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VFL ROUND 2 APRIL 12-13, 2014 FFootscrayootscray rreturnseturns hhomeome $3.00 FFootscrayootscray BBulldogsulldogs 226.9-1656.9-165 d RRichmondichmond TTigersigers 77.6-48.6-48 Photo: Shane Goss CCaseyasey SScorpionscorpions 112.14-862.14-86 d EEssendonssendon 111.14-801.14-80 AFL VICTORIA CORPORATE PARTNERS NAMING RIGHTS PREMIER PARTNERS OFFICIAL PARTNERS APPROVED LICENSEES EDITORIAL Embracing Our Multicultural Community THERE was a time where football clubs focused almost solely on football matters. Outside of fi elding a couple of teams, organising some cultural backgrounds to get coaches, buying suffi cient jumpers and home and away involved in all sports. shorts, staffi ng the gate and canteen, most clubs didn’t As part of embracing such community and multicultural concern themselves with too much more. standards, AFL Victoria recently announced the The role of football clubs has changed signifi cantly. Today introduction of a new VFL Multicultural Ambassadors clubs are generally far more expansive and diversifi ed program. in what they provide and far more inclusive in how they It follows the path of a successful model which the AFL engage their local community. has run with its players over recent years. Clubs can be a key driver within their community, not only Five Peter Jackson VFL players – David Mirrra (Box Hill supporting their players, fans and volunteers but engaging Hawks), Adam Marcon (Williamstown), Peter Faulks with the residents of their area by considering the local (Williamstown), Joel Wilkinson (Northern Blues) and demographics and cultural backdrop and ensuring they Gatluak Johnson (Coburg) – will help assist AFL Victoria are refl ective of it. with multicultural development initiatives and programs. This weekend Williamstown Football Club provides a The role of the new Ambassadors will vary from timely example of how so many clubs in Victoria have promoting participation opportunities within community grown as it hosts a Multicultural Community Day at Point football to being directly involved in supporting Gellibrand. multicultural and indigenous participants involved in our It’s a day of multi-layered events, headlined by a match talent academies. featuring the Dragons, a club from the VAFA consisting The number of multicultural players within Victoria’s entirely of multicultural players, and the Western All State League competition is also something the new Stars, a hybrid team of mix of nationalities from the ambassador program is looking to increase. western suburbs. Last year 13% of VFL lists were made up of players from The festivities will also include a Lion dance and many a multicultural background - at least one parent born diverse cuisines on offer. overseas. Later in the season, Williamstown will host the Chinese A major aim for the ambassadors is to help increase Red Demons, who will play in the AFL International engagement and awareness of what AFL Victoria does in Cup. The club is a fi nancial supporter of the South China the community, and in particular the TAC Cup and VFL. Football League. Taking ownership of its community is something all clubs Werribee Football Club has run multicultural events at are encouraged to embrace as football clubs and the some of their VFL games for several years now. They people within them have so much more to offer than just have just appointed Majok ‘Shaggy’ Ngong as their what happens on fi eld. Multicultural Development Offi cer. The club plays a part with running the Wyndham Sporting Opportunities Grant Williams Project, which encourages youth from ethnic or diverse AFL Victoria General Manager Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Dave O’Neill Design & Print: Cyan Press Photos: AFL Photo’s (unless otherwise credited) Visy Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Advertising: Ryan Webb (03) 8341 6062 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams 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 Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen Cover photo: Nick Jamieson in the Footscray v Richmond game Talent Operations Offi cer: Lauren Bunting www.vfl .com.au 1 MEDIA COVERAGE ABC TV Saturday April 11: Essendon vs North Ballarat, 1pm Next Week: Richmond vs Williamstown VFL Radio Sunday April 12: Coburg vs Richmond From 1:30pm Live on Digital Radio via Aussie, Red Time Sport and SEN I-Phone Apps, online via vfl .com.au or sen.com.au and on Vision Australia Radio on 1179AM Next game (Friday April 18): Bendigo vs Essendon, 2pm 3WBC Sunday April 12: Box Hill Hawks vs Sandringham – 1pm Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or the Tune In Radio app Next game: Geelong vs Box Hill Hawks Casey Radio Sunday April 12: Casey Scorpions vs Geelong – 1pm Tune to 97.7fm in Melbourne, via the web at www.caseyradio.com.au, or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Next game: Frankston vs Casey Scorpions SEN Thursday April 16 The Peter Jackson VFL Show 8:30pm – 9pm Tiger Radio Sunday April 13: Coburg vs Richmond, 2pm Users can listen by downloading Richmond’s app, via the iTunes App Store or Google Play, and choose ‘VFL Radio’ in the menu or via link on www.richmondfc.com.au VFL Online Keep up to date with the Peter Jackson VFL via the following methods: Website: www.vfl .com.au @VFLnews #PJVFL www.facebook.com/vfl footy 2 www.afl vic.com.au PETER GERMAN German heads home FOR Peter German his appointment as coach of Coburg was a home coming. After one season at Casey, followed by four at “We deliberately haven’t gone out and looked for big Williamstown, German is now back at the club where his recruits because obviously they are after money.” family has more than 80 years of history. German also understands that the development of the German’s grandfather George ‘Chalky’ Sheldon was a club off the fi eld will be just as critical. premiership player in Coburg reserves in 1934. “The biggest thing about the Coburg Football Club and German notes the premiership photo is still proudly we have recruited Craig Lees as General Manager is to displayed in the club rooms. really build the club off fi eld. What’s more, German is proud to say his parents grew “We want to start creating a strong brand off the fi eld. up in Coburg and attended Coburg Primary School and We know we are not going to mix it in the top four or Coburg High School. anything like that this year.” German was born in Coburg and grew up barracking for “Everyone at the club understands it is going to be a two the Lions. He watched the Lions win the 1979 and ’88-89 to three year build to get a strong group together so we premiership when the bearded-one, Phil Cleary, took the can make strong in roads.” club to back-to-back fl ags. There is plenty of hard work ahead, but Peter German is “It (Coburg) is in my blood,” German said. glad to be back home. After coaching Williamstown into the fi nals in every year of his tenure at Point Gellibrand, the Seagulls decided to go in a different direction for this season. “It put me in a situation of what do I do? Knowing a few people at Coburg and having connections that go way back to the early 1930s, it was just a good fi t,” German said. While the Scorpions and Seagulls have been successful clubs, German takes charge at a club that hasn’t played fi nals since 2008 and hasn’t played anywhere near .500 football over the past fi ve seasons. Unlike other clubs, Coburg doesn’t have the fi nancial resources to entice players with juicy contracts. German said he didn’t concern himself with those players who left the club after the 2013 season. “As a new coach, I’ve only concentrated and worked with the players I’ve seen. It doesn’t concern me who has left – the majority of the players were from Richmond, anyway,” he said. The Lions have recruited heavily from suburban clubs as well as the TAC Cup. German views the season as one of development. “I see there is a deal of good young talent coming aboard as well as boys who have been here for a couple of seasons that have exciting potential, but haven’t been able to get a go with the alignment,” German said. “Players like Nick Carnell, Ben Clifton and players who have been around for a few years are really excited about Coburg being a stand-alone club.” www.vfl .com.au 3 BEN JOLLEY Life membership for Jolley FOOTBALL has taught Ben Jolley many things over a journey that is now in its 10th season at VFL level. One of those is never get too far ahead of yourself. There’s little doubt that Williamstown would want one When it was suggested that he was a season away of the most decorated players in the past decade to from playing 200 VFL games and also tantalizingly close stay with them, especially when both above mentioned to Troy West’s club record – 208 games - Jolley just milestones could be achieved by the end of the 2015 laughed. Peter Jackson VFL season. He noted the only time those ‘things’ as he put it came And, if such a scenario plays out, Jolley could have his into his mind is when the VFL Record called him. name etched forever in the club annals.