Round 6 Results     Collingwood 18.12-120 def Geelong Cats 16.11-107 1:00 PM, Sat 18 May at Victoria Park GOALS Collingwood: J. Paine 5, T. Allan 3, A. Didak 3, P. Yagmoor , K. Martin , T. Broomhead , B. Moloney , B. Richmond , J. Hellier , C. Mooney Geelong Cats: M. Brown

HAWTHORN youngster Jed Anderson has made a successful return from a hamstring injury with three goals in the Box Hill Hawks’ 60-point win over the Casey Scorpions. Anderson has not played since round three when he was the AFL Rising Star nominee. Hawks development coach Damian Carroll said Anderson’s return from a hamstring injury was

COLLINGWOOD veteran Alan Didak continued to push for a senior recall after a dominant second half for the Pies in the VFL against Geelong on Saturday. Pies VFL coach Dale Tapping said Didak had shown that he’s ready to play AFL again and is ready to be called upon. “Didak has been pretty good at

VICTORIA’S 17-point loss to Western Australia in Northam on Saturday was the first time the Vics lost to WA since 1991. Frankston coach Simon Goosey, who was an assistant to head coach Gary Ayres, said Victoria was disappointed in the end result, knowing that it led the match for most of the day. “It was disappointing.

IN thrilling scenes at Trevor Barker Beach Oval, Sandringham defeated the Northern Blues by 13 points, after trailing by as much as 38 points at the 20 minute mark in the third quarter.

The Zebras put on a clinic since that moment, including seven goals in a row

        Round 5 Results   Geelong Cats 21.14-140 def Werribee Tigers 12.13-85 11:00 AM, Sat 4 May at Simonds Stadium GOALS Geelong Cats: N. Vardy 6, G. Burbury 6, S. Kersten 4, J. Caddy 2, D. McFarlane 2, J. Schroder Werribee Tigers:  B. Warren 2, S. Clouston 2, R. Castello , T. McGenniss

COLLINGWOOD midfielder Luke Ball appears likely to return in a blockbuster match against Geelong next fortnight after starring in today’s VFL match for the Pies against Williamstown. Ball, who found plenty of the ball, was likely to have a week of intense training this week with the VFL having a state representative match against the

GEELONG rookie George Burbury is confident he has overcome a navicular stress fracture in his foot after kicking six goals in yesterday’s hit-out for the Cats in the VFL against Werribee at Simonds Stadium. It was Burbury’s first match since last year’s VFL premiership win. “At the best of times, I’m not an overly patient

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

COLLINGWOOD’S Luke Ball says he pulled up well from his return match from injury in the VFL on Friday night against Bendigo in Bendigo. Ball snared 25 disposals in the Pies 116-point win over the Gold. “I am (feeling good), actually. After 12 months you don’t know how it’s going to feel,” Ball said. “I

            Round 4 Results   Bendigo Gold 9.6-60 lost to Collingwood 25.26-176 6:30 PM, Fri 26 Apr at Queen Elizabeth Oval GOALS Bendigo Gold: C. Walls 2, A. Pollock , R. Thomson , J. Bolton , T. Hams , . Magin , B. McInnes , D. Toman Collingwood: K. Martin 4,

              Round 3 Results   Bendigo Gold 7.14-56 lost to North Ballarat 21.15-141 6:30 PM / Fri 19 Apr at Queen Elizabeth Oval GOALS Bendigo Gold: S. Stroobants 2, R. Thomson , D. Putt , T. Hams , . Magin , J. Brooker North Ballarat:  A. Black 5, J. Linke

GEELONG forward Daniel Menzel has suffered another knee injury today in the VFL against the Box Hill Hawks at Simonds Stadium. Menzel limped off the field in the arms of trainers after lunging to tackle Box Hill’s Kyle Cheney and clutched at the left knee soon after. Early reports suggest that Menzel was taken off

PRIZED Hawthorn recruit Brian Lake will play his third consecutive match with the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL today in the hope of returning for next week’s clash against North Melbourne. Lake, the former Western Bulldog, was close to selection for the clash against Fremantle today, but the withdrawal of Matthew Pavlich through injury

GEELONG has more depth returning in the VFL ranks today against the Box Hill Hawks at Simonds Stadium with Jackson Sheringham and Jed Bews making their returns from injury. That is on top of Josh Hunt, Daniel Menzel and Cameron Guthrie – who returned from injury last week – and the Cats are also on

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

SOME leading commentators said after Geelong’s finals loss to Fremantle in September last year that its premiership window was well and truly closed. But the Cats have a talented young brigade that has them charging back up the ladder quicker than expected,

IT is no surprise to see reigning premier Geelong undefeated and sitting in third spot behind the Northern Blues and Casey Scorpions, but what has happened to the other grand finallist, Port Melbourne

SANDRINGHAM is hoping to have its home ground – Trevor Barker Beach Oval – back up and running for training and playing in the next two to three weeks according to the club today. The Zebras had their latest fixture – in which they lost to Geelong by 32-points – swapped to Simonds Stadium from

GEELONG veteran Josh Hunt made an impressive return in his first game in seven months for the Cats in their 32-point win over Sandringham at Simonds Stadium on Sunday. Hunt, who collected 13 touches, said he was hopeful of getting more match conditioning into his body before an AFL return and didn’t want to put

                Round 2 Results   Northern Blues 30.16-196 def Bendigo Gold 4.8-32 1:00 PM, Sat 13 Apr at Visy Park (Princes Park) GOALS Northern Blues: T. Thomas 6, T. Menzel 4, L. Mitchell 3, D. Ellard 3, J. Laidler 3, A. Marcon 2, T. Bell 2, T. Totevski 2,

WILLIAMSTOWN recruit Brent Prismall has committed to playing some games at Lara in the Geelong Football League this season – as long as his schedule with the Seagulls permits. Prismall, the former Geelong and Essendon player, will join his younger brother Rhyce at the Cats. Rhyce formerly played with the Werribee Tigers. There is a

IT seems that every time Port Melbourne play Box Hill, you know that you’re in for a mighty contest. The last five matches have been tight but Port has prevailed in every one of them. Box Hill, however, would have got some confidence out of the four-point loss at Box Hill City Oval on Sunday.

                  Round 1 Results   Geelong Cats 12.16-88 def Williamstown 11.14-80 Sun 31 Mar 2:00 PM at Torquay Football Ground GOALS Geelong: J. Schroder 2, B. Raidme 2, J. Hamling 2, J. Hollmer 2, D. Gleeson , J. Thurlow , D. Measures , J. Corey Williamstown:  J.

COLLINGWOOD recruit Clinton Young has suffered another injury, this time his hamstring in the opening term of his comeback match for the Pies VFL team against North Ballarat today. Young didn’t return to the field after quarter time and it was confirmed by the Magpies hierarchy that he has torn his hamstring and has been

NEWS today that Williamstown is shelving some of its Western Bulldogs-listed players in the VFL reserves is in fact old news considering the same thing was happening last season. There appeared to be discontent among the partners last season and that led to both teams deciding to field stand alone teams in the competition next

PORT Melbourne warriors Toby Pinwill and Shane Valenti will miss the next four to six weeks with calf injuries in what is described as a challenge for the Borough to overcome. The Borough face Box Hill, Frankston, Sandringham and the Northern Blues over the next month and going by their performance against Werribee on the

UNLUCKY Geelong forward Daniel Menzel appears likely to make his return from injury against Sandringham on Sunday week and the venue is likely to be switched to Skilled Stadium following problems with the Trevor Barker Beach Oval surface. It would mean that the Cats would swap their later meeting with the Zebras to Sandy’s home

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

REIGNING premier Geelong’s eight-point win over Williamstown was the bigger result in my mind to that of the Werribee Tigers’ 72-point demolition of Port Melbourne a day earlier.

Although it won the flag last year, Geelong’s list had taken a massive thump over the pre-season if you take into account the amount of experience lost

HAWTHORN skipper Luke Hodge snared 17 disposals and six marks in 80 minutes of game time for the Box Hill Hawks in their win over the Casey Scorpions in a VFL practice match at Casey Fields today. Hodge, who showed terrific leadership, was one of the biggest performers for Box Hill and in good news

HAWTHORN skipper Luke Hodge has been named to play for the Box Hill Hawks in a practice match against the Casey Scorpions at Casey Fields today. Hodge, who will miss the opening two rounds of the AFL season as he searches for match fitness, will wear the No.82 in the clash. It will be the

THE Western Bulldogs will have a fairytale story this weekend with the AFL debut of mature age rookie Brett Goodes. It’s quite amazing listening to football commentators and writers who wow with amazement that the younger brother of Sydney champion Adam has not made it onto an AFL list until now. They did the same

PORT Melbourne coach Gary Ayres believes the VFL is set for a bumper 2013 season with more elite players and more premiership contenders. “The competition looks like it’s recruited a lot of really good ex-AFL players. All clubs seem to be quite aggressive in their recruiting and it obviously means it’s going to be harder

GEELONG’S attempt to back up last year’s victory with the 2013 premiership will not come easily with 13 other teams vying for the prized silverware and the Cats well and truly in the cross-hairs. With a split round kicking off this weekend and taking place over two weeks all sides will be looking to get

  14/3/13 – ESSENDON has continued its massive pre-season of recruiting in its inaugural season with Trent Shinners coming across from Bendigo. It has also snared Temora’s Sam Tagliabue. 7/3/13 – GEELONG is set to include delisted Gold Coast youngster Piers Flanagan on its final list this week. He has been training with the VFL

PORT Melbourne coach Gary Ayres says the club is in a better position than it was this time last year as the grand finalists look to improve to go one step further in 2013. Speaking on the recently launched Borough TV, Ayres admitted there was a “lot of issues” after the clubs’ breakthrough premiership win

THE VFL is set for more of a fight against the WAFL in the State of Origin game in Northam on May 11, as part of the Shires’ new $11 million sporting facility promotion. Last year’s match between the VFL and the Tasmanian State League ended in a disaster with the VFL producing a shellacking

FOR those that remember James Podsiadly’s playing days as skipper of Werribee in the VFL, a touted move to defence in 2013 wouldn’t come at all as a surprise. In fact, it was the move that was thrown up in a team meeting with then Werribee coach Simon Atkins in 2008 that perhaps propelled him

NEW Casey Scorpions coach Rohan Welsh is confident he will fit straight in as part of Casey’s alignment with Melbourne. Welsh, who was coach of Vic Metro for the past four years, has links to a lot of people at the Demons. “I knew Neeldy through the TAC [Cup] when he was at [Western] Jets

IN this off-season Collingwood have addressed their short and long term problems and Derek Hine has given Nathan Buckley everything he identified at the end of the 2012 season

FRANKSTON has possibly become the new breeding ground for mature age talent after another two Dolphins were taken by AFL clubs in yesterday’s rookie draft. Leigh Osborne (Gold Coast) and Kyle Martin (Collingwood) were plucked after just their first seasons at the Dolphins this year. “I just wanted to play the best footy that I

THE Casey Scorpions say that they will hire a new senior coach within two weeks in the aftermath of the doubt about their future in the VFL. Assistant coach Steve O’Brien will run pre-season training sessions in the meantime. AFL Victoria this week announced that the Scorpions had shown enough to retain their licence in

THE Casey Scorpions have been given the all clear by AFL Victoria to play in the VFL next season despite suffering from massive debt and doubt surrounding its future in the competition. The Scorpions have identified that there is a future for them in the competition, but if Melbourne leaves it as a partner – which it

MELBOURNE is poised to field a stand alone VFL team from next season after its feeder team the Casey Scorpions have today admitted it is undergoing some financial concern. The Scorpions, who had only recruited Brendan Fevola two years ago for one season as it appeared cashed-up, has ended up quite short-handed by an unsuccessful

ST KILDA has allowed four Sandringham VFL players to train with it in the lead up to this year’s AFL draft. It is likely other AFL clubs will feature other state league players at training in the lead up to the rookie draft but the Saints are eyeing off the Zebras early which includes former

CARLTON assistant coach Luke Webster has been named the new Northern Blues VFL coach today. Webster, who will replace Darren Harris, already has an understanding of the Blues’ young list given his background as a development coach at the club since 2010. Northern Blues General Manager Garry O’Sullivan said the club is thrilled to have a

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

THIS week’s VFL grand final edition of The F Word comes to you from Etihad Stadium in Melbourne where we were able to join and record the the press conferences for the 2012 VFL and the 2012 TAC Cup grand finals

PORT Melbourne coach Gary Ayres believes he has a special group that are perhaps about to embark on history-making back-to-back flags as a stand alone VFL club, when some critics bestowed that it not one could be achieved in the current environment. He was full of praise for his hard-working brigade after Saturday’s impressive win

PORT Melbourne premiership skipper John Baird should definitely play on next season given his incredible form in leading the Borough to yet another grand final. While Werribee’s Ben Ross won the Liston, clearly in my eyes, Baird has been the best player in the VFL in 2012 and after overcoming a career threatening Achilles injury

RYE’S Justin Van Unen was a stand-out in the Young Guns Game with four goals for team Green in its 14-point loss to team Black in Sunday’s curtain-raiser to the VFL preliminary final. The final score was Black 15.7 (97) def Green 12.11 (83) Sandringham’s Michael Sikora played well, rucking against Bendigo’s Dean Putt, with

Preliminary Final 1: Port Melbourne v Williamstown, 2:10pm Saturday at North Port Oval WILLIAMSTOWN breathes excitement heading into this year’s preliminary final against Port. Its youngsters, with an average age of 20, have managed to string together eight consecutive wins including last week’s impressive win over Casey. But for as much as there is to like

Semi-Final 1 – Casey Scorpions v Williamstown, Saturday 2:10pm at Casey Fields Winner to meet: Port Melbourne in a preliminary final IT is fitting that these two teams line up on each other in a semi-final. Both have had bad runs in September in recent times and this season, its AFL affiliates haven’t helped their

NEWLY-crowned Liston Medallist Ben Ross believes Werribee has what it takes to win the VFL flag this season. The Tigers are through to the second consecutive preliminary final after defeating Casey by 18-points in a qualifying final last week. Ross said the Tigers needed to play consistent footy in the final two weeks in order

GEELONG has stated that the playing futures of veteran midfielders David Wojcinski and Shannon Byrnes will be made at the end of the season as the duo fight their way into form in the VFL. While it is unlikely they will be handed a senior reprieve during AFL finals, Cats VFL coach Matthew Knights said

              2012 Qualifying/Elimination Finals (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 1 Sep 2012 Elimination Final 2 SANDRINGHAM 14.4 (88) def. by Box Hill Hawks 18.10 (118) Elimination Final 1 WILLIAMSTOWN 11.17 (83) def. Bendigo 10.11 (71) Sun 2 Sep 2012 Qualifying Final 1 CASEY SCORPIONS 3.10 (28) def.

PORT Melbourne coach Gary Ayres believes going back-to-back in the current VFL environment would be a massive achievement for the stand-alone VFL club. It will host Geelong in a qualifying final at North Port Oval today in what may be a grand final preview. “We were a great side last year, well if you are

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

              Round 22 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Fri 24 Aug 2012 BENDIGO 17.11 (113) def. Box Hill Hawks 14.10 (94) Sat 25 Aug 2012 GEELONG CATS 11.7 (73) def. by Williamstown 11.11 (77) COLLINGWOOD 8.6 (54) def. by Werribee Tigers 20.16 (136) CASEY SCORPIONS 12.14

              Round 21 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 18 Aug 2012 COLLINGWOOD 5.10 (40) def. by Casey Scorpions 11.19 (85) PORT MELBOURNE 16.10 (106) def Bendigo 8.5 (53) WILLIAMSTOWN 15.14 (104) def Sandringham 5.8 (38) GEELONG CATS 11.13 (79) def. Coburg Tigers 9.12 (66) Sun

PORT Melbourne coach Gary Ayres was just relieved to get the points in its three-point win over Box Hill which keeps it in the hunt for top spot. The win helped it return to top of the table after Geelong upset Casey. “I just got that feeling that the game was being turned on its head and they

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

              Round 20 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 11 Aug 2012 WERRIBEE TIGERS 13.24-102 def. North Ballarat 2.8-20 WILLIAMSTOWN 9.12-66 def. Northern Blues 6.6-42 COBURG TIGERS 3.11-29 def. by Frankston 7.5-47 PORT MELBOURNE 11.8-74 def. Box Hill Hawks 10.11-71 CASEY SCORPIONS 14.11-95 def. by Geelong Cats

WERRIBEE coach Scott West says some undisciplined acts from players was a contributing factor towards its 44-point loss to WAFL’s Claremont in the Foxtel Cup grand final on Thursday night. “There were some undisciplined acts and when you’re playing against quality opposition, you just can’t give away easy goals and expect to come back,” West

IT was just the Northern Blues’ third win of the season but it signifies the unity in its affiliation after belting out the club song with gusto in the rooms after the 99-point win over the Coburg Tigers at Preston City Oval today. “It’s really solid,” coach Darren Harris said. “There’s a really good bond between the Northern

              Round 18 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 28 July 2012 GEELONG CATS 18.12 (120) def Bendigo 7.11 (53)   FRANKSTON 10.9 (69) def. by Casey Scorpions 15.15 (105)   BOX HILL HAWKS 5.16 (46) def. by Werribee Tigers 10.4 (64)   WILLIAMSTOWN 7.14 (56)

WILLIAMSTOWN’S two-point win over the Werribee Tigers at Burbank Oval on Sunday was clearly the match of the round. Werribee, rated as a top premiership contender, appear to fall to pieces and stumble in final terms against the Seagulls, just as it did in its round five encounter and again yesterday. Williamstown, who has won

BENDIGO faces a crunch game against Geelong this week to keep its top four hopes alive after two consecutive close losses, this time to Sandringham by 11-points at Queen Elizabeth Oval. Although he was depleted with further Essendon injuries, coach Hayden Skipworth said the team didn’t stick to its structures when it mattered most. “I

              Round 17 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 21 July 2012 COLLINGWOOD 4.13 (37) def. by Box Hill Hawks 23.15 (153) COBURG TIGERS 6.14 (50) def. by North Ballarat 19.13 (127) NORTHERN BLUES 8.10 (58) def. by Port Melbourne 18.19 (127) BENDIGO 12.12 (84) def.

HAWTHORN skipper Luke Hodge made a successful return from a long-term knee injury with 24 disposals today for the Box Hill Hawks in their demolition over Collingwood at Victoria Park. Hodge will be considered for an AFL return against Essendon on Friday night given his impressive return. He spent time in the midfield, in defence

WERRIBEE will look at ways to manage its list in the lead up to finals ahead of the Foxtel Cup grand final clash against Claremont on August 2 at Patersons Stadium. The Tigers consolidated their spot in the top four with a hard-fought 24-point win over Coburg on Sunday but reflected upon how testing the

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

              Round 16 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 14 July 2012 COLLINGWOOD 7.6-48 def. by Geelong Cats 11.18-84 BENDIGO 11.8-74 def. by Casey Scorpions 11.11-77 Sun 15 July 2012 WERRIBEE TIGERS 16.19-115 def. Coburg Tigers 14.7-91 FRANKSTON 9.14-68 def. by Box Hill Hawks 12.10-82 SANDRINGHAM

CASEY Scorpions coach Brett Lovett is almost accustomed to his team coming back to win the close ones this season after snatching a three-point win over Bendigo at Windy Hill yesterday. While it was their seventh win of the season by less than a goal, there was some humour involved in the coaches box as

THERE are murmurings that Western Bulldogs could go alone it in the VFL next season with Williamstown believed to be keen to part ways with its AFL affiliate and become the fourth stand alone VFL club, alongside Port Melbourne, Frankston and Bendigo from next year. There has been talk about the topic all week and

COLLINGWOOD’S performance against Williamstown was “disappointing” according to coach Tarkyn Lockyer. It has it placed third last on the ladder and finals now appears out of the question given its inconsistency this season. The 48-point loss to the Seagulls was hard to watch if you’re a Magpies fan given that the Seagulls dominated the centre

                Round 15 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 7 Jul GEELONG CATS 21.13-139 def. Box Hill Hawks 13.10-88 Sun 8 Jul WILLIAMSTOWN 16.22-118 def. Collingwood 11.4-70 CASEY SCORPIONS 18.10-118 def. Port Melbourne 17.7-109 NORTH BALLARAT 11.8-74 def. by Bendigo 15.10-100 FRANKSTON 10.9-69 def. by

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

ESSENDON bound father son selection Joe Daniher has cited that he wants to play a game of VFL with Bendigo this season to enhance his development, but the Bombers have yet to approve the plan. There has been some caution applied to Daniher being fast-tracked despite him dominating in the TAC Cup and impressing in

NORTH Melbourne midfielder Ben Cunnington was suspended for one week at the VFL tribunal last night for tripping Williamstown’s Brett Goodes while playing for North Ballarat against Williamstown on Sunday. Cunnington was in line to return for the Roos against West Coast on Saturday, after he collected 34 disposals, 10 tackles and kicked four goals in the Roosters’ seven

YOU can never write off North Ballarat no matter how inexperienced it is. Sure, they’re not the formidable powerhouse it once was that resulted in three consecutive flags. But the turnaround in form over the past month has resulted in the Roosters snaring eighth position on the ladder and may well sneak into the finals

              Round 14 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 30 Jun 2012 PORT MELBOURNE 18.16-124 def. Sandringham 14.10-94 WERRIBEE TIGERS 20.13-133 def. Casey Scorpions 8.7-55 BOX HILL HAWKS 19.9-123 def. Northern Blues 10.6-66 Sun 1 Jul 2012 COLLINGWOOD 10.14-74 def. Frankston 7.10-52 WILLIAMSTOWN 9.16-70 def. by

THE Werribee Tigers are beginning to show signs that they will be tough to beat come September after pounding second-placed Casey by 78-points at Avalon Airport Oval yesterday. Not only was the result emphatic and has the Tigers up and about, but they will be strong favourites to advance to the Foxtel Cup grand final

THE 30-point margin in the end didn’t do this game any justice to the blockbuster finish to the match it was. And fortunately ABCTV managed to show the entire match with player interviews given it was pushing its deadline finish. It should have been a ratings bonanza for the network and the pending result had

CASEY Scorpions coach Brett Lovett parted ways as coach of Sandringham just a day after its best and fairest last season. It was mainly because he was a part-time coach because he owns a nursey on the Mornington Peninsula and St Kilda, undergoing a change of coaches, cited that it wanted a full-time coach for

              Round 13 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 23 Jun SANDRINGHAM 10.17 (77) def. by Casey Scorpions 11.15 (81) NORTH BALLARAT 14.15 (99) def Frankston 10.8 (68) NORTHERN BLUES 2.9 (21) def. by Geelong Cats 9.18 (72) BENDIGO 17.6 (108) def Werribee Tigers 8.15 (63)

IT was always going to be a struggle for the Northern Blues in largely a development season after an overhaul of players and coaches. But to think that the team which appeared in two losing grand finals and has been a success in recent times is now on the bottom of the VFL ladder is

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

INDIGENOUS talent Carl Peterson has taken some big hits this year but admits he has never been more ready to play AFL footy than what he is now after stints at Hawthorn and Richmond. Sunday, perhaps could have been the launching pad after playing his first VFL senior match for the Northern Blues against North

FRANKSTON has proved that it has much more worth than a bottom side this year and is building towards competing in September once again. It won’t happen this year, but it will happen and it may happen sooner than what we all think. The Dolphins have been super competitive in most games this season so

              Round 12 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) Sat 16 Jun PORT MELBOURNE 16.18-114 def. Coburg Tigers 10.8-68 BOX HILL HAWKS 9.14-68 def. by Bendigo 14.16-100 Sun 17 Jun WERRIBEE TIGERS 20.16-136 def. Sandringham 8.9-57 NORTH BALLARAT 16.16-112 def. Northern Blues 13.8-86 FRANKSTON 14.8-92 drew Williamstown

BENDIGO Gold leap-frogs Box Hill on the ladder to move to fifth position and appears to be a genuine premiership contender if it can contain its Essendon-listed depth following yesterday’s impressive 32-point win over the Hawks. There is a feeling that this club may be the bolter in the competition this season given it is

Join us for our VFL match of the round Saturday afternoon at North Port Oval from 1:00pm

          Round 11 Results (Home team in CAPS, winning team in bold) GEELONG CATS 16.10 (106) def Port Melbourne 13.7 (85) WILLIAMSTOWN 12.9 (81) def. by Box Hill Hawks 12.15 (87) CASEY SCORPIONS 13.12 (90) def Collingwood 11.11 (77) COBURG TIGERS 9.15 (69) def. by Bendigo 21.19 (145) FRANKSTON 13.8 (86) def.

WILLIAMSTOWN has fallen to seventh position on the ladder and its top four hopes have to be questioned following its one-goal loss to the Box Hill Hawks at Burbank Oval on Saturday. The Seagulls are effectively two games outside the top four and will require a huge turnaround in their fluctuating form if they are

CHECK in from 2pm today for our live VFL blog as head around the grounds for the latest news as it happens below. You can also leave comments and interact with us during our blog. 2:00pm – Welcome to our live blog as we cross around the three VFL games in progress…firstly to do 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

BENDIGO knew Williamstown would come hard in the final term after it was hard-hit by injuries. Trent Shinners was out for the count, concussed and in a daze on the bench, David Hille was done for the day, taken off as a precautionary measure because of a minor shoulder complaint and Ben Duscher and Rick

GEELONG is still coming to terms with the prospect of rising youngster Daniel Menzel suffering another suspected ACL injury on return from nine months out of the game against North Ballarat at Simonds Stadium yesterday. And midfielder Allen Christensen was also taken to hospital for precautionary scans on his neck and collarbone after a collision