VFL ROUND 10 JUNE 14-15, 2014 $3.00 JJuddudd inspiresinspires NNorthernorthern BBlueslues wwinin Chris Judd made his VFL debut for the Northern Blues in Round 9, with Blues supporters coming out in force to watch the Brownlow Medallist play at Visy Park. Judd proved a hit with the fans, signing autographs after Blues’ 12-point victory over Sandringham. Photos: Jenny Owens NNorthorth BBallaratallarat 88.13.61.13.61 d BBoxox HHillill HHawksawks 88.11.59.11.59 AFL VICTORIA CORPORATE PARTNERS NAMING RIGHTS PREMIER PARTNERS OFFICIAL PARTNERS APPROVED LICENSEES EDITORIAL Embracing the past and the future Two recent Peter Jackson VFL club events put into perspective the importance of the competition’s rich history and how we should all celebrate the competition’s heritage. Late last month Williamstown Football Club, celebrating community that these two men made contributions that its 150th anniversary, inducted 51 players, coaches, should live on forever. offi cials and volunteers into its Hall of Fame. It is important for football clubs to recognise and Inductees were selected from the 19th, 20th and 21st celebrate their history. While we are always absorbed in century, encapsulating all those who forged their mark on the present, we should never forget those who have laid the club and indeed the football and local community. the foundations for the future. Five people - Brownlow Medalist & Liston Trophy winner It’s with sadness we note the recent passing of two Barry Round; goal kicking goliath Ron Todd; fi ve time JJ Liston Trophy winners - Preston’s Laurie Hill and premiership captain Gerry Callahan, triple best and fairest Oakleigh’s Derek King, who will be remembered as and 200-game player Ray Smith and mercurial forward, champions of their era. two-time ‘Frosty’ Miller medalist and dual premiership Hill was one of a handful of players to win two Liston player Ian Rickman - were elevated into Legend status. Trophy’s while King is the only player to win a Liston It was a marvelous initiative to recognise all the truly Trophy and Field Medal, awarded for the now defunct VFA great people involved with our oldest Peter Jackson VFL Division 2 best & fairest. club. The future was on display last weekend as Vic And, this weekend Port Melbourne Football Club will Country and Vic Metro continued their NAB AFL U18 recognise two of its ‘immortals’ - goal kicking champions Championship campaigns. Vic Country posted its second Fred Cook and Bob Bonnett, who won a respective 11 and win against Metro. 12-goal kicking titles for Port Melbourne as well as fi ve Once again both teams rolled in new players to give them competition honours. an opportunity to showcase their talent on the national Cook and Bonnett, who sit fi rst and third on the stage. competition all-time goal kicking ladder, will have the Vic Country and Metro travel this weekend to Western goal ends at the North Port Oval named after them, just and South Australia respectively where they again will be as Gordon Coventry and Tony Lockett have at Etihad challenged by their peers. Stadium. We watch with interest as tomorrow’s future stars While it’s 30 years since Cook played and a half century provide a snapshot of their ability. since Bonnett graced the North Port Oval, the Port Melbourne Club has made a signifi cant statement to its Grant Williams fans, present and future, as well as the Peter Jackson VFL AFL Victoria General Manager Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Dave O’Neill, Kate Mitchell Design & Print: Cyan Press Photos: AFL Photo’s (unless otherwise credited) Visy Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Advertising: Ryan Webb (03) 8341 6062 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 State League & Talent Manager: John Hook www.afl vic.com.au High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Cover photo: Chris Judd makes his VFL debut for Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen Northern Blues Talent Operations Coordinator: Lauren Bunting www.vfl .com.au 1 MEDIA COVERAGE ABC TV Saturday June 14: Port Melbourne vs Footscray, 1pm Next Week: Casey Scorpions vs Box Hill Hawks VFL Radio Sunday June 15: Werribee Tigers vs Essendon. From 12:30pm Live on Digital Radio via Aussie, Red Time Sport and SEN I-Phone Apps, online via vfl .com.au or sen.com.au and on Vision Australia Radio on 1179AM Next game: Collingwood vs Footscray 3WBC Saturday June 14: Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown, 1pm Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or the Tune In Radio app Next game: Casey Scorpions vs Box Hill Hawks Casey Radio Saturday June 14: North Ballarat vs Casey Scorpions, 1pm Tune to 97.7fm in Melbourne, via the web at www.caseyradio.com.au, or on the Tune In Radio app on your smart phone. Next game: Casey Scorpions vs Box Hill Hawks Tiger Radio Saturday June 14: Richmond vs Northern Blues, 10:45am Users can listen by downloading Richmond’s app, via the iTunes App Store or Google Play, and choose ‘VFL Radio’ in the menu or via link on www.richmondfc.com.au SEN Thursday June 19 The Peter Jackson VFL Show 8:30pm – 9pm Peter Jackson VFL Podcast Visit the VFL website each Tuesday for the Peter Jackson VFL Podcast. Join Michael Leeds and Anthony Stanguts this week as they analyse the round, and chat to special guests. This week: Casey Scorpions captain Evan Panozza and Geelong captain Dom Gleeson Find the link on vfl .com.au or search ‘AFL Victoria’ on SoundCloud VFL Online Keep up to date with the Peter Jackson VFL via the following methods: Website: www.vfl .com.au @VFLnews #PJVFL www.facebook.com/vfl footy 2 www.afl vic.com.au DEREK KING Vale Derek King Derek King may have been known to tangle his words, but on the football fi eld he left his rivals in a tangle. Few players of King’s era possessed his silky smooth skills, and coupled with his acceleration and speed, it made him one of the fi nest footballers of his era. King, 65, who died last month after a battle with cancer, is the only player to have won a JJ Liston Trophy and Field Medal (awarded for the best and fairest in the VFA Second Division). King polled the most votes ever in the Field Medal (67) when playing for Oakleigh, in the days when both fi eld umpires cast individual votes. He fell one vote shy of adding a second JJ Liston Trophy when he fi nished second behind Dandenong’s Danny Hibbert in 1976. After playing 11 games with St Kilda, King forged a career as one of the best players in the VFA for the best part of a decade. Not only did he represent the VFA, but in the competition’s centenary year he gained selection in its All Star team. After his VFA career fi nished, King turned to the suburban competitions where he carved out a career as a successful coach at Ashburton, St Kilda City, South Yarra, Noble Park and Oakleigh Districts. Stevie Carr, the Port Melbourne Football Club Team Manager, struck up a friendship with King in the early 70s with a shared love of athletics, footy and cold refresher at the Turf Club Hotel in Caulfi eld. Carr acted as the runner for King when he coached “He was a gifted athlete and he was a funny bloke. He was Ashburton to two fl ags before he went to St Kilda City and always getting his words mixed up and it would break us then South Yarra. all up. He noted that King was the playing coach at all the above “I remember one day he pointed to an opposition player and mentioned clubs. said ‘he’s built like a German shithouse’ when he meant to say he was built like a Sherman tank. “I reckon he would have been playing coach until his early 50s, it was pretty amazing,” Carr said. “You would get the giggles and he’d come over and say “He was a terrifi c track and fi eld runner. He ran at Stawell ‘stop it and listen to me’. He was an absolute tear jerker where he made a fi nal one year, he won the Arthur Postle with his words.” Sprint at Stawell along with the Moomba and Maryborough “He’s one out of the box Dekka King, he will be sadly Gifts. missed.” www.vfl .com.au 3 4 www.afl vic.com.au BRYCE CURNOW The hardworking defender Most defenders love more than anything else drifting forward to kick a goal, if nothing more than to remind their teammates how easy their role is. And, the feeling is even better if they can slot through a He said Curnow has done a good job to progress to where couple of goals. he currently is as he did not have a background in the But, not North Ballarat defender Bryce Curnow, who more talented player pathway. than once has been switched from defence to attack with “He is a good learner and he’s very coachable and we stunning results. proudly use him as a an example of someone who was North Ballarat coach Gerard FitzGerald employed Curnow prepared to come to Ballarat, do well at his studies and in attack last season against Sandringham and he work hard at his football,” FitzGerald said. responded with a match-winning six goal haul.