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It certainly has been a massive 10 days at the VAFA. For many, the beginning of July presents Bye rounds and the chance to either rest up or travel, however for a select group, football continued both on and off field as the VAFA held its Representative Football program.
It has been well published that we are in our 100th year of Big V Representative Football. The celebration certainly was amplified on the weekend as we took on both the Perth Football League and Bendigo Football Netball League in 4 breath taking matches. Combine this with the Big V Centenary Gala Dinner, presented by CitiPower, where we welcomed 500 guests, and you start to appreciate the magnitude of the undertaking.
I share with you below my welcome address at last Thursday night’s Gala Dinner at the beautiful CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park, my endeavour to put into words what it means to represent the Big V.
Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished guests, players past and present, coaches, volunteers, and friends of the VAFA – good evening.
It is my immense honour to welcome you to this historic occasion – the Big V Centenary Gala.
Before I start, allow me to extend our congratulations to our CEO, Jason Reddick and his hard-working team on pulling together tonight’s amazing event.
Secondly a very warm welcome to our friends from the Perth Football league: President Geoff Glass, CEO Andrew Dawe and the touring party.
Paul NewtonVAFA President
women dream of wearing that jumper. Where clubs continue to see representative football as a badge of honour. And where our Association continues to build on the values that have guided us for 133 years.
To everyone who has contributed to the Big V’s remarkable legacy – tonight is for YOU.
To those who will write the NEXT chapter – we stand PROUDLY behind you and can’t wait to see what you can do in that mighty jumper.
The stage was set for a weekend of high skilled, high stakes attacking football.
Tonight, we celebrate 100 years of pride, passion, and performance under the most iconic symbol in amateur football – the Big V.
Since 1925, the Big V has represented more than just a jumper – it has stood for the VALUES that define our Association: community, commitment, the enduring love of the game, played for its purest reasons.
From the first team that ran out onto the MCG 100 years ago, to our modern-day champions who wear the Big V with pride.
This jumper and the program behind it have forged lifelong friendships, created lasting memories, and written a century’s worth of stories that we proudly celebrate tonight.
The Big V has always been more than just a team – it is a bond.
A unique honour that brings together the best of our competition and binds them in a shared story that spans the generations.
As we celebrate the past, we also look forward… to a future where the Big V continues to inspire. Where young men and
Here’s to 100 years of the Big V. And to the century to come.
The stage was set for a weekend of high skilled, high stakes attacking football. Our coaches had prepared very well, so to the support staff, not to mention the players. One could reasonably expect some uncertainty with supporter interest; however, I am pleased to report the crowds came in numbers and were vocal in their support for the respective teams BIG V teams both days.
I had the pleasure of witnessing all four games and am immensely proud of the Associations commitment in providing players the somewhat rare opportunity these days of experiencing representative football.
Big V football is alive and well and certainly has an important role to play. So too our wonderful relations with Perth and Bendigo Leagues; both competitions aligned with the VAFA and the importance and legacy that Representative Football provides.
I certainly look forward to 2026.
Attention now returns to the back end of the season, ladder positions, players returning from holidays, big matchups in the run home, the dreaded drop zone and ensuring players are finals eligible. Men’s Divisional and Thirds football starts up this Saturday with all other competitions recommencing the following week.
More winter football lays ahead so rug up, get out and enjoy the VAFA football scene!
BIG V PREMIER MEN’S
Jason Bennett
Perth retain silverware despite desperate late Big V surge
The Perth Football League made history on Saturday as they posted back-to-back wins over the Big V for the first time after a thrilling struggle at Elsternwick Park.
FIRST QUARTER:
The Vics did all the early attacking, with goals to Old Brighton duo Jamie Hope and Harry Hill, followed by majors to James Tarrant and Charlie MacIsaac, which gave the hosts a 20-point lead entering time-on in the opening term, based largely on getting first hands on the footy, then controlling it via changing angles to uncontested marks.
But after being beaten on the inside early, the Sandgropers started to find their feet late in the term and hit back with goals to Clinton Hinchcliffe and Koby Fullgrabe to close within 8 points.
However, late goals to Fitzroy’s Dane Harvey (who was shaping as a massive aerial threat up forward), and Blues’ midfield gun Darcy Chirgwin saw the Big V head to the opening change with a 21-point lead.
But the score belied the Inside 50 count, which saw Perth lead 15-13 at the first break, largely off the back of their Tackle pressure as they laid 15 tackles to 4 in the opening stanza.
SECOND QUARTER:
The game tightened considerably in the second term, and that suited the visitors, who found ways to grind out goals while denying the Vics at the other end.
Brayden Furmark took Perth’s first mark Inside 50 for the game in the second minute, coolly slotting the goal from the left forward pocket.
Dane Harvey’s miss from point-blank range 5 minutes later denied the Big V the steadier they were looking for, and when Blake Morris marked and goaled from 40 metres out at the 10-minute mark, the margin was back to 8 points as Perth’s belief continued to grow.
The Vics lost Old Brighton young gun Sam Flockart to a ruptured ACL early in the term, leaving the Big V a man down for the remainder of the game, and our best wishes go out to Sam, who will have surgery this week, to be back in action for the Tonners by mid-season 2026.
Olli Hotton was laced out by a bullet from Sam Barnett 13 minutes in, and nailed the set shot from 35 out directly in front to open some much-needed breathing room for the Big V.
But that goal was wiped out four minutes later when Kyle Halligan got on the end of some slick transition footy down the outer wing and reduced the margin to single digits with a precise set-shot finish from the angle.
The two teams were going goal-for-goal in an even and entertaining contest. Dane Harvey’s long-range set-shot felt short after being touched by the man on the mark, allowing Charlie MacIsaac to pounce on the front-andcentre crumb to snap a clever goal at the 22-minute mark, as the Big V kicked clear once again.
However, Kyle Halligan had the final say in the opening half after being taken high in a marking contest. His goal tightened the gap once more in what had developed into a thoroughly watchable and evenly matched game in ideal conditions as the Sportscover Arena lights began to kick in.
THIRD QUARTER:
The third term proved to be pivotal as the visitors seized control and made it count.
Perth, led by a white-hot Clint Hinchcliffe, dominated contested possession and ground balls, enabling them to successfully farm it out and control the game via uncontested possession chains.
The result was 18 Inside 50s to 9 and 4 goals to 1 for the quarter, including two more to Blake Morris, who was causing headaches for the Victorian defence both in the air and on the ground. He had 5 Score Involvements for the third term alone as the PFL opened up a very handy 15-point lead at the final change.
FINAL QUARTER:
Big V coach Daniel Harford urged his players to lift at threequarter time, and they responded, with Olli Hotton finishing off a handball chain early in the final quarter to kick a long-range goal and immediately set the tone for a fiercely contested final term as the Vics levelled the inside battle.
Perth responded 2 minutes later after Kyle Halligan’s diving mark and accurate set shot from 45 metres out re-established the 15-point margin.
As the minutes passed, the next goal became crucial – the Vics needed it to stay in the game. So, when Uni Blacks speedster Kane Loftus broke free from a stoppage and burst through the 45 to kick a long goal on the run, the lead was back to 10 points at the 8-minute mark, and the tension kept rising.
The comeback looked on 4 minutes later when Jamie Hope juggled a mark and then goaled from 20 metres out, narrowing the margin to just 4 points at the 13-minute mark.
Perth needed an urgent response to slow the Big V’s momentum, and it came instantly as Hinchcliffe and Connor West (both of whom had been outstanding all game) combined to win the centre clearance and launch it inside 45. Braydn Furmack squared it to the top of the goalsquare, where Blake Morris swooped on the loose ball to snap his fourth goal and steady the visitors.
But it wasn’t over yet. Old Brighton’s Jordie Segar, who had been finding plenty of the football, was taken high and nailed the set shot from 35 metres out to return the margin to just 4 points with half a quarter still to play.
The Vics had their chances but butchered a couple of golden opportunities to hit the front via sloppy disposal or poor decision making. One such foray was turned over 35 metres out from the Victorian goal and saw Perth counterattack superbly down the outer wing, with Connor West’s long bomb to the goalsquare getting over the back, enabling Nash Miller to run into an open goal.
Try as they might, the Vics couldn’t string together the possession chain they needed to hit back once more, until
Dane Harvey had his arms chopped at the 30-minute mark.
He goaled from 20 metres out to make it a one-kick game and give the Big V a glimmer of hope of pushing it to extra time once again.
But the siren would sound just 15 seconds after the restart, handing the Perth Football League a memorable 6-point win.
Perth midfielder Connor West was judged best afield by the umpires for his superb 32 disposals (15 contested), 10 clearances and 9 Inside 50s, while Clint Hinchcliffe was similarly dominant with 36 disposals (16 contested), 8 clearances, 5 tackles and a goal.
Key forward Dane Harvey was voted best afield by the Western Australians for his 16 disposals, 8 marks and 2 goals, while Louis Butler received the ‘Spirit of the Big V’ Award for his tireless efforts in defence, which saw him rack up 23 disposals, 6 marks and 5 Rebound 50s.
Perth FL skipper Blake Wilhelm was full of praise for the Vics post-game.
“That was a pretty special game,” said Wilhelm. “Hard fought – you got out on top of us, and we just had to grind our way out. But all credit to you – you were very clean.”
Turning to his team-mates, he said, “We came together four weeks ago. We started as strangers, and I feel like we’re pretty good mates now. That was an incredible win.”
Big V skipper Harry Hill was gracious in defeat.
“Congratulations Perth, another classy win from you guys. We had a good start, and we thought we were on track for today, but credit to you; you just fought your way back and got ahead, and we couldn’t catch you in the end. A great battle as always. Congratulations, deserving winners.
“To our boys, the coaching staff and everyone who’s been involved – it’s been an awesome program over the last five weeks. We worked our ass off today. Just weren’t able to get over the line, but well done. We’ll be back and better.”
BIG V PREMIER WOMEN’S
Cal Cummins
Six of the best: VAFA’s Big V Women’s remain unbeaten
The VAFA’s Big V Women’s team coached by Paul Groves opened what would become one of the most memorable weekends in history for the Association, celebrating 100 years of the Big V.
In the first of four games across the two days, the Big V Women defeated their interstate opponents in the Perth FL Women’s team 6.8 (44) to 3.3 (21).
Saturday’s win makes it three consecutive wins against Perth FL, all under the leadership of Paul Groves, and six out of six in the history of Women’s Representative Football in the Big V jumper.
Lead out onto the field by captain Taylah Watson, it was apparent how much putting on the Big V meant to these players, with more than half wearing the jumper for the first time.
FIRST QUARTER
From the opening bounce at Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Park, there was a noticeable intensity gap between Groves’ troops and their traveling rivals.
The Vics were dominating the territory battle without any authority on the scoreboard, before midway into the first, Hannah Smith of St Kevin’s broke the deadlock.
Old Scotch representatives Mia Cowan and Eloise Defina added two more goals to give the VAFA a very handy 17-point lead closing in on quarter time.
PFL snared a late one courtesy of Tayla Bresland, to have the margin at 11, into the first change.
Statistically it was all Big V, +35 for disposals, +19 in contested possessions, +7 in clearances in the first term alone.
Cowan and Watson combined for 21 possessions and 7 clearances in the opener.
VAFA 3.0 (18)
PFL 1.1 (7)
SECOND QUARTER
The second term started much the same as the first, the Big V were hungrier and more determined to win the hard contests.
VAFA’s midfield was working in overtime giving the forward multiple opportunities to convert and Smith didn’t need ask twice kicking two second quarter goals, to have three before the main break.
The best of which in the final minute, handballing to herself along the boundary while being tackled to keep the ball in play, before snapping truly in phenomenal fashion.
Once again, the Big V were winning all the key stats and importantly had held PFL to zero marks inside 50 at half time from 12 total entries.
Inaccuracy in front of goal perhaps cost the Big V from really ripping the game apart, holding a near five-goal buffer into the rooms
VAFA 5.4 (34)
PFL 1.2 (8)
THIRD QUARTER
Unfortunately, for the Big V in the third it was more of the same story with repeat entries for not a lot of reward on the scoreboard. To their credit PFL’s defensive pressure proved effective in keeping them within striking distance and shutting down the scoring prowess of the Vic’s forwards.
The team from WA raised their intensity after half time with each of the top four possession getters for the term coming from Perth.
Credit to both defence lines, and from the Big V side it seemed like an unbreakable brick wall was set up with the likes of Vic Holt, Erin Woodford, Chloe O’Malley and Cecilia McIntosh.
The visitors were able to convert on a rare occasion with Bresland’s second, holding the door ever so slightly ajar on a miracle comeback.
It was a very even quarter with Perth slightly the better, and the stats reflect that. Perth lead the disposal count 60-57, contested ball 36-30, hit outs 12-7 and inside 50’s 9-7.
As they did in the third, Perth kept their nose in the contest, this time in the opening minute. Amy Hunt snapped from open play to have the margin cut to 17.
The Big V defence got back to business and held firm when the time came for them to stand up and deliver.
Then, as all great players do, Cowan kicked her second and a match defining goal to all but seal victory for the Big V.
Jacinta Baxter of Caulfield Grammarians and Kew’s Claire Dyett lifted in the last with eight possessions each.
The game concluded as it started in a hard fought and contested battle, with the Big V celebrating 100 years in style defeating the Perth FL by 23 points.
VAFA 6.8 (44)
PFL 3.3 (21)
Watson spoke in the days after on the For the Love of the Game podcast and highlighted the pride she felt of captaining the Big V.
“It was pretty incredible; I looked at it (the #1 on the back of her jumper) pre-game and couldn’t really believe it was happening.”
“It’ll be something that I’ll definitely look back on in the future and remember that game, and to get the win as well is a huge milestone.”
The word of the weekend as the VAFA celebrated the Centenary Year of the Big V was ‘heightened’.
It’s a word that could be used to describe a host of details, small and large, across the weekend: the festivities of the Big V Gala at Centrepiece, Melbourne Park; the special gold trim of the football jumpers those chosen to represent the Association wore in matches; or the broadcast from Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Park, on Saturday afternoon.
On and off the field, the significance of representative football was presented through four high-quality games of football, showcasing the best the VAFA has to offer to all in sundry.
It was fitting, then, that the most heightened game of football of the weekend was the final one. For the second time in three years, a game of Big V football went to extra time to decide the result – and like it was in 2023 for the Big V Senior Men against the Perth Football League, the VAFA came out on top.
The Big V Premier B – Division 3 team took on the Bendigo Football Netball League’s representative at the picturesque Queen Elizabeth Oval in central Bendigo, searching for consecutive victories in the fixture after staving off the Bendigo side in last year’s match at Elsternwick Park.
Kicking first with a healthy breeze to the Bendigo City End, the VAFA side took charge in a first quarter littered with highlights, booting seven goals to three and wowing a vocal crowd with fluid overlap run, breezy movement between the arcs and classy finishing from the likes of Bailey Payze and Matt Fewings.
With a 26-point quarter time lead, the day looked to be a bountiful one. But the Ammos would kick just three more goals over the next three quarters.
“Bendigo definitely got the better of us, I think, through the second and third quarter,” explained skipper Cal Linehan, speaking on Tuesday afternoon on the official podcast of the Ammos, For The Love of the Game.
“Our contest and probably just our entry inside 50 started to fall away, which was probably on the back of Bendigo’s efforts around the footy – more pressure on the ball carrier, that sort of thing.
“The rain set in and probably evened it up a bit in the last quarter, which probably played in our favour.”
The wind would die slightly after half time, but as twilight arrived, increasingly heavy rain began to fall on the Queen Elizabeth Oval, adding an extra dimension to the contest. Bendigo forwards Cobi Maxted, Fergus Greene and Michael Hartley were an ever-present threat, and it took remarkable defensive efforts from Linehan, Fitzroy’s Darcy Lowrie, Preston’s Luke Green and West Brunswick’s Ben Ablett to hold the blue-and-gold at bay.
Lowrie’s job on the imperturbable Greene was stellar. The pair were often isolated one-on-one on inside the forward 50, and despite the former Hawk and Bulldog threatening to tear the game to shreds on numerous occasions, Lowrie was textbook in his positioning and consistent in his effort, integral in keeping the VAFA in the contest as Bendigo pressed.
And while Lowrie was miserly, Linehan was inspirational, in everything from the last line, lunging to repel forays forward from the Bendigo midfielders, steaming through waves of tackles to clear the area, and crucially laying a goal-saving tackle in the fourth quarter’s breathless final minutes.
“I think in that fourth quarter we’d been under siege for a very long time,” Linehan said.
“That tackle was probably one that stood out, but there were so many from other blokes as well. Blokes were just jumping on grenades, trying to kill the ball or trying to get another ball-up, that sort of thing.”
Only two goals would be kicked in the final term, one apiece, as both teams missed opportunities in front of goal under the Queen Elizabeth Oval lights. With the scores at 68 apiece, the final siren sounded to cries of incredulity from those in attendance – two five-minute (plus time-on) periods of extra time were to follow.
Q1Q2Q3Q4Extra Time
Bendigo FNL3.16.58.79.149.17(71)
Big V Prem B - Div 37.37.49.710.82.1(81)
Both teams were out on their feet – but it was the Big V that adjusted best. Bailey Payze’s astonishing finish in the opening minutes of extra time set the tone, Linehan laid another fairytale goal-saving tackle at the other end, and in the second five-minute period, Old Camberwell’s Jimmy Allen coolly slotted the sealing goal from a set shot. Bendigo did not kick a goal in the bonus periods, the VAFA eventually victors, 12.9 (81) to 9.17 (71).
“(The feeling at the end of extra time) was probably just one of relief, to be honest,” said Linehan.
“It’d been such a hectic 15-20 minutes of footy. By the time we got into the rooms, it was just pure joy. Everyone was hugging and everything like that. I don’t reckon I’ve seen a bunch of blokes that excited in a very long time.”
In one of the great local football duels, Williamstown CYMS’ Jordan Busuttil for the VAFA and Sandhurst’s Lachie Tardrew for Bendigo went head-to-head on-ball, fittingly both wearing the number 14 and compelling the eyes of the sizeable crowd.
While Tardrew ran hard, flat lines at the football on his way to 45 disposals and the Derrick Filo medal – awarded to the best Bendigo representative on the ground – Busuttil danced and skated, blue-and-white flitting through blue-and-gold, undeniable in his pursuit of the ball and certain with it in hand.
The back-to-back Williamstown CYMS best-and-fairest winner is quick, smart and strong, adept in tight, then again post-clearance, then again at the next contest. After quarter time, the seasoned Bendigo bodies pursued Busuttil more keenly through the maze of limbs – occasionally finding their mark – in an attempt to chop down the pace of his dizzying transition from handball exit to handball chain.
Bar Tardrew, Busuttil was peerless, best afield with 32 disposals, 20 contested possessions, 10 clearances, nine tackles, a goal and a game-high 174 Premier Data ranking points.
“(Busuttil) was just unreal,” said Linehan.
“In the early stages of the game, I think he was one that really stood up – and then in extra time, he was just dominant.
“He was moving around like it was still the first quarter … I’ve played against him plenty of times in the past, so it was nice to have him on my team for once, and not be chasing him around the ground.”
The spring of Old Geelong’s Mickey Nicholls, employed down-the-line by coach Luke Mahoney, did not diminish through four quarters (and a bit more) of football, whilst running mate inside 50, Old Peninsula’s Bailey Payze, was an ever-present danger.
Payze’s first goal, an opportunistic rolling left-foot snap, set forward the Big V’s first-quarter momentum; his second, an audacious running right-footed checkside that followed a rove that would make Steve Johnson blush, stunned the vocal Bendigo contingent of the crowd, enraptured the Amateurs’ bench and ensured his side held the whip hand through extra time.
Players post-game spoke with reverence of the ferocity of Matt Fewings’ on-field encouragement – the Mazenod ballmagnet combining two first-quarter goals with 24 disposals and six inside 50s, while the storied left boot of Fitzroy’s Nathan Ligris (39 disposals and 13 rebound 50s) drove the Amateurs metronomically from the half-back line.
Linehan, in his second year as captain, spoke of the bond forged between players who pulled on the Big V jumper – a bond that will deepen as tales grow taller from the remarkable finish at the QEO.
“I think everyone felt really connected, whether that was at the event on Thursday night – everyone felt like close friends already, which really gave us a bit of an edge when it came to crunch time on Sunday,” he said.
“We’d had a big theme about sort of creating our own story, and (then) we’re part of a win like that. It was pretty special … everyone was saying (post-game) it was probably the best win they’ve been a part of.”
VAFA Goals: Payze 2, Nicholls 2, Fewings 2, Busuttil, Virtue, W Nichols, Dowling, McGlashan, Allen
Big V Under 19’s vaporise interleague rivals in Bendigo blitz
Across four representative matches against the Perth Football League and Bendigo Football League, the VAFA’s Big V Under 19’s team delivered the greatest result against the latter in a superb Sunday showing at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.
In a comprehensive four quarter display the Big V side’s only flaw was allowing the BFNL to draw first blood, before pummelling the scoreboard for the remainder of the contest.
It was not all smooth sailing in the lead-up to the match however, with Under 19’s Big V coach Paul Carrigan reflecting on a tense Thursday night.
“Attending the Gala Dinner, we waited on three players (for a VFL call-up)” Carrigan said.
“We got a call on one, our original team now missing four with 30 hours to game time.”
The squad went through the motions on a Friday night captain’s run before making the journey early Saturday morning to Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo.
With a gusty breeze heading towards the city end, the choice was a no-brainer for captain Charlie Opie.
As the opening siren rang out across the ground, both sides fuelled with energy and adrenaline could hardly make it out of the centre square for the first minute as the intensity around the ball ramped up.
However, the Big V quickly found momentum with the wind and began to swing their punches at the hosting side.
De La Salle’s Antonio Giampa delivered on the big stage with a standout set shot nearing centre square territory, kickstarting his incredible game in the navy blue and white.
“Giampa is still in Year 11 and a double bottom ager playing Senior Premier Division this season,” Carrigan said.
“He’s a serious player.
“He played wing and created plenty for us the longer the game went.”
Charlie Richardson then took an enormous pack mark deemed “mark of the day” by Carrigan, converting the set shot in the final seconds to hand the VAFA a 27-point quarter-time lead.
While the game was hot and contested early, the VAFA’s class through outside running began to expose Bendigo’s side.
Tactics changed in the second term however as the Big V kicked into what Carrigan deemed a “three to four goal breeze”, but it didn’t halt scoring momentum for the VAFA youngsters.
While Bendigo’s pressure ramped up, forcing skill errors and rushed play from both sides, Carrigan’s boys managed four goals against the wind.
All this despite applying a more defensive approach to the quarter too, according to Carrigan.
“We wanted to play 70 per cent of the contest to one side of the oval slowly, and 30 per cent to the grandstand fast,” Carrigan said.
“We executed perfectly, Zach Travers, Liam Edwards, Sam Linder, Mitch Davidson, and Mitch KirkwoodScott all moving the ball through the corridor time and time again.
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Bendigo FNL1.23.23.45.6(36)
Big V Under 19’s5.59.714.1118.17(125)
“The back six all stood tall and showed plenty of courage at tight contests.”
At the half, the VAFA side were up by 41 points, but Carrigan ensured that the players didn’t lighten their pressure on the accelerator.
“We discussed our core values that we talked about on night one of training,” the Hampton Rovers Under 19’s coach said.
“Nothing had changed now. Respect for everyone on the ground was a mantra, the culture cry for how our group wished to be seen and remembered was important.
“I told them I was jealous of the way they were playing, I wanted to turn back the clock and be a part of their team.
“Strange for a coach to say but it was remarkable to see them come together and evolve in five weeks.”
St Kevin’s Johnathon Gambaro stood tall in the third term, while the midfielders and wings were praised by their coach for holding their structure, allowing an unselfish brand of play that let the lead balloon out even further in the VAFA’s favour.
As the contest drew on, Bendigo fell flatfooted towards the approach of the final siren.
A few late pings on goal saw the lead expand once more before the result was finalised, the Big V victorious in a landslide, 18.17 (125) to 5.6 (36).
Carrigan said he couldn’t be prouder of every player who pulled on the Big V guernsey steeped in VAFA history.
“Every lad had earned the right to pull on the jumper, they are a credit to their families, their community clubs, schools and of course the VAFA,” Carrigan said.
“Thanks to the Great Regional City of Bendigo, the Bendigo league lads and (BFNL interleague coach) Jason Stevens, we enjoyed every minute.”
The staggering 89-point margin was the VAFA’s greatest winning margin across all four interleague games for the weekend, as the Premier B – Division 3 Big V side clinched a thrilling victory in extra time.
While players united to represent their competition, the VAFA’s best Under 19’s players will go their separate ways to their community and school clubs for the remainder of the season to play in the Holmesglen Under 19 Premier Men’s, or continue to forge their path in their club’s Senior side.
Six rounds remain in the Holmesglen Under 19 Premier Men’s, before a mouthwatering finals campaign launches in September.
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME
Big V Gala
The VAFA community came together for the largest function in League history when more than 500 guests packed Centrepiece at Melbourne Park to celebrate 100 years of the Big V last Thursday. Our Big V class of 2025 received their precious Centenary jumpers to rousing ovations as our greats of the past bonded with our greats of the present.
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME
Indiana Harrison (Ormond)
Women’s Rising Star Nominee
The VAFA congratulates Indiana Harrison from Ormond Amateur Football Club who has been nominated as the Round 12 Anytime Fitness Women’s Rising Star. At just 18 years old, Indiana is the captain of the Ormond Women’s team; a natural leader and talented footballer. She has scored five or more goals on three occasions this season.
What the club said:
Women’s Coach Oscar Persson said:
From day one of pre-season Indi has been a leader on and off the field, she has played a huge part in shaping what the Ormond Women’s program is today. As captain she leads from the front with her physicality and ferocity. Indi’s love of the contest is only matched by her love of kicking goals.
Ormond AFC President Jason Burt said:
To complement her work off field, Indi is a fierce competitor on field. She enjoys the challenge of playing each week and is key to the success of the senior women’s team in 2025. To be recognised as the VAFA Rising Star for Round 12 is a great reward for Indi’s commitment to Ormond, Women’s Football and her development as a player.
Louis Hodder (Fitzroy)
Men’s Rising Star
The VAFA congratulates Louis Hodder from Fitzroy Football Club who has been nominated as the Round 12 Anytime Fitness Men’s Rising Star. At just 18, Louis is a key component of the Fitzroy Senior Men’s forward line, with his breakout performance of the season against Hampton Rovers when he booted 7 majors.
What the club said:
Louis is a promising young senior player who has played predominantly as a lead up forward for us in 2025. He has great forward craft, clean hands and is an exceptional kick at goal. Louis is only very early in his senior football career with lots of improvement to come. As a club we are very excited to see what the future holds.
In only his second year at Fitzroy having played with our affiliated junior club, Fitzroy Junior FC, and not yet 19, Louis has already kicked over 90 goals in the VAFA competition. He is a loyal club person, loves playing with his team mates and is dedicated to training and continually improving.
He has played in the Premier B Senior Men’s team this year and still gets around the Under 19’s when he can, recently doing water carrying for an Under 19’s twilight game.
Louis made the 2025 Big V Under 19’s team set to play Bendigo FNL this Sunday.
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Ormond claim victory in a tight tussle with Old Peninsula
A possible September preview was upon us when Ormond defeated Old Peninsula by 4 points in a thriller at Harry MacDonald Oval.
There was a lot riding on this game with Ormond looking to continue their undefeated run whilst a win for Old Peninsula would lock away a top two spot for another week. The first quarter certainly delivered with both sides bringing their best, resulting in the Pirates taking a narrow 1-point lead into the first change.
Ormond came out firing at the start of the second term with two early goals their way, but it wasn’t long before the Pirates found the big sticks as the home side kicked the next two goals to be leading by 4-points at half-time.
The narrative was much the same in the third quarter as the Monders banked the early goals before the Pirates responded later in the term, however a late goal to Ormond gave the travelling side a 7-point lead at three-quarter time.
An exciting final term worked both defensive lines hard as not many goals were kicked, but ultimately aided by a few behinds falling their way, Ormond scraped over the line to win by 4-points in one of the best Division 1 games this season.
Bailey Payze and Trae Thermos impressed with three goals each for Old Peninsula and Ormond, respectively.
UHS-VU defeated Brunswick by 35 points to provide themselves with a helpful additional game buffer out of the relegation zone.
Brunswick dominated the first quarter to lead by 17-points at the first break, however the tables quickly turned in the second quarter as an inspired fight back from UHS-VU saw them reduce that deficit to just 2-points.
The Vultures continued their surge in the third quarter as they moved the footy well and controlled the game on their terms, limiting Brunswick to just 1-point whilst they kicked a further three majors to lead by 19-points at three-quarter time.
Whilst Brunswick saw success in the opening stages of the fourth quarter with an early goal to Max Varley, it was ultimately not enough as the Vultures comfortably claimed victory.
In his first senior game, Max Varley impressed with three goals for Brunswick, whilst Brandon Jackson of UHS-VU deserves a mention for contributing five of their ten majors.
Kew defeated Oakleigh by 55-points at Victoria Park.
The Bears got the better of the conditions in the first term to lead by 27-points at quarter-time, however, should’ve been much further ahead if not for some inaccuracy in front of goal. Kew continued to dominate into the second quarter with the five goal to one scoreline repeating itself, providing the Bears with a mammoth 53-point lead at half-time.
To Oakleigh’s credit, they came out of the break switched on and continued to impact the contest. The Krushers managed four majors to take their score up to 40 by three-quarter time, however with Kew now 66-points ahead, it was going to be an uphill battle to cause an upset in the final quarter.
Oakleigh won the final quarter, kicking four goals to two, however the damage had been done as Kew comfortably claimed the four points and earned themselves a spot in the top two, on percentage, thanks to Old Peninsula’s loss to Ormond.
On a high-scoring day where twenty-eight goals were kicked, Lachie James starred for Kew with five falling his way, whilst Thomas Gillard, Thomas Nolan and Jamie Roach were amongst the best players for Oakleigh.
Therry Penola managed to leap off the bottom of the table with a 16-point win over the Monash Blues
An interesting first term saw Monash bank a 1-point lead thanks to kicking two straight goals, as opposed to Therry Penola’s one goal and five behinds.
The Lions fixed up their accuracy in the second term as the Blues’ kicked one goal and six behinds to give Therry Penola a 1-point advantage at half-time.
Therry Penola proved just how critical third quarters are as they defended well and pushed ahead to lead by 16-points at three-quarter time and carried that margin through to the final siren.
Monash captain Mitchell King, along with Harrison Wrigglesworth, were critical for their side with two goals each, whilst Jesse Caligiuri and Damien Watson similarly kicked two majors each for the winning Lions’.
This result has massive consequences for both sides as Therry Penola have taken one step further to avoiding relegation whilst Monash have fallen one step closer to the bottom two.
The final game of Round 12 saw the Preston Bullants defeat Elsternwick by just 12-points, after a valiant fourth quarter from the Wickers saw them get agonisingly close, but it ultimately wasn’t enough.
Not much separated the two sides early on as they both found opportunities to move the footy inside 50 and have shots on goal. Elsternwick led by 3-points at quarter-time and increased this lead in the second quarter to be up by 9-points at the main break.
Much like the Monash Blues and Therry Penola game, it was the Bullants who used the third quarter to their advantage, virtually silencing Elsternwick in front of goal and dramatically changing the course of this match to pile on five goals and lead by 27-points going into the final term.
The nature of the game flipped again in the fourth quarter as Preston only managed one behind, whilst despite the best efforts of Elsternwick, two goals was not enough, and they ultimately fell 12-points short after leading for a large part of the afternoon.
Daniel Marchese and Tom Hill booted four goals each for Elsternwick and Preston, respectively.
After a weekend off, Division 1 action resumes on July 19th with all of the top five each playing a team in the bottom five. Barring any upsets, this provides these stronger sides with a chance to further stake their claim on the top four as not only wins but percentage becomes critical.
UHS-VU (7th) host Ormond (1st) at Brens Oval, Therry Penola (9th) come up against the Preston Bullants (4th) at JP Fawkner Reserve, Brunswick (6th) make the trip down to Mount Eliza to face Old Peninsula (3rd), Oakleigh (5th) and Elsternwick (10th) meet at Scammell Reserve, and the Monash Blues (8th) face off against Kew (2nd) at Frearson Oval.
ROUND 13 TIPS
UHS-VU v Ormond
Therry Penola v Preston Bullants
Brunswick v Old Peninsula
Oakleighv Elsternwick
Monash Blues vKew
ROUND 12 RESULTS
DIVISION 1 MEN’S
Bullants:
GOALS: Elsternwick: D. Marchese 4, T. Ramsay 1, Q. De Luca 1, H. Toogood 1, L. Thornton 1
GOALS: Preston Bullants: T. Hill 4, B. Douglas 1, R. Stevens 1, D. Douglas 1, A. Gonnella 1, J. Tier 1, j. douglas 1
BEST: Elsternwick: D. Jones, P. Sanderson, J. Vargas, D. Convery, B. Pantas, D. Marchese
BEST: Preston Bullants: L. Green, T. Lowe, j. douglas, T. Hill, J. Tier, J. Carroll Kew:
Oakleigh:
GOALS: Kew: L. James 5, S. Heaton 4, D. Jardine 3, G. Smart 1, R. Smith 1, N. Waters 1, F. Davis 1, M. Jacobs 1, M. Poletti 1
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GOALS: Oakleigh: E. Black 4, R. Kitts 3, T. Scott 2, L. Ashen 1
BEST: Kew: R. Hughes, L. James, F. Davis, A. Chiocci, T. Johnstone, J. Maccarrone
BEST: Oakleigh: T. Gillard, T. Nolan, J. Roach, E. Black, L. Gillard, T. Scott Brunswick:
UHS-VU:
GOALS: Brunswick: M. Varley 3, J. Gale 1, D. Mott 1, P. Scamporlino 1
GOALS: UHS-VU: B. Jackson 5, A. Ley 2, J. Hunt 2, X. Ellingham 1
BEST: Brunswick: M. Varley, F. Banfield, T. Haddock, W. Bishop, B. Wilson, B. Griffin
BEST: UHS-VU: B. Dimattina, P. Brookes, j. fox, D. Beer, A. Ley, T. Cracknell
GOALS: Old Peninsula: B. Payze 3, W. Crowder 2, H. Peacock 2, T. Feldgen 1, B. Williamson 1, H. McLeod 1
GOALS: Ormond: T. Thermos 3, T. Nicholls 2, S. Stait 1, K. Seeto-Grossi 1, J. Werbik 1, J. Hille 1, M. Oaten 1, B. Williams 1
BEST: Old Peninsula: K. Thiele, J. Lovett, P. Evans-Brumby, H. Peacock, B. Payze, B. Williamson
BEST: Ormond: J. Simon, M. Oaten, W. Simon, r. konstanty, B. Williams, M. Thatcher
Penola:
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GOALS: Monash Blues: H. Wrigglesworth 2, M. King 2, J. Baring 1, H. Frischke 1, B. Fellows 1
GOALS: Therry Penola: j. caligiuri 2, D. Watson 2, P. Carracher 1, F. Harvey 1, N. Castaldi 1, N. Thomas 1, C. Newton 1
BEST: Monash Blues: F. Bennett, O. Widdicombe, H. Wrigglesworth, W. Kennedy, J. Walker, J. Hooper
BEST: Therry Penola: N. Thomas, G. Widdicombe, C. Newton, T. Reymers, j. caligiuri, C. Wrigglesworth
DIVISION 1 MEN’S RESERVES
Old Peninsula:
GOALS: Old Peninsula: B. Goates 3, T. Davis 1, W. White 1, A. Hochegger 1
GOALS: Ormond: L. Natsikas 2, L. Upstill 1
BEST: Old Peninsula: T. De Haas, C. Sanders, B. Goates, T. Davis, J. Tickner, B. Pulsford
BEST: Ormond: N. Lane, T. Oaten, O. Smith, A. Hatchuel, H. Penhall, B. Pfeiffer
GOALS: Brunswick: D. Heenan 5, B. Marchionna 3, T. Varley 1, L. Jerkovic 1, D. Oswald 1, M. Deeth 1
GOALS: UHS-VU: R. Hajj 2, M. Couper-Johnston 1, J. Lowe 1, V. Pirozek 1, T. White 1, A. Skerget 1
BEST: Brunswick: D. Heenan, A. Pollock, A. Bevanda, B. Marchionna, T. Varley, S. houghton
BEST: UHS-VU: L. Thomas, D. Baker, A. Skerget, M. Couper-Johnston, D. Nelson, J. Catterall
Monash Blues:
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GOALS: Monash Blues: W. Stevenson-Vissers 5, N. Angus 3, A. Hussaini 2, R. Phillips 2, M. Peethamparam 1, W. Girdwood 1, T. Baker 1
GOALS: Therry Penola: J. Doodie 3, J. Larkin 1, R. Egan 1, S. Lyons 1, S. Skapetis 1, E. Combridge 1
BEST: Monash Blues: R. Phillips, W. Stevenson-Vissers, N. Angus, W. Girdwood, S. Malcolm, M. Rahman
BEST: Therry Penola: J. Piccione, B. Hudson, S. Di Lizio, C. Combridge, R. Egan, S. Lyons
Kew:
GOALS: Kew: L. McLean 5, T. Lowe 2, D. Allen 2, J. Ton 2, Z. Johnston 1, J. King 1, S. Floyd 1, G. Wood 1, J. Hurst 1
GOALS: Oakleigh: W. Holton 3, J. Hunt 1, J. Gorman 1
BEST: Kew: L. McLean, Z. Johnston, T. Cook, T. Lowe, G. Wood, D. Allen
BEST: Oakleigh: R. Velona, J. Greenaway, C. Mercuri, J. Gorman, C. Grant, B. May Elsternwick:
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GOALS: Elsternwick: D. Higgins 5, T. Gordon 3, D. Guastalegname 1, J. Harris 1, P. OTTEN 1
GOALS: Preston Bullants: o. Taylor 5, B. Morgan 3, D. Delle-Vergini 1, M. Chamberlain 1, A. Rider 1, J. Lattarulo 1, N. Douglas 1
BEST: Elsternwick: B. Dolan, D. Higgins, J. Harris, A. Gruen, T. Gordon, S. Convery
BEST: Preston Bullants: N. Douglas, o. Taylor, J. Wilkes, D. Zou, A. Rider, H. Stratford-Browne
DIVISION 2 MEN’S
Lincoln Tracy
Old Yarra flex their muscles in top four clash with Whitefriars
The Division 2 Men’s ladder leaders showed why they are one of the teams to beat in 2025, while Canterbury continued their mid-season surge.
The much-anticipated rematch between Old Yarra Cobras and Whitefriars turned out to be a one-sided affair, with the top-of-the-table Cobras running out 87-point winners. Old Yarra set the tone early, kicking seven goals to none in the first quarter, and a further six in each of the following two quarters to lead by 89 points at the final change.
Friars coach Lucas Matthews his team couldn’t compete with the Cobras’ physicality. “They moved the ball really well, and were set up well to stop what we were trying to do. We’d try to shift them sideways, and they ran over the top of us,” he said.
Old Yarra coach Nathan Monaco was pleased with his side’s performance, especially moving the ball forward. Jackson Lesko’s five goal performance saw him claim the Tom Bell Medal as the best player on the ground. Bell, a former captain, designed the guernsey worn by Old Yarra with Chris Hume.
“He’s mature headed, and is a clearance machine,” Monaco said of Bell. “He probably gets the best defensive mid going to him week in week out, but it doesn’t phase him. [Bell] is such a big part of the club, and does great work with the Indigenous community. We’re really lucky that we’ve got someone like him.”
Canterbury took another important step towards avoiding the drop back to Division 3, defeating Hawthorn by 76 points at Rathmines Road Reserve and winning their third consecutive game. The Cobras jumped out of the blocks with seven goals in the first 15 minutes, which left Mark Murray’s men trying to play catch-up for the rest of the day.
“There was a pretty strong wind, and [Canterbury] just took advantage of that. They were able to get it out of the centre too easily and that put our backline under pressure,” the Hawthorn coach said. “But I thought we battled hard. From quarter time we really focused on being strong over the ball and that evened things up a bit – they didn’t get as much free-flowing ball through the middle of the ground as they did in the first 20 minutes.”
Cobras coach Steve Brown said the Hawks’ pressure made scoring harder in the third quarter, with Canterbury adding 3.13, but was pleased with the continued development of young forward Ryder Daffy. Daffy bagged his second five-goal haul in his three matches, taking him to 14 goals for the season.
“He’s just so agile,” Murray said of the Xavier College product. “He’s got a few tricks up his sleeve and was able to turn around really quickly. If he gets some good service from the midfield, he’ll be a real handful in that forward line for them.”
It was a game of two halves between West Brunswick and MHSOB at Ransford Oval, with the Magpies dominating the first two quarters before the Unicorns came out firing after half time. The 37-point victory was a real eight-point game for the two teams, with West Brunswick keeping themselves lodged firmly in the top four while MHSOB remain a game and a half behind fourth placed Whitefriars.
“I have no idea what they’d said in the rooms, but they came out as an absolute army,” said West Brunswick coach Regan Tait. “Their defensive pressure was fantastic. There was not time when we had the football and there wasn’t one of them already swinging our jumper. They were on to what we were trying to do [in the first half] but we were able to hold on for the win.”
Unicorns coach Bernie Pretty said the pre-game and half-time message to the players was the same and that his side executed better after the main break, but by that point the damage had been done.
St Mary’s Salesian bounced back from their first loss since May with a 40-point win against South Melbourne Districts. The blustery conditions at Ferndale Park made for a topsy turvy match, with 20 of the 24 goals scored at one end of the ground.
The Bloods, kicking with the wind in the first quarter, led by 15 points at the first break – but could have had a bigger lead after managing only three goals from eight scoring shots. St Mary’s hit back in the second with six goals to two, before a four goal to one third quarter from
South Melbourne saw the two teams level at three quarter time. The Saints kicked seven goals to one in the final quarter to claim their tenth win of the season.
Saints coach Clay Tait said it was challenging to essentially switch between attacking one quarter and defending the next depending on whether you were kicking with or against the wind, but felt his side played the premiership quarter perfectly.
“We went in at half time and spoke about neutralising the game in the third. And I thought we played a really smart quarter of footy. To keep them to four scoring shots in that quarter was really good; they just happened to be four goals.”
Bloods coach Nick Abbott was disappointed to see his side give up momentum – and a lead – in another game against a top four side, with South Melbourne falling to Old Yarra and Whitefriars over the previous fortnight.
St John’s overcame 10 changes from Round 11 and a three-game losing streak to defeat Aquinas by 37 points.
JOC’s coach Tim Edwards felt his side’s early clearance dominance helped set the game up.
“Shannon Marsh and Ben Robinson played in the midfield all day because we were down a few, but battled away and were among the best. And we played a lot of the kids again, and they all played their role,” he said.
Bloods coach Craig Glennie said the Aquinas defence held up well for the majority of the game, with St John’s having 21 more inside 50’s, but was sad to see Jaycob Baxter go down to a hamstring injury the second quarter after his six-goal performance in Round 12.
The 10 teams have a week off for the VAFA’s representative clashes before returning for the final stretch of the season. Round 13 action sees MHSOB travel to Ringwood to play Aquinas, while Whitefriars will look to regroup form their big loss against Old Yarra and get back on the winners list when they host St Mary’s Salesian. Elsewhere, Canterbury squares off against West Brunswick in what should be an entertaining match based on recent form, St John’s meet Old Yarra Cobras, and Hawthorn and South Melbourne Districts – two teams in desperate need of a win – do battle at the Lindsay Hasset Oval.
ROUND 13 TIPS
Aquinasv MHSOB
Canterbury v West Brunswick
South Melb Districtsv Hawthorn
St John’s v Old Yarra Cobras
Whitefriars vSt Mary’s Salesian
ROUND 12 RESULTS
DIVISION 2 MEN’S
St Mary’s Salesian:
South Melbourne:
GOALS: St Mary’s Salesian: J. McElroy 4, Z. Thurman 2, J. Contencin 2, N. Dekas 2, T. Ryan 2, L. Turnbull 1, N. Evans 1, C. Tait 1
GOALS: South Melbourne: T. Foley 3, Z. Howson 2, C. Brugeaud 1, J. Corke 1, J. Wilson 1, B. Bajram 1
BEST: St Mary’s Salesian: N. Evans, L. McKay, T. Ryan, E. Bourke, M. Baysinger, J. Salloum
BEST: South Melbourne: A. STAMATELATOS, Z. Howson, J. Engellenner, V. Armenia, C. Jacoby, B. Bajram
St John’s:
GOALS: St John’s: H. Emery 2, J. Mourant 2, T. Edwards 1, B. Ayache 1, C. Ely 1, K. Seing 1, s. marsh 1
GOALS: Aquinas: J. McMahon 2, L. Holewa 2, J. Baxter 1, L. Robb 1, J. Livingstone 1, J. Reid 1
BEST: St John’s: B. Ash, K. Ash, T. Edwards, d. cattolico, J. Mourant
BEST: Aquinas: J. Costello, S. Box, R. O’Brien, T. Hogg, B. Lawrence, C. Pedretti Hawthorn:
GOALS: Hawthorn: W. Fleming 2, T. Miller 2, B. Whitfort 1, P. Edgar 1, J. Johnston 1, T. James 1
GOALS: Canterbury: R. Daffy 5, M. Fotia 2, M. Topp 2, S. Gotch 2, r. walmsley 2, F. Richards 1, S. Hinton 1, N. Szabo 1, T. Robinson 1, T. Gordon 1, J. Boarotto 1
BEST: Hawthorn: T. Ktenas, W. Fleming, S. Luth, C. Fraser, T. Matheson, T. Miller
BEST: Canterbury: m. wheeler, M. Topp, R. Daffy, S. Fleming, J. Boarotto, N. Beacom Old Yarra Cobras: 7.2
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GOALS: Old Yarra Cobras: J. Lesko 5, J. Hall 4, M. Parkes 3, D. Tokatliyan 3, R. Pollard 2, B. Makowski 1, C. COPELAND 1, J. Fleming 1, C. Johnston 1
GOALS: Whitefriars: N. Sealey 1, L. Garlick 1, J. Sacco 1, K. Perrin 1, N. Garratt 1, T. Angus 1, J. Perrin 1
BEST: Old Yarra Cobras: J. Lesko, T. Bell, E. Brandon-Jones, E. Hanrahan, R. Pollard, J. Hall
BEST: Whitefriars: J. Perrin, K. Perrin, E. Wu, D. Massarotti, T. Baker, T. Angus
West Brunswick: 13-11-89
MHSOB: 7-10-52
GOALS: West Brunswick: H. Fithall 4, B. Irving 2, C. Fowler 2, D. Ferrier 1, I. Rossi 1, T. Christakis 1, D. McMahon 1, W. Dillon 1
GOALS: MHSOB: W. Hellier 3, C. Westley 1, A. Clarke 1, Y. Gunawardena 1, J. Radcliffe-Smith 1
BEST: West Brunswick: B. Ward, J. Krauss, C. Fowler, H. Fithall, W. Dillon, D. Yacoub
BEST: MHSOB: A. Clarke, Y. Gunawardena, R. Maringoni, S. LESTER, W. Hellier, B. Field-Pimm
DIVISION 2 MEN’S RESERVES
Old Yarra Cobras:
GOALS: Old Yarra Cobras: C. Robinson 2, J. King 1, Y. Bushnaq 1, A. Papatheodorou 1, D. Esdaile 1, W. Elsworth 1, J. O’Neill 1, S. Brown 1, R. Ong 1, J. Buswell 1, K. Lees 1
GOALS: Whitefriars: L. Stanborough 4, D. Jacotine 2
BEST: Old Yarra Cobras: Z. MCLEOD, E. Fleming, M. Tsalikis, J. O’Neill, S. Brown, Y. Bushnaq
BEST: Whitefriars: L. Adey, L. Stanborough, L. Galtieri, M. Scutella, T. Rumble, N. Geilman
St Mary’s Salesian:
South Melbourne:
GOALS: St Mary’s Salesian: J. Barrie 2, H. Chipperfield 1, L. Holmes 1, L. Spinazzola 1, B. Mcnally 1, P. Flynn 1
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GOALS: South Melbourne: P. Dolan 2, T. Seccombe 1, N. Wilson 1, H. Portelli 1, H. WatsonHann 1, D. Berry 1
BEST: St Mary’s Salesian: M. Douglas, J. Kidman, E. Coote, N. Bainbridge, D. Grant, N. Alexopoulos
BEST: South Melbourne: T. Doyle, H. Watson-Hann, T. Seccombe, N. Wilson, T. Dunne Hawthorn:
Canterbury:
GOALS: Hawthorn: M. Zavarella 3, T. Hartson 1, D. Boules 1, L. Mercorillo 1, T. Atchison 1
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GOALS: Canterbury: J. Scammell 3, L. Shearer 2, J. Yalop 2, L. Speirs 1, Z. Taylor 1, S. Woodward 1
BEST: Hawthorn: D. Carroll-Hughes, L. Morrison, M. McKay, M. Tingate, B. Stefani, D. Crowe
BEST: Canterbury: L. Speirs, P. Robertson, C. Newport, D. Duggan, L. Shearer, Z. Taylor
John’s:
GOALS: St John’s: K. Newland 4, M. De Poilly 1
GOALS: Aquinas: A. Kinghorn 5, L. Allwood 3, L. Cellante 2, D. Malvaso 1
BEST: St John’s: I. Anderson, S. Gaitely, M. Bennett, t. tomich, B. Walker, J. Proctor
BEST: Aquinas: L. Allwood, T. Han, J. Miles, A. Kinghorn, T. Kinghorn, D. Malvaso
Brunswick:
GOALS: West Brunswick: T. Cottrell 4, J. Beer 3, L. Stringer 1, M. Hofstein 1, P. Foley 1
GOALS: MHSOB: D. Epa 2, L. Roughton 1, B. Gunn 1
BEST: West Brunswick: T. Cottrell, T. Langmaid, D. Fitzpatrick, J. Coltish, A. Lamming, W. Fithall
BEST: MHSOB: G. Beet, T. Bulmer, T. Raymond, O. Seelander, L. Roughton, D. Ryan
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DIVISION 3 MEN’S
Nick Quinlan
Bulls and Snakes continue to yo-yo while Falcons close gap to top four
Power House has further reinforced its dominance over the rest of the competition with an 89-point win against Box Hill North.
This was despite the first quarter being a close tussle with Power House only having a two-point lead, and it looked set to be a close one.
But in the second quarter, Power House would put on a dominant display to keep the Demons scoreless while kicking 7.4 (46) to ascend to an eight-goal lead going into halftime.
The dominance would continue throughout the second half with Power House maintaining a consistent scoring rate while keeping the Demons to just a further ten points after halftime. It would prove to be the ultimate team game with no player from Power House kicking above two goals.
It’s a tough result for the Demons, considering the improvements they have made throughout the season. Their score of just 22 points was the lowest score that the Demons have scored since Round 8, 2024. The loss would also see them drop 12% which does make their push for finals more reliant on winning outright rather.
While Box Hill North will be frustrated, Blake Williams once again was the shining light for the Demons, kicking all three of their goals and showing why he made the initial 49-man squad of the Big V Prem B-Div 3 side this year.
As a result of his performance, he has now kicked a halfcentury of goals in what has been a career-best year, as he now extends his lead as the leading goalkicker in the competition by nine goals.
In the top four clash between Wattle Park and Richmond Central, it would be the boys from Burwood who would run out victors by 17 points.
It looked like the Animals were going to dominate the game from the start, registering four of the first five scores of the match. But the Snakes would work themselves into the game to take the lead going into quarter time by four points.
The Animals took back the margin after eight minutes in the second quarter and would not relinquish it. The Snakes did keep the margin within touching distance, which kept their opposition on their toes throughout the match.
As a result of the win, Wattle Park has regained their onegame gap to fourth, which could come in handy towards the season’s end for their positioning.
For the Snakes, the loss has seen their percentage drop by 14 per cent, which means they lose their percentage advantage
to North Brunswick. It’s also another loss to a top four side, which has been a bugbear of theirs throughout this season, with all four of their losses having come to their fellow top four sides.
La Trobe University managed a comfortable 71-point victory against Eley Park to see them win three of their last five games.
Windy conditions had some influence on the match with the Trobers getting the breeze in the first quarter and using it to their advantage, leading by 23 points at quarter time.
But the Sharks were unable to make the most of that advantage in the second quarter, with the Trobers extending their lead at halftime.
And with the breeze on their side yet again, the game would be put out of the Sharks’ reach in the third quarter.
Once again, the Sharks conceded 100 points or more for the 12th time this season. And with loss, they become the first side across the VAFA to have conceded 2000 points this season.
While they have struggled defensively, they have started to close the margin gap, showing some improvement. Having incurred a 75-point loss last week to Swinburne, it is the first time they have had back-to-back losses under 100 points since Round 14 and 15 last year.
For La Trobe, the result keeps them within the finals hunt, albeit with a very slim chance. However, stranger things have happened before.
A resounding victory for North Brunswick over Chadstone has seen the Bulls move back to second place following their 132-point win.
North Brunswick from the outset was dominant, managing a first-quarter score of 58 points, which was their highest this season. That total alone was better than their full-time score in three of their matches.
The Bulls continued to score with consistency as they extended their lead into triple digits throughout the game, while Chadstone couldn’t prevent them.
With their win, the Bulls find themselves in second place for the third time in five weeks, having consistently swapped places with Richmond Central.
And now, thanks to their huge victory margin, they also have a superior percentage of 194, which could prove vital if tied with any of their finals-contending teams.
With the loss on the weekend, Chadstone is officially out of contention for finals.
The Albert Park Falcons have continued their winning ways against Swinburne University with an 81-point victory.
While it was a slow first quarter for both sides, Albert Park would get their groove on with a 10-goal second quarter, helping put the game out of reach of the Razorbacks.
The margin could have been bigger for the Falcons, having kicked 3.8 in the final quarter, but they will be happy with the result regardless.
Considering that at the start of the year, the Falcons were having issues scoring, compared to now scoring 100+ points in five of their last six games, shows they’re going to prove to be a handful in the final third of the season.
With this win, Albert Park is now tied on eight wins with fourthplaced Richmond Central, with only a 54 per cent gap separating the two sides, giving them a live chance of playing finals.
While for Swinburne, they find themselves stuck in eighth place as they are two wins above ninth-placed Chadstone and two wins below seventh-placed La Trobe, which makes it hard to.
For Round 13, Albert Park plays host to La Trobe at Bob Woodfull Oval. If the Falcons win, their winning streak will extend to seven games, which will be an equal best within the division following Power House’s win streak at the start of the season. However, if La Trobe can win, it will be their first win against an opposition above them on the ladder.
Box Hill North will be using their Round 12 loss as motivation to inflict a big result against Eley Park at Whitehorse Reserve. For Eley Park, the motivation of beating their local rivals should help motivate them to get their first victory this season.
Wattle Park travels to Jordan Reserve to play Chadstone as the Animals look to extend their gap to fourth place. On the other hand, the Synners will be hoping to play the role of spoiler and throw a wrench into Wattle Park’s top two chances.
In another clash between the top four sides, Power House takes on Richmond Central. Power House could all but confirm their spot in the finals with a victory against the Snakes. For Richmond Central, it will be their fifth chance at trying to beat a top four side, which they’ll need to help build confidence going into the final stretch of the season.
North Brunswick is hoping to maintain their second-place spot when they take on Swinburne down at St James Park.
ROUND 13 TIPS
Albert Parkv La Trobe
Eley Park v Box Hill North
Chadstone v Wattle Park
Power Housev Richmond Central
Swinburne vNorth Brunswick
ROUND 12 RESULTS
DIVISION 3 MEN’S
Wattle Park:
Richmond Central:
GOALS: Wattle Park: H. Davis 3, M. Hill 2, W. McDonell 1, D. Hill 1, J. Greensides 1, H. Yaxley 1, L. Virgo 1
GOALS: Richmond Central: R. Dickson 2, B. Krieger 2, B. Young 1, M. Gleeson 1, D. Holland 1, A. Benson 1
BEST: Wattle Park: M. Hill, T. Wales, H. Davis, M. Lamb, X. Bright, S. Davis
BEST: Richmond Central: A. Adams, F. Muscara, T. Forster, B. Parish, J. HIGGINS, B. Browning-Briese
Power House:
Box Hill North:
GOALS: Power House: R. Dyer 2, K. Wotherspoon 2, M. Timmons 2, J. Taylor-Evans 2, M. Chisari 2, P. Flood 2, J. Dyer 1, T. Scotland 1, L. Stubbs 1, M. McCulloch 1
GOALS: Box Hill North: B. Williams 3
BEST: Power House: T. Scotland, L. Stubbs, M. Chisari, J. Dyer, R. Dyer, J. Halloran
BEST: Box Hill North: B. Williams, M. Lorkin, M. Newman, D. Carey, R. Keane, S. Donovan
North Brunswick:
Chadstone: 2.0
(168)
5.6 (36)
GOALS: North Brunswick: M. David 5, A. Ramzy 5, S. Zahra 3, L. Devlin 2, N. Trewhella 2, A. Tsardakis 2, K. Jones 1, N. Dimarco 1, C. Lee 1, E. Manne 1, Z. Dicianni 1, S. Watt 1
GOALS: Chadstone: A. Letzing 2, t. clarke 1, J. Gomo 1, A. Brown 1
BEST: North Brunswick: E. Manne, N. Trewhella, S. Zahra, L. Devlin, A. Tsardakis, N. Dimarco
BEST: Chadstone: H. Millaras, K. Weissmann, B. Leong, D. Marquison, A. Letzing, t. clarke
Swinburne University: 1.3 3.3 4.8 7.8 (50)
Albert Park: 3.2 12.8 16.9 19.17 (131)
GOALS: Swinburne University: T. Roberts 2, N. Coad 2, O. Sowden 1, S. Hodges 1
GOALS: Albert Park: T. Wilson 6, L. Eaton 4, D. Donaldson 4, J. Beets 3, T. Moore 1, J. Amies
1
BEST: Swinburne University: L. Brunton, S. Hodges, B. Dalgleish, O. Mitchell, C. Hibbert, T. Roberts
BEST: Albert Park: H. Miller, P. Hutchins, L. Parker, J. Beets, T. Wilson, L. Eaton
Trobe University:
GOALS: La Trobe University: T. Spiteri 4, A. Castles 3, J. Horder 2, I. Williamson 2, C. McCredden 1, J. Gronow 1, I. Fan 1, S. Benetti-Baker 1
GOALS: Eley Park: S. Bakker 4, D. Sliwinski 1, J. Tennent 1
BEST: La Trobe University: C. McCredden, J. Randall, S. Benetti-Baker, L. Walsh, A. Marulli, I. Fan
BEST: Eley Park: J. Kennedy, S. Bakker, J. Tennent, I. Leung, E. Mulligan, N. Nilsson
DIVISION 3 MEN’S RESERVES
North Brunswick:
Chadstone:
(20)
GOALS: North Brunswick: P. FRENCH 6, K. Thomson 4, A. Zahra 4, E. Aitken 3, M. Issell 2, P. Day 1, B. Davison 1, J. ryan 1, L. Hetherington 1, H. Vear 1, F. Walton 1
GOALS: Chadstone: W. Mendes 1, B. Dennison 1, D. Marandola 1
BEST: North Brunswick: H. Vear, P. Day, A. Zahra, H. Tippett, K. Thomson, O. Chitale
BEST: Chadstone: E. Robbins, T. McQuillan, J. Veal, C. Ridgway, D. Marandola, P. Vanderwolf
Swinburne University:
() Albert Park: 0.0
GOALS: Swinburne University:
GOALS: Albert Park:
BEST: Swinburne University: BEST: Albert Park: Wattle Park:
Richmond Central:
GOALS: Wattle Park: P. Baranello 1, C. Beluszar 1, J. Adams 1, C. Dapic 1
GOALS: Richmond Central: B. Raimondo 3, A. Fraser 3, B. Foster 2, H. Northey 1, J. Dillon 1, B. Dillon 1, D. Martin 1, D. Pratt 1, S. Bugeja 1
BEST: Wattle Park: P. Baranello, H. Jones, J. Adams, C. Beluszar, T. Redfern, J. Webb
BEST: Richmond Central: T. McMahon, B. Robertson, J. Thomas, B. Dillon, D. Martin, A. Fraser
House:
Hill North:
GOALS: Power House: J. Robinson 4, I. Taylor 2, S. Marshall 2, B. Carr 1
GOALS: Box Hill North: T. O’Farrell 2, G. Mansell 1, D. Luff 1, J. Chirgwin 1
BEST: Power House: A. Dakin, D. Cameron, J. Robinson, M. Nicholson, S. Sutton, S. Marshall
BEST: Box Hill North: C. Specha, D. Luff, B. Cameron, C. Finnie, T. MAINE, B. Truong
Trobe University:
Park:
(186)
(10)
GOALS: La Trobe University: A. Bennett 14, A. Mawson 2, M. Wallace 2, B. Dowler 2, B. Morse 1, L. Cargnali 1, B. Grech 1, D. Mitchell 1, J. Crowe 1, K. Brizzi 1, J. Guy 1, C. Luck 1
GOALS: Eley Park: M. Alford 1
BEST: La Trobe University: A. Bennett, J. Guy, B. Grech, X. Scott, L. Pike, A. Mawson
BEST: Eley Park: M. Alford, G. Fowler, B. Niemandt, J. Baddock, A. Currie, L. Briggs-Gordon
HOLMESGLEN U19 RESULTS
HOLMESGLEN U19 PREMIER MEN’S
Old Xaverians:
Old Scotch:
(75)
(88)
GOALS: Old Xaverians: X. Austin 2, A. Hewitt 2, M. King 2, W. Allen 1, L. Ash - Grimm 1, L. Mallett 1, G. Forrest 1
Old Scotch: N. Baring 2, K. Greville 2, T. Wenzel 2, H. Schiffer 2, S. Hunter 2, G. Simmons 1, A. Johnson 1, W. Verge 1
BEST: Old Xaverians: P. Kenny, X. Austin, M. King, T. Hansen, C. Anderson, H. Lasscock
Old Scotch: N. Baring, S. Hunter, G. Simmons, K. Greville, C. Hume, A. Sellers
Old Brighton:
BEST: Oakleigh: H. Spencer, P. Manaras, S. Iverson, J. Casuscelli, S. Gruevski, t. white
Preston Bullants: T. D’Alessandri Weis, W. Saccone, D. Watson, J. Wajntraub, S. Nedelkovski, C. Parker
De La Salle 2:
GOALS: De La Salle 2: M. Signorelli 2, C. Besnard 1, Z. Maillard 1, J. Gurrie 1, Z. O’Keeffe 1
Kew: M. Holland 3, M. Hand 2, J. Stewart 2, S. Di Parsia 1, R. Meeuw 1, D. Webb 1, J. Thornely Wright 1, B. CAHIR 1
BEST: De La Salle 2: M. Newman, J. Gurrie, X. Burns, J. Bird, L. Arapovic, S. MotylCoverdale
Kew: R. Meeuw, M. Holland, M. Zicman, B. Thompson, D. Webb, M. Gledden
(58)
(60) St Bedes/Mentone:
GOALS: Old Brighton: N. Khan 2, J. Kilgour 2, K. Vivian 1, O. Di Crosta 1, H. Zerna 1, F. Hall 1, L. Lewis 1
St Bedes/Mentone: J. Robinson 2, L. Scott 1, J. Trumble 1, O. Moodie 1, J. Pugsley 1, J. Meredith 1, L. Cartwright 1
BEST: Old Brighton: L. Lewis, H. Pollock, H. Allan, N. Khan, t. bradley, N. Williams
St Bedes/Mentone: J. Trumble, L. Scott, O. Etienne, J. McCormack, L. Napier, J. Robinson
De La Salle:
Caulfield Grammarians: 1.0 3.0
GOALS: De La Salle: J. Murray 3, E. Sawade 2, B. Rossney 2, E. MacBeth 2, J. Katiforis 1, P. Russell 1
(79)
(56)
Caulfield Grammarians: L. Turner 2, j. fountain 2, E. Walker 1, r. reid 1, A. Ioannidis 1, K. NTIMIH 1, H. Lane 1
BEST: De La Salle: E. MacBeth, L. Mahimarajan, A. Margerison, J. Murray, E. Sawade, A. Jackson
Caulfield Grammarians: j. fountain, H. Edwards, J. McInerney, L. Barton, r. reid, B. Childs
University Blues: ABANDONED
St Kevin’s: ABANDONED
HOLMESGLEN U19 DIVISION 1 MEN’S
Old Melburnians: 9-9-63
Old Trinity: 4-14-38
GOALS: Old Melburnians: H. Yuen-Williamson 3, R. Nuttall 1, M. Pegoli 1, H. Williams 1, C. Meares 1, E. Cooper 1, M. Michaca 1
Old Trinity: C. Wenn 1, A. Nelson 1, L. Miritis 1, R. Myers 1 BEST: Old Melburnians: H. Williams, H. Yuen-Williamson, T. Kellock, E. Cooper, N. Gillard, M. Michaca
Old Trinity: C. Wenn, N. Phillips, W. Johnson, L. Miritis, K. Soesanto, A. Nelson
Beaumaris: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ()
University Blues 2: 0.0 0.0
GOALS: Beaumaris: University Blues 2: BEST: Beaumaris: University Blues 2: Williamstown CYMS:
Parkside:
St Kevin’s 2:
GOALS: Parkside: M. Youssef 2, C. O’Brien 1, T. Doupe 1, J. Mikedis 1, S. Bushell 1, H.
Wallace 1
St Kevin’s 2: J. Noonan 2, M. Curtain 2, F. Slattery 1, C. Gill 1, H. Baker 1, L. Cornish 1
BEST: Parkside:
St Kevin’s 2: M. Curtain, Z. Ibrahim, F. Walshe, J. Smith, A. Barrett, L. Cornish
Hampton Rovers:
GOALS: Hampton Rovers: C. Steen 2, E. Stul 1, M. Champness 1, K. Carrigan 1, G. Ziesing 1, H. McConkey 1
University Blacks: G. Evans 2, A. Newman 2, F. Nelson 1, Z. Lam 1, S. McNamara 1, H. Holmes 1
BEST: Hampton Rovers: C. Steen, K. Carrigan, S. Somogyi, M. Champness, H. Ockerby
University Blacks: C. Craig, S. McNamara, C. Carmichael, C. Thornton, A. Newman, T. Ramsdell
Old Ivanhoe:
GOALS: Ormond: S. Bailey 3, H. Brady 2, J. Bridges 1, J. Hine 1, J. Land 1
Old Ivanhoe: R. Johns 6, K. Home 2, B. Mierisch 1, L. Vujovich 1, J. Hopkins 1, J. Heaney 1
BEST: Ormond: K. Hijlkema, T. Whitney, J. Boag, K. Vaughan, S. Bailey, L. Rowlands
Old Ivanhoe: R. Johns, N. Mann, Z. Bennett, J. Heaney, B. Daile, I. Dugdale Old Xaverians 2:
GOALS: Old Xaverians 2: W. Maxa 3, M. Phillips 2, S. DOWLING 1, H. Exell 1
Collegians: b. Doupe 3, A. Walker 3, R. Macalister 1, E. Davies 1, A. Hyatt 1, H. Robbins 1, X. Molino 1, N. Levy 1
BEST: Old Xaverians 2: W. McNamara, W. Maxa, t. croft, H. Nicholls, B. Nixon, J. Nania
Collegians: A. McManamny, A. Petracca, R. Macalister, A. Walker, A. Wilson, O. Andrews
HOLMESGLEN U19 DIVISION 3 MEN’S
Parkdale Vultures 2:
Caulfield Grammarians
(71)
(76) St Bernards: 3.2 6.6
(71)
GOALS: Williamstown CYMS: A. Baker 4, M. Patel 2, H. McMahon 2, L. Taylor 1, E. Nyembo 1, T. Stevens 1
St Bernards: D. Gilham 3, A. Momesso 2, B. Foley 1, C. Gilmour 1, O. Turley 1, H. Coombs 1, G. Iermano 1
BEST: Williamstown CYMS: R. Cockerell, J. Charlesworth, W. Yiannis, H. McMahon, M. Patel, J. O’Toole
St Bernards: B. Sauro, D. Gilham, A. Momesso, B. Foley, C. Gilmour, A. Borg
Old Carey: 2.4 3.7 6.10 8.15 (63)
Old Camberwell: 2.0 3.2
GOALS: Old Carey: J. Sharrock 3, J. Klotz 1, O. Stambe 1, B. Hilton 1, W. Alexander 1, J. Pezzimenti 1
(41)
Old Camberwell: F. Askew 2, H. Bourke 1, C. Inston 1, D. Albert 1, O. Cox 1
BEST: Old Carey: W. Taylor, J. Trevorah, J. van Luyk, J. Pezzimenti, K. Ingram, S. Thomas Old Camberwell: A. Mcneill, H. Bourke, F. Askew, R. Smith, O. Henderson, h. taylor
Old Brighton 2: 1.3
Parkdale Vultures: 3.4
(45)
(63)
GOALS: Old Brighton 2: C. Tyler 1, J. Williams 1, T. Breen 1, X. Mitchell 1, F. Hall 1, N. Williams 1 Parkdale Vultures: A. Valastro 3, E. Honan 1, b. austin 1, L. MacKenzie 1, W. Reeves 1, B. Lamble 1
BEST: Old Brighton 2: J. Williams, H. Robinson, J. Cummins, W. Irving, B. Mcdougall, J. Spicer Parkdale Vultures: L. Burn, L. Kinsella, r. bowles, J. White, M. Sullivan, A. Valastro
Fitzroy: 6-3-39
Old Haileybury: 16-17-113
GOALS: Fitzroy: F. Cozzo 2, L. Hamilton 1, B. Payne 1, N. Tyrrell 1, Q. Watson 1
Old Haileybury: J. Paitaridis 3, A. Prokupets 3, J. Lasscock 1, W. McPhee 1, W. Hardeman 1, G. Brayshaw 1, t. antonis 1, L. Burfurd 1, J. Blight 1, J. Harrop 1, m. wigney 1, Z. Nosiara 1
BEST: Fitzroy: I. Taylor, L. Hamilton, O. Deininger, W. Kaye, K. Scott, H. Exton Old Haileybury:
HOLMESGLEN U19 DIVISION 2 MEN’S
GOALS: Oakleigh: P. Manaras 4, S. Gruevski 2, E. Manaras 1, S. Ung 1
Preston Bullants: T. D’Alessandri Weis 4, S. Nedelkovski 2, G. Brooks 2, P. Di Berardino 1
(58)
GOALS: Parkdale Vultures 2: H. Strom 3, L. Saulle 2, K. Yancos 2, e. joseph 1, H. Dow 1, A. Decker 1
Caulfield Grammarians 2: c. pinnegar 4, J. McVean 3, T. Martino 1, T. Milton 1, S. Schenk 1, J. Malone 1, B. Ford 1
BEST: Parkdale Vultures 2: L. O’Hara, K. Yancos, O. Dando, H. Dow, H. Strom, C. Meunier
Caulfield Grammarians 2: T. Martino, K. Ozdemir, H. Ryan, c. pinnegar, S. Schenk, T. Milton
Monash Blues:
De La Salle 3:
GOALS: Monash Blues:
De La Salle 3: BEST: Monash Blues: De La Salle 3:
GOALS: Beaumaris 2: C. Galvin 3, H. Sims 2, L. Grant 1, A. Tezay 1, A. Malaeb 1
St Mary’s Salesian: C. Matthews 2, L. Greening 1, L. Elliott 1, Z. Thurman 1, G. Micallef 1, X. Higgins 1
BEST: Beaumaris 2: J. Appel, S. Meredith, J. Griffiths, F. Vorrath, C. Galvin, R. Griffiths
St Mary’s Salesian: Z. Thurman, T. Devine, J. Drew, J. Yannicos, F. Hopkins, C. Matthews
St Bedes/Mentone 2: 37-25-247
Whitefriars: 2-2-14
GOALS: St Bedes/Mentone 2: R. Francis 10, N. Mccolough 4, M. Kitto 3, M. Weir 3, J. Fraser 3, R. Jenkins 3, F. Gardner 2, o. gould 2, S. Taylor 2, B. Sloan 1, O. Jenkins 1, M. Smith 1, R. Jennings 1, R. Jewitt O’Reilly 1
Whitefriars: M. Paten 2
BEST: St Bedes/Mentone 2: R. Jewitt O’Reilly, R. Francis, H. Turner, M. Weir, B. Sloan, M. Kitto
Whitefriars: O. Bor, M. Paten, D. Rowland, J. Apostolopoulos, M. King, D. O’Farrell
Williamstown CYMS 2: 2.3 3.10 4.15 6.19 (55)
UHS-VU: 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.11 (35)
GOALS: Williamstown CYMS 2: J. Ryan 2, D. Phemister 1, W. Mitchell 1, L. Eastwood 1, C. Eaton 1
UHS-VU: S. Posar 1, M. Tobin 1, A. McLeish 1, J. Vlachos 1
BEST: Williamstown CYMS 2: F. Puhar, A. Cranage, D. Phemister, I. Brown, G. Mee, O. Azzopardi
UHS-VU: O. O’Flynn, g. gebremedhin, M. Page, M. Tobin, B. Reid, A. Tsatsiadis
THIRDS RESULTS
THIRDS PREMIER MEN’S
Old Xaverians:
St Bernards: 2.0
(163)
(41)
GOALS: Old Xaverians: C. Spears 6, T. Davine 5, X. McIntyre 3, E. Dalton 2, C. Ralph 2, J. Corser 1, S. Stangherlin 1, W. Exell 1, W. Stevens 1, T. Mantesso 1, T. Curtain 1, T. Paul 1
GOALS: St Bernards: S. Juricskay 2, l. chillemi 2, C. Cheshire 1, P. O’Sullivan 1
BEST: Old Xaverians: O. Tehan, f. visentini, C. Spears, W. Stevens, E. Dalton, T. Davine
BEST: St Bernards: A. Galt, S. Isolani, M. Fogale, M. Pisani, M. Johnston, b. Jones
University Blues:
AJAX:
GOALS: University Blues: GOALS: AJAX:
BEST: University Blues: BEST: AJAX:
Old Xaverians 2: 9-12-66
St Kevin’s: 5-5-35
GOALS: Old Xaverians 2: N. Harries 3, T. O’Brien 2, T. McCarthy 2, W. Bryce 1, M. Perrett 1
GOALS: St Kevin’s: D. McCarthy 1, M. Naughton 1, L. Mascia 1, J. Ritchie 1, S. Nogara 1
BEST: Old Xaverians 2: E. Ralph, J. Nelson, W. Bryce, C. Connors, E. Chiodo, T. O’Brien
BEST: St Kevin’s: M. Chuol, D. McCarthy, L. Mascia, M. Buckeridge, J. Willmott, S. Nogara
THIRDS DIVISION 1 MEN’S
THIRDS DIVISION 2 MEN’S
AJAX 2:
Old Geelong:
GOALS: AJAX 2:
GOALS: Old Geelong: C. Fox 5, A. Crowe 3, O. Le Lievre 2, S. Richardson 2, O. Pescott 2, D. Gist 1, P. Poulter 1, A. Gunn 1, Z. Kosovich 1
BEST: AJAX 2: R. White, J. Becker, C. Tofler, M. Gelfand, A. Rogelberg, A. Sakajiou
BEST: Old Geelong: O. Pescott, E. Hoare, J. Browning, H. Van der vlist, H. Penfold, C. Fox
Glen Eira / Old McKinnon:
(99) Masala:
(38)
GOALS: Glen Eira / Old McKinnon: A. Klas 4, L. Lewis 3, T. Richardson 3, R. Smith 2, M. Wilkins 2, J. Rose 1
GOALS: Masala: Z. Pahos 2, M. Foster 1, D. Hoellfritsch 1, A. Bou-Karroum 1
BEST: Glen Eira / Old McKinnon: R. Smith, B. Rose, A. Klas, L. Lewis, C. Hirschman, J. Gonis
BEST: Masala: J. Gurry, D. Gilbert, J. Pietrosanto, B. Smith, D. Hoellfritsch, J. Gibbon Old Carey:
Xaverians 5:
(113)
GOALS: Old Carey: L. Nicholas 6, J. Helmot 3, d. wyer 2, a. wyer 2, B. Williams 2, O. Damico 1, D. O’Callaghan 1
GOALS: Old Xaverians 5: S. Dalton 1, W. McCormack 1, N. Lyons 1, C. Crisostomos 1, L. Fares 1
BEST: Old Carey: J. Hunt, M. Borland, R. Ermer, L. Nicholas, S. Inlander, J. Gates
BEST: Old Xaverians 5: M. Murphy, S. Landrigan, S. Dalton, N. Tyrrell, P. Hoy, L. Fares
Old Ivanhoe:
Fitzroy 2:
GOALS: Old Ivanhoe: GOALS: Fitzroy 2:
(88)
(48) Old Xaverians 4:
GOALS: Old Trinity: T. Mason 2, M. Scott 1, A. Hain 1, O. Stella 1, T. Lydon 1, R. Sanders 1
GOALS: Old Xaverians 4: O. Tehan 2, W. McCormack 2, W. Stevens 2, O. Smart 1, L. McCarthy 1, S. Noonan 1, S. Stangherlin 1, W. Troy 1
BEST: Old Trinity: T. Mason, M. Scott, T. Mitchell, O. Stella, C. Gerwing, H. Beamish
BEST: Old Xaverians 4: S. Noonan, C. Hummerston, W. Troy, S. Casserly, H. Hosking, W. McCormack
University Blacks: 1.0 5.1 5.3 6.5 (41)
De La Salle: 3.5 7.8 8.10 12.14 (86)
GOALS: University Blacks: J. Leviston 2, J. Vozzo 1, S. Shattock 1, F. Smith 1, H. Higgins 1
GOALS: De La Salle: H. Bowen 5, A. Liakakos 3, P. Burns 1, J. Ingram 1, T. Buzza 1, R. Howard 1
BEST: University Blacks: L. Street, R. Sheldrick, J. Vozzo, J. Mbibi, S. Shattock, M. Hanrahan
BEST: De La Salle: H. Bowen, H. Mounas, A. Liakakos, c. omeara, T. Blaikie, j. Zitzen
St Kevin’s 2: 5.2 8.4 13.8 14.16 (100)
Williamstown CYMS: 0.1
BEST: Old Ivanhoe: BEST: Fitzroy 2:
Old Camberwell:
Scotch 2:
GOALS: Old Camberwell: M. Hughes 1, H. Rice 1, C. Young 1, N. Curwen 1
GOALS: Old Scotch 2: W. Taylor 7, C. Sewell 2, . 1, W. James 1, R. Higgins 1, S. Townsend 1
BEST: Old Camberwell: E. Biggs, N. Curwen, D. Buchanan, C. Young, C. Frazer, S. Everett
BEST: Old Scotch 2: W. Taylor, A. McPherson, S. Townsend, C. Sewell, R. Higgins, A. Upjohn
THIRDS DIVISION 3 MEN’S
Ormond:
Beaumaris:
(28)
GOALS: St Kevin’s 2: M. Augerinos 3, A. Gorman 3, J. Hill 2, J. O‚ÄôShannassy 2, M. Day 2, H. Buultjens 1, T. Briggs 1
GOALS: Williamstown CYMS: B. Gray 2, F. Adamson 1, J. Craigie 1
BEST: St Kevin’s 2: M. Day, L. Haig, Z. Close, J. Chaffey, J. Hill, O. Phillips
BEST: Williamstown CYMS: T. Payne, N. Rainone, T. Mccoll, B. Foott, B. Gray, M. Porter
Old Brighton: 0.2 5.5 9.6 13.16 (94) Old Xaverians 3: 1.0 1.0 5.3 6.3 (39)
GOALS: Old Brighton: S. Stavrellis 4, T. Jackett-Simpson 3, F. English 3, J. Turner 2, A. Tzimas 1
GOALS: Old Xaverians 3: K. Ellis 2, L. Pirrie 1, J. Kenny 1, W. Honan 1, W. Mantesso 1
BEST: Old Brighton: S. Stavrellis, F. English, C. Aloi, . , S. Murray, t. kenny
BEST: Old Xaverians 3: E. Ponari, L. Denton, K. Ellis, W. Mantesso, W. Honan, R. Cunningham
(30)
GOALS: Ormond: a. moalem 1, T. Ralph 1, C. Northey 1, N. Topakas 1, S. Glassel 1
GOALS: Beaumaris: C. Daddo 3, E. Murray 3, W. Skinner 2, H. Gardner 2, C. Ursprung 2, F. Wells 1, Z. Oldham 1, S. Leahy 1, T. Hughes 1, Z. Warmuz 1, D. Collins 1, A. Skinner 1
BEST: Ormond: F. Shaw, T. McDonald, W. Sayce, M. Kolpin, B. Kheng, C. Heaslip
BEST: Beaumaris: A. Skinner, W. Jeffery, J. Stewart, F. Wells, T. Hughes, C. Ursprung
GOALS: Caulfield Grammarians: D. Sherman 8, A. Bednarek 5, T. Sherman 2, D. Rouget 2, T. Stewart 1, J. Georgio 1, N. Cunningham 1, A. Boyle 1
BEST: Richmond Central:
BEST: Caulfield Grammarians: D. Sherman, A. Bednarek, J. Small, J. Paterson, T. Stewart, D. Dickson
THIRDS RESULTS
St Bedes/Mentone:
St Bernards 2:
GOALS: St Bedes/Mentone:
GOALS: St Bernards 2:
BEST: St Bedes/Mentone:
BEST: St Bernards 2:
Kew:
St Kevin’s 3:
GOALS: Kew: J. McCubbin 4, J. Hobbs 1, Z. Jones 1, L. Appleton 1
GOALS: St Kevin’s 3: J. McMahen 2, J. Minjin 1, S. Doyle 1, R. Fernandes 1, M. Marchese 1
BEST: Kew: B. Shute, J. Keam, N. Greene, L. Appleton, J. Gray, M. Vergamalis
BEST: St Kevin’s 3: A. Posterino, J. Elsworth, A. Smale, A. Rolleston, R. Fernandes, J. McMahen
THIRDS DIVISION 4 MEN’S
Old Melburnians:
GOALS: Old Melburnians: M. McCoy 3, L. Fong 2, j. mcfarlane 1, M. Grimwade 1, T. Landrigan 1, A. Appleton 1, T. Lyall 1, S. Craven 1, A. Psalidas 1, W. Tolhurst 1, H. Nettlefold 1
GOALS: West Brunswick: K. Joyner 2, J. Marshall 1, T. Forbes 1, J. Taylor 1
BEST: Old Melburnians: M. Grimwade, L. Fong, H. Watkin, S. Brockhoff, T. Landrigan, J. Hurley
BEST: West Brunswick: H. Algie, T. Clayton, M. Hewitson, G. Levantis, L. Trigg, K. Joyner Hampton Rovers:
GOALS: Hampton Rovers: J. Young 4, N. Velten 2, J. Campion 1, N. Anderson 1
(54)
(53)
GOALS: Whitefriars: D. Anastasiou 2, D. O’Farrell 1, D. Kilkenny 1, Z. Kornitschuk 1, J. Hailey 1, S. Franklin 1, S. Cardamone 1
BEST: Hampton Rovers: J. Young, N. Velten, J. Campion, M. Green, J. McLean, W. Hunter
BEST: Whitefriars: S. Franklin, D. O’Farrell, C. Spurr, S. Cardamone, J. Moroney, D. Anastasiou
MHSOB:
OC:
GOALS: MHSOB: B. Mullin 2
GOALS: Mazenod OC: D. McMullin 6, S. Mann 5, C. Chilcott 3, F. Reed 2, J. Fitzsimmons 2, M. Aulsebrook 2, T. Odrowaz 2, D. Micallef 1, J. Stamatakos 1, J. Holdsworth 1
(172)
BEST: MHSOB: A. Kuang, W. Nash, M. Pulkka, A. Ashton, A. Shulman, L. Blatchford
BEST: Mazenod OC: S. Mann, D. McMullin, C. Chilcott, M. Rich, J. Stamatakos, S. Veltman
Elsternwick:
Collegians: 3.4
THIRDS DIVISION 5 MEN’S
MHSOB 2:
GOALS: MHSOB 2: A. Shipperlee 4, M. Van benten 2, L. Sharrock 2, L. Fearn 1, M. Haberfield 1
GOALS: AJAX 3: s. Hurwitz 1, J. Stock 1, M. Rosenbaum 1, A. Maron 1, S. Goldhirsch 1, J. Goldfarb 1, L. Eliau 1
BEST: MHSOB 2: J. Chandler, S. Tralaggan, O. Eberbach, M. Van benten, A. Shipperlee, L. Sharrock
BEST: AJAX 3:
Preston Bullants:
Blues:
Preston Bullants:
GOALS: Monash Blues: Y. Zarghoon 2, N. Hawes 2, B. Egerton 2, T. Murphy 1, J. Ly 1
(57)
BEST: Preston Bullants: M. Cannizzaro, J. Ilijoski, K. Mckenzie, D. Young, B. Khader, J. Monteleone
BEST: Monash Blues: T. Bendel, J. Ly, T. Brougham, T. Murphy, D. Murphy, K. Lieu
Mary’s
GOALS: Masala 2: N. O’Rourke 2, J. Melhem 1, J. Roberts 1, H. Allen 1, N. Hall 1, M. Zaccaria 1, T. Williamson 1
GOALS: St Mary’s Salesian: C. Matthews 6, a. tosky 2, J. Curnow 2, K. Peck 1, A. Maniatis 1, T. Manton 1, e. rodgers 1, E. Appleton 1
BEST: Masala 2: J. Ellis, N. O’Rourke, S. Grant, M. Wellington, J. Roberts, S. Beaumont
BEST: St Mary’s Salesian: C. Matthews, D. Hammond, J. Curnow, e. rodgers, S. Johnston, R. Buggle
South Melbourne:
GOALS: South Melbourne: B. Rose 2, C. Appledore 1, S. Weidenhofer 1, L. Galea 1, M. Buller 1
(48)
(51)
GOALS: Hawthorn: A. Downie 4, D. Pritchard 1, D. Tremewen 1, J. Swan 1, T. Pengilly 1
BEST: South Melbourne: C. Whitty, M. Lorimer, M. Buller, G. Baird, L. Galea
BEST: Hawthorn: W. Sadler, D. Pritchard, J. Downie, A. Downie, D. Upton, G. Ashby
GOALS: UHS-VU: M. Mallia 9, M. Blandthorn 2, S. Bak 2, H. Hilliar 2, M. Walsh 1, S. Gigacz 1
GOALS: Oakleigh: d. parrott 2, J. van de Ven 2, J. Murphy 1, M. Firth 1, T. Weinhandl 1
BEST: UHS-VU: M. Mallia, R. Girvan, S. Gigacz, H. Hilliar, L. Trinh, D. McCaffrey
BEST: Oakleigh: J. van de Ven, J. Murphy, A. Murray, F. Grift, T. Cuthbertson, M. Goodwill
(54)
(88)
GOALS: Elsternwick: M. Riley 2, B. Glasser 1, L. Phillips 1, H. Brady 1, J. Swire 1, M. Garland 1, L. McKenna 1
GOALS: Collegians: J. Ellis 3, Z. Gibson 2, C. Collins 2, Q. Schwarz 2, T. Quirke 1, N. Murphy 1, R. Brown 1, L. Jorgensen 1
BEST: Elsternwick: C. McCracken, N. Taylor, J. Swire, D. Larne, P. Orfano, J. Hill
BEST: Collegians: M. Daphne, H. Herman, T. Quirke, P. Chalmers, J. Ellis, C. Collins
Marcellin:
Parkside:
GOALS: Marcellin:
GOALS: Parkside:
BEST: Marcellin:
BEST: Parkside:
MILESTONES
50
Sam Watt (North Brunswick)
100
200
300
VAFA congratulates the following players on reaching these incredible milestones. Well done!
Congratulations to Sam on his first milestone. Sam is a talented midfielder with an attacking attitude. He reached the ultimate accolade winning the Senior Best & Fairest in a premiership year 2023. His work around the club has also endeared him to his peers. Hope to see him achieve more in his career.
Toby Lipton (AJAX)
Congratulations to Toby Lipton who ran out for his 100th Senior game in Round 12. Debuting at just 15 years old, Toby has played ruck, forward and is now settled in the backline making his presence felt. He’s done it all over the journey and has been an integral part of our club since day one. Well done Toby - here’s to many more!
Andy Jelbart (Old Scotch)
200 games from the very top shelf for our fearless leader and droughtbreaking Premiership Captain. Thirteen years of pulling on the Cardinals guernsey with courage, discipline and respect. Andy Jelbart becomes just the 24th player in club history to reach this magnificent milestone. A pillar of the Football Club who will sacrifice anything for his teammates. No one deserves this more than Jel. Old Scotch celebrated Andy’s 200th milestone match in Round 12. Congratulations on the incredible achievement! #Jel200
Andrew Murray (Oakleigh)
Andrew Murray has played an impressive 300 club games since 2002, including 105 senior matches, 122 reserves games, 36 under-19 appearances, 20 over-35s games, and 17 thirds matches. Over his career, he has proudly achieved the distinction of being a two-time premiership player. Andrew Murray has been a great community member and club person during his time spent at Oakleigh Amateur Football Club. We are so proud of you and this incredible achievement.
SHARPSHOOTERS
SHARPSHOOTERS
UHS-VU vOrmond
Therry Penola vPreston Bullants
Old Peninsula vBrunswick
Oakleigh vElsternwick
Monash BluesvKew
Division
THIS ROUND’S GAMES
Thirds Premier Men’s
Thirds
UHS-VU vOrmond
Therry Penola vPreston Bullants
Old Peninsula vBrunswick
Oakleigh vElsternwick
Monash BluesvKew
Division 2 Men’s
South Melbourne vHawthorn Aquinas vMHSOB
Canterbury vWest Brunswick
St John’s vOld Yarra Cobras
WhitefriarsvSt Mary’s Salesian
Division
Thirds
Thirds
Albert Park vLa Trobe University
Eley Park vBox Hill North
Chadstone vWattle Park
Power House vRichmond Central Swinburne UniversityvNorth Brunswick
Division 3 Men’s Reserves
Albert Park vLa Trobe University
Eley Park vBox Hill North
Chadstone vWattle Park
Power House vRichmond Central Swinburne UniversityvNorth Brunswick
Knee
Knee problems
Hip problems
Hip
Shoulder problems
Shoulder
Foot & ankle problems
Foot & ankle
Sports injuries
Arthritis surgery
Arthritis surgery
Trauma & limb reconstruction
Trauma & reconstruction
Hand, wrist & elbow surgery
Hand, wrist & elbow surgery
Fractures & broken bones
Fractures &
Joint replacement surgery
Joint
WILLIAM BUCK
B MEN’S RESERVES
WILLIAM BUCK
DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S
NEXT ROUND’S GAMES
William Buck Premier Men’s
University Blues vSt Kevin’s
Old Scotch vOld Brighton Collegians vUniversity Blacks
St Bernard’s vDe La Salle Old HaileyburyvOld Xaverians
William Buck Premier Men’s Reserves University Blues vSt Kevin’s Old Scotch vOld Brighton Collegians vUniversity Blacks
St Bernard’s vDe La Salle Old HaileyburyvOld Xaverians
Premier B Men’s
Old Camberwell vFitzroy
Williamstown CYMS vOld Ivanhoe
Hampton Rovers vOld Geelong Old Carey vOld Trinity
Old MelburniansvCaulfield Grammarians
Premier B Men’s Reserves Old Camberwell vFitzroy
Williamstown CYMS vOld Ivanhoe
Hampton Rovers vOld Geelong Old Carey vOld Trinity Old MelburniansvCaulfield Grammarians
Premier C Men’s
St Bedes/Mentone vAJAX
Parkside vParkdale Vultures
Glen Eira / Old McKinnon vMarcellin Mazenod vBeaumaris PrahranvPEGS
Premier C Men’s Reserves
St Bedes/Mentone vAJAX
Parkside vParkdale Vultures
Glen Eira / Old McKinnon vMarcellin Mazenod vBeaumaris PrahranvPEGS
Division 1 Men’s
Ormond vMonash Blues
UHS-VU vOakleigh
Therry Penola vOld Peninsula
Preston Bullants vKew ElsternwickvBrunswick
Division 1 Men’s Reserves
Ormond vMonash Blues
UHS-VU vOakleigh
Therry Penola vOld Peninsula
Preston Bullants vKew ElsternwickvBrunswick
Division 2 Men’s
Yarra Cobras vWest Brunswick
vSt John’s South Melbourne vWhitefriars
vAquinas
Mary’s Salesian
Division 2 Men’s Reserves
Old Yarra Cobras vWest Brunswick
Hawthorn vSt John’s
South Melbourne vWhitefriars
Canterbury vAquinas
MHSOBvSt Mary’s Salesian
Division 3 Men’s Box Hill North vSwinburne University
Albert Park vPower House
Richmond Central vChadstone
La Trobe University vWattle Park North BrunswickvEley Park
Division 3 Men’s Reserves
Box Hill North vSwinburne University
Albert Park vPower House
Richmond Central vChadstone
La Trobe University vWattle Park North BrunswickvEley Park
William Buck Premier Women’s Old Geelong vOld Scotch West Brunswick vFitzroy Beaumaris vCaulfield Grammarians
St Kevin’svKew
William Buck Premier Women’s Reserve Old Geelong vOld Scotch West Brunswick vFitzroy Beaumaris vCaulfield Grammarians St Kevin’svKew
Premier B Women’s Port Melbourne Chargers vMarcellin Westbourne vSt Bedes/Mentone Old Xaverians vOld Melburnians MUWFCvOld Brighton
Division 1 Women’s
Hampton Rovers vRichmond Central Whitefriars vTherry Penola
Monash Blues vGlen Eira / Old McKinnon Old Haileybury vOakleigh Parkdale VulturesvPower House
Division 2 Women’s Box Hill North vAquinas Parkside vOld Carey UHS-VU vBrunswick De La Salle vHawthorn CoburgvMCC
Division 3 Women’s Mazenod vNorth Brunswick Ormond vSt Mary’s Salesian Elsternwick vSouth Melbourne Old Camberwell vAlbert Park PrahranvWattle Park
