u«d to be hosting this Sunday th e lye match between the VAFA u1 (0!, Faoto .
)se friends from the Victorian Country ie. This match is a SmokeFree
Gh .?' -~ -'- match with the winning team receivin g he -ulony Cup.
a„ ~ras a long serving official of the VCFL, and in ijme forged many strong friendships with VAFA So fond were we of Brian, the VAFA deeided ,, provide the cup for the winner of all futur e h~s between the VAFA and VCFL and name it ~<<r "•luncher" . i icl,e. ar way we look at past results the VCFL --z to reign supreme over the VAFA . In seven w>>s the VCFL have now won on four occasions ; ,rhrn ou add up the total scores from the seven nCeii_lgs the VCFL has accumulated 112 .87 ump ire(i to the VAFA's 74 .85 with the average ~ C urr per match being VCFL 16 .12 to the VAFA 1u .16 .
IIuy,cver, from the Association's point of view o : iiu iing is secondary (well almost), when you realis e 01~i, the important thing is to give each body's pl : :%vrs the chance to be selected and recognised as m lite of each competition. V vL~ 1 Under 19 team meets a VAFA Under 19 team in today's curtain raiser . ;t 'c thank the clubs of the VAFA who have released xi i h pleasure players required by the selectors for iod h 's matches. These clubs recognise that in an : mrcleur competition to reward players with pre sentative selection is very important . ,,fortunately some of the players (and clubs) have oi i- n as supportive and at the time of going t o rinE may have to be ruled as ineligible for club n!<<<c?ies this weekend if they were deemed n•quired" for today's matches but who were r .lurant to make themselves available for either -4ection or to attend training sessions . It ,,: uuld be unfortunate if lack of support has to lead o a eview of the continuation of these matches . h everyone a great day and look forward t o u j - sing two close games with many excellent i lual and team performances. 1 also hope that , . :>ny club supporters journey to Elsternwick io u; ge on their club players and of course the
VAFA teams participating. A Acreman Congratulations to Adam on th e achievement of kicking his 1000th goal . Not only has Adam become a media identity of sorts he has also represented his club and the VAFA in exemplary style in these situations . The VAFA will be recognising Adam's achievements in due course . Good to hear. I received a great email from an umpire last Monday, where he noted that he understands that most complaints received by the VAFA on a Monday are negative ones that require follow up and some form of investigation or disciplining . So it was pleasant to read a report about the attitude an d conduct of the Richmond Central AFC -"I have personally not umpired a side beaten so soundly, but who still did not lose focus on the game . The team did not dispute decisions, there was no language (bad) used, not one incident occurred requiring umpire intervention and the players ran the game out until the final siren. " Richmond are to be congratulated, but also so should Monash Gryphons (although it was easier for them in that they were winning all day . Ed . note : Credit to the umpires too (Graeme Morgan/Peter Woods) . When both sides and the umpires compliment (and complement) each other so well, the game is undoubtedly the best in the world . Reminder - Victorian Football Research Collective Next Wednesday evening - Elsternwick Park 7 .30 to 9 .00 pm - attendees to advise Karen at the VAFA ( 9531 8333 )
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THE JOURNAL OF THE VICTORIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIO N
21 st, 2001 Price : $2 .00 Vol . 01 No. 1 3