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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

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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. Round 19 as neither Ross nor Greenwood, Ben Warren and “When ‘Westy’ (Scott West) Baird polled a vote. Ben Sharp polled the three, came on board it helped me Round 20 proved the decisive two and one votes. make my decision quicker round in the count as Ross But, more signifi cantly, because of the type of calibre collected his fi fth best- Baird did not poll in Port player he was. on-ground against North Melbourne’s one-point loss to “I felt I could still learn a lot Ballarat in Werribee’s 82-point North Ballarat, a match where from him and I think I’ve done smashing of the Roosters. all the votes went to Rooster that in the fi rst few weeks of Baird also polled in Round 20, players. the season.” but he received only one vote It is a great recognition and Ross polled his best on in the Borough’s narrow win acknowledgement for Ross ground games against against Box Hill Hawks with who was shackled by injuries Geelong (Round 5), Coburg Valenti gaining the three votes. during his time with the Tigers (Round 7), Collingwood It left Ross on 20 votes, one Kangaroos. (Round 10), Casey Scorpions vote ahead of Couch with He played 14 games with (Round 14) and North Ballarat Baird a further vote astern. North Melbourne after coming (Round 20). through the Gippsland

6 | www.afl vic.com.au LISTON TROPHY WINNER

Indeed, Ross played further two votes. He polled 11 headed the Coburg Tigers’ consistently well throughout votes after Round 15. tally with eight votes, the the entire season and played George Horlin-Smith topped same number that St Kilda’s an integral part in the club Geelong’s voting with 13 Beau Wilkes gathered to top fi nishing fourth after the home votes, which placed him fi fth in Sandringham’s votes. and away season. the count. Horlin Smith gained Collingwood polled the least Ross polled 20 of the three best-on-grounds as well votes of any club – 22, just two collective 70 votes that as two sets of two votes. more than Ross accumulated Werribee gained in the Liston Horlin Smith fi nished three to win the Liston. Tom Young, count, fi ve less than Port votes ahead of the Cats Marty Clarke and Melbourne, which topped the VFL captain . topped the VFL Magpies with club voting for the second Geelong collected 72 club three votes. successive season. votes, good enough for North Melbourne forward Ben second in the club voting. Warren, who fi nished third mantle as on the goal kicking ladder the only full forward to win a with 50 goals, received eight Liston never looked at being votes, the second most among expanded to include Jim Werribee players. ‘Frosty’ Miller medallist Dean Last season, Ross polled just Galea, who polled four votes - four votes in the Liston. all singles. Couch polled 10 votes more Borough teammate Sam than the next highest Scorpion Dwyer fi nished in a tie Dave Collins, who scored six for sixth, a remarkable of his nine votes in the last two achievement give he suffered rounds. a broken leg and did not play The 24-year-old, who played again after Round 17. Dwyer last season with Collingwood’s polled in fi ve games. VFL team, fi nished a Essendon ruckman Tom memorable season by playing Bellchambers collected three games for Melbourne. three best-on-ground votes Carlton midfi elder David Ellard to headline Bendigo’s Liston played just the eight games leader-board with nine votes. with affi liate Northern Blues, Emerging Box Hill Hawks but he polled votes in fi ve of Luke Andrews topped the VFL those games to fi nish fourth in Hawks votes with seven while the count. the honour at Frankston was Ellard, a former best and shared between recruits Leigh fairest winner with the club, Kitchin and Kyle Martin with gained the maximum votes in six votes. four games and collected a Richmond’s Matthew White Liston winner Ben Ross. ABC TV Tune in next Saturday and Sunday for the third week of the 2012 Peter Jackson VFL Final Series. 2pm start both days *See this week’s game on page 4.

www.vfl .com.au | 7 TRIVIA Spider’s trivia Test your knowledge of the VFL in Matt ‘Spider’ Lee’s 10 question trivia quiz.

1 What number does wear for Bendigo? 2 Who polled the most votes for Casey Scorpions in the J.J.Liston Trophy? 3 Who won the 2006 Norm Goss Medal? 4 Name the 2 Northern Blues player named in the 2012 VFL Team of the Year? 5 Who kicked 5 goals for Port Melbourne in the win over Geelong last weekend? 6 Who won the 2012 Fothergill- Round Medal? 7 Alan Poore played for which VFA Club in the 1960’s? 8 What was the nickname of VFA Club Prahran? 9 Which teams played the 1985 VFA Division 1 Grand Final?

10 What number does Ben Ross wear for Werribee?

9. Williamstown v Sandringham, 10. 9 9 10. Sandringham, v Williamstown 9.

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8 | www.afl vic.com.au LISTON TROPHY AWARD WINNERS Liston Trophy Award Winners

Pictured L-R: Jordan Pollard, Dean Galea, Dean Towers, Adam Marcon.

LISTON Trophy night not PETER JACKSON VFL TEAM OF THE YEAR 2012 only revealed the senior best Back Pocket Michael Searl North Ballarat & fairest winner for season 2012 in the Peter Jackson Full Back Kris Pendlebury Collingwood VFL, but also recognised Back Pocket Evan Panozza Casey Scorpions a number of other major Half Back Flank Williamstown awards on the night. Centre Half Back Sam Pleming Port Melbourne The following is a list of Half Back Flank Leigh Osborne Frankston the other awards that were Wing Adam Marcon Northern Blues presented on the night – full stories on these various winners Centre Shane Valenti Port Melbourne will run in the AFL Victoria Wing Ben Ross Werribee Tigers Record in coming weeks: Half Forward Flank Kyle Martin Frankston A. Todd Medallist (AFL Centre Half Forward Khan Haretuku Frankston Victoria Development League Half Forward Flank Sam Dwyer Port Melbourne best & fairest): Forward Pocket Matthew Little Bendigo Jordan Pollard (Casey Scorpions) Full Forward Dean Galea Port Melbourne ‘Frosty’ Miller Medallist: Forward Pocket Chris Cain Port Melbourne Dean Galea Ruck Nick Meese Northern Blues (Port Melbourne) 65 goals Ruck Rover John Baird (C) Port Melbourne Alec Gillon Award: Rover Ben Jolley Williamstown Henry ‘Pug’ Tucker Interchange Myles Sewell North Ballarat Best Conducted Club: Interchange Troy Selwood Geelong Geelong FC Interchange Luke Tynan Casey Scorpions Fothergill-Round Medallist: Interchange Myke Cook Sandringham Dean Towers (North Ballarat) Interchange Lachlan Delahunty Frankston Ford VFL Coaches Player Interchange Dean Towers North Ballarat of the Year: Adam Marcon (Northern Blues) Coach Brett Lovett Casey Scorpions

www.vfl .com.au | 9 2012 J.J. LISTON TROPHY VOTING 2012 J.J. Liston Trophy Voting BENDIGO COBURG TIGERS PLAYER TOTAL VOTES PLAYER TOTAL VOTES T. Bellchambers 9 M. White* 8 K. Reimers 7 W. Wheeler 5 H. Slattery 7 N. Carnell 4 R. Ladson 5 L. McGuane 3 D. Rayson 3 B. Lee 5 A. Maric 3 M. Little 5 D. Fahey 3 D. Hille 4 J. Webberley 2 S. Lonergan 3 N. Thomas 2 S. Gumbleton 3 L. Cartelli 2 M. Hibberd 3 T. Derickx 2 R. Dyson 2 P. Wright 1 B. Duscher 2 D. Venditti 1 M. Baguley 2 K. Moore 1 S. Lloyd 2 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 40 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 59 COLLINGWOOD PLAYER TOTAL VOTES BOX HILL HAWKS T. Young 3 PLAYER TOTAL VOTES M. Clarke 3 L. Andrews 7 J. Paine 3 C. Young 6 J. Witts 3 M. Jones 4 M. Boland 2 S. Gilham 3 K. Ugle 2 D. Wanganeen 3 P. S eedsman 2 K. Cheney 3 K. Pendlebury 1 N. Brown 1 A. Pattison 3 N. Riddle 1 T. Schneider 2 J. Thomas 1 T. Murphy 2 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 22 B. McCauley 2 J. Gunston 2 FRANKSTON D. Mirra 2 PLAYER TOTAL VOTES M. Bailey 2 L. Kitchin 6 L. Hodge 2 K. Martin 6 B. Muston 2 K. Haretuku 3 X. Murphy 2 D. Corp 3 L. Delahunty 3 D. Pratt 1 L. Osborne 3 C. Bruce 1 M. Bosward 2 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 49 D. Van Unen 2 S. Hockey 1 CASEY SCORPIONS C. Buchan 1 PLAYER TOTAL VOTES L. Potts 1 T. Couch 19 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 31 D. Collins 9 J. Bennell 5 GEELONG S. Blease 5 PLAYER TOTAL VOTES G. Horlin-Smith 13 T. Davis 5 T. Selwood 10 T. McDonald 3 M. Brown 9 J. Watts 2 S. Byrnes 7 R. Taggart 2 O. Stephenson 7 J. Sheahan 2 S. Hogan 4 E. Panozza 2 J. Barham 3 B. Green 2 J. Stringer 3 C. Morton 2 T. Varcoe 3 L. Hill 2 D. Gleeson 2 J. Magner 2 J. Walker 2 G. Burbury 2 D. Nicholson 1 M. Corrigan 2 L. Dunn 1 S. Kersten 2 R. Plummer 1 D. Simpson 1 N. Jetta 1 J. Simpkin 1 J. Fitzpatrick 1 J. Schroder 1 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 67 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 72

10 | www.afl vic.com.au 2012 J.J. LISTON TROPHY VOTING

NORTH BALLARAT SANDRINGHAM ZEBRAS PLAYER TOTAL VOTES PLAYER TOTAL VOTES M. Sewell 12 B. Wilkes 8 J. Ferguson 5 C. Richardson 8 A. Cockie 4 M. Searl 7 S. Dunell 3 P. M cMahon 4 M. Cook 3 M. Darmody 3 R. Clarke 3 D. Polo 3 M. Campbell 3 J. Newnes 2 A. Edwards 3 H. Shepheard 2 B. Cunnington* 3 C. Shenton 2 D. Armitage 2 L. George 2 J. Coleman 1 A. Black 2 S. Ross 1 N. Couch 1 C. Michaliades 1 M. Marigliani 1 B. Driscoll 1 W. Andreoli 1 M. Greig 1 T. Milera 1 L. Delaney 1 T. Curren 1 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 60 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 51 WERRIBEE TIGERS NORTHERN BLUES PLAYER TOTAL VOTES PLAYER TOTAL VOTES B. Ross 20 B. Warren 8 D. Ellard 14 L. Greenwood 6 B. McLean 6 L. Harding 6 E. Curnow 6 B. McKinley 5 B. Speight 4 K. Lambert 4 M. Lynch 3 A. Marcon 4 L. Hansen* 3 M. Watson 3 C. Pedersen 3 B. Sharp 3 P. B ower 3 R. Tarrant 2 N. Heyne 2 N. Ablett 2 T. Bell 2 K. Hartigan 2 J. Russell 2 T. Tuck 1 M. Daw 1 N. Meese 1 S. Wormald 1 B. Bransgrove 1 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 70 B. Thornton 1 WILLIAMSTOWN CLUB ROUND TOTAL 49 PLAYER TOTAL VOTES B. Jolley 12 PORT MELBOURNE J. Wall 6 J. McNamara 5 PLAYER TOTAL VOTES A. Cordy 3 J. Baird 18 M. Wallis 3 S. Dwyer 12 S. McCallum 3 B. Moles 3 S. Valenti 12 N. Djerrkura 2 C. Cain 7 T. Hill 2 B. Burstin 6 L. Jong 2 S. Brewer 5 J. Johannisen 2 B. Goodes 2 D. Galea 4 E. Carr 2 J. Scipione 3 A. Hooper 2 W. Skipper 2 S. Witkowski 2 M. Cravino 1 T. Pinwill 2 J. Sherman 1 A. Bentick 2 Z. Skinner 1 A. Bonaddio 1 P. Veszpremi 1 T. Campbell 1 S. Pleming 1 N. Sing 1 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 75 CLUB ROUND TOTAL 51

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www.buffalosports.com.au SEMI FINAL 1 PREVIEW Semi Final 1 Casey Scorpions vs Williamstown

CAN Williamstown infl ict Trophy winner Matthew Little, further fi nals misery on holding him to one goal, while Casey in the Semi Finals Charleston was lively all game. or will the Scorpions shed The Seagulls may regain the monkey from its back to and , two keep alive its premiership of the few positives in a gloomy aspirations? season for the Bulldogs, while That’s the question at the heart two other AFL players Justin of the Semi Final clash that Sherman and will see the winner advance must prove their fi tness. to a Preliminary Final date Williamstown will not be able with reigning premiers Port to consider ruckman Tom Melbourne. Campbell who is undergoing Casey enters the cut-throat ankle surgery. And, what that fi nal on the back of a three means is that James Wall will goal defeat by Werribee in last again have to shoulder the ruck week’s Qualifying Final, but duties. more concerning is that the Casey will not be able to club has now lost its last seven consider Melbourne players fi nals games. Brent Moloney, Matthew Bate And, that horror run now and , who all includes the past three played against Werribee as Qualifying Finals and three they’re ineligible. Semi Finals. It’s a tale of woe But, the Scorpions should be that stretches back to the 2008 able to welcome back Jack season where then scraped Fitzpatrick, the club’s leading home by fi ve points in an goal kicker, and , Elimination Final. who both played with the While many of the Scorpions Demons against Fremantle. the second and third and then have not experienced the Casey defeated Williamstown went AWOL in the last quarter heartache that goes with during the home and away as Bendigo surged hard and losing fi nals, co-captain Kyle season, but that was by two strong to get within a kick deep Matthews and Evan Panozza points in the season opener into time on. have endured enough of that back in March. gut churning sensation not to What was most impressive Although the Scorpions will want to suffer it again. about the Seagulls performance have the advantage of playing was that it had the services Casey needs to put behind at home, Casey may fi nd of just six them thoughts of the past and themselves looking at another players with and concern themselves with what early exit from a fi nals series. they can control – defeating Patrick Veszpremi the most Williamstown, who emerged effective of that sextet. Williamstown has won its past seven games and as evidenced victorious from a roller-coaster Certainly, Jack Frost and Jack by its win against Bendigo it ride against Bendigo in its Charleston, playing just their doesn’t rely on the Western Elimination Final. second and sixth senior game Bulldogs players to carry them respectively, were revelations. Williamstown were dreadful in to victory. the fi rst quarter, outstanding in Frost shut down former Liston

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SEMI FINAL 2 PREVIEW Semi Final 2 Geelong Cats vs Box Hill Hawks

BOX Hill Hawks Damian Photo: Arj Giese Box Hill Hawks will lose one of Carroll was one of the fans its Hawthorn players to replace treated to possibly the best the injured . game of the season in last One of the keys to the Semi Sunday’s Qualifying Final Final outcome will be the ruck between Port Melbourne and duels. and Broc Geelong. McCauley put on a clinic for the Carroll would have been in the VFL Hawks last week. minority in that he would not Not only did they win more have liked what he saw – an than 50 hit outs, but they emerging group of largely combined for six goals. Bailey young Geelong players, and McCauley will come up bursting with talent. against a far more challenging While Geelong succumbed assignment when they take on to Port Melbourne’s relentless and Dawson pressure and harder, more Simpson. experienced bodies the fi nal Certainly, the team that wins margin of 22-points did not the clearances will take accurately refl ect the match. considerable steps to winning The VFL Cats were able to turn the match. on the jets a couple of times – Geelong broke even with the during the fi rst quarter where seasoned Port Melbourne they kicked three goals in as midfi eld brigade led by captain many minutes – and the last John Baird, Shane Valenti and where they kicked four goals Toby Pinwill. That’s quite an inside 10 minutes. accomplishment given the Geelong had its chances in experience, not to mention the last quarter to take the lead class, of that triumvirate. away from Port Melbourne, but The VFL Hawks gained great meeting during the home and missed set shots they would midfi eld drive from Luke away season. normally be expected to kick. Andrews and Tom Schneider, And, the Cats could welcome Geelong emerged from that who racked up an accumulative back the explosive Travis Round 15 match with a 51-point 50 plus possession and won a Varcoe, if the latest foot injury is victory and if anything the Cats combined 19 clearances. will fi eld a stronger team in the not as serious as fi rst thought, Box Hill Hawks tall timber in Semi Final. and youngster Billie Smedts, attack – Bailey, McCauley, who broke a fi nger in the Box Hill Hawks team from that and Daniel AFL a fortnight ago. Jackson Round 15 match included Pratt - caused Sandringham Sheringham didn’t play last Hawthorn premiership player problems from the get-go. week after featuring in the Cats , who left the It will be a different story best against Williamstown in the ground limping in the last against Geelong, who’ll also fi nal home and away match. quarter of the Elimination Final, appreciate the more expansive and who has It would certainly strengthen space of Casey Fields and may retired. an already formidable Geelong just have a class edge over Box team, which trounced Box Apart from a query on Gilham, Hill Hawks. Hill Hawks in the clubs only

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IT may have been agonisingly painful to watch and one of the more scrappy, ugly, wind- marred games of the season, but Scott West could not have cared less. If West had wanted to witness a masterpiece he could easily have gone to an art gallery. Instead, the Werribee fi rst-year coach saw his players book a place in the Preliminary Final after emerging from a low- scoring affair with a three-goal win against Casey Scorpions 6.10.46 to 3.10.28. During the season Casey garnered a reputation for somehow turning defeat into victory in tight contests. It was 8-1 in games decided by three goals or less, but this time there McKinley stood out with three in stature. He, too, proved was to be no Houdini-like tricks goals, which accounted for half granite-like in defence. on display. Werribee’s total goal output For the Scorpions its latest Casey found it hard to conjure and all Casey Scorpions’ loss continued a fi nal’s losing up a goal, especially after goals. spree that now stretches back the opening quarter where McKinley’s three goals on a to the 2008 season where they they kicked two goals. The day when kicking goals proved defeated Northern Bullants by Scorpions would manage only as scarce as fi nding nuggets of fi ve-points in an Elimination more for the rest of the match gold in a suburban street took Final. as the defensive pressure from his season tally to 40 goals, the Casey would lose the Semi both clubs was outstanding. second consecutive season Final that year, the fi rst in a Werribee also found it hard to he’s kicked 40 or more goals. losing stretch that now numbers kick goals, but its haul of four Werribee’s playing assistant seven consecutive fi nal before half time proved enough coach Leigh Harding may have appearances. as the Scorpions were unable been the oldest player on the More disturbingly is that the to match that tally. ground, but he played what Scorpions, this season’s minor Just three goals – two to many Tiger fans believe to be premiers, have now lost the last Werribee and one to Casey – his best game of the season. three Qualifying Finals they’ve were kicked in the second half Harding, 31, knocked up contested. as both clubs employed a lock winning the ball, repelling The Scorpions out-numbered down strategy to deal with the Casey’s forward thrusts and his Werribee for AFL listed/rookie conditions. ability to spot up a teammate players 10-7, but only James Kicking goals proved torturous proved telling. Magner, Jai Sheehan and for both clubs, but North Werribee vice-captain Kyle Jordan Gysberts really had an Melbourne forward Ben Hartigan continues to grow impact on the match.

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QUALIFYING FINAL 2 REVIEW Qualifying Final 2 Review Port Melbourne 20.12.132 def Geelong 16.14.110

CHANCES are Toby Pinwill bleeds royal blue and red. Pinwill, a 100 plus game and premiership player for the Borough, is very much as good a barometer for how Port Melbourne is travelling as any player. So when Port Melbourne, teetering as they clung to a three-point lead deep into the fi nal quarter of its Qualifying Final against Geelong, desperately needed someone to stand tall and kick a steadying goal it was only fi tting that Pinwill provided it. Pinwill, not renowned for his kicking accuracy, particularly for goal, marked about 30 Photo: Arj Giese metres out on a 45 degree angle. At best it appeared a seemed a foregone conclusion the game had been loosened 50-50 chance. that the Borough was destined as the margin was reduced to But, as they say, cometh the for a Preliminary Final spot. fi ve points and Geelong had all hour, cometh the man. Pinwill Josh Walker kicked a late third the momentum. slotted the goal with nonchalant quarter goal for Geelong, but it Mark Corrigan and Orren ease to re-energise a seemingly appeared largely irrelevant in Stephenson both missed shots lethargic Port Melbourne as the overall scheme of things. they probably should have they won 20.12.132 to 16.14.110. Not so. Geelong regrouped at kicked as the Cats clawed to For many Geelong was three-quarter time and from within three points. down for the count after Port the opening bounce of the Port Melbourne, through a Melbourne extended its four fi nal term won every 50-50 combination of youth – Mitch goal half time lead to fi ve goals contest and clearance that had Wooffi ndin and Marc Johnston at three-quarter time. seemingly gone the way of Port and old heads John Baird, Port Melbourne had shut down Melbourne in the previous two Shane Valenti and Sam Geelong’s run and carry, quarters. Pleming - hung tough as neither closed the space for its prime Jonathon Simpkin set Geelong team could kick a goal for 15 movers like Troy Selwood and alight with two goals in the minutes. and provided a fi rst 11 minutes of the last And, then Pinwill came proverbial right hook to every quarter and Mitch Brown and through with not one, but two jab the VFL Cats delivered. Cameron Guthrie also added goals in the fi nal fi ve minutes When James Breust kicked goals as Port Melbourne had to ensure Port Melbourne’s the second of his two goals trouble getting the ball inside its home record over the past two within minutes in time-on in forward 50 metres. seasons remained in tact and the third quarter to stretch Port Suddenly, unexpectedly, Port the Borough advanced to the Melbourne’s lead to six goals it Melbourne’s vice-like grip on Preliminary Final.

19 | www.afl vic.com.au www.vflwww.vfl .com.au .com.au || 19 DAIRY EDITORIAL Chocolate Milk Your secret weapon for finals footy

SEPTEMBER is here and that glycogen) in your muscles means two things – warmer for energy. If these glycogen weather and football fi nals! stores are not replaced your Paying attention to all aspects performance during your next of performance can mean session might be compromised. the difference between a Drinking chocolate milk straight premiership and an early exit. after exercise replenishes Good hydration and nutrition glycogen and sets you up to are essential to help teams perform better at your next perform at their optimum. And workout or game. chocolate milk might just be High-intensity games and the secret nutrition weapon training also lead to the to get you and your team breakdown of muscle tissue. across the line! A growing Intake of 20-25g of high quality body of scientifi c research has protein in the fi rst hour after identifi ed chocolate milk as an exercise can help promote effective drink for rehydration faster muscle rebuilding. and recovery— prompting Drinking 500 - 600ml chocolate athletes and those who advise milk provides the protein athletes on nutrition to take needed to help repair damaged notice. replace losses by 150%. So muscle tissues and promote if you are 1 kilogram lighter muscle growth. The ultimate rehydration drink after your workout, you need to Good hydration is essential drink 1.5 litres over the next 2-6 Whether it’s on the footy fi eld, for AFL players. In the warmer hours. the training track or in the gym – chocolate milk will help prepare football months such as And that’s where choccy milk preseason and fi nals AFL your body for tomorrow’s is the best bet. Studies have performance. players can lose on average 1.8 shown chocolate milk is as litres of fl uid per hour. If a player good if not better than a sports To fi nd out how to pour more loses over 2% of body weight drink for athletes rehydrating into your performance visit as fl uid their performance after intense training. Chocolate dairyaustralia.com.au/sport is likely to be affected. milk contains fl uid and Glenys Zucco Dehydration can lead to fatigue, electrolytes such as sodium, Sports Dietitian loss of concentration and potassium and magnesium diffi culty making decisions – not that help replace what is lost in References ideal when you are playing for a sweat. But that’s not all.... Roy, B. 2008. Milk: the new sports drink? premiership. A review. Journal of International Society Recovery and repair of Sport Nutrition 5:15 Consuming water or a sports As well as containing everything Karp JR et al. Chocolate milk as a post- drink during the game will exercise recovery aid. Int J Sport Nutr help maintain hydration levels; you need for rehydration, Exerc Metab 2006; 16(1): 78-91 however replacing fl uid and chocolate milk provides protein Thomas KP et al. Improved endurance capacity following chocolate milk electrolyte losses after the to repair muscle damage and carbohydrates to replenish consumption compared with 2 game is just as important for commercially available sport drinks. Appl optimum recovery. Players depleted fuel stores. Physiol Nutr Metab 2009; 34(1):78-82. continue to lose fl uid through During a footy match or training Elliot TA et al. Milk ingestion stimulates session, your body uses net muscle protein synthesis following sweat and urine even after resistance exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc exercise, so you should aim to carbohydrate stores (called 2006; 38:667-674.

20 | www.afl vic.com.au ELIMINATION FINAL 1 REVIEW Elimination Final 1 Review Williamstown 11.17.83 def Bendigo 10.11.71

SOMETIMES you just have to tell it as it is and that’s exactly what Williamstown coach Peter German did at quarter time of the Elimination Final against Bendigo. There was no sugar coating - it’s never on German’s menu - as the Seagulls were told they needed to lift their intensity, show more energy, take the initiative and display some urgency. German’s brutally honest assessment was delivered after were rewarded with goals to Skipworth asked his players to Bendigo had not only jumped Jack Charleston and Tom Hill. leave nothing in the tank in a to a 22-point lead, but kept Such was Williamstown’s quarter where attack was the Williamstown goal less in the fi rst dominance – they won eight of modus operandi. quarter of a fi nal. the 11 centre clearances and Just as Williamstown players Certainly, the coach’s address had 50 more possessions for had responded to German’s hit the mark as Williamstown, led the quarter – that a 20-point quarter-time demands, so, too, by skipper Ben Jolley, sprung defi cit became a 14-point lead did the Bendigo players. to life for the next two quarters at quarter time. Early goals to Sam Lloyd and to set up its 11.17.83 to 10.11.71 Bendigo’s worries were another to Maddern highlighted victory. compounded when Essendon the urgency and even two set After 11 minutes of the second rover Sam Lonergan, shot misses by Trent Shinners quarter, Williamstown had not responsible for two of the Gold’s midway through the quarter only reeled in the defi cit, but had fi rst three goals and providing failed to defl ate Bendigo’s taken a one goal lead. the spark around the midfi eld, desire. It was built on a combination of limped off the ground. Lonergan When Lloyd kicked his second some great defensive pressure attempted to return, but it proved and Jacob Thompson goaled by Williamstown and some futile. at the 20-minute mark, Bendigo fundamental mistakes by When Williamstown added the had reduced the margin to Bendigo’s defence. fi rst three goals within the fi rst seven points. Brett Goodes capitalised from a six minutes of the third quarter, For the next 10 minutes, fans great and then snapped it appeared that Bendigo witnessed an enthralling contest truly a couple of minutes would meekly bow out of the as both teams repeatedly put later while Fletcher Roberts premiership race. their bodies on the line as converted from another decisive Two goals, one to Maddern and Bendigo edged to within fi ve tackle and then James Wall another to Matthew Little, who points. gave the Seagulls the lead for appeared hampered by a leg Finally, Williamstown was able to the fi rst time. injury, reduced the margin ever seal the match when Veszpremi While Justin Maddern provided so slightly as Williamstown took seized on an errant kick in at the a much needed goal midway a fi ve goal lead into the last 31-minute mark to kick what was through the term, Williamstown quarter. the most decisive goal of the continued to press and they Bendigo coach Hayden match.

www.vfl .com.au | 21 IN CINEMAS EARLY 2013

JACK THOMPSON

OLIVER ACKLAND ZOE CARIDES JOSH HELMAN ANNA HUTCHISON ROSE McIVER BOB MORLEY ANGUS SAMPSON

Check the Classification www.blinderthemovie.com ELIMINATION FINAL 2 REVIEW Elimination Final 2 Review Box Hill Hawks 18.10.118 def Sandringham 14.4.98

LUKE Andrews has been one of the revelations of the season, not only for Box Hill Hawks, but as an emerging player in the VFL. Andrews was among those talented players in contention for the Fothergill-Round Medal awarded last Monday night to North Ballarat’s Dean Towers. More signifi cantly for the VFL Hawks, the 21-year-old was one of the players that led the club to a 30-point win against Sandringham in the Elimination Final, 18.10.118 to 14.4.98. Box Hill Hawks coach Damian Carroll has sung the praises Photo: Jenny Owens all season of Andrews, who teamed with Hawthorn rookie forward fi re power as Messrs Sandringham captain Beau Tom Schneider, combined to McCauley, Bailey, Pattison Dowler. gather 50 possessions and win and Pratt combined to kick 10 , another Hawthorn 19 clearances. goals. premiership player, kept himself It was an edge that Box Hill Not only did McCauley and in contention for a fi nal’s call- Hawks capitalised on the Bailey kick goals, but they up for the AFL Hawks with a break-open an enthralling dominated the ruck winning a solid performance, where he contest, which was knotted at combined 58 hit outs. collected 20 plus possessions. 8.2 (50) at half time. Against all those odds, And, when Sandringham With Andrews and Schneider Sandringham, playing in its threatened in the last quarter, repeatedly driving the ball fi rst fi nal series since 2007, did Ellis snuffed out any thoughts forward, Box Hill Hawk’s multi- well to hang in the match for as of a further Zebra rally with two pronged big man attack was long as they did. last quarter goals. able to capitalise as they kicked Certainly, the Zebras great For Sandringham, St Kilda 10.8 to 6.2 after half time. conversion rate helped, but in second year player Daniel Upgraded Hawthorn rookie the end it was over powered by Markworth and Zebra veteran Broc McCauley, who suffered a Box Hill Hawks dominance at capped good dislocated elbow mid-season, the stoppages. games with three goals each. headlined Box Hill Hawks’ Box Hill Hawks win did not It was an entertaining match avenues to goal as he kicked a come without a cost. Hawks where both clubs boasted a season high four goals. premiership defender Stephen strong AFL representation – McCauley was well supported Gilham injured the same knee Box Hill Hawks had 15 listed/ by Hawthorn ruckman Max that has caused him angst in rookie players, one more than Bailey who kicked two goals the past. Sandringham’s St Kilda number, as did Adam Pattison and Before he injured his knee but the Hawthorn contingent Daniel Pratt. Sandringham had and had to leave the ground, made a far more telling no answer to Box Hill Hawks’ Gilham did a good job on contribution.

www.vfl .com.au | 23 FINALS UMPIRES Finals Umpires Week 2

The following are the offi ciating umpires in this weekend’s Peter Jackson VFL & TAC Cup.

SENIORS AFL VICTORIA TAC CUP Casey Scorpions vs DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE Dandenong Stingrays vs Williamstown Williamstown vs Oakleigh Chargers Field: (7), Andrew Coburg Tigers Field: Jack Edwards (29), McCoy (5), Andrew Talbot (6) Field: Michael Curtis (4), , Emergency Field: Matthew Jarrod Waight (17), Tyler Hankinson Oakley (16) Haydn O’Connor (32) Emergency Field: Boundary: Nicholas Steel, Jake Emergency Field: Adam Hunichen Robertson, Jordan Andrews (19 AFL), Adam Bell, Daniel Boundary: Joshua Geraghty, Pieper, Brenton Crow Goal: Dylan Benwell, John Cooper, Leigh Buwalda Simon Plumridge Goal: Michael Richardson, Goal: Christopher Doyle, Michael O’Donnell Emergency Goal: Michael Palm Anthony Kyrkou Emergency Goal: Michael Craig Geelong Cats vs Emergency Goal: Box Hill Hawks Werribee Tigers vs Konrad Maggenti Box Hill Hawks Field: Shaun Gleeson (8), Sandringham Dragons vs Tristan Burgess (10), Tim Carlos Field: Jamie Grindal (9), Robert Geelong Falcons (24) Monk (33), Robert Young (2) Field: Adam Pottenger (21), Emergency: Matthew Oakley (16) Emergency Field: Daniel Butcher, David West Gareth Verberne (25) Boundary: Ben Macdonald, Emergency Field: Jarryd Barry Damien Cusack, Tim Lougoon Boundary: Nicholas Laurence, Boundary: Tinashe Nyatsanga, Geoff Pascoe, Andrew Leggo Goal: Cyrus Wong, Lachlan Alexander, Matthew MacLure Goal: Michael Craig, Lachlan Rayner Peter Balding Emergency Goal: Steven Piperno Goal: Dean Jones, Ben James Emergency Goal: Emergency Goal: Luke White Michael Richardson

24 | www.afl vic.com.au PROGRESSIVE SCORES - ROUND 18 PETER JACKSON VFL TIPSTERS-FINALS WEEK 2 Peter Jackson VFL Tipsters

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PJM 76 Phil C 66 Last Rd: Last Rd: Last Rd: 3 2 3 Mark S 75

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26 | www.afl vic.com.au LAST TIME THEY MET Last time they met Finals Week 2 Preview PETER JACKSON VFL SENIORS DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

CASEY SCORPIONS VS GEELONG CATS VS WILLIAMSTOWN SEAGULLS WILLIAMSTOWN SEAGULLS BOX HILL HAWKS VS COBURG TIGERS Head to Head Head to Head Last time they met (2012): Played: 49 Played: 18 R15 Williamstown 17.12.114 def Casey: 21 Geelong: 7 Coburg Tigers 12.18.90 Williamstown: 27 Box Hill: 11 R9 Williamstown 14.4.88 def Drawn: 1 Coburg Tigers 11.8.74 Last time they met (2012): Last time they met (2012): R15 Geelong Cats 21.13.139 def R1 Casey Scorpions 13.9.87 def Box Hill Hawks 13.10.88 Williamstown 12.13.85 High/low scores WERRIBEE TIGERS VS High/low scores (vs this week’s opponent) BOX HILL HAWKS (vs this week’s opponent) Geelong Last time they met (2012): Casey 21.13.139 (2012) / 7.7.49 (2006) R18 Box Hill Hawks 13.14.92 def 28.13.181 (1995) / 4.8.32 (2010) Box Hill Werribee Tigers 6.13.49 Williamstown 21.20.146 (2005) / 9.11.65 (2009) R3 Werribee Tigers 15.9.99 def 25.18.168 (1984) / 3.5.23 (1995) Box Hill Hawks 15.12.102 Box Hill Hawks 11.17.83 Peter Jackson VFL Finals Map NORTH PORT OVAL WEEK 3, SEPTEMBER 15 & 16 PUBLIC transport to North Port Oval, Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne (Mel: 2J E1).

NORTH PORT OVAL

Please note: Alcohol and dogs are not permitted to be brought into North Port Oval during the fi nals.

www.vfl .com.au | 27 PETER JACKSON VFL FINALS ACTION

Peter Jackson VFL Week 1 Finals Action: Williamstown vs Bendigo, Casey Scorpions vs Werribee Tigers.

28 | www.afl vic.com.au VFL CLUB NOTES VFL Club Notes All the latest news, events and match information from inside each VFL club.

BOX HILL HAWKS: Fantastic CaseyScorpions or follow us check Club’s website… To wins to both the senior and on Twitter @CaseyScorpions stay up to date with all that’s development sides in week J.J. Liston Trophy: The Casey going on with the Club, fi nd 1 of the fi nals which will see Scorpions are very proud Coburg Football Club on them both still active this to announce Jordon Pollard FaceBook and ‘Like’ the Club’s weekend. Once again if our claimed the A Todd Medal page… You can also follow teams lose this weekend they as best and fairest in the Coburg on Twitter at twitter. will face elimination! If either AFL Victoria Development com/coburgfc… Also be sure or hopefully both of the sides League. While coach Brett to regularly check the Club’s do win at Casey Fields be Lovett claimed Coach of the website sure to check our website Year with our Co-Captain www.coburgtigers.com.au... www.boxhillhawks.com.au Evan Panozza and Luke Tynan Go Burgers! on Monday to fi nd out details being named in the Team of the next fi nals match. of the Year. Congratulations WILLIAMSTOWN: A big day Remember if you cannot make to you all. Casey Scorpions for the Club today at Casey it to the grounds throughout ‘Gardner Clarke Medal’ will Fields with both teams in the fi nals series, there is be held on Friday 5th October action in knock out fi nals. always alternative ways to at the Waltzing Matilda Hotel. Thanks to all supporters keep up with the action. 3WBC Bookings are essential so call who came out to North 94.1FM will cover the Box Hill Rhiannon on 5996 1111 or Port Oval last weekend to games live on the radio and email Rhiannon@scorpions. cheer the boys home in a our Social Media Facebook com.au for further information. thrilling win over Bendigo. (Box Hill Hawks) and Twitter Grab your membership today If either or both teams are (@BoxHillHawks) pages will by phoning the club 5996 lucky enough to progress to also update you regularly with 1111 or visiting the website: next week all fi nals details the scores of the matches. The www.scorpions.com.au In will be on the Williamstown Col Austen Trophy Night will conjunction with Sherrin website on Monday morning. be held on Friday October 5 Footballs, The Scorpions Williamstown’s Presentation at 7:30pm. Best and Fairest have available special Junior Night will be held on Friday winners for both the seniors Scorpions Footballs for Sale. the 5th of October at the new and development side will They are a special price of function centre at Burbank be declared as well as many $10, and we have a limited Oval. All bookings can be other awards. This evening amount for our fi rst run, made through 9391 0309. will cost $110 to attend which Contact the Club 03 5996 Williamstown would like to includes a 3 course meal and 1111, or email promotions @ thank our major sponsor drinks all night. To book your scorpions.com.au. Hocking Stuart for their seat, do so on our website support throughout the www.boxhillhawks.com.au or COBURG: Coburg’s next 2012 season, thanks also to via the phone on 9890 9442. Club event is the annual Westpac, Werribee Automotive Best & Fairest which will this Group, Zaparas Lawyers, CASEY: Keep up to date with year be held on Friday 28th Telechoice and KFC for their everything that is happening September at The Boulevard, continued support of the at the Casey Scorpions by Kew. Tickets are NOW on sale. Williamstown Football Club. visiting out website www. To purchase, please contact For all the latest news from the scorpions.com.au or you can the Club on 9354 8228 or Club head to now join us on Facebook [email protected]... www.williamstownfc.com.au http://www.facebook.com/ For further information, please

www.vfl .com.au | 29 DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE SEMI FINAL 1: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, CASEY FIELDS, 11AM WILLIAMSTOWN Coach: Brett Henderson

#Player G B 2 Kwame McHarg Offi ce Address: Level 1, 1 Mason St, Newport, 3015 Ground Address: Burbank Oval, Morris St, 3 Jack Walker Williamstown (Mel ref 56 D12) 6 Michael Fogarty Postal Address: PO Box 307, Williamstown, 3016 Telephone: 9391 0309 7 Nick Sing Facsimile: 9391 5497 Email: [email protected] 9 Michael Stockdale Website: www.williamstownfc.com.au 13 Stephen McCallum 14 Jack Dorgan PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 15 Charlie Nastasi 16 Shaun Wyatt 17 Nick Georgiadis 21 Anthony Anastasio Williamstown: 9399 9888 24 Dylan Conway 27 Anton Woods 28 Jack Frost 34 Alex Greenwood 36 Matthew Cravino 38 Damien Bugeja 42 Nick Walters 50 Nathan Giles 52 Robbie Ball 53 Jordan Mead 55 Jack Charleston 56 Alex McLeod 57 Taylor Jones 58 Justin Morris 59 Dale Hoghton 60 Matthew Lyons 61 Ben Christodoulou 62 Sam Critchley 64 Jack Gray 65 Jack Wallace 66 Jake Polizzi 68 Rory Muggivan

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30 | www.afl vic.com.au DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE SEMI FINAL 1: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, CASEY FIELDS, 11AM COBURG TIGERS Coach: Mario Lirosi

#Player G B 6 Glenn Grgic Offi ce Address: Coburg City Oval, Harding Street, Coburg, 3058 8 Rhett Jordon Ground Address: Mantello Holden Oval, Harding Street, (Melways 29 J1) 10 Luke Cartelli Coburg Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn (Melways 386 J3) 11 Michael Tanner Postal Address: PO Box 154, Coburg, 3058 Telephone: 9354 8228 12 Andy Duhau Facsimile: 9350 5551 Email: [email protected] 14 Tom Groves www.coburgtigers.com.au Website: 15 Dylan Murphy PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 16 Rowan Hore 17 Nathan Thomas Elite Partners 18 David Fahey 19 Jordan Iudica 20 Ozgur Uysal 21 Jordan Easton 23 Jayke Barrack 24 David Price 25 Jason Cole 26 James Saville 28 Liam Brandt 29 Nick Dimartino 30 Matt Garland 31 Nick Dundon 32 Jordan Taylor 33 Nick Linton 35 Nick Maric 36 Richie Bamblett 37 Andrew Grosso 38 Louie Egger 39 Ben Sortino 40 Jai Robinson 41 Nick Robortella 49 Steven Verrier # 52 Brenton Egglestone 53 Riley Hogan 55 Daniel Younan 56 Dillan Ronalds

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www.vfl .com.au | 31 PETER JACKSON VFL SEMI FINAL 1: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, CASEY FIELDS, 2:10PM CASEY SCORPIONS Coach: Brett Lovett | Captain: Kyle Matthews/Evan Panozza

#Player G B

Offi ce Address: Casey Fields, 160 Berwick- 1 Kyle Matthews (C) Cranbourne Road, Cranbourne East, 3977 Ground Address: Casey Fields, VFL Oval No1, 3 Luke Tynan 160 Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Cranbourne East, 3977 (Melways 134 F8) 4 Gus Patti Postal Address: Casey City Complex, Suite 10, 65 Berwick-Cranbourne Road, 5 Jordan Pollard Cranbourne East, 3977 Telephone: (03) 5996 1111 6 Danny Nicholls Facsimile: (03) 5996 1111 Email: [email protected] 8 Brayden Fowler Website: www.scorpions.com.au 9 Rian McGough 10 Mitch Gent PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 11 Michael Riseley 12 Matt Fieldsend 14 Evan Panozza (C) 17 Dean Cleven 18 Chris Clay 20 Dave Collins 22 Mark Weekes 23 Tom Corry 27 Nathan Page 28 Luke Thompson 29 Sean Corrigan 30 Luke Hill 32 William Petropoulos 33 Aiden Lindsay 36 Dylan Troutman 40 Tim Smith 41 Nick Lang 43 Pat Rosier 49 Jack Fitzpatrick* 52 Troy Davis * 55 Thomas Couch* 58 Josh Tynan* 59 Jake Spencer* 61 Lucas Cook * 68 Jordan Gysberts* 70 Leigh Williams# 72 Jai Sheahan#

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32 | www.afl vic.com.au PETER JACKSON VFL SEMI FINAL 1: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, CASEY FIELDS, 2:10PM WILLIAMSTOWN Coach: Peter German | Captain: Ben Jolley

#Player G B 1 Ed Carr Offi ce Address: Level 1, 1 Mason St, Newport, 3015 Ground Address: Burbank Oval, Morris St, 2 Kwame McHarg Williamstown (Mel ref 56 D12) 4 Ben Jolley (C) Postal Address: PO Box 307, Williamstown, 3016 Telephone: 9391 0309 5 Cameron Lockwood Facsimile: 9391 5497 Email: [email protected] 6 Michael Fogarty Website: www.williamstownfc.com.au 7 Nick Sing 8 Patrick Veszpremi* PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 10 Jamie McNamara 11 James Wall 13 Stephen McCallum 16 Shaun Wyatt Williamstown: 9399 9888 17 Nick Georgiadis 18 Fletcher Roberts* 21 Anthony Anastasio 23 Brett Goodes 24 Dylan Conway 25 Stephen Witkowski 26 Zephaniah Skinner* 27 Anton Woods 28 Jack Frost 32 Michael Talia* 34 Alex Greenwood# 35 Tom Hill* 36 Matthew Cravino 38 Damien Bugeja 41 Andrew Hooper* 44 Brodie Moles* 46 Lin Jong# 48 Matthew Panos* 49 Ayce Cordy* 53 Jordan Mead 55 Jack Charleston 59 Dale Hoghton 76 Justin Sherman*

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www.vfl .com.au | 33 DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE SEMI FINAL 2: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9, CASEY FIELDS, 11AM WERRIBEE TIGERS Coach: Chris Gilham

#Player G B 3 Jye Bolton Offi ce Address: Watton Street, Werribee, 3030 Ground Address: Avalon Airport Oval 4 Jackson Davis (Chirnside Park), Watton Street, Werribee 5 Tim Ruffl es Postal Address: PO Box 2049, Werribee, 3030 Telephone: 9741 6688 8 Jack Purton-Smith Facsimile: 9741 0253 Email: [email protected] 11 William Martiniello Website: www.werribeefc.com.au 12 Jake Wilson 13 William Sullivan PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 14 Timothy Harper 17 Kieren Paliouras Major Sponsor 19 Nathan Laracy 21 Daniel Schibeci 24 Nathan Ablett 26 Benjamin Moloney 29 Shaun Harrison 31 Jared Risol 32 Jarryn McCormack 33 Michael Sodomaco 41 Thomas Ruggles 42 Tristan Battaglia 44 Shaun White

Gold Sponsors 47 Jordan Treloar 48 Lachlan Fairley 49 Cameron Tudor 50 Alex Eade 51 Dylan Jones 52 Brenden Keast 53 Jordan Keras Oval Naming Rights 54 Fraser Lucas 55 Jacob Graham 56 Ryan Monaghan 57 Andrew Panayi 58 Trent Williams 59 Jake Reeves 60 Kane Barbuto 61 Jonathon DePellegrin

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34 | www.afl vic.com.au DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE SEMI FINAL 2: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9, CASEY FIELDS, 11AM BOX HILL HAWKS Coach: Marco Bello

#Player G B 2 Marc Lock Offi ce Address: Cnr. Middleborough & Whitehorse Roads, Box Hill, 3128 4 Josh Ralph Ground Address: Box Hill City Oval, Cnr. Middleborough & Whitehorse Roads, 7 Taylor Gilchrist Box Hill, 3128 (Melways 47 G9) Postal Address: PO Box 143, Box Hill, 3128 8 Max Otten Telephone: 9890 9442 Facsimile: 9899 9473 10 Aaron Johns Email: [email protected] Website: www.boxhillhawks.com.au 11 Ben Fagan 12 Kalem Post PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 13 Daniel Cooper 14 Matt Scott 15 Tom Gordon 16 Tom Kickett 18 Danny Hughes 19 Guy Phelps 20 Tim Northe 21 Tom Purcell 22 Ben Monhorst 24 Will Johnson 25 Corey Cassidy 28 James Wilsen 29 Sam Cust 31 Liam Tobin 32 Liam O’Brien 33 Jackson Bolton 34 Jordan Kelly * 35 * 50 John Cooper 51 Jason Salopek 53 Dalton Graham 54 Kyle Grenda 55 Jesse Field 56 Nick Wood 57 Tom Miles 58 Andrew Clifford 60 Pat Lawlor 61 Jarrad Boumann *

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www.vfl .com.au | 35 SECTIONPETER JACKSON HEADER VFL SEMI FINAL 2: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9, CASEY FIELDS, 2:10PM GEELONG Coach: Matthew Knights | Captain: Troy Selwood

#Player G B

Offi ce Address: LaTrobe Terrace, Geelong, 3220 1 Mitch Brown * Ground Address: Simonds Stadium, 5 Travis Varcoe* , LaTrobe Terrace, Geelong (Melways 452 A6) 6 Lincoln McCarthy* Postal Address: GPO Box 461, Geelong, 3220 15 Jordan Schroder * Telephone: 9522 2300 Facsimile: 5221 3055 16 Dawson Simpson* Email: [email protected] Website: http://geelongcats.com.au 17 Shannon Byrnes * 21 * 24 * PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 25 Tom Gillies* 27 Matthew Stokes* 29 Cameron Guthrie* 33 George Horlin-Smith * 34 Simon Hogan * 36 Nathan Vardy* 37 Cam Eardley # 38 Jackson Sheringham # 39 * 40 David Wojcinski* 41 Jesse Stringer# 42 Josh Walker # 43 # 45 * 46 # 47 Ryan Bathie # 48 # 50 Dominic Gleeson 51 Troy Selwood (C) 52 Jackson Hollmer 53 Jaxson Barham 54 Andrew McLean 56 Casey Tutungi 57 Mark Corrigan 58 Robert Condy 59 Tom Maas 60 Matthew Sully 61 Ben Raidme 63 Joel Whitford 64 Andrew Banjanin

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36 | www.afl vic.com.au PETER JACKSON VFL SEMI FINAL 2: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9, CASEY FIELDS, 2:10PM BOX HILL HAWKS Coach: Damian Carroll | Captain: Beau Muston/Daniel Pratt

#Player G B 1 Offi ce Address: Cnr. Middleborough & Whitehorse Roads, Box Hill, 3128 2 Marc Lock Ground Address: Box Hill City Oval, Cnr. Middleborough & Whitehorse Roads, 5 Luke Andrews Box Hill, 3128 (Melways 47 G9) Postal Address: PO Box 143, Box Hill, 3128 7 Taylor Gilchrist Telephone: 9890 9442 Facsimile: 9899 9473 9 Beau Muston (C) Email: [email protected] Website: www.boxhillhawks.com.au 17 Daniel Pratt (C) 18 Daniel Hughes PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 19 Guy Phelps 20 Tim Northe 23 Xavier Murphy 24 Will Johnson 25 Corey Cassidy 30 Michael Thompson 31 Liam Tobin 34 Jordan Kelly* 38 Mitch Hallahan* 40 Broc McCauley* 41 * 42 Angus Litherland* 43 Amos Frank* 45 Tom Schneider* 46 Derick Wanganeen* 47 Adam Pattison# 48 * 59 Matt Jones 60 Patrick Lawlor 61 Jarrad Boumann* 62 Brad Hill* 63 Kyle Cheney* 65 Xavier Ellis* 66 * 70 Max Bailey* 71 Shane Savage* 77 Stephen Gilham* 83 Tom Murphy*

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www.vfl .com.au | 37 STATISTICS-SENIORS Peter Jackson VFL Senior Statistics 2012 PETER JACKSON VFL SENIORS CLUB PWLDFA%PTS Casey Scorpions 18 14 4 0 1633 1544 105.76 56 Port Melbourne 18 13 5 0 2051 1371 149.60 52 Geelong Cats 18 13 5 0 1730 1398 123.75 52 Werribee Tigers 18 12 6 0 1906 1441 132.27 48 Williamstown 18 11 6 1 1591 1406 113.16 46 Sandringham 18 10 8 0 1724 1650 104.48 40 Box Hill Hawks 18 9 9 0 1653 1500 110.20 36 Bendigo 18 9 9 0 1691 1686 100.30 36 North Ballarat 18 9 9 0 1588 1747 90.90 36 Northern Blues 18 6 12 0 1459 1591 91.70 24 Coburg Tigers 18 4 14 0 1336 1861 71.79 16 Collingwood 18 4 14 0 1293 1934 66.86 16 Frankston 18 2 15 1 1182 1708 69.20 10 FINALS WEEK 1: PETER JACKSON VFL SENIORS ELIMINATION FINAL 1 ELIMINATION FINAL 2 Williamstown 0.2 6.7 10.12 11.17-83 Sandringham 5.1 8.2 10.3 14.4-88 Bendigo 3.4 4.5 6.6 10.11-71 Box Hill Hawks 3.1 8.2 13.5 18.10-118 Williamstown: Goal Kickers: P. Veszpremi 2, B. Goodes 2, T. Hill Sandringham: Goal Kickers: M. Marigliani 3, D. Markworth 3, 2, J. Charleston, K. McHarg, M. Panos, F. Roberts, J. Wall D. Archer 2, T. Curren 2, J. Coleman, B. Peake, B. Dowler, C. Shenton Best Players: B. Jolley, B. Goodes, J. Frost, J. Charleston, Best Players: D. Markworth, S. Dunell, T. Curren, M. Sikora, S. Witkowski, J. Wall J. Williams, C. Shenton Bendigo: Goal Kickers: J. Maddern 3, S. Lonergan 2, S. Lloyd 2, Box Hill Hawks: Goal Kickers: B. McCauley 4, X. Ellis 3, J. Thompson, J. Stringer, M. Little M. Bailey 2, A. Pattison 2, D. Pratt 2, L. Andrews 2, C. Cassidy, Best Players: B. Duscher, T. Shinners, S. Stroobants, A. Frank, S. Savage J. Thompson, N. Peoples, J. Crow Best Players: L. Andrews, T. Schneider, S. Savage, M. Hallahan, T. Duryea, M. Bailey

QUALIFYING FINAL 1 QUALIFYING FINAL 2 Casey Scorpions 2.4 2.5 3.9 3.10-28 Port Melbourne 4.5 13.7 17.10 20.12-132 Werribee Tigers 1.0 4.2 4.7 6.10-46 Geelong Cats 5.4 9.7 12.10 16.14-110 Casey Scorpions: Goal Kickers: M. Gent, M. Riseley, T. Smith Port Melbourne: Goal Kickers: D. Galea 5, T. Pinwill 2, Best Players: M. Riseley, J. Magner, L. Tynan, J. Sheahan, J. Scipione 2, A. Bentick 2, S. Valenti 2, J. Breust 2, W. Burstin, E. Panozza, J. Gysberts C. Cain, M. Pitt, M. Wooffi ndin, W. Skipper Werribee Tigers: Goal Kickers: B. McKinley 3, B. Speight, Best Players: M. Johnston, M. Wooffi ndin, R. Gale, J. Baird, L. Harding, B. Warren S. Valenti, T. Pinwill Best Players: L. Harding, W. Sierakowski, K. Hartigan, Geelong Cats: Goal Kickers: J. Simpkin 4, D. Wojcinski 2, B. McKinley, J. Mather, B. Sharp S. Byrnes 2, G. Burbury, J. Walker, M. Corrigan, C. Guthrie, J. Schroder, R. Bathie, M. Brown, S. Hogan Best Players: J. Simpkin, D. Wojcinski, J. Schroder, A. McLean, S. Byrnes, G. Horlin-Smith

“ Congratulations to leading goalkickers for 2012, FINALS WEEK 1: LEADING GOAL KICKERS Dean Galea (Seniors) and Rowan Hore (Development League).” SENIORS LW TL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE LW TL Dean Galea Port Melbourne 570 Rowan Hore Coburg Tigers 552 Matthew Little Bendigo 152 Myles Dorman Northern Blues #43 Ben Warren Werribee Tigers 151 Dylan Conway Williamstown Bye 35 Christopher Cain Port Melbourne 142 Angus Grigg North Ballarat #31 Ben McKinley Werribee Tigers 340 Jordan Treloar Werribee Tigers Bye 31 Daniel Pratt Box Hill Hawks 234 Jack Gray Williamstown Bye 28 Bill Driscoll North Ballarat #32 Patrick Nicholls North Ballarat #27 Sandringham 230 Daniel Cooper Box Hill Hawks 126 Khan Haretuku Frankston #30 Bryce Galvin Casey Scorpions 125 Mitchell Brown Geelong Cats 130 Daniel Schibeci Werribee Tigers Bye 25 * AFL # Not in fi nals ** Seniors

38 | www.afl vic.com.au STATISTICS-DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE AFL Victoria Development League Statistics 2012 AFL VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CLUB PWLDFA%PTS Williamstown 18 18 0 0 1798 1244 144.53 72 Werribee Tigers 18 11 7 0 1857 1233 150.61 44 Box Hill Hawks 18 10 8 0 1626 1344 120.98 40 Coburg Tigers 18 10 8 0 1614 1338 120.63 40 Casey Scorpions 18 10 8 0 1518 1419 106.98 40 Sandringham 18 9 9 0 1540 1607 95.83 36 North Ballarat 18 7 11 0 1391 1542 90.21 28 Port Melbourne 18 6 12 0 1425 1810 78.73 24 Northern Blues 18 5 13 0 1334 1874 71.18 20 Frankston 18 4 14 0 1106 1798 61.51 16 FINALS WEEK 1: AFL VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE ELIMINATION FINAL 1 ELIMINATION FINAL 2 Box Hill Hawks 5.5 10.8 15.16 16.22-118 Coburg Tigers 5.0 7.2 14.5 15.5-95 Sandringham 2.0 6.0 6.2 9.4-58 Casey Scorpions 0.1 2.6 3.10 8.21- 69 Box Hill Hawks: Goal Kickers: W. Johnson 3, S. Grimley 2, Coburg Tigers: Goal Kickers: R. Hore 5, J. Barrack 2, N. Maric 2, B. Monkhorst 2, M. Otten 2, D. Hughes 2, M. Lock, D. Cooper, R. Jordan, A. Duhau, N. Robertella, R. Bamblett, R. Hogan, J. Kelly, J. Ralph, T. Northe N. Dimartino Best Players: T. Northe, T. Gordon, J. Kelly, M. Lock, L. Tobin, Best Players: M. Tanner, L. Brandt, R. Hore, L. Cartelli, J. Saville, K. Post N. Linton Sandringham: Goal Kickers: J. Lever 3, J. Slade 2, J. Staley 2, Casey Scorpions: Goal Kickers: M. Weekes 2, P. Rosier, T. La Rocca, D. Brown B. Galvin, L. Thompson, J. Pollard, B. Salton, N. Page Best Players: C. Waller, D. Jones, L. Barnhoorn, D. Sands, Best Players: J. Pollard, D. Cleven, N. Page, M. McGillivray-Smith, M. Stapleton, J. Beech D. Troutman, L. Bull Around the Grounds EACH week we will take a look at some of the news and views from around the Peter Jackson VFL.

STATS CENTRAL HIGHS AND LOWS ROUND 22 Leading stats getters for Finals Week 1: Highest Score: Seniors – Port Melbourne 20.12.132 KICKS HITOUTS Dev. League – Box Hill Hawks 16.22.118 Brett Goodes, Williamstown, 21 Dawson Simpson, Geelong, 31 Lowest Score: HANDBALLS ACCURACY (GOAL KICKING) Seniors – Casey Scorpions 3.10.28 Ben Jolley, Williamstown, 17 Dean Galea, Port Melbourne, 5.2 Dev. League – Sandringham Zebras 9.4.58 MARKS INACCURACY (GOAL KICKING) Most goals: Leigh Harding, Werribee, 11 Brad Mangan, Werribee, 0.3 Seniors – Dean Galea (Port Melbourne) 5 goals TACKLES Damien Bugeja, Williamstown, 0.3 Dev.League – Rowan Hore Dylan Conway, Williamstown, 0.3 Adam Cockie, Sandringham, 11 (Coburg Tigers) 5 goals Biggest quarter: FEEDBACK Seniors – Port Melbourne 9.2.56 (2nd) Dev.League – Coburg Tigers 7.3.45 (3rd) Email us at vfl news@afl vic.com.au

www.vfl .com.au | 39 STATISTICS-DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2012 Peter Jackson VFL Finals Series Structure

2012 PETER JACKSON VFL SENIORS FINALS SERIES STRUCTURE

The VFL Senior Finals will operate in a final eight (8) system over four consecutive weeks.

Casey Fields, 2:10pm North Port Oval, 2:10pm Etihad Stadium, 2:15pm Casey Scorpions

Werribee Tigers

Werribee Tigers Williamstown Casey Scorpions

Bendigo Williamstown

Sandringham Box Hill Hawks

Box Hill Hawks Geelong Cats Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne

Geelong Cats

2012 AFL VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE FINALS SERIES STRUCTURE

The Development League Finals will operate in a final six (6) system over three consecutive weeks.

Casey Fields, 11am North Port Oval, 10:30am

Williamstown Box Hill Hawks

Coburg Tigers Sandringham

Coburg Tigers Werribee Tigers

Casey Scorpions Box Hill Hawks VFL Finals Series Matches Lead Up Finals (Sept 1 – Sept 16) Grand Final, Etihad Stadium (Sep 23) Adult $15 Adult $20 Concession $10 Concession $15 Pensioner $10 Pensioner $15 Children 15 years & under Free Children 15 years & under Free Check www.vfl .com.au for full venue information

40 | www.afl vic.com.au PETER JACKSON VFL SENIORS SEASON 2012 FIXTURE

ROUND 1 ROUND 8 ROUND 16 Saturday 24th March Saturday 12th May Saturday 14th July Coburg Tigers 11.11. 77 def. Northern Blues 9.10.64 North Ballarat 21.13.139 def. Coburg Tigers 17.10.112 Collingwood 7.6.48 def. by Geelong Cats 11.18.84 Nth Ballarat 14.16.100 def. by Werribee Tigers 20.15.135 Collingwood 15.11.101 def. Port Melbourne 10.20.80 Bendigo 11.8.74 def. by Casey Scorpions 11.11.77 Casey Scorpions 13.9.87 def. Williamstown 12.13.85 Box Hill Hawks 5.15.45 def. by Casey Scorpions 13.19.97 Sunday 15th July Sunday 25th March Sunday 13th May Frankston Dolphins 9.14.68 def. by Box Hill Hawks 12.10.82 Frankston 9.13.67 def. by Port Melbourne 16.13.109 Frankston 9.7.61 def. by Werribee Tigers 13.16.94 Sandringham 13.14.92 def. by North Ballarat 18.14.122 Sandringham Zebras 20.17.137 def. Box Hill 12.11.83 Northern Blues 6.14.50 def. by Sandringham 10.20.80 Werribee Tigers 16.19.115 def. Coburg Tigers 14.7.91 BYE - Bendigo, Collingwood & Geelong Cats BYE - Bendigo, Geelong Cats & Williamstown BYE - Northern Blues, Port Melbourne & Williamstown

ROUND 2 ROUND 9 ROUND 17 Saturday 31st March Saturday 19th May Saturday 21st July Geelong Cats 14.11.95 def. Collingwood 11.17.83 Collingwood 8.13.61 def. by Bendigo 13.15.93 Collingwood 4.13.37 def. by Box Hill Hawks 23.15.153 Port Melbourne 22.16.148 def. Werribee Tigers 14.5.89 Box Hill Hawks 21.16.142 def. North Ballarat 8.13.61 Bendigo 12.12.84 def. by Sandringham Zebras 14.11.95 Coburg Tigers 13.9.87 def. by Casey Scorpions 13.15.93 Werribee Tigers 13.15.93 def. Northern Blues 12.7.79 Coburg Tigers 6.14.50 def. by North Ballarat 19.13.127 Northern Blues 9.16.70 def. by Williamstown 12.12.84 Sunday 20th May Northern Blues 8.10.58 def. by Port Melbourne 18.19.127 Sunday 1st April Williamstown 22.9.141 def. Coburg Tigers 12.10.82 Sunday 22nd July North Ballarat 7.11.53 def. by Sandringham 16.12.108 Sandringham Zebras 16.16.112 def. Geelong Cats 15.18.108 Williamstown 14.7.91 def. Werribee Tigers 13.11.89 BYE - Casey Scorpions, Frankston & Geelong Cats Frankston Dolphins 7.11.53 def. by Bendigo 20.17.137 BYE - Casey Scorpions, Frankston & Port Melbourne BYE - Box Hill Hawks ROUND 10 ROUND 18 Saturday 28th July ROUND 3 Saturday 2nd June Geelong Cats 18.12.120 def. Bendigo 7.11.53 Saturday 7th April Geelong Cats 13.16.94 def. by North Ballarat 18.10.118 Williamstown 7.14.56 def. Port Melbourne 6.9.45 Collingwood 7.19.61 def. by North Ballarat 15.16.106 Port Melbourne 25.19.169 def. Frankston Dolphins 12.8.80 Box Hill Hawks 5.16.46 def. by Werribee Tigers 10.4.64 Bendigo 14.12.96 def. by Port Melbourne 19.10.124 Northern Blues 6.8.44 def. by Casey Scorpions 14.15.99 Werribee Tigers 26.18.174 def. Collingwood 10.5.65 Frankston Dolphins 10.9.69 def. by Casey Scorpions 15.15.105 Werribee Tigers 7.13.55 def. by Box Hill Hawks 14.11.95 Sunday 29th July Sunday 8th April Bendigo 18.14.122 def. Williamstown 15.13.103 BYE - Box Hill Hawks, Coburg Tigers & Sandringham Zebras Northern Blues 22.11.143 def. Coburg Tigers 6.8.44 Casey Scorpions 9.16.70 def. Frankston 11.3.69 BYE - Collingwood, North Ballarat & Sandringham Zebras Williamstown 11.12.78 def. by Geelong Cats 11.19.85 ROUND 11 Sandringham 15.8.98 def. by Coburg Tigers 14.19.103 Saturday 9th June ROUND 19 BYE - Northern Blues Saturday 4th August Geelong Cats 16.10.106 def. Port Melbourne 13.7.85 Bendigo 11.16.82 def. by Collingwood 13.17.95 Williamstown 12.9.81 def. by Box Hill Hawks 12.15.87 ROUND 4 Box Hill Hawks 20.16.136 def. Coburg Tigers 18.4.112 Casey Scorpions 13.12.90 def. Collingwood 11.11.77 Saturday 14th April Sunday 10th June Casey Scorpions 13.10.88 def. by Northern Blues 20.8.128 Geelong Cats 17.11.113 def. Frankston Dolphins 12.9.81 Sunday 5th August Coburg Tigers 9.15.69 def. by Bendigo 21.19.145 North Ballarat 7.15.57 def. by Williamstown 16.13.109 North Ballarat 6.9.45 def. by Geelong Cats 7.14.56 Northern Blues 13.13.91 def. by Collingwood 15.8.98 Frankston Dolphins 13.8.86 def. by Sandringham 14.8.92 BYE - North Ballarat, Northern Blues & Werribee Tigers Sandringham Zebras 12.17.89 def. Frankston Dolphins 5.16.46 Sunday 15th April BYE - Port Melbourne, Werribee Tigers & Williamstown Box Hill Hawks 8.15.63 def. by Port Melbourne 14.13.97 ROUND 12 Casey Scorpions 9.12.66 def. by Bendigo 20.17.137 Saturday 16th June ROUND 20 BYE - Coburg Tigers, Sandringham Zebras & Port Melbourne 16.18.114 def. Coburg Tigers 10.8.68 Saturday 11th August Werribee Tigers Box Hill Hawks 9.14.68 def.by Bendigo 14.16.100 Williamstown 9.12.66 def. Northern Blues 6.6.42 Sunday 17th June Port Melbourne 11.8.74 def. Box Hill Hawks 10.11.71 ROUND 5 Werribee Tigers 20.16.136 def. Sandringham Zebras 8.9.57 Werribee Tigers 13.24.102 def. North Ballarat 2.8.20 Friday 20th April North Ballarat 16.16.112 def. Northern Blues 13.8.86 Coburg Tigers 3.11.29 def. by Frankston Dolphins 7.5.47 Werribee Tigers 17.10.112 def. Geelong Cats 10.15.75 Frankston Dolphins 14.8.92 vs. Williamstown 13.14.92 Sunday 12th August Saturday 21st April BYE - Casey Scorpions, Collingwood & Geelong Cats Casey Scorpions 14.11.95 def. by Geelong Cats 16.13.109 Bendigo 7.5.47 def. by Northern Blues 21.21.147 Sandringham Zebras 24.15.159 def. Collingwood 13.7.85 Port Melbourne 26.10.166 def. North Ballarat 12.10.82 ROUND 13 BYE - Bendigo Box Hill Hawks 20.10.130 def. Collingwood 11.9.75 Saturday 23rd June Sunday 22nd April Bendigo 17.6.108 def. Werribee Tigers 8.15.63 ROUND 21 Sandringham Zebras 11.16.82 def. by Williamstown 15.11.101 North Ballarat 14.15.99 def. Frankston Dolphins 10.8.68 Saturday 18th August Frankston Dolphins 10.16.76 def. Coburg Tigers 9.6.60 Northern Blues 2.9.21 def. by Geelong Cats 9.18.72 Collingwood 5.10.40 def. by Casey Scorpions 11.19.85 BYE - Casey Scorpions Sandringham 10.17.77 def. by Casey Scorpions 11.15.81 Geelong Cats 11.13.79 def. Coburg Tigers 9.12.66 Saturday 24th June Williamstown 15.14.104 def. Sandringham Zebras 5.8.38 ROUND 6 Coburg Tigers 10.23.83 def. Collingwood 9.3.57 Port Melbourne 16.10.106 def. Bendigo 8.5.53 Friday 27th April BYE - Box Hill Hawks, Port Melbourne & Williamstown Sunday 19th August Bendigo 8.13.61 def. by Geelong Cats 23.9.147 Northern Blues 16.7.103 def. Werribee Tigers 11.13.79 Saturday 28th April ROUND 14 BYE - Box Hill Hawks, Frankston & North Ballarat Collingwood 16.16.112 def. by Sandringham 18.15.123 Saturday 30th June Port Melbourne 26.18.174 def. Northern Blues 7.6.48 Port Melbourne 18.16.124 def. Sandringham 14.10.94 ROUND 22 Coburg Tigers 11.19.85 def. Box Hill Hawks 10.12.72 Box Hill Hawks 19.9.123 def. Northern Blues 10.6.66 Friday 24th August Sunday 29th April Werribee Tigers 20.13.133 def. Casey Scorpions 8.7.55 Bendigo 17.11.113 def. Box Hill Hawks 14.10.94 Casey Scorpions 15.11.101 def. North Ballarat 14.16.100 Sunday 1st July Saturday 25th August Werribee Tigers 15.13.103 def. by Williamstown 17.8.110 Collingwood 10.14.74 def. Frankston Dolphins 7.10.52 North Ballarat 14.12.96 def. Port Melbourne 13.17.95 def. Frankston Dolphins 9.5.59 BYE - Frankston Coburg Tigers 5.5.35 def. by Geelong Cats 10.21.81 Northern Blues 15.12.102 Williamstown 9.16.70 def. by North Ballarat 11.11.77 Casey Scorpions 12.14.86 def. Sandringham 10.7.67 ROUND 7 BYE - Bendigo Geelong Cats 11.7.73 def. by Williamstown 11.11.77 Saturday 5th May Collingwood 8.6.54 def. by Werribee Tigers 20.16.136 Geelong Cats 14.10.94 def. by Casey Scorpions 22.8.140 ROUND 15 BYE - Coburg Tigers Port Melbourne 15.15.105 def. Williamstown 3.7.25 Saturday 7th July 2012 VFL FINALS SERIES - POWERED BY MILK Coburg Tigers 12.11.83 def. by Werribee Tigers 20.14.134 Geelong Cats 21.13.139 def. Box Hill Hawks 13.10.88 Box Hill Hawks 11.9.75 def. Frankston Dolphins 4.15.39 Sunday 8th July Qualifying and Elimination Finals Sunday 6th May Casey Scorpions 18.10.118 def. Port Melbourne 17.7.109 Saturday 1st, Sunday 2nd September, North Port Oval Semi Finals Sandringham Zebras 19.10.124 def. Bendigo 12.14.86 North Ballarat 11.8.74 def. by Bendigo 15.10.100 Williamstown 16.22.118 def. Collingwood 11.4.70 Saturday 8th, Sunday 9th September, Casey Fields BYE - Collingwood, North Ballarat & Northern Blues Frankston Dolphins 10.9.69 def. by Northern Blues 18.9.117 Preliminary Finals BYE - Coburg Tigers, Sandringham Zebras & Saturday 15th, Sunday 16th September, North Port Oval Werribee Tigers Grand Final Sunday 23rd September, Etihad Stadium

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AFL VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT Community League Grand Finals

It is that time of year again, These players have been with the Reserve, Bayswater Oval, Tormore the weather is steadily getting Club for a number of years and Reserve, Jubilee Park, East warmer and the wind is picking have assisted their team to make Burwood Reserve and Vermont up, which means Spring has fi nals again in 2012. Recreation Reserve. arrived and our beloved footy Victoria is thought to be the home The Victorian Country Football fi nals have ignited. of Australian Rules Football, with League (VCFL) saw their fi rst The AFL may be commencing towering participation rates and competition Grand Final on their fi nals series this weekend, an exceptional standard of local Saturday August 25th when the however many leagues across the league competitions only pressing Omeo District Football League state have already kick started this point further. competed at Ensay Recreational their fi nals campaigns and are Across metropolitan Melbourne Reserve. The VCFL will undertake hitting the business end of the all Junior Finals have been 43 more Grand Finals until the last season. completed and Senior level Sunday in September when the 2011 saw 227,849 Victorians competitions are starting to Goulburn Valley Football League participate in Australian Rules heat up. The span of these fi nalises the campaign and fi nds Football across the State. The competitions are highlighted by their premier at Deakin Reserve in love of the game at all levels has the varied locations that fi nals will Shepparton. ensured its success and instilled a be held, including; Lancefi eld Finals are a thrilling time of year in solid pathway for players to follow Park, Coburg City Oval, Windy Victoria and the class of football into the future. Hill, Sportscover Arena, Trevor competitions across the state will Local league competitions are an Barker Beach Oval, Meade no doubt provide any region with a integral part of the football family, Reserve, Jack Barker Oval, Ben reason to become enthralled. providing a great environment Kavanagh Reserve, St Bernards For a full list of upcoming for nurturing talented players, Oval, Avalon Airport Oval, Preston community league Grand Finals, coaches and umpires. City Oval, Epping Recreation visit www.afl vic.com.au The announcement of the 2012 Peter Jackson VFL Team of the Riddell District Football League (RDFL) Year was acknowledgment to that Senior Grand Final Day Sunday, Sep 23 Lancefi eld Park with two fi rst year players recruited Essendon District Football League (EDFL) from the Eastern Football League Senior Premier Division Saturday, Sep 15 Coburg/Windy Hill making the list. Senior Division 1 Sunday, Sep 9 Coburg/Windy Hill Victorian Ameteur Football Association (VAFA) Leigh Osborne from East Premier Sunday, Sep 23 Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Ringwood FC and Kyle Martin Premier B Saturday, Sep 22 Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick from Noble Park FC were both Premier C Saturday, Sep 22 Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham signed by the Frankston Dolphins Southern Football League (SFL) to play in 2012. Their immediate Division 1 Sunday, Sep 23 Meade Reserve, Clayton selection into the Team of the Year Division 2 Saturday, Sep 22 Jack Barker Oval, Cheltenham not only highlights the coaching Division 3 Saturday, Sep 22 Ben Kavanagh Reserve, Mordialloc capabilities of Simon Goosey but AFL Vic Masters also the quality of the Eastern Premier Masters/Reserves Sunday, Sep 9 St Bernards Oval, Essendon Football League’s competition, Inter Zone Sunday, Sep 9 St Bernards Oval, Essendon one that can foster these players Premier League Sunday, Sep 9 St Bernards Oval, Essendon into VFL champions. Western Region Football League (WRFL) Local league competitions also Division 1 Saturday, Sep 15 Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee provide an ideal home for players Division 2 Sunday, Sep 9 Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee that have competed at the highest Eastern Football League (EFL) level. The Northern Football Division 1- Saturday, Sep 22 Bayswater Oval League 2011 Division 1 Premiers, Division 2 Saturday, Sep 8 Ringwood Bundoora Bulls combined a Division 3 Saturday, Sep 15 East Burwood successful list of community level Northern Football League (NFL) footballers with past AFL players Division 1 Saturday, Sep 22 Preston City Oval including , Gary Division 2 Saturday, Sep 15 Preston City Oval Moorcroft and Brayden Shaw. Division 3 Saturday, Sep 8 Epping Recreation Reserve

www.afl vic.com.au | 43 MORRISH MEDAL PREVIEW Morrish Medal Preview

2000/01 winner David Rodan, 2004 Morrish Medal winner Matthew Bate, 2007 Morrish Medal winner, Matthew Kreuzer of the Northern Knights, 2008 Morrish winners Jarryd Blair & Farran Priest, 2010 Morrish winners Dyson Heppell and Jackson Sketcher NORTH Ballarat Rebels has Lloyd and Rippon both featured And, Jets’ rover Josh Bench never had a player win the in the Rebels’ best players has been one of the revelations Morrish Medal, the highest double digit times. of the competition. individual award in the TAC Even though the Rebels boast After failing to make the Cup, but Regional Manager dual Brownlow Medallist Adam Jets’ squad last year, Bench Phil Partington believes Goodes among its graduates overcame a slow start to the the club has three genuine the Sydney Swan’s longest season after a carry-over injury, chances in this year’s count. serving player didn’t win a but it has been no co-incidence Vic Country representative Morrish. that Western’s strong fi nish – Matt Crouch and midfi elders Andrew Hooper, currently on they won seven of their last 10 Jake Lloyd and Nick Rippon Western Bulldogs list, came games – was on the back of have headlined the Rebels as close as any Rebel when Bench’s play. outstanding season, which saw he fi nished third, one vote Bench’s ability to take on the them fi nish on top of the ladder. behind 2008 Morrish Medal game, run and carry and set Partington said it’s nigh on deadheaters Gippsland up his teammates has been impossible to separate the trio Power’s Jarryd Blair and Murray inspirational. While he may not given their overall contribution Bushranger’s Fabian Priest. poll many votes in the fi rst third to the team’s success. North Ballarat is just one of of the season, look for him to What will favour Lloyd and three clubs not to have won a surge late. Rippon is that Crouch missed Morrish and, ironically, the other Not surprisingly, Gippsland a bunch of game while two clubs - Oakleigh Chargers Power, who’ve won the playing in the AFL Under 18 and Western Jets - both appear Morrish three times – Matthew Championships while Lloyd to have good chances to rectify Stolarczyk (1999), Jarryd Blair and Rippon played 16 and 15 that situation this year. (2008) and Dyson Heppell games respectively. Chargers’ Ryan Exon has been (2010) - are sure to rack up But, when Crouch was available the club’s most consistent plenty of votes. he featured prominently and player. Exon featured in Power’s Nick Graham and Ben certainly made a telling impact Oakleigh’s best nominated Kearns have enjoyed good on the game. players in 13 of the 17 games. seasons while Shannen Lange

44 | www.afl vic.com.au MORRISH MEDAL PREVIEW has been a prolifi c possession While the Knights’ season didn’t attract the attention of umpires, winner and his back end of the scale any great heights, Jacob just as they invariably do in season has been very good. Ballard and Anthony Bonnadio most competitions. Sandringham’s Michael Barnes played well. Does that place Messrs Lloyd, has played every game and Oliver Wines won All Australian Rippon, Bench, Barnes, Exon remarkably featured in the best honours at the AFL Under to the forefront of the Morrish 14 times. Such extraordinary 18 Championships and while favourites? consistency is likely to parlay he played only 10 games for Only time will tell, but what into umpire recognition. he was we do know is that as usual, Dragons coach Justin Plapp named in the best nine times. the Morrish Medal will provide said there has been many Tom Boyd topped the TAC an intriguing count with the games where Barnes has been Cup goal kicking, but Eastern winner to sit alongside previous “quite outstanding”. teammates Ben Cavarra and winners Lenny Hayes, who Teammate Yiber Zijai has Mitch Honeychurch could fi ght played with the NSW/ACT always played consistently out the top vote poller from the Rams, Nathan Brown, Matthew good football. Ranges. Kreuzer and Dyson Heppell. Dandenong had more players Morrish Medal history tells Morrish Medal Winners. in the Vic Country squad than us that rover and midfi elders any other club, but with so many players away for a big YEAR PLAYER CLUB VOTES chunk of the season it makes it 1992 Brad Smith Northern Knights 30 tough for any of those Stingrays to make a Morrish charge. 1993 Dean Watson Southern Stingrays 25 The Stingrays best chance 1994 Northern Knights 17 may be Tim McGenness to compliment the Morrish won 1995 Paul Hood Geelong Falcons 26 last year by Dandenong’s Alex 1996 Nathan Brown Bendigo Pioneers 21 Benbow. Calder Cannons have produced 1997 Derek Murray Murray Bushrangers 20 two Morrish Medallists – David 1998 Lenny Hayes NSW/ACT RAMS 21 Rodan and Fortunato Caruso -who each won the TAC’s 1999 Matthew Stolarczyk Gippsland Power 21 coveted award twice. 2000 David Rodan Calder Cannons 25 Rory Atkins could be best placed of this year’s Cannon’s 2001 David Rodan Calder Cannons 29 list. Cannons’ coach Marty 2002 Luke Shackleton Tassie Mariners 22 Allison noted that Atkins hit a “purple path” mid-season, 2003 Mungara Brown Northern Knights 25 where he’s likely to poll well. 2004 Matthew Bate Eastern Ranges 21 Murray Bushrangers should be well represented in the Morrish 2005 Fortunato Caruso Calder Cannons 22 count by Sam Martyn and 2006 Fortunato Caruso Calder Cannons 22 Michael Gibbons. Tom Gribble looks the best 2007 Matthew Kreuzer Northern Knights 19 chance Geelong Falcon has of 2008 Jarryd Blair Gippsland Power 18 snaring its fi rst Morrish since Paul Hood in 1995. Farran Priest Murray Bushrangers 18 Northern has provided the 2009 Anton Wood Northern Knights 24 most Morrish winners with fi ve –: Brad Smith (1992), Gary 2010 Dyson Heppell Gippsland Power 21 Moorcroft (’94), Mungara Brown Jackson Sketcher Sandringham Dragons 21 (’03), Matthew Kreuzer (’07) and Anton Wood (’09). 2011 Alex Benbow Dandenong Stingrays 22

www.taccup.com.au | 45 AROUND THE GROUNDS - TAC CUP Around the grounds

EACH week we will take a AFL DEBUTS Coaches Award Winner and the look at some of the news and The last round of the AFL Home Best & Fairest Player in the TAC views from around the TAC & Away Season often presents Cup for 2012. Cup competition. coaches with the opportunity In a fi rst for the competition, to give young players a run to the event will be live streamed LAST QUARTER COMEBACKS test their skills on the big stage via the TAC Cup website from Top two teams, the North and last weekend lived up to 7:10pm – www.taccup.com.au Ballarat Rebels and Gippsland expectations. Three former TAC Power have proven their end Cup players made their offi cial FACEBOOK COMMENTS OF of season ladder positioning AFL debut for their respective THE WEEK by producing mammoth last Clubs. Former Geelong Falcons Finals Week 1 highlights: quarter comebacks to rob their representative Peter Lausch - Oakleigh’s opponents of the match. After lined up for Essendon on solid form vs Calder. Let’s go being behind all day against Saturday evening in highly Chargers. :-) Sandringham, the Rebels competitive match against Rick Morris - the last quarter turned a 23 point defi cit at Collingwood. The tall midfi elder rampage of the Gippsland three quarter time into a two demonstrated his great work Power (7 goals) led by forward point lead when the fi nal siren rate and ability to break the lines Ben Kearns. 34 points down sounded. The Gippsland Power on Saturday, whilst amassing they turned it around in a produced an even greater three disposals, four tackles & superb fi nal quarter response on Saturday against and two one-percenters. Calder Sam Anderson - Will Maginness’ the Dandenong Stingrays. The Cannon, Tom Sheridan made BOG Performance Power remained scoreless his offi cial AFL debut for the Philip Crooks - Collectively after quarter time and sat 32 Fremantle Dockers in Round every team was a chance to win points down at the three quarter 23, defeating the Demons by 61 their fi nal at some point in their time break. However, the side points at Paterson’s Stadium. match, which made for great were able to generate a seven The versatile midfi elder was fi n a l s f o o t y . goal fi nal term and keep the named as a substitute on Individually Josh Saunders from Stingrays scoreless to run the weekend, consequently the Falcons goal of the year away with a surprising 11 point replacing Luke McPharlin in starting his run of half back victory. the third quarter and delivering 5 bounces then launching a fi ve disposals during his time big goal from just inside 50. AFL RISING STAR on the ground. Former Calder OUTSTANDING!!!!!! from the Greater Cannon, Luke Mitchell was the Joel Smith - Chargers in perfect Western Sydney Giants is the third player to make his AFL form, on a perfect day for footy! Round 23 NAB AFL Rising Star debut in the last round of the Jack Macrae 3 votes nominee. Tyson was recruited season. The athletic key forward from the Oakleigh Chargers represented Carlton for the HIGHS AND LOWS with the third selection overall fi rst offi cial time on Sunday in FINALS WEEK 1 in the 2011 NAB AFL Draft after their 15 point loss to St Kilda, Highest Score: Oakleigh representing Vic Metro at the amassing eight disposals and Chargers 18.12.120 Under-18 Championships. booting one goal. Lowest Score: Murray The 19-year-old midfi elder Bushrangers 9.8.62 gathered 26 disposals, had MORRISH MEDAL Most goals: Ben Kearns seven clearances, took fi ve The TAC Cup’s night of nights (Gippsland Power) & Louis marks and kicked a goal will be held on Sunday evening Herbert (North Ballarat Rebels) against North Melbourne at at Etihad Stadium. The Vote 5 goals Skoda Stadium. Dom is the Count and Dinner will award seventh Giant from the TAC Cup members of the TAC Cup Team Biggest quarter: Geelong competition to be nominated in of the Year, All Australian Team, Falcons 8.0.48 (1st qrt) 2012.

46 | www.afl vic.com.au SEMI FINAL 1: SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS VS GEELONG FALCONS Semi Final 1 Sandringham Dragons vs Geelong Falcons

REIGNING premiers Sandringham takes into the Sandringham must subdue Semi Final a psychological a surging Geelong Falcons advantage of having beaten if it is to keep alive its hope Geelong Falcons at the club’s of defending its premiership only meeting during the home crown. and away season. The Dragon fi nds itself in a The Dragons defeated the cut-throat Semi Final after North Falcons by 22-points in Round Ballarat powered home to grab 5, a margin that could easily victory in the fi nal moments. have been greater except for It was a crushing loss given Sandringham’s poor conversion how well Sandringham played rate. throughout the match. Much has changed to the But, Sandringham must make-up of both clubs so that now regroup as they face loss will not be weighing heavily Geelong, which ended the if at all on the mind of Geelong fi nal’s campaign of Murray coach Andrew Allthorpe. Bushrangers in convincing What will be concerning fashion. Allthorpe is having the It’s said that fi nals football is Falcons play with the same a start of a new, compacted commitment, character and season and that’s exactly how passion as they did against Geelong approached it. Murray. Geelong really never gave the Certainly, the Falcons Bushrangers a look in as they produced an exciting style as belted them with an eight to nil exemplifi ed by Tom Gribble opening quarter. who collected an extraordinary 40 possession as well as What Sandringham will take collecting 19 hand ball away from its loss to North receives. Ballarat is they mounted a formidable challenge to a club Gribble has enjoyed a great that sat on top of the ladder for season and is one of the major the second half of the season drivers for the Falcons along and it wasn’t until the closing with ruckman Darcy Fort who stages that the Rebels overtook won 26 hit outs against Murray them. while Josh Saunders won plenty of the ball as well as Certainly, Dragons coach Justin applying plenty of pressure on Plapp will be pleased with the opposition. how well Tom Tyquin, Michael Barnes, Xavier Richards and Geelong is certainly up Chris Mangoni played. and about and will fancy its chances of adding another And, Plapp will know that he can fi nal’s scalp to its belt, but as Geelong will aim to progress expect Kenny Ong, Yilber Zijai Sandringham showed against to the preliminary fi nals when and Vic Metro representative North Ballarat it is ready for the they take on Sandringham this Tom Temay can all lift. weekend. challenge.

www.taccup.com.au | 47 SEMISECTION FINAL HEADER 2: DANDENONG STINGRAYS VS OAKLEIGH CHARGERS TAC CUP CLUB NOTES Semi Final 2 Dandenong Stingrays vs Oakleigh Chargers

CAN Dandenong Stingrays inclusion given the Stingrays But, that result doesn’t provide recover from the heartache have already lost Vic Country any real insight as both clubs of its Qualifying Final loss representative Taylor Garner for will fi eld dramatically different to keep alive its fl ickering the rest of the season. line-ups. premiership hopes? The Chargers confi dence Much will hinge on the mindset It’s the pressing question as will be brimming after they of how Dandenong Stingrays Dandenong faces up to its Semi easily accounted for Calder respond. If any self-doubts Final foe Oakleigh Chargers, by 28-points in an Elimination emerge then Oakleigh Chargers buoyed by its own dominant Final where they were always in will expose and capitalise on showing against Calder control. them. Cannons. Signifi cantly, Oakleigh won The Stingrays can ill afford to without its All Australian player dwell on its 11-point loss against Luke McDonald, who missed Gippsland Power last week after the past two games. McDonald leading by 34-points at three- is a chance to play this week as quarter. is ruckman Chris Prowse. If Dandenong can’t put behind But, Oakleigh received them that fi nal quarter fade out, outstanding contribution from which saw Gippsland keep them its other stars – Jack Billings, scoreless, then its season will Will Maginness, Jackson be over. MacRae and Jason Ashby. Stingrays’ coach Graeme Yeats Billings, also an All Australian, must take some positives from showed against Calder with his the match as Dandenong four goals just how dangerous controlled the match for the fi rst he can be around goals. three quarters. Maginness has only played a Certainly, Yeats will be looking handful of TAC Cup games, but for his key play makers Lachie he has emerged as one of the Whitfi eld, Tim McGenniss and Chargers’ key contributors. Jake Calvert to step up. Ashby has improved as the Whitfi eld, widely touted as a top season has progressed and fi ve selection at the NAB AFL his past month has been most Draft, was kept to two goals by impressive. the Power last week. From the time he made his TAC Oakleigh coach Justin Wenke Cup debut in July, Maginness will be mindful of the importance has made a telling impact as of Whitfi eld, who has the ability evidenced by his best-on- to tear the game apart. ground game against Calder. Yeats will be hoping that Vic Oakleigh boasts a win against Country representative Nathan Dandenong from the only Wright can prove his fi tness. meeting of the clubs during Wright injured himself in the fi nal the home and away season. home and away game and did The Chargers prevailed by one Dandenong will aim to make not play in the Qualifying Final. goal in a low-scoring affair at its the most of their double chance against Oakleigh this weekend. He would prove a vital Warrawee Park headquarters.

48 | www.afl vic.com.au www.taccup.com.au | 48 QUALIFYING FINAL 1 REVIEW Qualifying Final 1 Review North Ballarat 10.12.72 def Sandringham Dragons 10.10.70

FOOTBALL can be a cruel, unforgiving game as Sandringham Dragons discovered in last week’s Qualifying Final. Sandringham led for all but two minutes – one at the start of the game and another at the end – but it was the latter, of course, that mattered most. When Michael Close converted from a free kick late in the last quarter North Ballarat found itself advancing to the Preliminary Final per courtesy of a 10.12.72 to 10.10.70 victory over the Dragons. North Ballarat found itself playing catch-up football throughout a tense and tight match, which looked to be heading the way of Sandringham after they While North Ballarat kicked 5.4 goals and ruckman Kyle Hendy extended an 11-point half time they were able to restrict the was most effective. lead into a 23-point lead at Dragons to 1.3 and were able When a game is decided by three-quarter time. to overhaul Sandringham in the virtually the last kick of the Rebels Region Manager Phil dying moments of the game. match, the loser can always Partington said the players North Ballarat coach David feel aggrieved and the Dragons remained confi dent they could Loader made several changes were no exception. turn around the defi cit in the at three-quarter time, none Sandringham played a really last quarter. more telling than moving Close good brand of football, which “The self-belief among the from centre half back to attack. clearly unsettled the ladder- group has always been strong The Vic Country representative leading Rebels, which lost just and the boys thought if they responded by kicking the three games during the home kept chipping away it would goal that moved the Rebels a and away season. turn around,” Partington said. step closer to a Grand Final They jumped North Ballarat and “We knew the boys had appearance. its pressure and ball movement done a power of work during Midfi elder Nick Rippon was rewarded as they built on pre-season and would be fi t continued his outstanding their lead at each of the fi rst enough to run out the game season as he racked up mid 30 three quarters. well.” possessions and was forever Vic Metro representative Tom And, that’s exactly how it pushing it the Rebels way. Tyquin led from the front while panned out as the Rebels Rebels captain David Morris the consistent Michael Barnes matched their fi rst three was strong across half back was his usual industrious self quarter goal output in the fi nal while Louis Herbert proved the and captain Chris Mangoni term. go-to-guy up forward with fi ve played well.

www.taccup.com.au | 49 QUALIFYING FINAL 2 REVIEW Qualifying Final 2 Review Gippsland Power 12.5.77 def Dandenong Stingrays 9.12.66

GRAEME Yeats has watched, played and coached enough football to know that a match is never over until it’s over. But, the Dandenong Southern Stingrays coach could not have expected to witness what unfolded in the last quarter of the Qualifying Final against Gippsland Power. The Stingrays took a 34-point lead into the last quarter, a lead built on a great start where they kicked four goals in the opening quarter while holding the Power goal less. With the wind playing a the possessions through the While Gippsland rallied in minimal factor, Gippsland midfi eld. the second quarter they kicked 7.3 while shutting out Ryley Hall has been the only reduced the defi cit by Dandenong to emerge with fi ve-points and Dandenong mainstay of the Power’s a remarkable 11-point win, defence all season and extended its advantage in the 12.5.77 to 9.12.66. third term. he again stepped up with Francis described Ben Kearns another great game with fellow For all its scoreboard as a player with “freakish” defends Jack Johnstone and dominance, Power Regional ability and with the propensity Anthony Tipungwuti also Manager Peter Francis noted to turn it on and that’s exactly playing their roles. that the Gippsland players what the 17-year-old did in an For Dandenong it was a came into the three-quarter explosive last quarter. time huddle pumped. crushing loss given the team Gippsland coach had worked so hard in the fi rst Francis noted that one of the moved Kearns from a wing to three quarters to control the Power’s greatest attributes this attack and he responded with match. season is its unwavering belief a four goal last quarter, which Billy Hartung, who kicked they are never beaten and set alight his teammates. this was magnifi ed during an three goals and was lively extraordinary last quarter. Vic Country representative throughout, was the Stingrays and Power captain Tim best while captain Jason “The players were really up,” Membrey kicked two important Pongracic, Ryan Morris and Francis said. goals before half time to keep Rob Hill also played well. “They thought they played well Gippsland in touch and then Gippsland’s stunning in the third quarter, but weren’t added another two during the comeback now gives them able to put the score on the last term. a week to recover and board. Gippsland centre half forward prepare for a Preliminary “Everyone was up-beat. In Josh Scott responded to a Final while Dandenong every match this season few home truths at half time must quickly rebound from they’ve never believed they from Stevens to come alive its disappointment to face were never out of it.” while Nick Graham and Oakleigh Chargers in this Shannen Lange racked up weekend’s Semi Final.

50 | www.afl vic.com.au ELIMINATION FINAL 1 REVIEW Elimination Final 1 Review Geelong Falcons 16.6.102 def Murray Bushrangers 9.8.62

NO one saw it coming, certainly not the Murray Bushrangers who were ambushed and mugged by Geelong Falcons in last week’s Elimination Final. The Falcons came into the sudden death match with an in different formline while Murray had won four of its previous fi ve games. Geelong had defeated Murray earlier in the season, but that was after an enthralling arm- wrestle with the result going down to the wire. This was your old-fashioned, blind-sided onslaught that totally caught Murray unaware. Geelong found the Bushrangers Achilles in a rampaging fi rst quarter, which effectively ended the match as a contest and 18-points at three-quarter time Falcons’ team midway through fi nished Murray’s season. then ran away with match to win the season, kicked a season- Geelong produced its best 16.6.102 to 9.8.62. high three goals. opening quarter for the season Once again, the Falcon’s For the Bushrangers it was a to TKO Murray from the ever-ready man Tom Gribble disappointing end to a season premiership equation. proved unstoppable. Gribble, which saw them win six of their The Falcons blasted 8.0 in the one the competition’s most last nine games during the fi rst quarter and as impressive prolifi c possession winners, home and away season. as the goal barrage was the amassed an extraordinary 40 But once they were staring an other telling factor was the possessions to spark Geelong’s eight goal defi cit in the face it Murray was held to a solitary 40-point win. was always going to be mission behind. Gribble hasn’t missed a game impossible and that’s how it While Murray regrouped with a throughout the season and has panned out. 6.2 to 2.0 second term to pull to consistently played his role, The Bushrangers were not able within nine points at half-time, won the ball in big numbers and to fi nd a way to stop the surging the effort took its toll on the has left nothing in the locker Falcons during their rampant Bushrangers in the second half. room. opening onslaught. Murray was unable to reduce James Tsitas continued his Rover Lonnie Hampton the defi cit any further as hard work in the engine room continued his good season half Geelong not only steadied but while Scott Dixon, playing just form to be the Bushrangers’ increased its advantage the his fourth game for the season best while Sam Martyn and further the match progressed. capped off a good game with Michael Gibbons, consistently two goals. Geelong pushed its lead to good throughout the season, Tom Batarilo, who came into the also played well.

www.taccup.com.au | 51 TAC CUP FINALS ACTION

TAC Cup Week 1 Finals Action: Murray Bushrangers vs Geelong Falcons, Gippsland Power vs Dandenong Stingrays.

52 | www.afl vic.com.au ELIMINATION FINAL 2 REVIEW Elimination Final 2 Review Oakleigh Chargers 18.12.120 def Calder Cannons 13.14.92

FOR a club laden with Vic Metro and All Australian players it was a bottom age player with just a handful of games behind him that largely propelled Oakleigh Chargers into the second week of the fi nals. Will Maginness, playing just his fi fth TAC Cup game, headlined Oakleigh Chargers victory against Calder Cannons in last week’s Elimination Final. The 17-year-old underscored his untapped ability as the Chargers rode to a 28-point win, 18.12.120 to 13.14.92. Maginness racked up about 20 possessions, took seven marks, including two contested, and capped his game with two Photo: Arj Giese goals. the fi rst quarter, withstood never going to be enough. Chargers’ coach Justin Wenke a second-quarter rally from It is the fi rst time in 11 fi nal rotated Maginness effectively Calder in what shaped as a campaigns that Calder, the from the wing to half forward fi rst half shoot out before the most successful club of the 21st and through the midfi eld. Chargers applied the clamps as century, has exited the series in The Scotch College Year 11 they cruised to an impressive the fi rst week. student played his role perfectly win. Cannons ruckman Jordan as he went about leaving his The Chargers burst from the Angus was the dominant big imprint on the match. blocks with a seven goal man winning 27 hit outs and Maginness was not alone. All opening quarter which caught he was ably supported by tall Australian Jack Billings was the Cannons on the back foot forward Liam McBean who lively as usual and his ability to and while Calder responded kicked four goals and made all convert proved telling. Billings with a fi ve-goal second quarter his possessions count. kicked a team-high four goals to draw to within four points at half time it could not sustain it. Calder key forward Billings’ Metro teammate kicked two goals as he played Jackson MacRae complimented While the Cannons momentarily mainly at centre half forward his good work with three goals gained the ascendancy they and his contest with fellow Vic of his own. were unable to maintain that Metro representative Kristian Jason Ashby continued his drive in the second half. Jaksch was an undoubted strong last month of the season The goals for Calder, so highlight. while Aidan Franetic also prevalent in the second quarter, But in the end the Cannons featured prominently for the dried up as the Oakleigh were unable to match the run of Chargers. defensive pressure took over. the Chargers, which coasted to Oakleigh took the lead from Calder could manage only four an impressive win. second half goals and that was

www.taccup.com.au | 53 TAC CUP FINALS WEEK 2 TAC Cup Finals Series Structure The TAC Cup Finals will operate in a final eight (8) system over four consecutive weeks.

North Ballarat Rebels Sunday 9th September Saturday 15th September Sunday 23rd September

Sandringham Dragons

North Ballarat Rebels Murray Bushrangers Sandringham Dragons

Geelong Falcons Geelong Falcons

Oakleigh Chargers Dandenong Stingrays

Calder Cannons Oakleigh Chargers Gippsland Power

Gippsland Power

TAC Cup lead up fi nals are free entry, Dandenong Stingrays and are held at Visy Park. TAC Cup Grand Final is held at Etihad Stadium on September 23. Last time they met Finals Week 2 Preview

FINALS WEEK 2 Sunday 9th September Semi Final 1 Sandringham Dragons vs. DANDENONG STINGRAYS VS SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Geelong Falcons OAKLEIGH CHARGERS VS GEELONG FALCONS Visy Park 2:00 PM Semi Final 2 Head to Head Head to Head Played: 30 Played: 33 Dandenong Stingrays vs. Dandenong: 22 Sandringham: 8 Oakleigh Chargers Oakleigh: 8 Geelong: 25 Visy Park 11:15 PM

Last time they met (2012): Last time they met (2012): R6 R6 Oakleigh Chargers 5.9.39 Geelong Falcons 7.6.48 def by def Dandenong Stingrays 4.9.33 Sandringham Dragons 9.16.70

54 | www.afl vic.com.au TAC CUP 2012 STATISTICS

TAC Cup 2012 Statistics TAC CUP FINALS WEEK 1 LEADERBOARD GOAL KICKERS 2012 TAC CUP: FINALS WEEK 1 Thomas Boyd Eastern Ranges 44 (-) Tim Membrey Gippsland Power 37 (4) CLUB PWLDFA %PTS North Ballarat Rebels 17 14 3 0 1522 899 169.30 56 Spencer White Western Jets 35 (-) Gippsland Power 17 14 3 0 1450 937 154.75 56 Louis Herbert North Ballarat Rebels 34 (5) Dandenong Stingrays 17 10 7 0 1380 1166 118.35 40 Kaiden Antonowicz Murray Bushrangers 33 (2) Sandringham Dragons 17 10 7 0 1264 1075 117.58 40 Jaydon Stiles North Ballarat Rebels 27 (-) Murray Bushrangers 17 10 7 0 1361 1300 104.69 40 Callum Cathcart Sandringham 27 (2)

Oakleigh Chargers 17 10 7 0 1214 1244 97.59 40 Jake Stringer Bendigo Pioneers 25 (-)

Calder Cannons 17 8 8 1 1428 1277 111.82 34 Josh Scott Gippsland Power 25 (-)

Geelong Falcons 17 8 8 1 1260 1211 104.05 34 Matt Northe Gippsland Power 25 (1) Western Jets 17 8 9 0 1292 1304 99.08 32 Northern Knights 17 3 14 0 1135 1604 70.76 12 KICKS Bendigo Pioneers 17 3 14 0 962 1451 66.30 12 Nick Rippon North Ballarat Rebels 26 Eastern Ranges 17 3 14 0 969 1669 58.06 12 Jackson Macrae Oakleigh Chargers 22 Nicholas Graham Gippsland Power 20

ELIMINATION FINAL 1 Thomas Gribble Geelong Falcons 19

Murray Bushrangers 0.1 6.3 8.7 9.8-62 Jonathan O’Rourke Calder Cannons 18 Geelong Falcons 8.0 8.0 12.1 16.6-102 Ryan Morrison Dandenong Stingrays 18 Murray Bushrangers: Goal Kickers: K. Antonowicz 2, J. Porter 2, J. Cousins, L. Howe, William Hams Gippsland Power 18 N. Drummond, M. Taberner, T. Clurey Best Players: L. Hampton, J. Cousins, S. Martyn, M. Gibbons, J. Woodcock, M. Brett Rory Scopel Murray Bushrangers 18 Geelong Falcons: Goal Kickers: T. Batarilo 3, D. Bond 2, S. Dixon 2, J. Sharp 2, M. Joshua Newman Dandenong Stingrays 17 Wood 2, L. Taylor, D. Lang, A. Christensen, D. Gardiner, J. Saunders Best Players: T. Gribble, J. Saunders, M. Wood, S. Dixon, J. Tsitas, F. Fort Darcy Lang Geelong Falcons 17

ELIMINATION FINAL 2 MARKS Oakleigh Chargers 7.4 10.6 14.8 18.12-120 Tom Langdon Sandringham 11

Calder Cannons 4.3 9.8 11.12 14.14-98 Joe Daniher Calder Cannons 11

Oakleigh Chargers: Goal Kickers: K. Antonowicz 2, J. Porter 2, J. Cousins, L. Howe, Nicholas Bourke Geelong Falcons 9 N. Drummond, M. Taberner, T. Clurey Best Players: L. Hampton, J. Cousins, S. Martyn, M. Gibbons, J. Woodcock, M. Brett Scott Dixon Geelong Falcons 9 Calder Cannons: Goal Kickers: T. Batarilo 3, D. Bond 2, S. Dixon 2, J. Sharp 2, Nick Rippon North Ballarat Rebels 8 M. Wood 2, L. Taylor, D. Lang, A. Christensen, D. Gardiner, J. Saunders Best Players: T. Gribble, J. Saunders, M. Wood, S. Dixon, J. Tsitas, F. Fort Mason Wood Geelong Falcons 8 Zak Sherman Geelong Falcons 8 QUALIFYING FINAL 1 Josh Scott Gippsland Power 8 North Ballarat Rebels 2.2 4.6 5.8 10.12-72 Nicholas Graham Gippsland Power 7 Sandringham Dragons 3.2 6.5 9.7 10.10-70 Thomas Gribble Geelong Falcons 7 North Ballarat Rebels: Goal Kickers: L. Herbert 5, B. Bennett 2, J. Neade, W. Pomorin, M. Close Best Players: N. Rippon, L. Herbert, D. Morris, J. Lloyd, L. Cassidy, B. Bennett HANDBALLS Sandringham Dragons: Goal Kickers: M. Hayes 2, M. Barnes 2, C. Cathcart 2, Thomas Gribble Geelong Falcons 21 M. Howes 2, J. Kelly, J. Eimutis Scott Dixon Geelong Falcons 15 Best Players: T. Tyquin, M. Barnes, X. Richards, K. Heatherley, C. Mangoni, J. Wilson Jordan Collopy Oakleigh Chargers 15 QUALIFYING FINAL 2 Ryan Marks-Logan Dandenong Stingrays 14

Gippsland Power 0.0 4.0 5.2 12.5-77 Michael Gibbons Murray Bushrangers 14 Dandenong Stingrays 4.5 7.6 9.12 9.12- 66 Daniel Watson Geelong Falcons 13 Gippsland Power: Goal Kickers: B. Kearns 5, T. Membrey 4, W. Hams, J. Johnstone, M. Northe Jake Lloyd North Ballarat Rebels 12 Best Players: N. Graham, J. Johnstone, R. Hall, S. Lange, L. Channing, A. Tipungwuti Jack Johnstone Gippsland Power 12 Dandenong Stingrays: Goal Kickers: W. Hartung 3, L. Whitfi eld 2, C. McCartney 2, J. Calvert, M. Rennie Nick Rippon North Ballarat Rebels 11 Best Players: W. Hartung, R. Morrison, R. Hill, R. Marks-Logan, J. Pongracic, Michael Barnes Sandringham 11 J. Harmes

www.taccup.com.au | 55 TAC CUP CLUB NOTES TAC Cup Club Notes All the latest news, events and match information from inside each TAC Cup club.

DANDENONG: The and some quality individual Other partner sponsors are: Dandenong Stingrays would match ups and contests seen Mulgrave Country Club, Active like to congratulate past players throughout the game. Lifestyle, Telstra, Diadora and Adam Treloar, Arryn Sippos and Today we contest a Semi Woodards Real Estate. Dylan Shiel for their rising star Final against the Dandenong nominations and stellar year for Stingrays who are always a SANDRINGHAM: The their respective clubs. highly competitive side to Sandringham Dragons would We also wish all clubs play against in what will be like to thank all the staff and competing this weekend in an exciting contest with both volunteers for their help in 2012. fi nals the best of luck and take sides fi ghting to keep their All of your assistance is greatly this time to thank once again fi nals hopes alive. Last time appreciated and we could not our Major Sponsors in Bluegum we played it was an excellent have got this far without you. and Coffey Ford Dandenong, game with less than a goal Fingers crossed there is still a and our contributing sponsors separating the two teams. A couple of weeks to go yet! The in UD Trucks, CMV Truck and reminder to book in for the Dragons will also be holding Bus and Garrleigh Trophies. Club’s Presentation Night some football clinics in the Finally a reminder to All players, which we warmly invite all our upcoming school holidays. A parents and staff to book for Staff, Players, Parents and fl yer is on the website but for presentation night with Mark. Sponsors to attend as the last more details contact the offi ce offi cial function of the season. on 9532-8688 Please keep OAKLEIGH: A terrifi c team The date is Friday 12th October Friday October 26th free for the performance last weekend in at the Mulgrave Country Club Dragons Best and Fairest. It will our Elimination Final victory from 7pm. We would like to be held at Sandy by the Bay against the Cannons. The game acknowledge and thank our at Trevor Barker Beach Oval. was of a very high standard Major Sponsors for the 2012 A fl yer will be distributed next with both teams playing season, the Bendigo Bank – week with full details. an exciting brand of footy Murrumbeena and IS MY CV. Go Dragons! Media Coverage TAC Cup Radio TAC Cup Radio will be broadcast BOTH Semi Final matches this weekend. 11am - Dandenong Stingrays vs Oakleigh Chargers 2pm - Sandringham vs Geelong Tune in via taccup.com.au or the Red Time Sport app Footy Online Keep up with the latest TAC Cup news online via: website: www.taccup.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/taccupfooty twitter: @TACCup

56 | www.afl vic.com.au MORRISH MEDAL MEDIA PREDICTIONS Morrish Medal Media Predictions

WE asked a number of media under the packs and on the team, was named in the best 14 people to give their tips on best list. times out of 16 games played who they think might win this Gabe Sorrentino (TAC Cup Lloyd and Crouch could all year’s Morrish Medal radio): Nicholas Graham pinch votes of each other. Brent Diamond (The Age): Nick (Gippsland Power) 3/Ryan Exon - Oakleigh Graham (Gippsland Power) - Philip Crooks (TAC Cup Chargers - Running defender Ball magnet this season. Is a Radio): 1/James Tsitas - of half back, played all games, sure thing to be drafted but will Geelong Falcons- Standout was named in the best 13 be interesting to see if he polls midfi elder, good accumulator of times. well. possessions, fi nds space, runs Rick Morris (TAC CUP Radio): Jarrod Potter (Star Newspaper): and bounces, would catch the Rory Atkins from the Calder Morrish winner: Tim McGenniss umpires eye. Cannons as my Morrish Medal from Dandenong. Has played 2/Nick Rippon - NB Rebels- pick. He has a good chance to the majority of matches in TAC One of the gun mids in the top get around 5-6 BOGs. Cup and is always present Morrish Medal Video Stream

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#PLAYER DOBH W LOCAL CLUB G B 1 HARTUNG Billy 24-Jan-95 176 67 Mornington Coach: Graeme Yeats Offi ce Address: Shepley Oval, 2 BASTINAC Jordan 31-Aug-95 180 71 Berwick Pultney Street, Dandenong, 3175 3 SCOTT Angus 18-Jun-95 175 68 Edithvale-Aspendale Ground Address: Shepley Oval, 4 BATTLE Nicholas 02-Aug-95 172 67 Doveton Pultney Street, Dandenong, 3175 5 JACKSON Daniel 21-Mar-94 182 74 Narre Warren Postal Address: PO Box 1313, Dandenong, 3175 6 McGENNISS Tim 18-Jan-94 180 76 Frankston YCW Telephone: 9791 8656 Facsimile: 9791 8989 7 WHITFIELD Lachlan 18-Jul-94 184 74 Mornington Email: mark.wheeler@afl vic.com.au 8 TUDDENHAM Nick 24-Feb-94 177 74 Langwarrin Website: http://dandenongstingrays.afl vic.com.au 9 DURDIN Scott 02-Jun-94 179 68 Narre Warren 10 McCARTNEY Clayton 11-Jun-95 179 70 Cranbourne PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 11 ROLFE Billy 16-Feb-94 181 83 Frankston YCW 12 GARNER Taylor 08-Jan-94 186 77 Rowville Major Sponsors 13 MARKS-LOGAN Ryan 18-Jun-94 189 73 Frankston Bombers 14 WRIGHT Nathan 16-Feb-94 183 78 Berwick 15 SHEPPARD Jack 06-May-93 185 79 Berwick 16 HILL Robert 01-Nov-93 185 81 Rowville 17 LAWRENCE Damien 19-Jan-94 178 81 Seaford 18 KERR Jack 07-Jan-94 189 79 Rye 19 HALL Ben 01-Mar-94 191 81 Edithvale-Aspendale 20 RENNIE Matt 16-Jun-94 190 79 Rowville 21 NEWMAN Nick 15-Jan-93 186 74 Mornington 22 HAMMOND James 31-Mar-95 186 80 Mt Eliza 23 TARR Shane 30-May-95 179 74 Seaford 24 PIERCE Lewis 16-Nov-94 202 87 Mt Eliza 25 JACOBSON Troy 08-Jan-95 185 74 Somerville 26 WESTERMAN Joshua 05-Jan-94 188 71 Frankston YCW Major Development League Sponsor 27 MORRISON Ryan 06-Mar-94 190 83 Narre Warren 28 GEURTS Daniel 08-Apr-94 185 80 Dromana 29 WILLIAMS Tyle 05-Nov-94 188 78 Dromana 30 NEWMAN Joshua 22-Dec-94 180 74 Mornington 31 TUKE Kieran 20-Jan-94 192 83 Edithvale-Aspendale 32 CALVERT Jake 30-May-93 192 95 Narre Warren 33 CZARNECKI Harry 09-Jan-94 189 83 Seaford 34 GAWLEY Dale 24-Dec-95 191 78 Narre Warren 35 ROWE Luke 24-Jun-95 190 82 Somerville 36 MICARI Corey 14-Jul-95 185 81 Frankston YCW 37 PONGRACIC Jason 21-Apr-94 182 86 Koo Wee Rup 38 PATOLO Agape 22-Apr-95 196 97 Clayton Minor Sponsors 41 PICKESS Josh 12-Sep-95 181 70 Frankston YCW 42 PEARSON Blake 16-Jan-95 178 70 Doveton 43 FOOTE Nathan 13-Dec-95 178 68 Narre Warren 44 HARMES James 05-Oct-95 181 69 Devon Meadows 45 McPHERSON Nicholas 08-Dec-95 179 73 Beaconsfi eld 47 SOROCZYNSKI Jack 13-Aug-95 185 72 Narre Warren 51 DRUMMOND Tim 30-Apr-94 180 72 Mt Eliza 52 BANFIELD Sam 13-Sep-94 184 76 Old Scotch 53 GARDINER Nathan 15-May-95 184 75 Old Scotch 54 CAMERON Jake 22-Dec-93 Beaconsfi eld 55 DICKINSON Daniel 3-Aug-95 183 78 Somerville 56 O’SULLIVAN Joel 2-Aug-95 188 87 Mornington Club Contributing Sponsors 59 GIOBBI Ben 4-Apr-96 178 76 Narre Warren

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#PLAYER DOBH W LOCAL CLUB G B 1 HEATH Dylan 6-Oct-93 181 82 Doncaster East FC Coach: Justin Wenke 2 QUINN Tom 12-Mar-94 175 73 Caulfi eld Grammarians FC/Caulfi eld Grammar Offi ce Address: Warrawee Park Oval, 3 HACHEM Daniel 21-Aug-94 185 82 Glen Iris JFC/Xavier College Warrigal Road, Oakleigh, 3166 4 HAMMOND Jake 1-May-93 188 87 Blackburn FC Ground Address: Warrawee Park Oval, 5 VIZZARRI Dylan 28-Jul-94 175 70 Blackburn FC Warrigal Road, Oakleigh, 3166 6 KENNEDY-HARRIS Jay 21-Mar-95 175 64 Endeavour Hills JFC/Trinity Grammar Postal Address: PO Box 2047, Oakleigh, 3166 Telephone: 9563 0588 7 PERT Mitchell 28-Aug-94 189 90 Glen Iris JFC/Scotch College Facsimile: 9563 0788 8 STEWART James 9-Aug-94 180 70 Glen Iris JFC/St. Kevin's College Email: Mark.Smart@afl vic.com.au 9 BILLINGS Jack 18-Aug-95 182 75 Kew Comets JFC/Scotch College Website: www.oakleighchargers.afl vic.com.au 10 PAPALEO Nick 7-Apr-93 184 79 Old Xavierans FC 11 COLLINS Sam 15-Jun-94 192 87 Donvale FC 12 PELL James 11-Sep-94 190 88 Ivanhoe FC 13 JAKSCH Kristian 7-Oct-94 194 85 Kew Rovers JFC/Carey Grammar PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 14 COLLOPY Jordan 16-Aug-93 178 73 Old Xaverians FC 15 MACMILLAN Tim 2-May-94 180 79 Camberwell JFC/Scotch College 16 CURRAN Joseph 21-May-94 186 93 Blackburn FC/Xavier College Major Sponsor 17 MCDONALD Luke 9-Feb-95 188 80 Kew Comets JFC/Trinity Grammar 18 PROWSE Chris 26-Feb-93 203 92 Old Xavierians FC 19 TOOHEY James 27-Mar-94 196 92 St. Kevin's Old Boys 20 VEARING Caleb 9-Jul-94 188 82 Xavier College 21 MACRAE Jackson 3-Aug-94 188 75 Kew Rovers JFC/Carey Grammar 22 DONOGHUE Mitchell 6-Sep -95 180 69 Blackburn JFC/Trinity Grammar 23 ASHBY Jason 16-May-94 185 77 Kew Rovers JFC/Carey Grammar 24 BURNS Callan 26-Jul-94 177 69 Rowville FC 25 WALMSLEY Ned 2-Feb-94 191 96 Old Scotch FC 26 BARTON Matthew 1-Dec-94 180 74 Blackburn FC/Wesley College 27 JENKINS Patrick 18-Oct-94 187 73 Boroondara Hawks JFC/Camberwell Grammar 28 MAGINNESS William 13-Jan-95 181 72 Glen Iris JFC/Scotch College 29 FRANETIC Aiden 20-Jan-95 182 75 Ashburton JFC/Scotch College 30 FORATO Lucas 25-Apr-94 178 75 De La Salle FC 31 FITZGERALD Lewis 10-Aug-95 188 80 Ashburton JFC/St Kevin's College 32 CUTLER Tom 20-Feb-95 189 81 Greythorn JFC/Trinity Grammar 33 EXON Ryan 8-Jan-94 181 72 Warrandyte FC 34 ERNEST Joel 2-Aug-95 177 72 Boroondara Hawks JFC/Carey Grammar 35 ROBINSON Daniel 3-Jul-94 188 82 Xavier College 36 NOLAN Kieran 15-Mar-94 186 78 Waverley Blues FC 37 DOLAN Michael 4-Apr-94 189 73 Blackburn FC/St Kevin's College 38 RARU Sam 9-Apr-94 179 87 Knox FC 39 SMITH Nathan 5-Jan-95 179 74 Berwick FC 40 COHEN Daniel 17-Dec-94 182 75 Ashburton JFC 41 WILLIAMS Jack 21-Jan-94 179 81 St.Kilda City FC 42 McDONALD-CLAPHAM Nick 8-Feb-94 175 70 Warrandyte FC 43 DUNN Michael 24-Jan-94 184 68 Blackburn FC 44 BUCHANAN Kyle 22-Jan-94 181 72 Ashburton JFC 45 SNIBSON Nick 8-Sep-94 178 67 Blackburn FC 46 BELLIS Matthew 29-Jan-95 179 82 Blackburn FC 47 INDIVINO Adrian 18-Mar-95 180 70 De La Salle 48 PROWSE Nick 27-Aug-94 196 70 Xavier College 49 BEASLEY Hugh 12-Nov-95 189 83 Kew Comets JFC/Trinity Grammar 50 JOHNSON Gatluak 19-Dec-94 196 91 Richmond JFC 51 VOGLER Harry 3-Mar-95 181 73 Warrandyte JFC 52 DICKSON Guy 15-Jan-95 188 76 Greythorn FC/Carey Grammar 53 BORLAND Brett 24-Jun-95 175 74 Ashburton JFC 54 GLADMAN Thomas 28-Mar-95 193 91 Glen Waverley Rovers JFC 55 BUGGY Jake 24-Jan-95 176 66 Ferntree Gully Junior Football Club 56 MELVILLE Cameron 16-Feb-95 176 71 Ashburton JFC/Scotch College 57 KELLY Jake 21-Jan-95 186 80 Kew Comets JFC/Scotch College 58 MILHAM Angus 11-Aug-94 209 84 Hawthorn Citizens JFC/Trinity Grammar 59 CANTERBURY Jay 28-Jun-95 189 77 Camberwell Sharks JFC Club Supporter Sponsors 60 ERNIKIOLIS Callum 6-May-95 193 79 Ashburton JFC/St. Kevins College 61 ALLEN Darren 10-Jul-95 176 72 West Bairnsdale FC/Scotch College Gardenvale Meat Supply 9596 2303 62 SILVESTRO Tom 6-Jul-95 178 66 Caulfi eld Grammar 63 LINDSAY Connor 22-Jan-95 183 74 Boroondara Hawks JFC/Trinity Grammer 64 DILLON Patrick 24-Mar-94 189 90 Donvale FC 65 DE SOYSA Samuel 16-Oct-95 188 71 Boroondara Hawks JFC/Trinity Grammar

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#PLAYER DOBH W LOCAL CLUB G B 1 GIBSON Zac 6-May-94 180 73 Collegians/Wesley College Coach: Justin Plapp 2 TAYLOR Matthew 1-Oct-93 195 86 St Pauls Offi ce Address: DC Bricker Pavilion, Princes Park, Beech Street, Caulfi eld South, 3162 3 BARNES Michael 22-Jan-94 179 73 Ormond AFC Ground Address: Princes Park Oval #1, 4 TEMAY Tom 6-Feb-94 179 74 Old Melburnians/Melbourne Grammar Caulfi eld South, 3162 5 McKEE Joel 3-Dec-94 182 79 St Bedes Mentone Postal Address: PO Box 101, Caulfi eld South, 3162 6 DILLON Charlie 3-Mar-94 185 80 Parkdale/Mentone Grammar Telephone: 9532 8688 7 ONG Kenny 14-Mar-94 178 72 Ormond FC/Collegians Facsimile:9532 9034 8 STEWART James 4-Mar-94 197 82 Glen Iris/Scotch College Email: Ryan.O’Connor@afl vic.com.au Website: www.sandringhamdragons.afl vic.com.au 9 LANGDON Tom 9-Jun-94 189 80 Old Melburnians/Melbourne Grammar 10 MANGONI Chris 30-Sep-94 171 65 Mazenod Old Collegians 11 EDWARDS Will 11-Feb-94 177 72 Caulfi eld Grammarians PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 12 TYQUIN Tom 23-Sep-94 182 72 St Bedes Mentone 13 MCLEAN Ben 25-Feb-94 193 77 Beaumaris FC 14 HOWES Mitch 22-May-93 194 83 Beaumaris FC 15 ZIJAI Yilber 4-Feb-94 174 75 Noble Park 16 DENTON Brett 1-Feb-94 182 82 St Bedes Mentone 17 D’ANDREA Sam 13-Aug-94 176 69 St Bedes Mentone 18 BANFIELD Cameron 1-Feb-94 183 74 Old Melburnians 19 TUNBRIDGE Robert 15-Jun-94 191 75 Old Mentonians/Mentone Grammar 20 RICHARDS Xavier 25-Apr-93 195 84 Old Xaverians 21 SAINA Visesio 11-May-94 185 96 Noble Park 22 JEANS Tim 6-Mar-94 187 73 St Bedes Mentone 23 TIERNAN Patrick 31-Jan-94 184 82 Old Xaverians 24 O’DONNELL Mac 28-Sep-94 171 68 Parkdale 25 WILSON Jack 10-Jul-94 191 86 Hampton Rovers 26 QUIRK Dylan 3-Feb-94 169 73 Narre Warren 27 PERSSON Oscar 18-Aug-94 195 98 East Sandringham JFC/De La Salle OC 28 GLEESON Gerard 7-Oct-94 190 86 St Kevins 29 MIRAMS Lachlan 31-May-94 197 77 Old Mentonians/Mentone Grammar 30 CUMMING Tim 29-Apr-94 201 96 Beaumaris FC 31 KELSO Charlie 10-Aug-94 188 74 East Sandringham 32 CATHCART Callum 15-Mar-95 174 72 St Peters 33 O’BRIEN Matthew 11-May-94 188 74 St Kilda City/Collegians 34 SMITH Nathan 20-Mar-95 173 60 Hampton Rovers/Haileybury 35 VERMA Luke 18-Oct-95 176 78 Hampton Rovers/Haileybury 36 AMON Karl 19-Aug-95 178 71 Hampton Rovers/Haileybury 37 SALEM Christian 15-Jul-95 182 81 Hampton Rovers/Brighton Grammar 38 GABRON-UHE Jack 12-Apr-95 190 70 Cheltenham 39 KELLY Joshua 12-Feb-95 180 69 East Brighton/Brighton Grammar 40 MANCE Cody 25-Jan-95 183 72 East Brighton/Melbourne Grammar 41 LE GRICE Elliott 7-Aug-95 191 89 Hampton Rovers/Brighton Grammar 42 HOWES Lachlan 10-Feb-95 192 83 East Sandringham JFC/Haileybury College 43 HAYES Max 29-Jan-95 190 88 East Brighton/Brighton Grammar 44 HOOY Matthew 15-Apr-95 180 69 Hampton Rovers/Brighton Grammar 45 RITCHIE Lachlan 3-Feb-95 188 74 East Brighton JFC/St Kevins 46 EIMUTIS Julian 16-Jul-95 180 70 East Brighton JFC/Collegians 47 FREEMAN Nathan 16-Jun-95 181 85 Dingley/Haileybury 48 GRACE Taylor 17-Apr-95 182 72 Cheltenham 49 WHITEHEAD Hayden 12-Jul-95 189 77 Highett 50 WILLIAMS Matt 20-Oct-95 176 72 Hampton 51 SPENCER Alex 19-Apr-95 191 88 East Brighton 54 HODGES Aaron 23-Jan-95 180 75 St Bedes Mentone 55 GRANGE Jack 20-Apr-95 177 72 St Bedes 56 KNIGHT Jack 19-Aug-95 179 65 Old Brighton 57 NICK Lewis 8-Aug-95 177 72 AJAX 61 HUNTINGTON Lachlan 3-Jun-93 185 76 St Kilda City 65 HEATHERLEY Kurt 1-Jan-95 193 85 Caulfi eld Grammer

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#PLAYER DOBH W LOCAL CLUB G B 1 TAYLOR Lewis 17-Feb-95 173 72 Terang-Mortlake Coach: Andrew Allthorpe Offi ce Address: Highton Reserve, 2 SALMON Michael 24-Feb-95 173 67 Cobden Roslyn Road, Highton, 3216 3 WATSON Daniel 06-Nov-94 175 70 Cobden Ground Address: Highton Reserve, 4 LANGLEY William 03-May-95 176 70 Geelong Amateurs Roslyn Road, Highton, 3216 5 CHRISTENSEN Aaron 09-Apr-95 175 56 Geelong Grammar/Lara Postal Address: PO Box 1487, Geelong, 3220 Telephone: 5241 6986 6 DREHER Paul 02-Jan-95 177 76 Ocean Grove Facsimile: 5241 6616 7 SAUNDERS Josh 31-Aug-94 180 76 Geelong Amateurs Email: michael.turner@afl vic.com.au 8 BATARILO Tom 11-Jul-95 179 70 Geelong Grammar Website: http://geelongfalcons.afl vic.com.au 9 HICKEY Alex 06-Jan-95 178 77 Geelong Amateurs 10 SPOKES Kody 06-Jun-95 177 77 Colac PROUDLY SPONSORED BY 11 CAMERON George 05-Feb-94 178 72 Newtown 12 ADAMS Reid 28-Apr-95 178 72 St Josephs Major Sponsor 13 LANG Darcy 21-Nov-95 180 70 Colac 14 KERSHAW Riley 05-Oct-94 180 76 St Josephs 15 BOND Doug 19-May-95 180 67 Deniliquin/Geelong Grammar 16 TSITAS James 03-Mar-95 180 76 Grovedale 17 RUSSELL Samuel 21-Dec-95 180 69 Newtown 18 McCARTHY Dylan 03-Jun-94 180 70 South Colac Premier Sponsors 19 DEVINE Lachlan 27-Apr-95 181 78 St Josephs 20 SHERMAN Zak 13-Jul-94 180 74 St. Marys 21 MATHIESON Thomas 09-May-95 181 69 Bell Park 22 SHARP Jacob 10-Mar-95 178 78 Geelong Amateurs 23 SCOTT Sam 20-May-94 179 78 Leopold 24 GRIBBLE Thomas 17-Oct-94 180 73 Geelong West-St. Peters 25 WILLIAMS Dylan 05-Apr-95 171 63 Grovedale 26 MOLONEY Tommy 31-Mar-94 180 77 Terang-Mortlake 27 RICHARDSON Brendan 15-Jul-94 184 68 Cobden 28 FLANDERS Willis 14-Feb-94 186 78 St Josephs 29 MAHONEY Brody 02-Feb-94 180 83 Colac 30 BOURKE Nicholas 22-Feb-95 186 77 Kolora-Noorat 31 DIXON Scott 11-Jan-95 186 85 Geelong Grammar 32 CARR James 14-Feb-94 178 78 Newtown 33 McHENRY Jayden 09-Feb-95 186 77 Leopold 34 HIGGINS Matthew 24-Dec-93 188 78 Newtown 35 WOOD Mason 13-Sep-93 190 78 Geelong Amateurs 36 O’SULLIVAN David 07-May-95 185 74 Colac 37 MOLONEY Alex 30-Jun-95 188 75 Terang-Mortlake Corporate Sponsors 38 CURNOW George 22-Jul-93 188 77 Torquay 39 GODDARD Hugh 24-Aug-95 195 91 Geelong Amateurs 40 ROGAN Tom 27-May-94 192 84 Geelong Amateurs 41 BOAG Matthew 09-Apr-95 180 80 Torquay 42 CROSS Jye 28-Mar-95 190 77 Bannockburn 43 GORDON Sam 31-Mar-93 192 92 Camperdown 44 BURCHELL Paul 04-Dec-94 186 74 Torquay 45 WILLIAMS Cam 09-Oct-93 196 88 Geelong Amateurs 46 MATSUBARA Joshua 09-Apr-95 193 79 Leopold 47 WEIR Dylan 01-Jul-94 196 98 Churchill/Geelong Grammar 48 FORT Fraser 04-Oct-95 194 80 South Barwon 49 COOPER Jake 11-Sep-94 188 88 Colac 50 FORT Darcy 06-Aug-93 203 84 South Barwon

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ROUND 1 (METRO ROUND) ROUND 1 (COUNTRY ROUND) DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND Sunday 25th March Saturday 26th May 21st & 22nd July Calder Cannons 16.5.101 def. Northern Knights 11.11.77 Bendigo Pioneers 10.10.70 def. by Queensland 11.7.73 Eastern Ranges 13.12.90 def. by Oakleigh Chargers 18.10.118 North Ballarat Rebels 14.10.94 def. Tasmania 3.9.27 ROUND 14 Sandringham Dragons 8.10.58 def. Western Jets 8.7.55 Gippsland Power 14.12.96 def. Geelong Falcons 4.13.37 Saturday 28th July Murray Bushrangers 11.8.74 def. Dandenong Stingrays 8.9.57 Bendigo Pioneers 5.5.35 def. by Calder Cannons 13.11.80 ROUND 2 Dandenong Stingrays 14.18.102 def. Eastern Ranges 8.6.54 Saturday 31st March ROUND 8 Gippsland Power 13.9.87 def. Oakleigh Chargers 5.6.36 Murray Bushrangers 5.4.34 def. by North Ballarat Rebels 12.21.93 Saturday 2nd June North Ballarat Rebels 14.14.98 def. Western Jets 9.6.60 Gippsland Power 13.18.96 def. Dandenong Stingrays 8.8.56 Sandringham Dragons 6.9.45 def. by Oakleigh Chargers 11.9.75 Geelong Falcons 18.7.115 def. Northern Knights 10.9.69 Bendigo Pioneers 5.3.33 def. by Geelong Falcons 14.7.91 Bendigo Pioneers 9.6.60 def. by Eastern Ranges 13.10.88 Sunday 29th July Sunday 1st April Northern Knights 7.5.47 def. by Gippsland Power 22.18.150 Murray Bushrangers 11.9.75 def. Sandringham Dragons 8.9.57 Eastern Ranges 10.4.64 def. by Northern Knights 18.13.121 Dandenong Stingrays 10.10.70 def. by Calder Cannons 16.9.105 Western Jets 6.9.45 def. by Oakleigh Chargers 14.8.96 Sunday 3rd June ROUND 15 Sandringham Dragons 16.11.107 def. Calder Cannons 6.4.40 Murray Bushrangers 11.5.71 def. by North Ballarat Rebels 14.17.101 Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th August Geelong Falcons 13.10.88 def. by Western Jets 17.9.111 Western Jets 14.11.95 def. Sandringham Dragons 8.14.62 ROUND 3 Bendigo Pioneers 9.6.60 def. by Oakleigh Chargers 20.16.136 Saturday 7th April DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND Dandenong Stingrays 15.13.103 def. North Ballarat Rebels 12.7.79 Dandenong Stingrays 10.10.70 def. by Sandringham 10.22.82 9th & 10th June - Queen’s Birthday Northern Knights 15.7.97 def. Murray Bushrangers 9.6.60 Western Jets 21.7.113 def. Eastern Ranges 10.6.66 Calder Cannons 10.8.68 vs. Geelong Falcons 10.8.68 Murray Bushrangers 13.15.93 def. Northern Knights 12.16.88 ROUND 9 Sunday 5th August North Ballarat Rebels 12.8.80 def. Geelong Falcons 11.12.78 Saturday 16th June Eastern Ranges 7.8.50 def. by Gippsland Power 12.11.83 Oakleigh Chargers 7.16.58 def. by Bendigo Pioneers 9.7.61 North Ballarat Rebels 8.9.57 def. Gippsland Power 4.4.28 Calder Cannons 11.11.77 def. by Gippsland Power 10.18.78 Western Jets 16.9.105 def. Northern Knights 11.13.79 DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND Calder Cannons 20.8.128 def. Sandringham Dragons 7.5.47 11th & 12th August ROUND 4 (SPLIT ROUND) Sunday 17th June Saturday 14th April Bendigo Pioneers 5.4.34 def. by Dandenong Stingrays 10.14.74 ROUND 16 Bendigo Pioneers 8.7.55 def. by Gippsland Power 17.11.113 Eastern Ranges 11.6.72 def. Geelong Falcons 5.11.41 Sunday 12th August North Ballarat Rebels 7.10.52 def. by Murray Bushrangers 16.12.108 def. Oakleigh Chargers 10.13.73 North Ballarat Rebels 15.17.107 def. Calder Cannons 4.8.32 Dandenong Southern Stingrays 12.13.85 Saturday 18th August Murray Bushrangers 15.14.104 def. Geelong Falcons 10.10.70 ROUND 10 Oakleigh Chargers 6.6.42 def. Northern Knights 4.3.27 Saturday 21st April Saturday 23rd June Geelong Falcons 17.7.109 def. Eastern Ranges 10.6.66 Northern Knights 8.15.63 def. by Oakleigh Chargers 16.8.104 Oakleigh Chargers 4.6.30 def. by Western Jets 17.9.111 Bendigo Pioneers 3.5.23 def. by Western Jets 15.10.100 Sandringham Dragons 24.18.162 def. Eastern Ranges 9.8.62 Dandenong Stingrays 16.16.112 def. Northern Knights 14.5.89 Sandringham Dragons 8.10.58 def. Gippsland Power 7.5.47 Calder Cannons 24.14.158 def. Western Jets 6.10.46 Gippsland Power 16.8.104 def. Bendigo Pioneers 5.8.38 Sunday 19th August Sunday 24th June Murray Bushrangers 13.12.90 def. Dandenong Stingrays 11.10.76 ROUND 5 Calder Cannons 6.10.46 def. by Eastern Ranges 8.10.58 Saturday 28th April North Ballarat Rebels 10.10.70 def. Sandringham Dragons 7.11.53 ROUND 17 Dandenong Stingrays 17.9.111 def. Western Jets 8.9.57 Geelong Falcons 11.10.76 def. Murray Bushrangers 10.13.73 Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th August Northern Knights 5.9.39 def. by Bendigo Pioneers 21.13.139 Western Jets 18.11.119 def. Calder Cannons 8.13.61 Geelong Falcons 19.10.124 def. Oakleigh Chargers 12.10.82 ROUND 11 Murray Bushrangers 13.8.86 def. Eastern Ranges 8.19.67 Gippsland Power 12.5.77 def. Sandringham Dragons 9.10.64 Saturday 30th June Gippsland Power 9.10.64 def. Northern Knights 8.14.62 Eastern Ranges 7.4.46 def. by North Ballarat Rebels 18.7.115 Northern Knights 13.12.90 def. Calder Cannons 13.11.89 Oakleigh Chargers 9.8.62 def. by Sandringham Dragons 12.14.86 Sunday 29th April Oakleigh Chargers 12.8.80 def. Eastern Ranges 6.9.45 Geelong Falcons 8.7.55 def. by Dandenong Stingrays 12.11.83 Calder Cannons 17.11.113 def. Murray Bushrangers 6.9.45 Western Jets 6.12.48 def. by Dandenong Stingrays 11.14.80 Sunday 26th August Sandringham Dragons 7.13.55 def. Bendigo Pioneers 4.6.30 North Ballarat Rebels 14.14.98 def. Bendigo Pioneers 11.8.74 ROUND 6 Murray Bushrangers 15.12.102 def. Gippsland Power 8.9.57 Saturday 5th May Sunday 1st July 2012 TAC CUP FINALS SERIES Bendigo Pioneers 10.12.72 def. by Calder Cannons 16.10.106 Geelong Falcons 5.11.41 def. North Ballarat Rebels 4.12.36 Finals Week 1 - Qualfying & Elimination Finals Oakleigh Chargers 5.9.39 def. Dandenong Stingrays 4.9.33 Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd September Visy Park Geelong Falcons 7.6.48 def. by Sandringham Dragons 9.16.70 ROUND 12 Saturday 7th July Western Jets 8.3.51 def. by Gippsland Power 9.21.75 Eastern Ranges 3.6.24 def. by Sandringham Dragons 19.12.126 Finals Week 2 - Semi Finals Sunday 6th May Calder Cannons 12.4.76 def. by Oakleigh Chargers 13.14.92 Sunday 9th September Visy Park North Ballarat Rebels 19.11.125 def. Northern Knights 6.7.43 Bendigo Pioneers 8.16.64 def. by Geelong Falcons 11.12.78 Eastern Ranges 9.8.62 def. by Murray Bushrangers 16.9.105 Dandenong Stingrays 11.8.74 def. by Gippsland Power 11.12.78 Finals Week 3 - Premliminary Finals Northern Knights 9.4.58 def. by North Ballarat Rebels 18.7.115 Saturday 15th September Visy Park ROUND 7 Western Jets 8.14.62 def. by Murray Bushrangers 9.6.60 Saturday 12th May Finals Week 4 - Grand Final North Ballarat Rebels 18.21.129 def. Oakleigh Chargers 4.8.32 ROUND 13 Queensland 10.11.71 def. by Dandenong Stingrays 17.14.116 Saturday 14th July Sunday 23rd September Etihad Stadium Murray Bushrangers 14.18.102 def. Bendigo Pioneers 8.9.57 Sandringham Dragons 8.15.63 def.by Dandenong Stingrays 12.6.78 Geelong Falcons 12.15.87 def. Calder Cannons 6.9.45 North Ballarat Rebels 11.7.73 def. Eastern Ranges 5.4.34 Gippsland Power 16.13.109 def. Eastern Ranges 3.3.21 Bendigo Pioneers 8.9.57 def. Northern Knights 6.11.47 Northern Knights 6.3.39 def. by Sandringham Dragons 10.9.69 Gippsland Power 17.6.108 def. Western Jets 7.10.52 Tasmania 6.15.51 def. Western Jets 6.6.42 Oakleigh Chargers 8.11.59 def. Geelong Falcons 8.6.54 Sunday 15th July DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND Murray Bushrangers 11.13.79 def. by Calder Cannons 14.10.94 19th & 20th May

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