Shootouts & Blowouts or Low-scores & Cliffhangers?
Joe Pignataro The only way to win games of football is to finish the game with a higher score than the opposition. AFL legend Malcolm Blight’s coaching philosophy centred around
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Amateur Footballer Record – Round 9
Read the round nine edition of The Amateur Footballer, as we look back at round eight and ahead to this weekend’s action, check all the scores and ladders, and see
VAFA Podcast – Creating a Premiership dynasty at a pub
“I’m coaching Hampton, you wanna assist? Yep, let’s do it!” Your favourite podcast is back for another week, VAFA’s For the Love of the Game! A late-change to the line-up
Men’s Rising Star: Jack Ellwood
The VAFA congratulates Caulfield Grammarian’s Jack Ellwood on his Round 8 Rising Star nomination. Jack was instrumental in the Fields 34 point win over St Bernard’s to push themselves out
Anytime Fitness Women’s Rising Star: Sienna Jones
The VAFA congratulates Sienna Jones from Aquinas on her Round 8 Anytime Fitness Women’s Rising Star nomination. Sienna kicked 2 goals in Aquinas’ 2 point win over Collegians on the
54 long years between drinks as Ormond and UHS-VU meet again
1932, the birth year of the Ormond Amateur Football Club and the University High School Old Boys (now USH-VU). Two proud clubs who these days are in the same section
Old Xaverians came close, but Melbourne Uni hold on to claim top 4 spot
Kristin Sims Kew were looking for another big win against West Brunswick to close the gap on first place. It was an uncharacteristically slow start for Kew early on with
The challengers sort themselves out as the leaders take a rest
Hugh MacLean The bye for Hampton Rovers coincided with the clash between their two main opponents for the top spot. One of the two combatants set their marker down in
Big weekend for the sharpshooters in Premier B Men’s
It’s games within games in Premier B. Big bags of beautiful goals was the order of the day in front of the big sticks, with the power forwards taking a
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