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melees - Victorian Amateur Football Association
Editorial CLUBS NEW AND OLD ON THE RISE Last Tuesday, the VAFA announced the inclusion for 2010 of the Point Cook Amateur Football Club as the competition’s seventy – fourth football club. Discussions had been in progress for over a year and we are delighted to welcome then into the Amateurs. Point Cook commenced as a junior club in the Western Region Football League and now boast fourteen teams. Next season, it is hopeful of going straight into D4, fielding two senior teams. Point Cook services an expanding community adjacent to the Sanctuary Lakes Golf Course, with a population of 45,000. It is anticipated that the community will have to establish another junior football club as just one struggles to cope with the rapidly expanding demand. It is vital that the VAFA continues to expand into new and developing communities as we provide an alternative to the metropolitan leagues. Point Cook, along with Werribee, Old Westbourne, and Williamstown CYMS gives us a strong presence in the West which makes the task of gaining umpires that much easier when there are matches played weekly. The previous two clubs to join the VAFA, St Francis Xavier and South Mornington, have enjoyed early success. St Francis Xavier is playing in the D3 Preliminary Final against St Marys / Salesian while South Mornington was defeated in the D4 Elimination Final against Richmond Centrals. On behalf of every section of the VAFA, we welcome Point Cook, whose Number #1 Ticket holder is Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard. We wish them every success in their journey. since 1993. Both of these clubs have had incredibly successful seasons throughout their clubs. Old Xaverians has had five teams contesting finals (Senior, Reserves, U19s, and Club XVIII 1 & 2) Much has been Michael Sholly spoken about the revival of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER De La and it deserves much credit. It has had three teams in finals (Senior, U19s 1 & 2). In the Under 19s last week, these clubs displayed their junior talents with Xavs holding off the fast finishing De La by just four points. The U19 competition is providing a genuine pathway for our clubs as they work on development rather than recruitment to provide success. This is also evident in B Section with minor premiers Old Melburnians also leading the way in U19 South 1 after winning a Club XVIII premiership a fortnight ago. They are certainly in the hunt for four premierships with the seconds also alive and playing in today’s second semi final. All clubs need to be aligning themselves with a junior football club or institution to provide a pathway for young footballers. Congratulations to MHSOB who have gained promotion along with Rupertswood (D1), Peninsula (D2), Bentleigh (D3), and Latrobe Uni have joined Albert Park in D4. Today more teams will be rewarded with promotion and the opportunity to win a premiership. The clash at Sandringham between Oakleigh and Caulfield Grammarians promises to be a beauty. Whilst the Grammarians have led the competition all year, the loss last week to MHSOB will surely stir them into action and test their mental strength. Good luck to all clubs. I urge all spectators to adhere to the VAFA rules and respect the players and officials who are completing their tasks to the best of their ability. THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER At the other end of the scale we have Old Xaverians and De La Salle meeting for the first time in a final THE JOURNAL OF THE VICTORIAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION September 5th, 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 Price: $3.00 Vol. 09 No. 20 1 A SECTION by Michael Fitzgerald As this page’s immediate-past-penciller observed last week, Round 18 never fails to surprise. Certainly, this year it didn’t. As the curtain fell on another home and away season, the top two teams lowered their colours, while the bottom team gained some last-minute consolation with a big win. Suddenly there was sunshine at Chelsworth, ending Old Ivanhoe’s winter of discontent. With just one win between opening day and closing time, the Browns have seen better years, but their final act was their best for the campaign, touching up a Tonner team that couldn’t wait for all to be over. Coach pro-tem Bra d T hom pso n inspired a team effort that yielded twentyone goals shared among twelve marksmen, with Ad ri a n De l mo nte striking four. Ni ck M a rst on, the dour and reliable defender was best for Brighton and had assistance from the sparky Da vi d S pri gg s and the consistent M a tt Ga dsde n, but Old Ivanhoe had winners all over the field: St ue y L ow, Ri cky Je ssop , Sa m Ge i l i n gs, Ha yde n He ta as well as the redoubtable gambolling gaffer himself. Despite the win, Old Ivanhoe have been relegated, while Old Brighton are searching for a new coach and undoubtedly a formula that brings back the joy to Beach Road. Old Essendon entertained an A Section opponent for the final time this visit, but immediately fell behind Marcellin. Needing to kick a record VAFA score to hold its rung in the top tier, the Bombers went to the long break seven goals in arrears. Their second half yielded little joy for the home team either, despite strong efforts from Da ns Co ope r and Flaherty. In his last gunfight, the retiring (but not shy) Da ryl Ma rson brought back memories of salad days, slotting home five on the trusty left, while the estimable Gi a nl uca R om a n i n also slotted three from boots he’ll be hanging up, bronzing, or simply throwing away. Marcellin survive in a Section, while Old Essendon must again navigate those shoals of B Section that they thought they’d left behind. TODAY’S A SECTION MATCHES First Semi Final St Bedes / Mentone Tigers v Uni Blues Sunday at 2.00pm Sportscover Arena Second Semi Final Old Xaverians v De La Salle Saturday at 2.00pm Sportscover Arena 2 There was no lack of confidence at Camberwell, with Old Scotch keen to Ro b properly farewell Ashton and Be n Dohe rty and the re-signing of Pe t e r B a n f i e l d for two years ushering in a new era of stability. Uni Blues needed to win to hold fourth spot, though they might have expected some help from elsewhere. The Cards opened in sensational fashion to lead by four goals at the first change, which should have served as a wake-up call for the Varsity. Half-way through the second, however, Blues trailed by fifty four points and their season was in the dumpster. Well, temporarily. The wily Ma rk Pa te rson took over and with some inspirational work from Andre w Lowcock and some strong efforts from Ja ck Wa tts and Ma tt Torne y, Blues added eighteen of the next twenty goals to roar home. An Elsternwick date beckons for the Uni team, while the Scotch brainstrust is already focused on next season. A listless Old Xaverians were shown the door by Collegians in a lacklustre affair at the Trott. Their seven goal lead at the end of three might have multiplied with more purple rain in the last had not the news filtered through via the radio that Scotch had faltered badly. The Red and Blacks, missing some stars and running down the clock on the minor round from the very first bounce, finally restored some balance with a good final stanza, though the Colls’ hunger for the kill had understandably disappeared. Ni ck Stone , Tre nt Zi mba chs and Stua rt Ingl i s were in fine form for the Lions, who left their run for the four just a little late. Ca me ron Purss rucked well for Xavs and Josh Agi us, Andy Rya n and Mi ck Da rve l l showed a bit around the packs. The game of the day was to be the skirmish for second at Waverley Park. The visiting St Bede’s Mentone Tigers had been in good form, while De La had appeared sluggish in recent weeks. Ben Corin returned to the line- TODAY’S A RESERVE MATCHES First Semi Final Old Brighton v Old Scotch Sunday at 11.30am Sportscover Arena Second Semi Final Uni Blues v Old Xaverians Saturday at 11.30am Sportscover Arena V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 up and had a sizzling first term, booting three and sending the Tigers into worry mode. De La’s speed again proved trouble for the reigning premier and by half-time, the margin was seven goals. It got worse for the visitors, as it added just a goal beyond that point, while the Dees added eight. Second spot, and the double chance was not gifted, rather snatched by the Blue and Golds who wanted it more. Damien “Damage” Hale was best afield, while Luke Jarvis added another notch to his belt and Corin and Mike Duggan kicked enough to win the game themselves. Hiwad Shakaib, Jack Hellier and Taxis Tyquin were best in the sash, who succumbed in the end by a massive 87 points. THIS WEEK It is September and now the questions will be answered. The carnival moves to the plain at Elsternwick, where reputations are enhanced or damaged and premierships won or lost. Sunday’s First Semi-Final between St Bede’s Mentone Tigers and University Blues sees the reigning premier a strong favourite. An eighty-seven point thrashing is not the best preparation for a knockout final, but it’s not the end of the world either. Bede’s handled Blues with some ease at a Sportscover clash early in the year, and managed to crush them with one quarter of devastation under the spires. On paper, the Tigers are a more talented outfit, but the Varsity’s strength is its dogged determination and belief that it can beat the best of them. The biggest queries are how Blues will kick enough goals to win and how they can stop an avalanche. Ba rome te rs: SBMT: Anstey, Collins, Hellier, Phibbs and anyone named Wintle. BLUES: Paton, Lowcock, Watts, McConnell and Chadwick. Ski nny: Expect a fiery contest, but expect a handy win to the men of Mentone. Saturday’s main event is a marquee match-up that undoubtedly will attract a fair throng through the gates. Old Xaverians dropped two of their last three after clinching the double chance, while De La, perhaps stuttering and puttering since their R10 clash with these Xavs, ignited all burners in destroying the Tigers for the second time this year. The Blue and Golds won at Toorak Park in R1, while the Red and Blacks triumphed in a classic at Waverley Park. On the Elsternwick track this season, both teams are two wins from two starts, though only errant kicking from Collegians saw De La stay that way. Ba rome te rs: OX: Handley, Fleming, Darvell, Agius and Clarke DL S: Harrison, Hale, Fieldsend, Jarvis and Duggan. Ski nny: Xavs, hitherto masters of the Wick, but De La’s fast midfield and fast start will threaten. Extra time thriller. Toss a coin. V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – A A SECTION COLLEGIANS 4. 4 5. 12 10. 13 11. 14 (80) OLD XAVERIANS 1.3 3.3 4.7 9.8 (62) COLLEGIANS: Goals: S. Taft 2, J. Kondarovswkis 2, T. Baxter 2, N. Bobeff, J. Jorgensen, W. Tardif, H. Croft, N. Ries. Best: N. Stone, S. Inglis, T. Zimbachs, D. Strachan, T. Baxter, H. Croft OLD XAVS: Goals: D. Lynch 3, C. Smith 2, J. Agius, D. Sapuppo, A. Ryan, E. Prowse. Best: C. Purss, A. Ryan, E. Prowse, N. Wynne, J. Agius, M. Darvell OLD ESSENDON 0.4 2.5 5.9 7.10 (52) MARCELLIN 5. 5 8. 12 11. 16 16. 20 (116) OLD ESSENDON: Goals: R. Trajkovski 2, L. Geister 2, D. Flaherty, B. Jones, N. Uren. Best: D. Cooper, D. Flaherty, N. Bartram, R. Trajkovski, T. Biggs, C. Tsardakis MARCELLIN: Goals: D. Marson 5, G. Romanin 3, D. Cullinan 2, H. Lee 2, J. Bortolotto, M. Bortolotto, L. Considine, J. Crapper. Best: D. Marson, J. Augustin, W. Jarred, J. Carlson, L. Considine, J. Blanch DE LA SALLE 5. 6 10. 9 13. 13 18. 19 (127) ST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERS 2.1 4.3 4.8 5.10 (40) DE LA SALLE: Goals: B. Corin 6, M. Duggan 4, S. Nethersole 2, D. Hale 2, W. Fenton, L. Harrison, N. Roberts, J. Phillips. Best: D. Hale, L. Jarvis, S. Nethersole, J. Gotch, S. Williams, B. Corin SBMT: Goals: L. Terrell 2, L. Wintle 2, M. Wintle. Best: H. Shakaib, J. Hellier, J. Tyquin, L. Wintle, J. Kane, S. Anstey OLD SCOTCH 5.4 10.6 11.9 12.12 (84) UNIVERSITY BLUES 1. 4 5. 7 13. 10 19. 14 (128) OLD SCOTCH: Goals: A. Pike 2, B. Doherty 2, W. Strange 2, A. Quail, C. Tallent, L. Thompson, T. Widmer, M. Tyler, B. Clarke. Best: A. Pike, T. Widmer, C. Tallent, M. Tyler, R. Ashton, G. Dick UNI BLUES: Goals: G. Decrespigny 4, C. Shaw 4, D. Heinz 2, A. Lowcock 2, I. Orr 2, Q. Gleeson, J. Watts, B. McConnell, J. Mugavin, M. Lewis. Best: M. Paterson, M. Lewis, M. Torney, C. Shaw, J. Watts, D. Nicholson OLD IVANHOE 6. 6 10. 9 15. 13 21. 14 (140) 3.0 5.5 8.9 10.16 (76) OLD BRIGHTON OLD IVANHOE: Goals: A. Delmonte 4, R. Jessop 3, S. Low 2, B. Harrison 2, C. Nichol 2, T. Cotsworth 2, L. Bolzan, S. Geilings, E. Spargo, H. Heta, C. Gianfagna, S. Ward. Best: S. Low, S. Geilings, C. Gianfagna, H. Heta, B. Thompson, R. Jessop OLD BRIGHTON: Goals: B. Sinclair 3, L. Mann 2, D. Anthony 2, J. Perrett, L. Nash, D. Spriggs. Best: N. Marston, D. Spriggs, M. Gadsden, L. Nash, J. Cannon, L. Mann A SECTION RESERVE OLD SCOTCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.7 (55) UNIVERSITY BLUES 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 15. 8 (98) OLD SCOTCH: Goals: N. Allen 3, B. Dean 2, N. Lawrence 2, S. Connell. Best: J. Kitchen, N. Lawrence, N. Allen, B. Dean, T. Keck, S. Angus UNI BLUES: Goals: T. Stainforth 3, J. Vickers Willis 3, T. Pryde 3, L. Quin 2, B. Millard, T. Muhlebach, M. Maltmann, B. Mugavin. Best: A. Lyon, T. Muhlebach, J. Vickers Willis, M. Maltmann, T. Fitzgerald, S. Gilbertson DE LA SALLE 3. 2 5. 2 5. 4 7. 7 (49) ST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERS 3.2 4.3 5.6 6.7 (43) DE LA SALLE: Goals: A. Gileno 4, C. Brodie 2, L. Walker. Best: M. Nankervis, P. Harrison, R. Buckley, S. Dillon, J. Hansen, L. Semmel SBMT: Goals: M. Barnhoorn 3, C. Lee 2, M. Rowse. Best: C. Neville, D. Waters, J. Terrell, L. Porter, M. Barnhoorn, C. Lee COLLEGIANS 1.1 1.3 1.5 2.6 (18) OLD XAVERIANS 4. 2 8. 3 11. 3 11. 6 (72) COLLEGIANS: Goals: N. Lockett 2. Best: O. Howard, F. Boland, S. Cutts, M. Williams, J. Curtis, A. Stone OLD XAVS: Goals: D. Higgins 4, D. Rush 3, J. Pasceri 2, N. Corcoran, T. Woodruff. Best: D. Higgins, L. Ginnivan, N. Bye, T. Agius, H. Murphy, T. O'Meara OLD IVANHOE 2.3 4.3 7.5 12.6 (78) OLD BRIGHTON 1. 3 6. 7 11. 7 13. 7 (85) OLD IVANHOE: Goals: D. Hawkes 7, J. Binney 3, N. Clarke, S. Pearce. Best: S. Cetin, J. Binney, D. Hawkes, A. Steer, S. Smith, A. Bolzan OLD BRIGHTON: Goals: T. Zantuck 5, J. Gerstman 3, J. Heath 2, P. Phelan, A. Sinclair, C. Dowling. Best: J. Heath, R. Stewart, T. Zantuck, J. Priestley, A. Vandendungen, D. Sargent OLD ESSENDON 1.1 2.2 5.4 5.7 (37) MARCELLIN 2. 2 5. 4 5. 5 7. 7 (49) OLD ESSENDON: Goals: A. Fewster, B. Glassford, K. Lucacevich, C. Ridley, M. Jinks. Best: D. Podger, A. Bell, A. Fewster, L. Kavanagh, J. Dazkiw, M. Schappacher MARCELLIN: Goals: M. Turner 2, J. Winstanley 2, A. McGlin, T. Money, D. Redmond. Best: N. Birrell, D. Considine, A. McGlin, S. Crapper, A. Montalto, M. Solomon. 3 A SECTION A SECTION RESERVE SECOND SEMI FINAL OLD XAVERIANS V DE LA SALLE Coach: Simon Lethlean Assistants: Andrew Brushfield, Andrew Gowers, Lex Vasdekis 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 24 26 29 30 31 32 34 36 37 39 41 43 46 53 G N Bye C Santalucia J A McDonnell A Oswald N Serafini T Fleming (C) D Lynch A (James) Ryan L Howard A Bowen T Ruyg J Agius C Smith B Rogerson C Larkins M Darvell T Dynon S Johnston C Purss N Wynne M Handley T Clarke M Ball (VC) O Gidley R Colbert D Sapuppo N Dimattina J Douglas E Prowse T Woodruff S Skidmore J Mercuri B MAJOR SPONSORS Coach: David Madigan Asst: Mark Parker, Tony Morwood, Rob Bonnici 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 34 39 41 46 52 54 61 G Ni Roberts J Oakley B Corin Na Roberts M Duggan M Davidson J Moloney D Lowe (C) W Fenton M Fieldsend J Gotch J Phillips D Hale S Pickett S Williams A Shields (VC) D Close J Vickers J Morel S Nethersole J Crowe L Harrison B Mannix L Semmel B Oakley A Gileno L Jarvis T Moloney M Nankervis C Kelliher 4 1/2 TIME B Coach: Damien Guengerich 1 4 5 13 16 18 22 24 25 26 29 30 35 36 38 40 41 42 44 46 47 48 49 51 55 57 58 60 61 63 67 70 74 77 78 88 98 M Maltman S Gilbertson Q Gleeson T Girdwood A Austin B Mugavin B Millard T Muhlebach A Solly S Gove J Vickers-Willis D Brady A Lyon I Orr D Carmody P Smith T Stainforth A Suvoltos (C) J Wood H Rankin C Pyke T Pryde S Balodis C Tate T Fitzgerald J Heinz J Kiteley M Steinbach H Spring B Laidlaw N Hardie-Grant L Quin J Bailey O Lade T Calvert P Pavli M Young G B SPONSOR Mt Erica Hotel Saturday at 2.00pm Sportscover Arena 1/4 TIME 3/4 TIME A SECTION SECOND SEMI FINAL UNI BLUES V OLD XAVERIANS FINAL Coach: Dave Landrigan Assistant: David Walsh 2 3 4 5 6 20 22 25 27 28 33 35 38 39 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 54 56 57 60 61 62 63 C Santalucia J Pasceri J A McDonnell D Rush A Oswald D Higgins D Ryan R Carey L Ginnivan J P McDonnell A (John) Ryan D Noonan P Ryan J Douglas N Corcoran T Woodruff H Murphy J Glen S Skidmore (C) T Agius H Davies P Armstrong F Paterson J Morton Z Haupt M Skidmore L Knight R Lynch M Romanin T O'Meara G Coach: Owen Lalor Asst Coach: Adrian Connolly, Sam Anstey B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 15 17 22 24 33 34 39 41 50 53 64 70 V 3/4 TIME B Coach: John Kanis 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 48 49 51 59 60 63 67 75 M Maltman M McLoed C Shaw Q Gleeson D Nicholson J Mugavin S Chadwick A Neville A Lowcock (C) T Girdwood B McConnell A Austin G DeCrespigny B Mugavin M Torney J Watts M Lewis B Millard J Meagher T Muhlebach A Solly H Weddell J Vickers-Willis D Brady M Paterson S Roche A Lyon I Orr D Carmody D Heinz P Smith T Stainforth A Suvoltos T Pryde S Balodis C Tate D Paton M Steinbach B Laidlaw N Hardie-Grant D Wood G 1/4 TIME V 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 B FIRST SEMI FINAL OLD BRIGHTON V OLD SCOTCH Coach: Simon Williams. Assistants: Daniel Mann. Chris McNicol. 6. 8. 9. 10. 12. 17. 20. 22. 23. 26. 27. 30. 31. 32. 34. 35. 36. 38. 39. 43. 50. 52. 53. 55. 56. 58. 60. 61. 63. 66. 71. 73. 99. G R. Stewart A. Bristow P. Phelan J. Edge (C) L. Nash A. Vandendungen (VC) J. Priestley J. Gerstman T. Zantuck J. Geddes B. Crilly (VCR) M. Pennycuick S. Jackson D. Jennings A. Sinclair R. Joseph L. Buntz J. Heath D. Anthony L. Warren (VC) A. Ogilvie C.Williams A. Clark T. Window M. L. Smith C. Betts J. Davis M. Browning C. Dowling T. Cooney M. Dewar T. Skewes M. Bartlett B Coach: Chris Cogan 1 5 9 10 11 17 27 29 30 37 43 44 47 55 60 62 64 66 71 72 78 78 A Tummel S Dick B Dean N Lawrence N Allen T Leeds J Kitchen S Angus S Bradley S Leith S Craig T Keck S Connell C Swan N Thompson T Gaunt T Harkness D Jennings T Cornish H Perry A Mccarthy R Mccann G B *Club failed to provide a finals listing, list provided is last weekʼs team list. K2 ASSET MANAGEMENT 83 P Hayes Arena Sunday at 2.00pm Sportscover FINAL THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 G MAJOR SPONSORS Mortgage Results Batman Couriers Buxton Real Estate Bendigo Bank Doyles Bridge Hotel Sciclunas Mentone Saturday at 11.30am Sportscover Arena 1/2 TIME P Wintle L Wintle S Anstey B Phibbs B Collins J Kane A Scafidi A Scafidi M Wintle J Tyquin D Poynton N Corda J Maddocks J Hellier H Shakaib K Bliesner P Kean M Geschke T Mavric M Curcio P Mcgettigan L Terrell *Club failed to provide a finals listing, list provided is last weekʼs team list. MAJOR SPONSORS 1/4 TIME A SECTION RESERVE FIRST SEMI FINAL ST BEDES / MENTONE TIGERS V UNI BLUES Sunday at 11.30am Sportscover Arena FINAL 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 5 Player SHARP SHOOTERS 2009 Player M. Handley B. Sinclair M. Duggan D. Lynch D. Rush T. Zantuck J. Mcdonnell S. Dick A. Ramsden M. Giansiracusa A. Cultrera J. Vanderloo K. Kingsley D. Beckett P. Harris J. O'Keefe A. Slevison T. Bromley S. Gower M. Boland C. Raine J. Aitken M. Leslie C. Barr FOR VAFA ACTION PHOTOS Club A SECTION OX OB DLS OX A RESERVE OX OB OX OS B SECTION OT StK OT UBLU OCAM B RESERVE ORM St BER StKOB C SECTION CG OAK BEA PV C RESERVE MAZ MH OG PV Last Round Total 0 3 4 3 3 5 0 0 5 5 2 6 2 0 2 4 54 50 48 45 54 42 32 29 66 57 52 45 41 54 45 39 0 2 1 0 91 67 67 59 0 0 0 0 85 41 38 37 go to cya nsporti ngi ma ge s. com. a u 6 Player L. Brennan K. Adams R. Borland T. Mccutcheon N. Crowe T.Bournon C. Bannister J. Coghlan R. Iaconis P. Brabender G. Burgess K. Dowsey T. Goodwin Z. Wenke B. Spencer D. Smith C. Sharp R. Kirk B. Hunt M. Sweeney T. Fairbairn A. Yaman N. Nuske S.Patten J. Matheson A. Rodwell S. Venables Club S. Muller N. Dickinson C. Mason J. Towley Last Round Total D1 SECTION RUP NOBSP FITZ D1 RESERVE WER WHI OMEN D2 SECTION TP PEN BAN OP D2 RESERVE WCYMS WCYMS TP BAN D3 SECTION SFX ELST BENT UHS D3 RESERVE BENT UHS-VU STM D4 SECTION SU RC LTU D4 RESERVE RC MTL AP 4 0 8 72 53 52 0 2 4 41 38 37 3 3 0 0 100 75 45 45 1 0 2 0 58 57 48 44 3 5 0 0 64 59 53 52 2 0 1 77 66 45 0 3 7 90 73 67 0 1 5 74 68 64 L. Bennett C. Kennett S. Clements B. Morrison M. Innes A. Bouten S. Killworth W. Pickering L. Genovesi P. Jones R. Officer A. Price R. Jetta P. Tsoucalas T. Costigan Club Last Round Total U19 PREMIER DLS BEAU OS UBLU U19 SOUTH 1 OM OB ORM U19 SOUTH 2 BENT HR PEN U19 NORTH 1 OCAM FITZ OE U19 NORTH 2 ESL OG/UB OG/UB UNDER 18 OAK OAK OAK 0 0 1 0 68 37 36 36 6 2 0 68 51 44 3 1 0 79 52 49 5 1 0 79 46 38 0 1 2 51 51 42 2 5 3 55 50 47 RESULTS OF TRIBUNAL Se pte mbe r 1, 2009 James Murphy, Eltham. Elbowing, 2 matches. Ben Hynes, Williamstown CYMS. Striking, 2 matches. Bobby Bennett, Bentleigh (Unde r-19). Striking, 2 matches. Luke Ingram, Old Mentonians (Unde r-19). Striking, 2 matches. Jack Richter, Beaumaris (Re se rve ). Striking, 3 matches. *Stua rt Da l e , Old Essendon (Re se rve ). Striking, 2 matches. *Acce pte d Pre scri be d Pe na l ty RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION HEARINGS Se pte mbe r 1, 2009 St. Johns OC charged with conduct unbecoming in that at the conclusion of their senior match against Monash Gryphons on Sunday August 22 St. Johns player (No. 24) Liam Mara abused both umpires. Charge proven, player suspended for 4 matches. REMEMBER REMEMBER PATRONS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BRING ALCOHOL INTO ELSTERNWICK PARK OR INTO ANY VAFA VENUE V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 7 B SECTION by William McCann Well what a final round of footy. It had a little of everything including a thriller to decide relegation, 3 clubs reaching for the calculators and a second spot finally sorted. Ill start out my report at Boss James were the match of the day lived up to its billing with Hampton Rovers facing formless Ormond. To state it mildly, the final round encounter had big repercussions with the loser a cert to be relegated to C Section. Despite the wet weather, the expected big crowd descended on Boss James Reserve for the next installment of this great rivalry. The pre match favourites Rovers had several big inclusions and when they kicked the opener on the way to a 22 points 1st quarter lead it looked how far Hampton. It continued with HRAFC adding another eight goals in the second term capped to hold a very handy 28 points advantage at the half. They would need every bit of that lead as the tables turned in the second half. Following an almighty bake Ormond came out a different side in the third quarter and started making an impact on the scoreboard. At the final change, the margin was reduced to just nine points and the stage was set. The final quarter was a tense one with the big crowd getting involved in the game. The Rovers kicked a major with Ormond responding almost immediately and a further goal to the visitors reduced the margin to a kick very late on. This remained for the last few minutes with some desperate footy being played. In the end, the Rovers held on to win by four points and the crowd erupted as the final siren sounded. I was not privy to the after post match revelry but after losing the C section GF last year the taste of victory would be sweet indeed. When prompted for information my spies out at Rovers told me “If you remember the party you weren’t there. Out at the Complex Carey led at every change to secure their B grade status for another year. It has been an injury hit year for the young Carey side, and injuries are what you can not afford with your 2nds get belted by 100 points on opening day. Nevertheless 3 wins from TODAY’S B SECTION MATCHES First Semi Final St Bernards v Old Trinity Sunday at 2.00pm Box Hill City Oval Second Semi Final Old Melburnians v St Kevins Sunday at 2.00pm Coburg City Oval 8 the last 4 matches would be encourages for season 2010. For the Ts bigger battles await after holding on by the skin on their teeth. The Bulleen boys must quickly regroup and learn from out lapse of Saturday if they are to go deep into September. The Bloods fantastic second half of the season continued at the Badlands via smashing the hapless Wellers. With Team of the Century assistant coach OShaughnessy looking on Camberwell never really put up a fight and the Bloods went away to an easy if fruitless win. The Bloods would be ultra disappointed to have missed out given their record over the finalist; the lack of depth and poor middle of the year proved fatal. Another great if useless win was had by Blacks. With a vague hint of finals the Student completed an impressive double over the Premiership favourites who perhaps had an eye to next week. For the Blackers Matty O'Hara would have done his B&F chances no harm while the big beef VanderLoo clearly got the better of his battle with Horne with 6 of the best. Like the Bloods, Blackers would be bitterly disappointed about missing this final series losing twice to Carey would be particularly galling for the faithful. The Redlegs on the other hand would not be losing too much sleep after finishing top and having it all to play for this week. The other feature of Round 18 was the battle for second spot out at the Rat Cage. After the customary slow start SKOB got on top of and then put a very young Snowdogs to the sword. The game swung in a second quarter when SKOB slammed on 7 goals to three and despite a gallant run at the start of the 3rd term Bernards were never able to regain the lead. SKOB grabbed a comfortable 5 goal win with the pocket rocket Mick G kicking 5 sausage rolls. For SKOB Shutdown Dave Sheehy with offspring looking on showed the way down back. The veteran’s attack on the ball and superior rig would have given his TODAY’S B RESERVE MATCHES First Semi Final Uni Blacks v St Bernards Sunday at 11.30am Box Hill City Oval Second Semi Final Old Melburnians v St Kevins Sunday at 11.30am Coburg City Oval V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 younger Snowdogs plenty to think contemplate in the post game. Another one to please would have been Matt Murphy, given the Luke Ball treatment in the middle of the year this last quarter specialist has bounced back; his hardness and strength have proved crucial to SKOB holding the best second half of the year record (equal with OMs & the Bloods) The West Essendon boys were bested served by Dutchy Holland who played a lone hand down back. While Current St Kevin’s student and Snowdog Cook got plenty of the ball and was only a couple of finishes away from a stunning debut. Pre vi e ws SKOB vs. OM To borrow Mike Atherton's line as he pondered the lessons of Australia's defeat in the Oval Test, there is no truism in sport as dumb as the claim a winning side should never be changed. I expect this lesson will have taken out at Righetti and if the rumour file rings true SKOB will welcome back plenty to the only finals side that actually won on the weekend. Having said all that, OMs will go in massive favourites, from the time they humiliated the Wellers in Round 1 the Redlegs have barely put a foot wrong. If they allow Range Rovers into the Coburg City Oval, the top of Collins St may well be toasting A Section football in 2010. Snowdogs vs. Ts When Napoleon rode into the battle of waterloo he remarked to his offsider “une perte ici pourrait être désastreuse” (“a loss here could be disastrous”). I assume similar comments are made before all elimination finals but B section it is particularly so given the A section, the Holy Grail is so close. To the game: Snowdogs are in wretched form (losing record in the 2nd half of the season) and there are Bolivian soccer teams with more height while the Ts come off a lost to the relegation battled OC. All things considered I fancy BI to feed Rambo who will be simply too big & too good for the quick and skilful but P plated Bernards. Team of the Year B Van Kempon HB Baldwin C Jolley HF Healy F Cultrera Freezer Voss Greene Martinov Ramsden F ol l Lynch, Simpson, Iezzi. V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 Bishop Gardiner Semmell Dowd Giansiracusa LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – B B SECTION ST KEVINS 4. 1 11. 5 15. 7 20. 9 (129) 8.7 11.11 14.15 (99) 5.4 ST BERNARDS ST KEVINS: Goals: M. Giansiracusa 5, L. McDonald 4, P. Edgar 3, M. Murphy 2, S. Bishop 2, N. Tsindos, M. Shannon, L. Williams, T. Trewin. Best: M. Giansiracusa, D. Sullivan, D. Sheehy, B. Dowd, T. Simpson, L. McDonald ST BERNARDS: Goals: N. Cook 12, J. Creasey, S. Mitchell. Best: A. Singleton, S. Cave, M. Church, B. Jordan, A. Van Meel, T. Overman UNIVERSITY BLACKS 4. 1 12. 2 18. 6 21. 10 (136) OLD MELBURNIANS 6.1 12.3 15.7 20.8 (128) UNI BLACKS: Goals: J. Vanderloo 6, H. Lacey 4, M. O'HARA 3, P. Kempton 2, M. Bolton 2, A. Rau 2, M. Savige, J. Kosch. Best: M. O'HARA, A. Rau, M. Bolton, A. Cadd, A. Else, J. Vanderloo OLD MELB: Goals: S. Beaumont 5, M. Davis 4, N. Morrison 3, M. Kennon 2, J. Miller, E. Wilson, T. Seccull, T. Beaumont, A. Lapin, T. Paule. Best: E. Wilson, C. Gardiner, M. Davis, N. Morrison, A. Lapin, S. Beaumont OLD CAREY 4. 5 9. 7 12. 9 16. 12 (108) 7.7 9.7 12.7 (79) 4.2 OLD TRINITY OLD CAREY: Goals: J. Reid 5, T. Evans 4, S. Arthur 2, C. Laidlaw, A. Willingham, D. Hyne, N. Colbert, C. Howat. Best: J. Murrie, A. Stewart Holmes, J. Reid, G. Baldwin, C. Howat, T. Evans OLD TRINITY: Goals: A. Ramsden 5, J. Healy 3, A. Cultrera 2, J. Osborn, T. Walsh. Best: L. Pacconi, M. Jessop, J. Osborn, A. Bourke, A. Ramsden, T. Walsh HAMPTON ROVERS 4. 6 8. 9 11. 11 12. 15 (87) ORMOND 1.2 4.5 10.8 12.11 (83) HAMPTON ROVERS: Goals: G. Martyn 3, R. Semmel 3, L. Dallas 2, J. Verlin 2, N. Lyall, R. Alexander. Best: C. Gleeson, J. Ting, G. Carr, J. Zampaglione, A. Duddy, T. McCarthy ORMOND: Goals: R. Cameron 3, R. Chisholm 2, J. Hoggan 2, D. Haysom, M. Martinov, M. Miller, L. Russell, T. Allan. Best: M. Hine, R. Cameron, W. Cove, J. Hoggan, D. Brosnan, D. Haysom OLD HAILEYBURY 7. 5 14. 8 19. 12 24. 14 (158) OLD CAMBERWELL 3.3 4.6 5.10 9.14 (68) OLD HAILEYBURY: Goals: B. Voss 6, H. McLauchlan 3, L. Siapantas 3, L. Donnelly 3, K. Ford 2, S. Roberts 2, C. Morrison 2, F. Mohammad, J. Muir, A. Brown. Best: C. Morrison, L. Donnelly, F. Mohammad, T. Chisholm, S. Erikson, B. Voss OLD CAMBERWELL: Goals: K. Kingsley 2, T. Hazell 2, D. Desanctis, A. Durling, W. Carlyle, L. Oswald, J. Dorazio. Best: S. Bonyhady, A. Clarke, J. Goldblatt, D. McGuigan, A. Durling, D. Morley B SECTION RESERVE HAMPTON ROVERS 2. 1 2. 4 4. 7 6. 8 (44) ORMOND 1. 0 1. 2 4. 2 7. 2 (44) HAMPTON ROVERS: Not provided ORMOND: Not provided OLD HAILEYBURY 3. 3 5. 3 7. 5 9. 8 (62) OLD CAMBERWELL 1.0 2.1 3.5 5.9 (39) OLD HAILEYBURY: Goals: J. Bell, B. Langford Jones, D. Mason, J. McLauchlan, M. Seccull, A. Brown, P. Benton, J. Bayard, T. Tyrell. Best: S. Mayes, M. Douglas, R. McMurray, P. Benton, J. McLauchlan, J. Steen OLD CAMBERWELL: Goals: D. Schmidt, D. Walpole, B. Hillier, D. La Fontaine, C. Wilson. Best: C. Wilson, J. Edwards, B. Dean, B. Atkinson, D. Schmidt, A. MacKenzie 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 (13) OLD CAREY OLD TRINITY 2. 6 6. 9 12. 12 14. 12 (96) OLD CAREY: Goals: A. Pattison, R. Oppy. Best: K. Fitzpatrick, C. Barton, B. Laing, S. Hassett, A. Pattison, R. Oppy OLD TRINITY: Goals: J. Arrowsmith 5, A. Hore Lacy 2, T. Chivers 2, C. Beaton, J. Best, T. Howell, F. Stewart, M. Hale. Best: F. Stewart, J. Arrowsmith, B. Chan, J. Kenna, J. Aitken, C. Pawsey ST KEVINS 2. 3 5. 7 9. 11 12. 13 (85) ST BERNARDS 0.2 2.3 3.4 3.6 (24) ST KEVINS: Goals: J. O'Keefe 4, J. Liston 3, H. McPherson, D. Makohon, N. McArdle, J. McConville, H. Townsend. Best: H. Townsend, J. McConville, L. Dunne, P. McLennan, E. Waldron, J. Koutoumas ST BERNARDS: Goals: P. Harris 2, D. Igoe. Best: S. Forcone, D. Igoe, D. Evans, K. Dalmau, L. Cookson, S. Chatfield UNIVERSITY BLACKS 0.4 1.5 5.8 7.11 (53) OLD MELBURNIANS 4. 2 8. 5 12. 8 15. 12 (102) UNI BLACKS: Goals: A. Jesse 2, T. Legoe 2, M. Battista, T. Napier, T. O'Halloran. Best: M. Battista, N. O'Brien, J. Fuller, E. Scantleton, E. Hardy, A. Drysdale OLD MELB: Goals: E. Mitchell 3, T. Cudlipp 2, T. Oman 2, A. Littlechild 2, W. Panton, A. Ray, P. Kennon, C. Righetti, P. Kruger, T. McLardy. Best: T. Oman, P. Kennon, C. Jenkins, J. Mitchell, B. McKie, E. Mitchell. 9 B SECTION B SECTION RESERVE SECOND SEMI FINAL OLD MELBURNIANS V ST KEVINS Coach: S. Powell Coach: Mick Lovejoy Assistants: Erwin Leyden, Mick Carty, Russell Greene 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 T Horne T Davis T Paule N Morrison S Greene W Harvey J Beaumont M Kennon J Freezer A Prowse Mi Davis C Wilmoth C Gardiner E Wilson J Miller J Beaumont S Beaumont J Ray T Beaumont M Hawkins A Lapin T Seccull G B *Club failed to provide a finals listing, list provided is last weekʼs team list. 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 31 33 35 36 37 41 48 54 55 57 58 64 B SECTION SECOND SEMI FINAL OLD MELBURNIANS V ST KEVINS G M.Murphy L. Williams B.Dowd (C) L.Mahoney P.Dowd J Charles N Perrett T Duggan E. Waldron M.Sullivan B. Garvey P. Aughton D. Sheehy K. Wissell R.Maguire T.Simpson D.Sullivan J. Kennedy S.Bishop M. Giansiracusa A.P. Lynch (VC) J. Mc Conville H.Townsend P.Edgar M.Shannon T.Trewin H.Bergin M.Byatt N.Tsindos A Keely A Dole L.Mcdonald B Coach: Mick Lovejoy Assistants: Erwin Leyden, Mick Carty, Russell Greene 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 T Cudlipp P Kruger A Ray S Kennon C Righetti T Oman P Kennon E Mitchell B Mckie T Mclardy S Galbraith W Panton D Osmond A Ferguson D O'Loughlin B Dixon A Littlechild H O'Brian J Mitchell A Waddell C Jenkins G B *Club failed to provide a finals listing, list provided is last weekʼs team list. Coach: Chris Neeson 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 18 21 22 27 29 30 32 33 34 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 50 54 57 67 68 70 B SECTION RESERVE FIRST SEMI FINAL ST BERNARDS V OLD TRINITY G P. Dowd D. Mahoney B. Hughes J. Morrison N. Mcardle E. Waldron B. Fields J. Liston R. Maguire J. Okeefe S.X. Oʼconnor D. Gibbs S. Y.Oʼconnor J. Oʼrourke J. Mc Conville A. White M. Mazarella L. Dunne S. Ryan T. Trewin P. Murray (C) R. Caldow S. Sexton P. Mclennan T. Dixon H. Bergin D. Makohon( VC) M. Byatt A. Dole J. Koutoumas T. Oʼrourke B. Stoneham Coach: Shane Keogh /Rocky Iannello Assist: Gary Foulds /Matt Mulkearns Team Mgr: Paul Garth B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 25 27 28 31 32 33 35 37 43 R. Schroder S. Scott S. Mitchell A. Jolley M. Church C. Liberatore J. Evans B. Jordan J. Foulds M. Moloney L. McLeod M. Church J. Indomenico K. Dalmau L. O'Sullivan A. Singleton A. Stapleton D. Igoe T. Overman A. van Meel S. Forcone D. McLaughlin M. Sullivan P. Holland J. Creasey T. Caven N. Smith S. Cave P. Harris J. Stapleton G B FIRST SEMI FINAL UNI BLACKS V ST BERNARDS Coach: Brett Chandler Assistants: Gerard Sholly, Adam Andrews 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 39 44 45 47 M Cole K Buttler A Bourke B Walsh (C) J Wise H Banfield B Iezzi (VC) T Walsh A Hore-Lacy J Osborn A Cultrera T Eckersley R Troon J Walsh L Clarke J Healy (VC) N Howell L Pacconi T Howell T Chivers A Ramsden N Hunt M Jessop J Gillies T Healy J Gibson C McCasker S Krakouer J Aitken J Kenna J Burgess J Hunt R Humann B Wissenfeldt G B Coach: Chris Barrett Asst Coaches: Ben Walch & Alex Werner 1 4 5 6 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 26 28 29 30 33 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 46 50 D. Fitzpatrick N. O'Brien E. Hardy E. Scantleton A. Torney A. Drysdale T. Schaefer J. McVilly D. Thwaites M. Dornauf J. Forte C. Watts D. Costello N. Dubois D. Johns K. Prestidge A. Jesse J. Fuller M. Hall T. O'Halloran T. Napier N. Martin L. Vallance T. Legoe M. Thompson H. Guthrie M. Battista J. Heeley G B Coach: Nick Smith Assist: Gary Foulds /Matt Mulkearns Team Mgr: Mel Beyer 1 3 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 23 24 26 29 30 34 36 37 38 39 41 42 44 45 46 47 49 51 58 59 D. Janides S. Scott M. Salvadori J. Evans J. Foulds C. Davis B. Hogan J. Indomenico K. Dalmau D. Igoe S. Forcone T. Godsell B. Jones A. Smith J. Ryan A. Matthews L. Sweeney M. OʼDea P. Harris S. Iannazzo D. Evans S. Matthews S. Bergin N. Weir T. Raffle S. Chatfield S. Bugryn L. Cookson N. Hughes O. McIntyre L. Baird G B BENDIGO PRIVATE BANKING SERVICES Sunday at 2.00pm Coburg City Oval 1/4 TIME 10 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME Sunday at 2.00pm Box Hill City Oval Sunday at 11.30am Coburg City Oval FINAL 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME V 3/4 TIME The Clyde Hotel FINAL THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 1/4 TIME V 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 Sunday at 11.30am Box Hill City Oval FINAL 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 11 Rising Star Award Congratulations to all our nominees. Mitchell Church (St Bernard’s) Michael Dyer – Collegians Luke Geister (Old Essendon) Scott Gower (Beaumaris) Damien Hale (De La Salle) Gus Lapin (Old Melburnians) Matt Lillie – (Old Haileybury) Sean Meredith (Caulfield Grammarians) Chris Morrison – (Old Haileybury) Esmond Prowse (Old Xaverians) Jarrod Reid (Old Carey) Jess Rush – Rupertswood Dan Sargent (Old Brighton) Sam Williams (De La Salle) Daniel Willis (Ormond) Nick Wynne (Old Xaverians) The winner of this year’s Rising Star will be announced at the Presentation Dinner and Medal Count at Etihad Stadium on 14 September. A.F.C.A V.A.F.A. Upcoming Events o VAFA Coach of the Year Awards – October o Victorian Coach of the Year Awards – November o AFL Victoria Level 2 Coaches Course – November All details to be released next week Phone: 13 15 52 24 Hour Emergency 0418 333 118 12 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 13 C SECTION Oa kl e i gh Krushe r Dome P l a ye r of the Ma tch – Da vi d Couni ha n Be a uma ri s S outhl a nd F ood Court Pl a ye r of the Ma tch – Ma rk Ensor by Johnny Aitken Premiership betting has been sent into a spin, onetime odds-on favourites Caulfield offered little against a far more polished MHSOB unit and with Oakleigh in arguably the best form of all three teams, the Fields have been eased to the third line of betting as they stare a straight sets elimination from the finals right in the face. SEEMI-F INA LS REV IEW S e cond Se mi -F i na l C a ul fi e l d Gra mma ri a ns v MHSOB Slashing rain welcomed the two premier teams of C Section at the Junction Oval, Caulfield favourite with the bookies and wider VAFA community to jump straight into the Grand Final with a third victory over MHSOB for 2009. Moments into the game however, the private school fraternity looked worried in their Gant pullovers as Matthew White delivered a crunching hip and shoulder, the ball fizzing to Unicorn full-forward Matthew HamiltonHo for an early goal to MHSOB. Piling on another four unanswered majors, MHSOB looked like men playing boys as they had all the running, gigantic Unicorn ruckman Roger McIntyre owning the centre square and around the ground stoppages. strolled to a 54 point demolition of a very disappointing Caulfield. Field forward dynamo Andrew Slevison had little to no impact, wearing a white doona around his knee, he was silenced by Andrew “The Glove” Villani in a masterful display of defending. MHSOB S orry Gra ndma Pl a ye r of the Ma tch – Ma tthe w Ha mi l ton-Ho Ca ul fi e l d Ra ce course H ote l Pl a ye r of the Ma tch – Si mon Wi dj a j a F i rst S e mi -F i na l Oa kl e i gh v Be a uma ri s Heading into the finals with a thumping of MHSOB, Oakleigh looked to have all the form over Beaumaris who suffered a shock Round 18 loss to cellar dwellers Monash Blues at home. Both sides showed their desperation early, a tight struggle prevailed as goals were put on the backburner to uncompromising defence. Oakleigh kicked the sole goal of the first term, Beaumaris firing back with three in the second to enter the main break with a slight nine point advantage. The Sharks No.1 player Mark Ensor was playing a stellar game, quelling the influence of Krusher go-to-man Trevor Bromely. Caulfield skipper and mini mouse Simon Widjaja heeded the call in the second term, the Fields chipping away at the lead to get within a kick into the third quarter as MHSOB were in dire need of a spark to regain their early ascendency. Enter Roger McIntyre. Thrust forward, the big man snaffled two marks and kicked truly to inspire the Unicorns as they edged back clear at orange time. The last quarter was simply a MHSOB clinic, exemplified by an uncharacteristic turnover from Ben Carboni which Steve “Devo” Harrison duly accepted and converted by foot from outside the fifty metre arc to send the South Yarra banter vibe into raptures. Matthew Hamilton-Ho applied the icing on the cake late, his sixth goal a delightful snap as MHSOB Into the third stanza, the game started to break open with the clean skills and big bodies of Oakleigh starting to get on top of the smaller Sharks. Brothers Hogan were excellent in the middle, they started to feed Bromely and Barrand with some pinpoint delivery. Scott Gower down the other end was quiet, his form slump continuing as Beaumaris found little in the tank to limp out of 2009 with a 27 point loss. The Krushers are coming, next stop Sandringham and a date with Caulfield. Preliminary Final Caulfield Gram v Oakleigh Saturday at 2.00pm Trevor Barker Oval Preliminary Final Oakleigh v Caulfield Gram Saturday at 11.30am Trevor Barker Oval TODAY’S C SECTION MATCHES 14 TODAY’S C RESERVE MATCHES V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 PR ELIMINARY F IN AL PREVIEW Ca ul fi e l d Gra mma ri a ns ($2. 30) v Oa kl e i gh ($1. 60) @ Tre vor B a rke r Ova l , Sa ndri ngha m Moving from the Junction Oval to Sandringham, Oakleigh march into this game with all the confidence and runs on the board to be pronounced favourites. They were the sole team to inflict a loss upon Caulfield in the regular season and were only a point shy from making it back to back defeats on the one time flag fancies in Round 12. The most alarming point from last week’s loss to MHSOB was Caulfield’s inability to get their game plan into full swing against bigger bodies, something sure to be magnified against Oakleigh at the usually windswept Port Philip Bay venue. Fields defenders Strain and Docker both had a crack at Hamilton-Ho and failed miserably last week, Bromely and Edwards this week creating an even bigger problem on paper coupled in with Lee Barrand floating down into the fifty. Caulfield will look to avoid a similar fate to Rupertswood in 2007, they too dominated the home and away season but come September, fell by the wayside to drop out of premiership running with straight sets defeats. LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – C C SECTION OAKLEIGH 1. 3 2. 5 7. 6 11. 7 (73) BEAUMAR IS 3.8 3.9 6.10 (46) 0.4 OAKLEIGH: Goals: L. Barrand 2, T. Bromley 2, D. Cleary 2, D. Lucas 2, T. Edwards, A. Kitts, J. Rutter. Best: D. Counihan, C. Hogan, K. Hogan, G. Roney, M. Harold, S. Briggs BEAUMAR IS: Goals: A. Catlin, S. Coote, M. Lee, A. Salisbury, S. Gower, R. Cathcart. Best: M. Ensor, S. Coote, N. Loucaides, L. McNicholas, B. Haynes, M. Lee CAULF IELD GRAM 0.5 2.7 6.9 6.11 (47) MHSOB 5. 3 5. 6 10. 9 15. 11 (101) CAULF IELD GRAM: Goals: A. Lawson, M. Liddell, P. Zarra, M. Nelson, T. Sundberg, J. May. Best: S. Widjaja, M. Sundberg, B. Price, S. Wood, T. Sundberg, P. Zarra MHSOB: Goals: M. Hamilton Ho 6, R. McIntyre 2, S. Harrison 2, W. Taft, M. White, J. Tran, J. Pearce, D. Hamilton ho. Best: M. Hamilton Ho, G. Grigoriou, R. McIntyre, S. Harrison, H. Taylor, A. Villani C SECTION RESERVE OAKLEIGH 0.1 1.2 MAZENOD 1. 1 4. 2 OAKLEIGH: Not provided MAZENOD: Not provided 2.3 7. 4 2.7 (19) 10. 6 (66) BEAUMAR IS 3.0 4.1 4.1 5.5 (35) CAULF IELD GRAM 2. 1 3. 2 6. 7 8. 10 (58) BEAUMAR IS: Goals: M. Bramwell, M. Wilson, J. Murton, J. Richter, T. Nash. Best: B. Wall, J. Mapleston, Z. Alcott, C. La Rocca, A. McNeil, M. Wilson CAULF IELD GRAM: Goals: R. Foote 3, G. Colosimo 3, J. Stewart, D. Spanos. Best: D. O'Keefe, L. Spinks, C. Axais, R. Foote, D. Spanos, C. Jones Ve rdi ct: Oa kl e i gh by two goa l s 2009 Hi story Round 6 Oakleigh 21.9 (135) def. Caulfield 12.11 (83) Round 12 Caulfield 11.8 (74) def. Oakleigh 11.7 (73) F i rst Goa l ki cke r Be tti ng Bromely (Oakleigh) $5.00 Slevison (Caulfield) $5.00 Edwards (Oakleigh) $6.00 Barrand (Oakleigh) $11.00 Carboni (Caulfield) $11.00 Liddell (Caulfield) $13.00 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 The Only Ball VAFA Players Fly For. 15 C SECTION SENIORS PRELIMINARY FINAL PRELIMINARY FINAL CAULFIELD GRAM V OAKLEIGH OAKLEIGH V CAULFIELD GRAM Coach: Steven Lawrence Asst Coaches: Geoff Reilley, Dale Lawrence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 29 30 32 34 39 40 41 52 60 P B A A J C A R B A S S C A T M L D Z C S G J C T M A T M T C C SECTION RESERVES G Zarra Price Lawson Slevison (VC) Stewart Hammond Ross Foote (VC) Carboni (VC) Strain Meredith Wood May Docker Spinks Sundberg Price Daly Parsons Game Widjaja (C) Colosimo May Jones Breen Nelson Ford Noblett Liddell Sundberg Axias CAM HAMMOND FLOORS TAIT TIMBER & HARDWARE - TOORONGA B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 35 36 37 38 46 48 49 60 M D C K D C W G D J J J P P S J J B T A D T A L B R T G M S J T J S D Coach: David Gately Coac: Ben Gately G Harold Cleary Hogan Hogan Britt Lamb Manning Bennett Counihan Rutter (C) Derks-Revere Fitzgerald Di Siervi Brown Doherty Chapple Hunt Hogan Scott Pound-Gow Zula Edwards Kitts Barrand Wass Holden Bromley Roney Bentham Briggs McGarry Doherty Reynolds Collins Lucas B 1 3 8 12 13 15 16 18 19 22 24 28 29 32 33 34 35 36 38 40 41 43 44 46 47 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 BETTER TORQUE AUTOMOTIVE 40 Oxford Street, Oakleigh 3166 PH: 9564 7044 FAX: 9564 7205 A D W J J D P J J A M B R C S L G M J T S M A T M S R J T N T P J J T J D C J T S 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 1/4 TIME OAK OAK CG V 1 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 14 16 21 23 25 27 28 29 30 35 36 37 38 39 40 43 44 46 47 48 49 53 54 56 57 58 61 G B Scott (VC) A Clarke J Stewart A Ross R Foote W Bowes A Strain S Kendall D Spanos T Spinks P Zarra C Fagan (VC) D King J McCahon G Colosimo J May C Jones A Spittal E Kalaja (C) F McArdle L Spinks A Ford T Noblett T Gerrand W Rowsthorn A Townsend T Hammond L Tamblyn L Matias S Reid S Garrood M Kinsella D OʼKeefe A Sloan J Wearne B CAM HAMMOND FLOORS TAIT TIMBER & HARDWARE - TOORONGA Saturday at 11.30am Trevor Barker Oval CG 16 B BETTER TORQUE AUTOMOTIVE 40 Oxford Street, Oakleigh 3166 PH: 9564 7044 FAX: 9564 7205 Saturday at 2.00pm Trevor Barker Oval 1/4 TIME G Murray Cleary Manning Fitzgerald Derks-Revere Costigan Brown Chapple Tolley Pound-Gow Bennett Wass Holden Meyers Bando Head Roney Bentham McGarry Ristevski Way Taylor Ashworth (C) Doherty Stevenson Collins Counihan Alexander Eden Millar Krezel Malcolm Roney Pickett Nelson Costigan Lucas McCort Cleary Mottrom Borland Coach: James Lawson THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 17 s view , s w ne . VAFA d gossip an FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME... Ne w Ki d s o n th e Bl o ck: Point Cook Football Club, which boasts Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard as its Number One Ticket Holder, will join the VAFA competition in season 2010. Point Cook, which fields fourteen junior teams in the Western Region Football League, will become the VAFA’s 74th member club. The Bulldogs’ home is adjacent to Sanctuary Lakes Golf Course in Melbourne’s burgeoning west. A decision will be made over the coming months on whether Point Cook will join D4 with two teams or whether it will spend its first year in the Club XVIII competition. F o ot b a l l Go d s: Last Sunday, North Old Boys Reserves Coach John Rush was coaching his side in the 1st semi final against Whitefriars at Central Reserve. As well as the coaching butterflies, Rushy had other reasons to be nervous. His wife Katrina was sitting in the car, very very pregnant. The football gods smiled and delivered, Rushy's boys got over the line with a 9 goal towelling and then some hours later Katrina gave birth to Miller Grace (7lbs). From all reports mum, daughter, dad and the team are doing well. Ne w F o o ty a n yo ne ? One match grade almost new red Sherrin available free of charge. Pick up from the roof of grandstand at Central Reserve, where it landed after one huge hoof and big blast of wind. We’ve all seen the field umpires enter the ground, followed by the boundary men and then the goalies, doing the military two step. Last week at Garvey Oval , however, the arbiters entered the field lined up, side by side, causing bemused spectators to watch them all the way to the centre circle. “Watch,” said one, “I think they’re about to link arms and do the Can-Can!” 18 DE LA/ XAVS 1. De La Salle was very grateful for Xavs’ Under 19 coach Dino D i P i e r d o m e n i c o ’s h a l f - t i m e selflessness in responding to help find a doctor when one of the De La boys went down. Tyson Hunt was clearly distressed after an accidental collision in the game which resulted in him being admitted to the Alfred with a severe concussion and severe bruising to his lower body region as a result of the same collision. Well done Dino, who put the health of an opposition player ahead of his half-time address, and well done to De La for showing its gratitude in the way it did. alone, over 500 logged on to www.dartfish.tv to check out the action. From next Monday, this weekend’s A, B and C Finals games will all be available online. L I VE S CO R E S O N T H E W E B AND ON YOUR PHONE : Record numbers are logging on to vafa.com.au to find out what’s happening around the grounds. You can also follow VAFACOMM on Twitter for all latest info. While A Section semi-finals will be the focus of InnerFM’s broadcast this weekend, we’ll be endeavouring to get scores from other grounds on air, on the web, and on your phone as often as possible. DE LA/XAVS 2. Hoodoo? Xavs have not beaten De La in a final since the 1981 preliminary final, though they’ve played them only once since, in the 1993 second-semi, which the Blue and Golds won before losing to collegians in the Granny. Congratulations to Bentleigh’s Adam Ferris on 100 games, a versatile player who fills in at either end of the ground. Adam is renowned for his good hands and accurate kicking and has been a key player in his team’s success thus far this year. N e w VAF A m e d a l l i o n s: The VAFA has made available to each club a medallion to honour one of its volunteers and another medallion to recognise 200 game players who played at least one game this season. Congrats to Corey Bannister of Therry Penola who kicked his hundredth goal in Therry Penola’s semi-final win over Banyule last weekend. The event caused a massive spectator invasion and it took the umpires at least 4 seconds to clear the field of backslappers, who included Carlton player Jordan Bannister. V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 CY S TI C F IB RO SI S AP PE A L: A few more clubs have brought in their tins, which gets us to about half way! Come on guys. Back in R17, one of St Bernard’s favourite sons played his 250th game - Ben ‘Hogi12’ Hogan. Ben is another from the Hogan dynasty to have a distinguished St Bernard’s career. Hogi has had many personal highlights culminating in winning the 2002 ‘A’ Grade Premiership, joining his father Peter (1975) as an A Grade Premiership player. Recently Hogi’s football has undergone a renaissance and he has had a big impact on the senior team with his pace, penetrating left foot and his ability to keep his feet under pressure. Once known as a bit of a lad, Ben has matured with the support and guidance of his beautiful wife Melinda and now plays an important role in the senior leadership group. Hogi joins elite company with only six other players in St Bernard’s history managing to reach 250 games and Hogi is the only player to reach the milestone and play in an A Grade premiership (2002). Congratulations Hogi12 ! Who will win the Woodrow? Who will win the Moore? Who will win the Newbury? Who will win Umpire of the Year? Monday 14 September at Etihad Stadium. You too can be at the Gala Annual Presentation Dinner and Medal Count. To join our club presidents, luminaries and all the winners. Call Jess on 9537 6777. F i n a l s ’ Ti c k e t : Still great value at $40. Gets you into every final at every ground. Call Jess on 9537 6777 to get yours. ST RO NG R AT I NG S: With the C Section Semi Finals available free on the web, on Monday V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 19 D1 SECTION by Di Langton Do you tip with your head or your heart? Form or sentiment? Could you tip your sworn enemy? I won my footy tipping comp last week, one of those mega online AFL ones that encompass work-related footy tipping around the country. Last Sunday night, getting warm on the couch after a bone chilling afternoon at Central Reserve, I filled up on chicken curry and self-loathing as I yelled ‘Go Pies’ at the telly. I needed them to get home to make me six for the round …and a laydown mazaire for the gorillas on offer. But I’d just watched Fitzroy thump Friars by 13 goals so had good reason to question my tipping prowess, besides, I should know better than to tip the Filth (their official name in my family) who let both the game and third pozzie slip. Luckily I had a marginally better margin than BenCooper72 and held onto the sizeable purse which should fund my September festivities nicely, if I didn’t feel this burning need to donate it to charity in order to cleanse myself. new home at full forward, his three goals for the term matched by Brennan who is just as happy to run and chase, keep his feet and checkside it from 45 on the boundary. Ande rson was creative and A a ron Ta yl or refused to yield (he could’ve bought shares in Elastoplast he was so swaddled by half time) but it was an otherwise morbid quarter for Werribee. Supply out of the Rupo back and centre hurt like gunfire, P odol cza k shining, and they took a forty point lead into the St Bernards digs at half time. Two rapid goals from the left foot of Fastuca and the Tigers looked dangerous in the third, repelling the Rupo attacks with greater determination. As the sun came out briefly late in the quarter, Spinner moved to defence and stopped the rot, Whi te he a d sent forward where he duly goaled but the fighting Bees had dragged the deficit back to 27 points as the siren blew 3/4 time. Schibeci scored his second major in the first two minutes of the last quarter, but the well-oiled Rupo machine shut down most of the Tigers attacking endeavours. Rowdy Le e was frustrated, unable to gain any leverage and the dagger to the Tiger heart struck in the 17th minute when the umpire deemed he ran too far, the turnover resulting in a goal to West from a laces-out pass from B re nna n on the forward flank. It was all over with a dozen minutes of crowd muzak to fill in the time, Rupo by 6 goals. SECOND SEMI REVIEW Westward Saturday to the Snake Pit to see the top two duke it out, Rupertswood convincing winners and thoroughly deserving of their place in the big show and promotion to C grade. Werribee didn’t go down with a whimper; this often fiery clash had some sensational examples of the Tigers’ enormous ticker. Interestingly, Rupo has a tendency to start slowly and has trailed Werribee in every first term this year. The semi was no different and the Tigers saluted early via Fastuca and Wa yne Pe l a r, yet did not fully capitalise on Rupo’s first term lethargy. They won the clearances and inside fifties, Bellegante was making his presence felt in the middle and B re nna n was kept quiet as he lurked across centre half forward, but the Tigers took just a five point lead at the huddle. Sure enough, Rupo put the foot down in the second term with Spinner enjoying his FIRST SEMI REVIEW Eastward Sunday to the Nodders wide green deck …and I watched Fitzroy kill Bambi. They murdered the Friar resolve from the first bounce, stifling their running players and choking off all supply. Whitefriars kicked 1.1 in the first quarter to Fitzroy’s 6.3 and troubled the scorers nought in Preliminary Final Werribee v Fitzroy Saturday at 2.00pm St Bernards College Preliminary Final Whitefriars v Rupertswood Saturday at 11.30am St Bernards College TODAY’S D1 SECTION MATCHES 20 TODAY’S D1 RESERVE MATCHES V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 the second term. Granted, they were missing players like Ma rche si and Woods (although they certainly offer no excuses), but the Fitzroy backline was rock solid, working hard to help each other while the forward setup was unstoppable, spearheaded by B orl a nd who kicked 8 and took a ripper hanger in front of goal in the third term. D ul l a rd was invaluable, as were Zika and Kelleher while Whitefriars could find few bright lights aside from S mi th on the wing and Crea who managed 3 goals despite the poor delivery that limited his chances. Twelve goals separated the two sides at the final break but S i mon Ta yl or implored his players to stick to the defensive side of their men, and not ‘slack off.’ The Roys completely outplayed their opponents, compelling as they hijacked any Friar notion of finals advancement, but the large Fitzroy contingent held its collective breath all the way to the final siren; incredulous at what it had just witnessed: a 13 goal towelling to propel it headlong into today’s showdown. PRELIMINARY FINAL PREVIEW Both teams have the ability to jump out of the blocks early. Nineteen year old B orl a nd is in superb form and avenues to him will be hard to shut down. Me i ghe n, D ul l a rd and O ’ Re i l l y are experienced campaigners that will help steer the ship crewed by many fast, exciting young players that may give Werribee the Rupo-horrors. Strong input from B i ggs, St ol t z and S e ddon will be needed. On the other hand Werribee has its share of highly talented youth in players such as S chi be ci and B e l l e ga nt e , while the Pe l a r and Taylor clansmen are a formidable force indeed. The consistency of A nd e r so n, D e a n and P a l mi ngton will be crucial to a Tigers win, while the x factor may just be Cam Lee if he can inveigle his unique influence on the game. Often the Preliminary is the most exciting game in a finals series, and I think this one will definitely go to the wire. Fitzroy has shown it can kick a big score and shut down opponents at the same time, while the Werribee juggernaut is unlikely to falter two weeks on end. This tipping caper is tricky, but on semi final form (plus sentiment) I’m going with the Roys by 7 points. D 1 Te a m of the Ye a r w i l l be publ i she d i n ne xt w e e k’s G ra nd F i na l col umn. Please email your preliminary final summaries to di l a ngton@ bi gpond. com by Sunday evening. V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – D1 D1 SECTION WHITEF RIAR S 1.1 1.1 5.2 8.4 (52) F ITZROY 6. 3 9. 10 15. 13 19. 16 (130) WHITEF RIAR S: Goals: D. Crea 3, E. Abdallah, N. Cunningham, G. Kennedy, D. Kelly, R. Mattinson. Best: C. Smith, B. Stafford, S. Brosolo, R. Storey, A. Adgemis, G. Power F ITZROY: Goals: R. Borland 8, M. Zika 3, O. Stoltz 2, A. Seddon 2, C. Dullard, M. Biggs, M. MacKay, J. Taylor. Best: R. Borland, S. Kelleher, C. Dullard, C. Meighen, M. Zika, J. Parkinson RUPERTSWOOD 3. 2 12. 6 15. 9 19. 14 (128) WERRIBEE 4.1 6.2 11.6 14.8 (92) RUPERTSWOOD: Goals: L. Spinner 5, L. Brennan 4, D. Murphy 3, T. West 2, J. Phillips, A. Walsh, B. Whitehead, J. Rush, T. Podolczak. Best: L. Spinner, T. Podolczak, J. Rush, J. Pretty, S. Bishop, J. Bradley WERRIBEE: Goals: R. Fastuca 4, A. Taylor 3, A. Murphy 2, M. Taylor 2, D. Schibeci 2, W. Pelar. Best: T. Anderson, J. Bellegante, A. Tedeso, D. Morrish, M. Antonello, M. Palmington D1 SECTION RESERVE WHITEF RIAR S 0.1 0.3 2.3 3.4 (22) NOB/ST PATS 3. 3 5. 8 8. 11 12. 13 (85) WHITEF RIAR S: Goals: N. Crowe 2, D. Robson Long. Best: A. Thorpe, C. Taouk, A. Brosolo, P. Celotti, P. Hayes, L. Twomey NOBSP: Goals: M. Barker 6, M. Velardo 3, M. Rapa, J. Weidner, J. Minenko. Best: M. Barker, D. Moloney, J. Browne, D. King, M. Carney, J. Minenko RUPERTSWOOD 4. 1 6. 2 14. 4 15. 8 (98) OLD MENTONIANS 3.2 5.6 8.6 13.11 (89) RUPERTSWOOD: Goals: M. Medcraft 4, S. Clark 3, M. Elliss Christens 3, K. Shaw 2, D. Gregory, T. Murphy, M. Takacs. Best: D. Gregory, N. McGovern, M. Elliss Christens, M. Medcraft, R. Monzell, R. Eastway OLD MEN TONIANS: Goals: C. Twentyman 5, T. Bournon 4, D. Bardoel 2, B. Coghlan, N. Fisher. Best: S. Campbell, C. Twentyman, D. Field, M. Lumsden, D. Bardoel, T. Bournon MELEES – BEWARE A MELEE IS “Where an incident takes place involving players pushing, scragging, jumping into packs, throwing each other to the ground or other or other similar such conduct” 21 D1 SECTION SENIORS D1 SECTION RESERVES WERRIBEE V FITZROY WHITEFRIARS V RUPERTSWOOD PRELIMINARY FINAL Coach: Kirk Norton 1 2 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 25 26 27 28 29 34 36 41 47 51 G A. Cunningham C. Lee Aaron Taylor D. Schibeci T. Anderson M. Palmington M. Keogh J. Norton T. Mccutcheon M. Antonello M. Taylor A. Murphy A. Alifraco A. Tedesco. D. Morrish R. Fastuca N. Adamo M. Purton J. Bellegante W. Pelar S. Dean M. Dean Andrew Taylor S. Mccutcheon B. Petro D. Pelar B 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 21 24 25 26 29 30 35 36 41 46 49 53 59 61 PRELIMINARY FINAL Coach: Simon Taylor Asst: Coach: Mike Wallis J. OʼReilly M. Biggs R. Borland S. Kelleher J. Clark J. Beech I. Hughson B. Atherton C. Polidoras M. Zika R. Atkinson D. Clark T. Dlabik C. Dullard C. Meighen J. Parkinson A. Ley S. Baker V. Cahill T. Conn M. Mackay A. Seddon A. Harbour A. Daff O. Stoltz H. Topp P. OʼConnor J. Taylor Coach: Karl Conlan G B 1 9 12 18 26 31 32 36 41 42 45 47 50 51 52 56 57 58 60 62 64 70 *Club failed to provide a finals listing, list provided is last weekʼs team list. SPONSORS EFFECTIVE RECOVERIES FITZROY VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB THE REDS FOUNDATION HARRINGTON EARL ESTATE AGENTS MELBOURNE CITY TOYOTA BENDIGO BANK CLIFTON HILL Rydges Hotel Bell City Preston Lord Newry Hotel Nth.Fitzroy Saturday at 2.00pm St Bernards College 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 1/4 TIME WHI FITZ RUP V B 2 6 11 16 18 22 24 25 26 27 28 31 35 38 39 40 41 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 54 56 58 60 G A. Walsh S. Gallus L. Spinner R. Monzell T. Murphy R. Hatty S. Clark J. Ryan E. Dressler J. Baird M. Ellis-Christensen K. Shaw C. Allport T. Mason Paul Barry D. Roberts J. Taylor N. Webb T. Mitchell M. Piazza L. Smith B. Lovett M. Nott M. Braddy R. Portelli Darragh McGovern P. Clarke J. Ramsay A. Dyson B Saturday at 11.30am St Bernards College WER 22 G L Kaldor P Stagg A Brosolo N Crowe C Taouk R Risteski J O'Meara S Allemand A Thorpe J Kenez A D'Aloisio P Hayes D Robson-Long L Twomey A Baggoley N O'Callaghan D Kaldor M Stafford P Celotti A Gibbs S Phelan S Rutz Coach: Michael Walsh Asst: Darren Zarb Team Mgr: Gary Plummer THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 23 UMPIRES CORNER VAFA IN THE MEDIA SATURDAY by Steve McCarthy & Leah Gallagher Bi g mi l e stone s This finals weekend we see two of our Life Members clock up their 350th VAFA ga me s in Da vi d Hi ndl e and Anthony Si mpson. Da vi d has certainly taken a while to reach that milestone due to the fact that he had a 23 year break in the middle. He joined the VAFA in 1969 as a field umpire after 4 years and 61 games with the VFL Reserve Grade panel and continued field umpiring until his “retirement” in 1983. On the field, his highlights included the A section preliminary final and C section grand final in 1979. 5 consecutive A se cti on gra nd fi na l s as a boundary umpire between 1971 and 1975. 2 boundary umpire games at the MCG in the 1973 Carnival. Best game ever was the 1973 Pa rksi de /Al phi ngton clash. He returned to the VAFA in 2007 and took up the flags and soon progressed to A se cti on. He’s now looking towards that 400th game. David’s message to the youngsters is “You will get out of umpiring as much as you are prepared to put in.” Anthony (Si mmo) joined the VAFA in 1993 as part of a great umpiring family. His father Gra ha m umpired over 300 games, as did his brother Pe te r. His nephew Ma tthe w (Peter’s son) is running with us at the moment and recently reached 150 games. Si mmo’s son Mi cha e l umpired with us last year and it was a highlight doing a couple of games together. Anthony (a former goal umpire) lists his highlights as 2 C section senior grand finals and 2 D4 reserves grand finals more recently as a field umpire. Anthony would like to thank his wife Anne and children Mi cha e l , Joshua , Emma and Brooke for their support over the years. His parents Gra ha m a nd Ma ri e have seen nearly every game he has umpired. His dad has travelled so far and wide he should be called Mr. Me l wa ys. Maybe Si mmo will get him a GPS for Fathers Day. Si mmo would like to thank all the VAFA clubs and the VAFAUA family who have made all this possible. 9.00-11.00am: The VAFA Footy Show 1.45 pm: Exclusive Live Broadcast. Sa turda y 5 Se pte mbe r: 2nd Se mi F i na l – Old Xaverians v De La Salle Sunda y 6 Se pte mbe r: 1st Se mi F i na l – St Bedes/Mentone Tigers v University Blues 6.30 pm: Local sports Round-Up THURSDAY 3.30pm: John Kelly’s live interview with VAFA CEO Michael Sholly, including a review and preview of VAFA matches. SUNDAY 9:30 - 10:30am: VAFA SUNDAY SUNDAY 7.00-9.00pm: North West Amateur Footy Report including special club features in all sections: Old Essendon (A), University Blacks, St Kevins, St Bernards (B), Rupertswood, North Old Boys/St Pats, Fitzroy (D1), Therry Penola, Old Paradians (D2), West Brunswick (D3), LaTrobe Uni, North Brunswick (D4) F i na l s Everyone is now into the swing, with all sections participating in finals. Congratulations to teams last week, who have won the right to play in a higher section for season 2010 and in some sections this weekend the last team to be promoted will be known also. Leader Community Newspapers produces 30 mastheads weekly across Melbourne, covering all the VAFA. Punctua l ?? We constantly have issues with umpires arriving late to their games and this absolutely shoul dn’ t be happening during finals. Lucky we’ve got blokes like Pa tri ck Coul tha rd. Pa ddy did the right thing last Sa turda y by arriving at Garvey Oval over one hour before the start. Pity he was appointed to the Sunda y game. We love your conscientiousness Pa ddy, but 25 hours before the first bounce is not really necessary. From match reports to feature stories, reporters Paul Amy, Brad Beitzel, Megan Hurstwaite and Michael Gleeson have your VAFA news covered. SUNDAY Ne w Exe cuti ve for 2010 At the last AGM the new executive for season 2010 was elected and is as follows: All VAFA Match results in The Age & Herald Sun each Sunday Russe l l Da vi dson President: Vice President: Luke Hol me s Al a n Stubbs Secretary: Asst. Secretary: Gra nt Wa rdrop De a n Schwa b Treasurer: Asst. Treasurer: Bre nt Woodhe a d Le a h Ga l l a ghe r Social Sec.: Building Manger: Da rre n Da l gl e i sh Evo goe s Gre e n Doing the right thing last Saturday Ja son (Evo) Eva ns did the right thing and caught public transport to his game at the Sca mme l l Re se rve in Oa kl e i gh. He jumped on the bus at Ormond station and told the driver, “G’day mate, I need to get to the Scammell Reserve which is behind the Oakleigh Bowlo. I’ve gotta umpire a final today and with this weather can you get me real close please?” As the bus headed along North Road it failed to stop at the bus stop a bit before the bowling club. Suddenly he stops right across from Scammell (in between bus stops) and the driver says to Evo, “I’ve been giving it to you umpires for years, ‘bout time I gave something back.” Great influence Evo, the new Minister for Transport. Angry AD Gotta hate it when you finish your reserves game and you get to the room to find the senior blokes taking over with their gear everywhere. Even worse when just about everything in the room ends up on top of your bag. Seems like serial prankster Joe y Ha rtwi g was at his best last Sunday. Let’s just say the text message AD left Joe y was a tad colourful. There will be retribution. Soci a l A Se cti on Gra nd F i na l Brunch is on again with limited seats; get your name to one of the table captains quickly as half the venue is booked. Payment will be in advance for this function, check with Rob Sne ddon and or Gra nt Wa rdrop for cost. Gol f Da y The VAFAUA charity golf day is back at Waterford Valley (the place where your golf balls wear swimming trunks, cause they like a dip), be ready for a October 4th, 12 midday hit off. Cost is $80.00 to be able to rally drive as well. Pub run Just because finals have come and you are not appointed to a game remember to still attend training to support you mates who are still going around. Just as important is to get down for the last night of training where we end up at the Wick while those poor buggers keep running around. Look forward to the 17th September night. RESPECT THE UMPIRE – RESPECT THE GAME!! 24 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 25 D2 SECTION by Caillin O’Shannessy The first week of finals produced two close encounters for the favoured teams, who eventually managed to get on top of their opponents. If last weekend was anything to go by, the next two weeks will be an exciting test for the remaining teams. Banyule’s season comes to a finish, losing to Therry Penola in blustery conditions at Alec Gillon Oval. Therry Penola advance to the preliminary final after taking control early with five goals in the first quarter whilst holding Banyule to none. At three quarter time Therry lead by seven goals but Banyule had the wind behind them in the last. With nothing to lose it was time for Banyule to throw caution to the wind, and give absolutely everything to keep their season alive. Banyule held Therry goalless in the last quarter and were able to pile on five of their own, however it wasn’t enough and Therry Penola were able to hold on to a determined eight point victory. Ashley Mills was dynamic for Therry Penola in the guts, and Brent Kenny outstanding in defence. Core y Ba nni ste r and Justi n Crotty both kicked three goals, and this takes Ba nni ste r’s tally for the season to 100, a sterling effort. Williamstown held only a seven point buffer. Williamstown came out in the crucial third quarter with a big effort to exert some physical pressure on the Pirates, but this tactic backfired as full back Be n Hyne s was sent off for an overenthusiastic attempt to spoil. Peninsula responded to the pressure well, and really took advantage of the CY’s playing one man short. Tim Scarpel la excelled at half forward, while Brett Brisbane at full back also battled well. Captain Shaun Pa yze despite an ankle injury showed his leadership and class all over the field. To Williamstown’s credit they fought back late in the quarter and were able to bring the margin back to seven points at the final break. This proved too difficult a task however, as Peninsula’s Ste fan Ba rbour and Al Wood dominated the stoppages, and looked ominous with Jim Coghl a n & John Romboti s as forward targets. Peninsula have earnt themselves a week off and a spot in the 2009 Grand Final after defeating a gallant Williamstown side. It was obvious from the outset that a grand final berth was at stake in an intense and tightly contested first quarter, that saw wasted opportunities from Peninsula keep Williamstown in the game. In the second stanza Williamstown began to control the match, and despite Stua rt Gri gg repelling many of the CY’s attacks, they were able to gain scoreboard ascendancy after some good football from Tim Whee l er. Again though, the dominance was not reflected on the scoreboard, and at half time The result sees Williamstown take on Therry Penola this Sunday at central reserve in the preliminary final, with the winner to meet a rested Peninsula side. The last time these two teams met, in round 10, Therry Penola got the best of Williamstown by five goals, however the ledger stands at one all throughout the season. It should be a very interesting match and the winner will certainly deserve their spot in the Grand Final. Peninsula have lost only two games this year, and they were way back in rounds three and four. This will give the Pirates plenty of confidence come two weeks time, although whoever they meet will have a belief they can win, as Peninsula’s two losses came at the hands of Williamstown and Therry Penola. TODAY’S D2 SECTION MATCHES TODAY’S D2 RESERVE MATCHES Preliminary Final Williamstown CYMS v Therry Penola Sunday at 2.00pm Central Reserve 26 FOR VAFA ACTION PHOTOS LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – D2 D2 SECTION THERRY PENOLA 5. 2 7. 2 13. 4 13. 4 (82) BANYULE 0.5 3.11 4.12 9.20 (74) TH ERRY PENO LA: Goals: C. Bannister 3, J. Crotty 3, M. McWhinney 2, M. Tsitonakis 2, J. Hanlon, D. Rees, B. Kenny. Best: A. Mills, B. Kenny, M. McWhinney, A. Maynard, R. Bannister, M. Tsitonakis BANYULE: Goals: A. Persi 2, J. Truefeldt 2, K. Shepard Mueller, T. Shepherd, P. Jenkin, H. Dickson, R. Young. Best: J. Truefeldt, B. Walsh, P. Jenkin, L. French, A. Jurgens, T. Shepherd PENINSULA 1. 4 3. 8 9. 11 15. 16 (106) WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS 1.1 5.3 9.4 11.6 (72) PENINSULA: Goals: J. Rombotis 4, J. Coghlan 3, T. Coghlan 2, B. Southam 2, S. Payze, A. Wood, J. Heron, T. Scarpella. Best: A. Wood, S. Barbour, T. Coghlan, S. Grigg, R. Powney, S. Payze WILLIAMSTOWN: Goals: T. Wheeler 5, J. Wong 2, C. Elliott 2, J. Reid, C. Richards. Best: T. Wheeler, A. McKay, J. Gallivan, C. Richards, C. Elliott, B. Gray D2 SECTION RESERVE WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS 2. 2 4. 4 5. 6 9. 9 (63) THERRY PENOLA 1.2 2.3 3.5 3.7 (25) WILLIAMSTOWN: Goals: C. Mathews 2, T. Bowers, G. Burgess, J. Buttigieg, T. Hynes, C. McCracken, J. Munro, M. John. Best: J. Munro, C. McCracken, T. Hynes, B. McColl, J. Hynes, M. Busuttil THERRY PENOLA: Goals: T. Goodwin 2, A. McKay. Best: G. Henderson, S. Bannister, D. Hanlon, J. Bibby, J. Quinn, C. Matton PENINSULA 7. 4 7. 5 9. 11 9. 11 (65) BANYULE 0.1 2.4 2.5 3.7 (25) PENINSULA: Goals: A. Haley 2, V. Clarke 2, N. Coy, T. Grigg, L. Heron, S. Nichols, S. Torossi. Best: H. Tompkins, V. Clarke, L. Heron, S. Nichols, A. Crean, C. O'Loughlin BANYULE: Goals: J. Brockwell, A. Garreffa, R. Currie. Best: L. Richardson, R. Currie, J. Brockwell, M. Ilia, M. Scott, J. Rigler Phone: (03) 9721 4700 Fax: (03) 9721 4711 Preliminary Final Therry Penola v Peninsula Sunday at 11.30am Central Reserve V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 go to cya nsporti ngi ma ge s. com. a u 27 D2 SECTION SENIORS D2 SECTION RESERVES WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS V THERRY PENOLA THERRY PENOLA V PENINSULA PRELIMINARY FINAL Coach: Alan Elliott Asst Coach: Steve Calderwood 2 3 5 7 8 10 11 13 17 20 22 23 24 25 27 29 32 33 34 35 36 37 J Tranter J Hatfield C Richards M Lishman C Mcnamara Z Read C Elliott M Sultana L Forrester S Mcguinness J Gallivan J Wong W Cooper J Reid A Mckay T Wheeler J Connors B Gray N Walsh F Adamson B Lethborg B Hynes PRELIMINARY FINAL Coach: D Madden G *Club failed to provide a finals listing, list provided is last weekʼs team list. B 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 13 14 16 18 20 22 23 25 26 27 28 31 32 33 33 36 39 44 47 49 50 57 63 Coach: J Saunders G R Bannister D Rees B Harding G Rees M Faroldi (VC) C Bannister J Crotty J Egglestone J Hanlon Ri Skiathitis M Reynolds Ma Costello L Reynolds D Hanlon M McWhinney (C) D Angus A Maynard M Tsitonakis A Kowalski Mi Costello H Farrelly D Madden R Pascoe M Muldoon S Morgan B Kenny R Brennan A Mills B Taylor D Anderson B 1 2 4 7 8 10 11 12 15 17 19 21 22 23 24 26 31 32 34 35 35 38 39 40 45 49 53 54 59 66 75 99 Sunday at 2.00pm Central Reserve 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME B 2 6 11 13 18 21 23 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 39 41 42 45 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 59 60 61 63 66 G C Coyle V Clarke S Torossi C OʼLoughlin C Stevens A Law T Grigg K Krake A Creffield A Crean R White T Carruthers A Starkins H Tompkins N Bowman A Hayley J Selby J Smith N Claringbold L Heron K Hunt P McLachlan A Mangl N Barron J OʼConnor Price M Peirce N Coy W OʼLoughlin L Smith A Granger B Coldrey S Nichols B Sunday at 11.30am Central Reserve 3/4 TIME FINAL 1/4 TIME WCYMS TP TP PEN 28 G Ro Skiathitis T Goodwin B Barron S Bannister L Hollow J Quinn B Taylor J Belsey A McMahon (VC) D Pirpinias B Toohey G Henderson L Reynolds D Hanlon C Matton D Angus A Kowalski J Sacco (C) D Weston D McKibbin A McKay A Elmi M Muldoon P Barbetti J Bibby R Brennan M Bretag P Strangis T Sheppard D O'Shea R Keenan M Lacorcia Coach: Nick Claringbold V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 29 OLD IVANHOE GRAMMARIANS FOOTBALL CLUB Est.1964 Affiliated V.A.F.A. Invites applications for the following coaching positions for season 2010 • SENIOR COACH • RESERVES • • U/19 • U/18 • CLUB 18 • O.I.G.F.C. is a successful club which has played in 'A' & 'B' GRADE for the past 13 years. This is an exciting opportunity to develop a strong base of talented young footballers and skilled senior players Remuneration negotiable APPLICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING BY WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2009 TO The Secretary O.I.G.F.C. P.O.BOX 2077 EAST IVANHOE 3079 Or e ma i l to [email protected] POWERHOUSE AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB FINALS Remuneration negotiable Please send all application in writing to; [email protected] or Craig Richardson Level 4 150 Albert Road South Melbourne VIC 3205 30 September 12th, 2009 A SECTION Pre l i mi na r y F i na l Loser Second Semi Final v Winner First Semi Final Sunda y a t 2. 00pm Sportscove r Are na WHITEFRIARS OLD COLLEGIANS FOOTBALL CLUB INC. (Victorian Amateur Football Association) Applications are invited for the positions of Coach and Assistant Coaches for the following teams for the 2010 season; B SECTION Pre l i mi na r y F i na l Loser Second Semi Final v Winner First Semi Final Sa turda y a t 2. 00pm Sportscove r Are na Seniors Reserves Third XVIII Under 19 Remuneration negotiable. C SECTION Gra nd F i na l MHSOB v Winner Preliminary Final Sa turda y a t 2. 15pm Tre vor Ba rke r Ova l Applications in writing should be forwarded by email to; John Crough Secretary Whitefriars OCFC [email protected] Mobile; 0425 827 910 Applications close; Friday 25 September 2009. D1 SECTION Gra nd F i na l Rupertswood v Winner Preliminary Final Sa turda y a t 2. 15pm St Be rna rds Col l e ge D2 SECTION Gra nd F i na l Peninsula v Winner Preliminary Final Sunda y a t 2. 15pm Ce ntra l Re se rve D3 SECTION Founded 1947 Premiers 1959 – 1971 – 1973 – 2000 - 2006 Positions Available Power House AFC VAFA D3 Senior Coach required – playing or non playing Season 2010 NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES Gra nd F i na l Bentleigh v Winner Preliminary Final Sa turda y a t 2. 15pm a t WS Sca mme l l Re se rve D4 SECTION Pre l i mi na ry F i na l Loser Second Semi Final v Winner First Semi Final Sunda y a t 2. 00pm a t Sca mme l l Re se rve U19 PREMIER Gra nd F i na l Old Xaverians v Winner Preliminary Final Sa turda y a t 2. 15pm Ce ntra l Re se r ve U19 SOUTH 1 Gra nd F i na l Old Melburnians v Winner Preliminary Final Sunda y a t 2. 15pm a t Tre vor Ba rke r Ova l U19 NORTH 1 Gra nd F i na l Old Camberwell v Winner Preliminary Final Sunda y a t 2. 15pm a t Coburg Ci ty Ova l U19 NORTH 2 Gra nd F i na l Old Geelong Blacks v Winner Preliminary Final Sunda y a t 11. 30a m a t Coburg Ci ty Ova l U19 SOUTH 2 Grand Final Hampton Rovers v Winner Preliminary Final Sunday at 11.30am at Trevor Barker Oval UNDER 18 www.vafa.com.au Old Haileyburians AFC invite applications for the following positions:- Gra nd F i na l Oakleigh v Winner Preliminary Final Sa turda y a t 11. 30a m a t Ce ntra l Re se rve Senior Coach Reserves Coach Under Nineteens Coach cyansportingimages.com.au Expressions of interest should be directed to Club Secretary, Andrew Hicks (0407220952) [email protected] Keep an eye out for your club! Grand Final action photos and posters from selected games will be up on our website shortly after each grand final. OHAFC Seniors play in B Grade while the U/19s are in VAFA South 1 Division. V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 31 . . . Retrospective 5 YEARS AGO – 2004 by Geoff Reilley Both the A Section first and second semi-final results were very one sided even though both were tight contests up until half time. Both matches were previewed by scribe, Jonathan Horn, and we will look at his predictions further down the page. In the first semi, Old Trinity started slowly but had taken the lead from Marcellin Old Collegians at half time, albeit narrowly (9 points). Reminiscent of recent weeks, Marcellin’s work rate fell away and with Andrew Ramsden leading the pack, Trinity too a stranglehold at three quarter time and blew the Eagles away in the last to win 17.14 to 7.14. Best players – Ramsden (3), S Kennedy, L Kennedy, T Van Der Venne, Neville, L Deane-Johns (Trinity) and Dineen, Browne, Cox, Dobson, Hermans, Thiesz (Marcellin). On that form Trinity could worry either of the top two teams the following week. The second semi saw Uni Blues ahead on the score board at half time (6.4 to 4.9) but St Bernards had missed a number of opportunities in front of the big sticks. Led by Ross Young in the third quarter, the Blues turned up the heat and started to cut the Bernies to pieces with the Essendon boys continuing to fail to make the most of their scoring chances. It was ‘a walk in the park’ for the Blues in the last quarter with goals coming all too easily and the final score of 20.12 to 11.18 confirmed the students as favourites for the flag. Best players – Paterson, Scambler (7), Roydhouse, Lowcock, Young (3), Hayter (Uni Blues) and McIntyre, Wilkinson, D Jordan (4), B Jordan, O’Sullivan, Blunt (St Bernards). Jono Horn, the VAFA’s classiest columnist (I wouldn’t miss ‘The Wednesday Horn’ for quids - GR), had tipped Marcellin in the first semi but evened the ledger by predicting the Blues in the second. In B Section, it was a highly entertaining first semi-final with St Bedes Mentone Tigers only just succumbing to Old Ivanhoe 12.10 to 11.13. It had been all locked up at three quarter time and it was OI’s Mark Luxon kicking two goals in the last two minutes that snatched the game from the Tigers. Best players – Low, Luxon (5), Curatolo, Lochran, Gieschen, Quinlan (Old Ivanhoe) and Drury, Kane, Scafidi, M Wintle, Osborne, Hecker (SBMT). St Kevins came from three points down at half time to defeat Collegians 17.4 to 11.10 in the second semi final and advance to the top section for the ensuing season. Best players – L Mahoney, Brady, Lucas (3), Mulgrew, Simpson, P O’Keefe (SKOBS) and Davidson, Blumfield, Dixon, A Baxter, Hosking (4), C Holst (Collegians). MHSOB won the right to again challenge Caulfield Grammarians after defeating Monash Blues in the C Section preliminary final, 11.16 to 5.9. Best players – McCully, Brain, Fairchild, Smith, Cassell, Rosman (MHSOB) and Smyth, Smith, Main, O’Sullivan, Janssen, Bolton (Monash). Banyule thrashed Fitzroy Reds in the D1 preliminary final 19.17 to 8.8. Best players – Willmore, Plant, Williams, O’Connell (4), Wilson, 32 Jones (Banyule) and Abbott, Rawlins, Cianchi, Bahr, McGrath, Evans (Fitzroy). Old Carey had a huge win in the D2 preliminary final over Old Geelong 20.17 to 8.8. Best players – StewartHolmes, Everett, Kent (3), White (4), Vasilopoulos (Old Carey) and Cannon, Stinchcombe, Vickers-Willis (3), T Paul, W Paul (Old Geelong). 10 YEARS AGO – 1999 St Kevins Old Boys won the A Section first semi final after controlling the game at half time 10.11 to 4.2, encountering a strong fight back by Old Ivanhoe in the third quarter and meeting a further challenge in the last term; winning score – 14.14 to 13.6. Best players – Fraser, Lucas (5), M Dollman, Powell, Curtis, Callery (SKOBS) and Douglas, Lochran, R Weddle (3), McKie, Haros, Jenkins (OI). In the second semi final the highly favoured Old Melburnians lowered their colours to Old Xaverians who had overcome indifferent mid-season form to now have a chance for their fifth consecutive premiership. OM’s won the first quarter but then the Xavs controlled the game with their multi talented forwards all contributing strongly. Final score 21.7 to 14.5. Best players – Bowen, Cranage, Stoney, Woodruff, R Dillon, Blood (Xaverians) and Roberts, Topakas (5), Pirouet, Kennedy, L Bunn, S Theodore (OM’s). In the B Section first semi, Mazenod trailed all day but overhauled Old Brighton in the dying moments for a 13.15 to 13.10 victory. Best players – Polan, Meehan, O’Donaghue, Kavanagh, Parry, Hanley (Mazenod) and Williams, Logan, Fitzgerald, Alderson, S Gadsden, Jackson (OB). The second semi final was another close affair with Old Trinity proving too strong in the last quarter to win 8.14 to MHSOB 7.11. Best players – C Phillips, Hatfield, Sutcliffe, Stickland (4), Stephens, L Kennedy (OT) and Limbrick, McIntyre, Gerner, Fairchild, Thompson, Simpson (MHSOB). Whitefriars bounced back in the C Section preliminary final over Old Geelong with the result never in doubt from half time; final score 15.16 to 6.8. Best players – Houston, Law, M Carbone, Carrigg (5), Bateman, Northey (Whitefriars) and Taylor, Neeld, Middleton, J Paul, L Wilson, Seymour (OG). In the D Section preliminary Monash Blues were forced to play catch up footy all day but could not overcome Bulleen Templestowe’s determination and went down 6.5 to 9.6. Best players – Young, N Bone, George, Alexander, Tulloch, Glover (BT) and Smith, McGee, Furnell, Farmer, Campbell, Creamer (Monash). Oakleigh won the E Blue preliminary final 9.3 to St Pats Mentone 7.13. Best players – S Kitts, R Marshall, C Marshall, Knapper, Taylor, Heverin (Oakleigh) and M Barr, M Dixon, Matt Sullivan, Sebire, Perrin, V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 Michael Sullivan (St Pats). Another low scoring prelim final saw Fitzroy Reds successful over West Brunswick in E White Section, 8.1 to 4.9. Best players – P Jackson, Doyle, Hanlon, Clarke, T Mitchell, Greenwood (Fitzroy) and Ward, Lewis, Malone, P Hamilton, O’Brien, Coonan (West Brunswick). Eley Park won the F Section prelim over Old Westbourne 14.20 to 14.3. Best players – Hook, Trotter, Lenarcic (6), Hawley, Morrison, Alexandridis (Eley Park) and Taylor, S Craig, A Christo, Herron, King, A Horsburgh (Old Westbourne). 20 YEARS AGO – 1989 Marcellin ended Uni Blues’ season in the A Section first semi with a convincing 11.10 to 6.13 victory. It was a great last quarter by the Eagles (7 goals to 2) with best players – Origlasso, Hewitt, Cooper, S Boysen (5), Gallagher, Zannoni (Marcellin) and McCarty, Worsley, Gunn, Allen, Yandell, Hazeldine (Uni Blues). In a fluctuating second semi final the scores went according the wind in the first three quarters but it was Ormond, against the wind in the last term, who won the right to contest another Grand Final with a 13.6 to 8.12 victory. Best players – Paul Cox, Gilmore, McCooke, Jobling (4), Paul McDonald, Russell (Ormond) and Wright, Berzins (4), Pollock, Williams, Wallace, Galbraith (Collegians). In B Section, Old Brighton won the first semi over Bulleen Templestowe 15.14 to 11.21. Best players – James, Pryor, Woff, Shippen (4), Sarau, Monument (OB) and Tsiotinas, Cameron, Murtic, Smythe, McInerney, George (BT). A great second semi saw Therry overcome De La Salle 16.12 to 14.13. Best players – M Crotty (3), Wrigglesworth, Bosanko (3), O’Rourke, Reddick, Ramsay (Therry) and Mullins, Tully (5), Wright, Campbell, Knuppel (DLS). In the C Section preliminary final Old Haileybury made short work of St Kilda CBCOB 18.16 to 5.9 and could not wait to have another crack at Banyule the following week. Best players – Phillips, Connell, McKenzie, Walden (5), Snowball, Gerny (OH) and LaFontaine, Struth, Lake, Capiron, Driscoll, Buzza (StKilda). Thomastown defeated Whitefriars in an exciting D Section preliminary final 13.10 to 12.11. Best players – A Fellows, Lentini, D Fellows, Leavold, Valeri, Harling (Thomastown) and Strike, Sutton, Crowe, Pratt (5), Houston, McAuliffe (Whitefriars). St Bedes won the E Section prelim 11.5 from Aquinas 7.10. Best players – Riordan, Newport, Seeley, Bracchi, M Beasley, Lannan (St Bedes) and Spiess, Tarulli, Grierson, Vankerhaven, Whitfield, O’Toole (Aquinas). St Andrews were too strong for Uni Reds in the F Section prelim 13.16 to 7.10. Best players – Ashby, Browne, funnel, Mauro (3), Hibbert, Macdonald (St Andrews) and Condon, Gosdschan, Joseland, Jennens, Moloney, Upfill (Uni Reds). 30 YEARS AGO – 1979 Uni Blacks defeated Ormond in the A Section first semi 19.9 to 15.20. Best players – Wimes, Cunningham, Costello, Perrett (4), S Gill, C Cordner (Blacks) and Fisher (4), Crump, Parisi, Naylor, Hardham, Andrews (Ormond). Uni Blues fended off a late challenge from De La Salle in the second semi final to win V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 16.14 to 13.13. Best players – Tyquin, Karvelis (6), Carey, Kauffman, Bedford, Dobbie (Blues) and Nugent, Dunn, McHenry, Donegan, Hollier, B Bourke (DLS). In B Section, Old Xaverians took control at half time and ran out winners of the first semi over Collegians 18.12 to 10.12. Best players – Morrissey, Curtain (10), Brimacombe, Caleo, Sierakowski, O’Hurley (Xavs) and Roach (4), Cook, Taylor, Milford, T Loder, Nethersole (Collegians). It was AJAX with more accurate kicking who took the second semi from Marcellin 20.11 to 14.23. Best players – Basser (9), Korn, Bromberg, Kaye (4), Feldpicer, R Marks (AJAX) and Butler, Gartner, T Dillon, M Dillon, Toomey, J Jones (Marcellin). St Kilda CBCOB won the C Section preliminary 18.11 to 16.17 from Old Brighton. Best players – Kellaway, Coates, Meehan (5), Carroll, Collins (3), Dynon (St Kilda) and King (4), Murphy, Priestley, Gedye, Hill, Nicholson (OB). Bulleen Templestowe overpowered State Bank in the D Section prelim 19.13 to 10.17. Best players – Clark (4), D’Agostino, Dozzi, Gilmore, Lochart, Ling (BT) and Lenehan, Allen (5), Webster, Jeffery, Bennett, Curnick (SB). AMP Society defeated North Brunswick in the F Section prelim 13.13 to 13.3. Best players – Crottie, Gates, Searle, Pottenger, McLeod, McKinnon (AMP) and D Dimarco, Piccolo, S Scullin (5), Kenney (4), Payne, Kerrin (NB). St Pius easily won the F Section prelim 16.25 to 6.10 over Brunswick, Best players – Coyle, D French, Fisher, Froud, Rosbrook (4), M Daniel (St Pius) and Egan, Lyons, Sheehan, Chaplin, Owens, Dean (Brunswick). 40 YEARS AGO – 1969 Old Paradians won the A Section first semi 19.12 to Collegians 14.12. Best players – Williams, Kendall (4), Quinlan, Kiss, Gordon, Duke (Parade) and Crow, Storan, Lucas, Burley, Boag (3), Tucker (Collegians). The second semi went to Coburg over Ormond 16.14 to 11.15. Best – Callesen, N Beattie, Scanlon, L Beattie, T Salter (4), Parkes (Coburg) and Cameron, R Wood (5), Carr, B Finlayson, Voight, R Finlayson (Ormond). The B Section first semi final was won by St Bernards, 10.14 to Old Scotch 7.19. Best players – McCann, Crennan, Daffy, Sheehan, J Perrett, Hannaberry (St Bernards) and Hughes, Anderson, Beaurepaire, Gillies, Stokes, Hiddleston (Scotch). 50 YEARS AGO – 1959 Collegians convincingly defeated University Blacks in the A Section first semi final 9.17 to 7.5. Collegians’ pace was the main factor in the win and they managed to overcome the Black’s ruck advantage with brilliant roving. Best players – G Hibbins, McDonald, Scott, Powell, Jobling, Opie (Collegians) and B Roet, Porter, Browne (3), Steer, M Winneke, Linsten (Blacks). Old Scotch scored decisively from Old Xaverians in the A Section second semi final 10.14 to 6.18 to advance to the grand final. The Xavs could not cope with the pace and teamwork of the Cardinals whose excellent second quarter probably sealed the game. Best players – Marquard, C Melville, Harkness, M Russell (3), Eggleston, K Melville (Scotch) and Collopy, Malone, Drum, McIsaacs, Carroll, Slattery (Xavs). 33 SUMMARY OF FINALS ELIGIBILITY 2009 Fines - Round 17 A/B – Round 18 Others – 22/8/09 (These can be found in Rules 51-55 of the VAFA Handbook) SPORTSCOVER ARENA DRAW 2009 (SEPTEMBER) Se ni or - (1st XVIII teams) Any registered player with a permit can play finals (except VFL or TAC players with a permit – see below). Re se rve - (2nd XVIII teams) Players must be registered and must have played at least four (4) reserve grade matches and not more than ten (10) senior matches in the home and away games (first round). Where both first and second XVIII's are playing on the same day the reserve grade player must only have played two (2) games in either the seniors or reserves to qualify. For clubs with teams drawn in semi finals on different days of the same weekend (ie. 1st semi Saturday, 2nd semi Sunday) read as above teams playing on the same day). SAT SEPT 5 SUN SEPT 6 U18/U19 - Players must be registered and hold a permit. If a player has played 6 or more senior and reserve matches, he must have played 6 or more Under-19 matches during the season. Where a Club is represented in a match in the Second Round of the Senior Grade OR Reserve Grade on the same day OR on the same weekend the 6 match provision above shall not apply. Where a team has (2) U19 teams or is involved in hybrid arrangement, the following shall apply. (i) Where a club has two U19 teams, a player must have not played more than 10 matches with the U19 (1) side to play in the (2) team. (ii) To represent a hybrid team in the finals the player must have represented the hybrid team in (5) first round matches – not including finals. (iii)Under 19 Grade teams obtaining “Top Up” players during First Round matches from another Under 19 Grade team is not considered to be a hybrid team arrangement. “Top Up” players are not permitted in Second Round matches. SAT SEPT 12 SUN SEPT 13 Cl ub XVIII te a ms - Players must be registered and have played in at least four (4) Club XVIII matches (for the team they wish to represent) and not have played in more than a total of eight (8) senior and reserve matches during the first round. Where a club has two or more Club XVIII teams, a player must have not played more than 8 matches with the higher placed side to play in the lower team’s finals - if teams are in different sections. Where both Club XVIII teams are in the same section the following to apply: (i) A player cannot alternate between teams after June 30. Once he plays with a team after June 30 he can only represent that team for the rest of the season. (ii) the player is only allowed to play finals for the team they represent after June 30, (iii) to be eligible for finals with either side, a player must have played a minimum of 4 matches with the side they wish to represent and (iv) the player must have played more games for the side they wish to represent than the other club side in the same section. A SECTION SECOND SEMI FINAL Old Xavs v De La Salle (Sen) Uni Blues v Old Xaverians (Res) A SECTION FIRST SEMI FINAL SBMT v Uni Blues (Sen) Old Brighton v Old Scotch (Res) B SECTION PRELIM FINAL A SECTION PRELIM FINAL LATE SCORES: First offence ($5); second offence ($25); third offence ($50); fourth offence ($100); each subsequent offence ($100). Afte r 4pm D2 Reserve: Old Westbourne D3 Reserve: Monash Gryphons Afte r 5:30pm D3: Monash Gryphons Incorrect Scores - Round 17 A/B – Round 18 Others – 22/8/09 B: Ormond (Win/Loss) D3: Hawthorn D4: La Trobe University D4 Reserve: La Trobe University U19 N2: Aquinas U19 S1: Old Melburnians A division of The Primary Edge Group Pty Ltd www.primaryedge.com.au A NEW LICENCEE Primary Edge Sports are now an official licencee for VAFA Football Jumpers and Socks and therefore really are a ONE STOP SHOP for all Club merchandise needs. A VF L or TAC Cup l i ste d pl a ye r must play a minimum of five (5) VAFA First Round matches (i.e. home and away matches) including two (2) matches after 30th June for the team he wishes to represent in the Second Round. An Under 19 player may combine Senior and Under 19 matches in order to be eligible to play for his Senior Grade team in the Second Round. Players cannot combine matches for Reserves or U19 finals. • • • • • • Sublimated Football Jumpers Official Club Socks Sublimated Training Jumpers Training Singlets and T-shirts Polo Shirts Polar Fleece • • • • • Coaches & Supporter Jackets Caps / Beanies Bags Club Ties Stubby Holders Contact Peter Warner ~ Primary Edge Sports 720 High Street, Kew East, Vic 3102 T (03) 9862 4900 F (03) 9862 4999 M 0418 523 384 Email: [email protected] 34 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 35 D3 SECTION by Stephen Clarke Two finals have been played out and predictably at least, the scores were close. When I was quizzed on this grade on Inner FM at the same time there was a frenzied mission to get in contact with D e nni s G r a ce , the coach of Elsternwick, to comment also on D3. My comments were that this grade baring the top side was very difficult to forecast a clear finals group, a clear easy beat as all sides offered something different but of similar quality. I was happy to go with debutants St Francis Xavier on Saturday over the dominant Bentleigh unit whilst the Sunday game looked all too tough to call, settling on St Mary’s. Then as Dennis was located he emphasised the similarity between our two top ranked sides and stated it will come down to ‘which running side gets on top early and keeps getting the ball.’ Exactly right. And when you need to get on top you go to those you can entrust with the job. I appreciate that this is never easy as that gun player might not play or be injured. And that goes from A Grade right through to us and the examples are glaring. Collegians needed a win at Harry Trott over the top side last week to make finals. Call on Shura Ta ft straight from Bendigo St studios to put in a typical brilliant display. The win was completed but finals eluded them just by percentage. Jump to C Grade and Caulfield would only be beaten if Ma t t H a m i l t on- H o could score in abundance. He did, they won. Another go to man successful. Or in D2 where at three quarter time the Pirates were challenged by Williamstown but the experience of Pa yze shines through. S c o tt from and D i m a kopo ul o s. In the second term the less fancied side got well on top, with on ballers Mcna l l y, Anthony P ryor, Pa bts driving the ball forward with purpose. Bentleigh were doing enough to stay in touch and some inaccurate kicking cost St Francis an even bigger half time lead. It ended at the half with a 23 point advantage to the Beaconsfield boys. Things were still looking ok for them early in the third stanza. But suddenly S ha n A da wa y got on the end of some good fielding kicking and the Bentleigh side started their run. There’s a great problem you face when this side win possession in spades – their finishers are classy and don’t need encouragement. S ha n F e rgus has been good for 30 odd goals thus far and he kicked a couple of crucialsix pointers along with magnificent Ma gni ci fo and Ai ke n. With the X men holding a 2 point lead at three quarter time, coach Lenders pleaded with the guys for one last effort, as the reward was a week off and a quick way to the Grand Final and promotion. But in the last term, Bentleigh kicked the first goal to hit the front for the first time of the day and the Xmen dropped their heads. The favourites ended up running away with a 4 goal win. Bentleigh showed experience and took their chance. With a week off they must be respected enormously as flag favourites. They remain unbeaten against the challengers remaining. The new kids on the block got their second half wrong with a bit of panic setting in amongst their lower tier players. So time to regroup and rethink how they go about September now as they get another chance. Saturday started windy and stayed that way throughout although Scammell reserve presented a lovely flat deck with good grass cover to host our main final. Robe rtson and La wr y were obvious inclusions for the Premierships favourites. In the first term the X men were well on top with some pressure around the ball and great running play Sunday, the weather was ok but nothing flash. This was a tantalising affair on paper as Elsternwick boasted a recent win against the recently merged St Mary’s Salesian and their last round heroics, well Preliminiary Final St Francis Xavier v St Marys / Salesian Saturday at 2.00pm at WS Scammell Reserve Preliminiary Final St Marys Salesian v Power House Saturday at 11.30am at WS Scammell Reserve TODAY’S D3 SECTION MATCHES 36 TODAY’S D3 RESERVE MATCHES V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 almost heroics stood them in good stead to win this. Two things came to mind when I arrived at the ground. Sca mme l l has that dead pocket at the North Road end which sucks in visitors and it’s a ground where you can find a cheap kick and gain confidence. In the first half the ‘Wicks kicked the ball to dead zones too much and SMS were able to get the ball easily. Early on it was A mpt, Bonni ci and R obi nson that could just get the phase completed for the yellow and black and ensure the forwards had shots on goal. Elsternwick allowed the opposition so many easy possessions early in the game it was frustrating. Too many players did not set their own agendas but played reactionary football. Coach G ra ce was beside himself by the last change and pleaded with his players to run hard as SMS are a heavy side and the likes of Ol dfi e l d and S te ve ns had to be challenged even if they were kicking into a breeze. For the second time in 2 weeks the ‘Wicks flew home as players were more desperate and the run was more frenzied. 8 straight goals against the wind saw them come so close but the finish would end up short by 14 points. Lachie Bedingfield who has been herculan all of season 2009 was instrumental in the John Hewson like ‘fightback’ and the Ma hony boys in Cra i g and B ri a n did their club, their family and themselves proud. Gra nt Ca me ron was very good in the ruck and Aaron Caratello proved he has been a good find for the old firm. Coach Gra ce has ended his term now after six great years with the club and his passion for football and this club are obvious for all to see. LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – D3 D3 SECTION BEN TLEIGH 3. 4 5. 6 9. 10 15. 15 (105) ST F RANCIS XAVIER 5.4 8.11 9.12 11.16 (82) BEN TLEIGH: Goals: S. Fergus 3, P. Magnifico 3, J. Robertson 2, B. Aiken 2, A. Banks, L. Holmesby, I. Fridman, D. Erwin, L. Forrest. Best: D. Erwin, S. Adaway, A. Banks, J. Robertson, I. Fridman, L. Holmesby SF X: Goals: B. Spencer 3, T. Pearson 2, J. Mathers 2, D. Scott 2, C. Van Dam, E. McNally. Best: E. McNally, J. Lenders, D. Pabst, C. Van Dam, K. Russo, D. Scott ST MARY'S SALESIAN 4. 7 11. 11 13. 16 15. 20 (110) ELSTER NWICK 2.3 5.3 7.4 15.4 (94) ST MARY'S SAL: Goals: T. McDermott 5, S. Stevens 3, D. Hill 2, D. Adams 2, B. Gatehouse, A. Dwyer, M. Hill. Best: B. Gatehouse, T. McDermott, S. Oldfield, S. Stevens, M. Robinson, S. Crilly ELSTER NWICK: Goals: D. Smith 5, L. Bedingfield 4, N. Hodskiss 2, D. Bedingfield 2, A. Quinn, B. Mahony. Best: L. Bedingfield, B. Mahony, G. Cameron, C. Mahony, L. Simmons, A. Carratello D3 SECTION RESERVE PO WER HOUSE 4. 5 5. 7 5. 11 6. 13 (49) WEST BRUNSWICK 0.1 3.3 3.3 3.5 (23) PO WER HOUSE: Goals: M. Bull 2, W. Elliott, M. Verberne, M. Wallis, S. Watson. Best: S. Watson, M. Bull, W. Elliott, B. Kyne, D. Maloney, R. MacUmber WEST BRUNSWICK: Goals: D. Coonan, T. Murphy, S. O'Neill. Best: A. Vagg, I. Twyford, T. Murphy, A. McKenzie, J. Hughes, W. Vagg BEN TLEIGH 6. 2 9. 7 11. 12 16. 16 (112) ST MARY'S SALESIAN 2.1 2.3 3.4 5.5 (35) BEN TLEIGH: Goals: M. Laskey 4, K. Rodwell 4, B. Hunt 2, B. Lydster 2, S. Ferguson 2, A. Clough, T. Dale. Best: B. Lydster, B. Hunt, T. Dale, A. West, B. Stevens, C. Montesano ST MARY'S SAL: Goals: T. Fairbairn, S. Logan, B. Lillywhite, T. Chang, B. Reynolds. Best: M. Aikman, B. Lillywhite, S. Ioannidis, L. Fisher, C. Weller, W. Marshall TIPS – St F ra nci s Xa vi e r versus St Mary’s Salesian The holy battle is on for young and old today. Round six at Ferndale Park saw a win to the home side by 12 points whilst at Beaconsfield in round twelve the home side got up in dreadful conditions by four goals. Shall we expect a close game? Of course, this is D3 after all . . . Going with the X Men to win and gain promotion. Say 9 points. M I LMILESTONES E S T O N E S 50 – Ol i ve r Box (Be ntl e i gh) 100 – Ada m F e rri s (Be ntl e i gh) V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 MELEES – A MELEE IS BEWARE “Where an incident takes place involving players pushing, scragging, jumping into packs, throwing each other to the ground or other or other similar such conduct” 37 D3 SECTION SENIORS D3 SECTION RESERVES ST FRANCIS XAVIER V ST MARYS / SALESIAN ST MARYS SALESIAN V POWER HOUSE PRELIMINARY FINAL Coach: J. Lenders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 24 26 28 29 32 34 35 36 41 44 45 55 59 62 75 89 G Pearson S Van Dam A Klaric D Pabst B Spencer J Leaworthy C Van Dam K Russo N Russo T Pearson J Lenders D Dimakopoulos J Mathers X Gargan S Harvey B Pryor J Able A Pryor D Scott S Burns B Sheers D Kinder B Laver E McNally D Dapiran P Scanlon J Nooy S Mathers J Carell R Pater G B PRELIMINARY FINAL Coachʼs: Aaron Bailey, Daniel Adams Assistant Coach: James Rogers 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 35 36 46 47 51 57 58 59 70 G A. Dwyer B. Gatehouse L. Kelly A. Murphy L. Oʼkeefe C. Armstrong S. Oldfield T. Mcdermott D. Hill C. Ampt M. Purcell C. Sheedy L. DʼAstoli P. Dunne R. Williams A. Bonnici R. Stevens C. Adam S. Crilli C. Ryan D. Rajkumar M. Hill J. Morsello D. Adams (C) J. Fisher D. West W. Marshall B. Lillywhite M. Robinson S. Stevens C. Dykes P. Pascallis C. Rose M. Aikman Coachʼs: Christian Weller, Troy Fairbairn Assistant Coach: Tim Cummins B 1 6 14 15 17 19 20 24 25 27 28 30 34 36 38 40 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 52 53 54 55 57 58 60 65 66 67 68 69 70 73 74 S. Logan C. Weller M. Sharkie C. Sheedy L. DʼAstoli T. Fairbairn S. Francis J. Rogers M. Loughnan C. Ryan D. Rajkumar J. Morsello L. Armstrong W. Marshall N. Jane (DVC) A. Jackman W. Stubbings (VC) L. Fisher M. Smythe (C) M. Marchette B. Lillywhite M. Goold K. Ferreira O. Hind C. Grondman S. Ioannidis S. Docker C. Dykes P. Pascallis A. Baird T. Chang S. Bryen S. Nicholson A. Nirens C. Williamson M. Aikman B. Reynolds T. Ward Saturday at 2.00pm at WS Scammell Reserve 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 1/4 TIME St M/S St M/S PH V B 4. 9. 14. 16. 19. 20. 21. 23. 26. 28. 31. 32. 33. 36. 37. 39. 40. 44. 51. 53. 54. 56. 59. 60. 61. 64. 66. 68. 69. 70. G C. Moran S. Watson W. Elliott A. Boughen R. Macumber J. Brennan J. Riley M. Leahy D. Ashworth J. Nicholls R. Marshall M. Verberne J. Fiorini S. Nolan F. 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Rigby Cooke Lawyers Building law specialists Straightforward advice Cost effective Contact: Andrew Whitelaw Partner Building and Construction Team 03 9321 7836 [email protected] Level 13, 469 La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 www.rigbycooke.com.au 40 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 41 D4 SECTION against Kew, with the victor becoming the third side to achieve promotion. South will be disappointed with the margin; however can be proud of their year. With such a young side they can look to 2010 with confidence. by Duncan Palmer LaTrobe University joined Albert Park in promotion to D3 on the weekend after a short sojourn in D4 that they hope will be marked by a flag. LaTrobe has long been considered a potential powerhouse of the VAFA with a large student base to draw on including residential colleges; however they have also had to contend with NFL and EDFL clubs on their doorstep, prepared to offer significant incentives for cash-shy students. Recent years have seen a gradual slide down the grades from D1. This year, with fresh faces involved at committee level and club legend Dean Sheldrick having a year’s coaching experience under his belt, they have been able to recruit strongly and play some exciting football. It remains to be seen how they will contend with Albert Park, however Saturday’s victory was a good start. It is getting close to the Team of the Year being announced, and I have had some good input from most clubs, as well as a couple of supporters. The two most contentious positions have been ruck and full-forward, where there are many contenders. I would like to encourage supporters, players, and coaches alike to have a think over a few more contentious spots; Coach of the year, skipper of TOTY, Full-back and Centre-Half Back are all important positions that are difficult to pick. Get those thinking caps on! Kew and LaTrobe had two close battles during the year, and the qualifying final offered more of the same. With injured stars returning, the Bears looked strong and the tighter confines of Garvey Oval also seemed to be in their favour. In the first quarter the game was reasonably tight, with Stephen Duke finding plenty of the football for the Bears, and Leigh Coffey creating havoc across half forward for the uni. With eight scoring shots to two though, LaTrobe were looking ominous. In the second LaTrobe simply dominated. With reigning best and fairest Joseph Mclean at the top of his game, Brad Van Ooi dominating out of the middle, and Stuart Patten converting, LaTrobe shattered the Bears’ confidence with a seven goal quarter and a fortynine point lead at half time. In the third Kew regrouped and attempted to reduce the deficit and Craig Horne was giving them every chance down forward, however LaTrobe held firm and increased their lead. The last quarter followed the same pattern with Kew fighting hard, however the uni boys were just too quick, and with Patten finishing with seven and Terry Ludeman bobbing up with three goals they also had too many options up forward. In the elimination final two sides with little finals experience went head to head. The Snakes were slight favourites after two narrow victories during the year, however South were full of confidence, despite having to travel across town. The first quarter from Richmond Central set the tone for the match with strong tacking and no space being allowed for South’s runners. In the ruck Luke Jamieson and Scott Smith were having a titanic battle with neither truly holding sway, but both providing a target for their respective teams. Skipper David Speakman however was leading from the front for Richmond providing plenty of rebound from defence, and Daniel Pike was again dominating clearances. By the end of the first Richmond had a reasonable lead of 22 points, but more importantly held South scoreless. In the second Dale Andrew and Nathan Nuske combined to extend the Snakes’ lead and like in the qualifying final the game was virtually over at half time. Skipper Grant Ryan and small forward Nick Wood tried hard to lift the Tigers, but with Andrew continuing to dominate and no let-up from the Richmond tackling, there was no way back into the game. Another six goals in the last put the icing on the cake for the Centrals who now look to a big game TODAY’S D4 SECTION MATCHES TODAY’S D4 RESERVE MATCHES Second Semi Final Albert Park v La Trobe Uni Sunday at 2.00pm at St Bernards College Second Semi Final La Trobe Uni v North Brunswick Sunday at 11.30am at St Bernards College First Semi Final Kew v Richmond Central Saturday at 2.00pm at Alec Gillon Oval 42 First Semi Final Kew v Albert Park Saturday at 11.30am at Alec Gillon Oval V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 Finals Previews Second Semi-Final Albert Park V LaTrobe Uni With one win apiece from meeting this year, two very different sides present a tipsters nightmare. The Falcons, strength, height and experience, matched up with LaTrobe Uni’s pace, youth, and enthusiasm. Both sides have playing coaches with in Dean Sheldrick and Nathan Dallas who are inspirational on the field and charismatic leaders off. The prolific Albert Park goal kickers in Allan, Maunder, King, and Murnane have kicked a staggering 197 goals this year between them, so rebounding backs, Bence and Mclean will have to be at the top of their games. At the same time the Falcons will have to find a way to combat the speed and elusiveness of Van Ooi, Ganino, Coffey, and the hardtackling Conheady. St Bernards College will suit the Latrobe runners, however power forwards traditionally do well at the Snakepit. It is hard to go past LaTrobe after their brilliant form on the weekend, so I think they will advance to Grand Final with a hard-fought twelve point win. Re se rve s: La Trobe Uni ve rsi ty First Semi-Final Kew v Richmond Central The Snakes played arguably their best game for the year last week, whilst the Bears would be very disappointed in their performance. Dale Andrew kicked his biggest haul for the year, and will be a handful for the Bears backs. David Speakman, Daniel Pike, and Dean Sutherland guarantee that there will be no easy clearances for the Kew midfield, and Roo Liddie adds a touch of what is now known as ‘Jurrah’ (i.e. Magic). Kew meanwhile were possibly a little underdone with several stars returning from injury, and whilst Stephen Duke was typically prolific, some of the others appeared rusty and will be better for the run. It is a rare day when Carman, Bagnall, McDermott, Horne and Koschitzke are unable to kick a winning score, and the Snake backline led by Carpenter and Woodberry will have their work cut out. It is again hard to pick a winner, but I think Kew can reverse last week’s result and move into D3 and the preliminary final by 5 points. Reserves: Kew Please submit reports by midday Monday to de e j a ypa l me r@ bi gpond. com. V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – D4 D4 SECTION LA TROBE UNI 2. 6 9. 9 13. 11 17. 17 (119) KEW 1.1 2.2 4.4 6.5 (41) LA TROBE UNI: Goals: S. Patten 7, T. Ludeman 3, X. Shiels 2, L. Coffey 2, B. Van Ooi, G. Ganino, S. Staunton. Best: J. McLean, B. Van Ooi, D. McMaster, D. Farrell, S. Patten, A. Ross KEW: Goals: C. Horne 3, A. Carman, C. Watts, J. Koschitzke. Best: S. Ryan, S. Duke, P. Rees, R. Wyley, A. Carman, J. Fultheim RICHMOND CENTRAL 3. 4 8. 5 13. 6 19. 11 (125) 1.2 3.4 3.4 (22) 0.0 SO UTH MORN INGTO N RICHMOND: Goals: D. Andrew 7, N. Nuske 3, D. Speakman 2, A. Fiske 2, C. Busby, D. Pike, G. Andrew, D. Sutherland, B. Zelencich. Best: D. Speakman, D. Andrew, B. Glass, M. Whelan, L. Jamieson, B. Zelencich STH MO RNINGTON: Goals: S. Mottram, M. Foon, N. Wood. Best: S. Smith, N. Wood, S. Wright, B. Price, G. Ryan, C. O'Brien D4 SECTION RESERVE NORTH BRUNSWICK 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 11. 13 (79) 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 (53) KEW NTH BRUNSWICK: Goals: B. Robertson 4, D. Manoukian 2, J. Dimarco 2, S. Adair, D. Briffa, D. Makdessi. Best: A. Mountney, A. Cooper, B. Robertson, J. Russell, J. Boudoloh, N. Ackland KEW: Goals: C. Robinson 3, C. Wilson 2, M. Matheson, J. Hoseason, B. McGrane. Best: D. Abbott, P. Donaldson, M. Ross, B. Roberts, J. Dessent, L. King ALBERT PARK 2. 2 6. 8 7. 12 12. 16 (88) MT LILYDALE 3.5 3.5 7.6 7.8 (50) ALBERT PAR K: Goals: S. Venables 5, M. Lawford 3, D. Quinlan, J. Ward, S. Robinson, A. McGill. Best: C. Deed, S. Adam, J. Hannett, M. Lawford, S. Venables, S. Toth MT LILYDALE: Goals: P. Carolan 2, S. Roberts 2, R. McKenzie, A. Rodwell, H. McKenzie. Best: P. Carolan, A. Jones, l. powell, H. McKenzie, M. Bass, D. Van Koll MELEES – A MELEE IS BEWARE “Where an incident takes place involving players pushing, scragging, jumping into packs, throwing each other to the ground or other or other similar such conduct” 43 D4 SECTION D4 SECTION RESERVE SECOND SEMI FINAL ALBERT PARK V LA TROBE UNIVERSITY Coach: Nathan Dallas 3 4 5 7 9 12 13 14 17 18 23 24 26 27 29 31 37 39 42 48 49 51 54 57 60 61 67 80 97 99 R. Baker S. Allan N. Dallas S. Venables M. Hyams Z. Roberts B. Payne S. Maunder S. Bennett G. Ellul A. Snowden O. Winchester B. Little W. McIndoe T. Shannon J. Holz T. King J. Hannett J. Kane T. Tiller D. Cato M. Brown T. Wilson J. Sutton L. Brown R. Hayes S. Hayes A. McGill J. Lampard B. Murnane G B Coach: Dean Sheldrick Asst: Danny Edmunds, David Huffer, Andrew Sutherland 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 29 36 42 43 83 G D Conheady J Mclean S Staunton S Adamthwaite J Conheady D Mcmaster B Van Ooi M Steele T Ludeman S Patten A Ross G Bence D Farrell L Mcfadzean S Skelton L Coffey P Mccormack X Shiels G Ganino B Vagg D Sheldrick A Knight Sunday at 2.00pm at St Bernards College 1/4 TIME 44 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME D4 SECTION SECOND SEMI FINAL LA TROBE UNI V NORTH BRUNSWICK FINAL B Coach: Theo Staios Team Manager: Ben Grant 4. 15. 21. 28. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 44. 46. 47. 50. 51. 54. 55. 56. 63. 70. 78. 88. 89. Tim Mullholland Joshua Micallef Joseph Brooks Justin Lania Adam Gill Jason Mercuri Patrick Barry Matthew Vella Nathan Johns Kyle Taylor Jacob Mildren Ming Yang Alex Mann Gus Walsgott Reuben Dare Ben Westaway Craig Body John McGuiness Michael Correnti Adam Hughes Timothy Henderson Kristan Jeffrey Simon Marchitto John Dumaresq Cameron Dodd Brett Tonkin Ali Samie G B Res Coach: J. Briffa 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 68. 70. G K. Shaw D. Adams C. Twaddle M. Sorleto J. Comley A. Jeffrey S. Famulari D. Rowlands L. Dowsett A. Mountney J. Boudoloh S. Hearn E. Caporimmo A. Husband C. Hall D. Manoukian M. Saliba J. Harkins L. Spano D. Briffa R. Santacroe J. Freeman J. Ford M. Makdessi S. Weda S. Keenan V. McErlain T. Ackland J. Wolter A. Waters S. Adair B. Robertson N. Ackland T. Geary R. Dowsett D. Allan Ja. Dimarco S. Miller S. Bennett N. Myers T. Leary B. Williams N. Alsop O. Baring D. Ashka M. Rosser D. Makdesi B. Dancer K. Linton A. Makdessi W. Armour C. Tsonis A. Cooper C. Reaby W. Lay A. Fleming A. Makuracha J. Russell B. Lim J. Gallagher J. Saliba H. Myers S. Keenan P. Soccio Coach: George Lattouf B 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 21 23 25 27 28 32 33 35 36 42 45 46 47 53 58 62 1/2 TIME V 3/4 TIME Allen. K Tasker. P Duke. S Koschitzke. J Tinetti. N (C) Bell. G Cullen B Woodhouse B Wyley. R Looker. J Mcdermott. H Carmen. A Mutton. D Horne. C Hawking. A Dehnert. A Watts. C Bagnall. T Fultheim. J (VC) Haddad. P Ryan. S Thorp.H (VC) Wang.T Norman. S Evans. G Roberts. B Sabien. J Matheson. M Drum. D Rees. P G B Harp of Erin Hotel 636 High St, Kew FIRST SEMI FINAL KEW V ALBERT PARK Coach: P. McBrearty Res Coach: S. Lake 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 32 33 34 35 38 42 43 45 46 51 54 66 76 A. Fiske C. Busby B. Glass D. Andrew S. O'Connor R. Liddle D. Speakman (C) T. Wallace A. Zuccaro S. Harmor B. Dagge C. Crough G. Andrew D. Pike J. Egan A. O'Connor C. Quay C. Fehring M. O'Dwyer S. Hibbins A. Read M. Matthews N. Nuske B. Zelencich D. Sutherland P. Poonasamy R. Carpenter T. Close D. Blythe A. Pruscino M. Whelan C. McCluskey G. Leyland L. Jamieson T. Woodberry J. Carter G Cannon Toyota 473 Lower Heidelberg Rd, Heidelberg FINAL THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 1/4 TIME V 1/2 TIME B Coach: Corey Wilson 2 9 13 17 26 31 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 48 49 50 51 52 55 56 57 60 61 65 66 69 70 Wilson. C Robinson. C Makris. A Hoseason. J Symes. S Abbott. D Kelly. A Orr. L Donaldson. P Naughton. M Norman. S Chivers. M (RC) Crimmins. G Ross. M Dessent. J King. L Ellis. T Berry. D Youssef. A O'Connor. J Wilson. L McFadries. J Glenn. M Martin. L McGrane. B Ziemer. J Frith. T G B Res Coach: Paul Shoppee 6 7 10 11 22 25 28 29 30 31 31 32 32 35 36 39 40 41 45 51 52 55 64 65 72 77 78 80 82 97 G D. Payne S. Venables N. Mann Z. Sawyer A. Waycott J. Weir M. Lawford T. Shannon K. Begbie J. Holz S. McGuire J. Walton P. Smith S. Toth S. Adams J. Hannett A. Clements A. Bouras B. Keegan M. Brown N. Pearson D. Quinlan C. Deed J. Ward S. Robinson D. Keegan T. Saunders A. McGill A. Johnstone J. Lampard B Harp of Erin Hotel 636 High St, Kew Cannon Toyota 473 Lower Heidelberg Rd, Heidelberg Saturday at 2.00pm at Alec Gillon Oval Sunday at 11.30am at St Bernards College 1/4 TIME D4 SECTION RESERVE FIRST SEMI FINAL KEW V RICHMOND CENTRAL 3/4 TIME THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 FINAL Saturday at 11.30am at Alec Gillon Oval 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 45 Under 18s UNDER 18s PRELIMINARY FINAL by Joe Morsello Jo e y’s Ja rg on Three out of the starting eight left with UHS/Flem bowing out in a disappointing display which hasn’t reflected their successful season. For the big one the bookies have now firmed Oakleigh into $1.22 with the Bullants out to $3.10 who haven’t been able to peg back the Oaks. The value runner is St Bernards at $11. You would feel that Oakleigh deserve their strong favouritism but with a big ground for Prelim and Grand Final of which the two sides vying for the last place would suit, finals can be a different kettle of fish as we all know. S e m i F i n a l W ra p up O a kl e i gh d e fe a te d No rth e rn B ul l a n ts b y 4 1 p oi nt s Oakleigh won their way through to the big dance with a comfortable 41 point victory. Leading throughout proceedings the Oaks were always going to have the upper hand in the conditions. With a strong chance of these two sides meeting again in a couple of weeks time the conditions could be a lot different making a fair difference. Scott, Hunt, and Corfe were up to their old tricks through the midfield and the quick Tsoucalas was devastating with 5 goals. Simcoe and Dellaportas tried their hardest for the Bullants, but will need some help against the Snow dogs this week. S t Be rn a r ds de fe a te d UHS /F l e m b y 5 7 po i nt s The Snow Dogs won their way through to a shot at the big dance with a strong last quarter ensuring a big win against an overwhelmed UHS/Flem side. The breezy conditions at Sports Cover as per usual were used well by St Bernards with UHS / Flem failing to make in roads when they had the chance. With the ever reliable Habel and Bourke down back for UHS the snow dogs still managed to break through despite their strong efforts. For the victors, Wheeler and Farrell were at their best. T h i s We e k’s P re l i m F i n a l P re vi e w: N or th e r n Bu l l a n t s v S t Be rn a r ds This Season: Played 3: Northern Bullants 3 / St Bernards 0. TODAY’S U18 MATCH Preliminary Final Northern Bullants v St Bernards Saturday at 11.30am at Central Reserve 46 I have plugged this strong Bullants midfield enough this year, but it will get the job done on the wide open spaces of Central Reserve. Although the big ground will suit the Snowdogs with their dung heap being of a similar dimension, I will be very surprised if the Bullants get beaten here if the conditions are dry. With a little bit of rain forecast though perhaps finals football can get the snow dogs to lift a cog to the class of the Bullants. Although the Bullants Under 39.5 looks inviting I’ll be sticking with the Bullants to win comfortably and play in their first VAFA Grand Final despite Mr Kavanagh’s protests. Coach: S. Galofaro 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 29. 35. 39. 52. K e y Pl a y e r s : N or th e r n Bu l l a n t s: Simcoe, Moustafa, Calcedos. S t B e r n a r d s: T. Sullivan, Overman, L. Sullivan, Kavanagh -------------------------------------------------------------It is getting close to that time of the year for the U18 Team of the year side to be announced. Please send through any nominations to me. Thanks to those who have done. Please email to j o e @ va f a . co m . a u LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – U18 UHS VU/F LEMINGTON 1.2 2.3 2.3 3.3 (21) ST BERNARDS 2. 2 4. 3 7. 5 12. 6 (78) UHS VU/F LEM: Goals: J. Henry, C. Moore, H. Free. Best: M. Bourke, L. Habel, T. Kershaw, H. Everist, E. Coombe, C. Moore ST BERNARDS: Goals: J. White 3, J. Pignataro 2, N. Schultz, J. Wheeler, K. Farrell, S. Jones, B. Cooper, S. Caven, I. Madden. Best: J. Wheeler, K. Farrell, J. Saundry, T. Sullivan, B. Cooper, S. Caven OAKLEIGH 3. 2 7. 5 11. 9 16. 12 (108) NORTHERN BULLANTS 1.1 3.2 6.3 10.7 (67) OAKLEIGH: Goals: P. Tsoucalas 5, T. Costigan 3, J. Pappon 2, R. Jetta 2, J. Hunt, G. Irons, T. Scott, C. Mercuri. Best: T. Scott, P. Tsoucalas, C. Mercuri, J. Hunt, B. Hogan, S. Corfe NORTHERN BULLANTS: Goals: B. Wilson 3, D. Calcedo, L. Winter, J. Gatto, D. Wakim, G. Dellaportas, C. Viola, D. Vozinidis. Best: J. Simcoe, G. Dellaportas, J. Dal Santo, D. Sutton, J. Gatto, G. Warton V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 NORTHERN BULLANTS V ST BERNARDS G S. Clarkson D. Miller S. Calcedo B. Wilson B. Whelan G. Dellaportas J. Gatto G. Warton D. Calcedo J. Dalton J. Thomson J. DalSanto L. Winter K. Moustafa E. Cole T. Beames D. Sutton T. Yilmaz C. Viola J. Simcoe D. Le M. Ferma D. Vozinidis J. Santa Maria D. Temple P. David D. Wakim D. Kynigopoulos Z. Watkins Frank Pagliaro Haddington Accountants 3/12 Pascoe Vale Rd Moonee Ponds 3039 Ph 93701324 Fax 93751356 B Coach: Damien Sullivan Assist: Ray King Team Mgr: John Kavanagh 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 M. Karabidian S. Wyte J. D'Souza Z. Blowes J. White J. Pignataro M. Kelly S. Jones M. Boscolo T. Sullivan B. Cooper M. Kavanagh J. Caroll D. Riley J. Weir J. Wheeler M. Sweeney J. Saundry L. Sullivan H. Overman K. Farrell A. Corsetti S. Caven N. Shultz C. Torpey I. Madden M. Pratt L. Bevanda A. Helenius G B North Suburban Sports Club Inc. Saturday at 11.30am at Central Reserve 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL NB StB V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 47 Consider becoming an Umpire in 2010 Want to stay fit, stay involved in and contribute to the game? We need people who have experienced and love footy. We offer: 1. Formal Coaching One Night Per Month (More if you can make it) 2. One Season of transition from your club to umpiring, including matches close to your club venue or home and shared training requirements. 3. A payment to your club at the end of your first season, on top of weekly match payments. Interested? Consider speaking to an ex-player umpire. Umpire Peter Liddell Brendt Henricus Marcus Butera Peter Angelis Anthony Damen Jason Evans Andrew Burns Club St John’s – Club President Emmaus St Leos VAFA Representative UHS Premiership Player Powerhouse Powerhouse Syndal Tally Ho / Chadstone Level Umpiring A Section D1 Section D2 Section A Section Former A Section C Section D2 Section The above people will be happy to talk about the possibility of becoming an Umpire and their experience in transition from player to umpire. Should you be interested, please forward your details to [email protected] and who you want to speak to and they will contact you. 48 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 Ross Mitchell by Ross Mitchell (U19 Premier), Damien Ractliffe (U19 North 1 & 2), Justin Waldron (U19 South 1 & 2) U19 PREMIER And then there were three! Week one of the finals series was a cracker with both games going down to the wire and the underdogs in each getting up. Plenty of punters left Trevor Barker Oval (which is in magnificent knick mind you) scratching their heads wandering if what they had just seen had actually really happened. In the early encounter it was Uni Blues who got going early making all the play in a torrid opening stanza. When the dust had settled the tempo of the game flowed into an even arm wrestle between the 50 metre arcs as both teams struggled to hit targets in the windy conditions. By half time Old Scotch would have considered themselves lucky to only be 3 goals adrift of Blues as the Uni side missed plenty of chances through the second quarter. Old Scotch are a classy outfit and everyone expected a better showing and it came after the main break. While their field kicking was still not up to scratch The Cards were winning enough of the stoppages to claim first use of the pill through Ash Lim and Byron Smith. Fraser McFarlane was proving a handful for the Blues backmen with his searching leads around the forward arc and one sensed the flood gates about to open at the Red end however with every OS score Uni Blues would find Jack Townley or Albert Weddell open and able to maintain a slight buffer over The Cardinals. What was a calm Uni Blues bench throughout the game became increasingly tense as Old Scotch got to within 3 points of the lead. Time and again the Scotch midfielders pumped the ball forward only to be denied by another strong Hugh Vickers-Willis mark or a clearing handball from Jared Edwards and when Tyson Day marked 50 out directly in front all watching felt it was good bye Old Scotch. The resulting kick sailed wide and gave Old Scotch 2 or 3 minutes to get motoring and score from the kick in however when Llewyn Butler swooped on the loose ball a calmly slotted his first for the day The Blues bench could once again breath with ease winning this one by 10 points. Well done to both teams for providing a stellar game and a special mention needs to go to Joel Smith and Mark Rogers who put in a magnificent performance behind the whistles. I must also thank Old Scotch V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 coach Paul Dodd for his willingness to chat about all things U19 and VAFA for that matter through the year. With Uni Blues singing their song in the rooms De La Salle Blues and Old Xavarians took the field. An air of expectancy descended over Trevor Barker Oval as both coaches boxes worked furiously to cover their mid-week plans and match ups with last minute bench changes occurring right up to the first bounce. Who’s gone to Buckley? Where’s Murphy? Men in fluoro green polo shirts were clocking up some early miles and sprinting everywhere. Finals had definitely arrived and it was Old Xavs to settle first, Ulbrick gaining the ruck ascendancy with Sanfillipo looking dangerous at ground level. Careful attention was being paid to Dan Noonan up forward for Xavs but when the ball was kicked past his lead Richard Johnson stood tall to mark in the goal square and kick the opener of the game. From here the first half was all Xavs and they took a healthy five and half goal lead into the sheds. With De La’s guns seemingly covered things looked grim for the Blues but as all good teams do they hit back. Edward Clinch and Adam Bonaddio fired up and with Lachlan O’Connell regularly troubling the scorers the Blue and Gold machine found some momentum and at the 25 minute mark hit the front to lead by a point. With only minutes to play one more roll of the dice came from Xavs as they launched what would be their final attack on goal. From a tight pack Luke Bisset was able to slot through his first for the day and send De La Salle to an appointment with Uni Blues in the Prelim this week. Preliminary Final week sees an elated winner and a stunned loser meet in what is always a must see contest no matter which comp you follow and this weeks match between Uni Blues and De La Salle (Blues) will be a cracker. Vickers-Willis will have his hands full as he tries to contain Stephen Muller who surprisingly went goal less last week while the De La Defence will need to wary of Townley, Day and Damien Ractliffe • Want at stay involved in Football? • Want to stay fit? • Want to find out what football is like in the higher Sections? U19 SECTIONS Justin Waldron Wanted - Experienced Players Considering Retirement 49 continued page 50 from page 49 co. With things looking even at either end of the ground the midfield to get on top first will win this one and with that usually being the De La Salle midfield I can’t go past them in this contest. De La Salle to end Uni Blues’ gallant run by 4 goals. U19 NORTH 1 AND 2 D a m os B a l l North 1 1st Se mi F i na l F i tzroy v Ol d Ca re y Heading out to Marles for the clash between Fitzroy and Old Carey, it was sure to be a game that went down to the wire. With the promise of continuing on towards finals glory, the game see sawed until half time, with both teams giving their all in a display of dedicated hard football. After the oranges, Old Carey put the pedal to the metal and went into the last with a 3 point advantage. Leaving the punters with baited breath, both teams knuckled down and really gave it there all in the last stanza. With the momentum though, Old Carey dug deep and were able to fend off the valiant attempts by Fitzroy to steal victory. Impressive performances from Woofindin, Simpons and De Leijer for Old Carey, with Jumeau, Bisetto and Anderson playing well for the Roys. 2nd Se mi F i na l Ol d C a mbe r we l l v Ol d Esse ndon The showdown between the ladder leaders Old Camberwell and Old Essendon was on paper pitted as a cracker of a game. It was apparent early on however, that a blow out was on the cards, with the ladder leaders keen to exert their dominance on the competition. Smashing on an impressive 6 goal first quarter, Old Camberwell made it clear that they meant business, and kept Old Essendon to just 4 goals at half time. Never really getting into the game, Old Essendon went down by 61 points at the final siren. It was an absolute day out for S. Killworth and S. Bennett, who kicked 9 between them for the victors, steering their team to the Grand Final and the handy week off. P re l i mi na r y F i na l Pre vi e w Ol d Esse ndon v Ol d Ca re y @ Al e c G i l l on Ova l Tip: Old Essendon to leap out of the gate early to redeem their big loss from last week. Old Carey will be feeling good after running their last game down to the wire, and delivering a hard fought victory. Confidence is key. Momentum crucial. A close one here. Old Carey by less then 10 points. 50 North 2 1st Se mi F i na l Ol d We stbourne v Iva nhoe Bolting out of the gate, Ivanhoe got straight to work, kicking 9 through the big sticks before ¼ time, leaving a shell shocked Old Westbourne team in their wake. Emerging from the first break huddle, Old Westbourne tried to regroup and managed to kick 5, but it was to no avail given the increasing list of goal kickers for the Hoes in the same quarter. By half time, the lead was out to 39 points and not looking good for the Warriors. After a good rest at half time (or perhaps a spray from the coach) Old Westbourne ran onto the ground with a definite spring in their step. Playing hard, dependable footy, Old Westbourne had all the momentum in the final half, keeping Ivanhoe to just a 1 point score in the last quarter. The late charge home was left all too late though, with eventual winners Ivanhoe holding on by 15 points. 2nd Se mi F i na l Ol d Ge e l ong Bl a cks v The rry Pe nol a The top of the tables clash between Therry Penola and Old Geelong had the makings of a great game. With a spot in the Grand Final up for grabs, supporters were hoping for a close, down to the wire event. It was not to be. Although evenly matched in the first quarter, Old Geelong appeared to be chomping at the bit, and put on quite a show in the second term, to break away from Therry. From there it was onward and upwards, as Kent, Wood and Skelton kicked bags for Old Geelong, to set up the victory and the Grand Final appearance. Old Geelong 58 point winners. Best for Therry Penola were Ryan, Milanovic, Walshe and Dimaio. Pre l i mi na ry F i na l Pre vi e w The rry Pe nol a v Iva nhoe @ Al a c Gi l l on Ova l Tip: Ohhhh!! What a game this is shaping up to be. Ivanhoe just hung on last week after a disappointing second half against Old Westbourne, while Therry were brought back down to earth after a whooping from Old Geelong. A real close one here folks. Get ready for the fireworks, its all on the line now! Therry to prevail in the closest of close ones. U19 SOUTH 1 AND 2 South 1 F i rst Se mi F i na l : Woweee!!! What a start we have to this year’s finals series as the underrated De La Salle Gold’s defeated St Kevins to the tune of 48 points. The De La Salle V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 boys were simply unstoppable as they had a wide range of goal kickers across the board and plenty of team orientated gut running proved to be the difference between the two sides. For De La it was S. Lowe, D. Hutchinson & T. Naughtin who set the standard throughout the day winning the contested ball and showing poise under pressure. For the losers it was K. Brick who was left to do far too much. Se cond Se mi F i na l : Well this is a very concerning result in terms of a level playing field in this seasons finals as the Melburnians completely belted Old Brighton by a solid 118 points in what was to be a very one sided affair. The forward fire power that the Burners had on display in L. Bennett who kicked 6, A. Marangon jagging 5 along with the silky delivery of P. Levy just proved to be a class above on the day as the Melburnians have sent a real message to any remaining challenges that they are the real deal in September this season. The Burners now have the week off as they have booked a spot in the big dance and now await there final challenger. Who Will It Be? Pre vi e w Pre l i mi na ry F i na l : Ol d Bri ghton vs. De La Sa l l e This game will be a belta! De La in red hot form and the Brighton lads will be out seeking some redemption this week. It sounds cliché but both teams want the same outcome therefore it really will come down to who wants it more and at this point in time i believe the De La Salle lads really want a crack at the cup just a tad more then the boys from Old Brighton. De La Salle by 4 goals. South 2 F i rst Se mi F i na l : Holy Smokes!! I had a little gut feeling that the Mentonians had a few tricks up their sleeves but didn't expect the belting that they handed the disappointed Bentleigh lads over the weekend as the Mentonians ran out victors by 13 goals. This ended a Bentleigh season in which they had some very high hopes of pushing deep in to September but just wasn't meant to be. For the Old Mentonians it was L. Hull booting 9 of the best & J. Lumsden who jagged 5 that proved to be the real x factor on the day along with the well groomed skills of S. O''Halloran who had the pill on a string. V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 Old Mentonians are the real smokey now this is shaping up to have one hell of a finish come that final day in September. Se cond Se mi F i na l : Hampton just reserved a table for the big date on the 13th of September as they defeated Ajax in a thriller at Sportscover Arena by a close 15 points. Both teams were hard at the football and willing to run but it was Hampton’s ability to push both forward and back that proved the real difference on the day. For the Rovers it was E. Turner, B. Culvenor & R. Johnston that did the damage to the Jackers with their poise under pressure and spearing passes. For Ajax D.Glass tried his very best booting 4 and giving his side the best chance of winning. P re vi e w Pre l i m i na r y F i na l : Aj a x vs. Ol d Me ntoni a ns Well Ajax have their backs to the wall this week after losing such a close hard contest at the weekend it’s going to be hard seeing them stopping a rampaging Old Mentonians outfit that wiped Bentleigh off the face of the earth. The fire power for the Mentonians in L. Hull & J. Lumsden may prove to be the difference in the end as I believe the Mentonians will advance to the big dance after a comfortable 5 goals win. TODAY’S U19 MATCHES U19 PREMIER Pre l i mi na ry F i na l De La Salle (Blues) v Uni Blues Sa turda y a t 2. 00pm Ce ntra l Re se rve U19 SOUTH 1 Pre l i mi na ry F i na l Old Brighton v De La Salle (Golds) Sunda y a t 2. 15pm a t Tre vor Ba rke r Ova l U19 NORTH 1 Pre l i mi na ry F i na l Old Essendon v Old Carey Sunda y a t 2. 15pm a t Al e c Gi l l on Ova l U19 NORTH 2 Pre l i mi na ry F i na l Therry Penola v Ivanhoe Sunda y a t 11. 30a m a t Al e c Gi l l on Ova l U19 SOUTH 2 Pre l i mi na ry F i na l AJAX v Old Mentonians Sunda y a t 11. 30a m a t Tre vor Ba rke r Ova l 51 LAST ROUND’S RESULTS – UNDER 19 U19 PREMIER U19 PREMIER OLD SCO TCH 1.1 3.4 5.10 7.12 (54) UN I BLUES 3. 4 5. 10 6. 14 8. 16 (64) OLD SCOTCH : Goals: N. Cox 4, F. Macfarlane, T. Mursell, R. Gates. Best: J. Sofo, A. Lim, N. Cox, K. McKenzie, T. Mursell, O. Nickson UN I BLUES: Goals: A. Weddell 2, W. Hartnell, J. Townley, F. Bradley, L. Butler, J. Woolley, T. Day. Best: H. Vickers Willis, A. Nice, B. McClure, T. Fairbairn, L. Butler, S. Sealey U19 NORTH 1 FITZROY 2.4 2.6 4.9 6.14 (50) OLD CAREY 1. 0 2. 5 5. 6 10. 7 (67) FITZROY: Goals: W. Gairns 2, W. Johnson, W. Pickering, M. Beacham, D. Bisetto. Best: N. Jumeau, D. Bisetto, I. Anderson, T. Cheshire, J. Turner, G. McCarthy OLD CAREY: Goals: C. Jones 3, M. Parker 2, M. Woofindin 2, T. Chiuchiarelli, A. Fazio, M. Dawson. Best: M. Woofindin, B. Simpson, B. De Leijer, M. Dawson, M. Parker, B. Elzarka DE LA SALLE 1.2 3.2 7.6 9.11 (65) OLD XAVERIAN S 6. 2 8. 5 9. 6 10. 10 (70) DE LA SALLE: Goals: L. O'Connell 3, J. Harris 2, A. Kneebone 2, J. Pollard 2. Best: E. Clinch, A. Bonaddio, J. Harris, M. Collins, J. Pollard, L. O'Connell OLD XAVERIANS: Goals: D. Noonan 3, J. Stean 2, T. Parker 2, R. Johnson, S. Lees, L. Bisset. Best: T. Rowse, J. Moylan, S. Lees, J. Ulbrick, J. Woods, E. Lachal U19 NORTH 2 OLD WESTBOURNE 5.6 7.9 11.12 (78) 1.1 IVANHOE 9. 3 12. 3 14. 8 14. 9 (93) OLD WESTBOURNE: Goals: D. O'Brien 2, M. Riches 2, B. Turner 2, A. Lee, M. Dorricott, D. Riosa, A. Pears, A. Rompel. Best: N. Montague, A. Pears, B. Turner, A. Rompel, M. Riches, B. Campbell IVANHOE: Goals: C. Petricevich 5, A. Close 3, B. Plowman 2, B. Jackson, P. Carydis, C. Kingsford, L. Pilla. Best: B. Plowman, A. Close, G. Lindquist, R. Cotter, J. Garth, J. Chazan U19 SOUTH 1 DE LA SALLE 2. 2 2. 5 7. 7 11. 12 (78) ST KEVINS 1.2 2.4 2.7 3.12 (30) D E LA SAL L E: Goals: B. Nethersole 2, N. Fyfield 2, A. Kamellopoulos 2, T. East 2, T. Naughtin, L. Williams, A. Papamiltiades. Best: S. Lowe, D. Hutchinson, T. Naughtin, D. East, T. East, A. Papamiltiades ST KEVINS: Goals: J. Kennedy 2, A. Balestra. Best: K. Brick, T. McPherson, T. Hickey, P. McCarthey, C. Ring, B. Sullivan OLD MELBURNIANS 7. 2 11. 6 17. 7 22. 15 (147) OLD BRIGHTON 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 (29) OLD MELB: Goals: L. Bennett 6, A. Marangon 5, A. Armstrong 3, T. Healey 3, J. Slade 2, S. Dunell, H. Webb, B. Hayes. Best: P. Levy, A. Steel, A. Marangon, W. Hatfield, T. Healey, L. Bennett OLD BRIGHTON: Goals: C. Kennett 2, J. Pickering, E. Yeatman. Best: S. Roney, C. Reilly, J. Pickering, T. Mariani, E. Yeatman, L. Nicholls U19 NORTH 1 OLD CAMBERWELL 6. 0 8. 2 12. 4 17. 8 (110) OLD ESSEN DON 3.3 4.4 6.5 7.7 (49) OLD CAMBERWELL: Goals: S. Killworth 5, S. Bennett 4, T. Miriklis, S. Romanin, P. Bennett, R. Deev, C. Bell, J. Robinson, S. Riley, H. Brown. Best: S. Sharp, J. Sharp, S. Bennett, S. Killworth, A. Tsindos, B. Hart OLD ESSEN DON: Not provided PRELIMINARY FINAL DE LA SALLE (BLUES) V UNI BLUES Coach: John Edgar Assts: Sam Magree, Jack Morwood 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. 30. 38. 40. 46. OLD GEELONG BLACKS 4. 2 12. 5 14. 7 18. 15 (123) THERRY PENOLA 3.4 3.6 6.10 9.11 (65) OGS/BLACKS: Goals: S. Kent 4, C. Wood 4, B. Skelton 3, S. Nieward 2, A. Price 2, A. Macdonald, R. Officer, S. Studd. Best: C. Wood, P. St. John, J. Forbes, J. Foster, J. Forster, N. O'Hare THERRY PENOLA: Goals: G. Lynn 3, A. Dimaio 2, D. Ractliffe, W. Dean, J. McMahon, L. McNamara. Best: L. Ryan, L. Milanovic, D. Walshe, A. Dimaio, G. Lynn, D. Leroy U19 SOUTH 2 HAMPTON ROVERS 7. 6 8. 10 11. 15 15. 20 (110) AJAX 6.5 8.9 12.10 14.11 (95) HAMPTON ROVERS: Goals: J. Baxter 2, J. Lovig 2, J. Goss 2, B. Stevens 2, T. Youl 2, N. Fallon 2, M. Innes, E. Turner, J. Sperring. Best: E. Turner, B. Culvenor, R. Johnston, C. Britton, R. Atkins, J. Massie AJAX: Goals: D. Glass 4, J. Mendies 3, D. Selzer 2, N. Rischin 2, A. KALB, J. Ludski, J. Lew. Best: D. Glass, D. Selzer, J. Gocs, J. Lew, J. Strauch, A. Kalb BENTLEIGH 1.1 3.1 4.5 8.8 (56) OLD MENTONIANS 4. 5 7. 8 15. 11 20. 15 (135) BENTLEIGH: Goals: B. Morrison 3, A. Hendry, B. Flanders, R. Oliver, A. Gawn, J. Morrison. Best: N. Porebski, T. Bullock, B. Morrison, A. Fazliu, J. Hind, J. Morrison OLD MENT: Goals: L. Hull 9, J. Lumsden 5, G. Rowlands 2, M. Campbell, S. O'Halloran, S. Ferguson, E. Macquire. Best: S. O'Halloran, W. Stone, L. Hull, B. Johnson, J. 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Ph: 9537 6777 Fax: 9531 6601 www.vafa.com.au 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL DLS UB 52 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 53 U19 SOUTH 1 Coach: Tom Buntz 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 27. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 36. 39. 51. U19 NORTH 1 PRELIMINARY FINAL PRELIMINARY FINAL OLD BRIGHTON V DE LA SALLE (GOLDS) OLD ESSENDON V OLD CAREY G J. Pickering (C) W. Pickering M.Ward J. Davis T. Mariani R.Wallis S. McKell A. Taylor A. Dewar L. Nash A. Wilkinson J. Baenziger T. Tickell P.Weakley L. Nicholls C. Kennett S. Walker C. Reilly T. Fogherty P. Healy N.Karayannis J. Portelli S.Roney B. Rawlinson A. Betts. A. Cann A. Graham E. Yeatman N. Materia B. Pascoe L. Anthony D. Sargent B Coach: Robin Smith Asst Coach: Simon Brown 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 34. S. OʼDonnell J. Mannix (VC) A. Kamellopoulos R. Figgis S. Lowe D. Hutchinson J. OʼHalloran M. Briglia H. Browning Z. Dickinson D. Murphy L. Godhino A. Zaia B. Nethersole M. DeLuca D. East N. Fyfield X. Harkins J. Cleeve S. Tomadin B. Griffin L. Williams T. Naughtin (C) T. East S. Hillier D. Nolan C. Grove A. Papamiltiades A. Brown O. Holmes K. Grant Coach: Frank Troost G B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 40 41 42 SPONSOR Mt Erica HOTEL Sunday at 2.15pm at Trevor Barker Oval 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 1/4 TIME OE DLS OC V B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 26 27 28 31 32 33 35 G W Cushen T Chiuchiarelli S Bramwell T Newton P Seale A Clarke J Chesterfield B Elzarka J Thompson D Cambridge B de Leijer B Fordham A Fazio B Simpson N Koa M Dawson M Ramsay A Reed B Daglish C Jones B Wolley C Wallace J Walters M Parker T Reid W Guiney M Wooffindin B Sunday at 2.15pm at Alec Gillon Oval OB 54 G G. Rayner L. Flaherty R. Edwards L. Genovesi A. Atik B. Drysdale R. Troost E. Hebei B. Gavighan J. Mailer A. Hannah K. Lucacevich G. Shepherd D. Basar A. Bisognano M. Ravanello S. Drysdale B. Wilson M. Sortino L. Wellington C. Morfesse D. Mersini C. Parissis M. Fahey M. Prestage M. Purcell B. Tucker B. McCann T. Wilson M. Usai L. Williams A. Hinkley J. Barrett A. Palmer D. Gioutsos Coach: Paul Newton THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 55 U19 NORTH 2 Coach: Rod Egglestone 1 2 3 4 6 10 13 14 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 33 35 36 39 43 45 49 50 52 55 77 U19 SOUTH 2 PRELIMINARY FINAL PRELIMINARY FINAL THERRY PENOLA V IVANHOE AJAX V OLD MENTONIANS G D Valentino P McCrae L Milanovic R Forbes G Rees B Egglestone J Egglestone A Salamone A Dimaio M Dimech M Valenti W Dean S Bye D Ractliffe L Ryan D Walshe J Molloy S Sampson M Heard H Farrelly J Cannatelli N Milevski W Forde J McMahon N Tripepi L McNamara T McLaren M Salerno D Leroy G Lynn B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 29 Coach: Mark Prendergast Coach: Darren Seidl G P Walter P Carydis C Kingsford J Wendt J Garth S Olhaleran E Sikavis M Valenzisi P Neylan J Mahoney B Plowman J Chazan D Markovski J John P Gould R Cotter A Kevovec B Jackson M Dunn R Terrell Close C Mackenzie G Lindqust J Watson H Paynter B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 43 44 47 49 51 52 55 56 57 Sunday at 11.30am at Alec Gillon Oval 1/4 TIME 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 1/4 TIME AJAX IVAN OM V B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 34 G E. Macquire J. Lumsden C. Mylonas D. Brown J. Kay S.Ferguson L.Hull R. Chislett M. Myers-Snyder M. Durack B. Johnson J. Cafarella J. Brohier M. Campbell D. Hull (C) C. Murphy R. Howard L. Ingram S. OʼHalloran P. Milvain W. Bardoel T. Burch S. Hopkins N. Boyd T. Goodrich D. Howard W. Stone S. Johnson M. Appleby B. Clurey B. Naylor B Sunday at 11.30am at Trevor Barker Oval TP 56 G A Trytell R Hill N Rischin D Glass A Kalb B Joffe B Caplan T Freed J Ludski A Caplan B Wiener C Bricker R Simon J Lew D Gross M Selzer J Mendies D Wollner J Lancman G Tenenbaum J Samuel M Nissen M Kaye A Lefkovic D Roth J Markoff J Gocs A Danby J Strauch J Berlinski A Nadler M Shafar B Strimling D Selzer R Dean J Sandler D Levitan J Singer J Trytell S Kiffer D Wlosczowski B Cohen G Segal Coach: Russell Macquire THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 1/2 TIME 3/4 TIME FINAL 57 58 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 59 UMPIRING RECRUITMENT & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER WANTED CONTACT VAFA ON MATCHDAYS > Office 9537 6777 > Football Operations 0407 542 140 > CEO 0407 813 780 > Umpiring 0408 338 098 Most people would know that there is a shortage of umpires within our great game of Australian Rules Football but at the VAFA we are not sitting by waiting for things to change or improve all by themselves. We are therefore seeking a motivated person for the position of Umpiring Recruitment & Development Officer. We have taken big steps to make sure the VAFA is at the forefront of recruiting the best available talent of umpires available by seeking to employ a part time Recruitment & Development Officer to attract Field, Boundary and Goal umpires that we require to service our matches on a regular basis. ______________________________________________________________________________ VAFA TEXT MESSAGE SERVICE All players and officials will receive short scores for relative sections on a Saturday Night after senior matches via a free text message. For more information or to confirm details, contact the VAFA on 9537 6777 ______________________________________________________________________________ VAFA WEBSITE - www.vafa.com.au > Latest News > 2009 Fixtures > VAFA Forms > Results > Ladders > Video Highlights > Online Store > Polls > VAFA Events Please contact Brian Goodman for a position description and/or further information. Email: [email protected] Work Phone: 9537 6700 Mobile: 0408 338 098 SCORES TO VAFA ON MATCHDAYS Black Rock Football Club is seeking interested parties to start a colts (U/18) team in the Southern Football League in season 2010. With new clubrooms and a strong committee the club is looking to build on proud history of over 100 years, with an eye on the future. We require a coach, team manager & support staff to assist with the running of the side. Itʼs a great opportunity for any local junior coaches wanting to make the transition into a more senior role. The appointed person will also have strong ties with the senior coaching group. Remuneration to be discussed on application. For any further queries please contact President Nick Macmillan on 0408 369 803 or forward your coaching resume to [email protected] All Senior Home Clubs To enter the full match information (i.e. quarter by quarter and full time scores, best players and goal-kickers) onto the results page of the VAFA website by 5.30pm. Under-19 and Under-18 Home Clubs To enter the final match score, including quarter by quarter scores, into the VAFA results webpage by 5.30pm. Each club must enter their own full results including best players and goal-kickers into the VAFA results webpage by 10am Monday after the match. Club XVIII and Reserve Home Clubs To enter the final match score, including quarter by quarter scores, into the VAFA results webpage by 4pm on match-day. Short scores can be phoned in by 2.30pm on 9537 6777. Each club must enter their own full results including best players and goal-kickers into the VAFA results webpage by 10am Monday after the match. Application close Sept 19th 2009. www.blackrockfc.com If clubs experience any difficulties with logging onto the results page (i.e. internet connection problems) results can be phoned in on 9537 6777. 60 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 VAFA ASSISTANT FIELD UMPIRES COACH The position of Assistant Field Umpires Coach involves the management, coaching, coordination and execution of implementing a coaching plan that satisfies the learning and development needs of all field umpires. Recruitment, education and retention of field umpires to ensure that educational and accreditation programs are conducted to maximise the development of all field umpires. Please contact Brian Goodman for a position description and/or further information. Email: [email protected] Work Phone: 9537 6700 Mobile: 0408 338 098 MARCELLIN OLD COLLEGIANS FOOTBALL CLUB VAFA ‘A’ Section 2010 Invite applications for the following positions: SENIOR COACH (Senior Assistant Coach) RESERVES COACH U19 COACH Club18 COACH Applications should be emailed to The Secretary, MOCFC on: [email protected] Ph: 0402 474 748 Applications close on Tuesday 22 September 2009 61 D4 SECTION ALBERT PARK LA TROBE UNI KEW RICHMOND STH MORNINGTON MT LILYDALE SWINBURNE UNI ELEY PARK NTH BRUNSWICK MANNINGHAM BOX HILL NTH CHADSTONE D4 RESERVE U19 PREMIER DE LA SALLE (BLUES) OLD XAVERIANS OLD SCOTCH UNI BLUES BEAUMARIS St B/M TIGERS UNI BLACKS RUPERTSWOOD MARCELLIN OLD TRINITY U19 NORTH 1 OLD CAMBERWELL OLD ESSENDON FITZROY OLD CAREY ST BERNARDS MANNINGHAM SHARKS BULLEEN TEMP BANYULE/VIEWBANK U19 SOUTH 1 OLD MELBURNIANS OLD BRIGHTON DE LA SALLE (GOLDS) ST KEVINS ORMOND CAULFIELD COLLEGIANS OLD HAILEYBURY MAZENOD U19 NORTH 2 OLD GEELONG BLACKS THERRY PENOLA OLD WESTBOURNE IVANHOE EMMAUS ST LEOS OLD XAVS LA TROBE UNI FITZROY AQUINAS RUPERTSWOOD V U19 SOUTH 2 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 17 16 13 13 11 10 8 8 6 3 3 0 L 1 2 5 5 7 8 10 10 12 15 15 18 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 2388 2197 1956 1682 1969 1901 1784 1581 1395 1324 1375 687 Agst 1069 929 1324 1258 1852 1373 1678 1813 1819 2073 2339 2712 Pts 68 64 52 52 44 40 32 32 24 12 12 0 PC 223.39 236.49 147.73 133.7 106.32 138.46 106.32 87.2 76.69 63.87 58.79 25.33 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 16 14 14 12 12 11 10 7 4 3 3 2 L 2 4 4 6 6 7 8 11 14 15 15 16 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 2403 1776 2002 1608 1565 1349 1379 1193 779 788 873 799 Agst 632 782 908 989 988 1331 1322 1509 1745 1818 2279 2230 Pts 64 56 56 48 48 44 40 28 16 12 12 8 PC 380.22 227.11 220.48 162.59 158.4 101.35 104.31 79.06 44.64 43.34 38.31 35.83 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 17 16 12 10 9 8 6 5 5 2 L 1 2 6 8 9 10 12 13 13 16 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 2140 1459 1728 1479 1230 1201 1195 1326 1092 1088 Agst 883 941 1359 1276 1181 1475 1431 1743 1840 1809 Pts 68 64 48 40 36 32 24 20 20 8 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W L 16 1 13 4 11 6 11 6 10 7 5 12 5 12 1 16 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 2331 1729 2278 1464 1512 1146 1036 868 Agst 837 1005 1043 1246 1277 1691 1788 2383 Pts 68 56 48 48 44 24 24 8 PC 242.36 155.05 127.15 115.91 104.15 81.42 P 83.51 CLUB XVIII (2) 76.08 UNIVERSITY BLACKS 15 59.35 MARCELLIN OC 15 60.14 MONASH BLUES 15 OLD BRIGHTON 15 15 PC OLD CAMBERWELL 15 278.49 MAZENOD OC 15 172.04 WHITEFRIARS OC 15 218.41 OLD TRINITY 15 117.5 FITZROY 15 118.4 NOBS/ST PATS 67.77 57.94 CLUB XVIII (NORTH) P 36.42 OLD IVANHOE 15 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W L 14 3 12 5 12 5 11 6 11 6 9 8 8 9 3 14 1 16 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1851 1676 1520 1602 1805 1453 1261 912 557 Agst 768 965 1047 820 1071 1235 1185 1896 2872 Pts 60 52 52 48 48 40 36 16 8 PC 241.02 173.68 145.18 195.37 168.53 117.65 106.41 48.1 19.39 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 15 13 12 12 11 8 4 4 2 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 2044 1780 1575 1451 1493 1270 1203 1024 647 551 Agst 671 1010 1009 1270 1122 1219 1782 1558 2243 2248 Pts 64 56 52 52 48 36 20 20 12 4 PC 304.62 176.24 156.1 114.25 133.07 104.18 67.51 65.73 28.85 24.51 L 2 4 5 5 6 9 13 13 15 17 THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 HAMPTON ROVERS AJAX BENTLEIGH OLD MENTONIANS MONASH BLUES PARKDALE PENINSULA PRAHRAN BEAUMARIS MHSOB UNDER 18 OAKLEIGH NORTHERN BULLANTS UHS-VU/FLEMINGTON ST BERNARDS St B/M TIGERS OLD CAMBERWELL ST MARY'S SALESIAN THERRY PENOLA CLUB XVIII (1) OLD XAVS (2) COLLEGIANS OLD XAVS (1) UNI BLUES DE LA SALLE OLD MELBURNIANS PRAHRAN ST BERNARDS OLD SCOTCH ST KEVINS OLD ESSENDON BANYULE AFC OLD CAREY WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS BULLEEN TEMP AFC WHITEFRIARS THERRY PENOLA KEW OLD WESTBOURNE NOBS/ST PATS WERRIBEE P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 16 15 14 11 9 8 7 5 4 1 L 2 3 4 7 9 10 11 13 14 17 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1818 1827 1917 1569 1433 1518 1293 1293 1127 718 Agst 1020 1001 1061 1243 1231 1335 1530 1755 1799 2538 Pts 64 60 56 44 36 32 28 20 16 4 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W L 17 1 15 3 10 8 10 8 9 9 4 14 4 14 3 15 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1706 1723 960 835 1036 1014 792 822 Agst 790 701 1255 1116 978 1128 1539 1416 Pts PC 68 215.95 60 245.79 40 76.49 40 74.82 36 105.93 16 89.89 16 51.46 12 58.05 P 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 W 13 12 12 10 8 8 5 4 2 0 L 2 3 3 5 6 7 10 11 12 15 D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 For 1194 1504 1387 1134 1183 1132 1077 826 790 601 Agst 752 706 765 800 964 1180 1254 1438 1421 1629 Pts 52 48 48 40 34 32 20 16 10 0 PC 158.78 213.03 181.31 141.75 122.72 95.93 85.89 57.44 55.59 36.89 W 12 12 11 10 7 7 4 4 4 4 L 3 3 4 5 8 8 11 11 11 11 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1355 1511 1180 1295 1071 941 986 868 823 673 Agst 726 909 943 829 1167 1303 1230 1308 1317 1190 Pts 48 48 44 40 28 28 16 16 16 16 PC 186.64 166.23 125.13 156.21 91.77 72.22 80.16 66.36 62.49 56.55 W 13 13 11 11 10 9 6 5 5 3 2 2 L 2 2 4 4 5 6 9 10 10 12 13 13 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1476 1340 1365 1340 1305 1021 907 891 808 579 838 648 Agst 633 584 829 966 1013 981 1152 1127 1144 1372 1299 1418 Pts 52 52 44 44 40 36 24 20 20 12 8 8 PC 233.18 229.45 164.66 138.72 128.83 104.08 78.73 79.06 70.63 42.2 64.51 45.7 W L 14 1 11 4 10 5 10 5 8 7 7 8 6 9 6 9 3 12 0 15 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1747 1282 1439 1156 930 922 1140 998 616 610 Agst 461 758 950 938 1052 1339 1056 1120 1614 1618 Pts 56 44 40 40 32 28 24 24 12 0 PC 378.96 169.13 151.47 123.24 88.4 68.86 107.95 89.11 38.17 37.7 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLUB XVIII (SOUTH) P OLD MELBURNIANS ORMOND CAULFIELD GRAM OLD SCOTCH ST BEDES/MT ST MARY'S SALESIAN OLD GEELONG OAKLEIGH HAMPTON ROVERS STH MELBOURNE DIST 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 PC 178.24 182.52 180.68 126.23 116.41 113.71 84.51 73.68 62.65 28.29 ROUND 15 LADDERS ROUND 15 LADDERS ROUND 15 LADDERS ROUND 15 LADDERS LA TROBE UNI NTH BRUNSWICK KEW ALBERT PARK MT LILYDALE STH MORNINGTON RICHMOND ELEY PARK SWINBURNE UNI MANNINGHAM CHADSTONE BOX HILL NTH VAFA LADDERS 2009 63 A SECTION OLD XAVERIANS DE LA SALLE SBM TIGERS UNI BLUES COLLEGIANS OLD SCOTCH OLD BRIGHTON MARCELLIN OLD IVANHOE OLD ESSENDON A RESERVE UNI BLUES OLD XAVERIANS OLD BRIGHTON OLD SCOTCH ST BEDES/MT DE LA SALLE COLLEGIANS OLD IVANHOE MARCELLIN OLD ESSENDON B SECTION OLD MELBURNIANS ST KEVINS ST BERNARDS OLD TRINITY UNI BLACKS OLD HAILEYBURY OLD CAREY HAMPTON ROVERS ORMOND OLD CAMBERWELL B RESERVE OLD MELBURNIANS ST KEVINS UNI BLACKS ST BERNARDS OLD TRINITY ORMOND OLD CAREY HAMPTON ROVERS OLD CAMBERWELL OLD HAILEYBURY C SECTION CAULFIELD GRAM MHSOB OAKLEIGH BEAUMARIS MAZENOD AJAX PARKDALE OLD GEELONG BULLEEN TEMP MONASH BLUES C RESERVE OAKLEIGH MAZENOD BEAUMARIS CAULFIELD GRAM OLD GEELONG MHSOB AJAX PARKDALE BULLEEN TEMP MONASH BLUES 64 VAFA LADDERS 2009 D1 SECTION P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 15 15 14 11 11 7 6 5 3 3 L 3 3 4 7 7 11 12 13 15 15 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 2037 1991 1939 1648 1643 1610 1399 1294 1393 1109 Agst 1173 1257 1337 1397 1470 1702 1731 1947 1827 2222 Pts 60 60 56 44 44 28 24 20 12 12 PC 173.66 158.39 145.03 117.97 111.77 94.59 80.82 66.46 76.25 49.91 RUPERTSWOOD WERRIBEE WHITEFRIARS FITZROY NOBSP OLD MENTONIANS STH MELB DIST AQUINAS PRAHRAN EMMAUS ST LEOS P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 15 15 13 10 10 8 7 7 3 2 L 3 3 5 8 8 10 11 11 15 16 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1884 1847 1545 1414 1268 1292 1072 1127 737 798 Agst 875 898 964 1331 1240 1196 1202 1425 1863 1990 Pts 60 60 52 40 40 32 28 28 12 8 PC 215.31 205.68 160.27 106.24 102.26 108.03 89.18 79.09 39.56 40.1 WHITEFRIARS NOBSP RUPERTSWOOD OLD MENTONIANS WERRIBEE FITZROY EMMAUS ST LEOS STH MELB DIST AQUINAS PRAHRAN P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 13 13 11 10 10 10 6 6 5 5 L 5 5 6 8 8 8 11 12 13 13 D 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 For 1978 1713 1848 1792 1732 1762 1448 1498 1449 1365 Agst 1541 1489 1542 1601 1590 1633 1612 1749 1820 2008 Pts 52 52 46 40 40 40 26 24 20 20 PC 128.36 115.04 119.84 111.93 108.93 107.9 89.83 85.65 79.62 67.98 PENINSULA WILLIAMSTOWN THERRY PENOLA BANYULE OLD WESTBOURNE OLD PARADIANS GLEN EIRA ELTHAM IVANHOE YARRA VALLEY P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 18 15 12 12 11 8 4 3 3 3 L 0 3 6 6 7 9 14 14 15 15 D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 For 2024 1757 1624 1408 1478 1289 874 812 1077 898 Agst 704 922 939 1200 976 1311 1968 1871 1696 1654 Pts 72 60 48 48 44 34 16 14 12 12 PC 287.5 190.56 172.95 117.33 151.43 98.32 44.41 43.4 63.5 54.29 WILLIAMSTOWN THERRY PENOLA PENINSULA BANYULE OLD WESTBOURNE OLD PARADIANS YARRA VALLEY ELTHAM IVANHOE GLEN EIRA P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 16 13 12 12 10 9 6 5 3 3 L 1 5 6 6 8 9 12 13 14 15 D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 For 2289 2005 1933 1662 1694 1534 1610 1501 1213 1259 Agst 1341 1432 1412 1390 1466 1635 1867 2088 2068 2001 Pts 66 52 48 48 40 36 24 20 14 12 PC 170.69 140.01 136.9 119.57 115.55 93.82 86.23 71.89 58.66 62.92 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 16 16 12 12 8 6 6 5 4 4 L 1 2 5 6 10 12 12 13 14 14 D 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1681 1994 1423 1682 1314 1039 941 1126 933 777 Agst 974 738 1085 889 1474 1350 1420 1664 1677 1639 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 17 14 12 11 9 9 5 5 5 3 L 1 4 6 7 9 9 13 13 13 15 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 2121 2039 1715 1641 1865 1601 1419 1383 1274 1240 Agst 1257 1339 1374 1305 1802 1647 1844 1839 1759 2132 Pts 68 56 48 44 36 36 20 20 20 12 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 15 15 15 11 10 10 6 5 2 1 L 3 3 3 7 8 8 12 13 16 17 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1866 1691 1864 1561 1779 1457 884 1053 750 667 Agst 757 840 979 1333 1241 1124 1675 1646 1749 2228 Pts PC 60 246.5 60 201.31 60 190.4 44 117.1 40 143.35 40 129.63 24 52.78 20 63.97 8 42.88 4 29.94 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 16 13 12 12 10 9 6 6 3 2 L 2 4 6 6 8 8 12 12 15 16 D 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 For 2300 2175 1715 1478 1518 1743 1541 1401 1310 1181 Agst 1132 1342 1377 1487 1521 1492 1908 1897 2114 2092 Pts 64 54 48 48 40 38 24 24 12 8 PC 203.18 162.07 124.55 99.39 99.8 116.82 80.77 73.85 61.97 56.45 P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 15 14 13 13 12 10 7 4 2 0 L 3 4 5 5 6 8 11 14 16 18 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 1993 1787 1639 1553 1564 1458 1311 992 863 497 Agst 892 870 1070 1206 922 1100 1276 1660 2055 2606 Pts 60 56 52 52 48 40 28 16 8 0 PC 223.43 205.4 153.18 128.77 169.63 132.55 102.74 59.76 42 19.07 BENTLEIGH ST FRANCIS XAVIER ST MARY'S SAL ELSTERNWICK ST JOHNS WEST BRUNSWICK UHS-VU HAWTHORN POWER HOUSE MONASH GRYPH P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 16 13 12 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 L 2 5 6 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 For 2195 1957 1867 1710 1547 1549 1302 1566 1385 1393 Agst 1391 1518 1404 1761 1663 1742 1512 1868 1738 1874 Pts PC 64 157.8 52 128.92 48 132.98 32 97.1 32 93.02 32 88.92 28 86.11 24 83.83 24 79.69 24 74.33 Pts PC D3 RESERVE 66 172.59 BENTLEIGH 64 270.19 ST MARY'S SAL 50 131.15 POWER HOUSE 48 189.2 WEST BRUNSWICK 32 89.15 UHS-VU 24 76.96 HAWTHORN 24 66.27 ST FRANCIS XAVIER 20 67.67 MONASH GRYPH 16 55.64 ST JOHNS 16 47.41 ELSTERNWICK P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 W 16 15 14 10 9 8 6 5 3 2 L 2 3 4 8 8 9 12 12 15 15 D 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 For 1953 1667 1377 1405 1415 1278 1286 1113 1067 1032 Agst 900 1021 975 1116 1145 1626 1572 1739 1780 1719 Pts PC 64 217 60 163.27 56 141.23 40 125.9 38 123.58 34 78.6 24 81.81 22 64 12 59.94 10 60.03 V THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2009 D1 RESERVE D2 SECTION D2 RESERVE D3 SECTION PC 168.74 152.28 124.82 125.75 103.5 97.21 76.95 75.2 72.43 58.16