n ne new teams Our c ubs are obviously getting b gger wi h e ghteen extra under age teams and wenty-one extra C ub XVIII teams
These figures show hat we are ur ng more jun ors into amateur footbal , but a so that ncreas ng numbers o them are be ng pushed into the C ub XVIII compet tion once the r days of junior e igib l ty are over The C ub XVIII compet tion was designed not as a Th rds tier, but as a soc al competi ion and the Board w l exam ne whether the needs of foo ba lers exit ng the jun ors are being adequately ser ved
In the decade nineteen teams played in A Sect on, twenty-n ne in B or higher and forty-two n C or h gher Only three clubs played in A Sect on for the whole decade We had four new clubs - Rupertswood, Box H l North, St Francis Xav er and South Morn ngton
Many clubs are sti l experienc ng grea d fficu ty with train ng and p aying fac l ties n the aftermath of the drought The p aying sur face a Sportscover Arena has not been spared from th s We shifted the representat ve matches against the VCFL to the Junct on Ova to ensure the ground was avai ab e for the hectic finals period in August and September Th s proved successfu as we were able o get through the fina s w th a reasonable amount of grass coverage The Associat on contr buted $5000 to the construc ion of p pes between the ake on the neighbour ng go f course direct y onto Spor scover Arena Th s w l be beneficia espec al y when reseeding in the trans t onal period pr or o the commencement of the season
The fina s con inue to be profitable and we are able to achieve our goal of $200,000 gate tak ngs n sp te of poor weather for he first two weeks of matches However, he weather gods smi ed on us with a sunny,
Howard The r c ub, under Pres dent S mon Hunt, has continued to se the standard in the compet tion Of their s x teams, five p ayed finals Old Melburn ans had a ste lar year, winning four premierships – B Sect on sen ors and reser ves Under 19 South (1) and Club XVI I (2) One fam ly h gh ight was the our Beaumont lads, S mon, James Jeremy and Toby a l p aying in the sen ors match against Hampton Rovers Old Melburnians have shown previously that hey are capable of immed ate mpact n A Section and won t be ooking just to make up the numbers
Congratu at ons to the five other senior premiers MHSOB (C) Rupertswood (D1), Wi l ams own (D2), Bent eigh (D3) and La Trobe (D4) and to those who were promoted Congratula ions also to the winners of our five U19 sect ons and the four Club XVIII d vis ons
Our 2009 representa ive program was heavy and although we d dn t achieve the des red resu ts on the scoreboard, a l eams represented the Associat on proudly We genera ly set ourselves a ask of p aying against s ronger oppos tion, but h s doesn t stop our determ nation to ach eve Our five coaches Dean Anderson (sen or), Mark Lowe (C – D4), M ck Dwyer (U23), Ben Robertson (U21) and Murray Browne (U19) al did a magnificent job
These men and their coach ng assistants gave of their t me free y o ensure the r teams had he best opportun ty to w n
They were ab y ass sted by doctors, physios, trainers, runners, team managers and a who e host of peop e too many o men ion nd vidua ly However th s doesn t d minish their va ue to the Associat on thank them a l for the r outstand ng work on representat ve footbal this season
The VAFA strives for strong partnerships with business Spor scover cont nued as our ma or sponsor and have now been our partners for twenty years They ma ntain exce ent ser vice to our c ubs through he brokering firm of Wor dwide Sports Insurance Thanks to Peter Nash Mart n Kel y, Ga l McGeachy and Brian Woodhead who gave us such valuable support Bend go Bank has made a major contr but on to bo h he VAFA and nd vidual clubs this season Spec al ment on must be made of the East Malvern branch, and n part cular to Peter Norman and Peter Wolff who have ass sted with the ma ntenance of the ight ng a Sportscover Arena
During the season, Boag’s become our beer suppl er and supported a number of c ubs in the top four sect ons Th s wi be broadened over the next year and w l hopefu ly nc ude al VAFA clubs It is an excit ng in tiat ve tha can hopefu ly be benefic al o a l members o the VAFA
A new ser vice offered by the VAFA in conjunction with Redtxt was our Saturday n ght score ser v ce, dis r buted by SMS to our 11,361 reg stered p ayers as wel as c ub officia s Clubs were a so g ven the opportun ty to ut l se this ser v ce by sending their players a weekly message This was provided free of charge in our partnersh p arrangement
Jeremy Bourke, Genera Manager of Footbal Operat ons, administered al of our foo ba l – seniors, reser ves, under age and Club XVI I footba l, in al , twenty-four separa e compe it ons It s a big task, but one he hand es w th pr de and author ty Jeremy also managed he represen ative program, AFCA/VAFA, l aised w th the F DA compet t on and coordinated each one of our ninety-six finals ma ches (soon to top the ton!) His was and is a b g job and Jeremy sat sfies al o its heavy demands
It fal s to Br an Goodman to find men n white to officiate in the over 120 matches p ayed each week With demands growing each season Br an rel nquished h s ob as head ump res coach to concentrate on unearth ng the talent to meet demand Brad Lowe assumed the posit on at the head o the umpires coaching panel of seven and a team of obser vers Dav d Windlow cont nued to manage the Club XVIII umpires, wh ch takes a great dea of the stress away from the senior umpir ng group
Th s year, the VAFA Umpires Associat on appointed Russe l Davidson to the pres dency Not only is Russe l one of our lead ng umpires, but he s a first class adminis ra or His abi ity to work through the issues has bui t an even stronger rela ionsh p between the VAFA Board, adm n stration and the umpires
Sue Anderson was always he professional dea ing w th sensit ve tasks including tribuna , nves igations and c ub accounts These portfo ios requ re an exce lent rapport w th he c ubs, a deep understanding of VAFA rules and superior attention to deta l Sue provided th s, and more when dea ing w th the many ssues she confronted on a week y basis
Michael Fi zgera d o ned the VAFA in Apr l in he newly created posit on of Genera Manager Marketing and Commun cations M chael s ove o amateur footba l, h s wr ting ski ls and up-to-date know edge of many things techn cal qu ckly proved valuable to the Assoc ation As we l as becom ng the A sec ion scribe, M chae added grea value to the webs te, began the Tw tter score ser vice, part cipated each week n the 2 hour 96 5 InnerFM rad o program on Saturday morn ngs, engaged the Age to get a VAFA art c e each Monday and ini iated a new and mproved presenta ion n ght Much has been achieved n h s first season wi h us
Joe Morse lo continues to give great assistance to each of he general managers, but in particu ar Jeremy Joe comp led a l the week y stat stics for the Amateur Foo ba ler as wel as assist ng w th reg strations, rep ooty fina s, umpires and this year picked up the al important role as U18 scribe Jessica Ware commenced in he New Year and immed ately engaged a l She coord na ed the Amateur Footba ler and managed to de iver an outstanding week y edit on Jess became the face at a l VAFA funct ons, ensur ng a l needs of our customers were met How for unate we were to have a person w th a bus ness background o so capably fi l n for Sue when she went on leave n Ju y
Th s fu l-t me team was ably suppor ed n the o fice dur ng the week by Cl ff
Bastow (regis ra ion secre ary and tribuna coordinator on Tuesday n ght), Shane Way (admin and tribunal assistan ) L z W lson (admin assis ant) and Justin Wa dron (admin assistant) On Saturdays, a new team assis ed wi h
John Robinson and Bruce Ivey sharing match day managers duties, suppor ed by Nancy McTaggart (scorer) Stephanie Ongarel o (Saturday n ght admin), Phi Hope (scoreboard), and Graeme W lson and a l h s sta f on he gates
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Twenty-five p ayers, seven support s aff, one umpire and twenty parents and supporters headed to the Shaky Isles to meet the K w s AFLNZ, be ng a fledgl ng assoc at on, is unab e to pay to send the boys to Aus ra ia to ga n exper ence aga nst a eam who grew up on the game We were de ighted to send th s team to both recognise our p ayers and to foster our great game n New Zea and A comprehens ve repor on the tour s inc uded e sewhere in the Annual Report but am p eased to report that a l goals were ach eved and were able to spread the word about VAFA footbal to our internationa neighbours
My fina acknow edgement goes to the Board and in par icular, ret r ng
President Nick Bourke On my commencemen five years ago N ck was the Chairman and for the past three years has occupied he pres dent al ro e Nick gave clear and precise direct on to my staff and me abou the way the Board w shed the competit on to be adm n stered During his t me he Board rescinded the need for re nsta ements, re nvigorated the Austral an Amateurs and pioneered the our o Ireland in 2005 nstituted a new U18 competit on and nvested in sta f, nc ud ng Austra ia s first fu l-time umpire operat ons manager His egacy w l l ve for a long ime n the VAFA Chairman of the Board Bruno Cont , took the brave s ep and ed a thorough review process th s year Board members responded and reviewed their roles w th a v ew focussed on the future As I stated n my opening, the VAFA does not dwe l on the past but learns from i , and s w l ing to adapt To work for such a progress ve organ sation is always a cha lenge, but nonetheless one to which my staff and I respond posit ve y, and t s to be hoped, product vely for our grea competi ion and proud Assoc at on
The VAFA has had another exce lent and groundbreaking year, due in the ma n to the outstanding management of our 73 c ubs I hank each and ever y vo unteer for se ting such h gh standards at their c ubs, ensuring the integrity o the VAFA remains higher han commun ty standards
In May th s year, the VAFA mourned the pass ng of ts esteemed former patron Dr Dona d Cordner
Don Cordner o ned the Universi y Foo ba l C ub n 1940 as a freshman medica student In September 1941, at age 19, hav ng played in a prem ersh p w th Un versity n the VJAFA and won that competi ion s best and fa res medal, he was enticed to join the Melbourne Footba l Club, wi h whom he debuted in the Second Semi-F na Two weeks later, he was a VFL prem ersh p p ayer
In 1946 he won the Brown ow Meda and wo years later captained he 1948 prem ersh p team He s the only one to achieve e ther o these feats wh le p aying as an amateur
Dr Cordner was named as Victorian of the Year in 1993, with the citat on noting that he had “exempl fied the h ghest ideals of sportsmanship, c tizensh p and leadersh p throughout h s l fe, and is truly a d stingu shed Victorian ”
spotl ght The Assoc ation we comed one new club in 2009 the Northern Bu lants, one o eigh clubs who en ered a team n our new Under 18 Sect on
The introduction of the U18 Section was a momentous step, designed to assis and provide clubs w th v ab e opt ons for p ayer n egrat on into the sen or ranks The nature of VAFA clubs demands flexibi ity and versat l ty n our arrangements and the U18 Section wi l ass st many clubs in bridging the gap be ween junior and sen or footba l We are looking or ward to significan growth n th s Sect on and expectations are that there w l be an add tional div sion o U18 n 2010
The representa ve program n 2009 was a heavy one We fielded r e p r e s e n t a v e t e a m s n U 1 8 , U 1 9 U 2 1 U 2 3 , C - D 4 a n d S e n i o r class fications Whi st not ach eving he antic pated resul s on-fie d the return on nvestment for the VAFA, our clubs and the r players cannot be underestimated Representat ve footbal cont nues to prov de enormous opportunit es, exper ences and deve opmen Many of these are un que to amateur footbal
In 2009 we sen representative teams to New Zea and, Perth and Barooga, NSW These represen ative and touring oppor uni ies are not avai able to p ayers n any other footba l compet tion, and along w th the angible benefits the players der ve, pos tion he VAFA as an attract ve propos tion for p ayer recruitment and re ent on
The sen or representat ve s de was defeated by the VCFL by a kick a ter the siren or the second t me n a row, although he side s momentous “ astkick” v ctor y over the Eastern Footbal League in a showpiece match to raise money for the Bushfire Appea wi l ong be remembered
Some other s gnificant events from the 2009 season nc uded the first ever tie for the Woodrow Meda by two p ayers from the same c ub, De La Sal e’s David Lowe and Mat hew Fie dsend
A though os ng he C Sect on dec der to MHSOB Oak eigh ach eved promot on to B Sect on for the first t me n their histor y and O d Melburnians cla med the ma or pr ze in four of the five Sect ons they contested (B Sec ion Sen ors and Reser ves, U19 South (1) and Club XVIII (South), whi e South Morn ngton competed in the r firs ever VAFA finals series n D4
Before looking at he season n rev ew, would ike to acknowledge the wonder ful support the many vo unteers provide o the Operations Department I make specia ment on o he fol ow ng vo unteers who have g ven an ex raord nar y evel of ass stance John Raffle and John Rob nson for the r ass stance w th representa ive footba l and Peter Fisher, Norm Wa sh, Glen Scarborough and Peter Hevey for the r except ona hosting of VAFA F nals A so my thanks to Ian Munro and Ian Christopherson for he r assis ance dur ng Sportscover Arena matches
Here s a look at how the season progressed through the sect ons
The season commenced on 18 Apr l, a week ater than he prev ous year due to posit on ng of the Easter break Newly promo ed A Sect on clubs Marce l n and O d Essendon received an eye-opening we come to the top fl ght when they were comprehensively beaten by 69 and 137 points respective y O d Essendon s defeat came at the hands of 2008 Premiers St Bedes/Mentone Tigers, who firmed as early season favourites w th Old Scotch
St Bedes/Mentone Tigers continued on their w nning ways unt l confron ing the s eep ng g ant Old Xaverians n Round S x, w th a comfor ab e win o the Xavs that sent shockwaves through the compe it on The Red and Blacks had dropped the r first game of the year to a then unfancied De La Sa le side but by R7 had assumed top spot a posit on they would occupy for the rema nder of he season
De La Sal e was one of he great stories of the year Writ en o f for re ega ion in he pre-season, t found the four n R3 and from there cont nued tha form righ through the season, finishing in second pos t on O d Scotch and O d Brighton warmly supported in the pre-season as a ser ous contenders, struggled w th consistency and n ury and on y tw ce found themselves n the top four dur ng the season
Old Ivanhoe after a prom sing start on Open ng Day, d sappointed and were relegated w th on y three wins O d Essendon wen w th them, wh le Marce l n s aved off relegation w th three so id mid-season w ns n a row
Un B ues and Co legians both came flying home with the add t on of some top l ne players ate in the year to fin sh equa on po n s, wi h the B ues advanc ng courtesy of super or percentage
An except onal first semi-fina prov ded the cata yst or an excit ng finals series when St Bede’s/Men one T gers and Un B ues cou d not be separated after regular time Extra time was ca led and the Varsity prevai ed advanc ng to face De La Sal e which was comprehensive y beaten by hot favour te O d Xaverians in he second sem -final De La Sa le then beat B ues by 17 po n s n a hard- ought pre im nar y final and thus was afforded an opportunity at retribution However, th ngs didn’t look promis ng ear y, w th Old Xaver ans skipping away to an early ead n the dec der However, a de erm ned De La Sa le outfi stormed home, fa l ng shor by ust 3 points
The vic or y to O d Xaver ans, their ten h A Sec ion flag n fifteen seasons, was a just reward for the r 2009 season n which they were the yardstick Reser ves Prem ers: Univers ty B ues J N Woodrow Meda : Mat hew Fie dsend and Dav d Lowe (De La Sal e)
Lead ng Goalk cker Matthew Handley (Old Xaver ans - 58)
B Sect on de ivered a most competi ive and captivat ng compet tion n 2009 O d Melburnians and O d Trinity were warmly favoured n the preseason, but temporari y waned m d-year, w th St Bernard s, St Kev n s and Un versity Blacks find ng form Old Hai eybur y started o show what it had promised and a l of a sudden there were s x contenders vying for the final four pos t ons
Hampton Rovers O d Carey, Ormond and O d Camber wel were compet tive and each en oyed success over higher p aced teams However, n the end, a comb nat on of njur es and incons sten form consp red aga nst them In an exci ing final round of ma ches Hampton Rovers and Ormond batt ed to sur v ve relegat on, wh le nearly ever y other match had the potent al to affect the fina four pos t ons Hampton Rovers preva led by ust 4 points to send Ormond back to C Sect on and Old Tr n ty desp te os ng to O d Carey, he d on to fourth posi ion by just three percent from Universi y Blacks and O d Hai eybur y
Ear y season leaders St Bernard’s was the first to depart the fina s series, comprehensively beaten by an O d Trini y s de peak ng a the right t me O d Melburnians fin shed the las quarter strong y against St Kevin’s in the Second Sem -Final to book the r p ace n the decider and A Section n 2010 Old Trini y accounted for S Kevin s by 71 po n s in the pre iminar y fina to
also book their p ace n A Sect on and set up a showdown w th O d Me burn ans, whom it had defeated n R15 by seven points Th s t me, it was not to be, w th Old Me burnians securing ts ourth flag of the 2009 season (C ub XVII , U19, Reser ves and Sen ors) to cap o f a remarkable year
Reser ves Prem ers Old Melburn ans G T Moore Medal Brendan Iezzi (O d Tr nity)
Leading Goa kicker: Andrew Ramsden (O d Trinity - 80)
C Section tradit ona ly throws up surprise and ntrigue and 2009 was no d fferent Cau fie d Grammarians, Mazenod and Beaumar s skipped away unde eated after four rounds and the div de between the top s x teams and the bot om four of Parkdale, Old Geelong, Monash Blues and Bul een Temp estowe began to appear Mazenod suffered injuries to key p ayers and surrendered op spot o Cau fie d Grammar ans in R5 a pos tion they he d for the rest of the season
After s tt ng outs de the top our for he majority o the season, Oakle gh jumped nto ourth spot in R15 at the expense of Mazenod and Ajax and he final four was sett ed Me bourne H gh School O d Boys (MHSOB) occup ed second pos tion for the ma or ty of he season,
It d dn t take ong for warm pre-season favour tes Rupertswood to turn white hot becom ng the only undefeated team by R3 and not osing a match unt l R15, at the hands of Werr bee That was to be the r on y s ip-up for the season as the teams immed ate y below jost ed for he rema n ng finals p aces Werr bee and Wh tefriars remained sett ed n second and third respec ive y whi st Fi zroy held off North Old Boys/St Patr cks Col ege and Old Menton ans in he bat le for ourth South Melbourne D stricts, Aquinas, Prahran and Emmaus S Leo s ought out the re egation stakes w th the last four pos tions chang ng on a weekly basis Three wins rom he last four rounds was enough to keep Sou h Melbourne D stric s safe and Aquinas’ las round thumping of Emmaus St Leo s saw it ho d on by ust three percentage points over the re egated ESL and Prahran
Rupertswood returned to C Sec ion and shortened even further for prem ersh p honours when they defeated Werr bee by 36 po nts in the second semi-fina , wh le F tzroy ended Whitefr ars’ season with a 78 po nt first sem -fina w n The Roys then ended Werr bee’s promot on hopes w th a 38 point victory in he preliminary fina and put on a brave show ng n the decider But t was Rupertwood’s year tak ng out the premiership by 25 po nts With a sol d group o young stars they ook set to cont nue he r rise into the po nty end of the VAFA
Reserves Premiers North O d Boys/St Patrick s Col ege L S Pepper Medal: Brendan Stafford (Whitefr ars) Lead ng Goalkicker: Le gh Brennan (Rupertswood - 74)
Demoted due to a breach of VAFA guidel nes, Pen nsu a OB rebounded from a shaky start, osing two of their first four, to head the table at he ha f way mark A breakaway op four was qu ckly establ shed with Therry Penola, Banyule and W l iams own CYMS
Old Wes bourne, E tham and O d Parad ans were able to just stay n touch w th the top four for most of the season but were never quite ab e to bridge the gap Glen E ra, n deep re egation str fe at the half way mark notched up four w ns on end n the second half to eave Ivanhoe and Yarra Va ley in the r wake as the relegated s des for 2010
Peninsula went into the fina s ser es as warm favour tes having gone through the second ha f of the season undefeated The Pr ates continued to impress wi h a 34 point second sem -final w n over Wi l amstown CYMS, wh le Therry Peno a ended Banyule s season with a hard fought 8 po nt
v ctory n a ma ch where Therry s Corey Bann ster notched h s 100th goa for he season W l iamstown rebounded strongly o record a 58 po nt w n over Therry Penola n the pre im nary fina and went on to secure back-to-back premierships wi h a so id 27 po n vic ory over Pen nsula in the big one
Reserves Prem ers: Wi iamstown CYMS
P Hutchison Meda : Stefan Barbour (Pen nsula OB)
Leading Goalk cker: Corey Bann ster (Therry Peno a - 101)
Newly promoted S Francis Xav er set the ear y runn ng, undefeated after five rounds, but it was Bentle gh tha hit the top of the table by R7 and rema ned here or the home and away season St Mary’s Sales an sett ed into second posi ion for the majori y of the year, but ts last round de eat saw S Francis Xavier acquire he coveted double chance Amaz ng y, on y two matches separated the rest of the pack for the majori y o the season w th al teams n the remarkab e s tuat on of s mu taneously compe ing for a finals berth and try ng to avoid re egation Desp te los ng its ast round match, E sternwick secured fourth spot by four percentage po nts hanks to a loss by St John s and desp te a powerfu finish by West Brunswick Hawthorn, Power House and Monash Gryphons al finished on the same po nts, but the Gryphons fel to D4 on percentage (note only one re egation for 2010 due to a re-s ructure of D3 and D4), despite a sol d last round v ctory
Bent e gh wen into the finals ser es warm favour tes bu was pushed al the way n a hard-fought 23 point second semi-fina win over St Francis Xav er St Mar y’s Sales an also had to work hard n their 16 point win over E sternwick in the first sem -final, but accounted for St Francis Xav er in the prel minar y final by 79 points, ending the r hopes of a second stra ght promot on Typ cal of the prev ous fina s, Bentle gh managed to get clear ate n the final term of the decider to record a we l-deser ved 23 point premiership w n Reser ves Prem ers Bentle gh J Ful er on Meda : Matthew Col ins (Hawthorn) Leading Goa kicker: Ben Spencer (St Francis Xavier – 67)
From the ver y start t was obv ous two teams would dom nate proceed ngs n D4, name y A bert Park and La Trobe Univers ty Both rema ned unde eated unt l they met in R8 w th La Trobe Uni emerging vic or ous Albert Park wou d reverse that when next they me and finished the season on top with only one loss Kew, Mt L yda e and Richmond Centra kept pace a game or wo beh nd the r fancied r vals for much of the season un i a ate
season burst by South Mornington saw t sneak into fifth pos tion and enter their first ever VAFA finals ser es at the expense of Mt L lyda e Swinburne
Un versity s season, despite a centur y o goa s to Att la Yaman never quite got go ng, wh le E ey Park and Nor h Brunwick w l ake confidence from their season and their developing l sts; especia ly the lat er who won four of its as s x matches Manningham Cobras and Box Hil North had d sappoint ng seasons and Chadstone was unab e to conjure a w n for the year - the on y sen or VAFA team that did not draw b ood
Richmond Central s ar ved of finals for many years, ended South Morning on’s br ef finals foray by 103 po n s in the e im nat on final and La Trobe Uni accounted easi y for Kew in the qual fying fina La Trobe exacted revenge on A bert Park n the second sem -final with a so id win and Kew ha ted Richmond Central s progress at he first semi-final by 29 points
A bert Park accounted for Kew by 39 po nts in the pre im nar y fina and the two best teams o the season clashed in the decider with La Trobe Un versity once again beat ng Alber Park by 76 po nts in a one sided affa r Reser ves Prem ers: La Trobe Univers ty O J Meehan Meda : S uart Maunder (Albert Park) Lead ng Goalk cker At l a Yaman (Swinburne Un versity – 115)
Fif y teams across five sections entered the Under 19 competit on however, fol owing the late w thdrawal o North Old Boys/St Patrick s Col ege from U19 Nor h (1) and Oak eigh’s w thdrawa from U19 South (1) after two for fe ts, orty-eight teams con ested the rema nder o the season
In U19 Prem er De La Sa le and O d Xaver ans continued the r mpressive h stor y, losing on y three games be ween them as they finished firs and second respective y Beaumar s cont nued their impress ve development, just m ssing the fina s af er promot on in 2009 wh lst 2008 Prem ers St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers made their first backwards movement n four seasons and fin shed s xth An mpressive crowd was on hand to w tness the grand fina at Central Reser ve, w th De La Sal e beating O d Xaver ans by 40 po n s, col ecting their fourth U19 Prem er ti le n six years C R Newbur y Medal Ashley Lim (O d Scotch) Lead ng Goalk cker Stephen Mul er (De La Sal e – 82)
In U19 North (1), a arge influx o players had immed ate impact for O d Camber wel as t wen undefeated un i the ver y last round when Old Carey secured he w n to earn a fina s berth Aqu nas was trans erred to U19 North (2) at the half way mark eav ng e ght eams to contes the remainder of the season Old Essendon mproved sign ficant y to advance to the Grand Final
a ter fin sh ng n nth in 2008, but n the end O d Camber wel was too strong, runn ng ou premiers by 86 points and advanc ng to U19 Prem er in 2010 G W McTaggart Medal Ror y Angiole la and W l P ckering (F tzroy) Leading Goa kicker: Samue K l worth (O d Camber we l – 86)
U19 South (1) saw Old Me burnians fin sh on top for he second year n a row, but th s ime mak ng no m stake n fina s matches, running out winners n the decider by 34 po n s over O d Brighton De La Sal e’s achievement n mak ng the prel minar y fina cannot be understated g ven their promot on rom U19 South (2) and the act that this team s the c ub’s second U19 s de St Kevin s, Ormond and Cau fie d Grammarians al ooked contenders a various times throughout the season
A Brown Meda : Lach an Bennet (O d Me burnians) Leading Goa kicker: Lachlan Bennett (Old Melburn ans – 74)
The new y formed Old Gee ong Blacks proved oo strong a l season in U19 North (2) It was undefeated un i Round 10 and accounted for Therr y Peno a on two occasions in the fina s series Old Westbourne and La Trobe Un vers ty put n tremendous seasons hav ng returned from per ods n recess w th he former finishing th rd Ruper swood, suffer ng from njuries and promot on to their higher grade team, were unable to record a win for the season
H Haris ou Meda : Dav d O’Br en (O d Westbourne) Leading Goa kicker: Peter Jones (Emmaus S Leos – 51)
A h gh y competit ve U19 South (2) competit on saw Hampton Rovers, Ben le gh, A ax and O d Menton ans es ab ish a breakaway group w th the Rovers fin sh ng on op A ax, adder eader for the ma or ty o the season, departed the fina s series n stra ght sets with Old Men onians com ng hrough from four h to chal enge Rovers n the decider Hampton Rovers proved oo strong n the end though, running out v ctors by 31 points Beaumaris entered the compet tion (their second U19 side) for the first time and S Bede s/Men one T gers transferred their s de to the U18 compet t on VAFA Meda : Alan Hendr y (Bentle gh) Leading Goa kicker: Ben Morrison (Bent eigh – 79)
U19/U18 Most Disc p ined C ub Award UHS/VU F eming on (U18)
The inaugura U18 compet tion commenced with Northern Bu lants, w th their first ever VAFA s de, proceeding br l iant y to R11 before losing two n a row and surrender ng top spot to Oak eigh St Bede s/Mentone T gers, UHS/VU F emington and St Bernard’s were engaged n a t ght tuss e for the rema ning fina s pos tions with St Bede s/Mentone T gers m ssing out thanks o four straigh losses from R14 Oakle gh drew first blood in the finals series defea ing Northern Bul ants under l ghts at Sportscover Arena by 41 points in the second semi-fina and St Bernard s accounted for UHS VU Flem ngton n he first-sem St Bernard’s then pu led off the upset of the season when t defeated Northern Bul an s by 8 points n the Pre im nar y F na ; however Oakle gh proved too strong n the decider running ou winners by 44 po nts and became the VAFA s first ever U18 Prem ers
VAFA Medal Aisea Va ent ni (Oakle gh)
Lead ng Goalk cker Rodney Jetta (Oak eigh - 58)
The Club XVIII compet t on commenced w th orty two teams across four d vis ons, up from thirty s x the previous year The section cont nues o grow at a sign ficant rate and in 2009 n ne new teams entered and three departed The new teams included Club XVIII (South) – South Melbourne Distric s, Hampton Rovers and O d Me burn ans (2)
Club XVI I (North) – Werr bee, North O d Boys/St Patr ck’s Col ege (2), O d Essendon, Banyule Whi efr ars (2) and W l iamstown CYMS
Those departing nc uded both s des from Box H l Nor h who competed n Section 2 and Nor h and Beaumaris from C ub XV II (South)
In Club XVIII (1), Uni B ues ended the h stor c run of Old Xaverians (1) or the Crocs as they are more common y known, in he first semi-fina ; however, i was to be Co leg ans who were u timate y success u , down ng O d Xaverians (2) in the decider Old Br ghton came from four h posit on o down Marcel in in a close encounter n C ub XVIII (2), runn ng out v ctors by 13 points and n Club XVIII (North) and (South), two new teams took he spoi s when O d Essendon and O d Melburnians won the r respective sections
Club XVI I award w nners:
Club XVI I (1)
VAFA Meda : Jason Storer (Prahran)
Leading Goa kicker: Edward Cooper (Old Me burn ans - 38)
Club XVI I (2)
VAFA Meda : Keith Perr y (Monash Blues)
Leading Goa kicker: Garr y Pe roff (Marcel in – 52)
Club XVI I (North)
VAFA Medal Matthew Shanks (Whitefr ars) Nico as Everett (Old Carey) and Amareh Elm (Therr y Penola)
Leading Goa kicker: Luca Guerra (O d Carey – 42)
Club XVI I (South)
VA FA M e d a l : D a v d L o g a n ( O d S c o c h ) a n d W i l i a m H a r r s ( O d
Me burn ans)
Leading Goa kicker: Scott Saunders (Caulfie d Grammar ans – 57)
In what was promoted as the “Al Star Cha lenge”, the VAFA took on he Eas ern Footbal League n a fantast c n t ative to raise funds for the Bushfires that ripped hrough countr y V ctor a in Februar y The Eastern Footba l League had put in a strong l ne up and was keen to cement tse f as the best metropo i an footbal compet t on n V ctor a n the warm cond tions at Jub lee Park, Ringwood, the VAFA started the better and ed at the first change The VAFA con inued to ho d sway or the rest of the half and went to the long break ahead by e ght points The EFL however were a sk lful uni and took matters into the r own hands w th a five-goa - to-two third quarter, leav ng the stage set for a great c imax W th the game sti l in the balance, VAFA Coach Dean Anderson rem nded h s p ayers o the va ue and pr de associated w th wear ng the Big V and they responded Wi h Ben Dowd w nn ng plenty of hard ba l in the centre and Andy Bowen repel ing many attacks, the VAFA held on wi h the sealer a spectacular mark 30 metres out from goa by Matthew Robb ns with ess han a minute eft He sent the ba l through the b g sticks to g ve he VAFA a six point lead and a memorable victor y
VAFA Goa s: Mat Robb ns 5, Ben Phibbs 2 Andrew Lowcock 1, Bre t Sincla r 1, Andrew Cu trera 1, Char ie Gard ner 1 Chr s B umfie d 1 Bre t Voss 1 VAFA Best: Ben Dowd, Andrew Bowen, Brett Voss, Brendan Iezzi Tom S mpson, Hayden He a EFL Goals: Ash Froud 6, Nick Smith 2, Kristan He ght 1 Dean Ke ly 1, Jam e Bain 1, Pe er O Brien 1 EFL Bes : Ash Froud, Kr s Bardon, Cra g Anderson N ck Sm th Jamie Bain, Dean Ke ly VAFA Umpires: Russe l Davidson (F), Tim Su cl ffe (F), Ryan Morris (B), W l Stokes (B) Stephen Dower (G) Best on Ground (CFA Meda list): Ben Dowd (St Kevins OB) VAFA SENIOR v
Back Row (LtoR): M chae B ood (Se ector) Mark Pa erson (Uni Blues), Ben Dowd (S Kevins), Andrew Bowen (Old Xaverians), Andrew Lowcock (Uni B ues) Matthew Ba l (O d Xaverians), Simon Frag acomo (Old Ivanhoe), Chr s Blumfie d (Co leg ans), Nic R es (Col egians), Pau Groves (St Bedes/Mentone T gers), Ben Ph bbs (St Bedes/Mentone T gers), Jeremy Bourke (General Manager – Operations) Midd e Row: Neera Kochhar (Phys o) Joe Morse lo (Runner) T m Hazel (Old Camber wel ) Brendan Iezzi (Old Trin ty) Brett S ncla r (Old Br ghton), Mat hew Hand ey (O d Xaverians), N ck But er (O d Ivanhoe), Hayden Heta (O d Ivanhoe), Luke W ntle (St Bedes/Mentone T gers), Nick Stone (Co legians), Josh D ckerson (Old Br ghton), Peter McGettigan (St Bedes/Mentone T gers), Br an Kays (Head Trainer) John Raffle (Team Manager)
Front Row: Tom Simpson (St Kevins) Andy Cu trera (Old Trin ty), Matthew Robbins (Ormond), Tim F em ng – Capt (Old Xaverians), Dean Anderson (Coach) Leigh Hendra (Old Brighton), Jarrod Car son (Marcel in), John Kan s (Ass stant Coach), M ck Dwyer (Ass stant Coach) Russe l Jarratt (Runner)
T m Fleming (OX) Captain of B g V vs EFL Ben Dowd (SKOB) and the BOG medal vs EFL
M chae Hazel (Ass stant Coach), Cameron MacLaren (Marcel in OC), Jack Hel ier (St Bedes / Mentone Tigers) Anthony Brown (Old Ha leybur y), Leigh Fletcher (Hamp on Rovers - Emer) Tom S mpson (St Kevins), Char es Ta lent (O d Scotch) James Beaumon (Old Me burn ans), Ben Jordan (S Bernards), Mark Ain ey (O d Brighton), Jeremy Bourke (General Manager – Footba l Operations) Mi dd e Row: John Raffle (Team Manager) Mick Dwyer (Assistant Coach) A ista r Nevi le (Un versity Blues), Matthew Torney (Un vers ty B ues) Dan el Cooper (Old Essendon), Brendan ezz (O d Tr n ty - Emer) Peter McGett gan (St Bedes / Mentone Tigers), Paul W n le (St Bedes / Mentone Tigers), Paul Groves (St Bedes / Mentone T gers), Matthew Handley (O d Xaverians) Roger McIntyre (MHSOB) Tim Haze l (Runner), John Bromley (Trainer) F ront Row : John Robinson (Timekeeper) M chael Shol y (Ch ef Execut ve Officer), Ben Ph bbs (St Bedes / Men one Tigers) Hayden Heta (O d Ivanhoe) Dean Anderson (Coach), Brett Voss (C) (Old Ha leybur y), Andrew Lowcock (Un Blues), Andrew Bowen (O d Xaver ans), Matthew Fie dsend (De La Sal e), M chael Blood (Chairman of Selectors), V ctor a Kahn (Phys otherapist)
The VAFA Under 23 side rave led to Perth to do batt e aga nst he WAAFL Under 23 side on the big expanse o Fremant e Ova Coach Mick Dwyer was confident that the bes poss b e team had been selected and would be ver y compet tive The VAFA won the toss and kicked w th a sl ght breeze, bu fai ed to capi al se on opportuni ies as th s unfortunate y proved a theme throughout he day Worse was to come for the visitors in the second term, when WA dom nated Their convers on rate was poor however and th s inaccuracy kept the Big V in the game The ha f t me break saw the VAFA wi h a hree goal deficit and coach Dwyer do ng his best to nspire h s troops The Vics’ third quarter was good but or the h rd t me they conceded the first goa of the quarter putt ng them on the back oo Sti l by the final break, they had reduced the marg n o nine points and were look ng the better s de But WA struck first again and wen out to a fifteen po nt lead before the Big V surged again In the dying minutes, wi h he defic t ust one po nt, there were several fly ng shots at the st cks Unfortunate y for the v si ors a l of them went wide or dropped shor eaving the VAFA shor o the WAAFL by the sl mmest of margins
WAAFL 2 3 5 11 6 11 8 12 (60)
VAFA 2 5 3
VAFA Goa s: Thomas Pau e 2 Matthew Hand ey 2 Tom Jacob , Robert Baddeley 1 Dan el Strachan 1 Peter McGett gan 1 VAFA Best: Jack Hel ier, Scott Ol ver Dan e Strachan, Tren Zimbachs N ck D mat ina N ck Mars on WAAFL Goals Dan e S arr 3, Guy Boudv le 1 Tim Under wood 1 Sco t D l on 1, Preston O’Keefe 1 Matthew Breen 1 WAAFL Bes : Aaron Swee
Ba ck Row (L-R): John Rob nson (T mekeeper), Trent Zimbachs (Co legians), James Tyquin (St Bedes/Mentone T gers), N ck Dimatt na (O d Xaverians), M chae Dar vel (Old Xaver ans), Andrew Scott (Co legians), Danie Strachan (Co legians), Jack Osborn (Old Trini y) Cam Maclaren (Marce l n), Scot Ol iver (Old Br ghton) Thomas Paule (Old Me burn ans) Jeremy Bourke (Assis ant Coach)
M ddl e Row: John Raffle (Team Manager), Ky ie Dafonte (Trainer) Pau F orance (Bul een Templestowe) S efan Er cksen (Old Ha leybur y – Emerg ), Trent Carlson (Marcel in), Robert Badde ey (Old Essendon), Thomas Seccul (O d Melburnians – Emerg ), Mark McLeod (Uni Blues), Peter McGet igan (St Bedes/Mentone T gers), Ben McConne l (Uni Blues – Emerg ), Jon Mercuri (O d Xaverians) Darren Hand ey (Ass stan Coach), Shane Mac ntosh (Umpire) F ront Row: M chae Shol y (CEO), Jonathon Bortolotto (Marcel in), Matthew Hand ey (Old Xaverians), Brendan Iezzi (O d Trin ty – VC), M ck Dwyer (Coach), David Lowe (De La Sa le – Capta n) Nick Marsten (Old Br ghton – VC), Jack He l er (St Bedes/Mentone Tigers), Ned Morrison (Old Melburnians – Runner) Tom Brain (VAFA Board)
The VAFA U19 had de eated the VCFL U19 in the r previous con est at Ba lara n 2007 and was ooking o repeat the dose at the p cturesque Junct on Ova Desp te a prom s ng beginn ng into the w nd the VAFA team was sound y defea ed by a strong and s ick VCFL outfit which moved he ba l w th purpose Luke Geister and Dan Noonan were good for ward targe s or the Ammos but the VCFL managed to shut down most other avenues o goa M chae Sul van, Dan Sargen and Tim Mavric prov ded great l nkages through the midd e, bu the la e Countr y goals nto the wind in the second stanza were a por en of things o come The VCFL s seven goal third quar er snuf ed out al hope of victor y for the home eam The fina quarter saw an mproved
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It was a shower y Sunday at the beau iful y ush Barooga (NSW) Sports Ground where the cream of the VAFA’s C – D4 Sections c ashed w th the VCFL D strict leagues for the Cys ic Fibros s Cup The VAFA was keen to make amends a ter a oss in the previous year s fixture The fina score ine ind cates hat the vis tors came up a bit short, but that was only on the scoreboard, which el s a m slead ng ale The VAFA boys batt ed hard al day and during the second and th rd quarters espec al y they m ght have been the be ter team However, they cou dn’ put the score on the board and were left with a five goal defic t at the ast change A blowout ensued, w th the game al but over as the Countr y s ammed on several ate goa s o distort the p cture The VAFA was wel ser ved by Me bourne High Schoo Old Boys ruckman Roger McIntyre, whose presence was fe t around the ground Anthony Hickey along w th the Baranel o pair Pau and Nathan, found p enty of the ba l n and around the stoppages
VAFA Goals: Luke Ge ster 5 Danie Noonan 3 Michae Su l van Damien Hale Robert Cathcart VAFA Best: Danie Sargent, Char es Shaw Harr son Lee Ed L mon Tom Mavric M chae Su l van VCFL Goa s: Nick Cogh an 4 Sam Stavenu ter 4, Kane Leersen 2 Jamie Sheahan 2 James Bra n 2, Tim Sm th, Ryan Gi ingham, Ned G ber VCFL Best Lee Coghlan Jam e Sheahan, Jay Koeh er Nathan Freitag Brett Harr ng on Luke Garland
VAFA Umpires: Joel Morr son (F) Vaughan Sidebottom (F), Jonathan Tucker (B), Al sta r Kyrkou (G)
VAFA Best on Ground: Daniel Sargent (O d Br gh on)
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VAFA Goals: Na han Barane lo 1 Trevor Brom ey 1 VAFA Best: Roger Mc ntyre, Anthony H ckey Ben Gray, Nathan Barane lo, Jon Rutter, Jason Israelsohn
VCFL Goals: Adr an Dohn 3, Tom Mu ane-Grant 3 Kae Bergles 2 Ben Fraser 2 Leigh Davies 1 Shane Brewster 1, Jackson Macleod 1 VCFL Best: Adr an Dohnt, Chr s Urie Steven O Br yan Steve Schu tz Andy Grant W nston Gieschen
VAFA Umpires: Luke Holmes (F), Dav d McNamara (B), Kevin Sego a (G)
VAFA Best on Ground: Roger McIntyre (Me bourne H gh Schoo OB)
Back Row (L-R): Ben McGee (Ass stan Coach), Danie N cho son (Un Blues), Tom Caven (St Bernards) Harr y Cro t (Co legians), Ben Price (Cau fie d
B ues), Shane McLaughl n (Ass stant Coach) Steve Gal oway
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The B g V C ub is a celebration of representative footba l and prov des past players and o fic als of VAFA teams w th an annual opportun ty for reunion
Beau ifu condi ions and a p cture per ect ground greeted the VAFA s de as t arrived at Parrs Park Auck and, for the firs ever VAFA representative match played overseas aga nst an interna ional body Ant cipa ion and rep dat on were the ear y order of he day as the boys faced the “haka”, au hor tat ve y de ivered by the New Zealand eam
Any though s o a m smatch were quickly dispel ed in a t ght and ver y physical open ng erm The New Zealand Hawks put the first goa on the board, the only ma or o the erm tas t ransp red, w th the VAFA s de fa ing to capital ze neither on possess on time nor the breeze
In the second term Harr y Overman ook three bounces be ore handba ing to VAFA captain James Hunt in he goal-square o pos the VAFA’s first goa Control of the footbal started to reap rewards or the Vics when they goaled aga n two minutes ater, but a strong mark and goal to NZ saw the edger square aga n Ruckman N c Ross pushed for ward and took strong mark ate n he quarter to give the VAFA a 10 po nt ha f-t me advantage
A sl gh re-shu fle at ha f-t me and the assis ance of the breeze pa d div dends in the third erm Goa s o Hunt, Todd Crane and Luke Su l van for the V cs, whi e NZ was held to the so tar y point The Hawks stated heir n ention to c aw back the three-quarter t me deficit beg nn ng the fina s anza with a superb fifty metre goal from the boundar y but he Big V qu ckly answered w th two qu ck goa s o secure the ma ch
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VAFA Goals: James Hunt 3, Todd Crane, Wi l Cheesman, Tom Su l van, Joe Ships des, Nic Ross VAFA Bes : Luke Su l van Tim Scott Tom Su l van, Harr y Overman, Jake Pappon Nic Ross
AFLNZ Best: Nik Dow Mi ch Harding, Andr u Sucu K wi Kapene-Be cher Mat Crighton, Ben H ck AFLNZ Goals: Mitch Harding 3, Cameron Heka 1, Brad Flem ng 1
Vast y d fferent cond t ons were forecas or the second match of the tour, wi h wind and ra n predic ed for match time Af er facing o f or another rend tion o he “haka” the V cs opened as i they meant bus ness Kicking with a s ght breeze, the V cs p led on six goals to none n an outstanding d sp ay Sol d defense, a free flow ng m dfield and plenty of for ward op ions had the Hawks scratch ng the r heads at the 39 po n defici at quarter time
The second term was to be an much more even affair w th the New Zealand boys taking advantage of he breeze, wh le the ncreased dr zzle seemed to dampen he V ctor an assau t With njur es, cramp and soreness decima ing the B g V bench, the 30 point half- ime lead was less than com ortab e The B g v extended that o 55 po nts at emon- ime and the result looked beyond doubt
The K wis came hard n the las , p l ng on seven goa s to wo o br ng the marg n n to 23 po nts the exact marg n of the firs match Both sides had g ven the r a l and the look of exhaust on on both team’s faces to d the stor y The sp r t in wh ch the ma ches were played the camarader e of the eams af er each of the games and the en oyab e spec acle under ined he success of he shor tour
VAFA Goals: Nic Ross 3, Luke Sul ivan 3, Tim Sco t 2 Todd Crane, Ben Ra cl ffe
Harr y Overman, Ben Hogan Evan Co e, E l ott Coombe, Tom Sul van, Joe Ships des VAFA Best: James Hunt, Tom Sul ivan, El io t Coombe, Todd Crane L Su l van, Ben Ra cl ffe
AFLNZ Best Campbe l Rawson Liam Ack and, M chae Gregson, Robbie Gore Nik Dow, Matt Cr ghton AFLNZ Goals: Campbel Rawson 2, Zac W l ams 2 Robb e Gore 2, Nik Dow 2, Ben H ck 1, Mitch Harding 1, Cam Heka 1, M chae Boyce 1
Ba c k Row (L-R) T m Kershaw (UHS-VU/F eming on), Wi l Cheesman (UHS-VU/Flem ngton) Evan Co e – VC (Northern Bu lants), Chr s Docker (St Mar y s Sa esian), M tch Tr mble (Therr y Penola), Matthew Goodman (S Bede s/Mentone T gers), Nic Ross (Old Camber we l), Luke Sul ivan (S Bernard s), E l ott Coombe (UHS-VU/Flem ngton), Lachlan Rose (Runner)
Middle Row: Danny Law or (VAFA Umpire), Neera Kochhar (Physio), Victoria Kahn (Physio), John Rob nson (Team Manager) Ian Wheeler (Tra ner), Harr y Overman (St Bernard s), Todd Crane – VC (St Mar y’s Sales an) James Hunt – Capt (Oak eigh) Jake Pappon (Oak eigh) Ben Ratcl ffe (Therr y Penola) Patrick B r les (Old Camber we l), T m Gumley (Therr y Penola), M chae Haze l (Coach)
Front Row: Kaine Reyno ds (St Mar y s Sa esian), Jack Wheeler (St Bernard s), Joel Shipsides (St Bede’s/Mentone T gers), Drew Le Roy (Therr y Penola), Tim Scott (Oak eigh), Wi l Schubert (St Bede’s/Mentone T gers), Tom Sul ivan (St Bernard’s) Eamon O’Donne l (O d Camber we l), Ben Hogan (Oakle gh), Jeremy Bourke (Coach)
The Big V also provides a ink to tradit on between past and present representat ve teams
A who have worn the mos famous umper n footbal (designed by the VAFA for i s first interstate c ash n 1925), and those who have ser ved those teams as coaches and officia s are automat cal y members of this exclusive c ub
Each year at he B g V Lunch the rue grea s are recognised, wi h a number of our most decorated representat ve players e evated to the status of “Champion” or in a few cases “Legend”
A this year’s func ion held n July at the RACV Club there were five Champions added to the st:
Ph l McLaughl n (Old Paradians): 9 T mes Big V Rep between 1950 and 1955
Capta n ’54- 55, Al -Aus ra ian 54
Leigh Grant (Power House) 8 times B g V Rep between 1956 and 1959
O ymp c Games ’56 Captain 59, Al -Aus ra ian 58
Ken Jorgenson (Commonwea th Bank Umpire): 6 T mes Big V Rep between 1962 and 1965 Umpired 1973 Carn val
Greg Wade (St Bernard’s) 7 T mes B g V Rep between 1972 and 1980 Tw ce
A -Austra ian
Tony Fel ows (Thomastown) 5 T mes B g V Rep between 1984 and 1989
In add t on, there was one Legend added –
S mon Coste lo (Un versity Blacks 9 T mes B g V Rep between 1975 and 1982 Capta n ‘81 A l-Austral an ’79 Med cal O ficer 90-’91
B G V LEGENDS
Bruce Bourne (Ormond)
Pau Cons d ne (North O d Boys)
Simon Coste lo (Un versi y Blacks)
John F sher (Kew)
Rob Fu ler (Old Scotch)
Geoff H bbins (Col egians)
Shane Murphy (De La Sal e)
Jock Nelson (MHSOB)
Jim Peters (University B acks
BIG V CHAMPIONS
Rick Brockwe l Rohan Brown (Old Melburn ans)
Ian Cordner (O d Me burn ans)
Tony Fe lows (Thomastown)
Le gh Grant (Power House)
Peter Hutchinson (Power House)
Ken Jorgenson (Commonwea th Bank and VAFAUA)
Phi K ngston (Ormond)
Ph l McLaughl n (O d Parad ans)
Greg Wade (St Bernard s)
A the conc us on o each representative game, the B g V C ub presents the Sp r t of the Big V award to he VAFA player who best embod es the a titude a n d t r a d i t o n s t h a t a r e h e h a l m a r k s o f a l s u c c e s s f u V c t o r i a n representat ves
This year these pr zed awards were presented to U19 Dan el Sargent (Old Br ghton) U21 Evan Spargo (O d vanhoe) U23 Scott O l ver (O d Brighton)
C-D4: Anthony H ckey (Emmaus St Leo’s) Sen or v VCFL: Paul W nt e (St Bede s Mentone T gers)
In 2009, he Big V Comm ttee compr sed Anthony Amad, R ck Brockwe l Dav na Connors-Ca haem Ian Cordner S mon Coste lo, Bern e Dunn, John F sher, Pe er Hutchinson Nei P vetta, Manson Russel and Rick Sykes
The Australian Football Coaches Association –VAFA Branch
The VAFA Branch of the (AFCA-VAFA) was established in 1987 to prov de support, educat on and nformat on to coaches to ass st them n the r cha lenging roles at al evels of Austra ian Ru es Footba l The VAFA Branch has a ded cated team, generously g ving the r time o provide hese services to coaches wi h n the VAFA community
The Comm ttee cons sts of Harry Har s ou (President), Geoff Rei ley (Secre ary)
Jeremy Bourke (Treasurer) Graham Burgen, T m Ki worth, Russe l Barnes Andrew Suther and, Matthew Emb ing, Adr an Connol y Chris Bye and Pau O Shannassy
AFCA-VAFA provides Level 1 and 2 training and accredita ion serv ces, a ong wi h reaccredita ion serv ces to ex sting coaches con inuing n their ro es These tra ning and development are conducted throughout the season and prov de access to some of the most respected figures in the coach ng ratern ty
AFCA-VAFA a so recognises the achievements of coaches through the Coa es H re Coach of the Month and Coach o the Year Awards Th s year s Coach of the Year winners were:
Sen or - David Ga ely (Oakle gh)
U19 - Anthony Quon (Hampton Rovers)
Congratulations to Dav d and Anthony on these awards would ke to acknowledge Coates Hire the ma or sponsor o the VAFA Coaches Associa ion Tony Crotty and his team have been fantastic supporters of the coaching ratern ty and the r cont nued support is great y apprecia ed
Congratulations to every prem ersh p coach n 2009 and the very best to a l our coaches on the r endeavours next season
AFCA-VAFA wi need to undergo some changes to ensure that we meet the requirements o our coaches The cha lenges acing us ike many organisat ons, are he recru tmen o new blood and the support of the Associat on members ha we are endeavouring to assist Harry Har siou Pres dent AFCA-VAFA
The 2009 season ended on a high w th Grand Fina Day be ng acclaimed as the best ever Although the wind made condi ions d fficu t, he sk l s and sportsmanship d sp ayed were fantastic
We had some difficul ies with c ubs early n the season but after a revamp of the fixture and the creation of four div sions, he atter part o he year was extreme y success u The d sc p ne and control of the players was a very p eas ng aspec of the season and al clubs are o be congratu ated
The developmen of the program took a few ma or s eps for ward with the nclus on o G pps and and he establ shment of teams rom Cranbourne and Rupertswood By the end of the season we had s xteen c ubs field ng twentyhree eams I is hoped and expected that wo or three other c ubs w l have a second team next season Th s wi l he p us to cater for the great range of ab l t es that exist in the program
Undoubtedly he highl gh of the year was he exh b t on match p ayed on the MCG at hal -time n the Gee ong/Coll ngwood match on Eas er Thursday n ght R ngwood and Mazenod played a draw and showcased the sp rit and ski ls that exist in FIDA
t followed an AFL All Codes orum dur ng the day where FIDA was showcased as eas ly the best program for p ayers w th a d sabi ity n the wider footbal commun ty t is to be hoped ha it w l be a regu ar occurrence and a great oppor un ty to publ cise the program A ready several exci ing developments have resu ted rom the exercise
The recruitment of Hawk premiersh p p ayer Cl nton Young as the F DA ambassador was one of a few in tiatives to strengthen he relat onsh p w th the Hawthorn Footbal Club, which started the FIDA program way back in 1991
Once aga n we were beaten by South Austra ia bu we feel our po cy of trying o inc ude p ayers from as many clubs as poss b e s n the best interests o the program
Rob Klemm and Les M les were awarded L fe Membership at the end of last season
The End of Season Dinner was once again a huge success and a ong w th the Tr v a N ght the Shopp ng N gh at Map e Homewares and a couple of film n ghts con r bu ed to he best year financ a ly since Chris Ryan formed the fundra s ng commit ee severa years ago
The hard work ng comm ttee s to be congra u ated on ts work We sincere y hank our many donors and supporters for their cont nued nvolvement, among hem the VAFA, AFL Victor
Season 2009 prov ded he VAFA umpires w th a good deal of posit ve progress due o susta ning a h gh standard of ump ring hat enab es us to be exci ed about the future
But how do we measure our ach evements? What is the evidence of success especia y n such a sub ect ve environment?
U t mate y it is feedback rom the clubs; a ong w th an exper enced coach ng pane assess ng a aspects and provid ng construct ve feedback to ump res on match day per ormance
W th a new coaching structure n p ace o ow ng the appo n ment of Brad Lowe as Sen or Ump res Coach, we embarked upon 2009 wi h anticipat on o a strong season ahead
Prior to the commencemen of he season severa themes ser ved as the basis for the coaching p an for Season 2009
The key themes ident fied by Brad Lowe were:
• A s ronger profess onal approach to coach ng for our senior squad inc uding improved t m ng and structure
• A “back o bas cs” approach or the core group o umpires
• Coach ng o the hree ump re system o our senior group
• Be ter use o technology and modern communicat on oo s
• Greater sense of eamwork and l nkage o the soc a env ronment via the new execut ve o the VAFA Ump res Assoc at on
• Cont nued po cy o retaining experienced umpires as mentors for our first and second year ump res
• Increased par ic pat on at tra ning and coach ng sessions
These themes were aimed o base ine he group for the season as par of a hree year deve opmen program The tim ng reflects hat coach ng over the past hree years had achieved ts goa for the current crop o umpires and t was t me to turn a tent on back to enhancing the younger group whi st susta n ng our s andard at the top level
The ex st ng coach ng personne were ma nta ned from the previous year; however each spec al st coach was responsib e for the appo n ment of the r own group of umpires Th s requ red some support ng too s o be developed, and had some teething problems dur ng the ear y rounds; however by the middle of the season the process was arge y n p ace the tools were bu l and the system was genera y working
Coaching sessions during the season fo lowed a s ructured program des gned to cover the ma or aspec s of umpir ng
A var ety of coaching me hods were emp oyed throughout the course of the year nclud ng coach ng of he s andard aws and ru es that required reinforc ng and the new laws that saw some adjus ment as the season unfo ded especia y the “Rushed Beh nd Law”
Brett Rosebur y (2009 AFL Grand Fina Ump re) was nvi ed to speak to the who e umpir ng group about ump ring n the AFL and then address he Senior Squad separate y on the pr ncip es of “e ite umpir ng”
O her in tiatives tr a led h s year ncluded:
• V deo tap ng of ump res to prov de eedback on a broader eve other than ust decisions
• A text message sys em to groups of umpires o re nforce spec fic coaching po nts and messages pr or to games
• Se f assessmen of ma ch day per formance after games without the ass stance of coaches I is proposed h s program be expanded next season
The fitness program this year was essen ia y the same as last year n make up The program was run by our fitness coach Rob Sneddon with the assis ance of severa sen or umpires and coaches dur ng the year The pr mar y enhancemen to he fitness program was the add tion o the Bounce heal h group as specia st fitness advisers who also provided an in ur y prevent on methodo ogy and a phys otherapist
Our fitness program commenced over the summer wi h a l ump res being emai ed a fitness program to comp ete dur ng December and Januar y
Preseason commenced n Februar y and the pr mar y feedback over he preseason per od was that tra n ng acked var ety th s improved significant y with the nc usion and nput from our new fitness partners rom the Bounce health group
“BOUNCE” NVOLVEMENT
Th s year saw the retirement of our physio of 12 years Michae Troup th s enab ed us to engage he Bounce hea th group F tness tes ing was conducted by the Bounce at the beg nn ng and the end o the season Resul s from h s test ng was used to ta lor and enhance the training program
As part o the Bounce program new physio Ryan Cope was ava ab e on Tuesday n gh s and Ryan’s ro e progressed over he course of the season where he was ab e o become a valuab e part o the coach ng and fitness program
UMPIRE RECRUITMENT AND RETENT ON
Wh ls recrui ment of ump res has been d fficult we have managed to move n the r ght d rect on over the pas seven years and our sta is ics show an increase n our fie d umpire stocks
n 2009 we recru ted:
• 24 F eld Ump res
• 11 Boundar y Umpires
• 11 Goal Umpires
Th s s a otal of 46 new ump res
The recru tment of ump res was ma n y due to our relationsh p & support from Moorabbin Sa n s Junior Footba l League Yarra Juniors Footba l League p us vis t ng schoo s and conduct ng umpir ng programs in conjunct on w th AFL Victoria Hopefu ly this trend w l cont nue wi h more schoo s hav ng the ump ring program n roduced nto the r schedule over the next few years
We also exper enced some departures w th 21 fie d, 5 goal and 9 boundar y ump res eav ng
Fie d umpires departed due to:
• 7 sustain ng season long njuries
• 3 completing year 11 & 12 studies
• 2 ret red
• 2 moved to the countr y
• 1 went onto the VFL umpir ng l st
• 3 returned to p ay footba l
• 1 moved to boundar y umpir ng
• 2 moved to goa umpir ng
Since 2003 we have experienced growth in fie d ump re numbers wh ch has enab ed us to fil mos of he 115 appo ntments requ red, however we st l had far oo many one ump re s tuat ons In 2005 we managed o have more field ump res
than appoin ments but unava lab l ty proved to be cost y and aga n we cou d no fi l al games w th two fie d ump res In 2007 our recru tment was sign fican and we were ab e o prov de two field ump res to 98% o games hroughout the season In 2009 we managed to have 144 fie d ump res on our ist wh ch is the h ghest number on record to-date we w l cont nue our recru t ng campaign and ook aga n to ncreas ng our field ump re stocks wh ch s a must f we are to fil al games with wo fie d umpires in an ever ncreas ng growth compet t on
UMPIRE UNAVAILABILITY
Avai ab l ty continues to be of primar y concern to the coaching pane The VAFA continues to expand, and cont nues to schedu e most of ts games at 2pm Saturday Th s puts pressure on ump ring numbers Over the past few years we have had drives to both recruit new umpires and retain our ex sting senior ump res who wou d previous y ret red from A Section evel but now stay on and mentor up coming umpires n he ower sections However w th the increasing of the number o games and the act that most ump res are requ red at 2pm (as opposed to other competit ons who spread games over a day) we have barely managed to stay ahead The table be ow shows the net number o umpires unavai ab e each round
However, we did recru t some good young ump res and hope u ly we can reta n them
This season we used eighteen umpires n 'A Sec ion including 6 new ump res
Aims for 2009 were:
1 To mprove the throw- n ski ls of a l Boundar y Ump res; and 2 Improve the posi ion ng and teamwork ski ls
This was successful y achieved, as evidenced during Saturday games We must bui d on our numbers and a m for a minimum of fifty boundar y umpires o be able o cover the sect ons requ red
CLUB XVII UMPIRES
Club XVIII umpires have cont nued on from 2008 and again had a wonder fu season; we do however have a need for more feedback repor s on umpires to enhance the r per formance and deve opment
With an increase in he number of teams from th rty s x to forty two (16 67%) and the standard of footba l continuing to mprove markedly, we w l need to address the d fficu ty of recru tment to match the rap d growth of the competit on
2009 H ghl ghts
We know tha umpiring is a part time hobby and that work, fam ly and other comm tments wi l always prevent some umpires from be ng ava lable each and ever y week but we must find a way to keep th s to a min mum so that we can susta n our numbers at games and thereby increase our overal per formances
The goa umpir ng group numbered forty in tota with a tra n ng group of twenty two to th rty maximum on any given Thursday night Coach ng and Ski ls train ng was conducted by Bern e Jephson, w th the ass stance of Kevin Segota (Fi ness), Domin c Napo i, Clay on Evans & T m Mo oney who worked specifica ly wi h nd viduals new to Goa Umpiring Feedback to goal ump res was cons sten ly prov ded with assis ance from Fie d and Boundar y Coaches who saw games where our goa umpires were involved
2009 Goal Umpiring numbers rema ned the same as 2008 The tota number of goal ump res who offic ated in VAFA matches across the course of the Season was forty three
In an ideal world, fi ty goal umpires wou d be the optimum number with which to work The d fficu ty s get ing compe ent goal ump res In 2009 only one of the new goal ump res’ was an mmediate A Sect on s arter (Tim Moloney) Three have improved o the po nt where hey have become compe ent and w l push for mmed ate A Sect on se ect on n 2010 Of the pane of forty-three in 2009 there are sti l at east s x who are st l earn ng and should make the grade come 2010
There were s xteen ump res who d d at east one A Section game In 2010 three o he s xteen w l not be umpiring w th the VAFA This eaves thirteen ump res capable of A Sect on footbal on any given weekend With the potent al for a east three second year goa umpires to press for A Section se ection in 2010 we should have at least s xteen-twenty umpires to competent y cover A & B Sect on n 2010
Kevin Segota d d an exce lent ob n keep ng train ng interest ng and also cater ng to he various fitness leve s of the group I s to be hoped that he can cont nue o fu fi this role n Season 2010
Recruitment – Our a m s to recruit at least the same number o new goa ump res as 2009 (eleven) which would enab e us to have forty five goa ump res which wou d be a great start to 2010
BOUNDARY UMPIRES
This season has been a ver y chal eng ng one for al concerned, due main y to the fact tha umpire numbers were s gn ficant y down on last year
Number of boundar y umpires for 2009 total ed for y three wh ch was at east seventeen down on last season This made the task of appointing personne di ficult as we could not cover as many games
• Five new ump res gained three ump res lost (1 to n ur y, one to relocat on interstate 1 ret rement)
• Fi ty umpires officiated n at least one C ub XV II match in 2009 (up from for y the prev ous year)
• Five out of e ght Grand F na umpires were changes from 2008 Three of the five were Grand F na debutants
• Eighteen (nom na ly) C ub XVIII ump red at var ous evels of Under 18 19 or Sen ors
• Successful and grow ng program of senior umpires running w th ess exper enced ump res to he p w th the r development
• Ump res' per ormances during fina s were of a cons sten ly high standard demonstrating an mprovement and strengthening of he ranks
• Con inued success and acceptance of the Zero To erance po icy
t has been wel documented that our reser ves compet tion has not run as smoo h y n past years as we wou d have iked The percept on of b as was be ng heard loud and clear With the introduction of ndependent c ub umpires officia ing at A and B section during 2008 working so wel , t was dec ded to expand th s concep o C sect on for 2009 The improvement n p ayers behaviour was significant and by increasing our coaching and feedback to our panel of independent c ub umpires we should see ever yone enjoying their nvo vement in reser ves footba l a lot more at these evels The cha lenge; can h s be implemented across a l sect ons? W th a ot of hard work – maybe?
t is extreme y pleasing to have so many young and enthus astic ump res progress up from the lower sections into sen or ranks, this s what we need i we are to have a vibrant profess onal group of senior ump res we l into the future
The umpir ng per formances n the Representatives matches and finals ser es by a l ump res were except ona and the VAFA is ex reme y proud of the way ever y ump re represented themse ves and the VAFAUA
The VAFA is acknow edged as one o the best foo ba l bod es in the coun r y, where ump res n general are rea ed w th respect and d gnity bu we must continue to work hard in br dging the gap that sti l exists with some clubs & some members of the community 2010 wi l see us facing new cha lenges:
• Con inu ng to prov de offic al ump res for A B & C reser ve sect ons
• Ump res dea ing w th increased fam ly & work commitments
• Having enough umpires to provide 3 field umpires n A & B Sect on matches
• Recru ting enough goa ump res to be ab e to provide below C sect on;
• New rules for the 2010 season
• Educating c ubs that cons ant poor cr tic sm does not improve umpire standards but communication in the righ manner w l have an effect
• Recru tment and retention of our core group o umpires
We need ex-players to take up umpiring and disp ay the r football knowledge which assists in deve oping our “club culture” and provides a p atform for them o participa e in finals People like Simon Olive, Michael Hegan, Anthony Damen, Peter L ddell & Peter Angelis, just to ment on a few, have all played the game and have been ver y successful moving in o umpiring ranks
By cont nu ng to work closely with Yarra Jun or Footba l League and he Moorabbin Saints Junior Footbal League we wi l g ve ourse ves ever y chance to cont nue recru ting good young ta ented umpires
Many thanks to he coach ng staff; Brad Lowe, Stewart Meek, Br an Woodhead, Bob Mutton, Rob Sneddon, Bernie Jephson, Steve McCarthy, David W nd ow, John Robinson & Ryan Cope (Physio) for he r fan astic support and hard work and a huge thank you to the umpire obser vers for a l their much needed feedback to the umpires
A specia thank-you to VAFAUA President Russe l Dav dson and h s executive for al the r hard work and cont nued support
A big thank you to the Ridde l D strict Footbal League umpires adviser Br an Col ins and his support staff n Glen Sh l ing O l e Matthews & Andrew Brown for supp ying field, boundar y and goal ump res on a cont nual basis throughou the 2009 season, the relat onship between the VAFA umpires and RDFL ump res is exce lent and I ook for ward to the cont nuous invo vement & growth
I owe a great dea to the VAFA staff n Michael Shol y, Jeremy Bourke, Sue Anderson, M chael Fitzgera d Jess Ware, Joe Morse lo and Cl ff Bastow for their contr but on and fantastic support
The VAFA board, under the gu dance rom out going VAFA president Nick Bourke and VAFA Chairman Bruno Conti have aga n been unfl nch ng and first rate n there desire to provide the best env ronment poss b e for VAFA ump res
F na ly I w sh al clubs officia s and supporters a l the ver y best for the off season and I am ooking for ward o work ng c ose y with you aga n n 2010
Br an Goodman General Manager Umpire Operations
n 2009, the members of he Footba l Sub-comm ttee were as fo lows: George Voyage (Chairman) Tom Brain, Anthony Amad, Michael Haze , Ross Booth Jeremy Bourke, Ken Criswick, Bruce vey, and Michael Sho ly
The Footbal Committee s por fo io nc udes
• Aus ra ian Amateur Footba l Counc l (AAFC)
• Sen or, Reser ve, U19 and C ub XVIII ssues
• Representative Footbal
• Umpire Operations
• AFCA/VAFA
• U18 Compet tion
• New C ubs
• Footbal and compet t on ru es
• Perm ts
The Commit ee met at least once a month to d scuss a l the var ous issues pertain ng to the runn ng of the compet t on, and I wou d l ke to thank al members for giv ng the r time and input
Under d fficu t water shortage condit ons, al c ubs are to be compl men ed on he r efforts to present acceptab e standard play ng sur aces
The footba l played throughout the year was aga n of ever r sing standards O d Xaverians he d on to w n the A Section flag by 3 pts over a young, sl ck, ast fin sh ng De La Sa le
won
The premierships in D1, D2 D3 and D4 were al ver y keenly contested and congratu ations go to Rupertswood, Wi l amstown CYMS, Bentle gh and La Trobe Uni respect vely on the r flags and promo ions t s mos hearten ng to see d stric clubs per form ng wel in each grade
The U19 competit on continues to grow and prosper It s great to see that al our clubs rea ise the importance o hav ng an U19 team not ust for the opportun ty it gives young men to part cipate in this great sport but for the fu ure deve opmen of he r c ub Congratu at ons to the prem ers of al the sections espec al y to De La Sa le Blues who won the Premier Sec ion Our U18 competit on began in 2009 season w th 8 eams It has proved o be an outstand ng success It was a ver y even hot y contes ed competit on New club Northern Bul ants led for most of the season bu final y Oakle gh and St Bernard’s made through to the grand fina , wi h Oakle gh v ctor ous It is ike y tha wi h more c ubs jo n ng, this compe it on w l be expanded into two grades in 2010
Club XVIII forms an ntegral par of our Assoc ation and con inues to grow each year Some clubs are now entering two teams in h s competit on and us ng one of those teams as a regular th rds s de The board s study ng how to assist wi h the further deve opmen of th s grade
The FSC also acknow edges the mi estone o Pe er Brabender on achiev ng 400 games wi h Old Parad ans ootbal c ub Congratula ions Pe er on a fan astic e fort You real y display al the attr butes and core values of the VAFA
Representative foo ba l was a so a most important and vita part of our calendar The sen or A s de played two matches, the first a pre-season bushfire fundraising match against he Eastern Footbal League at Ringwood In a high standard and t ght match we were victorious The partic pa ion o a l clubs and players w th coaches and support staff for h s huge event was a cred t to al
The other match aga nst the VCFL was played at the Junct on Ova and in another tight match, we ed for most of the game unt l a ast gasp goal on the siren saw the VCFL win Both matches were played n wonder u sp rit under coach Dean Anderson
The U23s, under coach M ck Dwyer, had a terrific prepara ion but also endured a heartbreaking one po n oss in a h gh qua i y encounter against a strong Western Austral an team in Perth
The C-D4 Represen ative s de under coach Mark Lowe, r ed he r utmost in the r match against the VCFL distr cts team in Barooga or he prest g ous
and boys n a match played at Toorak Park Thanks go o Ben Robertson for an excel en job for his first rep match as a coach
Last but not least the U19s under the coach ng of Murray Browne, a so had a wonder u match against the VCFL at the Junc ion The boys did the umper and the r coach proud in a spir ted game that we lost
In October our U18 rep team trave led to New Zealand to par ic pate n the r Nat onal Provinc al Champ onship P ayers were drawn from a l clubs in our U18 grade in a wonder fu opportun ty for our youngest players
The ump r ng was aga n of an excel ent standard n 2009 Br an Goodman new coach Brad Lowe and their team are to be congratula ed on a job wel done
To be able to supp y umpires on the fie d in ever y game n ever y section n ever y week, despite injuries and unava lab l ty, is a migh y effort The FSC driven po icy of tota respect or the ump res is hopeful y creat ng an environment conduc ve to a tracting young men and women to become and remain ump res
The zero to erance pol cy w l be fur her enforced n 2010
Three field ump res were a so r al ed in se ected home and away matches as wel as dur ng the A B and C grade fina s
Br an Goodman also attended our FSC mee ing and provided regular contac with his mon h y reports
We also appreciate the help and efforts rom Dav d Windlow, who aga n ran the C ub XVIII compe it on ump res most e fic ent y
The experimen of A, B and C Sect on Reser ves being contro led by neutra c ub ump res n 2009 was a great success and we are looking o extend tha nto other sections in the near future
To a l our ump res - fie d boundar y and goal - we thank you for your effor s n the season ust comp eted and ook or ward to see ng you al back n 2010
The Austra ian Footbal Coaches Associat on - VAFA Branch (AFCA VAFA) con inues to work to mprove the cond tions and benefits for coaches The Foo ba l Comm ttee has been ia sing with the coaches n develop ng a code o
conduct and other coaching processes President Harr y Haris ou was in regu ar contact w th our comm ttee and presented a most valuable paper at one o our meetings
FIDA, ed by Peter Ryan cont nues to prov de ootbal compet tion and socia contact each week for players w th inte lectual d sabi it es We are also encouraging c ubs to ntegrate FIDA part cipan s n o main stream clubs act v ties
To a l members of the board, and to the Footba l Sub-Comm ttee in par icular thank you al or your contributions and support throughout dur ng my first year n h s ro e And to our fan astic VAFA adm n stration - M chael, Jeremy Br an, Sue, Jess Joe - thank you for your efforts and work
George Voyage
Chairman Footba l Sub-Comm ttee
Attendance records or the Football Sub Committee
Committee Feb March April May June July Aug Total
M chae Sho ly 11111117
Anthony Amad 11111117
Tom Bra n 11111117
M chae Haze l 11111117
Ken Cr sw ck 10101003
Bruce Ivey 10001114
Ross Booth 10111116
George Voyage 11111117
Jeremy Bourke 00111115
N ck Bourke 00011002
The Adm n stration Sub-Comm ttee for 2009 cons sted of Richard Evans, Bruce McTaggart, David Scott M chae Shol y and T m Merre t (Cha r)
This sub commi tee oversees he fo lowing areas:
• VAFA and C ub Finance
• VAFA Ru es
• AFL V ctor a
• Tr bunal and nvest gat ons
• Lega Issues
• Non-Po icy Adm nis ration ssues
• Noe Rundle Founda ion
• Sportscover Arena
• Permi s and Reg strat ons
• Club Vis ts by Board Members
• R sk Management
Due o the tough econom c cond tions exper enced hroughout most of the 2009 season the potent a financia uncerta nty facing both the VAFA and our member c ubs was a ways go ng to create some cha enges th s season
I am pleased to repor however that the financ al posi ion of the VAFA, and the vas ma ority of our clubs s part cular y heal hy and we l posit oned to strengthen further n the coming seasons
This year we w l announce a surp us, n excess of $89 thousand
Over the ast few years we have deve oped a number of report ng empla es to further enhance the ongo ng financ a management and report ng of our member c ubs This has certa nly had a pos tive impac , part cular y on those c ubs who have strugg ed to run their club at a profit Th s sub comm ttee is commit ed to assis ing c ubs manage their finances respons b y and not al ow increasing deb to esca ate out o control
The hea thy financial pos tion of the VAFA s due n no smal part to the ongo ng d l gence and commi ment of CEO Michael Sho ly, General Manager – F nance Sue Anderson and Treasurer Dav d Sco t
On behalf of he Association I extend our thanks and congratulations to these three people for continu ng to manage the finances of the VAFA in such a profess onal and respons ble manner
We a so owe a debt o grat tude to our Regis rat on Secretar y C i f Bas ow and Jeremy Bourke and h s Footba l Operat ons team, who prov de a great deal o suppor to our c ubs with the r registrat on and other administrat ve requ rements
Wh st w e cont nue o ur ongo ng focus on p ar ic pa i on and com mun y nvolvement, the cornerstone o our compet t on and our most sacred value –Amateur sm – rema ns a pr mar y focus for this sub commi tee
Again we had ever y c ub President Secretar y, Treasurer and Sen or Coach s gn an Affidavi at he beginning of he season o ensure the ntegrity of the compe it on s upheld
Rest assured, the ent re Board of the VAFA s comm tted to on y streng hen ng our reso ve in th s area and new in tiatives con inue to be developed o ensure th s rema ns the case
SPORTSCOVER ARENA
Whi st we continue to nvest gate a number of opt ons in re at on to potent a “homes” for the VAFA, the l ke ihood remains that our mmed ate future is bes ser ved by Sportscover Arena at Elsternw ck Park
CEO Michael Sho y and ret r ng board member R ck Sykes are present y nves igat ng a number of structura and cosmet c al erat ons o Spor scover Arena that wi l mprove he p ay ng condit ons, the fac it es and the overal experience of a l visitors o headquar ers
The changing landscape of a ternat ve opt ons tha would st l provide the VAFA w th the re evant p ay ng umpir ng and adm nis rative fac it es we requ re to mainta n our thriv ng compet tion s be ng mon tored c osely in consu tat on w
he V ctor an Government and other re evant stakeho ders
TR BUNAL
The entire VAFA commun ty is ex remely grate u o the chairmen and members of he Tr bunal and nvest gations Comm ttees or the t
and w l ing y give to he Associa
to
form th s often d fficu
t s p eas ng to note the downward trend n the tota number of suspensions cont nued in season 2009 down over 10 per cent from 134 n 2008 to 119 th s season Of the 119 charges susta ned, 35 p ayers accepted the prescribed penal y The number of nves igat ons decreased from 36 in 2008 to 31 th s season There were an overa reduct on n he number o reports espec a ly n the U19 compe it on This may have come about wi h the in roduct on o compu sor y ribunal at endance or a l VAFA under-19 p ayers Tha no-one n he naugura U18 competi
The VAFA Marke ing Sub Commit ee for 2009 cons sted of the fol ow ng Board members; Dav na Connors Ca haem (Chair), Anthony Amad, Ross Boo h R ck Sykes and M chae Sho ly (CEO)
The ssues that formed he bas s of d scuss ons were Sponsorsh p, the B g V Club, Communication, n orma ion Technology, Media, Histor y and Arch ves, ma or funct ons and VAFA Pub ica ions
The comm ttee con inued to review our current sponsorship arrangements with the aim of mproving he benefits to al s akeholders Over the course of this season we pu together a DVD or all sponsors c ubs and a fi ated schoo s of our c ubs to promote the VAFA brand and th s was d str bu ed in August
The VAFA sincere y thanks a of our 2009 sponsors and ooks for ward to bu ld ng on our grea partnerships into the future
Sportscover Bendigo Bank East Malvern BDF Be ersdor Aus ral a Club Warehouse Cyan Press 2XU
Lyon Sportswear Pr mar y Edge Schweppes
Sherr n Coates Hire Dartfish
McKinnon Sports Med c ne Spor 927 Weatherson Cater ng
W nn ng Edge Sco t Partners Redtx
The appo ntment n Apri o our Manager of Marketing and Communicat ons proved a boon We were or una e to secure M chae F tzgera d for this pos t on and he has introduced some remendous in t at ves Our mains ream media coverage has never been bet er, wi h M chae prov d ng Saturday n ght and Sunday wr tten br efings o med a and l aison with the Age hat produced a regular Monday co umn by Pau Daffey M chae was a so in the studio week y or the Sa urday morn ng 96 5 Inner FM VAFA show wh ch was expanded to two hours to accommoda e a w der coverage o our large compe i ion He a so began a l ve score ser v ce on Saturdays and Sundays on the VAFA Website and commenced bu d ng a ne work so that even ual y scores from a l games can be transm tted regu ar y v a Tw tter
A new arrangemen w th our sponsor Dartfish and our A sec ion clubs enabled comple e v deo of al games in that ier o be avai able on the web to a l clubs and other subscr bers
The Amateur Footba ler has long been par of the weekly VAFA and much t me and energy s taken each week to ensure i cont nues to provide vi al n orma ion o the thousands of fo lowers of our Association Many thanks o our eam of scribes –W l McCann, D Lang on Peter W l amson, Johnny A tken, Ca l in O Shannessy, Stephen Clarke, Duncan Pa mer Geoff Re l y, Norm Nugent Joe Morsel o, Ross Mi chel , Dam en Ratc i fe and Just n Wa dron – who contr bu ed much and he ped ensure that our crew at HQ met dead nes each week
The VAFA hos ed severa ma or unc ions for the year The first function was the S p o n s o r s ’
representat ves to m x n a tradeshow format
W th Pres dents, Secretar es and Members from a l c ubs n attendance, as we l as many special guests, the MCC Members D ning Room was packed to capac ty or the offic al launch the 2009 season Nathan Buck ey as guest speaker shared his approach to the game and h s asp rations to coach He app auded the at itude of VAFA ootba ers who p ay for the love of the game, whose only reward s he g or y and despair hat s shared wi h their eammates N ck Bourke spoke g ow ng y of the VAFA s vic or y over the Eastern Footba l League n the Bushfire Appea game and commended he squad for the r character and approach o he con est The toast to the VAFA was made by a thought u Luke Beveridge, the former St Bede s Mentone T gers mentor who led h s charges from C Sec ion to A Sect on n three years winn ng he premiersh p each season
Three stalwarts of the VAFA were awarded Life Membersh p Peter Rhoden, Bruce Ivey and John Be l and Cert ficates of Mer t were presen ed to Je frey Jankie (AJAX); Anthony Damen and Tony Robb ns (Umpires); Peter Murphy (Old Mentonians) A an M tche l (Old Camber we )
The th rd Big V luncheon was he d n July on he Friday pr or to the sen or representa ive fixture aga nst the VCFL Once aga n, the event was we attended, wi h around 300 former Vic or an p ayers and offic als gather ng to rem nisce over old g or es The luncheon s a great occas on or a reun on, part cular y for hose players who did not p ay n prem ership teams w th the r c ubs It also prov des a c oser ink be ween curren rep footba l and our l ustr ous h stor y n the B g V
A he unch pas p ayers can be e eva ed to Champ on or Legend status Congratu at ons go to th s year’s inductees B g V Champ ons Phi McLaugh in, Le gh Gran , Ken Jorgenson Greg Wade Tony Fel owes and Big V Legend S mon “Harr y” Coste lo Aga n, a grea dea of work was put into the p ann ng of this event and I wou d ike to part cu arly thank An hony Amad, Rick Brockwe l R ck Sykes and Tim Merrett, who proved an exce ent MC, as wel as Jess Ware and M chae Fitzgera d who d d a deal of work to ensure that i a l came together
This year s Vote Count and Presentat on N gh was again held n he Vic or y Room at Te stra Dome Our congratula ions to a award w nners and in par icu ar Matt F e dsend and David Lowe of De La Sa e, who shared he Woodrow Medal mark ng the first t me tha two p ayers rom the same c ub have tied for th s great award
Wi h renovat ons ongo ng at Kooyong, St Kevin’s Old Boys held their annual A and B Grand Fina unch at Leonda, and t was terr fic to see the numbers ncrease o near y 400 As always, Ian Cover was a fabulous MC and Dav d Park n was most entertain ng n h s Q&A sess on
We introduced wo new nnova ions for the A and B Sec ion Grand F nal days
Camp Austral a entertained the young ones be ween games and the Boag's Marquee of ered a seated unch under cover
The Marke ing Sub Comm ttee continues o bu ld the h stor y and arch ves of he VAFA, by inter v ewing members o our commun ty and tapp ng nto the r reco lections of amateur ootba in years gone by Redtx sponsored the VAFA text ser vice, wh ch enabled al p ayers and o ficia s o rece ve Saturday n gh scores and a m d-week message from the r c ub
The VAFA has oined wi h Spendless Buy ng Advisor y Ser v ce, a lead ng supp ier of produc s and ser v ces to he corporate wor d inc ud ng cinema, theme park & at ract on ticket ng w th benefits or clubs across our Associat on
We garnered greater exposure through loca media in 2009, and we thank he fo lowing peop e for the r suppor in promot ng he VAFA Ken Petrucco, Adr an Hook, Michael Crooks and Jo Wo ton at 96 5 Inner FM Tom Bra n and Steve McCarthy a 88 3 Southern FM Glenn Scarborough at 98 9 North West FM, Brad Beitzel Megan Hustwa te, Laura Jol y Terr y Mal inder and a at Leader Commun ty Newspapers, David Dick and Paul Daffey a the Age and Matt W ndley at the Hera d Sun
Season 2009 has been ver y successfu and al nd cators suggest hat in season 2010 we wi l break new ground in spread ng the word about Aus ral a s biggest and best footbal compet t on
My thanks o a members o the Market ng Sub-Comm ttee and to our tremendous VAFA staff
Dav na Connors Calhaem
Chairperson Marke ing Subcomm ttee
Market ng Comm ttee Sept Feb June Aug Total
Dav na Connors-Ca haem 1 1114
Ross Booth 10001
R chard Sykes 11002
Bruno Cont 00000
Anthony Amad 01102
M chae Shol y 01113
A C N 004 811 054
The Board members of the Vic orian Amateur Foo ba l Assoc at on have pleasure in present ng the accoun s o the Associat on for the year ended 30 September, 2009
1 The Board in the said year comprised ofMessrs A M Amad D R Booth, N M Bourke, T J Brain, Mrs D M Connors-Calhaem, Messrs B Cont , K E Criswick R L Evans M T Haze l, B J lvey B R McTaggart, T Merrett R I Sykes, G A Voyage
2 The principa act vit es of the Assoc ation dur ng the year were the promotion con rol and management of amateur footba l n Vic oria
3 The profit or the year was $89 558 after a owing $30,358 for deprec ation, and prov d ng $2110 for Long Ser v ce Leave
4 Since the end of the previous financ al period no Board member has rece ved or become ent t ed to receive a benefi or fixed salar y by reason of a contract be ween the Associat on or a re ated corporat on and a Board member or firm of wh ch he s a member or a company in wh ch he has a subs ant al financia interest
5 The Associat on is a company l m ted by guarantee If the Assoc at on is wound up the Memorandum of Assoc at on states tha each member is required to contribute a max mum of twenty do lars towards meeting outstand ng ob igat ons of the Assoc ation The number o members at 30 Sep ember 2009 was 74
n accordance wi h a resolut on of the Board
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER,
have been prepared us ng the accrua basis of accoun ing includ ng h stor cal cos convent on and the go ng concern assumption
The Board has prepared the financ a statements n accordance w th app cab e Accounting Standards
The fo low ng s a summary of other s gnificant account ng po icies adopted by the assoc ation in the preparat on of the accounts:
(a) Income Tax
The Assoc a ion s exempt rom Income Tax under Sec ion 23(g)(iv) of the Income Tax Assessment Ac
(b) Property, P ant & Equipment
( ) Bui d ng mprovemen s are amortised over a period of twenty years
( ) All o her assets are deprec a ed by the pr me cost method over the period of their li e
(c) ntang ble Assets
The trademark has been brought into the accoun s at cost and has no been amort sed
(d) Emp oyee Benefits
There has been no provision made for amounts expected o be paid to employees for accrued annua eave Prov s on has been made for employees Long Service Leave Employee contributory superannuat on funds exist o prov de benefits for employees and heir dependants on ret rement, disab lity or death The contr butions made to hose unds are charged aga nst profi s
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER, 2009 (Continued)
NOTE 9 - CRED TORS & BORROWINGS 10 000 Footbal V ctor a -
NOTE 10 – AUDITORS REMUNERATION
A.C.N.
AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
I have audited the financ al statements of the Victorian Amateur Footba l Assoc at on for the year ended 30th September 2009 The Assoc ation’s Board are responsible for preparat on and rue & fair presenta ion of the financ al sta ements n accordance wi h the Corporat ons Act 2001 Th s includes responsib l ty or the maintenance of adequate accounting records and interna contro s tha are designed to preven and detect fraud and error, and for account ng pol cies and account ng est ma es inherent n the Financ al Statements
AUDIT APPROACH
I have conducted an independent audit n order to express an opinion to the Members o the Associat on My aud t was conducted in accordance w th Austral an Aud ting Standards n order to prov de reasonab e assurance as to whether the Financia Sta ements are free of materia miss atement
The nature o an audit is nfluenced by factors such as he use of profess ona judgement, se ective testing, the nherent l mita ions of interna contro , and the ava labi ity o persuas ve rather than conclusive evidence Therefore, an audit cannot guarantee that a l mater al m sstatemen s have been detected
I per ormed procedures to assess whether n a l mater al respects the financia statemen s present fair y, n accordance w th the Corporat ons Act 2001, including compl ance with account ng standards and other manda or y financ al reporting requ rements in Austral a, a v ew wh ch s cons sten w th my understand ng o the Assoc ation’s financia posit on and of i ’s per formance as represented by the resu ts of i ’s operations and cash flows
I formed my audit opinion on the basis of hese procedures, wh ch ncluded:
Exam ning on a test bas s, nformat on o provide evidence support ng the amounts and disc osures in the Financ al Statements, and
Assess ng the appropr ateness of the accounting po ic es and d sclosures used and he reasonableness of significant account ng est ma es made by the Board
Whi e I considered the e fectiveness of management’s n erna con ro s over financ al reporting when de erm n ng the nature and extent o my procedures, my audit was not des gned to provide assurance on internal contro s
INDEPENDENCE
In conduc ing my aud t I o lowed app icable independence requirements of Australian Professiona Ethica Pronouncements and he Corporat ons Ac 2001
AUDIT OPINION
In my op n on, he F nanc al Statemen s o the Vic orian Amateur Footba l Assoc ation are in accordance with:
(a) the Corpora ions Act 2001, nc ud ng:
(i) g ving a true and fa r view o the Associat on s financ al posit on as at 30th September 2009 and of ts per formance for the year ended on that date, and (i ) comply ng with Account ng Standards in Austral a and he Corporat ons Regu at ons 2001; and
(b) Other manda or y financ al report ng requ rements n Aus ra ia D C Douglas
30 October, 2009
Melbourne
In the op n on of the Board -
(a) the financia statements are drawn up n accordance with D vis ons 4, 4A and 4B o Part 3 6 o the Corpora ions Law and so as to g ve a true and fa r view of:-
(i) the state of affa rs as at 30 September 2009 and the resu ts and cash flows or the financ al year ended on that date; and
(i ) the other matters w th wh ch they deal
(b) at the date of this s atement there are reasonab e grounds to bel eve that the Company w l be able to pay i s debts as and when hey fa due; and
(c) the financia statements are drawn up n accordance with S atements of Accounting Concepts and Account ng Standards
S gned in accordance with a resolution o the Board B R McTaggart B CONTI 30 October, 2009
A.C.N. 004 811 054
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
A SECTION OLD XAVERIANS
B T Dynon N Wynne N Dimat ina
HB: N Serafin A Bowen B Rogerson
C A Ryan T Clarke R Co ber
HF C Sm th M Hand ey T Flem ng (C)
F L Howard D Lynch J Mercur
Ruck: C Purss M Dar ve J Agius
I/C D Sapuppo, C Larkins, E Prowse, M Ba Coach Simon Leth ean
To The Board o Directors
Aud tor’s Independence Declaration under Section 307C of the Corporat ons Act 2001
Th s declaration s made n connec ion with my aud t of the financ a report of V ctorian Amateur Footbal Associa ion for the financ al year ended 30 September 2009 and n accordance w th provis ons of the Corporat ons
Yours
B SECTION OLD MELBURNIANS
B J M ler B Dixon J Freezer
HB: C W moth C Gardiner A Prowse
C S Greene E Wi son N Morr son
HF Ja Beaumont T Seccu T Pau e
F T Dav s S Beaumont W Har vey
Ruck: M Hawk ns M Dav s A Marangon
I/C A Lappin M Kennon Je Beaumon , J Ray
Coach M chael Love oy
C SECTION
MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS
B T Wr ght A Vi an S Harr son
HB: R Czwarno J R chmond S V l an
C G Gr gor ou M Wh te H Taylor
HF R Ternes W Taft D Hami ton-Ho
F J Pearce M Ham ton-Ho J Tran
Ruck: R McIntyre R L mbr ck L Evans (C)
I/C R Van Es, L Campbe l A Cassel , E Thompson
Coach Trent P tts
D1 SECTION
RUPERTSWOOD
B B Wh tehead S Gal us H Sp nner
HB: D Col ns (C) J Hine J Plummer
C T West J Bradley M McPhee
HF J Pret y L Brennan J Rush
F D Murphy L Sp nner J Ph l ps
Ruck: D McDona d S B shop G Ph l ps
I/C T Podo czak A Walsh, G Mou e, D McGovern
Coach Gav n Kerr
D2 SECTION
WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS
B S McGu nness J Hynes J Gal van
HB: A McKay F Adamson J Tranter
C N Wa sh J Hatfie d T Hynes
HF W Cooper B Lethborg Z Read
F J Wong T Whee er J Re d
Ruck: C McNamara B Gray M Lishman
I/C C E io t, M Cin , C R chards, L Forrester
Coach Alan E l ot
D3 SECTION BENTLEIGH
B N Schepemaker M Ferr s M Fedderson
HB: L Ho mesby P Magn fico S Lawr y
C L Tangas C Fedderson S Fergus
HF I Fr dman L Forrest K Sw ndon
F J Robertson C F dd er D W ls
Ruck: S Frost B Atk n D Er w n
I/C C C ement, S Adaway L Morr son, A Banks
Coach Lex Munro
D4 SECTION LA TROBE UNI
B S Ske ton A Knigh D Farre l
HB G Bence L McFadzen J Mclean
C M S ee e B Van Ooi P McCormack
HF X Shiels A Ross L Co fey
F: T Ludeman (C) S Patten G Ganino
Ruck S Stau on D McMaster J Conheady
I/C: D Conheady, S Adamthwai e B Vagg
D Sheldr ck
Coach: Dean She dr ck
CLUB XVIII (1) COLLEGIANS
B S Jeffer y L Moon L Schocknect
HB P Johnson D Perkov D McCaughan
C V Wozn ak J Ross D Sa man-Be ts
HF J Heard M Johnson B McDonough
F: A Crick S Day D Gambaro
Ruck M Day N Bax er T Cook
I/C: R Mu r N James, D Jayat ake, C Por er D Por a C Bushnel , Z Moon, J Gay
Coach: Paul Ashby
CLUB XVIII (2) OLD BRIGHTON
B R Phayer C Alcock J Doo ey
HB C Stewart M Sm th N Powel
C A Jackson K Sheehan M Burge
HF W Ear T Ewert T Window
F: T Edwards J Ses R Eastga e
Ruck D Cooper C Nichol s J Magu re
I/C: M Jackson A Kr zywn ak N Pa erson J Bulfin
B Mahoney, R Baines, C Reddin G Nor wood
Coach: Marcus Barber
CLUB XVIII (NORTH) OLD ESSENDON
B S Dawson T Campbe (C) L Skurrie
HB J A exander H Leur y A Fewster
C J Wi iamson C R d ey S Howard
HF J Hughes J M es A Brazel
F: O Fernando M F aherty J Too el
Ruck B Rambou is B Papal T Day
I/C: B Madden D Gradzski M Jinks J Dal nkew cz
B Overman, D Hardy, A Badde ey, S Mackie
Coach: Craig R dley
CLUB XVIII (SOUTH) OLD MELBURNIANS
B M O iver J Newton (C) S Kennon
HB S Guest J Ph l ps N Russe l
C C Cumbrae Stewart M Wr ght C W l ams
HF E Hughes W Ray N Guy
F: R Ma thews A K utke M Prowse
Ruck W Harris P Nest e A Le shman
I/C: N Amato S Zay er, M Churkovich, L Mandan c , P Grundy, J Goo ey, S Petsin s M McCoy
Coach: Er win Leydon
UNDER 19 (PREMIER)
DE LA SALLE
B E C inch P Carro B C ose
HB A Orr Farrel B Humphrey N Murphy (C)
C T Hun M Col ns A Kneebone
HF K E l s A Bonadd o L O Connel
F: T Parker S Mul er R Harr s
Ruck T Clear y J Harr s J Po ard
I/C: S Gr f en Z D ck nson E Esp nosa M De Luca, M Fort Wi iams C Emm ns
Coach: John Edgar
4
6
7
9
5 13 0 1092 1840 20 59 35
10 OLD TR N TY 18 2 16 0 1088 1809 8 60 14
U19 NORTH 1 PWLD For Ag P s PC
1 OLD CAMBERWELL 18 16 10 2331 837 68 278 49
2 OLD ESSENDON
3
4
5
6
8 ELTHAM 18 6 12 0 1401 1897 24 73 85
9 VANHOE 18 3 15 0 1310 2114 12 61 97
10 YARRA VALLEY 18 2 16 0 1181 2092 8 56 45
D2 SECTION RESERVE PWLD For Ag Pts PC
1 W LL AMSTOWN 18 15 30 1993 892 60 223 43
2 THERRY PENOLA 18 14 40 1787 870 56 205 40
3 PENINSULA 18 13 50 1639 1070 52 153 18
4 BANYULE 18 13 50 1553 1206 52 128 77
5 OLD WESTBOURNE 18 12 60 1564 922 48 169 63
6 OLD PARADIANS 18 10 80 1458 1100 40 132 55
7 YARRA VALLEY 18 7 11 0 1311 1276 28 102 74
8 ELTHAM 18 4 14 0 992 1660 16 59 76
D3 SECTION PWLD For Ag Pts PC
1 BENTLE GH 18 16 20 2195 1391 64 157 80
2
3
4 ELSTERNW CK 18 8 10 0 1710 1761 32 97 10
5 ST JOHNS 18 8 10 0 1547 1663 32 93 02
6 WEST BRUNSW CK 18 8 10 0 1549 1742 32 88 92
7 UHSVU 18 7 11 0 1302 1512 28 86 11
8 HAWTHORN 18 6 12 0 1566 1868 24 83 83
9 POWER HOUSE 18 6 12 0 1385 1738 24 79 69 10 MONASH GRYPH 18 6 12 0 1393 1874 24 74 33
D3 SECTION RESERVE PWLD For Ag Pts PC
1 BENTLE GH 18 16 20 1953 900 64 217 00
2 ST MARY'S SAL 18 15 30 1667 1021 60 163 27
3 POWER HOUSE 18 14 40 1377 975 56 141 23
4 WEST BRUNSW CK 18 10 80 1405 1116 40 125 90
5 UHSVU 18 981 1415 1145 38 123 58
6 HAWTHORN 18 891 1278 1626 34 78 60
7 ST FRANC S XAVIER 18 6 12 0 1286 1572 24 81 81
8 MONASH GRYPH 18 5 12 1 1113 1739 22 64 00
9 ST JOHNS 18 3 15 0 1067 1780 12 59 94 10 ELSTERNW CK 18 2 15 1 1032 1719 10 60 03
D4 SECTION PWLD For Ag Pts PC
1 ALBERT PARK 18 17 10 2388 1069 68 223 39
2 LA TROBE UNI 18 16 20 2197 929 64 236 49
3 KEW 18 13 50 1956 1324 52 147 73
4 RICHMOND 18 13 50 1682 1258 52 133 70
5 STH MORNINGTON 18 11 70 1969 1852 44 106 32
6 MT LILYDALE 18 10 80 1901 1373 40 138 46
7 SW NBURNE UNI 18 8 10 0 1784 1678 32 106 32
8 ELEY PARK 18 8 10 0 1581 1813 32 87 20
9 NTH BRUNSWICK 18 6 12 0 1395 1819 24 76 69 10 MANNINGHAM 18 3 15 0 1324 2073 12 63 87 11 BOX HILL NTH 18 3 15 0 1375 2339 12
6 MANN NGHAM SHARKS 18 5 12 0 1146 1691 24 67 77
7 BULLEEN TEMP 18 5 12 0 1036 1788 24 57 94
8 BANYULE/V EWBANK 18 1 16 0 868 2383 8 36 42
U19 SOUTH 1 PWLD For Ag P
11 60 1602 820 48 195 37
5 ORMOND 18 11 60 1805 1071 48 168 53
6 CAULFIELD 18 980 1453 1235 40 117 65
7 COLLEG ANS 18 890 1261 1185 36 106 41
8 OLD HAILEYBURY 18 3 14 0 912 1896 16 48 10
9 MAZENOD 18 1 16 0 557 2872 8 19 39
U19 NORTH 2 PWLD For Ag P s PC 1 OLD GEELONG BLKS 18 15 20 2044 671 64 304 62
2 THERRY PENOLA 18 13 40 1780 1010 56 176 24
3 OLD WESTBOURNE 18 12 50 1575 1009 52 156 10
4 IVANHOE 18 12 50 1451 1270 52 114 25
5 EMMAUS ST LEOS 18 11 60 1493 1122 48 133 07
6 OLD XAVS 18 890 1270 1219 36 104 18
7 LA TROBE UN 18 4 13 0 1203 1782 20 67 51
8 FITZROY 18 4 13 0 1024 1558 20 65 73
9 AQUINAS 18 2 15 0 647 2243 12 28 85
10 RUPERTSWOOD 18 0 17 0 551 2248 4 24 51
U19 SOUTH 2 PWLD For Ag P s PC
1 HAMPTON ROVERS 18 16 20 1818 1020 64 178 24
2 AJAX 18 15 30 1827 1001 60 182 52
3 BENTLEIGH
A SECTION
OLD XAVERIANS 2 2 6 3 9 5 9 6 (60)
DE LA SALLE 1 0 2 4 4 6 8 9 (57)
OLD XAVERIANS: Goals: D Lynch 3 J Mercuri 2 R Co bert, N Serafini M Handley M Dar ve l Best N Wynne, M Dar vel , L Howard, C Purss T Clarke, B Rogerson DE LA SALLE: Goa s: L Harr son 3 B Mann x 2 J V ckers, M F eldsend B Oak ey Bes : D Lowe D Close, J Moloney, S Ne hersole D Hale, S P ckett
Umpires: Russe l Dav dson (F) Shane Mack ntosh (F) Tim Sutc ffe (F) Ryan Morris (B), James Scu y (B) Clayton Evans (G) Kevin Segota (G)
B SECTION
OLD MELBURNIANS 4 9 5 11 12 19 18 21 (129)
OLD TRINITY 3 0 8 5 10 6 12 11 (83)
OLD MELBURNIANS Goa s: T Paule 4, S Beaumont 2, T Seccu 2, M Dav s 2, J Beaumon , J Beaumon , W Har vey, M Hawk ns, M Kennon S Greene T Dav s, A Marangon Best C W moth, S Greene, W Har vey, B Dixon M Kennon S Beaumon OLD TRINITY: Goals: A Cul rera 4 A Ramsden 4, T Walsh 2, J Healy, J Osborn Best A Cul rera, T Hea y M Jessop, T Howe , A Ramsden B Wa sh
Umpires: Nick Brown (F) Vaughan Sidebot om (F), Grant Wardrop (F), David McNamara (B) Jonathan Papa iou (B), Stephen Dower (G) Dom nic Napol (G)
C SECTION
MHSOB 8 7 10 8 18 12 18 18 (126)
OAKLEIGH 0 2 3 11 7 13 11 17 (83)
MHSOB: Goa s: M Whi e 3 R McIntyre 3, A Cassel 2 M Ham lton Ho 2 H Tay or 2, E Thompson 2, R L mbrick, J Tran G Gr gor ou D Hami ton Ho Best: H Taylor R Mc ntyre J Tran G Gr gor ou, M Wh te, M Ham l on Ho OAKLEIGH:
Goa s: T Brom ey 2 T Edwards 2 A K tts 2 G Bennett S Br ggs, D C ear y M Haro d J Rut er Best C Hogan K Hogan M Haro d, J Derks Revere, D Bri t, D Lucas
Umpires: Wayne H nton (F) Sacha Ko fman (F), Joe Morr son (F) Brendon Corcoran (B), Cameron Hayes (B), Char ie Lear (G) Domin c Napo (G)
D1 SECTION
RUPERTSWOOD 4 9 7 10 10 17 12 18 (90)
FITZROY 0 1 4 6 6 8 9 11 (65)
RUPERTSWOOD Goa s: G Phi l ps 3 L Brennan 2, J Pretty 2, T West 2, J Ph l ps, L Sp nner, D Murphy Best M McPhee, J P ummer, D McDona d, G Ph l ps, L Brennan, L Sp nner FITZROY: Goa s M Z ka 2 R Bor and 2, D C ark 2, M MacKay, J Tay or O S o tz Best: D Clark, B A her on C Meighen, M MacKay, M Biggs, J O'Rei ly Umpires: Nick Fennessy (F), Cam Dav dson (F), Ben Ha fpenny (B), Rob Mayts on (B) Bern e Hoare (G), Joey Marks (G)
D2 SECTION
PEN NSULA 2 2 6 5 9 10 9 18 (72)
WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS 6 4 8 5 12 5 15 9 (99)
PEN NSULA: Goa s J Rombot s 5, M Jackson 2 T Cogh an, T Scarpel a Best: J
R o m b o t s , R S a n f o r h S B a r b o u r N F i s h e r T C o g h a n , C C o y e
WILLIAMSTOWN: Goals W Cooper 3, B Gray 2, C El o t 2 T Whee er, M Cin , J Wong F Adamson, B Lethborg, J Tranter, J Re d, C R chards Bes : B Gray, S McGu nness, T Wheeler, J Wong, J Tranter, W Cooper
Umpires: Jonathan Audi ore (F) Mark G bson (F) Frank Palermo (B) Jonathan Tucker (B), Tim Moloney (G), Vin Vescovi (G)
D3 SECTION
BENTLEIGH 4 9 6 10 9 20 13 23 (101)
ST MARY'S SALESIAN 2 1 7 13 8 15 10 18 (78)
BENTLEIGH Goa s: L Forrest 3 J Robertson 2 B A ken 2 A Banks, C Fid er L Morrison, L Tangas, P Magn fico C Feddersen Best L Forres , D Wi ls, L Holmesby C Feddersen, M Ferr s, L Tangas ST MARY'S SAL: Goa s: M Hi 3, D H l 2, B Gatehouse, S Stevens, A Dwyer, M Purcel R Stevens Best J Fisher, C Rose A Bonn c , D H l L Ke ly, A Dwyer
Umpires: Michael Hooper (F) Mer v Monty (F), Rober Ham l on (B), Kirra Mir k is (B) A sta r Kyrkou (G), Glenn Young (G)
D4 SECTION
LA TROBE UN 4 3 9 4 15 6 21 9 (135) ALBERT PARK 0 1 5 5 7 10 8 11 (59)
LA TROBE UNI: Goa s S Patten 5 J Conheady 3 L Cof ey 3, S S aun on 3 T Ludeman 2 G Ganino 2 M Steele X Sh e s, J McLean Bes : S Staunton, J Conheady, X Sh e s S Ske ton, S Pat en, G Gan no ALBERT PARK: Goals B Murnane 2, S Al an, S Hayes, A Snowden, S Maunder T King R Hayes Bes : T K ng, R Hayes N Da las, A Snowden S Bennett W Mc ndoe
Umpires: Peter James (F) Peter L dde (F) Joanne Cox (B), G en Kennedy (B), Dav d H ndle (G), Graham Temp ar (G)
U19 PREMIER
OLD XAVERIANS 2 2 4 3 6 4 9 4 (58)
DE LA SALLE 2 7 4 10 10 14 14 14 (98)
OLD XAVERIANS: Goa s R Johnson 4, D Noonan 2 S Cross, J Stean, J Davies
Best J Moylan S Cross E Lachal C Sanfi ippo, J Hodgman J Davies DE LA
SALLE: Goa s Z D ckinson 4, S Mul er 4 T Parker S Gr ffin, A Bonadd o M De
Luca A Kneebone, E Esp nosa Best: S Gr ffin, S Mul er Z D ck nson T Hun , B
Close A Bonadd o
Umpires Jarr yd Barr y (F) Dan e Lawlor (F) Dan e Adams (B), Tom Newman (B), Craig Bra tberg (G), A ec McLachlan (G)
U19 SOUTH 1
OLD MELBURNIANS 6 7 8 2 13 7 17 11 (113)
OLD BRIGHTON 1 2 7 3 10 6 12 7 (79)
OLD MELB: Goa s: L Benne t 6, A Carter 2 A Arms rong, M Marangon, C Wischer T Hea ey S Quennel , P May, H Jupp W Hatfie d, T Hywood Best: S Dune l L Benne t, P May, H Webb A Carter, J Macc ol OLD BRIGHTON: Goa s: W P ckering 6, J P cker ng 2, J Dav s 2, P Hea ey, C Re l y Best W Pickering, J Pickering, T Mar ani J Dav s S Wa ker P Healey
Umpires Darren Dalg e sh (F) Ryan Robertson (F) Na han Morton (B) M tch Nire (B) Dy an Hensche (G), Nina Z vkov c (G)
U19 NORTH 1
OLD CAMBERWELL 3 8 9 13 12 15 19 19 (133)
OLD ESSENDON 2 1 3 4 6 8 6 11 (47)
OLD CAMBERWELL Goa s: S K l wor h 7, D M tche 2, P Bennett 2 N Latsas 2, S Roman n, R Deev S Benne t, C Be l S R ley H Brown Best B Hart C Bel ,
S Ki worth S Harris D M tchel , S Bennett OLD ESSENDON: Goals L Genovesi 3, T Wi son 2, D Gioutsos Bes : M Ravane lo R Troost B McCann D G ou sos, T Wi son, S Dr ysda e
Umpires David Anselm (F) Dam en Anthony (F) Marcus Butera (B) David Kennedy (B) Co in McElwee (G), Matt Cusack (RDFL) (G)
U19 NORTH 2
OLD GEELONG BLACKS 3 1 8 3 10 5 15 9 (99)
THERRY PENOLA 4 1 5 3 7 8 9 9 (63)
OGS/BLACKS Goa s: C Wood 4, S Nieward 2 A Price 2, W Dungey M Moffa t, B Ske ton R Officer, D Andrew J Foster Best C Wood D Andrew, S Kent N O Hare, J Forster, J Merr n THERRY PENOLA: Goals L M lanovic 2, R Forbes, D Valen ino, A Dimaio, W Dean, H Farre ly, L McNamara, J Canna el Best: M Valen i B Egglestone, H Farrel y, D Leroy, W Forde L M anovic
Umpires Pa r ck Gal us (F) S g Soko owski (F) Andrew G l es (B) Ben McE wee (B) Paul Jones (G), Pe er Teasda e (G)
U19 SOUTH 2
HAMPTON ROVERS 1 4 7 5 15 7 19 11 (125)
OLD MENTONIANS 4 2 9 3 9 4 15 4 (94)
HAMPTON ROVERS Goa s N Fal on 6, J Goss 4 M Innes 3, E Turner 3 Z Lew s, T Youl B Culvenor Bes : E Turner B Culvenor, N Hoban N Fa on R Johnston, J Lov g OLD MENTONIANS: Goa s: M Campbel 5 J Kay 4, D Hu l 2, J Lumsden, W Bardoel D Brown S Johnson Best: J Kay M Campbe l S Johnson, M Myers
Snyders, N Boyd, D Brown
Umpires Leah Ga lagher (F), Andrew Wa ters (F), Mark Rogers (B), Joel Sm th (B), Lach an Bayston (G) Tom Moloney (G)
UNDER 18
OAKLEIGH 2 0 5 3 7 5 12 13 (85) ST BERNARDS 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 5 (41)
OAKLEIGH Goa s P Tsouca as 5 R Jetta 3, A Matth eson 2 T Cost gan, L Mor n Best A Valen in , G Irons, B Hogan, J Pappon D Tun k A Ma thieson ST
BERNARDS: Goals: J Pignataro 2, S Jones 2 J Wh te B Cooper Best: S Caven, T Su ivan, K Farrel , B Cooper, N Schu tz, L Su ivan Umpires L one Ka z (F), Matt McFarlane (RDFL) (F), Mi chel Kent (RDFL) (B), Shayne Lew s (RDFL) (B), Anthony Simpson (G) Dav d H i (RDFL) (G)
CLUB XVII (1)
OLD XAVERIANS (2) 2 3 3 3 4 9 5 10 (40)
COLLEG ANS 2 1 4 6 4 7 16 9 (105)
OLD XAVS (2) Goa s: M Al is J G en, M Roman n, N Drago J Hanger Best R Lynch P Ockleshaw, S Luka t s, J Mor on N Mudge M Roman n COLLEGIANS: Goa s: S Day 4 J Heard 3, B McDonough 2 M Johnson 2 D Gambaro, Z Moon, R Muir, N Baxter, N James Best B McDonough, P Johnson, S Day, T Cook, D Perkov M Day
Umpires Pau D neen (F) Ma com Foard (F), Glenn Kennedy (B), Robert Ham l on (B) Ju ian Macc oni (B), Ryan Hense (B) Tony Byrnes (G), Chang Jayakody (G)
CLUB XVIII (2)
MARCELL N OC 0 1 3 5 3 5 4 7 (31)
OLD BRIGHTON 3 4 3 4 6 8 6 8 (44)
MARCELL N OC: Goa s: D Crackne l 2 G Pe ro f, S Ayoub Best N Mathews L Hansen D Crackne l J Matthews G Petrof , C D gnan OLD BRIGHTON Goals: R Ba nes 2 R Eastga e, T Ewer , K Sheehan C N chol s Best: T Ewert, M Jackson K Sheehan, C A cock C N cho ls R Baines
Umpires: Jam e Gunn (F), Brian Nunn (F), Dean Banova (B) R ck McCoy (B), Brendan Ryan (B) S mon Brooks (B) Trevor Hansen (G) S mon Merr gan (G)
CLUB XV II (NORTH)
OLD IVANHOE 0 2 3 7 4 7 6 11 (47)
OLD ESSENDON 6 5 6 5 10 7 11 8 (74)
OLD VANHOE: Goa s: T Ferran ino 2 R Wedd e, D Mad gan, J De aney, R Bevan
Best: B Tieman, J Delaney A Pa ne, M Go den, C Roger T Ferrantino OLD
ESSENDON: Goa s M F aherty 3 B Madden 2 J Too el 2, T Day, A Braze , M Jinks, O Fernando Bes : S Howard B Rembou is J Hughes A Braze , T Campbe , J W l iamson
Umpires: Bob O Ha oran (F), Pa r ck Lambert (F), Joshua Cuk erman (B), M ck
James (B) George Koumantatakis (B) Jam e Gunn (B), Martyn Bona (G), Phi Thomson (G)
CLUB XVI I (SOUTH)
OLD MELBURNIANS 1 4 5 8 8 14 15 20 (110)
ORMOND 2 1 2 3 3 5 3 5 (23)
OLD MELBURNIANS: Goals W Ray 5, A K u ke 3, M Wright 2 S Pe sin s 2, M
Prowse C W l ams L Mandan c Bes : W Ray, W Harr s, J Phi l ps M Wr gh , S Kennon, A Le shman ORMOND Goa s: L Calvert, J Ho and, L O Br en Bes : J Hol and, D Clear y M Holman M Broadhurst H Brown, L Calver
Umpires: Josh Cuk erman (F), Mark Thornhi (F) W l Stokes (B) Frank Stokes (B), Stephen Mason (G) Dav d Wat s (G)
Perth (Subiaco Ova ) 10 14 74 11 21 87
1949 Me bourne (St K lda CG) 15 18 108 3 8 26
1950 Ade a de (Nor wood Oval) 21 14 140 10 14 74 1951* In the 1951 Carnival in Melbourne, South Aus ral a d d not meet V ctor a
1952 Ade a de (A berton Oval) 9 15 69 9 9 63
1953 Ade a de (Univers ty Oval) 16 16 112 8 6 54
1954 Me bourne (St K lda CG) 12 14 86 10 15 75
1955 Ade a de (A berton Oval) 12 10 82 13 7 85
1956 Hobart (TCA Ground) 20 15 135 8 10 58
1957 Me bourne (O ymp c Park) 15 9 99 8 3 51
1958 Ade a de (Ade a de Oval) 13 16 94 12 18 90
1959 Perth (Subiaco Ova ) 13 21 99 10 8 68
1960 Me bourne (O ymp c Park) 19 19 133 6 5 41
1961 Ade a de (Ade a de Oval) 9 19 73 12 12 84
1962 Me bourne (MCG) 13 19 97 4 9 33
1963 Ade a de (Ade a de Oval) 10 14 74 7 11 53
1964 Ade a de (Ade a de Oval) 11 16 82 5 10 40
1965 Me bourne (St K lda CG) 15 11 101 6 9 45
1966 Ade a de (Ade a de Oval) 15 9 99 10 13 73
1967 Launceston (York Park) 14 16 100 1 4 10
1968 Me bourne (E sternwick Park) 13 11 89 7 12 54
1969 Ade a de (A berton Oval) 6 13 49 15 14 104
1970 Perth (Perth Ova ) 12 15 87 14 11 95
1971 Me bourne (E sternwick Park) 18 14 122 9 13 67
1972 Ade a de (A berton Oval) 13 5 83 16 18 114
1973 Me bourne (MCG) 7 18 60 12 10 82
1974 Ade a de (Nor wood Oval) 18 14 122 17 9 111
1975 Me bourne (E sternwick Park) 13 24 102 13 12 90
1976 Ade a de (Thebarton Ova ) 14 8 92 19 12 126
1977 Ade a de (Woodv le Ova ) 25 12 162 13 13 91
1978 Me bourne (E sternwick Park) 12 31 103 13 12 90
1979 Hobart (North Hobart Ova ) 5 17 47 4 15 39
1980 Ade a de (A berton Oval) 16 10 106 12 8 80
1981 Me bourne (E sternwick Park) 13 22
VICTORIA (C-D4 ormerly C-F) versus SOUTH AUSTRAL AN A F L (A3-A6)
VENUE VAFA SCORE SA SCORE
Adelaide (Nor wood Ova
1988 Launceston (York Park) 25 17 167 8 4 52 1991 Perth (Subiaco Ova ) 23 20 158 5 9 39 1994 Me bourne (E sternwick Park) 29 16 190 6 3 39
V CTORIA (C-F) versus TASMANIAN A F L VAFA SCORE TAS SCORE
1981 Hobart (Abbotsfield Park) 12 13 85 9 17 71 1982 Launceston (NTCA Ground) 21 13 139 16 10 106 1983 Hobart (Abbotsfield Park) 27 15 177 15 10 100 1984 Launceston (NTCA Ground) 19 9 123 8 7 55
V CTORIA versus CANBERRA A.N.F.L. YEAR VENUE VAFA SCORE CAN SCORE 1937 Canberra (Manuka Oval) 19 8 122 11 15 81 1950 Canberra (Manuka Oval) 16 21
bourne (St K lda CG) 18 20 128 2 5 17
V CTORIA (C-F) versus MONARO AUSTRALIA FL (ACT) YEAR VENUE VAFA SCORE MAFL SCORE
Me bourne (E sternwick Park) 26 20 176 3 4 22
V CTORIA versus NEW SOUTH WALES A F L YEAR VENUE VAFA SCORE NSW SCORE 1935 Sydney (SCG) 13 17 95 14 10 94 1938 Launceston (York Park)
V CTORIA (C-E) versus NEW SOUTH WALES A.F.L. YEAR VENUE VAFA SCORE NSW SCORE 1997 Wagga Wagga 8 6 54 12 17 89
V CTORIA versus AFL SYDNEY YEAR VENUE VAFA SCORE NSW SCORE 2008- Sydney (Henson Park) 13 8 86 11 15 81
V CTORIA versus SYDNEY DISTRICT F A YEAR VENUE VAFA SCORE SDFA SCORE
1985 Me bourne (E sternwick Park) (C&F) 34 21 225 6 4 40 1985 Me bourne (McK nnon Res ) (D&E) 31 32 218 4 6 30
V CTORIA versus WESTERN AUSTRALIAN A.F.L. YEAR VENUE VAFA SCORE WA SCORE
1936 Ade a de (Ade a de Oval) 11 13 79 3 8 26 1948 Perth (Subiaco Ova ) 11 14 80 11 12 78 1953 Ade a de (Univers ty Oval) 22 11 143 8 12 60 1956 Hobart (TCA Ground) 11 9 75 5 5 35 1959 Perth (Subiaco Ova ) 16 13 109 8 12 60 1962 Me bourne (MCG) 12 18 90 6 12 48 1964 Ade a de (Ade a de Oval) 20 19 139 12 8 80 1967 Launceston (York Park) 17 19 121 4 10 34 1970 Perth (Perth
VICTOR A (U19) versus QAFL (U-21)
VICTOR A (U21) versus QAFL (U-21)
Toorak Park 6 13 49 12 13 85
VICTOR A (U-19) versus RIVERINA F L (U-19)
VENUE VAFA SCORE RFL SCORE
Wagga Wagga (Maher Ova ) 12 19 91 6 5 41
VICTOR A (U-19) versus NSW- ACT (U-18) VAFA
O d Xaverians (9 13) Un versity B ues Old Me burnians (R) 1965 Univers ty B acks (17 12) Coburg (10 5) Co eg ans Old Parad ans 1966 Old Parad ans (12 9) M H S O B (11 6) Coburg
SEASON F RST SECOND THIRD FOURTH (R) 1975 St Bernard's O C (19 13) North O d Boys (12 10) Reservo r O B Univers ty Blacks (J) 1976 North Old Boys (18 18) S Bernard's O C (11 11) De La Sal e O C Univers ty Blues
1977 De La Sa le O C (9 20) North O d Boys (11 5) St Bernard s O C Ormond
1978 Old Scotch Co (16 16) North O d Boys (16 11) Un versity B ues vanhoe
1979 De La Sa le O C (17 15) Un versi y B ues (12 10) Un versity B acks Ormond (R) 1980 De La Sa le O C (11 14) Un versi y B ues (7 18) Ormond St Bernard's O C
1981 Old Xaverians (15 22) North O d Boys (13 15) De La Sal e O C Ormond
1982 North Old Boys (19 7) De La Sa e (8 15) Marce in O C Ormond
1983 De La Sa le O C (11 7) Un versi y B ues (7 10) Co eg ans North Old Boys
1984 De La Sa le O C (13 14) Ormond (6 19) Bu een-Templestowe Collegians (R) 1985 Ormond (16 14) De La Sa e (14 11) Co eg ans North Old Boys
1986 Co legians (21 6) North O d Boys (11 15) De La Sal e O C Ormond
1987 Ormond (15 11) O d Xaverians (12 12) O d Paradians De La Sa le O C (R) 1988 Ormond (14 11) O d Xaverians (8 11) O d Paradians Marcel n O C (R) 1989 Ormond (17 11) Co eg ans (9 11) Marce in O C Univers ty Blues
1990 Ormond (14 12) Co eg ans (12 17) Marce in O C De La Sa le O C
(R) (J) 1991 De La Sa le O C (12 10) North O d Boys (11 11) O d Scotch Collegians Ormond
(R) 1992 Co legians (14 23) De La Sa e O C (9 13) St Bernard s O C Old Ha eybur ans (J) 1993 Co legians (11 13) De La Sa e O C (6 13) O d Xaver ans North Old Boys 1994 Old Me burn ans (11 13) Co eg ans (7 19) O d Xaver ans St Bernard's O C (J) 1995 Old Xaverians (15 11) Un versi y B ues (2 5) Ormond Old Scotch Co eg ans (J) 1996 Old
Xaverians (21 13) O d Scotch Col (11 12) St Bernards Old Me burnians (J) 1999 Old Xaverians (22 14) O d Melburn ans (13 17) St Kev ns Old Ivanhoe (R) (J) 2000 Old Xaverians (22 14) S Bernards (16 5) St Kev ns Univers ty Blues 2001 Marcell n (16 7) S Kev ns (9 19) St Bernards Old Xaver ans (J) 2002 St Bernards (20 15) O d Xaverians (15 14) O d Scotch Marcel n 2003 Old Xaverians (18 20) S Bernards (8 17) O d Scotch Old Ha eybur ans
2004 Univers ty B ues (18 13) S Bernards (7 13) O d Trin ty Gr Marcel n
2005 Old Xaverians (13 7) Un versi y B ues (11 10) O d Haileybur ans Old Scotch Co eg ans
2006 Old Ha eybury (13 8) O d Xaverians (9 9) Un vers ty B ues Old Scotch Co eg ans (R) 2007 Old Xaverians (18 15) O d Brigh on (10 16) Un vers ty B ues Old Ivanhoe (J)
2008 St Bedes Men one Tigers (10 17) Co eg ans (5 17) O d Xaver ans Old Scotch
2009 Old Xaverians (9 6) De La Sa e (8 9) Un vers ty B ues St Bedes / MentoneTigers
SENIOR SECTIONS
B SECTION
(Named he J V Deane Cup n 1937)
1923 Sandr ngham (8 11) Murrumbeena (8 7) Caulfield Gramm E s ernw ck
1924 Murrumbeena (16 17) O d Trin ty (12 10) Caulfield Gramm Teachers Co
1925 Cau fie d Gramm (13 14) Teachers Coll (8 7) Col eg ans E s ernw ck
1926 Co legians (17 8) S Pauls (8 9) Sandringham Old Tr nity
1927 Murrumbeena (11 11) G enhunt y (8 9) Nava Depot Br ghtonvale
1928 Br ghtonvale (10 17) S ate Sav Bank (9 8) Sandringham A Old Xaver ans
1929 Murrumbeena (17 15) B ack Rock (13 12) Surrey Hil s Old Ha eybury-Tr nity
1930 Teachers' Co lege (17 19) Eas Malvern (13 7) Geelong Brunsw ck
1931 Gee ong (14 8) O d Parad ans (9 16) Brunswick Bentleigh
1932 Brunsw ck (11 14) Wes Hawthorn (10 10) Bent e gh St Pau 's
1933 Gee ong (12 17) Br ghton T S O B (7 10) Brightonva e Old Xaver ans
1934 ES & A Bank (10 8) Wes Brunsw ck (6 13) Brightonva e Bentleigh
1935 Teachers' Co lege (16 19) Un versi y B ues (11 12) East Malvern Ormond (C) 1936 vanhoe (16 16) Ormond (9 15) East Malvern Brunsw ck
1937 Ma vern (16 13) Parkda e (7 13) East Malvern North Melb C B C O B
1938 Old Me burn ans (13 10) Coburg (12 10) Geelong Brunsw ck
ues (9 15) Caulfield Gr vanhoe
Marcell n O C (10 15) Caulfield Gr (7 5) O d Scotch Collegians Old Parad ans
Old Scotch Co (13 22) Ivanhoe (7 16) Reservo r O B Old Parad ans 1978 Old Me burn ans (18 16) O d Parad ans (11 10) Parkside Old Ha eybury 1979 A J A X (13 14) Marce lin O C (11 20) O d Xaver ans Collegians (R) 1980 Old Xaverians (12 12) O d Scotch Col (12 10) Kew Collegians 1981 Univers ty B ues (18 12) Co eg ans (11 14) Ivanhoe Old Parad ans 1982 Old Me burn ans (18 7) Ivanhoe (15 12) Kew Bulleen-Temp es owe 1983 Bu leen-Temp estowe (17 13) Kew (14 14) O d Paradians A phing on 1984 St Bernard's O C (20 13) Ivanhoe (17 13) O d Paradians Univers ty Blacks 1985 Marcell n O C (13 14) Caulfield Gr (8 12) Parkside Old Me burnians (R)(J)1986 Old Parad ans (13 10) O d Xaverians (11 12) Fawkner Parks de
St Bernard's O C (19 10) Marce lin O C (12 20) Therry
Old Ivanhoe (17 13) De La Sa e (11 8) O d Melburnians Old Ha eybury
Old Me burn ans (14 9) O d Hai eybury (12 9) North O d Boys Mazenod
De La Sa le (18 18) Whi efr ars (10 15) O d Essendon Old Br ghton (R) 2004 St Kev ns (16 8) Co eg ans (12 7) O d vanhoe St Bedes Mentone T gers
Old Ivanhoe (9 4) De La Sa e (5 11) O d Br ghton Old Essendon
2006 Co legians (12 13) O d Brigh on (9 10) O d Essendon Cau fie d (J) 2007 St Bedes Men T gers (12 11) Un versi y B acks (10 10) O d Essendon St Kev ns
2008 Marcell n (11 8) O d Essendon (8 8) St Bernards Old Ha eybury (R) (J) 2009 Old Me burn ans (18 21) O d Trin ty (12 11) St Kevins St Bernards
SENIOR SECTIONS C SECTION
(Named he H J Stewart Cup in 1937)
1926 Br ghtonvale (12 11) G enhunt y (8 14) Brunswick Sandr ngham
1927 Statebank (12 22) Oakleigh (9 13) Blackrock Brunsw ck
1928 B ack Rock (13 20) Surrey Hi s (12 14) Sou h Cau fie d Kingsv le Rovers
1929 East Ma vern (10 13) O d Parad ans (8 10) Burwood Bentleigh
1930 Ben leigh (15 12) Br ghton T S O B (11 7) O d Xaver ans Burwood
1931 West Haw horn (16 11) Burwood (12 12) Kingsvil e Rovers Canterbury Utd Churches
1932 Can erbury Utd Churches (11 14) Dandenong (8 17) O d Xaver ans Kingsv le Rovers
1933 ES & A Bank (13 17) Wes Brunsw ck (7 12) G enhunt y Kingsv le Rovers
1934 Ormond (15 20) North Me b C B C O B (8 3) Kingsvil e Rovers Glenhuntly (C) 1935 vanhoe (15 16) U H S O B (8 12) O d Xaverians Glenhuntly
1936 Parkda e (19 14) Ma vern (18 11) G enhunt y South Caulfield
1937 Coburg (22 24) Footscray T S O B (10 6) G enhunt y Cau fie d Gr
1938 Old Xaver ans (13 10) Un versi y B ues (11 13) M H S O B Moun Carmel O C
1946 M H S O B (18 13) O d Melburn ans (12 14) Teachers' Col ege Univers ty Blues
1939 E sternw ck (16 14) Brunswick (13 9) Geelong Footscray T S O B 1940-1945 No compet t on (C)
1947 Hamp on Rovers (12 13) O d Melburn ans (9 17) Parkside State Sav ngs Bank
1948 Old Xaverians (11 7) Brunswick (9 16) Balwyn Parks de
1949 Gee ong (10 12) Un versi y B ues (9 6) Commonwea th Bank Collegians
1950 Commonwea th Bank (8 10) Co eg ans (6 7) Alph ngton Old Parad ans
1951 Old Parad ans (16 11) A ph ngton (3 4) Kew Malvern
1952 M H S O B (6 11) Ivanhoe (5 7) State Savings Bank Gee ong
1953 Kew (11 10) O d Parad ans (7 8) Brunswick Myer
1954 vanhoe (10 10) S ate Sav Bank (4 11) Coburg Collegians (C) 1955 Coburg (10 12) O d Scotch Col (8 2) Co eg ans Parks de 1956 Co legians (9 4) Power House (6 12) Commonwea th Bank A phing on
A phing on (8 11) O d Xaverians (3 12) O d Paradians Kew 1958 Old Parad ans (21 13) Un versi y B acks (15 14) Commonwea th Bank Kew
1959 Old Me burn ans (11 8) Commonwea th Bank (8 9) Coburg De La Sa le O C
1960 U H S O B (12 10) De La Sa e O C (7 13) Kew Power House (J) 1961 M H S O B (12 19) Ivanhoe (4 5) O d Scotch Collegians Power House
1962 Old Xaverians (15 10) A ph ngton (8 7) Coburg Old Scotch Co eg ans
1963 Coburg (9 15)
1939 M H S O B (18 12) S Paul s (12 18) East Malvern Fa rfie d 1940-1945 No compet t on
1946 Hamp on Rovers (19 18) Parks de (10 18) Balwyn Glenhuntly
1947 Commonwea th Bank (13 15) Balwyn (8 11) East Cau fie d Myer
1948 Gee ong (12 13) A ph ngton (9 10) East Cau fie d Glenhuntly
1949 North A phing on (12 9) O d Parad ans (4 15) East Cau fie d Glenhuntly (C) 1950 Kew (11 14) S ate Sav ngs Bank (2 10) Murrumbeena Myer
1951 Myer (11 10) Parks de (9 9) Fairfield Power House
1952 Coburg (7 16) Elsternw ck (4 11) East Malvern Power House
1953 Cau fie d Gr (10 9) Power House (9 13) Balwyn St Kev n s O B (C) 1954 Parks de (15 19) O d Xaverians (8 12) Balwyn E s ernw ck 1955 Brunsw ck (12 15) Eas Malvern (8 7) Elsternwick ES & A Bank
South Me b Ci y (9 18) Hamp on Rovers (9 12) Teachers' Col ege Cau fie d Gr
Old Geelong Gr (11 10) ES
SEASON F RST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH
1970 U H S O B (15 10) O d Carey Gr (8 11) O d Haileybur ans Assumpt on O C
1971 Tooronga-Malvern (9 9) O d Trin ty Gr (8 10) O d Haileybur ans Old Me burnians (C)(R)1972 Reservo r O B (18 13) Assumption O C (11 9) Power House St Kilda C B O C
**1973 Power House (see no e) Fa rfie d Parkside Old Me burnians
1974 Marcell n O C (11 22) O d Hai eyburians (10 11) Parkside St Kilda C B O C
1975 St K lda C B O C (13 12) M H S O B (11 12) O d vanhoe Gr Parks de
1976 Old Me burn ans (12 22) O d Hai eyburians (8 15) Parkside Fawkner
1977 Fawkner (20 21) Parks de (17 10) A J A X Old Xaver ans
1978 Old Xaverians (16 8) A J A X (11 11) St K da C B O C Gee ong
1979 Kew (19 21) S K da C B O C (15 7) O d Br ghton Gr Hampton Rovers
1980 Old Brighton Gr (20 6) Geelong (15 15) Bu een-Templestowe Hampton Rovers
1981 A phing on (16 21) Bu een-Temp estowe (11 16) O d Camberwe l Gr M H S O B
1982 Old Camberwel Gr (17 20) Coburg (11 7) Hampton Rovers St Kevin s O B
1983 Cau fie d Gr (20 16) Parks de (8 22) St P us Hampton Rovers
1984 St K lda C B O C (22 10) O d Brigh on Gr (19 14) St Kev n's O B Banyule
1985 Fawkner (19 15) Therry C C O B (12 15) Banyu e Old Camberwe Gr (R) 1986 Banyule (19 18) O d Trin ty Gr (12 17) Thomastown A J A X
1987 Monash B ues (13 18) Kew (10 11) O d Melburnians Thomastown
1988 Old Me burn ans (11 10) O d Brigh on Gr (10 10) Banyu e Old Ha eybur ans (R) 1989 Old Ha eyburians (23 20) Banyu e (12 1) St K da C B O C Ba aclava
1990 Old Men onians (15 8) Un versi y B acks (11 16) Fawkner Cau fie d Gr
1991 Wh tefr ars O C (13 9) Monash Blues (10 4) Bul een-Templestowe vanhoe
1992 Fawkner (16 17) Bu een-Temp estowe (6 5) Commonwea th Bank Kew (J) 1993 Mazenod O C (29 17) A J A X (11 16) Ivanhoe M H S O B
1994 St K lda South Cau fie d (14 17) M H S O B (7 17) O d Gee ong vanhoe
1995 Old Ivanhoe (15 12) Ivanhoe (10 13) Marce in O C Old Geelong (J) 1996 St Kevins (12 15) S K da South Caulfield (9 6) Marce in O C A J A X
1997 Marcell n O C (15 21) North O d Boys (12 9) St Bedes Men one Tigers Old Mentonians
1998 Hamp on Rovers (11 9) Beaumaris (10 9) O d Menton ans St Bedes Mentone Tigers
1999 Wh tefr ars (15 15) O d Menton ans (12 9) O d Gee ong vanhoe Assump ion (R)
2000 Therry Peno a (12 13) Beaumaris (9 10) AJAX Hampton Rovers
2001 Hamp on Rovers (16 14) O d Essendon (6 9) G en Eira Collegians
2002 Wh tefr ars (20 14) S Bedes Mentone Tigers (13 15) Caulfield Grammar ans Beaumar s
2003 Beaumar s (12 16) Co eg ans (4 11) St Leos Emmaus Cau fie d Gr
2004 MHSOB (14 12) Caulfield Gr (6 11) Monash Blues Parkda e Vu tures
2005 Univers ty B acks (20 12) Beaumaris (8 5) O d Paradians Old Camberwe (R) (J)
2006 St Bedes Men one Tigers (21 12) A ax (21 11) Parkdale Vul ures Ormond
2007 Old Camberwel (15 14) O d Carey (13 10) Ormond Mazenod
2008 Ormond (15 12) Hampton Rovers (9 10) Oakleigh AJAX
2009 MHSOB (18 18) Oakleigh (11 17) Caulfield Gram Beaumar s ** Power House declared Premiers on direction of Executive as Fairfield played an ineligible player during the season
D1 ormerly D SECTION
(Named he E F Atk ns Cup in 1937)
*1932 West Brunswick (10 11) ES & A Bank (4 11) St Ignatius North Melb C B C O B
1933 Ormond (14 18) North Me b C B C O B (11 18) St Ignatius U H S O B *(C) 1934 vanhoe (19 14) U H S O B (4 5) St Ignatius Old Br ghton ans
1935 Ma vern (14 10) Parkda e (12 11) O d Br ghton ans Coburg
1936 Coburg (18 19) Footscray T S O B (15 8) O d Br ghton ans M H S O B
1937 M H S O B (16 18) Mount Carme O C (10 16) Carneg e Myer
1938 Fa rfie d (12 17) S Paul s (8 14) Hampton Rovers Carnegie
1939 Hamp on Rovers (16 11) Sou h Camberwel (14 13) Alph ngton Parks de 1940-1947 No compet t on
1948 Fa rfie d (19 13) North A ph ngton (10 7) East Malvern Murrumbeena
1949 Cau fie d Gr (9 10) Murrumbeena (5 5) East Malvern St Kevin s O B
1950 East Ma vern (12 12) Power House (8 10) U H S O B Parks de
1951 E sternw ck (11 15) Parkda e (10 9) U H S O B Moreland
1952 St Kevin s O B (10 12) Caulfield Gr (8 14) Footscray T S O B Cau fie d (C) 1953 Footscray T S O B (5 7) ES & A Bank (3 14) Brighton St Columb's
1954 Teacher s Co lege (5 10) Fa rfie d (4 9) Haw horn Br ghton
1955 South Me b Ci y (14 12) G enhunt y (4 3) Murrumbeena Preston
1956 Old Geelong Gr (11 16) U H S O B (7 1) De La Sal e O C Footscray T S O B 1957 Nat ona Bank (15 12) De La Sa e O C (6 10) Footscray
Old Carey 2006 Old Carey (19 16) Ruper swood (12 8) O d Gee ong Yarra Va ey 2007 Oak e gh (19 10) Hamp on Rovers (8 11) O d Menton ans Prahran 2008 Bu leen Temp (21 9) O d Gee ong (17 21) NOB/St Pats Old Mentonians
2009 Rupertswood (12 18) F tzroy (9 11) Werr bee Wh tefr ars
E SECT ON - P A Matthews Cup
*1954 South Me bourne C ty (13 16) Preston (5 10) Na ional Bank Power House Go d
*1955 De La Sa le O C (15 12) O d Gee ong Gr (9 18) O d Trin ty Gr Univers ty
1956 Nat ona Bank (8 13) Me burn an B ues (7 8) Un versity Port Me bourne
1957 Port Me bourne (8 13) A J A X (7 10) Un versity Old Carey Gr
1958 St K lda C B O C (12 14) A N Z Bank (10 13) Un versity Reds Old Br ghton Gr
1959 Preston (10 11) O d Brigh on Gr (9 8) West Brunsw ck Old Carey Gr
1960 West Brunswick (10 16) Elsternw ck (3 10) Co eg ans Go d Old Tr nity Gr
1961 Old Carey Gr (13 14) Preston (8 9) Co eg ans Go d Commerc a Bank
*1962 Monash Un versi y (8 9) O d Hai eyburians (2 11) Co eg ans Go d Old Camberwe Gr
*1963 St Bernard's O C (13 19) G enhunt y (11 11) O d Camberwe l Gr North Melb C B C O B
1964 North Me b C B C O B (15 12) O d Gee ong Gr (7 15) O d Camberwe l Gr A J A X
1965 St Pa 's (Ba larat O C (13 6) Kooyong (10 17) A J A X Assumpt on O C
1966 A J A X (19 14) O d Ivanhoe Gr (8 9) G enhunt y A M P Society
1967 Assumpt on O C (14 18) Tooronga-Ma vern (8 9) O d Trin ty Gr A M P Society
1968 A M P Society (8 11) O d Trin ty Gr (7 13) G enhunt y A N Z Bank
1969 Fa rfie d (14 6) G enhunt y (10 6) A N Z Bank E s ernw ck
1970 Brunsw ck (12 11) Reservo r O B (8 14) La Trobe Un versi y Old Camberwe Gr
1971 St Pa 's (Ba larat O C (7 16) La Trobe B acks (8 9) State Savings Bank Glenhuntly
1972 State Sav ngs Bank (18 14) Marce lin O C (10 15) O d vanhoe Gr Glenhuntly (R) 1973 Old Ivanhoe Gr (15 19) O d Camberwel Gr (12 16) A M P Soc ety E s ernw ck
1974 Fawkner (10 17) O d Gee ong Gr (10 16) A M P Soc ety A N Z Bank
1975 A J A X (15 18) Elsternw ck (13 19) A M P Soc ety St Pat's (Ballarat) O C 1976 La Trobe B acks (12 8) S Kev n's O B (4 10) A N Z Bank Old Menton ans (R) 1977 Hea herton (17 13) Wes Brunsw ck (8 16) North Brunswick Old Menton ans
1978 Bu leen-Temp estowe (23 11) S Bedes O C (15 17) Beverley Hi s La Trobe Blacks
1979 A M P Society (12 16) Bever ey H ls (9 10) North Brunswick La Trobe Un vers ty 1980 West Brunswick (10 18) S P us (8 10) O d Gee ong Gr Old Menton ans 1981 North Brunsw ck (15 13) Un versi y Reds (7 14) Thomastown Old Menton ans 1982 Therry C C O B (16 16) Banyu e (14 10) Thomastown Ba aclava (C)(R)1983 Thomas own (21 12) O d Trin ty Gr (14 9) Balac ava Pen nsu a O B 1984 Ba aclava (16 16) O d Menton ans (15 13) Peninsula O B E s ernw ck 1985 Hea herton (16 19) Preston M B O B (6 11) Elsternwick Pen nsu a O B (C) 1986 Bu leen United (24 14) Elsternw ck (9 4)
D3 ormerly E WHITE SECTION
#1998 Old Carey Gr (22 10) Kew (9 9) R chmond Centra U H S O B
1999 La Trobe Univers ty (14 11) F tzroy Reds (9 9) West Brunsw ck Univers ty Blacks 2000 Power House (12 13) Wi iams own CYMS (7 12) R chmond Centra St Johns O C (C) 2001 Fitzroy Reds (12 13) Bent e gh (5 15) St Johns Monash Gryphons
2002 West Brunswick (12 19) Hawthorn (4 11) St Johns E s ernw ck
2003 Sw nburne Uni (16 19) Monash Gryphons (3 8) Ruper swood South Me b Distr cts
2004 Oak e gh (4 23) Ruper swood (5 8) St Johns O C UHS-VU (R)
2005 St Johns (11 10) Werr bee (8 11) West Brunsw ck Old Wes bourne
2006 Sth Me b Distr c s (18 12) Bent e gh (14 12) Elsternwick West Brunswick
2007 Old Westbourne (14 20) Ivanhoe (7 11) Haw horn La Trobe Un
Marce lin O C (2 6) Haw horn Citizens Collegians
Marcell n (8 10) O d Ivanhoe (8 6) O d Xaver ans Therry Peno a
2009 Ben leigh (13 23) S Marys / Sa esian (10 18) St Franc s Xav er E s ernw ck
2008 W liamstown CYMS (12 17) El ham (3 11) Haw horn Power House (R)
D4 ormerly F SECTION - J B Cordner Cup
1964 St Pa 's (Ba larat) O C (9 5) Assumption O C (3 6) Cassie Monash Wh tes
1965 Reservo r O B (12 7) O d Ivanhoe Gr (8 17) A M P Soc ety Patricians
1966-1970 No compet t on
*1971 Marcell n O C (13 17) O d Ivanhoe Gr (9 12) O d Menton ans Monash Wh tes (C) 1972 Old Camberwel Gr (16 12) Elsternw ck (15 11) O d Menton ans St Bedes O C
1973 Fawkner (20 21) S Bedes O C (13 14) Monash Wh tes Latrobe Reds
1974 North Brunsw ck (13 11) O d Menton ans (9 13) Monash Wh tes Univers ty Reds
1975 Monash Whi es (16 10) Heather on (13 13) Bul een Un ted Thornbury (C) 1976 West Brunswick (19 16) Bever ey H ls (4 8) St Bedes O C Footscray I T O B (R) 1977 St Bedes O C (12 16) Bu een-Temp estowe (12 14) Thornbury Footscray I T O B
1978 Thornbury (13 17) Bu een Un ted (7 14) Therry C C O B
St P us (10 19) Pr nces
(6 8)
Univers ty Reds (21 18) Thomastown (11 18) Peninsula O B Brunsw ck (R) 1981 Banyule (9 23) Therry C C O B (6 6) Commonwea th Bank Bulleen Uni ed
1982 Bu leen United (14 18) Peninsula O B (13 17) Commonwea th Bank Brunsw ck ***1983 Footscray I T O B (12 10) U H S O B (12 7) O d Gee ong Gr Commonwealth Bank *1984 W liamstown CYMS (19 10) Preston M B O B (11 17) Monash Wh tes Brunsw ck 1985 Brunsw ck (8 12) C ayton (7 16) Doveton S J O C Commonwealth Bank (R) 1986 Old Essendon Gr (17 11) U H S O B (11 15) Doveton S J O C Wh tefr ars O C *1987 Aqu nas O C (12 13) Whi efr ars O C (12 12) St Andrews Doveton S J O C
1988 La Trobe Univers ty (18 10) Doveton S J O C (7 9) O d Carey Gr St Andrews (R) *1989 Mazenod O C (17 9) S Andrews-Coburg (12 10) Un versity Reds Old Carey Gr
1990 St Marys (11 11) Wi iams own CYMS (10 7) A N Z Bank Commonwealth Bank
1991 E sternw ck (15 14) A N Z Bank (13 16) O d Carey Gr Univers ty Reds (C) *1992 St Leo's Wa t e Park (9 17) O d Essendon (3 7) O d Carey Gr St Marys
1994 Yarra Val ey O B (16 10) Oakleigh (12 9) St Andrews-Coburg Pen nsu a O B 1995-1997 No compet t on
1998 Hawthorn Amateurs (16 7) Monash Gryphons (12 10) Synda Ta ly Ho West Brunswick
1999 E ey Park (8 9) A ber Park (5 13) O d Westbourne St Marys
2000 Sth Me b D s ricts (20 7) Bent e gh (14 16) Synda Ta ly-Ho E tham Collegians (R) 2001 Syndal Tal y Ho (16 11) Sw nburne Universi y (8 8) Ruper swood Bulleen Cobras Eltham
2002 Rupertswood (13 9) Werr bee (8 12) Albert
Old Essendon (11 7) F tzroy Reds (7 2) O d Xaver ans Univers ty Blacks
Marcell n (14 8) O d Carey (3 4) NOB/St Pats Kew
Old Essendon (11 8) O d Ivanhoe (6 11) Banyu e Old Carey
CLUB XVI I SOUTH
Old Xaver ans (4 6) O d Scotch Col eg ans (4 5) Mazenod O C Old Me burnians 1994 Old Xaver ans (11 10) O d Scotch Col eg ans (6 8) Bloods Old Me burnians 1995 Old Scotch Co eg ans (8 12) O d Xaverians (4 8) Mazenod O C De La Sa le O C
1996 Old Xaver ans (8 7) O d Scotch Col eg ans (5 4) De La Sal e O C Old Br ghton B oods
2002 Co legians (10 9) Monash Blues (8 7) St Leos Emmaus WP Old Br ghton (C) 2003 Mazenod (13 12) O d Brigh on (11 7) Whi efriars E ey Park
2008 Old Camberwel (14 12) S Marys/Sales an (8 6) Ormond St Bedes Mentone T gers
2009 Old Me burn ans (15 20) Ormond (3 5) Caulfield Gram Old Scotch
CLUB XVI I (1)
1997 Old Xaver ans (9 7) O d Brigh on Bloods (7 4) Mazenod O C Collegians (C) 1998 Old Xaver ans (10 5) De La Sa e O C (8 1) O d Scotch Old Br ghton
1999 Old Xaver ans (7 9) De La Sa e (5 5) O d Br ghton Old Scotch (C) 2000 Old Xaver ans (10 9) O d Melburn ans (5 9) De La Sal e Prahran
2001 Old Xaver ans (14 10) De La Sa e (5 11) O d Melburnians St Kev n s
2002 Old Xaver ans (9 16) De La Sa e (2 6) Prahran St Kev ns (C) 2003 Old Xaver ans (19 13) Prahran (9 5) De La Sal e O C Old Ivanhoe
2004 Old Xaver ans (6 7) Mazenod (4 7) O C Prahran St Kev ns
2005 St Kev ns (9 8) O d Xaverians (8 10) Prahran Old Scotch
2006 Old Xaver ans (14 13) Prahran (13 6) O d Scotch De La Sa le (C) (R) 2007 Old Xaver ans (15 13) Prahran (11 7) O d Melburnians St Francis Xav er
2008 Uni B ues (8 8) O d Xaverians (5 7) Co eg ans Prahran
2009 Co legians (16 9) O d Xaverians (2) (5 10) Un versity B ues Old Xaver ans (1) CLUB XVI I (2) 1997 Kew (4 8) Synda Tally Ho (3 8) Monash Wh tes M Lilydale O C 1998 Monash Whi es (8 11) Kew (7 6) Thornbury Cougars M Lilydale O C 1999 Prahran (12 16) Yarra Valley (5 10) Therry Penola Mazenod
2000 Rupertswood (12 18) Therry Penola (3 5) O d vanhoe Monash Wh tes 2001 Old Ivanhoe (7 12) Un versi y B acks (1 10) Co eg ans Monash B ues
Old Me burn ans (7 5) O d Xaverians (2) (7 3) F tzroy Reds Old Scotch (2)
Old Xaver ans (9 11) O d Essendon (8
1939 Co legians (11 18) Footscray TSOB (6 11) Parkdale Br ghton TSOB
1940 E sternw ck* Co eg ans MHSOB Parkda e
1941 Univers ty Parkda e Co eg ans UHSOB
1942 Auburn (11 19) Parks de (6 11) G en Ormond MHSOB
1943 MHSOB (12 12) Auburn (6 11) No Records No Records
1944 Auburn MHSOB Un vers ty Glen Ormond
1945 MHSOB (15 11) Un versi y (11 10) No Records No Records
1946 Hamp on Scouts* Ivanhoe MHSOB Ba wyn
1947 Hamp on Scouts* Ivanhoe MHSOB Ba wyn
1948 Hamp on Scouts (17 13) Ivanhoe (14 9) MHSOB Cau fie d
1949 vanhoe (17 26) Caulfield (4 9) Hampton Scou s MHSOB
1950 Ormond* Ivanhoe MHSOB Hampton Scouts
1951 Ormond (21 18) MHSOB (12 7) Hampton Scou s Power House
1952 Old Scotch Co eg ans (13 9) Ormond (12 6) Balwyn vanhoe *No record of scores ava lable UNDER-19 SECT ON
1953 vanhoe (16 10) Hampton Scouts (10 12) O d Scotch Power House
1954 Ormond (14 11) O d Scotch (6 10) Alph ngton vanhoe
1955 vanhoe (13 8) Ormond (12 13) O d Scotch A phing on
1956 Ormond (13 15) O d Scotch (10 15) Ivanhoe Hampton Scouts
1957 Hamp on Scouts (12 19) Ivanhoe (7 9) Coburg A phing on
1958 Univers ty (10 6) Hampton Scouts (10 5) Alph ngton Commonwealth Bank
1959 A phing on (8 12) Ormond (5 7) O d Scotch West Brunswick
1960 MHSOB (12 6) A ph ngton (8 10) Ormond Hampton Scouts
1961 MHSOB (9 8) Ormond (7 9) Ivanhoe Hampton Scouts
1962 MHSOB (17 10) Ivanhoe (5 7) Ormond Old Scotch
1963 MHSOB (11 9) O d Scotch (7 15) Un vers ty West Brunswick
1964 Univers ty (7 16) MHSOB (6 15) O d Scotch A phing on
1965 Ormond (11 10) Un versi y (8 12) O d Scotch Coburg
UNDER-19 PREM ER J S McCANN CUP
1966 Univers ty (14 14) Ivanhoe (11 18) Caulfield Gr Ormond
1967 Univers ty (12 15) Ivanhoe (9 12) Ormond MHSOB
1968 Ormond (13 14) Un versi y (8 10) Ivanhoe Coburg
1969 Ormond (13 11) Un versi y (12 14) Monash MHSOB
1970 Univers ty (11 23) Ormond (10 11) Monash Un Old Scotch
1971 Univers ty (8 9) Ormond (6 18) Monash Power House
1972 St Bernard's OC (14 8) Power House (10 8) Ormond Monash Uni
1973 Ormond (14 16) Monash Un (11 9) Un vers ty B ues North Old Boys
1974 Univers ty B ues (11 14) Coburg (6 9) Ormond Monash
1975 Univers ty B ues (9 9) Coburg (5 4) Ormond vanhoe
1976 North O B (16 4) Monash Un vers ty (6 12) Un vers ty B ues vanhoe
1977 St Bernard's O C (20 13) Ivanhoe (12 16) North O d Boys Univers ty Blacks
1978 North O B (17 15) Ormond (13 11) Un vers ty B ues Old Scotch
1979 Ormond (17 6) De La Sa e (11 12) Un vers ty B ues North O B
1980 Old Ha eyburians (15 9) S Bernard's (15 8) Ormond Melbourne Un
1981 North O B (17 14) Me bourne Uni (15 14) St Bernard s Ormond
1982 Bu leen-Temp estowe (17 11) O d Scotch (13 9) Ormond De La Sa le
1983 St Bernard's O C (15 14) Ormond (10 11) Banyu e North Old Boys
1984 Bu leen-Temp estowe (15 14) Fawkner (8 3) Banyu e St Bernard's
1985 Bu leen-Temp estowe (16 22) North O B (13 8) Thomastown Univers ty
1986 Ormond (23 19) MHSOB (11 4) De La Sal e Bulleen-Temp es owe
1987 Old Xaverians (10 9) Marce lin (8 12) O d Paradians Green Bulleen-Temp es owe
1988 De La Sa le O C B ue (11 17) O d Xaverians (9 3) Marce in Univers ty Blues
1989 De La Sa le O C B ue (14 11) O d Xaverians (9 10) O d Paradians Green Ormond
1990 Marcell n O C (14 6) De La Sa e B ue (11 15) O d Xaver ans St Bernard's O C
1991 De La Sa le O C B ue (13 17) O d Xaverians (9 5) Marce in O C St Bernard's O C
1992 Old Xaverians (6 15) De La Sa e B ue (4 6) O d Melburnians Mazenod
1993 Mazenod O C (20 9) S Bernard's (11 7) De La Sal e Old Xaver ans
1994 Old Xaverians (13 9) Co eg ans (12 9) St Bernard s O C De La Sa le O C (C) 1995 Univers ty B ues (16 10) O d Xaverians (11 17) De La Sal e O C Collegians
1996 Old Xaverians (13 17) Un versi y B ues (7 9) O d Melburnians De La Sa le
1997 Univers ty B ues (14 10) O d Parad ans (8 6) O d Xaver ans Old Carey Gr (C) 1998 Old Xaverians (14 9) De La Sa e O C (9 9) O d Paradians Old Br ghton (C) 1999 Old Xaverians (19 16) Un versi y B ues (13 11) De La Sal e St Kevins
2000 St Kevins (14 7) O d Xaverians (14 3) O d Br ghton Univers ty Blues
2001 Old Xaverians (11 15) O d Scotch (7 12) St Bernards St Kevins O d Brighton
2002 Old Brighton (19 14) S Kev ns (8 11) O d Xaver ans Marcel n
(C) 2003 St Bernards (10 18) Un versi y B ues (9 19) O d Xaver ans Old Scotch
2004 De La Sa le (6 3) S Kev ns (3 9) Werr bee Old Xaver ans
2005 Marcell n O C (18 20) Co eg ans (9 13) De La Sal e Univers ty Blues
2006 De La Sa le (17 18) O d Xaverians (14 6) St Bernards Univers ty Blues
2007 De La Sa le (14 8) S Bernards(6 14) O d Xaver ans Univers ty Blues (C)2008 St Bedes Men one Tigers (18 14) De La Sa e (17 12) O d Scotch Marcel n
2009 De La Sa le (14 14) O d Xaverians (9 4) Un B ues Old Scotch
SEASON F RST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH
UNDER -19 SECTION 2 & 3 DIVIDED INTO U19 NORTH 1 & SOUTH 1 FROM 2008
UNDER-19 SECT ON 2
1966 Commonwea th Bank (6 10) Wes Brunsw ck (6 9) Power House Monash Uni
1967 St K lda C B O C (13 16) Monash Un (7 15) O d Paradians A ax 1968 Old Parad ans (18 16) A ax (5 7) Hampton Scou s Power House
1969 St Bernard's O C (15 16) S K da CBC (15 10) Parkside West Brunswick
1970 Power House (21 18) Caulfield Gr (20 10) West Brunsw ck Army App Schoo
1971 Hamp on Scouts (15 17)
Parad ans
1974 Parks de (19 14) Ivanhoe (9 12) Geelong Hampton Scouts 1975 North O B (12 6) Hamp on Rovers (5 6) Reservo r O B Old Carey
1976 Thomas own (7 16) S Bernard's (7 15) O d Paradians Cau fie d Gr
1977 Hamp on Rovers (20 16) Geelong (18 17) De La Sal e Reservoir O B
1978 Old Ha eyburians (16 11) De La Sa e (10 13) Coburg Kew
1979 Coburg (14 15) Kew (11 15) Therry CCOB Univers ty Blacks
Old Parad ans (26 12) Fawkner (10 16) Therry CCOB Bulleen-Temp es owe
Bu leen-Temp estowe (17 13) O d Scotch (14 15) Ivanhoe Therry CCOB
1982 vanhoe (31 17) Banyu e (13 7) Therry CCOB Marcel n
1983 Fawkner (13 14) Marce lin (12 11) Therry CCOB Old Ivanhoe
1984 Marcell n O C (12 8) De La Sa e (1 3) O d Carey Ormond
1985 MHSOB (21 18) De La Sa e (15 12) Ormond Old Xaver ans
1986 Old Me burn ans (20 20) Co eg ans (8 13) O d Haileybur ans St Bernard's 1987 Therry CCOB (12 11) O d Hai eyburians (9 16) O d Scotch Univers ty Blacks 1988 Wh tefr ars O C (14 12) Banyu e (8 5) Ormond Old Scotch 1989 Old Scotch Co eg ans (18 10) S Bernard's O C (7 8) O d Br ghton Univers ty Blacks 1990 Mazenod B ues (16 18) Co eg ans (12 12) O d Melburnians North Old Boys 1991 A banvale (31 16) O d Trin ty (9 15) Therry CCOB Chirns de Park
1992 Old Camberwel (6 6) Therry CCOB (4 4) Un versity B ues vanhoe #1993-1996
1997 Co legians (15 15) O d Scotch (11 6) Whi efriars O C Univers ty Blacks 1998 Old Scotch (18 26) Whi efr ars (6 16) St Bedes/Mentone T gers Old Tr nity 1999 Marcell n O C (11 12) O d Hai eyburians (8 7) O d Melburnians MHSOB 2000 Beaumar s (11 6) O d Scotch (10 11) Whi efriars O C Old Tr nity
2001 Cau fie d Gr (17 13) Werr bee (6 11) O d vanhoe Old Tr nity O d Essendon
2002 Old Essendon (19 19) Ormond (6 7) O d Trin ty Beaumar s
2003 Werribee Amateurs (12 9) O d Melburn ans (8 10) Beaumaris Old Camberwe
2004 Co legians (17 24) O d Camberwel (3 4) Ruper swood Beaumar s
2005 Banyule Viewbank (15 10) Ruper swood (13 10) O d Carey Old Camberwe
2006 Old Camberwel (16 14) O d Carey (5 14) O d Melburnians Old Parad ans (C) 2007 St Bedes Men one Tigers (15 14) O d Brigh on (9 17) Beaumaris Old Camberwe
UNDER-19 SECTION 3
1979 Bu leen-Temp estowe (15 13) Marce lin (15 12) Heatherton Old Br ghton
1980 Banyule (18 17) Thomas own (14 11) St K da St Kev ns
1981 Old Brighton Gr (25 20) C ayton (8 10) O d Camberwe l West Brunswick
1982 Fawkner (12 18) O d Melburn ans (13 8) St Kev ns No 1st semi p ayed
1983 St K lda CBOC (13 13) Monash Blues (10 9) O d Melburnians Old Br ghton
1984 Old Scotch Co eg ans (16 17) MHSOB (10 7) O d Xaver ans Collegians
1985 No compet t on
1986 Old Parad ans (13 15) S K da CBC (10 12) Ivanhoe Hampton Rovers
1987 vanhoe (15 11) Whi efr ars (9 12) Caulfield Gr Monash B ues
1988 Old Parad ans Purple (11 12) O d Brigh on (10 13) Monash Blues Hampton Rovers
1989 Old Tr n ty Gr (14 13) Mazenod O C (11 7) Hampton Rovers Thomastown
1990 Cau fie d Gr (20 12) A banva e (17 6) Mazenod B acks Old Ivanhoe
1991 Old Me burn ans (13 20) O d Menton ans (6 16) St Bedes De La Sa le
1992 Ch rns de Park (5 4) A ax (3 4) MHSOB St Bedes
2002 Old Camberwel (13 7) O d Parad ans (12 12) Ruper swood Old Carey
2003 Rupertswood (13 7) O d Carey (10 6) Co eg ans Therry Peno a OB
2004 Old Parad ans (5 5) O d Carey (3 9) Whi efriars Univers ty Blacks
2005 Old Parad ans (15 8) Oakleigh (8 18) Un versity B acks St Bedes/Mentone T gers
2006 St Bedes Men one Tigers (12 11) Ormond (7 10) Oakleigh Old Ivanhoe
2007 Old Ivanhoe (15 11) Ormond (9 7) O d Essendon Oak e gh
UNDER-19 SOUTH 1
2008 Beaumar s (15 8) Caulfield Gram (13 16) O d Melburn ans Ormond
2009 Old Me burn ans (17 11) O d Brigh on (12 7) De La Sal e St Kev ns
UNDER-19 NORTH 1
2008 Old Tr n ty (14 18) O d Ivanhoe (6 8) F tzroy Reds Banyu e/Viewbank
2009 Old Camberwel (19 19) O d Essendon (6 11) O d Carey Fi zroy
UNDER-19 SOUTH 2
1993 Co legians (18 16) A ax (9 7) O d Br ghton St Bedes/Mentone T gers
1994 St Kevin s O B (10 14) O d Gee ong (8 13) Monash Blues Old Br ghton
1995 Beaumar s (19 12) S Kev ns (16 8) O d Br ghton Old Geelong
2007 Mazenod (15 8) Hamp on Rovers (7 13) O d Haileybury Monash B ues
2008 De La Sa le (16 17) Monash Blues (14 15) AJAX Hampton Rovers
2009 Hamp on Rovers (19 11) O d Menton ans (15 4) AJAX Bentleigh
(8 10) S Johns O C (1 2) Peninsula South Me bourne Distr c s 2005 Ormond (12 10) Mazenod (11 13) Sales an Scorpians
Rovers 2006 Old Men onians (10 16) Mazenod (9 5) O d Haileybury De La Sa le
RED SECT ON 1996 Wh tefr ars (7 9) O d Carey (6 10) O d Scotch Marcel n 1997 Old Tr n ty (27 15) S Leo's Emmaus (8 7) Yarra Va ley O B Aquinas O C 1998 Yarra Val ey O B (10 11) O d Ivanhoe Gr (5 8) Warr nga Therry Peno a *1999 Old Camberwel (dec ared prem ers as North Old Boys d squal fied due o ne gib e player 2000 Old Camberwel (10 9) North O d Boys (7 11) O d Essendon Gr Rupertswood
2001 Old Camberwel (17 10) Therry Penola (10 11) North O d Boys Univers ty Blacks
2002 St Bernards (18 13) Aqu nas (4 11) MHSOB La Trobe Un vers ty (C) 2003 Banyule Viewbank (11 10) Un versi y B acks (11 4) La Trobe Un versi y Fi zroy Reds (C) 2004 Fitzroy Reds (16 8) La Trobe Universi y (10 7) O d Westbourne Rupertswood
2005 Emmaus St Leos (21 10) Kew (8 2) O d Westbourne Aquinas O C
2006 Bu leen/Temp (17 14) F tzroy Reds (18 7) Aqu nas Old Xaver ans UNDER 18 2009 Oak e gh (12 13) S Bernards (6 5) Northern Bullants UHS – VU / Flem ngton
Parks de
Parks de
Hampton Rovers 1974 Hampton Rovers 1975 Fawkner 1976 O d Br gh on Gr
S ate Bank
Power House
Bu leen-Temp estowe
1980 St Bedes O C
Coburg
St Bedes O C
Therr y C C O B
Mered th, Un versity B acks
L S Mithen, Ormond
M J Davidson Hamp on Rovers
R C Fenton-Sm th Ormond
J R Hayes, Un versity Blues
M B Brook Ormond
G W Hibbins Co eg ans*
K Law O
G D Linke, Gee ong
Robson,
J M Busu t , Kew
A R Fe lows Thomas own
G P Mu cahy St Kev n s O B
B Raf er y, Ba aclava
R A Lawson Fawkner 1991 J A Sturgess Monash B ues 1992 R A Lawson Fawkner 1993 G W Wh te, Kew
R J Sk nner M H S O B
A R Thompson, St Bede s Men T gers 1996 M L Do lman, St Kev n's O B 1997 A P Macgeorge St Bede s Ment T gers
1998 M J P ts, Beaumaris
1999 S R Buck e St Leos Emmaus Wa t e Park
2000 S McK Anderson, Hamp on Rovers
2001 S C McPherson, O d Essendon
2002 A Carbone Whi e r ars*
M Ma u ck, Beaumaris
B K W more Banyu e
C Massis Glen Eira
M J Wh te, M H S O B
G Smy h, Monash B ues 2006 S Ke eher, Ormond 2007 S Ke eher, Ormond
2008 J R t erman AJAX
2009 R Mc ntyre, MHSOB*
D1 SECTION formerly D SECT ON L S PEPPER MEDAL
11932 D W Paro ss en O d Br gh on Gr 1933 K A Tr nn ck, Hampton Rovers
1934 K A Tr nn ck, Hampton Rovers
K A Tr nn ck Hampton Rovers 1936 W Crow Moun Carme O C
H H Naism th Alphington 1938 N Cooper, Myer 1939 N Cooper Myer 1940- 47 No Awards
1948 W R Cogh ll Murrumbeena
Guggenheime
Murrumbeena
K A Gray Eas Ma vern
F Pr ce, Murrumbeena
D J Reed, Murrumbeena
K M Wood S Andrew’s
A W J McFar ane, More and
A en Teachers' Col ege
C Newbound, Cau field
W G McGrory Glenhunt y
W G McGrory Glenhunt y
T Hussey Bel fie d
B J McKenna, St Pa s Ba larat) O C
A C D ck Na iona Bank* 1958 B J Evans Bellfie d
J Doug as, St Kev n s O B
F J Clarke Ma vern 1961 I W Bose , Ma vern 1962 P K Tre eaven, A N Z Bank 1963 B L Chet le, Preston
G S B ewer Na ona Bank
A H Poolman, O d Gee ong Gr
W R Tr nder Brunsw ck
H Jo son A J A X 1968 T C Dunn, Nat ona Bank*
I A Downs Tooronga-Ma vern 1969 T J A en, West Brunswick
T J A en, West Brunswick
R Aberna hy, Brunsw ck 1972 R H Thomas O d Br gh on Gr 1973 P J Toohey, Marce lin O C 1974 R Mu let , O d Camberwe l G
C N Rowston, Hamp on Rovers
M Ritterman A J A X
P J O'Dwyer, Assump on O C
K G Ho mes, E sternw ck
G S M es, Bulleen-Temp estowe*
W B Bla r O d Carey Gr
B J Ivey, Wes Brunsw ck
G W Gr ffi hs, Parks de*
A K Wh te Therry C C O B
G S Todd, M H S O B
S Cowley,
A J McGregor, Monash B ues
M R Dyson Old Ivanhoe Gr
G J Norton, O d Mentonians
M S Mason Pres on M B O B
M A Stone, Power House
T D Beasley, St Bede s O C
D Beasley, St Bede s O C
W Manton O d Geelong
D O ive S Kevin's O B
H E LeGrand Hampton Rovers
A R Fel ows Thomastown
M A Koppens St Johns O C 1997 M T Haze l Salesians O C
1998 C J Houston, Wh tefr ars O C * 1999 A S Anderson, Monash Blues 2000 A Cul rera Aqu nas O C 2001 D K W l ams Banyule
2002 M Dixon Mentone Amateurs
2003 S K O dfie d Sa es an OC
M Mil er Ormond
S Ke eher Ormond M Mil er Ormond
S Col ns, O d Carey*
J Rut er, Oak eigh G Snow, O d Mentonians
2008 S Mahoney Sou h Melbourne Distr cts P Florance Bul een Temp estowe
B S a ford, Wh tefr ars
SECTION J FULLERTON MEDAL
J E Rose, P eston
A C D ck Na iona Bank
A C D ck Na iona Bank*
R C S evens Old Ivanhoe Gr
K Weybury, Brunsw ck*
M Herzfe d A J A X
B J Ivey, Wes Brunsw ck
A L Ramsay E sternw ck
R Rou son, A M P Soc ety
G W Towan, A N Z Bank
B H Spiden Old Geelong Gr
G J Norton, O d Mentonians
1980 G J Norton, O d Mentonians 1981 H Har siou, Thomastown 1982 G M Rosewarne Elsternw ck
R D Mor ey Bu een Un ted
R D Mor ey Bu een Un ted 1985 R D Mor ey Bu een Un ted 1986 T Paz anas, Clay on 1987 V B Zan n U H S O B
1988 B Tiernan, Wh tefriars O C M R W kinson Aqu nas O C D A Poole La Trobe Univers ty
1989 D J Stevens, Brunswick I A Wr gg eswor h, La Trobe Univers ty 1990 T A Adhore, Dove on S J O C A J T rchet , North Brunswick
1991 V Grima d North Brunsw ck 1992 M D Ladgrove Dove on E N colos , A N Z Bank
1993 G W Ewar , O d Camberwe l Gr D A Tonks O d Essendon Gr G G Ha p n Glenhunt y 1994 S Koppens, St John s O C A J T rchet , North Brunswick
E EAST SECT ON J FULLERTON MEDAL
#1995 C S Co l ver, Aqu nas #1996 F W MacVean, Yarra Va ley #1997 N Vas opou os, O d Carey Gr 2005 H G Hodgson Old Wes bourne
E CENTRAL SECT ON O J MEEHAN MEDAL
#1995 P G McLean, U H S O B #1996 M Sedgw ck, U H S O B #1997 A G Thege W amstown C Y M S E SOUTH SECTION
#1995 S J Torossi Pen nsu a O B #1996 L M Murphy, E s ernwick #1997 L M Murphy, E s ernwick
D2 ormerly E BLUE SECTION #1998 L M Murphy E sternw ck 1999 S A Koppens, St John s OC 2000 A N Campbe Sa es an OC 2001 A J Cannane, West Brunswick 2002 D Mart n Bent e gh 2003 H McCarthy O d Geelong Gr 2004 A Par on, Old Carey Gr 2005 S Payze, Pen nsu a O B 2006 D Den Braber, Aqu nas 2007 J Robertson Bent e gh 2008 P Barane o, Emmaus S Leos 2009 S Barbour Peninsu a
D3 ormerly E WHITE SECTION J FULLERTON MEDAL #1998 S G Shannon, R chmond Centra 1999 A J Cannane, West Brunswick 2000 D J Wi ams Wi ams own CYMS 2001 D Mart n, Ben e gh 2002 A J Cannane, West Brunswick* 2003 S Koppens St Johns OC
J Rutter Synda Ta y Ho
H G Hodgson O d Wes bourne
B Irving, West Brunsw ck
B Hu ton, O d Westbourne
R Ogge, Hawthorn
M Co ns Hawthorn
D4 SECT ON ormerly F SECTION O J MEEHAN MEDAL
N G Constance, Cass e
B S Jeeves, O d Ivanhoe Gr
P M Gar ner Marce n O C
R L Wood, O d Mentonians
N E Harr
MEDAL
A J Fox GTV-9
G Swee , Por Co ts
P J Lockhart Bu een-Templestowe
D Lane, Port Co ts
M Creak, St Berna d's O C P J King, Col eg ans
G SECTION NORTH S MASON MEDAL #1991 A R Saw, Bulleen-Temp estowe #1992 G D Carro , North O d Boys
G SECTION SOUTH #1991 D J H gg ns, St John s O C #1992 S C Smi h B oods
CLUB XVI I NORTH S MASON MEDAL 1993 G J Hampson St Bernard's O C 1994 M H Doy e Kew* 1995 P A T Barker Hawthorn C t zens
G T Cox Marcel n 2002 G J P nner, The ry Peno a 2003 A J Chapman, Therry Peno a
B Ga e Marce n 2009 M Shanks Whi e r ars N Evere t Old Ca ey A E m Therry Penola
H SECTION 1987 P J Hooper, St Kev n's O B 1988 M A Bastow, R chmond Central A J Fox GTV-9 1989 M A Bastow, R chmond Central 1990 P J Sinc a r, E tham Col eg ans
CLUB XVI I SOUTH
W A H Den on Old Xaver ans
P L Ha , Mazenod O C
D P M ano, Swinburne Univers ty
A J Landr gan, O d Xaver ans*
B J Ha nes, Co leg ans*
C Cresswe l Eley Park AFC
S Payne S Mary’s Sa esian
D Logan, O d Scotch W Harr s Old Me burnians*
CLUB XVI I (1) S MASON MEDAL 1997 T D O'Su van Old Xaver ans*
D J More on Old Br gh on
M J Verge O d Me burnians 2000 A M Wilson Old Xaver ans*
G Ka avo os S Kev ns 2002 D J Bu terworth, Prahran
J M Storer Prahran
J M Storer, Prahran
R J Oakley, O d Brighton G
S Wiedemann, Ormond
K P n o, Hampton Rovers
B Southam
D Burrowes, Rupertswood
M W Lyons Old
P A Lobb S Pat's (Bal ara ) O C
1969 P G Morr s, Nat onal Bank
D RESERVE SECTION
1965 G A Annand, Be lfie d 1966 R J Ford Parkside
1967 J R Wood Brunsw ck
1968 D W Young Old Ha eybur ans*
1969 D W Young Old Ha eybur ans*
E RESERVE SECT ON
T Cookson, ES & A Bank*
J D O Keefe, O d Xaver ans
J E Charge, O d Tr n ty Gr * 1968 J H Halpin, E sternwick 1969 T J Benns Brunsw ck UNDER-19 SOUTH 2 A BROWN
A SECTION
1927 J J Green Universi y B acks - 86
1928 J J Green Universi y B acks - 110
1929 C D Chand er S a e Sav ngs Bank - 75
1930 C D Chand er S a e Sav ngs Bank - 90
1931 F W S Law Col eg ans – 91 (up o Round 17)
1932 W E Pearson, O d Scotch Co - 126
1933 A F LaFon a ne Un vers ty Blacks - 168
1934 W E Pearson, O d Scotch Co - 220
1935 W E Pearson, O d Scotch Co - 138
1936 W E Pearson, O d Scotch Co - 121
1937 W E Pearson, O d Scotch Co - 155
1938 F W S Law Col eg ans - 91
1939 F W S Law Col eg ans - 75
1940 R F egg Ormond - 51 (Season ended a ter Round 8 due to War)
1941- 45 Wor d War II
1946 J H W Bi rel Un ve s y B acks - 65
1947 T L K ng Univers y B acks - 65
1948 No ecords avai ab e
1949 S G B rt es Hampton Rove s - 64
1950 J D Anderson, Un versity B ues - 75
1951 J D Anderson Univers y B ues – 128 (Inc uded fina s)
1952 J D Anderson, Un versity B ues - 54
1953 J D Anderson, Un versity B ues - 93
1954 J D Anderson, Old Melburn ans - 75
1955 G W Dah enburg, Un versity B ues - 70
1956 G W Dah enburg, Un versity B ues - 54
1957 P B Woodhouse Un vers ty B ues - 86
1958 P J Bennet Co eg ans - 74
1959 M J Rush Col eg ans - 60
1960 R Wa duck, Co egians - 65
1961 R Wa duck, Co egians - 60
1962 J M Tudor O d Paradians - 47
1963 C C G een M H S O B - 60
1964 I A Mu ray O d Me burn ans - 44
1965 L N Hooper, Universi y B ues - 55
1966 R H Ha ley M H S O B - 80
1967 G G McLean O d Scotch Co l - 50
1968 R K McFar ane, Coburg - 54
1969 R K McFar ane, Coburg - 70
1970 R K McFar ane, Coburg - 105
1971 D S Bark y, Un versity B ues - 85
1972 J D Bu che Cau fie d Gr - 80
1973 K J Ladd, Ormond - 60
1974 J Jordan O d Parad ans - 84
1975 P S Thompson, St Bernard's O C - 80
1976 M A Tyqu n Universi y B ues - 77
1977 J D Bu che Cau fie d Gr - 60
1978
B A O Connor, Nor h O d Boys - 62
1979 P Ka ve is Un vers ty Blues - 77
1980 P Ka ve is Un vers ty Blues - 104
1981 A G Jones, Ma ce in O C - 92
1982 G W D lon North Old Boys - 83
1983 P M Meadows, Old Sco ch Co eg ans - 73
1984 S F Curtain, Old Xaver ans - 66
1985 S J Pace Bulleen-Temp es owe - 59
1986 I M Rober s Co leg ans - 82
1987 P V Schuhkraf Ormond - 77
1988 P V Schuhkraf Ormond - 64
1989 D B Mac nnes, Un versity B ues - 75
1990 P V Schuhkraf Ormond - 82
1991 A N M ar O d Sco ch Colleg ans - 60 S J Mount, Co egians - 60
1992 G W Pet off Marce n O C - 53
1993 R N Heath, O d Tr ni y Gr - 57
1994 L P Vassa o St Bernard's O C - 55
1995 A C Lennen Un vers ty Blues - 69
1996 A C Lennen Un vers ty Blues - 64
1997 D J R chardson, Old Xaver ans - 74
1998 L P Vassa o St Bernard's O C - 70
1999 D J R chardson, Old Xaver ans – 68
2000 L McG Hawk ns O d Sco ch - 86
2001 A W Treganowan, Ma ce in - 62
2002 M Gre g, O d Tr n ty - 74
2003 T J Harvey, St Berna ds O C - 66 2004 J Gerstman O d Sco ch - 64 2005 J Gerstman O d Sco ch - 81 2006 A Cu rera O d Tr n ty - 69 2007 A Cu rera O d Tr n ty - 62 2008 F Watts Colleg ans - 81
1928 J G aydon, Br ghtonva e - 85 1929 W Co s er Mu rumbeena - 107
1930 A MacDona d Surrey H s - 77
J Da ton Ben le gh – 96 (up o Round 17)
R J Lawson, Wes Haw horn – 85 (up to Round 17)
H Dougher y, Teachers Co lege - 83
F W S Law E S & A Bank - 123
R F Cop ey, Teachers Col ege - 92
1936 R Smi h vanhoe - 112
1937 E Ward Malvern - 103
1938 J C Cooper, O d Me burn ans - 100
1939 J T Cou son, E sternw ck - 76
1940 L W Boyd-Gerny M H S O B – 44 (Season ended a ter Round 8 due to War)
1941 – 45 Wor d War I
1946 W J Backhouse M H S O B - 82
1947 G L Casey, Teachers Co ege - 70
1948 No ecords avai ab e
1949 H G Heard, Geelong - 72
1950 J Sm h North A ph ngton - 68
1951 B K Lennox A ph ng on – 65 (Inc uded fina s)
1952 J Manue vanhoe - 54
1953 J F oyd O d Paradians -51
1954 J A Roberts, Coburg - 54
1955 M J Rush Col eg ans - 71
1956 M J Rush Col eg ans - 68
1957 P T Cah , South Me bourne Ci y - 51
1958 I A Mu ray Univers y B acks - 49
1959 K L O'B ien Cobu g 41
1960 M R Gr mmer, Hamp on Rovers - 57
1961 J H Wa ker vanhoe - 58
1962 P T Wayman, A ph ngton - 51
1963 R Brown U H S O B - 40
1964 D J Hughes, Old Sco ch Co eg ans - 75
1965 G T James Ormond - 62
1966 G T James Ormond - 60
1967 G T James Ormond - 73
1968 G T James Ormond - 73
1969 B W Mahoney St Bernard s O C - 59
1970 P T Wayman, A ph ngton - 85
1971 G E W son Gee ong - 56
1972 D J S ephens O d Tr n ty Gr - 79
1973 R H Ha ley M H S O B - 75
1974 C Moo e Monash B ues - 65
1975 H M Hughes vanhoe - 88
1976 A G Jones, Ma ce in O C - 87
1977 J A Jordan, Old Parad ans - 61
1978 R Cordner O d Me burn ans - 50
1979 R A Kaye A J A X - 45
1980 S F Curtain, Old Xaver ans - 105
1981 J W Priest ey O d Br ghton Gr - 74
1982 R R Cameron, Old Melburnians - 74
1983 S J Pace Bulleen-Temp es owe - 71
1984 D A Mat hews, Cau field Gr - 66
1985 O J Fil pov c Kew - 83
1986 J A M tche , Old Melburnians - 48
1987 C H Freeman Parks de - 66
1988 C H Freeman Parks de - 69
1989 N W Hea h Un vers ty Blacks - 50
1990 M R Legge Banyu e - 74
1991 L R Go lan , S Be nard s O C - 78
1992 A A Ac eman, Old Menton ans - 63
1993 A A Ac eman, Old Menton ans - 86
1994 A A Ac eman, Old Menton ans - 81
1995 J H Brad ey, O d Br ghton Gr - 70
1996 M J Ha r son O d Parad ans - 84
1997 L C McLean O d Ivanhoe - 78
1998 M J Ha r son O d Parad ans - 68
1999 M J Ha r son O d Parad ans – 79
J H Brad ey, O d Br ghton - 72
M D Toovey, Old vanhoe - 62 2002 A Power Hamp on Rovers - 57
D A Maskel Mazenod - 57 C T Car igg Wh tefr ars - 57
M A Luxon O d Ivanhoe - 50
M Handley O d Xave ians - 54 B SECTION 1927 A Lundy Mu rumbeena - 91
S M nton-Connell North O d Boys - 80
B S nc a r, Cau field - 68
B S nc a r, Cau field - 78
Wa son Elsternw ck - 55
P B Co lier, Fa rfie d - 59 1965 J B Adams, North Melbourne
B C O B - 58 1966 B Coulthard Parkside - 41
J L Bush, Na ona Bank - 49 1968 P G A Bow ing O d Ha eybu ians - 51
P G A Bow ing O d Ha eybu ians - 78 1970 P Shannon, St Pa s (Bal arat) O C - 82 1971 F P Ecc es Parkside - 91 1972 P Shannon, St Pa s (Bal arat) O C - 84
1973 R F Thompson, Commonwealth Bank - 64
1974 P S Han on Brunsw ck - 53
1975 D N J Combe Hampton Rovers - 71
1976 M B a ek A J A X - 54
1977 J W Priest ey O d Br ghton Gr - 60
1978 R Sykes Power House - 95
1979 R J Ma t n M H S O B - 92
1980 I J Hende son, A M P Soc e y - 76
1981 T W Ryan, St Bedes O C - 68
1982 P J Smy h O d Ivanhoe Gr - 83
1983 J A Dumme t O d Ivanhoe G - 79
1984 P G Broder ck, Thomastown - 104
1985 C D B ent O d T in ty Gr - 106
1986 D B Paterson, Heather on - 57
1987 R B Coll ns O d Camberwe - 65
1988 E Panag o d s Hampton Rovers - 89 1989 D R L Jenk ns S a e Bank - 71
T C W son La Trobe Un vers ty - 75
J P Bamer , M H S O B - 71 1992 M A Crawford Hamp on Rovers - 60 1993 M A Crawford Hamp on Rovers - 83
J J Sharkey S Bernard s O C - 73
1964 I C McM an, Old Gee ong Gr - 69
1965 F J Ga lagher, S Pa s (Bal arat) O C - 96
1966 G T Rudde A M P Soceity - 62
1967 G K Brady Tooronga-Ma vern - 78
1968 J Cox, Old Tr n y Gr - 71
1969 A R Woodhead Fa rfie d - 79
1970 P Cavanagh S a e Sav ngs Bank - 106
1971 P Shannon, St Pa 's (Ba arat) O C - 103
1972 G Wa ker, Old vanhoe Gr - 109
1973 G M Rosewarne E s ernw ck - 78
1974 C J Spiden, O d Gee ong Gr - 66
1975 T R Dancer, ANZ Bank - 70
1976 T R Dancer, ANZ Bank - 77
1977 I J Henderson, A M P Socie y - 58
1978 R J Wood St Bede’s O C - 65
1979 S M Scu n Nor h Brunswick - 70
1980 J D Bu cher, O d Gee ong Gr - 102
1981 S M Scu n Nor h Brunswick - 82
1982 S J Pace Thomastown - 97
1983 P G Brode ick, Thomastown - 104
1984 G N J Hock ng, Bu een Un ted - 76
1985 S E Re ger, Heather on - 93
1986 D R L Jenk ns, Sta e Bank - 74
1987 D R L Jenk ns, Sta e Bank - 82
1988 S J Parker O d Essendon Gr - 59
1989 T C W lson, La Trobe Un vers ty - 105
1990 D A DeMorton, Nor h Brunsw ck - 65
1991 P R Graham W l ams own CYMS - 105
1992 D A DeMorton, Nor h Brunsw ck - 93
1993 M A Dyke, Dove on - 108
1994 E L M chae , Bu een Un ted - 100
E EAST
1995 B J Vaughan, St Leo s Wa t e Park - 105
1996 J D L vingstone Aqu nas O C - 89
1997 M Add son O d Ca ey - 74
E CENTRAL
1995 A Tr andos, Un vers ty Reds - 53
1996 R A Kurkowsk Wil amstown C Y M S - 77
1997 D A Wa ace U H S O B - 58
E SOUTH
1995 D A Wa ne-Sm h Pen nsula O B - 120
1996 D A Wa ne-Sm h Pen nsula O B - 102
1997 S W C aven, Power House - 92
D2 ormer y E BLUE
1998 S W C aven, Power House - 86
1999 D MacKenz e, Oak e gh 76
2000 S Payze, Peninsu a OB - 82
2001 T P Macgeorge Men one Amateurs - 136
2002 C D Sharp, Bent e gh - 79
2003 M H V ckers-W is O d Geelong - 103
2004 M H V ckers-W is O d Geelong - 74
2005 S Payze, Peninsu a O B - 91
2006 S Payze, Peninsu a OB - 80
2007 D Gayfer Banyu e - 59
2008 C Bann ster Therry Peno a - 72
2009 C Bann ster Therry Peno a - 97
D3 ormer y E WHITE
1998 B M Farrelly U H S O B - 69
D4 former y F SECT ON
1964 A J Seaburg St Pat s (Ba ara ) O C - 70
1965 R G Ba rouney, O d vanhoe G - 87
1966 – 70 No compet ion
1971 P M Gar ner, Marcel n O C - 88
1972 D N McCallum O d Camberwe Gr - 62
1973 P A S gnoret , St Bede s O C - 50
1974 S F Bur ey, Monash Wh tes - 48
1975 P W F Meek ng, Heathe ton - 114
1976 G J O Loughl n, Bever ey H ls - 76
1977 J W Tenace Bu leen-Templestowe - 93
1978 R W Smith Tho nbury - 52
1979 P R Hi e, Un vers ty Reds - 71
1980 P R Hi e, Un vers ty Reds - 103
1981 M R Legge Banyu e - 66
1982 B V Kr stovsk La Trobe Un ve s y - 102
1983 G Ma lon Dove on S J O C - 81
1984 G Ma lon Dove on S J O C - 81
1985 G Ma lon Dove on S J O C - 118
1986 T C Wilson, St Andrew s - 88
1987 T C Wilson, St Andrew s - 127
1988 T C Wilson, St Andrew s - 113
1989 P McGowan Wil amstown C Y M S - 102
1990 S Ep ano U H S O B - 93
1991 C B H ckey, Old Carey G - 68
1992 J S mundza O d Essendon Gr - 99
1994 D A Warne-Sm h Pen nsu a O B – 101
1995 – 97 No compet ion
1998 T J Gi chr st Monash Gryphons - 79
1999 N Pan azopoulos A ber Park – 115
2000 C D Sharp, Bent eigh - 116
2001 B S Wh tehead, Ruper swood - 56
2002 S A lan Albert Park - 70
2003 S R A an, A bert Park - 106
2004 J C Horsbu gh O d Westbourne - 100
2005 R Badan ek Bu leen Cobras - 89
2006 P Edwards Power House - 116
2007 J Garrard E tham - 112
2008 C Horne, Kew - 82
2009 A Yaman Sw nburne Un - 115
F1 SECTION
1993 R J C ncot a Sa es an O C - 81
F2 SECTION
1993 M R Forres Oak eigh - 101
G SECT ON (Formerly F 2 Sect on)
1994 V P cc ol Chirnside Park - 82
CLUB XVI I SECT ONS
G SECT ON
1986 R D Hearn O d Carey Gr - 58
1987 D Robinson B oods - 75
1988 S J Parker, Old Essendon Gr - 59
1989 D G Thomas, B oods - 63
1990 M P Da ton Kew - 73
H SECT ON
1987 S S F tzpa r ck El ham Co eg ans - 43
1988 B J Prowse O d Xave ians - 53
1989 M R Tymms R chmond Centra - 37 1990 F Skende S K da C B O C - 59
G SECT ON NORTH
#1991 A R Pr ce O d Scotch Co egians - 45 M C O'Dea Kew - 45
M T Thomas, Ch rns de Park - 45 #1992 A W Treganowan, Marcel n O C - 76
CLUB XV I SOUTH 1993 M P Dal on, O d Xaver ans - 71 1994 S S Hawk ns, Old Sco ch - 72 1995 S L Rudd - De La Sa le O C - 74 1996 S J ingworth, Old Sco ch - 44 2002 G M Oak ey Co egians - 49 2003 R D Cochran O d Br ghton - 57 2008 S Payne S Mary’s Sa es an - 50 2009 S Saunders Cau fie d Gram - 57
CLUB XV I (1)
1997 S L Pryde, Old Sco ch Co eg ans - 35 1998 S L Rudd - De La Sa le O C - 61 1999 D Hegan De La Sa e – 38 2000 B Cart dge Prahran - 87 2001 B Cart dge Prahran - 59 2002 B Cart dge Prahran - 100 2003 B Cart dge Prahran - 64 2004 B Cart dge Prahran - 54 2005 P W Hall O d Xaver ans - 53 2006 D Rush, Old Xaver ans - 57 2007 B Spence S Francis Xav er - 53 2008 L Farrell Prahran - 27 2009 E Cooper, O d Me burn ans - 38
CLUB XV I (2) 1997 M Tossava nen, Monash Wh tes - 32 1998 J S Webb Thornbury Cougars - 48
1999 B Cart dge Prahran - 64
2000 T J Cormack O d Ivanhoe - 33 J Zanet i Therry Penola - 33
2001 G McK Oakley Col eg ans - 35 2004 N A S mon, O d Scotch - 70 2005 D V o a E ey Park Sharks - 81
2006 P Ca o an, Mt L yda e - 72
2007 L Vassa o S Bernards - 97
2008 O C ose Un vers ty Blacks - 37
2009 G Pe ro f, Marcel n - 52
CLUB XV I (3)
2004 M W Connol y North Old Boys - 64
2005 N J X E ot Wh tef iars - 31
2006 T Bockman Cau fie d - 37
2007 Khoa Nguyen Box Hi North - 49
UNDER-19 SECT ONS
V J A F A
1939 S J E Loxton, Co eg ans - 86
1940 J Scar fe, Foo scray T S O B - 45 1941- 47 No ecords avai ab e
1948 B W Bar e t, Ba wyn - 71 R Harper, Hamp on Scou s - 71
1949 R Saunder Ivanhoe - 79
1950 I G A exander, M H S O B – 63 (Inc udes finals)
1952 D W K rk Ormond - 60
UNDER-19 SECT ON
1953 No ecords avai ab e
1954 D R Loutt t, O mond - 97
1955 D R Loutt t, O mond - 95
1956 D J Hob A phington - 92
1957 R W Sgro vanhoe - 99
1958 J W Brown Cobu g - 67
1959 G R Eddy West Brunswick - 76
1960 D A Park n M H S O B - 69
1961 C C G een M H S O B - 103
1962 C C G een M H S O B - 88
1963 R J Green, Wes B unsw ck - 73
1964 G J S evens Hampton Rovers - 84
1978 G J Ph ps, Ivanhoe - 63
1979 D K B Beenie Un vers ty Blues - 70
1980 M P Fogar y, De La Sa le O C - 79
1981 A F Corcoran, Old Parad ans - 82
1982 R N Ho oway Un vers ty - 81
1983 A J Maher Marce n O C - 93
1984 K J Korp Fawkne - 84
1985 D K Bourke Universi y - 109
1986 G J Johnson, Ormond - 90
1987 A J McLaugh n O d Xaver ans - 61
1988 G Goroz d s, Old Xaver ans - 86
1989 R D Brashe De La Sa e O C Blue - 80
1990 P C G mour, St Be nard s O C - 79
1991 R G J Mak nson, De La Salle O C B ue - 120
1992 C G Bennie Marce n O C - 71
1993 V Piccio i, Ch rns de Park - 88
1994 D S A no t Co leg ans - 120
1995 J Thrush, Ther y C C O B - 77
1996 M J Ha gan Un ve s y Blues - 84
1997 S K Murray, Old Melburnians - 64
1998 A Oswa d O d Xaver ans - 53
1999 L J North, Un vers ty B ues - 68
2000 J McDonne , O d Xaver ans - 72
2001 J McDonne , O d Xaver ans - 68
2002 T V Sheehan, Marce lin - 68
2003 B P tts, St Bernards O C - 66
2004 N J Shutt ewor h Un ve s y Blues 71
2005 M Handley O d Xave ians - 65
2006 R Benson, O d Xaver ans - 81
2007 A Kovar k De La Sa e - 72
2008 A Kovar k De La Sa e - 53
2009 S Mu e De La Sa e - 68
UNDER-19 SECTION 2 & 3 D VIDED NTO U19 NORTH 1 & SOUTH 1 FROM 2008
UNDER-19 SECTION 2
1966 G Saynor Commonwea th Bank - 80
1967 P H Wakel ng, Old parad ans - 61
1968 J A Jordan, Old parad ans - 84
1969 F P Su van S Bernard s O C - 88
1970 H S Down e, Wes Brunsw ck - 80
1971 P H Rudd, Hamp on Rovers - 84
1972 W K Stokes Tooronga-Ma vern - 91
1973 M J Brown ng, Bever ey H s - 69
1974 J A Bastow Parks de - 70
1975 A G Thompson, Hampton Rovers - 71
1976 S Czerny Thomastown - 156
1977 M James Hamp on Rovers - 70
1978 P E Greene, De La Sa le O C - 77
1979 W C Sykes Coburg - 84
1980 J F F ynn O d Pa adians - 71
1981 G D Osborne Bul een-Temp es owe - 109
1982 D C Burke C ay on - 65
1983 T J M R dde S K da C B O C - 140
1984 J W H lier, Old Br ghton Gr - 72
1985 G W Mori z, M H S O B - 108
1986 N G Schmidt Co egians - 101
1987 E J Wh es de, Old Sco ch Co eg ans - 72
1988 T J S r ke Wh tefr ars O C - 56
1989 C H Kn gh , Old Br ghton Gr - 85
1990 L M Gr ffin, Co eg ans - 100 #1991 B A Ga t A banvale - 71
1992 J T Taywood Ivanhoe - 82
1997 S S Hawk ns, Old Sco ch - 83
1998 H C Thomas O d Scotch Co leg ans - 105
1999 A D B udar, O d Ha eybury - 73
2000 J C Corne l, O d Br n y - 57
T P MacGeorge, Mentone Ama eurs - 104
1999 D Lau e ta Hawthorn Ama eurs – 71 S W C aven, Powerhouse – 71
2000 D J W ams, W amstown CYMS - 103
2001 C D Sharp, Bent e gh - 93
2002 J W Murch e, Sw nburne - 85
2003 J W Murch e, Sw nburne - 107
2004 J E Tate UHS-VU - 64
2005 C J Lee, Werribee - 62
2006 C Sharpe Bentle gh - 118
2007 A Pace, Ivanhoe - 93
2008 R Ogge Haw ho n - 83
2009 B Spencer S Francis Xavier - 61
G SECT ON SOUTH
#1991 C P Su tie S John s O C - 37
#1992 M P Da ton O d Xaverians - 74
CLUB XVI I NORTH
1993 T St ck and E tham Col eg ans - 30
1994 G Wood, St Be nard s O C - 50
1995 D L Bookluck E ey Park - 22
1996 G S Wood, St Bernard's O C - 50
2002 S J K ngs on O d Ivanhoe - 32
2003 S Evans O d Essendon - 41
2008 G Pe ro f Marce n - 50
2009 L Guerra, Old Carey - 42
1965 R J Wood M H S O B - 73
UNDER-19 PREMIER
1 1966 G J Newman M H S O B - 46
1967 P L Venables, Ivanhoe - 101
1968 J E G aham, Ormond - 51
1969 I R W son M H S O B - 71
1970 G J Lowe, Un versity - 54
1971 M J Bartlett Powe House - 53
1972 R J Ra cl f Power House - 106
1973 F H Wh ton Monash Un ve s y - 96
1974 G J F sher Ormond - 79
1975 M P Egan, Coburg - 82
1976 R J S oan Monash Univers y - 86
1977 A K Woo fe, vanhoe - 58
2001 M Mendo a, O d vanhoe - 67 2002 L Ferrar , Beaumar s - 67 2003 P Chalmers, Werribee - 47 2004 M P Roberson Co egians - 48 2005 J Ts ngar s, Banyu e - 62 2006 C H ll er O d Camberwe - 79
2007 C H ll er Banyu e - 71 UNDER-19 SECTION 3
G P Nash Bu leen-Templestowe - 47
R J E r ng on O d Ivanhoe Gr - 86
P D Goetz O d Br gh on Gr - 66 1982 P F O Dea S K da
R Cooper, O d Essendon
A McNa ly Werr
P Jenk ns, O d Camberwe
S Richards St Bedes Men one T gers
D Coulsen - Hoffacker O d Trini y
1892
M e t r o p o l i t a n J u n i o r F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n b e g a n a S a l v a t i o n A r m y
Headquarters, 62 Bourke Street, Melbourne
WH Dav s, first pres dent and ER Gower, first secretar y A berton Br ghton, Co legians, Ed ington, Footscray Distr ct, South St Ki da S Jude s, St Mar y s Toorak-Grosvenor and YMCA made up the Assoc at on
1893
Ol nda and Un vers ty admitted
1894
Nunawad ng, Scotch Co legians, Windsor and Caulfield admitted Ol nda, Un vers ty 2nds, Footscray Dis r ct and St Jude s wi hdrew
1895 Wa tham adm tted Toorak-Grosvenor YMCA disbanded
1896
Old Melburn ans and Malvern adm tted Alberton and Scotch Col eg ans w thdrew LA Adamson e ected second Presiden
1897
VFL formed
MJFA rece ved £2 12s 6d as share of gate rece pts from match against F tzroy Fitzroy 5 16 de eated MJFA 3 11 South Yarra and Booroondara admitted, O d Me burn ans w thdrew Wa tham d sbanded 15/6/97 Booroondara wi hdrew a end of season
1898
Leopo d and Beverley admi ted St Mar y s banned rom compet t on 7/6/1898
1899
M L tt e, Rupertswood
J D Berthet,
Top wo sides played off for Prem ership. JV (Va ) Deane appo nted Secretar y Parkvi le and St Franc s Xav er s admit ed St Francis Xav er s d sbanded in May 1899 and Kew chose to p ay i s rema ning matches
1900 South Me bourne Jun ors admi ted
1904 Fitzroy D strict Club adm tted
1905
Melbourne Univers ty FC adm tted due to amalgamat on of Booroondara and Hawthorn 1906 Fitzroy D strict changed name to Col ingwood Dis r cts and played at V ctoria Park Melbourne D strict Foo ba l Associa ion (MDFA) approached to affil ate w th MJFA 1908 Oakle
1920
Old Me burnians, Old Caulfield, Me bourne Swimming C ub and Teachers’ Col ege adm tted, o n ng Co leg ans E sternw ck, Universi y (B – ater B acks) and South Yarra Number of c ubs imi ed o e ght
JV Deane unable to continue as Secretar y and was replaced by S Hughes
1921
Affil at on fees ncreased from one gu nea to two gu neas O d Br ghton O d Scotch Co eg ans second Un versity (A later Blues) team Old Trin ty, Sandr ngham and Hampton adm tted
MAFA o ned Amateur Sporting Federat on Delegat on sen o meeting of Pro estan Churches FA to form a union of junior eagues MAFA dec ined to join sta ing t no longer cons dered tself a "Jun or Assoc at on" 19th man princ ple discussed.
"Midnigh Sun publ shed a l scores and resul s
1922
Two sections of eight c ubs Black Rock withdrew – unable to abide by "Amateur" ru es and a so O d Br ghton Murrumbeena, E wood Melbourne Shipp ng Company admit ed (disbanded 17/7/22) and Teachers Col ege readm tted after being expel ed August 1921 for non attendance at three successive meet ngs
Ump re s Assoc at on formed and Independent Tribuna establ shed
1923
A (8 clubs) and B (9 clubs) Sections formed Old Xaver ans & Elsternw ck B’ adm tted Ump res’ Assoc ation requested number ng o p ayers, approved 18/6/23 and implemented 30/6/23
C ubs contr buted of £1 to 1924 Olympic Fund
1924
South Austra ian Amateur Footba l League (SAAFL) wrote seek ng a match on MCG in 1925 Bur wood and Cau field City admit ed and O d Br ghton readm tted
E wood abandoned membersh p – unab e to find suitable ground
Associated Grammar Schools granted affi iat on for one guinea HG Coombs appointed Ump res’ Coach
McBean Cup presen ed or prem ers in A Section Season surplus of £68 5s 11d Introduc ion of p ayer regis ra ion
1925
Caulfield C ty changed name to Cau fie d FC and expel ed for ncidents during end of season match aga nst Caulfield Grammarians Schoo s Associa ion granted affil ation Old Ha leybur y admitted
Delegates voted aga nst adopt ng free k ck for k cking out of bounds on ful Bur wood resigned Metropo itan Football Follower introduced Affil ated bodies nvited to attend mee ings w thout voting power
McBean Cup o become property of the first C ub to win it three t mes
MAFA granted contro of Old Scotch ground for footba l season
First VAFA representat ve game - versus Sou h Austra ia at MCG Finals venues A bert and Elsternw ck – no a cohol was sold at Albert Specia meeting approved appl cation o a Geelong based team for 1926
1926
C Sect on (8 c ubs) (A-10, B-8) ormed due to Gee ong, Sandr ngham Jun ors, Glenhuntly, St Pau s (Ascot Vale), O d Melburnians B, Teachers’ Col ege B, Kew Jun ors, Brunswick Amateurs, Sou h Caulfield, Gardenva e-M ddle Brighton being adm tted
Unreg stered players requ red o sign statutor y declarations that they had not played in another competi ion.
White shorts for visit ng teams first mentioned
Metropo i an Junior Footbal Associa ion (27 clubs) sought affi iat on Brighton Vale won first C Section Premiersh p
1927
Glenhuntly B West Hawthorn, Kingsvi le Rovers’ Oak eigh Amateurs (expel ed 20/8/27), Pascoe Va e, Black Rock Naval Base F inders ( nto B Sec ion), State Sav ngs Bank admitted
Defic t on 1926 trading caused a £1 cal on al clubs
Fine of 2s 6d introduced for each player not wear ng ful c ub uniform (guernsey, knickers, socks)
Presentation to LA Adamson, presiden since 1896
3LO offered 15 minutes on Saturday evenings to broadcast resu ts
Metropolitan Football Follower becomes he Amateur Footbal Follower
A representat ve team rom A Sect on beat a combined Bendigo Amateur Footbal League team
State Savings Bank won the C Sect on Premiership n its first year of compet tion
1928
Ru es amended to al ow for seven V ce-Pres dents A fi iat on fees ncreased o four gu neas Oakle gh Footbal Club re-admitted Sandringham ‘B’, Bur wood and Surrey Hi ls admi ted
Old Hai eybur y and O d Trinity merged
All c ubs required to have a scoreboard.
A motion from Mr Hosking to change name rom MAFA to VAFA was soundly de eated
Har leys Sports Store donate Cup for competit on n B Sect on £2 donated to Nat onal War Memoria Fund
AS Oak ey (Col eg ans) best n victor y over SA at Un ey Oval
Sandr ngham ‘B’ w thdrew due o lack of numbers Oak eigh Amateurs and Pascoe Va e expel ed
1929
MHSOB, O d Ivanhoe Grammarians, O d Parad ans and Bent eigh adm tted Amateur League formed in WA
Bend go AFL d saffi iated as unab e to comp y w th ru e re Amateur s atus
TA Archard Shie d n roduced for compet tion in C Section
1930
Dandenong KSP Brigh on Techn cal School OB Glenhunt y ‘B adm tted, O d Ivanhoe disbanded and Black Rock expel ed Order of rule introduced
1931
Canterbur y Un ted Churches adm tted
MAFA adopted Brownlow system for Best and Fairest voting
MAFA comb ned team 9 18 lost to comb ned Melbourne and Adela de Un versit es 13 15 at Albert Ground
Stand ng Committee compr sed one de egate from each Sect on p us President and Secre ar y
1932
D Sect on formed West Brunsw ck win first tit e
UHSOB, North Me bourne CBCOB (later North O B ) Ormond, West Brunsw ck, Footscray Technica School OB St Ignatius, Gardiner, ES&A Bank, O d Brighton ans National Bank admitted
WG Amos appo nted Treasurer
The Amateur Football Follower renamed the Amateur Footballer
Cr Baron Marks (Vice-Pres dent) offered a replacement Cup for the McBean Cup now n permanent possession o Old Scotch First Ama eur game aga nst Tasman a Vale: LA Adamson, President and Life Member
1933
MAFA name changed to V ctor an Ama eur Foo ba l Assoc at on (VAFA)
HJ Stewart appo nted h rd Pres dent and number of Vice-Presidents decreased to s x Austral an Amateur Footbal Counc l formed Stand ng Comm ttee became known as Execut ve w th power to act between delegates meetings
JS McCann appointed Hon Secretar y Canterbur y Uni ed Churches and Surrey Hi s withdrew Alph ngton admit ed and wi hdrew prior to season – replaced by Hamp on Rovers, Gardiner FC changed name to Malvern
Col eg ans p ayed at A bert Ground and ES&A at Br ghton CG
Delegates chose H gson footba l as standard bal and a l c ubs to purchase at MSD
VAFA adopted ANFC ‘out o bounds’ rule but chose not to follow VFL interpretation that prohibited shepherding at throw-ins as it conflic s wi h 5 yard ru e.
Associat on protested to Minister re use of Amateur Sports ground for profess onal sport
Cur ain raiser to state game: B Sect on versus C and D, won by C and D Baron Marks Trophy awarded to A an La Fonta ne (Univers ty B acks) as best p ayer in S ate team
Clubs required to list players’ guernsey numbers on team shee s
The ABC printed Amateur Footbal booklet West Hawthorn for eited Membership
1934
Dandenong w thdrew A ph ngton Ivanhoe and Parkda e adm tted
Sherrin, Don, Nutt ng and Young and Fau kner footballs used Ormond ca led on Associat on to present meda s or certificates to p ayers n prem ership teams
C ubs from lower sections expressed concern that good p ayers were being en iced to A Sect on C ubs C ubs directed to change stra ght over a quarter time wi hou address from coach VAFA decl ned offer from Vic or an Junior Footbal Un on which sough to introduce clearances between the two bodies Ormond est mated that 26 700 had watched its e ghteen home and away matches
Old Scotch u l for ward, B l Pearson k cked a record 199 goa s n A, inc uding 30 against Brunsw ck and 24 aga nst Un versity Blacks Baron Marks Cup became property o Old Scotch Old Scotch won ourth successive A Section Flag 1750 p ayers were registered w th the Associat on
1935
Carneg e and Coburg admitted St Ignat us expel ed and Old Ha leybur y O d Trinity w thdrew Nat onal Bank suspension l fted
K ngsvi le and Nat onal Bank d sbanded at end of season Cer ificates presented to premiership p ayers Second Baron Marks Cup made availab e.
1936
ES&A became ES&A - National Bank Fairfield, Moun Carme OC and Wes Brunswick admit ed and Bur wood w thdrew mid season
Old Scotch m ssed A Sect on fina four for the firs time ever since their first year in 1921
Col eg ans won first A Sect on flag since 1904
In winning B Sect on prem ership, Ivanhoe completed its third season undefeated, making 60 wins straight VAFA won first ever AAFC Carn val held in Ade aide Ian Galbrai h (Universi y B acks) won best and fa rest award
1937
Myer and South Camber we l admi ted Permanent Cups purchased for ‘B’ – JV Deane, C’ – HJ Stewart and D’ – EF Atk ns Ormond won m nor Premiersh p in first season n A Sect on SA 17 14 defea ed Victoria 14 10 for he first t me in Melbourne (St Ki da CG) Standard size whi e goal flag ntroduced and goal umpires required to wear a white coat.
Bentle gh D strict FC w thdrew at end of season
1938
Parkside AFC adm tted E sternw ck relegated from A Sect on for first t me Victoria won second AAFC Carn va in Launceston Junior compe ition naugurated. VAFA nv ted VFL and VFA to a conference o seek uni ormity of rules Number of regis ered players: 1800 Vale: JN Woodrow, Life Member and assis ant secretar y since 1920
1939
National Bank disbanded and Carnegie w thdrew St Pat’s (Ba larat) OC and Heidelberg West admi ted North Melbourne CBCOB expel ed Un versity Blacks won second Baron Marks Cup J u n i o r c o m p e t o n e s t a b i s h e d ( V i c t o r a n J u n o r A m a t e u r F o o t b a l Associat on)
A Section Best and Fairest became known as JN Woodrow Award Number of regis ered players: 1723
1940
Geelong, Br ghton Vale and Old Brightonians disbanded Black Rock D stric FC admi ted then w thdrew pr or to season Pascoe Vale and Power House adm tted (1940 only)
Competition abandoned except for VJAFA a ter first round of home and home matches due to World War II
1940 - 1945
Compet tion in recess Some 3000 plus VAFA players and offic als ser ved n World War I
1945
Char ty match at Glenferrie Ova on Monday, 18th o June between VJAFA and Eas ern Suburban FL (U19)
1946
Twenty-five o the 40 c ubs resumed
Ba wyn Amateurs and Carneg e Church of Chris adm tted
C ubs n three sect ons, six teams n VJAFA
Un versity Blacks became firs A Sec ion champion team
JS McCann, Assoc ation secre ar y s nce 1932 resigned due to i l heal h
Number of regis ered players: 1371
1947
E sternw ck, Power House and Gee ong re-adm tted and Commonwea th Bank, St Kevin’s and State Electr city Commiss on were also admitted
EF Atk ns e ected fourth President
B acks won fourth successive A Sect on flag
E ght teams in VJAFA
HJ Stewart (Presiden , 1933-1946) awarded L fe Membership
Th rty-four clubs were div ded nto three sect ons Number of regis ered players: 1544
Vale: Cr Baron Marks, vice-president and staunch Amateur supporter
1948
SEC withdrew, North A phington admitted and UHSOB were re-adm tted Fif h success ve A Section flag to University Blacks VAFA adop ed ANFC rules for play Nine teams n VJAFA
Th rd AAFC Carn val in Perth won by South Austral a Ken Ro lason (Old Melburnians) won bes and fa rest award
Th rty-five c ubs n four sections Number of regis ered players: 1552
1949
Kew, G enhun ly Juniors, More and Amateurs and St Andrews adm tted, Un versity B acks won sixth success ve A Sect on Flag Geelong became permanent holder of Hartley Cup Nine C ubs n VJAFA
39 teams n four sect ons Number of regis ered players: 1721
1950
Be lfield adm tted, G enhunt y Jun ors w thdrew Ormond won first A Section flag breaking Un vers ty Blacks hold on t t e AAFC won second div sion of ANFC and SG Birt es (Hampton Rovers) won RT Rush Medal as best p ayer at Carn va JS McCann awarded L fe Membership Eight teams n VJAFA Number of regis ered players: 1809
1951
St Pat’s (Bal arat) OC re-admi ted W nning A Sect on, Hampton Rovers became first c ub to win a flag n each Sect on V ctor a won fourth AAFC Carn val held in Melbourne for first t me VFA team de eated AAFC team to dec de compos tion o Sect on 1 of ANFC Nine teams n VJAFA Number of regis ered players: 1829
Vale: CR Newbur y, whose nvolvement in the Association could be traced back to earliest days of the Association
1952
Diamond Jubi ee N ne teams n VJAFA ES&A Bank admit ed More and w thdrew, North Alphington expel ed EF Atk ns awarded Life Membersh p Execut ve meetings were held at Harr son House Jack
Number of regis ered players: 2726
1955
De La Sa le OC, Melburnian Blues and Un versity (E) admi ted Myer withdrew Old Melburnians won hird successive A Sec ion Flag Number of regis ered players: 2822
1956 Por Me bourne AFC adm tted, Ba wyn withdrew vanhoe won first A Sec ion
ti le St Pa ’s (Bal ara ) OC w thdrew Number of regis ered players: 2858
Vale: HJ Stewart – Collegians delegate 1896-1911, VAFA Vice-President 1912-1932, VAFA Presiden 1933-46
1957
Agreement reached for VAFA to conduct its main match each week on the Olympic Park Oval ABC televised interstate match between V ctoria and SA a Olympic Park V ctoria 15 9 defeated SA 8 3 This was the first uninterrup ed telecast of an Austral an foo ball match
AJAX adm tted Universi y Blacks re egated to B Sect on for first time Hawthorn expel ed
Jun or Sec ion compr sed 14 teams and overa l numbered 64 Col eg ans became first c ub to w n B and A Sec ion Prem ersh ps n successive seasons Page System adopted for fina s Number of regis ered players: 3160
1958
Insurance Socia Clubs Associat on wi hdrew Col egians Gold and St Ki da CBCOB adm tted AAFC de eated NSW to win Second D vis on t t e of ANFC Championships
L fe Membership awarded to FH Coldrey, PA Mat hews and OJ Meehan
1959
Commerc al Bank and West Brunsw ck adm tted, Brighton, Hunt ngdale (Juniors) and Power House Go d withdrew and South Melbourne City d sbanded
Collegians won third successive A Section Flag
V ctor a won 7th AAFC Carniva in Perth AAFC Medal inst tu ed for best and fairest w nner at a l future Carn vals
Fu ure VFL stars Ian Law and Ross Sm th won A and Jun or Bes and Fairest respect vely
1960
Reser ve Grade establ shed Old Camber wel adm tted, Port Me bourne w thdrew during season, the wet est in 20 years
In Canberra, AAFC defea ed by VFA n match to decide compos tion of Sec ion 1 of ANFC Champ onships
Record number o clubs: 74 spread over seven sect ons
Vale: PA Matthews – Life Member, Vice-Pres den and Chairman of Executive
1961
L fe Membership awarded to GT Moore Old Hai eybur y admitted Concern over poach ng of players by VFL c ubs
ABC telev sed monthly Amateur matches p ayed at Olympic Park
1962
Monash Un versity and Pharmacy Co lege admitted
Ninety-two teams made the VAFA the arges s ngular y contro led Austral an footba l body n the Commonwealth
V ctor a won 8 h AAFC Carnival held n Me bourne Vale: Lionel Pepper, Executive Member since 1940
1963
St Bernard s OC North Melbourne CBCOB Kooyong and AMP Society adm tted, Murrumbeena w thdrew
E Sect on up o 12 C ubs
1964
F S e
Grammarians, Cassie C ub Monash Univers ty Wh tes, Assump ion O d Boys be ng admitted and St Pa r ck’s (Bal ara ) OC re-adm tted Tooronga-Ma vern joined Jun or Section
V ctor a won 9th AAFC Carniva in Adela de David Hughes (O d Scotch) won AAFC Meda
Old Paradians won third successive A Section title Noe Rundle appo nted Treasurer
1965
Austral an Posta Inst tute Reser voir OB and Patric ans adm tted Pharmacy
Col ege expe led
St Kilda CG occupied as ‘home’ of Amateur foo ball.
13 V ctor ans se ected n AAFC team wh ch defeated Queensland n Br sbane to w n Section 2 of the ANFC Champ onships
Un versity B acks became only the second club to w n B and A prem ersh ps in successive seasons
1966
F Sec ion d scont nued as Bel fie d, API, Monash Whites RAAF Cadets, Cassie w thdrew Kooyong re used readm ssion Second Jun or D vis on formed and Army Apprentices adm tted to Junior Sect on
1967
Commerc al Bank wi hdrew
St Ki da Cr cket Ground ost Long term lease negot ated for Els ernw ck Park as third ‘home of Amateur Footbal
V ctor a won 10th AAFC Carniva in Launceston
1968
Old Menton ans admi ted E sternwick Park attendances were up First interstate matches p ayed at Els ernwick Park
AAFC won Sect on 2 of the ANFC Championsh ps n Canberra Old Paradians won third successive A Section Flag
1969
F rst Presidents' and Secre aries' Dinner held at Windsor Hotel
1970
VAFA ncorporated under the Companies Act 1961
Old Essendon Grammar ans, Dook e and Longernong OC and La Trobe
Un versity admi ted ES&A withdrew due to ama gamat on wi h ANZ Bank
V ctor a lost 11th AAFC Carn val to SA in Perth
Terr y Brown (O d Gee ong Grammarians) won AAFC Meda
The NL Fuller on Scoreboard constructed at Elsternwick Park
Reser ve grade Best and Fairest Troph es discon inued
Vale: OJ “Ossie” Meehan, Life Member
1971
F Section reintroduced, Marce l n OC, North Brunsw ck, La Trobe Un Reds adm tted and Monash Wh tes re-admi ted
Artic es of Assoc ation amended to a low for appo ntment of three patrons
Messrs EF Atk ns JS McCann, GT Moore appointed Patrons
Jack Ful er on, n h s 20th year n office, rece ved L fe Membership
Lou Zachariah elected fifth Presiden replac ng Ern e Atk ns who stood down after 24 years
1972
St Bede s OC adm tted and Bever ey Hi ls o Junior Sect on AJAX for fe ted E Reser ve Grand F nal to O d vanhoe
Vale: Ernie Atkins, President 1947-1970
1973
Fawkner and Thornbur y adm tted, Un vers ty Reds re-adm tted Centre d amond introduced
V ctor a hosted and ost 12th AAFC Carniva to SA at MCG Ormond won third successive A Sect on Flag Fairfield den ed Grand Fina appearance in C Section hav ng been found gu lty o p aying an inel g ble player Prem ership awarded to Power House
1974
Glenroy and Bever ey Hi ls adm tted from Junior to F Sec ion Bul eenTemp estowe nto Junior Sect on 2 AAFC lost bo h games at ANFC Champ onships n Sydney
1975
Bul een Un ted and Heatherton admitted, Bul een-Templestowe nto F’ from U19 and Thomastown nto Junior Sect on 2 John Di lon rep aced Ted A Beckett as Hon Sol citor
1976
V ctor a lost 13th AAFC Carn val to SA in Ade aide
Record crowd at B Section Grand Fina p ayed at Col ingwood when Marce l n OC defeated Caulfield Grammar ans
Improvements and renovat ons commenced at Elsternw ck Park
Jack McCann reached 50 years ser vice to the VAFA HSV7 commenced VAFA segmen on World of Sport
1977
St Patrick s (Bal arat) OC w thdrew State Savings Bank changed name to Sta e Bank and G enroy changed their name to Therr y CCOB VAFA "Merit Awards" introduced
1978
Reser vo r O d Boys w thdrew
Manson Russe e ected six h President and Alf Keam appointed Secretar y due to the re irement of Jack and Norma Fu lerton a ter 27 years
Two ump res system in A and B Sections, interchange stewards and standard runners’ uniform introduced First Sunday A Sect on Grand Final Old Scotch Collegians became only the third C ub to win B and A Section premierships in successive seasons. Number of regis ered players: 5379
1979
St Pius, Clayton and Princes H l adm tted and Banyu e to Jun or Sect on U19 Sect on 3 created Nat onal Bank w thdrew from the VAFA V ctor a won 14th AAFC Carniva p ayed in Hobart
Record crowd watched AJAX de eat Marcellin OC in B Section Grand Fina p ayed on a Sunday at E sternwick Park
AAFC defeated Northern Territor y at VFL Park before los ng narrowly to ACT n Canberra
B
adm n strators
1980
St John’s OC, Peninsula O B & Coolaroo Rovers admitted and Thomastown and Banyule moved up from Juniors to F Sec ion Sherrin-HSV7 Trophy or A Section premiers and medals to premier teams and officiating umpires introduced VAFA Insurances formed
1981
An invi ation to oin the newly formed Victorian Metropol tan Footba l League was dec ined
A ex Johnson e ected seventh Pres dent Old Xaverians became on y the ourth Club to win B and A Section premierships in successive seasons
1982
Inaugural match against the VFA for the Vic orian Footbal Cup played a Sandringham and won by VAFA 23.12 to 19.17.
The VFA won the 2nd Div sion match 20 13 to 10 12 and the VAFA the U19 20 17 to 11 4
V ctor a won 15th AAFC Carniva n Perth Rohan Brown (O d Me burnians) won AAFC Meda
Another VAFA team 16 24 defeated Combined Ser v ces 7 11 under ights a South Me bourne
Geelong AFC w thdrew at comp etion of the season Balac ava c ub formed from AMP Society
L fe Membership awarded to Noe Rundle Marke ing and Propert es Comm ttee n roduced Fred Co drey ce ebrated 50 years ser v ce to Association
1983
W l iamstown CYMS admit ed and Pres on M B O B to U19 Assumption OC w thdrew
Rear Adm ral S r Br an Murray, KCMG, AO, KStJ, Governor of Vic oria, appointed as Patron-in-Chief and Peter French as first ul -t me Genera Manager
'A ex Johnson Pavilion' a Elsternwick Park opened by Mayor of Brigh on, Cr LJ Coysh, ncorporat ng change and function rooms, ki chen and upstairs administrat on area
VAFA defeated VFA 18 16 to 16 17 at Sandringham to reta n Vic orian Footbal
Cup U19 won 15 9 o 15 4
Bui d ng Appeal launched, Gold Pass Club formed, sponsorsh p ncreased AAFC team lost o V ctor an Countr y F L by 4 points at Bendigo in a game p ayed to commemora e 125 years of Austra an Footbal A phington suspended for two years
1984
Old Essendon Grammar ans re-admitted W l iamstown CYMS and Preston M B O B moved up to F Sec ion from U19 ranks Thornbur y w thdrew
Inaugural match against VCFL a
11.15.
St pendiar y Mag strates appo nted to chair Tr bunal meet ngs John Di lon elected e ghth VAFA Pres dent Manson Russe was elected as a Patron of the Associa ion National Trustees sponsored A' Section Med a and sponsors luncheon Med a Award ntroduced - naugura w nner Michael Lovett (Herald) M a rc e l i n
Fullerton, Life Member and former VAFA secretar
ty for U19 a tered from 1 Januar y 1st to 30 June VAFA nv ted to attend conference for Sen or Victorian Footbal Bodies A ex Johnson ce ebrated 50 years ser v ce to the Associat on Number of regis ered players: 7304
1987
H Sec ion introduced due to merger of Club XV II Assoc ation Aquinas OC (F), B oods and Port Col s (G) and Richmond Central (H) adm tted on probat on Jim Hawkins e ected n nth Pres dent Ray Sneddon appointed as Market ng Consu tan and National Mutua Group o Companies ake over as Ma or Corporate Sponsor George McTaggart ce ebrated 50 years ser v ce to the Associat on Big 'V' Club launched for former interstate players and officials Kew won Four 'n Twenty Pies VAFA C ub Championsh p Number of clubs up to 68 - number of teams:176 Number of regis ered players: 8206
1988
Coburg AFC withdrew E and F Sec ion extended to 12 c ubs Footscray TSOB changed name to FIT
V ctor a won 18th AAFC Carniva in Launceston National Mutual Group of Companies continued as Ma or Sponsor V cHealth sponsor 1988 and 1989 fina series and become co-Ma or Sponsor VAFA finished runner-up to VCFL n U19 Bi-Centenar y Championsh ps at MCG VAFA Race Day a Caulfield Supreme Court chal enge by St Bernard's aga nst pena ties imposed or infringement of rules d sm ssed Melee rule introduced
1989
C ayton and Waverley VFA amalgamated to form Waver ey Amateurs Mazenod OC admit ed to F Sect on and fielded an U19 side Albanvale joined and fie ded an U19 side Sales an OC adm tted to H Grade Phi Stevens appo nted new General Manager replac ng Peter French Go d
Joseph Johnson commiss oned to write the 100 year h stor y of the VAFA De La Sa le OC first club to win sen or, reser ve and jun or flags on the same day at the same ground (E sternwick Park)
University Blacks relegated to C
1990
Boronia Park (H and U19 Section 3), Chirnside Park (U19 Section 3) and St Mar y s (F Sect on) oined the Associat on whi e Heatherton, FIT and Port Co ts resigned from the Associat on David Scott e ected tenth Presiden
Nick Sebo (Ormond) first VAFA w nner of W l s Medal - best player of U19 Champ onships
Ormond equaled record of four consecutive A Sect on premierships Vale: George McTaggart, Life Member and 50 year Ser vice Award w nner
1991
St John s O d Co leg ans (G Section), O d Westbourne Grammarians (G Sect on), Monash Gr yphons (G Sec ion), St Patr ck's - Mentone (F Sect on) and St Peter s - C ayton (U19) were adm tted as probat onar y members of the Associat on Ba aclava changed name to Glenhuntly Sta e Bank and Commonweal h Bank merged and State Commonwea th Bank FC part cipate in C Sect on St K lda CBOC merged with Murrumbeena o become S Ki da South Cau field Waver ey Amateurs w thdrew rom compet tion
Western Austral a won 19th AAFC Carniva n Per h Two U19 sect ons and the two G Sec ions are grouped geographical y (north and south)
De La Salle won 4 flags from 5 teams - a unique performance
Mike McArthur-Al en won AFCA Victoria Coach of the Year Valete Lou Zachariah, Stan Kenny and Graeme Richmond
1992
St Leo s Watt e Park and Camber we l adm tted, A banva e and Kont as w thdrew from compet tion wh lst State Commonwealth Bank became Commonwea th Bank and St Peter's-Oak eigh became to Oakle gh in the U19 compet tion
Peter Harris awarded Life Membersh p "For the Love of the Game" - he book depicting the 100 year histor y o the VAFA launched in the MCG Long Room by AFL Commission Chairman Ross Oakley and President of the MCC, Dr Donald Cordner
The VAFA for the first t me won the fifth VicHeal h U19 Championships Danny Thomson awarded the W l s Meda
Col eg ans won the Centenar y Year A Section premiersh p n their club's Centenar y year
John Di lon elected as a Patron of the Assoc ation
1993
St Bedes OC merged w th Mentone FC to become St Bedes Men one/Tigers New VAFA Adminis ration Bu lding a Els ernwick Park offic ally opened by Patron-In-Chief Dr Donald Cordner on 4 Apri
L fe Membership awarded to Dr BW Coste lo, Messrs DH Scott AH Stephens Ba wyn Comb ned, Canterbur y North Ba wyn and Yarra Val ey Old Boys adm tted Clubs Camber wel , Old Westbourne adm tted from G Sec ion and Oakle gh from U19 Preston MBOB withdrew David Burnes elected e eventh Pres dent
Brian Woodhead and Brett Conne l o ned he VAFA Administrat on Senior Represen ative s de defeated SAAFL at Footbal Park and the VCFL at E sternw ck Park
Mark Hibbins (Co legians) won the inaugural "Jock" Nelson Meda for be ng bes on the ground n the A-Section Grand F na Valete Lindsay Hassett and A an Schwab
1994
E ey Park and New ands Coburg admitted Commonwea th Bank renamed Southbank Monash Whi es, Monash Gr yphons adm tted rom Club XVIII Sect on Boron a Park and Brunswick withdrew
V ctor a won the 20th AAFC Carniva n Melbourne - first since 1962 in Melbourne Ian McMu l n (O d Me b ) won AAFC Medal Blood Policy - written 1992, introduced 1993 - enunciated and forma ised in 1994 Old Melburnians became on y the fifth club to w n B and A Sec ion Premiersh ps n successive seasons.
1995
Beaumar s, Haw horn C t zens and Sw nburne Univers ty adm tted Warringal (U19 Centra ) formed as a hybr d un or team of Banyu e, Ivanhoe and Kew E tham OC admitted from C ub XV II Fawkner Doveton, St Andrews-Coburg and Camber we l (C ub XVIII) withdrew
President Dav d Burnes ser ved on VSFL Board cha red by another Amateur identity Bi l Carrol
Kev n McLean (O d Ivanhoe) won statew de AFCA Victorian Sen or Coach of the Year Vale: Sir Bernard Callinan, a long ser ving VAFA Patron-in-Chief
1996
Thornbur y Cougars adm tted Balwyn Combined withdrew Bul een Un ted and Canterbur y North Balwyn merged o became Bul een Cobras Eley Park (C ub XVI I North) and Sw nburne Univers ty (Club XVIII South) admitted to E East
Sect on Bloods FC, founda ion member of C ub XVII compet tion, merged w th Old Brighton became Old Brighton Bloods ANZ Bank named changed to ANZ Alber Park St Leo's Watt e Park named changed to St Leo's Emmaus Wat le Park
L fe Membership awarded to Cl ff Bas ow, Max Lyon, Ian Munro and Tony O'Ca laghan
For the first time s nce 1925 (apart from War Years) there were no representative matches The VAFA d d not agree with the SAAFL's decis on to sp i ts teams into professional and amateur div sions under the one adm n strative banner
The VAFA Umpires' Assoc ation aunched the Buy-A-Br ck" fund-rais ng campa gn for their new c ubrooms at E sternwick Park 300 Game Club induc ed
Four U19 Sections were ntroduced - Sect on 1; Section 2 compr sing Whi e , B ue and Red w th lat er three grouped geograph cal y Valete: AH ("Nugget") Stephens and FH (Fred) Coldrey, both Life Members Dr Ted Cordner (Blacks & OMs), B ll Coghill (Murrumbeena) and Duncan Anderson (Blues & OMs), all o whom had represented the s ate with d stinction
1997
Mt L yda e and Synda Tal y-Ho adm tted, Thornbur y Cougars readm tted to C ub 18, Therr y CCOB became Therr y Penola O B and Newlands Coburg w thdrew from the VAFA
U19 sect ons changed o Sec ion 1, 2, 2 Blue and 2 Red The las 2 sect ons grouped geographica ly
1998
Werribee Amateurs joined from the FDFL Hawthorn C tizens became Hawthorn Amateurs and Universi y Reds became Fitzroy Reds shedd ng l nks with Melbourne Un vers ty
Senior representative team de eated Ovens and Murray Footbal League (OMFL) at Waver ey Park to w n a curta n-ra ser o the AFL Ansett Cup Grand Final Andrew Langford-Jones became the twe fth Pres dent of the VAFA
David Burnes awarded Li e Membersh p Old Xaverians won their four h A Sect on premiership equalling feat of Ormond, University Blacks and Old Scotch.
Unwi l ng to put other p ayers at risk, the VAFA den ed a permi to Matthew Ha l (O d vanhoe) who had no ified that he was HIV pos tive Ha l pursued egal action Case referred to the V ctor an Civ l and Adm n strative Appea s Tr bunal (VCAT) and was ad ourned n August and re-opened in December Vale: Brian Lauder (Parkside, ormer VAFA Execut ve Member).
1999
Brunswick re-admi ted to the compe it on, G enhunt y and St K lda South Caulfield merged to become G en E ra, Southbank re-named Prahran, ANZ
A bert Park changed name o Albert Park Ivanhoe became known as IvanhoeAssumpt on OMFL defeated VAFA n AFL Ansett Cup curta n-ra ser at AFL Park
Karen McNaught jo ned the VAFA Adm n stration as receptionist replac ng Ange a Gi es VCAT handed down its decis on that the VAFA had discr m nated against Matthew Ha l (Old Ivanhoe) on the grounds that he was HIV pos tive
2000
Heat Policy in roduced for matches
VAFA launched its websi e.
C
Rupertswood (Club XVII and U19) adm tted, Monash Wh tes merged with Monash Blues, St Pa ’s Mentone changed name to Mentone Amateur Footba l
C ub
Norm Nugent awarded Life Membership of the VAFA
Old Xaverians won sixth A Section premiersh p n a row to equal University Blacks long standing record.
Old Me burn ans stripped o po n s n 3 games after Andrew Topakas ruled inel gible
Beaumar s took unsuccessful court act on on eve of C Section Grand F nal aga nst VAFA regard ng a tr bunal dec sion
AFCA V ctor a Sen or and Youth Coach of he Year awards: T m O Shaughnessy (O d Xaverians) and Pau O’Shannassy (St Kev ns)
Execut ve Comm ttee awards Certificates of Ser v ce for he first t me
Andrew Langford-Jones stepped down as VAFA Presiden
Valete: Mark Bateman (White r ars) Tony Drinan (Old Men onians) Ron
Casey (HSV7, NMFC), Andrew "Gus" Taylor (Old Scotch), Reg Dart (Ivanhoe/Assump ion).
2001
Richard Evans became the thirteenth VAFA Pres dent Bruce McTaggart elected VAFA Executive Cha rman
VAFA won Supreme Cour act on taken by O d Melburnians aga nst loss of prem ership points for p aying an inel g ble player
Monash Wh tes (previously C ub XVI I) merged w th Monash B ues a low ng
B ues o field a Club XVII team
Thomastown w thdrew rom the compet tion
Col eg ans re egated to C Section for the first ime, eaving O d Sco ch as the on y team not o have played n C Sect on or be ow
Nancy McTaggart and Andrew Langford-Jones awarded Life Membership of the VAFA
Noe Rundle VAFA L fe Member and Treasurer awarded Order of Austra ia Meda
VAFA won a l five representat ve matches p ayed
50 Year Certificate awarded to Manson Russel
Best finals a tendances ever recorded n VAFA histor y for al sections Numbers on umpires’uniforms
Va l e t
Rovers/VAFA), Harr y Meredith (Un Blacks/VAFA)
2002
Box H l North admit ed Eley Park w thdrew from D4 and competed n C ub XVI I UHSOB changed name to UHS-VU Jock Nelson, Peter O'Donohue and Ke th Sharkie awarded L fe Membership of the VAFA
VAFA host AFL Internat ona Ru es games at Elsternw ck Park
VAFA host annual APS v AGS schoolboys’ game under lights at Elsternwick Park, he firs ever night game at Elsternw ck Park.
U19 3 sect on added Now Section 1, 2, 3, Blue & Red - the ast 2 sect ons grouped geographica ly Parkside withdraws from the competit on post season o o n the DVFL Valete Hugh Lyon Snr (Hugh Lyon Knitwear), Ted McNamara (University Blues VAFA).
2003
Sportscover become Major Sponsor Mentone Amateurs changed name to Mentone Vul ures Brunswick Power join D4 from Club XVIII (1) Oakle gh fielded a second U19 eam in con unct on with C ayton FC Ross Booth, Dav d Cook and John W lson awarded L fe Memberships E sternwick Park development completed (stage 1) - ground rr gat on insta led, oval fence and perimeter fencing updated, new entrance gates and br cked entrance comp eted and new roadway to entrance
Ormond and South Me bourne D str cts U19 play the first VAFA match under l ghts at Elsternw ck Park for points A bert Park and Box Hi l North (D4) - first sen or game under l ghts
Monash B ues and Un versity Blacks and Fitzroy Reds and West Brunswick p ayed AFL curta n-ra sers at the MCG
Kate Balme o ned VAFA as recept on st rep ac ng Karen McNaugh
Graham Burgen (F tzroy Reds) named AFCA Vic or a Senior Coach of the Year
Ormond was relegated to D1 for the first t me s nce he c ub s inception Nine o the twe ve relegated clubs were D strict clubs
Va l e t e : A l e x J o h n s o n O A M ( P a t r o n / P r e s i d e n t / ) , N o e l R u n d e O A M
(Treasurer/) and Kevin McKay (former Umpires' Adviser)
2004
Brunswick Power jo ned the WRFL af er no be ng included n the 2004 compet tion
Bruce McTaggart elec ed fourteenth VAFA Pres dent, Nick Bourke e ected as VAFA Cha rman
John W nneke was e ected as a Patron of he Assoc ation
St Leos Emmaus Watt e Park change their name to Emmaus St Leos OC and Mentone Vultures amalgamate w th Parkda e (SFL) o form Parkda e Vul ures and compete in C Section
L fe membership awarded to Mrs Mavis Bastow and R chard Evans
C ub XVIII compet tion grouped accord ng to abi ity
VAFA wins naugural AAFC tr enn al Championsh p Beaumar s re egated from B sect on, leaving no d strict club n top two sections
Old Westbourne win their first VAFA sen or prem ersh p
Brian Goodman appo nted as ful -t me Director – Umpire Operations
Michael Shol y replaces Ph l Stevens as VAFA Ch ef Execut ve Officer
2005
Mt L lydale w thdraws from the D4 compet tion and competed in Club XVIII
Sect on 1
L fe membership awarded to Messrs Jack Wi son and Peter Hutch nson
First ema e executive member, Dav na Connors-Ca haem e ected The Noe Rund e Entrance at Elsternw ck Park s o fic al y opened on 18 September
Mike McArthur-Al en coaches his 500th VAFA sen or match Nine VAFA p ayers represent Austral a in the naugura AAFC Under 23 Ire and Tour
2006
Jeremy Bourke commences as General Manager - Footbal Operations, rep acing Brett Conne l E ey Park Sharks return to D4 from Club XVII
On ine
Harris, Life Member 2009
John Be l res gns from the VAFA Board Michael Hazel elec ed o the VAFA Board Synda Ta ly Ho change their name to Chads one AFC Bul een Cobras change their name to Manningham Cobras Fitzroy Reds change the r name to F tzroy AFC Jessica Ware rep aces O iv a de Castres Administrat ve Ass stant Inaugura season of the VAFA U18 compet tion w th 8 clubs competing Three Umpire system introduced to A Section sen or matches played on Sunday at Sportscover Arena fixtures as we l as A Section final ser es VAFA Senior s de defeats the Eastern Footba l League by 6 points at Jubi ee Park, Ringwood in a pre-season representat ve ma ch to ra se funds for the “VCFL Bushfire Appea ” which aided those af ected by the “Black Sa urday” bushfires through countr y Victoria Michael F tzgerald appo nted Communications Manager L fe Membership awarded to John Be l Peter Rhoden, and Bruce Ivey VAFA U21 side oses to AFL Queens and U21 s de by 36 points at Toorak Park VAFA (C-D4) oses to VCFL (Distr ct) by 68 po n s at Barooga, NSW VAFA U23 side loses to the WAAFL U23 by 1 po nt at Fremant e Oval Peter Brabender (Old Parad ans) plays h s 400th VAFA game al of them in 1s or U19s
VAFA U19 side loses to the VCFL U19 by 46 po n s at Junc ion Ova VAFA Sen or s de loses to the VCFL by 4 po nts a Junct on Ova Old Xaver ans win the r enth A Section flag n 15 years, he r eleventh overa l Old Melburn ans w n four prem ersh ps - B Sec, B Res, U19 South 1, and C ub XVI I (South)
De La Sal e pair Matthew F eldsend and Dav d Lowe tie for the Woodrow Meda , the first t
Number
regis ered players: 11 945 Vale: Former VAFA patron in chief, Don Cordner
Casey (HSV7, NMFC), Andrew "Gus" Taylor (Old Scotch), Reg Dart (Ivanhoe/Assumption)
2001
Richard Evans became the thirteenth VAFA President Bruce McTaggart elected VAFA Executive Chairman
VAFA won Supreme Court action taken by Old Melburnians against loss of premiership points for playing an ineligible player
Monash Whites (previously Club XVIII) merged with Monash Blues allowing Blues to field a Club XVIII team
Thomastown withdrew from the competition
Collegians relegated to C Section for the first time, leaving Old Scotch as the only team not to have played in C Section or below Nancy McTaggart and Andrew Langford-Jones awarded Life Membership of the VAFA
Noel Rundle, VAFA Life Member and Treasurer awarded Order of Australia Medal
VAFA won all five representative matches played 50 Year Certificate awarded to Manson Russel Best finals attendances ever recorded in VAFA histor y for all sections Numbers on umpires’uniforms
Valete: Peter Calleson (Coburg/VAFA), Sam Birtles (Hampton Rovers/VAFA), Harr y Meredith (Uni Blacks/VAFA)
2002
Box Hill North admitted, Eley Park withdrew from D4 and competed in Club XVIII UHSOB changed name to UHS-VU
Jock Nelson, Peter O'Donohue and Keith Sharkie awarded Life Membership of the VAFA
VAFA host AFL International Rules games at Elsternwick Park
VAFA host annual APS v AGS schoolboys’ game under lights at Elsternwick Park, the first ever night game at Elsternwick Park
U19 3 section added Now Section 1, 2, 3, Blue & Red - the last 2 sections grouped geographically Parkside withdraws from the competition post season to join the DVFL Valete: Hugh Lyon Snr (Hugh Lyon Knitwear), Ted McNamara (University Blues/VAFA)
2003
Sportscover become Major Sponsor
Mentone Amateurs changed name to Mentone Vultures Brunswick Power join D4 from Club XVIII (1) Oakleigh fielded a second U19 team in conjunction with Clayton FC Ross Booth, David Cook and John Wilson awarded Life Memberships Elsternwick Park development completed (stage 1) - ground irrigation installed, oval fence and perimeter fencing updated, new entrance gates and bricked entrance completed and new roadway to entrance
Ormond and South Melbourne Districts U19 play the first VAFA match under lights at Elsternwick Park for points Albert Park and Box Hill North (D4) - first senior game under lights
Monash Blues and University Blacks and Fitzroy Reds and West Brunswick played AFL curtain-raisers at the MCG
Kate Balme joined VAFA as receptionist replacing Karen McNaught Graham Burgen (Fitzroy Reds) named AFCA Victoria Senior Coach of the Year Ormond was relegated to D1 for the first time since the club's inception Nine of the twelve relegated clubs were District clubs
Valete: Alex Johnson OAM (Patron/President/), Noel Rundle OAM (Treasurer/) and Kevin McKay (former Umpires' Adviser)
2004
Brunswick Power joined the WRFL, after not being included in the 2004 competition
Bruce McTaggart elected fourteenth VAFA President, Nick Bourke elected as VAFA Chairman
John Winneke was elected as a Patron of the Association
St Leos Emmaus Wattle Park change their name to Emmaus St Leos OC and Mentone Vultures amalgamate with Parkdale (SFL) to form Parkdale Vultures and compete in C Section
Life membership awarded to Mrs Mavis Bastow and Richard Evans Club XVIII competition grouped according to ability
VAFA wins inaugural AAFC triennial Championship
Beaumaris relegated from B section, leaving no district club in top two sections
Old Westbourne win their first VAFA senior premiership
Brian Goodman appointed as full-time Director – Umpire Operations
Michael Sholly replaces Phil Stevens as VAFA Chief Executive Officer
Mt Lilydale withdraws from the D4 competition and competed in Club XVIII
Section 1
Life membership awarded to Messrs Jack Wilson and Peter Hutchinson
First female executive member, Davina Connors-Calhaem elected
The Noel Rundle Entrance at Elsternwick Park is officially opened on 18 September
Mike McArthur-Allen coaches his 500th VAFA senior match
Nine VAFA players represent Australia in the inaugural AAFC Under 23 Ireland Tour
Jeremy Bourke commences as General Manager - Football Operations, replacing Brett Connell
Eley Park Sharks return to D4 from Club XVIII
Online player registrations begin for the first time
Old Haileybur yians win their first ever A Section premiership
Sportscover signs on as VAFA Major Sponsor for a further three years
2007
Season delayed by two weeks due to the drought
Olivia de Castres replaces Kate Balme as Administrative Assistant
South Mornington joins D4 from the Southern Football League
St Francis Xavier admitted to Club XVIII
Five VAFA players represent the All-Australian U23 side which defeated the Northern Tasmanian Football League by 40 points
2008
Life Membership awarded to Phil Stevens
Joe Morsello commences as Operations Assistant
St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers complete historical three consecutive premierships winning C Section through A Section, the first time any VAFA club has achieved this in the competitions histor y
Five VAFA players represent the AAFC U23 side touring Ireland playing in a series of International rules matches
St Francis Xavier commences in D4 Section after one first season in Club XVIII
St Mar y’s AFC and Salesian OCAFC amalgamate to become the St Mar y’s/Salesian AFC competing in D2 Section
Vale: Peter Harris, Life Member
2009
John Bell resigns from the VAFA Board
Michael Hazell elected to the VAFA Board
Syndal Tally Ho change their name to Chadstone AFC
Bulleen Cobras change their name to Manningham Cobras
Fitzroy Reds change their name to Fitzroy AFC
Jessica Ware replaces Olivia de Castres Administrative Assistant
Inaugural season of the VAFA U18 competition with 8 clubs competing
Three Umpire system introduced to A Section senior matches played on Sunday at Sportscover Arena fixtures as well as A Section final series
VAFA Senior side defeats the Eastern Football League by 6 points at Jubilee Park, Ringwood in a pre-season representative match to raise funds for the “VCFL Bushfire Appeal”, which aided those affected by the “Black Saturday” bushfires through countr y Victoria
Michael Fitzgerald appointed Communications Manager
Life Membership awarded to John Bell, Peter Rhoden, and Bruce Ivey
VAFA U21 side loses to AFL Queensland U21 side by 36 points at Toorak Park
VAFA (C-D4) loses to VCFL (District) by 68 points at Barooga, NSW
VAFA U23 side loses to the WAAFL U23 by 1 point at Fremantle Oval
Peter Brabender (Old Paradians) plays his 400th VAFA game, all of them in 1s or U19s
VAFA U19 side loses to the VCFL U19 by 46 points at Junction Oval
VAFA Senior side loses to the VCFL by 4 points at Junction Oval
Old Xaverians win their tenth A Section flag in 15 years, their eleventh overall
Old Melburnians win four premierships - B Sec, B Res, U19 South 1, and Club
XVIII (South)
De La Salle pair Matthew Fieldsend and David Lowe tie for the Woodrow Medal, the first time teammates have shared the award
Ken Criswick and Rick Sykes resign from the VAFA Board
Nick Bourke resigns from the VAFA Board to take up a position on AFL Victoria’s Board
VAFA Coaches of the Year: Senior David Gately (Oakleigh), and U19 Anthony Quon (Hampton Rovers)
VAFA U18 representative side plays AFL New Zealand U20 side in two representative matches in Auckland winning both matches
Changes to Articles of Association reducing number on VAFA Board
Number of registered players: 11 945
Vale: Former VAFA patron in chief, Don Cordner