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One spot left... VFL ROUND 22, TAC CUP ROUND 17 AFL VICTORIA AUGUST 27-28, 2011 ...fi nal round to decide top 8 ALL-NEW RANGER Ready to take on the world Tested to the limits and beyond Meet the team and the locations that pushed the all-new Ranger to the limits and beyond at ford.com.au/newranger Pre-production 4x4 XLT Crew Cab shown in Aurora Blue. Appearance may change at time of introduction. editorial Acacia VFL Finals venues The fi nal round of action will help decide the fi nals venues for season 2011. AS the curtain drops on the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, games. And, as Williamstown, home and away season so September 25. currently second, is the only much still hinges on the fi nal Venues for the other two games fi nalist playing on a Sunday round. and what days clubs will play (versus Frankston this Not only will round 22 will be announced when the weekend) then its Qualifying determine whether Box Hill composition of the eight is Final will be played on a Hawks or Sandringham fi n a l i s e d . Sunday. play fi nals, but also whether Several aspects are factored What also needs to be factored Casey Scorpions, Werribee into those ground locations: in is that Williamstown’s ‘home or Northern Bullants grab the ladder position, ground ground’ this season is at coveted double chance. availability, facilities, spectator Werribee and that ground has Results of this round will support. commitments for the Western determine the venues for the Some grounds that could Region fi nals on Sunday. fi rst week of the fi nals. host fi nals like Visy Park Should Williamstown fi nish Under our arrangement with the are unavailable due to second it would be reasonable ABC, our television broadcaster commitments with the TAC Cup for them to be given a say in partner, two games will be fi n a l s . where they would like to play its televised live from TEAC Oval. What must be noted is that AFL Qualifying Final. Set up logistics for the ABC Victoria, under its rules, is not But, the fi nal decision will be make it unviable for coverage obligated to give any club a made by AFL Victoria, taking from different venues on a home fi nal solely on its ladder into account the clubs involved, Saturday and Sunday and position. as well as the interests of the given all the infrastructure is in We will endeavour, wherever competition as a whole. place at TEAC Oval it makes possible, to reward those clubs Certainly, all the ingredients sense for two games to be who fi nish in the top four with are there for an engrossing televised from that venue. a home fi nal. Consequently, fi nal series. All VFL fans are All fi nals for the second and it is only fair and reasonable urged to show their support for third weeks will also be played that Port Melbourne will play their club and competition by at TEAC Oval. its Qualifying Final at its home attending all the fi nals. And, of course, the Peter ground. - John Hook Jackson VFL Grand Final and Another consideration is Football Operations Manager, TAC Cup Grand Final will be ensuring all clubs are given AFL Victoria played as a double header at the same day break between AUGUST 27th-28th, 2011 Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au HEADQUARTERS CONTENTS Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Matt Lee, Brendan Lucas, Anna Harrington, Visy Park Paul Hooper, Luke Mason, Chloe Joel. Gate 3 Royal Parade Design & Print: Red Onion Creative (03) 5221 4408 Photos: Getty images, Damian Visentini, Arj Giese, Carlton Nth VIC 3054 Morgan Hancock GPO Box 4337 Advertising: David Howard (03) 8341 6007 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams VFL 5 - 39 Football Operations Manager: John Hook Phone: (03) 8341 6000 TAC Cup 40 - 62 High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Leon Harris Cover pictures: Box Hill and Sandringham, and Oakleigh Football Operations Offi cer: Luke Gatti Website: www.afl vic.com.au and Northern will fi ght it out for the fi nal spot in the 8 in the VFL and TAC Cup in the fi nal round Football Operations Coordinator: Sophie Timms www.vfl .com.au 3 note from the editor One round to go Can you believe that we have already arrived at the fi nal round of the season? WHAT a thrilling fi nal round Casey Scorpions, Werribee preview edition, we also look of action we are in for this Tigers and Northern Bullants at the aligned VFL clubs, and weekend. In both the Peter all in contention. Make sure work out which AFL listed Jackson VFL and TAC Cup, over the weekend you are players are qualifi ed to play nine clubs are still alive in following the results on for their Peter Jackson VFL each competition to receive Twitter at @VFLnews as we aligned club. one of the prized top eight will keep you up to date Next week we move into full spots, which equates to a with all the results, and how on fi nals mode, previewing berth in the fi nals. results are affecting the each of the games and This week in the AFL Victoria ladder. bringing you all the Record we start to tease our The other big question that information for each of the readers with pre-fi nals action, remains is whether Port fi nals venues. as we look at the last round Melbourne can complete a - Anthony Stanguts equations on what teams can clean sweep of the home and Communications Offi cer, fi nish where on the ladder away season, and produce AFL Victoria according to this weekend’s an 18-0 fi nish to the year. PS: Tune into VFL Radio round of matches. As Box Today in the Record we after 4:30pm Sunday Hill Hawks and Sandringham look back at previous teams when the Acacia VFL fi nals battle for eighth spot, the that have completed an venues will be announced. Hawks will know the equation undefeated home and away With the fi nal game of the before them as they start season, to see who Port may season completed between their game against Port join in the history books if Frankston and Williamstown, Melbourne, with Geelong they are able to defeat Box I will be able to announce and Sandringham kicking Hill Hawks this weekend. the grounds, and who will off early down at Skilled Ironically, the Hawks were be playing where in the fi rst Stadium. Further up the the last team to beat Port week of the fi nals. Details for ladder, things are heating up Melbourne, in the 2010 fi nals. how to tune into VFL Radio for the double chance, with To complete this fi nals are below. media coverage Round 22, August 27th - 28th: Saturday, 27th August ABC TV : Port Melbourne vs Box Hill Hawks, tune into ABC1 from 1pm 3WBC: Port Melbourne vs Box Hill Hawks, Listen live on 94.1fm or online at www.3wbc.org.au from 12pm Sunday, 28th August VFL Radio: Frankston vs Williamstown from 1:30pm On Aussie Digital, www.vfl .com.au, www.bpmmedia.com.au AND the Red Time Sport iPhone app (download for free from the iTunes store) Thursday, 1st September SEN: ‘State of Play’ - the VFL half hour 8:30pm-9pm 4 www.afl vic.com.au unbeaten vfa/vfl clubs Unbeaten VFA/VFL Clubs PORT Melbourne is on not lose a match from July Semi Final, lost the replay, but the cusp of what has been 1914 through until September won the Grand Final. achieved only seven times 1919, which spanned an Coburg again accomplished in the competition’s storied extraordinary 49 game stretch. the feat of sweeping all before history. The 1915 season was them in the 1945 home and The Borough enter the fi nal shortened to 13 home and away season winning 20 home and away game of away games plus fi nals and games. the season only one win when the competition resumed With former Richmond great away from matching the following a two-year break Jack ‘Skinny’ Titus who performance of just four clubs in 1918, the Roos won all 10 kicked 119 goals – he kicked dating way back to 1893. home and away games as well 970 with the Tigers - Coburg Essendon, then playing in the as both fi nals. won all 18 games, but lost to VFA, was the fi rst club to go North Melbourne won all 18 Williamstown in the Second through the home and away games of the 1919 home and Semi, where they kicked 8.23 season undefeated. away season, but its winning to the Seagulls 12.16. The Bombers won 18 games streak was snapped in the And, Port Melbourne and drew two to win the semi-fi nal by Brunswick. It infl icted further misery in the third of four successive was Footscray though that Preliminary Final where they premierships. In those days delivered the most crushing won by two points. there were no fi nals and defeat when they defeated the Roos in the Grand Final. Williamstown is the last current the club that fi nished atop club to win every match during the ladder was crowned as Coburg won every match the home and away season. premiers. during the 1927 season, which After winning all 20 games North Melbourne, quite coupled with four successive in 1957, the Seagulls lost by remarkably, achieved the feat games it won the previous two points to Moorabbin in three times, but two of those season took its winning streak the Second Semi Final then were in season shortened to 22.