Round 15 SATURDAY AUGUST 1ST 2015 ACROSS MY DESK by RDFL Operations Manager Toby Boyle Welcome to Round 15 of the RDFNL Season. Just over • Invested heavily to host a training session in 2014 that a month left until we enter the 2015 Finals Series and all RDFNL Senior Clubs attended which included this week we commence the first of two multi-bye training on the need to create an environment that weekends where a number of clubs will rest up before is a warm and welcoming environment to people the onslaught of finals footy and netball. from all backgrounds regardless of sex, race, religion, RDFNL Celebrates Multicultural Round country of birth, skin colour, etc. The RDFNL is proud to bring you our very own version • Introduction of a Racial, Religious and Sexual of Multicultural Round. This round has been developed Orientation policy in 2012, to outline the important role that Multicultural • Committed to provide further training for club communities play within the AFL Goldfields Region and members that includes modules on vilification and the importance of our clubs creating an all-inclusive discrimination, cyber safety, alcohol, smoking and environment to encourage people of all backgrounds to drugs, respect and responsibility and mental health. participate in both football and netball. In addition to the above, and in an effort to try and The RDFNL Multicultural Round is a themed round to achieve the warm and welcoming environment for acknowledge and celebrate players who fall into the players and supporters from all backgrounds, AFL category of a multicultural player and also helps us Goldfields has created our own No“ Limits United to acknowledge and celebrate our game’s cultural Through Sport” advertising program that celebrates the diversity. Importantly, it also celebrates the contribution cultural diversity of the RDFNL and surrounding leagues, of the current Multicultural RDFNL players and the and which appears as posters at all Clubs and will excitement they bring to the league. appear in over 100,000 Footy Record this year. We are The RDFNL has followed the lead of the AFL in introducing also committed to roll out AFL Goldfields Club Education a Round dedicated to acknowledge the contribution of Program for all RDFNL players – from U10 to Senior level Multicultural footballers, and it is worth noting some of which will nearly 4000 players and will be delivered by the following key points which the AFL has provided that Football Development Managers in the Region. highlight the enormous contribution Multicultural Australians Some of the initiatives planned for our “Multicultural have played in the evolution of football. These include: Round” includes: • Up to 25% of current AFL lists players from diverse • Special edition “Multicultural Round” Footy Record backgrounds (11% Indigenous and 14% Multicultural). with commemorative cover • 20% of Australians who were born in another country, • Launch of RDFNL Multicultural Round logo of whom more than half came to Australia from non-English speaking nations. Combined with their • Special four page colour insert in this weekend’s Australian-born children, they constitute 43 percent of record outlining the introduction of the newly formed the population. Multicultural Steering Committee who are committed to implementing strategies to promote inclusion at all It is against this background that the RDFNL has made RDFNL clubs. a concerted effort to improve attitudes and behaviour in celebrating and welcoming cultural diversity, and On behalf of the RDFNL Board and Staff, good luck to all further in all areas of social responsibility in recent years, teams and supporters today. Be safe, be respectful and and examples of our commitment in this area include: enjoy your day at the footy and netball!! • The League to undertake “AFL Community Education Toby Boyle Training” in 2016 – which included “Respect & Operations Manager Responsibility”. Melton Toyota Riddell District FNL CONTENTS Round 15 Preview 12 Umpires’ Corner 51 Footy Tipping 17 Netball Report 55 Senior Football Round 14 Results 19 Reserves Football Round 14 Results 57 A Grade Netball Round 14 Results 21 U18 Football Round 14 Results 59 Club Notes & Team Lists 22 B/C/19U Grade Netball Round 14 Results 60 Season 2015 Fixture 34 Netball Ladders 63 Multicultural Round Feature 35 Football Ladders 68 1 | Riddell District Football Netball League Record www.rdfl.org.au | 1 2 | Riddell District Football Netball League Record Round 15 SATURDAY AUGUST 1ST 2015 DIGGERS REST v SUNBURY KANGAROOS MATCH REVIEW with Chris “Yeendy” Yeend Diggers Rest took on the Sunbury Kangaroos midfield. McCabe made the game look easy in one of the most crucial matches of round 14 by casually side-stepping opponents on a in the Riddell District Football Netball League. number of occasions and comfortably finding The Burras needed victory to keep their top his favoured left foot. The Roos swung Matt two chances alive while the Kangaroos Leonard forward in the second term and needed a win to go one step closer towards he kicked a goal immediately. Despite their securing a place in the top six. efforts into the breeze, the margin extended Conditions were perfect for football with to 38 points at half-time and they still could a moderate breeze blowing through the not find back-to-back goals. corridor. The injury ravaged Roos needed The Kangaroos bought the margin back to a strong start kicking into the breeze, but 40 points thanks to a Phil Kaufmann goal late instead found themselves up against a hungry in the third term. But in true Burra style, Lobb Diggers Rest side who had more desperation. replied moments later and had five goals to The Burras opened up strongly in the opening three quarter-time. When Burras coach Shaun minute when Luke Smailes marked from close Sims kicked the opening goal of the final term, range after a pass into the corridor. He kicked the margin pushed out to 49 points and the truly to have the home team on their way. game was gone, or so fans thought. Mitch Trimboli had the chance to open up Quick goals from Kaufmann and Matt Baird the Kangaroos’ account a few moments later reduced the margin to 36 points 10 minutes into from a free kick but the wind picked up and the last quarter. They gathered an inside 50 from the kick went through for a minor score. the next clearance after Baird’s goal. If they The Burras enjoyed a 10 minute splash of had kicked truly from that opportunity, the flood dominance thanks largely to Phil Lobb. The gates could have opened for a grand stand backman turned forward marked strongly finish. Unfortunately for Sunbury fans, it was not to in the forward pocket with a great right foot be as the Burras won by 43 points. goal on an angle before kicking a brilliant “We were very disappointing after losing the first goal from a left foot snap just one minute later. game to them by a point, and to come back Diggers Rest opened up a 31 point mid-way and beat them like that is great,” Diggers Rest’s through the term and didn’t look back. Goals Tom Gleeson said after the game. to Ploog and Trimboli gave the Roos some control on the scoreboard but with every goal they kicked, Diggers Rest replied immediately. The major hurdle for the Kangaroos was not the lack of goal kicking power, nor the run and drive from the midfield or inaccurate goal kicking. When the ball went inside their forward 50, Burra star Tom Gleeson landed hands to ball regularly in one of the most commanding performances from a backman all season. Diggers Rest’s stand-outs became more obvious as the game progressed with Michael Evans and Cam McCabe controlling the 2 | Riddell District Football Netball League Record www.rdfl.org.au | 3 4 | Riddell District Football Netball League Record Round 15 SATURDAY AUGUST 1ST 2015 REDBACKS SLOP THROUGH MUD TO BEAT CATS by Chris Cavanagh, Leader Local Footy AT TIMES it resembled a mud wrestle more than a The home side expected the Kangaroos to come football match. out firing at Bloomdale Oval on Saturday and But four points were still on offer and Romsey was brought their A-Game to counter it. not about to let them slip through its hands. What eventuated was the best quarter of A week after suffering their second loss of the football the Burras have displayed this year, a season to Riddell, the Redbacks got back seven-goal-to-two opening term setting them on on the winners’ list with a 9.5 (59) to 6.10 (46) their way to victory. triumph over fellow premiership contender “When the game’s on the line you want people to Macedon on Saturday. stand up, and they did,” Sims said. It was not pretty viewing, the two sides managing “It really set the game up. We were in control and just six goals between them in the opening half. I thought we played well in the second quarter, But a five-goal-to-two third term put the visitors too, we just missed some opportunities to kick on their way to victory at Tony Clarke Reserve. some goals. But overall the way we played and moved the footy was pretty good.” “As eveyone says, sometimes you just have a bad day. Ours was against Riddell,” Romsey president Thomas Gleeson was “excellent” for Diggers Rest Wayne Milburn said. in defence, while at the other end Jamie Lobb “But we bounced back really well on Saturday booted five goals to take his season tally to 17 right from the first bounce. majors, with nine coming in the past fortnight.