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VFL & TAC Cup Finals Week 4 Grand Finals 27 September 2015 $5.00 Photo:Photo: Shane Shane Goss Goss / / @licoricegallery @licoricegallery ANY TWO SUITS FOR $795* PREMIER PARTNER VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Features 4 5 VFL Grand Final preview 8 Development League Grand Final review 10 11 TAC Cup Grand Final preview 14 Young Guns Game review 23 J. J. Liston Trophy winner: Nick Rippon 24 Morrish Medal winner: Clayton Oliver 27 28 VFL Team of the Year 29 30 TAC Cup Team of the Year Every week 3 Editorial Who’s playing who 7 VFL News Grand Final 13 TAC Cup News 38 39 Box Hill Hawks player profi les 40 41 Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown 17 AFL Vic News 42 43 Williamstown player profi les 18 Club Whiteboard Grand Final 19 Events 48 49 Oakleigh player profi les 54 55 Get Social 50 51 Oakleigh vs Eastern 56 Draft Watch 52 53 Eastern player profi les Editor: Ben Pollard ben.pollard@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Anthony Stanguts, Michael Thompson Design & Print: Cyan Press Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) Ikon Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Advertising: Ryan Webb (03) 8341 6062 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 AFL Victoria CEO: Steven Reaper Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 State League & Talent Manager: John Hook www.afl vic.com.au High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Cover: The 2015 Grand Final captains with the VFL and TAC Cup State League & Talent premiership trophies: (From left to right) Box Hill’s David Mirra, Operations Manager: Rhy Gieschen Williamstown’s Ben Jolley, Ben Crocker of the Oakleigh Chargers and Darcy Crocker of the Eastern Ranges Talent Operations Coordinator: Sam Sheehan www.taccup.com.au 01 Television Online VFL Online Website: www.vfl .com.au Twitter: @VFL #PJVFL Facebook: www.facebook.com/vfl footy Sunday September 27 – 2.30pm TAC Cup Online Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown Website: www.taccup.com.au Twitter: @TACCup Replay: Wednesday September 30, 1.15am Facebook: www.facebook.com/taccupfooty Radio VFL Live L Sunday September 27 from 2pm I Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown V Live on Digital Radio via Aussie, Red Time Sport and SEN iPhone Apps, E online via vfl .com.au or sen.com.au Coverage also on 1116am SEN R TAC Cup Radio A Sunday September 27 from 11am D I Eastern Ranges vs Oakleigh Chargers O Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone App or www.taccup.com.au 3WBC Sunday September 27 from 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or the Tune In Radio app ABC Radio Sunday September 27 from 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown Tune to 774 on the AM dial for a live broadcast of the game Fox Footy Sunday September 27 from 11am Eastern Ranges vs Oakleigh Chargers Video Streaming Visit vfl .com.au for a replay of all games that were live video streamed during 2015. Follow the Media tab in the drop down box. Also watch replays of the VFL’s J. J. Liston Trophy night and the TAC Cup’s Morrish Medal night. 02 www.vfl .com.au Farewell to season 2015 Welcome to Grand Final day in the Peter Jackson VFL and TAC Cup. Congratulations to the Box Hill Hawks and Williamstown on making it through to Grand Final day. The season decider features two diff erent alignment models, with Box Hill reaching its third Grand Final in a row in its alignment with Hawthorn. Williamstown has overcome some recent preliminary fi nal heartache to reach its second Grand Final in the last decade – this time as a standalone team – having failed in seven of its last eight attempts. The strength of the Hawks alignment is clear at AFL and VFL level, while the Seagulls have fl own the fl ag this year for standalone teams in the fi nals. The preliminary fi nals did not disappoint last weekend, with strong crowds highlighting the thirst for high quality football from Victorian footy fans. Huge crowds fl ocked to North Port Oval and were treated to two matches that went right down to the wire, both decided by two goals or less. Record TV numbers for fi nals were also achieved, with Sunday’s clash between Williamstown and Essendon the highest-rating game of the season with an average of 132,000 viewers and a peak of 176,000. Our VFL Legendairy Finals Series has been a ratings success on Channel 7, averaging 78,000 viewers across the fi nals to date, which is 81% up on 2014. I would like to thank Lewis Martin and the team at Channel 7 for their support of the competition this year, as well as McGuire Media who have produced the coverage each week. It has been pleasing to see a rise in ratings this year, and increased interest in the VFL and what it has to off er. In the TAC Cup, the old adage that you need to fi nish in the top four to win the premiership was thrown out of the window with the previous two premiership teams in the TAC Cup, Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers, meeting in the 2015 decider aft er fi nishing fi ft h and sixth respectively. It is set to be an exciting clash between two sides that are evenly matched and have plenty of talent between them. In an added bonus this year, those not at the game will be able to watch the match on Fox Footy, with the broadcaster returning to cover the Grand Final for the fi rst time since 2010. Before I conclude the fi nal editorial for 2015, I would like to say a big thank you to our valued partners. It was very exciting news at the Morrish Medal recently to announce the continuation of the TAC partnership with our premier U18 competition for another three years. Grand Final day is a great opportunity to announce the re-signing of another major partner, with Peter Jackson Menswear continuing its naming right partnership for the VFL competition. The support of these groups, along with Toyota, Wynstan, Dairy Australia, Vic Health, Beiersdorf, Club Warehouse, Herald Sun, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Munich Brauhaus and Sherrin, helps us continue to grow and develop our competitions and the people within them. Along with the action on the fi eld, the season will be celebrated off the fi eld as well, with a number of functions taking place for a variety of AFL Victoria programs. To everyone in attendance, I hope you enjoy the high standard of football that will be on display across the day. Steven Reaper AFL Victoria CEO www.taccup.com.au 03 Williamstown coach Andrew Collins (left ) and Box Hill Hawks coach Marco Bello with the VFL Premiership trophy VFL Grand Final THIS YEAR’S ENCOUNTERS: Round 10, Burbank Oval preview Box Hill Hawks 19.8 (122) d Williamstown 8.12 (60) Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown The Seagulls simply couldn’t control Box Hill’s forward Sunday September 27, 3pm, fi repower in Round 10. On the back of a midfi eld fed Etihad Stadium by Ben McEvoy (13 disposals, 31 hitouts), the likes of James Sicily (fi ve goals), Sam Grimley (fi ve) and Tim THE HISTORY: O’Brien (three) ran riot inside 50. The Hawks were able to establish the game plan that has brought them so The Hawks are competing in their third much success at every level, racking up 56 more kicks consecutive senior Grand Final. In 2013, they and 79 more marks than Williamstown to completely became premiers for the fi rst time since 2001 dominate the tempo of the game. Jonathan Simpkin with a 21-point triumph over Geelong, but lost (31 disposals), Alex Woodward (29) and Brendan the 2014 decider to Footscray by 22 points. The Whitecross (24) were the main midfi eld destroyers. Seagulls are chasing their fi rst senior fl ag since Round 20, Box Hill City Oval 2003 when they knocked off Box Hill. It’s been a Williamstown 11.16 (82) d Box Hill Hawks diff icult task for Williamstown to reach the big 10.8 (68) dance recently, having lost seven of their last eight preliminary fi nals before last week. The The Seagulls fought back from a 10-point defi cit at one time the Gulls did make it to the Grand Final half time to record a confi dence-boosting victory in the fi nal home-and-away round. Unlike in Round during that stretch was in 2011 when they lost 10, Williamstown controlled possession with Nick to an undefeated Port Melbourne juggernaut by Meese (14 disposals, 39 hitouts) enjoying Ben 56 points, but this is the club’s fi rst Grand Final McEvoy’s absence to feed a rampant Mitch Banner since becoming a standalone club once again (43 disposals, one goal) and Ben Jolley (30 disposals, in 2014. Overall, Box Hill has won two VFA/VFL seven clearances). Sam Dunell was dynamic inside 50 Grand Finals and lost three since the club joined with 16 disposals, eight marks and 4.4, while Box Hill’s the competition in 1951, while Williamstown has best player on the day, Mitch O’Donnell (23 disposals, won 15 premierships and been runners-up 11 seven tackles), unfortunately had his season ended times since its inception in 1884. by an ACL injury. 04 www.vfl .com.au WHERE THE HAWKS CAN WIN IT: WHERE THE SEAGULLS CAN WIN IT: The league’s no.1-ranked team for eff ective Williamstown was ranked no.1 during the home- kicks and uncontested marks will aim to control and-away season for contested possessions proceedings as they did in the Round 10 clash with and clearances, and it’s at the coalface where Williamstown.