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BIG V Podcast – Ep.2 with Big V Women’s coach Paul Groves
Join Jason Bennett, Joey Pignataro & Paddy Grindlay as they preview BIG V WEEKEND 2024! The boys are joined by BIG V WOMEN’S coach PAUL GROVES as his team prepares
The VAFA and SAAFL senior representative sides will clash for the first time since 2004 when they take the field this Saturday afternoon at Trevor Barker Oval.
For those who are unable to attend, the match will be streamed live here, with 96.5 Inner FM commentary and sideline reporting.
Despite not having faced the SAAFL at senior level for 12 years, the VAFA and its South Australian counterpart share a storied history of representative clashes, totalling 70 matches over the past 91 years. The first match was held in 1925 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the most recent at Elsternwick Park.
The VAFA currently holds the ascendancy on the scoreboard, with 54 victories at a 77% win rate and is on a seven-game winning streak. A VAFA win in June will equal the longest winning streak between the two sides, which is currently held by the VAFA from 1977 – 1984.
The SAAFL’s strongest period of dominance came between 1969 and 1973, defeating the VAFA four out of the five times they met by an average winning margin of 29 points.
Join Jason Bennett, Joey Pignataro & Paddy Grindlay as they preview BIG V WEEKEND 2024! The boys are joined by BIG V WOMEN’S coach PAUL GROVES as his team prepares
As the VAFA prepares to face off against the Perth Football League (PFL), the spotlight extends beyond the players to include the umpires tasked with officiating on the Big V
Round 11 saw wild and woolly conditions across the competition, with teams putting everything on the line before the representative football bye weekend. It was a low scoring affair at