VFL ROUND 16, TAC CUP ROUND 13 AFL VICTORIA MULTICULTURAL ROUND, JULY 16-17, 2011 Many cultures. One game 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 Celebrating multicultural round This weekend in the Peter Jackson VFL and TAC Cup, we celebrate the diversity of cultures that participate in our game of Australian Football. FOOTBALL continues to evolve culturally diverse backgrounds. South Pacifi c team - comprising at the speed of a Gary Ablett-like It’s worth noting that 20 per players from Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, explosive burst from a contested cent of Australians were born Tonga and New Zealand - are situation. in another country and half the competing. Forward presses, defensive lock number of migrants come from The World XVIII includes players downs and player substitutions, non English speaking nations. from Scotland, Ireland, USA, all unheard of several seasons Combine that with their Australian Canada, East Timor and South ago, are now staples of the game. born children they constitute 43 Africa with the rest of the squad So, too, the multicultural per cent of the population. comprising of Australian based expansion of those now playing By 2025 overseas born families players from Sudan, Lebanon, the game from country and will out-number locally born Turkey, to name but a few suburban level to TAC Cup to VFL families. Australia’s population, nationalities, who are currently to AFL. currently 22 million, is projected involved in the TAC Cup system. As our country welcomes more to grow to 35 million by 2049 Unquestionably, Australian and more migrants from a raft of with the majority of that increase Rules popularity has never been countries and our communities coming from migrants. greater. Its interest and appeal continue to diversify, so, too, Inside this joint VFL/TAC Cup now spreads past its once the interest in Australian Rules Record are vignettes of how boys traditional base, the world is continues to spike. and men whose heritage range starting to play the game. AFL Development has seven from Lebanon to Turkey, to Egypt And, it’s great to hear that players core national objectives, one to New Zealand have embraced post training are feasting not of which is engagement - to the game. only on a meat pie, but a lavish develop community engagement Just as importantly, these young Lebanese meal, prepared by the initiatives that add social value men and their extended families families of proud and passionate and support access to the have been welcomed and parents who’ve fallen in love with broader pathways and inclusive included into respective club our game. environments, particularly in the environments. Small steps, yes, but it is part of a Indigenous and multicultural There is no greater example bigger picture of how and where communities. of how the traditions and we’d like to expand the game so it It is incumbent on our football awareness of our game has truly is a game of the people. fraternity to engage, recruit and evolved than the NAB AFL Under - Grant Williams retain not only players from a 16 Championships currently multicultural background, but also underway at Blacktown, Sydney General Manager, AFL Victoria volunteers, umpires and fans from where a World XVIII and a JULY 16th-17 th, 2011 Editor: Anthony Stanguts HEADQUARTERS CONTENTS anthony.stanguts@afl vic.com.au Contributors: Adrian Dunn, Matt Lee, Brendan Lucas, Ben Cavarra. Visy Park Design & Print: Red Onion Creative (03) 5221 4408 Gate 3 Royal Parade Photos: Getty Images, Damian Visentini Carlton Nth VIC 3054 Advertising: David Howard (03) 8341 6007 GPO Box 4337 AFL Victoria General Manager: Grant Williams MELBOURNE VIC 3001 VFL 5 - 39 Football Operations Manager: John Hook Phone: (03) 8341 6000 High Performance Managers: Anton Grbac, TAC Cup 40 - 62 Leon Harris Fax: (03) 9380 1076 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 Get behind the Call to Arms Each year, around 15,000 Victorian men hear the words “you have cancer”, and this is why it is important to support the Call to Arms campaign. MOST people will have been While fi gures show that 1 in 2 men • Body Checks touched by the effects of cancer, will be diagnosed with cancer • Quitting Smoking whether it is a family member or before the age of 85, the survival • Being Sun Smart friend being diagnosed by the rate for many common cancers disease, or worse still having has increased by more than 30% For more information on the Call to someone they know lose their life in the past two decades. Because Arms, visit www.calltoarms.com.au to cancer. at least one in three cancers are or call 1300 65 65 85. Each week I am one of those people who have preventable, raising awareness in the Record we will let you know lost a family member to cancer, through a campaign like Call to which clubs are supporting the and know fi rsthand the effect it can Arms matters, as clubs can help Call to Arms in their home game, have on a family. That’s why I am increase understanding about so be sure to get behind the very passionate about the Call to ways to reduce these statistics. cause. Arms campaign. This is a great opportunity for - Anthony Stanguts Over the next month, the Cancer clubs to play an important role Communications Offi cer, Council Victoria and VFL clubs in tackling men’s cancer issues. AFL Victoria are calling on their players and Funds raised will contribute to supporters to help tackle cancer the Cancer Council’s research, PS: We regularly acknowledge and join in the Call to Arms. education and patient support player milestones in the Record, programs. but next week we will recognise A number of VFL clubs are two VFL goal umpires - Lloyd Fisk volunteering to get behind the While the money’s important, so and Michael Richardson – who cause to raise money for the is making a difference in people’s this Saturday will offi ciate in their Cancer Council. In this weekend’s attitudes. Club’s participating 175th matches together in the Port Box Hill Hawks vs North Ballarat have received a health message Melbourne v Bendigo Bombers game – and a number of games to poster with 5 simple actions that game, earning them both life follow in late July and early August can reduce an individual’s chance memberships. Check the Record - players will be wearing yellow of getting cancer, these are; next week for an article on the armbands and supporters will be • Exercise milestone men. asked to make a contribution to the • Healthy Diet Cancer Council. media coverage Round 16, July 16th - 17th: Saturday, 16 th July ABC TV : Geelong vs Coburg Tigers, tune into ABC1 from 1pm Sunday, 17 th July 3WBC: Box Hill Hawks vs North Ballarat, Listen live on 94.1fm or online at www.3wbc.org.au from 1pm VFL Radio: Box Hill vs North Ballarat from 1:30pm www.vfl .com.au or www.bpmmedia.com.au or Aussie Digitial Thursday, 21st July SEN: ‘State of Play’ - the VFL half hour 8:30pm-9pm 4 www.afl vic.com.au foxtel cup Seagulls into Foxtel Cup Grand Final WILLIAMSTOWN ruthlessly booked Veszpremi, still looking for his this season - taking into account itself into the inaugural Foxtel Cup fi rst game with his new club, put its Foxtel Cup commitments - Grand Final when it out-matched forward his claims for elevation German’s idea to rotate his VFL East Perth last Saturday at Etihad to the AFL with a lively forward players of Ben Jolley, Dane Rampe Stadium. display. and Matthew Grossman, who didn’t The Seagulls, boasting 14 Western Veszpremi, who spent two years play against East Perth, is a sound Bulldogs listed or rookie players, at Sydney for a grand total of one. were dominant from the opening 11 games, hit the ball hard, Williamstown will play the winner of bounce as they exposed all of East showcased his speed and his this weekend’s Semi-Final between Perth’s defi ciencies – and there fi nishing skills. He fi nished with four Claremont/Port Adelaide in the were plenty – to turn the Foxtel Cup goals, all in the fi rst three quarters, grand Final on Saturday, August 6. Semi Final into a laugher by quarter in an impressive display. The venue has yet to be decided. time. Williamstown captain Brett Johnson Fox Sports will televise the match With VFL listed player Ben Davies was, again, a class act. Johnson live. putting on a possession gathering sets the example from the get-go Williamstown clinic, Williamstown surged to a and his execution of skills sets a 6.4 10.5 13.5 16.7 (103) 38-point lead at the fi rst break standard for his teammates. and increased the margin over East Perth Signifi cantly, Williamstown coach 0.2 1.3 2.7 4.8 (32) the subsequent three quarters as Peter German took the opportunity they ran out 16.7 (103) to 4.8 (32) to provide some big game Goals winners. experience to several of his list. Phil Williamstown: Veszpremi 4, Cravino Such was Williamstown’s superiority Smith, Nick Walters and Stephen 2, Minson 2, Goodes 2 Addison, that they had posted 10.4 before McCallum, who between them have Johnson, Hahn, Howard, Tutt, East Perth kicked its fi rst goal with played one VFL senior match this Johannisen just two minutes remaining in the season, were included in the Foxtel second quarter.