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SCHEDULE
                                                               GAME TIMES
                                                  10:30am: Worksafe Community
                                                  Championships Under 18s
                                                  TRFM Gippsland League v Murray FL

                                                  11am: Metricon Intraleague Challenge
                                                  TRFM Gippsland League 15 & Under’s

                                                  12pm: Worksafe Community
 TRFM Gippsland League v                          Championships Open Netball
  Murray Football League                          TRFM Gippsland League v Murray NA

    Saturday 19 May, 2018                         1pm: Worksafe Community
                                                  Championships Seniors
Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
                                                  TRFM Gippsland League v Murray FL

RANKING    TEAMS                                        VENUE
  1v2      Geelong FNL v Eastern FL                     Etihad Stadium
  3v4      MPNFL v Northern FL                          Preston City Oval
  5v6      Ovens & Murray FL v Western RFL              Yarrawonga JC Lowe Oval
  7v8      Ballarat FNL v Goulburn Valley L             MCG
  9 v 10   Hampden FNL v Bendigo FNL                    Warrnambool Reid Oval
 11 v 12   AFL Yarra Ranges v South East FNL            Beaconsfield
 13 v 14   Murray FL v Gippsland L                      Ted Summerton Reserve- Moe
 15 v 16   Bellarine FNL v Wimmera FNL                  Horsham City Oval
 17 v 18   Central Murray FNL v Sunraysia FNL           Swan Hill Recreation Reserve
 19 v 20   Geelong DFL v Heathcote DFL                  North Geelong
 21 v 22   Southern FNL v North Central FL              Boort FNC
 23 v 24   Riddell DFNL v Central Highlands FL          Bungaree
 25 v 26   MCDFNL v West Gippsland FNL                  Garfield
 27 v 28   Horsham DFNL v Ellinbank DFL                 Ballarat City Oval
 29 v 30   Kyabram DFNL v Colac DFNL                    Central Reserve Colac
 31 v 32   Golden Rivers FL v Loddon Valley DFL         Queen Elizabeth Oval Bendigo

           LOCAL DERBY GAME                             VENUE
           Ovens & King DFL v Hume FL                   Howlong FC

  NO DOGS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE GROUNDS

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AFL VICTORIA WELCOME
                                                                                               WELCOME TO THE 2018 WORKSAFE
                                                                                           AFL VICTORIA COMMUNITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
                                                                           The battle for the ultimate football bragging           Kilda and Collingwood on Saturday night.
                                                                           rights will be up for grabs today, with the             In addition, the Community Championships
                                                                           return of the 2018 WorkSafe AFL Victoria                will take centre stage in Melbourne’s south-
                                                                           Community Championships.                                east, with the 11 v 12 match between AFL Yarra
                                                                           This year, the WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community          Ranges and South East FNL to be played at
                                                                           Championships once again promises to                    Beaconsfield’s Holm Park as a curtain raiser to
                                                                           deliver another exciting round of community             the Round 7 Peter Jackson VFL match between
                                                                           football, as the opportunity to participate in          Richmond and Sandringham.
                                                                           senior representative programs continues to             We adelighted to be able to bring the best of
                                                                           be a highlight for footballers in community             community football to the some of the game’s
                                                                           competitions across the state.                          most iconic venues and provide players with the
                                                                           Today, a total of 32 leagues will compete in a          opportunity to showcase their skills in front of big
                                                                           one off head-to-head match across 16 different          crowds.
                                                                           venues around Victoria, including JLT Community         In addition to the Championships, it’s great to
                                                                           Series venues Central Reserve Colac and Moe’s           see a host of junior and senior female community
                                                                           Ted Summerton Reserve, while Peter Jackson              football stars don their local colours and
                                                                           VFL and TAC Cup venues Preston City Oval and            participate in a number of representative games
                                                                           Queen Elizabeth Oval (Bendigo) will also host           taking place as curtain raisers to their respective
                                                                           matches.                                                Community Championship senior match. Visit
                                                                           Highlighted this season is the return of the            aflvic.com.au for the full fixtures.
                                                                           highest ranked country game at the MCG, with            Following on from a successful 2018 Community
                                                                           the 7 v 8 match between Ballarat FNL and                Umpiring Week earlier this month, I would like
                                                                           Goulburn Valley League to be played as a curtain        to congratulate all the umpires who have been
                                                                           raiser to the Round 9 AFL Country Game match            selected to adjudicate in today’s matches.
                                                                           between Essendon and Geelong. In addition, the
                                                                           leagues’ next crop of local senior stars will also      Their hard work, dedication and strong
                                                                           headline at one of Melbourne’s iconic turfs, with       performances either in the V/Line Umpiring
                                                                           the leagues’ Under 19 representative match to be        Academies or metropolitan league associations

                    Over a decade sponsoring                               played at Punt Road Oval.
                                                                           This is a fantastic opportunity for not only players,
                                                                                                                                   will put them in good stead to officiate community
                                                                                                                                   football’s top players.

                        Country Football.                                  but for umpires, coaches and volunteers to run
                                                                           out on the game’s biggest stage. I would like to
                                                                                                                                   Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to
                                                                                                                                   thank all the leagues, staff, players, coaches
                                                                                                                                   and volunteers involved in the 2018 WorkSafe
                                                                           take this opportunity to thank everyone involved

                      Over 30 years helping                                in making this match a reality, including our           AFL Victoria Community Championships, for their
                                                                           competition sponsor WorkSafe, AFL, Essendon             enthusiasm and support in the lead up to the
                                                                                                                                   event.
                     keep workplaces safe.                                 and Geelong Football Clubs for their support.
                                                                           The battle for community football’s top ranking         We hope that you enjoy the experience and wish
                                                                                                                                   you the best of luck for the remainder of the 2018
                                                                           is set to be another blockbuster, when the
                                                                           current number-one-ranked Geelong FNL                   football season.
                                                                           attempt to secure its third straight Community
                                                                           Championships title when it lines up against the        Stephen O’Donohue
                                                                           Eastern FL at Etihad Stadium. Big crowds are
                                                                           expected at the match which will be a curtain
                                                                                                                                   AFL Victoria Community Football &
                                                                           raiser to the Round 9 AFL game between St.              Development Manager

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TRFM GIPPSLAND LEAGUE WELCOME

The 2018 instalment of the Worksafe          today. Kristian Gray again has done
Community Championships is finally           an excellent job with the 18s side and
here and we are glad that the action         their 2018 representative campaign is
is ready to get underway. It has been        only just beginning today with more
a long process this offseason to get         footy to come later in 2018 also. Stacie
this event up and running so we thank        Gardiner has pulled together the Open
AFL Victoria, AFL Gippsland and all the      netball side with a large number of our
parties who worked extremely hard to         2017 Team of the Year featuring today.
make this happen. It is great to see that    The Open girls have been extremely
the schedule today will feature multiple     successful over the past few years and
games with our Under 18s and Open            the League will again continue to look to
sides looking to continue on with their      our senior netballers to lead the way.
winning runs at representative level. It
                                             The hardwork of our volunteers doesn’t
is also a chance for the Senior side to
                                             go un noticed and the League thanks
get a win back on the board after two
                                             all who have helped so far to get these
disappointing consecutive defeats.
                                             sides on the track. Thanks to Traralgon
Thanks to Harmit Singh and Brad Dean
                                             FNC for their support and efforts in
for their hardwork so far with the senior
                                             hosting the jumper presentations and
side. It is a little disappointing that we
                                             Moe FNC for their efforts on matchday
didn’t get the buy in from all clubs but
                                             and training. Welcome to all our visitors
through a lot of work they have been
                                             from the Murray Football and Netball
able to put together a great squad of
                                             leagues , we hope you enjoy your time
players that most importantly want
                                             in Gippsland and at Ted Summerton
to represent their League and play
                                             Reserve today.

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MURRAY FL WELCOME
                                                      represented the league in the past and the
                                                      sacrifices they made. This honour has not been
                                                      lost on our current playing group. Good luck to
                                                      them today.

                                                      Adie Daly takes the reins of the Under 18 team
                                                      for the third year in succession. He has been
                                                      greatly supported by Levi Power and Mick Taylor.
                                                      Together they have the Under 18s fully prepared
                                                      to put up a great contest. Most of these boys
                                                      have come through our representative program
                                                      from a young age and although the nerves will be
                                                      there, I am sure they are ready for the big stage.
                                                      The league wishes them well and thanks them for
                                                      their time and effort.

On behalf of the Executive of the Ken Muston          It also great to have an opponent for our Open
Isuzu UTE Murray Football Netball League I            Netball who are joining the footballers for just the
welcome you all to Moe for the AFL Victoria           third time over the last eight years. Thanks again
Worksafe Country Championships. Since the             to the Gippsland FNL for making the commitment
inception of the ratings system, the Murray FNL       and supporting netball. I am sure the contest will
has now covered all corners of the state. This        be closely fought.
has come at an enormous costs which the Murray
                                                      It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the
FNL clubs have had to subsidise. Without the
                                                      trainers and support staff who have given up their
support of the clubs we would not be here today.
                                                      time to ensure the boys and girls have the best
Although a win would be important to the Murray       preparation. Also thanks to Tracey Mark for her
FNL Clubs today this is more about the notion         administration support.
of the best vs the best – the ultimate test excites
                                                      Thank you to the sponsors today, in particular
me. This is not ego driven but I see Interleague
                                                      Worksafe and the Murray FNL major partner Ken
football is an opportunity to expose players to a
                                                      Muston Isuzu UTE.
type of football they would not usually get from
a Home & Away fixture. The Murray FNL teams           Lastly, Thank you to the AFL Gippsland,
are under no illusion of how tough a task it will     Gippsland FNL and Moe Football Netball Club for
be today to defeat the mighty Gippsland Football      their hospitality and for all the behind the scene
Netball League.                                       efforts by Daniel Heathcote. Hopefully I can
                                                      return the favour one day.
The senior team availability has been hit hard
by the travel bug. Jason Limbrick has worked          Good luck to all grades and enjoy the football
tirelessly to put together a quality outfit. Every    and netball whether it’s on the ground, behind the
player representing the Murray FNL today is keen      fence, on the court or behind the line.
to challenge themselves and more importantly
want to be a part of this team. Jason has             Dale Norman
emphasised the proud history of the MFL in
                                                      General Manager
these contests, the quality of players that have

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INTERCHANGE

                         1 Kody Wilson                5 Connor Ambler               6 Tom Barr

                        16 Ryan Hearn                11 James Jacobsen

                                                         FOLLOWERS / RUCK

                     22 Bob McCallum                      8 Tom Marriott                     2 James Blaser

                                           FF 15 Darnell Grech
         FP 17 Chris Dunne                                                  FP 12 Lee Stockdale
                                           FB   1 Riley Bacon
         BP 16 Ash Saunders                                                 BP    6 Bohdi Butts

    HFF 9 Edward Morris                    CHF 20 Jordan Dessent                 HFF 18 Cade Maskell

    HBF 12 Sam Beasley                     CHB 20 Grant Gallus                   HBF 23 Jordan Souter

                                            C   14 Luke Bowman

W    3 Jackson McMahon                                                                W   13 Haydn Hector

W    10 Sam Ferguson                                                                  W     4 Tom Nihill

                                            C   7 Sam Gemmill

    HBF 4 Michael Jacobsen                 CHB 23 Shannon Bray                   HBF 7 Josh Hopkins

    HFF 8 Cayden Williams                  CHF 19 Angus Grigg                    HFF 21 Alex Hicks

         BP 19 Mitch Stanlake                                               BP 10 Tyson Biffin
                                           FB 21 Charlie Rienets
         FP 22 Mitch Price                                                  FP 13 Lachlan Small
                                           FF 25 Brodie A'Vard

                                           INTERCHANGE

        3 Sam Toulmin              18 John Anstee                  2 Adam Decicco

        5 Tyron Baden              11 Nick Denahy

                                         FOLLOWERS / RUCK

    43 Brodie Ross                       9 Josh Chapman                    27 Bowen Smith
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TRFM GIPPSLAND PLAYER PROFILES                               GIPPSLAND PLAYER PROFILES

           1    Kody Wilson                     2    James Blaser                 13     Haydn Hector                                  14   Luke Bowman
          Skilled inside midfielder. Kicks                                                                                            Elite midfielder who
                                               2017 league best and fairest       Midfielder with elite running
          well on both feet and is enjoying                                                                                           accumulates possessions. One
                                               with plenty of experience at       capacity who will feature in his
          a stellar first season in the                                                                                               of the 2017 premier's prime
                                               representative level.              third interleague campaign.
          league.                                                                                                                     movers.

           3    Jackson McMahon                 4    Michael Jacobsen             15     Darnell Grech                                 16   Ryan Hearn
          Wing and onballer who runs                                              Underrated utility that can play                    Second year at senior
                                               Small defender who gives
          all day. Excellent disposal and                                         anywhere on the ground. Solid                       interleague. Hearn is athletic,
                                               plenty of run from the backline.
          engine. 2017 Vic Country U21s                                           overhead and can kick goals up                      has great hands and offers
                                               Excellent at the contested ball.
          representative.                                                         forward.                                            useful versatility.

           5    Connor Ambler                   6    Tom Barr                     17     Chris Dunne                                   18   Cade Maskell

                                                                                  Best on ground in the 2017 grand                    Another leader of the team.
          Inside midfielder who returned
                                               Up and coming midfielder who       final, Dunne kicks goals and lots of                Maskell is a booming kick that
          to the league after a stint in the
                                               excels at the contested ball.      them. Supremely skilled and can                     can play at either end of the
          VFL. Can also play up forward.                                          also run through the midfield.                      ground.

           7    Josh Hopkins                    8    Tom Marriott                 19     Mitch Stanlake                                20   Jordan Dessent
          Half forward/back that has                                              Lockdown Moe defender that                          One of the league’s best, Dessent
                                               Big bodied midfielder who
          great pace and skill. 2017                                              can play tall or small. Provides                    can play anywhere on the ground.
                                               excels at the clearances. 2016
          premiership player with                                                 plenty of run and rarely gets                       Strong marking with excellent
                                               league MVP.
          Leongatha.                                                              beaten one on one.                                  foot skills for a big man.

           9    Edward Morris                  10    Tyson Biffin                 21     Charlie Rienets                               22   Bob McCallum
          Another player to return to the      Running defender who has           Up and coming defender who
                                                                                                                                      Star ruckman and leader.
          league this year. An elite talent    established himself as one of      is widely regarded as one of the
                                                                                                                                      McCallum has also been a
          who will go through the midfield     Moe's most key players. Provides   best key lockdown defenders in
                                                                                                                                      regular at AFL Vic Country level.
          and forward line.                    plenty of metres gained.           the league.

          11    James Jacobsen                 12    Lee Stockdale                23     Shannon Bray                                  24   Daniel Musil
                                               Enigmatic forward with
                                                                                  Running key defender, Bray                          Ruckman that can swing
          Wing and onballer that can           excellent skills. Consistently
                                                                                  plays tall or small and takes the                   forward and one of the TRFM
          swing forward and kick goals.        among the league’s top
                                                                                  game on.                                            call team's favourites.
                                               goalkickers.

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TRFM GIPPSLAND LEAGUE SENIORS                                                                        MURRAY FL SENIORS

                                      COACH: Harmit Singh
                                      ASSISTANT COACH: Travis Dean
                                                                                                                                         COACH: Jason Limbrick
                                      TEAM MANAGER: Michael Henderson
                                                                                                                                         ASSISTANT COACHES: James Hazelman and Josh Noonan
                                      RUNNER: Gary Connolly
                                      TRAINERS: Trevor Blandford and John Shiels

NO           PLAYER                   AGE       HEIGHT       WEIGHT                 CLUB            NO           PLAYER                  AGE         HEIGHT       WEIGHT                    CLUB
1    Kody Wilson                       24        179cms       82kgs     Traralgon                   1    Riley Bacon                      24            177         70         Tongala
2    James Blaser                      29        179cms       85kgs     Moe                         2    Adam Decicco                     21            176         66         Cobram
3    Jackson McMahon                   20        180cms       77kgs     Traralgon                   3    Sam Toulmin                      31            186         87         Echuca United
4    Michael Jacobsen                  21        176cms       75kgs     Traralgon                   4    Tom Nihill                       22            181         70         Nathalia
5    Connor Ambler                     21        177cms       81kgs     Traralgon                   5    Tyron Baden                      22            180         75         Cobram
6    Tom Barr                          21        178cms       77kgs     Drouin                      6    Bohdi Butts                      25            179         83         Tungamah
7    Josh Hopkins                      21        177cms       70kgs     Leongatha                   7    Sam Gemmill                      23            178         83         Cobram
8    Tom Marriott                      25        185cms       92kgs     Leongatha
                                                                                                    8    Cayden Williams                  23            186         80         Cobram
9    Edward Morris                     22        182cms       80kgs     Drouin
                                                                                                    9    Josh Chapman                     31            177         77         Congupna
10   Tyson Biffin                      26        187cms       80kgs     Moe
                                                                                                    10   Sam Ferguson                     24            187         85         Congupna
11   James Jacobsen                    21        180cms       75kgs     Morwell
                                                                                                    11   Nick Denahy                      21            190         82         Echuca United
12   Lee Stockdale                     29        180cms       79kgs     Traralgon
                                                                                                    12   Sam Beasley                      18            187         73         Cobram
13   Haydn Hector                      25        181cms       81kgs     Traralgon
                                                                                                    13   Lachlan Small                    26            185         84         Finley
14   Luke Bowman                       25        182cms       83kgs     Leongatha
                                                                                                    16   Ash Saunders                     23            187        105         Tungamah
15   Darnell Grech                     21        187cms       88kgs     Moe
                                                                                                    18   John Anstee                      26            190         87         Deniliquin
16   Ryan Hearn                        20        198cms       95kgs     Morwell
                                                                                                    19   Angus Grigg                      26            194         87         Moama
17   Chris Dunne                       30        181cms       77kgs     Leongatha
18   Cade Maskell                      29        183cms       77kgs     Leongatha                   20   Grant Gallus                     21            194         91         Numurkah

19   Mitch Stanlake                    22        184cms       85kgs     Moe                         21   Alex Hicks                       22            190         90         Nathalia
20   Jordan Dessent                    27        192cms       90kgs     Sale                        22   Mitch Price                      25            198        100         Numurkah
21   Charlie Rienets                   22        193cms       90kgs     Moe                         23   Jordan Souter                    26            185         95         Tongala
22   Bob McCallum                      33        198cms       94kgs     Drouin                      25   Brodie A'Vard                    28            196         91         Barooga
23   Shannon Bray                      26        193cms       93kgs     Wonthaggi Power             27   Bowen Smith                      20            185         92         Nathalia
24   Daniel Musil                      30        197cms       95kgs     Morwell                     43   Brodie Ross                      28            197         95         Nathalia
     TEAM               1st QUARTER            2nd QUARTER        3rd QUARTER         4th QUARTER        TEAM              1st QUARTER              2nd QUARTER          3rd QUARTER           4th QUARTER
GIPPSLAND LEAGUE                                                                                    GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
      MURRAY FL                                                                                           MURRAY FL

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MURRAY FL PLAYERS                                              MURRAY FL PLAYERS

           1   Riley Bacon                   2    Adam Decicco      13   Lachlan Small                             16   Ash Saunders

           3   Sam Toulmin                   4    Tom Nihill        18   John Anstee                               19   Angus Grigg

           5   Tyron Baden                   6    Bohdi Butts       20   Grant Gallus                              21   Alex Hicks

           7   Sam Gemmill                   8    Cayden Williams   22   Mitch Price                               23   Jordan Souter

           9   Josh Chapman                  10   Sam Ferguson      25   Brodie A'Vard                             27   Bowen Smith

          11   Nick Denahy                   12   Sam Beasley       43   Brodie Ross

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TRFM GIPPSLAND LEAGUE UNDER 18                                                                MURRAY FL UNDER 18

                              COACH: Kristian Gray                                                                                   COACH: Adrian Daly
                              ASSISTANT COACHES: Blake Van Rooy & Rick Galea                                                         ASSISTANT COACHES: Levi Power and Mick Taylor

NO           PLAYER                 AGE    HEIGHT       WEIGHT                    CLUB            NO            PLAYER               AGE         HEIGHT       WEIGHT                  CLUB
1    Nic Bulmer                     17        180         74         Bairnsdale                    1   Dylan Leadingham               17           174          78       Mulwala
2    Dylan Garnham                  18        165         68         Leongatha                     2   Kian Wise                      18           172          64       Rumbalara
3    Jacob Lamers                   16        180         66         Leongatha                     3   Sam Willoughby                 17           170          60       Deniliquin
4    Jackson Smith                  17        185         71         Bairnsdale                    4   Kyal Atkinson                  17           182          84       Rumbalara
                                                                                                   5   Joel Shannon                   17           173          60       Congupna
5    Jordan Hill                    18        185         74         Leongatha
                                                                                                   6   Callum Doyle                   16           170          64       Moama
6    Josh Galea                     18        182         76         Moe
                                                                                                   7   Jordan Gee                     17           180          65       Congupna
7    Thomas McMahon                 17        181         61         Traralgon
                                                                                                   8   Luke Bramley                   17           175          80       Finley
8    Kade Marsh                     16        181         75         Traralgon
                                                                                                   9   Riley Gow                      16           184          85       Barooga
9    Mitchell Bown                  17        185         75         Sale                         10   Jake Kneebone                  17           184          68       Moama
10   Joseph Ziino                   17        180         73         Maffra                       11   Rex Wardle                     18           180          66       Katandra
11   Isaac Copland                  16        179         69         Traralgon                    12   Zec Cuppens                    17           170          69       Finley
12   Ben Perry                      17        175         78         Leongatha                    13   Nick Irvine                    17           188          68       Tungamah
13   Cam Olden                      18        179         75         Leongatha                    14   Brayden Summerville            17           179          70       Nathalia
14   Shea Burzese                   16        160         60         Morwell                      15   James Whitehead                16           180          70       Moama
15   Sam Fennell                    18        185         68         Warragul                     16   Taylor Kleinschmidt            16           190          83       Finley
                                                                                                  17   Xavier Chalkley                17           190          76       Katandra
17   Kaijah Noda                    16        175         68         Traralgon
                                                                                                  18   Duncan Clarke                  17           185          80       Finley
18   Braxton Ah Mat                 17        190         87         Warragul
                                                                                                  19   Marlon Johnstone               17           180          71       Rumbalara
19   Jacob Van Iwaarden             18        190         95         Traralgon
                                                                                                  20   Sid Pearn                      18           192          76       Deniliquin
20   Nathan Balfour                 18        176         70         Moe
                                                                                                  21   Ash Dewinne                    17           190          90       Moama
21   Liam Deering                   16        194         78         Traralgon                    22   Lachie Trotman                 18           169          75       Deniliquin
22   Peter Strong                   16        197         80         Traralgon                    23   Jerome Sorgel                  17           187          92       Rumbalara
23   Bailey Quaife                  17        190         94         Warragul                     24   Liam Connell                   18           185          75       Tungamah
24   Ryley Green                    17        180         82         Warragul                     25   Lachlan Hyde                   16           180          70       Cobram
     TEAM             1st QUARTER         2nd QUARTER          3rd QUARTER          4th QUARTER        TEAM            1st QUARTER              2nd QUARTER        3rd QUARTER          4th QUARTER
GIPPSLAND LEAGUE                                                                                  GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
      MURRAY FL                                                                                         MURRAY FL

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INTERLEAGUE HISTORY                                                                                                            INTERLEAGUE HISTORY
                                  By Paul Carter

The formation of the Latrobe Valley Football League was            After wins against Mornington Peninsula and Gippsland in             The LVFL concluded the 1960s with an interleague record of 10       later at Moe the Valley found West Gippsland / Bass Valley
somewhat of an amalgamation of the Gippsland and Central           1961, the VCFL Country Championships, sponsored by oil               wins and nine losses, but considering two games were against        tough opponents, but eventually held on to win 12. 9. 81 to
Gippsland leagues. Initiated by the Sale Football Club, seven      company Caltex, saw the Wimmera league visit Morwell in              VFL clubs, maybe a 10 – 7 record would be a fairer summation.       9.13. 67.
of the ten Central Gippsland clubs, those along the main           June, 1962. The LVFL seemed to be incontrol of the match,             The first interleague match of the decade saw the Valley again     1979 was a busy year with five interleague games played
Melbourne rail line, joined with Sale to form the LVFL. There      leading by three goals at the first break and by two goals at half   play host to the Footscray Football Club at Morwell in June,        under the leadership of Jim Hart. All five games were won
had been an unsuccessful attempt to join the two leagues at        time. Four goals to two by the visitors in the third term reduced    1972. Under the guidance of Traralgon champion Terry Hunter         comfortably, culminating with the VCFL Division One
the end of the 1948 season by Sale, Maffra and Bairnsdale, but     the Valley’s advantage to a single point and two goals to one        the Latrobe Valley was more than competitive against the VFL        Championship.To get to the final the LVFL had to overcome the
their recommendation of the break-up of the CGFL was refused.      in the final term secured the win for Wimmera by five points,        side before going down 17.16.118 to 12.10. 82, Sale’s Wayne         mighty Ovens & Murray on their home turf in Albury. A tight
The Gippsland Football League and the Central Gippsland            10.5.65 to 9.6.60.                                                   Morris best afield for the Valley with five goals.                  first half saw the Valley with an eight point ead, but it was their
League had a long standing history of playing mutually             Former South Melbourne hard man, Don Keyter, coached the             The Caltex VCFL Championships saw the LVFL travel to                third quarter effort of 6.4 to 2.6 which broke the game apart.
arranged interleague football against each other, dating back      Wimmera team. In 1963 Keyter coached the Moe Football                Seymour in mid-1973 to do battle with the Waranga North             Sale forward Ian “Emu” Jones kicked four goals as one of nine
to the early 1930s. The shield that they played for still hangs    Club and, in sensational circumstances, “won” the league’s           East FL. The Valley boys were quick off the mark with six           goalkickers, with Ray Sweeney and Len Petch the best for the
today in Morwell Football Club’s Gert Mahoney room. So it’s        Trood Award and Rodda Medal by five votes from teammate              first quarter goals and held a handy, but not match-winning         visitors. The final was at Bendigo’s QEO where earlier in the
no surprise that the first five interleague games played by the    Allan Steel, but was ineligible to receive the award due to a        33 point lead at the long break. The second half saw the            year the LVFL had pumped Bendigo 20.15 to 11.16. The final
LVFL were all against the Gippsland Football League. The LVFL      suspension received during the season.                               LVFL dominate all over the ground as they added seven and           was much closer with the LVFL leaders by just three points at
won the initial contest at Maffra in 1954, 13.15.93 to 8.16.64,    In 1963 Keyter captained the LVFL to a huge win over the             five goals for the final two terms to run away with the match       the long break. Their third quarter effort was stunning, adding
but the Gippslanders bounced back to win the following three       Gippsland league, the last time the leagues were to meet. The        21.18.144 to 10.11.71. Traralgon’s champion centreman Charlie       7.3 to 1.7 to all but seal the match and the Championship. The
in 1955, 1956 and 1957 at Morwell, Maffra and Yallourn             LVFL scored 23.13.151 to 8.8.56, former Fitzroy player and           Healey was the unanimous pick as best player and he led the         final margin was 32 points with eight goalkickers sharing
respectively.                                                      Morwell coach Graham Donaldson acting as vice-captain.               scoring with Maroons’ teammate and future VFL champion              the load, captain Len Petch again to the fore, along with Dale
In 1958 the VCFL initiated their Centenary Championships,                                                                               forward Kelvin Templeton, both players contributing four goals.     Foster and Rob Ballingall.
                                                                   1965 saw the LVFL back into VCFL action with a big win at
to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the inception of          Leongatha against South Gippsland, 19.15.129 to 8.8.56. The          Moe’s Barry Rowlings and Bairnsdale rover John Burleigh also        Another heavy interleague load saw the LVFL play another five
Australian Rules Football.The fifteen major leagues of Victoria    Valley was spearheaded by 17 year-old Alan Noonan, soon to           won their battles well.                                             games under Angus Hume, with the Valley again undefeated,
and southern New South Wales were divided into four districts,     take up that position with distinction with Essendon. Coached        The next stage was an appointment with the Goulburn Valley          going back-to-back as VCFL Division Champions. A twenty
with each district conducting a championship.                      by Frank Munro, the team was captained by Alan Steele with           at Yallourn in July. Warragul coach Graeme Gahan’s tactical         point win at Moe against North Central was followed by a high
The LVFL and GFL competed against the Mornington Peninsula         Morwell’s Bruce Williams as vice captain.Unfortunately               expertise was crucial in his handling of a very talented team.      scoring encounter with the Wimmera league (21.16 to 15.20).
and South Gippsland leagues, with the LVFL winning its semi-       the Valley didn’t advance past the next round, knocked out           There was nothing in it most of the day as the teams entered        Goals were at a premium when the LVFL took on Bendigo at
final against Gippsland by twelve points, 12.16.88 to 11.10.76.    by Mornington. A goal separated the two at half time, the            the final quarter with the visitors holding a three point lead.     Traralgon in their annual television sponsored match. It was
                                                                   Mornington side kicked away with five goals to three in the          Goulburn Valley scored first before the LVFL fought back            then off to Coleraine near the South Australian border to battle
The Final was played at Morwell on 21st June with the losers,                                                                                                                                               the Western Border. Only nine points separated the two at the
Mornington and Gippsland playing a curtain raiser to Latrobe       third term and held on as the Valley challenged them in the          through Charlie Healey and Brian “Doc” Rowlings, who took
                                                                   final quarter, the final scores 13.15.93 to the LVFL 12.10.82.       over in the midfield, youngster Kelvin Templeton converting         final change before the Valley stormed home with 7.7 to 3.0 to
Valley and South Gippsland. The final was a tense affair, with                                                                                                                                              win by forty points.
just seven goals to half time, Latrobe Valley behind by a point,   St.Kilda players Eric Guy and Travis Payze led Mornington with       truly to bring his match tally to eight goals, the Valley home by
3.8 to 4.3. Play opened up after half time with the valley boys    future North Melbourne ruckman Barry Goodingham having a             ten points, 16.10.106 to 14.12. 96.                                 The Finals was at Sale against the Ovens & Murray. With five
adding six goals in each of the two final quarters to runaway      distinct height advantage at the stoppages.                          The Semi-Final of the Championships in June, 1974 saw the           goals in each of the first three quarters the Valley led by 35
with the game 15.18.108 to South Gippsland 10.6.66.The league      Moe’s legendary coach Alby Law coached the LVFL to two wins          LVFL travel to Colac to take on the Hampden league, but the         points. Despite a strong comeback by the O&M, the LVFL
was presented with a flag in the green and gold colours of the     in 1967, both away from home. The LVFL was way too strong            locals were too strong, winning 19.10.124 to 11. 8. 74.             added four gaosl of their own to win by 28 points, 19.17.131 to
ANFC and players in the LVFL’s winning team were awarded a         for Alberton at Yarram, having 54 scoring shots to 19, scoring                                                                           15.13.103. Ray Sweeney (5 goals) and Murray Frew (4) teamed
                                                                                                                                        The LVFL’s next interleague appointment wasn’t for three years      well up forward, while Peter Lynch, Ray Koeleman and Peter
tie in red, white and blue with the league’s monogram.             22.32.164 to 9.9.63, then traveling to Mornington to win a           when they traveled to Bendigo. Trailing by two goals at half
                                                                   thriller 18.19.127 to 17.13.115.                                                                                                         Campbell kept the Valley forwards well supplied.
In 1959 the most one-sided of the contests between the                                                                                  time, the Valley was put out of the game in the third quarter as
LVFL and GFL saw the Valley winners by sixty-one points,           A crowd of finals proportions was on hand at Yallourn in             Bendigo rattled on 6.5 to 2.3, eventually losing 18.16.124 to       The Valley was a shock loser in the first round of 1981 to
13.23.101 to 5.10.40, the match played at Sale. Sale’s John Nix    June, 1968 to witness the VCFL clash of the LVFL against the         10.16. 76. John Gallus was a tower of strength in the ruck, with    Mornington FL, 17.17 to 16.16 and also went out first up in
captain-coached the side, which included star players in Tom       powerhouse Ovens & Murray league. The gate of just over $            Traralgon’s Allan Lowe on target up forward with five goals.        1982 to Geelong 20.4 to 17.8, both matches played away from
Hart, Bob Mason, Bill Milroy, Les Sweet and an 18 year-old         2000 was larger than that year’s LVFL Grand Final gate of $                                                                              home.
                                                                                                                                        Moe legend Max Donelly took the reins of the interleague team
John Somerville, destined for bigger things at Essendon. The       1720. Skippered by Bairnsdale’s ex-Hawthorn player Kevin             in 1978 at the start of a golden era for the league. First up was   Under Warragul’s Ken Robinson the LVFL seemed destined
Gippslanders were coached by Arthur Pound and included             Coverdale, the LVFL put up a great fight, but was unable to          the Mornington Districts at Moe. The visitors held an eight         for another VCFL Grand Final after it had won its three lead-up
players of the caliber of Eddie Lane, Frank Munro and ex-          match it with the O&M, going down by 34 points, 9.15.69 to           point lead at the first break, but the LVFL went into overdrive     games. At Foster Trevor Fletcher (7 goals) and Joe Albanese
Geelong goalkicker George Goninon.                                 15.13.103.                                                           with quarters of seven, eight and finally nine goals to record an   (6) were too much for Alberton, the LVFL winners by 70 points.
In 1960 the LVFL took on the might of the Carlton Football Club    In 1969 the LVFL welcomed “Mr. Football” Ted Whitten and             85 point win, 27.15.177 to 13.14. 92. Murray Frew, Ian “Curly”      A month later at Moe Fletcher again led the scoring with four
at Morwell in the mid-season, a team which contained Sergio        the Footscray Football Club to Morwell. The match was a              Salmon and Stan Davidson shone for the Valley with Allan            goals, Bairnsdale teammate Tom Alvin, soon to make his mark
Silvagni (father of Stephen), 1961 Brownlow Medallist John         no-contest with the Bulldogs romping away to a 77 point win,         Lowe again the leading scorer with six goals. The Bendigo           at Carlton, best afield in their 39 point win over West Gippsland.
James along with a soon-to-be-star full back in Wes Lofts. The     16.21.117 to 5.10.40. To avoid a colour clash, the LVFL wore         team visited Morwell a month later and more of the same was         And so to Geelong wher an inaccurate LVFL (11.20) were too
Valley was more than competitive in going down 16.25.121 to        Morwell’s black and gold outfit.                                     dealt out with the LVFL victors by 73 points, 19.17.131 to 8.10.    good for the home team which managed 9.11, Wayne MacInnes,
12.11.83.                                                                                                                               58. John Gallus and Len Petch teamed brilliantly in the ruck        Kevin Carrolan and Allan Lowe the best for the Valley.
                                                                                                                                        and Gallus topped his best afield effort with nine goals. A week                                                      Continued

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INTERLEAGUE HISTORY (Cont'd)                                                                                                  INTERLEAGUE HISTORY
                                    By Paul Carter

Unfortunately it was inaccuracy which cost the LVFL a place in        term gave the Valley the early lead with 6.3 to 2.1, Sale on-      Preston (5) and Paul Bryce (5) was too much for the locals.        A promotion / relegation system has been at work in recent
the Final as they had eight more scoring shots than Goulburn          baller Brad Sparks playing a blinder. Bendigo fought back hard     Gary “Spike” Milligan and Darren Read, along with Morley,          years, Gippsland’s inaccuracy (12.20) costing it dearly in a
Valley yet lost by an agonizing seven points, 15.20.110 to            in the second term to reduce the home side’s lead to nineteen      completely dominated the clearances, with the Gippy team           night match at Bendigo in 2010. Five goals from Bairnsdale’s
18.9.117, Shane Loveless the main contributor with five goals.        points. It got even tighter in the third quarter as the Valley     having winners all over the ground.                                James Gibbs led Gippsland to victory at Morwell in 2011 when
The Valley came back from their first round match in 1984             added four goals, but Bendigo, with six goals, were just ten        Sale’s Kevin Greenwood took the reins from “Pedro” Neille         they outclassed Central Murray by 71 points. Back in Bendigo
at Ballarat well beaten by 49 points. A close first up win at         points down at the final change. The Valley had injury worries     in 1996 and they scored an eleven goal win at Bendigo before       in 2012, Gippsland was forced to play catch-up football from
Traralgon against Goulburn Valley in 1985 was followed by             too, with champion centre half forward Mark Pearce injured         going down to Geelong. The following year the GLFL won well        late in the second quarter, Clinton Rowe and Ryan Pendlebury
another fruitless trip to Ballarat. In 1986 the apttern was the       and Sale utility Nick Whitaker in hospital with a deflated lung.   at Morwell against the Murray league, then were overwhelmed        giving of their best, Gibbs again to the fore with four goals.
same with a one point win at Geelong followed by a drubbing at        The first two goals of the final term went Bendigo’s way and       by the Ovens & Murray at Lavington. In 1998 the games were         In 2013 Gippsland took on the Yarra Valley Mountain District
the hands of Ballarat.                                                it seemed they would finish over the top of the locals, but the    at Morwell and Sale with the Gippsland team beating Hampden        league and led from start to finish, recording a commanding 84
                                                                      LVFL rallied with the final three goals of the game to draw        then losing a tight game to Geelong.                               point victory. Sale’s Mitch Davis was on target with six goals,
It was a case of one up and one down again in 1987 with a             away to a twenty point win, 17.10.112 to 14.8.92. Brad Sparks
strong win at Morwell against Bendigo, 20.16 to 13.13 with                                                                               Former Traralgon champion forward Allan Jennings took over         with Morwell coach Harmit Singh and Warragul ruckman Matt
                                                                      was best on the ground with captain Peter Geddes kicking five                                                                         Gray, along with Davis, named as the best for Gippsland.
seven goals from Shane Loveless. Traralgon trio Ric HOeben,           goals as well as dominating the ruck duels.                        as coach in 1999 and they scored a first up win over Geelong
Mark Stockdale and Rob Popplestone were the Valley’s best                                                                                with seven players making their interleague debut. At Terang       For the third time Gippsland travelled to Bendigo, and this
three. Hopes were high when Ovens & Murray visited Traralgon          Pre-season 1991 saw the Valley play at VFL Park, Waverley          against the Hampden league the GLFL fought back from being         time it was former St. Kilda forward Stephen Milne who was
for the Semi-Final, the Valley off to a flier with 7.6 in the first   against the Riverina, the Division Two Champions. Never            behind at half time to score a two goal win, Leongatha’s Barry     the thorn in Gippsland’s side. The ex-AFL goalsneak was
quarter, but the vistors took control after that with 7.10 in the     challenged, the LVFL drew away each quarter to win by              Standfield kicking five goals.                                     unstoppable with nine of Bendigo’s 19 goals. Wonthaggi’s
second term to take an 18 point half time lead. Their inaccuracy      53 points, Traralgon’s Tony Lane the best afield. The VCFL                                                                            Aaron Ware was named as best for Gippsland, along with
                                                                      Championship defence was short-lived, however, as the LVFL         The Garnd Final against Oven s & Murray was at Moe and the
kept the Valley in the contest as they kicked 4.9 in the third.                                                                          locals were quickly under pressure, falling from 17 points         Sale’s Ryan Pendlebury and Warragul centreman Brad
The floodgates opened in the final quarter as O&M kicked 11.2         took on Ovens and Murray at Albury. Despite a ten goals haul                                                                          Scalzo. Power forward Darren Sheen was Gippsland’s leading
                                                                      from Tarralgon’s Mark Stockdale, the LVFL went down by             down to 35 down at half time. A big third quarter saw the GLFL
to win by 91 points. A sixteen year-old kid by the name of John                                                                          hold the O&M goalless, while adding five goals themselves          goalkicker with four goals.
Longmire kicked eight goals for the Ovens and Murray.                 twelve points, 16.10.106 to 16.22.118, Leongatha teammates
                                                                      Peter Helms and Chris Day also prominent for the Valley.           with just three points separating the two at the final break.      Last year, at Drouin, Gippsland easily accounted for Yarra
First round losses in 1988 and 1989 to North Central and                                                                                 Despite inaccurate shooting for goal the visitors managed          Valley Mountain District, holding the visitors goalless after
Ovens and Murray put paid to any hopes of big interleague             First up in 1992 was the LVFL’s nemesis Ballarat. No fewer than    to hold one for a one point win in a heart-stopping finish.        half time. On his home track, Dan Nicholls was best afield in
campaigns for the LVFL, but big things were just around the           eleven changes were made to the losing 1991 side as the LVFL       Traralgon teammates Haydn Smith and Mark Stockdale, along          the centre and capped off his performance with three goals.
corner for the Latrobe Valley Football League.                        took the early lead and won each quarter on their way to a 39      with Sale’s Daniel Surkitt were best for the Gippsland team.       Captain Bob McCallum was unbeatable in the ruck, backed by
                                                                      point win, 17.15.117 to 11.12.78. Brad Sparks was again in the                                                                        Traralgon coach Mark Collison and fellow Maroon Tim Northe
Kevin “Pedro” Neille had charge of the interleague team from          best three with Traralgon’s Max Cunico and Greg Morley. Moe        The dawn of the new millennium saw the GLFL matched
1990 to 1995 and remains the only interleague coach to take                                                                              up against the neighbouring West Gippsland league which            completing a dominant midfield for the Gippslanders.
                                                                      forward Ken Rainsford led the scoring with five goals.
the Valley to two titles.                                                                                                                resulted in a 76 point win to the GLFL. New coach Col Metcalf      The 2016 match was again against Bendigo, this time on home
                                                                      A huge win at Shepparton against the strong Goulburn Valley        led the GLFL to a hard fought win over the Hampden league,         turf at Western Park, Warragul, and the expectations were
The first two matches of 1990 saw the Valley travel                   saw the LVFL into another Grand Fina, Greg Morley at his
considerable distances as they went to Horsham to take on                                                                                Gippsland’s inaccuracy (7.17.59) keeping Hampden in the            high. The Bendigo team applied heavy pressure across the
                                                                      finest with Morwell’s Ashley Bond and Mark Pearce on fire          game. The Division One Final was at Geelong with the locals        ground in the first half, establishing a handy three goal lead at
the Wimmera league. The visitors were quick off the mark              up forward with six goals. Geelong’s Kardinia Park was the
with six goals in the first quarter on their way to a 63 point                                                                           winning the first three quarters narrowly, but establishing a      the long break. Bob McCallum was winning the ruck duels, and
                                                                      venue for the Final. Scores were level on 3.6 at quarter time,     five goal lead by the final change. Stalwart Greg Morley , along   Leongatha’s Chris Dunne was lively up forward. Gippsland hit
victory, 19.14.128 to 10.5.65. The centerline of Brett Sherriff,      then Geelong edged ahead at the next two breaks, leading by
Daryl Cunningham and Neil Mildenhall all won their contests                                                                              with Maroons’ teammate Matt Campbell, was leading the way.         back in the third term with five goals, but could only reduce the
                                                                      ten points at three quarter time. The LVFL hit the lead half way   Despite dominating play in the final term, the GLFL couldn’t       deficit to fourteen points. The teams started the final quarter
well and gave the valley great drive. Best on the ground was          through the final term, but late goals to geelong saw them with
Traralgon rover Greg Morley whose 38 possessions were                                                                                    convert that into the goals needed to get close to Geelong,        with a goal apiece, but Bendigo finished the better team with
                                                                      a six point win, 10.18.78 to 10.12.72.                             eventually losing by 22 points.                                    six final quarter goals to run out winners by 31 points.
delivered efficiently, Leongatha’s Craig Hams kicking four
second half goals to drive home the advantage.                        Geelong again ended the LVFL’s campaign in 1993 after the          The GLFL was out in the first round of 2001 at the hands of        Last year Gippsland travelled to Woori Yallock to take on Yarra
                                                                      Valley had scored a big win in a high scoring encounter against    Mornington Peninsula, while Ovens & Murray did the same to         Ranges, a team they had beaten heavily in both 2013 and
On the road again for the Semi-Final, the LVFL traveled to Reid       Western Border, and in 1994 Mid Murray put them out in the
Oval, Warrnambool to take on the Hampden league. Inaccuracy                                                                              end The newly amalgamated WGLFL’s campaign in Round 1 of           2015. The home team jumped out quickly with two goals in as
                                                                      first round with a 55 point defeat at Swan Hill.                   2002. The following year saw the WGLFL gain afourteen point        many minutes from the opening bounce and dominated play
marked the Valley’s game with 2.7 in the first quarter, and,
despite having 16 scoring shots to ten, led by just eleven            The newly named Gippsland Latrobe was again in the Final           win over Mornington at Traralgon. The hallowed turf of the         from there until the final siren. Gippsland’s shooting for goal
points at half time. Daryl Cunningham again led a winning             in 1995 after hard fought victories over Goulburn Valley and       MCG saw a fast finishing WGLFL kick six final quarter goals to     (6.14.50) didn’t help their cause, however they were well beaten
centerline, along with Neil Mildenhall and Jamie Freeman on           Ovens & Murray, but it was another trip to Swan Hill against       come up nine points shy of another Grand Final appearance.         across the ground as Yarra Ranges recorded a 61 point victory.
the wings. The third quarter was decisive with the LVFL adding        Mid Murray, the scene of the previous year’s loss. What            A round robin format of three mini games over two days was         Brad Scalzo and Russell Cowan won in the midfield, but it was
6.6 to two behinds, a lead of fifty one points. The wayward           ensued was described as one of the finest displays of country      utilized by the VCFL to halt falling interleague attendances       the tall marking forwards for the winners who were impossible
Valley side kicked nine behinds straight in the final quarter         football for forty years. Greg Morley was inspirational as the     in 2004, the WGLFL winning one and losing two, the games           to contain.
before their one and only goal of the term, the final scores          GLFL surged to a six goal half time lead, but that was simply      played at Ballarat. At Warrnambool in 2005 the WGLFL won           This year Gippsland is at home again, facing the Murray
reading 13.25.103 to 9.9.63.                                          the entrée. Seven goals to one in the third quarter put the        its division with 2 wins and 1 loss, by percentage from the        Football League as they attempt to halt the fall down the
                                                                      result beyond doubt and another eight in the last quarter          Hampden league, while it was 0-3 at Albury in 2006. Wins were      rankings to rise back to the top bracket once again.
The 1990 Championship was held in Sale against arch-rival             saw the margin blow out to 109 points, 27.9.171 to 9.8.62. A
Bendigo, which was chasing back-to-back titles. A big first                                                                              hard to come by between 2007 and 2009, Mornington handing
                                                                      three pronged forward line of Ken Rainsford (6 goals), David       out an 83 point thumping at Pakenham in 2009.

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OPEN NETBALL LINEUP

                                                        SUBS     Maddison Stockdale
 TRFM GIPPSLAND
     LEAGUE                                             SUBS       Nicola Marriott

                              GS   Isabella Hodgson

                              GK     Emma Dunn

   GA       Stacie Gardiner                            WA       Claire Allison

   GD         Bridget Hill                             WD    Klarindah Hudson

                              C     Stacey O’Brien

                              C    Amelia Seignior

   WD      Shannon Freeman                             GD      Courtney Garth

   WA        Abby Pettifer                             GA   Chelsea McDonald

                              GK   Ebony Mumford

                              GS   Steph Hammond

SUBS     Jessica Bamblett

SUBS    Caddison Mulholland                              MURRAY NA
SUBS      Tamara Skinner

                               TRFM Gippsland League v Murray Football League         23
OPEN NETBALL - 12pm                                                                             OPEN NETBALL - 12pm

              TRFM GIPPSLAND LEAGUE PLAYER PROFILES                                                                                MURRAY NA PLAYER PROFILES

       GS/GA Stacie Gardiner (Drouin)                       GA/WA Claire Allison (Morwell)                    GS/GA          Steph Hammond                                 GS/GA         Tamara Skinner
       2017 League B&F and MVP, Gardiner is an              Energetic shooter that can double through the    An experienced campaigner. Steph is a great                  A classy shooter, who has the ability to turn a
       accurate shooter with plenty of experience at        mid court , Allison is leading the 2018 League   mover and her timing around the court is                     game on its head.
       representative level.                                MVP award.                                       impeccable.

       WA/GA Maddison Stockdale (Traralgon)                 GS/GA Isabella Hodgson (Moe)                     GA/GS/WA        Chelsea McDonald                              WA/GA         Abby Pettifer
       Another versatile front court player. Is a           First year in the League and has made an         An ever-reliable shooter. Chelsea is strong on               A super smart player, Abby is ultra-creative and
       frequent in the goal ring at club land and is an     impact early. Excellent young shooter.           the hold and agile on the move.                              sets up a lot of play in the attack end.
       excellent feeder.

       C/WD/WA   Stacey O’Brien (Traralgon)                 C/WD/WA   Nicola Marriott (Leongatha)              C/WA          Caddison Mulholland                            C/WD         Amelia Seignior
       Veteran hard and tough mid court player. Over        2017 team of the year member that was            An incredibly hard worker through the mid                    Current league medallist, Min is extremely
       200 games A grade experience O’Brien is one of       also one of the top performers in the B&F.       court. She is efficient in attack and relentless             athletic. She will run all day and wear any
       the Leagues elite midcourt players                   Consistent and dynamic midcourter                in defence.                                                  opponent down.

       WD/GK Shannon Freeman (Moe)                          GD/GK Courtney Garth (Morwell)                   WD/GD           Klarindah Hudson                              GD/GK         Bridget Hill
       Elite young talent that can play through the         One of the Leagues best tall defenders, past     A classy defender, who has a great ability to                A strong defender, Bridget reads the play well in
       midcourt but has settled in defence at club level.   League B&F.                                      read the play.                                               the circle and isn’t afraid to go on the hunt.

       GD/GK Ebony Mumford (Drouin)                                                                           GK/GD          Emma Dunn                                        GK         Jessica Bamblett
       Returning player to Gippsland League, rated as                                                        A smart defender who has great aerial skills.                Jess bring experience to the defence end, with
       one of the regions best defenders.                                                                    Emma will make her goaler earn every ball.                   an ability to play on both tall and moving
                                                                                                                                                                          shooters. Extremely agile.

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METRICON INTRALEAGUE CHALLENGE - 11am

     TRFM GIPPSLAND LEAGUE                              SALE NETBALL ASSOCIATION
           15 & UNDER                                          15 & UNDER

         COACH: Shannon Freeman                                  COACH: Jo Ballinger

        Jenny Wrigglesworth (Sale)                                      Ruby Dillon

          Olivia Konstanty (Drouin)
                                                                        Maya Bown
           Madelaine Galea (Moe)
                                                                       Keisha Jackson
      Holly Van DerPiigt (Leongatha)

                                                                        Emily Finch
           Destiny Mackrell (Moe)

                   Cleo Fox (Sale)                                     Tess Hansford

                Ella Gown (Drouin)
                                                                        Chloe Proud
                  Meg Morris (Moe)
                                                                       Olivia Barnett
           Alice Reid (Leongatha)

                                                                         Lilli Stobie
           Alyssa Anderson (Moe)

         TEAM               1ST QUARTER   2ND QUARTER    3RD QUARTER       4TH QUARTER   TOTAL

 TRFM GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
        SALE NA

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SENIORS: GIPPSLAND LEAGUE v MURRAY FL - (14 v 13)

 Ted Summerton Reserve, Vale Street, Moe - 1.00pm

        FIELD                BOUNDARY               GOAL

                             Will McKenzie
     Brian Lansdown
                           Douglas Mancarella     Florian Feil
      Scott Bennett
                             Tyler Mitchell       Paul Bauer
     Jason McNiece
                              Noah Pallot

      UNDER 18's: GIPPSLAND LEAGUE v MURRAY FL

Ted Summerton Reserve, Vale Street, Moe - 10.30am

        FIELD                BOUNDARY               GOAL

     Jacob Stuckey           Finnbar Reinehr
                                                Steven Swarbrick
     Hugo Morgan              Darcy Linforth
                                                  Sean Dykes
      Nick Ritchie           Joshua Mackie

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OPEN NETBALL
WEST GIPPSLAND FNC                                                       SUBS           Alana McRae (Dalyston)
           COACH Kate Steel
                                                                         SUBS     Nam Chelsea Connell (Phillip Island)
    TEAM MANAGER        Ange Williams

                                         GS   Janelle Smyth (Phillip Island)

                                         GK     Kristie Parkes (Trentham)

  GA      Brittany Thomas (Dalyston)                                     WA       Kate Murphy (Koo Wee Rup)

  GD        Ashleigh Lierich (Dunolly)                                   WD         Peggy DeSpirit (Trentham)

                                         C     Kate Steel (Phillip Island )

                                         C    Jasmine Coleman (Trentham)

 WD    Renee Pilkington (Inverloch Kongwak)                              GD     Kelsey Buxton (Inverloch Kongwak)

 WA       Ashlee McClelland (Dunolly)                                    GA        Chrissy James (Carisbrook)

                                         GK   Shae Kyle (Korumburra Bena)

                                         GS    Jane O’Donohue (Trentham)

SUBS     Hayley Bourke (Trentham)                                                    MARYBOROUGH
                                                                                      CASTLEMAINE
SUBS Anna Bucknall (Natte Bealiba)
                                                                                      DISTRICT FNL
                                                                                    COACH      Erin Richardson

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17 & UNDER NETBALL                                                                       NETBALL SCHEDULE
                                                                            SUBS Natasha Bindley (Koo Wee Rup)
 WEST GIPPSLAND FNC
                                                                            SUBS         Abbey Kirk (Dalyston)
             COACH     Jenny McRae
                                                                           EMERG      Darci Holmes (Korumburra Bena)
     TEAM MANAGER Ricky McNaughton                                         EMERG Abbey Woollard (Korumburra Bena)

                                            GS Jasmin Mackie (Bunyip)

                                                 Lydia Jordan (Talbot)

        GA      Grace McRae (Dalyston)                                         WA   Tyra Schade (Cora Lynn)

        Brooke Dinwoodie (Trentham)                                             Tamsyn Dicker (Trentham)

                                       C    Jaymee Eastwood (Koo Wee Rup)                                                      TO BE
                                                                                                                              SUPPLIED
                                      Kate Winkelmann (Maryborough Rovers)

     WD      Lanni Pryor (Inverloch Kongwak)                              GD        Gemma Thomas (Dalyston)

     Abbey Raven (Maryborough Rovers)                                      Shelby Steel (Maryborough Rovers)

                                       GK      Millie Sadler (Inverloch Kongwak)

                                                 Elly Rose (Trentham)

     SUBS Rebecca Elliot (Harcourt)
                                                                                    MARYBOROUGH
     SUBS Linley Eastick (Lexton)                                                    CASTLEMAINE
                                                                                     DISTRICT FNL

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WEST GIPPSLAND FNC UNDER 18                                              MARYBOROUGH CASTLEMAINE DFNL UNDER 18

                                                                                                                                            COACH: Dan Lendrec

NO             PLAYER                 AGE    HEIGHT       WEIGHT                CLUB               NO             PLAYER                    AGE     HEIGHT      WEIGHT                    CLUB
 1    Josh Arena                      18       69kg       172cm     Cora Lynn                       1    Des Cook                            17       NA          NA         Newstead FNC
 2    Kyle Valentine                  17       60kg       170cm     Inverloch-Kongwak               2    Liam Latch                          16       NA          78         Newstead FNC
 3    Jared Mills                     17       66kg       172cm     Bunyip                          3    Dylan Brereton                      17       NA          NA         Royal Park FNC
 4    Luke Hartley                    16       68kg       175cm     Cora Lynn                       4    Kodi Healey                         18       182         80         Royal Park FNC
 5    Mitchell Leek                   18       75kg       178cm     Koo-Wee-Rup                     5    Jackson Lanfranchi                  17       180         80         Royal Park FNC
 6    Mitchell Cammarano              16       76kg       172cm     Koo-Wee-Rup                     6    Harley Muscat                       15       168         65         Campbells Creek FNC
 7    Joseph Verleg                   17       65kg       182cm     Garfield                        7    Kade Lusby                          16       181         65         Lexton FNC
 8    Brodie Anderson                 18       70kg       170cm     Phillip Island                  8    Lochlan Pett                        16       174         67         Lexton FNC
 9    Fletcher Rennie                 16       70kg       175cm     Garfield                        9    Blake Dawson                        16       160         62         Maryborough Rovers FNC
10    Brayden Weller                  17        81k       182cm     Cora Lynn                      11    Kaylab Eggers                       16       158         65         Maryborough Rovers FNC
11    Joel Motta                      18       78kg       183cm     Nar Nar Goon                   12    Joel Brown                          17       NA          NA         Trentham FNC
12    Trent Mc Mahon                  16       70kg       175cm     Garfield                       13    Michael Epworth                     17       180         71         Carisbrook FNC
13    Chase Blackwood                 18       80cm       184cm     Cora Lynn                      14    Mitchell Jensen                     17       NA          NA         Trentham FNC
14    Joel Anthony                    17       78kg       182cm     Korumburra-Bena                15    Darcy Matricardi                    15       NA          NA         Trentham FNC
15    Nick Anderson                   16       75kg       175cm     Phillip Island                 20    Fraser Tatchall                     15       181         73         Carisbrook FNC
16    Max Mattock                     18       85kg       175kg     Phillip Island                 22    Zac Mortlock                        16       180         75         Natte Bealiba FNC
17    Jay Verhagen                    16       89kg       180cm     Cora Lynn                      23    Liam Hurse                          16       183         78         Carisbrook FNC
18    Aaron Warner                    17       86kg       182cm     Bunyip                         24    Zachary Kupsch                      17       NA          NA         Trentham FNC
19    Luke Edwards                    17       90kg       178cm     Koo-Wee-Rup                    25    Liam Murphy                         15       179         93         Carisbrook FNC
20    Zac Soutar                      17       73kg       184cm     Garfield                       26    Declan Wagstaff                     17       186         85         Royal Park FNC
21    Jake Tabone                     17       78kg       183cm     Nar Nar Goon                   28    Leigh Lovig                         16       NA          NA         Trentham FNC
22    Cooper Hampton                  18       100kg      194cm     Nar Nar Goon                   29    Benjamin Cass                       16       NA          NA         Trentham FNC
23    Patrick Briffa                  17       79kg       170cm     Nar Nar Goon                   30    Riley Matricardi                    17       NA          NA         Trentham FNC
      TEAM              1st QUARTER         2nd QUARTER       3rd QUARTER            4th QUARTER         TEAM                 1st QUARTER         2nd QUARTER          3rd QUARTER            4th QUARTER
WEST GIPPSLAND FNC                                                                                 WEST GIPPSLAND FNC
           MCDFNL                                                                                             MCDFNL

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WEST GIPPSLAND PLAYER PROFILES                                      WEST GIPPSLAND PLAYER PROFILES

           1    Jake Weightman                  2     Lewis Rankin                             13    Jayden Goumas                                14     Corey Casey
          Small, skilful fast player who has   Super competitive defender who                 Inside midfielder that will crack in                Small who continues to improve his
          made an impression on the group.     always give 100 per cent effort.               all day long.                                       football each season. One of the best
                                                                                                                                                  young players in the competition.

                                                                                               15    Michael Wallace                              16     Jason Fisher
           3    Jaxon Briggs                    4     Shem Hawking (C)
                                                                                              Tall player with fantastic skills. Will             Key forward who will offer a real
          Small in size but a ball magnet      Vetran player who is skilfull and              control the back half of the ground.                target inside 50.
          whos sure to have an impact on       smart. Will captain the team for
          the day.                             the first time.

                                                                                               17    Jake McMillan                                18     Alexander Johnson

           5    Todd Beck                       6     Daniel Johnson                          Key postion player who can run all                  Skilfull player who will rebound the
                                                                                              day. Fantastic hands and a reliable                 ball with precision.
          Mid size forward with 13 goals       Small forward who will apply relentless        kick for goal.
          from six games this season.          pressure on defenders.

                                                                                               19    Rylan Smith                                  20     Campbell McKenzie
                                                                                              Key defender with damaging foot                    Young player who has flourished under
           7    Nathan Allen                    8     Andy Soumilas                           skills.                                            club coach Ben Soumilas. Skillfull
                                                                                                                                                 player representing at senior level for
          Mid size player with sublime         The reigning WGFNC best and                                                                       the first time.
          skills and football smarts across    fairest winner. Star player who will
          midfield and defence.                bring others into the game.                     21    Mark Griffin                                 22     Justin McCleary
                                                                                              Strongly built player who always                    Strong defender who will play a
                                                                                              seems to enjoy the step up into                     key role inside defensive 50.
           9    Chris Johnson                  10     Adam Cross                              interleague games.
          Big bodied midfielder with plenty    Veteran forward who has kicked 10
          of leg speed. Has been in stellar    goals in his past four games.
                                                                                               23    Sam Batson                                   24     Michael Marrotta
          form so far this season.
                                                                                              Enjoying a strong season with the                  Athletic midfielder who has the
                                                                                              Stars. Cool headed player who will                 ability to break the lines. A running
                                                                                              bring calm to the back 50.                         machine with a deadly kick.
          11    Zak Vernon (VC)                12     Aaron Edwards
          Mid sized, speedy player who is      Mid sized forward enjoying a break
          bound to enjoy the big ground at     out seaon. Has 15 goals from six
                                                                                               25    Kurt Thomas
          Garfield.                            games and is sure to make his                  Tall ruckman who is enjoying great
                                               precence felt.                                 start to the season. Sure to team
                                                                                              well with the likes of Andy Soumilas
                                                                                              and co.

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WEST GIPPSLAND FNC SENIORS                                                  MARYBOROUGH CASTLEMAINE DFNL SENIORS

                                    COACH: Mark Lafferty
                                                                                                                                        COACH: Clayton Scoble
                                    ASSISTANT COACHES: Dave Trotman and Ben Soumilas
                                                                                                                                        ASSISTANT COACHES: Brendon Tranter & Shane Robetson
                                    TEAM MANAGER: Peter Wheeler
                                                                                                                                        RUNNER: Rick Dowling
                                    RUNNER: Nick Eddy

NO            PLAYER                AGE       HEIGHT       WEIGHT                 CLUB           NO             PLAYER                  AGE       HEIGHT       WEIGHT                    CLUB
 1    Jake Weightman                 24       175cm         70kg     Kilcunda Bass                1    Steven Patterson                  28         170          72         Carisbrook FNC
 2    Lewis Rankin                   26       192cm         72kg     Inverlock-Kongwak            2    Luke Kemp                         24         180          70         Talbot FNC
 3    Jaxon Briggs                   20       179cm         74kg     Cora Lynn                    5    Angus McKinna                     18         173          75         Carisbrook FNC
 4    Shem Hawking (C.)              32       183cm         76kg     Inverlock-Kongwak            6    Ben Leech                         21         170          76         Harcourt FNC
 5    Todd Beck                      21       181cm         77kg     Nar Nar Goon
                                                                                                  7    Ash Munari                        28         183          80         Carisbrook FNC
 6    Daniel Johnson                 27       177cm         77kg     Garfield
                                                                                                  8    Jacob Eyers                       23         175          78         Lexton FNC
 7    Nathan Allen                   26       179cm         79kg     Bunyip
                                                                                                  9    Jimmy Templeton                   29         189          85         Lexton FNC
 8    Andy Soumilas                  35       174cm         78kg     Inverlock-Kongwak
                                                                                                 10    James Murphy                      26         180          83         Maryborough Rovers FNC
 9    Chris Johnson                  21       183cm         80kg     Cora Lynn
10    Adam Cross                     34       175cm         80kg     Inverlock-Kongwak           11    Aaron Westbrook                   22         184          79         Maryborough Rovers FNC
11    Zak Vernon (VC.)               26       182cm         81kg     Phillip Island              12    Jye Mortlock                      18         185          80         Natte Bealiba FNC
12    Aaron Edwards                  21       176cm         82kg     Phillip Island              13    Dylan Bourke                      29         176          80         Newstead FNC
13    Jayden Goumas                  23       180cm         84kg     Garfield                    14    Trent Barras                      28         184          84         Talbot FNC
14    Corey Casey                    21       172cm         71kg     Inverlock-Kongwak           15    Jay Anderson                      28         186          81         Royal Park FNC
15    Michael Wallace                26       193cm         90kg     Garfield                    17    Haydn Slater                      23         194         104         Avoca FNC
16    Jason Fisher                   25       189cm         90kg     Bunyip                      18    Lachy Rokebrand                   20         186          86         Lexton FNC
17    Jake McMillan                  23       188cm         85kg     Korumburra-Bena
                                                                                                 19    Darcy Bibby                       22         178          90         Navarre FNC
18    Alexander Johnson              28       188cm         86kg     Korumburra-Bena
                                                                                                 20    Josh Fowkes                       22         192          88         Navarre FNC
19    Rylan Smith                    21       195cm         95kg     Cora Lynn
                                                                                                 21    Aaron Slorach                     21         190          85         Navarre FNC
20    Campbell McKenzie              19       185cm         84kg     Inverlock-Kongwak
                                                                                                 22    Kaleb McBride                     19         185          92         Newstead FNC
21    Mark Griffin                   26       182cm         82kg     Phillip Island
22    Justin McCleary                27       184cm         96kg     Bunyip                      23    Kurt Bruechert                    31         186         106         Carisbrook FNC
23    Sam Batson                     22       187cm         89kg     Garfield                    24    Jake Keogh                        19         180          95         Trentham FNC
24    Michael Marrotta               20       187cm         85kg     Dalyston                    27    Jackson Bowen                     26         199          98         Carisbrook FNC
25    Kurt Thomas                    23       198cm         95kg     Dalyston                    28    Nick Stevenson                    25         196         106         Trentham FNC
      TEAM            1st QUARTER            2nd QUARTER       3rd QUARTER         4th QUARTER         TEAM               1st QUARTER           2nd QUARTER           3rd QUARTER            4th QUARTER
WEST GIPPSLAND FNC                                                                               WEST GIPPSLAND FNC
           MCDFNL                                                                                           MCDFNL

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MCDFNL PLAYER PROFILES                                                 MCDFNL PLAYER PROFILES

           1     Steven Patterson                 2     Luke Kemp                        15     Jay Anderson                                17     Haydn Slater
          Quick player and good ball user,       A very good outside player, very        Experienced past senior interleague               Important key position player that
          can also push forward and be           versatile, great line breaker           representative, exceptional run                   can play either end of he ground
          dangerous                                                                      drive off half back                               when needed

           5     Angus McKinna                    6     Ben Leech                        18     Lachy Rokebrand                             19     Darcy Bibby
         Young dangerous forward, will need      One-on-one contest is exceptional,      Strong defender and can play a                    Strong inside player, his strength
         to be closely checked, Under 17.5       very dangerous around goals             tagging role if required                          around the low and hard contest
         Interleague BOG in 2017                                                                                                           will be important

           7     Ash Munari                       8     Jacob Eyers                      20     Josh Fowkes                                 21     Aaron Slorach
          Utility that can play anywhere on      Hard lead-up forward, that only         Very experienced past interleague                  Hard running midfielder, that will
          the ground, could be the difference    needs limited opportunities to hit      representative, 2016 League B&F,                   give forwards multiple chances
          in winning or losing the game          the scoreboard                          plays a huge role in both the ruck
                                                                                         and forward

           9     Jimmy Templeton                 10     James Murphy                     22     Kaleb McBride                               23     Kurt Bruechert
          Multiple-time interleague              Will be the architect off the half      Very good one-on-one contest, look                 Honest defender, hard, won't give
          representative whose leadership        back line, will help set-up going       for his drive off the half back line               his opponent any room or space
          qualities for the team will be vital   forward

          11     Aaron Westbrook                 12     Jye Mortlock                     24     Jake Keogh                                  27    Jackson Bowen
          Very quick and elusive and a great     Young up-and-comer, very mobile         Awarded Rookie of the Year for the                Premiership coach and captain,
          decision maker                         and his versatility will be key, 2016   MCDFNL in 2017, will rarely get                   League B&F medal winner in 2017,
                                                 Rookie of the Year for the MCDFNL       beaten in a contest                               will rely on his experience and
                                                                                                                                           knowledge

          13     Dylan Bourke                    14     Trent Barras                     28     Nick Stevenson
          Great role model and players will      Versatile player, very good one-        Very good at reading the play, his
          heavily rely on his leadership,        on-one, dangerous when going            strength is his interception of the
          Senior Interleague BOG in 2017         forward                                 oppositions' forward entries

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