Crunch game for Hawks VFL ROUND 14, TAC CUP ROUND 11 AFL VICTORIA JULY 2-3, 2011 Bendigo break the drought ALL-NEW RANGER Ready to take on the world Tested to the limits and beyond Meet the team and the locations that pushed the all-new Ranger to the limits and beyond at ford.com.au/newranger Pre-production 4x4 XLT Crew Cab shown in Aurora Blue. Appearance may change at time of introduction. editorial Country versus Metro The fi nale to the Under 18 National Championships this year sees the two Victorian teams go head to head. FOR more than 20 years it has where the respective teams State of Origin discussion there been locked into the football may sit in the title race, which is a genuine, strong sense of calendar as a must see match both teams desperately want pride of all these players to and it will no different on to win. represent their State and pull Wednesday evening when Vic It’s about bragging rights, on the Big V. Country and Vic Metro go head but it goes deeper. It’s about It is seen as an honour to head at Etihad Stadium. how football is perceived: city and a privilege, a sense It is one of, if not THE highlight versus country, a rivalry in any of achievement that most of the NAB AFL Under 18 sense as old as the State itself. prioritised during pre-season Championships and this year it By extension it provides a training or even last year. will be a fi tting fi nale to another valuable insight into player’s Importantly, there is also memorable Championships development and showcases an understanding and where we’ve witnessed a snap their talent under intensity and appreciation of the history shot of some of tomorrow’s pressure they’ve previously and signifi cance of what the AFL stars. never experienced. Championships mean and Adding to lore of the Vic It will demand more of these those greats like Jimmy Bartel, Country/Vic Metro match is young players than ever before Adam Goodes, Chris Judd, that it has entered prime time and how they handle it may Marc Murphy and co., who and will be televised live on well determine if they are to be have played in it. Fox Sports. selected at the AFL National Above all it is a wonderful All Championship matches are Draft later this year. advertisement for Victorian signifi cant in their own right, It also allows players to realise football and our development but Vic Country/Vic Metro what it possible. Sometimes, it programs. matches scale heights others is the making of a player. Head to Etihad Stadium if you do not. There’s rivalry against For some it will be the biggest get the chance or watch it on South and West Australia, but match they play in their football TV, chances are you won’t be it pales in comparison to when career. For others it will be disappointed. the Victorian teams go head another step along the talent - Anton Grbac & Leon Harris to head. pathway that leads to the AFL. High Performance Managers It’s unmistakable. It’s palpable. Without wishing to enter the It’s a match, regardless of AFL Victoria JULY 2nd-3rd, 2011 Editor: Anthony Stanguts anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au HEADQUARTERS CONTENTS Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Matt Lee, Paul Hooper, Samantha Landy, Brendan Lucas, Visy Park Ben Guthrie, Anna Harington, Gate 3 Royal Parade Luke Mason. Design & Print: Red Onion Creative (03) 5221 4408 Carlton Nth VIC 3054 Photos: Getty Images, Damian Visentini GPO Box 4337 Advertising: David Howard (03) 8341 6007 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams VFL 5 - 37 Football Operations Manager: John Hook Phone: (03) 8341 6000 TAC Cup 38 - 62 High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Fax: (03) 9380 1076 Leon Harris Football Operations Offi cer: Luke Gatti Website: www.afl vic.com.au Football Operations Coordinator: Sophie Timms www.afl vic.com.au 3 note from the editor Feedback appreciated As we are now in the second half of the season, it is a great chance to turn things back over to you, the person reading this Record, to provide your feedback. NOW we are half way through can add. Maybe there are not information, and they must be the season, what are your more things that we can add, commended for all the work thoughts on the media but you might know a good they do behind the scenes, coverage this year, and story, or someone we can chat especially organising such especially the Record? to for one of our columns – let event. An example of an event Obviously I asked early in the us know. is this week’s feature on the year what your thoughts on the Next week, and in following “Training for Life” Cup being expanded Record were, but it weeks, we will feature a regular played between Box Hill Hawks has been awhile since those column looking at last time and Collingwood. Various early weeks of the season so I teams met to start to give a media outlets are always thought I would send a call out preview to upcoming matches looking for these little titbits to for feedback once gain. each weekend. We will also try add to their stories, so let us know the various Cups and As I mentioned at the start and feature more pictures in events that are occurring each of the year, developing the future weeks as well, to capture weekend. Record was always going to be the action out on the park, as a gradual process. While we well as writing about it. I have As I said from the start of the started with a 54 page Record, also stumbled across archive year, I wanted to make the we have now expanded to our copies of the Record, so in Record a publication that you limits as a 64 page booklet, future weeks I hope to feature want to grab each week when which hopefully gives you some of the articles and stories you are out at the football. the reader more content on a that were in the Record’s of The only way we can make weekly basis. yesteryear. sure of that is to receive your feedback, to let us know we are We have tried to develop some We are however always looking on the right track. Send through weekly features in the Record for stories – if an event or a your feedback to anthony. this year, like ‘In the Outer’, milestone is occurring at your stanguts@afl vic.com.au Facebook highlights, and in club let us know, as we would recent weeks ‘5 minutes with love to cover it. The clubs and - Anthony Stanguts ...’, but I am always interested their offi cials have been great to hear if there is more that we this year at passing on such Communications Offi cer media coverage Round 14, July 2nd - 3rd: Saturday, 2nd July ABC TV : Box Hill Hawks vs Collingwood, tune into ABC1 from 1pm 3WBC: Box Hill Hawks vs Collingwood, Listen live on 94.1fm or online at www.3wbc.org.au from 12pm Sunday, 3 rd July VFL Radio: Northern Bullants vs Williamstown from 1:30pm www.vfl .com.au or www.bpmmedia.com.au or Aussie Digitial Thursday, 7th July SEN: ‘State of Play’ - the VFL half hour 8:30pm-9pm 4 www.afl vic.com.au training for life cup The ‘Training For Life’ Cup VS THE Box Hill Hawks and allow each player to develop and a great opportunity to Collingwood will this weekend in critical areas away from the highlight the range of training play off for the “Training for football fi eld, enhancing career options available to all Life” Cup when they go head to options into the future. Victorians. Like many VFL and head in round 14 of VFL action. From an AFL Victoria AFL players today including The “Training for Life” Cup perspective, this provides Carlton’s Matthew Kreuzer, I provides a unique opportunity options for players to establish also juggled my playing career for both AFL Victoria and Skills a career outside football, which with completing my studies Victoria to promote Education is a priority and the importance to prepare for my future after and the value of training to of this can’t be underplayed. football,” Hall said. a wide cross section of the CEO of Acacia, David Griffi n “Whether you’re a footy player community. says the partnership with AFL or a fan, this game is all about As a major partner, Acacia’s Victoria has been positive. showing the importance involvement with AFL Victoria of continuing to learn and “The programs are making develop new skills and how extends across both the VFL a real difference and we are and TAC Cup competitions, it’s now easier to access these pleased to partner with AFL opportunities through Victoria’s helping to ensure the on fi eld Victoria and provide a level of AFL Pathway is clearly defi ned thriving vocational education education that assists players and training sector.” and well established. in developing further career With a community development opportunities”. As well as playing for the focus, Acacia has been inaugural Cup, the match takes Minister for Higher Education on season defi ning proportions assisting AFL Victoria create and Skills, the Hon. Peter Hall and develop off fi eld for both sides. Over recent MLC is attending the game on weeks the top eight teams opportunities by establishing the weekend, and believes it an educational pathway have quickly increased the gap is a great chance to showcase between eighth spot, and Box that aligns with the on fi eld the programs that groups like component.