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VFL Round 9 TAC Cup Round 10 13 - 14 June 2015 $3.00 Photo: Shane Goss Photo: Morgan Hancock ANY TWO SUITS FOR $795* PREMIER PARTNER VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Features 4 Jackson Hollmer 5 Jack Hellier 7 Kieran Malone 9 Angus Brayshaw 11 U18 Championships Round 3 Every week Editorial 3 VFL Highlights 12 VFL News 13 TAC Cup Highlights 14 TAC Cup News 15 AFL Vic News 17 Club Whiteboard 20 23 Draft Watch 64 Who’s playing who 48 49 Geelong vs Tasmania 34 35 Essendon vs Frankston 50 51 Calder vs Queensland 36 37 Geelong vs North Ballarat 52 53 Dandenong vs Gippsland 38 39 Casey Scorpions vs Coburg 54 55 Bendigo vs NSW/ACT Rams 40 41 Port Melbourne vs Sandringham 56 57 North Ballarat vs Murray 42 43 Collingwood vs Werribee Tigers 58 59 Northern Territory vs Northern 60 61 Oakleigh vs Sandringham 62 63 Eastern vs Western Editor: Ben Pollard ben.pollard@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Dave O’Neill, Anthony Stanguts, Design & Print: Cyan Press Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) Ikon Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Advertising: Ryan Webb (03) 8341 6062 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 AFL Victoria CEO: Steven Reaper www.afl vic.com.au State League & Talent Manager: John Hook High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Cover: Kyle Davis of the Geelong Falcons in action in the TAC Cup Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen Talent Operations Coordinator: Lauren Bunting www.taccup.com.au 01 Television Online VFL Online Website: www.vfl .com.au Twitter: @VFL #PJVFL Facebook: www.facebook.com/vfl footy Broadcasting the Peter Jackson VFL in 2015 TAC Cup Online Saturday June 13 – 12pm Website: www.taccup.com.au Geelong v North Ballarat Twitter: @TACCup Next week: Richmond v Footscray Facebook: www.facebook.com/taccupfooty Radio VFL Live L Sunday June 14, Collingwood v Werribee I From 10.30am V Live on Digital Radio via Aussie, Red Time Sport and SEN iPhone Apps, E online via vfl .com.au or sen.com.au Next week: Frankston v Port Melbourne R TAC Cup Radio A Saturday June 13, North Ballarat Rebels v Murray Bushrangers D I From 1.15pm O Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone App or www.taccup.com.au 3WBC Next game: Sunday June 21, Williamstown v Box Hill Hawks From 1pm Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or the Tune In Radio app Casey Radio Next game: Sunday June 21, Frankston v Port Melbourne From 1pm Tune to 97.7fm in Melbourne, via the web at www.caseyradio.com.au, or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Video Streaming Visit www.vfl .com.au for a link Sunday at 11am for a live video stream of: Collingwood v Werribee Watch the action and listen to the call from the VFL Live team. Next week: Frankston v Port Melbourne 02 www.vfl .com.au Football at its fi nest Football has the ability to unite people from all walks of life behind a common cause. Just last month, I wrote about the power of football in educating the general public about important social messages, but on the Queen’s Birthday Monday this was proved once and for all. To see thousand s upon thousands of people gather for the Freeze MND Walk to the ‘G and rally behind Neale Daniher and his courageous campaign to fi nd a cure for the terrible disease is a fantastic refl ection on football and the people involved at all levels of our sport. Last week, AFL Victoria staff members made the simple gesture of purchasing one of the blue beanies being sold to raise money to fund research into the disease. While football clubs are already tremendous supporters of both local and national charities, we encourage everyone who can to visit curemnd.org.au and support the fundraising eff ort. This weekend, a huge number of clubs across Victoria will also show their support for the Lace Up Against Social Violence Campaign. Several TAC Cup teams will wear the orange laces, helping educate young players about the impact and prevalence of domestic violence in our community and demonstrating football’s support for the campaign to put a stop to it. The Geelong VFL side has previously worn orange hooped socks to show their support and raise awareness of the issue and more than 50 community clubs will make similar contributions this weekend. As mentioned in last week’s edition, the Queen’s Birthday weekend saw a number of Victorian representative teams take the fi eld and keep alive the tradition of the Big V jumper. Congratulations to all those who took part in both senior men’s and women’s matches and hopefully you found the experience a very rewarding one. The long weekend also provided a taste of interleague football for junior players in metropolitan Melbourne. The Metro Junior Championships oft en provides U14 and U15 boys, and U16 girls their fi rst taste of high-level football. The Championships play an important role in the talent pathway and soon we will see a number of them progress through the TAC Cup ranks. A similar carnival for junior country players will be held this year during Grand Final week. Steven Reaper AFL Victoria CEO www.taccup.com.au 03 Ton up for loyal Cats stalwart The Geelong Peter Jackson VFL team’s laid-back leader Jackson Hollmer fi nally brought up his 100-game milestone against Essendon last weekend, fi ttingly booting two goals and being named in the Cats’ best in a 92-point defeat. For many, the frustrations of being part of a team I’ve even done a bit of back-up ruck work over the aligned with one of the most dominant AFL clubs in last couple of years, which was a bit diff erent. recent history would have forced them elsewhere. “I think my fi rst ruck contest was against Jarrod But not Hollmer, who is now into his ninth season Witts from Collingwood and he’s about 210cm – that with the Cats aft er crossing from Lorne in the Colac wasn’t fun at all.” and District Football League and is the fi rst VFL- For the 185cm Hollmer, such a tall challenge listed Cat to record 100 games. probably wouldn’t have fazed him. Despite constantly having to give up his place in Neither does the challenge of being a co-captain at the senior team for returning AFL-listed players and Geelong, a role he took up in conjunction with Ben missing out on selection in Geelong’s 2007, 2012 Raidme, Jackson Sheringham and Ryan Williams at and 2013 VFL Grand Final teams, the 29-year-old has the start of the season. stayed true to the blue and white hoops. “I’m pretty happy with that; it’s a good badge to In typically laid-back style, Hollmer said he never have,” Hollmer said. thought of leaving for more playing opportunities “It might have just been a loyalty thing when they elsewhere. handed that out... I knew someone would have to do “They (the Cats) tell you that’s what’s going to it with (former captain) Dom Gleeson leaving.” happen when you fi rst sign up,” he said. Unsurprisingly, Hollmer describes his captaincy “They’re very good down at Geelong; I’ve had a few style as “laid-back”, primarily relying on strong operations and they’ve looked aft er me in that way. relationships with his teammates to inspire them on “I’m just happy to be playing VFL footy.” the fi eld. Perhaps the reason for Hollmer’s longevity at the He said one of the teammates who has most Cats has to do with his ability to adapt to playing inspired him during his career was Geelong VFL in diff erent positions in order to accommodate the champion James Byrne, Hollmer’s captain for his AFL-listed players. fi rst two seasons with the Cats in 2007-08 and a man Hollmer said he “looked up to a lot”. “I’ve played everywhere,” Hollmer said. With only six more games until he overtakes Trent “I started as a run-with midfi elder and then went West’s Geelong VFL games record of 105, Hollmer and played back for a couple of years. can probably expect a lot more young Cats looking “For the last three years I’ve been down forward and up to their laid-back and loyal leader. 04 www.vfl .com.au Captain Jack notches 50 games Having just brought up his 50-game milestone, it’s clear that Collingwood Peter Jackson VFL skipper Jack Hellier hasn’t taken long to rise quickly through the Magpie ranks. Hellier was named co-captain at Collingwood in just “I want to make it a good environment around the his second year at the club aft er crossing from St club because we’re such a young group; I try to help Bedes-Mentone Tigers in the VAFA in 2012. the young kids along and show them it is enjoyable, The 26-year-old shared the role with Nick Riddle for and that you can still have fun playing at this level.” one year before becoming a sole captain in 2014, Hellier said the captaincy had changed him for the a rapid rise that caught even Hellier himself by better. surprise. “Back at St Bedes, I was playing with mates and (we He believes it may have been his less-serious side just had a) sort of inner sanctum, but now at a big that made Collingwood VFL coach Dale Tapping club in Collingwood, I’ve got to start thinking of the appoint him to the leadership position.