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role models play a pivotal part in sport and the VFl is No better no exception. And there are no better role models than North Ballarat role models coach Gerard FitzGerald and Williamstown vice-captain FitzGerald and Greene celebrate milestones Steven Greene. This weekend, FitzGerald but one held throughout the And for a coach to reach coaches his 200th VFL match VFL community. 200 games – FitzGerald is just in a career that has spanned 10 With the VFL becoming the seventh in the competition’s years, while Greene plays his younger and younger and more 131-year history to do so – 100th VFL match. development orientated, it seems says it all about his standing Both men illustrate how less and less players are staying in the game. important role models are for at clubs to clock up milestones To sustain such a standard building a strong and healthy like 100 games. for 10 years, and to carry culture at a club. The VFL encourages more yourself with such dignity FitzGerald and Greene set a players like Greene to stay in the and humility, should be an great example, not only for their system and help the aspiring inspiration to us all. clubs but for the competition as young players. Players of FitzGerald teaches his players a whole. Greene’s ilk have a definite and the game but also helps them They set the standard that valuable role to play in the VFL. develop as people, so he helps permeates through a club. They It says a great deal about shape not only their playing are honest, disciplined and the character of a person who careers but their lives after dedicated in training, on match has played AFL that he wants football too. day and off field. to drop back a level, play in the The beauty is there is a The stories on FitzGerald and best standard possible and put FitzGerald and Greene at every Greene inside this edition of the something back into game. VFL club. They are the role VFL Record tell how both are Both AFL and VFL-listed models that do their clubs and driven by team success. teammates benefit from playing the VFL proud. They are proud, professional alongside him. They can tap into and passionate – intrinsic values his knowledge, experience and John Hook that underpin successful clubs. understanding of the game and Football Operations Manager, It is not just a personal view, emerge better players. AFL Victoria

AARON MURRAY GERALD FITZGERALD PETER SCHWAB aFl Victoria Chief executive officer: VICTORIANVICTORIAN FOOTBALLFOOTBALL LEAGUELEAGUE round 12 Peter Schwab ContentS JUNE 28-29, 2008 Football operations Manager: RECORD John Hook Young Gun: Aaron Murray 5 CoVer: Brett Goodes will Statistics: Sam Coen Manager director, Geoff Slattery Publishing: Steven Greene 7 be a key player in North Geoff Slattery editor: Nick Bowen Gerard FitzGerald 10-11 Ballarat’s efforts to shore up designer: Karl Chandler a top-four spot in the second Photo Manager: Natalie Boccassini Peter Schwab 14-15 Photography: Getty Images (02) 9004 2250 LOOKING half of the season. advertising: Jennifer Pryor (03) 8663 3007 Round 12 preview 18 THE GOODES Printed by: Condor Printing BrettBrett GoodesGoodes andand RoostersRoosters toto 21 givegive SeagullsSeagulls a wake-upwake-up ccallall address correspondence: The Editor, GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, 3001. EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE ROUND 12 JUNE 28-29, 2008 $3 Phone: (03) 8663 3000 Robert Castello 23

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By his own admission aaron So when Somerville murray was ready to give (a Mornington Peninsula Football Frankston and the VFL the flick League club) came courting at the end of last season. Murray decided to walk. And who could blame him? “It was very frustrating,” Just consider what Murray Murray said. “It was almost endured in his first two seasons enough for me to give it the flick.” after graduating from the Murray trained with Somerville Dandenong Stingrays in 2005. up until the Christmas break, While Dolphins coach Brett but soon began having second Lovett thought enough of Murray thoughts about leaving the VFL. to select him in the opening game He returned to Frankston of the 2006 season, Murray had to in the New Year and forced withdraw after injuring a knee. his way into the Dolphins’ team When his knee recovered, for round one. Murray returned via the reserves, And, while his form has kicking 11 goals in two games to fluctuated, Murray has played earn a promotion to the seniors. well enough to suggest his future In his VFL senior debut, lies in the VFL. Murray injured an ankle that “Early on too many of my games would eventually require were inconsistent,” Murray said. a reconstruction and erase the “I would play one good game remainder of his season. and then have one or two bad ones Then last season Murray where I would kick one goal and opened the season with 16 goals sometimes none.” in the first two reserves games But a career-best eight-goal and was promoted to the seniors, haul against Werribee in round where he kicked five goals in his seven helped turnaround Murray’s first two games. season, and he then went on to But, in his third match, kick multiple goals against ladder- Murray snapped some ligaments leader Williamstown and third- in his ‘good’ ankle, sidelining him placed North Ballarat. for almost three months. But Murray can still improve. Despite coming back to play “I’m not exactly what you Dolphin Aaron the final three games of the season, would call fit,” he said. Murray has been a consistent Murray’s confidence was at a low “Definitely, a big pre-season goalkicker in 2008. ebb by the end of the year. awaits at the end of this season.”

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 55 go for your life Your new goal of the year Healthy eating and exercise the key to your wellbeing

Keen to kick those unhealthy there and go for it! Clubs welcome and enjoy playing and competing habits and score goals for your players of all standards, and in your favourite sport. wellbeing? ‘go for your life’, a provide a fun, safe and supportive For more ways to stay healthy Victorian government initiative, environment, in which you can not and active, call 1300 739 899 or has some tips to help you stay only get fit, but make new friends visit goforyourlife.vic.gov.au. on top of your game. Start by getting more active. The good news is that you don’t have to train as much as your favourite VFL footy player to get the physical activity you need. Just 30 minutes a day, like walking or having a game of kick-to-kick, will help you maintain a healthy body weight, boost energy levels, and reduce stress. Eating the right food is another match-winning strategy. Cheering on your team sure can work up an appetite. To keep you going until the final siren sounds, swap the pie and chips for healthier choices like a hearty vegie soup, fresh fruit, nuts, and vegie sticks with dip and crackers. If you’re buying food at the footy, go for barbecued chicken over deep fried, grilled fish over battered and vegetarian over meat lovers’ pizza. Finally, no one can dispute Victorians’ passion for footy and sport in general, but it’s more fun being in it than watching it from the sidelines or the couch! Victoria’s sport clubs cater for everyone and it’s never too late to start. You don’t need to be a star player to get involved, so get out

6 visit: victorianfootballleague.com.au steven greene Not Greene any more seagull veteran celebrates 100 vFL games steven greene’s season last year It made it easier to return steven greene came to a horrible end in the knowing Williamstown – after Age: 26 round eight match against the Clubs: Box Hill Hawks, falling short in the preliminary Box Hill Hawks when he injured Williamstown final the past two years –had a knee that would require games: 99 goals: 54 recruited extremely well. a reconstruction. Honours: Box Hill Hawks best and The Seagulls had topped up fairest (2005), Williamstown best Some wondered whether the their VFL list, which, together and fairest (2006) injury would bring the curtain with their new alignment with the down on a career in which with such adversity, Greene , convinced Greene had played 42 AFL was sure he would return to Greene 2008 was the year games with Hawthorn and won Williamstown when his knee Williamstown could win its best and fairests with Box Hill fully recovered. 14th premiership. and Williamstown. And that’s exactly what’s “My priority was to get fit While people happened this season and this enough to get my spot back in the can have weekend Greene celebrates his team and then hopefully play well doubts when 100th VFL match. enough to make a contribution confronted It’s a milestone Greene intends and for the team to have some to enjoy. finals success,” Greene said. “To play 100 VFL games at While Williamstown has 26 after playing a bit of set the agenda in the first half AFL is something I’m of the season, Greene is mindful quite proud about,” the side cannot afford to get Greene said. ahead of itself. But it wasn’t the He acknowledges injuries can nine games that Greene strike at any time but says it is needed to reach his important to focus on the things milestone that drove him to that can be controlled. return to Point Gellibrand. “We’re confident if we stick Greene’s unfinished to the things we put in place at business was team driven. the start of the season, we will be While he has played AFL very competitive,” he said. and won a couple of VFL “But we have to prepare best and fairests, Greene well for the next challenge and has never played in when finals come around they a senior premiership. are a different ball game. “You have to make sure Steven Greene is everyone is doing everything hoping to win his first senior premiership with possible with the team as the Williamstown this year. biggest priority.”

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Obviously, the Cats’ success The Cattery’s has stretched across both the VFL and the AFL, and that’s why they were never particularly interested breeding in forming an alliance with a VFL club, Watt said. “We’re happy to go on our ground own and be able to develop our players the way we think is best Cats leave their claw for them,” he said. marks on VFL and aFL “There has been a number of players that have been able to come though our supplementary/ and become League Ron Watt coached the Cats’ 2002 VFL footballers and that’s been really premiership team that satisfying for everyone.” unearthed many of the David Johnson, Max Rooke, Cats’ current AFL stars. Matthew Egan and Shane Mumford have all used the Cats’ VFL team as a springboard to play AFL for Geelong, while Leigh Harding’s form there saw him drafted by North Melbourne, for whom he recently played his 100th AFL game. From last year’s Geelong VFL premiership team, five players – Steven King, Charlie Gardiner, Tim Callan, and If there were ever any queries In fact, just three players from Scott Thompson – were recruited on the merits of Geelong’s that team – Tom Harley, Cameron by other clubs, while another five decision to field a stand-alone Mooney and Brad Ottens – had – Tom Hawkins, Tom Lonergan, team in the VFL the 2002 season not at some stage played in Travis Varcoe, and put paid to them. Geelong’s VFL team, according to – have enjoyed Not only did Geelong come the Cats’ VFL 2002 premiership plenty of game time for the Cats from behind at three-quarter time coach, Ron Watt. in the AFL this season. to defeat Port Melbourne and “There was a lot of young “It’s been very successful for clinch its first VFL premiership, its fellows in that team that could just us,” Watt said. team included a ‘fab five’ that now play football,” Watt said. Watt said there were several looms large on the AFL stage. “It was a matter of giving reasons for this but none greater The five – Gary Ablett, Jimmy them some confidence and than the club’s outstanding Bartel, Paul Chapman, Steve being a little patient and allowing coaching staff headed by Leigh Johnson and James Kelly – were them to develop in their own Tudor, whose patience and all members of Geelong’s AFL time and to develop how we perseverance had paid handsome premiership side last year. knew they would.” dividends for the club.

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the first thing you notice about gerard fitzgerald is he wears FitzGerald enters his heart on his sleeve. In his 10th season as a VFL coach, FitzGerald remains as the coaching elite enthusiastic and passionate as he was when he began his coaching roosters coach reaches 200 games career with North Ballarat in 1997. While FitzGerald would leave Gerard FitzGerald the Roosters to coach Springvale, this weekend Port Melbourne and the North becomes just the seventh man to Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup coach 200 VFA/ before returning to AUSTAR Arena VFL games. last season, he always retained his passion for the game and the VFL. Ask him something, anything on the VFL and be prepared to block off a considerable period of time. He loves talking about the competition, he loves promoting it. Now FitzGerald is about to enter elite VFL company. While injury restricted him to just three games with Geelong, the kid from Derrinalum is now seventh on the VFA/VFL coaches’ all-time games list, and this round coaches his 200th match. By the end of the season, FitzGerald will have jumped past Donald McDonald (201 games), Gerry Callaghan (202) and Harold “It’s a fantastic honour. FitzGerald said the same Martin (207). I said when I was granted applied to notching up 200 games He will then sit fourth behind life membership of the VFL last as a VFL coach. Gordon Ogdon (214), Jim Cleary year it is a really special honour,” He said such a milestone (263) and Bill Faul, who is the FitzGerald said. spoke volumes about your career sole member of the coaches’ “I had observed people and how you were regarded within 300-game club. over the years getting their life the competition. Faul, who coached Prahran, membership and people getting “To coach for a long time Northcote and Moorabbin, clocked quite emotional about it. means an organisation has up a remarkable 313 games in the “You don’t quite understand it stamped you as being good 1940s and ’50s. until it happens to you. You look enough to continue on in your Not surprisingly, FitzGerald is at it with pride and the knowledge role,” FitzGerald said. chuffed to find himself in such that you are a VFL life member “As you start to get very august company. and no one can take that away.” close to those that coached for

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that amount of games (200) it means a lot.” As FitzGerald notes many coaches start out with the ambition to coach for 10 years or more, but the decision on a coach’s longevity at a club invariably rests in other people’s hands. “For me, it means that football people have assessed me as worthy of being able to sustain the journey,” he said. As for his staying power, FitzGerald said his ‘secret’ had been to surround himself with quality people. FitzGerald said doing so had enabled him to evolve as a coach, taking on board the salient views of others with GERARD FITZGERALD VFA/VFL COACHES – a good understanding of age: 50 200 CLUB the game. games: 199 Bill Faul – 313 The other key to FitzGerald’s Clubs: North Ballarat (1997-2002), Jim Cleary – 264 success is his ability to move Springvale (2003), Port Melbourne Gordon Ogdon -214 with the times. (2004), North Ballarat (2007-08) Harold Martin – 207 He points out football’s Highlights: VFL Coach 2002 (first Gerry Callaghan – 202 evolution has rarely moved as win against SA in 51 years), 2004 Donald McDonald – 201 quickly as it has in recent years (first win against WA), 2008; Grand Gerard FitzGerald – 199 and coaches either keep up or Finalist 1999, 2000, 2004 (after round 11) get lost in the backwash. “You need to keep changing,” While its ability to close down Three times he’s led a club to he said. “It might not mean you opposition scoring is still strong, the Grand Final, but each time – have to change your values North Ballarat’s ability to kick big 1999, 2000 and 2004 – he’s left or what you consider to be scores recently is an example of without the main prize. important philosophies of how FitzGerald has evolved. Not that FitzGerald has given coaching, but you need to make “I think my increased emphasis up hope. sure you are moving with the on being able to score quickly and “I keep wanting to get better times because the game and the heavily now is an example of how all the time. I’m certainly working people keep changing.” you do change,” he said. towards being a VFL premiership For much of his first stint at The only thing still missing from coach because you want to be as North Ballarat, FitzGerald’s game FitzGerald’s CV is a premiership. good as you can be,” he said. plan centred around a Scrooge- The clubs he’s coached have Maybe 2008 will be his year. like defence and midfield that made the finals in six of his nine Certainly, no one would begrudge stifled opposition scoring. years in the VFL. him such a reward.

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Round 11 senioRs Tasmania 3.3 6.5 7.5 7.14 (56) AFTER ROUND 11 P W L D F A % PTS Werribee tigers 0.5 3.7 11.11 17.19 (121) GoaLs: tasmania - Shackleton 2, Hardy 2, Vearing, Setchell, Charlesworth. Williamstown 11 10 1 0 1393 989 140.85 40 Werribee tigers - Podsiadly 3, Ross 2, Gleeson 2, Warren 2, Brown 2, Quigley, casey scorpions 11 8 3 0 1209 898 134.63 32 Castello, Howard, Barlow, Goldstein, Greenwood. north Ballarat 11 8 3 0 1182 981 120.49 32 Best: tasmania - Setchell, Savage, Long, Richter, Thurley, S. Plummer. Werribee tigers - Podsiadly, S. Thompson, Goldstein, Greenwood, Barlow, Port Melbourne 11 8 3 0 1272 1061 119.89 32 Ross. sandringham 11 6 5 0 1227 981 125.08 24 coburg tigers 11 6 5 0 1206 1055 114.31 24 Bendigo Bombers 2.4 6.8 10.12 14.15 (99) northern Bullants 11 6 5 0 995 1044 95.31 24 north Ballarat 5.3 8.4 12.4 18.4 (112) Werribee tigers 11 5 6 0 1034 1142 90.54 20 GoaLs: Bendigo Bombers - Hartigan 3, Hooker 2, Dick 2, Bellchambers, Magin, Fahour, Michael, Peverill, Atkinson, Chartres. Frankston 11 4 7 0 1056 1039 101.64 16 north Ballarat - Wundke 5, Spolding 2, Feery 2, Roach 2, Searl, Sansbury, Geelong 11 4 7 0 1067 1174 90.89 16 Hall, Jo. Smith, Swallow, Chester, Goodes. Bendigo Bombers 11 4 7 0 1057 1226 86.22 16 Best: Bendigo Bombers - Michael, Peverill, Chartres, Dyson, Atkinson, Skipworth. Tasmania 11 4 7 0 969 1291 75.06 16 north Ballarat - Searl, Feery, Sharkey, Wundke, Grima, Roach. Box Hill Hawks 11 2 9 0 888 1239 71.67 8 Collingwood 11 2 9 0 751 1186 63.32 8 Collingwood 5.2 6.2 8.6 10.8 (68) Williamstown 2.1 7.10 7.15 14.18 (102) GoaLs: collingwood - MacAffer 4, Nicholls 2, Dawes, Sundburg, 2008 VFL GoaLkickeRs (PROGRESSiVE) Casey-Leigh, Anthony. Williamstown - Hill 4, Galea 2, Rose 2, Bre. Johnson 2, Cloke, O’Keefe, Cook, nicholas sautner (Sandringham) 44 (4) Stretton. (Werribee Tigers) 38 (3) Best: collingwood - Licuria, Crow, Frost, MacAffer, Anthony, Pendlebury. Williamstown - Bre. Johnson, Jolley, Wight, Reid, Hill, Rose. (Port Melbourne) 28 (6) Justin Berry (Frankston) 27 (2) Frankston 7.4 9.4 9.7 9.8 (62) aaron Murray (Frankston) 27 (1) Box Hill Hawks 1.1 5.2 7.6 10.9 (69) adrian Bonaddio (Port Melbourne) 27 (2) GoaLs: Frankston - Lourey 2, Berry 2, Murray, Keely, Gabriel, Raso, Limbach. Patrick Rose (Williamstown) 25 (2) Box Hill Hawks - Morrell 3, Whitecross 2, Batsanis 2, Pedersen, Cross, Dowler. Best: Frankston - Kirkwood, Barry, Lombardozzi, Keely, Kennedy, Clark. cleve Hughes (Coburg Tigers) 23 (-) Box Hill Hawks - Batsanis, Thorp, Morrell, Whitecross, Walsh, Marcius. Josh smith (North Ballarat) 23 (1) dean Galea (Williamstown) 22 (2) Sandringham 2.2 3.3 6.6 11.9 (75) Michael Wundke (North Ballarat) 21 (5) Port Melbourne 5.2 11.10 15.13 21.16 (142) Justin Hardy (Tasmania) 21 (2) GoaLs: sandringham - Sautner 4, Morton 2, Poyas, Buckley, Crowe, Lamb, Jarryd allen (Casey Scorpions) 19 (-) Yze. Port Melbourne - Nahas 6, Dwyer 3, Bonaddio 2, Pinwill 2, Sutcliffe 2, Paul McMahon (North Ballarat) 19 (-) S. Brewer, Dillon, Thomas, Pitt, Baird, Smith. Best: sandringham - Biddlecombe, Summers, C. Liddell, Buckley, Crowe, Poyas. Port Melbourne - Nahas, Cotchett, Pleming, Sutcliffe, McMahon, Livingston.

VFL action Geelong 6.3 11.4 13.7 15.10 (100) northern Bullants 4.0 9.2 13.6 17.9 (111) on aBc-tV GoaLs: Geelong - Hawkins 7, Potter 2, Gamble 2, Davenport, Donohue, S. Simpson, Moles. ROUND 13 ROUND 14 northern Bullants - Ackland 8, Hartlett 3, Colbert 2, Saddington, Jackson, Saturday, July 5 Saturday, July 12 Joseph, Edwards. Port Melbourne v Werribee tigers Best: Geelong - Hawkins, Davenport, Firman, McKenna, Moles, Byrne. Bendigo Bombers v Frankston northern Bullants - Saddington, Ackland, Edwards, Davies, Hartlett, Anderson.

ROUND 15 ROUND 15 Coburg Tigers 2.3 4.5 10.12 14.14 (98) Saturday, July 19 Saturday, July 26 casey scorpions 5.3 12.7 6.10 23.13 (151) northern Bullants Frankston v GoaLs: coburg tigers - Schulz 5, Pettifer 2, Howat 2, Carnell, Tivendale, v Box Hill Hawks Port Melbourne Connors, Collard, Horne. casey scorpions - Milne 4, Rix 3, Clarke 2, O’Bryan 2, Miles 2, Dunne 2, Garrubba 2, Birss, Waite, Howard, Steven, Haretuku, Matthews. Best: coburg tigers - Carrick, Carnell, Schulz, Graham, Silvester, Keogh. casey scorpions - Milne, Silvagni, Rix, Panozza, Birss, Dal Santo.

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Round 10 ReseRVes Bendigo Bombers 3.3 5.9 7.12 8.15 (63) north Ballarat 4.4 8.7 10.14 20.18 (138) AFTER ROUND 10 P W L D B F A % PTS GoaLs: Bendigo Bombers - Humphrey 2, Stroobants 2, Gawthorp, S. Williamstown 9 9 0 0 1 1339 555 241.26 36 Young, Davies, Taylor. north Ballarat - Gregg 4, Driscoll 3, McHugh 2, Taylor 2, Micallef, Peters, coburg tigers 8 8 0 0 2 1267 464 273.06 32 Dignan, Searle, Weadon, Horbury, Bell, Seddon, Owen. sandringham 9 7 2 0 1 1093 707 154.60 28 Best: Bendigo Bombers - Davies, R. Taylor, Stroobants, Gawthorp, Geary, D. Young. Box Hill Hawks 9 6 3 0 1 943 858 109.91 24 north Ballarat - Horbury, Driscoll, Dignan, McHugh, Taylor, Micallef. north Ballarat 9 5 4 0 1 974 827 117.78 20 Northern Bullants 3.2 5.5 6.6 8.8 (56) Williamstown 5.0 8.6 13.13 19.16 (130) Frankston 9 5 4 0 1 871 863 100.93 20 GoaLs: northern Bullants - Shields 2, Meese 2, Hocking, Mercuri, Totino, Williams. Port Melbourne 9 4 5 0 1 736 1033 71.25 16 Williamstown - Jenkins 5, Young 3, Miller 2, O’Shea 2, Post, Lyons, Dickson, Northern Bullants 8 2 6 0 2 579 880 65.80 8 Lockwood, Chiu, Boumann, White. Best: northern Bullants - Z. Vansittart, Ja. Bannister, Taylor, Williams, Werribee Tigers 8 1 7 0 2 604 936 64.53 4 Bransgrove, Totino. Williamstown - Lockwood, Barling, Miller, Dickson, Jenkins, Georgiadis. Casey Scorpions 9 1 8 0 1 721 1134 63.58 4 Frankston 4.1 6.1 9.4 10.8 (68) Bendigo Bombers 9 0 9 0 1 479 1349 35.51 0 Box Hill Hawks 2.0 8.3 12.3 17.4 (106) GoaLs: Frankston - Barnes 2, Corp 2, Willis, Potts, Dore, Magner, Dickson, Calteri. 2008 VFL ReseRVe GoaLkickeRs (PROGRESSiVE) Box Hill Hawks - L. Daniher 3, Fieschi 2, Angelopoulos 2, Bayliss 2, Philp 2, Hogan 2, Bull, Hoegel, Wright, Renton. Paul o’shea (Williamstown) 24 (2) Best: Frankston - Collie, Krakouer, Bosward, Comben, Lloyd, Morrow. trent Zomer (Sandringham) 21 (2) Box Hill Hawks - Bull, Nye, L. Daniher, Bayliss, Hill, Wright. clayton collard (Coburg Tigers) 19 (4) coburg tigers 5.9 13.9 19.15 25.17 (167) simon seddon (North Ballarat) 18 (1) Casey Scorpions 0.0 2.2 4.2 6.5 (41) GoaLs: coburg tigers - Gazzo 5, De Sousa 5, F. Caruso 4, Corr 3, Putt 2, Robbie Gregg (North Ballarat) 16 (4) Jordon 2, Rayson, Foster, Abdallah, Jones. Bill driscoll (North Ballarat) 16 (3) casey scorpions - Mercoulia, MacLeod, Youle, Matheson, Lastrina, Galvin. nick Lynch (Coburg Tigers) 15 (5) Best: coburg tigers - F. Caruso, Corr, Simpson, Collins, De Sousa, Gazzo. casey scorpions - Mercoulia, Crespin, Galvin, Terry, Snow, Hinton. Joseph Gazzo (Coburg Tigers) 15 (5) scott Lockwood (Sandringham) 15 (1) Sandringham 1.1 4.6 8.10 10.10 (70) Port Melbourne 2.4 5.7 7.8 10.11 (71) derick Micallef (North Ballarat) 15 (1) GoaLs: sandringham - Zomer 2, Martyn 2, Lyall, Gilchrist, Petterd, Williams, adam cook (Williamstown) 14 (-) Monaghan, Lockwood. Jonathon Mercuri (Northern Bullants) 14 (1) Port Melbourne - Schultz 3, Bonnici 2, Hassett 2, Mullins, Siciliano, Francis. Best: sandringham - Gribbin, Curcio, Williams, Fleming, Petterd, Monaghan. Paul currie (Coburg Tigers) 14 (-) Port Melbourne - S. deBruin, Wall, Schultz, Siciliano, Sheldon, Pearce.

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PS: I think the AFL clubs do look closely at the VFL and that has a lot to do with club alignments where they are seeing VFL players Head every week and making an assessment on them on a week- to to-week basis. Going back to my time at Hawthorn we had some success with the Box Hill Hawks in finding young players who went from the Head rookie to primary list, like Sam with Mitchell, Michael Firrito and John Baird, who all ended up getting Peter Schwab on lists after playing at Box Hill.

The VFL Record speaks to AFL Victoria’s CEO VFLR: Talking about alignments about what the second half of the season has in we’ve already had an alignment change announced for 2009 and store and the big issues facing Victorian football. another appears imminent, is it preferable that this happens at the VFL ReCoRd: What are your measure that is when you play end of the season? observations about the first half of each other. PS: Ideally those announcements the season? On this occasion the SANFL would be made at the end of PeteR SChWaB: Talking were too good. There were the football season. Now that purely about the competition, mitigating factors, but there is little AFL Victoria has the final say Williamstown has clearly been the point whingeing about the result on alignments and licenses we best-performed team so far and because South Australia was can say to clubs ‘do the talking after them there is a tight bunch simply too good on the day. behind the scenes, but it will be of clubs all the way down to 12th However, they really are our decision if an alignment is to that have a chance of making the two different competitions. be changed’. I view that as a real finals and that’s good. Generally, The SANFL is a more mature bonus for the competition. I think the competition has stood competition than the VFL. Our up well and has been most competition is unique and we VFLR: There has been much competitive. are more of a development discussion about a venue at competition. We don’t have the Craigieburn opening next year. VFLR: Did the defeat by the numbers of older players that the What role will it have in hosting SANFL damage the VFL brand? SANFL clubs have and as a result VFL matches? PS: It always hurts a little bit. we don’t have that many players PS: The green site at Craigieburn Every state likes to pride itself who play more than 100 games. is a bonus for the VFL as it is on the fact that is arguably the being built as a VFL venue, so best competition outside the VFLR: Is there a growing that’s a positive. Certainly, with AFL and the question you come perception among the football Richmond being out there it back to is how do you measure community that the VFL is now a would mean that the Coburg that? And a tangible way to legitimate pathway to the AFL? Tigers would play games out

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there as early as 2010. I think it’s a AFL Victoria CEO great result for the competition to Peter Schwab says the VFL is get the support of the Hume City increasingly being Council to build a venue like we seen as a proven have down at Casey. pathway to the AFL.

VFLR: Do you see that as a positive evolution of the VFL that it is spreading into two of the biggest suburban growth corridors in the state? PS: I think so. Two pro-active councils have seen the benefits of having a VFL presence in their area. I think it is good for the competition.

VFLR: How is the AFL Second-Tier Recommendation Report progressing? PS: It’s going well. Grant Williams has done a fantastic job and we have finalised the blueprint for the talent regions. We have the 12 regions established and the next step is to look at all the facilities. We received a cash injection earlier this year from the State Government and that should help. The hardest thing will be what is the governance model? Do we fully integrate it under one system and how would that work, or is there a better way of doing it? That is our next challenge.

VFLR: What is the most pressing issue as we charge into the second half of the season? PS: The VFL Grand Final is is successful. There are some The other issue is the money something that is very important issues around the game the State Government gave the given that it will be played such as televising and clubs for facility improvements under lights on the eve of the ensuring there is a crowd. and just how that is progressing. AFL Grand Final for the first We are really keen to make And, as always, there is the time. It’s important that it that a good night. on-going viability of all our clubs.

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box Hill Hawks fantastic auction items up for Costs: ’88 Reunion Party’ - Welcome to Life grabs at our annual auction night $30; Past Players President’s Education, a registered at the Werribee Racecourse on Lunch - $25. Bookings: Tracey on charity and not-for-profit August 16. Contact the offices 9354 8228. Drinks at bar prices. organisation. Life Education on 9741 6688. aims to prevent and minimise casey scorpions the harm of drug abuse. Its northern bullants This Sunday we philosophy is based on the The Northern Bullants celebrate the 1983 premise that the promotion recognise all our past premiership with a reunion of healthy values and players in attendance today, in at the president’s luncheon. development of important life particular the gentlemen from The room is fully booked skills will enable our children the 1968 premiership team. All and we look forward to to make safe and informed supporters can vote for the reminiscing about the amazing choices free from drug-related Crazy John’s Supporters’ Choice win over Brunswick. Seven harm. Through drug and health Award by SMSing your name members of the premiership education programs, Life and the Ants’ best player to 0450 team earned life membership Education helps build resilience 193 242. The club has a ladies’ of the club: Jim Fotiniotis, Brian and assists our children to make day on July 19 that includes a Woodman, Daryl Skews, Geoff smart decisions for a safe future. luncheon and plenty of prizes. Anderson, Allan Brand, Join Life Education on their The annual auction is also coming Graeme Dempster and Terry journey to protect more and up on August 1. Information ‘Tex’ Freeman. more Australian children from and bookings: 9470 2224 or Scorpions Gala Ball and the dangers of drugs by visiting northernbullants.com.au. Auction Night is Friday, lifeeducation.org.au. July 25 at Castello’s in Berwick coburg tigers Springs. Tickets are $40 and Werribee tigers Get in early so you don’t include a three-course meal, The club thanks all miss this opportunity, music, dancing, a caricature the fans for making to revisit the characters of the ‘88 artist and auction items. See the trip to Tassie. Past Players era and other ‘Burgers of Old’. Sally for bookings. RVSP: Day will be held on July 6. The The 1988 premiership reunion Friday, July 11. annual Gala Ball is on at Moonee celebration starts with the ‘’88 Valley Racecourse on July 12, Reunion Party’ on Friday, July Port Melbourne featuring ‘the hypnotist’ Kevin 11 at 7pm in the club’s social Throughout the season Grise. All parents of players are rooms, followed by the official we encourage everyone invited to our president’s luncheon Past Players President’s Lunch to buy the VFL Record to keep on July 20. at our home game against Port up with what is happening at Over the coming weeks the Melbourne on Saturday, July 12 the Borough. Super Draw Day is club will profile some of the at noon. on Sunday, July 20 in the social

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rooms at TEAC Oval. Tickets Australia Post and McDonald’s north ballarat $100, each admits three people Altona and Yarraville. This week, through on the day. Ladies of Williamstown the club’s gold-coin Great entertainment with John afternoon tea: half-time, Sunday, entry program we are supporting Garfield from noon to 3pm. Huge July 6. Food and refreshments the North Ballarat Knights buffet luncheon with door prizes provided. All welcome. Football Club, a member of the from $100-2000. Only 29 tickets Williamstown football Football Integration Development left. For latest information, visit auction: Saturday, July 26, Association. The day will also pmfc.com.au. 7.30pm at The Yarraville Club. promote sport for people of all Tickets $35. Holidays, sports abilities. To find out more, visit Williamstown memorabilia, electrical goods bestcd.org.au. Next home game, up for grabs. Savings & Loans Credit Union is Williamstown versus Williamstown Mid-season proud to support the family friendly Casey Scorpions, Ball: Saturday, July 12, areas at AUSTAR Arena. Support Sunday, July 6 – Christmas 7.30pm at Crown Casino. the Roosters in a relaxed and safe in July president’s luncheon. Tickets $120. Information environment. An area offering Guest Speaker: 2007 Melbourne and bookings: Brendan Curry/ colouring in and games will be set Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd. Trent Mosbey 9390 0611, up in the Sports Club bistro from Co-match-day sponsors: [email protected]. 2.30pm today.

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while it is still three months a win, draw level on points with Battle of until that one vFL day in Sandringham, which is staring at September, many believe this its third-successive loss for the round’s blockbuster between first time since 2002. the birds williamstown and North The Zebras have too much Ballarat will be a preview class and too much pride not to roosters and of the Grand Final. rebound with a win. Seagulls in Ladder-leader Williamstown The enigmatic Northern travels to AUSTAR Arena on Bullants host the in-form Port possible GF preview the day Roosters coach Gerard Melbourne. While the Bullants FitzGerald celebrates his 200th have won their past two match as a VFL coach. matches, their form has fluctuated Few doubt the Seagulls are wildly, and Port has claimed the club to beat for the 2008 some big scalps – the Casey premiership after their dominant Scorpions, North Ballarat and first half of the season. Sandringham in three of the Williamstown carry a seven- past four rounds. match winning streak into the The Borough should be match, which includes a 17-point too good. victory against North Ballarat at Frankston, coming off Point Gellibrand in round five. a second half fade-out against But to continue that streak the Box Hill Hawks, when it Williamstown must do what no managed just four points after other club has done this season half-time, meets the Coburg – defeat North Ballarat at home. Tigers, who were belted by Similarly, North Ballarat has Casey Scorpions. to find a way to shut down Both teams can’t afford to the midfield drive of Brett lose. The Dolphins are already Johnson, David Stretton, one match out of the eight while Ben Jolley and Steven Coburg is two games out of Greene, along with the top four. Williamstown’s multiple Coburg should have too many scoring options, who include match-winners. Patrick Rose, , Dean After going nine weeks Galea, Matt Little and . without a win, the Box Hill It promises to be a ripper, Hawks’ two-game winning but Williamstown can rain on streak should continue when FitzGerald’s milestone match. they host Collingwood. After posting a much-needed Meanwhile, the Casey win in Tasmania, there’s no Scorpions should maintain respite for Werribee as it hosts their unbeaten home record Williamstown will look Sandringham in a match that at the expense of the Bendigo to Ben Jolley to give has major finals’ implications. Bombers, while Geelong it some drive from the midfield against North Werribee, clinging to should stay in the finals race Ballarat this weekend. eighth spot, can, with by defeating Tasmania.

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Apart from Peter’s dedication to the football club, he has also AFL Victoria been recognised by his local community, being awarded a community news medal by the CFA and a 2008 Australia Day award by his local shire. Such honours reflect the volunteer of the week high esteem in which Peter is held. Peter ‘snake’ stePhens AFL Victoria would like to congratulate Peter on his camperdown football and netball club ongoing contribution to the Camperdown Football and Netball Club. this week’s afl victoria In 2007 the Camperdown To nominate for Volunteer of volunteer of the week is Peter Football Club, in conjunction the Week and Club of the Week ‘snake’ stephens from the with the Leura Oval management awards, email Darryl Collings at camperdown football and committee, staged a facility [email protected] netball club. redevelopment project The Volunteer of the Year Peter has been involved costing $320,000, which and Community Club of the with the club for most of his included new home-team Year will be selected from the life, having commenced his change rooms, a gymnasium weekly winner and announced playing career at Camperdown and medial room, refurbished at AFL Victoria’s members as a 16-year-old. He played visitor amenities, male and dinner in February 2009. 147 senior games and was a female umpire change rooms The Community Club of member of the 1968 and 1970 and improved access to the Year also receives $1500 premiership sides. He also won coach’s, timekeepers’ and from AFL Victoria, so get your the club’s in 1972 press boxes. nominations in now! when he was captain and again in 1975, and was an inter-league representative for the Hampden Football league on 13 occasions over six consecutive years from I reckon I’m a pretty good judge of character. I mean, 1969-1974. you’ve got to be willing to hear both sides of the story. Since retiring at 25, he has coached the club’s under-14s I think I’ve had my fair share of challenges and I know and under-18s. when life throws you an unexpected situation, it takes In 2001 he was an inaugural member of the Leura Oval life experience and teamwork to get you through. management committee and became the committee chairman I think I will be a good Prison Officer. in 2003, a position he still holds. The committee is responsible for maintaining Apply at www.cvcareers.com.au the football oval, netball courts careers in corrections and surrounding facilities.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 1919 tipsters VFL tipsters

Paul Amy Ross Booth Phil Cleary Leader Newspapers ABC-TV ABC-TV Geelong 16pts Geelong 10pts Geelong 20pts Box Hill Hawks 17pts Box Hill Hawks 5pts Collingwood 15pts Williamstown 21pts north Ballarat 15pts Williamstown 11pts Frankston 12pts Frankston 30pts Frankston 9pts Casey scorpions 45pts Casey scorpions 25pts Casey scorpions 25pts port Melbourne 23pts port Melbourne 35pts port Melbourne 19pts sandringham 12pts Werribee tigers 20pts sandringham 30pts

last round: 4 last round: 5 last round: 4

Scott Cummings Adrian Dunn John Hook 3AW Herald Sun Football Operations Manager, AFL Victoria Geelong 13pts Geelong 16pts Collingwood 70pts Box Hill Hawks 8pts Geelong 3pts Williamstown 12pts Williamstown 10pts Box Hill Hawks 7pts Coburg tigers 29pts Coburg tigers 12pts Williamstown 10pts Casey scorpions 3pts Casey scorpions 15pts Coburg tigers 20pts port Melbourne 24pts port Melbourne 11pts Casey scorpions 30pts sandringham 39pts sandringham 7pts northern Bullants 16pts Werribee tigers 8pts last round: 2 last round: 3 last round: 3

Carley Jellett Lady Luck Tony Leonard The Age 3AW tasmania 1pt Geelong 2pts tasmania 1pt Box Hill Hawks 23pts Box Hill Hawks 8pts Collingwood 12pts north Ballarat 2pts north Ballarat 10pts Williamstown 10pts Coburg tigers 18pts Coburg tigers 12pts Frankston 7pts Casey scorpions 35pts Casey scorpions 15pts Casey scorpions 15pts northern Bullants 2pts port Melbourne 18pts northern Bullants 2pts Werribee tigers 20pts sandringham 20pts sandringham 12pts

last round: 5 last round: 5 last round: 3

Chris Mitchell Peter Schwab LeADeRBoARD Herald Sun AFL Victoria CEO lady luck 54 peter schwab 50 Geelong 25pts Geelong 10pts Box Hill Hawks 15pts Box Hill Hawks 8pts John Hook 53 Chris Mitchell 49 Williamstown 25pts north Ballarat 6pts ross Booth 52 adrian dunn 46 Coburg tigers 10pts Coburg tigers 4pts Casey scorpions 35pts Casey scorpions 11pts phil Cleary 52 tony leonard 45 port Melbourne 12pts port Melbourne 19pts paul amy 50 scott Cummings 40 sandringham 21pts Werribee tigers 3pts Carley Jellett 50 last round: 3 last round: 4

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20 visit: victorianfootballleague.com.au alex silvagni In the name of the cousin silvagni makes his own name with Casey

Casey Fields is the state-of- And, apart from a one-month the-art home of the Casey block last year, Silvagni has spent scorpions, but newcomen all his time with the Scorpions’ Road will always be the senior team since. scorpions’ spiritual home. Scorpions coach Greg Newcomen Road, nestled Hutchison candidly admitted he alongside the train line near the didn’t have a handle on Silvagni Springvale railway station, was when he arrived at the club. the warts-and-all home of the But, after pitting Silvagni Scorpions for its first 25 years in against St Kilda full-forward the VFA/VFL, excluding the club’s Fraser Gehrig in a practice match, short-term stopovers at Shepley Hutchison knew he had found the Oval and Waverley Park. club’s full-back. Alex Silvagni is one of the few While Silvagni has played in current Scorpions players that a variety of positions from full- can remember Newcomen Road, forward to centre half-forward, to having trained with the Scorpions centre half-back and even ruck, he when they used to call it home. doesn’t mind his now permanent While he was too young, assignment at full-back. at 17, to play VFL at the time, Silvagni said playing in the one Silvagni, a cousin of former position each week allowed him Carlton champion Stephen to compete with confidence. Silvagni, caught the eye of Brian Most of all, Silvagni is rapt how Woodman, who remembers him the young Scorpions, with hardly starring in a reserves match. a skerrick of VFL experience “We were always pretty keen between them, have gelled to on him playing at the Scorpions exceed expectations this year. when he finished at school,” He said the players didn’t dwell Woodman said. on the off-season departure of a Given he had no TAC Cup number of their senior players. background, Silvagni knew he “We didn’t want to focus on faced some tough yards, but who had left. Instead, we wanted Alex Silvagni has held after playing the first eight to come together as a team and down the full- games in the reserves in the do well,” Silvagni said. back position ’06 season, he broke into the And that has helped rekindle for the Casey Scorpions seniors, where he played out some of the Scorpion spirit from with aplomb the rest of the season. the days of Newcomen Road. in 2008.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 2121 Stephen Clifton has time to weigh up his options in North Ballarat’s win against the Bendigo Bombers last weekend. robbie castello

Castello said there was Football crossing significant merit for all VFL clubs to introduce a similar position. “I think it would be fantastic if cultural divide all VFL clubs could do something like this and reach out to their castello taking footy to new arrivals communities,” he said. robbie castello is a star Castello said he had enjoyed not only on the field for the taking football to schools such Werribee tigers but also off it. as the Al-Taqwa Islamic College The 23-year-old has been in Truganina. out and about in the growing Essendon rising star and former Wyndham region introducing Western Jet Bachar Houli is a new arrivals to our great native product of the college and Castello game, preaching the gospel of says this has triggered a boom in the VFL and unearthing the next interest in Australian Football. generation of Tigers. “They just idolise Bachar Houli Earlier this year, Castello and, definitely, they are much more was appointed to a new role as interested in Australian Football Werribee development officer, because of him,” he said. a diverse role that has him “They play soccer but through visiting local schools and talking Bachar they want to find out about to youngsters about not only our game too.” footy but also the importance Castello is also driving another of leadership, role models and Werribee Tigers initiative, the Dale confronting issues such as youth Morris Development Squad. Morris suicide and depression. played four seasons at Bartercard “The kids have been Oval before being recruited to the sensational,” Castello said. Western Bulldogs, where he is “The most important thing is now a vital cog in their defence. not for me to talk but to get them There are 30 under-18 players to start talking. in the squad from the Wyndham “I know when I was at region and the Tigers hope it school it’s probably not will spawn their next crop of something you’d generally talk young guns. about so to see the kids open “Hopefully, five or six will do up is fantastic.” a pre-season with us and then In his football clinics, Castello go onto the senior list next year,” teaches the basics of kicking, Castello said. handballing and marking to The is people not ordinarily exposed so pleased with Castello’s ability to Werribee’s Robbie to Australian Football, including connect with the local community Castello is kicking some in Sudanese and Muslim they have signed him up for another goals off field as the club’s communities. year in his development role. development officer.

2323 FIXTURE VFL fixture 2008

Round 1 SUNday, May 18 Round 14 SaTURday, MaRch 29 Frankston 22.16 (148) vs. Werribee Tigers 6.16 (52) SaTURday, JULy 12 Northern Bullants 16.9 (105) vs. North Ballarat 9.9 (63) coburg Tigers 27.16 (178) vs. Geelong 16.7 (103) Geelong vs. Box Hill Hawks Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) Box Hill Hawks 13.14 (92) vs. port Melbourne 21.14 (140) Bendigo Bombers 18.11 (119) vs. Tasmania 13.12 (90) 10:40am Bendigo Bombers 13.12 (90) vs. Williamstown 19.13 (127) 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 Casey Scorpions vs. Tasmania Casey Fields 2pm Werribee Tigers 10.13 (73) vs. Williamstown 19.15 (129) SaTURday, May 24 Sandringham vs. Williamstown Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm SUNday, MaRch 30 Williamstown 23.15 (153) vs. Box Hill Hawks 13.12 (90) Coburg Tigers vs. Port Melbourne ABD Group Stadium 2pm Frankston 14.13 (97) vs. Northern Bullants 11.15 (81) port Melbourne 16.10 (106) vs. Casey Scorpions 10.16 (76) SUNday, JULy 13 Sandringham 18.11 (119) vs. Casey Scorpions 11.16 (82) Werribee Tigers 18.18 (126) vs. Collingwood 10.11 (71) Bendigo Bombers vs. Northern Bullants QE Oval 2pm Collingwood vs. North Ballarat Princes Park 2pm Round 2 - Rivalry Round SUNday, May 25 North Ballarat 17.15 (117) vs. Geelong 12.14 (86) Round 15 SaTURday, apRIL 5 coburg Tigers 22.13 (145) vs. Bendigo Bombers 13.16 (94) North Ballarat 16.16 (112) vs. Bendigo Bombers 9.6 (60) Frankston 23.23 (161) vs. Tasmania 15.5 (95) SaTURday, JULy 19 Williamstown 25.12 (162) vs. Collingwood 14.10 (94) Sandringham 15.15 (105) vs. Northern Bullants 8.12 (60) Geelong vs. North Ballarat Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am port Melbourne 17.7 (109) vs. Sandringham 16.12 (108) Northern Bullants vs. Box Hill Hawks NAB Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm casey Scorpions 16.14 (110) vs. Frankston 9.18 (72) SANFL vs. VFL - State Representative Match SUNday, JULy 20 SUNday, apRIL 6 SaNFL 25.11 (161) vs. VFL 14.12 (96) Werribee Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions Bartercard Oval 2pm Geelong 22.8 (140) vs. Werribee Tigers 11.21 (87) Williamstown vs. Coburg Tigers Burbank Oval 2pm Round 9 Sandringham vs. Tasmania Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks 12.13 (85) vs. Tasmania 13.10 (88) Northern Bullants 16.11 (107) vs. Coburg Tigers 15.14 (104) SaTURday, JUNE 7 SaTURday, JULy 26 North Ballarat 20.9 (129) vs. Frankston 14.9 (93) Frankston vs. Port Melbourne Frankston Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Round 3 Northern Bullants 10.9 (69) vs. Williamstown 17.13 (115) SUNday, JULy 27 SaTURday, apRIL 12 Tasmania 17.10 (112) vs. port Melbourne 18.7 (115) Collingwood vs. Bendigo Bombers Princes Park 2pm Tasmania 18.17 (125) vs. Geelong 15.11 (101) SUNday, JUNE 8 Round 16 Williamstown 24.7 (151) vs. Port Melbourne 17.12 (114) casey Scorpions 18.9 (117) vs. Geelong 11.12 (78) Northern Bullants 20.8 (128) vs. Collingwood 12.5 (77) Sandringham 11.13 (79) vs. Collingwood 6.13 (49) SaTURday, aUGUST 2 Geelong vs. Collingwood Skilled Stadium (ABC TV) 1:10pm Coburg Tigers 13.13 (91) vs. North Ballarat 13.14 (92) Werribee Tigers 10.6 (66) vs. coburg Tigers 14.19 (103) Box Hill Hawks vs. Casey Scorpions Box Hill City Oval 2pm casey Scorpions 18.14 (122) vs. Box Hill Hawks 13.11 (89) MoNday, JUNE 9 Port Melbourne vs. Werribee Tigers TEAC Oval 2pm SUNday, apRIL 13 Box Hill Hawks 12.12 (84) vs. Bendigo Bombers 18.11 (119) Tasmania vs. Williamstown Bellerive Oval 2pm Sandringham 13.12 (90) vs. Frankston 15.12 (102) Round 10 SUNday, aUGUST 3 Werribee Tigers 17.13 (115) vs. Bendigo Bombers 14.11 (95) North Ballarat vs. Coburg Tigers AUSTAR Arena 2pm SaTURday, JUNE 14 Frankston vs. Bendigo Bombers Frankston Oval 2pm Round 4 casey Scorpions 14.7 (91) vs. Sandringham 8.11 (59) Northern Bullants vs. Sandringham Princes Park 2pm SaTURday, apRIL 19 Collingwood 6.6 (42) vs. Northern Bullants 18.9 (117) Round 17 Geelong 16.16 (112) vs. Williamstown 12.8 (80) Tasmania 15.11 (101) vs. Coburg Tigers 13.17 (95) Northern Bullants 11.18 (84) vs. Tasmania 10.14 (74) port Melbourne 16.12 (108) vs. North Ballarat 13.9 (87) SaTURday, aUGUST 9 port Melbourne 24.11 (155) vs. Coburg Tigers 15.17 (107) SUNday, JUNE 15 Tasmania vs. Frankston Aurora Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:15am Williamstown 18.13 (121) vs. Frankston 16.11 (107) Collingwood vs. Werribee Tigers Princes Park 1pm SUNday, apRIL 20 Bendigo Bombers vs. Box Hill Hawks QE Oval (ABC TV) Frankston 12.11 (83) vs. collingwood 15.10 (100) Box hill hawks 13.12 (90) vs. Werribee Tigers 11.16 (82) Bendigo Bombers 16.21 (117) vs. Geelong 10.9 (69) 1:10pm North Ballarat 19.9 (123) vs. Werribee Tigers 13.16 (94) Port Melbourne vs. Williamstown TEAC Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks 11.10 (76) vs. Sandringham 25.14 (164) Round 11 Coburg Tigers vs. Northern Bullants ABD Group Stadium 2pm Bendigo Bombers 14.8 (92) vs. casey Scorpions 20.13 (133) SaTURday, JUNE 21 SUNday, aUGUST 10 Round 5 Tasmania 7.14 (56) vs. Werribee Tigers 17.19 (121) Casey Scorpions vs. North Ballarat Casey Fields 2pm Collingwood 10.8 (68) vs. Williamstown 14.18 (102) Sandringham vs. Geelong Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm FRIday, apRIL 25 (aNZac day) Bendigo Bombers 14.15 (99) vs. North Ballarat 18.4 (112) coburg Tigers 11.13 (79) vs. Box Hill Hawks 10.7 (67) Round 18 Tasmania 17.9 (111) vs. Casey Scorpions 13.14 (92) SUNday, JUNE 22 SaTURday, aUGUST 16 Sandringham 11.9 (75) vs. port Melbourne 21.16 (142) SaTURday, apRIL 26 Collingwood vs. Tasmania Princes Park (ABC TV) 1:10pm Frankston 9.8 (62) vs. Box hill hawks 10.9 (69) Coburg Tigers vs. Sandringham ABD Group Stadium 2pm Sandringham 24.15 (159) vs. Bendigo Bombers 13.11 (89) Coburg Tigers 14.14 (98) vs. casey Scorpions 23.13 (151) North Ballarat vs. Northern Bullants AUSTAR Arena 2pm SUNday, apRIL 27 Geelong 15.10 (100) vs. Northern Bullants 17.9 (111) Werribee Tigers vs. Box Hill Hawks Bartercard Oval 2pm Williamstown 17.21 (123) vs. North Ballarat 15.16 (106) Williamstown vs. Bendigo Bombers Burbank Oval 2pm Round 12 Northern Bullants 12.15 (87) vs. Werribee Tigers 15.13 (103) SUNday, aUGUST 17 SaTURday, May 3 SaTURday, JUNE 28 Geelong vs. Port Melbourne Skilled Stadium 1pm port Melbourne 15.19 (109) vs. Frankston 7.9 (51) Geelong vs. Tasmania Skilled Stadium 1.10pm Frankston vs. Casey Scorpions Frankston Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Collingwood Box Hill City Oval (ABC TV) SUNday, May 4 1:10pm Round 19 Collingwood 10.7 (67) vs. Geelong 19.9 (123) North Ballarat vs. Williamstown AUSTAR Arena 2pm SaTURday, aUGUST 23 Round 6 SUNday, JUNE 29 Port Melbourne vs. Collingwood TEAC Oval 1pm Frankston vs. Coburg Tigers Frankston Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Williamstown Box Hill City Oval 2pm SaTURday, May 10 Casey Scorpions vs. Bendigo Bombers Casey Fields 2pm Casey Scorpions vs. Coburg Tigers Casey Fields 2pm coburg Tigers 17.19 (121) vs. Collingwood 10.8 (68) Northern Bullants vs. Port Melbourne NAB Oval 2pm Frankston vs. Sandringham Frankston Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks 13.12 (90) vs. Geelong 16.8 (104) Werribee Tigers vs. Sandringham Bartercard Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Geelong NAB Oval 2pm North Ballarat 18.7 (115) vs. Tasmania 9.12 (66) Tasmania vs. North Ballarat Bellerive Oval 2pm Werribee Tigers 16.19 (115) vs. Port Melbourne 15.10 (100) Round 13 Bendigo Bombers vs. Werribee Tigers QE Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers 12.11 (83) vs. Frankston 11.14 (80) SaTURday, JULy 5 Round 20 SUNday, May 11 Port Melbourne vs. Bendigo Bombers TEAC Oval SaTURday, aUGUST 30 Williamstown 19.16 (130) vs. Sandringham 9.12 (66) (ABC TV) 1:10pm Geelong vs. Frankston Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am casey Scorpions 25.14 (164) vs. Northern Bullants 6.10 (46) SUNday, JULy 6 Bendigo Bombers vs. Coburg Tigers Windy Hill 2pm Collingwood vs. Casey Scorpions Princes Park 2pm Round 7 North Ballarat vs. Sandringham AUSTAR Arena 2pm Collingwood vs. Frankston Princes Park 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Northern Bullants TEAC Oval 2pm SaTURday, May 17 Williamstown vs. Casey Scorpions Burbank Oval 2pm Sandringham vs. North Ballarat Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Tasmania 7.9 (51) vs. Sandringham 31.17 (203) Box Hill Hawks vs. Coburg Tigers Box Hill City Oval 2pm Williamstown vs. Werribee Tigers Burbank Oval 2pm Geelong 6.15 (51) vs. coburg Tigers 11.19 (85) Tasmania vs. Northern Bullants Bellerive Oval 2pm SUNday, aUGUST 31 casey Scorpions 10.11 (71) vs. Collingwood 3.10 (28) Werribee Tigers vs. Geelong Bartercard Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Box Hill Hawks Bellerive Oval 2pm

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Tom Roach gets Dolphin Luke set to fire off a Clark was among handball in North his side’s better Ballarat’s win players in its against Bendigo disappointing loss last Saturday. to Box Hill.

David Marcius prepares to boot the Box Hill Hawks into attack against Frankston.

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+ 7 SENsational GAMES Friday, 27th June Hawthorn v MCG (6.00pm) Saturday, 28th June Richmond v Carlton MCG (1.00pm) Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome (6.00pm) Sunday, 29thJune Melbourne v MCG (11.00am) Fremantle v Essendon Subiaco (4.00pm) Friday 4th July Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats AAMI Stadium (6.00pm) Saturday 5th July v Collingwood ANZ Stadium (6.00pm)

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