Lethal After Dark Casey Has Hawks in Its Sights

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lethal after dark Casey has Hawks in its sights

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recently, there has been some concern about the decision to VFL’s name hold this year’s VFl Grand Final under lights at telstra dome on the Friday night before the up in lights aFl Grand Final. Night Grand Final to showcase league At the heart of these concerns is the scheduling of the preliminary finals on It should be understood, qualifier at the end of the home a Saturday and a Sunday however, that AFL Victoria’s and away season. So, if the top- and, particularly, the shorter decision was made after carefully placed team won its way through turnaround for the winner of the considering all the relevant views to the preliminary final, it would Sunday preliminary final. and factors. play on the Saturday. Here is how the decision A memo was sent in early Season 2008 also celebrates was made. January to all the 14 VFL clubs the 150th anniversary of our great Once it was decided to play seeking their views. game and AFL Victoria felt playing the VFL Grand Final on a Friday Verbal or written responses a night Grand Final prior to the night the preliminary finals were received from nine clubs. AFL Grand Final presented an scheduling was addressed with Four supported a double-header excellent opportunity to showcase the clubs. preliminary final format, the other the competition. Given AFL Victoria’s contract five said they would support Significantly, the AFL have with the ABC, which provides for whatever decision AFL Victoria guaranteed the VFL and TAC match telecasts on a Saturday made. It was assumed the five grand finals will be part of and Sunday, it was always going clubs that did not respond the official Grand Final week to be difficult to play two games endorsed any decision made by celebrations. And we are on the one day. AFL Victoria. confident, with the thousands of AFL Victoria is also currently On that basis, it was concluded visitors Melbourne attracts that in negotiations with the ABC to a 10-4 majority of the clubs week, we will attract 15,000-plus extend its contract to telecast supported the AFL Victoria board to what will be a memorable VFL the Saturday match-of-the-day to make a decision. Grand Final. live from 2009 to 2011, so our On the question of which relationship with our television clubs played in the Saturday John Hook partner obviously was an preliminary final, it was decided to Football Operations Manager, important consideration. justly reward the highest-placed AFL Victoria

JADEJADE RAWLINGRAWLINGSS MMATTHEWATTHE LAPPIN MARK WILLIAMS rouNd 3 aFl Victoria Chief executive officer: VICTORIANVICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEALEAGUEGUUE Peter Schwab CoNteNtS APRIL 12-13, 2008 Football operations Manager: RECORD John Hook Len ‘Tiger’ Ryan 4 CoVer: Stefan Garrubba Statistics: Sam Coen Manager director, Geoff Slattery Publishing: Jade Rawlings 5 shone under lights for Geoff Slattery editor: Nick Bowen Matthew Lappin 11 Casey in its round-two win designer: Karl Chandler against Frankston. Photo Manager: Natalie Boccassini Round two statistics 12-13 LETHAL Photography: Getty Images (02) 9004 2250 AFTER advertising: Jennifer Pryor (03) 8663 3007 Mark Williams 15 DARK Printed by: Condor Printing Casey has Hawks address correspondence: The Editor, GPO Andrew Horne 21 in its sights Box 4337, Melbourne, 3001. EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE ROUND 3 APRIL 12-13, 2008 $3 Phone: (03) 8663 3000

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Werribee stalwart Remarkably, Ryan also decided Len ‘Tiger’ Ryan to nominate for a position on the club’s board this year. Asked why, Ryan replies: “I thought I might be able to help the club a bit more.” Hadn’t he already done enough? “You can always do something to help,” Ryan says. Ryan fondly remembers the days when Brian Holcombe was captain-coach of Werribee back in its expansion season. And he can also rattle off the names of every Werribee senior coach, men that have included Holcombe, John Murphy, Des Tuddenham, Donald McDonald, Alastair Clarkson and current coach Simon Atkins. He can also reel off the names of every captain and best and fairest winner in the club’s history. While Ryan had to wait 38 years for Werribee to post its first VFL Werribee’s premiership, he fondly remembers the day the Tigers defeated Port Melbourne in the explosive 1993 original Tiger Grand Final at MC Labour Park. He says that year’s premiership Loyal servant still going strong coach McDonald is one of the after 43 years many great people he’s known in his time at Werribee. “He’s a great guy,” he said. Not too many people can foot he suffered last month can “You could travel around the say they’ve been involved keep him away from the club. country and not meet a better guy, throughout the history of Ryan is more than a supporter. he’s a thorough gentleman.” a football club. He has served the Tigers as a As for his all-time favourite Len ‘Tiger’ Ryan finds himself trainer since its inception and in Werribee player, Ryan has a soft in this exclusive club, having been the early 1970s was its No. 1 trainer, spot for Shaun Smith, whose ability a constant at Werribee since the a post he held for several decades. to take marks on the shoulders of club was admitted to the then Even now in his 70s, Ryan still opponents remains legendary. VFA in 1965. lends a hand as a trainer. Quizzed about how much He can count on one hand the “I go down pre-season and help longer he can see himself serving games he’s missed over the past out at their home Sunday games,” the club, Ryan chuckles: “I’ll stay 43 years and not even a broken Ryan says. involved until they kick me off.”

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when andy Collins resigned Coburg Tigers coach as Coburg Tigers coach to join Jade Rawlings instructs his new troops. west adelaide, the richmond coaching staff were canvassed about their interest in the post. One Richmond assistant, Jade Rawlings, didn’t need any think music. Although he’d had just one year’s experience as an assistant coach following his retirement after 148 AFL games with Hawthorn, the Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne, Rawlings jumped at the chance to coach Eye of the the Coburg Tigers. “I saw it as a super opportunity,” enthused Rawlings. “I thought, ‘I’m ready for it’. Tigers Although my first year as an assistant coach was hard, jade loves Coburg’s I loved it. (So) I really jumped appetite for the contest at the chance.” Despite his new job with the Coburg Tigers, Rawlings remains of his AFL career had armed is imperative in any club’s working full-time with Terry him with a good knowledge and drive for the finals and, ultimately, Wallace as an integral part of his understanding of the competition. a premiership. Richmond coaching staff. So, too, had his occasional stints While Coburg didn’t snare While the hours are long, in the ABC commentary booth any big name recruits between Rawlings is like a kid in a candy last season. seasons, Rawlings said it picked shop – he’s loving it. “It was a nice little segue the eyes out of the local leagues, “It’s been really rewarding so for me to have that access particularly what he refers to far with the attitude of the guys throughout last year,” as “Jake King territory” – and seeing the improvement in Rawlings said. North Heidelberg. their game,” he said. “It allowed me to get very “I really like the work ethic and Rawlings had a honeymoon familiar with a lot of players and hardness of this group. They are start to his VFL coaching career playing in the VFL towards the a genuinely tough team who loves when the Coburg Tigers opened end of my AFL career also gave competing,” Rawlings said. the 2008 season with me a really good grasp about “With that sort of attitude you a 75-point thrashing of Geelong, what the VFL is about and who would like to think you would win its conqueror in last year’s plays it and what it stands for. more games than you lose. If we Grand Final. “It prepared me well to go through the processes and But Rawlings said playing coach in it.” procedures and get them right, in the VFL with Werribee and, Rawlings likes the depth of then the results will take care then, Tasmania towards the end Coburg’s VFL list, something that of themselves.”

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 55 james wall Wall lays foundations Young leader to give scorpions extra sting

life as an aFl player can be deciding the Scorpions were glamorous but it can also dump the best fit for him. you like a Bondi breaker. just “It’s something that I thought ask james wall. about for a while, but one of the After coming through the factors was that I had spent a fair Calder Cannons program in the bit of time over the past two years TAC Cup in 2005, Wall was rookie moving around,” he said. listed by the Sydney Swans. “I really enjoyed my time last Wall, who at the time tipped the season with the Scorpions. They scales at 79 kg despite standing are a really good bunch of blokes. 198cm, headed to the Harbour “I (also) still wanted to play at City with high hopes of forcing his the highest level possible and the way on to the Swans list. But, after VFL is a great standard.” one season, Sydney cut him adrift. What clinched the deal for Wall St Kilda saw enough in Wall, was a meeting with new Scorpions though, to throw him a lifeline coach Greg Hutchison, who on its rookie list for 2007. Again, impressed with his direct, no- high hopes were followed by nonsense approach. disappointment, the Saints After an exodus of Caseys releasing him after just one season. senior players at the end of the But Wall has taken the setbacks 2007 season, Wall was elevated in a mature manner belying his 21 to its leadership group, which is years, describing his season with now unquestionably the youngest the Saints as “really enjoyable”. in the competition. Kyle Matthews, “I had a good crack, but 22, a veteran of two seasons and unfortunately, I didn’t get kept on less than 40 games is captain, with the list,” he said. “But, that’s the life Wall one of his deputies. of an AFL footballer, I suppose.” It is an added responsibility that Despite his disappointment, he relishes. Wall decided to stick with the “Most of the guys are around Casey Scorpions - the Saints’ VFL my age,” Wall said. “I think the affiliate - after attracting a lot of oldest bloke down there is 25. interest from other clubs. It makes training a lot of fun.” James Wall Before making his decision, he Life might not be as glamorous sticks with the thought about what he wanted to being a VFL player, but so far Scorpions in ‘08. achieve from football, eventually James Wall is enjoying it.

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Andy Lovell takes over the reins Sandy at Sandringham. Andy lovell aims to continue Zebra dynasty

The calibre of his predecessors is not lost on new Sandringham coach andy lovell. From the late Trevor Barker, the man who really forged the Zebra dynasty at the ground that now proudly carries his name, to Tommy Alvin, to Andy Collins, to Graeme Yeats, to Mark Williams. its coaching job after triple the next Chad Liddell, David Each coached the Zebras to premiership coach Mark Williams’ Gallagher and Nick Sautner. a Grand Final. All, except Alvin, move to Melbourne, Lovell quickly The Zebras have deliberately claimed a premiership. All left accepted it. resisted recruiting big-money, an indelible imprint on the club, Despite his enthusiasm, Lovell former AFL players, a strategy playing a part in its dominance admits many questioned his Lovell wholeheartedly supports. in the past 15 years, when it won decision to join a club that not only “You don’t want a situation seven premierships and finished expects success, but demands it. where the club has had heaps of out of the finals just three times. “The pressure is there, no success and then all the players at It is against this backdrop of doubt about it, but I regard it as the top end retire at the one time sustained success that Lovell good pressure,” Lovell says. and you are left with a massive joins Sandringham. “When I spoke to the club gap,” Lovell says. After stints on the coaching about coming on board no one “We’ve set up a development staff of the West Coast Eagles and at the club seemed complacent. squad. We’re trying to-fast track Geelong, the former Melbourne Everyone had high expectations, some of the kids to fill the gaps.” and Eagles player took time off but it appeared to me then, and Despite Sandringham’s football last year, putting all his it has become pretty obvious commitment to blooding its young energy into his position as CEO (since), that everyone was looking players, Lovell does not expect it to of a Geelong sports academy. to chip in and do the work. slide from its usual position at the While it was a rewarding job, “And, I reckon that makes your top-end of the ladder. Lovell says he never lost “the job a lot easier.” “I still expect us to be very passion to coach.” Lovell comes to a club that is competitive,” Lovell says. And when he received a committed to developing its young And if the Zebras’ winning call from Sandringham about players in the hope of unearthing culture is any guide, they will be.

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Frustration is an emotion callum urch knows all too well. It shadowed him like a leg-iron Seagull during his five-year, eight-game AFL career with North Melbourne. looking for luck Selected by the Roos with pick No. 25 in the 2002 National AFL urch aims to beat five-year injury curse Draft, Urch was frustrated by injury almost from the get-go, missing three weeks because of take, especially when you have calls his “local club”. The two a hamstring injury and a further expectations of yourself, and the remained in contact as Urch three with a hand injury in his first club has expectations, and you progressed to the Western Jets season, 2003. can’t meet them.” and then to the Roos. Free of injury in 2004, Urch When Urch was delisted one “There has been a fair bit of broke into the Roos senior team, of the first to talk to him was an association there,” Urch said. playing three games late in the Williamstown general manager “He (Curry) has seen a lot of season. He matched that figure Brendan Curry. The two have my career.” the following season, but again a long association. Urch said the relationship was his momentum was disrupted by Urch played his junior football pivotal in his decision to continue a hamstring injury. at Spotswood, a club that Curry his football at the Seagulls. His luck in 2006 was no better, For Urch, season 2008 is all with hamstring strains again about enjoying his football again, sidelining him for six weeks. helping Williamstown to play finals Urch’s frustration would only grow and, yes, staying injury free. in his final season when he missed “I haven’t had a hamstring seven weeks with a recurring injury for 12 months,” he said. hamstring injury and, for good “Fingers crossed it can stay measure, two more with a that way and I can have a New finger injury. Seagull consistent season”. Sadly, his wretched run Callum “The only expectation I have would ultimately bring down Urch is to play finals for Williamstown the curtain on his AFL career, and be part of a team that has with the Roos delisting him at success. It’s certainly the end of 2007. pretty exciting being “It was extremely here. We’ve recruited frustrating,” Urch well, it’s a good place reflected. “Each season to be.” I always seemed It will be a whole to be stopping lot better place if and starting.” Urch can reproduce “I seemed to his round-one form get going and against Werribee – then I would get and his luck finally injured again. It takes a turn for is pretty hard to the better.

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to-back under lights victories at Traditional rivalry Casey Fields when they play the Box Hill Hawks. The VFL Hawks, touted as still burns fiercely one of the big improvers this season, have been disappointing williamstown after 100th win against port to date and will need a considerable form turnaround to defeat the Scorpions. williamstown will be focused reigning premier Geelong in its And, after dropping a heart- on more than just maintaining first home game of the season. stopper to Port Melbourne last its unbeaten start to 2008 when The Devils will find Geelong, Saturday, expect Sandringham it hosts traditional rivals port who were merciless in defeating to rebound with a win against Melbourne this Saturday. Werribee last week, a much Frankston, while the Bendigo Victory will mean the Seagulls tougher opposition. But, the Devils, Bombers look likely to keep bring up a major milestone – their well served by its new recruits last Werribee winless. 100th win against the Borough week, will prove more competitive in a storied rivalry that enters its than in the side’s two meetings 227th game. Port Melbourne holds last season, when Geelong belted a decisive 121-99 (with six draws) them by nine and 12 goals. Williamstown advantage in these clashes, which After their whirlwind finish to skipper date back to 1886. upset the Coburg Tigers last week, Brett Johnson But, regardless of ladder the Northern Bullants are at ‘home’ standings, matches between these to Collingwood at MC Labour two great clubs are always fierce Park, when the Pies will be keen and passionate. to atone for their final quarter To date, Williamstown has fade out against Williamstown. lived up to its pre-season The Bullants have an experience flag favouritism in 2008 with edge with David Teague and thumping wins over Werribee and Matthew Lappin, but Collingwood Collingwood. Its core group of has greater depth. VFL players have been North Ballarat, impressive outstanding, including Jason with two first-up wins against Box Cloke, captain Brett Johnson, Hill and the Bendigo Bombers, Ben Jolley, Callum Urch, Patrick travels to meet a Coburg Tigers Rose and Dean Galea. side still reeling from last week’s With such depth, Williamstown final-quarter capitulation against will enter the match strong and Northern Bullants. After controlling deserved favourites. the match for three quarters, But Port Melbourne’s Coburg could manage just three confidence will be up after its points in the last quarter, while thrilling one-point victory against the Bullants added 7.5 to snatch Sandringham in round two. victory by three points. Buoyed by its win against Box Meanwhile, the Casey Hill last weekend, Tasmania hosts Scorpions will be aiming for back-

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when his outstanding aFl Matthew Lappin is playing career ended, matthew combining playing and coaching with the lappin jumped at the chance Northern Bullants. to stay involved in football, especially at Carlton where he played the bulk of his career. Six months into his new role as Carlton development manager and Northern Bullants playing assistant coach, Lappin has no doubt it was the right move. Lappin and Carlton coach Brett Ratten sat down towards the end of the 2007 season and decided it was in everyone’s best interests if the then 31-year-old Lappin retired after a career that started with St Kilda in 1994. “I’m happy I didn’t have to go through a solid pre-season,” Lappin said. “With the game’s massive rotations, it might have been difficult for me this season.” “My only regret is that I fell four games short of 200 games with Carlton. I finished with 251 total games, it’s a really serviceable career and I’m really happy with it.” Now, all his experience is being channelled into his new role. Lappin it up Together with David Teague, also a Blues development coach new Bullant aims to assist youngsters and the Bullants coach, Lappin worked extensively with Carlton’s first, second and third-year his young charges during to get back to enjoying the game. players during the pre-season, those games, meaning he can “I’m 32 and the Carlton players focusing on the basics. immediately pass on instructions who come back to the VFL have “Basically, we’re trying to as the game progresses. to play in certain positions to accelerate these players to become “Hopefully, they can take it develop them for the AFL,” he good senior footballers,” he said. on board and benefit from what said. “They get first crack at all the Part of that role is assisting I have said,” he said. good positions.” those Carlton players who play As far as his own playing “There’s a bit of sacrifice there with the Bullants during the ambitions for the season, Lappin but I don’t have any issue with season. As a playing assistant said he had a fair bit of pride in that because I’m there to develop coach, Lappin will be alongside whatever he did but simply wanted those young players.”

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Round 2 senioRs north Ballarat 4.4 7.5 12.10 16.16 (112) Bendigo Bombers 2.1 5.2 7.3 9.6 (60) AFTER ROUND 2 P W L D F A % PTS GoaLs: north Ballarat - Spolding 4, Stephenson 2, McMahon 2, Je. Smith, north Ballarat 2 2 0 0 238 116 205.17 8 Sewell, Lower, Jo. Smith, Garlett, Feery, Grima, Roach. Williamstown 2 2 0 0 291 167 174.25 8 Bendigo Bombers - Daniher 3, Hartigan 2, Crameri, Atkinson, Johnson, Dick. coburg tigers 2 1 1 0 282 210 134.29 4 Best: north Ballarat - Urquhart, Spolding, Goodes, Searl, Stephenson, Je. Smith. sandringham 2 1 1 0 227 191 118.85 4 Bendigo Bombers - Flaherty, Holmes, Chartres, Crameri, Hooker, Williams. casey scorpions 2 1 1 0 192 191 100.52 4 Port Melbourne 2 1 1 0 183 195 93.85 4 Williamstown 4.6 11.7 16.11 25.12 (162) Collingwood 3.3 10.5 13.8 14.10 (94) northern Bullants 2 1 1 0 188 201 93.53 4 GoaLs: Williamstown - Rose 5, Galea 4, Skipper 3, Urch 3, Lyons 2, Geelong 2 1 1 0 243 265 91.70 4 O’Keefe 2, Jolley 2, Br. Johnson 2, Beaumont, Stretton. Bendigo Bombers 2 1 1 0 179 202 88.61 4 collingwood - Walsh 5, Dawes 2, Carmody 2, McDonald 2, Cook, Holland, Nicholls. Frankston 2 1 1 0 169 191 88.48 4 Best: Williamstown - Br. Johnson, Cloke, Rose, Galea, O’Keefe, Stretton. Tasmania 2 1 1 0 178 204 87.25 4 collingwood - Cox, Clarke, Walsh, Crow, Cook, Dawes. Collingwood 2 1 1 0 181 236 76.69 4 Box Hill Hawks 2 0 2 0 141 214 65.89 0 Port Melbourne 6.2 9.4 13.5 17.7 (109) Sandringham 4.1 10.4 14.10 16.12 (108) Werribee Tigers 2 0 2 0 160 269 59.48 0 GoaLs: Port Melbourne - Bonaddio 3, Cotchett 3, Cain 2, Dalton, Pearce, Pinwill, Pitt, Nahas, Fanning, Smith, Spriggs, Robbins. sandringham - Sautner 4, Valenti 3, Poyas 2, Crowe 2, Summers, Monaghan, 2008 VFL GoaLkickeRs (PROGRESSiVE) T. Johnston, Jamar, Yze. Best: Port Melbourne - Jack Riewoldt (Coburg Tigers) 11 (5) Baird, McMahon, McGrath, Pinwill, McGlynn, Bonaddio. nick sautner (Sandringham) 8 (4) sandringham - Crowe, Whelan, Valenti, Sautner, C. Liddell, T. Johnston. James Podsiadly (Werribee Tigers) 8 (7) casey scorpions 1.3 5.8 11.11 16.14 (110) callum urch (Williamstown) 8 (3) Frankston 2.9 3.12 6.18 9.18 (72) Mitch Morton (Coburg Tigers) 7 (-) GoaLs: casey scorpions - Allen 3, Dunne 2, McEvoy 2, Rix 2, Garrubba, alex Gilmour (Tasmania) 7 (5) McQualter, Eddy, Wall, Creed, Ferguson, Gwilt. Frankston - Berry 4, Dickson 2, Clark 2, Pollard. Justin Berry (Frankston) 7 (4) Best: casey scorpions - Ferguson, Silvagni, Jones, Wall, Eddy, Galvin. shane Valenti (Sandringham) 6 (3) Frankston - Marigliani, Eames, Berry, Dickson, Barker, Lee. tom Lonergan (Geelong) 6 (5) Geelong 4.0 9.2 14.5 22.8 (140) scott simpson (Geelong) 6 (3) Werribee Tigers 3.7 6.10 9.16 11.21 (87) Michael Wundke (North Ballarat) 6 (-) GoaLs: Geelong - Lonergan 5, Prismall 3, S. Simpson 3, Cheep 2, adrian Bonaddio (Port Melbourne) 6 (3) Barnes 2, Tenace, Moles, Varcoe, Urie, Byrne, Laidler, Davenport. Werribee tigers - Podsiadly 7, Adams 2, Gleeson, Goldstein. Patrick Rose (Williamstown) 6 (5) Best: Geelong - Prismall, Moles, Lonergan, S. Simpson, Davenport, Tenace. Werribee tigers - Podsiadly, Chisholm, Henderson, Gleeson, Goldstein, Saker.

northern Bullants 3.2 6.3 9.6 16.11 (107) Coburg Tigers 8.2 12.5 15.11 15.14 (104) VFL action GoaLs: northern Bullants - Browne 2, Micevski 2, Lappin 2, Teague on aBc-tV 2, Boundy, Saddington, Colbert, Morgan, Joseph, Bentick, S. O’hAilpin, Edwards. ROUND 4 ROUND 5 coburg tigers - Riewoldt 5, Hughes 4, Stewart, Edwards, Collins, Polo, Saturday, April 19 Saturday, April 26 N. Caruso, Cartledge. northern Bullants v sandringham v Bendigo Best: northern Bullants - Wiggins, Saddington, Joseph, Lappin, Micevski, tasmania Bombers Colbert. Saturday, May 3 coburg tigers - N. Caruso, Polo, Cartledge, McGuane, Carnell, Rayson. Port Melbourne v Frankston Box Hill Hawks 1.5 7.9 10.10 12.13 (85) ROUND 6 ROUND 7 tasmania 4.2 5.4 11.7 13.10 (88) Saturday, May 10 Saturday, May 17 GoaLs: Box Hill Hawks - Moss 3, Dowler 3, Thorp 2, Clarke, Kennedy, coburg tigers v casey scorpions v Renouf, Williams. collingwood collingwood tasmania - Gilmour 5, Koulouriotis 2, S. Plummer 2, Langford 2, George, Cornelius. Best: Box Hill Hawks - Kenna, Kennedy, Markovic, Morton, Moss, McQueen-Miscamble. tasmania - George, Savage, Street, S. Plummer, Gilmour, Geappen.

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Round 1 ReseRVes north Ballarat 5.4 9.6 14.9 18.13 (121) AFTER ROUND 1 P W L D B F A % PTS Bendigo Bombers 3.1 4.8 5.9 9.11 (65) GoaLs: north Ballarat - Gregg 4, Chester 3, Driscoll 2, Horbury 2, sandringham 1 1 0 0 0 144 34 423.53 4 Dinnell 2, Micallef, Peters, Dickinson, Seddon, Hassell. north Ballarat 1 1 0 0 0 121 65 186.15 4 Bendigo Bombers - Weekes 5, B. Taylor, Pilcher, Stroobants, Ford. Best: north Ballarat - Gregg, Driscoll, George, Bell, Horbury, Peters. coburg tigers 1 1 0 0 0 122 84 145.24 4 Bendigo Bombers - Weekes, R. Taylor, Meade, B. Taylor, Singh, Wilmott. Frankston 1 1 0 0 0 91 83 109.64 4 Port Melbourne 2.2 3.6 4.7 4.10 (34) casey scorpions 1 0 1 0 0 83 91 91.21 0 sandringham 5.4 11.8 14.13 21.18 (144) Northern Bullants 1 0 1 0 0 84 122 68.85 0 GoaLs: Port Melbourne - Francis 2, Gilham, Sheldon. sandringham - Zomer 7, Cleeve 4, McConnell 2, Martyn 2, Waller 2, Curcio, Bendigo Bombers 1 0 1 0 0 65 121 53.72 0 Lockwood, Spencer, Shakaib. Port Melbourne 1 0 1 0 0 34 144 23.61 0 Best: Port Melbourne - Mullins, Hassett, W. deBruin, Francis, Dillon, Martin. sandringham - Tregear, McConnell, Cleeve, B. Liddell, Gilchrist, Zomer. Box Hill Hawks 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 0

Williamstown 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 Casey Scorpions 3.2 6.6 7.8 12.11 (83) Frankston 4.5 10.5 13.12 13.13 (91) Werribee Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 GoaLs: casey scorpions - Waite 3, Steven 2, McGrath 2, Noy 2, Panozza, Singh, Vernon. Frankston - Gabriel 3, P. Whelan 2, Lourey 2, White 2, Potts, Lloyd, Foggi, 2008 VFL ReseRVe GoaLkickeRs (PROGRESSiVE) Krakouer. trent Zomer (Sandringham) 7 Best: casey scorpions - Howard, Connors, Steven, Vernon, Matheson, Grant Weekes (Bendigo Bombers) 5 Mercoulia. Robbie Gregg (North Ballarat) 4 Frankston - Barry, Foggi, Dunne, Bosward, Comben, Luxa. stuart cleeve (Sandringham) 4 dean chester (North Ballarat) 3 Northern Bullants 4.0 7.0 11.3 13.6 (84) Ben Waite (Casey Scorpions) 3 coburg tigers 4.2 10.4 14.8 18.14 (122) Russell Gabriel (Frankston) 3 GoaLs: northern Bullants - Smith 2, B. Davies 2, Spiteri 2, Robertson, Joe Gazzo (Coburg Tigers) 3 Connelly, A. O’hAilpin, Mercuri, O’Donnell, Perry, Meese. dean Putt (Coburg Tigers) 3 coburg tigers - Gazzo 3, Putt 3, Corr 2, Collard 2, Dulic 2, Gourdis, Clingan, stevie dinnell (North Ballarat) 2 Currie, Casserly, Jones, Murphy. Bill driscoll (North Ballarat) 2 Best: northern Bullants - B.Davies, Bransgrove, Totino, Meese, Spiteri, Luzza. damien Horbury (North Ballarat) 2 coburg tigers - Vasilevski, Carrick, Putt, Farrelly, Corr, McErlain. daniel noy (Casey Scorpions) 2 Bye: Box Hill Hawks, Williamstown, Werribee Tigers. Pat McGrath (Casey Scorpions) 2 Jack steven (Casey Scorpions) 2 tRuenergy VFL senioR FieLd uMPiRes 2008 VFL action on radio BEARD, Dan ...... 1 HOSKiNS, Wayne ...... 14 PANNELL, Troy ...... 2 BANNiSTER, Ben (Tas) ...... 15 Round 3 DONAT, Matthew ...... 3 LEPPARD, Matthew ...... 16 saturday, april 12 JENNiNGS, Michael ...... 4 RiTCHiE, Brett ...... 17 Williamstown v Port Melbourne MiTCHELL, Andrew...... 5 DENiSON, Greg ...... 18 FiNDLAY, Robert ...... 6 BROMLEY, Ashley ...... 20 casey scorpions v Box Hill Hawks (7pm) PAWLEY, Brent ...... 7 MiLLS, Richard ...... 21 sunday, april 13 OAKLEY, Matthew ...... 8 CAPELL, Clinton ...... 22 Werribee tigers v Bendigo Bombers SAUNDERS, Tim ...... 9 RALPH, Stuart (Tas) ...... 23 MACKiE, Simon ...... 10 BURGESS, Tristan ...... 24 BROWN, Matthew ...... 11 GLEESON, Shaun (Tas) ...... 32 Round 3 McCARTHY, Troy...... 12 LEHNER, Ben (Tas) ...... 36 saturday, april 12 GRiNDAL, Jamie ...... 13 Note: AFL Umpires will wear 30, 31, 34, 38, 39, 40 northern Bullants v collingwood sunday, april 13 sandringham v Frankston

ViCTORiAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 1313 ben setchell

commitment necessary to play with Tasmania, Setchell had a run Setchell’s long with Clarence in the local league. But with his son’s health road to 100 improving, Setchell decided to resume his VFL career. Devil’s brilliant career still going strong Initially, Setchell had doubts whether he would be able to pick up his career where he left off. He For those who can remember for their young son Owen, who should not have worried – he’s ben setchell’s spectacular had a kidney removed before his lost none of his ability. debut VFl season for Port first birthday. “I really missed the Melbourne in 1997 it may seem Setchell said Owen’s illness put competition. I missed the odd it’s taken him until now to football in perspective. professionalism of it, I missed post 100 games. “Family is massive, it’s everything about it,” he said. By his own admission it has everything,” he said. “You can’t “I’m just so glad to be back. It’s been a long journey, one that’s take things for granted.” going really well, I’m enjoying it.” been interrupted by injury and “When you see kids in the Setchell estimates he missed taken him to three states. hospital wards that are sick – it’s between 50-60 games through After a brilliant junior career just so unfair.” injury and counting his games in when he captained Geelong Setchell said he was constantly South Australia has played more Falcons and was named in the amazed at the attitude and than 150 senior games. 1996 TAC Cup team of the year, resilience of his son. He’s not looking too far into the Setchell burst onto the VFL scene “He’s great. He’s a goer, you future, though. He knows where in 1997, winning Port Melbourne’s wouldn’t even know he’s been his priorities lie, but he also knows best and fairest. sick,” he said. he’s not ready to step away from The following year he headed Unable to make the the VFL just yet. to South Australia where he played for several seasons before heading back to Victoria. He then crossed to Werribee where he spent a couple of seasons before Tasmania’s coach ben setchell Matthew Armstrong lured him to Age: 29 the Apple Isle. clubs: Port Melbourne, During his time with the Devils, Setchell racked up possessions Werribee, Tasmania at will and regularly featured in the Games: 100 club’s best players. Goals: 37 Many mainland VFL followers honours: Port Melbourne thought Setchell had drifted off best & fairest 1997 the scene after he missed last season. But Setchell had pressing family matters to attend to; he and wife Anna spent the year caring

14 visit: victorianfootballleague.com.au mark williams

For the first time in 10 years Mark Williams a VFl season opens without has joined AFL side Melbourne. mark williams at the helm of one its teams. The former Northern Bullants, Sandringham and VFL representative side coach has, like so many of his former players, joined the game’s elite, moving to the AFL as a development coach at Melbourne. It is a decision he admits he wrestled with before deciding it was a move he had to make if he wanted to further his football career. It meant he leaves the VFL three games shy of joining the exclusive club of men who have coached 200 VFA/VFL games, but he does so with no regrets. The Zebras premiership player spent six years at Cramer Street coaching the Bullants Mark of respect before his move in 2004 to the Trevor Barker Beach Oval, where sandringham’s coaching doyen moves on he took Sandringham to three premierships and left an indelible imprint not only on the club, but and play a match-day role with had worked so hard to finish on on the VFL. their midfielders. top of the ladder at the end of “The Bullants was a good “The role is fantastic in that you the home and away season, but grounding and Sandringham was can shape the careers of those the combination of a depleted, a dream job, a super club with a players you deal with,” he said. injury-ravaged Melbourne list fantastic alignment,” Williams said. “I reckon if you advertised my and the injury to Zebra star David “It has been a long road, but it’s job in the paper there would be Gallagher took its toll. exciting for me to step forward. If I one million applicants. I’m really “(These injuries) decimated our wanted to stay involved in football, enjoying it.” synergy between the back and I had to keep moving forward. Williams confessed he still forward line,” he said. “We lost our “Coaching a fantastic team like hasn’t come to terms with last three games because we lost Sandringham gave me a huge Sandringham’s straight-sets exit the connection with the back and buzz and the success we had was from last year’s finals as it bid for forward line.” hard to walk away from.” a record-equalling fourth “It was disappointing, but I was Williams joins the Demons successive premiership. still so proud of the team. They did in a development role, where He said it was especially a great job.” he will focus on skill acquisition disappointing given the club And, so, too, did Mark Williams.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 1515 club notes VFL club notes

Port Melbourne Tasmania’s players celebrate their round Throughout the two win against the Box Hill Hawks. season we encourage everyone to buy the VFL Football Record to keep up to date with what is happening at the Borough. Super Draw day will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2008 in the social rooms at TEAC Oval. Only 100 tickets at $100 are available; each ticket admits three persons on the day. The day includes great entertainment with John Garfield from 12-3pm, and a huge buffet luncheon with door prizes ranging from $2000 to $100. Visit our website for the latest club information www.pmfc.com.au. home games in the social rooms. are adults $60, concession $35, Williamstown Available items include winter Razza’s Rookies $25 and families The next Williamstown jackets, vests, playing jumpers $130 (two adults and two Razza’s president’s luncheon (adults’ and kids’ sizes), scarves, Rookies). To join, visit is on Sunday, April stubby holders, caps and much, www.theroosters.com.au or call 27 and includes much more. into the club during office hours. entertainer Dennis O’Keefe as For information and guest speaker, a two-course meal bookings, contact Brendan Werribee tigers and complimentary drinks. Curry on 9390 0611 or at The Werribee Our annual golf day is on [email protected] Football Club wishes Friday, May 2 at Kooringal Golf For news, visit our website to thank all attendees at our E.J. Course in Altona. All are welcome. http://williamstown.aflvic.com.au. Whitten Foundation fundraiser for A players’ function is also on at prostate cancer last Friday. ‘The Point’, Albert Park Lake, on north ballarat We also thank today’s Saturday, April 19 from 7.30pm. Even though the luncheon speakers, Mr. Ray The cost is $15 a person and season has started, Horsburgh, the president of the everybody is welcome to attend. it is not too late to Essendon Football Club and past Club merchandise is now become a member. We need Werribee Football Club captain- on sale on our website and at your support. Membership prices coach Brian Walsh.

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Please contact the office to Congratulations also to choice award today by simply book for our next home-game Cass Tomlinson and Samantha sending an SMS with your choice lunch on Saturday, May 10 when Edwards for organising a for best on ground from the we host Port Melbourne. successful shopping night. Bullants senior squad, along with We thank you for your patience, your name and contact number to while our terracing works are northern bullants 0450 193 242. being completed. It is anticipated The club would like On a social note, another this stage of our works will be to remind members reminder about the cocktail completed prior to our next home if you have not collected your party at Rydges on Bell next game on May 10. annual magazine please see the Saturday, April 19. The cost is Thanks to Pat Tardio for membership stall at the entry gate. just $50, which includes the tiling around our bar and Also a reminder for all beverages and canapes from providing timber flooring for our spectators that you can vote 7.30-11.30pm. To book call the dance floor. on the Crazy John's supporters Bullants office on 9470 2224.

James Taylor steams forward for the Casey Scorpions against Frankston last week.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 1717 Frankston’s Marcus Marigliani looks to attack in the Dolphins’ loss to Casey last week. afl victoria community news

Despite his retirement, Kevin AFL Victoria remains a tireless worker for the club and continues to assist with community news its match-day activities. Kevin’s efforts have ensured North Dandenong’s survival, volunteer of the week providing a quality environment Kevin aitchison - north Dandenong Junior football club for youngsters in the area to enjoy Kevin aitchison from the north last season, serving on the club’s their football. Dandenong Junior football club committee for more than 10 years. To nominate for Volunteer of in the Dandenong and District During that time, the club has the Week and Club of the Week football league (DDJfl) is afl grown and now fields four sides awards, email Darryl Collings at victoria’s volunteer of the week. in the DDJFL. Its clubrooms have [email protected]. Kevin first became involved at also been upgraded, providing a The Volunteer of the Year and North Dandenong in 1997 when better environment for players and Community Club of the year will be his son joined and was elected families alike. selected from the weekly winner president the following year. At While president, Kevin also and announced at AFL Victoria’s the time, the club had only one supported the DDJFL with its Members Dinner in February junior side and was about to close representative sides, making his 2009. The Community Club of the its doors. Even after his sons club’s facilities available for training Year also receives $1500 from AFL graduated from junior ranks, Kevin and ensuring players’ parents were Victoria, so get your nominations continued on as president until catered for on training nights. in now!

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Paul Amy Ross Booth Phil Cleary Leader Newspapers ABC-TV ABC-TV Geelong 15pts Geelong 3pts Geelong 15pts Port Melbourne 5pts Williamstown 15pts Williamstown 3pts Collingwood 1pt Collingwood 20pts Northern Bullants 15pts North Ballarat 25pts North Ballarat 50pts Coburg tigers 15pts Casey Scorpions 12pts Casey Scorpions 10pts Casey Scorpions 12pts Sandringham 30pts Sandringham 5pts Frankston 7pts Werribee 13pts Bendigo Bombers 25pts Werribee tigers 8pts

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Scott Cummings Adrian Dunn John Hook 3AW Herald Sun Football Operations Manager, AFL Victoria Geelong 12pts Geelong 11pts Williamstown 10pts Williamstown 13pts Geelong 15pts Collingwood 5pts Collingwood 9pts Williamstown 20pts North Ballarat 13pts North Ballarat 16pts Northern Bullants 5pts Box Hill Hawks 20pts Casey Scorpions 8pts Coburg tigers 5pts Sandringham 25pts Sandringham 20pts Casey Scorpions 22pts Bendigo Bombers 13pts Bendigo Bombers 6pts Sandringham 29pts Werribee tigers 24pts laSt rouNd: 2 laSt rouNd: 3 laSt rouNd: 5

Carley Jellett Lady Luck Tony Leonard The Age 3AW Geelong 5pts Geelong 6pts Geelong 20pts Williamstown 17pts Williamstown 13pts Williamstown 6pts Northern Bullants 10pts Northern Bullants 2pts Northern Bullants 1pt North Ballarat 2pts Coburg tigers 5pts North Ballarat 12pts Casey Scorpions 20pts Casey Scorpions 13pts Casey Scorpions 8pts Sandringham 13pts Sandringham 12pts Sandringham 20pts Werribee tigers 4pts Werribee tigers 18pts Bendigo Bombers 13pts

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Chris Mitchell Peter Schwab LeADeRBoARD Herald Sun AFL Victoria CEO John Hook 11 Paul amy 8 tasmania 12pts tasmania 12pts Williamstown 13pts Williamstown 14pts lady luck 11 adrian dunn 8 Collingwood 12pts Northern Bullants 6pts Peter Schwab 10 Carley Jellett 7 Coburg tigers 15pts North Ballarat 13pts Casey Scorpions 12pts Casey Scorpions 2pts ross Booth 9 Scott Cummings 6 Sandringham 19pts Sandringham 14pts Phil Cleary 9 tony leonard 6 Bendigo Bombers 5pts Werribee tigers 17pts Chris Mitchell 9 laSt rouNd: 4 laSt rouNd: 5

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20 visit: victorianfootballleague.com.au andrew horne From rookie to regular horne looks to build on debut season

when andrew horne joined the Unfortunately, Horne missed Coburg Tigers last season he out on a spot alongside Coburg was as wide-eyed as any of the Tigers teammate Jarrod Silvester new rookies at the club. on Richmond’s rookie list. Like most rookies, Horne, the His disappointment was Calder Cannons’ captain and tempered by the fact he returned best and fairest winner in 2006, to Coburg in the best shape he’s had aspirations of cracking it for a ever been and knowing his football game in the seniors. is heading in the right direction. But few rookies could hope to “Richmond said I was match Horne’s impact in 2007. thereabouts,” he said. “I was one Sixteen senior games and a of the last ones cut.” Grand Final, where he was one Horne epitomises what he of the Coburg Tigers’ few good describes as the “Coburg style of players in its thumping loss to football” - its players are hard at the Geelong, were a great start to contest, support their teammates his VFL career. and leave nothing in reserve. Last year’s Coburg Tigers “It’s just really tough down coach, Andy Collins, played a there, that’s our goal,” he said. large part in Horne’s rise, putting While he spent last season faith in him and other youngsters. playing primarily out of a back Collins encouraged Horne to pocket, new Coburg Tigers coach back himself and he, along with Jade Rawlings has moved Horne Logan Hill, Fortunato Caruso and to a half-back flank. Joe Gazzo, stepped up to be a Horne hopes this brings him valuable player for the club. a step closer to a midfield role. “It wasn’t a bad year,” Horne “I have spoken to Jade about said. “I was hoping to play a few the possibility of playing in the games, but I was rapt to play as midfield,” he said. “He’s really many as I did.” happy with my fitness, it’s really Horne’s season earned him an come a long way.” invitation to train pre-season with At 19, there is still time for Richmond, where he spent six Horne to achieve his goal of Andrew weeks. Not only did it enable him playing AFL. A repeat of his Horne is eyeing a big to do more weights work, he also outstanding rookie season will 2008 season. increased his fitness base. bring that ambition much closer.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 2121 FIxture VFL fixture 2008

Round 1 Sunday, May 18 Round 14 Saturday, March 29 Frankston vs. Werribee Tigers Frankston Oval 2pm Saturday, JuLy 12 Northern Bullants vs. North Ballarat NAB Oval 2pm Geelong vs. Box Hill Hawks Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) Coburg Tigers 27.16 (178) vs. Geelong 16.7 (103) Box Hill Hawks vs. Port Melbourne Box Hill City Oval 2pm 10:40am Bendigo Bombers 18.11 (119) vs. Tasmania 13.12 (90) Bendigo Bombers vs. Williamstown QE Oval 2pm Collingwood 12.15 (87) vs. Port Melbourne 11.8 (74) Werribee Tigers vs. Frankston Bartercard Oval (ABC TV) North Ballarat 19.12 (126) vs. Box Hill Hawks 8.8 (56) Round 8 1:10pm Werribee Tigers 10.13 (73) vs. Williamstown 19.15 (129) Casey Scorpions vs. Tasmania Casey Fields 2pm Saturday, May 24 Sandringham vs. Williamstown Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Sunday, March 30 Williamstown vs. Box Hill Hawks Burbank Oval (ABC TV) Coburg Tigers vs. Port Melbourne ABD Group Stadium 2pm Frankston 14.13 (97) vs. Northern Bullants 11.15 (81) 1:10pm Sandringham 18.11 (119) vs. Casey Scorpions 11.16 (82) Port Melbourne vs. Casey Scorpions TEAC Oval 2pm Sunday, JuLy 13 Werribee Tigers vs. Collingwood Bartercard Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Northern Bullants QE Oval 2pm Round 2 - Rivalry Round Collingwood vs. North Ballarat Princes Park 2pm Sunday, May 25 Saturday, aprIL 5 North Ballarat vs. Geelong AUSTAR Arena 2pm Round 15 North Ballarat 16.16 (112) vs. Bendigo Bombers 9.6 (60) Coburg Tigers vs. Bendigo Bombers ABD Group Stadium 2pm Saturday, JuLy 19 Williamstown 25.12 (162) vs. Collingwood 14.10 (94) Frankston vs. Tasmania Frankston Oval 2pm Geelong vs. North Ballarat Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Port Melbourne 17.7 (109) vs. Sandringham 16.12 (108) Sandringham vs. Northern Bullants Trevor Barker Beach Northern Bullants vs. Box Hill Hawks NAB Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Casey Scorpions 16.14 (110) vs. Frankston 9.18 (72) Oval 2pm Sunday, JuLy 20 Sunday, aprIL 6 SANFL vs. VFL - State Representative Match Werribee Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions Bartercard Oval 2pm Geelong 22.8 (140) vs. Werribee Tigers 11.21 (87) Saturday, May 31 - Adelaide Oval, SA Williamstown vs. Coburg Tigers Burbank Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks 12.13 (85) vs. Tasmania 13.10 (88) Sandringham vs. Tasmania Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Northern Bullants 16.11 (107) vs. Coburg Tigers 15.14 (104) Round 9 Saturday, JuLy 26 Round 3 Saturday, June 7 Frankston vs. Port Melbourne Frankston Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Saturday, aprIL 12 North Ballarat vs. Frankston AUSTAR Arena (ABC TV) 1:10pm Tasmania vs. Geelong Bellerive Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Sunday, JuLy 27 Northern Bullants vs. Williamstown Princes Park 2pm Collingwood vs. Bendigo Bombers Princes Park 2pm Williamstown vs. Port Melbourne Burbank Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Port Melbourne Bellerive Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Collingwood Princes Park 2pm Round 16 Coburg Tigers vs. North Ballarat ABD Group Stadium 2pm Sunday, June 8 Casey Scorpions vs. Box Hill Hawks Casey Fields 7pm Casey Scorpions vs. Geelong Casey Fields 2pm Saturday, auguSt 2 Sandringham vs. Collingwood Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Geelong vs. Collingwood Skilled Stadium (ABC TV) 1:10pm Sunday, aprIL 13 Werribee Tigers vs. Coburg Tigers Bartercard Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Casey Scorpions Box Hill City Oval 2pm Sandringham vs. Frankston Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Monday, June 9 Port Melbourne vs. Werribee Tigers TEAC Oval 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Bendigo Bombers Bartercard Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Bendigo Bombers Box Hill City Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Williamstown Bellerive Oval 2pm Round 4 Sunday, auguSt 3 Round 10 North Ballarat vs. Coburg Tigers AUSTAR Arena 2pm Saturday, aprIL 19 Saturday, June 14 Frankston vs. Bendigo Bombers Frankston Oval 2pm Geelong vs. Williamstown Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Casey Scorpions vs. Sandringham Casey Fields (ABC TV) Northern Bullants vs. Sandringham Princes Park 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Tasmania Princes Park (ABC TV) 1:10pm 1:10pm Collingwood vs. Northern Bullants Princes Park 2pm Round 17 Port Melbourne vs. Coburg Tigers TEAC Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Coburg Tigers West Park Oval 1pm Saturday, auguSt 9 Sunday, aprIL 20 Port Melbourne vs. North Ballarat TEAC Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Frankston Aurora Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Frankston vs. Collingwood Frankston Oval 2pm Sunday, June 15 Collingwood vs. Werribee Tigers Princes Park 1pm North Ballarat vs. Werribee Tigers AUSTAR Arena 2pm Williamstown vs. Frankston Burbank Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Box Hill Hawks QE Oval (ABC TV) Box Hill Hawks vs. Sandringham Box Hill City Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Werribee Tigers Box Hill City Oval 2pm 1:10pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Casey Scorpions QE Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Geelong QE Oval 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Williamstown TEAC Oval 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. Northern Bullants ABD Group Stadium 2pm Round 5 Round 11 Sunday, auguSt 10 FrIday, aprIL 25 (anZac day) Saturday, June 21 Casey Scorpions vs. North Ballarat Casey Fields 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. Box Hill Hawks ABD Group Stadium 2pm Tasmania vs. Werribee Tigers Bellerive Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Sandringham vs. Geelong Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Casey Scorpions Bellerive Oval 2pm Collingwood vs. Williamstown Princes Park 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. North Ballarat QE Oval 7pm Round 18 Saturday, aprIL 26 Sandringham vs. Bendigo Bombers Trevor Barker Beach Sunday, June 22 Saturday, auguSt 16 Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Sandringham vs. Port Melbourne Trevor Barker Beach Collingwood vs. Tasmania Princes Park (ABC TV) 1:10pm Oval 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. Sandringham ABD Group Stadium 2pm Sunday, aprIL 27 Frankston vs. Box Hill Hawks Frankston Oval 2pm North Ballarat vs. Northern Bullants AUSTAR Arena 2pm Williamstown vs. North Ballarat Burbank Oval 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions ABD Group Stadium 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Box Hill Hawks Bartercard Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Werribee Tigers Princes Park 2pm Geelong vs. Northern Bullants Skilled Stadium 2pm Williamstown vs. Bendigo Bombers Burbank Oval 2pm Saturday, May 3 Round 12 Sunday, auguSt 17 Port Melbourne vs. Frankston TEAC Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Geelong vs. Port Melbourne Skilled Stadium 1pm Sunday, May 4 Saturday, June 28 Frankston vs. Casey Scorpions Frankston Oval 2pm Collingwood vs. Geelong Princes Park 2pm Geelong vs. Tasmania Skilled Stadium 1pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Collingwood Box Hill City Oval (ABC Round 19 Round 6 TV) 1:10pm Saturday, auguSt 23 North Ballarat vs. Williamstown AUSTAR Arena 2pm Saturday, May 10 Port Melbourne vs. Collingwood TEAC Oval 1pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Williamstown Box Hill City Oval 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. Collingwood ABD Group Stadium (ABC Sunday, June 29 Casey Scorpions vs. Coburg Tigers Casey Fields 2pm TV) 1:10pm Frankston vs. Coburg Tigers Frankston Oval 2pm Casey Scorpions vs. Bendigo Bombers Casey Fields 2pm Frankston vs. Sandringham Frankston Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Geelong Box Hill City Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Port Melbourne NAB Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Geelong NAB Oval 2pm North Ballarat vs. Tasmania AUSTAR Arena 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Sandringham Bartercard Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. North Ballarat Bellerive Oval 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Port Melbourne Bartercard Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Werribee Tigers QE Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Frankston QE Oval 7pm Round 13 Sunday, May 11 Saturday, JuLy 5 Round 20 Williamstown vs. Sandringham Burbank Oval 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Bendigo Bombers TEAC Oval Saturday, auguSt 30 Casey Scorpions vs. Northern Bullants Casey Fields 2pm (ABC TV) 1:10pm Geelong vs. Frankston Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Bendigo Bombers vs. Coburg Tigers Windy Hill 2pm Round 7 Sunday, JuLy 6 North Ballarat vs. Sandringham AUSTAR Arena 2pm Collingwood vs. Casey Scorpions Princes Park 2pm Saturday, May 17 Collingwood vs. Frankston Princes Park 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Northern Bullants TEAC Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Sandringham Aurora Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Williamstown vs. Casey Scorpions Burbank Oval 2pm Sandringham vs. North Ballarat Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Geelong 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