Senior
9 July 2011
Winners are grinners.
BIG V WINS A HEARTSTOPPER
Coach Dean Anderson, whose last two tries to beat the VCFL had ended in last kick disasters, finally got this team over the line at Shepparton on Saturday night. Again, it was a near thing, but the Ammos were the better team and deserved their victory, thie first against the Country since 2011.
The game began at breakneck speed and it was the Amateur team that made the running. Matt Ball and Dan Flaherty looked dangerous early. Unfortunately, there were several shots squandered and the VAFA lead was just five points at the first change, though Jack Watts slotted a beauty from the boundary line. The second term was the VAFA’s best, with Matt Torney, Nick Wynne and Al Austin providing enormous rebound and Ryan Colbert and Cam Howat clear winners across the middle of the park. With winners emerging everywhere, Nick Sautner struck three times in a hurry and they went to the break with a 21 point lead and a big appetite for the kill.
Darkness had well and truly descended by the time the second half began, and under bright floodlights, Jonno Nash streamed through the middle at the 4m mark to slot the Big V’s seventh goal. At this stage, there was every sense that we were about to witness a slaughter. Not so. The VCFL took over the centre clearances and roared into action and the goals came thick and fast. The VAFA surrendered the lead in a hurry as the Country hit targets, but Daniel Strachan won a couple of crucial clearances and Sautner and Sam Dunell restored some equilibrium with their replies.
At the final break, the Ammos led by by four points, with Anderson demanding that his team hang tough and take the game. In a tension filled final term, the teams traded goals. An almost certain mark to the Country’s dangerous goalsneak was thwarted by the long right arm of Hiwad Shakaib, while some excellent work from Sautner enabled Dunell to seal it for the VAFA.
Cam Howat won the Robert “Frosty” Fuller Medal for best afield, Ryan Colbert was voted by the VCFL as the VAFA’s best and Trent Zimbachs won the Spirit of the Big V Award.
VCFL (Major Leagues) 3.1 3.6 10.7 13.8 (86)
VAFA 3.6 6.9 10.11 13.14 (92)
VAFA Goals: N. Sautner 5, S. Dunell 2, C. Peterson 2, J. Watts , C. Howat , J. Perkins , J. Nash
Best: C. Howat, R. Colbert, M. Torney, N. Sautner, A. Austin, D. Strachan
8 July 2011
TEAM CHOSEN
The VAFA team to play the VCFL at Shepparton tomorrow at 4:05pm – live vision through vafa.com.au
Luke WINTLE (C) St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers
Matt TORNEY (vc) University Blues
Carl PETERSON Old Carey
Jonno NASH Old Melburnians
Travis RIDGWAY Old Haileybury
Justin PERKINS Caulfield
Hiwad SHAKAIB St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers
Daniel STRACHAN Collegians
Nick SAUTNER Collegians
Julian ROWE Old Carey
Sam DUNELL Old Melburnians
Paul WINTLE St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers
Ryan COLBERT Old Xaverians
Alastair AUSTIN University Blues
Mark COLLINS De La Salle
Daniel FLAHERTY Old Essendon
Nick WYNNE Old Xaverians
Jack WATTS University Blues
Michael HAROLD Oakleigh
Matthew BALL Old Xaverians
Cameron HOWAT Old Carey
Trent ZIMBACHS Collegians
Coach: Dean Anderson
Assistants/ Selectors: Mick Dwyer, Luke Beveridge, Michael Blood
Runner: Steve Crisp
Doctor: George Janko
Physio/Trainers:Neeraj Kocchhar, John Bromley, Rachael Cowdell
Team Manager: John Raffle
Timekeeper: John Robinson
Director of Rep Football: Michael Hazell
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16 June 2011
BIG V SQUAD
The initial training squad for the senior game against the VCFL has been named by coach Dean Anderson.
BEAUMARIS: Matthew Petering; CAULFIELD: Stefan Garruba, Justin Perkins; COLLEGIANS: Daniel Strachan; Trent Zimbachs; DE LA SALLE: Mark Collins, David Lowe, Tom Moloney, Aaron Shields; MARCELLIN: Jarrod Carlson; OAKLEIGH: Michael Harold; OLD CAREY: Grant Baldwin, Cameron Howat, Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble, Carl Peterson, Ben Smithwick; OLD ESSENDON: Daniel Flaherty; OLD HAILEYBURY: Travis Ridgway; OLD IVANHOE: Simon Fragiacomo, Owen Weatherley; OLD MELBURNIANS: James Beaumont, Sam Dunell, Jonno Nash; OLD SCOTCH: Shane Neaves, Travis Ronaldson, Sam Thompson; OLD TRINITY: Brendan Iezzi; OLD XAVERIANS: Matthew Ball, Andrew Biddlecombe, Ryan Colbert, Nick Wynne; ST BEDE’S/MENTONE TIGERS: Jack Hellier, James Tyquin, Luke Wintle, Paul Wintle; ST KEVIN’S: Ben Dowd, Anthony Lynch, Tom Simpson; UNIVERSITY BLUES: Al Austin, Matthew Torney, Jack Watts.
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BIG V WINS BIG OVER AFL SYDNEY
| VAFA | 4.1 | 7.4 | 14.10 | 20.11.131 |
| AFL Sydney | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 7.9.51 |
Goals : D. Boundy 5, D. Flaherty 5, A. Lowcock 2, J. Watts 2, L. Wintle 2, G. Baldwin, L. Williams, C. Howat, J. Beaumont
Best : D. Flaherty, D. Boundy, T. Simpson, J. Watts, J. Agius, G. Baldwin
President’s Medal: Dan Flaherty VAFA Best voted by AFL Sydney: Josh Agius
Spirit of the Big V Award: Grant Baldwin
With coach Dean Anderson’s previous four games in charge all being decided on the siren, the massive victory was a big relief. Early courage from Trent Zimbachs and impressive forward movement from Andrew Lowcock set the tone. Jack Watts and Luke Wintle, whether in the ruck or up forward, were dominant. Tom Simpson and Josh Agius cut the lines and placed enormous pressure on the visitors’ defence.
The game seemed beyond Sydney’s reach as early as the second term, but it hit back with late goals. The long break put an end to their chances, however, as the Big V defence, led by Paul Wintle and the Old Carey pair Grant Baldwin and Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble slammed the lid on their opponents while Dan Flaherty and David Boundy ran amok in forward line, marking everything and finishing with magnificent goal shooting.
Two years ago the VAFA went to Sydney and had a narrow win. AFL Sydney expected at very least to push the Vics hard and perhaps even to exact some revenge. It was not to be. The home team combined beautifully and never took its foot from the gas pedal in an exhibition of shock and awe that had the home crowd in raptures.
Senior VAFA Team 13 June 2010 v AFL Sydney @ Sporstscover Arena
SELECTED TEAM TO PLAY AFL SYDNEY.
Sun 13 June @ Sportscover, 1.15pm
Ben DOWD (c) St Kevin’s
David LOWE (vc) De La Salle
Paul WINTLE St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers
Luke WINTLE St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers
Guy MARTYN Hampton Rovers
Matthew TORNEY University Blues
Justin PERKINS Caulfield Grammarians
Cameron HOWAT Old Carey
Luke WILLIAMS St Kevin’s
Daniel STRACHAN Collegians
Trent ZIMBACHS Collegians
Josh AGIUS Old Xaverians
Daniel FLAHERTY Old Essendon
James BEAUMONT Old Melburnians
David BOUNDY Old Paradians
James TYQUIN St Bede’s/Mentone Tigers
Grant BALDWIN Old Carey
Tom MOLONEY De La Salle
Jack WATTS University Blues
Tom SIMPSON St Kevin’s
Andrew LOWCOCK University Blues
Lachlan McQUEEN-MISCAMBLE Old Carey
Michael HAROLD (emerg) Oakleigh
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The VAFA Senior Squad for the game versus AFL Sydney on Sunday 13 June.
Revised Squad 27 May:
Bulleen Templestowe (1): Paul Florance
Caulfield Grammarians (2): Ben Carboni; Justin Perkins
Collegians (5): Stuart Inglis; Nick Ries Daniel Strachan; Shura Taft; Trent Zimbachs
De La Salle (3): Leigh Harrison; David Lowe; Tom Moloney
Hampton Rovers (1): Guy Martyn
Marcellin (1): Jarrod Carlson
Oakleigh (2): Trevor Bromley; Michael Harold
Old Brighton (2): Nick Marston, Scott Olliver
Old Carey (3): Cam Howat; Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble; Grant Baldwin
Old Essendon (1): Daniel Flaherty
Old Haileyburyians (2): Hamish McLauchlan; Laz Siapantas;
Old Melburnians (1): James Beaumont
Old Paradians (1): David Boundy
Old Trinity (1): Andrew Ramsden
Old Xaverians (3): Josh Agius; Matthew Ball; Matt Handley;
St Bede’s Mentone Tigers (3): James Tyquin; Luke Wintle; Paul Wintle
St Kevin’s (4): Mark Coughlan; Ben Dowd; Tom Simpson: Luke Williams
Uni Blacks (1): John Kosch
Uni Blues (4): Andrew Lowcock; Mark McLeod; Matt Torney; Jack Watts
Werribee (1): Cameron Lee
Dean Anderson
Coach – Dean Anderson
Assistant Coaches – Mick Dwyer, Michael Hazell, Marty Heppell
Chairman of Selectors – Michael Blood
Team Manager – John Raffle
Runner – Russell Jarrett
Coach’s comment: “I am really looking forward to this year’s senior representative game against AFL Sydney. The game takes on extra significance given the introduction of GWS into the AFL in 2011. The senior boys did a great job in 2009 beating the EFL, and narrowly losing to the VCFL. Prior to that, we beat AFL Sydney by 5 points. I am very keen to see the recent strong performances continue”.
