Matt Priddis learned craft at Subiaco under Peter German
Great to see the 2014 Brownlow Medalist Matt Priddis acknowledge current Coburg coach Peter German who helped launch his career with Subiaco before getting picked up by West Coast.
So far, I have fixture changes as follows. These include no radio when advertised, Coburg ground trade name change and stupid name given the ground in Swan Hill.
VFL Seniors; 3 day, 14 venue/no radio, 6 time, = 23 for season. (2103, 28).
VFL DL; 2 day, 2 venue, 5 time, = 9 for season. (2013, 20).
That is 32 for VFL. (2013, 48).
TAC; 3 day, 12 venue, 5 time, = 20 for season. (2013, 3).
AFL; 4 time. (2013, 22. These include 19 changes of Sunday games from 3.15 to 3.20).
I have edited my original post of 20/9. The week 3 of finals Record, available Monday 22/9, actually confesses that Vision Australia Radio would be Sunday only for the Preliminary Finals. This, after weeks of lying.
So, only 14 venue/no radio instead of 15.
VFL Record for round 3 of finals is not available to download and the VFL nongs refuse to say why.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_VFA_season
With Port playing Footscray in a final this weekend i thought it was timely to look at the last time these teams featured in a final series (check out above link).
It was 1923. The first thing i noticed was the final four teams and their similarities to this season (Footscray, Port, Willy and Box Hill which are Hawthorn's affiliated team).
Port and Dogs won their semi finals and then played in the final which was won by Port. But apparently as Footscray were the minor premier they were entitled to a rematch which they won by 14 points at Arden street in front of 18000 spectators.
Seven players were reported so maybe there were some scores to be settled from the previous week!
Port $3
Box Hill $3.25
Footscray $3.75
Williamstown $5
Amazing odds with the favourite at $3 and the rank outsider at $5
You would never see anything like this with $2 difference between Port the favourite and Williamstown the outsider. This probably reflects the evenness of the remaining four teams.
Richmond has delisted Aaron Edwards and Oren Stephenson. Will they be back playing VFL next year ? Big Oren might end up back at Eureka Stadium. Frankston could do with Edwards back at Kars Street.
From the Western Bulldogs website
Full article - Click here
Footscray will face Port Melbourne for a spot in the Peter Jackson VFL Grand Final after the minor premiers comprehensively defeated Sandringham by 47 points at North Port Oval on Saturday.
The Bulldogs relished a week’s rest following a tough Qualifying Final win over rival Williamstown and will have some additional players to choose from after the Western Bulldogs 2014 campaign ended last week.
Fresh from a third place finish in the JJ Liston Medal, big man Tom Campbell looks a likely inclusion along with Tom Young and Mark Austin who are both available and firmly in the selection mix.
The last time the two sides met, Footscray were too good in a scrappy, wet affair and first year player Mitch Honeychurch dominated with a 25 possessions, five goal display in the 36 point win.
Footscray has been the in-form team of the competition winning 13 of the past 14 encounters — their only loss in that period at the hands of Box Hill who will play off in the other Preliminary Final this weekend.
Comment thread:
http://www.vflfooty.com/node/9202
Box Hill Hawks vs. Williamstown
Sunday 14th September
North Port Oval at 2:10pm (ABC TV)
Box Hill Hawks
B Heatherley Cheney Brand
HB Wanganeen Litherland Ross
C Lock Kelly Hartung
HF Willsmore Woodward Murphy
F Grimley Sicily B. McEvoy
R Lowden Hallahan Iles
Int From Tobin P. McEvoy Andrews
Mirra Collins CustKennedy Papadopoulos* Wood
Williamstown
B Fahey Faulks Lockwood
HB Critchley* Mangan Charleston
C Jolley Wheeler Davies
HF Masters Clouston Sing
F Ferguson Lambert Banner
R Tighe Marcon Carr
Int From Anastasio Bese Woods
Johnstone Meese Conway Hetherington Owen Gibbons
Footscray Bulldogs vs. Port Melbourne
Saturday 13th September
North Port Oval at 2:10pm (ABC TV)
Footscray Bulldogs
B Johannisen Austin Talia
HB Jong Young Pearce
C Greenwood Goodes Darley
HF Grant Jones Tutt
F Dickson Redpath Campbell
R Cordy Howard Honeychurch
Int From Prismall Perkins Markovic
Russell W. Hayes* Jensen Fogarty Barry
Port Melbourne
B Tynan Noonan Mascitti
HB Magner Sandilands Wooffindin
C Lange Pinwill Michaliades
HF Valenti Pleming Marigliani
F T. O'Sullivan Bonaddio Davies
R Robinson Baird Cain
Int From S. O'Sullivan Langford Johnson
Rowe Connors Hogan* Gordon Fanning T. Johnston
Early stages and the Seagulls up 2.0.12 to 0.0.00
