VFL ROUND 8 AFL VICTORIA MAY 21-22, 2011 Magpies get points over Cats 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 Indigenous Round This weekend is an opportunity to recognise the contribution to our game of Indigenous people and their culture. FOOTBALL across the country this is responsible for the engagement of It will be a fantastic experience for week celebrates Indigenous Round, the Victorian Indigenous community all these players. recognising and paying tribute to the in football programs from Auskick All of the grid games at half time Indigenous peoples’ contribution to right through community football of the MCG game will be umpired Australian Football. (including female participation) and by Indigenous girls from Worawa Certainly, the game is greater for into the talent pathway (TAC and College in Healesville. These young the explosive presence of Buddy VFL). girls have completed an umpiring Franklin, exquisite skills of Cyril Those programs are not solely for course as part of the school Rioli and the class of Aaron Davey, players, but also for those who curriculum, a program organised a product of the VFL, to name but would like to be involved in football with the school by Neville Nash, AFL a few. at any level, coaching, umpiring and Victoria’s Umpiring Development It is a weekend where the volunteering. Manager. greater community can salute Recently, Leon organised and To round off the 2011 season, their importance to the growth facilitated an AFL Level 1 Coaching in August a team of under 15 of the game and also provides Course which targeted an Indigenous boys will be selected the opportunity to engage wider Indigenous participation audience. to represent Victoria at the National Australia in the culture of our The one day course took place Kickstart Carnival on the Gold Indigenous people. with 33 potential future coaches at Coast. From the carnival, the Flying At AFL level, there is currently the newly opened Korin Gamadji Boomerangs National Under 15 a record 85 Indigenous players Indigenous Institute within the team will be selected to represent - or 11% of club lists. Such an ME Bank Centre at the Richmond our country and travel overseas involvement at the game’s elite level Football Club. to share their culture with other is underpinned by our Indigenous During half time at the Dreamtime at Indigenous people and showcase framework and our broad range of the G game – Leon has organised our great game to an international programs across Australia. for more than 100 Victorian audience later this year. Headlining the celebration, now in Indigenous Auskickers from fi ve Ultimately, AFL Victoria hope that its seventh year, is the Dreamtime “Koori Kids Auskick Centres” our Indigenous programs, which are at the G, one of the undoubted across the state (Fitzroy Stars FC, in line with the national plan led by highlights of the season and Rumbalara FC, Nowa Nowa Primary Jason Mifsud at the AFL, will result an event that showcases the School, Bairnsdale West Primary in more Indigenous people being importance of the Indigenous School and Robinvale) to play on the involved at all levels of the game people in our game and society. night. In addition, there will be 22 including the TAC Cup Program and Importantly, celebrating the players from the remote Aboriginal the VFL competition. Indigenous people is not solely an community of Parrngurr in Western AFL initiative. Australia, located 370km east of - Grant Williams AFL Victoria has an Indigenous Newman in the Pilbara region, on AFL Victoria General Manager Programs Manager, Leon Egan, who the edge of the Great Sandy Desert. MAY 21st-22nd, 2011 Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au HEADQUARTERS CONTENTS Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Paul Hooper, Matt Lee, Brendan Lucas, Adem Saricaoglu, Visy Park Ben Guthrie, Stuart Wilson, Gate 3 Royal Parade Anna Harrington Design & Print: Red Onion Creative (03) 5221 4408 Carlton Nth VIC 3054 Photos: Getty Images, Damian Visentini, Island Images GPO Box 4337 Advertising: David Howard (03) 8341 6007 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams VFL 5 - 38 Football Operations Manager: John Hook Phone: (03) 8341 6000 TAC Cup 39 - 42 High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Leon Harris Football Operations Offi cer: Luke Gatti Website: www.afl vic.com.au Football Operations Coordinator: Sophie Timms www.afl vic.com.au 3 note from the editor Top to bottom in a week This week it is the other end of the ladder that draws interest as clubs fi ght for their fi rst win of the season. LAST week it was the top of the the season. Gaining that fi rst season of 60 points. Their biggest ladder clash that drew everyone’s win of the season would possibly and smallest losing margins were attention. see both clubs still in reach of a recorded within a week of each Port Melbourne and Williamstown fi nals spot, with the bottom placed other – 122 points against Port went head to head for outright top sides just three games off sixth Melbourne in round six, then 16 spot, with the Borough after seven spot on the ladder after seven points last week against Northern rounds now sitting proudly on top rounds. I am sure that fi nals is the Bullants in round seven. of the VFL ladder. Depth seems last thing on the minds of Adam This week one team will be gain to be the key for Port with Myles Potter and Simon Goosey as they their fi rst for points, for the other, Pitt fi nally given his chance in the enter round eight of action – their the only consolation with be that seniors (with Dean Galea missing) fi rst four points of the year would Geelong will still be sitting with and continued on his good be the priority. them at the bottom of the ladder reserves form (leading reserves Coburg were oh so close, but (Geelong have the bye this week, goal kicker with 21 goals) by yet so far in the early rounds of and have had a 0-6 start to the repaying coach Gary Ayres with the season – the result of their year). three goals. Patrick Rose did fi rst two defeats being under two In other VFL news, the next not show any nerves against goals (versus Sandringham and round of the Foxtel Cup has his old side slotting through fi ve Northern Bullants). What could been announced. Williamstown majors, taking outright top spot have been a 2-0 start to the are heading interstate again for on the VFL goal kicking ladder. year saw them sitting 0-2 after their Quarter Final, facing West As Ayres is quoting saying in an three rounds, and they went on Adelaide on Saturday June 4 at article in the Record this week, to suffer eight goal plus defeats AAMI Stadium in Adelaide. The “the premiership is not won in at the hands of Box Hill (76 pts), Northern Bullants next game will May”, but his side have certainly Williamstown (52) and last week be on Saturday June 11 against broadcast their intentions, and North Ballarat (60). Claremont at Metricon Stadium have stamped themselves as the For Frankston, after being (Carrara). Best of luck to both team to beat this year. competitive in a number of games sides. This week however attention turns this year, they have not been able - Anthony Stanguts to the other end of the ladder, as to run out the full game, suffering both Coburg and Frankston look an average losing margin this Communications Offi cer to record their fi rst senior win of media coverage Round 8, May 21st - 22nd: Saturday, 21st May ABC TV: Werribee Tigers vs Northern Bullants tune into ABC1 from 1pm 3WBC: North Ballarat vs Box Hill Hawks Listen live on 94.1fm or online at www.3wbc.org.au from 1pm Sunday, 22nd May VFL Radio: Bendigo vs Port Melbourne from 1:30pm www.vfl .com.au or www.bpmmedia.com.au or Aussie Digitial Thursday, 26th May SEN: ‘State of Play’ - the VFL half hour 8:30pm-9pm 4 www.afl vic.com.au patrick rose Rose shines in new colours for Williamstown against the was to improve on last year’s Borough when he slotted performance of reaching a through fi ve goals. Semi Final. He noted that whenever “I’m really pleased we were planning for a match against able to secure him, he’s a the Seagulls, Rose was one of quality player,” Ayres said. the players that occupied most “He’s got that uncanny knack of his energy. of being able to produce It’s little wonder that Ayres now something pretty special and refers to Rose, no longer a foe, that always stands him aside but an ally, as potentially the from the average player. recruit of the year. “We know for his size he has a Ayres didn’t need much think terrifi c understanding of where music when Port full forward the goals are. Paddy’s ability Dean Galea approached to kick goals on a regular him late last year with the basis is a real star quality. news that Rose - one of his “And, he’s pretty cool when friends from his days at Point he needs to make a decision Gellibrand - was looking for when there is a lot of heat and a football home and Port his size makes him hard to Melbourne was very much in match up on.” his planning.