27 August - Victorian Amateur Football Association

David TolsonTHIRDSOld Melburnians had a much needed percentageboost against Werribee, running away to a101 point victory. High flying forward, RichardWilkinson’s 3 rd quarter cameo for Old Scotch, wasnot enough to stop them from being steamrolledby Uni Blues. The Uni boys ended up winningby 85 points. St Bedes battled gamely againstCollegians, before being overrun in the 2 nd half.Old Xavs had a confidence and percentageboosting victory against Old Trinity.The race for fourth will be finalised this weekend.All three contenders, Melburnians, Blues and DeLa should be victorious, leaving Old Melburniansfifth and starting their ‘mad Monday’ this Monday.Uni Blacks propelled themselves into the topfour with a comfortable 55 point victory overMarcellin. Leigh Dadswell, whose dad we hopeis well, and Tom Oldfield with five goals, were thebest afield for the students. In beautiful conditionsat Brighton Beach Oval, Old Brighton wallopedWhitefriars, Patty Healey doing the damage for theBrighton ians. Old Xavs consolidated their place inthe finals with a 23 point win against St Bernards.Travelling to the snake-pit is always a dauntingtask, but Jack Franklyn’s bustling performancecoupled with Ben Corcoran’s six goals helped thevisitors to victory. Caulfield defeated Oakleigh by10 goals to retain their spot on the top of the table.Whilst St Kevins defeated Old Camberwell by 15TODAYSelections in BOLDPREMIER THIRDSOLD MELBURNIANS v ST BEDES/MTOLD TRINITY v UNIVERSITY BLUESDE LA SALLE v OLD SCOTCHOLD XAVERIANS v WERRIBEE DISTRICTSPREMIER B THIRDSOAKLEIGH AFC v ST BERNARDSOLD CAMBERWELL v CAULFIELD GRAMMOLD XAVERIANS v OLD BRIGHTONST KEVINS v UNIVERSITY BLACKSWHITEFRIARS v MARCELLINgoals to maintain second position.The final round of the season sees finals spotsup for grabs in Premier B. Should results fall asexpected, with St Kevin’s, Caulfield, Old Xavs, StBernard’s and Marcellin all winning, then I think StBernard’s will miss out on finals due to percentage.What a fascinating finals round awaits us!Good luck to all those involved this weekend, it hasbeen a pleasure watching the thirds competitionthis year and writing this column.LAST ROUNDPREMIER THIRDSWerribee v Old MelburniansOld Melburnians won by forfeit.Old Xaverians 6.5 12.10 22.15 32.19 (211)Old Trinity 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 (24)GOALS Old Xaverians: J. McDonnell 6 S. Adams 5 J. Hanger 4 W. Bull 4 C.Dipierdomenico 2 D. Meehan 2 J. McGrath 2 B. Pane 2 M. Romanin 1 D. Molan 1 T.Grigg 1 J. Sleeman 1 M. Dimattina 1 Old Trinity: S. Cade 2 P. Herrod 1 T. Quarterman 1BEST Old Xaverians: W. Bull M. Dimattina C. Chisholm S. Adams M. TrovatoJ. McGrath Old Trinity: C. Sparsi I. Huynh M. Foley D. Bell T. QuartermanCollegians 3.3 4.6 11.7 17.8 (110)St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 3.1 7.4 8.5 12.8 (80)GOALS Collegians: P. Timms 6 E. Bird 6 A. Baxter 2 B. Tiver 1 P. Turner 1 J. Heard 1St Bedes/Mentone Tigers: J. Wilson 3 T. Marks 2 R. Power 2 N. Kane 2 J. Shipsides1 L. Webb 1 J. Favier 1BEST Collegians: A. Baxter B. Tiver J. Ross E. Bird L. Schoknecht P. Tyson St Bedes/Mentone Tigers: T. Marks J. Terrell D. Atkins J. Wilson J. McDevitt N. MundayUniversity Blues 4.3 13.7 15.8 20.12 (132)Old Scotch 2.2 3.3 4.8 6.11 (47)GOALS University Blues: A. Walsh 3 W. Girdwood 3 J. Westmore 3 N. MacRae 3D. Marshall 2 M. Allen 2 D. Gumley 1 D. Parkinson 1 R. Kennedy 1 D. Carmody 1Old Scotch: W. Cox 2 H. Taylor 1 W. Allen 1 J. Daggian 1 W. Boyd 1BEST University Blues: W. Girdwood D. Gumley N. MacRae D. Marshall R. KennedyJ. Westmore Old Scotch: W. Allen R. Wilkinson C. Houghton T. Gherardin W. CoxW. MackintoshPREMIER B THIRDSUniversity Blacks 1.4 5.8 7.9 12.14 (86)Marcellin 2.1 2.1 3.1 5.1 (31)GOALS University Blacks: T. Oldfield 5 A. McCormack 2 M. Handscombe 2 S. Lane 1G. Astall 1 C. Bond 1 Marcellin: D. Humphris 1 J. Whelan 1 J. Donnellan 1L. McCormack 1 C. Colville 1BEST University Blacks: L. Dadswell T. Oldfield T. Howie S. Lane M. HandscombeB. Collis Marcellin: J. Donnellan J. O’Callaghan G. Petroff C. Colville J. WhelanD. ColoeCaulfield Grammarians v Oakleigh AFCCaulfield Grammarians won by forfeit.Old Brighton 4.2 10.3 13.5 18.6 (114)Whitefriars 1.2 2.3 4.5 6.8 (44)GOALS Old Brighton: J. Sest 5 P. Healey 4 M. Burge 4 H. McLennan 3 A. Cann 1J. Marks 1 Whitefriars: M. Pelosi 3 N. Elliott 1 C. Akers 1 J. Urbano 1BEST Old Brighton: P. Healey D. Stuchlik M. Browning J. Sest H. McLennan M. BurgeWhitefriars: L. Maher J. Parkes M. Pelosi O. Scannell D. Moody J. UrbanoSt Kevins 4.2 11.7 15.10 21.13 (139)Old Camberwell 1.1 2.2 6.5 7.7 (49)GOALS St Kevins: not providedOld Camberwell: D. Middleton 2 M. Berry 1 J. Flynn 1 P. Kanz 1 O. Dickson 1D. La Fontaine 1BEST St Kevins: not providedOld Camberwell: J. Flynn A. Hudson M. Woodbridge P. Storey D. Dick M. PriceOld Xaverians 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.11 (101)St Bernards 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.6 (78)GOALS Old Xaverians: B. Corcoran 6 C. O’Flaherty 4 T. Pane 1 R. Follachio 1J. Franklyn 1 M. Pietzak 1 T. McClusky 1 St Bernards: P. Harris 6 G. Christie 2D. Kavanagh 2 M. Kavanagh 1 M. Marion 1BEST Old Xaverians: J. Franklyn R. Follachio C. O’Flaherty D. Prowse B. CorcoranA. Campbell St Bernards: P. Harris J. Fistrovic J. Evans J. Pignataro C. MitchellA. BuckleyTHE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 2011 19