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P: +3 8413 3100 M: +61 413 576 677 E: [email protected] ‘Official Suppliers’ KICKIN’ IT WITH BOB Editorial – Issue 7, May 21st 2016 WELCOME TO THE BATTLE OF THE WEST By BOB TREGEAR THE Western Region metropolitan and country regions covering a huge slice Football League is of Victoria to the west of Melbourne. We are fortunate delighted to host the to host these games at the iconic Whitten Oval, steeped Ballarat Football Netball in the history of AFL/VFL football in Melbourne’s west. League in today’s WorkSafe The Western Bulldogs Football Club is a key supporter AFL Victoria Community of the WRFL and has recently established an office Championship matches. in Ballarat to manage its evolving programs in the Ballarat region. From 2017 the Bulldogs will schedule On behalf of our President AFL matches at Eureka Stadium in Ballarat. With the Meredith Angwin, WRFL combined support of the AFL Goldfields Commission, Directors, staff and our 32 Ballarat Football Netball League, Western Bulldogs member clubs, we extend Football Club and Western Region Football League, a warm welcome to BFNL the opportunities to grow support and participation Chairman Wayne Baker, his fellow Directors and staff and in football at all levels across western Melbourne and all of the Ballarat players and supporters joining us today. Victoria have never been better. WRFL has welcomed and embraced the return of senior We welcome also today representatives from representative football for the metropolitan leagues Maribyrnong and Ballarat City Councils. Both councils over the past two years. Our respective contests against are major supporters of community football in their the Southern Football Netball League and Eastern respective local government areas through the Football League have provided the opportunity for provision of football grounds and support facilities some of our best senior players to test themselves and without which our sport would not be possible. our off-field management against their counterparts Maribyrnong City Council has also contributed to major across metropolitan football. The move by AFL Victoria upgrades to Whitten Oval over recent years, providing a to integrate the metro representative program into the state of the art venue for use by football at all levels. former WorkSafe Country Championships draws all of Victorian community football into a state-wide format Thank you to AFL Victoria Chairman Ray Horsburgh, CEO that is sure to generate a new level of interest and Steven Reaper and their staff for all of the planning and create new rivalries. The 2016 WorkSafe AFL Victoria hard work that has made this year’s inaugural WorkSafe Community Championships also provide our first AFL Victoria Community Championships possible. We opportunity for many years to select a representative look forward to two high-quality contests played in the Under 19 team to represent WRFL against BFNL. right spirits; and to new and lasting friendships forged through football. May the better teams on the day win; Promoted as the “Battle of the West”, today’s games and may Football be the winner. will feature the best players from neighbouring CONTENTS Interleague News ............................................................................3 Division 3 Senior/Reserves .................................................24-34 Senior and Under-19 Teams ........................................................4 Umpire’s Corner ............................................................................. 35 Interleague Captain’s Comment ................................................5 Tips/Flashback Photo .................................................................. 36 Division 1 Senior/Reserves ...................................................7-10 Under-19 Division 1 ...............................................................39-41 Player Profile ................................................................................... 12 Under-19 Division 2 ...............................................................43-48 Division 2 Senior/Reserves .................................................13-21 Junior Results ...........................................................................55-64 Spotswood star David Sablich will represent the WRFL today. Picture: SUPPLIED WRFL FOOTY RECORD Western Region Football League President: Meredith Angwin Level One, Whitten Oval, Footscray CEO: Bob Tregear OFFICE: (03) 9315-5400 Editor: Kristen Alebakis 1 WRFL FOOTY RECORD Club Multicultural Diversity Partner GROWING AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL IN THE WEST WWW.WRFL.ORG.AU 2 WRFL NEWS WRFL COACHES WANT REWARD FOR EFFORT By KRISTEN ALEBAKIS WESTERN Region Football League coach Anthony “It is the highest level of football you can play without Eames says he has been impressed with the skills having the commitment of playing VFL.” and commitment shown by senior players over the past four weeks. Dean, the captain of the Tigers, said the wide open spaces of Whitten Oval would suit the players in the senior squad began with a team of 53 talented individuals, WRFL side. but after much deliberation the coaching panel, led by Eames, have decided on a final squad of 26 players that WRFL team-mate and Altona star Joel Magnabosco also will go head-to-head with the Ballarat FNL today. joins the side. The senior squad features players from 10 clubs across The 28-year-old returns to the WRFL after spending two the competition, with Spotswood star Murray Boyd seasons with Echuca in the Goulburn Valley Football named captain. League. Eames said the team was fired up for the WorkSafe AFL “I wanted to come back home and not have to Victoria Community Championships match and was travel each week, so it’s good to be back at Altona,” ready to represent the league with passion and pride. Magnabosco said. “We are confident we have put the best side out on the “The past two years I have been playing elsewhere and park, we have prepared well and we are hoping to get the opportunity came up to play again and I am really rewarded on game day,” he said. wrapt that I can play in this game.” “We are not worried about who is out, it is who is in that Meanwhile, the Under-19 team has also finalised its final we are worrying about. squad of 25 for the match with Ballarat. “These players have committed to the program and A host of the WRFL’s most brightest young stars they have communicated to the coaching panel their have been named in the squad, with Nick Ryan from excitement for this game. Spotswood given the honour of captaining the team. “We have done a lot of work and we are hoping that “We are really happy with the boys that have been equates to a win on Saturday.” picked,” he said. Veteran of the Interleague side and one of the stars of “They have all attended training and showed a the competition Tim Jenkins said playing Interleague willingness to be a part of the representative side. footy was always an honour. “We are all now looking forward to playing.” “It is a chance to represent the league, you don’t know when it will end, so you have to make the most of it and enjoy getting out there,” he said. “I haven’t had the chance to play much finals footy, that is a priority, but getting the chance to do this is a pretty good experience and something you look back on after you retire as a good time.” The two-time Barry Priest medallist will be joined by a fellow league best and fairest winner, Werribee Districts favourite Matt Dean. Dean said playing the Interleague game was something he looked forward to each year. “Coming from the amateur competition we had rep footy each year and it is something I really aspire to play,” he said. Anthony Eames addresses his senior team at a training session on Whitten Oval. Picture: KRISTEN ALEBAKIS 3 WRFL FOOTY RECORD WRFL NEWS FINAL WRFL REPRESENTATIVE SQUADS SENIOR SQUAD UNDER-19 SQUAD Name Club Name Club Josh Bench Albion Caleb McPherson Albion Todd Finco Albion Dean Mitchell Altona Jeremy Mills Albion Jack Reynolds Altona Lee Spiteri Altona Jack Robinson Altona Joel Magnabosco Altona Jarrod Rowan Caroline Springs Tim Quick Deer Park Mark Galea Deer Park Rodney Van Reit Deer Park Kane Galley Hoppers Crossing Jase Perkins Deer Park Lochlan McDonald Hoppers Crossing Joshua MacDonald Glen Orden Noah Walker Hoppers Crossing Reece Miles Hoppers Crossing Nathan Williams Hoppers Crossing Brayden Ferrari Hoppers Crossing James Beilby Spotswood Mathew Ryan Hoppers Crossing Tyron Bennett Spotswood Tom Langlands Spotswood Connor Daley Spotswood David Sablich Spotswood Nayef Hamad Spotswood Murray Boyd Spotswood Ciaran Lynch Spotswood Tim Jenkins St Albans Nick Ryan Spotswood Ben Christodoulou Sunshine Darcy Wilson Spotswood Matthew Stocco Sunshine Gavin Donnon Werribee Districts Daniel Castellano Sunshine Mitchell Huxtable Werribee Districts Rhyce Prismall Werribee