the amateur footballer, week 22, 2004

Amateur

OOTBALLER

weeki idThisa > the end o

another successfulVAFA season . Oueompetitio n

ontinues tothrive, and only

the most parochial of supporters of otherpetitions would not recognize th

VAFA is one of the premier; if, notpremier, "junior" competitions in AustraOver 10,000 registered players,_ over, 5C 0 0players and umpires on the faelc 'Saturday speaks volumes for the qt-rhe competition provided.

One of the most pleasing aspects of

~i.1FA is that our Under 19 competition I

becoming stronger as time goes by. Whenstarted playing, there was only one Unde r1,9 section, with 10 teams . We now have 5sections with 50 teams, and this meansthat many more younger footballers havethe opportunity to continue playing an d

ultimately move on to senior football ,

rather than drifting away from football i nparticular and sport in general . I saw oneof the Under 19 Section 2 Grand Finalslast Saturday, and in atrocious conditions ,each of the teams put on a great exhibition

of football, displaying skills that spectatorsthought impossible in the rain and mud .

The future of the VAFA is very rosy whenwe can produce footballers with theseskills at Under 19 level .

I would like also to take the opportunity t othank publicly our staff and the members

he Executive. We are most fortunate t ohave enthusiastic and hard working staff

THE JOURNAL OF THE

are pn :kbeyond". We ~go, and wish h.iz n hia futureventures. To -2e executivewho give frii (as do

ide cof' i " :ials), thanks for yourforts. At tha e :. the day, it is all madeorthwhile whei you see foot3~_i played

by, and watched by, a gre, ofpeople who obviously enjoy :a< :_ ii-y aredoing .

There are still chalf°n;" for theVAFA. Umpiring, an . i T umpireumbers, continues to 1< n I we

believe we are on the 'I i: . thi sregard, with programs to recruit

and retain ump ires. C3bviou: the cost o fing the VAFA and its c;ubs is also a

ig issue andour new CEO, whoever tha tmay be, will face the task of increasing th eexposure of the VAFA, L^d capitalizing onthe benefits ow ition can bring to

potential sponsors . We will have to workdiligently to maintain the high position othe VAFA in the football world, but I haveno doubt that between the clubs and theadministration, it can be done .

To those clubs which have already wonpremierships, congratulations on asuccessful season. Congratulations also toour best and fairest, and our goal kickingmedallists . To the 8 teams playing thisweekend, good luck, give it your all,because premierships do not come easily ,and may the better tea mwin .

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2 THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2004

SPORTSCOVERVAFA MAJOR SPONSOR

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Well didn't last weekend have everything ? The delugesmade scoring a rarity and final scores close, and althoughthe "footy wasn't pretty" the tenseness and determinationof "there is no tomorrow" made for wonderful contests .We had everything from the Collingwood coack MickMaltlaouse delivering one of his famous fire andbrimstone addresses to the Hampton Rovers reserves teambefore their GF at Sandringham last Saturday, right

PHIL STEVE NSCHIEF EXECUTIVE

OFFICER

through to the drawn game in the B section preliminary final at SportscoverArena . This match resulted in extra time being called upon to determine thewinner (Collegians) in duller than twilight conditions . Mick's address to theRovers (his son plays for the Roves), really sent a buzz through the playersand the crowd outside trying to overhear some of the words of the TopMagpie .

I have been delighted this week to have been able to oversee the creationof a new full-time appointment in the VAFA, that of a Director of UmpireOperations . Brian Goodman, our current umpire advisor, has accepted thisnew role and will commence in the position as soon as possible . Not only willBrian carry out his current duties as adviser, he will also assume many otherroles associated with the recruitment, development and retention of umpiresand working with the existing group of umpires to further develop their skillsand understanding of the game . Brian will commence his new role after ashort break and messages can be left for him by phoning VAFA headquarters .I look forward to observing the success of this appointment as time goes by .

Thanks you to all who have contributed to another successful season ofAmateur football . I acknowledge the wonderful contribution of the Executive,who give up their time to ensure the continued development of the VAFA . Isincerely thank my staff of Brett, Sue, Kate, Matt, Peter, Cliff, TonyNancy for their years of loyalty to myself and dedication to the VAFA .Finally, I thank my wonderful wife Robynfor her overwhelming support and ability toalways be there over the long andinteresting journey .

To Nick (Bourke), Bruce (McTaggart), theExecutive, the new CEO and all the clubs,

all the very best for the future .

The final word. Good luck to all teamstoday. I look forward to calling out thenames of the players to receive their A andB section medallions for one last time .

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EXAward winners - respective sectional pagesFor the Love of the Game . . .. . . .. . . . ... . .. .. I8-19Coaches Adverts . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . .. ..3(1-33Looking Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... . . ... . ....34-35Trainers' Corner . . . . . . . .. . .... .. ... . ..... . . .... . . .. . . .47Coaches' Clipboard . .. .. . . ..... ..... ...... ..... . . .. . . .56AAFC VAFA Reps . . . . . . .. . . ..... .......... . .... . .... . .58Tribunal & Investigations . . .... .. ... . . .... . ... . . .59Rising Star, Umpire of the Year &Most Improved Umpire .... ... ... . ...... .... . . ... . . .60Sportscover Spot the Ball .. . .. . ...... .. ... . . .. . . .62Ladders. .._ . ... . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63/fi4

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SPURTSCOVEI?VAFA MAJOR SPONSO R

$T3 .r s '44 years . 44 long years since Uni Blues last wonan A Grade flag . For the Uni players runningaround today, it may as well be 400 years . Theworld was a little different then . Kennedy was inthe White House and the m an who may well be ournext PM had yet to be born . In amateur football ,my Year 12 economics teacher Jock Nelson was thepremier player in the state while long forgottenteams such as Coburg, Commonwealth Bank andState Savings B ank were ri ght in the mix. In thesubsequent years, clubs such as Uni Blacks, OldParadians, De La Salle, Ormond an d Old Xaveriansall built mini VAFA dynasties at various stages.So what happened to the Blues in those 44 years?Well, they were certainly thereabouts. Runners up5 times in A Grade, finalists13 times but no bigCohuna . M any theo ri es abound as to why theycouldn't make it. That they were too transient aclub, with nlayers shooting through as soon asthey con _ J their degrees . That distractionssuch as s cnt exch anges and exams took toogreat a toll. That they were a glorified social clubthat perhaps didn't take their footy as seri ously assome others . "Too m any benders, not enoughdefenders" was a common jibe .If all this is to change today, new coach John K aniswill rightfully get the plaudits for completelyaltering the footballing culture up at MelbourneUni . Amazingly, Kanis ( himself a protegee of JockNelson) came into the role with no coachingexperience and very quickly changed both thegame plan and they way the students approachedtheir football. Gun midfielders were recruited fromthe VFL an d the bush . No longer did star playersinexplicably jet off to Belarus halfway through theseason . The style of game became one of slickhan dball and attack from defence . Guys who wereperennial reserv es players suddenly became key AGraders. Most importan tly, he galvanised a groupof young and enigmatic players and made thembelieve in themselves.If this is the first A Grade game you've seen thisyear, you may not recognise many of these Uniguys but they're worth watching. Ross Young is 21came from nowhere to be one of the premierplayers in the comp . James Scambler an d M ark

Paterson gave upVFL careers to

dominate everyweek. Hugh Nailon,Cam Roydhouse,Damien Guengerich went from kicking the dew offthe grass in the twos to vital senior defenders. Theyare an eclectic mix too; from country boys such asYoung, Paul Butko and captain Quinton Gleeson toex APS players like Tom Wilcox, George DeCrespigny and Ed Clark.Bu t watch out . . . .There are two things in their way. One is history. AGrade Grand Finals have a curious habit ofthrowing up bemusing results . By no means are aminor flag and a second semi final win a guaranteeof ultimate success. In recent years, rememberNOBS in 1991, Collegians in 1996, OldMelburnians in 1999 and St Bernards in 2000 &2003? All dominated those years yet fell at the lasthurdle.The other is a big, hulking presence in the StBernards forcvard line by the name of Dan Jordan .When he's on song, no-one can stop him. In termsof amateur football, it's hard to think of anyonewho hits packs as hard as him or is as proficientat one grab marks . Like any St Bernards footballerworth his salt, he has a bit of mongrel in him. Hehas a few Grand Final demons to exercise (knockedunconscious in 2002, pretty quiet last year) so hi s

Jordon D'GerstmanCullinan~'7alsh`

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Dallas Jarred(Marc)Alistair Neville (OT)Bernie Dinneen (Marc)Tim Ockleshaw (OX)Andy Cultrera (OT)Andrew Ramsden (OT - VC)

Tate Pearson (StBs )

Coach : John Kanis (Uni)

James Hayter (Uni)Simon Clarke (StBs)Chris Goullet (StBs)Danny Jordan (StBs)James Gerstman (Scotch)Abe Williams (07 )Brett Dobson (Marc)

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battle with old foe James Hayter may well decidethe fortunes of this game . Watch out too, for theiryoung centreman Chris Goullet . A lot of peoplereckon his grandad was the best player to everplay the game . Their nuggetty taggers such asDavid Blunt and Mick Kavanagh will be crucialtoday as well. Expect them to get the big jobs oneither Young, Gleeson or Scambler.Dermott Brereton once said that you can't usenormal logic when it comes to assessing grandfmals . Maybe so Derm, but my heart and head stillsays Uni Blues . They play the most attractivebrand of football, are the most shrewdly coachedside going around, have the best players, play onmost picturesque ground in the comp and have asolid supporter base refreshingly devoid ofratbags . I can't think of any amateur club thatdeserves this more . Uni by 10 points.The most striking thing about this team is the glutof gun youngsters in their teens or early twenties .The future certainly looks bright. It was picked onform, not reputation, hence the omission of highlytalented players such as Paul Corrigan, BrettO'Farrell and Glenn Cox, whose seasons werederailed by injury. Others unlucky to miss outwere Mark Corrigan, Jarred Frazer, larkPaterson, Dean Dobric, Brent Walsh, CharlesTallent and Andrew Lowcock .

St . ernarLs Cu ----- ---- fmal against UniBlues marks the 5C _'g ✓ __ ~_ of St.Bernard's fullforward Dau Josdan. With his big frame and hisbig heart Dan has been one of the main reasons

Lachlan Ford (OX)Lucas Fielding (StBs)Quinton Gleeson (Uni - Capt)James Scambler (Uni)Dan Cullinan (Marc)Ross Young (Uni)Ross Mulquinney (OMs)

for the club's consistency over the past seasonsand we all wish Dan the best for today's game andoffer congratulations on his past games andgoalkicking performances . Also In today's grandfinal Lucas " Rooster" Fielding makes it a uniquedouble by competing in his 50th game forSt.Bernard's and his third successive A gradegrand fmal. Since coming from Calder Cannons"Roo" has been an automatic senior selection andhas won Victorian representation as a dashinghalf back . Congratulations Lucas and may today'sgame be as good as your last 49 . Go Bernard's !

ST. BE S 4.1 7.5 13 .9 20 .12 (132)

OLD TRINITY 3.2 7.7 8.10 13 .12 . (90)

St Bernards : D Jordan 7 Pearson 5 B Jordan 2

McIntyre 2 Liberatore C Mitchell O'Sullivan Fielding .

Best: McIntyre Blunt D Jordan B Jordan Fielding

Pearson .

Old Trinity: Walsh 4 Andrews 2 T Van Der Venne 2Cultrera L Kennedy Krakouer Pretty Reynolds. Best: TVan Der Venne Buttler D Burrows Neville R Burrows

Walsh.Umpires: Damian Anderson Geoff Caulfield (F)Brendan Corcoran Nathan Eddy (B) Dennis WebsterBernie Jephson (G)

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ST. BERNARDS 4.2 8.3 9.4 12.6 (78)OLD SCOTCH 5.0 6 . 0 12 .6 16.6 (102)

Old Scotch: 0 Crane 6 Elliott 2 Teasdale 2 Dick Gnatt

Beaurepaire Rodski Ashton Thompson . *Best: SnaddonElliott 0 Crane Brooke Gnatt Ashton.

St. Bernards : Pitts 4 Close 3 Davis S Mitchell

Miziewicz Mihailovic Perrett. Best : Juricskay HoganHarrison lannazzo Davis Miziewicz .

Umpires: Simon Stokes Rob Mayston (F) Julians

Maccioni Nick Keating (B) Paul Gait AndrewEsposito (G)

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Coach : John Kani s

1 . P. Butko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . D. Guengerich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . J.Tanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 . M. Rigby . . . . . . . . . .7 . R.Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8. J. Hayter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9. A. Lowcock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 . R . Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . L . North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 . Q. Gleeson Capt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 . C . Roydhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 . M . Kordick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 . G. De Crespigny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18. P. Fairbank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19. M.Torney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 . M . Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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21 . T. McIntyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23 . T. Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25 . A . Solly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26 . J . Scambler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30 . T. Muhlebach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i• • • • • •32. M . Paterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . . .

34 . T. McKinnon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .

35 . S. Cheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .

36 . J . Brooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38 . G . Lochhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 . C. Brookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

44 . J . Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

48 . L. Fishly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :. . . . . .

49. P. Steele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . .

50 . H. Nailon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . .

56 . T. Rankin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . .

60 . C . Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . . .

65 . E . Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . .

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1 . C. Keunen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. J. Madden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. C. Goullet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 . D. Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. C. Liberatore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. B . Pitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. S. Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. B. Jordan (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. N . Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 . C. Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12. B. Hogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13. C. Mitchell (DVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15. B. Gart h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16. L. Turnbull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 . L . O'Sullivan (VC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 . L . Gollant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 . R . Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 . L . Fielding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . B . Loughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 . M. O'Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23 . L. Wilkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24. S . Crouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25. D McLaughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26 C.Baumgartner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 . G. McIntyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30. S . Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32. T. Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34. D. Byrne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35 . T. Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41 . M. Kavanagh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45. B.Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

51 . D . Blunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 . P. Butko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . . 3 . J . Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . T Hutchins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . T. Holt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 . D. Guengerich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B . S. Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . J . Tanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . M. Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 . M . Rigby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . S .Troon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 R Martin19 . R. Josephs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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13 . T. Girdwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . .. . . .

23 . O. Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 . L. Quin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . E . Batrouney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 . P. Fairbank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . 29 . M. Gnatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 . M . Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . 33 . E . Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 . B . Millard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . A. Sutherland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 . A . Solly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . 36 . J . Sutcliffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 . M . Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . W. Elliott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29 . A. Terrill . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :. . . . . . . 40 . B . Snaddon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31 . B . Callery . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I

. . . . . . 42 . T. Beattie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33 B Gates i45 . R.Teasdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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46. J . Beaurepaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 . S . Cheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . . . 48 . . . . . .S . Dumaresq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 . C. Brookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . . . 50 . M . Walkom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 . J . Brooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I . . . . . . 51 . L. Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 . S . Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I . . . . . . 52 . D . Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 . J. Meahger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . J . Rodski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

44 . J. Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . . 55 . R . Ashton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45 . G. McLachlan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i . . . . . .

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56. D. Brooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

48 . L. Fishly . . . . . . . . i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 57. J . Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

49 . P. Steele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . .58. A. Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50 Nailo nH 63 E Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . """ """""""" . . . . .' 67. . . . . . . .S . Tulloch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

54. A. Waxman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77. . . . . . . . . .T. Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56. T Rankin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78. A. Simson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57. T. Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80. S . Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 . J . Sudholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 . L. Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 . B . Hutchison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 . C. Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 . J . Ritchie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 . E . Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67. D. McAloon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80. D. Maplestone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

K2 ASSET MANAGEMENT

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Le ;i : Quinton Gleeson (University Blues B&F), Right : James Gerstman (Old Scotch - Leading Goalkicker) ..7 ;low : James Gerstman (Old Scotch), Tim Ockleshaw (Old Xaverians) ,

Ross Young (Uinversity Blues) coates hire MVP' s

8 1 THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 200

Up 2 Section's in two years is an outstandingperformance in anyone's language so to all atCollegians from Pat Hawkins to Wayne Dyer, RodNancarrow, all the Committee, Officials,Supporters and of course the playerscongratulations on a job well done to get the clubback into A Grade where it believes it belongs .To Old Ivanhoe gallant in defeat well done on astellar season I know it's disappointing but lifegoes on and there is always next year.REVIEWA Preliminary Final is always a hard game and thisone was no exception in fact it was nothing shortof an epic, so close that in fact it went into extratime . In an old fashioned slog the courage andcommitment from both sides was worth goingmiles to see .Old Ivanhoe found the conditions frustrating andpossibly by if -- ber of scoring shots had mostof the play, b ci to grind really hard to scoretheir goals whi . the Lions were able to score somequick ones . But one has to adapt to the prevailingconditions and perhaps the Hoers tried to play dryweather football trying to take marks where apunch might have been the more effective option .By the play off period the Hoers were spent whichis to be expected after a hard campaign just to getthis far, while Collegians kept their cool, with theattack on the footy and work at the numerousstoppages outstanding, this effort saw themomentum swing their way when the game was inthe balance . Extra time saw a dashing point fromNick Baxter and a miraculous snap from JamesFry that gave the Lions a handy break, thenfollowed some heavy shut down footy and the gamewas over and the boys from Wesley celebrated theirreturn to A Section .Brock Mooney and Ben Holst did terrific jobs onLuxon and Branigan, Andrew Shinkfield and Nic'Harrison were strong around the footy all day,Andrew Baxter and Jono Dixon were also effectiv eplayers as well, in a very tight knit unit who playfor each other and their club with a rare intensity.Stewie Low played another blinder niiv he missed

so many early games,Rowan t>'eddle andChanz Crowley kepttheir opponents incheck for most of the

lday, Sjourke Price and Scott Curatolo strongaround the packs, Michael Clarke strong acrosshalf back, and Luke Bolzon his normal self in theruck.In the Reserves a Robert Gross inspired St Kevinsreversed the results during the season to defeat theLions and join their Senior compatriots in the oneg ie in September.a . sa . .J.Today brings to fruition what we play the game forthe chance to be part of a premiership side andclub . SKOBS have made a pretty good fist of BGrade this year and head straight back to thepremier section in 2005, can they take somesilverware with them as well as it's first ever BSection Flag, they would be hoping so . Standing intheir path is a Collegians side whose efforts overthe last two seasons is nothing short ofsensational, there is no doubt that the Lionspossess some strong talent and a never say dieattitude with an incredible will to succeed .Dave Murray and Pat Hawkins have been standouts as Coaches this year hence their naming as

Old IvanhoeOld EssendonSt Bedes T

ins

Luxon°PlayfairTerrellGarvey

56454037

)rth Old Boys Bryar 0 38St Kevins Allis 0 36Old Ivanhoe Stewart 0 30?,iaz^nod Hav?,ins 0 24

' includes finals goals


Matt Amor (NOB)Paul O'Keefe (StK)David Biggs (OEG)

Paul Greenham (StK)

Luke Terrell (StBM)

James Hope (01)David Boundy (OP)Daniel Flaherty (OEG)

Ben Holst (Coll)Jerome Durrare (-az)Leigh Hendra (OB)Luke Wintle (StBM)Ryan Chard (StK)Scott Curotolo ( 0 1)Justin Heath (Beau)

Coaches: David Murray (StK) and Pat Hawkins (Coll )

Joint Coaches in the B Section Team of the year, Ijust couldn't split you guys . I wish you both welland hope it is a good game .There are no secrets between these two sides theyhave had 3 terrific battles so far this year and soknow each other's games so very very well . StKevins would most certainly have enjoyed theirbreak last week and must have been rubbing theirhands with glee as they watched the Lions slog itout and most have become ecstatic as the gamewent into extra time.And this in the pressure cooker atmosphere of aGrand Final could be just the slight advantageneeded to sway things SKOBS way. So in anabsolute toss up I will go with the fresher legs ofthe lads from Righetti to greet the judge and takethe Cup to the Mercat for a night of celebrations .In the Reserves GF a fine prelude to the main gameshould see an entertaining clash between thefavourites North Old Boys and the St Nevins unit.Having taken the long road to the big dance CoachGross has his charges fully primed and with a fulllist the boys are primed. In a minor upset I put myfaith in the '"LEGEND" and his lads to start the dayon a high for Skevvies.PRESS CORRESPONDENTS .In this my final column for the year again thanksto everyone for their support throughout i' ;season, to Don Dowell terrific input mate, PatHawkins excellent all year, and ion Fogarty andNick Sweeney for some occasional flashes ofbrilliance well done .

Ch< .ice Crowley (01)Pat Phelan (OB)Ben Garvey (StK)Richard Hosking (Coll)Mark Luxon (01)Marcus Dollman (StK)Sam Hecker (StBM )

- One of the all linfe r s of the clu b, celebrates his .for the

club in this year's B Grade grand final . ark has

represer . .ed the VAFA on ma: ., occasions,including All Australian in 1994, vice-captain in1995 and deputy vice-captain in 1997 . He wassenior captain of SKOBs from 1995 to 1997 andthree times best and fairest in1994, 1995and 1997. He captained the club's C Gradepremiership team in 1996 and took SKOBs into Agrade for the first time in 1998, before moving toSydney . Well done Mark . As well, during theseason Dale Curtis celebrated his 100th game for

SSKOB .No - congratulat on

playing his .~ same for t.i :: club in 1iday's

reserves gre id 1 trial . Since startini, in 2001 . Danielhas become an integral member of the club both

on and oft field, and North is a better place for hispresence . We at NOBs look forward to many moreyears of Daniel's creative hanclball and team play .

" -~_' done Daniel .

4.1 5.3 (33 )

1.2 3.5 3.7 3.8 (26)

er Dixon Jorgensen N Baxter Fry . Best:

d Davidson Hosking Harrison A Baxter Dixon .: Theodossi 2 Luxon . Best : Low Weddle Crowley

Cla rice Bozzon.:llbie Firlev Michael Sneddon (F) Michael Saunders

art Je, n : n(B) John Hall Travis Storti (G)

C 2.2 3.4 3.5 3.6(24)i 3.7 5 .8(38)

Henebery Skurrie Perkov. Best: Henebery Turner

none Barber 4'doolhouse Cookes .

: Hamilton 2 Underwood Horrocks O'Brien . Best :

O'Brien Curtis R Maguire Kalasaren G Katavalos Campagna .

- ,: Luke Holmes Ben Ryde (F) Andrew Erringto n

rndan Cannon (B) Steven Piperno Gavin Roberts (G )


Coach : Dave MurrayAss : Tony MillerRes : Rob Gross

B

1 . J. Rombotis (vc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . E. Crohan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . L. Mahoney (c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i . . . . . .5. M. Dollman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. P. O'Keefe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7. M. Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8. B. Doliman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . . .9 . B. Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10. M. Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . T. Duggan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 . M. Mulgrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 . R . Bowles (dvc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . .14 . P. Greenham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I . . . . . .15 . W. Cuiiifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 . B. Garvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 . R. Chard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19. D . Sheehy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'20. T. Crowley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . R. Maguire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i22 . J . O'Keefe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 . T. SiMpson (dvc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . .24. A. Lynch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 . J . Finch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29. C. Underwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 . W. Keenan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . .32. S. O'Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34. N. Perrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . .38. J . O'Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 . N . Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 . B . Altis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 . G. Katavolos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46. D. Mahoney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . . .50. R. Horrocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77. M. Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . .

1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FI NAL

Coach : Pat HawkinsAsst : Marty Hook G

1 . J . Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . M . Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3. B. Mooney V C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. A. Shinkfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. R. Henebery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. S. Woolley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7. S. EIg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8. C. Unsworth CAPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9. J. Fry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . C . Weekes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12. N . Harrison CAPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14. N . Lockett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 . L. Cottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 . A . Baxter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 . R . Hosking V C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 . S . Taft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 . C . Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 . M . Holies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . C . Harris . . . . . . . . . . .

. ----22. T. Skurrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23. C. Mollard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24. E . Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27. G . Rowston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 . B . Couch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 . N . Burrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 . L . Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 . N . Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 . C . Blumfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 . B. Hoist V C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34. D. McCaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35. L. Nisbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37. C . Hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 . J . Jorgensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 . N . Baxter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 . E . Malone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 . Y. Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 . B . Shadbolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Melbourn e

1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINA L


Coach : Mark Oraniu kAsst Coach : Michael Yandell G s

3. T.Sheehan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10. W. Ma rtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . .13 . T. Halpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . . . .14. T. Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . . . .22 . D .Tehan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . .23 . A . Neville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I . . . . . .27 . L . Herbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 . D . Joyce ( C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 . B . Sheehan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 . H . Neville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .! . . . . . .35. L . Crapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ : . . . . .37. D. Browning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . . .41 . S . Borg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 . D . Sheehan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 . D . Zacek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . . . .44 . T. Roache . . . . . . . . . . .45 . S . Ingram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . .47 . J . Maher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 . M . Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 . A . Cigola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 . L . Carmichael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~. . . . . .53. S. Butcher ( VC ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54. R. Citroen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56. D. Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57. K. Hildebrandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i . . . . . .58 . N . Barden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 . M. Cribbes ( VC ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 . P. Bryar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Coach : Rob GrossG 6

3. D. Curtis (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 . M . Mulgrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 . D . Sheehy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 . T. Crowley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . R. Maguire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22. J . O'Keefe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25. A. Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26. C. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 . J . Finch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 . M. Crowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 . M. Maguire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 . J . Dempsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 . J . O'Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 . L . Kalesaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 . B. Altis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42. S . Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43. P. Bare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44. G. Katavolos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45. G. Beggy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 . J . Griffiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 . A . Conlan (vc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 . R . Horrocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 . D . Bare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 . D . Manton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 . L . Katavolos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 . S. Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56. D. Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59. P. Aughton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60. S . O'Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64. M. Gargano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66. N . Marchesani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 . A . Mulkearns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75. R . Campagna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77. M. Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 . D . Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 . S . Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

t`.: :. . .. .. ._ .

1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL

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is David oiggs (Old css -~ndon B&F), R ft~!i i i: M ark Luxon Old Ivanhoe - Leadin gC-Jkicl ._r} : . . , : Luke'':'intle ( St. Bedes Mentone Tigers), David Biggs (Old Essendon) &

Jono Dixon (Collegians) - coates hire MVP' s

14 THEAMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2004

In the three season clashes little hadseparated the teams, however in the gamethat mattered most, MHSOB across thepaddock had all the answers. The Unicornplayers were harder and stronger at the balland even when tested, they respondedmagnificently to the challenge and wereworthy recipients of the 2004 HJ StewartCup .

GRAND F

Heavy overnight rain on the eve of the match,marred the magnificent playing surface of th eTrevor Barker oval and the ground wasconsiderably cut up by the Ajax and HamptonReserves encounter. Although the weatherconditions were "coolish" and may havedeterred some supporters from making thetrek out to Sandy, a boisterrous crowd withumbrellas at the ready, were thankful thegame at least would begin without rain or araging typhoon .

Caulfield sporting the white shorts, hadbecome the first team to qualify for B Gradeand they quickly received a taste of thephysicality that is associated with the highergrade, when in the first play of the gameMHSOB bullocked the ball forward andPertzel slotted home the opening major. TheUnicorns Bamert, would kick the quarter'sonly other goal and with MHSOB midfieldersdominating the stoppages and Svirskiswinning the ruck duels, they had leftCaulfield goalless at the first change and withmore than a few headaches for their coachingpanel .

Taylor goaled early into the second term andthe minor premiers appeared well on the wayto becoming pennant winners . However, afterWill goaled to get the Fields on the board andBruhn pulled another back, the Caulfieldintensity had lifted and they were enjoyingwhat would ultimately prove their best period

r

of the game,reducing thedeficit to fourpoints . Big gamesare when the goodplayers stand up and the Caulfield surgeproved the catalyst for The Highs' JasonBarnett to come to the fore . In an inspiredeight minute patch, he was unluckily denieda low chest mark, took another, touched theheavens when pulling down a mighty graband booted two goals including a terrific snapand had a hand in another goal which seemedto deflate the Fielders players and supporters .MHSOB by 18 at the main interval .

Bamert would again be involved in providingthe first of the third term for Pertzel and withHogan and Campbell, gathering a mountainof possessions and bobbing up with goals toextend the lead, the latter kicking his from offthe ground 35 metres away from thebigsticks, the Fielders hopes of premiershipglory appeared gone . Goals to Pearce andBrett Sinclair gave the Fields some late hope,but again it was Bamert, who after the siren

C SECTIONAjaxParkdaleCaulfield GrammMHSO BMHSOBC RESERVEMHSOBTherry PenolaTherry PenolaEmmaus St Leos

LSi':.`if iGT1'1

Kirzner

RowleyBaxter

Bamert*Home*

0 89

0 640 56

4 561 41

Corbett 0 37Bosanko 0 23Walker 0 23Batty 0 22* includes finals goals

1 6 1 ' THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2004

and in the day's only light rain, kicked trulyfrom 50 and routed any Caulfield hopes toleave the Unicorns commanding 32 pointleaders .

Competition best and fairest Matthew Whitehad worked himself into the game andcomplemented a stellar season by snaggingtwo final quarter majors, including a 55metre running bomb. The Fielders didn't stoptrying, particularly onballers Fallu, Frater,Will and Widjaja but simply did not have theanswers to restrict a well drilled andcommitted side who ran hard and straightthrough the lines, responding to everychallenge and adapting very smartly to thewet surrounds . A day to savour for theUnicorns, eventually running out impressive49 point winners, with Jayden Pertzeladjudged the Michael Ritterman Medallist .

RESERVES

The Rovers made great use of the first quartergale to effectively end the contest against theJackas . After that, the hurricane fell to azephyr and Ajax couldn't pull back theadvantage against a club committed tosalvaging some silverware for the season .Hampton victorious by 52 .

On a personal note, thanks to all of my Cgrade club correspondents for theirinvaluable support. The report can only be asgood as the information received and theirassistance has been greatly appreciated .Many thanks to Peter Kagan, Greg Downes,Warren Earl, Andrew Headberry, Rod Moran,Scott Williams, Michael Walsh, Mick, DrMack, and Adam Lust. Just 183 sleeps untilwe do it all again!

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G~'_AND FINALCAULFIELD GR. 0.3 3.6 5.8 6.11 (47)s0B 2.3 6.6 10 .1 0 14 .12 (96)

Caulfield: B Sinclair 2 Bruhn Carbone Pearce Will .Best: Widja Frater Fallu B Sinclair Will Carbone .

SOB : Bamert 4 Pertzel 3 White 2 Taylor HorneHogan Campbell Whittington. Best: Campbell HoganSvirskis Bamert Cassell Limbrick .Michael Ritterman Medallist: Jayden Pertzel

(MHSOB)Umpires: Wayne Hinton Peter James (F) Peter MonottiRob Mayston Jnr (B) Bernie Hoare Dominic Napoli (G )

C RESERVES

GRAND FINALHAMPTON ROVERS 4.2 4.2 7.4 10.7 (67)AJAX 0.0 1.1 2.1 2.3(15)Hampton Rovers: Gray 2 Pearson 2 Quon 2 Spratt 2Hanlon Johnstone . Best: Hanlon Duddy ChristiansenBoyd Flynn Malthouse .Ajax: Norich Gotleib . Best: Duzenman Ritterman SeidlGotleib Norich Gerber.Umpires : Sacha Koffman Adam Conquest (F) WillStokes Sam Gent (B) Graeme Booth Greg Rollo (G)

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Congratulations to University BlacksSeniors on becoming only the 4thteam in D-D 1 Section since 1932 to gothrough a season undefeated, and twoFlags into the bargain! A fabulousperformance and a fitting tribute toRay Wilson and the entire ensemble atBlacks for all their hard work !The bottom 30cm of my whiteMoleskin trousers were badly stainedwhen I departed from Box Hill CityOval last Saturday evening. I won'tstipulate the colour, but had it beenaround the seat area it would havebeen very embarrassing! At 8 :30 thatmorning the heavy overnight rain hadproved too mueh even for theexcellent drainage system and theoval was surrounded by a moatseveral metres wide . However, thedrains did work because by the timeHead Groundsman, Greg Doyle,removed the central covers (with theassistance of a bevy of Blacks players,thanks chaps!) and the Ressies tookthe field, the water table was mostlybelow ground and the footing for thetwo matches was surprisingly good !Thanks to the on and off field officialsof University Blacks, Banyule, & OldMentonians, your adherence touniforms and proceduralrequirements was exemplary andmade life easier for John Bell, KeithSharkie, & yours truly . Thanks alsoto Andrew Pirchan, General Managerof Box Hill Hawks, for his assistancethroughout the Finals period .

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We say farewelland thanks toPhil Stevens forbeing such agreat worker

on behalf of the VAFA and a goodfriend to D1 Section . Phil made an"'^ ous contribution to Iifting therecognition of the VAFA in the wider

community since taking over in 1989,and also gaveour Administration a

more responsive and friendly Clubinterface . Thanks also to our curlycoifed GM-Operations, Brett Connell,growing out the No .l cut has notdimmed his efficiency! Well done Su eAnderson for adapting admirably toher expandedresponsibilities, without losing fnance

on her Tribunal and InvestigationsCoordinator & other roles. MatthewNyhus has settled in quietly and given

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our IT capabilities a big boost, thanksMatthew. To Kate Balme, our frontdesk star, thanks for all your help .Then there's Agate, Ocker, and Cliff,about whom too much could not besaid so I won't, but I'll have a beerwith them anytime! !

THE GRAND FINALSSENIOR: University Blacks vBanyule

Given the difficult, sloshy conditions,the skill levels displayed in this gameby both teams were remarkable, andit is a real pity that the weather wasso unkind, because BHCO is a superbvenue and Blacks and Bears are filledwith talented footballers . After thisgame, no one could possibly arguethat Blacks weren't the dominantforce in D1 for 2004; whenever theywere under the hammer, which wasfrequently, they ratcheted up a notchto keep the Bears at bay, andanswered every challenge thrown atthem. After opening up a 4 goalsbreak in Q 1 kicking to the ScoreBoard end Blacks defied everyattempt by Banyule to get any closer,and this in spite of BIG DaveWilliams's clear ascendency at thecentre throw ups . Dave Gayferseemed to be everwhere for the Bears,Tom Wise never let up in the packs,and Chris Taylor was also hard at theball all day. Loose ball contests werered hot all day but player disciplinewas exceptionally high, so there werefew "finals flare ups" to marproceedings . While the game was notthe spectacle it could have been on afirm ground, there were manyexamples of seriously clever play, andnone better than Joe Sibilia's"Maradona" goal off the ground whilerunning in the opposite direction!Bryce Shaw capped off a very goodseason by taking out the JohnManton Medal for the shear quality ofhis work for Blacks in and round the

many packs . The Kempton Bros, Matt& Paul, Andy Costello, Sam Price &Robbie Scarlett were all somehowsingled out for praise in a very evenBlacks unit . AND COP THIS, noBlacks player arced up at or backchatted a field umpire during theentire match!!!! Discipline like that isnot only a tribute to the Players andCoach, but if universally applied,would nearly solve overnight thebiggest single problem in the VAFAtoday, UMPIRE NUMBERS!! !

RESERVE: University B lacks v OldMenton ians

"Can the fairy tale finals run of thePanthers continue?" Well it was anice thought but the Blacks madesure it didn't happen! OldMentonians gave every last joule ofeffort, but Blacks had their measurein the difficult conditions to becomevery worthy recipients of the RessiesFlag for 2004!

GRAND FINALUNIVERSITY BLACKS6.3 10.5 14.6 15.7 (97)BANYULE 2.0 4.2 7.2 9.5 (59)Uni Blacks: Dowsley 4 Sibilia 3 Savige 3 Villella 2Katsaros P Kempton Lallich . Best : M Kempton Shaw PKempton A Costello S Price Scarlett .Banyule : O'Conne ll 3 Taylor Morgan Brown JonesLorenzini Christian. Best: Williams Gayfer Wise TaylorCantwell Mutton .John Manton Medallist : Bryce Shaw (UniversityBlacks)Umpires: Jason McNiece Mark Gibson (F) PeterTeasdale Andrew Rechtman (B) Beornn McCarthyMatthew Simpson (G)

D1 RESERVES

GRAND FINALUNIVERSITY BLACK S3.1 4.2 8 .3 8.3(51)OLD NTO S 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.10 (22)Uni Blacks : Hanna 2 Jesse Green Brumby-RendellCameron Beaton Ryan. Best : Hanna Thomson PortetJesse Brumby-Rendell Blake.Old M entonians : Alexander Stroud . Best: RussoIronmonger Austin Mont Dwyer Stroud .Umpires: Dash Pettis Paul Dinneen (F) Ryan PlaceAdrian Borg (B) Jack Watty Bruce Stephens (G )


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fiaslleeia-'I'eaaaplest®we got the jump on i " I I lead slightly, theCarey at Central Reserve, Glen Waverley, margin at ful lon Saturday, with Pat Milesi getting a braceof goals inside the first five minutes .Considering the conditions, both the stateof the ground and what was happeningoverhead, this early advantage would provecrucial, as the Bullants managed to addanother major before quarter time, whilstalso keeping the Panthers goalless .The second quarter saw Old Carey decreasethe gap, scoring two goals to one, and bringthe margin to 10 points at half time .Everett in the ruck and Parton on the ballled the way for the Panthers change infortune, while the likes of Chivers andSchneider ensured that the Bullants kepttheir noses in front at the main break . AlsoBulleen-Templestowe were very muchdominant in general play, and the 10 pointlead was probably worth two or three timesas much in this weather, they could notafford to rest on their laurels .And this certainly was the case in whatcould honestly be described, without anyhyperbole for once, as the premiershipquarter. The Bullants maintained theirintensity and physicality, keeping OldCarey scoreless for the third term, whilemanaging to grind out four goals of theirown. Bulleen skipper Chivers continued towreak havoc and provided a sterlingexample to his teammates .The sting had gone out of the game by thefinal quarter, with the Bullants starting theterm with an even six goal advantage . Bothside split four goals between them, but itdid little more than delay the inevitable .By the time the siren sounded, Bulleen-Templestowe had managed to extend their

time being 39points .Greg Chivers capped off a big week,beginning with his runner-up finish in theD2 best and fairest count, by holding aloftthe premiership cup and being awarded theAnthony Fellows medal for best on ground .Bulleen-Templestowe had been the subjectof some skepticism about their credentialsas a premiership contender during theyear, but certainly did the business when itcounted, earning an instant return to D iSection in emphatic style . Socongratulations to the Bullants as a club,and to each of you as individuals, and goodluck, as with all the club involved this year,in 2005 .

at drew Says :The year 2004 will feature prominently inthe history of the Bulleen TemplestoweFootball Club for it was this year that theBullants not only broke a 21-yea r

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Konstantinidis* 0 43Avery 0 40Pearce 0 34Burgess 0 34Guerra 0 30* includes finals goal s


premiership drought but also arrested aslump that saw it relegated twice in justfive years .A brief overview of the club's history shouldillustrate just how far it had fallen .The Bullants, who celebrated their 30thanniversary last month, finished third inthe first of its four years in A-grade in1984 . However, since its relegation fromthe top flight in 198 7 , the club experienceda steady decline through the grades . Andwhen it was relegated from D-grade lastseason after winning just four games, theclub plummeted to its lowest ebb since1978 when, in just its fourth season, it wascompeting in E-grade .Despite the weight of history Bullantssupercoach Steve Easton, who can now adda VAFA premiership to the six flags he wonin the Diamond Valley league, was soconfident of victory he told the AmateurFootballer last week his side would win .The "very good feel" in the Bullants roomsbefore the game only enhanced thatconfidence .While many thought the heavy and muddyconditions, the result of an overnightdeluge, would assist the Bullants andhamper the Panthers, Easton wasdisappointed to see the ground in such adeteriorated state ."I just thought psychologically they wouldhave been up because they thrashed us inheavy conditions at their ground (in round1 7 )," he said ."We beat them (in the second-semi final) byseven goals on a perfect day. "Despite the heavy conditions, Easton knewin the third quarter his side would not loseafter skipper and Anthony Fellowsmedallist Greg Chivers, aided by a leg-break Shane Warne would be proud of,kicked a 45-metre goal to put the Bullantsfive goals up.The Bullants started the season with astring of narrow victories against thebottom four clubs and after defeating everyclub in the section finished the season withtwo resounding victories against the minorpremiers ."We gathered momentum as the seasonwent on," Easton said .

As for the future, Easton expected his sidewould continue to improve ."I'd be disappointed if we couldn't be very

successful next year," he said .The same could be said for Old Carey .With stars Andrew Kent, Allister Parton,Travis Bull and Damian Shutie all no olderthan 23 and with their best football aheadof them, the Panthers will get their chanceto atone sooner rather than later .Let's hope the Panthers, who worked sohard to earn promotion this season, do notsuffer the same fate as last season's grandfinalist Peninsula who dropped back tosection D2 after only one season in D-grade .FootnoteCongratulations to La Trobe University ontaking out the reserve-grade premiership .Under the tutelage of Glenn Taylor, theclub also played in an under 19-gradegrand final and was the best performedside outside the top-four.Yours in football,"The Qwill" P- Wue y

D2 SECTION

GRAND FINALBULLEEN-TEMP. 3.3 4.4 8.6 10 .11 (71)OLD CAREY 0.2 2.6 2.6 4.8 (32)Bull een Templestowe : Milesi 3 Chivers 3 Williams2 Stella Glover. Best : Chivers Tehan Hare PietrykClarke Schneider.Old Carey: Kent Parton Matthews Smith. Best:Everett Trumbull Rossignuolo Parton MunroCampbell .Anthony Fellows Medall ist: Greg Chivers (BulleenTemplestowe)Umpires: Steve McCarthy Anthony Damen (F)Matthew Jackson Craig Brajtberg (B) Chris DoyleVin Vescovi(G)

D2 RESERVES

GRAND FINALOLD GEELONG 0.1 0.2 1 .5 1.5 (11)LA TROBE UNI 2.1 4.1 4.1 7 .3 (45)Old Geelong: Allen . Best : Waters Bayles SymonsMunro Kemp Kilpatrick .La Trobe : Dalrymple Harvey Hewitt MambweMorton Coulter Robson . Best: Hopkins MannesMorton Bridges Butler Harvey .Umpires : Geoff Curran Grant Joyner (F) ScottFraser Glen Kennedy (B) Chris Kaleta RobertSeymour (G)


;JT -i= : Parton (Old Carey E?_i ), -. : : Mark Vickers-Willis (Old Geelong - Leading Goalkicker),Allister P :rton (Old Carey), Jordan'.7ise (Bulleen Templestowe) ,

Wrl ; Vickers-Willis (Old Geelong) coates hire MVP' s

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Emmaus St Leos 0 CWe are a proud VAFA club with Seniors,Reserves, Club XVIIIs, Under 19s an dJuniors .

We see kSENIOR, Reserve & U19 COACHESto lead us to success in 2005 and beyond .Excellent remuneration available.

Applications to : The Coaching CommitteePO Box 464 Ringwood 313 4or email kevinQkwa.net .au

Applications close 17 September 200 4

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COACHESVAF/-1 8: VWFLSeason 2005

Witten applications by Sept . 30 to:The Secretary

PARKDAL.E VULTURES AFC[an Thomas

37 Southern RoadMerrtane, 3194

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are seAdng coaches for the 21165 VAFA season

Positions available include:

SEMR COACH

RESLRVES COACH-7N'DER l9s COACH

ApEFicams -,bouid contact Pirates president

t'..lan Angus on 97e371611 or 0439 916 110

before October I , 2904, or send to I'0 Box 289

Mt Eliza 3930.

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FOOTBALL CLUB lucEst. 192 9

Seeking Applications for all CoachingPositions - 200 5

Senior Reserves Under 19's"A Coaching Challenge "

- A strong talented young playing list who needyour Guidance, Passion and Commitment -

Initial Enquiries toSecretary

DEAN ARNEL 0412 128 819 orNOEL VINCENT 0421 016 105, 9435 8887Applications Close Friday, October lst

~ Swinburne llni AFC Seeks suitably qualified~ applicants for the positions of Senior &

The Committee', c/- 8/9 Henry Street ,

Rese rves Coaches and Assistant Coachesfor season 2005The Razorbacks have a commitment tocontinuously improve both on and off fieldand are looking for personnel to add to thecommitted members already in place thathave seen the club be promoted twice in thelast 4 seasons.Remuneration is available along with thechance to create some history and take thisyoung club into the higher grades of theVAFA .Applications close Friday September 24thand can be made to

Hawthorn, VIC, 3122 or via email tosecretary@therazorbacks .net .Initial enquiries can be made t oShane Lee on D418178 423

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I EA.ffitiated Southern Footba,? League (Div 2 )

Applications are invited for.

Senior and Reserve CoachesPlayers and Training Staff

For Season 200 5Remuneration Negotiable

Apply to Secretary:C Sue Bach

Canterbury Football Club[ 18 Cumberland Goure, Forest Hill, 3131

or email behodbrentwood .viceduau( Applications close Friday, Ist October 2004 .

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, ~ . . .. - . .i 6 . . AFCAre seekin g

Seniors & csserves Coaches for Season 200 5

Power House has a proud history spanning 50+ yearsCoaching staff (if non playing) will be remuneratedA strong talented young playing list who need you r

Guidance, Passion and Commitmen t

All applications are to be sent in writing to;Craig Richardson

Level 3 - 88 Albert RoadSouth Melbourne Vic 3205

Applications close Friday September 24, 200 4

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SENIOR, RESERVE & U19 COACHESFOR 2005

Applications should be sent to :Simon Appe l

PresidentOld Mentonians FC

PO BOx 309MENTONE VIC 3194

Closing date : Friday October 8, 200 5

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_ _ _-r "'T A F Cseeks applications from suitably qualified coaches for its

0 :nior, Reserve and Under 19 sides for season 200 5

The Senior Coach will be responsible for

the direction of coaching at all levels of the club .

Applications should he made in writing to :

Tony Pilimon, South Melbourne District AFCPO Box 13 5

ALBERT PARK VIC 3206

smdsc@pulsecs .com .au

before the 1 st October 2004.

~ NORTH BRUNSWICKFOOTBALL CLUB (1134)

is seeking expressions of interes tfor both its Senior and Reserves coaching

positions for 200 5Successful Under 19 coaches with

aspirations to coach at senior level areencouraged to appl y

Remuneration available for non-playingcoaches

Applications to :The Coaching Committee

PO Box 407 Brunswick 3057or emai l

john .papanikolaou2@defence .gov.auApplications close 24 September 200 4

F - t"iM:IN F®OTF :°1L CLULD (affiliated VAFA)invites applications for the position of Recruitin g

Co-ordinator to establish an Under 1 9 team in theVA FA .

A knowledge of local schools and competitionswould be preferable .

A generous remuneration can be negotiated forthis challenging but exciting new role for a club

committed to junior football and steeped withhistory.

Applications in writing toPresident

1 st floor, 330 Chapel StPrahran 3181

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Do you have coaching aspirations but still lov eplaying the game?

Do you have leadership skills and football nous to

pass on to others ?

Aquinas Old Collegians is seeking a SENIORASSISTANT (PLAYING) COACH for season 2005 .

This is a fantastic opportunity for a potential coachto guide the development of a young and excitingplaying list, within the supportive environment of awell structured and ambitious football club .

Please call Steve Bell, AOCFC Senior Coach on0438 408 888 if you'd like to know more about thisunique opportunity. "

Invites applications for all Coaching positions2005

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Junior Sec#ior. 1

ApplicationsThe Secretar y

PO Box 3056, Dendy Post OfficeHampton Street, Brighton 3186

Fax : 95K-1008°Urlc Vic 304 6

(SH) or 0,:12 532 98 7

S . i :, .- .ssistarlt CoachReserves Coach

Monash Blues is a young, progressive

and successful organisation seekin g

quality people to fill the above roles in 2005 and beyond .This represents a great opportunity

to work within a professional coaching teamwith exceptional facilities and resources available.

All applications to Andrew Headberry

([email protected] .au)

or contact 0421 455 118 for more information .

5We are a proud club with a history of success, strong

administration and a young playing list .

We are seeking written applications for the below

Coacfslt I (playing or non-playing) in

Season 2

Sr- Senior (x2), Reserve &

~ Coache s

Applications should be sent to Mr Norman Elliott by

email (preferably) at nelllott4I @kptv9g.coeoa.au or

by mail to 2 Arthur Street, Briar Hill 3088. Enquiries in

relation to the positions can be made on 0413 456 788.

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De La Salle OCA FC incEstablished 195 5

VAFA "B" Grade Season 20 0 5Applications invited for the positions of

Assistant Senior Coach an dReserves Coac h

Initial enquiries to: Greg Spithill atgreg.spithill@thelearningfetleration .edu .au

Written applications toSecretary 5/ 535 Nepean Hwy

Frankston 3199Applications close October 1st 200 4

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Wynnum Vikings Australian Rules Football Club

Is seeking applications from interested parties for th e

positions listed below for season 2005 .Senior Coach / Reserves Coach Division 1

AFLS QApplications along with references are to be sent to :

The Secretary

Wynnum Vikings

P.O Box 9222

Wynnum Plaza, WYNNUM WEST QLD 4178 .

Applications Close 24th September 2004 with a view for

immediate start of pre season training with senior teams .

M AJOR SPONSOR'S 2004 :

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Invites applications for the position ofUnder 1 9 coach for season 2005

Please forward applications to :Dale Collins President, 1 Hawke St

Parkdale VIC 319 5or via e mail to

dalecollins@optusnet .com.auPhone Mobile 0423 024 277

Applications close 5

Aff Riddell District Football LeagueFinalists 2003 and 2004

Requires Senior, Reserves and U18 coaches forseason 2005 . (playing or non playing)

Initial enquiries contact Peter Gulliver0429 705 682 BH or 9744 2823 A H

',`Iritten applications to the Secretary P0 Box 120Diggers Rest 342 7

Applications close 29/10/04


The first quarter of the A Section Grand final gavethe impression it would be a great tussle as theOld Xavs and Old M elburnians registered 8scoring shots each in the first quarter. Only theXavs' accurate kicking gave them a 10 pointadvantage at the first break . The Xavs extendedthe lead to 4 goals at half time but then unleashedtheir full power to kick 8 goals to 2 in the thirdterm. It was only 8 goals in the last term by theOM's that gave them some semblance ofrespectability. This win, 22.14 to 13 .17 for theXavs, extended their monopoly of A Section inrecent years and created their record breakingfifth flag in a five year period . Of the manyexcellent players for the Xavs, Bourke (8), Bowen,Cranage, Wood, Stoney and Blood wereconsidered the best . Eabry, Kennedy, Lovett,Holme, S Theodore and Topakis (4) received theplaudits of their match committee .The premiership line-up -B: S Lethlean, D Stoney, D LandriganHB: R Coughlan, C Kelly, J HawkinsC : J Bowen, B Cranage, A DillonBF: T Woodruff, A Jones, D RennexF: T Fleming, M Bourke, D RichardsonRuc k : M Blood (Capt), S Wood, R DillonIC : B Coghlan, B Hilbert, S TuckerCoach : Tim O'ShaughnessyIn B Section Old Trinity kicked away in the firstquarter with 6 goals to zero against MHSOB . TheOT's were never headed and the final score, 13 .9to 7 .12, was just reward for their leadership of thesection throughout the season . R Phillips, SKennedy, D Burrows, Sutcliffe, Stickland (6) andBalazsy were great for Trinity . Cassell, Skinner,Bamert, McIntyre, Woodley and McCullyperformed creditably for the High boys .The premiership line-up -B : C Frost, J Stickland, M PawseyIIB : C Phillips, J Arrowsmith, A AndrewsC: S Kennedy, A Richards, J SutcliffeHF : D Balazsy, R Phillips (Capt), L KennedyF: D Heighton, D Beardsley, D BurrowsRuck: A Ramsden, T Stephens, G HatfieldIC: R Ramsden, S Dann, R BurrowsCoach: Leigh Carlso nThe C Section Grand Final was kick for kick in thefirst three quarters as Whitefriars and OldMentonians delighted the crowd . The Friarsopened up the throttle in the last term and their 5goals to 3 enabled them to run our comfortablewinners, 15.15 to 12 .9. Best players - Houston,Pasqualotto, Reidy (4), Bateman, Pawlik, Hilton

(Whitefriars) and

Bournon, Solley,McKay, Acreman (5),

Campbell, Kuramoto

(Mentonians) .

Whitefriars' previouspremierships were

1988 (E), 1998 (D) and

1991 (C) .The D Section premiership went to AJAX, whohad come from third position after round 18, asthey beat Bulleen Templestowe 22 .19 to 17 .14 .Best players - M Halphen (5), P Goldberg, Rajch(4), B Goldberg, Levin, Gelbart (AJA)Q and James(9), George, A Parris, Glover, Jones, C Parris(B/Temp) . This was only the fourth senior flag forthe AJAX Club since their admission to the VAFAin 1957 . They had previously won in 1966 (E),1975 (E) and 1979 (B) .

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Clearly the two best sns in A Section, OldT:.elburnians and Colle :;lans, faced one anotherin the grand fmal. By half time Old Melburniansheld a 7 goal lead and Collegians had onlymanaged 1 goal . The Wesley boys fought back totrail by less than 4 goals at the final break butMelburnians raced away again in the final quarterand finished 14 .18 to 7 .19. It was hugecelebrations for the winners as they took their firstA Section prize since their "golden run" of threeconsecutive flags in the top section in 1953, 54and 55 .Best for OM's - Jeremy Nicholls (Jock Nelsonmedallist for best player in the grand final), Susa,Webb, O'Brien, Lovett and T Witts. For Collegians,Pollock, Kerr, Palmer, Kenneally, Bennett andHinchen .Old Trinity received a fright in the last term inthe B Section Grand Final . They looked to have itin the bag with a 8 goal lead at three quarter timebut Uni Blues had other ideas and rattled on 6goals to nothing, finished full of running but ranout of time . Trinity held on 16 .7 to 14.11 . For thewinners, Van Der Hoek, Norman, Sutcliffe,Hatfield, Seuling and Alibon were best . Cavalier,

Kirsanovs, Wilson, Edge, Worsley and Furphywere great for the Blues .

It was a great day for the Ormond Club when they"won the double" in A Section with both seniorsand reserves too strong for Collegians . The maingame saw a brief fight back by Collegians butOrmond were too powerful ; final score 17.11 to


9 .11 . Best players - McCooke, Connell (3),Clarkson, Brown, Gilmore, McDonald (Ormond)and Pollock, Hoyle, Wallace, Schmidt, Ingleton,Galbraith (Collegians) .After an even first half in the B Section GrandFinal, De La Salle surged away in the second halfand won, 22 .17 to The 's 10.10 . Best players;Knuppel, Ronchi, Lowe, Mullins, Mannix, Dwyer(DLS) . Fraser Licked 6 while Peter Green finishedwith 5 for De La . For Therry - Bosanko (5),Biddlestone, Quinn, Matton, Castaldi, Reddick .

Old Haileybury won the double in C Section andtheir senior team performed as expected byoverpowering Banyule, 23 .20 to 12 .11 . It hadbeen a great season for Old Haileybury and theirbig guns fired in the biggest game of the season -Bingham, Phillips, Lyell, C Gordon, McKenzie,Seccull and Armstrong . For Banyule; Coulson,Holt, Williams, Gill, Sanders and Ladd .

In A Section, Bo ra S1,ie won their secondsuccessive premiership, at the expense ofOrmond, 13 .14 to 6.19 . De La's rise to power inthe late 70's was continuing into the 80's andtheir record of 5 flags out of a possible 8 was asure sign of their dominance .St Bernards' 20 .13 against Ivanhoe's 17.13earned them the B Section flag, their highestVAFA honour since their entry into the VAFA in1963 .Bulleen Templestowe made it two flags in threeseasons when they again won Junior Section One,15 .14 to Fawkner 8 .3. Their strong juniorperformances were bolstering their senior team'sprospects as they finished third in A Section, theirbest effort to date in the VAFA.Therry's emergence as a strong club in amateurfootball was evident as they won both seniors andreserves in D Section. Their senior team easilyaccounted for Thoffirsto~..>n, 19 .19 to 11 .10 .

De La Salle won only their second ASection flagwith a resounding win over Uni Blues, 17 .15 to12 .10 . De La's Brian Bourke also won the J NWoodrow Medal for the A Section Best & Fairestaward topping off a great year for the club. De Lahad been beaten thrice during the season by theBlues .Kew defeated St Kilda CBC, 22 .10 to 15 .7, to takeout the H J Stewart Premiership Cup in C Section .Wayne Blay, Kew spearhead, took his tally to 73 inthe Grand Final to win the section goalkickingaward . Best players - Toogood, Smith, Blay (5),Jackomos, Fletcher, O'Farrell (Kew) and Kellaway,Jennings, White (4), Curry, Coates, Carroll (StKCBC) .

University Blacks dealt a blow to Ormond's

chances of four successive A Section flags as theyrecorded a 12 .10 to 9 .14 victory . The Blacks heldsway from quarter time and although Ormondnarrowed the gap at the final break, the Blackswere determined to gain the ultimate prize, a greateffort following their runners-up title in B Sectionthe season before.Old Trinity earned the right for promotion to ASection for the first time after defeating MonashBlues in the B Section Grand final, 13 .10 to10 .18 . Phillip Pryor (Collegians) won his secondsuccessive G T Moore Medal for the B Section Best& Fairest while C Moore (. ),ash -Aues) was theleading goalkicker in the grade.

Old Pcradi= :, won its third successive A Sectionpremiership when they narrowly defeated Old

Xaverians, 10 .11 to 9 .13. Paradians had becomevery powerful indeed and appeared well placed tochallenge the mighty teams of Old Scotch andUniversity Blacks of seasons past who had wonfour consecutive A Section flags (Scotch1931,32,33,34 and Blacks 1946/47/48/49) Ofcourse the Blacks had in fact been reigningpremiers for six seasons given that there was nocompetition from 1940 to 1945 due to the SecondWorld War and they had also won the premiershipin 1938 and 1939 .In B Section, University Blacks, 10 .13 defeatedCommonwealth Bank 8 .5 to win their first BSection flag and the right to return to A Sectionafter a brief absence .

~:Id 9.19 to Uni Dlues 9 .14 saw athrilling finale to the A section season and forOM's, that made it two in a row (1953/54) withboth premierships at the Blues expense . M JDavidson from Hampton Rovers won the J NWoodrow Medal for Best & Fairest and J D(Duncan) Anderson (Old Melburnians) had anadditional reason to celebrate as he headed the ASection goalkicking with 75 goals . This was to bethe fifth consecutive season that DuncanAnderson headed the goalkicking list . In1950/51/52/53 he wore the University Bluescolours and in this, the premiership season, hehad returned to his old school connection.

After actioning their right to challenge, OldScotch Collegians won their fourth successive ASection premiership, the first club to achieve thisfeat, when they defeated the University Blacks'team, 16 .10 to 13 .11 . W E(Bill) Pearson finishedthe season with the remarkable tally of 220 goalsand only the A Section Best & Fairest honourappeared to escape the Scotchies when G Weber,from Brighton Tech Old Boys was awarded themedal .


Greetings from down town Bolton, the

home of the might Bolton Wanderers .

Unfortunately work took me away for the

Grand Final and off to see the Bolton and

Manchester United clash in the English

Premier League . Tough day at the office!

Luckily I managed to conscript 'Iron' Mike

Tyson into his debut for the .D3 scribe .

Well 17 : - ° ,a, Chris

Me . -e : la ielgh.

They certainly too, the drop from D2 in

their stride and did a great job rebuilding

the club . Well done! C® 3 .~er, . : :. _ : to

Rupertswood however when the dust

settles, hopefully they can look back on a

great year with some pride . Have no

doubt that the major issue facing

Rupertswood is the need to progress up

the grades, something they have achieve d

with style .Anyway, here are theM iste r Tyson .

o f

With the predicted weather of 10 degrees,rain and hail a tight tough contest is whatI expected to see and that is what we got .

With the Oakleigh crowd comparingRupertswood with Port Adelaide regardingtheir finals' history, I believed that theywere getting a little to ahead ofthemselves . Rupertswood had come toplay. With the Oakleigh crowd targetingWhitehead trying to throw him off hisgame, he soon shut them up by kickingthree goals in ten minutes to get the ballrolling. Wasted opportunities by Oakleighin front of goals proved costly and we sawRupo take a goal lead at qtr time .Rupos backline was under the pump inthe first 15 minutes with skipper Collins

leading the way II Iacross half bac k

and proving a

headache for the usually boiste rous Chris

Moore .The pressure got to Rupo with seniorplayers dropping powder puffs in front ofgoal when the heat was on and thisproved costly as Bromley showed hisclass kicking a team lifting goal justbefore halftime . The momentum hadstarted to swing Oakleigh way just upbefore the half time break .

The talk over a few soft drinks at the mainbreak was that Rupo had no hope and itwas a matter of time before the game wasbusted open .The heat was as on as Oakleigh turned upthe pressure cooker and started to climbover the top of the boys from Sunburykeeping them to 1 point for the quarter.Oakleigh again couldn't convert in frontof goal missing sitters from dead in front ,

133 2-DT'IONUHS-WRupertswoodSt JohnsOakleigh

D3 RESERVEUHS-VU

South hfeib DistRupe rtswoodOakleigh

TateWhitehead'HorburyMackenzie

0 674 640 630 60

Forbes 0 58Henderson Ea 0 46Phillips 0 37Videky 0 33° includes finals goals

36 t~ THE AMATEUR FOOTBALUER 2004

the eventual Vic Zanin medallist ChrisHogan couldn't kick over a jam tin from aset shot 20mtrs out and had the balltouched on the line .I wandered over to the Oakleigh huddle atthe last change of ends to find a rathersubdued Chris Moore asking Ash Kitts tomake the cream rise one last time, andthat he did . With Kitts on fire and SimonCammis providing plenty of drive of halfback Oakleigh were home . Yet again theysquandered opportunities in front of goalbut they were $ 1 .01 on the sportsbet asRupo failed to fire across half forward .The last five minutes seeming to provideas much hype as Jana Pitman's kneeinjury but Rupo just couldn't get theirneck in front . The end result was the cupwasn't going to Sunbury and the Oakleig

h boys showed why they finished on top o fthe ladder. Commiserations to

Rupertswood that last hurdle was too

high but with the success of their U/19's

they have a strong future in front of them .

As for Oakleigh let the good times roll

enjoy the moment and let the champagne

flow . . . .

72 . 7 3.9 4 . 14 4.23 (47)4.1 5.4 5.5 5.8(38)

0 lei : Bromley Hogan A Kitts D Wills. Best:

Hogan A Kitts Bromley Zula Britt Holden .

Rupertswood: Whitehead 4 Spinner. Best :

Whitehead Spinner Elliot West Clarke .

-'Is _ _ -•

't: Chris Hogan (Oakleigh )

U : Richard Eastwood Leah Gallagher (F)

Sean Collins Pf chael Ryde (B) Craig Arnol DanielScully (G)

D3 RESERVES

GRAND FINAL0 .3 0.2 2.3 5.3 (33)1.1 1 .1 2.2 2.4(16)

Ri at € : A Certo R Jaeger J McCrann G PriceJ Ramsey. Best : R Hatty J McCrann M Pettman J

Ramsey M Davis D Zarb .

St Johns: A Rudd D Jones. Best: J Cotton A Rudd

0 Rydquist A Hall M McLennan G Wilson .

Umpires : Ken McNiece Jeremy Heffernan (F) James

Gregory Peter Griffiths (B) Daniel Haysom Ross

Richards (G)


fit• J R tt (S ndal Tally Ho ~) Jamie Tate (UHS-VU - Leading Goalkicker, 64 . Did not attend) ,Le . on u er y

Below : Jon Rutter (Syndal Tally Ho) i-%r;drew Tedesco (Werribee) Ashley Kitts (Oakleigh) coates hire MVP' s

38THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER

2004 1 % THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2004 39

lami?n i>naerson (Green 10 )

First year with the VAFA . Previous stints at SFL and VFL . Has adapted to VAFA football extremely well

and will no doubt be one of the umpires "in the mix" for Sunday's match . Excellent rapport with

players and clubs .

Geoff Caulfield (Blue 17)Former AFL field and boundary umpire, also in his first year with the VAFA . Has brought a

vast amount of experience and has acquitted himself extremely well in season 2004 . Geoff's ability

to communicate effectively and excellent knowledge of the game have made him one of th e

best umpires in 2004 .

Albie Firley (Red 5)Albie has demonstrated in 2004 that there is no substitute for hardwork, positive attitude and the

willingness to give his best . 2004 has seen Albie "blossom" and put himself in line for higherrecognition .

M ichael Sneddon (Yellow 15)This veteran umpire has shown the benefit of consistent performances and a "no-nonsense"

approach, which coupled with his outstanding fitness levels sees him once again in contention forone of the "big 2" appointments.

A Sectio nEmergency field umpire : Wayne Hinton (Green 5)

Boundary umpires: Brendan Corcoran Michael Saunders

Goa' uc: ' ., ; : Bernie Jephson Travis Stort i

A Reser! : ;',ection : Ben Ryde (Green 38) Luke Holmes (Red 11) (Field) Andrew Errington Nick

Keating (Boundary), Andrew Esposito Paul Gatt (Goal )

B Sectio nEmergency field umpire : Peter James (Blue 29)

Boundar y umpires : Nathan Eddy Matt Jenkinson

Goal umpires : Denis Webster John Hal l

B Reserve Section : Simon Stokes (Green 33) Rob Mayston (Red 33) (Field) Brendan Cannon Julian

Maccioni (Boundary) Steven Piperno Gavin Roberts (Goal )


by Leah Gallagher &Steve McCarth y

Finally it's overThe fat lady is preparing to sing "IT' SOOOOVVEEERRR" to finally close the 200 4season, for some umpires it has been a twelvemonth odyssey for others - well, slightly less .However at 5 :00pm on Sunday we can all, as agroup let the hair down (if we have any) and prayit's not going to happen again for another fourmonths .CelebrationsCongratulations to the 2004 senior premiers -MHSOB, University Blacks,Bulleen/Templestowe, Oakleigh and OldWestbourne and of course to the umpires whoofficiated . All the best to the competing clubs thisweekend, and to "our top four" who thoroughlydeserve their appointments .A tale of two Richards

1 . Richard Evans at Sandringham last week didthe noble thing of offering to look after thevaluables bag which had all the seniorumpires' wallets, watches, keys and phones .That was fine until the end of the game andafter the presentations had taken place, whenin the rooms the umpires had not seen thisbag produced or even Richard. The bag wasn'tavailable because it was in Richards's car. Doyou think that is a problem? It is if Richardhas driven back to Elsternwick for the night,after a quick call to Richard he had to do theU-turn and return to Sandy.

2 . Richard Eastwood enjoying the after matchback at the rooms last week, tried to do theright thing and keep under the limit but hedidn't have to worry as Kenny Mc Niece whowears the same jacket took Richard's jacket(with car keys inside) by mistake .Unfortunately Kenny doesn't drive, so thekeys as of Saturday night have not beenreturned and Richard's car was last seenlooking very lonely in the Elsternwick carpark . Poor Richard, this on top of losing hiscasual socks after the game .

BOGWe know that on grand final day it is the job ofthe field umpires to judge the BOG in order for amedal to be presented . Unfortunately Maccafound himself as (in the) BOG prior to the gameat Central Reserve last Saturday . Unfortunately

he needed long stopsin the car park as wellas on the ground .Thanks to Cooky forhis help.Book revie wJust a quick plug for an inspirational book worthchecking out called "The Phoenix Rises" writtenby Mentone Grammar teacher Colin McGill .Colin's battle with adversity and recovery fromtwo medical disasters is truly uplifting. Makesthose niggling little injuries seem trivial . Copiesare available from VAFA headquarters for $20 orcontact David Murray.SociallyRemember to attend the BBQ and Band nightafter the A grade final, let the hair down and gocrazy.Time to say goodbyeAll at the VAFAUA would like to say goodbye andgood luck to the outgoing CEO Phil Stevens as hemoves on to a new stage of his life . Stevo hasalways been a great support to the UmpiresAssociation and umpires in general during histenure. All the best Stevo, we know we'll see youat various VAFA grounds in 2005 and beyond .Thanks for everything .Thank youTo Benny, Jerka, Bob and Shane thanks for yourhard work over the season . Whilst all yourdecisions don't please all of the people all of thetime, it's a tough gig and the umpires appreciatethe time and effort put into it . The support by thelarge team of observers is also worth a mention .Benny and his team couldn't survive without theassistance of these people . To Jason, yes youflogged us at times, but we were fit enough to getthrough our games on the weekend. ThanksJason for your work on the track .To Troupy and Elise for attending to all our littleniggles at training . They could always patch usup and send us on our way. There's no doubt wego through more ice than The Titanic!Both Macca and Spider would like to thank allthe people who have supplied info over the yearand remember "Umpiring - the non contactsport" . I wish!! !Roll on pre-season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

UMPIRING - THE NON-CONTACT TEAM SPORT !0 THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2004 41

. - forCongratulations to -taking out the double in winning

premierships in the Seniors and Reserves .

The flags are just-rewards for the club afterputting in some significant ground work overthe past few seasons with the commencementof an Under 19's and Junior Club . Well done

also to Stuart Balloch who took out the TonyL,'hite medal for "ie best player on the day .

Cc s also go to Kew who mustnow re oup for their transition to D3 .

ReviewSenior Grand Final - Old Westlsca raeversus KewOld Westbourne went into the Grand Finalfull of confidence having accounted for theBrowns three times in season 2004, however,with storm clouds looming, it was going to beanyone's match .The first quarter began predictably with Kewgaining the early ascendancy as La Franchiand Mainsbridge took control of their keypositions . The Warriors though, did not readthe script, and after their slow start, began tolift with their key runners in Frankie Pavezand Micky Baulch creating havoc on thewings . With centurion goal kicker JustinHorsburgh being well held by the Browns, theWarriors were forced wide and to kick overhis head . This plan worked well though, andafter some good work from Trav Edwards, theWarriors managed to go into the quarter timebreak 7 points up .A little shell shocked by the Warriorsdetermined play, Kew came out full of fireafter the break, however, they were againbewildered by the Warriors fiercedetermination, and in one of the quarters ofthe season, piled on 6.6 for the quarter to runout to a massive 41 point lead at the majorbreak. The goal spree included a PeterDaicos-like goal by Pavez, where his left footbanana kick was slotted through deep in theleft pocket to the great delight of the 1,000-strong crowd .Westbourne coach Jeff Wilson implored hisplayers to keep attacking the ball in his half

time adc'ress, and it as (:>a)ecte d

that the Kew line up would throw

everything but the ~ -kitchen sink a ttheir younger opponents . However, the cro-was left by what could only be described as"shock and awe" as the young guns withstoodeverything that was presented to them, andwith Hamish Hodgson now dominating themiddle, and Stuart Balloch rising in stature,Westbourne kicked a further four goals to onefor the quarter as Kew all but gave up . Aspectacular leap by Warrior "Jucka"Horsburgh, one of the quarter's highlights,epitomized the Warrior dominance of thegame as the pro-Westbourne crowd waswhipped into a frenzy .In the final quarter, the Warriors tried hard tokick further ahead, but were well held by theBrowns, as Westbourne ran out deservedwinners and D4 premiers by 55 points .The premiership, the first senior flag for theclub, was also the swansong for playingcoach, Jeff Wilson and Warrior veteranDamian Billman after many years of servicefor the club . The win was a fitting tribute tothese great Warriors .

C L 1B

New

D4 S£ '-'2IO NOld WestbourneAlbert ParkElsternwick

Elsternurick

D4 RESERVEAlbert ParkBull CobrasSt MarysNorth Brunswick

Horsburgh J 0 104Allan S 0 71Hunter 0 55Lamana' 0 53Foster 0 51

Pastras 0 45Edgar 0 39Bernath 0 38Papanikolou 0 31° includes finals goals

42 THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2t

- naving been on the receiving enci of twour Angs during the home and away

season, Old VsTestbourne were not given muchchance to defeat a Kew outfit lined Mth stars .However, Warrior coach Steven "Slim" Leitch,implored his players to be on their game rightfrom the start as their superior fitness wouldassist them overrun an older Kew line uplater in the match .His strategy worked wonders and withWarrior superstar Mark "Millhouse" Aquilinain everything, Kew went into the half timebreak 5 points behind with the work ofJohnston playing a major part in helping hisside keep pace .The second half saw Kew regain theascendancy as Pietersen and Dennis liftedand it appeared as though the Browns wouldrun away with a predictable win . However,once again the Warriors showed why the clubis one that is going places, and with a steelydetermination the likes of Troy Edwards andJarred Mason ensured that the final quar

-would go right down to the wire.The final quarter was a test of nerves,however the experience of Warrior veteransAdrian Board, Dave Moore, and JasonAkarana assisted Westbourne to become theclub's first-ever premiers as they managed tokeep Kew scoreless while adding 2 .3themselves to win the match by 13 points .

01 .2 : . 14 .8 15.9 (99)3.1 4.3 5.6 6.8 (44)

. destboasraae : Pavez 5 Travis Edwards 3Hodgson 2 A Horsburgh 2 Baulch Walker Balloch .Best : Balloch Pavez Hodgson Lever Baulch TravisEdwards .Ke : Allen 2 De Blank Mainsbridge TinettiWoodhouse . Best : Rradley La Franchi Dennis BellLooker D Mainsbridge.To , - . e : Stuart Balloch (OldWestbourne)

: Graham Thwaites Peter Simpson (F)Amanda Whittaker Russell Nation (B) Les DamyonRobert Parrv (G)

D4

_ _ d0.2 2.4 5.4 5.4 (34)

--RNE cs.3 3.3 4.8 6 .11 (47)M is Crimmins McNeill Glenn P Dennis .

Best : Johnston Pietersen P Dennis Drago CarmanCrimmins .Old Westboasrne: Crosswell 2 Bartolo 2Manalokakis Mason . Best : T Edwards Mason MAquilino Board Moore Akarana .Umpires: Peter Liddell David Irons (F) Matt MeierPaul Tyrer (B) Eddie Boal Gary Clancy (G)


Leff : Craig Mahony (Elsternwick B&F), Right : Justin Horsburgh (Old Westbourne - Leading Goalkicker),Below : Nick Tinetti (Kew) Justin Horsburgh (Old Westbourne) Richard Baker (Alberty Park) coates hire MVP' s


ss Booth Uni. Bit : s 5,3U hn well Uni. Biues 50t~!ick B our ke St . Bernards 23Tom Brain St. Bernards 10Sieve Carroll U n i. Blues 1 9Ken Criswick St. Berrtartis 13Richard Evans Uri. Li u sS 40Barry Hickey Un i. ,' 14Peter Hutchinson U n i. s 15Bruce Ivey Uni . Flues 16Andrew Langford-Jones St. Bernards 8Bruce McTaggart Uni. Blues 3 1Paul Trainor Uni . Blues 12David Scott Uni . Blues 26Phil Stevens Uni. Blues 22Brett Connell U ni . Blues 8Sue Anderson Uni. Clues 10

te Balme Ur?i r'ue 7 27Peter Harris Ur'. ! 3 71~:1,tthew Nyitus Uni . -'ues 33Clii sto"<r! S . Be r.,rds 26

- pts 5U / Col l

Collegians 10St . Kevins 60Collegians 23St. Kevins 28St. Kevins 17St. Kevins 28St. Kevins 70St. Kevins 10St. Kevins 24St. Kevins 20Collegians 8St. Kevins 21St. Kevins 18St. Kevins 21Collegians 1St. Kevins 8Collegians 12St . Kevins 1 6St. Kevins 39Collegians 1 3Collegians

This grand final weekend sees bothUniversity Blues (A' and St Kevins (B)playing in both 11,

f" aafla . `'- Lps have done tb,is

-ee times b- The question to be

asked this weekend is can they both join

a small group of clubs winning the A andA Reserve and B and B Reserve "double" .

Also if University Blues Reserves winthey will join an elite group to have had

two or more "Champion" teams .

0 0

The "Champion" teams are as follows

had - seriors

O ld Xaver lans have ' ad n - ^ i . . ! s(2001) ; U19/1 (1998,1=; :9) ;(1998, 2000,20(: :

__ in __iethe ; and Eyear. A - Ormon_ 4 ;~ ; ,Xaverians 4 (95, '7, 3, 200( ,Paradians 2 (63, 68), D e a Salle(80,91), Uni Blacks 1(65), St Bernards .(75), Collegians 1 (92) and Blues thisweekend? In E - Ormond 1 (68) ; OldXaverians 1 (80) ; Old Paradians 1 (86) ;Be La Salle 1 (89) ; Old Brighton 1 (97 )and St Kevins this weekend ?

0 r 11)Try this quiz on yo lyou can replace t:correct number (see b (from the four clubs in ti i6senior GFs .

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1 . `, Section (62) - 12at ear -~ ces (21, , F" . 57, . ,71, 79, 80, 83, :5, i~ ; ; B Sec +o(16) - 35,"F, _ , 75, 81, "C") ; C

C

2. St . , A S: :ion (2!''-at De es (73, 75 , 76 ,

z0Gq) ; B Sectioniees (70, 84, 87,4) - 1 appeara c

-) (1) - 1 appeara rse, . - appear-,

3 ,S 1 S eagat

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idre: L_ ,'ord-Jones ,

t) . ury, asksto ho! . udgerigaroz: )i.lder, whilst

you if you • . ent missin g

PS : Merimbula, on a towel with a book bythat beautiful lake . One of the Greekislands, start at Pares . If there was a TestMatch on in Australia somewhere at thatground .

I : Best Amateur footballer seen in yourtime

PS : Danny Byrne (St Bernards) andalthough I only saw James Hayter(University Blues) briefly (20 minutes) inthe second semi I knew I was seeing areal star.

I : Saddest moment in your time at theVAFA

PS: Arriving home on the night of August26th 2003 to a phone call z_ ` . ' g methat Noel Rundle had passed ay .

I : Your everlasting memory o' - e VAFA

PS : A football organisation, steeped in so

much tradition that wherever you go you

always find someone who has a link to anAmateur club. A body that if it became

extinct the foundations of football in thisstate would become rickety .

l; : Who provide I you with all thestatistics on this ace - Neil Weatherson,Ian Munro stow?

PS : I'll give you a clue . You'll see him onafternoon tea cjv® duty at half time thisweekend !

I : What will winter weekends see youdoing?

PS: Deciding for ourseiv . and myselfwhat we will do - shof . ouple ofquarters of s- "--atei . -ive :_ idwatch a 1 _ game.make the c' : . ision anddecision already made tLidtwork you go"

Solutions to above missing letters : "A" - 6

~`zF ces in B Section ; "B" -1949; "C" - 1994 ; "D" - 1938 ; "E" - 2000 ;"F" - 10 years in B Section ; "G" - 1991last appearance in a B GF; "H" - 1968 ; "1"- the year 2000; "J" - 4 years in B

Section ; "K" - 1997 ; "L" - 2004; "M" - 26years in D Section : "N" - 1 year; "0" -1976: "P" - 22 years in B Section ; "Q" -1981 and "R" - 200 3

(9 0Bit of a mix up w€tn s awardedat the recent Vote Count - -Cit. It seemsin round 3 of the U19s, a r wasawarded 3 votes . Unfortu--y the voteswere meant to be awarded to a . it3er,an U19 player whose original registrationform showed in two places his name speltdifferently, hence the wrong data entry ofthe votes . The sad fallout was thatKristian Butler's 3 votes created a tie forthe Under 19 Section 2 Medal with D .Cerantonio of Old Essendon. Sadbecause Kristian missed the Vote Countand the subsequent presentations .Happily an extra medal and trophy hasbeen arranged for Kristian which he willreceive at the Old Trinity PresentationNight .

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I'd love to hear from -eople involved inthe VAF'A, however my new mobile phonen :.,mhPr s-ill not be known for a feww s. I the meantime I can bec4. ic - via n home email address -

.au

Including :

Quarter by Quarter A Section Score Update s(Saturday & Sunday, 12noon to 5pm)

VAFA A Section 'Wrap'(Sunday between 4pm & 4 :30pm )

THEAPo9ATEUR FOOTBALLE2004 47

CLUBWAREHOUSESports & Medica l

Supplies

by Fru- :_' C <<:' ;Yl~~~ .^C®Cl (U19 2, 3 & Blue)

Cam Nation (U191 & Red)

Section 1 Section 2

De La Salle lifted the J .S . McCann Cup for the first Well, It promisedtime in thirteen years last weekend, following an to be a ripper ,inspirational 12 point win over St Kevins in the and the only side that did any ripping on Sunday

Section One Grand Final . Completing an was Collegi an s who proved themselves a cut aboveastounding second half of the season, which saw the rest of the competition on the day that reallythe side win fourteen of their last fifteen matches, counts . Had this game been played the day before,De La led at every ch ange on a wint ry afternoon to the result probably wouldn't have differed, but thecomplete one the closest Section One seasons in margin most certainly would . As the scorelinerecent times. bears out, this was anything but a nail-biter asIn soggy conditions that were expected to favour Mark Parrent, new crowd favou ri te Myles Lynch,the underdogs, St Kevins had a lot of the ball in the Adam Fab ri s and John Miles Meda llist Andrewopening term but failed to convert on the board . As Stone ran ramp an t . The Wellers fell behind fromthe crowd continued to bu il d, both sides had the sta rt as key Kions in Ashman , Williams, andplenty of chances to go into the long break with the Elg produced a fine display of physical footy andlead, De La's four s traight giving the favourites a15 point halftime advantage despite having fewer $-chances in front of goal . As the rain continued t

o fall at Parkdale St Kevins were first outof theblocks in the third, bringing the ball forward oncountless occasions only to be unable to pene tr ate --- --

~ a strong De La backline . Righetti legend and St i`' °"° 011""Kevins student Sam Ryan slotted a crucial goal to _~give the underdogs a glimmer of hope late in th ethird, before a De La reply gave the minor premiersa 14 point lead heading into the final quart er .Despite having completed a miraculous forty-point Caulfield

the week before to book a spot in theGrand Final, the dete riorating conditions woul dresult in few St Kevins scoring oppo rtunities in the Banyulelast. Not willing to succumb to the satisfaction o fmerely making the Grand Final, SKOBs pushedon, with most of the final term played on thegrandstand wing. Following a couple of nearmisses, St It chances slowly d ri ed up alongwith their premiership prospects . And as the finalsiren r ang out around the ground, elation wasmasked by exhaustion, De La the Section OnePremiers for 2004 .De La's Matthew Fieldsend was named best-onground, taking home the Alex Johnson Medal ,while Donegan , Shields, Bowden an

d Conway were Peninsula De Lange 0 51

all amongst the best . Gullifer once again starre dfor St Kevins, with Dominic Gibbs spending plentyof time airborne . Commiserations to St Kevins ,who have come so far under the leadership of new Bulleen Temp Voglis P 0 53coach Obee, with obvious congratulations to De L aon an astounding 2004 season. Old Westbourne

48

GL!1 :~

U19 1University Blues Shuttleworth 0 711TJerribee Lee C *Xavs Rush

Logan 0 45

U19 2Collegians Roberson 0 49

Collegians Bushman" 1 41Rupertswood Morrison* 0 37

U19 8Whitefriars Woods* 0 63Oakleigh Briggs 0 61

Old Paradians Peck* 0 46Old Carey Ashworth 2 43

U19 BLUESt Johns Ryan' 0 84Bentleigh Ridgeway* 4 78

De La Salle Morwood 0 48U19 REDFitzroy Reds Maghamez* 6 112

La Trobe Uni Redmond* 1 43

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quick ball movement to keep the oppositionscoreless at quarter time . It was more of the samein the second quarter, though Camberwell didmanage to slot a couple of goals through, inresponse to the Lions' four .Collegians half time lead of 57 points was morethan enough, but the Lions were hungry for moreand finished with six times as many scoring shotsas the hapless Wellers . Rigzin, Shanks and Taylorkept on plugging away for Old Camberwell butcould be forgiven for not giving a continental byhalfway through the 3rd quarter as the game waswell and truly shot. All that remained was for theco-captains in Stone and Michael Rose to hold thepremiership cup aloft in front of an adoring Crowd .Section 3Old Carey had the game by the scruff of the neckat halftime on Saturday as an 11 point lead inatrocious conditions meant so much more . Still,the OC were to come to rue their failure to convertin the lst half as they only managed four moreshots for the game, whilst a rejuvenated Paradeturned it on when it really counted . Spinner maysome key positional changes with Peck into theruck and Morrissey to FF, as well as Whyley andHussey swapping from CHB to CHF. After a cruelbroken arm to Giddings, Jason Berthet steppedinto the breach and produced a stellarperformance to win the Peter Harris Medal . TheRaiders increased their pressure and started tocreate several Old Carey errors.At the final change, the complexion of the gamehad changed dramatically as the hunters becamethe hunted . Evans had been closely shaded butwas still producing for Old Carey, with Howgateand Niven in good support . They started to worktheir way back into the game and it was very tightin the final minutes until Azza Serafm producedprobably his most memorable moment in footy .With a block from Peck, Serafin had a clear path tothe ball and collected deep on the boundary line inthe pocket. A quick glance to the top of the squaresaw no joy there, so Serafm turned on a sixpenceand snapped truly from a near impossible angle .The result was enough to take the wind out of theCarey sails . Final margin - Parade by 8 points .Section BlueSt Johns would've looked at the skies on Saturday

and thought their prayers had been answered as

the conditions were tailor made for a mud-wrestle .If ever there was a chance of dismantling the

Demons' machine, this was it. However, the raginghot flag favourites has other ideas and their 1st

quarter effort in kicking a winning score before the


lst break was a testament to their focus andsuperior skill . Continuing on from his great seasonin front of the sticks, Ridgway managed 4 snags ona trying day for forwards, and Brad Meehan endedup with the John Simpson Medal for his BOGefforts .Whilst Bentleigh had dominated the first 3quarters, they still only lead by 23 points at thefinal change . The eternal optimist would've pointedout that St Johns were only 4 kicks behind, butthat was the equivalent of light years on such ashocking day for footy . In the end it matterednought as the Demons registered the lst goal inthe last quarter and romped away to a 50 pointwin . Carmody and Magee were shining lights forthe JOCs who had performed brilliantly to makethe grand final but, as suspected, were not quiteable to match the Bentleigh boys .Many thanks to all my club correspondents for theseason including Ben Carbonaro (Rupertswood),Andy Dalrymple (Whitefriars) and Mark Spinoso(Old Parade), as well as Peter Mitchell (Peninsula)and Shane Regan (Mazenod) . Your input andefforts for the season are much appreciated, andthis column wouldn't have been the same withoutyou . Cheers and good luck to everyone in 2005 .Section RedThe Fitzroy Reds completed a flawless season offootball last weekend, defeating La TrobeUniversity by 37 points in the Red Section GrandFinal . Undefeated in season 2004, Fitzroy led atevery change, defeating the university side for thefourth time this year. Recipient of the Section'sSharpshooter and Best & Fairest Awards duringthe week, Fitzroy's Kane Maghamez was simplyinspirational kicking six goals to take his seasontally to 111 . The grand final victory topped off whathas been an incredible two years for the solidforward, Maghamez bagging 208 goals over thepast 18 months with Fitzroy .After rain played havoc around metropolitanMelbourne on Saturday, the skies fined up forSection Red's Sunday afternoon grand final,favouring the minor premiers . La Trobe had comewithin 8 points of the Reds early in the season ona damp and heavy pitch, and were only going to becontenders if the heavens opened .On a relatively dry oval Fitzroy clearly outclassedtheir opposition, Bombaci, Zika and Greenwood allamongst the best. The Red's Connor Dullard wasawarded the Max Lyon Medal for being best onground, while Ulph, Lambert, Robertson andDavies were named as best for La Trobe .

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UNDE--19 F~F^1ION YGRAND 1;'II~Z.:,

DE LA SALLE 1.1 5.1 6.3 6.3 (39)ST. VIIdS OB 0.5 2.5 3.7 3.9 (27)DLS: John 2 Shields Keely Davis Bowden . Best :Donegan Shields Bowden Fieldsend Vague Conway .SKOB: Marchesani 2 Ryan . Best : MarchesaniGullifer Gallivan Dowd M Sullivan D Sullivan .Alex Johnson Medallist : Matthew Fieldsend (De LaSalle)Umpires : Peter Angelis Matt Goold (F) Di WhiteleySanto Caruso (B) Matt Cowley Lucas Robson (G )

UNDER-19 SECTION 2GRAND FINAL

COLLEGIANS 6.5 10.10 13.1917 .24 (126)OLD CAMBERWELL 0 .0 2.1 3.2 3.4 (22)Collegians: Ashman 4 Parrent 3 Lynch 3 WrightMoon Elg Williams Williamson Bushnell Savris .Best: Stone Williams Ashman Savris Parrent Elg .Old Camberwell: Davis Hillier Tsindos Best: RigzinShanks More Davis Taylor Heffernan.John Miles Medallist : Andrew Stone (Collegians)Umpires : Logan Smith Daniel Dinneen (F) LeahCannon Perrin Brown (B) Jack Regester MichaelO'Donnell (G)

UNDER-19 SECTION 3GRAND FINAL

OLD CAREY 1.3 1 .7 1 .7 3.9(27)OLD PARL3DIFi<idS 0 .2 0 .2 3.3 5.5 (35)Old Carey : Ashworth 2 Parker. Best: Evans JuslinHowgate Niven Parker Laing .Old Paradi ans : Cowles Rose Serafin WhyleyZivanovic . Best : Berthet Morrissey Patens. GirovskiRehlicki Peck.Peter Harris Medallist : Jason Berthet (OldParadians)Umpires: Lionel Katz Eli Hayes (F) Brett HerskopeDean Herskope (B) Sam Perrin Pat Mitchell (G )

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BE LEIGii 3.5 3.5 4.6 8.1 0 (58)ST. JOHNS OC 1 .0 1.1 1 .1 1.2(8)Bent : Ridgway 4 Meehan 2 Forrest Wright . Best :Meehan Davies Wyld Breitkreuz Rossi Lewis.St Johns : Peake. Best : Carmody Skinner KennaughDiaz D'Oliviera Magee ..To Simpson s< : : : Brad Meehan (Bentleigh)Umpires : Simon Olive David Phillips (F)` JessicaRollo Jordan Mayston (B) Kyle Mankey JohnRobinson (G)

UNDER-19 (2) REDGRAND FINAL

F--Z- -:DS 4.0 8.3 12.6 16.8 (I G4)L,_' 1 2.1 3.2 6.3 10.7 (67)Fitzog : : Maghamez 6 Magee 3 Chien 3 Hart 2Greenwood Bombaci . Best : Dullard Bombaci ZikaGreenwood Edwards Hart .La Trobe : Lancaster 3 Lynch 2 Borrelli CleelandMcGough Redmond Beck . Best: Ulph LambertRobertson Davies Van Ooi Lancaster .Max Lyon t : Connor Dullard (Fitzroy Reds)Umpires: Jamie Gunn Michael Bretag (RFL) (F) GusCarpanzano (RFL) Anthony Grey (RFL) (B) JohnBretag (RFL) Lita Cooney (RFL) (G)

Including :

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VAFA A Section'Wrap'et's Talk Sport (Sunday between 4pm & 4 :30pm)

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Above: Adrian Papal = (i.Iarcellin GC EZFj, ~elor: : Nicholas Shutt leworth - (University Blues Leading Goalkicl :er)

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Above : Domenic Cera!, :onio ( Old Essendon B&F - pictured) Kristian Butler (Old Trinity B-F- not present)Matthew Roberson (Collegians - Leading Goalkicker )

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Umpiring a grand final must surely be one ofthe highlights of an umpire's life . Like thefootballers participating, it requiresdedication and commitment ; an unflinchingself belief; an enduring passion; and asustained fire in the belly .To prepare for a grand final is not easy. Youexperience an array of feelings and emotionsthat are foreign . From the moment youreceive that seemingly elusive appointment,to the playing of the national anthem, toholding the ball aloft to start the game, to thefinal siren sounding, you will be enveloped byimmense feelings of excitement, pride,anticipation and hopefully satisfaction . Iremember all too well the palms of my handsbeing so sweaty driving to my first grandfinal, I could hardly grip the steering wheel .To my mind, the singularly most importantfactor in umpiring grand finals ispreparation . Physical and mentalpreparation. This is what builds confidenceand ensures success . Like any significantchallenge or performance in life, the betterprepared you are the more likely things are togo your way. Luck seems directlyproportionate to preparation . Outstandingperformances in any field often appear to begiven ivit.h consummate ease, yet really theybelie the hours of painstaking preparationendured beforehand .To any grand final aspirant, here are mytips :1 . The obvious ones are: correct diet, right

amount of sleep, good level of fitness andgood people skills .

2 . The less obvious ones are :

a) Simulate match scenarios . I wouldalways go down the park the daybefore and imagine every conceivableskill drill and situation that couldpossibly arise on a football field .Rehearse what an umpire should do.Simulate where to run and what actionto take. Then when somethingexpected or unexpected occurs you will

be well placed to react appropriatelyand make the right decision as thoughyou knew it was about to occur.

b) Know the rules intimately. Your soundknowledge of the rules should bcrefreshed from cover to cover the nighibefore . (The rule book used to adorrmy bedside table throughout th(season!!) .

c) Avoid emotional disturbances whethethey be work related, personal odomestic . Keep distractions tominimum. Have a clear head .

d) Expect the unexpected, e .g . a countbehind the play incident; runner in 4metre area ; umpire not hearing sireetc .

e) Sweat the small stuff. Attention tdetail on seemingly insignificarmatters is the polish that separatcyou from the others . Ensure t1-whistle is soaked so the pea resonateat the right pitch . Make sure the laceon your runners are white, If timinute detail is catered for, the rewill foll ow .Umpire the same way you haveyear. After all that is what got y (here. The only difference will be t1intensity and obviously the stakes, byour running to position, yointerpretation, decision making aiexecution should be no different .

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g) Guard against peaking too early afeeling as though you have umpirtwo quarters before the game hbegun. Relaxation techniques aexercises are a must.

h) Most of all, enjoy the experience .i) Lastly, look up into the sky and tha

that lucky star because you ne,know when or if it will shine on yagain .

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The last column for the year, and the most important as thenaming of the Trainer of the Year is announced . Firstly,

thank you to all the people and clubs who nominated theirtrainers for Trainer of the Month and thus Trainer of theYear.

The winner was very hard to pick with so many goodnominations, but with very good input from Rob Duncan(Club Warehouse), the sponsor of the award, and theVAFA it is with great pleasure that I announce that the

"Trainer of the Year" for 2004 is Stacey Dimitracopoulosfrom the St . Bedes Mentone Tigers Football Club.Stacey won the August/September Trainer of the Month sothis will be a big shock to both her and her club . The awardwill be presented to Stacey at the VAFA's AGM in

December. Not only has Stacey been a superb trainer, buther club (St Bedes Mentone Tigers) has been a goodsupporter of Club Warehouse by ordering their medicalsupplies through the sponsor. This is one of the criteria

considered for the award.Thanl-s very much to Club Warehouse for its sponsorshipof the Trainer of the Year Award.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those clubswho have contacted me to comment on what a great thingthe column is for both trainers and their clubs . It has beena great way of getting to pass on information from both theVAFA Executive, the VAFA Trainers' Association andmedical people e .g. Dr George Janko, SM A

Just because the season is now over, the work put in thisyear by your Trainers' Association will continue through

the off season, so if you have any queries aboutaccreditation or re-accreditation or anything else to do withthe role of trainers in the VAFA please email me and I willdo my best to get back to you with the right information .

Have a great time off and don't forget the email addresschriskl5Cbigpond .co m

Editor's note. Congratulations Chris on producing the

column each week of the season . It certainly has advanced

the cause of the Trainers' Association and, like the coaches,gives a point of contact through the weekly "AmateurFootballer." Phil Stevens .

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Results of Investigation Hearings - Tuesday,September 14 . 200 4St . Kevins and Werribee charged with a minormelee in their under-19 match played atParkdale on Saturday September 4 .

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.305 16 56OLD CAREY 18 13 5 0 1285 843 152.43 52 ST JOHNS 0 C 18 13 5 0 1813 1316

.137 77 52BENTLEIGH 18 8 10 0 974 1005 96.92 32 SOUTH MELB DISTRIC TS18 12 6 0 1763 1410

.125 04 48BULLEEN TEMPLESTOWEI8 8 10 0 993 1143 86,88 32 EMMAUS ST LEOS 0 C 18 11 7 0 1719 1475

.116 54 4 4SWINBURNE UNI 18 7 11 0 874 1163 75.15 28 ORMOND 18 7 11 0 1474 1742

.84 62 2 8IVANHOE ASSUMPTION 18 6 12 0 923 1570 58.79 24 DE LA SALLE (2) 18 6 12 0 1339 1791

.74 76 2 4WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS 18 6 12 0 754 1289 58.49 24 MAZENOD 0 C 18 5 13 0 1

.WEST BRUNSWICK 18 5 13 0 609 1098 55 .46 20 OAKLEIGH CLAYS 18

176 1815 64.79 2 0MONASH GRYPHONS 18 4 14 0 740 1518 48 .75 16 3 15 0 1136 2451 46.35 1 2

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MHSOB 18 15 3 0 1652 1182 139 .70" 60CAULFIELD GR 18 14 3 1 1956 1188 164.65 58PARKDALE VULTURES 18 13 5 0 1753 1294 135 .47 52MONASH BLUES 18 10 8 0 1416 1280 110.63 40OLD CAMBERWELL 18 9 8 1 1483 1410 105 .18 38HAMPTON ROVERS 18 9 9 0 1275 1334 95.58 36THERRY PENOLA 0 B 18 7 11 0 1245 1540 80 .84 28AJAX 18 6 12 0 1395 1677 83.18 24EMMAUS ST LEOS 0 C 18 5 13 0 1352 1767 76.51 20GLEN EIRA 18 1 17 0 1229 2084 58.97 4

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UNIVERSITY BLACKS 18 18 0 0 2041 1040 196 .25 72BANYULE 18 13 5 0 1808 1236 146 .28 52FITZROY REDS 18 12 6 0 1432 1002 142.91 48ORMOND 18 12 6 0 1618 1243 130.17 48YARRA VALLEY 0 B 18 9 9 0 1506 1373 109.69 36AQUINAS 0 C 18 7 11 0 1136 1530 74.25 28PRAHRAN 18 6 12 0 1293 1510 85.63 24OLD MENTONIANS 18 6 12 0 1207 1617 74.64 24PENINSULA 0 8 18 5 13 0 1262 1736 72.70 20SALESIAN 0 C 18 2 16 0 1002 2086 48.03 8

POLD CAREY 18BULLEEN TEMPLESTOWE18OLD GEELONG 18IVANHOE ASSUMPTION 18LA TROBE UNI 18BENTLEIGH 18SWINBURNE UNI 18WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS 18MONASH GRYPHONS 18WEST BRUNSWICK 18

€€' L dl -15 3 0 1884 1039 181 .33 6014 4 0 1696 1214 139,70 5613 4 1 1790 1181 151 .57 5411 6 1 1530 1335 114.61 469 9 0 1360 1341 101 .42 367 10 1 1238 1564 79.16 306 12 0 1255 1604 78.24 245 12 1 1224 1496 81 .82 224 14 0 1107 1685 65.70 164 14 0 992 1647 60.23 1 6

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16 2 0 1891 1278 147.97 6415 3 0 1992 1189 167.54 6013 5 0 1663 1230 135.20 ::11 7 0 1431 1170 1223 1 <

11 7 0 1578 1493 105.69 < ~6 12 0 1392 1491 93.36 26 12 0 1273 1635 77.9 9 <4 14 0 1460 1832 7 94 14 0 1266 1754 72Y94 14 0 1262 2136 59

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OLD WESTBOURNE 18 17 1 0 1968 811 242 .66KEW 18 15 3 0 1852 1091 169.75BULLEEN COBRAS 18 12 6 0 1594 1257 126 .81ST MARYS 18 11 7 0 2026 1459 138 .86ELSTERNWtCK 18 11 7 0 1886 1395 13520ALBERT PARK 18 6 12 0 1480 1825 81 .10ELTHAM COLLEGIANS 18 5 12 1 1115 1681 66 .33NORTH BRUNSWICK 18 5 13 0 1445 2132 67 .78BOX HILL NORTH 18 3 14 1 1382 2142 64.52RICHMOND CENTRAL 18 4 14 0 1123 2078 54 .04

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UNIVERSITY BLUES 18 18 0 0 2094 oa0 380 .73ST BERNARDS 18 13 5 0 1330 925 143 .78OLD SCOTCH 18 13 5 0 1307 1027 127 .26OLD TRINITY 18 10 8 0 1051 922 113.99OLD HAtLEYBURY 18 10 8 0 1184 1148 103 .14DE LA SALLE 18 8 10 0 1055 1059 99.62OLD XAVERIANS 18 8 10 0 1016 1200 84.67MARCELLIN 18 6 12 0 942 1256 75.00OLD MELBURNIANS 18 3 15 0 769 1394 55.164"dHITEFRIARS 18 1 17 0 482 1797 26 .82

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CQLLEGG(:3 18 15 3 0 1218 842 144.66NORTH OLD BOYS 18 14 4 0 1253 795 157.61ST KEVtNS 18 13 4 1 1310 872 150.23OLD BRIGHTON 18 10 8 0 1072 781 137.2EST BEDES MENT TIG 17 8 9 0 820 993 82.5£MAZENOD 0 C 18 8 10 0 1010 1213 83.2EBEAUMARIS 18 5 12 1 810 1144 70.81OLDIVANHOE 18 5 13 0 874 1276 68.5(OLD ESSENDOV GR 17 5 12 0 916 1039 88.11OLD PARADIANS 18 5 13 0 703 1184 59.3 1

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HAMPTON ROVERS 18 14 4 0 1233 869 141 .8MONASH BLUES 18 12 5 1 1184 885 133.7AJAX 18 11 7 0 1063 697 152.5OLD CAMBERWELL 18 11 7 0 1124 1040 108.CPaiHSO6 18 10 7 1 1183 773 153.1.CAULFIELD GR 18 9 9 0 1181 981 120.:THERRY PENOLA 0 B 18 9 9 0 1017 1021 99 .EEMMAUS ST LEOS 0 C 18 8 10 0 1112 1163 95 .EPARKDALE VULTURES 18 5 13 0 905 1313 68.!GLEN EtRA 18 0 18 0 548 1904 28:

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