STATE MATCH NIGEL CARMODY MARC GREIG VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD GOOD OLD CARMODY FOREVER New Magpie celebrates 150-game milestone ROUND 9 JUNE 7-9, 2008 $ INC EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE 3 GST Congratulations to DAVID STRETTON (Williamstown) This week’s winner of the Ford “Best on Ground” Ute Visit theoval.com.au for more information. theoval.com.au EDITORIAL Congratulations to South Australia for its victory against SA better the VFL last Saturday at the Adelaide Oval. Credit where credit is due, on the day the host state outplayed us in all facets of the game after the Outside the AFL VFL still leads the way opening 10 minutes. So, what do we take out of The result is not an accurate it caters for the needs of the match? Well, it would have reflection of the standard of the SANFL clubs. been nice to have had Messrs VFL, which is like no other state But it is folly to suggest Baird, Byrne, Poyas, Sautner, league in the country. the result of one match proves Summers and co. fit and available, It is largely a development anything more than which state but injuries are beyond competition made up of aspiring played better on that given day. anyone’s control. young footballers, mostly in Certainly, the VFL team’s It was also pleasing to see so their first three years out of the performance was disappointing, many ex-VFL players, including TAC Cup, and a sprinkling of but for many of its young players Fos Williams medallist and former seasoned players. the lessons learned will prove Box Hill captain Clint Alleway, Each and every week these invaluable in their football former Werribee rover James players come up against AFL- development. Allan, and former North Ballarat listed players playing in aligned Our appreciation goes to and Port Melbourne star Jeremy VFL clubs. On any given week coach Gerard FitzGerald and his Clayton, all play so well. there can be as many as 14 assistants Bruce Davis, Anthony There are, however, no AFL-listed players in a VFL team. Eames and Troy West for their excuses. South Australia And, there are five times professionalism leading up to, thoroughly deserved its win and as many AFL clubs supplying and on, match day. will have bragging rights until we players to the VFL as there are Unfortunately, our team next meet in Melbourne in 2011. in the SANFL. was not good enough on the While the South Australians Consequently, the standard day, but this did not tarnish may claim the victory gives them of the competition in the VFL the VFL competition. ownership of the best competition has to be greater than in any outside the AFL it is hard to justify other state league. John Hook such a claim on the outcome of The SANFL caters for the Football Operations Manager, one match. more mature player. That’s fine; AFL Victoria STATE MATCH NIGEL CARMODY MARC GREIG ROUND 9 AFL Victoria Chief Executive Officer: VICTORIANVICTORIAN FOOTBALLFOOTTBABALLLL LEAGUELEAEAGUUE Peter Schwab CONTENTS JUNE 7-9, 2008 Football Operations Manager: RECORD John Hook State match 5-8 COVER: Collingwood’s Nigel Statistics: Sam Coen Manager Director, Geoff Slattery Publishing: Round eight statistics 12-13 Carmody celebrates his Geoff Slattery Editor: Nick Bowen Round nine preview 22 150-game milestone against Designer: Karl Chandler Sandringham this Sunday. Photo Manager: Natalie Boccassini Nigel Carmody’s 150th game 23 GOOD OLD Photography: Getty Images (02) 9004 2250 CARMODY Advertising: Jennifer Pryor (03) 8663 3007 Young gun: James Charlesworth 25 FOREVER Printed by: Condor Printing New Magpie celebrates Address correspondence: The Editor, GPO Box Hill’s VFL success story 26 150-game milestone Box 4337, Melbourne, 3001. EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE ROUND 9 JUNE 7-9, 2008 $3 Phone: (03) 8663 3000 Marc Greig 27 VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 3 We make it easier to go green. 10% wind power at no extra cost. You don’t need to change your life much to help save the If you’re keen to help in other ways, the TRUenergy environment. Simply switch to a TRUenergy Go Green website provides an energy audit calculator and energy electricity plan, which offers 10% wind power at no efficiency tips which help you reduce your energy use extra cost, plus a 3% discount if you pay by the due date. and minimise your impact on the environment. 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Former Box Hill captain Clint Conversely, the VFL side Alleway, who managed just a was seemingly always under solitary goal when he represented pressure after quarter time, Victoria in 2005, sparked South couldn’t hit targets and had few Australia’s 25.11 outright winners. (161) to 14.12 (96) From the six-minute mark of the victory with six first quarter to the three-minute goals. mark of the third quarter, the hosts While Alleway kicked 15.5 to 2.3. provided a strong marking target Victoria had trailed by only one all day for South Australia, he was point at quarter-time and, though ably supported in the midfield by South Australia was beginning ex-Werribee rover James Allan, to gain the ascendency from the dual North Ballarat and Port centre and around the stoppages, Melbourne best and fairest no one could have envisaged winner Jeremy Clayton what the second quarter held. and Brett Backwell, who But former Adelaide Crow won the 2001 J.J. Liston Ian Perrie soon set the tone, and Trophy when he was on kicked the opening two goals Carlton’s list. within three minutes. Interestingly, six SA Perrie marked with authority, players – Alleway, Allan, repeatedly feeding his running Backwell, Clayton, James Gowans midfielders and providing and Ben Kane – all played in the a constant target whenever VFL. the South Australians South Australia’s overall streamed forward. Williamstown’s superiority was such it was hard to When Leigh Treeby and David Stretton find an Victorian winner apart from Daniel Havelberg each added launches a rare Frank Johnson medallist Robin goals, South Australia had kicked Victorian attack in last Saturday’s Nahas, forward Patrick Rose and four goals in the first 10 minutes state match. defender Jarrod Silvester. of the second quarter. VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 55 STATE GAME And with ruckman Craig Parry Jason Cloke got the Vics off to a and Brad Dabrowski controlling the flying start with centre bounces and stoppages, an early goal but the South Australian midfield was faded after that. soon well on top. Treeby, best and fairest last season for Woodville-West Torrens, kicked a further two goals for the quarter, while Charlie Sharples, Port Adelaide rookie Nick Salter and Backwell also added majors of their own. In all, South Australia kicked 9.2 to the Victorians’ two points, which left the Vics trailing by 55 points at half-time, the match effectively over. During its match-winning blitz, South Australia kicked 11 unanswered goals, which, not surprisingly, deflated the Victorians. When Alleway, winner of the Fos Williams Medal as the best South Australian player, converted Photo courtesy of from a mark two minutes into the Sports third quarter it appeared South in Focus. Australia could be headed for a winning margin in the 100s. Significantly, South Australia’s nine goals between them, But to the VFL side’s credit, three-pronged attack – Alleway, to provide the bulk of the it fought out the remainder of the Perrie and Brant Chambers – Victorians’ goals. match, the SANFL side winning kicked 13 goals between them. South Australia went inside the second half by just 10 points, While Chambers kicked four its forward 50m 60 times while 11.6 to 9.8. goals, Silvester did a good job to Victoria managed just 40 entries, Admittedly, the VFL kicked 6.5 subdue the big Sturt full-forward, with 13 of those coming in the in the final quarter – its only winning who topped 100 goals last year last quarter. term – but by that stage the sting and leads the SANFL’s goalkicking The hosts also had 60 more had gone out of the match. table again in 2008. Two of possessions than the Vics, with Earlier, Victorian coach Gerard Chambers’ goals came during junk their superior run, carry and link FitzGerald had been powerless time in the final quarter. play reflected by the fact they had to stop Alleway. He tried James Conversely, the VFL side’s 36 more handballs. Wall (twice), Michael Searle, Jason key forwards – Cloke and James Remarkably, it was South Cloke and Scott Meyer – but none Podsiadly – managed just one goal Australia’s highest score and of them could stem his influence.