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CLINICAL PILATES STUDIO rDI"t,IH!,/"?°l(e,/ 1300 MYPILATES(1300 697 452) 22 Breed St, Traralgon 78 Smith St, Warragul 21 O Graham St, Wonthaggi pilateschoice.com.au I] ,-ccm 1p1141- @)inm!J>m /OpllmsehOiee SCHEDULE GAME TIMES 10:30am: Worksafe Community Championships Under 18s TRFM Gippsland League v Murray FL 11am: Metricon Intraleague Challenge TRFM Gippsland League 15 & Under’s 12pm: Worksafe Community TRFM Gippsland League v Championships Open Netball Murray Football League TRFM Gippsland League v Murray NA Saturday 19 May, 2018 1pm: Worksafe Community Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe Championships Seniors TRFM Gippsland League v Murray FL RANKING TEAMS VENUE 1 v 2 Geelong FNL v Eastern FL Etihad Stadium 3 v 4 MPNFL v Northern FL Preston City Oval 5 v 6 Ovens & Murray FL v Western RFL Yarrawonga JC Lowe Oval 7 v 8 Ballarat FNL v Goulburn Valley L MCG 9 v 10 Hampden FNL v Bendigo FNL Warrnambool Reid Oval 11 v 12 AFL Yarra Ranges v South East FNL Beaconsfield 13 v 14 Murray FL v Gippsland L Ted Summerton Reserve- Moe 15 v 16 Bellarine FNL v Wimmera FNL Horsham City Oval 17 v 18 Central Murray FNL v Sunraysia FNL Swan Hill Recreation Reserve 19 v 20 Geelong DFL v Heathcote DFL North Geelong 21 v 22 Southern FNL v North Central FL Boort FNC 23 v 24 Riddell DFNL v Central Highlands FL Bungaree 25 v 26 MCDFNL v West Gippsland FNL Garfield 27 v 28 Horsham DFNL v Ellinbank DFL Ballarat City Oval 29 v 30 Kyabram DFNL v Colac DFNL Central Reserve Colac 31 v 32 Golden Rivers FL v Loddon Valley DFL Queen Elizabeth Oval Bendigo LOCAL DERBY GAME VENUE Ovens & King DFL v Hume FL Howlong FC NO DOGS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE GROUNDS TRFM Gippsland League v Murray Football League 1 AFL VICTORIA WELCOME WELCOME TO THE 2018 WORKSAFE AFL VICTORIA COMMUNITY CHAMPIONSHIPS The battle for the ultimate football bragging Kilda and Collingwood on Saturday night. rights will be up for grabs today, with the In addition, the Community Championships return of the 2018 WorkSafe AFL Victoria will take centre stage in Melbourne’s south- Community Championships. east, with the 11 v 12 match between AFL Yarra This year, the WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community Ranges and South East FNL to be played at Championships once again promises to Beaconsfield’s Holm Park as a curtain raiser to deliver another exciting round of community the Round 7 Peter Jackson VFL match between football, as the opportunity to participate in Richmond and Sandringham. senior representative programs continues to We adelighted to be able to bring the best of be a highlight for footballers in community community football to the some of the game’s competitions across the state. most iconic venues and provide players with the Today, a total of 32 leagues will compete in a opportunity to showcase their skills in front of big one off head-to-head match across 16 different crowds. venues around Victoria, including JLT Community In addition to the Championships, it’s great to Series venues Central Reserve Colac and Moe’s see a host of junior and senior female community Ted Summerton Reserve, while Peter Jackson football stars don their local colours and VFL and TAC Cup venues Preston City Oval and participate in a number of representative games Queen Elizabeth Oval (Bendigo) will also host taking place as curtain raisers to their respective matches. Community Championship senior match. Visit Highlighted this season is the return of the aflvic.com.au for the full fixtures. highest ranked country game at the MCG, with Following on from a successful 2018 Community the 7 v 8 match between Ballarat FNL and Umpiring Week earlier this month, I would like Goulburn Valley League to be played as a curtain to congratulate all the umpires who have been raiser to the Round 9 AFL Country Game match selected to adjudicate in today’s matches. between Essendon and Geelong. In addition, the leagues’ next crop of local senior stars will also Their hard work, dedication and strong headline at one of Melbourne’s iconic turfs, with performances either in the V/Line Umpiring the leagues’ Under 19 representative match to be Academies or metropolitan league associations played at Punt Road Oval. will put them in good stead to officiate community Over a decade sponsoring football’s top players. This is a fantastic opportunity for not only players, but for umpires, coaches and volunteers to run Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to Country Football. out on the game’s biggest stage. I would like to thank all the leagues, staff, players, coaches take this opportunity to thank everyone involved and volunteers involved in the 2018 WorkSafe in making this match a reality, including our AFL Victoria Community Championships, for their Over 30 years helping competition sponsor WorkSafe, AFL, Essendon enthusiasm and support in the lead up to the and Geelong Football Clubs for their support. event. keep workplaces safe. The battle for community football’s top ranking We hope that you enjoy the experience and wish is set to be another blockbuster, when the you the best of luck for the remainder of the 2018 current number-one-ranked Geelong FNL football season. attempt to secure its third straight Community Championships title when it lines up against the Stephen O’Donohue Eastern FL at Etihad Stadium. Big crowds are expected at the match which will be a curtain AFL Victoria Community Football & raiser to the Round 9 AFL game between St. Development Manager TRFM Gippsland League v Murray Football League 3 VWA 1007_FootyRecord_210x148_Football_MONO_V3.indd 1 6/04/2016 4:20 PM TRFM GIPPSLAND LEAGUE WELCOME The 2018 instalment of the Worksafe today. Kristian Gray again has done Community Championships is finally an excellent job with the 18s side and here and we are glad that the action their 2018 representative campaign is is ready to get underway. It has been only just beginning today with more a long process this offseason to get footy to come later in 2018 also. Stacie this event up and running so we thank Gardiner has pulled together the Open AFL Victoria, AFL Gippsland and all the netball side with a large number of our parties who worked extremely hard to 2017 Team of the Year featuring today. make this happen. It is great to see that The Open girls have been extremely the schedule today will feature multiple successful over the past few years and games with our Under 18s and Open the League will again continue to look to sides looking to continue on with their our senior netballers to lead the way. winning runs at representative level. It The hardwork of our volunteers doesn’t is also a chance for the Senior side to go un noticed and the League thanks get a win back on the board after two all who have helped so far to get these disappointing consecutive defeats. sides on the track. Thanks to Traralgon Thanks to Harmit Singh and Brad Dean FNC for their support and efforts in for their hardwork so far with the senior hosting the jumper presentations and side. It is a little disappointing that we Moe FNC for their efforts on matchday didn’t get the buy in from all clubs but and training. Welcome to all our visitors through a lot of work they have been from the Murray Football and Netball able to put together a great squad of leagues , we hope you enjoy your time players that most importantly want in Gippsland and at Ted Summerton to represent their League and play Reserve today. TRFM Gippsland League v Murray Football League 5 MURRAY FL WELCOME represented the league in the past and the sacrifices they made. This honour has not been lost on our current playing group. Good luck to them today. Adie Daly takes the reins of the Under 18 team for the third year in succession. He has been greatly supported by Levi Power and Mick Taylor. Together they have the Under 18s fully prepared to put up a great contest. Most of these boys have come through our representative program from a young age and although the nerves will be there, I am sure they are ready for the big stage. The league wishes them well and thanks them for their time and effort. On behalf of the Executive of the Ken Muston It also great to have an opponent for our Open Isuzu UTE Murray Football Netball League I Netball who are joining the footballers for just the welcome you all to Moe for the AFL Victoria third time over the last eight years. Thanks again Worksafe Country Championships. Since the to the Gippsland FNL for making the commitment inception of the ratings system, the Murray FNL and supporting netball. I am sure the contest will has now covered all corners of the state. This be closely fought. has come at an enormous costs which the Murray It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the FNL clubs have had to subsidise. Without the trainers and support staff who have given up their support of the clubs we would not be here today. time to ensure the boys and girls have the best Although a win would be important to the Murray preparation. Also thanks to Tracey Mark for her FNL Clubs today this is more about the notion administration support.