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State football returnsIt is an exciting weekend of football in Victoria.At North Port Oval today the Peter Jackson VFL state team will welcome the Carlton Draught WAFL

side to North Port Oval for the first time since 2007. The VFL is looking to break a three-game

state-football drought, but to our advantage is the fact the WAFL hasn’t won in Victoria for over

a century.

Congratulations go to all players and staff from both competitions selected to represent your

state league today. It is certainly an honour to be chosen from hundreds of talented players in

each competition and we hope you are able to use the opportunity to develop your game and

test yourself against the best players from another state.

State football has always provided the chance for players to be discovered, showcasing

their skills against quality opposition. History shows a long list of AFL draft ees who have

represented their competition at state-league level, with Casey Demon Tim Smith the most

recent example, draft ed to Melbourne last year aft er being a late addition to the 2016 VFL state

squad.

Smith joins a number of players that have represented the VFL since 2012 whose performances at

club and state level have sparked AFL interest. The likes of Dean Towers (North Ballarat/Sydney),

Kyle Hartigan (Werribee/Adelaide), Brett Goodes (Williamstown/Western Bulldogs), Sam Dwyer

(Port Melbourne/Collingwood), Sam Lloyd (Frankston/Richmond), Kane Lambert (Northern Blues

and Williamstown/Richmond) and Ben Ross (Werribee/Hawthorn) are just some of the names that

have made the most of their opportunities at state level to press their case in front of AFL recruiters.

Good luck to both teams today, and go the Big V!

In other matches, Richmond and Essendon continue their traditional VFL Dreamtime game, played at

Punt Road Oval as a ‘double-header’ with the MCG Dreamtime game. Footscray will face Sandringham

tonight under lights at VU Whitten Oval, so the VFL action will continue into the evening.

Next week in the Record we will focus on Indigenous Round across the VFL and TAC Cup, highlighting

the talent within both our competitions as the AFL celebrates Sir Doug Nicholls Round this weekend.

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Contents

Who’s playing who

3 4 Justin Plapp

5 Michael Broadbridge

6 7 Jacob Ballard

8 11 VFL weekly content

12 VFL Women’s

14 The Big League

15 Get Social

16 AFL Vic News

40 Quiz

32 33 Richmond vs Essendon

34 35 Footscray vs Sandringham

Development Weekend

18 19 VFL player profiles

20 21 VFL vs WAFL

22 23 WAFL player profiles

STATE GAME

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Television

Radio

OnlineVFL Online

Website: www.vfl.com.au

Twitter: @VFL #PJVFL #VFLWomens

Facebook: www.facebook.com/vflfooty

TAC Cup Online

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Twitter: @TACCup #TACCup #TACCupGirls

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Saturday May 27 – 2pm

VFL vs WAFL

Download the PLUS7 Live app to stream games live or watch a replay at au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/vfl

Next week: Port Melbourne vs Box Hill Hawks

TAC Cup Radio

Next game (June 4): Calder Cannons vs Northern Knights from 10.45am

Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone app or via taccup.com.au

RADIO

Casey Radio

Saturday May 27: Cranbourne vs Geelong (VFL Women’s) from 1.30pmTune to 97.7FM in Melbourne, online at www.caseyradio.com.au

or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Next week: Coburg vs Casey Demons

Calder Cannons Radio

Listen to ‘Pathway to the Top’ with Tim Michellon North West FM each Wednesday from 5-6pm.

Tune to 98.9FM or stream the program online at www.northwestfm.org

VFL Live

Next game (June 11): North Ballarat vs Box Hill Hawks from 12.45pm

Live on the Red Time Sport iPhone and Android apps,plus online via vfl.com.au

LIVE

VFL Rewind

Listen to VFL Rewind each Monday night from 7-8pm, covering the Peter Jackson VFL and Swisse Wellness VFL Women’s.

Tune to 94.1FM 3WBC, online at www.3wbc.org.au or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone.

Previous shows are available at www.soundcloud.com/afl-victoriaor subscribe to the podcast via iTunes by searching for ‘AFL Victoria’.

Video StreamingVisit vfl.com.au on Saturday May 27

for a live stream of:

VU Western Spurs vs Melbourne Uni from 2pm (VFL Women’s)

Watch the action and listen to the call from the VFL Live team.

Visit taccup.com.au on Sunday June 4 for a live stream of:

Calder Cannons vs Northern Knights from 11am

Watch the action and listen to the call from the TAC Cup Radio team.

3WBC

Next game (June 3): Port Melbourne vs Box Hill Hawks from 1pm Tune to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au

or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone.

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Plapp happy in state coach role

The coach of the Peter Jackson VFL for today’s state game against the WAFL may not be a native Victorian, but he certainly

knows what state football is all about.

Casey Demons mentor Justin Plapp played two state games for

Tasmania in 1996 and 2009 and is intent on instilling his

passion for the concept into the 2017 VFL squad.

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The VFL hasn’t triumphed in a state game since defeating the Tasmanian State League by 108 points at Blundstone Arena in 2012, losing encounters with the WAFL by 17 points in 2013 and the SANFL twice – by 22 points in 2014 and by 19 points last year.

With the 2017 squad spending only three sessions together in the lead-up to the clash at North Port Oval, Plapp – with assistant coaches Nick Daff y (North Ballarat), Ben Patrick (Werribee), Ricky Petterd (Box Hill Hawks) and Danny Ryan (Casey) – has sought to unite a disparate group of players in a short space of time to return the competition to the winners list.

“We felt it was really important to sell the history of state footy and get the squad to really understand the importance it plays in Australia – and particularly in Victoria,” Plapp said. “To play in the Big V jumper is not something that’s given – it’s something that’s really earned.

“The characteristics we want are that they’re hungry and they want to come into a team and play a role. From week to week we’re all at war, but very quickly we’ve got to come together and be united.

“I’m not a Victorian myself, but I played state football on two occasions for Tasmania and I’ve got some unbelievably fond memories of what state football means to me.”

Plapp said he initially felt “uncomfortable” with the thought of leading the VFL given the reputation of some who have preceded him in the role, but the 2016 VFL Grand Final coach only had to look back on his own experiences in state football in order to happily accept it.

“You see these roles as belonging to blokes who

have been in the system a long time and are highly

respected in state footy like Andy Collins (state coach

in 2016), Gary Ayres (2012 and 2013) and Gerard

FitzGerald (2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010),” Plapp said.

“I’m a younger coach (39 years old) and I don’t hold

myself in that category of coach.

“It doesn’t mean that I doubt myself as a coach; it just

took me a while to get my head wrapped around the

idea.

“In the end, it was a pretty easy decision to do it

because I’m passionate about state footy, whether

that’s in my homeland or coaching in Victoria.”

Plapp said the VFL’s style of play will be “aggressive in

all areas” to match a WAFL team he expected would

be full of “smaller, high-intensity players that can

cover the ground really well”.

He pointed to VFL stars with a wide range of skills and

experiences as being key cogs to his plan for success.

“I see (Coburg ruckman) Tommy Goodwin as a really

pivotal person in our team, while (Williamstown

midfielder) Michael Gibbons is really passionate

about playing state footy,” Plapp said. “We don’t have

a lot of key-position players so (Port Melbourne tall

forward) Jordan Lisle is really pivotal, as are VFL club

leaders like (Richmond captain) Sam Darley.

“The key thing for me is that we have players

prepared to play roles and be selfless, and we think

we’re going to get that based on the character of guys

in our squad.”

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Broadbridge aiming to break drought for Black SwansBy Steve Tuohey

Carlton Draught WAFL State coach Michael Broadbridge will be aiming to break one of the most significant droughts in WA football history when he leads the WAFL into this year’s State Game against Victoria at North Port Oval.The former Claremont head coach and AFL assistant at West Coast, Fremantle and Collingwood, will attempt to coach the first WA win against Victoria in Melbourne – a drought that extends 113 years.

The two states have played 23 times in Melbourne since the first clash in 1904, the most recent seeing Victoria claim a 119-point win at Port Melbourne 10 years ago.

The last clash between the two States was played in WA in 2013 at Northam, with WA claiming its first win over Victoria in 22 years aft er kicking 10 goals to three in the second half to run out 17.16 (118) to 15.11 (101) winners.

Since then, a state football resurgence has seen WA win interstate matches against the NEAFL, South Australia and Tasmania to make it four consecutive State Game victories.

Broadbridge, who broke one West Australian football drought when he was part of the historic 1985 Teal Cup team that won the State’s first national under-18s title, said he was looking forward to the chance of creating another piece of WA football history.

“We are all really committed and looking forward to the challenge,” he said.

“We’re obviously expecting a certain style of play from the VFL on that ground so we’ve taken the approach of selecting players in the roles we’re likely to need,” Broadbridge said.

“We’ve been out watching players at the WAFL each week and all of the senior coaches have been very supportive and given us great feedback on which players are in form in the roles we need and who is most worthy of consideration.

“Overall, with the size of the ground at North Port, the opposition, and the chance it could be a bit slippery, means we’ve selected players with bigger bodies who are strong over the ball and strong at the contest, which we’ll look to compliment with a bit of flair.

“We’ve also looked at players who we think can adapt

well, have some experience playing in the conditions against similar opposition and are mentally strong.”

The 27 players selected in the WA squad include 18 with previous State Game experience and 14 who have been AFL-listed, including Leroy Jetta who played 93 games for Essendon.

Aaron Black (West Perth) and Jye Bolton (Claremont) are Sandover Medallists and Kyle Anderson (East Perth), Ryan Cook (South Fremantle) and Kyal Horsley (Subiaco), are all WAFL club captains.

West Perth Football Club stalwart Andrew Strijk (198 games) is set to play his sixth State game.

Broadbridge will be supported by assistant coaches Paul Johnson, Steve Malaxos, Clay McLernon and Garry Moss, who provide a blend of youth and experience.

“I’ve tried to get a balanced panel with good pedigree and strong ambition,” he said.

“Paul Johnson has been one of the best WAFL and State players in recent years, Garry Moss is a former AFL and WAFL player looking to enhance his coaching credentials, Clay McLernon is a WAFL Premiership player doing a fantastic job with the East Fremantle Colts and Steve Malaxos really balances it out well with his experience as a WAFL coach and as a player at State level.

“Overall, we believe we have put together a really strong group of players and coaches for this contest.”

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Ballard’s options open

It was a win-win situation for Jacob Ballard. The Richmond midfielder would either represent the Peter Jackson VFL in Saturday’s state game or the Tigers in the annual VFL Dreamtime match.

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The 23-year-old was named alongside his captain Sam Darley in the initial 42-player state squad for the VFL’s clash with the WAFL at North Port Oval but was left out of the reduced 27-player training squad last week.

However, Ballard’s silver lining is that he gets to take to Punt Road Oval as Richmond faces Essendon’s VFL team before Saturday night’s Dreamtime at the ‘G AFL clash between the two clubs.

In his first year with the VFL Tigers in 2016 aft er two seasons on Fremantle’s rookie list, the Warrandyte product experienced the “good crowd and atmo-sphere” at Punt Road for the VFL Dreamtime match in which Richmond lost to the Bombers by 23 points.

But as a key contributor to the competition’s second-highest-scoring team, Ballard is hoping a potent Tigers forward line can turn the tables in 2017.

“I think it’s quite a versatile forward line; we’ve got a few diff erent players that can go through there,” Ballard said recently on 94.1FM 3WBC’s Monday night VFL Rewind program.

“I’m really enjoying playing as an inside midfielder and spending a bit more time up forward this year, with our new structures and game plans giving some of our bigger-bodied midfielders a chance to rest up as our deepest forward rather than going to the bench.”

189cm Ballard has booted five goals in six games in 2017 as well as averaging 23 disposals, 11 contested possessions, five tackles and four clearances per game to illustrate why he was included in the initial state squad.

Having missed out at the draft s as an 18-year-old at the Northern Knights in 2012, the tough on-baller was surprised to be selected by Fremantle with pick no.47 in the 2013 Rookie Draft aft er a season with the Northern Blues. He went on to play one AFL game for

THE FAST FIVE with Jacob Ballard(The AFL Victoria Record will this year ask our profiled Peter Jackson VFL players five quick questions to find out more about who they are off the football field.)

What food could you not live without?

My mum’s roast dinner on a Sunday night.

If you could do anything, what would be your dream job?

I’ll keep it simple and say an AFL player.

What’s the worst injury you’ve had?

I had stress fractures in my lower back as a bottom-age TAC Cup player.

If you could be on any TV series, which series would it be?

‘The Bachelor’ is probably the easy option.

Which teammate would you not want to be stranded on a desert island with and why?

Definitely Jake Aarts. He just doesn’t shut up and is very annoying.

the Dockers in the final round of the 2015 season.

“I played OK (at the Blues) but didn’t think I did anything too spectacular and got a surprise call-up in the Rookie Draft by Fremantle,” Ballard said. “I loved my time there but unfortunately got delisted aft er two seasons.

“It was a pretty easy decision to come back home to Melbourne and have that support circle and be close to family and friends.

“You never want to say (the AFL dream) is over. I enjoy playing at the highest level possible so I was always going to keep playing at VFL level for a while aft er be-ing delisted, but it does keep my options open if the chance was to come up to get re-draft ed.”

Whether it was the state game or one of the VFL’s biggest home-and-away events, Ballard was always going to have a chance to put himself front of mind for VFL watchers this weekend.

Jacob Ballard celebrates a goal for

Richmond in 2017

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VFL Round 6 Highlights

WILLIAMSTOWN 19.12 (126) d RICHMOND 10.11 (71)

Williamstown set up its third win on the trot with an eight-goal-to-one second term at Burbank Oval. The Seagulls kicked 17-plus goals for the third week in a row and the victory – a fitting result for Adam Marcon in his 100th senior VFL game – pushes them into fourth spot.

Leading goalkickers: Williamstown – Dunell 3, Wheeler 3 / Richmond – Elton 3

Leading disposals: Williamstown – Marcon 23, Jolley 22, Gibbons 22 / Richmond – Wood 39, Ballard 27, Darley 24

WERRIBEE 10.12 (72) d NORTH BALLARAT 9.13 (67)

The Roosters nearly snatched their first win of 2017 with a late flurry of goals at Eureka Stadium. The Tigers led by 29 points five minutes into the final quarter but North Ballarat reeled off the last four goals of the game – three in time-on – to send a scare through the Werribee camp.

Leading goalkickers: Werribee – Daw 3 / NB – Hooper 4

Leading disposals: Werribee – Jacobs 43, Augerinos 26, Barrack 24 / NB – Cassidy 37, Rippon 24, Nott 24

BOX HILL HAWKS 16.6 (102) d

COLLINGWOOD 11.10 (76)

The Hawks came from 33 points behind early in the

second quarter to overrun the Magpies at the Holden

Centre. Still trailing by five points at the last change,

Box Hill piled on seven goals to two in the final term to

maintain their undefeated start to the season.

Leading goalkickers: BHH – Lewis 3, Murphy 3 /

Collingwood – Kirby 3

Leading disposals: BHH – Cousins 29, Warren 23,

Willsmore 23 / Collingwood – Scharenberg 41, Ramsay

38, Broomhead 37

NORTHERN BLUES 17.11 (113) d SANDRINGHAM 10.15 (75)

The Blues won their fift h straight match by recovering from a poor start to overrun fellow top-four team Sandringham at Preston City Oval. Northern trailed by 20 points at quarter time but conceded only three goals for the rest of the match while booting 13 of its own aft er the first break.

Leading goalkickers: NB – Gallucci 2, Armfield 2, Phillips 2, Corboy 2, Lamb 2 / Sandringham – Savage 2

Leading disposals: NB – L.Jones 30, Palmer 30, L.Russell 26 / Sandringham – O’Kearney 29, Savage 29, Hayes 22

ESSENDON 22.18 (150) d COBURG 9.7 (61)

The Bombers exploded to turn a two-point lead at half time into a percentage-boosting victory at Piranha Park and leave Coburg winless in 2017. The Lions kicked four of the game’s first five goals but conceded 21 of the next 26 majors to a rampant Essendon outfit.

Leading goalkickers: Essendon – Bellchambers 6, Begley 4, Boyse 3 / Coburg – McEvoy 4

Leading disposals: Essendon – Langford 34, Howlett 31, Clarke 26 / Coburg – Posar 27, Mellington 25, Bunker 24

GEELONG 14.15 (99) d FOOTSCRAY 13.9 (87)

Geelong’s work while kicking against the wind at VU Whitten Oval helped it secure a third victory for the season. The Cats booted five goals to three into the breeze – which proved to be game’s final margin – and held on as the Bulldogs came home with six goals to two in the final quarter.

Leading goalkickers: Geelong – Lang 3, Gow 2, Buzza 2 / Footscray – Honeychurch 2, Goodyear 2, Shea 2

Leading disposals: Geelong – Ruggles 35, Tsitas 29, Thurlow 27 / Footscray – Russell 27, Biggs 26, McLean 26

CASEY DEMONS 14.12 (96) d PORT MELBOURNE 8.5 (53)

The Demons ended Port Melbourne’s undefeated start to the season by notching their second win of 2017 at Casey Fields. Casey conceded only three goals aft er quarter time and, having led by only six points early in the final term, steamed to the finish with the game’s last six majors – three of them to Ed Morris.

Leading goalkickers: CD – Morris 3 / PM – D.Conway 4

Leading disposals: CD – Neal-Bullen 37, Melksham 34, Kennedy 26 / PM – Mascitti 37, O’Sullivan 33, Templeton 29

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VFL News

VFL state squad by the numbersThe 27-player Peter Jackson VFL

training squad contains:

- Two J.J. Liston Trophy winners: Michael

Gibbons (Williamstown, 2016) and Nick Rippon

(North Ballarat, 2015)

- One Norm Goss Medallist: Michael Gibbons

(2015)

- One ‘Frosty’ Miller Medallist: Jordan Lisle

(Port Melbourne, 2015)

- Four VFL premiership players: Sam Darley

(Richmond, 2014 (for Footscray)), Michael

Gibbons (2015), Nick Jamieson (Footscray,

2016) and Leigh Masters (Williamstown, 2015)

- Six club captains: Tom Atkins (Geelong), Sam

Darley (Richmond), Tom Goodwin (Coburg),

Jack Hutchins (Casey Demons), Michael

Sodomaco (Werribee) and Tom Wilson

(Northern Blues)

- Six club best-and-fairest winners: Tom

Atkins (2016), Tom Goodwin (2016), Matt

Hanson (Werribee, 2015 and 2016), Jack

Hutchins (2016), Josh Newman (Williamstown,

2016 (at Frankston)) and Tom Wilson (2014 and

2016)

- 11 VFL Team of the Year members: Tom

Atkins (2016), Sam Darley (2016), Michael

Gibbons (2016), Matt Hanson (2015 and 2016),

Andrew Hooper (North Ballarat, 2015), Jack

Hutchins (2016), Jordan Kelly (Collingwood,

2016), Jordan Lisle (2015), Tom O’Sullivan

(Port Melbourne, 2014 and 2016), Nick Rippon

(2014-16) and Tom Wilson (2016)

- Nine former AFL-listed players: Sam Darley

(ex-GWS and Western Bulldogs), Andrew

Hooper (ex-Western Bulldogs), Jack Hutchins

(ex-Gold Coast), Jordan Kelly (ex-Hawthorn

and Western Bulldogs), Jordan Lisle (ex-

Hawthorn and Brisbane), Andrew Moore (Box

Hill Hawks, ex-Port Adelaide and Richmond),

Brodie Murdoch (Port Melbourne, ex-St

Kilda), Cam O’Shea (Northern Blues, ex-Port

Adelaide) and Eli Templeton (Port Melbourne,

ex-St Kilda)

Ex-VFL players in WAFL squadSeveral members of the WAFL’s squad for today’s state game will be familiar to Peter Jackson VFL watchers:

- Former Werribee player and Collingwood AFL rookie Jye Bolton, who claimed the WAFL’s Sandover Medal in 2016 while at Claremont. Bolton played 16 senior VFL games for the Magpies in 2011 before making 50 senior appearances for the Tigers from 2012-15.

- Ex-Frankston and now Subiaco duo Leigh Kitchin and Lachlan Delahunty. Kitchin made 53 senior appearances for the Dolphins from 2012-14 – captaining the club in 2013-14 – and 11 for the Box Hill Hawks from 2009-11, while Delahunty played 14 games for Bendigo in 2009-10 and 34 for Frankston in 2012-13, where he was named in the 2012 VFL Team of the Year.

- A handful of former AFL-listed players who have also appeared in the VFL, including Ryan Cook (ex-Collingwood), Leroy Jetta (Essendon), Blaine Johnson (Carlton), Jonathan Marsh (Collingwood) and Kirk Ugle (Collingwood).

Milestone man

Shane Savage

The following Peter Jackson VFL player will bring up a milestone if selected to play this week:

50 games:Shane Savage (Sandringham/St Kilda/ex-Hawthorn)

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The Round 9 AFL encounter between Geelong and the Western Bulldogs produced

an amazing 238 total tackles and the 208-tackle tally in the clash between the VFL Cats and Footscray the next day wasn’t far off that. Geelong weathered 116 tackles from the Bulldogs to prevail by 12 points, also laying 92 of its own.

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The Northern Blues are the VFL’s top team for kicks and marks per game and Sandringham failed to

stop them monopolising the ball when it fell to a 38-point defeat in Round 6. The Blues enjoyed 59 more kicks and 62 more marks than the Zebras, with Simon White (20 kicks) and Liam Jones (15 marks) leading the way in each category.

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Werribee has won four straight games and just held on to beat North Ballarat by five points in

Round 6. A big factor in their recent success is the emergence of young VFL-listed talent such as 21-year-old Ryley Barrack, who posted game-highs of 21 kicks and nine inside-50s against the Roosters.

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Casey’s next generationThis year’s Casey Demons outfit isn’t producing the same football as in 2016 when it reached the Peter Jackson VFL Grand Final, but opportunities given to diff erent players may be starting to pay off .

Aft er enduring a 1-4 start to 2017, the Demons’ 43-point defeat of previously unbeaten Port Melbourne at Casey Fields in Round 6 indicates senior coach Justin Plapp’s troops may be rediscovering their mojo.

Last year, Casey was easily the competition’s top-ranked team for handballs and uncontested possessions per game during the H&A season. Second only to Williamstown in average contested possessions and clearances, the Demons won the ball in close and flicked it out of congestion by hand to those outside the contest.

This frenetic ball movement created plenty of space for Casey’s runners to drive the ball forward and resulted in the club being the VFL’s best for inside-50s and points scored per game.

How things have changed though.

Prime movers from 2016 such as Jack Grimes, Viv Michie and Ben Newton were delisted from aligned AFL club Melbourne, while talented young ball-winner Clayton Oliver has graduated to regular elite-level football.

Reduced midfield depth means the 2017 Demons are ranked only ninth for disposals per game and eighth for uncontested possessions, while also falling to 11th for inside-50s and 10th for points scored. The majority of the engine-room load has fallen on Ben Kennedy (averaging 24 disposals and four inside-50s), Jack Trengove (24 disposals and four clearances) and returned VFL-lister Mitch Gent (19 disposals and five tackles).

It’s diff icult to replace the core of professional footballers Casey has lost, but chances are being given to young VFL-listed talent such as state-squad member Bayley Fritsch (all six games), Angus Scott (six) and Aloysio Ferreira (five).

Those players along with the likes of Dylan Collis, Dylan Gordon and Sean Dwyer were part of the victory over Port Melbourne, while Ed Morris – who unluckily missed out on the 2016 Grand Final team – booted three crucial goals in the final quarter.

As Plapp turns his focus to coaching the VFL state team this week, he’ll be feeling better in the knowledge his players are grasping those opportunities he’s had to give them.

See the Round 6 VFL stats leaders on page 26 of the AFL Victoria Record

Angus Scott has played every game for the Casey

Demons in 2017 Stats Central

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VFL Women’s

to sit down in the past and have hard conversations so that wasn’t something I was worried about having to do.”

Hetherington relinquished the coaching position to Carlton forward coach Scott Gowans late in 2016. In the week leading up to her beloved team’s Round 1 clash with Seaford, Hetherington was named as co-captain alongside Steph Chiocci.

“To have Scott – who had just come to the club – think that I was captain material was an honour, but to me, ‘captain’ is just a title. We have so many quality leaders at the club and everyone has an important role to play.”

607 days aft er her ACL injury, she ran out for Round 1 and everything came flooding back. Aft er being a relentless test for so long, she had rediscovered the spark that made footy fun again – “I’ll probably cry when I kick my first goal.”

So the tears will fall, again. But Tanya Hetherington has made those tears sing a diff erent tune.

Hetherington’s playing returnBy Callum O’Connor

On August 20, 2016, Diamond Creek coach Tanya Hetherington stood arm-in-arm with her team in the middle of Box Hill City Oval and cried.

Diamond Creek had just fallen to the Eastern Devils in the final match of the home-and-away season. Not that it mattered, as it had been a dead rubber. In her first season as a Swisse Wellness VFL Women’s coach, Hetherington’s side had missed the finals - aft er playing off for the previous four premierships - thanks to an injury run so horrific that one half-expected Quentin Tarantino to turn up and roll the cameras.

It was a sad end to what had been the most chal-lenging 12 months of Hetherington’s career. She had ruptured her left ACL in Diamond Creek’s 2015 preliminary-final win over Melbourne Uni and decided to take the position of senior coach vacated by Brad Lederman at season’s end. The football gods conspired against her and her team, with injuries and the unavailability of their home ground of Plenty Park denying the Creekers any stability and, ultimately, a VFLW finals appearance. In October, she was over-looked in the inaugural AFL Women’s draft .

It was a hand of bad luck that could have broken Hetherington’s spirit. Instead, she has absorbed every harsh lesson, every stolen chance and every setback to help claw her way back.

“My mantra was to keep positive,” Hetherington said. “I’d thought about taking up coaching somewhere down the track once I’d finished playing but it wasn’t something I’d planned to do so soon.”

Hetherington joined Diamond Creek in 2008. The team she would coach, train and inevitably discipline was the same one with which she had shared the blood, sweat and tears of a changeroom for nearly a decade. The question remained: Would the first-season coach be able to put aside her friendships with old teammates when she took the reins?

“I had spoken to a fair few people about whether I should do it,” admitted Hetherington, who turned to former Richmond coach Jeff Gieschen for counsel throughout the season. “The girls said that I had their respect and that they would support me.

“There’s a lot of players who have been there for a long time and there’s been times where we’ve had

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The Big LeagueThe AFL Victoria Record follows former TAC Cup and VFL players on their AFL journeys

AFL RISING STAR: Tom PhillipsFormer Oakleigh Chargers ball-winner Tom Phillips was named the NAB AFL Rising Star nominee for Round 9 last week.

The 21-year-old recorded 24 disposals, 19 uncontested possessions, five marks and four rebound-50s in Collingwood’s 18-point victory over Hawthorn at the MCG.

Phillips has played 14 AFL games since making his debut for the Magpies in Round 12 last year. He has made eight appearances in 2017, averaging 20 disposals and four marks per game.

The Beverley Hills (Yarra Junior FL) product was selected with pick no.58 in the 2015 NAB AFL Draft as a 19-year-old TAC Cup player. He was a member of Oakleigh’s premiership teams in both 2014 and 2015, also earning selection in the 2015 TAC Cup Team of the Year and representing Vic Metro in the 2015 NAB AFL U18 Championships.

Round 9 AFL milestonesFour former TAC Cup players and

one former Peter Jackson VFL player

celebrated milestones in Round 9 of the

AFL season last week:

150 games:

Jarryn Geary (St Kilda): 28yo / small defender

/ ex-Bendigo Pioneers and Eaglehawk junior /

Pioneers B&F 2006 / TAC Cup Team of the Year

2006 / pick no.58, 2006 Rookie Draft / St Kilda

captain 2017-present

Tyson Goldsack (Collingwood): 29yo / versatile

defender-forward / ex-Gippsland Power and

Pakenham junior / pick no.63, 2006 AFL Draft / AFL

premiership 2010

Rory Sloane (Adelaide): 27yo / inside midfielder

/ ex-Eastern Ranges and Upwey-Tecoma junior

/ Ranges B&F 2007 / Ranges captain 2008 / TAC

Cup Coaches Award 2008 / Ranges B&F 2008 / TAC

Cup Team of the Year 2008 / pick no.44, 2008 AFL

Draft / Adelaide B&F 2013 / All Australian 2016 /

Adelaide B&F 2016

100 games:

Jack Newnes (St Kilda): 24yo / outside midfielder

/ ex-Northern Knights junior / TAC Cup Team of

the Year 2011 / pick no.37, 2011 AFL Draft

Dane Rampe (Sydney): 26yo / medium defender

/ ex-UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs and

Williamstown player / pick no.37, 2013 Rookie

Draft / All Australian 2016

Tom Phillips in action for the Oakleigh Chargers

in 2015

Round 9 AFL debutantOne former TAC Cup player made his elite-level debut in Round 9 of the AFL season last week:Jordan Gallucci (Adelaide): 19yo / ex-Eastern

Ranges and Lilydale junior / Vic Metro co-

captain 2016 / U18 All Australian 2016 / pick

no.15, 2016 AFL Draft / 11 disposals, three

tackles and one goal in win vs Brisbane at the

Gabba

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AFL Vic News

In partnership with VicHealth and the Richmond Football Club, AFL Victoria’s Boorimul Program has been designed to identify and nurture talented Indigenous female players into the elite AFL pathway.

Drawing on similarities from the highly-successful Laguntas program for males, the Boorimul Program will support talented young female Indigenous athletes aged 16-20 to not only maximise their football potential but develop them as culturally aff irmed and resilient community members.

In addition to enhancing on-field talent, the new program will also provide opportunities for Indigenous females to engage with Australian Football through umpiring, coaching and administrative work in the AFL.

AFL Victoria Indigenous Programs Manager Aaron Davey said the program would be a key factor in increasing the diversity in our game.

“In partnership with VicHealth and the Richmond Football Club, AFL Victoria is excited to develop the Boorimul program which will use football as a vehicle to help increase participation opportunities for young Indigenous women,” Davey said.

“As of 2017, only five per cent of the total playing pool in the AFLW league is of Indigenous background, so we hope that through the introduction of the Boorimul program we can see that number become even greater in the near future.”

Complementing the work undertaken by its Korin

Gamadji Institute (KGI) and Next Generation

Academy program, Richmond chief executive

Brendon Gale said the Boorimul program supports

the Club’s commitment to the Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander community and growing female

participation.

“As a provisional licence holder in AFLW, we have

made a commitment to driving participation

outcomes and we are well placed to deliver this

program having previously established the highly-

successful Laguntas program, in partnership with AFL

Victoria and VicHealth,” Gale said.

“This announcement comes off the back of the

alignment the Club recently established with the

Bendigo Thunder women’s team, a partnership that

also aims to promote participation and develop top-

end talent.”

Overseen by AFL Victoria Programs Coordinator

Lily Graham and Korin Gamadji Institute Programs

Manager Thara Brown, the program will be

developed during the first half of the 2017 season

with commencement to occur in the back half of the

season.

For more information on the Boorimul program visit

aflvic.com.au.

AFL Victoria announces Boorimul Program

AFL Victoria is pleased to announce the establishment of a new female development program that is paving the way for Indigenous women to engage in all forms of Australian Football.

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ESV is proud to be a Premier Partner of

WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country

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VFL player profiles 1. MICHAEL SODOMACO

25-year-old smaller defender in his third season as Werribee captain. Capable of locking down on the opposition’s most dangerous forwards.

2. SAM SWITKOWSKI

20-year-old smaller forward who loves to tackle. Enjoyed a break-out season in 2016 aft er graduating from the Box Hill Hawks’ Development League team.

3. NICK RIPPON

23-year-old brave and versatile midfielder who is consistently in North Ballarat’s best players. Won the J.J. Liston Trophy in 2015.

4. TOM O’SULLIVAN

26-year-old reliable Port Melbourne midfielder who is particularly prolific by hand. Has recorded the most handballs in the VFL in 2017.

5. NICK HIND

22-year-old outside midfielder who has risen rapidly aft er joining Essendon’s list mid-2016. Averaging 22 disposals per game in 2017.

6. MICHAEL GIBBONS

22-year-old highly decorated inside midfielder at Williamstown. Won the 2016 Frank Johnson Medal as the VFL’s best player in the state game.

7. ANDREW HOOPER

26-year-old North Ballarat smaller forward who has kicked over 130 VFL goals. Seven-game AFL player with the Western Bulldogs from 2010-12.

8. NICK JAMIESON

25-year-old forward/midfielder with strong goal sense. Formed a key part of Footscray’s 2016 VFL premiership triumph.

9. TOM WILSON

25-year-old rugged inside midfielder in his second year as Northern Blues captain. Won his second club best-and-fairest award in 2016.

10. LEIGH MASTERS

24-year-old mobile tall forward with strong goal sense. 2015 Williamstown premiership player who celebrated his 100th senior VFL game earlier in 2017.

11. MATT HANSON

22-year-old tough inside midfielder known for his consistency. Dual Werribee best-and-fairest winner in 2015 and 2016.

12. ELI TEMPLETON

21-year-old running midfielder who is leading the VFL for total disposals in his first season at Port Melbourne. 14-game AFL player at St Kilda from 2014-16.

13. TOM ATKINS

21-year-old tough inside midfielder who loves to tackle. Established himself at VFL level in 2016, winning Geelong’s best-and-fairest award.

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14. BAYLEY FRITSCH

20-year-old medium forward who had played only three VFL matches before 2017. Exciting player averaging two goals per game for the Casey Demons this year.

15. SAM DARLEY

24-year-old skilful rebounding defender in his second season as Richmond captain. 20-game AFL player for GWS and the Western Bulldogs from 2012-15.

16. BRETT BEWLEY

22-year-old outside midfielder who has broken out over the past two seasons for Williamstown. Averaging 24 disposals per game in 2017.

18. JOSH NEWMAN

22-year-old rebounding defender who crossed to Williamstown this year from Frankston, where he won a best-and-fairest in 2016. Brother of Sydney’s Nic Newman.

19. JORDAN KELLY

23-year-old Collingwood rebounding defender who spent time on AFL lists at Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs. Approaching 100 senior VFL games in 2017.

22. ANDREW MOORE

25-year-old rugged inside midfielder in his first season at the Box Hill Hawks. 60-game AFL player with Port Adelaide and Richmond from 2010-16.

23. JORDAN LISLE

26-year-old Port Melbourne key forward who jointly won the ‘Frosty’ Miller Medal in 2015. 23-game AFL player with Hawthorn and Brisbane from 2009-14.

25. CAM O’SHEA

24-year-old rebounding defender in his first season at the Northern Blues. 81-game AFL player for Port Adelaide from 2011-16.

26. ALEX BOYSE

23-year-old mobile tall forward who played only three VFL matches before 2017. Averaging two goals per game for Essendon this year.

28. CHRIS JONES

22-year-old promising tall forward who is starting to establish himself in the Box Hill Hawks’ senior team. Has kicked 25 goals in 18 VFL games.

29. TOM GOODWIN

25-year-old ruckman who uses his 201cm frame to impose himself on opponents. In his first season as Coburg captain.

30. BRODIE MURDOCH

23-year-old Port Melbourne wingman with the ability to run and kick long. 22-game AFL player at St Kilda from 2013-16.

20. JAMES FERRY

22-year-old key defender who overcame injuries at under-age level to establish himself in Essendon’s defence over the last three seasons.

21. JACK HUTCHINS

25-year-old versatile tall defender in his second season as Casey Demons captain. 19-game AFL player at Gold Coast from 2011-14.

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MATCH UMPIRES: Field Umpire: Daniel Butcher (Vic)Field Umpire: James Davey (Vic)

Field Umpire: Matt Adams (WA)Emg fi eld umpire: Leighton Rowe (Vic)

VFL

No. NAME DoB HT WT VFL CLUB G B

1 Michael Sodomaco 03-Jun-91 174 72 Werribee

2 Sam Switkowski 20-Nov-96 178 68 Box Hill Hawks

3 Nick Rippon 04-Jan-94 177 81 North Ballarat

4 Tom O’Sullivan 01-May-91 179 75 Port Melbourne

5 Nick Hind 19-Aug-94 180 75 Essendon

6 Michael Gibbons 15-May-95 177 75 Williamstown

7 Andrew Hooper 18-Jan-91 173 87 North Ballarat

8 Nick Jamieson 03-May-92 182 80 Footscray

9 Tom Wilson 16-May-92 176 78 Northern Blues

10 Leigh Masters 22-Jun-92 188 84 Williamstown

11 Matt Hanson 26-May-95 187 81 Werribee

12 Eli Templeton 19-Aug-95 183 73 Port Melbourne

13 Tom Atkins 18-Sep-95 180 83 Geelong

14 Bayley Fritsch 06-Dec-96 186 74 Casey Demons

15 Sam Darley 15-Feb-93 184 85 Richmond

16 Brett Bewley 14-Apr-95 187 88 Williamstown

18 Josh Newman 22-Dec-94 182 86 Williamstown

19 Jordan Kelly 27-Jun-93 191 85 Collingwood

20 James Ferry 09-Nov-94 191 90 Essendon

21 Jack Hutchins 20-Feb-92 192 96 Casey Demons

22 Andrew Moore 30-May-91 189 87 Box Hill Hawks

23 Jordan Lisle 12-Jul-90 196 96 Port Melbourne

25 Cam O’Shea 13-Mar-92 193 91 Northern Blues

26 Alex Boyse 16-Nov-93 190 85 Essendon

28 Chris Jones 18-Mar-95 196 87 Box Hill Hawks

29 Tom Goodwin 02-Oct-91 201 112 Coburg

30 Brodie Murdoch 21-Jan-94 188 78 Port Melbourne

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

Coach: Justin Plapp

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Boundary umpire: Simon Blight (Vic)Boundary umpire: Damien Main (Vic)

Boundary umpire: Sean Moylan (WA) Goal umpire: Sam Walsh (Vic)Goal umpire: Brody Payne (WA)

WAFL

No. NAME DoB HT WT WAFL CLUB G B

1 Kirk Ugle 06-May-92 173 72 Swan Districts

2 Shane Nelson 11-May-93 176 73 West Perth

3 Aaron Black 25-Dec-92 180 83 West Perth

4 Haiden Schloithe 16-Jun-93 184 83 South Fremantle

5 William Maginness 13-Jan-95 184 82 East Perth

6 Leigh Kitchin 08-Sep-90 179 82 Subiaco

7 Jack Bradshaw 30-Sep-92 180 74 Claremont

8 Tim Kelly 26-Jul-94 182 82 South Fremantle

9 Ryan Cook 16-Feb-88 188 90 South Fremantle

10 Kyal Horsley 02-Sep-87 183 85 Subiaco

11 Jye Bolton 03-Mar-92 183 80 Claremont

12 Kody Manning 28-Sep-91 184 84 West Perth

13 Luke Meadows 16-Nov-94 185 88 West Perth

14 Leroy Jetta 06-Jul-88 178 85 Peel

15 Andrew Strijk 18-Oct-87 183 84 West Perth

16 Jonathon Marsh 17-Oct-95 190 89 East Fremantle

17 Lachlan Delahunty 26-Oct-90 194 91 Subiaco

18 Corey Adamson 23-Feb-92 185 85 Subiaco

19 Matt Riggio 14-Mar-88 188 92 Swan Districts

20 Clancy Wheeler 28-Mar-88 194 95 Subiaco

21 Jordan Lockyer 15-Jun-93 192 90 Subiaco

22 Tallan Ames 18-Oct-83 193 88 Swan Districts

23 Kyle Anderson 07-Jun-90 191 91 East Perth

24 Ben Saunders 25-Dec-91 190 80 South Fremantle

25 Blaine Johnson 28-Jul-95 187 87 South Fremantle

26 Mitchell Andrews 05-Dec-86 196 92 Claremont

28 Tony Notte 15-Apr-90 194 80 Swan Districts

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

Coach: Michael Broadbridge

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WAFL player profiles 1. KIRK UGLE

Small defender is back to his best form in 2017 doing some terrific jobs on opposition small forwards along with being creative with his run and drive with left -boot. Now played 74 WAFL games, spent a year with Collingwood and has previously played one State game for WA.

7. JACK BRADSHAW

The small forward is always a threat and capable of kicking a bag. Has booted 185 goals in his 99-game career with Claremont and will make his State debut for WA if selected in the final line-up.

8. TIM KELLY

Made his State debut last year against Tasmania and has taken his game to another level in 2017. Is unstoppable in and around the contest winning the hard ball, is a clearance machine but also has the pace to break away from the pack. Averaging 28.9 disposals a game this season.

9. RYAN COOK

Has had a remarkable career since joining South Fremantle in 2011 aft er being listed with Collingwood. Is the Bulldogs’ longest-serving captain and a 124-game WAFL player, dual fairest and best winner and is set to play his sixth state game in seven WAFL seasons.

10. KYAL HORSLEY

Inspirational Subiaco captain recently brought up his 150th game in a career that has seen him play in six grand finals for three premierships including two as captain. Is a dual fairest and best winner, played for WA twice and spent two years with Gold Coast. One of the most damaging players in the WAFL.

11. JYE BOLTON

Had a brilliant 2016 with Claremont aft er crossing from the VFL. Took all before him winning last year’s State game Simpson Medal, the Sandover Medal and his club’s fairest and best award. A tireless worker who racks up big midfield numbers. His VFL experience will be crucial to the WAFL’s hopes.

12. KODY MANNING

An attacking player well known for imposing himself on the contest and the opposition. He also is a terrific runner and has good kicking skills. Will be an important player for the WAFL in what will be his second appearance for his State.

13. LUKE MEADOWS

Had a breakout season with West Perth in 2016 as an attacking half-back. Played for WA and was on the radar of AFL clubs. Has now gone into the middle in 2017 as a big-bodied midfielder with great kicking skills. Has worked a treat with him averaging 25.4 disposals and kicking six goals.

2. SHANE NELSON

Having yet another remarkable season in the midfield for West Perth averaging 32.4 disposals a game. Has been remarkably consistent over a 104-game career now averaging 29.3 touches. Is a dual fairest and best winner and deserves to earn a third state jumper.

3. AARON BLACK

Continues to be remarkably consistent with his work rate, ability to run all day and rack up possessions whether playing on the wing or as an inside midfielder. Despite being only 24, is a 138-game player, Sandover Medallist, fairest and best winner and set for a fourth time playing for WA.

4. HAIDEN SCHLOITHE

Had a brilliant 2014 season in his first year off Fremantle’s list before injury hindered him the past two years. He is back to his best in 2017 in the midfield where he’s a prolific ball winner, goal kicker, good user and can be a physical presence. Set for his second appearance representing WA.

5. WILL MAGINNESS

The former Eagle had his AFL career cut short through injury but East Perth showed faith in him and he is repaying them this season both at half-forward and through the midfield. Showing quality averaging 21.2 touches a game and kicking 12 goals.

6. LEIGH KITCHIN

Former Frankston VFL midfielder will know the ground well as he continues to be an outstanding recruit for Subiaco. Is in his third WAFL season, will play for WA for a third time already, has taken part in two grand finals the past two years and continues to be a prolific inside midfielder.

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14. LEROY JETTA

Aft er a 93-game AFL career with Essendon, the dynamic small forward is having a strong start to 2017 with Peel Thunder. He has kicked 23 goals including a bag of five, and two hauls of four.

15. ANDREW STRIJK

The 198-game veteran remains one of the best and most damaging players in the league on his powerful right foot. Can be equally eff ective playing as an attacking running defender or dangerous half-forward. Kicked career-best five goals last weekend. Will be his sixth time representing WA.

16. JONATHON MARSH

Has returned to East Fremantle from a stint at Collingwood and is filling a role as a big-bodied midfielder. Has been doing the job racking up 29.1 possessions a game. His big body and Victorian experience will be important in State game.

17. LACHLAN DELAHUNTY

Continued to play very well as a makeshift ruckman for Subiaco, is outstanding at ground level and a big factor in the Lions reaching the grand final the past three years. Knows the VFL well and will represent the WAFL for the second time.

18. COREY ADAMSON

The former baseballer developed well in two years on West Coast’s list before joining Subiaco in 2017. Aft er a slow start through injury, is settling in nicely and with his hardness and ball-winning ability, will be perfectly suited to the small confines of North Port Oval.

19. MATT RIGGIO

Been an outstanding servant for Swan Districts since arriving from North Melbourne in 2010. Is a premiership player, fairest and best winner and remains a prolific ball winner averaging 23 touches a game this season. Big body perfectly suited to what will be his second State game appearance.

20. CLANCY WHEELER

The versatile big man continues to be outstanding in whatever role he’s asked to play. Spends most of his time at centre half-back but can be more than eff ective with stints in the ruck. A dual premiership, 127-game player now who has previously played twice for WA.

21. JORDAN LOCKYER

One of the more unheralded members of a dominant Subiaco outfit but continues to play a tremendous role at centre half-back both defensively, shutting down some quality opponents, but also taking intercept marks and setting up play. Played in last two grand finals aft er leaving Sydney.

22. TALLAN AMES

The evergreen Swan Districts champion celebrated his 250th game earlier this season and is now preparing to represent the WAFL for a fift h time and first since suff ering a punctured lung in 2014. Remains one of the best and most eff ective key defenders in the competition.

23. KYLE ANDERSON

The East Perth co-captain has struggled through injury to have only played 96 games since making his debut in 2009. When on the field there has been no better lockdown defender in the competition. Rarely beaten in one-on-one contests and a terrific leader to boot ahead of his state debut.

24. BEN SAUNDERS

Is the perennial leading goalkicker in the WAFL since joining South Fremantle from Claremont in 2012. Has kicked 244 goals in 86 games for the Bulldogs and won three Bernie Naylor Medals. Has kicked five goals in each of his previous two games representing WA.

25. BLAINE JOHNSON

Dangerous forward has become an important part of South Fremantle’s resurgence the past 18 months since returning from Carlton. Can take a good mark and kick well, but it’s his tackling pressure and ability to do the mercurial that make him a standout. Has kicked 20 goals this season.

26. MITCH ANDREWS

The 30-year-old is in career-best form continuing to do a power of work in the ruck for Claremont. Originally came to West Perth from Queensland in 2009 but has made his mark with the Tigers playing in two premierships. State debut now to come aft er 125 WAFL appearances.

28. TONY NOTTE

Former West Coast key position player has carved out an outstanding career. Perhaps has played his best football at centre half-back where he reads the play tremendously well. Can also go forward to take a mark and kick goals, and play in the ruck. Now a 187-game player who has played three times previously for WA.

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FOOTSCRAY

Footscray Bulldogs’ next home game will be on Friday 9th June at 7pm against Essendon, at VU Whitten Oval. The Western Bulldogs Community Foundation’s Sons of the West men’s health program has kicked off the 2017 ‘Premiership Season’. Since its inception in 2014, Sons of the

West has helped over 4000 men better their health through support and education during the Pre-Season, Premiership Season and Leadership Academy programs. The statistics tell us that men out West are some of the unhealthiest in Victoria. We have made it our mission to chip away at these numbers by raising awareness and helping men live better, eat better and get back into the game of life. Sons of the West is the result of this vision – an innovative free health program targeted at engaging men across Western Victoria in simple, inclusive activities to boost their overall level of health. To get involved, simply turn up to any of the locations at the prescribed times. No pre-registration is required. For full program schedules and locations, please visit sonsoft hewest.org.au.

Events

Celebrity Gala Dinner

17th June 2017

7.00 - 11.00PM

Sandridge Function Room

Crn. Ingles & Williamstown Roads, Port Melbourne (enter via Ingles St)

Celebrity hosts, live auction, raff le

$150 per head includes: Two Courses, beer, wine & soft drink

Dress: Cocktail

Full tables available

Bookings: (03) 9646 2094

President’s Function – Round 10

Box Hill Hawks vs Casey Demons

Join us at our President’s Function as we take on Casey Demons at our third home

game for the year. Luncheon includes a 2 course meal with beverages as we hear from guest speakers before watching the senior game from 2:00pm. For more information or to book contact the off ice on 9890 9442. Be quick as tickets are selling fast!

12.00pm Saturday, 24th June

The Pavilion Function Centre, City Oval

Tickets $75.00

Mid-Season Event

Saturday 29th July, 7.00pm

Encore, St Kilda.

Aft er a successful event in 2016 the Mid-Season event is back in 2017! To be held at Encore in St Kilda, it promises to be yet another highlight of the Box Hill Hawks events calendar. Special guests to be announced in the coming weeks!

Tickets $150.00 – Please phone the off ice on 9890 9442 for further information.

Ladies Day

V Coburg

Saturday, June 10th

Tickets $80- Includes match day entry, three-course meal, drinks package & entertainment

Grandstand Function Centre, Preston City Oval

R7 President’s Luncheon V Geelong Date & Time: Sunday June 4th, 12pm-2pm Tickets: $60pp- includes 2-Course Meal, 2-Hour beverage package &

Entertainment (Guest Speaker TBA) Venue: Seaview Williamstown Events Centre, Burbank Oval

President’s Lunch 1992 Premiership Reunion

Join us at our next home game on the 24th of June against Coburg to celebrate our 25th Anniversary of the

1992 Premiership. Luncheon includes 2 course meal at $35 per person with drinks at bar prices.

For more information or to book your tickets contact the Club on 9598 8629 or via email at info@sandringhamfc.com.au.

AFL Legends Coterie Lunch

Join the Sandringham Football Club in welcoming some of the biggest name AFL Legends to Sandy by the Bay! The Legend’s panel will consist of Kevin Bartlett, Tony Shaw, Terry Wallace, Wayne Johnston & Anthony Koutoufides.

Date & Time: Friday 9th of June,12pm

Tickets: $90pp – includes 3-course meal & drinks at bar prices

Book your tickets by contacting the Club on 9598 8629 or via email at info@sandringhamfc.com.au

Club Notes

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POS TEAM P W L D B For Agst % PTS

1 Box Hill Hawks 6 6 0 0 0 626 440 142.27 24

2 Northern Blues 6 5 1 0 0 570 410 139.02 20

3 Port Melbourne 6 5 1 0 0 535 409 130.81 20

4 Williamstown 6 4 2 0 0 611 402 151.99 16

5 Sandringham 6 4 2 0 0 506 516 98.06 16

6 Werribee 6 4 2 0 0 509 533 95.50 16

7 Essendon 6 3 3 0 0 591 418 141.39 12

8 Footscray 6 3 3 0 0 659 522 126.25 12

9 Geelong 6 3 3 0 0 443 525 84.38 12

10 Richmond 6 2 4 0 0 648 550 117.82 8

11 Casey Demons 6 2 4 0 0 456 494 92.31 8

12 Collingwood 6 1 5 0 0 418 566 73.85 4

13 Coburg 6 0 6 0 0 402 721 55.76 0

14 North Ballarat 6 0 6 0 0 314 782 40.15 0

VFL Ladder

1 Nick Brown

2 Robert Young

3 Jack Edwards

4 Michael Curtis

5 James Davey

6 Andrew Talbot

7 Andrew Heff ernan

8 Daniel Butcher

9 Ben Cheever

10 Patrick Burns

11 Paul Rebeschini

12 Martin Rodger

13 Cameron Dore

14 Annie Mirabile

15 Tristan Burgess

16 Andre Gianfagna

17 Matthew Young

18 Thomas Chrystie

19 Aaron Langdon

20 John Howorth

21 Leighton Rowe

22 Peter McCaw

AFL umpires to wear 26-32

2017 AFL Victoria Field Umpires – Senior Squad

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KICKSKICKS

Player Name Team Total

Jake Melksham Casey Demons 26

Matthew Scharenberg Collingwood 25

Damian Mascitti Port Melbourne 25

James Cousins Box Hill Hawks 23

Alex Neal-Bullen Casey Demons 22

Jordan Russell Footscray 22

Tom Ruggles Geelong 22

Shane Savage Sandringham 21

Ryley Barrack Werribee 21

Max Warren Box Hill Hawks 20

Kyle Langford Essendon 20

Simon White Northern Blues 20

Brandon Wood Richmond 20

Jackson Thurlow Geelong 19

Liam Jones Northern Blues 19

HANDBALLSHANDBALLS

Player Name Team Total

Ben Jacobs Werribee 28

Tim Broomhead Collingwood 26

Tom Langdon Collingwood 25

Jackson Ramsay Collingwood 21

Lachlan Cassidy North Ballarat 20

Thomas O’Sullivan Port Melbourne 20

Dylan Clarke Essendon 20

Max Augerinos Werribee 20

Brandon Wood Richmond 19

Josh Thomas Collingwood 19

Sam Kerridge Northern Blues 19

Nick Nott North Ballarat 19

Callum Brown Collingwood 18

Toby McLean Footscray 18

James Tsitas Geelong 17

MARKSMARKS

Player Name Team Total

Liam Jones Northern Blues 15

Mitchell Hibberd Werribee 12

Matthew Scharenberg Collingwood 11

Marty Hore Collingwood 11

Simon White Northern Blues 10

Ryley Barrack Werribee 10

Kristian Jaksch Northern Blues 10

Billie Smedts Northern Blues 9

Cam O’Shea Northern Blues 9

Ciaran Sheehan Northern Blues 9

Jacob Ballard Richmond 8

Tom Ruggles Geelong 8

Keenan Posar Coburg 8

Ben Kennedy Casey Demons 8

Tony Lockyer North Ballarat 8

HITOUTSHITOUTS

Player Name Team Total

Braydon Preuss Werribee 55

Nick Meese Williamstown 54

Marc Pittonet Box Hill Hawks 45

Ivan Maric Richmond 42

Jordan Roughead Footscray 41

Jason Holmes Sandringham 38

Tom Campbell Footscray 32

Charlie Kelso Port Melbourne 32

Lachlan Waddell Port Melbourne 29

Andrew Phillips Northern Blues 27

Lachlan Howe Collingwood 25

Sam Draper Essendon 24

Tom Goodwin Coburg 21

Ryan Abbott Geelong 18

Tom Bellchambers Essendon 17

2017 LEADING GOALKICKERS2017 LEADING GOALKICKERS

VFL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

Player Name Team Last Rnd Total Player Name Team Last Rnd Total

Paddy McCartin Sandringham * 18 Will Murphy Box Hill Hawks ** 12

Dylan Conway Port Melbourne 4 15 Julian Dobosz Sandringham 2 12

Jordan Lisle Port Melbourne 2 15 Nathan Smith Sandringham - 9

Ben Lennon Richmond 2 14 Nicholas Ebinger Williamstown 2 9

Sam Lloyd Richmond * 14 Samuel De Soysa Port Melbourne 2 9

Tyson Stengle Richmond 2 12 Joseph Fisscher Sandringham 3 8

Tom Bellchambers Essendon 6 12 Sam Fowler Northern Blues 1 7

Rowan Marshall Sandringham DNP 12 Corey Rich Sandringham - 7

Alex Boyse Essendon 3 11 Joshua Corbett Werribee 2 7

Leigh Masters Williamstown 1 11 Leigh Osborne Port Melbourne 4 7

*AFL **Seniors

VFL Stats - Round 6

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VFL ResultsROUND SIX

North Ballarat 1.3-9 3.9-27 5.10-40 9.13-67

Werribee 4.5-29 6.8-44 9.9-63 10.12-72

North Ballarat

Goal Kickers: A. Hooper 4, H. Walters 2, L. Cassidy, J. Keeble, N. Nott

Best Players: L. Cassidy, N. Nott, L. Buckwell, A. Hooper, M. Austin,

S. Lyle

Werribee

Goal Kickers: M. Daw 3, L. Pinnuck 2, N. Larkey 2, W. Fordham, M.

Augerinos, J. Robinson

Best Players: B. Jacobs, B. Preuss, R. Barrack, L. Pinnuck, M. Daw,

M. Augerinos

Coburg 4.2-26 5.4-34 8.5-53 9.7-61

Essendon 2.1-13 5.6-36 12.11-83 22.18-150

Coburg

Goal Kickers: P. McEvoy 4, H. Kerbatieh 2, N. Mellington, R.

Schraven, C. Holdsworth

Best Players: K. Posar, B. Allan, S. Gregory, P. McEvoy, R. Exon, N.

Blair

Essendon

Goal Kickers: T. Bellchambers 6, J. Begley 4, A. Boyse 3, K. Langford

2, B. McNiece, H. Hocking, N. Holmes, K. Mutch, M. Redman, A.

Marklew, N. Hind

Best Players: T. Bellchambers, K. Langford, B. Howlett, J. Long, J.

Begley, M. Redman

Northern Blues 4.1-25 9.5-59 11.5-71 17.11-113

Sandringham 7.3-45 8.8-56 8.14-62 10.15-75

Northern Blues

Goal Kickers: A. Phillips 2, J. Corboy 2, A. Gallucci 2, J. Lamb 2, D.

Armfield 2, B. Smedts, C. Polson, R. Palmer, L. Sumner, L. Russell, H.

McKay, D. Gorringe

Best Players: L. Jones, R. Palmer, L. Russell, C. O’Shea, A. Phillips,

B. Smedts

Sandringham

Goal Kickers: S. Savage 2, B. Rice, J. Lonie, K. Answerth, N.

O’Kearney, L. Pierce, J. Bruce, B. Long, J. Battle

Best Players: S. Savage, B. Rice, N. O’Kearney, M. Hayes, D.

Weickhardt, K. Answerth

Footscray 0.1-1 4.4-28 7.5-47 13.9-87

Geelong 4.6-30 7.8-50 12.13-85 14.15-99

Footscray

Goal Kickers: M. Honeychurch 2, M. Goodyear 2, J. Shea 2, T.

Tweedie, L. Young, D. Hamilton, W. Hayes, Z. Cordy, T. Campbell,

T. English

Best Players: S. Biggs, J. Roughead, M. Honeychurch, N. Jamieson,

J. Russell, T. McLean

Geelong

Goal Kickers: D. Lang 4, W. Buzza 2, A. Black, J. Gow, B. Reid, J.

Jones, E. Ratugolea, J. Cunico, G. Horlin-Smith, M. Thompson

Best Players: D. Lang, J. Cunico, W. Buzza, J. Tsitas, T. Ruggles, J.

Edwards

Collingwood 5.5-35 6.6-42 9.10-64 11.10-76

Box Hill Hawks 1.1-7 5.4-34 9.5-59 16.6-102

Collingwood

Goal Kickers: K. Kirby 3, J. Thomas 2, B. Crocker 2, J. Ramsay, M. La

Fontaine, G. Borthwick, M. McCarthy

Best Players: J. Ramsay, J. Thomas, M. Scharenberg, T. Broomhead,

G. Borthwick, L. Howe

Box Hill Hawks

Goal Kickers: M. Lewis 3, W. Murphy 3, C. Jones 2, D. Willsmore, S.

Switkowski, X. Dimasi, N. Evans, J. Walker, A. Moore, B. Evans, A.

Brolic

Best Players: J. Cousins, M. Warren, W. Murphy, D. Willsmore, M.

Lewis, S. Switkowski

Casey Demons 4.4-28 6.6-42 8.9-57 14.12-96

Port Melbourne 5.0-30 5.1-31 7.3-45 8.5-53

Casey Demons

Goal Kickers: E. Morris 3, A. Ferreira 2, J. Melksham 2, L. Hulett 2, J.

Kennedy-Harris, M. Gent, A. Neal-Bullen, B. Fritsch, B. Kennedy

Best Players: J. Melksham, J. Munro, J. Hutchins, A. Neal-Bullen, M.

King, E. Morris

Port Melbourne

Goal Kickers: D. Conway 4, J. Lisle 2, A. Krakauer, B. Pearson

Best Players: D. Mascitti, A. Krakauer, D. Conway, T. Gordon, B.

Murdoch, L. Cook

Williamstown 3.2-20 11.6-72 15.8-98 19.12-126

Richmond 4.5-29 5.6-36 9.9-63 10.11-71

Williamstown

Goal Kickers: W. Wheeler 3, S. Dunell 3, M. Norton 2, L. Schultz 2, A.

Marcon 2, B. Bewley, B. Jolley, C. Buykx-Smith, J. Owen, L. Masters,

J. Greiser, B. Cavarra

Best Players: W. Wheeler, A. Marcon, S. Dunell, M. Gibbons, B.

Cavarra, J. Newman

Richmond

Goal Kickers: T. Elton 3, C. Moore 2, B. Lennon 2, T. Stengle 2, M.

O’Sullivan

Best Players: J. Townsend, S. Darley, C. Ellis, J. Ballard, B. Wood,

T. Elton

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Senior Fixture

Round 1

Saturday April 8

Port Melbourne 12.15-87 def Northern Blues 8.10-58

Friday April 14

Footscray 14.9-93 def by Box Hill Hawks 15.5-95

Saturday April 15

Sandringham 11.12-78 def Essendon 10.11-71

Coburg 9.8-62 def by Collingwood 9.10-64

Sunday April 16

Richmond 33.21-219 def North Ballarat 4.7-31

Werribee 10.15-75 def by Geelong 14.16-100

Monday April 17

Williamstown 12.11-83 def Casey Demons 8.12-60

Round 2

Saturday April 22

Geelong 6.8-44 def by Port Melbourne 13.18-96

Box Hill Hawks 20.8-128 def Coburg 9.8-62

Sandringham 8.13-61 def by Richmond 12.14-86

Northern Blues 14.17-101 def Williamstown 11.14-80

Werribee 9.12-66 def by Footscray 17.15-117

Casey Demons 19.13-127 def North Ballarat 12.9-81

Sunday April 23

Essendon 18.10-118 def Collingwood 5.8-38

Round 3

Friday April 28

Footscray 25.13-163 def North Ballarat 5.9-39

Saturday April 29

Geelong 14.8-92 def Casey Demons 8.8-56

Werribee 14.13-97 def Essendon 9.20-74

Sandringham 17.11-113 def Collingwood 12.21-93

Port Melbourne 14.14-98 def Richmond 9.14-68

Sunday April 30

Williamstown 8.14-62 def by Box Hill Hawks 13.12-90

Coburg 11.13-79 def by Northern Blues 21.15-141

Round 4

Saturday May 6

Geelong 8.5-53 def by Box Hill Hawks 14.11-95

Essendon 8.14-62 def by Port Melbourne 12.17-89

Sandringham 12.6-78 def North Ballarat 9.10-64

Footscray 17.16-118 def Richmond 17.9-111

Sunday May 7

Collingwood 6.10-46 def by Northern Blues 9.5-59

Williamstown 20.17-137 def Coburg 7.7-49

Werribee 13.9-87 def Casey Demons 10.14-74

Round 5

Saturday May 13

Essendon 17.14-116 def Geelong 8.7-55

North Ballarat 4.8-32 def by Williamstown 17.21-123

Werribee 17.10-112 def Collingwood 15.11-101

Port Melbourne 17.9-111 def Footscray 12.9-81

Sunday May 14

Box Hill Hawks 18.8-116 def Richmond 13.16-94

Coburg 14.5-89 def by Sandringham 15.10-100

Northern Blues 14.14-98 def Casey Demons 6.7-43

Round 6

Saturday May 20

North Ballarat 9.13-67 def by Werribee 10.12-72

Coburg 9.7-61 def by Essendon 22.18-150

Northern Blues 17.11-113 def Sandringham 10.15-75

Footscray 13.9-87 def by Geelong 14.15-99

Collingwood 11.10-76 def by Box Hill Hawks 16.6-102

Casey Demons 14.12-96 def Port Melbourne 8.5-53

Sunday May 21

Williamstown 19.12-126 def Richmond 10.11-71

State Game Weekend Time

Saturday May 27

VFL vs WAFL - North Port Oval 2.10PM*

Richmond vs Essendon - Punt Road Oval 4.00PM

Footscray vs Sandringham - Victoria University Whitten Oval 7.00PM

BYE - all other teams

Round 7 Time

Saturday June 3

Essendon vs North Ballarat - Windy Hill 12.00PM

Richmond vs Werribee - Holm Park Recreation Reserve 1.00PM

Port Melbourne vs Box Hill Hawks - North Port Oval 2.10PM*

Sunday June 4

Collingwood vs Sandringham - Victoria Park 12.00PM

Coburg vs Casey Demons - Piranha Park 2.00PM

Williamstown vs Geelong - Burbank Oval 2.10PM*

BYE - Footscray, Northern Blues

Round 8 Time

Friday June 9

Footscray vs Essendon - Victoria University Whitten Oval 7.00PM

Saturday June 10

Northern Blues vs Coburg - Preston City Oval 2.00PM

Williamstown vs Sandringham - Burbank Oval 2.00PM

Casey Demons vs Collingwood - Casey Fields 2.10PM*

Sunday June 11

North Ballarat vs Box Hill Hawks - Eureka Stadium 1.00PM

BYE - Geelong, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Werribee

Round 9 Time

Saturday June 17

Coburg vs Port Melbourne - Piranha Park 2.00PM

Northern Blues vs Werribee - IKON Park 2.10PM*

Richmond vs Geelong - Punt Road Oval 4.30PM

Casey Demons vs Footscray - Casey Fields 7.00PM

Sunday June 18

Williamstown vs North Ballarat - Burbank Oval 2.00PM

BYE - Box Hill Hawks, Collingwood, Essendon, Sandringham

Round 10 Time

Saturday June 24

Essendon vs Williamstown - Windy Hill 12.00PM

Sandringham vs Coburg - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2.00PM

Port Melbourne vs Collingwood - North Port Oval 2.00PM

Footscray vs Werribee - VU Whitten Oval 2.00PM

Box Hill Hawks vs Casey Demons - Box Hill City Oval 2.10PM*

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* Channel 7 broadcast game

Sunday June 25

Richmond vs Northern Blues - Punt Road Oval 12.00PM

North Ballarat vs Geelong - Eureka Stadium 2.00PM

Round 11 Time

Saturday July 1

Geelong vs Coburg - Simonds Stadium 1.00PM

Port Melbourne vs Casey Demons - North Port Oval 2.00PM

Essendon vs Richmond - Windy Hill 2.10PM*

Sunday July 2

Collingwood vs Footscray - Victoria Park 11.45AM

Northern Blues vs Box Hill Hawks - Preston City Oval 2.00PM

Sandringham vs Werribee - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2.00PM

BYE - North Ballarat, Williamstown

Round 12 Time

Saturday July 8

Richmond vs Casey Demons - Holm Park Recreation Reserve 1.00PM

Geelong vs Collingwood - Simonds Stadium 1.00PM

Coburg vs Werribee - Piranha Park 2.00PM

Northern Blues vs Port Melbourne - Preston City Oval 2.10PM*

Sunday July 9

North Ballarat vs Essendon - Eureka Stadium 1.00PM

Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown - Box Hill City Oval 2.00PM

Sandringham vs Footscray - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2.00PM

Round 13 Time

Saturday July 15

Collingwood vs Williamstown - Victoria Park 1.00PM

Port Melbourne vs Sandringham - North Port Oval 2.00PM

Werribee vs Richmond - Frankston Oval 2.00PM

Essendon vs Northern Blues - Windy Hill 2.10PM*

Geelong vs Footscray - Simonds Stadium 7.00PM

Sunday July 16

Box Hill Hawks vs North Ballarat - Box Hill City Oval 12.00PM

BYE - Casey Demons, Coburg

Round 14 Time

Saturday July 22

North Ballarat vs Northern Blues - Eureka Stadium 1.00PM

Footscray vs Coburg - Victoria University Whitten Oval 1.00PM

Port Melbourne vs Williamstown - North Port Oval 2.00PM

Geelong vs Sandringham - Simonds Stadium 2.10PM*

Casey Demons vs Essendon - Casey Fields 7.00PM

Sunday July 23

Richmond vs Collingwood - Punt Road Oval 10.20AM

Box Hill Hawks vs Werribee - Box Hill City Oval 2.00PM

Round 15 Time

Saturday July 29

Northern Blues vs Geelong - IKON Park 1.00PM

Williamstown vs Footscray - Burbank Oval 2.10PM*

Sunday July 30

North Ballarat vs Richmond - Eureka Stadium 11.00AM

Collingwood vs Essendon - Victoria Park 11.45AM

Sandringham vs Box Hill Hawks - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2.00PM

Casey Demons vs Coburg - Casey Fields 2.00PM

Werribee vs Port Melbourne - RAMS Arena 2.00PM

Round 16 Time

Saturday August 5

Northern Blues vs Footscray - IKON Park 11.00AM

North Ballarat vs Port Melbourne - Eureka Stadium 1.00PM

Box Hill Hawks vs Geelong - Box Hill City Oval 2.00PM

Sandringham vs Casey Demons - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2.00PM

Werribee vs Collingwood - Etihad Stadium 3.00PM

Sunday August 6

Coburg vs Williamstown - Piranha Park 2.00PM

BYE - Essendon, Richmond

Round 17 Time

Saturday August 12

Essendon vs Box Hill Hawks - Windy Hill 12.00PM

Port Melbourne vs Coburg - North Port Oval 2.00PM

Casey Demons vs Northern Blues - Casey Fields 7.00PM

Sunday August 13

Collingwood vs North Ballarat - Victoria Park 1.00PM

Geelong vs Richmond - Simonds Stadium 1.00PM

Williamstown vs Werribee - Burbank Oval 2.00PM

BYE - Footscray, Sandringham

Round 18 Time

Saturday August 19

Essendon vs Footscray - Windy Hill 12.00PM

Werribee vs Northern Blues - IKON Park 1.00PM

Coburg vs North Ballarat - Piranha Park 2.00PM

Collingwood vs Geelong - Holden Centre 5.00PM

Casey Demons vs Williamstown - Casey Fields 7.00PM

Sunday August 20

Richmond vs Sandringham - Punt Road Oval 12.00PM

Box Hill Hawks vs Port Melbourne - Box Hill City Oval 2.00PM

Round 19 Time

Saturday August 26

Footscray vs Williamstown - Victoria University Whitten Oval 12.00PM

North Ballarat vs Sandringham - Eureka Stadium 1.00PM

Collingwood vs Port Melbourne - Victoria Park 1.00PM

Casey Demons vs Werribee - Casey Fields 7.00PM

Sunday August 27

Richmond vs Coburg - Punt Road Oval 12.00PM

Geelong vs Essendon - Simonds Stadium 1.00PM

Box Hill Hawks vs Northern Blues - Box Hill City Oval 2.00PM

Finals Week 1

September 2/3

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Finals Week 2

September 9/10

Semi Finals

Finals Week 3

September 16/17

Preliminary Finals

Finals Week 4

Sunday September 24

Grand Final

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POS TEAM P W L D B For Agst % PTS

1 Port Melbourne 5 4 1 0 1 515 349 147.56 16

2 Sandringham 6 4 2 0 0 494 368 134.24 16

3 Box Hill Hawks 5 3 2 0 1 494 369 133.88 12

4 Coburg 5 3 2 0 1 396 428 92.52 12

5 Williamstown 6 2 3 1 0 416 551 75.50 10

6 Casey Demons 5 2 3 0 1 330 345 95.65 8

7 Northern Blues 5 2 3 0 1 355 410 86.59 8

8 Werribee 5 0 4 1 1 341 521 65.45 2

Development League Ladder

Northern Blues 4.5-29 5.6-36 11.9-75 11.9-75

Sandringham 1.1-7 2.3-15 4.4-28 9.8-62

Northern Blues

Goal Kickers: A. Milham 2, F. Pearce, M. Romero,

S. Fowler, R. Maibaum, W. Krithararis, B. Casley, C.

Barrett, K. Declase, M. Stavrou

Best Players: D. Stevens, A. Milham, B. Casley, F.

Pearce, K. Declase, K. Keppel

Sandringham

Goal Kickers: J. Fisscher 3, J. Dobosz 2, C. Cathcart 2,

K. Lopo, R. Monkhorst

Best Players: T. Grace, T. Laumets, R. Atkins, J.

Fisscher, J. Wallace, L. Gogis

Development League Results

Casey Demons 1.9-15 3.10-28 4.11-35 6.17-53

Port Melbourne 1.1-7 5.2-32 10.5-65 11.8-74

Casey Demons

Goal Kickers: J. Di Pasquale 2, J. Rout, T. Baker, D.

Johnston, C. MacHaya

Best Players: M. Cox, D. Johnston, D. Johnston, G.

Lok, C. MacHaya, L. Hiscock

Port Melbourne

Goal Kickers: L. Osborne 4, A. Wilson 3, S. De Soysa 2,

W. Goss, I. Conway

Best Players: I. Conway, D. Houghton, S. Clarke, L.

Osborne, W. Goss, S. Lange

Williamstown 3.1-19 7.6-48 9.6-60 11.8-74

Werribee 2.2-14 5.6-36 9.9-63 10.14-74

Williamstown

Goal Kickers: T. Davies 3, J. Owen 2, N. Ebinger 2, J.

Chisari, T. Condon, J. Burke, J. Minogue

Best Players: T. Davies, J. Owen, L. Bramble, J.

Minogue, D. Kempster, F. Carroll

Werribee

Goal Kickers: B. Houlihan 3, J. Corbett 2, J. Cotter, S.

Amarantidis, A. Liberatore, H. Boyd, H. Kershaw

Best Players: C. Bance, J. Cleeland, J. Maishman, J.

Williams, S. Amarantidis, B. Iles

ROUND SIX

Coburg 2.1-13 7.5-47 7.7-49 11.17-83

Box Hill Hawks 2.0-12 4.1-25 9.3-57 11.6-72

Coburg

Goal Kickers: B. Barton 3, T. Curtis, C. Burgess, J. El

Moussalli, S. Lowson, M. Mattingly, J. Corigliano, J.

Svarc, C. Haberfield

Best Players: J. Corigliano, J. El Moussalli, T. Curtis,

M. Conn, S. Lowson, M. Ercolano

Box Hill Hawks

Goal Kickers: D. Hehir 3, J. Walker 2, T. Jacotine 2, B.

Kilpatrick, R. Rusan, J. Firns, V. Adduci

Best Players: A. Bond, B. Kilpatrick, M. Traynor, L.

Williams, T. Hollins, D. Hehir

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Development League Fixture

Round 1

Saturday April 8

Port Melbourne 16.17-113 def Northern Blues 9.8-62

Saturday April 15

Sandringham 10.9-69 def by Box Hill Hawks 13.13-91

Monday April 17

Williamstown 10.11-71 def by Casey Demons 12.10-82

Round 2

Saturday April 22

Box Hill Hawks 21.16-142 def Coburg 9.10-64

Sandringham 15.18-108 def Werribee 8.9-57

Northern Blues 8.18-66 def by Williamstown 13.9-87

Round 3

Saturday April 29

Port Melbourne 20.10-130 def Werribee 13.11-89

Sunday April 30

Coburg 13.16-94 def Northern Blues 10.21-81

Williamstown 13.12-90 def Box Hill Hawks 10.12-72

Casey Demons 6.13-49 def by Sandringham 10.11-71

Round 4

Saturday May 6

Sandringham 15.9-99 def Port Melbourne 4.16-40

Sunday May 7

Williamstown 7.6-48 def by Coburg 14.15-99

Werribee 7.16-58 def by Casey Demons 14.8-92

Round 5

Saturday May 13

Port Melbourne 24.14-158 def Williamstown 6.10-46

Sunday May 14

Box Hill Hawks 17.15-117 def Werribee 9.9-63

Coburg 7.14-56 def by Sandringham 12.13-85

Northern Blues 10.11-71 def Casey Demons 7.12-54

Round 6

Saturday May 20

Coburg 11.17-83 def Box Hill Hawks 11.6-72

Williamstown 11.8-74 drew Werribee 10.14-74

Northern Blues 11.9-75 def Sandringham 9.8-62

Casey Demons 6.17-53 def by Port Melbourne 11.8-74

Round 7 Time

Saturday June 3

Port Melbourne vs Box Hill Hawks - North Port Oval 11.00AM

Sunday June 4

Coburg vs Casey Demons - Piranha Park 11.00AM

Williamstown vs Werribee - Burbank Oval 11.00AM

Round 8 Time

Saturday June 10

Williamstown vs Sandringham - Burbank Oval 11.00AM

Northern Blues vs Coburg - Preston City Oval 11.00AM

Casey Demons vs Box Hill Hawks - Casey Fields 11.00AM

Round 9 Time

Saturday June 17

Northern Blues vs Werribee - IKON Park 11.00AM

Coburg vs Port Melbourne - Piranha Park 11.00AM

Sunday June 18

Williamstown vs Sandringham - Burbank Oval 11.00AM

Round 10 Time

Saturday June 24

Sandringham vs Coburg - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 11.00AM

Box Hill Hawks vs Casey Demons - Box Hill City Oval 11.00AM

Port Melbourne vs Northern Blues - North Port Oval 11.00AM

Sunday June 25

Williamstown vs Werribee - Burbank Oval 1.30PM

Round 11 Time

Saturday July 1

Port Melbourne vs Casey Demons - North Port Oval 11.00AM

Sunday July 2

Northern Blues vs Box Hill Hawks - Preston City Oval 11.00AM

Sandringham vs Werribee - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 11.00AM

Round 12 Time

Saturday July 8

Coburg vs Werribee - Piranha Park 11.00AM

Northern Blues vs Port Melbourne - Preston City Oval 11.00AM

Sunday July 9

Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown - Box Hill City Oval 11.00AM

Sandringham vs Casey Demons - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 11.00AM

Round 13 Time

Saturday July 15

Port Melbourne vs Sandringham - North Port Oval 11.00AM

Sunday July 16

Box Hill Hawks vs Northern Blues - Box Hill City Oval 9.00AM

Round 14 Time

Saturday July 22

Port Melbourne vs Williamstown - North Port Oval 11.00AM

Casey Demons vs Northern Blues - Casey Fields 4.00PM

Sunday July 23

Box Hill Hawks vs Werribee - Box Hill City Oval 11.00AM

Sandringham vs Coburg - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 11.00AM

Round 15 Time

Sunday July 30

Sandringham vs Box Hill Hawks - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 11.00AM

Casey Demons vs Coburg - Casey Fields 11.00AM

Werribee vs Port Melbourne - RAMS Arena 11.00AM

Round 16 Time

Saturday August 5

Sandringham vs Casey Demons - Trevor Barker Beach Oval 11.00AM

Sunday August 6

Coburg vs Williamstown - Piranha Park 11.00AM

Box Hill Hawks vs Werribee - Box Hill City Oval 11.00AM

Northern Blues vs Port Melbourne - Preston City Oval 12.00PM

Round 17 Time

Saturday August 12

Port Melbourne vs Coburg - North Port Oval 11.00AM

Casey Demons vs Northern Blues - Casey Fields 4.00PM

Sunday August 13

Williamstown vs Werribee - Burbank Oval 11.00AM

Round 18 Time

Saturday August 19

Werribee vs Northern Blues - IKON Park 10.00AM

Coburg vs Sandringham - Piranha Park 11.00AM

Casey Demons vs Williamstown - Casey Fields 4.00PM

Sunday August 20

Box Hill Hawks vs Port Melbourne - Box Hill City Oval 11.00AM

Round 19 Time

Saturday August 26

Williamstown vs Coburg - Victoria University Whitten Oval 3.00PM

Casey Demons vs Werribee - Casey Fields 4.00PM

Sunday August 27

Box Hill Hawks vs Northern Blues - Box Hill City Oval 11.00AM

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Senior Coach: Craig McRae

Ground Address: Punt Road Oval, Punt Road, Richmond 3121

Telephone: 9426 4400

Email: info@richmondfc.com.au

Website: richmondfc.com.au/club/vfl

@RichmondVFL

/richmond.fc

@richmond_fc

Richmond *AFL Primary Listed Player #AFL Rookie Listed Player

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

No. NAME DOB HT WT G B

7 Ben Lennon * 05-Jul-95 188 84

11 Jake Batchelor * 13-Feb-92 188 87

15 Jayden Short * 24-Jan-96 179 72

16 Shaun Hampson * 21-Mar-88 201 106

20 Ivan Maric * 04-Jan-86 200 102

21 Jacob Townsend * 20-Jun-93 187 89

23 Kane Lambert * 26-Nov-91 178 75

24 Ben Griff iths * 17-Sep-91 200 101

26 Anthony Miles * 28-Feb-92 179 80

27 Sam Lloyd * 03-Mar-90 180 83

28 Taylor Hunt * 05-Nov-90 184 78

29 Shai Bolton * 08-Dec-98 175 70

31 Oleg Markov * 08-May-96 188 73

32 Corey Ellis * 09-Oct-96 184 75

33 Kamdyn McIntosh * 03-Apr-94 192 91

34 Jack Graham * 25-Feb-98 180 83

35 Nathan Broad * 15-Apr-93 192 83

36 Callum Moore # 03-Sep-96 193 85

37 Connor Menadue * 19-Sep-96 187 69

38 Steven Morris * 31-Dec-88 185 83

39 Nathan Drummond * 19-Jan-95 182 86

41 Mabior Chol # 29-Jan-97 198 78

42 Ryan Garthwaite * 30-Jun-98 192 84

43 Todd Elton * 29-Apr-93 197 101

44 Tyson Stengle # 19-Oct-98 171 70

46 Jason Castagna # 12-Jul-96 182 78

47 Ivan Soldo # 14-Apr-96 204 103

51 Sam Darley (C) 15-Feb-93 184 85

52 Anthony Scott 28-Feb-95 178 76

53 Hugh Beasley 12-Nov-95 193 92

54 Jacob Ballard 26-Feb-94 189 89

55 Ryan Bathie 15-Apr-87 193 97

57 Brandon Wood 28-May-93 186 92

58 Jake Aarts 08-Dec-94 177 75

59 Ash Morris 13-Dec-93 180 77

60 Tom Langford 12-Mar-87 184 82

61 James Fletcher 06-Oct-95 184 80

62 Jayden Cass 01-Dec-91 180 77

63 Jack Holden 27-Jan-96 187 79

64 Thomas Silvestro 06-Jul-95 177 73

67 Brenton Credlin 04-Dec-94 194 89

69 Shaun Mannagh 06-Aug-97 182 76

70 Danko Bzenic 27-Mar-95 186 82

72 Zak McCubbin 21-Nov-94 182 88

74 Tyson Kruse 10-Jul-89 189 85

76 Alex Harnett 12-Apr-96 187 86

77 Max O’Sullivan 25-Feb-97 175 73

78 Daniel Coff ield 23-Mar-96 186 85

79 Billy Coates 23-Aug-93 192 97

80 Antony Forato 29-Jul-92 197 99

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Senior Coach: Paul Corrigan

Ground Address: Windy Hill, Napier Street, Essendon 3040

Telephone: 8340 2000

Email: abrown@essendonfc.com.au

Website: essendonfc.com.au/vfl

@EssendonVFL

/essendonvfl

@essendonvfl

Essendon *AFL Primary Listed Player #AFL Rookie Listed Player

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

No. NAME DOB HT WT G B

1 Andrew McGrath * 02-Jun-98 177 77

2 Tom Bellchambers * 09-Jul-89 202 106

8 Martin Gleeson * 25-Aug-94 190 81

10 Aaron Francis * 10-Aug-97 194 94

12 Mark Baguley * 21-May-87 180 82

15 Josh Green * 24-Aug-92 178 79

16 Josh Begley * 03-Jul-98 186 96

17 James Stewart * 04-Mar-94 196 93

19 Kobe Mutch * 18-Mar-98 186 84

20 Jackson Merrett * 27-Feb-93 185 83

23 David Myers * 30-Jun-89 191 90

24 Craig Bird * 21-Jan-89 179 84

25 Alex Morgan * 28-Jan-96 181 79

27 Mason Redman * 26-Aug-97 185 77

28 Mitch Brown * 28-Aug-90 196 93

30 Kyle Langford * 01-Dec-96 191 80

34 Jake Long # 03-Feb-96 186 75

36 Michael Hartley * 07-Jun-93 198 100

37 Dylan Clarke * 06-Sep-98 186 83

38 Sam Draper # 28-Sep-98 203 105

39 Heath Hocking * 27-Dec-87 186 86

40 Ben Howlett * 21-Oct-88 180 79

41 Ben McNiece # 23-Feb-92 178 77

44 Shaun McKernan # 01-Sep-90 196 101

45 Conor McKenna * 28-Mar-96 182 82

49 Matt Dea * 13-Oct-91 186 85

50 James Ferry 09-Nov-94 191 90

51 Alex Boyse 16-Nov-93 190 85

52 Isaac Muller 08-Jan-96 200 104

54 Nick O’Brien (C) 26-Jun-93 189 88

55 Daniel Younan 18-Aug-92 178 79

56 James Peters 04-Jun-97 180 77

57 Nick Hind 19-Aug-94 180 75

58 Ben Dobson 13-Feb-90 191 91

59 Aaron Heppell 13-Jan-95 183 82

61 Wilson Berry 08-Jun-98 192 82

62 Michael Luxford 23-Feb-95 187 85

63 Matt Darby 14-Jul-93 194 92

64 Charles Lill 31-Jan-95 189 88

65 Ozgur Uysal 05-Aug-92 181 82

66 Kieran Strachan 05-Oct-95 202 86

67 Eamon Gilbert 02-Jul-95 195 86

68 Eamonn Ogden 20-Jan-96 179 77

69 Alex Marklew 26-Mar-96 190 85

70 Alex Carr 04-Feb-95 180 81

71 Jock Cornell 02-Apr-97 188 88

72 Joel Ottavi 21-Mar-96 199 93

74 Joel Madden 26-Sep-94 190 91

77 Nash Holmes 13-Mar-97 184 84

79 Bruno Laguda 14-Apr-97 189 77

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Senior Coach: Steve Grace

Ground Address: Victoria University Whitten Oval, 417 Barkly Street, Footscray West 3012

Telephone: 9680 6100

Email: godogs@westernbulldogs.com.au

Website: westernbulldogs.com.au/vfl

@FootscrayVFL

/footscrayvfl

@footscraybulldogs

MAJOR PARTNER

Footscray *AFL Primary Listed Player #AFL Rookie Listed Player

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

No. NAME DOB HT WT G B

3 Mitch Wallis * 24-Oct-92 186 85

12 Zaine Cordy * 27-Oct-96 192 83

14 Clay Smith * 11-May-93 182 83

15 Tom Campbell * 02-Nov-91 200 106

16 Toby McLean * 31-Jan-96 180 78

18 Fletcher Roberts * 03-Jun-93 196 90

19 Lukas Webb * 04-Mar-96 187 85

20 Josh Dunkley * 09-Jan-97 189 85

22 Mitch Honeychurch * 02-Mar-95 176 71

24 Shane Biggs * 05-Aug-91 187 84

25 Marcus Adams * 30-Jun-93 192 96

26 Declan Hamilton * 18-Mar-96 182 75

27 Patrick Lipinski * 17-Jul-98 187 80

28 Josh Prudden # 06-Sep-94 182 82

29 Tory Dickson * 26-Sep-87 184 85

30 Fergus Greene * 20-Dec-97 187 70

31 Bailey Dale * 22-Jul-96 183 79

32 Kieran Collins * 14-Dec-97 194 100

33 Lewis Young * 20-Dec-98 197 88

34 Bailey Williams * 10-Oct-97 187 82

35 Caleb Daniel * 07-Jul-96 168 71

36 Brad Lynch # 11-Jul-97 187 76

37 Roarke Smith # 11-Sep-96 182 80

40 Nathan Mullenger-McHugh# 29-May-97 196 82

43 Jack Redpath * 13-Dec-90 194 99

44 Tim English * 10-Aug-97 205 87

45 Tristan Tweedie # 11-Jun-98 190 94

46 Lin Jong * 04-Jun-93 188 88

51 Lauchlan Dalgleish 22-Jun-93 185 82

52 Joshua Patullo 11-Sep-97 200 94

53 Billy Gowers 10-Jun-96 188 83

54 Nick Jamieson 03-May-92 182 80

55 Alex Greenwood 24-Oct-93 178 78

56 Will Hayes 05-Jun-95 181 80

57 Jordan Staley 14-Jul-93 195 94

58 Matthew Goodyear 20-Jul-96 185 80

59 Shaun Wyatt 01-Nov-93 180 82

60 Andrew Tashevski-Beckwith 18-May-97 185 87

61 Liam Nash 02-Dec-95 188 84

62 Bradley Olsson 26-Nov-96 191 85

63 Nicholas Ryan 03-Jun-97 182 77

64 Jayden Foster 01-Jun-95 195 91

65 Jordan Russell (C) 06-Nov-86 188 86

66 Anthony Bruhn 09-Mar-80 186 80

67 Joshua Wallis 01-Nov-96 186 84

68 Anthony Barry 23-Sep-86 186 84

70 Andrew Panayi 10-Aug-91 170 72

71 Elijah Wales 22-Jan-96 176 78

72 Gabriel Hamilton 02-Nov-93 180 87

73 Benjamin Dance 30-Apr-98 180 80

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

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ENVIRONMENTAL

SOLUTIONS

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Senior Coach: Lindsay Gilbee

Development Coach: Owen Lalor

Ground Address: Trevor Barker Beach Oval, Cnr Beach Road & Hampton Street, Sandringham 3191

Telephone: 9598 8629

Email: info@sandringhamfc.com.au

Website: sandringhamfc.com.au

@SandyZebs

/sandyzebras

@sandyzebs

Sandringham *AFL Primary Listed Player #AFL Rookie Listed Player

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

No. NAME DOB HT WT G B

1 Dylan Weickhardt 20-Oct-92 178 75

2 Kade Answerth 03-Oct-96 181 79

3 Luke Verma 18-Oct-95 180 82

4 Tom Laumets 20-Apr-96 192 96

5 Robert Iudica 11-Nov-97 180 79

6 Joe Fisscher 22-Dec-94 195 97

7 Corey Rich 25-Mar-97 181 84

8 Theo Thompson 25-Jul-97 186 83

9 Myke Cook 09-Oct-89 184 85

13 Jack Noone 26-Jun-95 183 86

14 Taylor Grace 17-Apr-95 185 85

15 Jonathan Haidon 09-Mar-96 174 86

16 Max Hayes 29-Jan-95 193 92

17 Nick Pavlou 28-Jul-97 174 77

20 Elliot Le Grice 07-Aug-95 195 95

22 Conor Larkin 25-Jan-98 190 84

25 Nathan Scagliarini 11-Sep-98 181 76

26 Jack Wallace 01-Aug-96 187 77

28 Callum Cathcart 15-Mar-95 173 75

32 Jack Lonie * 13-Aug-96 174 71

33 Nathan Freeman * 16-Jun-95 183 80

34 Ben Long * 21-Aug-97 182 73

36 Josh Battle * 01-Sep-98 193 89

37 Hugh Goddard * 24-Aug-96 196 98

39 Ed Phillips * 29-Mar-98 186 78

40 Josh Bruce * 08-Jun-92 197 102

41 Darren Minchington * 09-Dec-93 179 81

43 Tom Curren (C) 29-Jul-92 178 78

46 Reuben Hayward 14-May-98 184 77

48 Joshua Trew 03-Jun-98 181 73

49 James Sziller 26-Apr-98 178 62

51 Beau Bailey 02-Apr-98 177 68

61 Darrah Joyce # 23-Apr-97 194 93

62 Ray Connellan # 29-Jun-94 187 85

63 Nick O’Kearney # 13-Feb-97 181 72

65 Brandon White * 13-Jan-97 188 80

66 Jack Sinclair * 12-Feb-95 180 81

67 Patrick McCartin * 19-Apr-96 194 95

69 Jason Holmes * 28-Oct-89 203 100

70 Daniel McKenzie * 17-May-96 184 77

71 Lewis Pierce * 16-Nov-94 202 101

73 Nick Coughlan # 12-Sep-96 193 84

74 Billy Longer * 12-May-93 202 100

75 Bailey Rice * 10-Feb-97 184 86

76 Nathan Wright * 16-Feb-94 185 82

77 Rowan Marshall # 24-Nov-95 201 98

78 Joe Baker-Thomas # 14-May-96 193 81

80 Shane Savage * 05-Jan-91 186 82

84 Luke Dunstan * 29-Jan-95 184 84

95 Koby Stevens * 18-Jun-91 189 88

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TAC Cup Ladder

TAC Cup Stats - Round 8KICKSKICKS

Player Name Team Total

Bailey Henderson Bendigo Pioneers 21

Connor Thar Western Jets 20

Brad Bernacki Calder Cannons 19

Ben Caluzzi Calder Cannons 19

Mason De Wit Dandenong Stingrays 19

Louis Cunningham Oakleigh Chargers 19

Mitchell Kemp Bendigo Pioneers 18

Noah Balta Calder Cannons 18

Gryan Miers Geelong Falcons 18

Lucas Barrett Sandringham Dragons 18

HANDBALLSHANDBALLS

Player Name Team Total

Brad Bernacki Calder Cannons 20

Jack Bytel Calder Cannons 20

Laine Fitzgerald Bendigo Pioneers 17

Geordie Nagle Sandringham Dragons 17

Thomas North Eastern Ranges 17

William Hamill Dandenong Stingrays 16

Hamish Brayshaw Sandringham Dragons 15

Harrison Jones Murray Bushrangers 15

Howie Persson Sandringham Dragons 14

Hunter Clark Dandenong Stingrays 13

MARKSMARKS

Player Name Team Total

Bailey Henderson Bendigo Pioneers 11

Aidan Tilley Calder Cannons 11

Laine Fitzgerald Bendigo Pioneers 10

Jacob Atley Bendigo Pioneers 9

Hayden McLean Sandringham Dragons 9

HITOUTSHITOUTS

Player Name Team Total

Daniel Johnston Murray Bushrangers 28

Josh Gibbins Sandringham Dragons 25

Joel Grace Northern Knights 24

Matthew Volkanovski Western Jets 23

Lloyd Meek GWV Rebels 22

TACKLESTACKLES

Player Name Team Total

Xavier O’Neill Oakleigh Chargers 13

Jaidyn Stephenson Eastern Ranges 13

Harrison Jones Murray Bushrangers 12

Harry Benson Geelong Falcons 11

Jaden Rice Western Jets 11

2017 LEADING GOALKICKERS2017 LEADING GOALKICKERS

Player Name Team Last Rnd Total

Gryan Miers Geelong Falcons 2 24

Toby Wooller Oakleigh Chargers 3 21

Aaron Trusler Sandringham Dragons 4 20

David Handley Geelong Falcons DNP 16

Daniel Johnston Murray Bushrangers 2 15

POS TEAM P W L D For Agst % PTS

1 Geelong Falcons 8 8 0 0 824 433 190.30 32

2 Oakleigh Chargers 8 6 2 0 678 522 129.89 24

3 Murray Bushrangers 8 6 2 0 638 504 126.59 24

4 Sandringham Dragons 8 5 3 0 644 552 116.67 20

5 Northern Knights 8 5 3 0 566 632 89.56 20

6 Dandenong Stingrays 8 4 4 0 630 683 92.24 16

7 Greater Western Victoria Rebels 8 3 5 0 645 697 92.54 12

8 Bendigo Pioneers 8 3 5 0 582 672 86.61 12

9 Eastern Ranges 8 3 5 0 577 695 83.02 12

10 Gippsland Power 8 2 6 0 614 614 100.00 8

11 Western Jets 8 2 6 0 544 701 77.60 8

12 Calder Cannons 8 1 7 0 519 756 68.65 4

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TAC Cup ResultsROUND EIGHT

Geelong Falcons 3.3-21 5.4-34 6.7-43 11.11-77

Calder Cannons 2.0-12 4.5-29 7.6-48 11.7-73

Geelong Falcons

Goal Kickers: B. Thomas 2, A. Garner 2, G. Miers 2, L. Noble

2, E. Floyd, H. Benson, C. Cartledge

Best Players: H. Benson, C. Idun, C. Parish, J. Jaska, L.

Noble, S. Wolfenden

Calder Cannons

Goal Kickers: M. Moustafa 2, N. Balta 2, B. Caluzzi 2, D.

Hanna, M. Borg, T. Browning, J. Firebrace, M. Podhajski

Best Players: B. Bernacki, N. Balta, J. Bytel, A. Tilley, P.

Brookes, B. Caluzzi

Dandenong Stingrays 3.0-18 11.5-71 12.8-80 17.13-115

Eastern Ranges 2.3-15 3.4-22 5.9-39 7.10-52

Dandenong Stingrays

Goal Kickers: J. Nanscawen 4, T. Dekoning 4, L. Young 2,

A. Zijai 2, C. Hustwaite, D. Hope, W. Hamill, M. Cotter, B.

Williams

Best Players: M. Cotter, L. Young, T. Dekoning, A. Paterson,

C. Hustwaite, J. Davies

Eastern Ranges

Goal Kickers: J. Duncan 3, K. Van Beek 2, S. Hayes, S.

Milner

Best Players: J. Lynch, L. Stapleton, H. Nolan, J.

Stephenson, K. Quirk, T. North

Gippsland Power 2.1-13 7.1-43 11.3-69 11.8-74

Northern Knights 3.4-22 6.6-42 10.9-69 13.10-88

Gippsland Power

Goal Kickers: C. Henness 4, J. Patterson, T. Murray, J.

Hudson, M. McGannon, A. Quigley, K. Drew, C. Porter

Best Players: J. Hudson, B. Patterson, C. Henness, C.

Porter, B. Motton, M. McGannon

Northern Knights

Goal Kickers: J. Petruccelle 5, S. Binion 2, K. Agosta 2, H.

Grace, M. McLellan, B. Bell, B. Gillard

Best Players: J. Petruccelle, S. Binion, A. Fable, B. Bell, S.

Uzelac, J. Grace

Sandringham Dragons 1.2-8 6.4-40 10.7-67 14.9-93

Greater Western Victoria Rebels 4.4-28 6.6-42 7.8-50 7.12-54

Sandringham Dragons

Goal Kickers: A. Trusler 4, H. Mclean 3, H. Brayshaw 2, T.

Long, J. Gorman, L. Barrett, J. Bakes, T. Brunning

Best Players: H. Mclean, S. Sofronidis, H. Brayshaw, L.

Barrett, A. Trusler, J. Bakes

Greater Western Victoria Rebels

Goal Kickers: J. Hill 3, J. Johnston 2, N. McRoberts, M.

Schnerring

Best Players: C. Wellings, A. Domic, T. Scott, F. Appleby, J.

Hill, J. Johnston

Murray Bushrangers 1.3-9 3.4-22 5.12-42 9.14-68

Oakleigh Chargers 4.2-26 7.8-50 10.10-70 12.11-83

Murray Bushrangers

Goal Kickers: Z. Barzen 2, D. Johnston 2, H. Garoni, J.

Lane, J. Wilson, I. Wallace, H. Jones

Best Players: Z. Barzen, D. Johnston, S. Beasley, D. Bond,

H. Garoni, R. Bruce

Oakleigh Chargers

Goal Kickers: J. Higgins 3, T. Wooller 3, D. Stanford 2, R.

Collier-Dawkins, J. Troiani, S. Harte, M. Day

Best Players: T. Wooller, L. Bugeja, R. Collier-Dawkins, D.

Stanford, I. Quaynor, X. O’Neill

Bendigo Pioneers 3.2-20 6.5-41 10.6-66 12.10-82

Western Jets 2.3-15 3.4-22 7.5-47 9.8-62

Bendigo Pioneers

Goal Kickers: D. Henderson 3, L. Davis 2, M. Goodwin, C.

Barber, B. Henderson, K. Farrell, W. Donnan, B. Torpey, T.

Campbell

Best Players: M. Kemp, J. Atley, B. Henderson, D.

Henderson, M. Harvey, L. Fitzgerald

Western Jets

Goal Kickers: J. Hazik 3, M. Tsaloukis, X. O’Halloran, B.

McGregor, N. Stuhldreier, J. Dundon, B. Khamis

Best Players: X. O’Halloran, S. Radovanovic, J. Rice, Z.

Butters, L. Hitch, C. Thar

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Fixture

Round 1

Friday March 24

Calder Cannons 7.10-52 def by Eastern Ranges 15.16-106

Saturday March 25

Gippsland Power 10.8-68 def by Dandenong Stingrays 12.12-84

Geelong Falcons 20.9-129 def GWV Rebels 5.17-47

Murray Bushrangers 13.13-91 def Bendigo Pioneers 5.10-40

Sunday March 26

Sandringham Dragons 17.9-111 def Oakleigh Chargers 8.8-56

Western Jets 12.8-80 def by Northern Knights 14.12-96

Round 2

Saturday April 1

Calder Cannons 8.6-54 def by Western Jets 11.19-85

Geelong Falcons 19.16-130 def Dandenong Stingrays 8.5-53

Murray Bushrangers 7.13-55 def Gippsland Power 4.7-31

Sunday April 2

Oakleigh Chargers 13.14-92 def Eastern Ranges 10.11-71

Sandringham Dragons 10.15-75 def Northern Knights 7.7-49

GWV Rebels 14.12-96 def by Bendigo Pioneers 16.12-108

Round 3

Saturday April 8

Bendigo Pioneers 10.13-73 def by Gippsland Power 14.15-99

Western Jets 5.7-37 def by Sandringham Dragons 16.5-101

Murray Bushrangers 5.8-38 def by Geelong Falcons 13.16-94

Dandenong Stingrays 16.6-102 def GWV Rebels 12.10-82

Sunday April 9

Northern Knights 11.9-75 def Eastern Ranges 9.6-60

Calder Cannons 7.9-51 def by Oakleigh Chargers 14.10-94

April 15/16 - TAC Cup Development Weekend

Round 4

Friday April 21

Bendigo Pioneers 8.10-58 def by Oakleigh Chargers 14.8-92

Saturday April 22

Dandenong Stingrays 10.9-69 def by Sandringham Dragons 14.6-90

Eastern Ranges 8.2-50 def by Geelong Falcons 14.18-102

Western Jets 9.21-75 def Gippsland Power 9.16-70

Sunday April 23

Northern Knights 9.11-65 def by Murray Bushrangers 12.19-91

Calder Cannons 5.21-51 def by GWV Rebels 20.11-131

Round 5

Saturday April 29

Eastern Ranges 10.9-69 def by GWV Rebels 18.14-122

Murray Bushrangers 20.9-129 def Western Jets 10.7-67

Oakleigh Chargers 7.8-50 def by Geelong Falcons 11.15-81

Sunday April 30

Dandenong Stingrays 14.17-101 def Calder Cannons 9.9-63

Bendigo Pioneers 10.14-74 def by Northern Knights 12.5-77

Sandringham Dragons 7.8-50 def by Gippsland Power 18.11-119

Round 6

Saturday May 6

Northern Knights 10.9-69 def Dandenong Stingrays 9.12-66

Western Jets 11.9-75 def by Geelong Falcons 15.9-99

Calder Cannons 9.4-58 def by Murray Bushrangers 10.17-77

Oakleigh Chargers 12.10-82 def GWV Rebels 6.6-42

Sunday May 7

Eastern Ranges 11.6-72 def Gippsland Power 10.9-69

Bendigo Pioneers 11.13-79 def Sandringham Dragons 8.10-58

Round 7

Saturday May 13

Geelong Falcons 16.16-112 def Northern Knights 7.5-47

Murray Bushrangers 13.11-89 def Sandringham Dragons 9.12-66

Gippsland Power 12.13-85 def by Calder Cannons 18.9-117

Eastern Ranges 14.13-97 def Bendigo Pioneers 11.2-68

Sunday May 14

GWV Rebels 11.5-71 def Western Jets 9.9-63

Dandenong Stingrays 5.10-40 def by Oakleigh Chargers 20.9-129

Round 8

Friday May 19

Geelong Falcons 11.11-77 def Calder Cannons 11.7-73

Saturday May 20

Dandenong Stingrays 17.13-115 def Eastern Ranges 7.10-52

Gippsland Power 11.8-74 def by Northern Knights 13.10-88

Sandringham Dragons 14.9-93 def GWV Rebels 7.12-54

Sunday May 21

Murray Bushrangers 9.14-68 def by Oakleigh Chargers 12.11-83

Bendigo Pioneers 12.10-82 def Western Jets 9.8-62

May 27/28 - TAC Cup Development Weekend

Round 9 Time

Saturday June 3

Sandringham Dragons vs Eastern Ranges - Trevor Barker

Beach Oval

10.30AM

Geelong Falcons vs Gippsland Power - Central Reserve

(Colac)

12.30PM

Oakleigh Chargers vs Western Jets - Warrawee Park 2.00PM

Sunday June 4

Calder Cannons vs Northern Knights - RAMS Arena 11.00AM

Bendigo Pioneers vs Dandenong Stingrays - Queen Elizabeth

Oval

1.00PM

GWV Rebels vs Murray Bushrangers - RAMS Arena 2.00PM

June 10/11 - TAC Cup Development Weekend

NAB AFL U18 Championships Round 1

Sunday June 11

Allies vs Vic Country - Blacktown International Sportspark 12.30PM

Round 10 Time

Saturday June 17

Calder Cannons vs Sandringham Dragons - RAMS Arena 10.30AM

Eastern Ranges vs Western Jets - Box Hill City Oval 10.30AM

Gippsland Power vs GWV Rebels - Casey Fields 1.00PM

Northern Knights vs Oakleigh Chargers - Preston City Oval 2.00PM

Dandenong Stingrays vs Murray Bushrangers - Shepley Oval 2.00PM

Sunday June 18

Bendigo Pioneers vs Geelong Falcons - Queen Elizabeth Oval 1.00PM

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NAB AFL U18 Championships Round 2

Sunday June 18

Western Australia vs Vic Metro - Domain Stadium 11.00AM

NAB AFL U18 Championships Round 3

Saturday June 24

Vic Metro vs Vic Country - Punt Road Oval 2.30PM

Round 11 Time

Sunday June 25

Western Jets vs Dandenong Stingrays - Burbank Oval 10.30AM

GWV Rebels vs Northern Knights - Eureka Stadium 11.00AM

Murray Bushrangers vs Eastern Ranges - Norm Minns Oval 11.30AM

Sandringham Dragons vs Geelong Falcons - Trevor Barker

Beach Oval

1.00PM

Oakleigh Chargers vs Gippsland Power - Warrawee Park 2.00PM

Calder Cannons vs Bendigo Pioneers - RAMS Arena 2.00PM

NAB AFL U18 Championships Round 4

Friday June 30

Vic Metro vs South Australia - Etihad Stadium 12.35PM

Vic Country vs Western Australia - Etihad Stadium 2.35PM

July 1/2 - TAC Cup Development Weekend

NAB AFL U18 Championships Round 5

Wednesday July 5

Vic Metro vs Allies - Simonds Stadium 3.35PM

Vic Country vs South Australia - Simonds Stadium 5.35PM

Round 12 Time

Saturday July 8

Calder Cannons vs Dandenong Stingrays - RAMS Arena 11.00AM

GWV Rebels vs Eastern Ranges - Eureka Stadium 1.00PM

Gippsland Power vs Sandringham Dragons - Casey Fields 1.00PM

Geelong Falcons vs Oakleigh Chargers - Central Reserve

(Colac)

1.00PM

Sunday July 9

Western Jets vs Murray Bushrangers - Burbank Oval 11.30AM

Northern Knights vs Bendigo Pioneers - Preston City Oval 2.00PM

Round 13 Time

Saturday July 15

Dandenong Stingrays vs Northern Knights - Shepley Oval 10.30AM

Geelong Falcons vs Western Jets - Central Reserve (Colac) 1.00PM

Gippsland Power vs Eastern Ranges - Morwell Recreation

Reserve

2.00PM

Sandringham Dragons vs Bendigo Pioneers - Trevor Barker

Beach Oval

2.00PM

Sunday July 16

Murray Bushrangers vs Calder Cannons - Deakin Reserve,

Shepparton

1.00PM

GWV Rebels vs Oakleigh Chargers - Eureka Stadium 1.00PM

July 22/23 - TAC Cup Development Weekend

Round 14 Time

Saturday July 29

Oakleigh Chargers vs Calder Cannons - Warrawee Park 10.30AM

Sandringham Dragons vs Western Jets - Frankston Oval 11.00AM

Dandenong Stingrays vs Gippsland Power - Frankston Oval 2.00PM

Eastern Ranges vs Northern Knights - Box Hill City Oval 2.00PM

Sunday July 30

Bendigo Pioneers vs Murray Bushrangers - Queen Elizabeth

Oval

12.00PM

GWV Rebels vs Geelong Falcons - Eureka Stadium 2.00PM

Round 15 Time

Saturday August 5

Western Jets vs Oakleigh Chargers - Burbank Oval 10.30AM

Dandenong Stingrays vs Bendigo Pioneers - Shepley Oval 2.00PM

Gippsland Power vs Geelong Falcons - Morwell Recreation

Reserve

2.00PM

Northern Knights vs Calder Cannons - Preston City Oval 2.00PM

Sunday August 6

Eastern Ranges vs Sandringham Dragons - Box Hill City Oval 2.00PM

Murray Bushrangers vs GWV Rebels - IKON Park 2.00PM

August 12/13 - TAC Cup Development Weekend

Round 16 Time

Saturday August 19

Northern Knights vs Western Jets - RAMS Arena 10.00AM

Oakleigh Chargers vs Sandringham Dragons - RAMS Arena 1.00PM

Eastern Ranges vs Calder Cannons - RAMS Arena 4.00PM

Sunday August 20

Geelong Falcons vs Murray Bushrangers - Eureka Stadium 10.00AM

Gippsland Power vs Bendigo Pioneers - Eureka Stadium 1.00PM

Dandenong Stingrays vs GWV Rebels - Eureka Stadium 4.00PM

Round 17 Time

Saturday August 26

Sandringham Dragons vs Dandenong Stingrays - Trevor

Barker Beach Oval

10.30AM

Gippsland Power vs Western Jets - Morwell Recreation

Reserve

12.00PM

Murray Bushrangers vs Northern Knights - Norm Minns Oval 1.00PM

Oakleigh Chargers vs Bendigo Pioneers - Warrawee Park 2.00PM

Sunday August 27

GWV Rebels vs Calder Cannons - Eureka Stadium 11.30AM

Geelong Falcons vs Eastern Ranges - TBC 1.00PM

Round 18 Time

Saturday September 2

Eastern Ranges vs Oakleigh Chargers - IKON Park 10.00AM

Northern Knights vs Sandringham Dragons - IKON Park 1.00PM

Bendigo Pioneers vs GWV Rebels - RAMS Arena 2.30PM

Western Jets vs Calder Cannons - RAMS Arena 5.30PM

Sunday September 3

Dandenong Stingrays vs Geelong Falcons - IKON Park 11.00AM

Gippsland Power vs Murray Bushrangers - IKON Park 2.00PM

Week 1 Finals

September 9/10

Elimination Final 1 (1st vs 8th)

Elimination Final 2 (2nd vs 7th)

Elimination Final 3 (3rd vs 6th)

Elimination Final 4 (4th vs 5th)

Week 2 Finals

September 16/17

Preliminary Final 1 (winner EF1 vs winner EF4)

Preliminary Final 2 (winner EF2 vs winner EF3)

Week 3 Finals

September 23/24

Grand Final

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QuizTest your knowledge of the history of the Peter Jackson VFL in state football games with this week’s AFL Victoria Record quiz.

Answers: 1. Three (losses to the WAFL in 2013 and SANFL in 2014 and 2016) / 2. The Tasmanian State League (by 108 points in 2012) / 3. Michael Gibbons (in 2016) and Adam Marcon (2014) / 4. Footscray’s Jordan Russell / 5. Williamstown’s Andy Collins / 6. Gerard FitzGerald (four times to Ayres’ two) / 7. Brett Johnson (in 2008 and 2010) / 8. Robin Nahas (2008) and Chris Cain (2013) / 9. None / 10. Lost (55 wins, 57 losses and one draw)

1. How many state games has the VFL played since its last victory?

2. Which league did the VFL last defeat in a state game?

3. Which two current Williamstown midfielders have won the last two Frank Johnson Medals for the

VFL’s best player in the state game?

4. Which VFL premiership captain was the competition’s skipper in the 2016 state game?

5. And which VFL premiership coach took the reins of the state team last year?

6. Who has coached the VFL in more state games – Gary Ayres or Gerard FitzGerald?

7. Which former Williamstown player is the only player to have captained the VFL twice since 1990?

8. Which two current Port Melbourne players won Frank Johnson Medals in the 2008 and 2013 state games?

9. In 23 games between the VFL and Western Australian league teams played in Melbourne since 1904,

how many times has WA won?

10. In the history of the VFL’s participation in state footy since 1897, has it won or lost more games?

The VFL state team walks off Adelaide Oval aft er losing to the SANFL in 2016

Photo: Cameron Grimes

Photo: Dave Savell

Photo: Jenny Owens