VFL Round 2 TAC Cup Round 4 25-26 April 2015 $3.00 Photo: Arj Giese Photo: Arj Giese ANY TWO SUITS FOR $795* PREMIER PARTNER VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Features 8 9 Lest we forget 11 End of alignment 13 NAB AFL U16 Championships Every week Editorial 3 VFL News 4 TAC Cup News 5 AFL Vic News 7 VFL Round Highlights 14 TAC Cup Round Highlights 15 Club Whiteboard 16 19 Draft Watch 64 Who’s playing who 50 51 Queensland v Dandenong 32 33 Werribee v Nth Ballarat 52 53 Western v NWS/ACT 34 35 Frankston v Richmond 54 55 Gippsland v Northern 36 37 Port Melbourne v Northern Blues 56 57 Murray v Oakleigh 38 39 Essendon v Collingwood 58 59 Geelong v Bendigo 40 41 Footscray v Casey 60 61 Calder v Nth Ballarat 42 43 Box Hill v Coburg 62 63 Sandringham v Eastern 44 45 Williamstown v Sandringham BYE: Geelong Editor: Kate Mitchell kate.mitchell@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Dave O’Neill, Anthony Stanguts Design & Print: Cyan Press Photos: AFL Photo’s (unless otherwise credited) Ikon Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton Nth, VIC 3054 Advertising: Ryan Webb (03) 8341 6062 GPO Box 4337, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Phone: (03) 8341 6000 | Fax: (03) 9380 1076 AFL Victoria CEO: Steven Reaper www.afl vic.com.au State League & Talent Manager: John Hook High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, Leon Harris Front cover photo: ANZAC Day Talent Operations Coordinator: Rhy Gieschen Talent Operations Coordinator: Lauren Bunting www.taccup.com.au 01 Television Online VFL Online Website: www.vfl .com.au Twitter: @VFLnews #PJVFL Facebook: www.facebook.com/vfl footy Broadcasting the Peter Jackson VFL in 2015 TAC Cup Online Sunday April 26 – 12pm Website: www.taccup.com.au Essendon vs Collingwood Twitter: @TACCup Next week: Coburg vs Frankston Facebook: www.facebook.com/taccupfooty Radio VFL Radio Saturday April 25, Werribee vs North Ballarat From 1.30pm Live on Digital Radio via Aussie, Red Time Sport and SEN iPhone Apps, online via vfl .com.au or sen.com.au Next week: Essendon vs Casey Scorpions TAC Cup Radio Sunday April 26, Sandringham Dragons v Eastern Ranges From 10.45am Listen live on the Red Time Sport iPhone App or www.taccup.com.au Next week: Oakleigh vs Nth Ballarat 3WBC Sunday April 26: Box Hill Hawks vs Coburg From 1pm Listen to 94.1FM, online at www.3wbc.org.au or the Tune In Radio app Casey Radio Sunday April 26: Footscray vs Casey Scorpions From 11am 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 week: Sandringham vs Northern Blues 02 www.vfl .com.au ANZAC Day The most signifi cant day on our national calendar, April 25 is a date eternally etched into Australian and New Zealand history. This year it is even more so, with 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. What makes ANZAC Day so special to Australians and what it means can diff er for each individual. But we all acknowledge that it is a time to refl ect on both past and present confl icts, and pay our respects to the men and women who have served or are serving in them. We honour the memory of the fallen and recognise the sacrifi ces made by those currently serving in the Australian Defence Force. We take enormous pride in our own partners, family members, past and present, who have all courageously served our country. ANZAC Day gives us perspective. It reminds us to be thankful for the freedoms that our society enjoys today and to never take those freedoms for granted given what was sacrifi ced for them. This year ANZAC Day falls on a Saturday, three VFL and six TAC Cup games (including one match in Queensland) will be played on this day and we must never forget that being able to play football on ANZAC Day is a privilege. Across the two competitions clubs and supporters will join together for ANZAC Day services and tributes, remembering, honouring and thanking our service men and women. Nothing can compare to what our ANZAC’s endured and experienced, but the spirit and values they forged through that adversity on the battlefi eld all those years ago still live on with us today. We regularly here in sport words like courage, sacrifi ce, team work, endurance, initiative and respect being used. The meaning of these words will always have a far greater signifi cance when aligned to our Australian Defence Force and it is this special day that we should refl ect on such words when the meanings have a far greater impact and signifi cance that will never be equalled. The Calder Cannons know about sacrifi ce and courage all too well. A graduate from their program, Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird, was killed while on active duty in Afghanistan in 2013. In 2014 Corporal Baird was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour. In awarding the medal the off icial statement said, “Corporal Baird’s acts of valour and self-sacrifi ce regained the initiative and preserved the lives of his team members. His actions were of the highest order and in keeping with the fi nest traditions of the Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force.” In honour of Corporal Baird, the Cannons named their most courageous player award aft er him. At last year’s presentation night, Cannons defender James Latham became the inaugural winner of the Cameron Baird medal. This weekend we should remember that football is just a game. It’s a game that is a privilege to play, it’s a game that brings us together and it’s a game that we should all enjoy whilst also taking the time to remember that we have others to thank for being able to play this game. Enjoy your day at the football this weekend. Steven Reaper AFL Victoria CEO www.taccup.com.au 03 Wynstan Joins VFL as a Premier News Partner AFL Victoria is pleased to announce Wynstan as a new Premier Partner of the Peter Jackson VFL in 2015. Positive start to Wynstan, specialising in blinds, doors, awnings and shutters, Channel 7 broadcasts enters its second sports sponsorship, also a partner of the Sydney Swans in the AFL. The fi rst Peter Jackson VFL game on Channel 7 The Wynstan brand will feature on the front of all VFL club for season 2015 attracted 52,000 viewers who jumpers this season, as well as on the goal posts in Channel 7 TV watched Box Hill Hawks turn the tables on games during the year. Footscray in the Grand Final rematch. AFL Victoria Marketing and Commercial Manager Ryan Webb The audience peaked in Melbourne at 88,000 said it was great to have an established brand such as Wynstan as the match went down to the wire in the fi nal join the competition. quarter. “We look forward to working with Wynstan to increase their Last year the TV broadcasts averaged mid 30,000 brand exposure in Victoria across our 15 clubs and the wider football audience that enjoys state league football. viewers per week, with the 2014 Round 1 clash between Williamstown and Box Hill rating 22,000. “They were drawn to the high standard of football produced in the competition, with the unique mix of elite and semi- Word quickly spread across social media Saturday professional footballers. that Channel 7 was now the home of VFL football, “At the same time we still have that community feel being able with the audience increasing across the aft ernoon. to listen to the coaches and have a kick on the ground during This week Channel 7 will broadcast the fi rst the breaks.” of two Sunday games for the year, with the Wynstan Sales and Marketing Director Iain Turner said the ANZAC Day weekend clash between Essendon competition is a great platform to help grow its brand in what is and Collingwood featuring Sunday (April 26) at a relatively new market for the company. 11:30am. Both teams will be looking for their fi rst “The Wynstan team is excited to be supporting the Victorian win of season 2015 aft er Round 1 defeats. Football League (VFL) this season. The coverage in Round 3 (May 2) will return to the “Over the last four years, we have successfully entered the Saturday midday timeslot with the standalone Victorian market using our model from NSW which has been operating for over 45 years and currently has 21 Showrooms,” battle between Coburg and Frankston before the Turner said. new team of Jason Bennett, Nigel Carmody, and “As a proudly Australian family organisation, Wynstan chose Campbell Brown head to Casey Fields for Casey the VFL to channel its energies into supporting football at a Scorpions versus Sandringham in Round 4 (May 9). community level. Saturday coverage begins at midday with the fi rst “We wish all the teams the best of luck for the season.” bounce at 12:12pm. To fi nd out more about Wynstan’s products visit - The following month of matches from Round 5 is www.wynstan.com.au now available on the VFL website. Photo: Jenny Owens 04 www.vfl .com.au Tough break for Parish News Under 16 Country carnival concludes The fi nal round of the Under 16 country carnival was played out in Bendigo on Friday April 10 to coincide with Country Round in the TAC Cup.