RECORD ISSUE 19 13th August 2016 $2.00 KICKIN’ IT WITH KRISTEN Editorial – Issue 19, August 13th 2016 CELEBRATING THE WRFL’S JUNIOR FOOTBALLERS By KRISTEN ALEBAKIS LAST weekend, 10 junior The Titans finished fifth on the ladder and have teams were crowned overcome teams in the first three weeks of finals to get champions for 2016 after to this position. winning their respective It is a story that I am confident will motivate and Grand Final matches. encourage not only junior teams but seniors teams to It was a fantastic day at both never give up. Junior Finals venues, with large I wish them and all of the other junior teams playing in crowds supporting all teams. Grand Finals the very best of luck. While it was great to see so In senior news, this weekend marks the last home and many happy and ecstatic faces away game for Divisions 1, 2 and 3. when the final siren sounded, it is also important to Eighteen rounds have come and gone with the 2016 note that all teams can’t win the premiership. Finals Series kicking off across the west next weekend. There were plenty of tears after games and people The Division 1 Grand Final will be played on September looking back at what could have been, but instead 11 at Whitten Oval, the Division 2 final will be at Avalon of Grand Final day being about who wins or loses, it Airport Oval in Werribee on September 4 and the Division should be a celebration of footy. 3 Grand Final is on September 3 at Wootten Road Reserve. It is shaping up to be a cracking four week series. I All juniors should be proud of their achievements this hope to see many of you out and about supporting season and should hold their heads high. #TheBestOfTheWest Tarneit’s Under-12 coach Leigh Gallop said it best when Finally, if you take any photos from Week 4 of Junior he said his team were already winners in his eyes, Finals and would like it to be featured online or in the regardless of whether or not they win or lose on Sunday. next edition of the Footy Record, please email it to [email protected] The story of Tarneit’s Under-12 team is an inspiring one. The WRFL Footy Show will also be continuing over the The team was one of the club’s foundation teams back junior and senior finals series. I will be out and about in 2014 and over the past couple of years have battle interviewing players, coaches and volunteers who are a their way through each season. part of the finals series. After winning just three games last year the team now Make sure to check out the WRFL website or the WRFL’s finds themselves playing in the Under-12C Grand Final Facebook page to stay up-to-date with all the latest news. on Sunday. See you at the footy. CONTENTS Division 3 Senior/Reserves .................................................28-36 School Sport Australia ...................................................................3 Umpire’s Corner ............................................................................. 37 Junior Presentation Night ............................................................4 Tips/Flashback Photo .................................................................. 38 Tarneit makes history .....................................................................5 Under-19 Division 1 ...............................................................39-44 Division 1 Senior/Reserves ...................................................7-16 Under-19 Division 2 ...............................................................46-49 Player Profile ................................................................................... 17 Leading Goal Kickers ................................................................... 52 Division 2 Senior/Reserves .................................................18-25 Junior Finals Results ..............................................................54-59 FRONT COVER CAPTION: St Albans faces Deer Park today in a must win clash if they are to figure in the finals. Picture: DARRELL JONES WRFL FOOTY RECORD Western Region Football League President: Meredith Angwin Level One, Whitten Oval, Footscray CEO: Bob Tregear OFFICE: (03) 9315-5400 Editor: Kristen Alebakis 1 WRFL FOOTY RECORD Club Multicultural Diversity Partner GROWING AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL IN THE WEST WRFL NEWS DYNAMIC DUO PICKED IN ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM By KRISTEN ALEAKIS TWO of the WRFL’s junior rising stars were named This year, Emerson in the School Sport Australia Under-15 All- has also had an Australian team after impressing at the national incredible season carnival last month. with the Altona Juniors, booting 59 Altona Juniors star Emerson Jeka and St Bernard’s young goals. gun Jeremy O’Sullivan were both picked in the All- Australian team after standout performances for Victoria He said his next during the week-long event. footy goal was to make the 2017 The dynamic duo have had some experience playing Under-16 Brad alongside each other, they both represented the WRFL Johnson squad. at the Junior Metro Championships. “I want to play well Vic Metro claimed the school title, going through the and be selected carnival undefeated. for the Vic Metro Altona Juniors star Emerson Jeka was picked in the All-Australian team. Emerson was the standout forward in the competition, team to play Picture: SUPPLIED kicking 19 goals in five games. in the National Championships, “It was an unbelievable experience for me,” he said. my dream is to be “To play with so many talented kids was a huge drafted in a couple of years’ time,” Emerson said. highlight and winning the championship was the best. Williamstown Juniors player Matthew Payne was also “I was happy with my performances and was so glad involved in the Under-12 Victorian team who claimed when I was selected for the All-Australian team. the School Sport Australia title. “I’m very proud to be in the team, but more happy that we won as a team.” Spotswood’s Ethan Bentley and Werribee Districts’ Lachlan Rzanovski were also involved in the Under-15 Victorian team. Emerson said he has made some great friends with his new team-mates and said the overall School Sport The All-Australian team at the end of the national carnival in Australia experience was a positive one. Queensland. Picture: SUPPLIED TRIBUNAL REPORT Results of the WRFL Tribunal from 6th and 7th August PLAYER CLUB GRADE CHARGE RESULT Nathan Doherty Albion Div 1 Seniors Charging Two (2) Matches Troy Ludolff Hoppers Crossing Under 13B Using abusive and obscene language Not Guilty Jesse Wells Laverton Div 3 Reserves Kicking Four (4) Matches * Denotes player opted for the prescribed automatic penalty 3 WRFL FOOTY RECORD WRFL JUNIOR WESTERN REGION PRESENTION NIGHT FOOTBALL LEAGUE WESTERN REGION FOOTBALL LEAGUE The WRFL would like to congratulate the following players who have been nominated in the Top 5 players for the 2016 Junior Best and Fairest Awards. All players (listed alphabetically below) have been invited to the 2016 WRFL Junior Presentation Night, to be held on Wednesday August 24 at the Wyndham Cultural Centre. Under-17A Under-14C Under-12C Marcus Holland (St Bernard’s) Corey Brock (St Bernard’s) Antonio Aranguiz (St Bernard’s) Ben Huggard (St Bernard’s) Callum Buckingham (Hoppers Crossing) Monique Gavriliadis (Tarneit) Toby Kopa (Spotswood) Michael Camilleri (St Albans) Sebastian Isolani (Flemington Juniors) Bailey Siwek (Werribee Districts) Samuel Clifford (Hoppers Crossing) Henry Lovell (West Footscray) Connor Thar (Werribee Districts) Noah Seiderman (Flemington Juniors) Joseph Pamintuan (St Albans) Under-17B Nathan Taylor (St Albans) Cooper Sutcliffe-Gilmore (Tarneit) Desmond Tipuamantumirri (Flemington Juniors) Stefan Costa (Wyndham Suns) Under-11 East Thomas Smith (Point Cook) Under-13A Jayden Archer (Point Cook) Max Tessari (Caroline Springs) Kai Coghlan (Williamstown Juniors) Michael Cilmi (Point Cook) Jai Veljanovski (North Footscray) Jesse Cavanagh (Caroline Springs) Oliver Murray (Caroline Springs) Matteo Zoccali (St Bernard’s) Massimo D’Ambrosio (Point Cook) Jake Smith (Williamstown Juniors) Under-17C Zayne Galea (Williamstown Juniors) Spencer Wray (Yarraville Seddon Eagles) Jaelen Pavlidis (Werribee Districts) Omar Alkantar (Newport Power) Under-11 West Jacob Purches (Yarraville Seddon Eagles) Jordan Davis (Sunshine) Jack Cave (Altona Juniors) Callan Gilboy (Werribee Districts) Under-13B Jai Lever (Hoppers Crossing) Brayden Maynard (Sunshine) Damon Bennett (Hoppers Crossing) Diesel Moloney (Altona Juniors) Connor McIntosh (Werribee Districts) Slade Ludolff (Hoppers Crossing) Oliver Scomazzon (Point Cook) Under-15A Max Owen (Newport Power) Jayden Smithers (Tarneit) Karan Bharathi (Altona Juniors) Ned Sayers (North Footscray) Evander Thomas (Sanctuary Lakes) Navdeep Singh (Wyndham Suns) Daniel Bolkas (Altona Juniors) Under-18 Girls Mathiang Chak (Werribee Districts) Under-13C Chandra Abrahams (VU Western Spurs) Emerson Jeka (Altona Juniors) Joel Diaz (Albion) Emily Gardner (Point Cook) Jett Matthews (Sanctuary Lakes) Cailin Hare (Deer Park) Elisabeth Georgostathis (VU Western Spurs) Under-15B Giuliano Giurleo (Sunshine) Taylah Searle (VU Western Spurs) Ethan Bentley (Spotswood) Eyel Patrice (Sunshine) Brodie Stevens (Deer Park) Dylan Ciappara (St Albans) Theo Peteinarias (Caroline Springs) Sharnie Whiting (Wyndhamvale) Mohammed El-Abdallah (Hoppers Crossing) Under-12A Under-15 Girls Brandon Robinson (Point Cook) Mabek Atem (Werribee Centrals) Isabella Grant (Spotswood) Dimitri Tsotsovis (Spotwood) Bradley Ganley (Hoppers Crossing) Rorie Lowe (Albion) Under-14A Thomas Lowrie (St Bernard’s) Isabella Negri