FOUR Rounds into the 2013 VFL season, Geelong and the Casey Scorpions remain undefeated while pre-season fancy Werribee is floundering after heavy defeats against Williamstown and Sandringham. Regular contributor Andrew Calleja takes a look at how your side is faring and the month ahead.   Bendigo Gold Went into Round 1 with a side averaging just

A WEEK is a long time in football may be a well worn cliché but it aptly describes the change in fortunes between Round’s 1 and 2 for the Frankston Dolphins. Bullish about their 2013 season prospects, Frankston were blown away by the Casey Scorpions in the season opener. The Dolphins lacked cohesion, looked slow

AN 11-goal haul from Werribee spearhead Ben Warren and the unexpected 72-point thrashing handed out to Port Melbourne headline the first week of VFL football. Werribee’s crisp ball movement and skill level all over the ground stunned the Borough. How much should be read into the result given its Round 1 is debatable, but the

Williamstown Coach: Peter German Key Player Arrivals: Brent Prismall [Essendon AFL], Willie Wheeler [Coburg VFL], Justin Sherman [Western Bulldogs AFL], Leigh Masters [Coburg VFL], Leigh Williams [Melbourne AFL], Cameron Wood [Collingwood AFL], Sean Heatherington [Calder Cannons TAC], Andrew Gallucci [Calder Cannons TAC]. Ben Casley [South Adelaide SANFL], Josh Bench [Western Jets]. Key Player Departures: Jack

Frankston Coach: Simon Goosey Key Player Arrivals: Michael Lourey [Sandringham VFL], Sam Lloyd [Mt Eliza MPNEL], Jackson Coleman [Sandringham VFL], Scott Simpson [Mt Eliza MPNFL], Jayden Cass [Box Hill Hawks], Tom Purcell [Box Hill Hawks], Damien Garner [Rowville EFL], Ziggy Alwan [Noble Park EFL], Chris Irving [Sandringham VFL], Josh Dyson [Brisbane Lions AFL], Russell Gabriel

Coburg Coach: Tim Clarke (new) Key Player Arrivals: Adam Saad [Calder Cannons TAC], Ricky Petterd, Sam Lonergan, Orren Stephenson Key Player Departures: Willie Wheeler [Williamstown VFL], Leigh Masters [Williamstown VFL], James Saville [East Fremantle], Pat Contin, Rhett Jordan [Norwood EFL], Angus Graham Last Year’s Finish: 12th This year’s prediction: 13th And why?: With a young,

16 PLAYERS were drafted or rookie listed from the VFL in 2011 and while it’s doubtful that many will be picked up in 2012, the competition will still provide several mature aged prospects for season 2013. This week saw the NAB AFL National Draft Combine take place with Leigh Osborne [Frankston] and Round-Fothergill Medallist Dean

IT’S 10 years since Port Melbourne and Geelong played in one of the great VFL-VFA Grand Finals. Port Melbourne, partially aligned with the Sydney Swans, appeared headed for a massive upset as they led the more fancied Cats by 14-points at three quarter time. Geelong had barely been troubled throughout the Home & Away matches

WITH  the completion of the Home and Away series the announcement of the VFL Team of the Year isn’t too far away. The team is restricted to 24 players who competed in VFL Home and Away matches and will be announced at the counting of votes for the Liston Trophy. No AFL listed player or

FOR the sake of its supporters, if Coburg only has one victory between now and the beginning of the 2014 season, let’s hope it’s the appointment of a quality Senior Coach for the stand-alone Lions. On July 21st this year, Coburg President Bill Balakis announced that the club would be ending its 14 year association

With six Home and Away rounds remaining in the VFL, nine sides remain in contention for finals. Coburg can still mathematically make the eight though that appears unlikely. Most interest centres on Port Melbourne’s quest for back-to-back premierships and who the likely challengers may be. Casey Scorpions Currently 1st, 11 Wins 2 Losses Remaining Games: Bye, Frankston

COBURG Football Club is on the brink with alignment partner Richmond rumoured to be mounting a case that the club is failing to meet its financial commitments of the alignment. Coburg’s future hasn’t been guaranteed by the VFL and its demise would open the door for the AFL Tigers to field its own VFL side

IT’S never to soon to start looking to the future and at Football Nation we begin our coverage of the 2012 National Draft begins today. 16 players were drafted or rookie listed from the VFL in 2011 and while it’s doubtful that many will be picked up in 2012, the competition will still provide the

MUCH has been written about stand-alone Port Melbourne’s stunning unbeaten 2011 season, but with the loss of eight premiership players few could or would have predicted that the Borough would continue that dominance into 2012. Despite defeating Frankston in Round 1, the Borough was a $7 chance in premiership markets. After defeating Frankston in Round

The suspension of Geelong premiership defender David Wojcinski for three weeks, effectively five weeks after byes are taken into account, brought into question the VFL draw which sees teams allocated four byes and a week off for the VFL representative game against Tasmania on the 26th May. Frankston, Casey, Box Hill, Coburg and Sandringham all

A COLD wet afternoon at Box Hill is a long way from the glamour and glitz of Ethiad Stadium or the studios of Fox Footy, but for the Frankston Dolphins it’s another opportunity to register a win and regain the respect of the football world. Since Simon Goosey took on the coaching job in 2010,