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country boundaries that will be Equality and phased in transitionally from the 2009 season. The more signifi cant changes opportunity to the talent regions’ boundaries include reassigning parts of the Region review to strengthen TAC Cup local government area (LGA) of Melbourne south of the Yarra River and the postcode area Last year, the AFL conducted where talented young players can of Port Melbourne to the a review of second-tier reach their full football potential. Sandringham Dragons. structures across Australia Secondly, AFL , through The area bounded by the with the emphasis in Victoria its review, wanted to ensure all LGA of Yarra north of Victoria on identifying the best young players have the same Street/Victoria Parade will also be long-term structure to develop opportunity to be selected for reassigned to the Northern Knights. talented players. the full range of the TAC Cup Talented players living in the As part of the implementation program, no matter where they City of Warrnambool and southern phase, AFL Victoria has also reside in Victoria. Moyne will be realigned from the reviewed the relevance of the The talent region review Geelong Falcons to the North 12 TAC Cup regions for the process began earlier this year Ballarat Rebels. recruitment of talented players with a comprehensive analysis of And talented players living in (based on their place of residence) current and forecast demographic the LGAs of Central Goldfi elds throughout Victoria. data up until 2030. (which includes Maryborough) and AFL Victoria’s prime motivation The review concluded that southern Mount Alexander will be for reviewing the confi guration of some changes to the current realigned from the North Ballarat the current talent regions, which region confi guration are required Rebels to the Bendigo Pioneers. have essentially been in existence to achieve the desired equality AFL Victoria is confi dent that since 1992, was, fi rst, to ensure, and opportunity, together with a the proposed changes to the talent as far as possible that each of the number of other aims established regions will maintain and enhance 12 TAC Cup talent programs have under the talent region criteria. the talent pathway for young equal access to the football talent As a result of the talent region talented players living in Victoria. pool throughout Victoria. boundary review, AFL Victoria will Here, the objective is to implement a number of relatively Anton Grbac maintain a high-standard and minor adjustments to the current High Performance Manager, evenly-matched competition, seven metropolitan and fi ve AFL Victoria

TOMTOM ROCKLIFFROCKLIFF WAYNEWAYNE OSWALDOSWALD PHIL DUNK ROUND 17 AFL Victoria Chief Executive Officer: ROUNDROUND 1717 AUGUST 23-24, 2008 $3 Peter Schwab CONTENTS AUGUST 23-24, 2008 Football Operations Manager: RECORD John Hook Wayne Oswald 4 COVER: Having cemented High Performance Managers: top spot, Liam Johnson and Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Tom Rockliff 5 the Murray Bushrangers will Statistics: Sophie Timms Phil Dunk 6 CEO, The Slattery Media Group: Geoff Slattery be looking to continue their Editor: Nick Bowen Round 16 statistics 7 outstanding form leading into Designer: Karl Chandler THE MIGHTY the fi nals. Photo Manager: Natalie Boccassini MURRAY Photography: Getty Images (02) 9004 2250 Address correspondence: BushrangersBushrangers steamsteam aaheadhead ttoo ttopop sspotpot Advertising: Jennifer Pryor (03) 8663 3007 The Editor, GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, 3001. Printed by: Condor Printing Phone: (03) 8663 3005

TAC CUP RECORD 33 WAYNE OSWALD

Ask Wayne Oswald, one of the very few people who Developing Dragons has seen the TAC Cup unfold from its humble Oswald’s 17-year TAC Cup journey beginnings in 1992, about the competition’s highlights and

he struggles to come up with Region manager a defi nitive answer. Wayne Oswald has “It’s all been a highlight,” been involved with the Dragons since Oswald, who has seen more than the inception of the 300 TAC Cup games as region TAC Cup in 1992. manager of the Sandringham (formerly Prahran) Dragons, said. “You can’t write it all because it just wouldn’t fi t, not unless you wrote a book and even then you would have to leave some of it out.” Oswald, who had previously been involved with Geelong’s under-19s, was working as a gardener in an English castle when he fi rst heard about the advent of the TAC Cup. He remembers the fi rst Dragons’ training session well. It was at a hired oval in Burnley and he was faced with an ocean of kids and no coach. Former Current Williamstown coach of Oswald, who has always been Richmond great Barry Richardson Brad Gotch was at the helm an advocate of the competition’s stood in for Ray ‘Slug’ Jordon, when the Dragons won their fi rst development culture. who had a prior commitment. and only TAC Cup premiership. “The issues of development Now, the Dragons have two Oswald remembers it well not are so different to the issues of grounds – their headquarters in because of the 50-point win winning and that’s what makes it Caulfi eld and the Trevor Barker over the Gippsland Power, but a great competition,” he said. Beach Oval – to train on. because it was decided to sing “We have this season possibly Jordon, the legendary under- the club theme song before the the No. 1 draft pick in 19s coach at Richmond and North Grand Final! and we talked to Northern about Melbourne, worked with Oswald “As a club we thought the Michael Hurley playing on Watts – for six years. scoreboard wasn’t going to that’s what it’s all about.” “There’s a million ‘Slug’ stories, determine the outcome,” But the TAC Cup is also about though I reckon half of them we Oswald said. people like Wayne Oswald and the would have to censor, but ‘Slug’ A cavalcade of stars, headlined tireless work they put in for their was a great man, he was a big- by Chris Judd and Luke Ball, teams so their players are given picture man.” have come under the guidance every opportunity to develop.

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Rockliff‘s footy smarts Murray Bushranger is a football natural

These days aspiring players football smart a young player as unfold half a second before have access to every available I’ve ever encountered. other players do and because he ‘mod con’, but one aspect not “Tom has that ability, that very does that he might make up for found in any DVD or coaching good players do, to see things any lack of athleticism and speed manual is football smarts. by getting to the right spots that It is a gift Murray Bushrangers little bit quicker.” coach Phil Bunn acknowledges Rockliff enjoyed a good carnival can’t be found in any skills book for Vic Country in the recent NAB or video. You’ve either got it or AFL Under-18 Championships you haven’t. and has carried that form back to Bunn says talented the Bushrangers. Murray Bushranger forward/ He helped himself to a midfi elder Tom Rockliff is one season-high eight goals against of those players blessed with the Sandringham Dragons in football smarts. round 13. Bunn said ability helped Pushed into a midfi eld role Rockliff work his way through against the Northern Knights in a devastating ankle injury he round 15, Rockliff collected 26 sustained in the NAB AFL possessions, took nine marks, Under-16 Championships in laid fi ve tackles and kicked four Brisbane two years ago. goals to collect the maximum “Tom is a very good player, but fi ve votes in the TAC Cup I still think there is improvement in Coaches’ Award. him because he broke his leg two Rockliff said his leg, which years ago,” Bunn said. at one stage carried a screw “He had a very bad break on through his ankle, was no longer his foot. He had a very, very limited an issue. preparation in his 17-year-old “It plays up sometimes, but it’s season and only played the back not really a concern.” end of the year and he had In a bid to improve his pace, steel pins in his leg. Rockliff has been working with “Once again he had a running coach, which has a limited preparation this brought pleasing results. “I’ve year when he had the pins been working on my technique to Murray Bushranger removed from his ankle Tom Rockliff has hopefully pick up a bit of speed,” around Christmas time. overcome a serious Rockliff said. “I think injury has robbed leg injury to star in the It can only enhance the TAC Cup and NAB AFL him a little of his speed and Under-18 Championships attractive package that Rockliff agility, but he would be as this season. already represents.

TAC CUP RECORD 55 PHIL DUNK

What began as an exercise to rehabilitate a wonky knee Dunk’s blast has become an endless love affair for Phil Dunk. Trainer treasures TAC Cup involvement At the suggestion of a physiotherapist friend, Dunk joined the Western Jets training Dunk rates the 2004 Cannons “It’s just a total blast.” staff in a bid to overcome team, which featured Jesse W. Every time he thinks he may a troublesome knee. Smith, , , have run his race as a member More than 16 years later, Dunk , , Adam of the Cannon’s staff or the late is no longer concerned with his Iacobucci and Ben Jolley, as winter training nights become knee but remains a constant in the best. punishing, Dunk checks himself. the TAC Cup, albeit with the But he’s also worked with “Everyone, the staff, the . players like Darren Milburn, the coaches, associated with the “I was searching for answers fi rst Cannon drafted to make an Cannons are just so fantastic that why my knee wasn’t coming impact at AFL level, through to when the season ends you miss it good. I spoke to my physio friend Geelong premiership player Paul so much that you can’t wait for the and he suggested it would be Chapman, Sydney stars Jude next season to start,” Dunk said. good for me to do a trainer’s Bolton and Ryan O’Keefe, David course,” Dunk recalled. Rodan and Andrew Welsh. “I did that and he then hooked While the Cannons’ success me up with the Jets.” has provided many cherished Dunk was a member of memories, for Dunk the lasting the initial Jets’ staff, who were friendships are equally based at the Royal Melbourne treasured. Showgrounds, when the six-team “It has been unbelievable. TAC Cup was launched in 1992. The kids you worked with still Merv Keane was the fi rst of three remember you when you meet coaches – Rob Hyde and David them in the street or wherever,” Flood were the others – who Dunk said. Dunk worked with. When the TAC Cup was Calder Cannons expanded in 1995, all of the trainer Phil Dunk Western staff were given the has worked in the TAC Cup choice of staying with the Jets since it began or moving across to the new in 1992. franchise, the Calder Cannons. Dunk choose the Cannons, purely for logistical reasons. Over the past 13 seasons, Dunks has been involved in 11 fi nals campaigns and seen the Cannons play in six Grand Finals and walk away with four fl ags.

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ROUND 16 Sandringham Dragons 1.1 3.3 11.5 15.8 (98) Northern Knights 4.2 5.3 8.5 12.6 (78) TAC CUP LADDER P W L D F A % PTS GOALS: Sandringham Dragons - Martin 4, T. Allan 2, Lynch 2, Suckling 2, Gilchrist 2, Bull, Murray Bushrangers 16 14 2 0 1774 1047 169.44 56 Muller, Sengstock. 16 11 5 0 1541 1313 117.36 44 Northern Knights - Still 3, Dornauf 2, Micevski 2, Zaharakis, Walsh, Wallace, Grgic, Hobbs. Geelong Falcons 16 10 6 0 1644 1275 128.94 40 BEST: Sandringham Dragons - Vickery, Suckling, McGarry, Kennedy, Martin, Lynch. Northern Knights - Zaharakis, Still, Hurley, Griffiths, Hobbs, Boyden. North Ballarat Rebels 16 10 6 0 1367 1196 114.30 40

Western Jets 16 10 6 0 1338 1393 96.05 40 Bendigo Pioneers 5.3 7.5 13.8 15.9 (99) Eastern Ranges 16 10 6 0 1310 1381 94.86 40 Oakleigh Chargers 3.4 9.14 11.14 14.14 (98)

Gippsland Power 16 9 7 0 1495 1182 126.48 36 GOALS: Bendigo Pioneers - Healey 5, Irwin-Hill 4, Petrie 2, Coghlan, Lockwood, Baird, Filo. Oakleigh Chargers - Nicolopoulos 6, Burstin 3, Lisle, Johns, Strauss, Gotch, Andrews. Oakleigh Chargers 16 9 7 0 1444 1256 114.97 36 BEST: Bendigo Pioneers - Healey, Florance, Irwin-Hill, Williams, Petrie, K. Geary. Sandringham Dragons 16 6 10 0 1254 1562 80.28 24 Oakleigh Chargers - Burstin, Nicolopoulos, Hoegel, Castricum, Thompson, Strauss.

Bendigo Pioneers 16 4 12 0 1235 1626 75.95 16 Murray Bushrangers 4.7 6.10 11.13 19.18 (132) Northern Knights 16 3 13 0 1215 1419 85.62 12 Calder Cannons 1.3 2.4 3.4 4.7 (31)

Calder Cannons 16 3 13 0 1102 1545 71.33 12 GOALS: Murray Bushrangers - Rockliff 6, Priest 2, Craven 2, McNeil 2, Wright, Mahoney, Bryce, Hamilton, Martiniello, Ryan, Ziebell. GOALKICKERS (PROGRESSIVE) KICKS ROUND 16 Calder Cannons - Thompson 2, Fahey, Bisetto. BEST: Murray Bushrangers - Rockliff, Mahoney, Priest, Wright, Barolli, Milne. Tom Rockliff Murray 40 (6) Sam Wright Murray 21 Calder Cannons - Hayes, Liberatore, Joyce, Carlisle, Tydell, Lucin. Jayden Hoegel Oakleigh 30 (-) Ned Gilbert North Ballarat 21 Aaron Purves Dandenong 29 (-) Northern 21 Eastern Ranges 4.3 6.4 9.7 10.9 (69) Geelong 29 (-) Nick Sing Gippsland 20 Geelong Falcons 1.0 4.2 5.4 8.9 (57) John Butcher Gippsland 28 (-) Kade Klemke Murray 19 Michael Still Northern 28 (3) Billy Burstin Oakleigh 19 GOALS: Eastern Ranges - Shiels 4, O’Keefe 4, La Marca, McDonald. Geelong Falcons - Bucovaz 3, Rounds, Hollmer, Ledin, Christensen, Bartlett. Sam Wright Murray 27 (1) Kyle Martin Sandringham 19 BEST: Eastern Ranges - Shiels, Renton, Kitchin, O’Keefe, Purcell, Van Unen. Jack Fitzpatrick Western 26 (-) Steve Kennedy Western 19 Geelong Falcons - Ledin, Cunnington, Rounds, Bucovaz, MacKenzie, Simpkin. Serhat Temel Calder 24 (-) Shane Savage Dandenong 18 Grant Lofthouse Eastern 24 (-) Eastern 18 North Ballarat Rebels 5.1 8.4 9.6 11.7 (73) Tim Ruffles North Ballarat 24 (-) Allan Christensen Geelong 18 Western Jets 3.1 6.3 7.7 9.8 (62) John Nicolopoulos Oakleigh 23 (6) Zachary Ledin Geelong 18 Rhys Healey Bendigo 22 (5) Tristan Francis Gippsland 18 GOALS: North Ballarat Rebels - Cranage 3, Radley 2, Young 2, Gilbert, Weadon, Hooper, Giampaolo. Bryce Carroll Western 22 (-) Ryan McKenzie North Ballarat 18 Western Jets - Haby 3, Di Martino 2, Lawson, Kennedy, Daw, Sims. Ricky Ferraro Dandenong 21 (1) Bryn Weadon North Ballarat 18 BEST: North Ballarat Rebels - Gilbert, Roughead, Hooper, Cranage, R. McKenzie, Tate. Jayden Cass Eastern 21 (-) Jordan Robbins Western 18 Western Jets - Haby, Morris, Kennedy, Wood, Robbins, Lunardi.

MARKS ROUND 16 HANDBALLS ROUND 16 Gippsland Power 4.2 7.5 9.9 10.13 (73) Andrew Hooper North Ballarat 11 Jayden Hoegel Oakleigh 18 Dandenong Stingrays 3.2 7.4 10.6 11.11 (77) Kyle Martin Sandringham 9 Dandenong 17 GOALS: Gippsland Power - Heyne 3, Weston 2, Lehman, Francis, Brown, Blair, Johnston. Zachary Ledin Geelong 8 Allan Christensen Geelong 17 Dandenong Stingrays - Scully 2, Clark 2, Andrews, Bastinac, Doria, Heddles, Petropoulos, Russell Lehman Gippsland 8 Xavier Gotch Oakleigh 16 Hallahan, Ferraro. Dylan Joyce Calder 15 Sam Wright Murray 8 BEST: Gippsland Power - Sing, Carr, Francis, Blair, McLinden, Nickless. Matthew Suckling Sandringham 15 Dandenong Stingrays - Gillies, Casboult, Savage, Clark, Ferraro, Scully. Ned Gilbert North Ballarat 8 Tyrone Vickery Sandringham 15 Will Young North Ballarat 8 Brett Mahoney Murray 14 Michael Hurley Northern 8 Dylan McNeil Murray 14 COACHES’ AWARD 2008 Jayden Hoegel Oakleigh 8 Thomas Liberatore Calder 13 ROUND 16 5-VOTE WINNERS Tyrone Vickery Sandringham 8 Ben Cunnington Geelong 13 SANDRINGHAM v NORTHERN EASTERN v GEELONG 5 • Tyrone Vickery • Sandringham 5 • Liam Shiels • Eastern Darren Haby Western 8 Zachary Ledin Geelong 13 BENDIGO v OAKLEIGH GIPPSLAND v DANDENONG Steve Kennedy Western 8 North Ballarat 13 5 • Rhys Healy • Bendigo 5 • • Dandenong Josh Baird Bendigo 7 James Strauss Oakleigh 13 MURRAY v CALDER NORTH BALLARAT v WESTERN Jake Hall Bendigo 7 Patrick Hayes Calder 12 5 • Thomas Rockliff • Murray 5 • Ned Gilbert • North Ballarat Rhys Healey Bendigo 7 Ricky Ferraro Dandenong 12 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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Geelong Falcons The Geelong Falcons TAC Cup club notes Presentation Night () will be held at 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 Buckleys Entertainment Centre Russell and Nigel Carmody previewing the coming matches. on Friday, October 31. The dress code is formal; tickets are $30 a

head and include a two-course Eastern Western Jets meal, while drinks will be at bar Ranges’ The Western Jets prices. This is open to all players, Liam Shiels remind all staff, players parents, staff, sponsors and and parents about our movie supporters. Invitations will be night on Wednesday, August 17 posted in September. Bookings: at Village Cinemas Sunshine. Michael Turner on 0418 524 495. Cost: $10 a person. The presentation night’s date Eastern Ranges has been changed to Tuesday Social: Monday, October 7. It will still be at The September 22, Club, Caroline Springs, with Brownlow Calcutta at Club Kilsyth. tickets $40. Raffl e tickets for this function will be distributed shortly. Thank you Calder Cannons for the support of parents, staff take on the Geelong Falcons at Sponsor of the week – and sponsors to the social events. Skilled Stadium in round 17 of the Liquex Logistics. SEN lunch at Club Kilsyth, TAC Cup. Liquex Logistics is a Victorian- Friday, September 12 from noon. Our games against the Falcons based logistic company with more SEN Radio will broadcast at the have always been very competitive than 20 years’ experience in the lunch. $28 a person, includes and the Falcons won our last transport industry. Liquex is located main meal. Bookings: 9724 9499. encounter by 39 points in round in the western suburbs close to The club thanks the following one. Both teams have improved the Western Ring Road, Westgate sponsors for continuing to support over the course of the season and Bridge, rail, wharfs and the CBD. the club: Bayswater Jayco; Village the Rebels will be determined to With 5000 sq m of cross dock and Cinemas Knox; Club Kilsyth; turn that result around. Geelong Falcons’ Phil Munday’s Panel Works; The Presentation Night will be Zachary Ledin Bendigo Banks Mooroolbark, held on Saturday, October 4. More Mt Evelyn, Warburton and Woori details to follow but please mark Yallock; Lilydale International; this date down in your diary. Bounce Heath Group; and Some players are yet to return Barracuda Security. their “Rocky Road” money so please return the full money to North Ballarat Rebels Phil at the club this week. Don’t The Rebels players, staff forget to jump on the club’s website and supporters always nthballaratrebels.afl vic.com.au look forward to playing an AFL for all the latest news and the curtain-raiser and this week will popular player’s diary section, be no exception when the Rebels the Rebel Yell.

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warehousing. Liquex operate a players, who will all give their Wayne Hughes (Carlton), and comprehensive transport division, perspective on the machinations Northern Bullants coach David which includes parcel freight, of the NAB AFL, Rookie and pre- Teague and general manager cross docking, container logistics season drafts. Garry O’Sullivan for their advice and bulk distribution, coupled Congratulations to Vic Country on the transition to senior VFL with a warehousing pick and pack Under-16 representative Mitch football. Congratulations to David division. Contact Liquex Logistics Hallahan who won the best and Zaharakis, Michael Hurley and on 9334-7700. fairest for Vic Country at the Tom Hill on their selection to Presentation Night is on Friday, recent National Championships. attend the 2008 NAB AFL Draft October 10. Bookings: 9350 7112. Also congratulations to John Camp and to Luke Stanton, who Vapor and AZUMA products McCarthy, who was pick 31 in has been invited to attend the still available, see website: the NAB AFL Draft, on making state screening day. caldercannons.afl vic.com.au. his AFL debut against St Kilda a couple of weeks ago. Bendigo Dandenong Stingrays Pioneers The Stingrays will Northern Knights A reminder be holding a Draft On August 20, the tickets for our Best and Fairest information session prior to the Knights held a player dinner are now available from round 19 clash against the North transition evening for all players Jill at the Pioneers offi ce on Ballarat Rebels. The session will eligible for the draft. We thank 5442 4466. This will be the last include AFL recruiting staff, player player agent Ricky Nixon (Flying chance to catch up with some managers, VFL representatives Start), recruiting managers of the players and parents and parents of former Stingrays Hamish Ogilvie (Adelaide), from 2008.

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 vs. Eastern Princes Park 11am Geelong 21.9 (135) vs. Calder 10.11 (71) Murray vs. Dandenong Norn Minns Oval, Wang. 1pm Bendigo 12.12 (84) vs. Northern 17.12 (114) Gippsland vs. Sandringham Morwell 1pm Development Day Calder 9.7 (61) vs. Murray 19.16 (130) Western vs. Bendigo Burbank Oval 1pm APRIL 26/27 Sandringham 12.18 (90) vs. Gippsland 12.14 (86) SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Round 5 Geelong vs. North Ballarat Skilled Stadium* 10:40am North Ballarat 16.8 (104) vs. Queensland 7.9 (51) Northern vs. Oakleigh NAB Oval 2pm 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 Western vs. Geelong Burbank Oval 11:10am Gippsland 12.11 (83) vs. Northern 5.12 (42) SATURDAY, JULY 5 Bendigo vs. Gippsland Golden Square 11:30am Sandringham 15.9 (99) vs. Bendigo 14.9 (93) Gippsland 13.10 (88) vs. Calder 6.13 (49) North Ballarat vs. Northern AUSTAR Arena 1pm Murray 13.13 (91) vs. Bendigo 8.9 (57) SUNDAY, MAY 4 Eastern vs. Murray Box Hill City Oval 2pm SUNDAY, JULY 6 Dandenong 19.10 (124) vs. Murray 15.12 (102) SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 North Ballarat 14.12 (96) vs. Oakleigh 8.12 (60) Sandringham 12.13 (85) vs. Western 15.17 (107) Dandenong vs. Sandringham Shepley Oval 11am 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 Trevor Barker Beach Oval 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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The AFCA coaching community Building coaching offers the coach the opportunity to be exposed to the latest coaching tips, to talk, share experiences communities with, and watch, other coaches in a practical coaching environment. Support and recognition for coaches vital The regional newsletter – with its local footy news and coach profi les, insights into designing Former North drills, strategies for building Melbourne and Carlton teams and running recovery coach Denis Pagan presented to coaches sessions – provides the essential in the Alberton Football communication tool. League recently as More than 25 seminars and part of the Australian Football Coaches workshops have been organised Association’s coach in various regions with presenters education program. drawn from Auskick, community football, and TAC Cup and AFL clubs. In Gippsland, Denis Pagan presented to Alberton Football League coaches on constructing a game plan, while Grant Thomas outlined his coaching philosophy at a recent community-coaching forum in Sandringham. Access to equipment and resources is provided through the coaching resource centre, Every week in the suburbs managers, who provide them with with bags, ruck bags, and country towns around support and services. videos and books available for the country the game of Within this coaching loan or purchase. Australian Football is a community there are individuals Football clubs and their celebration of community. at various stages of their coaching members play a critical role within One member of this community development, teaching players at the coaching community by is the coach, who can be a different stages of their football acknowledging and recognising ‘signifi cant other’ in players’ lives, development. coaches for a job well done not only guiding their football The Australian Football coach through the regional Coach of the experience and development, education program aims to expose Year awards for female, Auskick, but other elements of their lives participants to a greater core of junior, youth and senior coaches. as well. knowledge and skills but also to The coaching community The regional Australian Football draw coaches into the coaching provides crucial mentoring and Coaches Association (AFCA) community. There, they will have recognition for coaches, as well branch is a ‘coaching community’ ongoing access to resources and as providing pathways for those that is made up of coaches and a supportive learning environment wishing to explore the elite levels the AFL Victoria development to accelerate their learning. of Australian Football.

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