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VFL Record 2014 Rnd 9B.Indd VFL ROUND 9 JUNE 7-8, 2014 PPortort ooutut iinn frontfront $3.00 SSANFLANFL 118.10.1188.10.118 d VVFLFL 114.12.964.12.96 ¹°°d©¶±·djd³²¨­¸­³²·d¥º¥­°¥¦°©d¥¸dd·¬³´r¥ȋr§³±r¥¹ EDITORIAL State Pride Congratulations to the South Australian National Football League for their deserved win against the Peter Jackson VFL last weekend at the North Port Oval. It was a high standard State representative match between As Adam Marcon notes in a story two proud and determined rivals, a game that had intensity inside this Record having the and plenty of pressure from the fi rst to almost the last opportunity to meet Johnson and siren. gain an insight into his extraordinary career - fi ve best and fairests, an All Australian guernsey and a premiership For most of the match it was your old fashion arm wrestle, during his career with Port Melbourne, a club he also our VFL team pushed their lead out to 11 points about captained and coached, before moving to South Melbourne 10 minutes into the last quarter but credit to the South where he won a best and fairest in his fi rst season - was a Australians for rallying after that point to claim a hard cherished moment. fought victory. Many thanks to the coach of the Peter Jackson VFL Damian Once again the depth and talent of State League football Carroll, support staff and all those who volunteered their was readily evident, the honour of representing their State time to help represent the VFL competition so well. The League competition not lost on any of the players. time and effort that this support group put into the State Speaking with some of the coaches and offi cials the game and the players was signifi cant and very much camaraderie, spirit and passion that State Football appreciated. engineers is something quite unique and special to the The Peter Jackson VFL wasn’t the only Victorian game. representative team in action last weekend with Vic The feedback from both captains when interviewed after Country and Vic Metro continuing their NAB AFL U18 the game was that all the players were really committed to Championship schedule of matches, another spotlight being part of the team and appreciated the opportunity. occasion during the football calendar. For many of the players last weekend’s game will be one of Vic Metro showcased many of their highly rated prospects the highlights of their career and a marvelous memory to as they travelled to Perth and emerged with a stunning take away from football. 77-point victory. For some others the State match may be a forerunner to a Vic County, after jumping South Australia early in its match at AAMI Stadium, succumbed by 22-points. possible AFL career just like so many players before. Brett Goodes, Sam Lloyd, Sam Dwyer and Dean Towers, just to Vic Country and Vic Metro will continue their respective name a few, who have represented the VFL over the past Championship match programs over the coming weeks as few years and have progressed to AFL clubs. talented young Victorians gain the chance to represent their State and enhance their credentials before the An undoubted highlight of the day was to have competition scrutiny of AFL talent scouts. icon and AFL Hall of Famer Frank Johnson on hand to present the medal that carries his moniker for the best VFL Grant Williams player. AFL Victoria General Manager Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Dave O’Neill, Kate Mitchell 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 Cover photo: Julian Rowe of Port Melbourne marks in Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen front of his Box Hill opponent. Talent Operations Coordinator: Lauren Bunting www.vfl .com.au 1 MEDIA COVERAGE ABC TV Saturday June 7: Geelong vs Port Melbourne, 1pm Next Week: Port Melbourne vs Footscray VFL Radio Sunday June 8: Williamstown vs Werribee Tigers. 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: Werribee Tigers vs Essendon 3WBC Saturday June 7: Box Hill Hawks vs North Ballarat, 1pm Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or the Tune In Radio app Next game: Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown Casey Radio Saturday June 7: Casey Scorpions vs Collingwood, 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: North Ballarat vs Casey Scorpions SEN Thursday June 12 The Peter Jackson VFL Show 8:30pm – 9pm Peter Jackson VFL Podcast Visit the VFL website each Tuesday for the Peter Jackson VFL Podcast. Join Michael Leeds and Anthony Stanguts this week as they analyse the round, and chat to special guests. This week: Werribee coach John Lamont, Footscray co-captain Nick Lower and VFL Frank Johnson Medallist and Williamstown player Adam Marcon. Find the link on vfl .com.au or search ‘AFL Victoria’ on SoundCloud 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 WILLIAMSTOWN 150 YEARS Williamstown celebrates 150th Anniversary with Hall of Fame induction Williamstown Football Club headlined its 150th anniversary celebrations by honouring fi ve former players as ‘legends’ in its inaugural Hall of Fame induction ceremony last weekend. Barry Round, one of only two men to win a Brownlow those who were at the club from its formative year of 1864 Medal and Liston Trophy; goal kicking goliath Ron Todd; until 1900. fi ve-time premiership captain Gerry Callahan; fi ve-time The second era was termed the Villagers, which takes in premiership player and triple best and fairest winner Ray the history of the club from 1901 until 1950. Smith and Ian ‘Chops’ Rickman, a mercurial goal-kicker and dual premiership player are the inaugural WFC legends. The fi nal era is from 1951 to the current day, the most successful era of the club where it has won 10 As well as honouring those afore mentioned legends, Williamstown inducted 51 players, coaches, offi cials and premierships and fi ve JJ Liston Trophy’s. volunteers into its inaugural Hall of Fame in front of more Janet Dooley is the only woman in the Hall Of Fa me, a than 600 people at Crown Casino. refl ection of her continuous volunteer work for the club Williamstown’s proud and successful journey was depicted stretching back more than 60 years. in fi lm and in interviews with the pivotal people that have Dooley still runs the canteen at Point Gellibrand, just as made the club what it is today. she did back in 1952. She also organised and ran the ladies Included in the production was the recruitment of Todd from Committee for 15-years and just three years ago was Collingwood, the reasoning behind the late Ron James awarded the League’s Alex Gillon Medal for services to the being selected as a 14-year-old for the 1985 Grand Final competition. as well as documenting the failed forced merger with Also among the inductees is John James Liston, president Werribee in 1995. of Williamstown for eight years before occupying the Club General Manager Brendan Curry, one of the Hall Of same position with the VFA for 28 years. And, of course, Fame inductees, said the club decided the Hall Of Fame JJ Liston’s name is annually perpetuated in the award would headline its historic 150 years milestone. honouring the competition’s fairest and best player. Curry said after countless hours of pain-staking research 18 captains - Martin ‘Tottie’ Fitzpatrick, William ‘Jaspar’ and discussion it was settled on 51 people as deserved recipients of Hall Of Fame status. Jones, Walter Warren, Jim Caldwell, Gordon ‘Butch’ Ogden, Ron Todd, Gerry Callahan, Ray Smith, Daryl Ward, He said to assist in defi ning the Hall Of Fame they broke the John Fanning, Barry Round, Max Papley, Terry Wheeler, club up into three specifi c eras. Tony Pastore, Saade Ghazi, Troy West, Brad Lloyd and Brett The fi rst era was named the trail blazers, which categories Johnson - were inducted. And, just seven coaches - Wally Carter, who led the Seagulls to a hat-trick of premierships in the mid- 1950s, Caldwell, Ogden, Callahan, Papley, Wheeler and Round - also found themselves in the Hall Of Fame. For full details of Williamstown Legends: Ray Smith, Gerry Callahan, all inductees go to Barry Round and Ian Rickman. vfl .com.au www.vfl .com.au 3 STATE GAME SANFL triumphs again over VFL The decade long winless drought against the SANFL continued last weekend for the Peter Jackson VFL, suffering a 22-point defeat. Despite the VFL opening an 11-point lead early in the fi nal term, the visitors stormed home with six of the last seven goals of the game to claim the win 18.10 118 to 14.12 96. Williamstown’s Adam Marcon was awarded the Frank Johnson Medal for his tireless work around the ground, amassing 29 disposals in the VFL loss.
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