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Draft Camp – that’s 50 per cent A season full of the camp’s total invitees. A further 43 TAC Cup players have been invited to the Victorian of highlights screening session on Saturday, October 4 at Princes Park. TAC Cup players shine in 2008 Five TAC Cup graduates – (), Ben McKinley (), As the curtain begins to fall on Vic Country, which defeated Nathan Brown (North Ballarat), the TAC Cup home and away Western Australia and Tasmania, (Northern season it is worth refl ecting on was also represented in the All- Knights) and what has been an outstanding Australian team by Nic Suban, Jack (Northern Knights) – earned NAB 17th season for the competition. Ziebell and . Rising Star nominations in 2008. Its highlights included Vic Metro Victorian players were also In addition to this list of comprehensively winning the NAB prominent in the latest intake of the accomplishments, the coming AFL Under-18 Championships as AIS-AFL Academy with 11 players month will also see the Morrish it powered through the revamped – Vic Country’s Alex Keath, Lucas Medal and TAC Cup Coaches’ series undefeated. Cook and , and Vic Award winners crowned, while It was a fi tting fi nale for Metro’s Jack Hutchins, , the TAC Cup Team Of The respected Vic Metro coach David Trent McKenzie, Kieran Harper, Year and Coach of the Year Dickson, who ended his 12-year Tom Nicholls, Kyle Hartigan, Koby will be announced on Sunday, tenure as coach with his eighth Stevens and – September 14. Championships title. awarded scholarships. For the fi rst time, the TAC Cup Naturally, Vic Metro players In the NAB AFL Under-16 fi nal series will be conducted featured prominently at the Championships, Vic Metro earned under a knockout format with the Championships. was a the right to play off for the title highest-ranked clubs in the eight popular winner of the Larke Medal against Western Australia at the seeded to play the lowest-ranked as Division One’s best player, while MCG as a curtain raiser to the AFL clubs, culminating in the League’s the Sandringham Dragons forward Grand Final. fi rst twilight Grand Final at Telstra was joined in the All-Australian The TAC Cup’s reputation as Dome on Friday, September 26. team by Metro teammates Tyrone the best talented player Vickery, , Michael development program in the Anton Grbac Hurley, , country was further underlined with High Performance Manager, and Shaun McKernan. 35 players selected for the AFL AFL

ROUND 18 AFL Victoria Chief Executive Officer: Peter Schwab CONTENTS AUGUST 30-31, 2008 Football Operations Manager: John Hook Clubs missing the fi nals 4-5 COVER: Brodie Filo and High Performance Managers: the Bendigo Pioneers have Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Pece Micevski 6 endured a tough 2008 season Statistics: Sophie Timms Round 17 statistics 7 CEO, The Slattery Media Group: Geoff Slattery but will be determined to Editor: Nick Bowen AFL Recreational Football 23 regroup in 2009. Designer: Karl Chandler Photo Manager: Natalie Boccassini Photography: Getty Images (02) 9004 2250 Address correspondence: Advertising: Jennifer Pryor (03) 8663 3007 The Editor, GPO Box 4337, , 3001. Printed by: Condor Printing Phone: (03) 8663 3005

TAC CUP RECORD 33 CLUBS MISSING THE FINALS

Jarrod There’s always Molloy next year Clubs who’ve missed the fi nals look to 2009

One of the few givens of any The TAC Cup Record spoke football season is that not every to the four clubs that won’t club makes the play fi nals, and play fi nals this year about their it’s no different in the TAC Cup. seasons, the highlights, their It doesn’t mean those clubs’ stand-out players and who they SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS seasons have been lost, however. think will win the fl ag. Coach: Jarrod Malloy How did you assess BENDIGO PIONEERS What have been the highlights? the season? Coach: Mark Ellis We have beaten several teams – In the pre-season, we were a long How did you assess North Ballarat and Oakleigh – way away from an acceptable the season? that will fi gure prominently in the level of fi tness and skills for the We suffered some injuries to fi nals. Some of our bottom-aged TAC Cup. The kids have worked key position players, which we boys are really developing and really hard, though, and we’ve couldn’t afford. Apart from two will be very good players next progressed greatly. or three games we have been year. We also had Jake Hall, What have been the highlights? in most games. The spirit has Julian Lockwood, Shane Page We’ve been able to win most been good. and Josh Gaylor play for Vic games when we’ve had everyone Country in the Under- available. We also had seven kids 18 Championships. play for Vic Metro in the Under-18 Name three players that Championships. impressed and why? Name three players that Jake Hall. A very athletic player impressed and why? who runs a 15.8 beep test. Tyrone Vickery. An outstanding We’ve played him off back and attitude with talent to match. He’s a little on ball. a great leader. Kallen Geary. Though bottom- . Comes from a discus aged, he’s probably been our background and hasn’t played most consistent player. His fi tness much football. An exceptionally level is terrifi c, he works hard and hard worker and is beginning to uses the ball so well. reap the rewards. Rhys Healey. His past six-to-eight Liam Tobin. In the fi ve games he weeks have been really good. He’s played he was in our best every provided some good focus for the time. Does all the basic things rest of the players in attack. brilliantly and has class. Who will win the fl ag? Who will win the fl ag? Mark Ellis Geelong Falcons. .

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CALDER CANNONS Name three players that Coach: David Flood impressed and why? How did you assess Andrew Duhau. As a new, top- the season? aged boy, he’s really impressed In a lot of ways the season on and off fi eld and been one of has been a real challenge for our most consistent players. us, but the players and the staff Tom Lucin. A bottom-aged boy have really stuck to their task who has been pretty consistent. well. Even though we haven’t He’s had some pretty tough jobs had a great result in terms of playing on ball and through wins we have seen a lot of the back-line, but he’s stuck improvement in a lot of our well to the task. guys individually. Steve McCallum. Another What have been the highlights? bottom-aged boy who has I think the fact that we have been come on really well. He’s able to stick together and stay worked really hard on improving really positive. We’ve had some his game. really good cameo performances Who will win the fl ag? David by different players. Murray Bushrangers. Flood

NORTHERN KNIGHTS Name three players that Coach: Paul Satterley impressed and why? How did you assess Hamish Paynter. The leading the season? tackler in the competition. It’s been tough at times, but He keeps his head over we have been very competitive. the football and his Last year our mix was 17 top-aged endeavour and willingness and fi ve bottom-aged players. This to keep improving have year it has been the opposite and been fantastic. we have given the bottom-aged . A genuine rover, players the experience leading who pushed his way into the into next year. team through his work rate on What have been the highlights? the training track. Has a great Obviously, having David Zaharakis mindset; won the respect of and Michael Hurley named all his peers. as co-captains of Vic Metro David Zaharakis. Has and All-Australians was outstanding leadership qualities outstanding. Luke Stanton and managed a heavy work did very well in the fi nal match load extraordinarily well. of the Under-18 Championships. An impressive young man with Tommy Hill, our developing football talent to match. Paul ruckman, being involved in the Who will win the fl ag? Satterley AIS program also. Murray Bushrangers.

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Little Big Heart micevski’s comeback inspires the knights

put pece micevski in the But his enthusiasm would again jockeys’ room at Flemington or prove costly. In his desire to return caulfield and he would not be to the Knights, Micevski returned out of place. earlier than he should have. But it is not the size of a Playing for his local club, he person that determines re-injured his knee and required his standing among further surgery. his peers. No one Again, Micevski set about his has proved that rehab with steely determination. more than Micevski “I just wanted to do everything I over the past could to get my way back into the 12 months. team for the last couple of games Last year as a bottom- this year,” Micevski said. aged player, Micevski, When he finally gained a 170cm and 72kg, played 13 clearance from his doctor, of the first 14 games for the Satterley said the Knights selection Northern Knights in a team committee had no hesitation in that featured Matthew Kreuzer, selecting Micevski without him Trent Cotchin, and having played a comeback game . for his local club. After one sub-par performance, Satterley said Micevski’s Micevski decided to hit the training application to his rehabilitation had track hard but, regrettably, his been uplifting for the whole club. enthusiasm saw him snap an In his first game back, Micevski anterior cruciate ligament. managed just two kicks, which he A subsequent knee converted for two goals, but he reconstruction kept him out for the was just glad to be back. rest of the season, but at no stage “Pece has been a real Pece Micevski has shown did Micevski sulk or feel sorry inspiration to his teammates,” incredible for himself, according to Knights Satterley said. determination coach Paul Satterley. “Athletically, he hasn’t got the to make it back to the Micevski turned up to every stature of some of the great players Northern rehab session. If he did feel down, of the competition, but he has a Knights team he would pull out one of his DVDs big heart and that was on display after a knee reconstruction and take heart from his good against Sandringham.” last year. performances before the injury. Micevski is now looking forward “It kept me going. It gave me to playing with his brother Billy at faith that I could make it back,” Northern Knights, another ambition Micevski said. he’s determined to achieve.

6 visit: www.taccup.com.au statistics statistics rOuND 17 2.3 4.4 7.6 12.10 (82) 2.1 5.1 6.5 6.8 (44) TAC CUP LADDER P W L D F A % PTS GOals: calder cannons - M. White 6, Temel 2, Toy 2, Tydell, Lucin. murray bushrangers 17 15 2 0 1855 1090 170.18 60 Eastern ranges - La Marca, Gysberts, Blease, Barnes, Cass, O’Shea. 17 11 6 0 1584 1394 113.63 44 bEst: calder cannons - M. White, McKernan, Joyce, Toy, Lucin, Woodburn. North ballarat rebels 17 11 6 0 1435 1263 113.62 44 Eastern ranges - Kitchin, Gysberts, Moore, Brown, Barnes, Cass.

western Jets 17 11 6 0 1429 1465 97.54 44 Gippsland power 6.2 9.4 12.6 15.8 (98) Geelong Falcons 17 10 7 0 1711 1343 127.40 40 Sandringham Dragons 3.1 6.3 10.7 13.13 (91)

Gippsland power 17 10 7 0 1593 1273 125.14 40 GOals: Gippsland power - Heyne 5, Weston 3, Stockdale 2, Butcher 2, Dessent, Rogers, 17 10 7 0 1531 1336 114.60 40 Lehman. sandringham Dragons - Watts 3, Robertson 2, Harris, McGarry, Meehan, Lynch, Hale, Eastern ranges 17 10 7 0 1354 1463 92.55 40 McHarg, Sengstock, Gilchrist. Sandringham Dragons 17 6 11 0 1345 1660 81.02 24 bEst: Gippsland power - Blair, Carr, McLinden, Heyne, Butcher, Weston. sandringham Dragons - Lynch, Sengstock, Brown, Smith-Cameron, Gilchrist, Kennedy. Bendigo Pioneers 17 4 13 0 1307 1717 76.12 16

Calder Cannons 17 4 13 0 1184 1589 74.51 16 western Jets 2.1 4.5 10.9 13.13 (91) Northern Knights 17 3 14 0 1295 1506 85.99 12 Bendigo Pioneers 2.5 7.6 8.8 10.12 (72)

GOals: western Jets - Banner 4, Sims 3, Conway 2, Haby, Koroneos, Fitzpatrick, Wood. GOalkickErs (PROGRESSIVE) kicks ROUND 17 bendigo pioneers - Page 2, Coghlan 2, Massina, Irwin-Hill, Martin, Baird, Healey, Petrie. bEst: western Jets - Banner, Sims, Conway, Fogarty, Casley, Wood. Murray 42 (2) mitchell banner Western 31 bendigo pioneers - Williams, Coghlan, Healey, Florance, Baird, Smith. michael still Northern 33 (5) tom lynch Sandringham 25 John butcher Gippsland 30 (2) Dylan Joyce Calder 23 murray bushrangers 2.5 5.7 8.11 11.15 (81) Jayden hoegel Oakleigh 30 (-) kade klemke Murray 23 Dandenong Stingrays 1.1 2.3 5.6 6.7 (43) aaron purves Dandenong 29 (-) leigh kitchin Eastern 22 Geelong 29 (-) Gippsland 21 GOals: murray bushrangers - Ziebell 6, Rockliff 2, Wright, Priest, McNeil. sam wright Murray 28 (1) tom rockliff Murray 21 Dandenong stingrays - Rogasch, Doria, Clark, Ferraro, Scully, Savage. Jack Fitzpatrick Western 27 (1) ryan mckenzie North Ballarat 21 bEst: murray bushrangers - Ziebell, Priest, Klemke, Wright, Milne, Sidebottom. serhat temel Calder 26 (2) Dandenong stingrays - Scully, Heddles, Andrews, Ferraro, Hibberd, Purves. Jordan lisle Oakleigh 21 rhys healey Bendigo 24 (2) sam wright Murray 20 Grant lofthouse Eastern 24 (-) Geelong Falcons 3.6 5.7 6.11 9.13 (67) Oakleigh 20 Nicholas heyne Gippsland 24 (5) North ballarat rebels 0.2 4.8 7.14 8.20 (68) tim ruffles North Ballarat 24 (-) Calder 19 GOals: Geelong Falcons - Christensen 2, Delaney 2, Bucovaz, Grabowski, Lynch, Bartlett, John Nicolopoulos Oakleigh 23 (-) rhys healey Bendigo 18 Thompson. ricky Ferraro Dandenong 22 (1) matthew wall Oakleigh 18 North ballarat rebels - Radley 3, R. McKenzie, Tate, Hooper, Cranage, Young. Jayden cass Eastern 22 (1) lee coghlan Bendigo 17 bEst: Geelong Falcons - Lynch, Delaney, McKenzie, Rounds, Bucovaz, Hollmer. Jack weston Gippsland 22 (3) brett mahoney Murray 17 North ballarat rebels - R. McKenzie, Tate, Suban, Cowan, Free, Young. marks ROUND 17 haNDballs ROUND 17 Northern Knights 1.2 3.3 7.4 12.8 (80) tom lynch Sandringham 13 Jordie mckenzie Geelong 15 Oakleigh chargers 3.2 5.6 9.7 13.9 (87) michael still Northern 12 tom scully Dandenong 14 GOals: Northern knights - Still 5, Grgic, Paynter, Wallace, Hill, Zaharakis, Stanton, Stavely. Murray 11 lee coghlan Bendigo 13 Oakleigh chargers - O’Farrell 2, Clarke 2, Sibosado 2, Shuey 2, Kennedy, Gaff, Burstin, Zach sengstock Sandringham 11 Jordan williams Bendigo 13 Strauss, Gotch. thomas liberatore Calder 13 Dylan Joyce Calder 10 bEst: Northern knights - Still, Hill, Zaharakis, Griffiths, Boyden, Paynter. brett mahoney Murray 13 Oakleigh chargers - Shuey, Gotch, Burstin, Clarke, Purcell, Kennedy. rhys boyden Northern 10 matthew suckling Sandringham 13 tom hill Northern 10 Darren haby Western 13 Jordan lisle Oakleigh 10 travis lunardi Western 13 CoaChes’ award 2008 mitchell brown Sandringham 10 steve mccallum Calder 12 round 17 5-vote winners Jordan Florance Bendigo 9 will young North Ballarat 12 murray v DaNDENONG GippslaND v saNDriNGham 5 • Jack Ziebell • Murray 5 • Jaryd Blair • Gippsland rhys healey Bendigo 9 steven kelly Northern 12 calDEr v EastErN wEstErN v bENDiGO leigh kitchin Eastern 9 luke stanton Northern 12 5 • Marcus White • Calder 5 • Mitchell Banner • Western luke Delaney Geelong 9 luke shuey Oakleigh 12 NOrthErN v OaklEiGh GEElONG v NOrth ballarat ryan mckenzie North Ballarat 9 Jordan Florance Bendigo 11 5 • Luke Shuey • Oakleigh 5 • Ryan McKenzie • North Ballarat mitchell banner Western 9 Bendigo 11 5-4-3-2-1 votes awarded per game, with full match voting and votes tally announced at the end of the season.

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eastern Ranges Social: Brownlow TAC Cup club notes Calcutta at Club Kilsyth, Monday, September 22. Watch out for tAc cup talk each week on Ford’s theoval.com.au. the show features all the latest tAc cup news, with hosts Dwayne Raffle tickets for this function will Russell and nigel carmody previewing the coming matches. be distributed shortly. Vote Count, October 3 at Lilydale International. Awards Night, October 13 at Village Cinemas Knox. Thank you to parents, staff and sponsors for the support they have given the club’s social events this year. SEN lunch at Club Kilsyth, Friday, September 12 from noon. SEN Radio will broadcast at the lunch. Tickets are $28 a person and include a main meal. Bookings: 9724 9499. Well done to the players for making their TAC pledge to drive 120 hours practice in all weather conditions as part of the TAC’s L120 program. Tom Hill puts his body on the line during the Northern Knights’ bendigo seven-point loss to the Pioneers Oakleigh Chargers. A reminder to all players, parents, sponsors chain management solutions. meal. Drinks will be at bar prices. and supporters that our Best Presentation Night is on Friday, Put this in your diary, it is open to and Fairest dinner and count will October 10. Book your seats all players, parents, staff, sponsors be held at the Bendigo Club on with Meg now on 9350 7112. and supporters. Invitations will be Saturday, September 6. If you Vapor and Azuma products are posted in September and you can haven’t got your ticket, get it today still available, along with club book with Michael Turner on from Jill at the canteen. merchandise. See our website: 0418 524 495. caldercannons.aflvic.com.au. calder cannons Western Jets Sponsor of the week: Geelong Falcons The Jets wish to Panalpina World The Geelong Falcons acknowledge our Transport. Panalpina is one of Presentation Night sponsors for the 2008 season. the world’s leading providers of () will be held at Thanks to major sponsor forwarding and logistics services, Buckleys Entertainment Centre Victoria University, Werribee specialising in inter-continental on Friday, October 31. The dress Mazda, Burbank, Costa’s Mitre air freight and ocean freight code is formal; tickets are $30 a 10, Apprenticeships plus, KFC, shipments and associated supply- head and include a two-course Buffalo Sports, Red Onion

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Creative, Divella, Ace’s Place, programs and we thank them for all players the best of luck. Subway Altona North, Empire their continued support. Go Rebels. Trade Exchange, Village Cinemas, Before the Rebels-Stingrays Springs Bakehouse and Caroline match on September 6, we will Dandenong stingrays Springs Fresh. The Western Jets again be holding a player-parent The Stingrays will be appreciate all the support our draft information session at holding an AFL Draft sponsors provide. 12.45pm inside the Stingrays information session starting at social rooms. The forum will 12.45pm on Saturday, September north ballarat Rebels include player managers, 6 in the Stingrays social rooms This week we welcome recruiters and parents of current prior to the round 19 clash against the Northern Knights to AFL players. We encourage the North Ballarat Rebels. All Austar Arena for round 18 of the all parents to attend this very Stingrays and North Ballarat TAC Cup. Our games against informative session. parents are invited to attend. the Knights are always of a high A reminder that the club’s The session will include AFL quality and this match will be Presentation Night will be held at recruiting staff, player managers, no different. the Ballarat Lodge on Saturday, VFL representatives and parents Congratulations to our October 4 from 6pm. Please book of former Stingrays players, who players at St Patrick’s College your seats through the North will all give their perspectives on on their hard-fought win against Ballarat Sports Club reception the processes of the AFL National, Ballarat and Clarendon College on 5339 0944. Tickets are $50 Rookie and Pre-season drafts. last week in the BAS Grand a person. The session will go for about an Final. All schools in Ballarat are Next week we venture into hour, concluding in time for people great supporters of the Rebels’ the knockout finals and we wish to prepare for the big clash.

TAC CUP RECORD 99 fixture fixture 2008 Round 1 Round 7 Round 13 SatuRday, MaRCH 29 SatuRday, May 24 SatuRday, JuLy 19 Eastern 9.14 (68) vs. Oakleigh 22.11 (143) Dandenong 12.15 (87) vs. eastern 14.14 (98) Dandenong 16.13 (109) vs. Calder 7.10 (52) Bendigo 10.13 (73) vs. North Ballarat 9.9 (63) Gippsland 11.15 (81) vs. Dandenong 10.9 (69) Murray 14.8 (92) vs. Northern 10.17 (77) Gippsland 16.16 (112) vs. Oakleigh 8.11 (59) Oakleigh 10.9 (69) vs. Gippsland 14.18 (102) Sunday, MaRCH 30 Murray 18.10 (118) vs. Sandringham 5.9 (39) Calder 9.13 (67) vs. Sandringham 12.18 (90) Sunday, May 25 Eastern 6.9 (45) vs. Western 14.9 (93) Bendigo 11.7 (73) vs. Murray 20.14 (134) North Ballarat 14.14 (98) vs. Calder 10.14 (74) Sunday, JuLy 20 North Ballarat 13.10 (88) vs. Geelong 19.13 (127) Bendigo 15.7 (97) vs. Western 16.11 (107) Geelong 10.13 (73) vs. Northern 9.7 (61) Northern 9.11 (65) vs. Western 15.10 (100) Geelong 23.13 (151) vs. Sandringham 7.10 (52) Round 14 Round 2 Round 8 SatuRday, JuLy 26 SatuRday, apRIL 5 SatuRday, May 31 Oakleigh 12.14 (86) vs. Sandringham 11.13 (79) Geelong 18.11 (119) vs. Gippsland 18.13 (121) Eastern 12.12 (84) vs. Sandringham 20.14 (134) Northern 23.20 (158) vs. Northern Territory 3.11 (29) Murray 22.12 (144) vs. Western 9.8 (62) Gippsland 18.24 (132) vs. Bendigo 6.14 (50) Northern 12.12 (84) vs. Calder 16.14 (110) Dandenong 19.8 (122) vs. Bendigo 8.11 (59) Geelong 13.9 (87) vs. Queensland 14.10 (94) Gippsland 12.10 (82) vs. Murray 17.2 (104) Sunday, JuLy 27 North Ballarat 17.6 (108) vs. Bendigo 13.13 (91) North Ballarat 11.10 (76) vs. Dandenong 12.12 (84) Calder 10.10 (70) vs. Northern 7.5 (47) Sunday, apRIL 6 Western 17.14 (116) vs. Murray 12.11 (83) North Ballarat 21.10 (136) vs. Eastern 7.4 (46) Sandringham 9.10 (64) vs. Oakleigh 16.12 (108) Western 9.6 (60) vs. Oakleigh 19.21 (135) development day Sunday, JunE 1 Dandenong 21.10 (136) vs. Geelong 15.17 (107) auguSt 2/3 eastern 13.11 (89) vs. Calder 9.13 (67) Round 3 Round 15 national Championships SatuRday, apRIL 12 SatuRday, auguSt 9 Gippsland 13.10 (88) vs. North Ballarat 14.11 (95) JunE 7/8 Western 13.11 (89) vs. Calder 12.14 (86) Northern 6.7 (43) vs. eastern 14.12 (96) Round 9 Geelong 18.8 (116) vs. Bendigo 9.11 (65) eastern 13.9 (87) vs. Gippsland 11.8 (74) Murray 16.9 (105) vs. Geelong 6.16 (52) SatuRday, JunE 14 Sunday, auguSt 10 Bendigo 13.23 (101) vs. Dandenong 14.11 (95) Calder 16.17 (113) vs. Northern Territory 4.13 (37) Oakleigh 8.6 (54) vs. Dandenong 8.13 (61) Sunday, apRIL 13 Oakleigh 16.17 (113) vs. Northern 8.10 (58) Sandringham 10.18 (78) vs. North Ballarat 8.9 (57) Western 13.11 (89) vs. Sandringham 11.13 (79) Geelong 21.14 (140) vs. Western 8.9 (57) Northern 9.12 (66) vs. Murray 13.11 (89) Calder 15.9 (99) vs. Oakleigh 20.13 (133) Sunday, JunE 15 Round 16 Round 4 Gippsland 17.13 (115) vs. Queensland 11.11 (77) SatuRday, auguSt 16 Bendigo 14.11 (95) vs. eastern 14.14 (98) SatuRday, apRIL 19 Sandringham 15.8 (98) vs. Northern 12.6 (78) Murray 16.13 (109) vs. North Ballarat 6.7 (43) Bendigo 15.9 (99) vs. Oakleigh 14.14 (98) Western 18.11 (119) vs. Northern Territory 12.13 (85) Sandringham 14.10 (94) vs. Dandenong 20.17 (137) Murray 19.18 (132) vs. Calder 4.7 (31) tasmania 18.10 (118) vs. Bendigo 11.9 (75) eastern 10.9 (69) vs. Geelong 8.9 (57) development day Murray 25.13 (163) vs. NSW/ACT 9.7 (61) Sunday, auguSt 17 Gippsland 14.10 (94) vs. eastern 16.14 (110) JunE 21/22 North Ballarat 11.7 (73) vs. Western 9.8 (62) Queensland 10.15 (75) vs. Oakleigh 16.13 (109) Round 10 Gippsland 10.13 (73) vs. Dandenong 11.11 (77) Sunday, apRIL 20 SatuRday, JunE 28 Round 17 Northern 23.9 (147) vs. Dandenong 15.14 (104) Geelong 15.15 (105) vs. Oakleigh 11.3 (69) SatuRday, auguSt 23 North Ballarat 22.12 (144) vs. Sandringham 7.13 (55) eastern 23.18 (156) vs. Northern Territory 7.6 (48) Calder 12.10 (82) vs. Eastern 6.8 (44) Geelong 21.9 (135) vs. Calder 10.11 (71) Murray 11.15 (81) vs. Dandenong 6.7 (43) Bendigo 12.12 (84) vs. Northern 17.12 (114) Gippsland 15.8 (98) vs. Sandringham 13.13 (91) development day Calder 9.7 (61) vs. Murray 19.16 (130) Western 13.13 (91) vs. Bendigo 10.12 (72) apRIL 26/27 Sandringham 12.18 (90) vs. Gippsland 12.14 (86) Sunday, auguSt 24 Sunday, JunE 29 Round 5 Geelong 9.13 (67) vs. North Ballarat 8.20 (68) North Ballarat 16.8 (104) vs. Queensland 7.9 (51) Northern 12.8 (80) vs. Oakleigh 13.9 (87) SatuRday, May 3 Dandenong 8.12 (60) vs. Western 7.15 (57) Round 18 Calder 8.10 (58) vs. Western 13.10 (88) Geelong 14.9 (93) vs. eastern 15.10 (100) Round 11 SatuRday, auguSt 30 Bendigo vs. Gippsland Golden Square 11:30am Gippsland 12.11 (83) vs. Northern 5.12 (42) SatuRday, JuLy 5 North Ballarat vs. Northern AUSTAR Arena 1pm Sandringham 15.9 (99) vs. Bendigo 14.9 (93) Gippsland 13.10 (88) vs. Calder 6.13 (49) Eastern vs. Murray Box Hill City Oval 2pm Murray 13.13 (91) vs. Bendigo 8.9 (57) Sunday, May 4 Sunday, auguSt 31 Sunday, JuLy 6 Dandenong 19.10 (124) vs. Murray 15.12 (102) Dandenong vs. Sandringham Shepley Oval 11am North Ballarat 14.12 (96) vs. Oakleigh 8.12 (60) Sandringham 12.13 (85) vs. Western 15.17 (107) Western vs. Geelong Burbank Oval 1pm Northern 9.7 (61) vs. North Ballarat 16.11 (107) Oakleigh vs. Calder Warrawee Park 2pm development day Oakleigh 8.7 (55) vs. eastern 10.10 (70) Round 19 May 10/11 Geelong 14.14 (98) vs. Dandenong 14.9 (93) SatuRday, SEptEMBER 6 Round 6 Round 12 Eastern vs. Northern Box Hill City Oval 10:45am SatuRday, May 17 SatuRday, JuLy 12 Murray vs. Oakleigh Lavington Sports Ground 1pm Calder 7.3 (45) vs. Dandenong 12.14 (86) Oakleigh 13.6 (84) vs. Western 8.9 (57) Bendigo vs. Calder Golden Square 1pm North Ballarat 10.9 (69) vs. Eastern 6.11 (47) North Ballarat 1.4 (10) vs. Gippsland 13.12 (90) Dandenong vs. North Ballarat Shepley Oval 2pm Gippsland 10.14 (74) vs. Western 11.9 (75) Murray 14.9 (93) vs. Eastern 6.11 (47) Sunday, SEptEMBER 7 Sandringham vs. Geelong Princes Park Noon Geelong 11.8 (74) vs. Northern 5.15 (45) Dandenong 13.9 (97) v Northern 10.9 (69) Gippsland vs. Western Morwell 1pm Sunday, May 18 Sunday, JuLy 13 Murray 11.19 (85) vs. Sandringham 7.14 (56) Bendigo 10.12 (72) vs. Sandringham 8.14 (62) Bendigo 7.9 (51) vs. Oakleigh 8.21 (69) Calder 7.7 (49) vs. Geelong 16.14 (110) * AFL curtain-raiser

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• everyone has three seconds Recreation Rules or three steps to dispose of the ball. If they have had prior opportunity to dispose of the is fun and games ball when tagged, it is holding the ball and a turnover occurs; Social football everyone can enjoy • turnovers can be forced by removing a tag from an opponent’s belt when he or she is in possession of the ball; • if the ball touches the ground, it is a turnover; • the ground is 100m long and 50m wide, and is broken down into three sections: forward/ scoring zone (20m), midfield zone (60m) and defensive zone (20m); • a player can shoot for goal only after marking the ball in his/her scoring zone. The player must go back and take a set shot for goal; • nine points shall be awarded for a female goal, six points for Fun is the No. 1 ingredient of AFL a male goal. Recreational Football, Past competitions have been played here by mixed held in Sandringham and at the teams at Victoria Park. Whitten Oval and Victoria Park. afl recreation football of all ages and ability levels to We are currently in the has been developed to participate in male, female or process of sourcing venues for provide an opportunity for mixed teams. competitions to run over summer all australian football AFL Recreational Football ’08-’09. If you, your friends or enthusiasts to enjoy can be played in a variety of local sports clubs want to get participating in a game that settings because of its social involved, please feel free to has strong parallels with the nature. The game is designed so contact the details listed below. traditional game. it can be picked up and played by AFL Recreational Football a group of friends in a park or is easy to play, not physically in a more structured environment Sam coen demanding, can be played by at local community clubs. operations and recreational all ages and genders and, most The key rules are as follows: football officer importantly, has an emphasis on • the game is non-contact; afl victoria fun and safety. • teams consist of three phone: (03) 8663 3003 Played in a friendly social forwards, two midfielders and fax: (03) 9650 4194 environment, it enables people three backs; email: [email protected]

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