The Mid-Gippsland Football League is in shock after the revelation that one of its most respected members, Mirboo North reserves player Joe Bordonaro, has been filmed tampering with the umpires’ votes for the reserves competition’s best-and-fairest award. pauldaffey
In the Sheds: Livingston emulates his father’s feat in kicking a ton for Kerang
August 12, 2009 by 5 Comments
LUKE Livingston was a full-back during his 46 games with Carlton. He also played at full-back with Port Melbourne for two years after the Blues had delisted him. But having returned this season to his home club, Kerang, the 26-year-old has found a new lease of life at full-forward. Livingston went into Saturday’s game against [Read more]
VAFA: Battle for last place in A-section finals heats up
August 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The battle for fourth position in A-section heated up further at the weekend when Uni Blues (fourth) and Collegians (fifth) both scored fighting victories over fellow finals aspirants. On a day on which there were two victories of 100 points exactly (St Bede’s-Mentone Tigers over Marcellin and Old Brighton over Old Essendon), Uni Blues kept [Read more]
Local Footy: CYs ensure finals berth, now aiming for top two
August 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SENIORS WILLIAMSTOWN 5.2 11.10 15.16 25.20-170 OLD PARADIANS 3.1 5.3 8.4 10.5-65 WILLIAMSTOWN Goal Kickers: B. Gray 3, Z. Read 3, R. Cassidy 3, B. Hynes 2, W. Cooper 2, M. Lishman 2, C. Elliott 2, J. Hatfield 2, J. Wong, N. Walsh, B. Lethborg, M. Sultana, J. Tranter, J. Reid Best Players: B. Hynes, [Read more]
Local Footy: Riverland Super Dogs give it to the Phantoms at Lobethal
August 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Nick Kossatch Finally the Riverland Superdogs made it another win against Adelaide-based Phantoms at Lobethal Oval by seven points in the Master’s Football League on Sunday. It was a keenly-fought and titanic struggle, especially by Paringa Independent Football League (and 99-game player) Paul Matthews, who let his contents show at half time. KOSSYPOWERMANTall and [Read more]
Local Footy: The day that Welcome Advice saved Bushpig coach’s honeymoon
August 6, 2009 by 27 Comments
The Rivcoll Bushpigs, the club from the old Riverina College of Advanced Education (now Charles Sturt Uni) in Wagga, enjoy such a reputation as a social club that their opposition in this Saturday’s Farrer League fixture, the Northern Jets, is holding a get-together at the Bushpigs’ annual Old Bores Day. Rod Gillett
Local Footy: Oh, we do like to stomp beside the seaside
August 5, 2009 by 22 Comments
By Paul Daffey A few years ago I contributed two chapters to Black and Blue, the history of the Melbourne University Football Club. The uni footy club consists of University Blacks and University Blues, who play in the Victorian amateur competition. One of the striking aspects about my era, which was 1975 to 2005, was [Read more]
In the Sheds: Shepparton Swans hope to emerge from turmoil with three Yze brothers
August 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Paul Daffey Goulburn Valley league club Shepparton Swans (once known as Lemnos) have had a tumultuous year. They lost four dozen players before the season, told senior players they would have to take a pay cut mid-season, sacked their senior coach the next day and recently forfeited a reserves game because they had only [Read more]
Local footy: Footy at Lake Cargelligo
August 5, 2009 by 1 Comment
by David Ogilvy While travelling from South Australia to the north coast of NSW recently, my wife and I found ourselves in Lake Cargelligo in NSW’s Northern Riverina on a cool windy Saturday. Almanac Admin
Local Footy: Terrible twist colours the tale of Tom and George
August 3, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Bill Walker Tom Hill. Now there’s a bloke’s name packaged by his parents a couple of decades ago without the complication of slipping another in between. Tom played his first senior game for Wynyard last Saturday. Although there were other high-profile “must win” contests, important milestones and sad dedication appearances throughout Australia, Tom was [Read more]
Local Footy: Willy in striking distance of second spot after thrashing Ivanhoe
August 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SENIORS IVANHOE 3.1 4.6 6.6 9.8-62 WILLIAMSTOWN 6.4 12.8 21.12 32.17-209 IVANHOE Goal Kickers: K. O’Dwyer 3, D. Neilson 2, J. Ritchie, C. Traeger, D. Wood, S. Mason Best Players: D. Meredith, K. O’Dwyer, D. Neilson, J. Meakin, D. Adams, D. Wood WILLIAMSTOWN Goal Kickers: R. Cassidy 10, S. Barlow 7, Z. Read 4, T. [Read more]
VAFA: St Bede’s revive premiership memories with powerful performance at uni oval
August 3, 2009 by 12 Comments
By Paul Daffey In the decade from the mid-1970s to the mid-’80s, University Blues lost four grand finals to De La Salle. The Blues featured talented players from all over the state who formed a brilliant but brittle alliance. The De Salle team was formed by players from a tightly knit community in Melbourne’s eastern [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Umpire red-carded for dissent during Knights-Vannies clash
August 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Ken Wilson An excellent standard of game has seen the Knights triumph over the Vannies, 9.2 (56) to 7.3 (45). The Collingwood Knights, and we are not sure if they are White Knights after our defeat or the Black Knights — in those jumpers who could tell,? — defended admirably after winning the toss [Read more]
Jones Files: South Bendigo holds out fast-finishing Sandhurst in classic Grand Final
July 31, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Richard Jones SOUTH Bendigo won the Bendigo Football League’s sensational 1955 grand final by a point over hard-working Sandhurst. It was a day when weather conditions really played a huge part as the QEO was lashed by freak winds and heavy rain. Rich
Local Footy: Peat Bog Champions emerge from Cora Lynn to put stamp on the game
July 31, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Bob Utber Those in the know acknowledge that Cora Lynn has the best football ground in Victoria, nay, Australia. With its peat bog soil it can take six inches of rain and you still do not get muddy. A huge amphitheatre, the ground is famous for staging the Grand Finals of the former West [Read more]
In the Sheds: Rupertswood’s geese are worth a gander
July 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Paul Daffey THE Rupertswood footy club has made a big impression since joining the Victorian Amateur Football Association a decade ago, and not just because of its progression through the grades. pauldaffey
Local Footy: Willy too strong for Banyule
July 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SENIORS WILLIAMSTOWN 6.2 10.3 18.6 20.9-129 BANYULE 1.1 2.3 3.5 7.6-48 WILLIAMSTOWN Goal Kickers: C. Richards 4, T. Wheeler 3, S. Barlow 2, W. Cooper 2, J. Gallivan, B. Gray, M. Cini, M. Lishman, J. Hatfield, M. Sultana, J. Tranter, Z. Read, R. Cassidy Best Players: C. McNamara, A. McKay, R. Cassidy, J. Gallivan, J. [Read more]
VAFA: Watts brothers endure fluctuating fortunes
July 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Paul Daffey Fergus Watts, the Collegians forward who recently put aside a debilitating foot injury to come out of retirement, yesterday cursed his foot when he missed an opportunity to bring his team level with A-section rival De La Salle late in their match at Elsternwick Park. pauldaffey
Local Footy: Renmark flog Barmera-Monash
July 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Nick Kossatch Renmark made a mockery of Barmera-Monash being a premiership contender by giving them a 74-point thrashing at Renmark Oval on Saturday. The win places the Rovers in second position on percentage but equal on points with the Roos and Loxton. It was the host’s most impressive win of [Read more]
In the Sheds: Noble Park surprise by sacking Ezard as coach
July 23, 2009 by 4 Comments
By Paul Daffey ESSENDON premiership rover Alan Ezard had no idea of what was about to happen when he took a call from Kevin Wright, the president of Eastern Football League club Noble Park, at 9 o’clock last Thursday morning. pauldaffey
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