As tuesday's AFL pre-season draft looms closer, several VFL players are hoping to be the lucky ones drafted by an AFL club.

The VFL Senior fixture for Season 2004 has been released. Round One starts off with Box Hill and Port Melbourne in the ABC Match of the Day and the majortiy of games being played on the Sunday.

Saturday 3rd April

Box Hill Hawks vs. Port Melbourne Box Hill City Oval 1.10pm ABC TV
Tasmania vs. Springvale York Park 6.30pm

Sunday 4th April

Northern Bullants vs. Geelong Optus Oval 10.30am AFL Curtain Raiser
Werribee vs. Williamstown Chirnside Park 2.00pm
Sandringham vs. Coburg Tigers Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2.00pm
Frankston vs. North Ballarat Frankston Oval 2.00pm

Bendigo start the season with a bye.

The full 20-round fixture and a club-by-club fixture can be found here in the Content section.

The Werribee Football Club have now entered their third week of pre season training, under Senior Coach Barry Prendergast and new Fitness Adviser Steven Kretiuk. Kretiuk, will also play for the club next season.

The Springvale Sting, the Scorpions website says that the club is hopeful of several ex-Springvale players, rejoining the club for 2004. Shane Smith, Daniel Rigg, Matt Lewison, and Brett Trollope are all possibilities.

lum writes, "Port Melbourne have released details of practice matches for 2004.

Sat. March 6 V Frankston at LaTrobe Uni, Bundoora
Sat. March 13 V North Ballarat at North Ballarat
Sat. Mar ch 20 V Werribee (Ground to be confirmed)
Sat. March 27 V Northermn Bullants at TEAC Oval"

The following players have been cleared to train with AFL clubs in the lead-up to the Pre-Season Draft.

The Tigers have appointed the position of General Manager to Des Ryan.

Ryan, who played football with Frankston after leaving Richmond, has more recently been involved with Richmond, working as their Sponsorship Manager.

Several players from the VFL were picked up in this years National AFL Draft. With the pre-season draft traditionally being the draft that most clubs pick more mature-age players, it is a good indication of the skills going around in the VFL.

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