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Please referPlease to ford.com.aurefer to ford.com.au for iPod forcompatibility. iPod compatibility. EDITORIAL Congratulations to our Award winners Last Monday night we celebrated and recognised various Award winners in the Peter Jackson VFL. LISTON Trophy winner Ben captain John Baird, who fi nished Marcon won the inaugural Ford Ross’ story has taken many third in the Liston, illustrates VFL Coaches Player of the Year twists and turns, but the perfectly how the VFL also Award, which provides him with underlying theme is the provides the chance for a player the use of a Ford vehicle for six opportunity offered by the who wants to play the best football months. Victorian football pathway. he possibly can. In a tied fi nish with Port Melbourne Ross is a graduate of TAC Cup Dean Towers, winner of the captain John Baird, Marcon won club Gippsland Power and was Fothergill Round Medal for the on count back with six best on selected in the AFL Pre Season best young player aged 23 or ground votes compared to Baird’s Draft by North Melbourne. younger with the potential to take three. He spent several injury-interrupted his game to the AFL, is another Congratulations to all the award seasons with the Roos before classic example of how productive winners on an outstanding season. being delisted at the end of the and benefi cial playing in the Peter Last week in Bendigo, the 2011 season. Jackson VFL can be. Victorian Country Football League Many clubs courted Ross who Towers has progressed from Board announced they would chose to remain with Werribee to playing for Otway Districts in the support the reforms proposed by test himself in the Peter Jackson Colac District Football League AFL Victoria as part of the Review VFL simply because he reasoned to Colac Tigers in the Geelong of Football in Country Victoria. it is the highest possible level Football League before joining The Review focused on all outside the AFL and afforded North Ballarat Roosters two years aspects of football in country him the best opportunity to get ago. Victoria. Its fi ndings included re-drafted. This season Towers represented the proposed integration of Not only has Ross challenged the VFL against Tasmania, now he the VCFL and AFL Victoria himself on a weekly basis, but adds the honour of the Fothergill organisational structures as well he’s been rewarded with the Round Medal, named after the as the introduction of thirteen (13) highest individual honour in the two players who won a Brownlow Region Commissions. Peter Jackson VFL – the J.J. and Liston. The VCFL Board should be Liston Trophy. Casey Scorpions Jordan Pollard congratulated on the leadership Ross won the Liston by one vote won the A. Todd Medal for fairest displayed as it will lead to from Tom Couch, another young and best in the AFL Development increased service levels for their player who was rookie listed by League. It was a fi ne achievement affi liates as well as developing the Melbourne Football Club last from Pollard who also played six strong, sustainable clubs all year after playing as a top up senior games for the Scorpions across country Victoria. player for Collingwood’s VFL club. this season. - Grant Williams And, Port Melbourne and VFL Northern Blues midfi elder Adam General Manager VFL & TAC CUP, FINALS WEEK 2 HEADQUARTERS. CONTENTS. SEPTEMBER 8 - 9, 2012 Media Coverage 4 VFL Team Lists 30 Visy Park Liston Trophy Winner 5 VFL Final Series Structure 40 Gate 3 Royal Parade Trivia 8 AFL Victoria Development 43 Carlton Nth VIC 3054 Award Winners 9 Morrish Medal Preview 44 GPO Box 4337 Club by Club Votes 10 TAC Cup Finals Previews 47 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Finals Week 2 Preview 13 TAC Cup Finals Reviews 49 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 Finals Week 1 Review 17 TAC Cup Final Series Structure 54 Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Last Time They Met 27 TAC Cup Team Lists 58 Website: www.afl vic.com.au www.vfl .com.au | 3 MEDIA COVERAGE Media Coverage ABC TV Saturday September 8: Casey Scorpions vs Williamstown Sunday September 9: Geelong vs Box Hill Hawks From 2pm Replay: 1am Wednesdays ABC TV Next Week: Finals football – 2pm Saturday and Sunday VFL RADIO Saturday September 8: Casey Scorpions vs Williamstown Sunday September 9: Geelong vs Box Hill Hawks 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 3WBC Sunday September 9 Geelong vs Box Hill Hawks From 1pm Listen to 94.1 FM or online at www.3wbc.org.au SEN Sunday September 9 The Peter Jackson VFL Review – 9:05pm Thursday September 13 The Peter Jackson VFL Show 8:30pm – 9pm 3AW Saturday September 8 Peter Jackson VFL Review – 6:50pm Footy Online Keep up with the latest VFL news online via: www.vfl .com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/vfl footy Twitter: @VFLnews #PJVFL. COVER CONTRIBUTORS VFL: James Wall in the ruck for Williamstown, Editor: Anthony Stanguts looks for his captain Ben Jolley. anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au TAC Cup: Dandenong Southern Stingray Billy Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Matt Lee, Kate Gurney. Hartung. Design & Print: Red Onion Creative (03) 5221 4408 Photos: AFL Photos (unless otherwise credited) 4 | www.afl vic.com.au LISTON TROPHY WINNER Liston Trophy Winner Ben Ross – Werribee Tigers VIRTUALLY 12 months ago Melbourne rookie Tom Couch sets of two votes and one to the day the football world to claim the highest individual single vote while Couch of Ben Ross came crashing VFL award by one vote. collected six three votes as down. He joins Anthony Eames well as one single vote. On the eve of Werribee’s (1991), Paul Satterley (’95), Ironically, Ross, Couch and Semi Final against Casey Michael Frost (’98) and James Baird all began the 2012 Scorpions, Ross was told by Podsiadly (’08) as Werribee season in sparkling form. The North Melbourne that he was players to have won the Liston triumvirate all polled votes no longer required. Trophy. in the opening round and Initially, Ross responded with Port Melbourne and VFL maintained the frenetic pace what many believe to be his captain John Baird was a in the fi rst half. best game as he kicked four further vote away third with At the half way mark of the goals to help propel Werribee Carlton listed Northern Blues season, Ross and Baird were into the Preliminary Final. player David Ellard fourth with locked together at the top of Longer term, the soon-to-be 14 votes. the leader board on 14 votes, 24-year-old (he celebrates his Shane Valenti, attempting one more than Couch. birthday on September 21) to win a record third Liston, Both Ross and Baird polled in took his game to a new level fi nished equal sixth, along with Round 14 with each receiving and left a far greater imprint teammate Sam Dwyer, 2009 the maximum umpire votes on the VFL with his win in the Liston winner Myles Sewell while Couch kept on their JJ Liston Trophy. and Williamstown captain Ben collective heels with a three Ross became the fi fth Jolley, with 12 votes. vote game in Round 15. Werribee player to win a Liston Ross polled fi ve best-on- Couch, the son of 1989 as he held off up-graded ground votes, collected two Brownlow Medallist Paul, took Liston winner Ben Ross. www.vfl .com.au | 5 SECTIONLISTON TROPHY HEADER WINNER The 2012 Peter Jackson VFL Team of the Year – Ben Ross was named on a wing (full team listing on page 9). the Liston front-running with While Baird was named as Power program and the Roos his best-on-ground game Port Melbourne’s best in selected him at pick 3 in the against Frankston in Round its win against Bendigo in 2007 AFL Pre-Season Draft. 18. Round 21 the umpires saw it When it came time to address It would prove to be the differently and didn’t award where Ross would play in last votes he received as him a vote. 2012, Werribee loomed large Melbourne called him up to With Couch playing for the and it surprised few that he make his AFL debut against Demons, it left Ross and Baird chose to return to Chirnside Fremantle and he would return to fi ght out the Liston. Park as a VFL player. only one more time – Round Ross was not among the votes “It was a relatively easier 20 – to the Scorpions. in Werribee’s 82-point win decision,” Ross told the VFL Couch remained in front after against Collingwood – Levi Record earlier in the season.