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GOODGood STARTstart FORfor POWERPower AFL VICTORIA ROUND 4, APRIL 14-15, 2012 $3 CaseY in A close one ... again EDITORIAL Communication is the key There are now more and more ways to keep up to date with what is going on in both of AFL Victoria’s competitions. NEVER has the thirst for up to to 9pm, SEN 1116 hosts the Peter match previews, latest scores, the minute information been Jackson VFL Show, which features reviews, Bailey Ladder ladders, as insatiable or the demand the upcoming ABC TV match of competition statistics, profiles and for this news expressway to be the round, as well as analysis and breaking news. delivered with speed, volume interviews from around the grounds It’s delivered by a dedicated, and precision. of the VFL. energetic group of more than 20 It’s a modern day phenomena Each weekend VFL Radio, courtesy aspiring journalists, with one of that is recognised, embraced and of BPM Media, broadcasts a match these volunteers as young as 14. activated by AFL Victoria as we each Sunday. VFL Radio can be It’s great that so many people endeavour to spread the news heard on iPhone, digital radio or want to involve themselves in our of the Peter Jackson VFL and on the web at www.bpmedia.com. competitions and its coverage. TAC Cup competitions like never au. It’s another opportunity for the From both web sites fans can before. footy fan to reach out and access access the Peter Jackson VFL & AFL Victoria has responded to the information. TAC Cup records each and every growing interest for this immediacy Community radio continues to week throughout the season. by incorporating more ways to engage with a growing audience Significantly, our web sites have inform and engage you, the fans, with 3WBC94.1FM (www.3wbc.org. more than 20,000 hits a day, a about the Peter Jackson VFL and au) covering Box Hill Hawks VFL telling reflection on the vibrant and TAC Cup competitions. matches each week. The station healthy state of Victorian football. All forms of traditional and now has been recording record figures And, AFL Victoria is in step with social media bring news, teams, to their online stream, attracting the exploding social network match reports and up-to-the close to 3,000 listeners each week. forums – Twitter and Facebook minute scores of our two showcase The Leader newspaper network where there is a dedicated link to competitions. throughout suburban and regional both competitions. Included in this As has been the case for the past areas provides news and features edition are Twitter addresses for 25 years, ABC TV provides fans on the Peter Jackson VFL and Peter Jackson VFL and TAC Cup each Saturday afternoon with the TAC Cup competitions. Our two clubs. match of the round. This coverage competitions are also well covered There’s now more and more ways is an important staple of the by The Weekly and Star News to keep you informed of the Peter competition. Group, as well as numerous local Jackson VFL and TAC Cup clubs. Channel 9 keeps fans abreast of all country papers across Victoria. Having said this, we’re always the emerging, exciting young talent The most informative source open to ideas about how we can in the TAC Cup competition with its of what’s happening is at AFL improve keeping footy fans up- Sunday afternoon show ‘TAC Cup Victoria’s newly improved and to-date. Please let us know your Future Stars’, which will return in expanded web sites – www.vfl. thoughts. mid-May. com.au and www.taccup.com.au. - Grant Williams Each Thursday night, from 8.30 You will find all the team selections, General Manager ROUND 4, APRIL 14-15, 2012 HEADQUARTERS. CONTENTS. Media Coverage 4 VFL Team Lists 27 Visy Park Step Back Think 5 Progressive Scores 34 Gate 3 Royal Parade Brett Lovett 6 AFL Victoria Development 35 Carlton Nth VIC 3054 Kyle Hartigan 11 Ford Face in the Crowd - TAC 38 GPO Box 4337 Shane Valenti 13 Andrew Althorpe 39 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Ben Jolley 14 Darren Ogier 40 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 Simon McPhee 15 TAC Cup Coaches Award 41 Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Ford Face in the Crowd - VFL 17 TAC Cup Team Lists 48 Website: www.aflvic.com.au Liam Hoy 19 www.vfl.com.au | 3 MEDIA COVERAGE Media Coverage VFL Radio Sunday 15th April Box Hill Hawks vs Port Melbourne From 1:30pm AEDT Live on the Red Time Sport iPhone App, vfl.com.au, sen.com.au Aussie Digital and the SEN iPhone app. Next Week: Werribee Tigers vs Geelong, Sandringham vs Williamstown 3WBC Sunday 15th April Box Hill Hawks vs Port Melbourne From 1pm Listen to 94.1 FM or online at www.3wbc.org.au Next Week: Box Hill Hawks vs Collingwood ABC TV Saturday 14th April North Ballarat vs Williamstown From 1pm Replay: 3am Wednesdays ABC TV Next Week: Box Hill Hawks vs Collingwood SEN Thursday 19th April The Peter Jackson VFL Show 8:30pm – 9pm Footy Online Keep up with the latest VFL news online via: website: www.vfl.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/vflfooty twitter: @VFLnews #PJVFL COVER CONTRIBUTORS VFL cover: Jake Fitzpatrick (Casey) TAC Cup Cover: Jake Thomas in the Editor: Anthony Stanguts [email protected] and Khan Haretuku (Frankston) go ruck for Gippsland versus the Calder Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Matt Lee, Troy Hallam, head to head in the ruck. Cannons. Brendan Lucas, Kate Gurney Design & Print: Red Onion Creative (03) 5221 4408 Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) 4 | www.aflvic.com.au STEP BACK THINK Step Back Think CLUBS in the Peter Jackson VFL and TAC Cup will this weekend be supporting the group “Step Back Think”. Step Back Think is a youth-led organisation campaigning to raise awareness about the dangers of street violence. Their aim is to engage the to support the distribution of ‘Step Back THInk’ community to become active orange laces to clubs across Background participants and advocates the state has been pivotal to Step Back Think was formed of the message that violence the realisation of this goal,” in the wake of the horrific has consequences. Rowe said. injuries sustained by James Part of their campaign – of “Step Back Think is Macready-Bryan in 2006. which the VFL and TAC Cup extremely excited for this James – better known to sides are supporting - is local campaign to kick off!” his mates as MB – was to have clubs wear orange Peter Jackson VFL clubs will assaulted in the CBD on his laces in their football boots support the campaign this 20th birthday on October to represent a cultural shift weekend, whilst TAC Cup 13th, 2006. A single punch in people’s perceptions of regions will get behind the knocked MB to the ground street violence. concept this Saturday April where his head smashed The orange laces at these 14 for the country teams at against the pavement, games will hopefully help QEO, Bendigo and then the resulting in catastrophic to stimulate conversation metro teams on the following brain damage from which he between coaches, friends, Saturday, April 21. will never recover. parents and kids; discussing Last Monday in the AFL, the In the year after Step Back what the consequences Geelong Cats supported Think’s formation, Matt might be from a violent the campaign by wearing McEvoy, 24, and Justin physical act off the field. splashes of orange in their Galligan, 16, died from brain CEO of Step Back Think uniform, with Cats players injuries similar to MB’s, in Sophie Rowe thanks the Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly two separate incidences support of AFL Victoria’s and David Wojcinski all that mirrored the tragic two competitions in bringing being Just Think campaign senselessness of MB’s awareness to the campaign. ambassadors. assault. “Step Back Think is AFL Victoria hopes the The sole mission of Step incredibly proud to be wearing of orange laces Back Think is to educate partnering with AFL Victoria. across the next two people on the catastrophic consequences one punch “Step Back Think aims to weekends will bring the can have, and from this, engage the community at issue of street violence to the reduce levels of street all levels to actively share attention of Victorians, and violence. the message that violence help begin the cultural shift has consequences; the in attitudes and awareness. willingness of AFL Victoria www.vfl.com.au | 5 BRETT LOVETT Lovett settles in at Casey BRETT Lovett is no stranger Scorpions’ development team wanted to head in a different to challenges. that reached the finals have direction in its relationship with Lovett, a veteran of 235 stayed. Sandringham with its coaching games during 12 seasons “As I always like to do, I put appointment. with Melbourne, encountered time into young kids and try to Connolly asked Lovett to them at Frankston for the best build a team,” Lovett said. be open minded about the part of six years he coached “From time to time clubs have possibility of joining the the Dolphins and also to rebuild. ‘Wally’ (James Demons, although he was during his one year tenure at Walls) has been a great unable to specify at the time Sandringham. player at the club’, (Tim) what that involvement may be. So, it was a bit like Groundhog Mohr we developed into the Two weeks later incumbent Day when he ventured to point where he got drafted; Scorpions coach Brad Casey Scorpions, his new (Michael) Stockdale was living Gotch accepted an assistant coaching digs.