VAFA ROUND 21_Col.indd - Victorian Amateur Football Association

RETROSPECTIVE
Geoff Reilley
12 Months Ago – 2009
In the C Section preliminary final Caulfield
Grammarians missed opportunities (0.5) in the first
quarter while Oakleigh scored 3.1 to take the honours
early. Five goals each in the second term showed the
evenness of the two teams. There were plenty of goals
in a high standard third quarter but Oakleigh took a 20
point lead into the last and although the Grammarians
never gave up, it was Oakleigh who proceeded into
the grand final, 20.6 to 16.9. Best – Lamb, S Doherty,
Bromley (7), T Doherty, J Rutter, Barrand (Oakleigh)
and T Sundberg, Widjaja, Slevison (7), Colosimo,
Parsons, Noblett (Caulfield).
In D1 Section prelim Fitzroy led Werribee from go
to whoa and ran out winners 13.8 to 7.6 in a game
that was scrappy early but saw a better standard in
the second half. Best – MacKay, Atherton, Meighen,
Cahill, Clark, Dullard (Fitzroy) and Antonello,
McCutcheon, Addamo, Dean, Palmington, Lee
(Werribee).
5 Years Ago – 2005
In D2 Rupertswood deservedly won their way into
the Grand Final with a resounding win over Peninsula
Old Boys, courtesy of a magnificent 8 goal haul from
spearhead Leigh Brennan. Rupertswood were never
really threatened before winning 15.5 to 5.15. Best –
Collins, Burrows, J Plummer, Brennan (8), Spinner,
Reid (Rupertswood) and Parsons, Prendergast,
Ferguson, Pratt, Murray, Wood (Peninsula).
It was a cracking prelim final in D3 Section between
St Johns and West Brunswick. The Westies had
finished in fourth spot but were looking good for a
shot at the title, holding a 29 point lead at half time. St
Johns came out after half time with all guns blazing
and had the lead by three quarter time, albeit 4 points.
The final quarter was typical prelim final pressure
with players throwing everything they had into each
contest. In the end the St Johns boys held on to win
12.13 to 12.12. Best – Arnold, Sinclair, Ryan (5),
Pickering, Skinner, O’Connor (StJ) and Benjamin
(7), Jelbart, Millard, Irving, Pietsch, West (WB).
10 Years Ago – 2000
Therry Penola won their way into B Section with a
6 goal win over AJAX in the C Section preliminary
final. It was a fluctuating contest in the first half with
Therry taking the advantage in the first quarter while
the AJAX boys tended to dominate the second term
and should have held more than the 10 point lead.
With the breeze at their back in the third quarter,
Therry Penola stunned their opposition with a 9 goal
to 1 display with the Bannister brothers setting the
standard. When Therry kicked the first major in the
final term, it spelt curtains for AJAX although they
rallied temporarily. The final score of 18.14 to 12.14
was a fair indication of the difference between the two
teams. Best – R Bannister (4), S Bannister, Edwards,
O’Sullivan, Nancarrow, Mills (Therry) and M Segal
(3), Weisler, Rajch, Dukes, Kalinski, Davis (AJAX).
Wayne Hinton and Graeme Thwaites (Field), Bob
Mutton and Jon Vincent (Boundary) and Stephen
Leahy and Kevin Segota (Goal) read like a who’s
who of the umpiring fraternity. John Toohey (Therry)
and Wayne Harmes (AJAX) were the coaches.
Old Essendon earned another crack at Caulfield
Grammarians by winning the D1 Section Preliminary
Final, 12.8 to Monash Blues 8.13. Essendon’s 6.2
to 0.2 in the first quarter was the telling period of
the game with Lutterschmidt and Evans leading the
Monash defence a merry dance. The Blues fought
back in the second term but could not close the gap
and by three quarter time, the game had tightened
up considerably and Essendon were able to hold off
Monash who inaccuracy was costly. Best – Cetin,
Ryan, Lutterschmidt (6), Cippolini, D Fletcher,
McPherson (OE) and Hawkins (4), Dowsley, Furnell,
McGee, Caldwell, Holloway (Monash). Mark Gibson
and Craig O’Donoghue were the field umpires.
20 Years Ago – 1990
The A Section second semi final resulted in
favourites, Collegians, comfortably accounting for
Ormond 19.17 to 15.7 and the Lions had led all
day after establishing their superiority in the first
quarter, 5.6 to 3.0. The goals were well spread for
Collegians Schober, Wallace, Berzins and Mount all
with 3 goals. Carboon and Schuhkraft kicked 4 and
3 respectively but Ormond struggled all around the
ground to contain the Lions’ machine. The Monds
would need to call on their past finals’ experience
in the preliminary final against Marcellin to have
another crack at the strong Collegians’ line-up.
Old Haileybury demolished Kew in the B Section
second semi final and although expected to win
easily, no one expected the 29.15 to 9.14 score line.
Kraus (7) and Waldron (5) led the way in front of
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