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Welcome to season 2009. While our clubs go at it forreal for the first time today, many hundreds ofadministrators and volunteers at club and VAFA levelhave been hard at work for months to ensure that thisyear will be memorable. Already, much has happened toindicate that it will be.

From the bushfires that ravaged Victoria in Februaryarose a renewed sense of community. It was gratifyingindeed to see the efforts of so many, in tough economictimes, in coming to the aid of the afflicted. Naturally,as a community organisation with ever-extendingtentacles, the VAFA was part of this response.

Late last month, in a long-awaited and muchanticipated tussle, the VAFA Representative team facedoff against the Eastern Football League. The eventraised many thousands of dollars that will be spent torestore the fortunes of country football clubs affectedby the fires. When the game was announced, I receivedmany calls from members of the VAFA communityoffering their time, goods and services. Everyone, itseemed, wanted to help and I am very proud of thatresponse.

While the result of the game was secondary to thecause, the final score was nonetheless a great thrill. Towin by a goal against a talent-laden EFL team was aresult that will further enhance the reputation of ourcompetition. There will still no doubt be argumentsover which is the stronger competition, but the cup hasits home in Elsternwick.

I thank all those who played a role in ensuring that weraised a strong representative squad, particularly theplayers who came together as a real unit and wore theBig V with pride, and as it transpired, with distinction.

We look forward to representative football in the mid-year, with opportunities abounding for many players towear the famous guernsey and to forge friendships withthose they know otherwise as football foes.

In the week before Easter,we launched the season atthe MCG. It was fitting thatLuke Beveridge was selectedto make the toast to ourgreat competition. Hishumility in speaking to thegathering cannot hide hissuccess. To coach St Bede’s Mentone Tigers to flags inC, B and A Section in successive years is anextraordinary feat. It has never been done before andit may not be again.

I salute the years of service to our game by our threenew VAFA life members, John Bell, Bruce Ivey andPeter Rhoden

We have our own ways in the Amateurs. We fosterfamily football, with our policy of no alcohol duringgames providing a safer, more positive atmospherefor players, umpires and children.

However, we also play fast, furious and fabulousfootball. The bar is being raised every season asplayers with strong reputations made elsewhere cometo our clubs. I hope they very much enjoy their firsttaste of VAFA football.Others arrive today by a different route, throughschools or junior clubs. We welcome them too. Thisyear, for the first time, we begin an U18 competition,which will further strengthen our links with the starsof tomorrow.

We are the biggest football association in Australiaand we strive always, with your help, to be the best.

So here we are at Round 1, with a record numbers ofclubs, teams and players. Good luck to all as that firstsiren sounds to signal new beginnings for all thosewho play, coach, volunteer or simply watch for thelove of the game.

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THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLERTHE JOURNAL OF THE VICTORIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONApril 18th, 2009 Price: $2.00 Vol. 09 No. 01

Nick Bourke PRESIDENT

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

improved return on the road.They too look worthycontenders for a Septembercommitment, but more thanmost others will need tokeep their best team inuniform to do the business.Uni Blues and De La Salle are two of the more enigmaticteams going around, and at this stage, among the lessfancied. The loss of WWooooddrrooww (and SShheeiikk) medallistJJaacckk WWaattttss creates a big hole for the Blues, while De Lahave a vacant spot at the goal front with MMaannddyy MMoooorree’’ssexit, perhaps to be filled by the apparently re-invigoratedBBeenn MMaannnniixx. We’ll know soon enough if we areunderestimating the chances and abilities of theseclubs.Can SBMT defend their title under their new coach? Noclub has gone back-to-back since Xavs in 2000, but onlya fool would underestimate one of the best teams seenon a VAFA park in years. Player turnover has beenminimal and no-one is predicting a repeat of thepremiers-to-pits saga that engulfed Old Haileybury acouple of years back. The Tiges will be a lot closer to thetop than the bottom.Collegians had a real crack at it last year and will be upthere with the contenders again. There has been a vibearound the place that they might slip a ranking or two,no doubt based on the losses of the RRoobbbbiinnss BBrrooss,, FFWWaattttss and AAddkkiinnss. However, no gloom has permeatedthe fences at the Trott. They’ll be OK.I’ve heard it said that this will be a pivotal year for OldScotch and that this season is a no-holds-barred crackat the title that will either deliver dividends or leave themdevastated. The Cardinals were much improved last yearand were the only team not to lose to SBMT. They havebrought in some big guns, JJaammeess BByyrrnnee,, LLuukkeeBBrreennnnaann,, PPaauull LLiiccuurriiaa and NNaatthhaann BBrroowwnn among them,to assist their band of fine emerging players. Can theybreak a drought that goes back to 1978? Yes, of coursethey can. Will they? Wait until September.

The wild card, as usual, is Old Xaverians. MMaatttt BBaallll is afine pick-up but they’ve lost a few stars – AArrnnoolldd,CChhaattffiieelldd, SSccaannllaann and BBeeaarrddsslleeyy – and will rely heavilyon some younger players. The last time they resorted tothis plan was in 2003, when after losing ten of their 02GF team, they turned the tables on Bernies and grabbedthe flag. VAFA football is always a three-step program. The firsttask is to stay up, and the ten clubs well know thataround the table in August there will be only eight chairsavailable. Enough already. Let the tumult and theshouting begin.

TTOODDAAYY:: OOlldd BBrriigghhttoonn vs Old Scotch: Gerta to begin his newcareer with a win over his old buddies. SSBBMMTT vs Old Essendon: A tough task for those on thelongest road-trip in A Section.Marcellin vs OOlldd IIvvaannhhooee: The premiership flag will fly,but the Eagles will crash.Uni Blues vs CCoolllleeggiiaannss: History tells us that the Bluesare better on the back nine.OOlldd XXaavveerriiaannss vs De La Salle: Toorak Park is no fortressbut the Sallies’ record there is abysmal.

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Football is here and not before time. We are all jadedfrom watching players run laps to put miles into theirlegs and floating around in meaningless practice games.We want to see it happen, whatever it might be. Come2:00pm today, the big men will fly again and our heartswill again soar. In A Section, the landscape is evanescent andephemeral. It is difficult in April (even in July) to identifythe eventual champion of the long and spiritedcampaign.Just as difficult is recognising the clubs who mightoccupy the bottom rungs, those who will bid adieu tothe top flight come August. It used to be that the teamsarriving from B Section would be looked upon withsome condescension. Then Brighton cracked the mouldby making the Grand Final in 2007. Then, as we mustnote and will never forget, St Bede’s Mentone Tigerscleared the table last year and smashed that mouldforever.So what of the chances of this season’s arrivals, thereturning Marcellin and the debutants Old Essendon?Can one of these match the performances of recentpromotees? No disrespect intended, but it seemsunlikely. Last year, the Eagles were a surprise premierand the Bombers a good thing beaten, but their eightcompetitors this year contain no easy-beats. However,write them off at your peril. Marcellin were A Sectionpremiers a few short years ago, while the Essendonianshave been massing for this assault for a number ofyears and might just be ready sooner than we think.Of course, for any change to the status quo, at least oneof last season’s finalists SBMT, Collegians, Xavs andScotch must first be dislodged. Which is most likely tofall? Which upstart can rise to take their place? The biggest comer must be Old Brighton. For most oftheir last home game in R18 last season, the Tonnersseemed likely to finish in second spot. They were over-run by Xavs and finished fifth. This past summer hasseen a real commitment to pre-season work and astrong showing by the club’s recruiting panel. Half ofOld Caulfield seems to have been attracted to BeachRoad, including BBrreetttt SSiinnccllaaiirr and his brothers. DDaavviiddSSpprriiggggss has come across from the VFL and JJaammeessGGeerrssttmmaann has defected from Old Scotch. In the eyes ofpatrons in many a gin-mill, this summer haul is enoughto make them premiership favourites. I’m not so sure.And what of Old Ivanhoe, who had a strong second halfthat in other years might have been enough to crashthrough. They’ll be fitter than ever and are poised tocapitalise on an always-good home record with an

OLD XAVS v DE LA SALLEOLD BRIGHTON v OLD SCOTCH

UNI BLUES v COLLEGIANSST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERS v OLD ESSENDON

MARCELLIN v OLD IVANHOE

TODAY’S A SECTION MATCHES

A SECTIONby Michael Fitzgerald

MMaarrcceellll iinn OOlldd CCooll lleeggiiaannss FFoooottbbaall ll CClluubb would liketo congratulate DDeerrrriinn GGaarrttnneerr ((115500)) and SSiimmoonnCCoonnssiiddiinnee ((110000)) on reaching significant personalmilestones this weekend v Old Ivanhoe. ‘‘GGaarrttss’’ was a member of the 1999 U19premiership side and has developed into a versatileand important member of the Eagles senior line upplaying critical roles in both attack and defence.Derrin was due to play his 150th late in 2008 buthis season was cruelly cut short by injury.‘‘SSiimmoo’’ started with the Eagles in 2003 and hasbeen a regular in the senior side since 2005becoming a critical component of the midfield inrecent seasons. A member of last seasons Bsection premiership and one of 4 brothers playingat the club, he is a highly skilled and courageousplayer.The Marcellin committee, players and supporterswould like to thank Derrin and Simon for theircontributions over the years and we wish him allthe best for this Saturday and the future.

M I L E S T O N E SMILESTONES

St Bedes Mentone Tigers 2008 A Section Premiers.Photo: Garry Sparke

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1. M.Bortolotto (C)2. J.Carlson3. C.MacLaren4. G.Romanin5. S.Considine6. T.Dickson7. M.Solomon8. M.Considine9. L.Considine (VC)10. T.Stafford12. P.Spence13. H.Lee14. A.Layton15. J.Bortolotto16. S.Abrahams18. D.Gartner19. J.Crapper20. M.Hermans21. D.Considine22. D.Marson23. D.Fraser24. T.Carlson25. J.Winstanley26. S.Connell28. J.Gasparini29. T.Jordan30. D.Redmond32. M.Turner33. J.Symes 34. D.Jarred (C)37. A.Apolloni38. B.Pell39. B.Colville42. W.Jarred43. S.Pesavento45. D.Theisz46. T.Money47. P.De Luca50. A.Zaicos51. D.Wildsmith52. S.Crapper53. D.Kayrooz54. T.Jones56. L.De Neefe57. D.Cullinan58. N.Saunders60. J.Blanch61. M.Ryan63. G.Cull70. A.Ceccomancini74. A.Montalto76. S.Chandler77. P.Newnes78. A.McGree80. P.O'Callaghan82. R.Gutterson

OLD BRIGHTONGRAMMARIANS

Coach:Greg McLoughlin. Assts: ShaneYoung, Glenn Wade.Res. Coach: Simon

Williams. Asst: Chris McNicol.1 M. Ainley (C-C)2 A. Pirrie 3 S. Olliver 4 A. MacGillivray 5 A. Edge 6 R. Stewart 7 L. Peel 8 A. Bristow9 P. Phelan 10 J. Edge11 B. Mason13 A. Hewison14 C. Buckley (VC)15 B. Gadsden16 M. Gadsden 17 A. Van Den Dungen18 L. Mann19 T. Mentiplay20 R. Eastgate21 D. Spriggs22 J. Gerstman 23 T. Zantuck24 J. Perrett (C-C)25 B. Sinclair (VC)26 J. Geddes27 B. Crilly 28 M.J.T. Smith29 J. Dickerson30 M. Pennycuick 31 S. Jackson32 D. Jennings 33 N. Marston34 A. Sinclair35 R. Joseph36 L. Buntz 37 D. Hughes38 J. Heath39 C. Williams 40. J.Cannon41 M. Bruin42 L. Hendra (Co-C)43 L. Warren44 T. Jakobi 45. K. Jackson 46. C. Tolj47 L. Brosnahan48. T. Edwards50. T. Cooney51 D. Sargent53. A. Clark54 K. Jackson55 M. Bate56. M.L.Smith57. R.Ironmonger58. T. Cooney60. J. Davis61. M. Browning62. A. Kennedy63. C. Dowling71. M. Dewar72. A. Gunning74. K. Sheehan76. D. Cooper82. D.Dean99. M. Bartlett

DE LA SALLECoach: David Madigan

Asst: Craig Winter, Adrian ConnollyRes: Marty KelliherCl 18: Mark Butler

1 Ni Roberts1r L Walker2 R Buckley3 B Corin ( C)3r L Bowden4 Na Roberts5 M Duggan(VC)5r L Walker6 M Moore6r M OʼDonnell (C R)7 P Harrison8 J La Ragy9 J Moloney10 D Lowe(VC)11 V Buckley12 M Fieldsend13 J Gotch14 W Dwyer15 L Williams16 S Pickett17 S Williams17r L Casey18 C Mercuri19 R McArdle20 A Shields21 D Rayson21 D Close21r S Moorwood 22 T Donegan23 R Sherman24 J Morel25 L Bull26 S Nethersole26r C Buick27 A Dwyer27r L OʼDonnell28 M Dundon29 R Marks29 N Nixon30 B Mannix31 T Molan32 R Bonnici 33 G Hesse34 L Semmel35 T Demetriou36 W Jolley37 O Salvatore37r A Roberts38 J Hansen39 B Lewis40 T Anderson41 J Young (vc r)42 S Fairbrother43 A Greenhalgh44 T Kovess45 J Pitcher46 L Jarvis47 J Lamb51 D Browning52 T Moloney53 V Moloney54 M Nankervis55 W Fenton56 L Seager58 R Breda61 C Kelliher62 J Oakley

1 D. Biggs1 B. Glassford2 C. Goullet2 L. Obrien3 D. Forrest 4 D. Ryan5 S. De Morton6 A. Frazer7 J. Leask (C)8 L. Teal9 W. Kelly10 T. Biggs10 M. Flaherty11 H. Wilson12 R. Trajkovski12 J. Kavanagh13 M. Schappacher13 R. Jones14 D. Cerantonio14 D. Cerantonio15 A. Parker15 J. Rogers16 C. Day17 S. Towner18 D. Cooper18 S. Dawson19 T. Wilson20 R. Baddeley20 L. Fitzgerald21 B. Clifton21 S. Dale22 J. Saville22 M. Portia23 T. Skurrie23 J. Dalinkiewicz24 J. Dazkiw25 J. Williams25 H. Luery26 C. Ward27 J. Condos27 A. McKenzie28 A. Fewster29 A. Bell30 C. Innes31 T. Legudi32 B. Jones33 M. Williams34 D. Podger35 C. Sharp36 C. Obliubek37 J. Saunders38 T. Campbell39 A. Baddeley40 C. Glassford40 C. Kalogiannis41 D. Bryant42 N. Bartram43 J. Dazkiw44 L. Kavanagh45 C. Tzambazis46 B. Madden47 D. Trevaskis48 J. Williamson49 M. Cooper

COLLEGIANSCoach: Mark HibbinsCoach: Simon Arnott

Reserves: Denis CastaldiReserves: Nick Hart

1 J. Dixon2 T. Bull3 B. Mooney4 N. Ries5 A. Scott6 H. Singh6r S. Woolley7 S. Taft8 C. Unsworth9 J. Fry10 J. Jorgensen11 D. Strachan11r B. Mackenzie12 T. Rutherford13 K. Cevik14 L. Nisbet15 C. Holst16 A. Baxter17 R. Hosking18 T. Zimbachs19 S. Inglis20 A. Fletcher21 S. Skurrie22 H. Apted23 W. Tardif24 O. Ford25 J. Kondarovskis25r R. Muir26 E. Bird27 N. Lockett28 A. Dunlop29 N. Stone30 N. Burrows 31 N. Roach32 C. Blumfield (C)33 M .Williams34 H. Croft35 M. Lynch36 N. Corp37 R. Harkness38 A. Fabris39 S. Grose40 J. Parsons41 B. Duff42 S. Arnott43 E. Malone44 J. Allen45 A. Stone46 J. Hampton47 A. Benton48 L. Watson49 W. Grainger50 F. Boland52 M. Naylor53 C. Elg54 J. Adgemis55 S. Copeland 56 A Smith57 D. Williamson58 N. Bobeff60 T. Cook62 N. Crothers63 M. King72 M. Tyson


1 A. Tummel2 T. Aurel-Smith3 A. Gray4 C. Tallent5 S. Dick6 J. Keogh7 N. Leitl8 J. Barton9 B. Dean10 J. Byrne11 N. Allen12 A. Quail13 N. Brown14 A. Houlihan15 M. Parisi16 A. Walsh17 T. Leeds18 W. Lewis (C)19 A. Sutherland20 S. Troon21 A. Routledge22 R. Ashton23 W. Davis24 J. Davis25 P. Butler (VC)26 N. Hildebrandt27 J. Kitchen28 T. Widmer29 S. Angus30 S. Bradley31 L. Armstrong32 R. Eva33 G. Dick34 D. Scheetz35 W. Strange36 M. Tyrell37 S. Leith38 N. Byrne39 L. Thompson40 A. Pike41 S. Thompson42 M. Hildebrandt43 S. Craig44 T. Keck45 M. Tyler46 N. Lawrence47 S. Connell48 P. Rattray49 A. McCarthy50 C. OʼShannessy51 J. Wright52 A. Wallace-Smith53 S. Jonas54 J. Strachan55 C. Swan56 T. Mead57 T. Green58 A. Grant59 A. Mitchell60 N. Thompson61 R. Porter62 T. Gaunt63 I. Grant64 T. Harkness65 J. Brownell67 P. Jacobs68 W. Harvey69 B. Clarke70 M. Bilney71 T. Cornish72 H. Perry73 R. Njoku74 S. Mackintosh75 N. Marks76 J. Cade77 L. Brennan78 R. McCann80 J. Toohey81 P. Licuria84 J. Daggian85 J. Bowden86 S. White99 B. Doherty

OLD SCOTCHCoach: Peter Banfield

Asst. Coaches: Pat Ryan & Brian Winton

Res Coach: Chris Cogan

ST BEDES MENTONE TIGERS

Coach: Luke Owen Lalor Asst: AdrianConnolly Asst Coach: Sam AnsteyReserves Coach: Brad Berry

1. C.Crowley2. E.Spargo3. S.Curatolo4. S Geilings5. C.Georgio6. S.Low7. J.Gieschen8. A.Del Monte9. C Sutherland

10. B.Nagel11. N.Butler12. A.Bence13. J.Binney14. B.Thompson C15. T.Pantano16. S.Price17. C.Nichol18. P.Jolley19. P.Dinakis20. R.Roberts21. S.Fragiacomo22. J.Britten23. K.Theodossi24. R.Butler25. E.Byrne26. B.Harrison27. H.Heta28. S Morris29. R.Weddle30. T.Davis31. A.Dioretes32. R.Gieschen33. T.Hosking34. R.Jessup35. A.Berry36. G.Hartrick37. A.Baldwin38. W.George39. L.Vaughan40. J.Mathew41. J.Weston42. T.Harrison43. S.Smith44. M.Luxon45. M.Toovey46. N.Clark47. S.Cetin48. M.Clark49. R.Fitzgerald50. M.Bodycoat51. M.Golden52. J.Viney53. R.Coleman54. R.Stamford55. S.Pearce56. C.Gianfagna57. A.Bolzan58. L.Bolzan59. A.Steer60. D.Madigan61. J.Minas62. J.Mugavin63. S.Ward64. D.Geilings65. D.Hawkes66. B.Halkyard67. S.Brennan68. R.Hondromatides69. M.Young70. A.Gianfagna

1 N Bye2 C Santalucia3 J Pasceri4 S Ross5 D Rush6 A Oswald7 N Serafini8 T Fleming (C)9 D Lynch10 M Beardsley11 L Howard12 A Bowen13 T Ruyg14 J Agius15 D Lloyd16 L Jurrah17 A Chatfield18 M Darvell19 D Walsh20 J Scanlan (VC)21 J A McDonnell22 M Ball23 S Johnston (VC)24 A Jones25 L Harry26 C Larkins27 L Ginnivan28 J P McDonnell29 M Handley30 T Clarke31 J Arnold32 O Gidley33 N Bingham34 R Colbert35 S Langdon36 D Sapuppo37 N Dimattina38 M Scanlan39 J Douglas40 D Higgins42 N Corcoran43 T Woodruff44 A (John) Ryan45 J Glen46 S Skidmore (C. Res) 47 A (James) Ryan48 S DiStefano49 T Dynon50 T Grigg51 F Patterson52 M Altis53 J Mercuri55 A Ross56 D Tehan57 L Tuddenham60 P Purcell61 D Meehan62 P Myers63 T O'Meara

OLD XAVERIANSCoach: Simon Lethlean Assts:

Andrew Gowers, Pat Hawkins, LexVasdekisRes Coach: Theo VlahosAssts: John Symeopoulos, Adrian

Morrissey, Lachlan Ford1 P. Wintle2 L. Wintle3 S. Anstey4 B. Phibbs5 B. Collins6 J. Kane7 A. Scafidi8 A. Scafidi9 C. Richards10 M. Wintle11 J. Tyquin12 P. Groves13 T. Groves14 S. Richards15 D. Poynton16 R. Power17 N. Corda18 A. Kane19 M. Hilton20 C. Tobin21 P. Tyquin22 J. Maddocks23 J. Lynch24 J. Hellier25 D. Porter26 G. Brown27 T. Marks28 T. Mavric29 D. Waters30 M. McGettigan31 A. Paterson32 C. Ryan34 K. Bliesner35 M. Barnhoorn36 N. Herrington37 P. Brennan38 J. McNeil39 A. Zagami40 L. Kelly41 M. Geschke42 L. Borella43 C. Mouritz44 S. L'Huillier45 T. Mitchell46 J. Marks47 S. Rose48 J. Mattingly49 A. Falkiner50 D. McCarthy51 S. Wilkinson52 C. Neville53 J. Robertson54 D. Lynch56 A. McMahon57 S. Wilkinson58 D. McCarthy59 L. Thomas60 A. Vandenblink61 A. Wilkinson62 A. L'Huillier64 P. McGettigan65 S. Jones66 W. Parker67 P. Nicholls70 L. Terrell71 L. Porter72 M. McColl73 J. Terrell76 S. Vytas

1 M Maltman2 M McLeod3 C Shaw4 S Gilbertson5 Q Gleeson6 D Nicholson7 J Mugavin9 S Chadwick12 A Lowcock13 T Girdwood14 O Robertson15 B McConnell16 A Austin17 G de

Crespigny18 B Mugavin19 M Torney20 J Watts 21 M Lewis22 B Millard23 J Meagher24 T Muhlebach25 A Solly26 E Hamer27 N Burchell28 H Weddell29 J Vickers-

Willis30 D Brady31 J Van de Pol32 M Paterson 33 S Roache34 T McKinnon35 A Lyon36 I Orr37 M Kelly37 H Vickers-

Willis38 D Carmody39 D Heinz40 P Smith41 T Stainforth42 A Suvoltos43 B Merriman44 J Wood45 T McCredie46 S Gove47 C Pyke48 T Pryde49 P Steele50 D Wood51 C Tate52 J Crawford53 M Weston54 P Pavli55 T Fitzgerald56 H Rankin57 J Heinz58 J Kiteley59 D Paton60 M Steinback61 H Spring62 S Lovison63 B Laidlaw 64 J Beks65 B Townsing66 D Hayter67 N Hardie-

Grant68 D Gregory69 S Bolatis

70 L Quin71 A Stewart72 D Marshall 73 R Wilson74 J Bayley75 A Kelly76 A Larkin77 O Lade78 T Calvert79 N Freeman80 N Beks81 T Whelan83 C Tonkin84 D Powney85 N Grady86 V Deslakis88 H El-Fahkri90 C Thomson92 Z Haines94 W McLachlan95 C Robinson97 T Auld98 S Williams

A SECTIONOLD IVANHOE

GRAMMARIANSCoach: Dan Winkel

Asst Coach: Nick Duggan, ChanzCrowley Res Coach: Nick Duggan

OLD ESSENDONGRAMMARIANSCoach: Adam Edwards &

Rodney CallaghanRes Coach: Nick Condos

UNIVERSITY BLUES Coach: John Kanis

Res Coach: Damien Guengerich

MARCELLINCoach: Glenn Cox

Assist. Coaches: Lewis O'Flynn,Stephen Boysen

A SECTION

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A SectionOLD ESSENDON v OLD BRIGHTON

COLLEGIANS v MARCELLINDE LA SALLE v UNI BLUESOLD SCOTCH v ST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERSOLD IVANHOE v OLD XAVS

B SectionST BERNARDS v HAMPTON ROVERS

OLD CAREY v ORMONDOLD TRINITY v OLD MELBURNIANS

OLD CAMBERWELL v OLD HAILEYBURYUNI BLACKS v ST KEVINS

C SectionMONASH BLUES v BEAUMARIS

OLD GEELONG v MAZENODPARKDALE v CAULFIELD GRAM

BULLEEN TEMP v MHSOBAJAX v OAKLEIGH

Saturday at Sportscover Arena at 2.30pmD1 Section

PRAHRAN v EMMAUS ST LEOSRUPERTSWOOD v FITZROY

WHITEFRIARS v NOBSPOLD MENTONIANS v WERRIBEE

AQUINAS v STH MELB DISTD2 Section

GLEN EIRA v WILLIAMSTOWNPENINSULA v OLD PARADIANS

THERRY PENOLA v ELTHAMIVANHOE v YARRA VALLEYBANYULE v OLD WESTBOURNE

D3 SectionELSTERNWICK v WEST BRUNSWICK

ST JOHNS v HAWTHORNUHS-VU v BENTLEIGH

MONASH GRYPH v ST MARY'S SALESIANSFX v POWER HOUSE

D4 SectionRICHMOND v SWINBURNE UNI

BOX HILL NTH v ALBERT PARKMANNINGHAM v ELEY PARK

KEW v NTH BRUNSWICKCHADSTONE v STH MORNINGTON

LA TROBE UNI v MT LILYDALEU19 Premier

OLD XAVERIANS v RUPERTSWOODMARCELLIN v DE LA SALLE

ST BEDES/MENT. TIGERS v UNI BLUESUNI BLACKS v OLD SCOTCHBEAUMARIS v OLD TRINITY

U19 South 1OLD MELBURNIANS v MAZENOD

Oval 1 Albert Park at 2.30pmCAULFIELD v COLLEGIANS

ORMOND v DE LA SALLEOLD BRIGHTON v OAKLEIGH

ST KEVINS v OLD HAILEYBURY

U19 North 1OLD ESSENDON v MANNINGHAM SHARKSEssendon Grammar School at 10.00am

AQUINAS v OLD CAMBERWELLAquinas College at 10am FITZROY - Bye

OLD CAREY v BANYULE/VIEWBANKST BERNARDS v BULLEEN TEMP

U19 North 2FITZROY v THERRY PENOLA

W.T.Peterson Community Oval at 12.00pm NOBS/ST PATS v OLD XAVS

EMMAUS ST LEOS v IVANHOELA TROBE UNI v RUPERTSWOOD

OLD WESTBOURNE v OLD GEELONGU19 South 2

PRAHRAN v HAMPTON ROVERSDarling Park at 12.00pm

BEAUMARIS v OLD MENTONIANSBanksia Reserve at 12.00pm

AJAX v PENINSULABENTLEIGH v PARKDALE

MHSOB v MONASH BLUESUnder 18

NORTHERN BULLANTS v ST BERNARDSZwar Park at 12.00pm

UHS-VU v OAKLEIGHBrens Oval at 10.00am

ST MARY'S SALESIAN v THERRY PENOLAFerndale Park at 2.00pm

ST BEDES/MENT. TIGERS v OLD CAMBERWELLSouthern Rd Oval at 2.00pm

Club XVIII (1)OLD XAVS (1) v DE LA SALLE

Friday Night at Sportscover Arena at 6.30pm ST BERNARDS v OLD XAVS (2)

ST KEVINS v UNI BLUESOLD MELBURNIANS v OLD SCOTCH

PRAHRAN v COLLEGIANSDarling Park at 2.30pm

Club XVIII (2)OLD BRIGHTON v MONASH BLUES

MAZENOD OC v MARCELLIN OCOLD CAMBERWELL v OLD TRINITY

UNIVERSITY BLACKS v FITZROYNTH OB/ST PAT’S COLLEGE v WHITEFRIARS OCClub XVIII (North)

KEW - ByeOLD CAREY v WHITEFRIARS

OLD WESTBOURNE v OLD IVANHOEBANYULE AFC v THERRY PENOLA

WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS v OLD ESSENDONWERRIBEE v BULLEEN TEMPLESTOWE AFC

Club XVIII (South)ST MARY'S SALESIAN v STH MELBOURNE DIST

OAKLEIGH v CAULFIELD GRAMHAMPTON ROVERS v ST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERS

OLD SCOTCH v OLD GEELONGORMOND v OLD MELBURNIANS

ROUND TWO

Note: Anzac Day MatchesAll afternoon (normally 2.00pm) fixtured matches will begin at 2.30pm All morning fixtured matches (normally 11.40am) will begin at 12.00pm

but with plenty of ex-AFLtalent themselves,coupled with sometalented youngsters and ayear in B section, I’m surethey’ll be setting theirsights on September.

Old Haileyburians vs. Old TrinityAfter a long run in the big show, Trinity finallysuccumbed to a bit of bad luck and run of injuries,whilst OH made one of the biggest signings in VAFAhistory. In case you have been living under a rock…[newsflash!] future Hall of Famer Robert “Banger”Harvey has put pen to paper down at the Badlands.This is an intriguing clash between two sides thatpreviously played in A section. I will go for Old Trinityto get the chocolates based upon my previouslystated theory, that sides accustomed to coming upagainst the best VAFA has to offer will generallyperform well in B section.

St. Kevins vs Old CareyThese two sides split their meetings last season,with SKOB getting on the board first, before OCeffectively ended the season for the tri colours in thereturn leg. During 2008 both sides threatened bybeating eventual finalists, but ultimately failed tomake an impact due to not being able to sustain theeffort. Lead by the representative duo of CFAmedallist Ben Dowd and returning club championTommy Simpson, I fancy St Kev’s to make the mostof their home ground advantage first up.


Well B section looks to be red hot in season 2009.Amazingly enough, this year’s competition featuresreasonably recent champions from A, B and Csections. Whilst I’m not foolish enough to put myselfon the chopping block and predict exactly how thecombatants will fare, I will indulge in a little crystalball gazing and have a look at round one.

Hampton Rovers vs. Uni BlacksThe promoted vs. the demoted. Traditionally, sidescoming back from the top grade have done well in Bsection (the last couple of years notwithstanding)and it’s predominately for this reason that I favourthe Uni to make their first post a winner. I have it ongood knowledge that both these sides expect bigthings from the year ahead with Uni believing injuriesand bit of back luck took away A section, whilstHampton see the tide turning for suburban clubs.

Ormond vs. St. BernardsTwo former A section premiers meet after a long timewithout exchanging pleasantries. The unfurling of aflag is a most glorious thing and I reckon it might beenough to get the O’s over the line for the perfect Bsection start. Success or failure will of coursedepend largely on the Snowdogs ability to holdRobbins (he’s only recently returned to terra firmaafter that specky to win the inter comp).

Old Melburnians vs. Old CamberwellAll the hype over the season has been about theOMs. All clubs like it when their AFL alumni returnto the fold, but it is even more pleasing when ithappens at 27 and they bring along some mates.Make no mistake, OM have disappointed over thepast couple of seasons, but they have may haveturned the corner. I’ll buy into the hype and pickthem first up. For Camberwell there will be no Crawf,

M I L E S T O N E SMILESTONES100 GAMES FOR ORMOND’S SHANE METZ andRUSSELL WILEYOOrrmmoonndd congratulate SShhaannee MMeettzz and RRoobbeerrttWWii lleeyy for playing their 110000tthh ggaammee today. Shanebegan with the Seniors in 1996. He then had acouple of years in the country before returning in2001. A strong and competitive player, Shaneplayed in Reserve Premierships in ‘08 & ‘09. On theother hand, Robert has played all his football withOrmond from juniors through to the Seniors(2002). A very handy player as a footballer, Robertalso played Senior cricket for South Caulfield. Welldone to Shane and Robert from all at Ormond.


OLD HAILEYBURY v OLD TRINITYOLD MELBURNIANS v OLD CAMBERWELL

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ST KEVINS v OLD CAREYHAMPTON ROVERS v UNI BLACKS

TODAY’S B SECTION MATCHES

Marcellin 2008 B Section Premiers. Photos: cyansportingimages.com.au

B SECTIONby William McCann

www.hamptonrovers.com.au

B SECTION B SECTION


1 M Cole 2 K Buttler3 A Bourke 4 B Walsh (C) 5 J Wise 6 H Banfield7 B Iezzi (VC)8 T Walsh 9 A Hore-Lacy 10 J Osborn 11 A Kenna12 A Cultrera 13 T Eckersley14 R Troon 15 A Hooke 16 C Hillas 17 L Clarke18 J Healy (VC) 19 N Howell19 C Beaton20 L Pacconi21 T Howell22 T Chivers23 A Ramsden24 S Leetham 24 A Marsden 25 M Jessop26 R McDonald27 T Lane28 J Gillies (RVC)29 T Healy30 J Gibson31 C McCasker 32 S Krakouer 33 J Aitken 34 J Kenna 35 J Petdro36 N Bourke37 S VanDerVenne 38 C Stockdale 39 J Burgess40 T Delphine41 F Stewert42 M Bilney43 E Morrison44 H Doyle45 R Humann 46 T Oldfield47 B Wissenfeldt47 D Hilderbrandt 48 M Burgess49 C Andrews50 A Dickenson 51 A Medland52 T Herrod53 A Konis54 C Lasarakis55 C Pawsey (RC)56 S Meighen 57 W Bowman58 M McDonald59 T Cade 60 J Arrowsmith61 A Kinross62 J Wilson63 S Cade 64 R Workman65 M Foley66 P Herrod67 R Mason68 A Hii69 D Ratcliffe70 C Amiconi71 R Borella73 N Clydesdale74 E MacDonald75 J Mansour76 P Tulley87 P Langdon 88 B Chan89 A Andrews99 J Best

ST KEVIN'SSenior Coach: Michael DugganAsst Coach: Damien Ryan,Res Coach: John Le Grand.

UNI BLACKSCoach: Marc Woolnough

1 M Savige 2 J Grigg 3 K Loxley 4 A Evans 5 H Lacey 6 A Rau 7 J Kosch 8 J Donaldson 9 P Kempton 10 B Mahon 11 L Van Kempen 12 A Torney 13 M Dornauf 14 A Cadd 15 M O'Hara 16 J McVilley 17 T Purcell 18 D Thwaites 19 M Kempton © 20 J Forte 21 M Bolton 22 C McAssey 23 D Costello 24 H Symon 25 R Mackie 26 D Batten 27 N Batten 28 D Johns 29 A Kalms 30 A Jesse 31 P Yeomans 32 L Batten 33 J Vanderloo 34 A Else 35 A Mortensen 36 M Hall 37 T OʼHalloran 38 T Napier 39 A Pitt 40 N Martin 41 W Langdon 42 T Legoe 43 M Thomson 44 J Foster 45 R Scarlett 46 M Battista 47 T Smith 48 S Sandiford 49 A De Fagely 50 J Heeley

HAMPTON ROVERSCoach: Gary SheldonReserves: Paul Curry

1. L. Fletcher (VC)2. T. Curry3. J. Eastman3. G. Martyn4. G. Carr (VC)5. S. Burggraaff6. J. Yelland6. D. Corp7. A. Duddy (VC)8. R. Alexander9. R. Semmel10. K. Pinto11. J. Zampaglione12. L. Batt13. G. Woods14. N. Davidson15. N. Greenwood16. S. Gravina16. G. Giasoumi17. D. Gribbin17. L. Cave18. J. McCarthy19. M. Lawrence (C)20. C. Malthouse21. J. Ting22. L. Smith23. M. Gray (Res – C)24. C. Constantinou25. J. Giasoumi26. M. Devereaux27. J. Verlin28. B. Kezilas29. N. Wynne30. B. Theodore31. T. Pucella32. D. Anderson34. T. McNamara35. A. Fisher36. S. Constantinou37. L. Batt38. N. Lyall39. B. Theodore40. R. McKeon41. A. Ross42. J. Ng43. L. Dallas44. E. Lonie45. G. Davis46. M. Freedman47. L. Wheeler (Res C)48. D. Williams49. N. Evans50. M. Westhead51. D. OʼBrien52. K. Wakefield53. N. Rieve54. J. Williams55. M. Flahive56. P. Bolger57. S. Durston-Ryan58. J. Schafer59. A. Pratt60. M. Terech62. A. Kavanagh64. N. Oriti66. L. Sandercock

1. D. Crozier2. S. Grillo3. S. Freemantle3. A. Howgate (R)4. J. Rowe5. L. Maslin6. J. Murrie7. T. Evans8. R.Crozier9. G. Hodges10. C. Laidlaw10. K. Shrives (R)11. K. Parker12. G. Parker12. N. Thompson12. P. Konstantinidis (R)13. M. Pallozzi14. A. Stewart-Holmes15. J. Reid16. T. Angus17. C. Smith18. N. Colbert19. M. Roach19. T. Wood (R)20. B. Smithwick20. L. Marriott21. T. Howgate22. A. Kent23. C. Howat24. A. Thompson24. P. Unkles (R)25. A. Willingham26. P. Freeman28. J. Wagner29. J. Joslin30. G. Hesse30. S. Davidson31. J. Newnham32. G. Baldwin32. P. Graham (R)33. J. McWhinney33. N. England (R)34. L. Crozier35. R. Josephs36. B. Doyle37. R. Jones37. J. Carr (R)38. L. McKinnon39. A. Pattison40. S. Hassett40. P. Nowland (R)41. A. Davy42. J. Ashworth43. D. Silverwood44. J. Reid44. B. Hyne (R)45. C. McGrath46. M. Baker47. D. Werfel48. S. Vitali49. B. Laing50. J. Mai51. S. Newhouse52. G. Lord53. T. Rossignuolo54. D. Bowley55. R. Oppy56. A. Barr57. J. McNamara58. V. Sharma59. C. Mason65. D. Elsner66. C. Williams67. J. Hutchins68. B. Scully87. S. Lenders88. S. Virtue99. P. Tiras

1 D. Janides2 R. Schroder3 N. Cattapan4 S. Mitchell5 A. Jolley6 M. Salvadori7 C. Liberatore8 J. Evans9 B. Jordan9R M. Moloney10 J. Foulds11 C. Davis12 B. Hogan13 C. Mitchell14 L. McLeod15 J. Indomenico16 D. Blunt17 L. O'Sullivan18 A. Singleton19 A. Stapleton20 D. Igoe20R D. Evans21 T. Overman22 T. Godsell23 J. Bevanda24 B. Jones25 D. McLaughlin26 A. Smith27 J. Kassis27R J. Mount28 P. Holland29 N. Whelan30 A. Matthews31 J. Creasey32 T. Caven32R J. Harvey33 N. Smith34 S. Scott34R M. Byrne35 S. Cave36 M. OʼDea37 P. Harris38 S. Iannazzo39 M. Juricskay40 J. Madden41 K. Dalmau42 S. Bergin43 L. Mansfield44 S. Forcone45 J. Ryan46 T. Raffle47 J. Manunzio48 X. Cox49 L. Sweeney50 T. McGlade51 A. Maggiore 52 S. Borg53 S. Bugryn54 L. Cookson55 M. Briganti56 D. McIntyre57 N. Hughes58 M. Marion59 L. Baird60 M. Hughes61 W. Raffle62 L. Van Meel63 S. Johanson64 J. Monaghan65 M. Dalic66 G. Christie67 A. Bishop68 T. Kassis69 J. Stapleton70 G. Joseph71 A. Saleme72 L. Spinozzi73 P. Gilmour74 P. Bahagier75 T. Isaacs76 S. Vance77 A. Brebner78 A. Catterall79 P. Iannazzo80 J. Flannery81 C. Spinella82 C. Hughes83 D. McManus84 G. McIntyre85 S. Chatfield86 T. Duyndam

OLD MELBURNIANSCoaches: Mick Lovejoy

Erwin Leyden Mick Carty

Russell Greene

OLD TRINITYCoach: Brett Chandler

Senior Asst: Gerard ShollyRes Coach: Adam Andrews

Club 18 Coach: Evan MacDonald1 M Murphy2 L Williams3 B Dowd 4 L Mahoney5 P Dowd (C)6 D Mahoney7 J Charles8 B Hughes9 N Perret10 J Morrison11 T Duggan12 N McArdle13 E Waldron14 B Fields15 M Sullivan16 B Garvey17 S O'Connor18 J Liston19 D Sheehy20 K Wissell21 R Maguire22 J O'Keefe23 T Simpson24 D Sullivan25 J Kennedy26 S Bishop27 P Aughton28 M Giansiracusa29 D Gibbs30 S O'Connor31 A Lynch32 J O'Rourke33 J McConville34 A White35 H Townsend36 L Griffiths37 M Shannon38 M Mazzarella39 L Dunne40 S Ryan41 T Trewin42 P Murray43 R Caldow44 S Sexton45 S Conlan46 P McLennan47 T Dixon48 H Bergin49 M Sherman50 D Makohon51 M O'Neill52 B Cooke53 J Mullen54 M Byatt55 T Crowley56 T Lattanzio58 A Dole59 W Browne60 T Kerr61 B Marchesani62 J Peart63 A Sadauskas64 L McDonald65 A Peloza66 J Marchesani69 W McCann72 A Fenech76 H McPherson77 K McInerney78 T Ierardo79 T O'Hanlon80 N Browne

ORMONDCoach: Russell Barnes

Asst: Coach: Cameron McGregorRes Coach: Kornel Dachs

ST. BERNARDSCoach: Shane Keogh /Rocky

IannelloAsst: Gary Foulds /Matt Mulkearns

Res Coach: Nick Smith

OLD HAILEYBURIANSCoach: Jamie ShanahanReserves: Andrew Jago

1 L . Russell2 D . Beckett3 R . Chisholm4 L . Holcombe5 M . Martinov (VC)6 D . Brosnan (DVC)7 S . Keleher (C)8 M . Miller9 S . Metz10 R . Martin11 L . Deledio12 B . Deledio13 T . Allan14 B . Upstill15 M . McConvill16 J . Wardley17 M . Robbins18 W . Cove19 D . Cleary20 D . TeHennepe21 C . Woodford22 L . Duthie23 T . Naylor24 J . Muzzell (rc)25 M . Cove 26 J . Hoggan27 S . Ashton28 A . Clinch29 B . McCarthy30 L . Wells31 S . Barnes32 L . O'Brien33 A . Cook34 A . Russell35 M . TeHennepe36 A . Holman37 D . Casey38 S . TeHennepe39 R . Cameron40 J . O'Donnell41 D . Frazier42 M . Hine43 R . Dolman44 B . Dolman45 J . Clements46 J . Harry47 B . Robbins48 T . Johnson49 T . Woolfe50 J . Toniolo51 D . Haysom52 T . Haysom53 D . Begala54 M . Ramsay55 G . Evans 56 S . Kulikov57 D . Menzies58 J . Leggett59 N . Shulman60 P . Konstanty61 L . Livingstone62 J . Turnbull63 L . Upstill64 J . Franklin65 D . Machin66 M . Broadhurst67 L . Dale68 J . Holland69 T . Harvey70 S . O'Sullivan71 L . Gouzenfiter72 R . Keane73 L . Simpson74 C . Sullivan75 S . Fisher76 A . Friedman77 T . Ashford78 B . March81 D . Turra82 F . Kennedy83 D . Black84 L . Tapper86 W . Frecheville87 J . Riddle88 D . Byra 89 L . Calvert90 A . Jewel91 D . Bailey 92 J . Ashley

OLD CAREYGRAMMARIANSSenior Coach: Trevor Rowe

Asst: Travis Derricott, Brad Hancock,Scott Graham Res Coach: Phil Smith

& Dale James, Duncan Palmer 1 B Hampton2 A. Brown3 H. McLauchlan4 S. Langford-Jones (C)5 T. Gill6 L. Siapantas7 A Johnson8 F. Mohammad9 M. Brewer10 N. Thomas11 S. Leowe12S M. Lille12R J. Walsh13S B. Voss13R D. Mayes14 N. Criticos15 D. MacKenzie16 P. OʼDonnell17 J. Pitcher18S N. Harrison18R J. Elliott19 C. Morrison20 S Blencowe21 M. Hoffmann22 D. Mason23 M. Seccull24 L. Baptiste25 S. Ellis26 J. Bell27 J Rouda28 S. Roberts29 B. Carson30 N Holloway31 D R Mason33 R. Johnson34 D. Gilby35 T. Chisholm36 S. Erikson37 D. Brown38 A. Wright39 S Mayes40 J. Stanley41 A. Byass42 J. Mueller43 A. Brown44 J. McLauchlan46 T Doukas45 J Perri47 J Bayard48 N Khongbut49 L. Pitcher (Res C)50 P. Silberer52 C. Ferguson53 R. Harvey55 B Langford-Jones57 T Tyrell58 L Smittsdorf59 N Mingos62 G. White64 P. Benton69 M. Wray

1. T.Cudlipp2. J.Beaumont3. R. Matthews4. B. Dixon5. M. Hawkins6. M. Wright7. H. Turner8. J. Mitchell9. C. Righetti10. A. Prowse11. T. Bachet12. C. Wilmoth13. C. Gardner14. E. Wilson15. T. Davis16. T. Horne17. T. Seccull18. T.Paule19. S. Greene20. B. McKie21. P. Kennon22. T. Bennison23. E. Mitchell24. A. Ray25. T. Beaumont26. K. Spies27. N. Russell28. M.Kennon29. M.Prowse30. J. Miller 31. J. Beaumont32. W.Harvey33. M. Davis34. D.Osmond35. N. Morrison36. S. Beaumont37. T. Mclardy38. S. Galbraith39. N. Lawler40. J. Phillips41. J. Freezer42. A. Waddell43. W. Panton44. M.Collister45. W. Kiel46. L. Haralambous47. J. Newton48. J. Ray49. C. Jenkins50. T. Oman51. S. Kennon52. S. Playfair53. P. Grundy54. P. Kruger55. P. Nestel56. N. Peters57. H. O'Brien58. E. Selby59.C. Cumbrae Stewart 60. T. Dickinson61. S. Petsinis62. S. Guest63. N.Amato64. N.Guy65. M.Oliver66. E. Hughes67. D. Sartori68. A. Leisham69. A. Ferguson70. A.Littlechild71. A. Gregory72. M. McCoy73. W. Harris74. W.Myer75. L. Mandanici76. M. Stannard77. C. Williams78. S. Zayler79. S. Fitzgerald

1. A Durling2. D McGuigan3. K Kingsley4. C Hendrie5. D Loats6. T Berenger7. W Carlyle8. J Heffernan9. R Tallis

10. T Maher11. A Lord12. D De Sanctis13. G Tolson14. T Hazell15. R Hilton16. D Morley17. K Darby18. D Hanson20. J Goldblatt21. A MacKenzie22. S Bonyhady23. B Carlyle24. P Tempone25. M Partington26. A Clarke27. C Hillier28. L Kelly29. J Frattin31. B Craven32. A Romanin33. L Weaver34. D Schmidt35. T Angrove36. B Tymmons37. C Wright38. D Walpole39. N Guys40. W Robinson41. S Mulligan42. P Storey43. A Hudson44. A Salipas45. J Rowatt47. S Warr48. B Cottrell49. D Dick50. C Ball51. R McKendrick52. J Catherall53. T Peasnell54. A Margetts55. A Allan56. M Cottrell57. B Hillier58. S Tull59. M Woodbridge62. D Middleton63. C Woodbridge

OLD CAMBERWELLGRAMMARIANS

Coach: David LoatsAsst Coach: Michael SigalisRes Coach: Anton Schmidt

Asst Coach: Antony Hardenberg

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the beach at Old Brighton.Even the addition of ex-AFLhardman Steven Lawrencefrom Old Scotch can't patchup the hurt such a bleedingof class will cause the team,especially in the goalkicking department. Not since thefeted departure of Jeff Hogg from Fitzroy to Richmond inthe summer of 1994 has such hysteria gripped a footballclub.

MMaazzeennoodd""TThhee NNooddddeerrss""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: 5th (C Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 1stBoasting the artillery with the forward pairing of Dunne andJayaweera set to worry any defensive unit, the Nodders areset to make their presence felt in 2009. Coach Dave Murrayis a big coup having steered the club to a B Grade flag in2000 and with midfielder Chamberlain bound to rack up bigstats again, Central Reserve may become a house of painfor visiting teams.

MMHHSSOOBBFFCC""TThhee UUnniiccoorrnnss""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: 8th (C Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 5thIInn:: Tilling (Mitcham), Chandler (Belgrave), Pearce(Belgrave), Grigoriou (SAAFL)OOuutt:: Gerner (Altona Indoor AFL), Orchard (Doncaster)The core group have all fronted up from 2008 with many atMHSOB believing this to be a finals year. Giant McIntyre isthe measuring stick for the Unicorns as being one of thebest ruckmen in the VAFA. But he must stay healthy and inthe middle for the High boys to have any notion of securinga September invitation. Led by a 21 year old with a 35 yearold head in Lachie Evans, the High School should bethereabouts by the end of August.

MMoonnaasshh BBlluueess""TThhee SSkkyy BBlluueess""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: 7th (C Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 7thIInn:: Whiting (SANFL), McLeod (Wangaratta), Blackey(NTFL)A usual stack of comings and goings find the C Gradestalwarts hard to line up as they head down the normalpath of mid-range aspirations or the desire of somethingdifferent, be it B or D1 is in the midst. A pre-season spentconsuming raw eggs with insects floating in them is aunique way to prepare for the battles of 2009 and only timewill tell if it pays dividends.

OOaakklleeiigghh""TThhee KKrruusshheerrss""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: 4th (C Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 4thWith some retirements and no big names recruited downto the club, the Krushers again will need their youth tostand up and be counted. Led by Tim Edwards up forwardwho booted 60 odd goals last year, they will be out of theblocks fast but may get found out late in the season whenthe tracks slow and the hard bodies come to the fore.

OOlldd GGeeeelloonngg""TThhee CCoommoo BBooyyss""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: Runners-up (D1 Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 6thIInn:: Mitchell (St Bernards)The recruitment of ex-AFL player and St Bernards legend

Nick Mitchell, pending comeback of cult hero Mark Villers-Willis and a new breed of youngsters at Como Park, has theC Grade newcomers brimming with confidence. A fit NickCasboult and Tom Lyons will help thrust the Como boys tomake a serious play for finals action. Smoky of thecompetition, watch this space.

PPaarrkkddaallee""TThhee VVuullttuurreess""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: 6th (C Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 9thBig Darren Rochford who played Vic Metro U/18's in hisprime, is now a grown man and needs to kick 60+ if theVultures are to avoid being thrown into a relegationdogfight. On the flip side of the Vultures spine, MacGeorgeneeds to lead by example if the Gerry Green boys are toavoid heading back to the doldrums of D1 in 2010.

RROOUUNNDD 11BBeeaauummaarriiss (($$11..3333)) vv.. OOlldd GGeeeelloonngg (($$33..0000))If any team is equipped to play on the big expanses ofShark Park, it is Old Geelong whose home deck at ComoPark could almost host harness racing around theboundary line. But for two teams that were two sectionsapart in 2008, I have to lean to the home side that may justhave that extra polish over four quarters.

MMaazzeennoodd (($$11..3333)) vv.. BBuulllleeeenn TTeemmppeessttoowwee (($$33..0000))Hopefully the hangover of premiership success can spurthe Bullants to a competitive showing here but travellingaway to meet a professional, Mazenod unit, I think this maybe one way traffic for the home team.

CCaauullffiieelldd GGrraammmmaarriiaannss (($$11..6600)) vv.. MMoonnaasshh BBlluueess (($$22..3300))It has been all one way for Caulfield over summer. Their talltimber in the Sinclair brothers are gone with the need forgoals bound to fall on an inexperienced pack. The Blueshave a good record in Round 1 over the years and they cansteal the four points today.

MMHHSSOOBBFFCC (($$11..8855)) vv.. AAjjaaxx (($$11..8855))Long term enemies that have had some huge battles in thepast couple of years. In 2008, MHSOB won their sole gamefor the year over Ajax, a win which lead to the Jackasrelegation. Flip of the coin stuff really but revenge is sweet,and Ajax may taste such sweetness today.

OOaakklleeiigghh (($$11..7722)) vv.. PPaarrkkddaallee (($$22..0055))With a closed house approach from the Vultures and littlepre-season form to go by, I think the fit Krushers withtalented youth will start their year off with a comfortablewin on home soil.

BBeett ooff tthhee WWeeeekk:: Give me some of the Mazenod action,multied into the Sharks at home for a return of $1.75. Turnyour $900 K Rudd cheque into $1575!!

AAjjaaxx ""TThhee JJaacckkaass""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: 3rd (C Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 3rdOOuutt:: Routman (injury)New master Sheehy is an old school coach, but faces anarduous task to steer a talented yet underachieving groupto what they most desperately seek, a senior pennant. Theloss of Routman with serious injury can be countered withpopular players Ritterman, Israelson and Blieden all goingaround again. The Jackas look to be finals bound butdoubts arise if they can go deep into September.

BBeeaauummaarriiss""TThhee SShhaarrkkss""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: 10th (B Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 2ndOOuutt:: Atkins (NSW), Bliesner (St Bedes), Summons (EastBurwood)Shark Park has been buzzing with the signing of former StKilda AFL assistant coach Jason Mifsud to take control of ateam that were C Grade bound early in 2008. Backed by aparochial crowd and a seemingly endless stream of giftedex-Sandringham Dragon types ready to replace an ageinggroup, the Bayside boys look a big player for premiershipsuccess in season 2009.

BBuulllleeeenn TTeemmpplleessttoowwee""TThhee BBuullllaannttss""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: Premiers (D1 Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 10thIInn:: Delmastro (Marcellin), Follacchio (Old Xavs), Matta(West Preston), Miller (St Kilda City)OOuutt:: Milesi (Balwyn)The premiers of D1 section in 2008, the step up to the realstuff will be a major hurdle for the Bullants. The start of theyear will be all important but if some big losses occur, themood at Ted Ajani could rapidly sink. Much will fall on theshoulders of Florance, Pietryk and playing coach DeanMatthews up forward.

CCaauullffiieelldd GGrraammmmaarriiaannss""TThhee FFiieellddss""22000088 ffiinniisshh:: 10th (B Section)22000099 eexxppeecctteedd ffiinniisshh:: 8thIInn:: M Liddell (Port Douglas), Wilson (Yarrawonga)OOuutt:: Sinclair Brothers (Old Brighton), Pennycuik (OldBrighton)Not content with life by the racetrack, the Sinclair brothersand co. have packed their bags and led a mass exodus for

MHSOB v AJAX

MAZENOD v BULLEEN TEMP

OAKLEIGH v PARKDALE

CAULFIELD GRAM v MONASH BLUES

BEAUMARIS v OLD GEELONG

TODAY’S C SECTION MATCHES

C SECTIONby Johnny Aitken

Bulleen Templestowe overcame Old Geelong in ahigh scoring Grand Final in 2008.

C SECTION


MAZENOD Coach: Ben Robertson

Asst. Coach: Andrew SutherlandRes. Coach: Troy Bridgland

1 N. Lewton2 M. Chamberlain3 D. Hansen4 S. Moran5 D. Chamberlain5 S. Quattrocchi6 P. Nelson7 S. Reed8 B. Bonner8 B. Parker9 D. Kelly10 B. Chamberlain11 D. Hose12 P. Iacovangelo13 M. Regan14 N. Meehan15 N. Parry16 P. Stanley18 D. Dunne18 S. Cummins19 N. Bogar20 T. Castricum21 S. Inglis22 S. Veltman23 S. Oldman24 D. Nisbet25 J. Kelly25 S. Stanley26 J. Dunne27 T. Bailey28 P. Jones29 J. Brown30 D. Maskell31 S. Castricum32 D. McMullin33 S. Balloch34 D. Regan35 T. Steinfort36 Adam Weekes37 M. Fothergill37 T. Vallance38 D. Grant39 D. Oldman40 L. Hawkins41 T. Bridgland42 C. Raine43 C. Smith44 B. Costin45 S. Paine47 D. Micallef48 C. Jayaweera50 K. Kelly51 C. Keane52 P. Johnson53 J. Mather53 D. Briggs55 B. Cooper56 S. Mann61 M. McDowell62 N. Crameri64 T. Bourbon67 J. Bates68 J. DiPietro

BULLEENTEMPLESTOWE Coach: D Matthews

Res. Coach: Matt Agrotis

1 J Prior2 G Chivers 3 D Dynon4 G Williams 5 M Pietryk6 A Tehan (C)7 K Cherbakof (DVC)8 D Bone9 M Bain10 J OʼDonnell11 A Lucasano12 A Parris13 D Tulloch 14 D Tonelli15 G Monahan16 D Rametta17 A Fabris18 K Burridge19 M Krezel20 R Bain21 P Voglis22 D Rogers23 D Matthews24 C Nikolokopoulos25 L Norbury26 C McKenzie27 A Clarke28 N Monaco29 P Tsokas 30 D Florence31 A Bernicich32 R Matz33 P Florence34 S Lambropoulos35 M Daskalou36 D Voglis 37 M Voglis38 D Gibney39 C Azer40 G Theodorakakis41 L Stambolakis42 A Stavretis43 A Coulston44 R Schnieder45 B Moran46 C Stasek47 N Theodorakakis48 A Morihovitis49 B Tourogianis (VC)50 A Radati51 N Linford

CAULFIELDGRAMMARIANSCoach: Steven Lawrence

Asst Coach: Geoff Reilley DaleLawrence Res Coach: James Lawson

AJAXCoach: Bernie Sheehy

1 R.Heine2 J. Israelsohn3 Y.Rapaport 4 C Jankie5 J. Ritterman6 D Fayman7 M.Jankie8 G Measey 9 G Blieden10 J. Seidl11 M.Segal12 J. Segal13 B. Klein14 J. White15 S.Chester16 E.Routman17 D.Weislitzer 18 J Dukes19 J.Dorevitch20 J.Smith21 J.Nevezie22 A.Laitt23 A.Lewski24 O.Henzel25 M.Blashki26 B Kalmus27 J.Givoni 28 A.Zemski29 R Winograd30 B Oviss 31 A.Godlewicz32 B.Yudelman33 R.Kagan34 R.Grof 35 A.Porat36 D.Freed37 J Gotlieb38 J Osowicki39 B Caplan40 B Nissen41 J Kochen42 A.Sacks43 J Sacks 44 R Sztar45 A Lewin 46 J. Kalmus47 B Rotstein48 M. Shmerling49 A.Moss50 J.Thurin51 D Hoffman52 A Tirosh53 S Abel54 J Rotstein55 E Pruzanski56 J Picker57 N.Gold58 J Grossman59 L. Peters60 J. Wajnberg61 J. Shafir62 M Birch

BEAUMARISCoach: Jason Mifsud

Assistant Coach: Craig TonkinReserves Coach: Mark Crocker

1. M. Duggan 2. R. Cathcart3. J. Banton4. S. Coote6. A. Spence7. S. Lynch8. M. OʼBrien8r. W. Sanchez9. D. Pritchard11. M Lee12. S. Gower13. J. Edmeades14. T. Collins15. A. Bennett16. A. Salisbury17. J. Evans18. N. Kennedy18r.C. Germano19. L. Atkins20. M. Ensor21. J. Kelly22. M. McNally23. A. Catlin24. M. Petering25. T. Woolnough26. J. Murton27. B. Haynes28. S. McLaughlin29. T. Nash30. T. Hunt31. T. English32. R. Gillespie33. A. McNeil34. H. McMillan35. S. McNicholas36. B. Henry37. C. Torcasio38. Michael Wilson39. L. McNicholas40. B. Wall41. L.Sheery42. J. English43. M.Bramwell43r.N. Loucaides44. C. Collins45. J. Richter46. Z. Alcott47. A.Kent48. A. La Rocca49. D. Teasdale50. J. Mapleston51. A. Chinery52. M. Wilson53. A. Carroll55. P. Irons56. J. Nicholson57. P. Kelleher58. R. Willis60. R. Houston61. M. Beruldson62. S. Wilson63. J. Torcasio64. D. Murphy66. J. Coleman67. B. Strong68. B. Bowker70. R. Smale72. L. Stevens

1 B Scott2 B Price3 A Lawson3 J Elrington4 A Slevison4 A Clarke5 J Stewart5 S Kendall6 C Hammond6 A Townsend7 A Ross8 R Foote9 B Carboni9 W Bowes10 A Strain11 S Meredith12 N Andrew13 S Wood14 C May15 A Docker16 T Spinks17 A Wolkow18 M Sundberg19 L Price20 D Daly21 M Liddell22 J Rowlings23 C Fagan24 A Bruhn25 D King25 N Dorman26 S Widjaja27 J McCahon28 G Colosimo29 J May30 C Jones31 C Penberthy32 T Breen33 B Hyland33 S Fryers34 M Nelson35 A Spittal36 E Kalaja37 F McArdle38 L Spinks39 A Ford40 T Noblett41 G Cannell42 T Messer43 T Gerrand44 R Picking44 W Rowsthorn45 G Poulter46 D OʼKeefe47 M Sessler48 L Tamblyn49 L Matias50 M Murphy51 M Kinsella52 T Sundberg53 A Simmons54 S Garrood55 C Hooper56 L Sierakowski57 T Hammond58 A Sloan59 B Wilson60 J Pitts61 J Wearne63 G Crathern64 S Reid66 A Dick67 S Gan

C SECTION


OAKLEIGHCoach: David Gately

Res Coach: Ben Gately

1 A Murray2 M Harold (VC) 3 D Cleary4 C Hogan5 K Hogan6 D Britt (VC)7 C Lamb (VC)8 W Manning9 D Wills10 D Counihan11 J Rutter (C)12 J Fitzgerald13 J Derks-Revere14 P Di Siervi15 D Costigan16 P Brown17 S Doherty18 J Chapple19 J Tolley20 I Mackenzie21 M Tunik22 A Pound - Gow 23 D Zula24 M Bennett25 T Edwards26 A Kitts27 L Barrand28 A Khodr29 R Holden31 T Bromley (VC)30 P Holden (VC)32 C Meyers33 G Bennett 34 N Miller35 G Roney36 M Bentham37 S Briggs (VC)38 J McGarry39 C Groarke40 T Ristevski41 S Way42 G Walker43 T Eden44 N Wills47 M Stevenson48 J Reynolds49 S Collins51 J Alexander52 T Doherty53 A Ashworth55 P Malcolm56 A Middlemiss57 N Weymouth 60 S Earl61 J Connellan62 D Lucas64 S Borland

MHSOBCoach: Trent PittsRes: Matthew Knight

1 P Delivio2 R Gallagher (RC)3 L Davies (RVC)4 M Hayes5 A White6 A Wood (RVC)7 B Hampton8 C Little9 M Myer9 P Emmett10 T Kight11 C OʼMeara (DVC)12 A Baker13 M Ryan14 J Thornell15 M Sullivan16 P Sullivan (C)17 C Sullivan18 S Sullivan (VC)19 S Finnocchiaro20 R Kerr21 S Young22 G Marshall23 T Boland24 T Linthorne25 B Richards26 D Rochford27 G Hellyer28 M Swann29 G Crilley30 M Ellis31 Z McCarthy32 B Fogden33 J OʼMeara34 G Meier35 G Thomas36 M Beaman37 T MacGeorge38 S Perrazo39 T Danckert40 M OʼMeara41 J Chitty42 M Labris43 M Barr45 C Barr46 W Wheatley47 D Perrin48 J Barry49 D Phillip50 M Thomson51 D Graham52 S Wingrove53 D Noonan54 L Platon55 D OʼFarrel56 A Brown56 D Scerri57 M Kight58 R Haslemore61 R Burgher66 A Kerr (RVC) 67 A Fry

PARKDALE VULTURESCoach: Steve Kennedy

Asst. Coach: Justin GeorgeRes Coach: Tim Linthorne

OLD GEELONGCoach: Nick Mitchell

Asst. Coach: Josh YoungRes. Coach: Mark Leslie

1 M. Goldsworthy2 S. O'Keefe3 C. O'Brien4 C. Mollard5 S. Long6 J. Bell7 J. Paul8 M. Morris9 D. Kimpton10 B. Long11 W. Leaf12 B. Dettman13 H. McInnes14 A. Nadinic15 A. Pratt16 G. Robertson17 T. Fyshe18 J. Malpas19 S. Middleton20 B. Commane21 L. Teague22 T. Bayles23 C. Fairbairn24 S. Lansdell 25 T. Lyons26 T. Richardson27 J. Hope-Johnstone28 A. Farrell29 G. McDonald30 T. Betts31 H. Brettingham-

Moore32 C. Brookes33 E. Bayles34 T. Waters35 G. Rolleston36 J. Deppeler37 T. Slattery38 J. Ratcliffe39 C. Sutherland40 M. Vasey41 H. Cox42 H. Jones43 D.Taylor44 J. O'Hare45 H. Legoe46 H. Polk47 D. Andrew48 T. Ellis49 T. Butler50 N. Roper51 N. McElhinney52 C. Teague53 T. Carey54 R. Ellis55 C. Atkins56 M. Leslie57 M. Avery58 K. West59 J. Rouhan60 R. Costin61 T. Coles62 E. Stevens63 L. Herbert64 J. McPherson65 A. Walsh66 W. Carter67 A. Perry68 T. Steven69 A.Southey70 T.Barr71 W. Winter72 A. Power73 B. Saunders74 M. Chernov75 S. Machin76 N. Macrae77 T. Bennett78 M. Hyde79 M. Wilkin

MONASH BLUESCoach: B. Waldron

1. S. Chapman2. B. Robertson3. D. Dalton4. J. Waldron5. J. Rosengarten6. S. Wilcox7. B. Waldron8. A. Hickey9. S. Baring10. K. Collins11. T. Jamieson12. G. Smyth13. B. Haines14. J. Powell15. B. Low16. K. Alev17. J. Bell18. J. Bartram19. J. McKenzie20. A. Vincent21. A. Unsworth22. W. Blackley23. K. Beck24. P. Verbeek25. T. Kavanagh26. D. Stretlau27. D. Montoya28. T. Steinfort29. A. Costley30. M. Sutherland31. S. Whiting32. N. Whitmore33. M. Purcell34. R. Shields35. C. Godsil36. A. Williams37. T. McKenzie38. C. Mahony39. A. Kinniburgh40. J. Mazur41. A. Jaques42. M. Coe43. J. Farrel44. L. Leviston45. M. Phillips46. S. Walsh47. S. Collett48. M. Mason49. J. Rowe50. T. Wright51. H. Drysdale52. R. Guerra53. M. Chapman54. B. Adamson55. M. Grogan56. A. Beecroft57. A. Young58. D. Young59. O. Coppola60. S. Kastelan61. N. Rhoden62. T. Gorrie63. B. Hillman64. J. Riedel65. J. Turner66. D. McLeod67. S. Quintal68. S. Zarifopoulos69. T. Kenyon70. M. Williams71. N. Roberston72. T. Waters73. G. Lamont-Smith75. B. Cerini77. N. Hicks81. A. Bell83. J. Clifton84. C. Chant97. T. Johnstone98. J. Speekman

1. S. Villani2. J. Richmond3. A. Lim4. M. White5. L. Campbell6. M. Brain7. J. Tran8. A. Villani9. L. Evans (c)10. R. Czwarno11. R. Ternes12. J. Aitken13. S. Anderson14. M. Hamilton-Ho15. A. Tilling16. J. Pearce17. G. McCully18. R. Limbrick19. G. Watts20. M. Nicholas21. W. Taft22. K. McDonald23. G. Grigoriou24. R. Zlonzak25. H. Taylor (vc)26. S. Harrison27. B. Pretty28. S. Moore29. R. McIntyre30. K. Chandler31. M. Bowen32. A. Cassell33. R. Van Es34. E. Thompson35. C. Wright36. T. Bond37. T. Harper38. M. Gehring39. C. Agushi40. J. Davis41. J. Anderson42. C. Bailey43. T. Gavens44. T. Biddington45. S. Foley46. L. Fuller47. T. Lange48. A. Hall49. R. Johnson50. T. Pearce51. C. Villani52. B. Cooper53. C. Krause54. J. Simpson55. N. Hawking56. T. Wright57. S. Fuller58. C. Nailon59. O. Walsh60. T. Middleton

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this. Bees it is.The second all-district matchis the ‘hipster’ clash betweenFitzroy and Prahran atBrunswick Street Oval for the‘Latte Cup’. The Two Bluesonly avoided relegation due toPeninsula’s indiscretions during 2008, and the challenge isahead of them to least survive, if not thrive, on merit thisseason. The Roys have been much hyped over the lastcouple of seasons, but have been found wanting comecrunch time. Needless to say, this looms as an importantseason for those clubs. Roys for mine.Finally, Whitefriars College is the scene for the matchbetween 2008 C Section relegatees (if that’s a word)Whitefriars and Rupertswood. Relegation from C Section toD1 has been less than kind to teams to suffer this in recentseasons, with several of these sides dropping to D2 in rapidfashion. Both sides, I feel, are too well equipped to incur thisfate and should do well this year. Friars always seem to geta few decent types from the middle to lower rungs of theEastern FL, while Rupo’s junior program is as good as you’llfind for a club at this level anywhere. I fancy Rupo, just.

CORRESPONDENCEIn order to meet publishing deadlines (and so I don’t have topad out the report with as much postmodern stream ofconsciousness rambling), please submit your matchsummaries by Monday 2pm via email [email protected] (milestones should be [email protected]). It would be great to get a response fromevery club, each week, as I am interested in giving each clubequal time.Have a great VAFA weekend, “The Qwill”

Greetings, and welcome to Round One of the 2009 VAFA D1season. As usual, this season promises to be one of intrigue,with last year’s semi-finalists looking to make that extra pushfor promotion, teams dropping down from C Section seekingan instant return, the newly promoted teams keen to maintaintheir momentum, and the rest chasing a slice of thepromotion pie. Plenty of changes on the coaching front,which is always an influential factor when it comes torecruitment and subsequent on-field performances.For what it’s worth (yeah, the lint in my jacket pocket), Iexpect the likes to North Old Boys/St. Patrick’s College, OldMentonians, Rupertswood and Whitefriars to challenge forpromotion, with Fitzroy and South Melbourne Districts alsoin the race for the finals. Emmaus St. Leos, Werribee,Prahran and Aquinas OC will be looking to, at the very least,consolidate their positions, although somebody has to finishin the relegation zone. Clubs are always playing ducks anddrakes regarding playing personnel in the lead up to RoundOne, so time will tell how much of this will come to fruition.

ROUND ONE PREVIEWThe first game up for preview sees 2008 D1 semi-finalistsNorth Old Boys/St. Patrick’s College square up against OldMentonians at Alec Gillon Oval. The COBs have unfinishedbusiness after their meltdown during the second half of the2008 season. Nick Evans is an interesting signing for theCOBs, joining from Fitzroy. The Panthers are reported tohave lost the likes of Garth Snow, Dave Cochrane andAnthony ‘Chicken’ Palmer, but hopefully their graduatesfrom the U19s can bridge the gap. I’ll take the COBs in a well-fought contest.Next, newly promoted Emmaus St. Leos host Aquinas OC inan eastern suburbs derby at Bennettswood Sports Ground.The Animals will be keen to exploit the twin momentumpropellers of promotion and incoming numbers from DeakinUniversity to strengthen their playing stocks. RuckmanAnthony Ballard promises to have another big season, whileMick Davis will be a player to watch. For the Bloods, it willbe interesting to see who steps up to the mantle vacated bythe likes of Daniel den Braber and Glen Whitehead. I’ll play itsafe and use the excuse of home ground advantage and pickthe Animals today.Soldiers Reserves is the venue for one of two all-district clubcontests, with 2008 D2 premiers Werribee entertaining SouthMelbourne Districts. The Bloods have lost Seb Mahoney tooverseas travel, but new arrival from Port Colts MattBellingham looks like making an immediate impact. Thehome side have also lost key players, but the return of formerjuniors the Pelar brothers, along with the ongoingprogression of their youngsters, should more than offset


EMMAUS ST LEOS v AQUINASWHITEFRIARS v RUPERTSWOODWERRIBEE v STH MELB DISTRICT

NOBSP v OLD MENTONIANSFITZROY v PRAHRAN

TODAY’S D1 MATCHES

D1 SECTIONby Peter Williamson

M I L E S T O N E SMILESTONESOOlldd MMeennttoonniiaannss congratulate DDaannnnyy FFiieelldd on playinghis 5500tthh ggaammee this week. Danny's blistering pace hasthe ability to break the game open and we hope to seemuch more of it this season. Congratulations Fielder!

Bulleen Templestowe 2008 D1 Section Premiers. Photos: cyansportingimages.com.au

FITZROY REDSCoach: Simon Taylor

Asst Coach: Mike WallisRes Coach: Sam Buckley

D1 SECTION D1 SECTION


EMMAUS ST LEOSCoach: Ben PilleyRes Coach: T. Ymer

Asst: S. Duncan, S. Manton

PRAHRAN AFCCoach: Paul Greenham

Asst. Coach: Gerard BevenRes. Coach: Michael Windridge

1 J Taylor2 G Katavolos3 L Katavolos4 N Costin5 H Pitts6 R Duke 7 S Adamson8 H Hodgson9 A Bunnett

10 M McCudden11 A Pitts12 D Macciocca13 L Northway (C)14 P Greenham15 S Fyfe16 D Harrison17 M Harrison (VC)18 J Matherson19 G Took20 D James (VC)21 M Bond22 A Sleight23 M Windridge24 M Bremner25 E MacDonald26 B Dempsey27 W Walford28 K Walford29 D Falcone30 M Radywonik31 D Fyfe32 D Ballard33 N Gill34 M Gargano35 P Kelly36 G Beven (C)37 J Dewar38 A Wettasinghe 39 C Crewes40 J Kellow41 J Laverty42 J Latimer43 M Laverty44 M Evans45 L Myles46 A Stewart47 J Killeen48 A Bond49 T Maya50 B Michael51 B Field 52 C Jones53 C Northway54 T Matherson55 C Pardon56 W Russell57 T Kohn58 S Ratliff59 A Grove60 L Stafford61 C Saffstrom63 K Centra64 J Belcher65 R Costin68 N Napoli69 A Brayshaw70 B Lindblom99 B Furness

1 P. Baranello 2 J. Quirk3 E. Mitchell4 J. Chun5 L. Stout6 B. DʼAmelio6a D. Wilson7 A. McCann8 A. Volpi9 B. Ellis10 N. Baranello11 S. Kay12 T. McCann 13 A. Krebs 14 J. Mears14a M. Lalor15 P. Carey16 C. Beluszar17 N. Robin18 R. McCann19 P. DʼAmico20 A. Ballard21 G. Simondson22 A. Hickey23 J. Brogden24 D.Bruce25 A.McKenzie26 T. Ahern26a A. Prosser27 T. Mulling28 E. McLaughlin29 L. DeMocl30 M. Ottobre31 B. Pollard32 D. Mahony33 N. Adam35 M. McIver34 P. McLuskey36 A. Farrugia37 S. Manton38 N. Hodder40 J. LaRiccia40a J. Gay41 A. Zarb43 T. Tribe 44 D. LaFerlita45 S. Ronchi46 J. Little47 J. Zarb48 S. Duncan49 N. Cadden50 J. Rossit51 P. McGloin52 R. McGloin54 P. Manton58 M. Morris59 D Pitcher61 J. Manton62 A. Rayner65 N. Foley67 P. Farqhuar69 S. Mescher70 D. McGloin75 T. Ymer78 A. Low89 D. Winduss98 L. Wierzbowski99 M. Ramsden

SOUTH MELBOURNEDISTRICTSCoach: Gerard Jess

Senior Assistant: Earl HendersonRes Coach: Jason Pohlner

WHITEFRIARSCoach: G. Feutrill

Res Coach: K.Conlan

1 L Neimi2 J.Hocking3 G Simm4 J Cronin5 S Warton6 S. Boyd7 A Hannan8 R Holt9 A Humphrey10 D McBrearty11 C Batchelor12 P Madden13 S Aquilina14 R Gingell15 T Nall16 D Phillips17 T Cronan19 S Bracchi20 S Suitor21 B Joske22 S Atherton23 B Greshiemer24 M Costello25 A Ray26 L Kealy27 P Cheevers28 A Lane29 M Bellingham30 M Black31 S Crawford32 D McGee33 V Butler34 O Kohnesheen35 F Tiernan36 D Butler37 D Martin38 E Costello39 J Gusman40 J Whelan41 K Hickman42 J Jewell43 W D'Andrea44 S Mahoney45 L Stephenson46 S Duncan47 A Burton48 S Torrence49 A Zuluaga50 S Barnes51 D Whiting52 A Nunn53 S Peart54 K Jones55 J Pohlner56 J Wardlaw57 D Odea58 A Giannelis60 R Herbert61 M Cook62 E Bouchard63 M Lane64 J Steffanoni65 J Dyer66 A Lane67 A Tozer68 S McNaughton69 S Potter70 N Harrington71 B Franklin72 P Hannan

1. L. Kaldor3. D. Crea5. E. Abdallah 6. P. Hennessy 7. Simon Brosolo 8. B. Janson 9. P. Stagg10. G. Kennedy 11. J. Marchesi 12. A. Brosolo 13. T. Langford 14. G. Power 16. R. Storey17. Steve Anderson 18. N. Crowe19. A. Hill 20. J. Piltz21. M. Mirabella22. N. Cunningham 23. A. Woods 24. V. Curcio 25. D. Kelly 26. C. Taouk 27. T. Yore28. B. Stafford 29. M. Baker30. J. Hogan 31. R. Risteski32. J. OʼMeara33. J. Scannell34. C. Smith35. M. Vardy36. S. Allemand37. A. Adgemis38. P. Tofari 39. P. Siorovingas40. R. Mattinson41. A. Thorpe42. J. Kenez 43. N. Elliott44. L. Twomey45. A. DʼAloisio 46. M. Allemand47. P. Hayes48. G. Brine49. M. Huston50. D. Robson-Long51. Sean Brosolo52. A. Baggoley53. C. Pelosi 54. L. Hamblin55. B. McGauchie56. N. OʼCallaghan57. D. Kaldor58. M. Stafford59. D. Arthurson 60. P. Celotti61. C. McDonald62. A. Gibbs63. S Fenwick64. S. Green65. M. Lucarelli66. B. McCann67. B. Wilson68. A. Petts69. O. Scannell70. S. Rutz71. J. Weeramantry72. T. Oehme73. M. Roche74. P. Fitzgerald75. P. Mannix76. A. McRedmond77. Scott Anderson78. B. Clongridge79. M. Shanks80. L. Griffith81. D. Kovacevic

OLD MENTONIANS Coach: Andrew Hayes

Res Coach: David Cafarella

1. T. Mitvalsky2. J. Thompson3. R. Ball4. B. Carroll5. D. Teasdale6. C. Alexander7. D. Emerson8. B. Norton9. D. Cochrane10. T. Wiltshire11. D. Kinsella12. A. Eaton13. K. Biggs14. M. Campbell15. J. Costello16. D. Carroll17. L. Mitchell18. T. Bournon19. A. Palmer20. C. Palmer21. J. OʼBrien22. B. Coghlan23. J. Moon24. T. Speers25. B. Fairbanks26. J. Terry27. M. McCloskey28. N. Robinson29. P. Gartner30. D. Field31. G. Rowland32. C. Follett33. B. Lane34. P. Flaskis35. P. Mevel36. D. Alexander37. K. Tickell40. G. Snow41. A. Noonan42. M. Wilton43. T. Rooke44. P. Monahan45. B. Parker46. G. Smith47. J. Kelly49. D. Stevens50. D. Bardoel53. S. Alexander54. S. Hecker55. M. Siemers56. C. Graham57. D. Messina59. J. Prowse61. M. Jenkins62. C. Sinclair63. M. Lawes64. M. Austin65. J. Mitchell66. R. Goulding67. D. Forsyth68. C. Duncan70. S. Rooke71. S. Campbell72. M. Lumsden

RUPERTSWOODCoach: Gavin Kerr

Asst: Matthew Neville

1 J. Phillips2 A. Walsh3 J. Bradley4 M. McPhee5 S. Bishop6 S. Gallus7 B. Whitehead8 L. Brennan9 R. Eastway10 T. West11 S. Clark12 M. Christensen13 C. Allport14 J. Plummer15 N. Webb16 R. Monzell17 J. Pretty18 T. Murphy19 D. Collins20 G. Moule21 G. Phillips22 R. Hatty23 L. Spinner24 J. Bradley25 B. Brennan26 E. Dressler28 D. McDonald29 T. Smith32 N. McGovern37 D. McGovern38 M. Morrice39 P. Barry41 J. Taylor45 T. Mitchell46 D. Gregory47 M. Nott49 S. Vandenhurk50 J. Grant

1 D. Crook 2 D. Moloney 3 S. Harwood 4 S. Sleep 5 A. Crameri 6 J. Hunter 7 J. Browne 8 M. Keown 9 K. Adams 10. C. LeMaitre 11. B. Burdeu 12. G. Maxton 13. S.OʼConor 14. C. Punton 15. A. Ellis 16. T. Brady 17. B. Wills 18. S. Burt 19. P. Flanders 20. C. Horsley 21. L. Fogarty 22. D. Ronan 23. J. Cassell 24. T. Capell 25. M. Carney 26. J. Van Dyk 27. C. Holland. 28. D. Joyce 29. C. Hosking 30. B. Dellwo 31. P. Doolan32. B. Sheehan33. M. Barker34. T. OʼHalloran35. C. Ford36. D. Tonkin37. C. Capell38 A. McLarty39. N. Evans40. B. Watt41. N. Thomas42. D. Renton43. P. May44. J. Weidner45. L. Davidson46. L. Sheehan47. L. Warnett 48 A. Jellet49 L. Dullard.50. C. Brady51. J. Newland52. J. Fisher53. E. Grinter54. M.Kerin55. N. Liston56. D.King57. L. Citroen58. R. Citroen59. B. King60. T. Nijam61. T. Pickles62. T. Joss63. R. Pongho64. D. King65. R. South66. P. Bryar67. R. Allitt 68. J. Barbetti69. J. Scanlon70. S. Banting

NORTH OLD BOYS/ ST PATRICKS COLLEGE

Coach: T. Scanlon

WERRIBEE AFCCoach: Kirk Norton

Asst. Coach: Nick DikerRes Coach: Stuart Daly

s1 A. Cunningham2 C. Lee3 T. Lee4 T. Ryan5 M. Cunningham5a C. Alabakis6 M. Walsh7 M. Antonello8 M. Palmington9 J. Ayling10 M. Keogh11 J. Norton12 Aaron Taylor13 R. Bell14 J. Vassilou15 A. Murphy16 M. Taylor17 A. Tedesco18 D. Morrish19 C. Johns20 John Wallert 21 R. Fastuca22 N. Renaut23 A. Alifraco24 L. Carson25 N. Adamo26 M. Purton27 Z. Kerr28 J. Farley29 S. Dean30 B. Black31 D. Laing32 M. Smith33 M. Palmer34 S. Thomson35 M. Link36 Andrew Taylor37 P. Keogh38 L. Menegazzo41 S. McCutcheon42 R. OʼConner43 Jemery Wallert44 C. Molitoris45 C. Jack46 M. Hollow47 B. Petro48 D. Giarrusso49 A. Hovey50 T. Joffre54 A. Waldon55 B. Porter56 J. Smyth58 T. Van Blommestein59 A. Clark63 N. Black64 J. Bellegante65 C. Scudamore

AQUINAS OCCoach: Brett Davidson

1. L.Toomey2. M.Cardemone3. P.Heveran4. J.Jess5. N.Morrison-Storey7. B.Helme8. M.Jess9. T.Harkin10. D.Boland12. A.Love13. R.Stewart14. B.Sharp15. A.Williams16. J.Hunt17. S.Downes18. S.McPherson19. G.Whitehead21. N.Weideman22. A.Kinghorn23. S.Lipple24. H.Tyssen25. A.Gommers26. M.Visser27. S.OʼDonnell28. L.Stafford29. M.Chynoweth30. C.Williams31. G.Evans32. J.Edis34. M.Van Rooy35. R.Chapman36. J.Finau37. P.Jess38. D.Sullivan39. M.Lynch40. D.Shiels41. G.Davies42. N.Gordon43. A.Wilczynski44. C.Broadhurst45. S.Dewey46. D.Zuccon47. A.Williams48. M.Needham49. J.Love50. C.Lee51. N.Wakefield52. S.Mcgrath53. D.Smith54. M.OʼHalloran55. V.Italiano56. A.Mucha57. M.Boland58. S.Fox59. S.Leonard63. Barrie64. T.Symes66. M.Phillips69. A.Szymanski82. P.Maaskant99. S.Raggozini

1 J. O'Reilly (C)2 M. Biggs3 R. Borland4 S. Kelleher5 T. Netherway6 B. Pollard7 J. Beech8 F. Cameron9 D. Olarenshaw10 I. Hughson11 B. Atherton12 C. Polidoras13 M. Zika14 R. Atkinson15 S. McGuire16 J. Clark17 T. Dlabik18 C. Dullard19 J. Nagorka20 D. Clark21 C. Meighen (VC)22 C. Sullivan23 D. Hannam24 J. Parkinson25 A. Ley26 S. Baker27 C. Wills (2C)28 A. Enright (2VC)29 V. Cahill30 N. Johnston31 J. Pitts32 R.Trigg33 J. Dawson-Smith34 J. Hughes35 M.McKay (VC)36 A. Seddon37 L. Smyrk38 J. Cowan-Clark39 J. Taylor40 M. Cusack41 A. Mullholland42 M. Shaunessy43 D. Griffin (2VC)44 A. Bonnice45 D. Lee46 A. Daff47 R. Willingham48 S. Donohuge49 O. Stoltz50 D. Ryan51 J. Kennedy-Buckley52 T. Maddocks53 H. Topp54 T. Parkinson55 J. Hughes57 R. Farley58 R. Enright59 P. OʼConnor60 P. O'Connell61 D. O'Haodhagain62 T. Jenkins63 C. McLennan80 A. Harbor81 T. Cheshire82 C. Krousoratis83 J. Dimond84 R. Angiolella

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Trent started at Werribee at Under 9s and played through to Under 18s. He first played seniors in 2007 when stilleligible for Under 18s and has been a senior player since. A small forward who developed into a strong midfielder,where his pace and ability to break the lines made him an important part of the Werribee game plan.Trent was selected in the VAFA U19 team to play in Brisbane over the Queen’s Birthday weekend and received thebest player for the VAFA by the AFLQ coaching staff. He gathered plenty of possessions, generally up forward,and had a hand in numerous goals. To cap off a sensational year Trent kicked 6 goals in Werribee’s 10 goal grand final victory and was awarded theTony Fellows Medal for Best Player on the ground.Trent also came runner up in the D2 Best and Fairest award to Paul Baranello from Emmaus St Leo’s collecting25 votes.Trent has now moved to Williamstown in the VFL. Whilst he is expecting to be selected in the seconds he ishoping that with some good showings he can break into the strong senior team, which is aligned to WesternBulldogs.All at the VAFA congratulate Trent on his outstanding year in 2008 and wish him every success in his futurefootballing endeavours.

CLUB WAREHOUSE RISING STAR2008 WINNER

TRENT LEE(WERRIBEE)

Coates Hire and AFCA/VAFA congratulates the followingcoaches named the VAFA’s 2008 Coaches of the Year –

Senior: Luke Beveridge – St Bedes / Mentone Tigers

U19: Owen Lalor – St Bedes / Mentone Tigers

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When headlines in papers turn from bushfires and politicsto raunchy videos starring frozen poultry, there can be onlyone explanation: footy fever has once again struck Victoria,promising another exciting season to distract us fromwhatever it is we are supposed to be doing. The VAFA ofcourse is no exception and has met 2009 on the front foot,organising a charity game against the EFL and coming offvictors. This goes to show the amateurs are nothing shortof brimming with talent, not least of all this year’s D2section.At Domeney Reserve this weekend Banyule will welcomeYarra Valley back to the league, with the Bears no doubtkeen to assert their authority over a competition in whichthey are the form team. Finishing third behind the absentWerribee and Emmaus St Leos last in 2008, Banyule willrate themselves a chance this year, and round one is sureto put this theory to the test. Yarra Valley may havemanaged just two wins last year, but have played somegood football in this league, and will look to regain thatwinning feeling early on in the year. This will be a hardfought contest which Banyule will gain a lot from.Glen Eira will face a relatively unknown quantity in Eltham,who were a bit of a surprise packet to play off for thepremiership in D3 last year. While Eltham were soundlydefeated in the grand final, this should not be seen as awarm up game for Glen Eira, who were the also-ran teamof 2008. Eltham have proved that on their day they can beas good as any team, and will strive to attain the requiredconsistency level to be a good side this year.Despite boasting the sections leading goal kicker last yearin CCoorreeyy BBaannnniisstteerr, and finishing runners up in the reservesection, Therry Penola were unable to find enough avenuesto goal to convert this into a favourable win loss ratio.Therry Penola will go into season 2009 as many people’stips for the wooden spoon, especially if they are defeated inround one, by a Williamstown side with a head of steam.Penola fans will be hoping Willie’s premiership hangoverwill be similar to that of Hawthorn’s in the AFL. Indeed, thismay be their only chance.Two of the oldest of this leagues amateur clubs will duke itout at Garvey oval this week. Ivanhoe were clearly thefourth best team in the competition last year, but had noright to play as well in the finals as they did. This yearIvanhoe will look to take the next step forward, and becomea genuine premiership threat. Standing in their way thisweek will be Old Paradians, who will also look to take thenext step in their football, and put themselves in finalscontention. It won’t be an easy task for the Paradians, wholook set for a long season ahead.Finally, Westbourne will take on Peninsula at the school

oval, in what could be anenthralling contest. Bothteams had mediocreseasons in 2008, but wouldbe optimistic about their2009 prospects, with finalsfootball an elusive carrotdangling in front of them. Westbourne have had somegreat individual efforts in the past, but it’s been a whilesince they had any success as a team. Peninsula have beenin the mix often since the turn of the century, but have alsofailed to capitalize. It would be great to hear from every club after each roundto help me in writing my weekly column. Please send allmatch reports, social events, milestones and anything elsethat may be of interest to [email protected] as soon aspossible after match day.

OLD PARADIANS v IVANHOE WILLIAMSTOWN v THERRY PENOLA OLD WESTBOURNE v PENINSULA

ELTHAM v GLEN EIRAYARRA VALLEY v BANYULE


D2 SECTIONby Caillin O’Shannessy

Werribee Reserves defeated Therry Penola in a close2008 Grand Final. Photo: cyansportingimages.com.au

Werribee 2008 D2 Section Premiers. Photos: cyansportingimages.com.au

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D2 SECTION

1 S. Conley2 E. Healy3 J. Richies4 T. OʼNeill5 J. Scoble6 A. Swinden7 P. Rawley8 J. Holland9 J. Shuttleworth10 J.McFarlane11 M. Brazzale12 B. Galloway13 D. Meredith14 J. Oribin15 C. Traeger16 M. Joyce17 J. Thorn18 M. Frannich19 D. Wood20 N. Pye21 N. Blayney22 A. Height23 L. Cole24 T. Zappula25 D. Ryan26 R. Klitzing27 B. Walthers28 S. Graeme29 S. Flemming30 T. Lynacoln31 B. Hanchette32 C. Hanchette33 D. Neilson34 C. Kelmar35 J. Collins36 C. McKinney37 L. Privatera38 S. Perri39 M. Ebbage40 M. Jones41 A. Price42 J. Burke43 A. Shemshedin44 A. Pace45 R. Fort46 L. Pola47 T. Peggie48 R. Toogood49 K. Moussa50 J. Lillikakis51 B. Fleming52 D. Wright53 M. Chazan54 S. Aston55 M. Ploenges56 J. Trescowthick57 J. Richie58 J. Keane60 J. Nemtsas61 T. Jones69 J. Mazzocca78 C. Brown

1 C Sage2 B Holden3 M Bellizia4 M Derham5 S Corcoran6 D Giddings (V.C)7 C Kandilakis8 A Sinclair9 L Harford10 P Brabener11 J Monro11 A Moretti12 J Lidyard13 A Serafin14 P Pratt (DVC)15 D Spitty (Capt)16 M Patena (DVC R)17 A Di Fabio18 S Miller19 A Rendina20 T Girovski21 A Young21 A White22 B Geary (V.C R)23 K O'Brien24 M Magaton25 A Asdagi26 T Weatherby26 D Boundy27 A Lago28 A Jolley (Capt R)29 D Huntley30 J Kappos30 M Ryan31 A Ziella32 B McAllister32 M O'Connor33 J Seneca (DVC)34 N Bryce34 A Cunningham35 D Salvatico36 B Vincent (DVC R)37 S Valente38 L Grech39 M Cardinale39 J Kandilakis40 R Licciardi41 J Maugeri42 J Guerra43 M Raponi44 J Spaull45 B Dines46 A Sheehy47 S Rehlicki48 P McCrohan49 A Palmieri50 A Tenson51 C Parkinson52 A Posterino53 J Rossiter54 A Paglia55 D Mahony56 D McKenna57 L Lucas59 R Franza60 K Barry

IVANHOECoach: Doni Valkanis

Asst. Coach: Colin BrownRes Coach: Adem Shemshedin

GLEN EIRACoach: T. Walsh

Res Coach: A. Diamond

1. S. Vamvakas2. N. Astapenko3. C. Massis4. S. Diamond5. A. Tsirogiannis6. J. Zagame8. J. Bloink9. L. Shawyer10. A. Spink11. L. Pryde12. B. King13. R. Clarke14. B. Clements15. W. Devlin16. S. Lithgow17. S. Krull18. S. Elmi19. A. Devries21. G. Egan22. S. Emmett23. B. Cooney24. R. Henry25. M. Fletcher26. A. Cvek27. J. OʼRyan28. L Michalsky29. A. Elmi30. L. Izod31. D. Bambridge32. J. Griffin33. J. Fray34. S. Kovacevic35. S. Hollow36. P. Allison37. Abdi Farah38. D. Zoltak39. M. Beddoe40. A. Dini41. K. Taig42. J. Serpanchy44. P. Rohr45. A. Caruana46. D Parkin47. B. Zwar48. J. Halliwell49. S. Hall50. D. Eade51. T. Paterson52. A. Haines53. G. Beckett54. M. Allen55. S. Bray56. D. Horne58. S. Rodder59. M. Smeaton60. Abdul Farah61. J. Royce65. D. Dunlevie66. C. Thom79. M. Merrick

ELTHAMCoach: Matt Blagrove

Res. Coach: Trent Duggan

1 T. Andrews2 T. Brown3 B. O'Malley4 L. Mason5 L. Austin6 J. Galvin (C)7 T. Duggan7 R. Bux8 J. Mizzi9 J. Foo10 B. Marshall11 J. Garrard12 J. Simpson13 A. Chapman14. J. Hyndman15 T. Powell16 L. Mee17 T. Wenborn18 B. Galvin19 M. Crooks20 S. Weston21 A. Whyte21 M. Hart22 R. Foo23 S. Clark24 A. Hargrave25 H. Dillon26 B. Garrard27 M. Olaris28 M. Pattison29 J. Gilbert30 M. Abbott31 G. Reynard32 C. Baud32 B. Strickland33 S. Murphy34 J. Howgate35 J. Murphy36 B. Rashid37 G. Turner38 A. Mok39 D. Rowe40 H. Miles41 B. Jupp42 J. Jupp43 A. McLaren44. M McPherson45 R. Thomas46 M. Jarvis46 D. Howgate48 J. Mee49 L. Barnes50 B. Dummett51 J. Simpson52 C. Paine53 S. Mead54 S. Todman55 A. Rossetto56 R. Love57 A. Schadendorff58 N. McPherson59 B. Evans66 C. Cahill61 A. Sculli62 M. Hargrave63 L. Ogilvie64 S. Jarvis65 M. Decker

BANYULE AFCCoach: Christian Stagliano

Asst. Coach: Brad Martin, FrankFontana Res. Coach: Trent Baldac

1 N. Braddy2 D. Lucevic3 N. Taylor4 T. Shepherd5 A. Brown6 D. Drapac7 A. Rothe8 M. Holmes9 M. Christian10 G. Dimek11 K. Shepard-Mueller12 C. OʼNeill13 C. Buckley14 L. OʼDonnell15 R. Iaconis16 B. Richardson17 B. Wilmore18 R. Young19 D. Gayfer20 D. Shepherd21 A. Bottomley22 A. Doyle23 R. Currie24 A. Persi25 P. Jenkin26 J. Taylor27 H. Dickson28 M. Thiveos29 J. Brockwell30 S. Green32 M. Wilson33 N. Mazniouski 34 A. Jurgens35 A. Stagliano36 S. Playfair37 N. Swift38 L. Van Maanen39 A. Hopgood40 D. Scholes41 G. Tolson42 B. Martin43 M. Ilia44 S. Gray45 S. Giansiracusa46 A. Kayrooz47 L. Miller 50 J. Poyser52 A. Russo54 O. Reid56 P. OʼRourke58 A. Tshaikiwsky59 T. Money60 S. Tuckman62 L. Fogarty63 A. Garreffa

OLD PARADIANSCoach: Phil Gaut


D2 SECTIONYARRA VALLEYCoach: Andrew StoneRes Coach: Ian Trend

2 R. Wood 3 R. Thompson 4 G. Coutts 5 A. Drew 6 J. Canham 6 R. Drew 7 C. Beal (C) 7 F. Pellegrino 8 L. Morris 10 T. Palmieri 11 A. Wingate 12 B. Boomsma 13 L. Gillies 14 B. Nicholas 14 J.Cooke 15 D. Banks 16 J. Marcek 16 C. Trend 17 J. Amos 19 N. Paton 20 T. Hale 21 L. Grimwade 22 B. Drew23 R. Yeo 24 N. Lear 25 S. Britt 26 S. Yeo 27 S. Savage 28 S. Seaborne 29 D. Hickey 30 D. Pagan 31 C. Stewart 32 B. Trend 33 B. Seeger 34 R. Seeger 35 R. Litle 36 M. Neilly 37 J. Becker 38 D. Chenoweth 39 G. Smith 40 M. Wines 41 D. Letson 42 B. Jurey 43 T. Munro 44 M. Dixon 46 T. Oliver 47 A. Maudsley 48 J. Smith 49 K. Easey 50 J. Cain 52 M. Davis 53 D. Mills 54 J. Cordwell 55 D. Vanderzeil 56 B. Laird 57 S. Lane 58 S. Jones 59 R. Main 60 S. Laird 61 P. Valoppi 62 L McLeary 63 J. Trend 64 D. Perry 65 M. Norrish 66 A. Russell 67 B. Glennie 68 B. Sansom 71 M. Laing

THERRY PENOLACoach: D Madden

Assistants: S Rava/T McAuliffeReserves: J Saunders

1 R Skiathitis 2 B Ryan 3 R Bannister 4 D Rees5 B Harding6 G Rees 7 M Faroldi 7 S Bannister8 L Hollow 9 C Bannister 10 J Quinn 11 J Crotty 12 J Belsey13 J Egglestone14 J Hanlon 15 A McMahon16 Ri Skiathitis 17 D Pirpinias18 M Reynolds19 B Toohey20 Ma Costello21 G Henderson 22 L Reynolds 23 D Hanlon 24 C Matton25 M McWhinney 26 D Angus27 A Maynard28 M Tsonarkis29 Z Moylan30 B Wheeler31 A Kowalsk32 J Sacco 32 M Costello33 D Madden34 D Weston 35 D McKibbin35 A McKay 36 R Pascoe37 B Barron38 A Elmi39 M Muldoon40 P Barbetti42 P Godard43 A Borg44 S Morgan45 J Bibby46 T Goodwin47 C O'Brien48 A Nancarrow 49 R Brennan50 A Mills51 S Goodwin52 V O'Halloran53 M Bretag54 P Strangis55 M Warren56 P Dunn57 B Taylor62 A Shirreff66 D O'Sheal68 P Xuereb75 R Keenan

1 B.Gerace2 J. Braham3 S. Potts4 B. Connors5 C. Lever (Capt)6 J. Horsburgh7 D. Lockwood8 A. Horsburgh 9 F. Pavez (VC)10 P. Chalmers11 S. Collins12 B. Hutton13 S. Morrissey14 G. Connors15 A. Board16 C. Hunter (snr)16 S. Christo 17 M. Aquilina18 G. Walker19 J. Mason20 L. Hudson21 A. Jeka22 S. Anderson (RCapt)23 S. Huntington24 D. Billman25 T. Edwards26 H. Hunter27 H. Templeton28 J. Nikola29 S. Balloch30 J. Newall31 S. Smith32 J. Shea33 P. OʼKeefe34 T. Davidson35 R. Duggan 36 A. Maki37 S. Burnham38 B. Harmer39 L. Gatti40 S. Gill41 K. Miller42 S. Low43 R. Bennett44 T. Maloney45 B. Whitson46 M. Whiting47 T. Utting48 M. Wilson49 J. Ryan50 J. Jinks51 N.Smithwick53 S. Hoare54 C. Pettigrew55 B. Gilbert56 T. Plecher57 D. White58 L. Williams59 K. Norton60 J. Lawn61 D. Jago62 S. Bowman63 J. Callus65 B. Robertson77 P. Jofre88 A. Dullard

WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS

Coach: Alan ElliottAsst Coach: Steve Calderwood

Res: Damien Hynes / John Mc Carthy1 T Wheeler2 J Digrazia3 J Tranter4 D MacLeod5 D Elias6 M Tennant7 M Lishman8 C McNamara (C)9 J Munro10 B Cocks11 C Elliott12 L Henry13 T Butson14 T Hynes15 J Willis16 J Hatfield17 J Buttigieg18 J Williams19 S Barlow20 S McGuinness21 M Busuttil22 J Gallivan23 J Wong24 M Cavarra25 A Johns26 D Lee27 A Klewer28 A Kosmatos29 W Cooper30 K Dowsey31 L Couper32 L Barker33 C Winks34 P Herrick35 M Brown36 J Hynes37 B Hynes38 N Walsh39 L Forrester40 B Gilham41 S Davies42 M Sultana43 A Manton44 B Barrett45 B Hinsley46 P Gallivan47 D O'Keeffe48 T Bowers49 B Gray50 C McCracken51 P Forsyth52 B Hollier53 B Lethborg54 R Dewalagama55 A Russell3 r D Wouda9 r A Bouras11 r J Davis12 r A Levitt13 r D Williams14 r J Street18 r D Oldham23 r H Duckworth25 r G Burgess31 r N Baskharon39 r A Carter

PENINSULA Coach: Mark Glenn

Res Coach: Nick Claringbold

OLD WESTBOURNE Coach: Fab Gatti

Assts: Grant Connors, Brett ConnorsRes Coach: Andrew Horsburgh

Asst: Daniel Slattery

1 S Parsons2 M Barron3 T Rees 4 S Barbour5 G OʼConnor- Price6 V Clarke7 S Murray8 R Stainforth9 T Coghlan10 B Southam11 S Torossi12 A Mangl13 C OʼLoughlin14 W Coghlan15 A Wood16 J Heron17 J Coghlan18 C Stevens19 S Grigg20 A Law21 A De Lange22 D Smith23 R Powney24 M Falkiner25 Carl Ashdown26 M Jackson27 S Payze (C)28 K Krake29 A Creffield30 A Crean31 R White32 T Carruthers33 A Starkins34 N Fisher35 J McGuinness36 N Bowman37 A Hayley38 Craig Ashdown39 J Selby40 N Coy41 A Granger42 N Claringbold43 J Smith44 S Tompkins45 L Heron46 M Peirce47 A Smith48 D Huang49 K Hunt50 D Pinxt51 W OʼLoughlin52 J Shanks53 A Murphy54 J OʼConnor Price56 J Rombotis57 P McLoughlin58 B Castles59 N Barron60 L Smith61 B Coldrey62 C Le Clerc63 J Bond64 B Brisbane


only one of the eleven men who coached in B Sectionlast year.

By a long-shot the most intriguing move is theappointment of VAFA legend Bernie Sheehy at AJAX.Sheehy, the De La legend, is tanned, fit and rested aftermany years away from the whiteboard and there’ll bemany eyes on the Jackers to see how quickly they adaptto the great man’s style. But more of that next week,when we look at C+D Section coaching changes.

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BUCKS: As guest speaker at the Presidents’ andSecretaries’ Dinner on 8 April at the MCG, BrownlowMedallist Nathan Buckley covered a number of topics. Hespoke of playing always with a love of the game, whichwas evident to all who saw him perform. He alsomentioned the contract he signed with Old Xavs on anapkin on Mad Monday 2000 (inadvertently, Buckssheepishly claimed, though VAFA CEO Michael Shollysuggested that he honour it anyway, for the good of thecompetition).

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RULE CHANGES: The Ammos have embraced the latestAFL rule changes pertaining to deliberate rushing ofbehinds and the blocking of players from the subsequentcontest.

The former may result in a change of tactics with teamsperhaps attempting to go to the goalsquare more often,with a view of putting more pressure on defenders.

The latter should work better in the VAFA as the 25 metrepenalty (in all cases) is far more appropriate and lesstime-consuming than the 50 metre abomination used bythe AFL.

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HOME-GROWN TALENT: At a time when there are somany new registrations in the VAFA and big efforts bymany clubs to recruit capable players to their cause, it isinteresting to note that last season’s SBMT premiershipteam included 19 players who were educated at St Bede’sCollege. This number was actually down on the previousyear, when they fielded 20 home-grown players to takethe B Section flag.

BUSHFIRE EFFORTS: Theresponse of the VAFA andits constituent clubs to theFebruary bushfires wasextremely heartening.

The widespread support forthe representative gameagainst the Eastern FootballLeague enabled Coach

Dean Anderson to field a very strong side, which put ona fine showing to win the game by a goal. The realwinners were the VCFL and its area clubs who had beenbadly affected by the fires and will receive around$60,000 from the clash.

ALL STAR CHALLENGE SCOREBOARD:EFL 2.2 4.9 9.13 12.14 - 86VAFA 4.4 6.5 8.8 13.14 - 92Goals: Matt Robbins (Orm) 5, Ben Phibbs (SBMT) 2,Andrew Lowcock (U Blues), Brett Sinclair (Old Bri),Andrew Cultrera (Old Trin), Charlie Gardiner (Old Melb),Chris Blumfield (Colls), Brett Voss (Old Hail) Best: Ben Dowd (SKOB) (CFA medallist), Andy Bowen(Xavs), Brendan Iezzi (Old Trin), Tom Simpson (SKOB),Hayden Heta (Old Ivan), Charlie Gardiner (Old Melb),Matt Robbins (Orm), Brett Voss (Old Hail)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

In separate initiatives, Old Scotch and Scotch Collegestudents raised more than $70,000 for bushfire relief.

The club's social team, the Cardinals, played againstKinglake Football Club at Kinglake, their Under 19splayed a curtain-raiser against the Kinglake Reserves,and the Scotch College Junior School played the MiddleKinglake Primary School at half-time of the senior game.

The Cardinals themselves raised $15,000 which will aidthe re-establishment of the Kinglake community.

Boys from the Scotch College Class of 2009 were alsopresent at Kinglake where the Scotch Principal Tom Battypresented cheque for $7,000 to help rebuild the MiddleKinglake Primary School. The Year 12 boys raised the$7,000 through fundraising initiatives at Scotch, and afurther $43,000 will be distributed to other affected areasin due course.

NEW CLUB, NEW NAMES: The VAFA is now 74 clubsstrong with the inclusion of the Northern Bullants in theU18 competition. The Syndal-Tally Ho Football Club willbe henceforth known as Chadstone, though it will retainits demonic logo and moniker, the Synners. BulleenCobras will now be known as Manningham Cobras.

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NEW LIFE MEMBERS: At the recentseason launch, three were honouredwith Life Membership of the VAFA,namely JJoohhnn BBeellll, Bruce Ivey andPeter Rhoden. This week we highlightthe achievements of the affable JohnBell, who has served amateur footballwith great distinction in many roles.

Among them:• Committeeman at Bulleen Templestowe and

Old Scotch 1982-1998 • VAFA Board member since 1999 • Executive committee of Marketing 03-06 • VAFA Vice President 03-08 • Administrative committee 06-08 • Funding & Marketing committee 2006 • Football Programs committee 2004 • Permit Registration committee, Tribunal &

Investigations committee. 00-08 • U19 Senior committee 97-03• U19 Representative Match committee 98-01• U19 Team Manager 97-02• Club 18 & Reserve grade Football committee 98-03

NNeexxtt wweeeekk:: Bruce Ivey

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT: also recognised for theirservices to VAFA through involvement with our clubs wereJeffrey Jankie (AJAX); Anthony Damen (Umpires); PeterMurphy (Old Mentonians); Alan Mitchell (Old Camberwell);and Tony Robbins (Umpires). Congrats to all.

ANOTHER AFL DEBUT: Myke Cook, who played themajority of his junior football at SBMT before beingpicked up by the Sandringham Dragons, debuted for theAdelaide Crows in Round 1. SBMT President MatthewBeasley said that while the Tiger community was not bebarracking for the crows, it would definitely bebarracking for Myke.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Please submit any items of interest tommffiittzzggeerraalldd@@vvaaffaa..ccoomm..aauu

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME...Old Scotch has also raised more than $7,000 to help thefamily of one of its players whose house was lost.

Many positives will come from these fundraising effortsand from the generosity of others in the VAFA communitywho contributed in their own way.

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STREAMING: Those who like tofollow the VAFA Match of the Daybroadcast on 96.5InnerFM will bepleased to learn that the station is

now streaming live over the internet 24 hours a day. Thisinitiative will mean that the dulcet tones of Ken Petruccoand his talented commentary team will be heard rightaround the world, carrying our great game to the manyexpatriates who are starved of real footy, as well as toareas of Melbourne where reception is scratchy. In afurther boost, the station’s Saturday morning show at9:00am will be a two hour affair. These initiatives havesponsored by Old Xaverians, Old Scotch and the VAFA.The web address for 96.5 is www.innerfm.org.au

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COACHES CORNER: This year, four clubs have coachesnew to A Section. Last year’s grand finalists SBMT andCollegians both have new mentors: U19 premiershipcoach Owen Lalor takes over at Brindisi Street, whileMark Hibbins and Simon Arnott will split the duties atthe Trott. Last year’s B Section grand finalists also havecoaches new to the top tier. Premiers Marcellin has GlenCox, while Adam Edwards and Bluey Callahan will againtutor Old Essendon.

Coaches returning for their second tilt are SimonLethlean (OX), Peter Banfield (OS) and Dan Winkel (OI);Dave Madigan (DLS) is back for his third year; GregMcLoughlin (OB) for his fifth, while John Kanis takescharge of Uni Blues for the sixth time.

The trend towards two coaches is evident in B Sectionwith Rocky Iannello and Shane Keogh heading the StBernard’s campaign. Other new appointments: DavidLoats at Old Camberwell; Mike Lovejoy at OMs; StuartPowell at SKOB; Mark Woolnough at Uni Blacks; andTrevor Rowe at Old Carey. Returning coaches areRussell Barnes at Ormond; Gary Sheldon at HamptonRovers; Brett Chandler at Trinity; and Jamie Shanahan,back at the Badlands for his sophomore season, is the

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2008 GRAND F INAL RESULTSA SECTION

ST BEDES MENTONE TIGERS 1.1 6.7 6.9 10.17 (77)COLLEGIANS 0.3 0.3 2.15 5.17 (47)STBMT: Goals: J. Tyquin 2, B. Phibbs 2, J. Maddocks, L. Wintle,M. Wintle, M. Hazell, C. Richards, P. Nicholls. Best: L. Wintle, S.Anstey, P. Groves, M. Hazell, D. Poynton, P. Wintle. COLL: Goals:C. Blumfield 2, J. Fry, F. Watts, N. Ries. Best: B. Robbins, A. Baxter,C. Holst, C. Blumfield, D. Adkins, N. Ries. Umpires: RussellDavidson, Tim Sutcliffe (F) Ben Connor, James Scully (B) KevinSegota, Clayton Evans (G) Emer: Shane Mackintosh.

B SECTIONMARCELLIN 4.3 5.6 11.8 11.8 (74)OLD ESSENDON 3.4 4.7 5.7 8.8 (56)MAR: Goals: D. Cullinan 2, C. MacLaren 2, D. Marson, T.Montagna, G. Romanin, T. Stafford, J. Winstanley, J. Carlson, P.Spence. Best: J. Crapper, L. Considine, J. Symes, P. Augustin, P.Spence, D. Marson. OLD E: Goals: H. Wilson 2, L. Teal 2, T. Biggs,D. Forrest, J. Leask, C. Goullet. Best: C. Goullet, J. Saville, T.Wilson, S. Towner, D. Ryan, J. Williams. Umpires: Cameron Nash,Luke Holmes (F) Ryan Morris, Rebecca Brown (B) Chris Kearney,Bernie Hoare(G) Emer: Brent Woodhead.

C SECTIONORMOND 2.1 6.8 9 8 15.12 (102)HAMPTON ROVERS 3.1 3.2 7.9 9.10 (64)ORM: Goals: M. Robbins 6, R. Keane 2, T. Allan 2, B. Deledio, M.Martinov, M. Miller, L. Russell, J. Hoggan. Best: S. Keleher, M.Robbins, L. Duthie, B. Cromack, T. Allan, R. Keane. HAM ROV:Goals: L. Dallas 2, M. Devereaux, M. Terech, J. Zampaglione, N.Lyall, J. Giasoumi, T. Curry, R. Alexander. Best: J. Ting, M.Devereaux, J. Zampaglione, G. Carr, S. Gravina, L. Dallas.Umpires: Brent Woodhead, Shane Mackintosh (F) JordanMayston, Ben Halfpenny (B) Dominic Napoli, David Mandelbaum(G) Emer: Wayne Hinton.

D1 SECTIONBULLEEN TEMPLESTOWE 8.3 11.4 17.7 21.9 (135)OLD GEELONG 2.4 7.12 9.17 17.21 (123)BT: Goals M. Bain 6, P. Voglis 6, D. Matthews 2, D. Bone, K.Cherbakof, G. Chivers, D. Tulloch, N. Monaco, M. Carfi, M.Considine. Best D. Bone, M. Bain, C. McKenzie, P. Voglis, G.Williams, D. Tulloch. OLD G: Goals: C. Branigan 5, S. Long 3, J.Young 3, E. Bayles 2, W. Leaf, J. Bell, M. Goldsworthy, M. Vasey.Best: M. Vasey, E. Bayles, N. Casboult, C. Branigan, H. Legoe, T.Lyons. Umpires: Wayne Hinton, Albie Firley (F) Rob Mayston,Brendan Corcoran(B) Charlie Lear, Stephen Dower(G).

D2 SECTION WERRIBEE 4.2 9.7 15.12 22.17 (149)EMMAUS ST LEOS 4.2 7.4 7.8. 13.9 (87)WER: Goals: T. Lee 6, C. Lee 3, D. Lee 3, A. Murphy 3, A.Cunningham 3, R. Fastuca 2, A. Alifraco, J. Wallert. Best: T. Lee, A.Tedeso, D. Morrish, C. Lee, M. Dean, M. Taylor. ESL: Goals: B. Ellis3, N. Hodder 3, P. Baranello 2, T. McCann 2, A. Ballard, P. D’Amico,S. Ronchi. Best: P. Baranello, A. Hickey, N. Robin, N. Hodder, T.McCann, S. Ronchi. Umpires: Mark Gibson, James Twining (F)Tyler Raymond, Frank Palermo (B) Joey Marks, Glen Young (G).

D3 SECTIONWILLAMSTOWN CYMS 3.1 7.4 9.8 12.17 (89)ELTHAM 1.2 2.5 2.10 3.11 (29)WCYMS: Goals: C. Taylor 4, D. Lee 3, J. Wong 2, S. Barlow, T.Wheeler, B. Gray. Best: B. Hynes, C. McNamara, W. Cooper, J.Wong, D. Lee, C. Taylor ELT: Goals: J. Garrard 3. Best: M.Hargrave, J. Mizzi, J. Garrard, L. Mason, B. O’Malley, S. Murphy.Umpires: Peter James, Joel Morrison(F) Julian Maccioni, GlenKennedy (B) Daniel Scully, Vin Vescovi (G).

D4 SECTIONWEST BRUNSWICK 3.4 8.8 11.14 14.19 (103)ST FRANCIS XAVIER 1.0 3.2 4.5 8.10 (58)WEST B: Goals: J. Barclay 5, S. Dishon 3, J. Melican, H. Lewis, A.Gibson, S. Churchill, M. Layley, S. Thomson. Best: S. Thomson, A.Gibson, B. Irving, B. Bainbridge, S. Pietsch, W. Baker. STFX: Goals:T. Pearson, S. Greely, D. Dapiran, B. Spencer, K. Russo, E. McNally,D. Dimakopoulos, J. Mathers. Best: C. Van Dam, D. Dapiran, T.Pearson, S. Harvey, K. Russo, S. Van Dam. Umpires: JohnathanAuditore, Peter Angelis (F) Robert Hamilton, Sean Collins (B)Greame Booth, John Robinson (G).

UNDER 19 PREMIERST BEDES MENTONE TIGERS 4.4 8.6 13.11 18.14 (122)DE LA SALLE 6.1 12.2 15.5 17.12 (114)STBMT: Goals: C. Ryan 5, P. Tyquin 4, A. Jones 2, M. Meehan 2, P.Kean 2, T. Smith 2, T. Mavric. Best: M. Meehan, P. Liston, D.Zagami, C. Ryan, P. Kean, M. Barnhoorn. DLS: Goals: A. Kovarik 4,J. Phillips 4, P. Monaghan 3, S. Dillon 2, J. Harris, S. Fairbrother,M. Collins, O. Salvatore. Best: O. Salvatore, J. Phillips, S. Williams,E. Murphy, K. Ellis, B. Lewis. Umpires: Andrew Scotford, DarrenDalgleish (F) Joe Draffen, Jack Cooper (B) Damien Zuch, AlexMaclachlan (G).

UNDER 19 SECTION SOUTH 1BEAUMARIS 1.1 5.1 10.5 15.8 (98)CAULFIELD 2.7 4.10 10.14 13.16 (94)BEAU: Goals: R. Cathcart 4, M. Glenister 4, M. Petering 2, C.Germano, C. Torcasio, J. Kelly, J. Dixon, A. Davies. Best: R.Cathcart, A. Davies, M. Glenister, N. Loucaides, L. Breeuwer-Wrennall, M. Petering. CAU: Goals: C. Sinclair 7, S. Meredith 2, A.Simmons, F. McArdle, D. Daly, P. McGlashan. Best: C. Williams, C.Sinclair, D. Daly, S. Meredith, C. Game, F. McArdle. Umpires: RyanRobertson, Leah Gallagher (F) Jayde Daly, Alexandria Anthony (B)Michael Simpson, Andrew Dawson (G).


2008 GRAND F INAL RESULTSUNDER 19 SECTION SOUTH 2

DE LA SALLE 4.5 9.11 11.14 16.17 (113)MONASH BLUES 3.4 9.10 11.12 14.15 (99)DLS: Goals: M. Lowe 4, J. Mannix 3, S. Haslem 3, A. Kneebone 2,S. Hogan, D. Dordevic, K. Grant, C. Emmins. Best: H. Browning, S.Lowe, S. Wall, K. Grant, S. Haslem, M. Lowe. MB: Goals: B.Robertson 7, J. Waldron 2, J. Rowe, S. Robson, K. Alev, J.Cunnington, A. Mulligan. Best: S. Robson, J. Cunnington, B.Robertson, T. Steinfort, S. Baring, A. Mulligan. Umpires: AnthonyDamen, Jayson Nooy (F) Daniel Lawlor, Daniel Phillips (B) TimNorton, Mike Rose (G).

UNDER 19 SECTION NORTH 1OLD TRINITY 3.1 7.4 9.8 14.18 (102)OLD IVANHOE 4.1 4.2 6.4 6.8 (44)OLD T: Goals: D. Coulsen-Hoffacker 3, W. Lewis 3, E. Morrison 2,W. Bowman 2, R. Humann, L. Pacconi, C. Ampt, A. Moretti. Best:M. Jessop, T. Lane, R. Humann, D. Coulsen-Hoffacker, S. Leetham,L. Pacconi. OLD I: Goals: J. Mugavin 3, A. Diorietes, B. Halkyard,B. Tieman. Best: S. Vella, J. Delaney, J. Mugavin, B. Tieman, A.Diorietes, M. Costanzo. Umpires: Grant Wardrop, Simon Lawrence(RDFL) (F) Kieran McInerney, Simon McInerney (B) Greg Rollo,John Buttigieg (RDFL) (G).

UNDER 19 SECTION NORTH 2AQUINAS 3.4 8.11 12.14 19.16 (130)IVANHOE 3.4 5.6 8.10 12.13 (85)AQU: Goals: M. Aver 8, M. Niezen 3, C. Cormack 2, M. Needham2, J. Eliades 2, M. Chynoweth, V. Italiano. Best: P. Ancona, M. Aver,M. Jess, J. Dodd, M. Vanrooy, N. Gemes. IVA: Goals: J. Chazan 3,P. Walter 3, C. Kingsford 2, J. Garth, B. Jackson, M. Valenzisi, R.Cotter. Best: B. Plowman, H. Post, B. Morcom, B. Jackson, J.Mahoney, J. Chazan. Umpires: Peter Liddell, Stewart Robertson(RDFL) (F) Ashley Goudio (RDFL), Liam Moore (RDFL) (B) CraigArnol, Matt Cusack (RDFL) (G).

CLUB XVIII (1)UNIVERSITY BLUES 1.2 5.3 5.6 8.8 (56)OLD XAVERIANS 2.3 3.3 3.4 5.7 (37)UNI BLUES: Goals: T. Hutchins 4, L. Quin 2, C. Pyke, W. McLachlanBest: A. Larkin, J. Brooke, J. Kiteley, N. Hardie-Grant, I. Macphail,D. Powney. OLD XAV: Goals: J. Silk 2, L. Hardwick, M. Ward, A.Barrett Best: N. Silk, T. Silk, D. Tehan, N. Hulett, E. Nolan, A.Barrett. Umpires: Malcolm Foard, Ryan Hense (F) Dean Banova,Jason Cech, Brian Nunn, David Windlow (B) Anthony Byrnes,Simon Pearless (G).

CLUB XVIII (2)ST BERNARDS 3.6 8.8 12.11 17.12 (114)MONASH BLUES 1.1 2.2 2.2 5.6 (36)ST B: Goals: L. Vassallo 5, P. Gilmour 5, J. Hughes 3, N. Mitchell2, J. Hellard 2. Best: N. Mitchell, P. Gilmour, M. Moloney, A.Catterall, J. Hellard, J. Mount. MB: Goals: H. Batrouney 2, W.Snaddon 2, B. Collier. Best: P. Coughlin, E. Batrouney, H.Batrouney, A. Pearce, J. Sheldon, S. Mentha. Umpires: MickJames, Simon Brooks (F) Anthony Byrnes, Brian Nunn, SimonMerrigan, Jason Cech (B) Phillip Thomson, Simon Pearless (G).

CLUB XVIII (North)MARCELLIN 3.1 5.2 10.4 14.8 (92)OLD CAREY 1.3 2.3 2.4 3.4 (22)MAR: Goals: B. Dimasi 6, G. Petroff 2, C. Wall 2, B. Gale, N.Armstrong, B. Chandler, S. Morrison. Best: B. Gale, B. Dimasi, D.Armstrong, N. Armstrong, F. Bianco, F. Chirico.OLD C: Goals: L.Andrianopoulos, N. Everett, A. Gawronski. Best: N. Everett, M.Sontag, C. Mason, A. Barr, K. Shrives, M. Curry. Umpires: JamieGunn, Francis Kavanagh (F) David Windlow, Rick McCoy, PhillipThomson, Mark Thornhill (B) Robert O’Halloran, Rick Benson (G).

CLUB XVIII (South)OLD CAMBERWELL 6.6 7.8 9.11 14.12 (96)ST MARYS SALESIAN 1.2 2.6 4.6 8.6 (54)OLD CAM: Goals: R. Whitehead 4, N. Credlin 2, B. Hillier 2, T.Crothers 2, J. Goodale, A. Hillier, B. Tymmons, A. Hills. Best: R.Ozga, A. Manuell, T. Crothers, A. Sheedy, C. Jellis, J. Goodale. STMS: Goals: S. Payne 6, S. Logan 2. Best: S. Payne, D. Forer, A.Campbell, P. Norman, S. Sutherland, G. Tucker. Umpires: RobertO’Halloran, Danny Carroll (F) David Windlow, Brian Nunn, PatrickLambert, Robert Hamilton (B) Rhett Parker, Richard Benson (G).

A RESERVEUNIVERSITY BLUES 0.3 3.10 4.13 9.18. (72)OLD XAVERIANS 3.5 3.7 5.10 7.11. (53)

B RESERVEOLD ESSENDON 4.5 9.12 12.15 15.17 (107)ST KEVINS 2.0 3.2 4.4 6.7 (43)

C RESERVEORMOND 1.1 5.1 8.3 12.7 (79)OAKLEIGH 1.6 2.7 4.11 4.11 (35)

D1 RESERVENOB ST PATS 1.5 3.8 7.9 11.15 (81)OLD GEELONG 2.2 3.3 5.6 6.7 (43)

D2 RESERVEWERRIBEE 3.5 5.6 10.7 15.9 (99)THERRY PENOLA 3.3 6.8 10.10 14.11 (95)

D3 RESERVEWILLIAMSTOWN CYMS 3.3 7.12 12.12 14.17 (101)ELTHAM 6.2 7.3 9.6 14.8 (92)

D4 RESERVEKEW 2.4 4.6 7.10 12.13 (85)WEST BRUNSWICK 2.2 5.5 6.8 9.10 (64)

In A Section, Caulfield Grammarians reversed the resultof the previous season’s Grand Final when they finishedtoo strongly for Old Paradians in the opening round.Only poor kicking in the first half enabled Paradians tostay in the game and at three quarter time, there was only4 points to Caulfield’s advantage. In the final term, it wasCaulfield who made the most of their opportunities withthe final score in their favour, 11.15 to 8.13. Best players– Atchison (4), Coffey, Fox, Macdonald, McLoughlin,Williams (Caulfield) and Wegner, Ford, Galoway,Quinlan, P Mount, Gordon (Old Paradians).

Milestones included 100 games to North Old Boys’ JohnRussell, Old Trinity’s Rowan McLean, Lee (Moose)Thomas at University High School Old Boys and StKilda CBC’s Captain, John Egan.

Harry Marks was President of the VAFA Umpires’Association with Norm Sharpe as Secretary. Harry wasan excellent all-round sportsman not only having playedfooty as a good level but also excelled at pennant golf andtennis. Norm had also been a good footballer at Warangain the country and at Murrumbeena.

50 YEARS AGO – 1959

Australian Rules football, the National game, entered itssecond century in 1959. Although not 100 years old, theVAFA had played a significant part in development of thegame and was continuing to grow in strength. Two morenew clubs were admitted, Commercial Bank and WestBrunswick and the number of registered players was toexpand to 3130. It was also to be a Carnival Year, to beplayed in Perth in July.

Ian Cleland was appointed for his third season asUmpires’ Coach and former Ormond great and 1951Australian Amateur, Eric Donaldson, was appointednon-playing coach of Glenhuntly for the coming season.As a point of interest, Eric was following in his father’sfootsteps who had coached Glenhuntly in 1927 and 1928.

In A Section, reigning premiers, Collegians, showed thatthey would again be a power with a very strong win overState Savings Bank (4th in 1958). Although the Bank hadthe advantage of the breeze in the first quarter, Collegians,with a talented forward line, led by 4 goals. By half timethe lead had extended to 9 goals and although the Bankplayed more systematic footy in the second half, it was aresounding victory for Collegians, 17.10 to 6.2. Bestplayers – McDonald, Evans, Hayes, Rush (10), LHibbins, G Hibbins (Collegians) and Watson, Ellis,Cushing, Skene, Daley (SSB).

clubmen, Eleazor (Pop) Shapir who had passed away theprevious December. Pop had been a wonderful friend andmentor to many and his contribution could not really bequantified. Club President (20 years), Club Delegate,Supporters’ Convenor were among Pop’s manyresponsibilities at MHSOB and the Club would miss himdearly.

On a happier note for MHSOB, their great clubman, RobinMartin, achieved his 250th game having commenced withthe U17’s back in 1973. Despite “Tamba’s” love of the socialside of the game, he never failed in his duty to the club, onand off the field, including Club Vice-Presidency, BestClubman plus goal kicking awards.


The first round commenced with the VAFA quietly goingabout its business whilst the more senior bodies based inMelbourne were experiencing quite a bit of “in-fighting”.The VAFA proved their continuing strength with theintroduction of a third Junior (U19) section and PrincesHill and St Pius joined amateur football to fill twovacancies in F Section.

In the umpiring ranks, Alan O’Neil was re-appointed asUmpires’ Advisor for his third season with well knownand popular Graham Simpson as his assistant.

The season commenced and was not particularly kind tothe reigning premier teams from 1978. In the senior ranksonly the E Section premiers, Bulleen Templestowe weresuccessful in their new grade with a 6 goal win over StateBank. The Bullants established their hold on the gameearly and but for poor kicking for goal, 18.23 to 14.10,would have won by even more. Best players – Ling,Quaife (6), Miles (3), Gilmore, Kelly, Stella (BulleenTemp) and P Wabbis, Spark, Wenster, Izod, Scott,Francis (State Bank).

Old Geelong’s Tony Brocksopp recorded his 150thconsecutive game since joining the club in 1971. AtAJAX, Ian Fayman, back pocket/ruckman (as they wereknown in those days) played his 100th game againstCollegians. A member of the 1975 premiership side, Ianhad made the transition from forward to defence.


The season commenced with the announcement ofimprovements to Elsternwick Park with more room forcars, plans for a new score board and enlarged press andtimekeeper’s box.

10 YEARS AGO –1999

The promoted teams to ASection, Marcellin OldCollegians and OldIvanhoe Grammarianscould not have been happierwith their respective starts to the season. Marcellin trailed formuch of the game against SKOBS but played an excellentfinal quarter to run out winners 16.13 to 15.15. The openingwas fiery and whenever SKOBS had looked like takingcontrol, Marcellin bounced back to stay in the contest.Maybe the difference was Marcellin’s AndrewTreganowan who bagged 7 goals including a brilliantsmother in the dying moments that produced the winninggoal. Best players – Sampimon, Chun, Treganowan,Duncan, Armstrong, Waters (Marcellin) and O’Keefe,Garvey, Macey, Mahoney, Olive, Robins (SKOBS).

In B Section, Ormond hosted Beaumaris in a thrillingencounter and a game that had everything – the big marks,great goals, tough physical stuff and vociferous spectators.Ormond missed their opportunity to take hold of the game inthe third term when they kicked 6.7 to 5.2 and in the lastquarter Beauy were disciplined enough to hold off theMonds to win 16.12 to 14.18. Best players – Haynes, Pitts,Mitchell, Harrison, Holt (3), M Quin (Beaumaris) andBeckett (6), Remman, Miller, Jobling, R Block,McConvill (Ormond).


In A Section, Ormond lost their opening game for the thirdsuccessive season as reigning premiers. It was certainly notthe pre-season preparation as numbers at Malane Street hadnever been better. Mike Yandell, back from round Australia,was too big and dominated the hit outs despite some realpromise from young Ormond ruckman, Scott Taylor. MarkMcCarty in the centre for the Blues was excellent and TonySchlicht held star Ormond forward, Paul Schuhkraft to 1goal. It turned out to be a tight, low scoring affair but theBlues, with 5 goals in the final term, ran out easy winners10.13 to 7.12. Best players – Yandell, Gust, Williams,McCarty, Furphy, C Taylor (Uni Blues) and Barnes,Forsyth, P Cox, Jobling, Clarkson, Taylor (Ormond).

MHSOB placed a magnificent tribute to one of their greatest

. . . Retrospectiveby Geoff Reilley


5 YEARS AGO - 2004

The 2009 season was launched with the traditionalPresidents, Secretaries and Members Dinner held atCrown Casino. I remember the night well, especially theentertaining Guest Speaker, 3AW’s Ross Stevenson, whoprovided many amusing anecdotes of his days in the“Ammos” with Uni Reds. VAFA CEO, Phil Stevens,provided the editorial and highlighted the appointment ofBrian “Benny” Goodman as VAFA Umpires’ Advisor.Benny had not only been an outstanding senior umpire inthe past but had also absorbed the experience of Club lifeas Chairman of Selectors at different A Section Clubs. Itwas believed that Benny was the right person to “re-invigorate” umpiring at amateur level. Benny also playedover 100 games with Brunswick in the VAFA prior totaking up umpiring.

The functioning of the VAFA Executive Committee hadbeen noticeably streamlined and was expected to operatemore efficiently. The eighteen previous sub-committeeshad been consolidated into four main committees forrecommending decisions to the full Executive atsubsequent meetings.

The two promoted teams to A Section, De La Salle andWhitefriars, met in this round with Whitefriars trailing allday before storming home for a thrilling 2 point victory.Former De La player and now Whitefriars’ Senior Coach,Pat Mannix, was delighted with his teams’ effort. Led byChris Carrigg who kicked the winning goal after beingthrown into the ruck, the Friars took heart from theiropening performance. Best players – C Carrigg (3), RPawlik, M Power, Campbell, Janson, A Pawlik(Whitefriars) and Greenalgh, P Harrison, Demetriou, RBuckley, Silvers, Dwyer (DLS).

Collegians, one of the teams promoted to B Section, madeshort work of North Old Boys and had the game undercontrol by half time. NOBS second half was not much betterthan their first and but for Collegians inaccuracy in front ofgoal would have been more shattered. Collegians’ SeniorCoach, Pat Hawkins, was very impressed with his boysespecially the way they maintained the pressure on theiropponents. Richard Hosking, Michael Hoiles, Shura Taft(5) and Jono Dixon (4) lead the way for Collegians andNOBS were best served by Jarrott, Cordy and Smith.

competitive machine weekin week out but funnierthings have happened.Always a tough away gamefor sides their home formwill tell lots after the firstmonth or so.

The Piranhas at Ross Gregory may be at the crossroads also. Their finals exit was heart wrenching andthe rookie coach in CCooooppeerr took it hard. They playedwell but were bundled out first up and searching foranswers. They may have come in the form of somegood young players from outside Melbourne andconfidence is reasonably high. I think a finals berth isnot out of the question but the backline will need all theluck they can get with injuries and hope for a fast start.

If Powerhouse aren’t a regular in D3 then Elsternwickcertainly are! They seem to be a bit stuck in this gradenow, not a bad side at all but dreadfully hard to catch.DDeennnniiss GGrraaccee has had the patience of Job it seemswith this unit but 2009 may well be their year. Theystarted 2008 with a big win and then suffered amassive loss in round 2. Not sure they ever reallyrecovered in terms of self belief from that and theirinjury curse running riot last year. I will give them achance as the talent is there on paper to be a majorcompetition force.

SSccootttt WWhhyyttee has handed the reins down at UHSOB andthis figures as a fascinating season for them. Theirwere many questions asked of this club in 2008 andfrankly they performed well in part, were outclassed attimes but hung in there to survive in the gradecomfortably. Can they repeat the dose? Some say nochance, I say watch for them early and see if their skillshave improved enough for them to be a player.

Our old friends the Gryphons front up for anothercampaign and FFrreeddddyy NNaauummooffff would be expectingmore from a more mature group now. So often theywere great in games for three quarters last season butdidn’t close out enough close ones. Should improve.

It’s a hike for a few clubs to St Francis Xavier inBeaconsfield and this year is a landmark one for theclub entering D3. I think they will be exceptionallytough to beat at home early on but the travel is aconcern for them. Round one crucial for them.

To the tips for the first round – Bentleigh should roll StJohns by about seven goals at home, the Hawks shouldhold a similar margin against the Gryphons. TheMagpies should steal the points against SFX to get 2009off to a great start and at Ferndale Park I think we shouldsee a slight home win for the dual coaches. Say 15points over UHSOB. Elsternwick and Powerhouse lockhorns yet again in round 1. I fancy the Piranhas in anabsolute cracker. Look forward to that one in person.

My contact details this season are via email onvvaaffaassccrriibbee@@ggmmaaiill..ccoommNNoottee tthhiiss hhaass cchhaannggeedd ssiinnccee 22000088Finally good luck to all for the season and most of allenjoy the great game that is footy!


Well here we are April 18. Early morning and still not asherrin has been bounced, a contender for mark orgoal of the year, an umpiring decision questioned, atackle laid, a point post hit, a supporter abusing aplayer, a debut even made! Talk about a long offseason. Finally we are here with a new collective tofight out the Premiership of Section D3 and this looksto be one of the closest seasons on record.

We said goodbye to the University sides in 2008,Swinburne and Latrobe respectively and welcome backWest Brunswick and great to see St Francis Xavier jointhe ranks for the first time in 2009. Bentleigh and StMarys Salesian are with us also replacing Willy andEltham. So a few new names to join some regulars inwhat makes for an intriguing six months ahead.

Where do we start? I think it would be remiss not tohead to Rathmines Road where the big news has beenat the top of the team. TTyyssoonn out and MMaarrkk MMuurrrraayy inas coach. I am not sure in the history of D3 has sucha decorated player at higher levels in the Amateurscoached at this level before. Expectations areenormous in terms of a new style of game, new playersand a new culture for the Hawks. Their finals record isnear awful in recent years but most agree they will bea top four side so getting the dance is expected.

Same might be said about Bentleigh. Down at ArthurStreet LLeexx MMuunnrrooee knows there is expectation on hismassive player list as this is seen as a much easiercompetition from they have come from. I think it isfoolish to dismiss them as a live finals chance andreally think they will be a force at home games.

St Marys Salesian would rather forget 2008 I guess.The merger held such high hopes but after some goodearly performances the boys at Ferndale Park enduredsome horror losses and the new club looked about assuccessful as the early days of Peel Thunder. But hopesprings eternal and I think they may just go alright thistime round. Dual senior coaches makes you wonderhave the club looked outside the square and tryingdifferent things? Terrific, be bold and be brave. Iapplaud it.

St Johns had a poor end to the season just past. Theirform on the road simply unacceptable for a sidewanting to play September time. I think MMaatttt JJoonneesshas a Herculean task to turn this sinking boat into a

ELSTERNWICK v POWER HOUSEST MARY’S SALESIAN v UHS-VU

WEST BRUNSWICK v SFXBENTLEIGH v ST JOHNS

HAWTHORN v MONASH GRYPH


D3 SECTIONby Stephen Clarke

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Williamstown 2008 D3 Section Premiers. Photos: cyansportingimages.com.au

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D3 SECTIONPOWERHOUSECoach: Darren CooperRes Coach: Warde Elliot

1. M. Taylor2. D. Boland3. J. Marshall4. C. Moran5. P. Sosic6. A. Collett6. J. Caroll7. R. Humphreys8. M. Lynch9. S. Watson10. D. Cooper11. J. Whelan12. C. Whelan13. D. Burnside14. W. Elliott 15. N. Hunt16. A. Foster16. A. Boughen17. P. Owens18. J. Lappin19. P. Edwards19. R. Macumber20. J. Nicholls20. J. Brennan21. D. Baker22. D. Parsons23. M. Leahy24. R. Benson25. M. Driessen26. P. Miskelly27. A. Contreras28. S. Bahr29. J. Callahan30. J. Ercoli31. R. Marshall32. M. Verberne33. J. Fiorini34. D. Sladden35. B. White36. S. Nolan37. D. Bridges38. B. Baxter39. W. Old40. D. Maloney41. C. Russell42. P. Arnold43. B. Saulo44. R. Anderson45. G. Wilson46. D. Mullen47. J. Kurts48. F. MacAk49. M. Werner50. D. Lane51. J. Plazzer52. D. Beattie53. P. Barrett54. S. Batten55. C. Goette56. C. Plazzer57. J. Mackan58. M. Lucas59. B. Kyne60. J. McCarthy62. S. Gordon63. D. Ashworth64. M. Wallis65. K. Duber66. A. Willis67. N. Moresi68. B. Lynch69. G. Cleary

BENTLEIGHCoach: Lex Munro

Res Coach: Matt Ashenden

1 C Sharp2 J Coles3 B Stevens4 I Fridman5 J Robertson6 B Aiken7 S Holmesby8 C Fedderson9 L Tangas10 J Vlahos11 A Kellaway12 L Forrest13 S Craven14 S Lawry15 M Fedderson16 L Morrison17 S Francis18 S Adaway19 A Lee20 R Fishlock21 A Ferris22 B Lydster23 B Hunt24 C Clements25 A West26 B Padgham27 S Silka28 S Fergus29 A Clough30 P Hutchison31 A Banks32 C Fidler33 K Rodwell34 P Magnifico35 S Frost36 M Ferris37 L Holmesby38 B Zylbersztajn39 C Montesano40 A Steward41 M Laskey42 D Erwin43 S Watkins44 D Wills45 L Armstrong46 O Box47 J Bounsall48 C Pap49 J Farrell50 M Evans51 A El Khoury52 P Breitkreuz53 E Box54 A D'Angelo55 G Richards56 K McCarthy57 M Muller58 J Coyne59 D Streker60 T Bray61 R Rahal62 J Chitty63 D Manning64 P Woods65 C Drew66 J Gibb67 A Jolly68 S Ferguson69 A Laddy70 T Lappin71 S Mortimer72 L Goss73 B King74 A Dobson75 M Thompson76 M Tout77 B Whiting78 D Widdop79 T Dale80 L Delaney81 C Anderson82 K Swinden86 D Sclarr

L DelaneyK SwindenA SmithJ BlackN Edgerton

1. S. Grace2. L. Beddingfeild3. J. Yemm4. D. Grace5. K. Cummins5. M. Whelan6. M. Theile7. L. Callery8. M. Greene9. R. Ironmonger10. M. Doyle11. L. Missaglia12. J. Newton13. S. Garcia14. B. Mahony15. R. Glassenberry16. N. Hodskiss16. M. Surman17. G. Culshaw18. D. Smith19. J. Hunter20. A. Quinn21. P. Stuchberry22. G. Azzopardi23. S. Curtain24. A. Foster25. A. Elbaz26. C. Mahony27. C. Schroder28. J. Biviano29. S. Mahony30. M. Spence31. A. Laznitski32. B. Mason33. M. Cunningham33. D. Beddingfeild34. A. Richards35. J. Cussen36. M. Scudds37. S. Overend38. J. Lyons39. T. Appleby40. A. Patey41. D. Byrne42. W. Sanghvi43. S. Carpentiri44. T. Putt45. J. Kacier46. A. North47. G. Shiell48. S. Convery49. J. Reimers50. T. Yeatman51. J. Ramirez52. A. Morphet53. A. Lewis54. C. Walters55. L. Dinsdale56. M. Bambery57. D. Laznitski58. G. Cameron59. N. Aquilina60. E. Alter61. R. Abbot62. P. Hennelly63. T. Moran64. T. Perkins65. A. Fogerty66. C. Hendry67. A. King68. B. Gosling72. W. Christian

CAPITAL GROWTHHILTON MANUFACTURING

ELSTERNWICK HOTEL

1 S Bourbon2 V Coffey (RC)3 T Vesey4 N Rutherford (DVC)5 M Davies6 L Wilson7 C Jones8 S Cantwell9 T Russell10 J Fleming11 M Malloy12 J Landberg13 J Hickey14 L Cowlishaw15 A Clarke16 P Rennison17 R Fletcher18 M Paolucci19 A Byrne20 B Rose21 J Rotstein22 B Coxhead23 D Holsinger24 D Baxter (C)25 M Power26 G Hickey27 J Ducat28 C Leeton29 B Murphy30 J Fraser31 G Roche32 A Shufflebotham33 A Burgess34 M Graydon35 J Logan36 A Vandenburgh37 R Tuttle38 M OʼNeill39 K Lova40 J Rathjen41 M Wareing42 A Robilliard43 D Charleson44 L Wells (VC)45 M Wilkinson46 G Kent47 B Alexander48 G Strain49 B Lukav50 Gomma51 J Ellt52 A Flowerday53 H Kelty56 P Rutherford57 W Pocock58 B Lange63 D Hislop66 J Harrak67 S Bracecamp69 J Hart

MONASH GRYPHONS Coach: Tony Naumoff

Asst. Coach: Phil WarrenRes Coach: Jim Gonis

ELSTERNWICK AFCCoach: D. Grace


D3 SECTIONWEST BRUNSWICK

Coach: Richard PeoplesAsst. Coach: John Curtin

Reserves: Thomas Dempsey

1 R. Saker2 R. West3 B. Irving4a S. Thomson4b C. Lehmann 5 M. Layley6 S. Pietsch8 S. Monagle9 D. Rees10 L. Martin11 B. Bainbridge12 S. Churchill13 M. Barron14 O. Critchley15 J. Sudholz17 M. Brookshaw18 E. Lloyd19 J. Melican21 A. Gall22 J. Hughes23 M. McManus24 D. Tweedie25 A. Gibson26 S. Gibson27b P. Statham28 J. Barclay29 S. Deevers30 T. Stone31 N. Juran32 M. Dishon33 B. Brown34 I. Twyford36 P. Healey37 B. Stephenson38 M. MacGugan39 P. Walpole40 S. Teague41 R. Touzel42 W. Ezzy43 S. Seal44 H. Lewis45 J. Mercer46 W. Baker47 R. Dutton49 G. Saisanas51 L. Sherry53 E. Willcocks55 L. Ritchie56 T. Kingston57 J. Hamilton59 B. Green61 O. Bear62 J. Anton64 L. Stewart66 T. James67 S. Cleary68 P. Lanyon74 W. Vagg76 M. Jane77 D. Humphreys78 L. Hume79 C. Grant80 S. White82 A. Favalaro83 J. Grieves85 S. Palmer

A. ThompsonA. McKenzieJ. Murphy T. MurphyE. Devrome M. FuD. Duncan T. ParnellM. MeehanA. HicksM. BondD. RobertsS. PressnellJ. O'ConnellD. DuncanC. GermonP. HumphriesA. CilauroG. Grimwade

ST MARYS SALESIANCoach: A Bailey \ D AdamsAsst Coach: J Rogers

Res Coach: C Weller \ T. FairbairnAsst Coach: T Cummins

1 A.Stevens2 B.Tagell 3 G.Schembri4 B.Gatehouse 5 L.Kelly 6 C.Weller7 A.Murphy8 L.Oʼkeefe9 C.Armstrong10 S.Oldfield 11 T.McDermott12 D.Hill13 C.Ampt14 S.Crilly15 M.Purcell 16 C.Sheedy17 L.DʼAstoli18 P.Dunne19 R.Williams 19 T.Fairbairn20 S.Francis21 A.Bonnici22 R Stevens23 C.Adam24 J Rogers25 P.Murphy26 S.Fletcher27 C.Ryan28 D.Rajkumar29 M.Hill30 J.Morsello 31 D.Adams32 T.Nelson33 J.Fisher34 L.Armstrong35 A.Dwyer36 W.Marshall37 B.Young38 N.Jane39 A.Bailey40 C.Dykes41 M.Goodier42 W.Stubbing43 L.Fisher44 M.Smyth45 M.Maschette46 B.Lillywhite47 M.Robinson48 M.Goold49 K.Ferrera50 A.Brett51 S.Stevens52 O.Hind53 C.Grondman54 P.Pascalis55 C.Docker56 M.Sharkie 57 J.Bolitho58 S.Ioannidis59 S.Quinn60 A.Baird 61 S.Kirby62 J.Deppeler63 D.Lang64 M.Karis65 T.Chang 66 S.Bryen67 S.Nicholson68 A.Nivens69 C Williamson70 M.Aikman71 S.Morrison72 S.Rynne73 C.Murphy

ST FRANCIS XAVIERCoach: Joe Lenders

Res Coach: Brent Laver

1 G. Pearson2 S. Van Dam3 A. Klaric4 D. Pabst5 B. Spencer6 J. Leworthy7 C. Van Dam8 M. Hamill9 K. Russo10 N. Russo11 L. Bennett12 T. Pearson13 M. Van Dam14 J. Lenders 15 D. Dimakopolous16 J. Mathers17 P. Wilson18 X. Gargan 19 M.Burns20 N. Lens21 D. Bennett22 L. Curry23 P. Gould24 S. Harvey25 G. Maling26 B. Pryor27 A. Shepardson28 J. Abel29 A. Pryor30 B. Gargiulo31 L. Hall32 B. Cunningham33 J. Camilleri34 S. Burns35 B. Sheers36 D. Kinder37 M. Putts38 T. Carey39 C. Thompson40 W. Edwards41 R. Dobin42 D. Ruddle43 S. Dullard44 E. McNally45 D. Daipiran46 S. Gallienne47 P. Polimeni48 A. Russo49 D. Thompson50 B. Senior51 K. Ashford52 N. Howard53 B. Laver54 J. Smetham55 P. Scanlon56 Club Jumper57 S. Kunziak58 Club Jumper59 J. Nooy60 M. Cooper62. S. Mathers63. Club Jumper64. Club Jumper65. Club Jumper66. J. Fletcher67. Club Jumper68. D. Harrington69. J. Pearson70. Club Jumper77. C Hughes

ST JOHNS OCCoach: Rod Walker Asst. Coach:

Glenn Waters/ Chris Cachia Res. Coach: David Christian

1 K Arnold2 M Peake3 C Edwards4 C Peake5 B Hilton6 M Phaedonos7 M Wilkie8 B Robinson9 C Smith10 R Davitt (VC)11 J Kelly12 B Pickering13 A Jones (C)14 D Camm15 M Kosmala16 A Abela17 M Hanger (RVC)18 N Chalk19 J Cotton (RVC)20 D Wilsnach21 A Bouchier22 G Roberts23 S Peake24 L Mara25 B Waters26 H Wathen27 D Cornale28 A Dexter30 B Morton (VC)31 A Barnett32 A Rudd33 A Fonceca34 A Borgonha35 C Cachia36 D Thomson37 M OʼConnor38 R Dean39 D Jones40 M Nelson41 G Wilson (RC)42 P Chandar43 M Van Houten44 N Peake45 G Waters46 D Peavey47 J Fardon48 D Xavier49 C Blackburn50 N McKay52 D Harkin53 M Hope54 G Vivian

UHS-VUCoach: R Watts

Senior Assistants: P Higgs/J OʼNeill

1 R Watts2 R Thorp3 D Fazakerley4 L Gorringe [Capt]5 A Milicevic6 S Cracknell 7 A Leach8 M Mora9 T Woodlock10 J Bowes 11 D Frittum 12 W Smith13 A Mora 14 R Matthews15 J Jacks16 D Pinney17 C Langendorf18 A Trevethan19 D Higgs20 S Desbois21 J Hall 22 P Clarke23 R Kirk24 M Sweeney25 D Creek26 J Ford27 L Kennedy 28 S Hower29 D Begg30 C Little31 P Dolence32 C Certo33 L Temming34 M Sandry35 P Higgs35 T Waltrowicz [R]36 S Webster37 D Longstaff 38 M Lacey39 S Payne 40 L Maguire41 J Roberts42 A Flynn43 N Zajac44 L Vance 45 M Pearce46 A Mccarthy47 D Lacy48 J Moden 49 A Hellner50 A Pincott51 M Czerny52 D Morton53 T Whelan55 R Pain 56 R Dickson57 R Kerlin58 D Walsh59 S Thomas 60 T Harris61 J Mannila 62 L Halliday 63 S Byrne64 N Linehan65 L Johnston66 J Pisani67 L Linehan68 T Stephens 70 E Clarence71 M Byrne72 C Byrne73 C Moore74 M Roberts75 J Mclean76 D Lawrence77 S Mcsweeney78 D Franklin79 W Williams 80 T Snow

1. J. Dawson2. A. Shedden3. A. Knott4. M. Langley5. P. Nunan6. P. Avery7. N. Lynch8. L. Aitken9. R. Ogge10. N. Hayes11. J. Cargill12. S. Lauletta13. A. Linford 14. D. Lauletta15. M. Tyson16. N. Opie17. A. Lewinsky18. C. Simpson19. M. Beanham20. P. Wilkins21. B. Morey22. C. Pritchard23. J. Mayes24. M. Collins25. J. Thurlow 26. D. Quamil27. D. Watt28. S. Moussi29. M. Watt30. D. Taranto31. D. Lyons32. S. McKenzie33. N. Shedden34. B. Jones35. N. Raiti36. F. Pyke37. P. Clancey38. D. Pritchard39. J. Eadie40. J. Dounie41. M. Tannis42. B. Cook43. J. Keeghan44. A. Muirhead45. K. Taylor46. D. Moncrieff47. K. Lilmaye48. A. Rowell49. D. Fitzgerald50. D. Mitchell 51. F. McDonald52. L. Currer53. N. Wright54. V. Bist55. A. Saulle56. A. Elzkara57. P. Collins58. L. Murphy60. A. McPhie61. T. Jackson62. T. Wallace63. N. Martin64. A. Sandland65. T. Clements66. C. Cornwell67. J. Saunders68. J. Dickinson69. B. Hudson70. L. White

HAWTHORN AFCCoach: Mark Murray

Res. Coach: Stuart Avery


HatchesCongratulations to thefollowing umpires whohave had additions to their families over thebreak. SSiimmoonn SSttookkeess with JJoosshhuuaa JJaacckk,, JJaassoonnEEvvaannss with LLiillyy GGrraaccee (as introduced to theworld on Facebook) and more recently PPeetteerrLLiiddddeellll with daughter number three in CharlotteJayne. These guys will now be glad to get out ofthe house on a Saturday afternoon to avoid thenappy washing.

MilestonesWe encourage all umpires to advise us if theyhave an upcoming milestone and we will givethem the tribute they deserve. For the first timeever, one of our umpires has clocked up asignificant milestone during the off-season. MMeerrvvMMoonnttyy umpired his 110000tthh AAFFLLNNTT league matchwhen he stepped out for the clash between theTiwi Bombers and the Palmerston Magpies atDarwin’s Marrara Oval. MMeerrvv has been back andforth to the Territory over the last six years, sothis milestone has taken a while to reach. He’shad plenty of success up there includingrepresentative games and grand finals. Well doneMMeerrvv, but it’s time to drag out the long sleeves,beanie and gloves and look forward to theMelbourne winter. While in the Top End,congratulations also to former VAFA umire BBeennSScchhmmiiddtt who umpired the AFLNT League grandfinal between St.Marys and Wanderers. BBeenn isnow a veteran up there with well over 200 gamesup.

ValeAll umpires are reminded to wear blackarmbands today in respect to former VAFAumpire and Assistant Advisor Graeme Simpsonwho passed away on the 17th March after a longillness. Graham will be missed with his sense of

UMPIRES CORNERby Steve McCarthy & Leah Gallagher

We’re Back!!!!!Yes, it’s another year and we have returned.Some changes this year - we are older, greyerand slightly heavier?? Never the less we willinform you about issues that have happened andnot forgetting that in slow news weeks we’llmake stuff up that should have happened.

New ExecutiveWe welcome the VAFAUA Executive of 2009 andwish them well:President - Russell Davidson,Vice President – Luke Holmes,Secretary – Alan Stubbs,Treasurer – Paul Tuppen,Assistant Secretary – Grant Wardrop,Immediate Past President – Rob Mayston,Social Secretary – Leah Gallagher,Building Manager – Darren Dalgleish.

Coaching PanelThe coaching panel for 2009 is BBrraadd LLoowwee(Senior Coach), SStteewwaarrtt MMeeeekk (AssistantCoach), BBrriiaann WWooooddhheeaadd (Skills Coach), SStteevveeMMccCCaarrtthhyy (Development Coach), BBeerrnniieeJJeepphhssoonn (Goal Umpires’ Coach), BBoobb MMuuttttoonn(Boundary Umpires’ Coach), RRoobb SSnneeddddoonn(Fitness Coach), DDaavviidd WWiinnddllooww (Club XVIIICoordinator) & BBrriiaann ““BBeennnnyy”” GGooooddmmaann isGeneral Manager Umpire Operations. These arethe people you need to be nice to.

The BossOur new boss, Brad Lowe although new in thejob should read up on the water-carrier rules,going by his effort in the representative gamejust recently. Brad, carrying water for the VAFAwas seen on a number of occasions right besidethe coaches box (must be 30m away). It must bea case of do what I say not what I do!!!

RESPECT THE UMPIRE – RESPECT THE GAME!!

humour and his very positive attitude to allumpires. Graham umpired the A section GrandFinals in 1970 & 1972 and umpired over 300games; was assistant Umpires adviser for over10 years and is a life member of the VAFAUA.

Also, the umpiring fraternity sends itscondolences to the De La Salle OC Football Clubon the recent passing of club stalwart RRooccccooSSeerreennaa. The little man in the blue and gold scarfwas a fixture at De La games and in most caseshad a kind word to say to the umpires at theafter-match. RRoocckk, your smiling face will bemissed by all.

Social – TEN-PIN BOWLINGThe first social function is on next week SSuunnddaayy2266tthh AApprriill at 3pm at the Moorabbin BowlingCentre, 938 Nepean Hwy Moorabbin. Ten-pinbowling is fun for all the family. Cost is $21.50for adults and $17.50 for kids. Contact LLeeaahh toget your numbers in, this will help for bookings.

ThanksOn Sunday 4th April a group of over 20 oddumpires and family members took part in theRCH Run for the Kids. A big thank you must goout to TTiimm SSuuttcclliiffffee for the whole coordination ofthe group, with entry forms, running numbersand making sure that the group was refreshedafter the run. However the bar had moved oncethe walkers had finished 60 minutes later.Thanks TTiimm.BBeennnnyy’’ss RRuullee ooff tthhee WWeeeekk:: When a player takes(Grabs) the ball out of a ruck contest and istackled correctly he must immediately handballor kick the football, it is NNOOTT a free kick simplybecause he was tackled.

WebsiteDon’t forget to keep an eye on the VAFAUAwebsite at www.vafaua.asn.au in relation to allsorts of info. Special thanks to the Webmaster inTTiimm SSuuttccll ii ffffee who does a fantastic job inmaintaining this site.


last year and may haveregretted that later in theyear, and with some goodpre-season form will startstronger.TTiipp:: Mt Lilydale by 23 pts

South Mornington v Chadstone South has been combing the coast for mature recruits toadd to their enthusiastic youngsters, and haveapparently managed to snare a couple of handy types.The Manningham Cobras played the Animals from D1last week and acquitted themselves well. They seem tohave added some pace around the ball and any side withBen Cookson in it is hard to beat. TTiipp:: At home South Mornington by 25 pts

Eley Park v North BrunswickNew Sharks’ coach Ken Schwab brings great experienceto the club, and they will be hoping with his directionthat they can build on their good finish last season.David Viola will again test all opposition backmen. Thebaby bombers of D4 North Brunswick have added moreyouth to their team, and it is too early to tell how theywill gel. I feel they may surprise a few teams this seasonand give finals a shake.TTiipp:: Home ground advantage to see the Sharks edge thebaby Brunners by 3pts

Swinburne Uni v ChadstoneWith very little word about recruits or pre-seasonperformances coming from either club it is hard togauge their round 1 form. Chadstone have added muchneeded strength in Denis ‘Shrek’ Irvine, but have lostLevi as mentioned previously. Under a new coach theywill be keen to impress. Swinburne like Latrobe wouldbe seething at their relegation. I have this sneakingsuspicion that the Razorbacks we will see this year willbe more like the cult movie than the road kill of last year.TTiipp:: Swinburne by 47pts.

Match of the RoundLatrobe Uni v KewEarly in the season this is a fantastic opportunity to seehow two highly vaunted sides are travelling. TimRobinson and Leigh Coffey are two recruits who couldshine for the team with the biggest oval in the VAFA. Ifnothing else the ‘Trobers are sure to win the boat race(Something everyone will have to discover forthemselves, though I still do think we beat them in

The sound of falling rain and the scent of freshly cutgrass will bring a tear to the eye of many a footballer.After a long hard summer, the thought of cement hardgrounds cannot have been attractive, and whilst thedrought has certainly not broken I did notice an extraspring in the turf at training.

This year’s D4 has a fresh feel about it, with not only thetwo relegated sides, but also the two newly renamedsides in Chadstone and Manningham. Consequently,though I resisted tipping a ladder at the start of lastseason, and will do so again, the growing murmursregarding several sides has prompted me to pick my‘pre-season favourites’.

The gossip mongers have been buzzing around AlbertPark like teenagers to the Falls Festival; and rightly so,the Falcons are an exciting combination. They haveretained most of last year’s playing group, and havereportedly recruited well. Latrobe has experienced theirtypical large turnover of players, with some importantreturnees and a couple of very strong recruits. MtLilydale have also stood out in pre-season and withsome more height and speed added to their team, willbe looking to take the next step. It is two clubs we haveheard little about though that intrigue me the most. Kewhas barely lost a player, and has added gun midfielderLevi Phipps. Swinburne is a complete mystery with noregistered recruits, however has had their largest pre-season turnout in years. I am not discounting anyone,and all sides would hold hope of finals action, but I willtip Kew as premiers from Albert Park with Swinburne assmokies.

Round 1Albert Park v Richmond CentralAlbert Park is determined to go one step better this year,and with most players returning is rightfully one of theearly favourites. The snakes have recruited ex OldCamberwell onballer Daniel Pike, but would be hopingthey can cover the loss of the big Fish.TTiipp:: Albert Park, too strong, but not by as much asmany would expect by; 9 pts at home.

Box Hill North v Mt LilydaleBoth sides were thereabouts last season with the Ramsfinishing well and Box Hill petering out as they sufferedbadly from injuries. Mt Lilydale’s new recruits have beenimpressive, whilst Box Hill North’s are unknown withnone registered yet. The mountain men started slowly

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BOX HILL NTH v MT LILYDALEELEY PARK v NTH BRUNSWICK

STH MORNINGTON v MANNINGHAMLA TROBE UNI v KEW

SWINBURNE UNI v CHADSTONE

TODAY’S D4 MATCHES2001!). Kew has secured Levi Phipps and if Greg Bellcan give their onballers first use of the football they willdo very well. I feel the large expanses of the Latrobe Unioval, and the run of the home side may test the legs ofthe Bears this early in the season. TTiipp:: Latrobe by 14pts.

I am looking forward to hearing more about sides thisseason. Please send all reports toddeeeejjaayyppaallmmeerr@@bbiiggppoonndd..ccoomm by midday Monday.

D4 SECTIONby Duncan Palmer

West Brunswick 2008 D4 Section Premiers. Photos: cyansportingimages.com.au

SOUTH BEACHSCREEN PRINTING


D4 SECTIONALBERT PARKCoach: Nathan Dallas

Res Coach: Paul Shoppee

BOX HILL NORTH Coach: Peter ArmstrongAsst. Coaches: John

Gallagher/John TsaclidisRes Coach: John Hough

CHADSTONECoach: Tony Psinas

Res Coach: Theo Zaharopoulos

1. B. Hansen2. D. Lyne3. R. Baker4. S. Allen5. N. Dallas6. A. Moelands7. S. Venables8. N. Mclennan9. M. Hyams10. N. Mann11. Z. Sawyer12. Z. Roberts13. B. Payne14. S. Maunder15. G. Coyle16. J. Marshall17. S. Bennett18. G. Ellul19. N. Cain20. M. Kriesfield21. P. Shoppee22. A. Waycott23. A. Snowden24. O. Winchester25. J. Wier26. B. Little27. W. McIndoe28. M. Lawford29. T. Shannon30. K. Begbie31. S. McGuire31. J. Holz32. J. Walton33. D. McManus34. T. Houston35. S. Toth36. S. Adams37. T. King38. B. Cornish39. J. Hannett39. J. Ward40. D. McColl41. A. Bouras42. J. Kane43. K. Tiller44. A. Nicol45. B. Keegan46. S. Bridger48. T. Tiller49. D. cato50. D. Steer51. M. Brown52. N. Pearson53. N. McGill54. T. Wilson55. D. Quinlan56. D. Boyte57. J. Sutton58. S. Lundgren60. L. Brown61. L. Baird62. A. Milankovic63. P. O'keefe64. C. Deed65. J. Ward66. L. Cann67. S. Hayes68. B. Eramo69. T. LaFranchi70. B. Ballsillie71. T. Radomski 72. S. Robinson74. T. Toner75. D. McNally 76. G. Leyland77. D. Keegan78. T. Saunders79. C. Fehring80. A. McGill88. J. Yates90. K. Nogeire99. B. Murnane

ELEY PARKSHARKS

Coach: Ken SchwabRes Coach: David Versteegen

1. M. Viola (VC)2. D. Bennett2. J. Flower3. D. McCabe4. B. Jackson5. T. Houlden6. D. Smith7. D. Bowen7. J. Thomas8. T. Kaye9. C. Jolly10. G. Thorne11. C. Cresswell (C)12. J. Alexandridis13. J. Nelson14. M. Marsiglio15. B. Sahlstrom16. D. Viola17. T. Silvers18. J. Mills19. T. Shelton20. J Hook21. D. Crawford22. L. Jolly23. C. Brown24. M. Keown25. R. Crawford26. C. Smith27. J. Dean28. M. MacTaggart29. S. Quinn30. S. Kear31. M. Dupljanin32. S. Wolokh33. T. Fennell34. W. Dalmau35. T. Dingeldei36. J. Priest37. J. Beasley38. M. Dunn39. D. Pumpa40. P. Harris41. G. Toddun42. K. OʼBrien43. K. Lindsay44. J. Dalmau45. A. Rock46. J. Oliver47. J. King48. H. Ly49. J. Brown50. B. Kenyon51. M. Payne52. D. Cowling54. S. Brachman55. A. Curphey56. J. Brooke57. A. Pillay58. T. Kinsella59. L. White60. J. Newmarch61. L. Rees62. D. Beasley63. D. Smith64. D. Sebire66. S. Considine67. M. Caddy68. J. Keridz69. S. Jackson70. D. Pires

1 J. Howarth2 C. Riscalla (VC)3 A. Odza4 T. Manno5 K. Axten6 D. Martini7 P. Nhonthachith8 C. Langley9 A. Sallantioglu10 S. Cook11 A. Beaumont12 A. Hathaway13 M. Cumming14 L. Penhalluriack15 L. Keillor16 M. Penny (VC)16 W. Drew17 G. Cavallo18 C. Plunkett19 C. Callis20 K. Oldifeld21 M. OʼBrien22 A. Steele23 D. Penny (C)24 P. Doyle25 L. Desmond25 P. Kotsaridis26 R. Ball27 R. Anderson28 M. Pinder29 G. Robinson30 B. Olson31 D. Olson32 I. Oldfield33 M. Bell34 J. Irish35 C. Liston36 J. Vagias37 R. Charlton39 J. Tambakis40 S. Irvine (VC)41 P. Currie42 S. Smith43 R. Doyle44 C. Oakley46 M. Hood47 A. Andrews48 R. Cassidy49 T. Ellis 50 C. Irvine51 M. McHugh54 L. Van den Akker55 J. Pratt58 G. Weston59 N. Cox60 N. Benbow61 M. Halbert64 R. Irish68 G. Ng69 B. Pearce70 H. Gist71 A. Blake74 L. Dias76 M. Lacey77 P. Domaingue80 S. Evans82 D. Dovaston84 M. Lacey87 G. Tiley88 T. Langley89 S. Yalamanchili97 M. Prestopino111 P. Armstrong

1. E Freeman (VC)2. I Bingham 3. K Conrau 4. M Glenister5. G Clement6. B Williamson7. A Burns7. A Clements8. R Bennett (C)9. D Richardson 10. D Bourke12. B Miller13. S Miller14. D Barry-

MacAulay14. S OʼBoyle15. A Sparks17. W Gammal18. R. Quilford18. J Lawes19. T Gammal20. M Johns21. D Palone23. A Davis24. D Flynn25. G Dean26. B. Stewart27. M Leplaa28. R Tanner (VC)30. M Cole32. L Hannemann33. T Bartholomew 35. S George 37. M Christiansen38. F George (VC)39. D Hallisey 41. P Agnello43. J. Moyle44. T Zaharopoulos45. C Franes48. J Britten49. S Holland51. S Clement52. A Carthew53. N Pearce55. M Kelly

KEW AFCCoach: David Witchell

Res Coach: Corey Wilson

1 M. Gray2 C. Wilson4 G. Scott5 A. Dooley6 N.T enetti (C)7 G. Bell8 B. Davie9 C. Robinson10 B. Cullen11 B. Woodhouse (VC)12 R. Wyley (DVC)13 A. Makris14 J. Looker15 H. Mcdermott16 A. Carmen17 J. Hoseason18 D. Mutton19 C. Horne20 J. Poxon21 A Hawking23 A. Dehnert24 C. Jolly25 C. Watts26 S. Symes27 T. Bagnall28 J. Fultheim (DVC)30 G. Ortlipp31 D. Abbot32 A. Drago33 D. Gallagher-Lyon34 S.Collins35 H. Thorp36 T. Wang37 B. Burnett38 W. Death39 P. Donaldson40 M. Bacarella42 S. Norman43 M. Chivers44 J. Tong45 G. Evans46 P. Dennis47 J. Sabien (RC)49 J. Dessent50 L. King51 T. Ellis52 D. Berry54 J. Hubbard55 T. Haeusler56 S. Manning57 L. Wilson58 N. Smith59 J. Walker61 M. Glenn62 P. Rees66 B. McGrane70 T. Frith

LA TROBE UNICoach: Dean SheldrickRes Coach: Theo StasisTeam Manager: Josh Toole

1 M. Gardiner2 A. Ross3 J. Lania4 T. Mulholland5 A. Kelly6 S. Ali7 J. Micallef8 T. Henderson9 J. Elliott10 J. Sherriff11 D. Sheldrick12 L. McFadzen13 J. MaClean14 M. Yang15 J. McGuiness16 A. Knight (vc)17 J. Lee18 D. Mcmaster (vc)19 A. Tully20 S. Bell21 P. McCormick22 S. Stauton23 J. Conheady24 T. Robinson25 M. Steele26 A. Gill27 S. Zammit28 G. Bence29 X. Shiels30 L. Coffey31 S. Adamthwaite32 S. Skelton33 B. Westaway34 B. Van Ooi (C)35 T. Ludeman36 D. Conheady37 G. Ganino38 D. Farrell39 J. Stow40 S. Patten41 A. Mann (R C)42 G. Parr (R VC)43 A. Bolzonello44 C. Bouliopoulos45 J. Bowlen46 J. Brookes47 C. Cameron48 N. Johns49 A. Chamberlin50 M. Correnti51 S. Marchitto52 B. Taylor53 P. Purcell54 B. Muir55 B. Chislett56 C. Black57 L. Coffee58 S. Cullum59 R. Dare60 B. Davis61 S. Demeo62 R. Devlin63 C. Dodd64 L. Eades65 D. Edwards66 L. Featherstone67 D. Moore68 C. Gallagher69 G. Bretiere70 M. Gooch71 N. Gorman72 B. Hewitt

73 T. Hill74 B. Hodgens75 T. Holgate76 M. Homann77 M. Hooke78 G. Walsgott79 R. Hurrey80 H. Biggs81 A. Ingram82 K. Jerrey83 S. Jolley84 C. Joyce85 P. Kealy86 A. Kelly87 P. Kourlis88 D. Lanfranco89 D. Lee90 L. McCormick91 D. McCullough92 R. McGrath93 D. Mackie94 J. McMeel95 J. Meiklejahn96 J. Dumaresq97 P. Merrett98 J. Barker99 K. Donovan100 J. Mildren101 L. Moretti102 C. Morris103 B. OʼBrien104 B. OʼConnell105 R. Oppedisano106 J. Gilliot107 P. Russell108 J. Ryan109 C. Sage110 C. Body111 B. Strzebonski112 J. Trowell113 S. Turner114 B. Vagg 115 M. Vella116 C. Wheeler117 A. Whiley118 B. Wood119 T. Staios120 R. Wise121 J. Wright122 T. Wyatt


D4 SECTIONNORTH BRUNSWICK

Coach: J. DʼAngeloRes Coach: J. Briffa

RICHMONDCENTRAL

Coach: P. McBreartyRes Coach: S. Lake

1. N. Polites2. T. Orwin3. S. Shiels4. N. Cartledge5. M. Mann6. J. Laurence7. T. Mehrez8. N. Molnar8(b). T. Mazzarella9. R. Daley10. C. Powderham11. R. Adams12. P. Whitehouse13. C. Armen14. T. Fradkin15. J. Trinchi16. D. Trinchi17. T. Conn18. S. Dudley19. C. Sheehan20. P. Vaughan21. N. Lykopandis22. J. Daniels23. M. Colletti24. A. Genceralli25. T. Moore26. N. Ritchie27. T. Komisars28. A. Foskett29. R. Sheehan30. B. Cookson31. P. Christo32. A. McDill33. A. Cook34. M. D'Angelo35. D. Edebohis36. P. Dall'oglio37. J. Paatsch38. L. Mason39. R. Mundy40. L. Fisher41. S. Tiras42. A. Vincitorio43. M. Mifsud44. B. Komisars45. R. Giles45(b) M. Aitken46. J. Lewis47. D. Speedie49. J. Liboratorio50. C. Baird51. S. Pino52. M. O'Bree53. R. Rodrigues55. D. Peake56. J. Bieleny57. M. Muller61. C. Batt63. K. Kellett64. D. Baertschiger65. T. Karanikos65(b) H. Hussain76. C. Terpsinis

1 D. Johnson2 J. Roberts3 F. Varga4 J. Paull5 G. Finkemeyer6 L. Hardingham7 M. Rhodes8 T. Vanstrijp9 P. Ward 10 G. Moyle11 C. Gibson12 M. Bywater13 L. Evans14 C. Fox15 M. Alderman16 R. McKense17 T. Wall18 T. Dickman19 G. Bywater20 K. Bast 21 C. Ward22 D. Marotti23 N. Hooke24 D. Cerra25 J. Lynch26 H. Moyes27 J. Pulkka28 M. Pullkka29 A. Delahunt30 D. Finkemeyer31 P. Nicholas32 P. Carolan33 D. Fitzgerald34 L. Hickey35 R. Strony36 D. Kelly 37 A. Sykes 38 B. Andrews39 S. Roberts40 S. Hawker 41 N. Bast42 L. Gardiner 43 D. Holloway 44 G. Scott45 A. Leaumont46 D. Leaumont47 M. Henry48 M. Holland49 R. Ouk50 A. Sands51 A. Penhale52 S. Garside53 R. Black 54 C. Keen55 R. Rantal56 J. Ozolz57 S. Nicholls58 D. Reid 59 B. Zonca60 S. Risworth

SOUTHMORNINGTONCoach: Shane Mottram

Res. Coach: Robert Wilson

SWINBURN UNICoach: C. Dellʼollio

1 J Rolls2 R Matthews3 R Sissons (VC)4 B Price (DVC)5 S Mottram6 J Dowsett7 L Hockey8 R Hines9 S Kemp (DV C)10 A Hume(C)11 M King12 M Clarke13 M Hanna14 J Morrissey15 P Mauracher16 S Wright17 B Anderson (C Res) 18 M De Paauw19 R Kemp(DVC)20 C Kirkpatrick21 C OʼBrien22 K Debernadi23 S Smith (DVC)25 J Dickson 27 S. Hearn28 T Noonan29 H OʼNeill30 A Gogoll31 S Thomas32 B Dowling33 J Connely34 D Woodruff35 M Birchall36 N Williams37 A Morseto38 T Whitbourne39 N Bond40 B Williams41 M OʼBrien42 M Dunn43 S Johnson44 L McKinlay45 J Ivice46 T Putt47 N Barnes48 S Tuckey49 S Weise50 M Foon51 L. Pownall52 A Maggs53 J Pretty54 M Kelly55 R Wilson56 Z Pearton57 K Woodruff58 L Fitzsimmons59 L Jackson61 T Welsby62 T Talbot63 D Hogan64 B Stafford65 S Lewis66 C Cooper67 J Fraser68 D Edgell69 J Stanley70 G Pullen71 D Archer72 D Sculac73 A Hamilton

1. H. Boyd2. D. Adams3. L. Stephens4. M.. Sorleto5. J. Comley6. D. Pizzari7. J. Briffa8. D. Rowlands9. A. Sammartino10. A. Mountney11. J. Boudoloh12. S. Hearn13. N. Giovanoglou14. A. Husband15. C. Hall 16. D. Manoukian17. M. Saliba18. J. Harkins19. L. Spano20. D. Briffa21. S. Famulari22. J. Freeman23. J. Ford24. M. Aliani25. M. Bermingham26. R. Allan27. R. Challons28. T. Ackland29. J. Wolter30. D. May31. S. Adair32. B. Robertson33. J. Rotella34. T. Geary35. R. Dowsett36. A. Taha37. C. Twaddle38. S. Miller39. C. Rhook40. N. Myers41. R. Peasnell42. B. Williams43. F. Papanastasatos44. J. Borg45. G. Panagiotidis46. M. Rosser47. S. Weda48. B. Dancer49. A. Saad50. M. Schofield51. W. Armour52. J. Saliba53. E. Caporrimo54. J. Papanikalou55. J. Serratore56. T. Tran58. A. Biasi59. A. Esposto60. G. McConachy61. M. Challons62. D. Alexiou63. B. Pellergrino64. M. Dikeakos

1 A. Fiske2 C. Busby3 S. Collins4 D. Andrew5 S. OʼConnor6 N. Camilleri7 R. Liddle8 D. Speakman (c)9 T. Wallace

10 A. Zuccaro11 S. Lake12 S. Harmor13 P. Sofo14 C. Crough15 G. Andrew16 D. Pike17 N. Doble18 B. Jenkins19 A. OʼConnor20 N. Abate21 M. OʼDwyer22 A. Buchanan23 S. Hibbins24 A. Dagge25 A. Read27 N. Nuske28 J. Matheson29 T. Stow30 K. van Maanen31 RETIRED32 R. Turner33 D. Sutherland34 P. Poonasamy35 R. Carpenter36 N. Rose37 D. Green38 T. Close39 C. Coats40 N. Malik41 D. Young42 D. Blythe43 W. Bracken44 B. OʼDwyer45 M. Whelan46 C. McCluskey47 E. Binding48 B. Needham49 M. Ferguson50 T. Bakos51 W. Webb52 M. Hunt54 L. Jamieson57 M. Goonan59 M. Nicolosi60 B. Dagge61 A. Kerley66 T. Woodberry76 J. Carter

1 L. Dalton2 N. Moran3 M.Hodgson4 A. Hyman6 S. Hutchins6 J. Nardino7 A. Graeber8 J. Carroll9 L. Morrison10 Z. Scrace11 R. Hurst12 J. Ryan13 J. Coy14 R. Goode15 T. Kitchen16 N. Fiddelaers17 C. Fisher18 P. Hough19 B. McKenzie20 S. Duncan21 S. Ashton22 D. Beatie23 A. Chung25 Z. Kardachi26 L. McManus27 A. Diwell29 D. Ledger30 T. Kennedy31 M. Westland32 D. Hassabella33 M. Manning34 M. Ferguson35 M. Saulys36 B. Fleisner39 B. Prior41 C. McKern43 N. Blyth45 G. Brown47 G. Bennett49 T. Carr54 A. Lear55 M. Moore56 J. Lees58 D. Bolton64 P. Hildabrand65 T. Hausler69 S. Colless99 B. Cairns

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St Bedes / Mentone Tigers v St BernardsSeeing as I have no form to go on I have decided that if atiger was taking on a snow dog one on one I would takethe tiger to win well. St Bedes / Mentone Tigers by 4 goals.

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1. K. Lambert2. D. Miller3. S. Calcedo4. B. Wilson5. T. Hill6. B. Whelan7. G. Dellaportas8. J. Gatto9. G. Wharton10. D. Calcedo11. J. Dalton12. J. Thomson13. J. DalSanto14. L. Winter15 K. Moustafa16. E. Cole17. T. Beames18. D. Sutton19. T. Yilmaz20. C. Viola21. J. Simcoe22. A. Mitsiou

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Under 18sby Joe Morsello

Joeys JargonWelcome to the first edition of Joeys Jargon for 2009.After a six month lay off of drinking cans, going out onFriday nights, long Saturdays on the punt, and fielding in40 degree heat, we come back to the footy for 2009 witha new section of Under 18 footy. Obviously the abovewould not apply totally to Under 18 players. With 8 clubsin the section all with solid junior bases to recruit from wewould hope to see some competitive football. Wewelcome Northern Bullants into the VAFA who have a richhistory in the Yarra JFL.

This Week:Oakleigh v St Marys / SalesianFrom what I have seen on the track if the “Big Bombastic”can kick truly and “The Chimp” can rack up a fewpossessions, St Mary’s may give the Oakleigh lads a runfor their money, who of which would have recruitedstrongly. I think Oakleigh will be too strong. Oakleigh by 20points.

Old Camberwell v Northern BullantsOld Camberwell have been a strong club for a long time.Although there is no exposed form in any Under 18fixtures I will tip them to get the job done against thedebutants. From all reports at Cramer st things areprogressing very smoothly, however Old Camberwell havea lot of pride and I will tip them to get over the line. OldCamb by 3 goals.

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TODAY’S U18 MATCHES

in the Sharks squad, somewith TAC Cup preseasonsunder there belt has methinking that Beauy willtake the chockies in thisone. Sharks by 4 goals.Old Scotch has the pleasure of running onto one of thebest surfaces in the VAFA as they travel to Bulleen tomeet Old Trinity. Having not caught up with Scotchcoach Paul Dodd at the time of writing their preseasonform is a bit of a mystery for me however if theymaintain a core of last years group with the regulartopping up from the schools 1st 18 then you canguarantee a quality side will run out at Marles today.Old Trinity have some good form coming into thisgame but will need the 6 or so guys with seniorexperience to help their young squad find their way inthe top flight. In a magnificent contest Old Scotch by 2goals.Trinity’s next door neighbours Marcellin travel out to alush Salesian College Oval to face Rupertswood in theirround 1 encounter. Rupertswood are another clubentering the season with good form after a practicematch schedule that saw them tune up against theSnow Dogs, North OB’s and EDFL club Doutta Stars.Plenty of players have senior experience and that isgreat news for a young team that just held on to theirspot in the top flight last season. The Eagles are also amystery to me this week as I endevour to catch up withnew Marcellin coach Craig Tucker. I do know that finalsaction last season was no fluke and if they retain agood core group and top up with some youngstersfrom the schools successful AGSV team then they canexpect to be around again come September. Up goesthe coin….and it’d come down in favour of the homeside in Blue and Yellow, you pick the margin!As always I’m keen for feedback on the articles andalso to hear from the coaches, players and punters atthe games. Send your comments [email protected]

Damo’s BallThis year Damo’s Ball, will be replacing Grima’s Corner.I’m Damien Ractliffe, and it’s here in Damo’s Ballwhere you’ll find all the in-depth results from both theUnder 19 North divisions, and also the most insightfulpreviews to upcoming matches, as I predict my waythrough the season 2009. There will be controversyand debate, so be prepared for an exciting year inamateur football.


U19 PremierHi all and welcome to what looks to be anothercracking season of Premier U19 footy. U19 Premier isin the unique position this year of fielding 3 clubs whotasted Grand Final victory last September with reigningPremier premiers St Bedes Mentone Tigers beingjoined by Old Trinity and Beaumaris who werevictorious in the U19 North 1 and South 1 divisionsrespectively. The summer months have also seen therevolving coach’s door used heavily with seven clubsbeing under the guidance of new cockroaches thisyear. There’s plenty of new blood and fresh talent in allof the playing squads as well, so with out any furtheradieu let’s have a look at this week’s matches.Old Xavarians host 2008 runners up De La Salle on thepristine open spaces of Toorak Park. Both clubs aresporting new coaches in Dino Dipierdomenico (OX –who will be known in all future articles as Dino) andJon Edgar (DLS) and have both had solid preseasons.Xavs and De La always enjoy an influx of new playersfrom their respective schoolboy 1st 18’s and this yearis no different and word is that plenty of their gunsfrom previous years are still U19 eligible and ready toplay. If Xavs can find a way to win the close ones thenI think they have what it takes to sneak into the top halfof the grade while with the exception of SBMT lastyear, De La have dominated U19 Premier for years andwill continue to do so. De La Salle to win by a 4 goals.Uni Blacks travel to Mentone to take on St BedesMentone Tigers in a daunting round 1 assignment. Nottoo many sides leave Brindisi St with 4 points andBlacks will be hoping to catch The Tigers in an earlyseason slumber. Brian Bourke (SBMT) has a wonderfullist of youngsters to work with around a core of lastyear’s premiership team including Maddox andBastion. Uni Blacks were there abouts at times lastyear and with some handy inclusions of their own toadd to a core of 10 returns will be competitive in 09, Ijust can’t see them troubling The Tigers today. StBedes Mentone Tigers by 6 goals.Crawford Oval is the venue for Uni Blues first contestfor premiership points under new coach Matt “Bling”Embling, the blue-baggers hosting U19 Premiernewcomers Beaumaris. Both Bling and Sharksreturning Coach Josh Bourke have been rapt with theirnumbers on the track through the summer months andwere pleased with what they saw from their charges inthe practice match season. Hit outs against StBernard’s and Old Brighton will hold the Blues in goodstead while around 17 players with senior experience

It’s the final week of the preseason before round 1! Theboys have been training all preseason, be it on theirclub’s perfectly green football ovals, or the dustysoccer pitches nearby. Many teams have played inpractice matches, to get some game time into theboys, and all are set for a ripper opening to the Under19 season.St Bernards this year will only be fielding one team inNorth 1, as opposed to last season’s Premier team andNorth 2 team. La Trobe Uni are also fielding a newteam in the North 2 division, whilst premiers Aquinashit their straps in North 1 in 2009.It will be a big year for both North leagues, and this iswhere I see everyone in 5 months time.

NNoorrtthh ((11))-- DDaammoo’’ss PPrreeddiicctteedd LLaaddddeerr1- Fitzroy Reds2- Aquinas3- St Benards4- Banyule/Viewbank5- Old Essendon6- Old Carey7- Bulleen Templestowe8- Old Camberwell 9- Manningham Sharks

NNoorrtthh ((22))-- DDaammoo’’ss PPrreeddiicctteedd LLaaddddeerr1- Ivanhoe2- Therry Penola3- Old Xaverians4- Old Westborne5- NOBS/ St Pats6- La Trobe Uni7- Old Geelong8- Rupertswood9- Emmaus10- Fitzroy Reds

RRoouunndd 11 PPrreeddiiccii ttiioonnss--NNoorrtthh 11Last year’s North 2 premier Aquinas will be taking onSt Bernards, in what I will think will be the match of theround. Both teams will be looking at top 4 this season,but I’m going to go with Aquinas at home in a nailbitter. TIP: Aquinas by 5 points.This game could also go either way, but I don’t thinkeither team will make the four in 2009. Both OldCamberwell and Old Carey missed out last year, but I’mtipping Old Carey to get over the line here after somegood performances in the preseason. TIP: Old Careyby 24 points.Fitzroy got knocked off in the Semi’s last season, butalways look the goods with two squads to pick from.They play home to Banyule/Viewbank, who lost to theReds in the Elimination final last season. Expect aclose match, but I’m itching for the home team here.TIP: Fitzroy by 15 points.In a sort of rivalry match, Bulleen Templestowe take on

Old Essendon, as they did Round 1 last season. OldEssendon have been rated the biggest shakers andmovers this season, whilst others believe Bulleen maybe facing relegation in 5 months time. Easy tip here.TIP: Old Essendon by 36 points.And finally Manningham Sharks have a bye this week,after last year’s grand finalists Old Ivanhoe pulled out ofthe under 19’s competition.

NNoorrtthh 22Fitzroy take on NOBS at the old Vic Park in the first clashfor the round. This is really Fitzroy’s 2nds against NOBS,who are fielding just the one team in the Under 19s. Ithink NOBS will be too strong here. TIP: NOBS/ St Patsby 50 pointsRupertswood come up against Emmaus at home, on afantastic playing surface down in Sunbury. The groundis superb down at Salesian College, and you can’t tipagainst Rupertswood at home. TIP: Rupertswood by 24points.Last year’s Grand Finalists Ivanhoe play host against UniBlack’s 2nds in Old Geelong. Old Geelong are missingtheir ruckman who has a broken hand, whilst Ivanhoewill be aiming for the premiership this season. OldGeelong has kept a core group of players from lastseason, but Ivanhoe are my premiership tip. TIP:Ivanhoe by 26 points.Therry Penola will be aiming to get off to a good start asit takes on the unknown club to the Under 19s, La Trobe.The game is scheduled to be played at John Pascoe, butthat may be doubtful due to the condition of the ground,however expect Therry to come out all guns blazing forRound 1. TIP: Therry Penola by 30 points.Old Westbourne will be traveling across to Kew to takeon Old Xaverians first up. Old Xavs made it to the SemiFinal last year, and will be another threat in 2009. OldWestborne on the other hand are struggling to getnumbers, but got some good practice matches in lastmonth. TIP: Old Xaverians by 18 points.That’s my take on the North comps, in what will be anexciting 2009 season. I look forward to any thoughts oropinions, which can be emailed through [email protected] Ractliffe.

Under 19 South 1ReviewCan you smell that people? Yes it’s the smell of thereturn of some fantastic grass roots football that wehave ahead of us in the 2009 South 1 Section. As wetravel into the season opener this week it’s very hard topoint out a clear stand out other then the sides that sawfinals action in season 2008.Not at all sure what to predict at this point in time but Iexpect Ormond and Caulfield to remain strong as I amlead to believe that not too many lads will leave eachsides list. Mazenod are a proud club as is Collegians andexpect a lot of ticker from both parties in ’09. Oakleigh

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THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009VV

U19 SECTIONSby Ross Mitchell (U19 Premier)

Damien Ratcliffe (U19 North 1 & 2)Justin Waldron (U19 South 1 & 2 right)


will begin as my dark horse this year and I have a hunchthey will fly rapidly under the radar.The Old boys at Haileybury, Brighton and Melburniansare always capable of putting together strong successfulsides and could well be dominant forces throughout theyear. Not too sure what to expect from the St Kevin boysand the lads from De La Salle. Coming from South 2,they might find it hard to adapt to the change instandard, but would never dare to write them off.Throw away those bats and balls lads because footballis back baby. Bigger and better than ever. Let’s play!

PreviewMazenod vs. Caulfield: Caulfield to come out gunsblazing with a 5 goal win.De La Salle vs. Old Brighton: Old Brighton to just havethe edge over the De La boys with a 2 goal win.Collegians vs. Ormond: Ormond too open their accountwith a strong 6 goal win.Old Haileybury vs. Old Melburnians: Toss of the coinalready says Haileybury by a kick. Oakleigh vs. St Kevins: Dark Horse. Oaks by 5 goals.

Under 19 South 2Review:Really looking forward to another ripping year in South2 for Season 2009. After last year’s absolute SHOCK!!Upset by the lads from De La (which I tipped) beatingthe undefeated Monash Blues in a sensational GrandFinal, proves that the team willing to play tough, gutsyfootball for one another will prevail come that final dayin September.My early predictions for finals action will be with sideslike Hampton Rovers, AJAX and the Mentonians whoalways field strong sides. The School/Uni lads such asMHSOB and Monash are really in the unknown categoryat this stage as they have a history of huge list turnover’s from year to year. Sides like Parkdale, Bentleigh,Peninsula and Prahran really need to give me somethingthis year and begin to stamp their authority on South 1and become finals contenders once and for all.Beauy fielding a second side may struggle but the samehappened with De La and well the rest is history. Bringon Season ’09.

Preview:Hampton Rovers vs. Parkdale Vultures: HamptonRovers to get off to a flyer with a comfortable 5 goalwin.Monash Blues vs. Bentleigh: Going to go with the ladsfrom Bentleigh as the Monash lads may struggle to gelearly. Bentleigh by 3 goalsAjax vs. Beaumaris: AJAX to start strong with a 4 goalwin.Old Mentonians vs. MHSOB: Mentonians by a solid 4goals.Peninsula vs. Prahran: Prahran to take the next step thisseason and open there account with a 5 goal win.

U19 PremierOLD XAVERIANS v DE LA SALLE

Toorak Park at 9.30amST BEDES/MTIGERS v UNI BLACKS

Brindisi st Oval at 9.30am OLD TRINITY v OLD SCOTCH

RUPERTSWOOD v MARCELLINUNI BLUES v BEAUMARIS

U19 South 1COLLEGIANS v ORMOND

OLD HAILEYBURY v OLD MELBURNIANSDE LA SALLE v OLD BRIGHTON

MAZENOD v CAULFIELDOAKLEIGH v ST KEVINS

Southern Oval, Mulgrave at 2pm

U19 North 1MANNINGHAM SHARKS - Bye

FITZROY v BANYULE/VIEWBANKMcHale Stadium at 2.00pm

BULLEEN TEMP v OLD ESSENDONOLD CAMBERWELL v OLD CAREY

AQUINAS v ST BERNARDS

U19 North 2RUPERTSWOOD v EMMAUS ST LEOSSalesian College Sunbury at 11.40am

FITZROY v NOBS/ST PATSMcHale Stadium at 11.40am

IVANHOE v OLD GEELONGOLD XAVS v OLD WESTBOURNE

THERRY PENOLA v LA TROBE UNITBC

U19 South 2HAMPTON ROVERS v PARKDALE

Boss James Reserve at 9.30am MONASH BLUES v BENTLEIGH

AJAX v BEAUMARISOLD MENTONIANS v MHSOB

PENINSULA v PRAHRAN

TODAY’S U19 MATCHESfrom page 49 UNDER-19 – PREMIER

MARCELLINCoach: Craig Tucker

OLD SCOTCH Coach: Paul Dodd

Asst Coach: Terry Kendell1 F. Macfarlane2 A. Lim3 B. Smith4 T. Clune5 N. Cox6 A.

OʼShannessy7 J. Sofo8 M. Davis9 A. Williamson10T. Melville11 W.Allen12N. Poliakow13R. Wilkinson14N. Inge15B. Morley16L. Cooper17D. Mercer18E. Wooldridge19T. Mursell20C. Hummerston21R. Hanson22J. Thomas23W.Davis24R. Gray25C. Mason26J. Furey27O. Hay28J. Bull29E. Nunn30J. Long31J. Booth

32M. Grose33T. Clarke34F. McKenzie35W.Strange36M. Clayton37J. Lindsay38J. Foo39J. Fingleton40R. Hays41C. Holmes42P. Howard43C. White44J. Keck45W.Mackintosh46J. McKenna47H. McKenzie48M. McLellan49E. Smith52S. Chandler85J. Bowden86S. White

OLD XAVERIANS Coach: Tony Smith

Assistants: Greg Mitchell, Dino Dipierdomenico

1 J Morton2 J Rush3 C Sanfilippo4 J Hanger5 H Buckley6 M Skidmore 7 M Wilson8 E Prowse9 C

Dipierdomenico10 C McMahon11 S McDougal12 P Armstrong13 J Evans14 C Smith15 T Schembri16 S Misaghian17 T Rowse18 J Storey19 N Mudge20 H O'Donnell21 M Dynon22 F Browne23 J Moylan24 D Prowse25 M Cosgrave26 L Woodland27 J Sleeman28 T Curtain29 N Gorman

30 L Daniher31 T Daniher32 R Lynch33 L Santilli34 S Smith35 A Batten36 M Boscarato37 J Donnellan38 W Goss39 M Henderson40 B Perrie41 S Elliott42 D Ryan43 A Youssef44 R Johnson45 W Tinetti46 S Wills47 R Wells48 K DeSouza49 L Dimattina50 M Dimattina51 C Holt52 D Molan53 T Tyson54 T Woods55 N Perrone56 A Lekja57 J Mahon58 J Rawling

A Haeusler 1A Smith 2A Stewart 3A Richardson 4A Rogers 5B Mahon 6B Alexandra 7B Harkness 8C Bellingham 9C Smith 10C Runnalls 11D Garner 12D Deimenico 13H Futia 14J Heppell 15J Binghan 16J Nettleford 17J Phelan 18J Currow 19J Gaylor 20J Gale 21J Childs 22K Paton 23M Cassidy 24M Krygger 25M Gifford 26P Ellis 27P Sheperd 28R Leiron 29R Byrnes 30R Newbold 31S Skinner 32S McNamare 33S Yule 34S Flight 35T Gorman 36T Snowdan 37T Bell 38Z O Connors 39

UNIVERSITY BLUES Coach: Matt Embling

Asst Coaches: Mark Maddocks andAlan Salter

UNIVERSITY BLACKS Coach: Justin Gray

Asst Coach: Paul Fogarty

1 T. Day3 F. Bradley4 L. Butler5 T. Fairbairn6 J. Clark7 N.Clay9 J. Edwards11 D.Exner12D.Ford14T. Maddocks17W. Hartnell18C.Tawk19D.Gumley20S. Herben21S. Kitchen22J. Maxwell23B. McClure25L. McMullan28A. Nice29A. Weddell30P. Hosri31A. Buckley32P. Nichol33D.Nicholson34O.Robertson35A. Selleck36C.Shaw37J. Townley38A. Trudzik

39H.Vickers-Wills40M. Wade41R.Williamson42M. Wilson43J. Woolley44T. Emmett47C.Gatto

1. J. Jarvis2. J. Harris3. J. Lamb4. L. Williams5. A. Cox (VC)6. H. Czwarno7. L. Bull ( C )8. L. Semmel9. S. Dillon10. M. Dundon11. A. Hale12. A. Roberts13. J. Gotch14. J. Morwood15. S. Fairbrother16. J. Phillips17. A. Bressan18. S. Williams19. A. Kovarik20. N. Gill21. J. Hansen22. P. Monaghan23. M. Gomizel24. J. Crowe25. J. Marasco 26. S. Nethersole28. N. Nixon29. S. Pickett30. K. Bell34. M. Collins37. Nath Roberts46. D Reid

ST BEDE’S MENTONETIGERS

Coach: Owen LalorAsst. Coach: Brian Bourke

Coach 19 South (2): Gerald Stutterd

2. L.Andrewartha3. J.Augustin4. S.Kemp5. J.Bettello6. N.Crosbie7. M.Gasparini8. L.McCormack9. M.Abrahams (C)10. J.Dwyer11. L.Phillips12. T.Lincoln13. H.Lee14. A.Manakis15. M.Viney16. T.Dinnellan17. C.Colville18. R.Kemp19. L.Ware20. L.Taylor21. S.Murphy31. N.Bortolotto32. C.Libertino

BEAUMARISCoach: Josh Bourke Asst Coach:

Adam Coote, Steven Spaulding1. J. Bliesner2. R. Cathcart3. G. Roberts4. M. Stevens5. L. Sketchley6. R. Wilson7. A. Davies8. M. Hinds9. W. Murton10. L. Slater11. B. Murphy12. S. Edwards13. J. Dixon14. T. Lees15. M. De

Fontenay16. M. Hutcheon17. J. Evans18. C. Germano19. C. Langdon20. K. McNeil21. J. Kelly22. M. Bourne23. B. Smith24. P. Richter25. L. Breeuwer-

Wrennall26. T Thormann27. D Bedggood28. D. Brick29. J. Billing30. J. Schultz31. M. Sigmont

32. G. Darer33. J. Gandy34. A. Rye35. M. Globan36. B. Kilgore37. C. Torcasio38. C. Rayner39. S. McBain40. S. Kendall41. T. Abbott42. M. Lewis43. N. Loucaides44. M. Miller45. L. Kivi46. J. Bull47. N. Dickinson48. D. Fallon50. T. Russell51. D. Gray52. L. Woods53. T. Kelly54. J. Lapa55. W. Minehan57. A. Edmondson58. D. Davis59. C. Cockburn61. J. Bourke

OLD TRINITYCoach: Ray LeathamAss. Coach: Vic Soligo

1. G. Chadwick2. N Hunt3. B. Potter 4. T. Johnson 5. J Hunt6. A Kepitis8. J Hetherington9. H Tinney10. N Bradley 11. K Spassopolous12. T Beasley13. B OʼDwyer 15. S Murphy16. C Sheahan18. J Papapopoulos20. W Oldfield21. P Farrelly22. V Jobe23. L Piccolo24. S Leetham25. H MacDougall 28. J Young 29. T Cerini31. T Fogarty 33. N Birrell47. J Pritchard53. D Cowley58. T Hughes61. W Ponsford

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DE LA SALLE BLUESCoach: Stewart GrayAsst: Andrew Bull

1 G. Brown (C)2 B. Rafferty3 P. Tyquin4 J. Tobin5 P. Kean (VC)6 T. Smith (VC )7 C. Ryan8 T. Bastion9 A. Kane10 D. Zagami11 L. Stutterd12 T. Mavric13 M. Barnhoorn14 D. Gilmore15 M. Meehan16 A. Carroll17 J. Murnane18 P. Nicholls19 A. Zagami20 M. Knuppel21 S. Grasby22 C. Neville (VC)26 W. Chum27 D. McInerney28 T. Demacedo29 A. Jones30 J. Swayn31 D. Sokoloff34 R. Connell35 P. Liston36 S. Richards37 H. Shakaib38 C. Maddox 39 J. Neville-Young40 S. Kelleher41 D. Bolger

RUPERTSWOODCoach: Paul Morrice

1 K. Plummer2 B. Gay3 D. Roberts4 R. Ritchie5 J. Rush6 A. Jovanovic7 J. Hine8 H. Woodard9 T. Galea10 T. Murphy11 C. Thill12 C. Godfrey13 T. Buttiegieg14 J. Styles15 J. Cheep16 L. McGovern17 J. Quinn18 D. Ennis19 D. Morrice20 J. Smerdon21 A. Berry22 T. Davis23 N. Egan24 B. Fewster25 J. Montagnese26 H. Ross27 E. Caddaye28 M. Kosta29 T. Neeley

30 J. Ross31 T. Karaitiana32 M. Ryan33 S. Vanderhurk34 J. Liddicoat35 B. Rankin36 A. Smith37 M. Tackas38 J. Cariss39 S. Buckman40 L Gastin41 B. Driver42 F. Valastro43 T. Mason44 T. Coles45 P. Gatt46 M. McCourt47 N. Wesbster48 M. Twentyman51 J. Braddy52 M. Spiteri56 R. Vandenhurk58 H. Plumb

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UNDER-19 – SOUTH 1CAULFIELD

GRAMMARIANSCoach: Coach: Ben Gross

COLLEGIANSCoach: Steven Carroll

1 P. Diamond2 J. Collins3 T. Bulling4 A. Nieuwenhuizen5 G. Denison6 D. Delmanica7 P. Timms8 H. Apted9 S. Cutts10 N. Thompson11 M. Jager12 J. Marshall13 J. Martyn14 J. Kamener15 C. Williams16 J. Santi18 K. Sarhan-Ford19 E. Bird23 S. Davies24 D. Chaplin-Burch25 N. Corp34 E. Rose42 J. Parsons

1 J McLean2 T Small3 W Rathgeber4 M Linklater5 J Kremmer6 Z Parsons7 B McLoughlin8 M Price9 J How10 R Lewis11 R Hyland12 J Helman13 J Smith14 D Spanos15 J McCahon16 C Axias17 A King18 D Tobias19 C Game20 T Baker21 J Foote22 B Frazer23 D Keane24 W Morley25 A Garrubba29 W Eke30 R Lamont31 J Whitford33 D Allanson45 D Hyman

DE LA SALLE (2)Coach: Robin Smith

Asst. Coach: Mick Quamil 1. L. Williams2. B. Carracher3. S. Haslem4. N. Stewart5. D. Murphy6. A. Bressan7. M. De Luca8. S. Hogan 9. K. Grant 10. K. Ellis11. B Hill [VC]12. J. Mannix13. D. Dordevic14. N. Gill15. A. Kneebone16. M. Harris17. H Browning18. J. Haley 19. T Parker20. B. Nethersole21. J. Pollard22. M. Newman 23. B. Cox24. B. Dwyer [C]25. S Wall26. T Arbon27. D Quamil28. S. Griffen29. O. Holmes 30. M. Windley31. M. Lowe32. S. Lowe33. B. Humphrey34. K. Robertson35. T. Gheller36. J. Comerford

MAZENOD OCCoach: Shane Regan/

Matt Johnson1. M. Norton2. M. McMahon3. N. Crameri4. J. Fahey5. M. Johnson 6. J. Kelly7. T. Stanley8. R. Mann9. F. Deegan (C)10. N. Talidis11. S. Bamblett (DVC)12. A. Folino13. B. Smith14. S. Inglis15. J. Fitzsimmons16. L. Price17. S. Watson18. C. Dickson19. R. Laxton20. M. Wilkins21. M. Ramanauskas22. J. Haye23. C. Collins24. C. Jones25. R. Gray26. R. Moroney27. S. Dore30. D. MacLeod31. N. Daskalou (VC)32. J. Hansen34. D. Lewinski53. B. Thomson

OLD BRIGHTONGRAMMARIANS

Coach: Tom Buntz1. S. Roney2. J. Pickering3. W. Pickering4. L. Nash5. M.Ward6. J. Davis7. T. Mariani8. A. Wilkinson9. S. McKell10. C. Walton11. A. Dewar12. S. Marks13. L. Anthony14. S. Timms15. T. Tickell16. P.Wheatley17. L. Nicholls18. C. Kennett19. S. Walker20. C. Reilly21. T. Fogherty22. P. Healy29. A. Betts.30. A. Cann32. E. Yeatman33. N. Materia

OLD MELBURNIANS

1 M. Keskerides2 M. Churkovich3 D. Sartori4 S. Petsinis5 S. Siddons6 A. Armstrong7 S. Dunell8 T. Gobbo9 T. McLardy10 D. Breen11 W. Harris12 A. Oaten13 J. Eaves14 M. Collister15 W. Myer16 N. Amato17 C. Cumbrae-Stewart18 S. Zayler19 Y. Rous20 J. McKie21 A. Harrod22 J. Stubbe23 J. Begeuley24 J. Carter25 Z. Seccull26 P. Nestel27 T. Oman28 J. Gooley29 E. Hughes30 W. Cooper31 J. Nagle32 P. Levy33 M. Lugg34 D. Wright36 H. McDonald39 M. McCoy41 A. Ferguson48 J. Harrod

ORMOND AFCCoach: Michael Oaten

ST.KEVIN'S OBCoach: Alexander Conlan

1. A. Moloney 2. M. Oaten3. R. Cahalane4. L. Saunders5. M. Gawn6. D. Chisholm7. J. Steet 8. T. Hine9. J. Holdsworth 10. C. Coghlan11. D. Dahan 12. N. Barda13. T. Allan 14. C. McCarthy 15. D. Milder16. B. Stewart17. C. Pymm 18. T. Dureau19. K. Sonnberger20. M. Farthing21. T. Singleton22. T. Blackburn23. L. Pincott24. D. Willis25. J. Plostins26. D. Elkman27. S. Gay 28. J. Ricketson 29. J. Lee30. N. Sinclair 31. A. McCooke32. N. Umiljendic33. S. Dalton34. D. Newton 35. J. Drummond36. W. Ziada37. S. Pincus38. L. Anrep39. S. Gilberg40. J. Frost41. J. McDonald42. M. Hine43. S. Clements 44. D. Hickox45. J. Knoester46. J. Feather47. T. Nixon 48. M. Wood

1 T. McDermott2 A. Balestra3 J. Tamouridis4 A. Young5 P. Dowd6 M. O'Neil7 S. Marsh8 J. Nash9 S. Newman10 K. Wissel11 L. Dunne12 T. O'Rourke13 J. Yodgee14 T. Hickey15 J. Sargent16 N. McCardle17 B. Yurisich18. C. Naidoo19 T. Peasley20. B. Kelly21. K. Riegert22. S. Hall23 G Herrera-Burchielli24. S. Thomas25 A. Kerr26. M Gittoas27 J Kennedy28 K. Brick29 P. Murphy30 D. Ross31 S. Zaccari32 D Salkowski33 J. Jolly35 A. McBride36 T. Marchesani41 T. McPherson

OLD HAILEYBURIANSCoach: Greg Anderson

1 B. Barba2 T. Bradford3 S. Casey4 L. Davey5 K. Devey6 M. Ditchfield7 M. Douglas8 W. Eagle9 J. Fitzpatrick10 D. Good11 D. Harrison12 J. Hopping13 S. Jenke14 A. Johnston15 M. Kent16 D. Lake17 E. Limon18 R. McMurray19 W. Rule20 S. Russon21 A. Schofield22 L. Skelton23 J.Spanos24 J. Steen25 S. Sturrock26 A. Trethan27 L. Wyeth28 N. Broadhead29 J. Coleman30 M. George31 P. Gleadhill32 J. Gunston33 R. Gutch34 S. Habteslassie35 T. Hunter36 B. Huong37 T. Jackson38 J. Keating39 A. King40 T. Lockwood41 R. Mathers42 S. Mulholland43 D. Nagarajam44 L. Pinot45 M. Quiambao46 P. Raso47 P Skakallis48 T. Turner49 N. Vlad50 J. Johnson

OAKLEIGHCoach: Dermot Cleary Asst: Pat McKenna

1 J Costigan (vc)2 J Wines3 Josh Paola (vc)4 T Doherty (C)5 J Pickett6 S Borland (C)7 S Corfe 8 M Maraveutano 9 T Blackburn10 G Walker11 A Valentini12 M Telley13 P Kurth14 R Kurth15 A Coen16 G Smith-Stearne17 S Rensburg18 Y Rhodes19 J Doran20 A Keady21 D Beckwith22 M Zaffiro23 B Harold24 A Donato25 J Doran26 T Costigan27 S Prins28 Jake Paola29 L Morin30 R Metha31 J Hunt32 M Virgona33 B Hemphill34 D Tunik35 J Hind36 J Lambert37 D Ruddy40 D Crimmins41 Z Thiessens

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Coach: Ian FaymanBEAUMARISCoach: Phil Chisholm

Asst Coach: John Taylor1 D. Selzer2 W. Steinberg3 D. Freed 4 J. Webb5 D. Steinberg 6 M. Selzer7 E. Pruzanski8 G. Silbert9 A. Gandel10 S. Fayman11 J. Herscu12 O. Schwartz13 J. Singer 14 L. Jankie15 Y. Rawicki16 Y. Lang17 B. Rosenberg18 Z. Leigh19 A. Breit 20 J. Singer21 J. Grosman22 T. Rosen23 D. Fayman24 D. Chester25 M. Birch26 D. Glass 27 J. Kony30 J. Kamil 33 J. Rose35 J. Kony36 A. Danby49 J. Kalmus

1. J. Bliesner2. R. Cathcart3. G. Roberts4. M. Stevens5. L.Sketchley6. R. Wilson7. A. Davies8. M. Hinds9. W. Murton10. L. Slater11. B. Murphy12. S. Edwards13. J. Dixon14. T. Lees15. M. DeFontenay16. M.Hutcheon17. J. Evans18. C.Germano19. C. Langdon20. K. McNeil21. J. Kelly22. M. Bourne23. B. Smith24. P. Richter25. L.Breeuwer-Wrennall26. TThormann27. DBedggood28. D. Brick29. J. Billing30. J. Schultz31. M. Sigmont

32. G. Darer33. J. Gandy34. A. Rye35. M.Globan36. B. Kilgore37. C. Torcasio38. C. Rayner39. S. McBain40. S. Kendall41. T. Abbott42. M. Lewis43. N.Loucaides44. M. Miller45. L. Kivi46. J. Bull47. N.Dickinson48. D. Fallon50. T. Russell51. D. Gray52. L. Woods53. T. Kelly54. J. Lapa55. W.Minehan56. M. Globan57. A.Edmondson58. D. Davis59. C.Cockburn61. J. Bourke

BENTLEIGHCoach: Jeff Mackie

Ass Coach: Mark Backman1 K. Rodwell 2 B. Bennett 3 M. Nicholson 4 L. Delany 5 S. Silka 6 S. Mercuri 7 A. Hendry 8 L. Mooney 9 R. Oliver 10 T. Backman11 B. Flanders12 M. Healy 13 J. White 14 J. Fergus 15 S. Mortimer 16 L. Polly 19 D. Sclarr 21 T. Mackie22 T. Mehrten 23 M. Kinsella 24 B. Lovell 25 N. Edgerton 26 H. Chamberlain 27 G. Petropoulos 29 R. Slade 30 S. Martin 32 C. McPherson 35 A. El-khoury 38 C. Anderson-Blundy 40 B. Morrison 48 M. Hogan 49 C. Petropoulos

HAMPTON ROVERSCoach: Anthony Quon

Asst Coach: Matt Pearson1. J. Goss2. J. Baxter3. J. McCoy (VC)4. J. Eastman5. M. Greenway6. H. Lewis7. Z. Lewis8. J. Schmitz9. J. Ward (C)10. T. McGuigan11. M. Law (VC)11. N. Davidson12. M. Robertson-Long13. J. Gould14. S. Adams15. B. Trembath16. C. Rigney17. M. Innes18. C. Moran19. J. Steendam20. J. Clifford20. B. Stevens21. R. Howe22. K. Rudd23. R. Morcom24. J. Donald25. J. Lovig26. S. Howe27. E. Sweeney28. S. Cassidy29. E. Cottrell30. E. Turner31. T. Youl

MHSOBCoach: Mark Elder

1. D. Bernau (c)2. R. Shell (vc)3. A. Athaide4. D. Bisetto 5. T. Bond6. D. Bye7. J. Casserly8. R. Connolly9. J. Doan10. D. Gannon11. R. Gavan12. G. Glitzos13. A. Green14. D. Hamilton-Ho15. W. Hart16. J. Hartley17. T. Howe18. N. Hassain19. J. Hoang-Le20. L. Hood21. T. Lakeland22. A. Leong23. A. McKenzie24. P. Milione25. D. Mirmilstein26. P. Nemets27. T. Niazmand28. M. Riddell29. R. Sazzard30. J. Smith31. D. Ternes32. J. Tran

MONASH BLUESCoach: Bruce Waldron

Asst. Coach: Martin Bonnet1. M. Bradey2. D. Brogden3. J. Cunnington4. R. Dauth5. L. Dewberry6. M. Fenwick-Nevin7. E. Flanagan8. W. Goss9. M. Hender10. D. Hood11. L. Inglis12. S. Jones13. S. Lawther14. M. MacIsaac15. T. MacKenzie16. T. Mason17. M. McCart18. S. McDonald19. T. McKenzie20. D. McLeod21. A. Moles22. A. Mulligan23. J. Pho24. T. Powell25. S. Robertson26. R. Shenouda27. D. Smyth28. H. Stephenson29. M. Styring30. J. Szlawski31. S. Vulcz32. L. Waldron

PARKDALEVULTURES

Coach: Luke StrahanAssist. Coach: Paul Marin1 R KERR2 M CHITTY3 L PLATT4 M GRAHAM5 D McCARTHY (VC)6 S TAN (C)7 M JONES8 J ROYLE9 R BELL10 S EDKINS11 D SCHOBER12 M BOLAND13 T REDMOND (VC)14 N HARDING15 R TAYLOR16 P VERNON17 R HEANEY18 D MILLER19 K BENTON20 D PRICE21 J DOYLE22 D PULFER23 M CARMONA24 J DULLARD25 S BOLAND26 J RENNISON27 J LOWIS28 A COLES29 R JOSEPH30 M TIM31 C PALALAGI32 J DAMYON35 J ELLIS67 T McMULLEN

OLD MENTONIANSCoach: Russell Macquire

1. E. Macquire 2. J. Lumsden 3. C. Mylonas 4. D. Brown 5. S. Kent 6. S.Ferguson 7. L.Hull 8. R. Chislett 9. M. Myers-Snyder 10. M. Durack 11. B. Johnson 12. J. Cafarella 13. J. Brohier 14. M. Campbell 15. D. Hull 16. C. Murphy 17. R. Howard 18. L. Ingram 19. S. OʼHalloran 20. P. Milvain 21. W. Bardoel 22. T. Burch 23. S. Hopkins 24. N. Boyd25. S. Borgas 26. D. Howard 27. T.Brisbane 28. J. Cafarella29. N. Ellis30. B. Clurey31. J. Hewitt32. J. Richer 34. B. Naylor

PENINSULA OBCoach: Barry Besanko

2. N Thurley3. S Leversha4. L Thorne6. P Coldrey7. T Cox8. T Welsby9. L Jones10. S Howard13. N Hooper14. M Cole15. T Scarpella16. W Sansom17. C Bennett18. B Patching19. A Bouten22. E Coghlan23. T Grigg26. J Alonso27. S Stewert29. A Sargood30. M Dicken32. D Leversha34. T Renouf35. S Wells38. T Barbour59. S Hynes

PRAHRAN /CAULFIELD

1 T. Candy2 T. Maya3 J. Barnden4 E. Espinosa5 L. Oliver6 M. Raymond7 J. Musster8 T. Leary9 M. Raymond10 T. Matherson11 J. Smith12 J. Szylkrot13 S. Doyle16 A. Ohare17 S. Ratliff18 D. Reisman19 D. Burke20 S. Finkelstein21 R. Brearley22 O. Hagen23 K. Ledder24 S. Bennetts25 B. Gair26 J. Ramsden27 A. Moore29 C. Trigellis-Smith30 J. Densley31 D. Shrimrton32 A. Gomolinski

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Coach: John RylandAsst. Coach: Anthony Kayrooz

BULLEENTEMPLESTOWECoach: H. Harisiou

Asst Coach: A. FabrisTeam Mgr: W. Murphy

1 J. Bain2 R. Illingworth3 M. Coulston (C)4 J. Dintinosante5 D. Tonelli6 A. Morabito7 R. Boscato8 M. Bain9 M. Considine10 D. Koochew11 M. Roussidis12 M. Rappinet13 P. Spadaro14 C. Azer (v/capt)15 A. Checcin16 J. Natoli17 M. Nedelkos18 N. Monaco19 C. Burridge20 N. Miller21 M. Tsakmakis22 R. Matz (dvc)23 A. Lucisano24 E. Phaedonos25 R. Edsall26 T. Wise27 D. Lockhart28 D. Voglis (dvc)29 J. Fieschi30 S. Beattie33 O. Schmidt36 M. Pace37 S. Pallozzi39 S. Harisiou40 N. Sargent42 C. Johnston50 T. Harisiou

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1 J. Vear2 A. Pascolo3 L. Deslandes4 C. McDonald5 T. McKinlay6 J. Massie7 U. Pech8 A. Dunnachie9 H. Green10 S. Driscoll11 H .Tippit12 L. McMahon13 S. Place14 R. Mitchell15 S. McKenzie17 S. Shelton18 A. Lauritz19 T. Lewis20 T. Wiles21 T. Gelling22 J. Cahir23 B. Walsh24 N. Redden28 J. Courtney30 B. Robbins

AQUINASCoach: Robert MoranAsst: Travis Matheson

1. M. Jess2. J. Pretto3. P. Fringuelli5. C. Cormack6. P. Ancona7. S. Mill8. L. Fringuelli9. L. Barnes11. J. Dodd12. M. Neizen13. A. Wilczynski14. M. Chynoweth15. A. Gommers16. M. Famularo17. N. Gemes18. M. Van Rooy19. N. Wakefield20. V. Italiano21. S. Smith22. M. Needham23. M. Aver24. J. Cali25. A. Symanski26. B. Burke28. J. Eliades30. J. Edis

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(Whitefriars OCFC)Coach: P. Ciardulli

1 I. Anderson31 M. Beacham

2 J. Anderson (VC)

32 E. Barnes3 R. Borland

33 D. Westcott4 R. Angiolella

(C)34 W. Johnson

5 A. Harbor35 W. Pickering

6 D. Temple36 C. Turner37 J. Harding

8 J. Parlane38 A. Borrell

9 C. Polidoras39 A. Biggs10 M. Manoli40 H. Daniell11 N. Reinalda 41 D. OʼDea42 A. Price13 J. Dimond43 M. Weel14 C.

Krousoratis44 M. Oliver15 N. Jumeau45 L. Novello16 M. Cussen17 C. Smith47 Josh

Mackinnon

18 T. Cheshire19 J. Atkinson49 J. Manning20 C. Morton50 M. Bediaga21 J. Corby51 C. Wilson22 M.

McWhinney52 G.McCarthy23 S. Baker53 T. Whiter24 C. Hudson25 O. Dunne55 T. Pinchen-

Hogg26 S. West56 C. Tran27 C. Evans28 L. Strating29 J. Turner59 N. Brown30 M. Lee

OLD CAREYGRAMMARIANS Coach: Bryan Palmer

OLD ESSENDONCoach: Ben Newbold

Asst Coach: Alex Woerndle

ST BERNARDSCoach: Pieter van MeelAsst: Gary Boucher

1. J. Fong2. T. Chiuchiarelli3. S. Bramwell4. T. Newton5. L. Cooney6. S. Gordon7. J. Chesterfield8. S. Jackson9. J. Arrowsmith10. L. Marriott11. A. Schmidt12. S. Arthur13. M. Palozzi14. N. Henry15. S. Jacobsen16. M. Kostos17. R. Prosser19. M. Fernon21. T. Wood22. M. Roach23. C. Jones24. R. Jones25. N. Hamley26. P. Seale27. A. Mazzocato28. E. Wee29. T. Macready-Bryan30. N. Koa31. T. Rule32. S. Wardrop35. H. George38. J. Murrie41. H. Jameison44. J. Reid

1 M Robertson 2 S Drysdale 3 A De Cata4 S Galbo5 D Clarke6 J Millar 7 N Bulhakow 8 T Henty 9 D Demarte 10 K Kulendranathan 11 C Parissis 12 M Fahey 13 B Wilson14 R Vistarini 15 J Milesi 16 J Lenhart 17 A Tadros 18 B Anderson 19 A Samo20 L Wardlaw 21 C Morfesse22 B Drysdale23 J Barrett24 D Stewart 25 L Flaherty26 T Wilson27 J Tootell33 S Turner 41 J Williams 49 K Lucacevich60 T Whitwell

1 J. Aitken2 M. Angel3 J. Bell4 D. Bergin5 L. Bevanda6 M. Church 7 A. Ciantar8 B. Cooper 9 A. Corsetti10 J. Cribbin11 D. Cribbin 12 J. Cunningham13 P. Gamwell 14 T. Gleeson15 C. Hobon16 M. Karabidian 17 D. Kavanagh 18 M. Kavanagh 19 N. Kennedy20 R. Lonergan21 J. Moloney22 P. Mugavin23 A. Neal24 L. Neal25 D. O'Connor 26 R. O'Dea27 W. Overman28 B. Peart29 J. Pignataro30 M. Pratt31 J. Reid 32 M. Soccio 33 A. Stefano34 M. Sweeney 35 M. Sullivan 36 C. Torpey 37 M. Trim38 A. van Mel

OLD CAMBERWELLCoach: Phil Pantano

Asst Coaches: Brad LedermanRobert Mercuri

1 R. McKendrick2 A. Hudson3 J. Eade4 A. Lloyd5 S. Romanin6 P. McMahon7 A. Reed8 J. Frattin9 J. Le Cerf10 D. Dick12 N. Searles13 D. La Fontaine14 A. Prophet15 G. Sargent16 L. Hogan17 P. Bennett18 M. Pandelis19 C. Ball20 J. Kennedy21 M. Faehndrich23 S. Bergman24 M. Boyall25 J. Reed26 C. Geddis27 D. Mitchell28 M. Woodbridge34 B. Dean 44 E. Cramer49 A. Tsindos51 M. Newstead81 L. Hogan86 S. Barry

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NORTH OLD BOYSST PATS COLLEGECoach: C. Peasnell

1 M. Rapa 2 L. Gastin 3 J. Dunell 4 D. Harris 5 N. Linton 6 J. Inglis 7 M. Young 8 E. Grinter 9 A. Torpy 10 C. Ford 11 R. Peasnell 12 A. Forbes 13 J. McCloskey 14 J. Molloy 15 P. Lane 16 D. King (C) 17 T. Joss 25 D. Treppo26 A. Piccolo28 N. Manley39 S. Wiltshire

OLD GEELONGCoaches: Tim Hope-Johnstone

Asst. Coach: Nick Betts

1. A Maki2. A Lee3. B Davis4. R Yasser5. S Lowe6. J Walters7. R Barnwell8. D OʼBrien9. C Pettigrew10. T Zoolian11. L OʼMalley12. N Gardi13. D Sidwell14. M McMahon15. R Doyle17. J Wheatley18. M Williamson19. J Callus20. L Williams21. B Smith22. R Bennett23. B Pavey24. A Hayes25. B Spiteri26. B Doyle27. H Templeton29. J Calleja30. R Taylor

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UNDER-19 – NORTH 2FITZROY REDSCoach: (1): Tim Bell(2): Jono Coyne

1 I. Anderson31 M. Beacham

2 J. Anderson (VC)

32 E. Barnes3 R. Borland

33 D. Westcott4 R. Angiolella

(C)34 W. Johnson

5 A. Harbor35 W. Pickering

6 D. Temple36 C. Turner37 J. Harding

8 J. Parlane38 A. Borrell

9 C. Polidoras39 A. Biggs10 M. Manoli40 H. Daniell11 N. Reinalda 41 D. OʼDea42 A. Price13 J. Dimond43 M. Weel14 C.

Krousoratis44 M. Oliver15 N. Jumeau45 L. Novello16 M. Cussen17 C. Smith47 Josh

Mackinnon18 T. Cheshire19 J. Atkinson49 J. Manning20 C. Morton50 M. Bediaga

21 J. Corby51 C. Wilson22 M.

McWhinney52 G.McCarthy23 S. Baker53 T. Whiter24 C. Hudson25 O. Dunne55 T. Pinchen-

Hogg26 S. West56 C. Tran27 C. Evans28 L. Strating29 J. Turner59 N. Brown30 M. Lee

EMMAUS ST LEOSCoach: George Koumantatakis

Asst:A Pulverman

1 B Barclay2 C Barclay 3 R Cappelleri4 S Clayfield5 J DʼAlberto6 B Davidson7 M Dobson8 M Foreman9 J Harley10 E Jones11 B Kennedy12 L Kennedy13 A Low14 R Lugg15 A McCann16 M McIvor17 P McCloskey18 M Milner19 T Muling20 M Nosek21 S Pascal22 A Sielow23 D Wilson24 B DʼAmelio

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IVANHOECoach: Mark Prendergast

LA TROBE UNICoach:

1. P. Walter2. P. Carydis3. C. Kingsford4. J. Wendt5. J. Garth6. S. OʼHalloran7. E. Sikavis8. M. Valenzisi9. P. Neylan10. H. Post11. J. Mahoney12. B. Plowman13. J. Chazan14. D. Markovski15. J. John16. P. Gould17. R. Cotter18. A. Kevovec19. B. Jackson20. C. Mackenzie22. D. Diakoumakos24. R. Terrell Close25. M. Dunn26. G. Lindquist27. J. Watson29. H. Paynter

1 A. Renzella2 B. Skelton3 J. Forbes4 S. Kent5 D. Barlow6 J. Hughes7 P. Morphett8 D. Krones9 A. Price10 W. Dungey11 W. Bleakley12 E. O'Connor13 D. Wilton14 D. Ellis15 J. Merrin16 M. Moffatt17 J. Forster18 J. Holt19 R. Officer20 W. Qualye21 N. McBride29 G. MacDonald30 S. Niewand35 N. O'Hare39 S. Studd44 R. Ventura

OLD WESTBOURNECoach: Matthew CampbellAsst. Coach: Paul Hudson

OLD XAVERIANS (2)Coach: Pat Halpin

Assts: Tom Maule, JonoDowney

THERRY PENOLACoach: Rod Egglestone

RUPERTSWOOD (2)Coach: Dan Walsh

1. A Maki2. A Lee3. B Davis4. R Yasser5. S Lowe6. J Walters7. R Barnwell8. D OʼBrien9. C Pettigrew10. T Zoolian11. L OʼMalley12. N Gardi13. D Sidwell14. M McMahon15. R Doyle17. J Wheatley18. M Williamson19. J Callus20. L Williams21. B Smith22. R Bennett23. B Pavey24. A Hayes25. B Spiteri26. B Doyle27. H Templeton29. J Calleja30. R Taylor

1 D. Valentino 2 P. McCrae 3 D. Liistro 4 R. Forbes 5 B. Harding 6 G. Rees 7 B. Fitzgerald8 P. Strangis9 J. McCulloch10 B. Egglestone 11 J. McQueen12 J. Kolep13 J. Egglestone 14 A. Salamone 15 M. Gumley 16 M. Gough17 A. Dimaio 18 C. Bryceson19 M. Dimech 20 M. Valenti21 B. Pichler22 W. Dean 23 S. Bye 24 D. Ractliffe25 L. Ryan 26 D. Walshe 27 J. Molloy 28 J. Hay29 S. Sampson 30 B. Somerton31 W. Somerton 32 M. Costello 33 H. Farrelly 34 L. Milanovic36 N. Milevski 37 H. Fisher39 M. Cameron43 J. McMahon 44 J. Dawson57 J. Huseinovic58 P. Walton

1 K. Plummer2 B. Gay3 D. Roberts4 R. Ritchie5 J. Rush6 A. Jovanovic7 J. Hine8 H. Woodard9 T. Galea10 T. Murphy11 C. Thill12 C. Godfrey13 T. Buttiegieg14 J. Styles15 J. Cheep16 L. McGovern17 J. Quinn18 D. Ennis19 D. Morrice20 J. Smerdon21 A. Berry22 T. Davis23 N. Egan24 B. Fewster25 J. Montagnese26 H. Ross27 E. Caddaye28 M. Kosta29 T. Neeley30 J. Ross31 T. Karaitiana32 M. Ryan33 S. Vanderhurk34 J. Liddicoat35 B. Rankin36 A. Smith37 M. Tackas38 J. Cariss39 S. Buckman40 L Gastin41 B. Driver42 F. Valastro43 T. Mason44 T. Coles45 P. Gatt46 M. McCourt47 N. Wesbster48 M. Twentyman51 J. Braddy52 M. Spiteri56 R. Vandenhurk58 H. Plumb


Camberwell, whoenjoyed success in2008. In the strangesurroundings at Balwyn,I suspect Mazenod will struggle and I favour OldCamberwell to win the game.Old Brighton travel to Bulleen to meet Old Trinity, whose2008 form was inconsistent largely due to playerchanges, beyond the control of the team management.Although the big ground will trouble Old Brighton, Ibelieve they will win. Fitzroy travel east to meet Whitefriars, whose playingstocks are high in number. Fitzroy’s preparations havebeen thwarted by the unavailability of grounds so theirplayers could lack match practice. At Donvale, I selectWhitefriars.

SSeeccttiioonn.. 22.. NNoorrtthh..Old Ivanhoe will make their reappearance after virtuallyfive seasons in recess, when they play a newly formedsecond Whitefriars side at Chelsworth Park. I wouldexpect the Old Ivanhoe side to be more settled and I selectthem to winOld Essendon, who return after two seasons in recessmeet Banyule, who are also new to the competition. OldEssendon, who have recruited former players from NorthOld Boys/ St Patrick’s, also have a marked home groundadvantage and they should be able to record a first upvictory.Therry Penola, who have struggled over seasons pasthost Old Westbourne, whose form in 2008 fluctuatedaccording to player availability. I select Therry Penola,whose ground has seen many visiting teams lose overmany seasons.Bulleen Templestowe missed the final four last seasonwhen they lost to Old Carey in Round 15. This result willbe remembered although it will have no bearing ontoday’s match. I select Old Carey purely because I feelthey will have completed a more rigorous pre season.Kew, who played some good football in 2008, hostWilliamstown C.Y.M.S., who return to the competitionmore than twenty seasons in recess. By being at homeand through experience gained last season, I believe Kewwill win this match.Werribee, another new side’ has the bye.

CLUB XVIII SECTIONby Norm Nugent

Another season is with us as the Club XV111 competitioncontinues to grow. This season we welcome nine new orreturning teams and regret the loss of four teams fromseason 2008.As the season opens all forty one teams are optimisticabout their chances of featuring in the August action atSports Cover Arena and selecting winners for Round 1 isan extremely difficult task.

SSeeccttiioonn.. 11..Last season’s minor premiers, Collegians travel to playOld Scotch, whose 2008 performances were not up to thestandard we have learned to expect. I select Collegians towin a close encounter.Reigning premiers, University Blues will start the seasonagainst Old Melburnians at 9.30 a.m. on the UniversityOval so that the Blues can unfurl two pennants prior tothe Reserve’s game. Although, Old Melburnians haverecruited well and University teams are notoriously slowstarters, I still favour the Blues to win. De La Salle are my selection to defeat St Kevin’s, whostruggled last season.St Bernard’s, redolent from promotion, will unfurl theirpennant before meeting the Section yardstick, OldXaverians. I select St Bernard’s as very few of theXaverians would have experienced the conditions at WestEssendon. In addition, the Xaverians have not started thelast few seasons with games of their usual standard.I expect the Old Xaverians 2 to be too fast and too fit forthe perennial finalists, Prahran, whose match winners ofthe past cannot be expected to maintain their form seasonafter season.

SSeeccttiioonn.. 22..North Old Boys/ St Patrick’s could face a difficult seasonas they have lost several 2008 players. Today they face aconfident Marcellin team, who will be anxious to showthey will be competitive in the higher section. At Bulleen,Marcellin should win well.Two of this Section’s strong sides over seasons past inMonash Blues and University Blacks meet at Monash. Iexpect the home ground advantage to favour Monash andmy feeling is they will be the more settled side and so winthe game.Mazenod, who are down from Section 1 visit Old



SSeeccttiioonn.. 22.. SSoouutthh..The newly formed second Old Melburnian side willplay the second Old Scotch side in a game which canclaim a loose connection with the first ever AustralianFootball game. Old Scotch should be more settled andI select them to win.Old Geelong play St Mary’s/ Salesian, who enjoyedgreat success in their 2008 debut season. OldGeelong really are the enigma of the competition asthey periodically display great form then lapse intolosing sequences. What will they produce in 2009? Iwill stick with consistency and select St Mary’s/Salesian.Newcomer, South Melbourne Districts are at home toOakleigh, who showed vestiges of form in 2008.Purely on the grounds of experience in thecompetition, I select Oakleigh.Long standing rivals and stalwart Clubs in AmateurFootball, Ormond and Hampton Rovers meet atSports Cover Arena. Ormond, who lost both finals in2008, will be anxious to show improvement. Theyhave a good opportunity today to do so because theRovers, who are returning after a six season recess,may take time to form a settled side. Ormond is myselection.Caulfield Grammarians will be all out to makeamends for their poor showing in 2008, when theyplay St Bede’s/ Mentone Tigers, whose Club is ridingthe crest of a wave. This game will be played atSports Cover Arena at 2 p.m., which will give moreopportunity for spectators to view Club XV111. Ifavour the Mentone based side to win comfortably.

Club XVIII (1)ST BERNARDS v OLD XAVS (1)OLD SCOTCH v COLLEGIANS

UNI BLUES v OLD MELBURNIANSMMeellbboouurrnnee UUnniivveerrssiittyy OOvvaall aatt 99..3300aamm

OLD XAVS (2) v PRAHRANDE LA SALLE v ST KEVINS

Club XVIII (2)WHITEFRIARS OC v FITZROY

KKoooonnuunngg RReesseerrvvee aatt 1111..4400aammOLD TRINITY v OLD BRIGHTON

OLD CAMBERWELL v MAZENOD OCGGoorrddoonn BBaarrnnaarrdd RReess aatt 99..3300aamm

MONASH BLUES v UNIVERSITY BLACKSMARCELLIN OC v NTH OLD BOYS/ST PATS

Club XVIII (North)WERRIBEE - BYE

BULLEEN TEMP. AFC v OLD CAREYKEW v WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS

OLD IVANHOE v WHITEFRIARSTHERRY PENOLA v OLD WESTBOURNEOLD ESSENDON v BANYULE AFC

Club XVIII (South)OLD GEELONG v ST MARY'S SALESIAN

OLD MELBURNIANS v OLD SCOTCHORMOND v HAMPTON ROVERS

SSppoorrttssccoovveerr AArreennaa aatt 1111..4400aamm STH MELBOURNE DIST v OAKLEIGH

CAULFIELD GRAM v ST BEDES/MEN TIGERSSSppoorrttssccoovveerr AArreennaa aatt 22..0000ppmm

TODAY’S CLUB XVIII MATCHES


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RESULTS OF TRIBUNAL HEARINGSApril 14, 2009Colby O'Brien, Old Geelong. Striking, 2 matches.Tom Langford, Whitefriars. Striking, 7 matches.

ELSTERNWICK PARKGATES

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The rear gate (off St Kilda St) will only beopen when there are no matches scheduled

for Elsternwick Park No. 2 Oval.When parking in the area behind the

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tickets at the gates will be counted and theclub invoiced accordingly.

Clubs are issued with an appropriatenumber of tickets for players and officals

SPORTSCOVER ARENA DRAW(APRIL)

FRI APRIL 17ALBERT PARK v RICHMOND CENT (Night) RES – 5.00pm / Sen 7.00pmSAT APRIL 18SBMT v ST BERNRDS (U18) 10.00amORMOND v HAMPTON ROVERS (Club XVIII)11.40amCAULFIELD GRAM v SBMT (Club XVIII) 2.00pmSUN APRIL 19FIDA PRACTICE MATCHES

FRI APRIL 24OLD XAVS (1) v DE LA SALLE (Club XVIII) 6.30pmSAT APRIL 25AJAX v OAKLEIGH (C)SUN APRIL 26NO MATCHES

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STRUCTURE OF 2009 COMPETITIONA SECTIONCOLLEGIANSDE LA SALLEMARCELLINOLD BRIGHTONOLD ESSENDONOLD IVANHOEOLD SCOTCHOLD XAVERIANSST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERSUNI BLUES

B SECTIONHAMPTON ROVERSOLD CAMBERWELLOLD CAREYOLD HAILEYBURYOLD MELBURNIANSOLD TRINITYORMONDST BERNARDSST KEVINSUNI BLACKS

C SECTIONAJAXBEAUMARISBULLEEN TEMPLESTOWECAULFIELD GRAMMAZENODMONASH BLUESMHSOBOAKLEIGHOLD GEELONGPARKDALE VULTURES

D1 SECTIONAQUINASEMMAUS ST LEOSFITZROYOLD MENTONIANSNORTH OLD BOYS / ST PATRICKSPRAHRANSOUTH MELBOURNE DISTRUPERTSWOODWERRIBEEWHITEFRIARS

D2 SECTIONBANYULEELTHAMGLEN EIRAIVANHOEOLD PARADIANSOLD WESTBOURNEPENINSULA OBTHERRY PENOLAWILLIAMSTOWN CYMSYARRA VALLEY

D3 SECTIONBENTLEIGHELSTERNWICKHAWTHORNMONASH GRYPHONSPOWER HOUSEST JOHNSST FRANCIS XAVIERST MARY’S / SALESIANUHS – VUWEST BRUNSWICK

D4 SECTIONALBERT PARKBOX HILL NORTHCHADSTONEELEY PARKKEWLA TROBE UNIMANNINGHAM COBRASMT LILYDALENORTH BRUNSWICKRICHMOND CENTSOUTH MORNINGTONSWINBURNE UNI

U19 PREMIER SECTIONBEAUMARISDE LA SALLEMARCELLINOLD SCOTCHOLD TRINITYOLD XAVERIANSRUPERTSWOODST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERSUNI BLACKSUNI BLUES

U19 SOUTH 1CAULFIELD GRCOLLEGIANSDE LA SALLEMAZENODOAKLEIGHOLD BRIGHTONOLD HAILEYBURYOLD MELBURNIANSORMONDST KEVINS

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STRUCTURE OF 2009 COMPETITIONU19 SOUTH 2AJAXBEAUMARISBENTLEIGHHAMPTON ROVERSMHSOBMONASH BLUESOLD MENTONIANSPARKDALE VULTURESPENINSULAPRAHRAN

U19 NORTH 1AQUINASBANYULE / VIEWBANKBULLEEN TEMPLESTOWEFITZROYMANNINGHAM SHARKSOLD CAMBERWELLOLD CAREYOLD ESSENDONST BERNARDS

U19 NORTH 2EMMAUS ST LEOSFITZROYIVANHOELA TROBE UNINORTH OLD BOYS / ST PATRICKSOLD GEELONGOLD WESTBOURNEOLD XAVERIANSTHERRY PENOLARUPERTSWOOD

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