AFL VICTORIA VFL ROUND 11 JUNE 11-12, 2011 Geelong finally on the winners list 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. FCORPS0017_Ran_210x148.5_2.indd 1 3/03/11 4:42 PM editorial Celebrating women’s round Women play an important role at all levels of football. LOOK around football today display just as much passion, all the female club members and at all levels and it seems a maybe more than many of their supporters who make the weekly misnomer that it was once male counterparts. pilgrimage to matches to show considered an exclusive all male Women hold positions in football their support. domain. from the AFL Commission AFL Victoria runs the successful Women are as much to club presidents, board ‘Fair Game – Respect Matters’ stakeholders as men in our members, football managers to program, which focuses great game and that’s one of statisticians to physios, trainers, on making football club football’s intrinsic beauties: it’s masseuses, time keepers, environments more conducive, all inclusive. Everyone has an scoreboard attendants as inclusive and welcoming to equal voice, an equal say and well as all three categories of women and the entire family. an equal part to play. umpires. ‘Fair Game – Respect Matters’ As football around the country And, then there’s the ever Manager, Katrina Leason has this weekend celebrates and increasing numbers playing the initiated a pilot program in the recognises women in football, game. Northern Football League and it’s worth refl ecting on the AFL Victoria can proudly Essendon District Football important role women play in the boast that female participation League where the outcomes game. numbers from Auskick through are extremely positive in Inside this issue of the VFL/ primary school football to junior embracing more women in club TAC Cup Record we highlight competitions to the Youth Girls environments. and examine the jobs done community competition to the Signifi cantly, there has been by Marg Richards, the North Victorian Women’s Football several telling spin offs with Ballarat Football Club Football League are all on a healthy increased sponsorship and Manager, Tina Bremert, the upward spiral. therefore greater revenue Frankston Football Club Football Many of those young girls and streams. Operations Manager and Kate women are indebted to their AFL Victoria joins the Gurney, the Northern Bullants family. Mums especially play celebration of women in football, Football Club Marketing a major role in taking them to appreciative of their continued Manager. training and games and, more support and acknowledging These three examples are a than anything, are encouraging their crucial role in the game. small sample, but are telling of their football pursuit. - Grant Williams how women occupy signifi cant And, of course, let’s not forget and meaningful roles and AFL Victoria General Manager JUNE 11th-12th, 2011 Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au HEADQUARTERS CONTENTS Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Matt Lee, Kane Hukin, Adem Saricaoglu, Samantha Landy Visy Park Design & Print: Red Onion Creative (03) 5221 4408 Gate 3 Royal Parade Photos: Getty Images, Damian Visentini Advertising: David Howard (03) 8341 6007 Carlton Nth VIC 3054 AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams GPO Box 4337 Football Operations Manager: John Hook MELBOURNE VIC 3001 High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, VFL 5 - 38 Leon Harris Phone: (03) 8341 6000 TAC Cup 39 - 42 Football Operations Offi cer: Luke Gatti Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Football Operations Coordinator: Sophie Timms Website: www.afl vic.com.au www.afl vic.com.au 3 note from the editor A lesson we can all learn from While the VFL each week celebrates a lot of highlights, last week we suffered a lowlight which gained plenty of mainstream media attention. IN the VFL senior game after discussions with both focus needs to be on educating against Port Melbourne at Port clubs involved – Port Melbourne not only the offender, but Melbourne last Saturday, North and Werribee Tigers, Victoria anyone attending our matches Melbourne rookie listed player Police and the North Melbourne who thinks that it is okay to Majak Daw was racially abused Football Club where Majak is a racially vilify players. by a spectator in the fi rst half rookie-listed player. “It is not, and never will be, while playing for his VFL affi liate In a statement released by AFL acceptable.” club the Werribee Tigers. Victoria, general manager Grant The positive to come out of this Earlier this week AFL Victoria Williams said that behaviour negative situation is that the acted quickly, banning the of this nature was totally general public does not want to spectator from entering VFL unacceptable at any football tolerate this behaviour. games unless he undertakes game. AFL Victoria works hard in the racial vilifi cation awareness “The public condemnation of off season to ensure that all education in a move that the racial abuse towards Majak players and offi cials take part reaffi rms that racial vilifi cation shows that as a society, we are in the AFL’s racial and religious at any football game is totally not willing to accept this sort of vilifi cation education program at unacceptable. behaviour, whether it is at the the start of each year. AFL Victoria will offer the football, or in the general public. While players and offi cials are spectator racial and religious “We do not want people who only one part of the football vilifi cation education. The behave in this manner at our equation of a weekend, the way spectator will be refused games. We have worked hard both clubs – Port Melbourne entry to any VFL game for the to ensure that all players from and Werribee Tigers - quickly rest of the season and will all cultures are welcome in our responded to the incident on not be welcome back unless game and we will do whatever is the weekend refl ects that our he undertakes the required required to ensure that they are education programs are having education process and free from any sort of on or off- an impact. provides a written apology to fi eld vilifi cation,” Williams said. - Anthony Stanguts Majak Daw. “While we can remove this Communications Offi cer The AFL Victoria decision came spectator from VFL games, the media coverage Round 11, June 11th - 12th: Saturday, 11th June ABC TV: Casey Scorpions vs Collingwood tune into ABC1 from 1pm Sunday, 12th June VFL Radio: Werribee Tigers vs Geelong from 1:30pm www.vfl .com.au or www.bpmmedia.com.au or Aussie Digitial 3WBC: Box Hill Hawks vs Frankston Listen live on 94.1fm or online at www.3wbc.org.au from 1pm Thursday, 16th June SEN: ‘State of Play’ - the VFL half hour 8:30pm-9pm 4 www.afl vic.com.au foxtel cup Seagulls progress to Semi Final WESTERN Bulldogs coach pups who performed well. that they had seven straight Rodney Eade did not have Old Dog Ben Hudson was goals on the board before they much of a day at Skilled dominant in the ruck winning registered their fi rst point. Stadium last Saturday, but a 26 hit-outs to give his midfi eld Former Morrish Medal winner State away there were some teammates an armchair ride. Anton Woods and Tutt each promising signs for Western While Messrs Skinner, added another goal as Bulldogs fans. Dahlhaus, Tutt and Hudson Williamstown effectively killed Several young Bulldogs were all telling contributors, the game as a contest. shone in its VFL affi liate there was no better player If there was any life left in Williamstown’s strong than Williamstown veteran Ben the Andy Collins coached performance in advancing Jolley. West Adelaide it was snuffed to the Semi Finals of the With Johnson missing, Jolley out when Veszpremi and inaugural Foxtel Cup with a stepped up to show the Jordan Roughead kicked clinical demolition of West way not only in possession two of the fi rst three goals to Adelaide at AAMI Stadium last winning, but also leadership. extend Williamstown’s lead to Saturday. Jolley collected a team-high 40-points. While the Seagulls were 22 possessions, including Williamstown will now play without captain Brett Johnson 15 in the fi rst half when the East Perth in a Foxtel Cup they were far too skilful for game was there to be won. Semi Final on Saturday, July 9 West Adelaide who were He controlled play sweeping at a venue to be determined. fl attered by the fi nal 15.6 (96) across half back and through to 12.5 (77) scoreline. the midfi eld. West Adelaide West Adelaide gained some Clearly, the Seagulls benefi ted 2.2 3.3 6.4 12.5 (77) cheap, junk time goals to from 11 Western Bulldogs infl ate the closeness of the players, but the contribution Williamstown contest, which was effectively from the Williamstown players 3.0 9.2 12.2 15.6 (96) one way traffi c after an was just as effective. engrossing opening quarter. After holding a slender four- Goals: Eade would have been point buffer at quarter time, West Adelaide: Beech 5, F. encouraged by the form Williamstown increased its Caruso 2, Agars, N. Caruso, displayed by young Dogs intensity as they added 9.2 Ezard, Macreadie, Webb Zephaniah Skinner, Luke to 4.2 in the second and third Williamstown: Skinner 3, Dahlhaus and Jason Tutt.