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Big V to tackle the best of WA

By Robbo May 26, 2007
From The Age
Reported by Sean Cusick

THE Big V makes a timely return today, as the best players from the VFL tackle the West Australian Football League's finest in a representative clash.

As the National Rugby League's state-of-origin juggernaut rolls on, some AFL superstars including Jonathan Brown and Matthew Pavlich have throwN their support behind an origin relaunch.

In the meantime, like-minded footy fans have their chance to send a message by supporting today's match at Port Melbourne.

In what promises to be an intriguing contest, the Black Swans arrived in Melbourne this week looking to square the ledger after the Vics knocked them over by 11 points in their previous encounter in Perth in 2004.

Brownlow medallist Shane Woewodin returns to play his first match in Melbourne since August 2005, as captain of the WA team.

Devils' pact grows shaky

By Robbo May 25, 2007
From The Mercury
Reported by Brett Stubbs

FOR the first time since agreeing to the "semi-marriage", AFL Tasmania is questioning the future of its controversial partial alignment with AFL club the Kangaroos.

As a stand-alone VFL club, the Devils played five seasons for a 46 per cent winning return, and made the finals from 2003-05.

However, since entering the alignment, the Devils have won just eight of 25 games at 32 per cent, missed last year's finals, and are currently sitting at the bottom of the VFL ladder.

Asked if the VFL continued on its present format next season -- subject to the AFL's review of the second-tier competition -- whether the Devils would still be partially aligned, AFL Tasmania general manger Scott Wade said: "Good question, and that is certainly something we need to consider as part of this whole process.

"The sole reason we have tried it and are trying it is to win this competition (because) you need access to AFL players or you need to spend a significant amount of money on recruiting players to Tasmania -- money we haven't got.

VFL vs WAFL (Official Teams) UPDATED FRIDAY 12NOON

By Robbo May 24, 2007
Victoria vs. Western Australia
Saturday 26th May
TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne at 1.10 PM

Victoria

B Baird Livingston Obst
 (Port Melbourne) (Port Melbourne) (Port Melbourne)
HB Rosa Smith Cloke
 (Bendigo Bombers) (Box Hill Hawks) (Bendigo Bombers)
C Davenport Byrne Neville
 (Geelong) (Geelong) (Coburg Tigers)
HF Poyas Crowe Berry
 (Sandringham) (Sandringham) (Frankston)
F Valenti Sautner Podsiadly
 (Sandringham) (Sandringham) (Werribee)
R Cartledge Robbins Spriggs
 (North Ballarat) (Port Melbourne) (Port Melbourne)
Int Biddlecombe Castello Eames
 (Sandringham) (Werribee) (Frankston)
 Height Houlihan Johnson
 (Box Hill Hawks) (Northern Bullants) (Williamstown)
 Summers   
 (Sandringham)   

Western Australia

B Holmes Warren Bossong
 (Subiaco) (Claremont) (Perth)
HB Roberts Parker Colreavy
 (Swan Districts) (Subiaco) (Claremont)
C Haines Woewodin Siegert
 (Peel Thunder) (East Fremantle) (South Fremantle)
HF Longmuir Maplestone Ballantyne
 (West Perth) (Subiaco) (Peel Thunder)
F LangeC. Jones A. Jones
 (Swan Districts) (Claremont) (Claremont)
R Newick Webb Crabb
 (Subiaco) (Subiaco) (Claremont)
Int Adams Fleay Hay
 (East Fremantle) (West Perth) (South Fremantle)
 McNamara Salecic  
 (East Fremantle) (West Perth)

Alistair Pickett has withdrawn this morning replaced in the squad by Adam Lange

Field Umpires: Heath Ryan(VFL-Victoria), Shane Stewart(VFL-Tasmania), Greg Bandy(WA) Emergency: Jacob Mollison

Vics pick Rosa, Cloke

By Robbo May 23, 2007
From Bendigo Advertiser

METRICON Bendigo Bombers captain Simon Rosa and key recruit Jason Cloke have been selected in the Victorian Football League's squad to tackle Western Australia this Saturday.

Rosa and Cloke were yesterday named in the final squad of 25 to take on WA at Port Melbourne.

A first-year captain of the Bombers, Rosa has played 94 matches in the VFL.

He moved from Warrack Eagles to play for the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup under-18s competition before kicking on to play with Carlton `twos' in the VFL before returning to the red and black.

A skilful midfielder or on-ball player, Rosa is one of five VFL captains in this year's line-up.

Delisted by Collingwood at the end of last season, Cloke was quickly sought by Bombers' coach Matthew Knights.

A defender throughout most of his career with the Magpies, Cloke has played predominantly on a wing for Bendigo this season.

Victoria's final team of 22, and three emergencies, will be named tomorrow night.

WA squad trimmed to final 23: Bandy and Schofield out injured

By Robbo May 23, 2007
Reported by Michael Robinson

Daniel Bandy and Jarrod Schofield failed fitness tests at Fremantle Oval last night and will not play in the state game on Saturday.

With that news the WAFL have now named their final squad of 23 that will travel to Melbourne on Friday after a final training session at Subiaco Oval tomorrow night.

FINAL SQUAD OF 23

CLAREMONT - Michael Warren, Jaxon Crabb, Ben Colreavy, Anthony Jones, Chad Jones

EAST FREMANTLE – Shane Woewodin(Captain), Theo Adams, Jamie McNamara

PEEL THUNDER – Daniel Haines, Hayden Ballantyne

PERTH – Chris Bossong

SOUTH FREMANTLE – Adam Hay, Andrew Siegert

SUBIACO – Luke Newick, Aidan Parker, Marc Webb, Allistair Pickett, David Mapleston, Todd Holmes

SWAN DISTRICTS – Josh Roberts

WEST PERTH – Dion Fleay, Jason Salecic, Troy Longmuir

WA coach draws on interstate experience

By Robbo May 23, 2007
From West Australian
Reported by Ross Lewis

WA coach Ashley Prescott believes Daniel Bandy and Jarrad Schofield deserve the opportunity to play in Saturday’s clash with Victoria even though both have missed matches in the lead-up due to injury.
  
Schofield has not played for WAFL club Subiaco since April 28 because of an ankle complaint while hamstring soreness has forced Bandy to be overlooked for Claremont’s past two league matches.
  
However, both veterans were retained in the Black Swans’ 29-man squad announced yesterday and were considered strong chances of making the 23-man touring party that leaves Perth on Friday.
  
Prescott said the experience of 32-year-old Schofield and Bandy, 31, was invaluable to a WA team that would face a VFL combined side stacked with former AFL squad members and strong-bodied talent.

WAFL Squad of 25 named: Woewodin named State Captain

By Robbo May 22, 2007
Reported by Michael Robinson

The WAFL have named their 25 man squad for the game against the VFL at TEAC Oval on Saturday. There are 3 AFL Rookies in the squad as well as 11 players that played against SANFL in Adelaide last year.

Shane Woewodin will lead the WAFL side for the 1st time.

The WA Side is coached by former Richmond and Fremantle footballer Ashley Prescott. His assistants coaches are Simon Eastaugh, Todd Curley and Chris Waterman. Former Port Melbourne coach David Dunbar has been working as a consultant to the team in the lead up to this game.

Here is the squad of 25 (Players that played last year in BOLD, AFL Rookies in Italic)

CLAREMONT- Michael Warren, Jaxon Crabb, Ben Colreavy, Daniel Bandy, Anthony Jones, Chad Jones

EAST FREMANTLE- Shane Woewodin(Captain), Theo Adams, Jamie McNamara, Andrew McCarrey

PEEL THUNDER- Daniel Haines, Hayden Ballantyne

PERTH- Chris Bossong

SOUTH FREMANTLE- Adam Hay, Andrew Siegert

SUBAICO- Darren Rumble, Aidan Parker, Marc Webb, Alistair Pickett, David Mapleston, Todd Holmes

SWAN DISTRICTS- Adam Lange

WEST PERTH- Dion Fleary, Jason Salecic, Troy Longmuir

Western Australia will train tonight at Fremantle Oval and on Thursday at Subiaco Oval before flying to Melbourne on Friday.

WA racing to claim big State scalp

By Robbo May 22, 2007
From WAFL Website

HEADED by a Brownlow medallist, two Sandover medallists and a bevy of players with AFL experience, the Carlton Draught WA State side is setting its sights on creating more winning WA State football history.

Shane Woewodin captains the Black Swans and will have Allistair Pickett (2002 and 2004 Sandover medallist) and Jaxon Crabb (2005) alongside him in the middle of the ground when the WA side runs out onto TEAC Oval.
While wins against Queensland, not a renowned Australian Rules State, came easily to WA in some of their most recent State encounters in 2002 and 2005, wins against more powerhouse States Victoria and South Australia have been harder to come by.

WA's last win against either Victoria or South Australia came back in 1994 when a WA side coached by Gerard Neesham beat the South Australians at Football Park by 14 points.

The last time the WAFL beat the VFA/VFL was in 1988.     

The WA coaching hierarchy all know what it takes to prepare and play football at the highest level. Coach Ashley Prescott and his assistants Simon Eastaugh, Todd Curley and Chris Waterman all played AFL football.

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