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Podsiadly to join VFL Cats next year

By administrator November 07, 2008
From the Geelong Advertiser

LEADING VFL forward James Podsiadly is set to join Geelong\'s VFL side next season. This year\'s VFL Liston Trophy winner is headed to Skilled Stadium after stunning Werribee with the news that he was quitting the club.

Geelong VFL operations manager Ben Waller said while Podsiadly had not officially signed with the Cats yet, he was expected to do by Monday.

Waller added that Podsiadly was also joining the club\'s fitness and conditioning department, where he would work closely with Geelong\'s young AFL-listed players in the VFL side.  ``It\'s great that one of the best players in the competition has agreed to join us and we think that James is someone that will really help our young playing group next year,\'\' Waller said.

With the retirement of long-serving captain James Byrne, the addition of Podsiadly to their line-up would be a welcome boost to the inexperienced VFL Cats, who slipped to 10th in the 2008 season after winning the premiership the previous year.

Werribee president John Nicol said Podsiadly, the VFL\'s leading goalkicker in 2005, had rejected the club\'s new contract offer. Nicol added that the club had given Podsiadly their ``full support\'\' during his attempts to earn a spot at AFL level.  He did pre-season training with Richmond and the Western Bulldogs two summers ago.

The 27-year-old, a former Essendon and Collingwood rookie, has played more than 150 VFL games and captained Werribee for the last two seasons. He represented the VFL four times. He booted 86 goals in the 2008 season to lead Werribee to the preliminary final.

Tassie coach joins Hawks

By administrator November 07, 2008
From FoxSports website (AAP)

2008 REIGNING AFL premiers Hawthorn have strengthened their Tasmanian connection with the appointment of Brendon Bolton as coach of their VFL affiliate Box Hill.

The Tasmanian has previously coached North Hobart and Clarence on the island state as well as the now-disbanded Tassie Devils in the VFL. 

"I am a life-long learner and am happy to be working with Hawthorn senior coach Alastair Clarkson and continuing to challenge the way things should be done," Bolton said. 

The Hawks have also appointed former Essendon player David Flood as a development coach. 

Flood, who played 54 games for the Bombers from 1986-94, was a development coach at Essendon from 1999-2003, the senior coach of VFL club Coburg in 2004-2005 and of TAC Cup side Calder Cannons for the past two years.

German takes reigns at Casey

By administrator November 03, 2008

Sample ImageGerman takes Reins at Casey.

PRESS Release By Craig Lees

The Casey Scorpions are pleased to announce Peter German as their senior Coach for 2009. German played 185 games for the Kangaroos between 1984 and 1994 in a distinguished career.

Peter began his coaching career at Burnie in Tasmania in 1995. Peter is a vastly experienced senior coach spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Fremantle under Chris Connolly and Mark Harvey. Prior to his time at Fremantle Peter led the Subiaco Football Club to the minor premiership in each of his four years at the helm, achieving premiership success in 2004 and 2006, and runners-up in 2003. During his years at Subiaco his winning ratio was 80 percent, and across his coaching career has a winning ratio of 72 percent.

He was coach of the Peel Thunder Football Club in 2002, Assistant Coach at West Coast 2000 and 2001, Assistant Coach/Reserves Coach at the Hawthorn Football Club in 1998 and 1999, and Senior Coach of the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League from 1995 and 1997 (Runners-up in 1996 and 1997).

Which VFL club will have the most players drafted?

By admin October 31, 2008
Bendigo Bombers
6% (7 votes)
Box Hill Hawks
8% (9 votes)
Casey Scorpions
8% (9 votes)
Coburg Tigers
9% (10 votes)
Collingwood & Geelong
4% (4 votes)
Frankston
14% (16 votes)
North Ballarat
17% (19 votes)
Northern Bullants
2% (2 votes)
Port Melbourne
15% (17 votes)
Sandringham
6% (7 votes)
Werribee
3% (3 votes)
Williamstown
10% (11 votes)
Total votes: 114

Chirnside Oval gets funding boost

By administrator October 29, 2008
From the VFL Official website
Full article Click here

Wyndham’s sports lovers will be kicking goals with Chirnside Oval receiving $700,000 in funding to be used for improvements at the ground.

The State Government has committed $500,000 in funding and AFL Victoria has committed $200,000.  The money is part of the Improving Community Access to VFL Grounds Initiative and will be used to make several improvements to the facilities at Chirnside Oval.

Wyndham Council will project manage and undertake works that are approved by the State Government and AFL Victoria.

The works will include the installation of:

Ground lighting upgrades

Spectator shade structures

An electronic scoreboard

Terrace seating and

Goal netting.

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