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Season 2008 has opened with several significant events and State match announcements. Certainly, it was most satisfying looms large to see Scott Thompson, one of the pivotal players for Geelong’s VFL Players will strive to wear the ‘Big V’ team in its premiership last season, make his AFL debut with North Melbourne in round one. welcome return for FitzGerald, one Troy West – have begun planning It speaks volumes for the VFL of the longest serving coaches in for the match. competition that a player can the VFL’s proud history. Over the coming weeks, make the quantum leap from the FitzGerald left an indelible selectors will scrutinise players VFL to the AFL in such a short imprint on the competition when before announcing their squad in period of time. It also reinforces the he coached Victoria several years mid-May. For those selected, the VFL’s status as a competition of ago, leading the ‘Big V’ to a historic honour of representing Victoria the highest quality, and endorses win against South Australia in cannot be overstated. Victoria as a proven pathway for 2002 – our first victory against our We wish all players well as they aspiring young footballers. most traditional rival in more than strive to wear the ‘Big V’. The message is unmistakable: 50 years – and another milestone Meanwhile, the opening round the VFL provides players with the victory against Western Australia of the VFL season provided an best avenue to realise their football in 2004. interesting set of results. Clearly, it ambitions. This can vary from It has recently been confirmed is far too early to make any lasting playing in a standard of football that the Adelaide Oval will host predictions, especially given the that tests a player’s abilities to their the state match on Saturday, May fluid nature of player movement in fullest to a competition that can 31. Such a setting provides a the competition. advance a player’s career. wonderful opportunity for Victorian But it was a reminder nothing We watch with interest as other players to showcase their talent can be taken for granted in the VFL graduates make their mark on in what promises to be a defining VFL, where the standard is so high the AFL in 2008. moment in their football career. that on any given day any club can During the off-season, AFL Already, Fitzgerald and his out-duel another. Victoria appointed North Ballarat selection panel – Williamstown coach Gerard FitzGerald as the stalwart Bruce Davis, J.J. Liston John Hook VFL’s coach for its match against Trophy winner Anthony Eames and Football Operations Manager, South Australia this year. It is a Port Melbourne reserves coach AFL Victoria

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VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 3 gary ayres

Late last year as Port Melbourne New Port Melbourne president Peter saultry entered coach Gary Ayres the club’s offices general manager Barry Kidd greeted him with a revelation that left him momentarily speechless. Kidd informed Saultry he had just received a phone call from Gary Ayres inquiring about the club’s coaching vacancy. The next day Saultry and Kidd met Ayres. “Gary is just so professional,” Saultry said. “He knew all about the history of the club, he spoke about the challenges of a stand- alone club. “At the next board meeting, I said Barry and I had spoken to Gary and everyone just said, ‘Let’s make him the priority’.” Saultry describes the signing of Ayres, a 269-game, five-time premiership player with Hawthorn and 223-game AFL coach, as the Breath of competition’s recruit of the season. Certainly, Ayres is the highest- fresh Ayres profile former AFL identity to coach in the VFA/VFL since Former Hawk aims to put Port back on top Carlton great Alex Jesaulenko coached Coburg in 1993. For the past two seasons, Ayres players from 2007 not returning. Expectation at Port Melbourne, had been on Essendon’s coaching But Ayres likes the club’s blend which has been without a staff but his passionate desire to of experience and youth . premiership for more than 25 again take the reigns as a senior “We have been able to cover years, is always high. coach meant the Port job was the deficiency we had in the Such expectations sit well with irresistible for him. ruck,” he said. “(Former Carlton Ayres. “If you want to be any good, “To be in charge of a team in ruckman) Dylan McLaren will you shouldn’t shy away from it and your own right, (to) ... get back assist Dave Fanning and that will this club has been built on a rich to what you had been doing for release Adrian Bonaddio to do tradition of premierships over the the 10 years before, that was the some forward-line work. course of more than 120 years.” attraction,” he said. “We have bulked up in midfield But Ayres says that history has The former Geelong and numbers, but we have to advance been created by players of past Adelaide coach inherits a club the education of our younger, two- generations, it’s up to the current that has overhauled its list, with 25 to three-year players. players to make their own.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 55 james byrne

“Every year I been with him Fire still he’s improved,” Tudor said. “His kicking, his fitness, his decision- making – they’ve all improved. Byrnes He’s really worked out the game.” And Tudor says Byrne is Top cat resists content to play at the highest level Pie overtures he can. Motivation has never an issue with Byrne, Tudor says, as he is driven by training in an AFL Leigh Tudor chuckles when talk environment and playing with, turns to a pre-season rumour and helping, AFL players, that had Geelong premiership regardless of their age or stature. captain james byrne moving “In my time at Geelong, he’s to Collingwood. almost been the captain-coach,” Sure it was a hot topic in Tudor said. VFL circles, but Tudor was well “When he trains with the aware of the rumour’s origins VFL Geelong group the standard – Collingwood’s VFL football of training is just enormous. manager, former Pie Paul Licuria, He sets just such high expectations is one of Byrne’s best friends. So of everybody around him. Tudor was never really concerned “And he takes that out on to that the VFL Cats would lose the the field (in matches) and he’s player widely acclaimed as the very good at helping out the best in the competition. young AFL and VFL players. “(Licuria) would not be doing While Geelong’s VFL team has his job if he didn’t say to his best lost nine players from last year’s mate, ‘Hey, why don’t you come premiership team, Tudor says it and play with us’,” Tudor said. won’t put any increased pressure “People were asking about it, on Byrne. but James is more than happy to All that he needs to do, Tudor stay and play at Geelong.” says, is keep playing the same Byrne, a couple of weeks shy way he has in recent years. of his 30th birthday, enters his fifth “He improves every year, he season as Geelong’s captain, with understands the trends of the his career still on the rise. game and picks it up very quickly,” Tudor has no doubt Byrne can he said. “It is just how he is.” take his game to greater heights. “In all aspects of the game he This is a big statement given is very professional and he works Byrne’s 2007 season saw him very hard ... and sets an enormous captain the VFL to a 119-point example to the entire list.” win against Western Australia, It’s easy, then, to understand win the J.J. Liston Trophy and why Collingwood – or any other then brilliantly lead Geelong VFL club – would want James James Byrne to premiership glory. Byrne on its side.

6 david teague

North Melbourne from Carlton. In turn, Teague moved to the Blues, Leading winning their 2004 best and fairest. For all this, Teague is just as on-field excited about his new role. David “I put a development proposal Teague to Carlton,” he said. ”I knew example they were looking in that area and knowing the younger Playing coach players I thought I could teague turns contribute, and they were the ones that came up with the back the clock suggestion of coaching.” “I’ve known over the past year and a half that david teague’s appointment as my AFL career was coming playing coach of the Northern to an end.” Bullants sparks a trivia question: But Teague is a realist who was the last playing coach and knows just how difficult in the vFL? his combined role will be. If you said Donald McDonald, “Sure, it’s going to be tough, Werribee’s super coach of the mid- but (former Carlton teammate) 1990s, you were close. Matty Lappin is down there giving McDonald was the last playing me a hand and there will be a coach to guide a club to a VFA/ few in the (coaches’) box that will VFL premiership – in 1993 – but oversee things. the answer you were looking for “There is going to be was Nathan Bower. a good line of communication The former Richmond defender between myself and the box was captain-coach of the then and the runners.” Bendigo Diggers in 2000. And, if Teague’s role wasn’t While once the norm in the VFA, already challenging enough, the playing coaches were presumed Bullants’ core VFL players in recent extinct until Teague’s appointment. years – Digby Morrell, Frank Raso, While jumping at the chance to Justin Crow and Josh Houlihan – coach the Bullants, Teague didn’t have all left Cramer Street. want to give up playing at just 26. Despite this , Teague is aiming Teague has played 75 VFL to make the finals. games, having debuted as a top-up “We’ve got a lot of young player for the Murray Kangaroos, players over the past few years “And, with Carlton’s list before he was rookie listed by that haven’t had an opportunity being so young, hopefully North Melbourne. because the same blokes have some of them can step up as Memorably, he was later part always been there, but with those well and together we of the block-buster trade that guys leaving it allows those can combine and play good saw Corey McKernan return to young guys to step up,” he said. team football.”

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Dealing with disappointment is Alister Neville becoming an annual event for alister neville. Last year, Neville was overlooked in the NAB AFL National Draft and the NAB AFL Rookie Draft after completing a pre-season with Melbourne. In previous years, he’s completed pre-seasons with different clubs but the result at draft time has been the same. But last year Neville was coming off the best of his three VFL seasons. He had represented the VFL against Western Australia, winning the Frank Johnson Medal as Victoria’s best player in its 119-point win. He was also named in the VFL Team Of The Year. Modestly, Neville agrees it was his best season, one that convinced him he could finally force his way onto an AFL list. But he was also mindful the Reluctant draft can be a lottery. “I thought if it happens, it draft dodger happens,” he said. “I’ve been through it a few times before.” Neville set to soar for the VFL Hawks “It was disappointing (not to be drafted) because I thought I had more to offer than before. Neville chose Box Hill - where group of VFL players and that’s Not surprisingly, Neville was he made his VFL debut in 2005 what every good club needs.” a hot VFL commodity, but it took - which was the closest VFL club While his dream of playing AFL the 22-year-old a month before he to his home, but his decision is seemingly over, Neville says decided, firstly, what direction he extended beyond convenience. motivation is not an issue. wanted to take his football and, “I think Barry Mitchell is a great He said if he wasn’t motivated then, who he would play for. coach,” he said. he would play football with his Eventually, Neville decided to “Box Hill is also a good club mates at Old Trinity. play at the highest level he could. and that was more important in my “I’m motivated to be the best “I had been following (former decision than ever. I didn’t want to player I can be,” he said. Coburg Tigers coach) Andy go to a club that wasn’t successful. And, any recent observer of Collins around but with him going “Picking up Digby Morrell, the VFL will tell you that, at his interstate I wanted to go to a good Steve Kenna, Sam Gibson and best, Neville is one of the leading club with a good coach,” he said. Nathan Batsanis gives us a good players in the competition.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 99 gerard fitzgerald

Six years after he lead the Gerard Vfl to a historic victory FitzGerald against South australia at the adelaide Oval, North Ballarat’s gerard fitzgerald returns as Vfl coach. During the off-season, AFL Victoria CEO Peter Schwab confirmed FitzGerald’s appointment as coach for the state representative match against South Australia on Saturday, May 31. Ironically, the traditional rivals will again square off at the Adelaide Oval. And FitzGerald, who also oversaw the VFL’s win against Western Australia at Leederville Oval in 2004, will cherish leading the VFL side once more. “I was thrilled to be offered FitzGerald heeds the position again,” he said. FitzGerald brings vast state call experience to the role. In 2008, he brings up 10 years as a VFL demands passion and pride in Sa clash coach and becomes just the seventh man to reach 200 VFA/VFL games. “I told the other guys, ‘Don’t be FitzGerald said for players to He takes over from former ashamed to use your networks. be considered for selection they Sandringham coach Mark Gone are the days of clubs not would have to satisfy three criteria: Williams, who coached the VFL pushing players up for selection’,” they will have to be injury free, in its past two matches, but left he said. in form and be “honoured and to join Melbourne’s coaching “Clubs now realise that one thrilled” to play for Victoria. panel last year. of the charters of the VFL is to But FitzGerald said he would Joining FitzGerald on the develop players and the greatest not have any misgivings about coaching panel are Williamstown way to develop a player is to get players who did not want to stalwart Bruce Davis, Port him a game with the state and for represent the state. Melbourne reserves coach Troy him to play well for his state. “We’ll say thanks very much West and J.J. Liston Trophy winner “I still remember (Springvale and we’ll find someone that does Anthony Eames. defender) Adrian Little saying to want to play,” he said. The coaching panel met in late me in 2002 that (playing in the win “We’ve got one crack at it. March to begin its planning. against South Australia) was one We want to bring together a FitzGerald said he would rely of the greatest things to happen to talented group of players that heavily on the other VFL coaches him. And look at all the premierships are proud and passionate about when shaping the playing squad. he played in with Springvale. representing Victoria.”

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Shaune Moloney Polkinghorne and Field as North Ballarat’s longest-serving VFL captain after three years in the job. Again, the significance is not lost upon him. “I’m still great mates with both those blokes,” he said. “They have been big shoes to fill. Both boys were great captains of the club. To have captained the club as long as those two is a real honor.” “While we may have been in the VFL for only (13 years), we’re a club that’s been around for more than 100 years and there’s been a lot of great captains. “I just want to make sure that I use my responsibility to move the club forward.” Meanwhile, Moloney would have passed Field’s games record Rooster’s gallant earlier if not for a shoulder injury and an overseas sabbatical, which saw him miss almost two seasons. record-breaker Having recently celebrated his 30th birthday, Moloney is unsure moloney to rule the roost again in ’08 if this will be his final season. While his body still feels fine, he won’t decide on his playing lost in north Ballarat’s But Moloney now future until the end of the season. preliminary final loss to acknowledges that the milestone “If I can hold my spot in the subsequent premiers Geelong means “a hell of a lot”. team and give a bit to the boys, was a significant milestone in “To play as many games as I’ll keep going,” he said. the club’s history. ‘Fieldy’, who has been such a After so long in the game, Captain Shaune Moloney great player and servant to the Moloney says the camaraderie played his 135th game for the club, means a lot,” Moloney said. of his teammates and desire to Roosters, eclipsing the club’s VFL “It means a lot also because be part of the Roosters’ first VFL games record formerly held by J.J. I love the club and I love playing premiership keeps driving him. Liston Trophy winner and former football for it and have loved He still also enjoys taking the captain Julian Field. playing for it for a very long time.” field week-in, week-out. Given the disappointment that Coach Gerard FitzGerald has “I really enjoy pitting myself accompanies defeat, especially a again entrusted the captaincy to against the opposition and … the preliminary final loss, Moloney did Moloney in 2008, ensuring he commitment and the passion not place much credence on his will equal another club milestone that’s involved in a football club achievement at the time. by season’s end – joining John such as ours.”

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 1111 statistics VFL statistics

Round 1 senioRs Coburg Tigers 8.4 15.10 22.11 27.16 (178) Geelong 2.2 5.3 11.5 16.7 (103) AFTER ROUND 17 P W L D F A % PTS GoALs: Coburg Tigers - Morton 7, Riewoldt 6, Tivendale 4, F. Caruso 3, north Ballarat 1 1 0 0 126 56 225.00 4 White 2, Lynch 2, Edwards, Liddle, Cartledge. Williamstown 1 1 0 0 129 73 176.71 4 Geelong - Barnes 3, S. Simpson 3, Simpkin 2, McTaggart, Urie, Hogan, Coburg Tigers 1 1 0 0 178 103 172.82 4 McKenna, Lonergan, Moles, Mumford, Prismall. BesT: Coburg Tigers - Tivendale, Morton, White, Riewoldt, Horne, Cartledge. sandringham 1 1 0 0 119 82 145.12 4 Geelong - Prismall, Hogan, Laidler, Lonergan, Simpkin, Barnes. Bendigo Bombers 1 1 0 0 119 90 132.22 4 Frankston 1 1 0 0 97 81 119.75 4 Werribee Tigers 1.4 5.7 7.10 10.13 (73) Collingwood 1 1 0 0 87 74 117.57 4 Williamstown 8.6 13.10 16.13 19.15 (129) Port Melbourne 1 0 1 0 74 87 85.06 0 GoALs: Werribee Tigers - Obst 4, Davies, Riggio, Eddy, Gleeson, Rockefeller, Podsiadly. Northern Bullants 1 0 1 0 81 97 83.51 0 Williamstown - Urch 5, Grant 4, Tiller, Cloke, Lyons, Lockwood, O’Keefe, Tasmania 1 0 1 0 90 119 75.63 0 Skipper, Picken, Jolley, Rose, Stretton. BesT: Werribee Tigers - Ross, Warren, Henderson, Eddy, Podsiadly, Obst. Casey Scorpions 1 0 1 0 82 119 68.91 0 Williamstown - Jolley, Urch, Street, Br. Johnson, Meyer, Cloke. Geelong 1 0 1 0 103 178 57.87 0 Werribee Tigers 1 0 1 0 73 129 56.59 0 Collingwood 2.2 6.6 8.11 12.15 (87) Box Hill Hawks 1 0 1 0 56 126 44.44 0 Port Melbourne 3.2 7.3 10.5 11.8 (74) GoALs: Collingwood - Nicholls 3, Carmody 2, Dawes, Licuria, Frost, Bryan, Reid, Lonie, Stanley. Port Melbourne - Nahas 4, Bonaddio 3, Pitt, Cotchett, Livingston, Spriggs. 2007 TRuenergy VFL GoALkiCkeRs (PROGRESSivE) BesT: Collingwood - Toovey, Anthony, Nicholls, Clarke, Wellingham, Stanley. Mitch Morton Coburg Tigers 7 (7) Port Melbourne - Baird, Pleming, Pinwill, McMahon, Spriggs, Fanning.

Jack Riewoldt Coburg Tigers 6 (6) north Ballarat 8.5 13.7 17.11 19.12 (126) Michael Wundke North Ballarat 6 (6) Box Hill Hawks 1.1 3.4 4.7 8.8 (56) Andrew Welsh Bendigo Bombers 5 (5) GoALs: north Ballarat - Wundke 6, Sansbury 3, Greig 2, McMahon 2, Sewell, Je. Smith, McHugh, Garlett, Feery, Grima. Callum urch Williamstown 5 (5) Box Hill Hawks - Moss 2, Cross 2, Neville, Morrell, Renouf, Thorp. nick sautner Sandringham 4 (4) BesT: north Ballarat - Grima, Stephenson, Sansbury, Wundke, Clifton, david Boundy Northern Bullants 4 (4) McMahon. Box Hill Hawks - Kennedy, Kenna, Batsanis, Whitecross, Moss, Neville. Aaron Murray Frankston 4 (4) dean Limbach Frankston 4 (4) Bendigo Bombers 5.1 10.1 14.2 18.11 (119) Greg Tivendale Coburg Tigers 4 (4) Tasmania 4.7 8.7 10.12 13.12 (90) - Welsh 5, Monfries 2, Lovett 2, Weeks 2, Hislop, Robin nahas Port Melbourne 4 (4) GoALs: Bendigo Bombers Geary, Holmes, Bowe, Johns, Lee, Hooker. Alan obst Werribee Tigers 4 (4) Tasmania - Shackleton 3, Charlesworth 2, Geappen 2, Gilmour 2, Jarrad Grant Williamstown 4 (4) Koulouriotis, T. Plummer, Hardy, Langford. BesT: Bendigo Bombers - Reimers, Lovett, Holmes, Bellchambers, Fahour, Flaherty. VFL action on ABC TV Tasmania - Shackleton, Thurley, Setchell, Street, Gilmour, Koulouriotis. Round 2 Frankston 4.2 8.2 11.12 14.13 (97) Saturday, April 5 Northern Bullants 3.0 4.6 6.12 11.15 (81) Williamstown v Collingwood GoALs: Frankston - Murray 4, Limbach 4, Berry 3, Morris 2, Barker. northern Bullants - Boundy 4, Lappin 2, Armfield 2, Ja. Bannister, Wiggins, VFL action on Radio Teague. BesT: Frankston - Murray, Raso, Barker, Magner, Gill, Berry. RAdio: 3seR RAdio: XX 1611 northern Bullants - Jackson, Saddington, Bentick, Wiggins, Armfield, ROUND 2 Saturday, April 5 Morgan. Saturday, April 5 Port Melbourne v Casey Scorpions Sandringham sandringham 4.3 4.4 13.8 18.11 (119) Casey Scorpions 1.2 7.6 8.10 11.16 (82) v Frankston Sunday, April 6 Sunday, April 6 Northern Bullants v GoALs: sandringham - Sautner 4, Valenti 3, Maric 3, Holland 2, Yze, C. Johnson, Wonaemirri, Whelan, Summers, Poyas. Box Hill Hawks v Tasmania Coburg Tigers Casey scorpions - C. Gardiner 3, McQualter 2, Birss, Goddard, Steven, Allen, RAdio: 3WBC Armitage, Dunne. Sunday, April 6 BesT: sandringham - Summers, Valenti, Poyas, Yze, M. Johnston, Rivers. Box Hill Hawks v Tasmania Casey scorpions - McQualter, C. Gardiner, Rix, Gwilt, Wall, Silvagni.

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Port ruckman Dylan McLaren sends the ball forward for the Borough.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 11 greg hutchison

new casey scorpions coach greg hutchison has just entered his second tour of duty in the VFL, 20 years after his first coaching stint. When Hutchison last coached in the competition it was known as the VFA, fielded two divisions and, regrettably, comprised many teams that have since departed. These teams included Prahran, the club that Hutchison took to a second division premiership in 1987. Greg Hutchison spent four seasons Hutchison as playing-coach at the Two Blues, after playing 96 games in 10 seasons with Melbourne. It was an era where the VFA Hutchison’s was still the main show on a Sunday afternoon and Prahran, in particular, drew much support homecoming from the racing fraternity. The late, great Sir Rupert scorpions’ coach to put faith in young list Steele, former chairman of the Victoria Racing Club, was patron and rails bookmaker Alf Blamey But late last year he received we will rely heavily on St Kilda,” was president. a call about the Scorpions’ senior Hutchison said. Hutchison formed many lasting coaching job and, soon after, his “The good thing is that they are friendships at Prahran and the return to the VFL was complete. very enthusiastic, very coachable 1987 premiership remains one Hutchison takes over a and they haven’t got any egos.” of his career highlights. Scorpions’ team that is wafer-thin One thing that Hutchison After leaving Prahran, on VFL experience. Five-time promises to do is teach his players Hutchison coached the Southern best and fairest winner Steve how to play the game, rather than Stringrays in the TAC Cup before Harrison, last season’s captain adopting a defensive mindset to returning to Melbourne. And Nigel Carmody, 2006 best and restrict the opposition’s scoring. when the Demons sacked Neil fairest winner David Biagi and “I want to teach them how to Balme near the end of the ex-Roo Troy Makepeace have play one-on-one, genuine football 1997 season Hutchison took all left. and at times we might cop a over as coach. Despite this player exodus, smacking, but in the end it will be In more recent years, he Hutchison remains upbeat. to the players’ benefit,” he said. was an assistant coach at “We have some pretty good It promises to be a challenging Richmond and, for the past kids who will be all right, but season for the young Scorpions couple of seasons, worked on they could do with some help team, but Greg Hutchison has the Kangaroos’ coaching staff. and experience and that’s where never shirked a challenge.

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it might only stretch into double- New Box Hill Hawks digit kilometres but barry coach Barry Mitchell mitchell says his move across town from Preston to box hill has rejuvenated him. Having coached the Carlton- affiliated Northern Bullants for the past four seasons, Mitchell takes over as Box Hill Hawks coach. With his time up on the Carlton coaching staff at the end of last season, Mitchell saw the Box Hill Hawks’ vacancy, meet their hierarchy and was offered the job. As well as coaching the Box Hill Hawks, Mitchell’s job description also sees him work in a development role with Hawthorn’s young players. “I’ve been in this area for quite a while and the Hawthorn set-up appealed to me,” he said. “It’s good to go somewhere Bullant becomes new, somewhere there are new ideas. “It has been quite stimulating.” a Hawk Mitchell doesn’t shirk away from the fact he expects the Box Hill mitchell rejuvenated by box hill move Hawks, who have won a combined 10 games in the past two seasons, to play finals. “We’ve picked up some pretty While many have trumpeted the “Obviously, that’s why you play. handy VFL players and hopefully club’s new arrivals, Mitchell points We’ll be looking to get into the we can develop some younger out the club has also lost a number top eight,” he said. ones,” he said. of quality players. The Box Hill Hawks’ off-season At the Northern Bullants, Kristan Height, captain in recruits – Frank Johnson medallist Mitchell built a 43-28 home and 2006-07, and Nick Smith, 2007 Alister Neville, Bullants key forward away season win-loss record over best-and-fairest winner, have left, Digby Morrell, ex-Carlton rover his four-year reign. The highlight while dual best-and-fairest winner Steve Kenna and Port Adelaide was the 2006 season, when the Matthew Ball is still overseas. rookie Nathan Batsanis – have Bullants dominated the home and But, weighing up the VFL considerably beefed up their away season, compiling a 17-1 Hawks’ off-season player playing group. win-loss record that included a movement, Mitchell conceded Mitchell said the club needed 13-game winning streak. Twice he they had improved their list, but to act after finishing second last took the club to the finals and both emphasised results – not names – the previous two seasons. times it reached a preliminary final. were the bottom line.

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Box Hill throughout the year. The cost is and get a free showbag Welcome to $25, with bookings essential on upon entry. Thanks to All 4 today’s match-day (03) 9598 8629. Pets in Ivanhoe, Moorabbin partners, Sam Club memberships are also and Sandown. Koulis from SOHO Workshop still available. Contact the club to For information and bookings and Stan Batsanis from support the Zebras in 2008. please call Brendan Curry on Batsanis Shoes. Our gala auction night will take 9390 0611 or e-mail him at place on July 26 at the Caulfield [email protected]. North Ballarat Racecourse. There will be Telstra Country Wide bargains galore and donations of Northern Bullants is extremely proud items are welcome. The Northern to be partnering with For all the latest, visit our website Bullants would like the North Ballarat Football Club www.sandringhamfc.com.au to welcome all those supporters and Life Education Ballarat and who have opted to come to the District for the 2008 season. Williamstown match today via public transport An exciting new partnership Welcome to and receive free admission. We with Life Education to support everybody attending thank Metlink for their support in the refurbishment of their mobile today’s game against making this initiative possible. learning unit is also being Collingwood. To all Northern Bullants launched at today’s game. Our match-day sponsor is members, the club would like to Life Education provides Buffalo Sports and we thank remind you that you can collect school programs that Eane Whitton for his support. your membership gifts, including develop the social skills The president’s luncheon will the club magazine, at our and knowledge necessary feature Bulldogs Captain Brad membership stall located at the to assist children facing drug- Johnson, and Mike Brady singing entry gate. related situations. our new theme song “Stand On a social note, the club To find out how you can and Deliver”. would like to invite all supporters support Life Education inquire Welcome to the Western to attend our cocktail night on at the North Ballarat Football Bulldogs players, coaches, April 19 following the match Club or in-store at the Ballarat or staff and supporters in versus Tasmania. The evening will Wendouree Telstra shops. attendance today. be at the Rydges on Bell Preston. At our match against Port More details can be found at Sandringham Melbourne, next Saturday, April northernbullants.com.au Our next home game 12, the president’s luncheon is against Frankston features Angela Pippos as guest Coburg Tigers on Sunday, April 13. The social speaker, while the day also Our president’s club will be serving a two- features ‘Dog Day Afternoon’. luncheon is on at every course lunch at all home games Bring your pet dog to the footy home game in the social

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club, with the next luncheon onto www.coburgtigers.com.au. is welcome. Bookings on Saturday, April 12. It will And if you would like to are essential. include a delicious roast meal receive a weekly newsletter The Scorpions’ auction with salads and accompaniments via email please contact night will be held on Friday, for only $25. Please phone Tracey on 9354 8228 or May 2, and include finger food, Tracey to book. [email protected] an auction and entertainment Also look out for our new for $15 a person. Beverages merchandise for 2008 at the Casey Scorpions can also be purchased at merchandise stand. Saturday, April 12 is a the bar. A reminder that you can still night game at Casey On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May become a corporate sponsor, Fields and our president’s dinner 11, all of our players’ mums will player sponsor or member of starts at 5pm, followed by our attend the president’s luncheon the Coburg Football Club. seniors’ match at 7pm. The dinner compliments of the club, and will Phone us today to join the includes a two-course meal with also receive a free gift. Bookings fighting Tigers in 2008! beer, wine & soft drinks. The cost are essential. To find out about what is is $25 for Scorpion Members and For more club information, happening around the club log $35 for non-members. Everyone check out www.scorpions.com.au.

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AFL Victoria in the past 20 years, including treasurer and secretary, and was named president in 2005. community news The success of the Murrumbeena Football Club in creating an environment that the community football Our first volunteer of the is fun, safe, fair and inclusive, department of afl victoria week for 2008 is Ross Gould, has seen the club build an is taking nominees for the president of the Murrumbeena even stronger link with its junior community club of the week Football Club. affiliate, the Murrumbeena Junior and volunteer of the week. Ross has been involved with Football Club in the MSJFL. The AFL Victoria community Murrumbeena since starting A life member of the club, club of the year and volunteer of in its under-15 team in 1964. Ross has given his all to the the year will be selected from the Ross’s playing career spanned club in every capacity and, even weekly winners throughout the more than 40 years and he only today, has a spring in his step 2008 season and announced at hung up his boots in 2005. as a new season gets under way, AFL Victoria’s members dinner in Off the field, he has held heralding his 44th year February 2009. nearly every position at the club at Murrumbeena.

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Paul Amy Ross Booth Phil Cleary Leader Newspapers ABC-TV ABC-TV North Ballarat 24pts North Ballarat 35pts North Ballarat 10pts Williamstown 10pts Williamstown 10pts Williamstown 12pts Sandringham 20pts Sandringham 20pts Port Melbourne 16pts Casey Scorpions 20pts Casey Scorpions 5pts Frankston 7pts Geelong 30pts Geelong 15pts Geelong 15pts Box Hill Hawks 10pts Box Hill Hawks 30pts Tasmania 1pt Coburg Tigers 50pts Coburg Tigers 60pts Coburg Tigers 14pts

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Scott Cummings Adrian Dunn John Hook 3AW Herald Sun Football Operations Manager, AFL Victoria North Ballarat 35pts North Ballarat 16pts Collingwood 12pts Williamstown 6pts North Ballarat 28pts Sandringham 8pts Sandringham 13pts Williamstown 12pts Frankston 12pts Frankston 7pts Sandringham 15pts Geelong 60pts Geelong 5pts Casey Scorpions 5pts Box Hill Hawks 2pts Box Hill Hawks 10pts Geelong 16pts Coburg Tigers 32pts Coburg Tigers 17pts Tasmania 1pt Coburg Tigers 12pts laST rouNd: 4 laST rouNd: 5 laST rouNd: 6

Carley Jellett Lady Luck Tony Leonard The Age 3AW North Ballarat 2pts North Ballarat 12pts Bendigo Bombers 2pts Collingwood 12pts Williamstown 2pts Collingwood 12pts Sandringham 14pts Port Melbourne 16pts Port Melbourne 16pts Frankston 13pts Frankston 9pts Frankston 21pts Geelong 12pts Geelong 13pts Geelong 30pts Box Hill Hawks 12pts Tasmania 3pts Tasmania 1pt Coburg Tigers 28pts Coburg Tigers 35pts Coburg Tigers 23pts

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Chris Mitchell Peter Schwab LeADeRBoARD Herald Sun AFL Victoria CEO John Hook 6 Peter Schwab 5 North Ballarat 25pts North Ballarat 14pts Williamstown 6pts Williamstown 2pts lady luck 6 Paul amy 4 Sandringham 12pts Port Melbourne 16pts ross Booth 5 Phil Cleary 4 Frankston 20pts Casey Scorpions 5pts Geelong 18pts Geelong 18pts adrian dunn 5 Scott Cummings 4 Tasmania 1pt Box Hill Hawks 6pts Carley Jellett 5 Tony leonard 3 Coburg Tigers 35pts Coburg Tigers 25pts Chris Mitchell 5 laST rouNd: 5 laST rouNd: 5

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Williamstown coach priority at selection, with rookies Brad Gotch judged on merit. “With the Bulldogs, it will be judged on the merit of how players are performing,” Gotch said. “It’s not a criticism of Collingwood. It’s just a different philosophy. I have really good backing from ‘Rocket’ (Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade) and the coaches. They want a successful culture built on hard work and merit.” After top-four finishes the past two years, Gotch said Williamstown made a conscious decision to push for a better result. To this end, the Seagulls have snared Jason Cloke (Bendigo Bombers) and Callum Urch (North Melbourne), and regained Dean Galea from South Australia, Seven-year stint while Steven Greene returns after missing most of last season gotch eyes a meritorious 2008 season through injury. “There’s more depth this season in our VFL list,” Gotch said. When he first met club general legendary oach Gerry Callahan Everyone around the club was manager brendan curry, brad (1958-67). still stung by last year’s preliminary gotch joked he wanted a 10-year But for the first time since Gotch final fade-out that saw the Seagulls contract as Williamstown coach. joined the club, Williamstown is not surrender a three-goal, half-time Gotch said if Curry could aligned with Collingwood, after it lead to go down to the Coburg guarantee such longevity he would entered its own VFL team in 2008. Tigers by 10 goals, Gotch said. move from his south-eastern Gotch, a member of “It’s beyond comprehension suburbs home to the west to be Collingwood’s coaching staff when we could have been six closer to Point Gellibrand. during that alignment, now also goals in front at half-time,” he said. Curry said he doubted the finds himself at a new AFL home; “I haven’t been able to put Williamstown board would sign off the Seagulls’ new alliance with the my finger on it. There were so on such a deal, but fast forward to Western Bulldogs has seen Gotch many guys that went backwards, 2008 and Gotch is in his seventh join the Bulldogs’ coaching staff. it was the biggest turn around season at the Seagulls and is The new alliance brings with I have seen.” contracted for 2009. it a change in philosophy. Under But Gotch doesn’t want to As it is, Gotch is now the the alignment with Collingwood, dwell too much on the past. He’s second longest-serving coach Gotch said, it was agreed any more excited about what is ahead in the Seagulls’ history behind AFL-listed players would be given for the new-look Seagulls.

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Round 1 Sunday, May 18 Round 14 Saturday, March 29 Frankston vs. Werribee Tigers Frankston Oval 2pm Saturday, JuLy 12 Northern Bullants vs. North Ballarat NAB Oval 2pm Geelong vs. Box Hill Hawks Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) Coburg Tigers 27.16 (178) vs. Geelong 16.7 (103) Box Hill Hawks vs. Port Melbourne Box Hill City Oval 2pm 10:40am Bendigo Bombers 18.11 (119) vs. Tasmania 13.12 (90) Bendigo Bombers vs. Williamstown QE Oval 2pm Collingwood 12.15 (87) vs. Port Melbourne 11.8 (74) Werribee Tigers vs. Frankston Bartercard Oval (ABC TV) North Ballarat 19.12 (126) vs. Box Hill Hawks 8.8 (56) Round 8 1:10pm Werribee Tigers 10.13 (73) vs. Williamstown 19.15 (129) Casey Scorpions vs. Tasmania Casey Fields 2pm Saturday, May 24 Sandringham vs. Williamstown Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Sunday, March 30 Williamstown vs. Box Hill Hawks Burbank Oval (ABC TV) Coburg Tigers vs. Port Melbourne ABD Group Stadium 2pm Frankston 14.13 (97) vs. Northern Bullants 11.15 (81) 1:10pm Sunday, JuLy 13 Sandringham 18.11 (119) vs. Casey Scorpions 11.16 (82) Port Melbourne vs. Casey Scorpions TEAC Oval 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Collingwood Bartercard Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Northern Bullants QE Oval 2pm Round 2 - Rivalry Round Collingwood vs. North Ballarat MC Labour Park 2pm Sunday, May 25 Saturday, aprIL 5 North Ballarat vs. Geelong AUSTAR Arena 2pm Round 15 North Ballarat vs. Bendigo Bombers AUSTAR Arena 12.30pm Coburg Tigers vs. Bendigo Bombers ABD Group Stadium 2pm Saturday, JuLy 19 Williamstown vs. Collingwood Burbank Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Frankston vs. Tasmania Frankston Oval 2pm Geelong vs. North Ballarat Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Port Melbourne vs. Sandringham TEAC Oval 2pm Sandringham vs. Northern Bullants Trevor Barker Beach Northern Bullants vs. Box Hill Hawks NAB Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Casey Scorpions vs. Frankston Casey Fields 7pm Oval 2pm Sunday, JuLy 20 Sunday, aprIL 6 SANFL vs. VFL - State Representative Match Werribee Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions Bartercard Oval 2pm Geelong vs. Werribee Tigers Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 9:30am Williamstown vs. Coburg Tigers Burbank Oval 2pm Saturday, May 31 - Adelaide Oval, SA Box Hill Hawks vs. Tasmania Box Hill City Oval 2pm Sandringham vs. Tasmania Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Coburg Tigers NAB Oval 2pm Round 9 Saturday, JuLy 26 Round 3 Saturday, June 7 Frankston vs. Port Melbourne Frankston Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Saturday, aprIL 12 North Ballarat vs. Frankston AUSTAR Arena (ABC TV) 1:10pm Collingwood vs. Bendigo Bombers MC Labour Park 2pm Tasmania vs. Geelong Bellerive Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Northern Bullants vs. Williamstown MC Labour Park 2pm Sunday, JuLy 27 Williamstown vs. Port Melbourne Burbank Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Port Melbourne Bellerive Oval 2pm Collingwood vs. Bendigo Bombers MC Labour Park 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Collingwood MC Labour Park 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. North Ballarat ABD Group Stadium 2pm Sunday, June 8 Round 16 Casey Scorpions vs. Box Hill Hawks Casey Fields 7pm Casey Scorpions vs. Geelong Casey Fields 2pm Sandringham vs. Collingwood Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Saturday, auguSt 2 Sunday, aprIL 13 Werribee Tigers vs. Coburg Tigers Bartercard Oval 2pm Geelong vs. Collingwood Skilled Stadium (ABC TV) 1:10pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Casey Scorpions Box Hill City Oval 2pm Sandringham vs. Frankston Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Monday, June 9 Werribee Tigers vs. Bendigo Bombers Bartercard Oval 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Werribee Tigers TEAC Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Bendigo Bombers Box Hill City Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Williamstown Bellerive Oval 2pm Round 4 Round 10 Sunday, auguSt 3 Saturday, aprIL 19 Saturday, June 14 North Ballarat vs. Coburg Tigers AUSTAR Arena 2pm Frankston vs. Bendigo Bombers Frankston Oval 2pm Geelong vs. Williamstown Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Casey Scorpions vs. Sandringham Casey Fields (ABC TV) Northern Bullants vs. Sandringham MC Labour Park 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Tasmania MC Labour Park (ABC TV) 1:10pm 1:10pm Collingwood vs. Northern Bullants MC Labour Park 2pm Round 17 Port Melbourne vs. Coburg Tigers TEAC Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Coburg Tigers West Park Oval 1pm Saturday, auguSt 9 Sunday, aprIL 20 Port Melbourne vs. North Ballarat TEAC Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Frankston Aurora Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Frankston vs. Collingwood Frankston Oval 2pm Sunday, June 15 Collingwood vs. Werribee Tigers MC Labour Park 1pm North Ballarat vs. Werribee Tigers AUSTAR Arena 2pm Williamstown vs. Frankston Burbank Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Box Hill Hawks QE Oval (ABC TV) Box Hill Hawks vs. Sandringham Box Hill City Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Werribee Tigers Box Hill City Oval 2pm 1:10pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Casey Scorpions QE Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Geelong QE Oval 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Williamstown TEAC Oval 2pm Round 5 Round 11 Coburg Tigers vs. Northern Bullants ABD Group Stadium 2pm Sunday, auguSt 10 FrIday, aprIL 25 (anZac day) Saturday, June 21 Casey Scorpions vs. North Ballarat Casey Fields 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. Box Hill Hawks ABD Group Stadium 2pm Tasmania vs. Werribee Tigers Bellerive Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Sandringham vs. Geelong Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Casey Scorpions Bellerive Oval 2pm Collingwood vs. Williamstown MC Labour Park 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. North Ballarat QE Oval 7pm Saturday, aprIL 26 Round 18 Sandringham vs. Bendigo Bombers Trevor Barker Beach Sunday, June 22 Saturday, auguSt 16 Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Sandringham vs. Port Melbourne Trevor Barker Beach Collingwood vs. Tasmania MC Labour Park (ABC TV) 1:10pm Oval 2pm Sunday, aprIL 27 Coburg Tigers vs. Sandringham ABD Group Stadium 2pm Frankston vs. Box Hill Hawks Frankston Oval 2pm North Ballarat vs. Northern Bullants AUSTAR Arena 2pm Williamstown vs. North Ballarat Burbank Oval 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions ABD Group Stadium 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Box Hill Hawks Bartercard Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Werribee Tigers MC Labour Park 2pm Geelong vs. Northern Bullants Skilled Stadium 2pm Williamstown vs. Bendigo Bombers Burbank Oval 2pm Saturday, May 3 Round 12 Sunday, auguSt 17 Port Melbourne vs. Frankston TEAC Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Geelong vs. Port Melbourne Skilled Stadium 1pm Sunday, May 4 Saturday, June 28 Frankston vs. Casey Scorpions Frankston Oval 2pm Collingwood vs. Geelong MC Labour Park 2pm Geelong vs. Tasmania Skilled Stadium 1pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Collingwood Box Hill City Oval (ABC Round 19 Round 6 TV) 1:10pm Saturday, auguSt 23 North Ballarat vs. Williamstown AUSTAR Arena 2pm Saturday, May 10 Port Melbourne vs. Collingwood TEAC Oval 1pm Coburg Tigers vs. Collingwood ABD Group Stadium (ABC Sunday, June 29 Box Hill Hawks vs. Williamstown Box Hill City Oval 2pm TV) 1:10pm Frankston vs. Coburg Tigers Frankston Oval 2pm Casey Scorpions vs. Coburg Tigers Casey Fields 2pm Casey Scorpions vs. Bendigo Bombers Casey Fields 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Geelong Box Hill City Oval 2pm Frankston vs. Sandringham Frankston Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Port Melbourne NAB Oval 2pm North Ballarat vs. Tasmania AUSTAR Arena 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Geelong NAB Oval 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Sandringham Bartercard Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. North Ballarat Bellerive Oval 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Port Melbourne Bartercard Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Werribee Tigers QE Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers vs. Frankston QE Oval 7pm Round 13 Sunday, May 11 Saturday, JuLy 5 Round 20 Williamstown vs. Sandringham Burbank Oval 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Bendigo Bombers TEAC Oval Saturday, auguSt 30 Casey Scorpions vs. Northern Bullants Casey Fields 2pm (ABC TV) 1:10pm Geelong vs. Frankston Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Bendigo Bombers vs. Coburg Tigers Windy Hill 2pm Round 7 Sunday, JuLy 6 North Ballarat vs. Sandringham AUSTAR Arena 2pm Collingwood vs. Casey Scorpions MC Labour Park 2pm Saturday, May 17 Collingwood vs. Frankston MC Labour Park 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Northern Bullants TEAC Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Sandringham Aurora Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Williamstown vs. Casey Scorpions Burbank 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