Season 2006

We`ve all seen him and lets face it we all admire him, his selfless devotion to sneaking beer into games is worthy of respect. Ozybeer we salute you, just tell us where the slab is so we can help you celebrate.

Shocking news in the family of Santo Caruso from Melbourne Sports Books who was also an umpire in the old VFA. Not sure if this link works http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23957541-661,00.html Most likely make tonight's news

In the old days especially with 2 Divisions, most of us had 2 maybe 3 clubs that we followed. You had your main team, a side from the other division and maybe another team that you didn't mind. Also what made you follow your VFA club/s. My teams are as follows and are in order (1) Northcote- Was my number one team. Had cousins that lived in Northcote and picked the Dragons as a kid. Great memories of Rodney Hogg, Brendan McArdle amd Stawell Gift winner Trevor McGregor running around. (2) Williamstown- picked out the seagulls as I liked their jumper and ground. Early memories were great players like Dallas Patterson. Kevin Jackman, Les Stillman and of course dallas Patterson. (3) Sunshine- watched them win in 1971 and liked the crows as they were battlers. Played a couple of reserves matches for the crows in 1982.

Different teams since the start of 2000. The following combinations of stand alone/alignmets and part alignments are as follows: Richmond Coburg/Richmond Coburg/Fitzroy Werribee/Footscray (part and full) Werribee/North Melbourne (part) Murray Kangaroos Port Melbourne/North Melbourne North Ballarat/North Melbourne (part) Tasmania/North Melbourne (part) Tasmania Port melbourne/Swans (part-as only a few swans players played at one time) Port Melbourne Sandringham/Melbourne Box Hill/Hawthorn Essendon Bendigo/Essendon Bendigo Diggers Geelong Collingwood Williamstown/Collingwood Williamstown/Footscray (part and full) St Kilda Springvale/St Kilda Casey/St Kilda Carlton Preston/Carlton North Ballarat Springvale Frankston That is 31 different combinations which includes Williamstown and Werribee who had both half and full alignment with the docs. There is are two teams that have not changed and that is Frankston and Geelong. This is in nine seasons. Amazing. More changes for 2009 with Sandringham and St Kilda and possibly Casey and Melbourne. Could be Craigieburn Tigers and maybe a return of Coburg/Fitzroy. Maybe North will be with Coburg and Werribee standalone. Who knows ??? One thing is for sure the dolphins and the borough will stand alone and good on them. They don't need afl and are both going well this season. Frankston could make the eight and Port could be a top four chance.

:D Interesting to spot former Sandy halfback Russell Petherbridge in todays newspaper,brings back memories when he was a dynamite backman for the Zebras in 1968 and played the game of his life to demolish Dandenong at Dandy . Russell was tough and fair but he wanted to be a bit hippy and grew his beard very long although he still played good footy in the country later winning b&f Bendigo league. But the main reason that Rus happened to leave Sandy was the then Coach Barry 'Hooker'' Harrison said 'shave it off' or go, so Rus left unfortunately. It was a sad end to his promising VFA career. go zebs zebra :wink:

:D Time change Sandringham v Williamstown TBO Sandy this Sunday16th March ,now at 12 noon due to hot weather . Sandy Reserves intraclub match now at 10am. Go zebs Zebra :wink:

Just thought i'd get some of the better snaps for the year, here's the first installment, Box Hill v Werribee practise match at Western Oval, and running out onto Williamstown C.G, round 1 of 2006! The opening bounce! (of the second quarter) [img]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/stangapix/VFA/2ndhalfunderway.j…] Just like the footy/city scene [img]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/stangapix/VFA/Stillagreatview.j…] Behind the goals with Arfa [img]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/stangapix/VFA/arfasweehoo.jpg[/…] The word stallwart comes to mind [img]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/stangapix/VFA/werribeestallwart…] Exiting ground after somehow finding a way to lose. We were miles in front! [img]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/stangapix/VFA/Haditlostit.jpg[/…] Round 1, here we go! [img]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/stangapix/VFA/stangasontoground…]

May as well get a thread going for this, no doubt names will start popping up from now on. Just read earlier than Williamstown's Luke Theodore is leaving to coach Spotswood. Any others?

Sticky thread for this years B&F from all the VFL Clubs.

Did you see it live? Did you hear any Radio coverage (even at the ground?)