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Meanwhile, the Vic Country TAC Cup always and Vic Metro squads for next month’s NAB AFL Under-16 Championships have been looking to improve reduced to 38-40 players as the program enters its ‘Nationals Victorian teams on U18 winners’ list preparation’ stage. The current squads will then be reduced to the 25 players that there’s no magic formula to those players, undertook further will represent Vic Country and sustained success, but one tests, some of which are reflective Vic Metro in the Championships, proven method is to continually of what AFL clubs analyse. which begin on July 25. strive to improve. Significantly, this study reflects Following a challenge match, That has been the philosophy the capabilities of young athletes the teams will play three matches behind the TAC Cup, the premier at 16 and 17 and is far more with the top-two sides then playing youth competition in Australia for relevant than using data from tests in a curtain-raiser to the AFL the past 17 seasons. on adults. Grand Final. Mindful complacency can What a great result for Victoria More immediately, the TAC erode such foundations, AFL with both Vic Country and Vic Cup is poised for an enthralling Victoria is forever looking to make Metro winning their respective second half of the season with the TAC Cup even better in a bid NAB AFL Under-18 Championships just two games separating the to maximise players’ development. matches last weekend. top-eight teams. One innovation that AFL It was particularly pleasing for Finally, congratulations to the Victoria is pleased to support is Vic Country, which rebounded following TAC Cup graduates who the study conducted by Victorian from two narrow losses to recently made their AFL debuts: University conditioning coach comfortably defeat Western (Western) with the James Veale on the physiological Australia at Subiaco. , Andrew Otten testing that is relied on in the Vic Metro maintained its (Oakleigh) with Adelaide, and drafting process. unbeaten record when it posted Ben McEvoy (Murray), Jarryd The study, now in its second an emphatic win against South Allen (Calder) and Robert Eddy year, profiles the results of Australia at the Adelaide Oval. (Gippsland) with St Kilda. about 40 players from TAC The Championships now Cup metropolitan clubs in a raft return to Victoria with the final leon Harris of different tests. During last two games – at Casey Fields and High Performance Manager, weekend’s development day, Telstra Dome – on July 5 and 9. AFL Victoria

JACKSON TRENGOVE DANIEL BUCKLEY U18 MATCHES roUnd 10 aFl Victoria Chief executive officer: ROUNDRROOUNUND 10 JUNE 2828-29,-29, 2008 $3 Peter Schwab ContentS JUNE 28-29, 2008 Football operations Manager: RECORD John Hook Jackson Trengove 4 CoVer: Samuel McGarry’s High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Daniel Buckley 5 strong form with Sandringham Statistics: Stacey Goad this season was recognised Manager director, Geoff Slattery Publishing: Under-18 Championships 6 Geoff Slattery when he was selected in Round nine statistics 7 TIME TO editor: Nick Bowen Vic Metro’s under-18 squad. designer: Karl Chandler Team lists 10-23 FIRE UP Photo Manager: Natalie Boccassini DragonsDragons ttoo rregainegain llostost Photography: Getty Images (02) 9004 2250 address correspondence: ssparkpark aagainstgainst PowerPower advertising: Jennifer Pryor (03) 8663 3007 The Editor, GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, 3001. Printed by: Condor Printing Phone: (03) 8663 3005

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It can’t come quickly enough for Trengove, who, because Injury shatters of the AIS-AFL Academy tour of South Africa and his school Trengove’s season commitments, has played just twice for the Cannons. cannon shifts sights to 2009 season But Trengove realises the importance of not cutting corners in his rehabilitation. as vic Metro prepared gotten to know through the AIS- “Nothing is going to change for its naB aFL Under-18 AFL Academy. what has happened,” he said. championships match He recalled how Voss would “I’ve written a list of what I can against tasmania earlier this sign off all his emails ‘live for do at the moment and that’s what month, its players were going the now’. I’m working on.” through a training drill with “I took on board that advice simulated pressure. and thought ‘I’m not going to When Jackson Trengove, an sook about what has happened’,” AIS-AFL Academy scholarship Trengove said. holder, went to kick, a teammate “Obviously you are disappointed came into smoother and there for the first couple of days that was severe impact. you can’t play for Victoria and The force of Trengove’s kick you won’t be able to play for the combined with the force of the Cannons. smoother caused the 17-year-old’s “But there are other things I knee to buckle. can do and that’s what my focus Trengove’s hamstring was has to be.” ripped from his fibula. Surgeons Just two nights before he had to realign the bone and went under the surgeon’s knife, reattach torn ligaments. Trengove was down at Cannons It means Trengove will miss the training doing a gym session. Championships and the rest of the He’ll continue to work in the year with the . gym until he’s allowed to jump on Which would be a bitter a bike in about four weeks, while disappointment to any young it’s about six to eight weeks before player but, fortunately, Trengove is he can resume running. an extremely positive person. After Doctors have told his initial shock, Trengove set his Trengove the injury sights on the 2009 season. will not stop him “My personality is that you just being ready for 2009 have to move on, get on with it,” pre-season training. Trengove said. Trengove said he followed the Jackson Trengove will miss advice and support offered by the NAB AFL Under-18 Brownlow medallists Michael Voss Championships and the rest of the season after a and , who he had severe hamstring injury.

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For Buckley, confidence Buckley’s has played a pivotal role in his improvement and so, too has his move from defence to a roaming belief building midfield/forward role. “I just like to run off, beat cannon getting better with age my opponent and then work hard on my defensive game,” Buckley said. as the calder cannons possessions, laid three tackles What has also helped Buckley, steamrolled the northern and capped off his game with one of the club’s three 19-year-old Territory on their way to an two goals. players, is that he’s getting fitter. emphatic 76-point victory in Buckley missed a large chunk round nine, most would have At 19, Daniel of the pre-season because he Buckley has taken little notice when daniel stepped up couldn’t get to training because buckley slotted through a goal for the Calder of work commitments and the from the boundary. Cannons fact he didn’t have a car. this season. But for Cannons coach David “I’ve got a car now and Flood it was further evidence of I’ve been doing extra work to Buckley’s coming of age. get fitter,” Buckley said. “I feel Flood said Buckley, who each week that I’m getting fitter missed three years of football and fitter.” because of knee injuries, Flood hoped Buckley would would not have contemplated be pushed up into the Coburg having a shot for goal from that Tigers team before the end of the position last year. season, something the club did “He would not have backed last year with James Polkinghorne himself,” Flood said. and Mitchell Farmer. “That’s the biggest thing “I think Daniel’s form has about Daniel. I think that was the warranted us keeping him on as thing missing last year – a bit of a 19-year-old,” Flood said. self-belief and confidence.” “His form has been really Flood said once young players good, his athleticism, his GPS had the self-belief and confidence results have been outstanding. then all aspects of their game Last year we saw him as a third seemed to click. tall defender. He noted players’ skills lift, “He did a good job, but he they discard their inhibitions and didn’t do a great job and he didn’t play their best football. come on as much as we would Buckley earned the maximum have liked. votes in the TAC Cup Coaches’ “This season we have played Award for his match him in a ruck-rover/wing role and against the Northern he’s really improved. His hands off Territory where the ground and his marking have he collected 22 been really good.”

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Metro captain Good weekend and also provided plenty of midfield drive, while , and for Victorian teams were others among Metro’s best. metro and country beat traditional rivals Hunt received special praise from Dickson for his work-rate, especially in one passage in Vic country buried its Country ran out 27-point winners, the last quarter frustrations and Vic metro 11.4 (70) to 6.7 (43). when he maintained its unbeaten record “We just smashed them in the ran from in a great weekend for Victoria’s hard-ball gets, 40 to 23. We just half-back talented player program in the wanted to be there before them to mark in third round of the nab afl and that was really pleasing,” the forward under-18 championships. Hyde said. pocket After losing its first two matches While Nick Naitanui, touted by and goal. by less than a goal, Vic Country many as a potential No. 1 selection was desperate to turn things at the NAB AFL Draft, made his around when it headed to Subiaco presence felt, Country’s ruckmen to play Western Australia. and Andrew What particularly drove the Browne held their own. Country was its below-par showing Other strong performers for against the NSW/ACT side. Country included , Will Coach Robert Hyde said his Martinello – who eclipsed WA’s players threw out the challenge to star midfielder – Nick themselves to bounce back from Suban and . that dismal performance. Meanwhile, Vic Metro “Everyone was really squeezed the life out of South embarrassed by how they played Australia in the first half of against NSW/ACT,” Hyde said. their match, before romping “They took it on board. away to a 53-point win. They wanted to overcome the Although South Australia hurt they all experienced from that kicked five goals in a 12-minute game, they wrote it on the back of burst in the third quarter to their hands.” close within 14 points, Metro Country seized control of then clinically disposed of the the match from the start and home team with by half-time held a seven-goal kicking five goals in another lead, having held the host state dazzling display. to one goal. “He was absolutely Although Western Australia outstanding. On a couple of Jack Watts starred regrouped and played better in the occasions he simply walked for Vic Metro against SA last second half, they were unable to around his opponents,” Metro weekend, kicking make any significant inroads as Vic coach David Dickson said. five goals.

6 visit: www.taccup.com.au statistics statistics round 9 oakleigh chargers 5.3 7.5 10.9 16.17 (113) Northern Knights 1.2 2.5 5.8 8.10 (58) TAC CUP LADDER P W L D F A % PTS goals: oakleigh chargers - Hoegel 4, Ymer 3, Lloyd 2, Scipione, Thompson, Burstin, murray bushrangers 9 7 2 0 977 684 142.84 28 Wall, McMahon, Tunik, Lello. northern knights - Dufficy 3, Snell, Quinton, Zaharakis, Hurley, Anderson. oakleigh chargers 9 7 2 0 939 673 139.52 28 best: oakleigh chargers - Hoegel, Clarke, Weekes, Tunik, Muling, Lello. western Jets 9 7 2 0 811 816 99.39 28 northern knights - Zaharakis, Hurley, Dufficy, Kelly, Hobbs, Grimes.

north ballarat rebels 9 6 3 0 817 735 111.16 24 calder cannons 3.5 6.13 8.16 16.17 (113) Northern Territory 2.3 2.6 4.10 4.13 (37) eastern ranges 9 6 3 0 790 825 95.76 24 goals: calder cannons - Temel 3, Buckley 2, Tydell 2, Melksham 2, M. White 2, Joyce, geelong Falcons 9 5 4 0 966 748 129.14 20 B. White, McKernan, Tsardakis, Rae. gippsland power 9 5 4 0 851 691 123.15 20 northern territory - Tungatalum 3, M. Cunningham. best: calder cannons - Buckley, Duhau, M. White, Melksham, Rae, Talia. dandenong stingrays 9 5 4 0 922 851 108.34 20 northern territory - Gordon, Tungatalum, M. Cunningham, Pautjimi, Liddle, Carusi.

Sandringham Dragons 9 3 6 0 723 958 75.47 12 geelong Falcons 5.4 7.9 17.11 21.14 (140) Western Jets 0.1 4.3 5.6 8.9 (57) Northern Knights 9 2 7 0 719 801 89.76 8 goals: geelong Falcons - Hunter 4, Hughes 3, MacKenzie 3, Bucovaz 2, Bartlett, Boyd, Calder Cannons 9 2 7 0 704 840 83.81 8 Christensen, Grabowski, Jull, Gavin, Thompson, Dangerfield, Delaney. western Jets - Lawson 3, Post 2, Koroneos, Schroder, Fitzpatrick. Bendigo Pioneers 9 1 8 0 726 960 75.63 4 best: geelong Falcons - Cunnington, Hussey, MacKenzie, Bartlett, Christensen, Delaney. western Jets - Notman, Hartigan, Schroder, Aloi, Lawson, Lunardi. goalkickers (PROGRESSIVE) kicks ROUND 9 gippsland power 3.4 5.4 12.11 17.13 (115) Geelong 22 (1) ryan gillingham Bendigo 22 Queensland 0.1 2.3 6.6 11.11 (77) Jack Fitzpatrick Western 21 (1) ben cunnington Geelong 21 goals: gippsland power - Heyne 7, Weston 3, Blair 3, Butcher 2, Stockdale, Donchi. michael still Northern 21 (-) michael stockdale Gippsland 20 queensland - Dixon 2, Pantic 2, Lock, Fabian, Reid, Stanlake, Beams, Rees, Green. grant lofthouse Eastern 21 (2) david Zaharakis Northern 20 best: gippsland power - Blair, Ryan, Heyne, Vardy, Heath, Hoghton. queensland - Stanlake, Beams, Thomson, Smith, Harley, Pantic. Murray 20 (2) matthew wall Oakleigh 20 mark weekes Oakleigh 20 Jayden hoegel Oakleigh 20 (4) andrew hooper North Ballarat 19 Bendigo Pioneers 2.2 7.5 11.8 14.11 (95) tim ruffles North Ballarat 19 (-) eastern ranges 3.4 6.5 10.9 14.14 (98) tyson thomas Sandringham 19 Josh gaylor Bendigo 19 (2) marcus white Calder 18 goals: bendigo pioneers - Coghlan 4, Healey 2, Gaylor 2, McKee, Arthur, Florance, sam wright Murray 18 (1) Richardson, Page, J. Geary. hugh hunter Geelong 18 John butcher Gippsland 17 (2) eastern ranges - Wilson 4, O’Keefe 3, Harding 2, Lofthouse 2, Cass 2, Sloane. mitchell golby Gippsland 18 ryan mckenzie North Ballarat 16 (2) best: bendigo pioneers - Coghlan, Gillingham, Petrie, Richardson, J. Geary, Florance. Jayden hoegel Oakleigh 18 eastern ranges - Sloane, Wilson, O’Shea, Renton, Kitchin, O’Keefe. caleb tiller Murray 16 (-) Justin morris Western 18 Jarryd blair Gippsland 16 (3) lee coghlan Bendigo 17 murray bushrangers 3.4 6.8 11.10 16.13 (109) John nicolopoulos Oakleigh 15 (-) andrew richardson Bendigo 17 North Ballarat Rebels 0.3 2.3 4.7 6.7 (43) Joshua scipione Oakleigh 15 (1) steele sidebottom Murray 17 goals: murray bushrangers - Browne 5, Rockliff 2, Sidebottom, Wright, Mahoney, serhat temel Calder 15 (3) chris curran North Ballarat 17 Boshevski, Hallinan, A’vard, Priest, B. Hicks, Martiniello. lucas boyd Geelong 15 (1) travis lunardi Western 17 north ballarat rebels - R. McKenzie 2, Curran 2, Giampaolo, George. best: murray bushrangers - Browne, Sidebottom, Boshevski, A’vard, Johnson, Mahoney. north ballarat rebels - Hooper, Hayes, Curran, Free, Beardsell, A. McKenzie. marks ROUND 9 handballs ROUND 9 3.3 7.6 9.7 14.10 (94) matt thomson Queensland 20 ben cunnington Geelong 10 dandenong stingrays 7.4 9.7 18.13 20.17 (137) michael dufficy Northern 10 Queensland 20 goals: sandringham dragons - Muller 3, Thomas 3, Sperring 2, T. Allan 2, Hunt, Tobin, Jaryd robertson Sandringham 10 Jordan Florance Bendigo 17 McGarry, Mitchem. Jordan Florance Bendigo 10 dandenong stingrays - Ferraro 5, Heddles 3, Doria 2, Hayes 2, Sienkiewicz, Purves, Dandenong 17 Justin morris Western 9 Mitchell, Casboult, Clark, Bastinac, Andrews, Savage. stephen muller Sandringham 9 matthew cunningham Eastern 17 best: sandringham dragons - Sengstock, Muller, Suckling, Hunt, Robertson, Tobin. lucas boyd Geelong 9 leigh kitchin Eastern 16 dandenong stingrays - Heddles, Casboult, Rogasch, Savage, Ferraro, Clark. Zach sengstock Sandringham 9 andrew duhau Calder 16 riley milne Murray 9 Calder 15 chris aloi Western 9 CoaChes’ award 2008 mark weekes Oakleigh 8 riley milne Murray 14 round 9 5-vote winners ricky Ferraro Dandenong 8 Jesse haberfield Queensland 14 geelong v western murray v north ballarat 5 • Ben Cunnington • Geelong 5 • Andrew Browne • Murray Josh gaylor Bendigo 8 Justin myers Queensland 14 gippsland v queensland calder v northern territory Jack stanlake Queensland 8 5 • Jarryd Blair • Gippsland 5 • Daniel Buckley • Calder matthew suckling Sandringham 13 Josh mckee Bendigo 8 oakleigh v northern sandringham v dandenong James watt Bendigo 13 5 • Jayden Hoegel • Oakleigh 5 • Riley Heddles • Dandenong James hussey Geelong 8 bendigo v eastern dean tydell Calder 8 matthew notman Western 13 5 • Rory Sloane • Eastern andrew browne Murray 8 kane lambert Northern 13 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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used vehicles and is located at TAC Cup club notes 18-40 Keilor Road, Essendon North. Go in and see Steve Wallis Watch out for tAc cup talk each week on Ford’s theoval.com.au. and mention the Calder Cannons the show features all the latest tAc cup news, with hosts Dwayne for a fantastic deal on a new or Russell and nigel carmody previewing the coming matches. used vehicle. Contact: 9379 8888 or [email protected]. Geelong Falcons available at the door. The day A reminder to all players and Congratulations to kicks off at noon. supporters to return sold raffle our players who have The Pioneers will be running tickets for the $1000 draw to played for Vic Country so far this a mystery bus trip/progressive Martin or Len as soon as possible. year in the NAB AFL Under-18 dinner on Saturday, August 2. Club merchandise is on sale, Championships: Jordan Jones, If you would like more details of check out the ranges of items on Tom Simpkin, Allen Christensen, the night please call Jill at the our website, caldercannons.aflvic. , Luke Thompson, office on 5442 4466. com.au, or see Martin or Len. (who was selected before injuring his shoulder) calder cannons Western Jets and the latest additions Lucas Want to be a Cannons During the upcoming Boyd, Sam Hughes, Ben Bucovaz sponsor or player sponsor? second term school and Ben Cunnington. Phone Martin Stillman today to find holidays the Western Jets will out details on 9350 7112. be conducting the development eastern Ranges Sponsor of the week: programs that include separate Congratulations Essendon Toyota sells new and leadership programs for the to all the players who participated in the club’s annual Travis Lunardi puts car rally, which was held the Western Jets into attack in their on Monday night. Thank you loss to Geelong to the TAC Cup for making last week. a presentation to the players and parents on the night. Congratulations to Cameron O’Shea, who has been included in the under-16 Vic Metro training squad. Thank you to Clare Petty for her work during the season, writing articles for the local papers and website.

bendigo Pioneers A reminder that our $1000 draw will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at the Bendigo Club. We still have some tickets

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leadership group and senior Jets his consistent efforts this season. season 2008: Michael Hibberd - staff, and a whole TAC Cup list Knights navy blue spray jackets Somerville Football Club, 4 Peter assessment. Other programs the and other apparel are available Kent Drive, Somerville 3912, Jets are conducting include a visit for purchase by all parents and contact: Murray Gromm on 0407 to the Western Bulldogs Football supporters. Please contact Josh 882 240; Joel Broadhurst - RJ Club, TAC Cup squad training with at the Knights on 9478 5796 if you Sanderson & Associates Pty Ltd, the Williamstown Football Club, a wish to make an order. 96 High St, Cranbourne 3977, mid-year seminar, and under-17, We thank our platinum sponsor contact: Michale K. Harris on under-16, under-15 and under-14 JLG and gold sponsors Dyson 5995 4588; Aaron Shaw - Acra development games. Group of Companies (Shane Machinery Pty Ltd, 20 Fowler Dyson) and Tigerturf (Chris Rd, Dandenong 3175, contact: northern Knights Simpson) for their generous Melanie Beable on 9794 6675; Congratulations to our support of the Northern Knights’ Aaron Purves - Detector Loop 2007 vice-captains talented player programs. Services, Unit 1/12 Macro Court, Matthew Kreuzer and Trent Rowville 3178, contact: Paul Cotchin on earning NAB AFL Dandenong stingrays Mynott on 9763 2244. Rising Star nominations. Matthew The Stingrays would like We hope your involvement was nominated as the round 11 to welcome and thank with the Stingrays players is NAB AFL Rising Star and Trent the following companies who enjoyable and the club thanks was rewarded in round 12 for have become player sponsors for you for your support.

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 vs. Calder Shepley Oval 11am Bendigo vs. North Ballarat Golden Square Noon Gippsland 11.15 (81) vs. Dandenong 10.9 (69) Murray 14.8 (92) vs. Northern 10.17 (77) Gippsland vs. Oakleigh Morwell 1pm Oakleigh 10.9 (69) vs. Gippsland 14.18 (102) Sunday, MaRCH 30 Murray vs. Sandringham WJ Findlay Oval, Wang. 1pm Calder 9.13 (67) vs. Sandringham 12.18 (90) Sunday, May 25 Eastern vs. Western Box Hill City Oval 2:15pm 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 vs. Northern Skilled Stadium 1pm 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 vs. Sandringham Warrawee Park 11am Geelong vs. Gippsland Skilled Stadium 11:30am Eastern 12.12 (84) vs. Sandringham 20.14 (134) Northern 23.20 (158) vs. Northern Territory 3.11 (29) Murray vs. Western Deakin Reserve, Shep. Noon Gippsland 18.24 (132) vs. Bendigo 6.14 (50) Northern 12.12 (84) vs. Calder 16.14 (110) Dandenong vs. Bendigo Shepley Oval 2pm 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 vs. Northern ABD Group Stadium 11:15am Sunday, apRIL 6 Western 17.14 (116) vs. Murray 12.11 (83) North Ballarat vs. Eastern AUSTAR Arena Noon 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 vs. Calder Burbank Oval 10:45am Northern 6.7 (43) vs. eastern 14.12 (96) Round 9 Geelong vs. Bendigo Skilled Stadium 1pm Eastern vs. Gippsland Box Hill City Oval 2pm 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 vs. Dandenong Warrawee Park 10:30am Sunday, apRIL 13 Oakleigh 16.17 (113) vs. Northern 8.10 (58) Sandringham vs. North Ballarat Trevor Barker Beach Oval Western 13.11 (89) vs. Sandringham 11.13 (79) Geelong 21.14 (140) vs. Western 8.9 (57) 11am Calder 15.9 (99) vs. Oakleigh 20.13 (133) Sunday, JunE 15 Northern vs. Murray NAB Oval 1:30pm Round 4 Gippsland 17.13 (115) vs. Queensland 11.11 (77) Round 16 Bendigo 14.11 (95) vs. eastern 14.14 (98) SatuRday, apRIL 19 SatuRday, auguSt 16 Murray 16.13 (109) vs. North Ballarat 6.7 (43) Sandringham vs. Northern Trevor Barker Beach Oval 10:45am Western 18.11 (119) vs. Northern Territory 12.13 (85) Sandringham 14.10 (94) vs. Dandenong 20.17 (137) Bendigo vs. Oakleigh Golden Square Noon tasmania 18.10 (118) vs. Bendigo 11.9 (75) Murray vs. Calder Princess Park, Shep. 1pm Murray 25.13 (163) vs. NSW/ACT 9.7 (61) development day Eastern vs. Geelong Box Hill City Oval 2pm Gippsland 14.10 (94) vs. eastern 16.14 (110) JunE 21/22 Sunday, auguSt 17 Queensland 10.15 (75) vs. Oakleigh 16.13 (109) Round 10 North Ballarat vs. Western AUSTAR Arena Noon Sunday, apRIL 20 Gippsland vs. Dandenong Casey Fields 2pm SatuRday, JunE 28 Northern 23.9 (147) vs. Dandenong 15.14 (104) Geelong vs. Oakleigh Skilled Stadium 10:15am Round 17 North Ballarat 22.12 (144) vs. Sandringham 7.13 (55) Eastern vs. Northern Territory Box Hill City Oval 10:20am SatuRday, auguSt 23 Geelong 21.9 (135) vs. Calder 10.11 (71) Murray vs. Dandenong Norn Minns Oval, Wang. 1pm Bendigo vs. Northern Golden Square 1pm Gippsland vs. Sandringham Morwell 1pm development day Calder vs. Murray ABD Group Stadium 1pm Western vs. Bendigo Burbank Oval 1pm apRIL 26/27 Sandringham vs. Gippsland Trevor Barker Beach Oval 1pm Sunday, auguSt 24 Sunday, JunE 29 Round 5 Geelong vs. North Ballarat Skilled Stadium* 10:40am North Ballarat vs. Queensland AUSTAR Arena Noon Calder vs. Eastern ABD Group Stadium 11am SatuRday, May 3 Dandenong vs. Western Shepley Oval 2:15pm Northern vs. Oakleigh NAB Oval 2pm Calder 8.10 (58) vs. Western 13.10 (88) Round 18 Geelong 14.9 (93) vs. eastern 15.10 (100) Round 11 SatuRday, auguSt 30 Gippsland 12.11 (83) vs. Northern 5.12 (42) SatuRday, JuLy 5 Western vs. Geelong Burbank Oval 11:10am Sandringham 15.9 (99) vs. Bendigo 14.9 (93) Gippsland vs. Calder Morwell NOON Bendigo vs. Gippsland Golden Square 11:30am Murray vs. Bendigo Princess Park, Shep. 1pm Sunday, May 4 North Ballarat vs. Northern AUSTAR Arena 1pm Dandenong 19.10 (124) vs. Murray 15.12 (102) Sunday, JuLy 6 Eastern vs. Murray Box Hill City Oval 2pm North Ballarat 14.12 (96) vs. Oakleigh 8.12 (60) Sandringham vs. Western Trevor Barker Beach Oval 10:45am Sunday, auguSt 31 Northern vs. North Ballarat NAB Oval 11am Dandenong vs. Sandringham Shepley Oval 11am development day Oakleigh vs. Eastern Warrawee Park 2:15pm Oakleigh vs. Calder Warrawee Park 2pm May 10/11 Geelong vs. Dandenong Skilled Stadium 2:15pm Round 19 Round 6 Round 12 SatuRday, SEptEMBER 6 SatuRday, May 17 SatuRday, JuLy 12 Eastern vs. Northern Box Hill City Oval 10:45am Calder 7.3 (45) vs. Dandenong 12.14 (86) Oakleigh vs. Western Warrawee Park 11am Murray vs. Oakleigh Lavington Sports Ground 1pm North Ballarat 10.9 (69) vs. Eastern 6.11 (47) North Ballarat vs. Gippsland AUSTAR Arena 11am Bendigo vs. Calder Golden Square 1pm Dandenong vs. North Ballarat Shepley Oval 2pm Gippsland 10.14 (74) vs. Western 11.9 (75) Murray vs. Eastern Norm Minns Oval, Wang. 1pm Sunday, SEptEMBER 7 Geelong 11.8 (74) vs. Northern 5.15 (45) Dandenong v Northen Shepley Oval 2pm Sandringham vs. Geelong Trevor Barker Beach Oval Noon Sunday, May 18 Sunday, JuLy 13 Gippsland vs. Western Morwell 1pm Murray 11.19 (85) vs. Sandringham 7.14 (56) Bendigo vs. Sandringham Golden Square Noon Bendigo 7.9 (51) vs. Oakleigh 8.21 (69) Calder vs. Geelong ABD Group Stadium 1pm * AFL curtain-raiser

24 visit: www.taccup.com.au afl victoria development Auskick meets special needs John Whaling’s extraordinary work in Greythorn the Greythorn naB afl auskick centre in Balwyn north is currently one of four centres across metropolitan melbourne and Geelong implementing a program catering for children with special needs. Greythorn centre coordinator John Whaling, together with his enthusiastic team of volunteers and the strong support of parents, has been able to develop and implement a ‘coaching kids with Greythorn centre coordinator special needs’ framework within John Whaling (back centre) with some of his enthusiastic Auskick. The program has a Auskick participants. strong focus on safety and fun for children but also engages model to all region coordinators. already received interest from parents and the community. The Mark believed that as the another parent in the region framework was developed by program enables kids with special wanting to establish a special John in conjunction with AFL needs to experience the fun and needs NAB AFL Auskick centre Victoria, the local council and enjoyment of NAB AFL Auskick, in 2009. interest groups such as Autism it was important to share it with Mark is very appreciative of Victoria. other centres. all the hard work John has done, The Greythorn Auskick The framework John has put saying: “It has been a fantastic centre has nearly 100 children together consists of a PowerPoint initiative from a person with great participating and John said instructional presentation, a passion for kids and the game”. his involvement has been very sample plan for the centre and Geelong’s Nelson Park, rewarding. “Those (kids) who an individual participant special Moonee Ponds’ Northern Special bring the most joy are those who needs plan. After his presentation Schools and Vermont South try their hardest, yet through to the group, Mark said: “(John) Special School are the three other unfortunate circumstances of life received an amazing response centres currently running an NAB have special needs,” he said. and people were full of praise for AFL Auskick program for children At the start of this year, John what he had been able to achieve”. with special needs. Together, the was invited by Oakleigh regional Significantly, the fruits of John’s centres are helping coach and development manager Mark hard work will stretch beyond develop more than 250 children Smart to present Greythorn’s the Greythorn centre; Mark has with special needs.

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