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MAGpiES End Port’S StrEAK VFL ROUND 9, MAY 19-20 AFL VICTORIA TAC CUP COUNTRY ROUND MAY 26 $3 FalconS REcord THird Win EDITORIAL Celebrating Indigenous Round ONE of the highlights of the football calendar is this weekend’s Indigenous Round, which is celebrated as a key event throughout the state. INDIGENOUS Round He has shown his talents in Indigenous Programs Manager, presents a wonderful recent weeks. Aaron Clark, conducted the opportunity to recognise, More significantly, thanks to Kickstart Future Leaders camp savor and acknowledge the the broad reach of football, in western Victoria where 32 achievements and ever- Indigenous Round allows us to young Victorian Indigenous increasing contribution reflect on Indigenous history, players took part in a four day Indigenous players have culture and the important camp. made to our great game. role this country’s Indigenous Just last Tuesday, Collingwood For the past 80 years players peoples play in society today. Football Club Foundation like Sir Doug Nicholls, Phil Certainly, “Dreamtime at the in collaboration with AFL Egan, David Wirrpanda, Chris G” is a truly great celebration, SportsReady and AFL Victoria Johnson, Nathan Lovett Murray, which provides an overbridging launched the Barrawarn Alan Thorpe, Les Bamblett, focus on Indigenous Round and Program, which is designed to Wally Lovett, Robbie Muir an opportunity to engage wider provide Indigenous employment and Adam Goodes, to name Australia with Indigenous people and training opportunities. but a few, have excited and on a positive level. Five Indigenous boys have entertained fans and helped Local Victorian Indigenous NAB been appointed as trainees to grow the game locally and AFL Auskick participants from support AFL Victoria’s broader nationally. Robinvale, Shepparton, Fitzroy development and it’s Indigenous There is a sense of pride and Lake Tyers, will take part in programs in Morwell, Ballarat, and deep connection that the half time grid games at the Shepparton, Mildura and Indigenous people have with the MCG with Indigenous students Dandenong. game and Indigenous Round umpiring the games. In the long term, AFL Victoria allows everyone to share and At Victoria Park on Saturday, the hopes that our Indigenous celebrate in elements of that Under 15 Kickstart team, which programs will result in a better heritage namely Marn Grook. earlier this year represented defined and more inclusive Our Peter Jackson VFL Victoria/Tasmania in the National player pathway so more competition plays host to a Kickstart Carnival on the Gold Indigenous people can be number of Indigenous players Coast, will play a multicultural involved at all levels of the each week that are on AFL lists. development squad as a curtain game, resulting in a greater Amos Frank, a Hawthorn rookie raiser prior to the Collingwood representation in both the TAC is playing with Box Hill Hawks, vs Bendigo Peter Jackson VFL Cup and Peter Jackson VFL is from the APY Lands and a game. competitions. product of the AFL Indigenous Earlier this year, AFL Victoria, - Grant Williams Footy Means Business program. through the efforts of our General Manager VFL ROUND 9, HEADQUARTERS. CONTENTS. TAC CUP COUNTRY ROUND Media Coverage 4 VFL Team Lists 29 Visy Park Indigenous Round 5 Progressive Scores 36 Gate 3 Royal Parade State Match Preview 7 AFL Victoria Development 37 Carlton Nth VIC 3054 Ford Face in the Crowd - VFL 14 Bendigo Pioneers 41 GPO Box 4337 Robbie Castello 15 Anthony Tipungwuti 42 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Ben Fagan 17 Michael Gibbons 43 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 Ford Coaches Award 18 James Tsitnas 44 Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Foxtel Cup 21 Ryley Hall 45 Website: www.aflvic.com.au Last Time They Met 25 TAC Cup Team Lists 50 www.vfl.com.au | 3 MEDIA COVERAGE Media Coverage VFL Radio Sunday 20th May Williamstown vs Coburg Tigers From 1:30pm AEDT Live on Digital Radio via Aussie, Red Time Sport and SEN I-Phone Apps or online via vfl.com.au or sen.com.au June 2: Werribee Tigers vs Collingwood 3WBC Saturday 19th May Box Hill Hawks vs North Ballarat From 1pm Listen to 94.1 FM or online at www.3wbc.org.au June 2: Northern Blues vs Casey Scorpions ABC TV Saturday 19th May Werribee Tigers vs Northern Blues From 1pm Replay: 2:30am Wednesdays ABC TV Next Week: VFL vs TSL SEN Sunday 20th May Peter Jackson VFL Review – 9:05pm Thursday May 23rd May The Peter Jackson VFL Show 8:30pm – 9pm 3AW Saturday 26th May Peter Jackson VFL Review – 6:50pm Footy Online Keep up with the latest VFL news online via: website: www.vfl.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/vflfooty twitter: @VFLnews #PJVFL COVER CONTRIBUTORS VFL: Lachlan Wallace in Editor: Anthony Stanguts [email protected] Collingwood’s streak ending win Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Matt Lee, Brendan Lucas, over Port Melbourne. Bryan Mitchell. Design & Print: Red Onion Creative (03) 5221 4408 TAC Cup: Geelong’s Cam Williams. Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) 4 | www.aflvic.com.au INDIGENOUS ROUND Indigenous Round VFL Radio INDIGENOUS Round increased awareness and evoked queries and allowed him Sunday 20th May presents a wonderful exposure. to give an insight into his family Williamstown vs Coburg Tigers opportunity not only to Goodes said not only did it history and culture. From 1:30pm AEDT celebrate the achievement recognise Indigenous players Goodes said he’s immensely Live on Digital Radio via Aussie, Red Time Sport and SEN I-Phone Apps and contributions of in the AFL, but also other proud of elder brother Adam, or online via vfl.com.au or sen.com.au Indigenous players, but also competitions around the who graduated from TAC Cup reflect on their history and country and their contribution to club North Ballarat to Sydney June 2: Werribee Tigers vs Collingwood culture. football. Swans captain, triple best and 3WBC That’s the view of Brett “It’s always good to play fairest winner, dual Brownlow Saturday 19th May Goodes, a dual premiership that round and for people to medallist, premiership player Box Hill Hawks vs North Ballarat player with North Ballarat, a and club games record holder. From 1pm understand and think about VFL State representative and Aboriginal players and where The Goodes family travelled to Listen to 94.1 FM or online at www.3wbc.org.au 100 game VFL player, who they’ve come from and the Sydney earlier in the month to added the significance and challenges they deal with as a celebrate his record-breaking June 2: Northern Blues vs Casey Scorpions importance of Indigenous culture and a small minority, a games milestone. Round extends beyond ABC TV very small minority, in Australia,” “The family and I are very proud Saturday 19th May football. he said. of him. He has been a fantastic Werribee Tigers vs Northern Blues Goodes, the player wellbeing From 1pm “It’s a good time for people to role model for myself and the manager at Western Bulldogs, reflect on the past history and family. He’s certainly set the Replay: 2:30am Wednesdays ABC TV said with football touching so culture of Aboriginal people. It way,” Goodes said. many people the message extends well beyond football.” Next Week: VFL vs TSL of Indigenous Round was He recalled that when he was able to be spread throughout Goodes noted the build-up at North Ballarat a local elder, SEN to Indigenous Round allowed Uncle Murray Harrison was Sunday 20th May communities. Peter Jackson VFL Review – 9:05pm people to ask questions, create invited into the club to speak to He praised the AFL’s initiative awareness and stimulate the team. of making Indigenous Round a Thursday May 23rd May discussion. “A lot of boys who come The Peter Jackson VFL Show 8:30pm – 9pm fixture on the football calendar each year as it created From his own experience through football are very naïve 3AW Goodes said Indigenous Round – you look at the way Aboriginal Saturday 26th May culture is taught in school there Peter Jackson VFL Review – 6:50pm might be one lesson,” Goodes said. “They don’t understand the stolen generation and some of the challenges that my parents and my grandparents had to go through for us to get to where we are. “It’s great for them to get that lesson and start thinking about it basically just because they are involved in a football program. “That’s the best part about it, it gets people thinking and talking.” www.vfl.com.au | 5 Trivia Spider’s trivia Test your knowledge of the VFL in Matt ‘Spider’ Lee’s 10 question trivia quiz. 1 Which Werribee player broke the record for most club games last weekend? 2 What number does Cameron Lockwood wear for Williamstown? 3 Which team eliminated Williamstown from the Foxtel Cup last weekend? 4 Who was Collingwood’s VFL coach from 2008-2010? 5 What was the nickname of former VFL team Murray? 6 How many VFA premierships did defunct club Waverley win? 7 Who was the coach of Coburg in 1993? 8 Which current AFL captain was taken in the 2002 rookie draft recruited from Frankston? 9 Who was Sandringham captain in 2008 & 2009? 10 Who won the 1996 Norm Goss Medal? 10. Kaim Taylor Springvale Taylor Kaim 10. 6. 1 (Div1 1965), 7. Alex Jesaulenko, 8. Matthew Boyd, 9. Peter Summers, Summers, Peter 9. Boyd, Matthew 8. Jesaulenko, Alex 7. 1965), (Div1 1 6. Matt ‘Spider’ Lee is a VFL 1. Robbie Castello, 2. 24, 3. South Adelaide, 4. Gavin Brown, 5. Kangaroos, Kangaroos, 5. Brown, Gavin 4. Adelaide, South 3. 24, 2. Castello, Robbie 1. commentator & producer of Evenings Answers with Mark Fine on 1116 SEN Official Sports Medical Supplier for VFL & TAC Competition Full service and range of all medical requirements for your club.