Big V
2025 VAFA Representative Football Schedule
| DATE | TEAM | OPPONENT | VENUE | TIME |
| Saturday 12th July | Big V Senior Women’s | Perth FL | Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Park | 1:00 pm |
| Saturday 12th July | Big V Senior Men’s | Perth FL | Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Park | 3:30 pm |
| Sunday 13th July | Under 19 Men’s | Bendigo FNL | Queen Elizebeth Oval | 11:30 am |
| Sunday 13th July | Premier B – Division 3 Men’s | Bendigo FNL | Queen Elizebeth Oval | 2:00 pm |
VAFA Men’s and Women’s Representative Teams proudly wear the Big V, and have done since 1925.
2025 Coaching Panels
Senior Men’s
Coach: Daniel Harford
Assistant Coaches: Josh Freezer, Grant Williams
Senior Women’s
Coach: Paul Groves
Assistant Coaches: Kate McCarthy
Premier B – Division 3 Men’s
Coach: Luke Mahoney
Assistant Coaches: Pete Higginbotham
Under 19 Men’s
Coach: Paul Carrigan
Assistant Coaches: Nick Jackson, Oscar Roberts
The Big V Club celebrates those players good enough to have worn the famous Big V jumper in representative matches for the VAFA. The club has it’s origins from 1925 when the first VAFA Big V side played against the South Australian Amateur Football League at the MCG to commence a tradition of representative football for the VAFA. All former players of the Big V are automatic members of the Big V Club, which has assembled every year since 2007 at the Big V Club Lunch at Melbourne’s RACV Club.
Each year the Big V Club inducts former players to become Champions of the Big V, whilst a select few are elevated to become Legends of the Big V.
The Big V is one of the most well-known sporting jumpers in Australia and its heritage was born out of the Amateurs. The VAFA first wore the Big V in a game against South Australian Amateurs in 1925 and it has been worn by Victorian teams of all sports since. The VAFA has a proud history of providing opportunities for its players to play representative football and there is no higher honour in representative football than pulling on the Big V.
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100 Years of the Big V: Part 3
Part three of the 100 Years of the Big V series focuses on the years between 2000 and 2025 for the VAFA representative football program. Watch the video below. The
100 Years of the Big V: Part 2
Onto part two of the 100 Years of the Big V series, focusing on the years between 1975 and 2000. Watch the video below. The four-part video series was played
100 Years of the Big V: Part 1
To celebrate a century of the Big V in 2025, the VAFA commissioned a short-form documentary to capture the history and stories for future generations to enjoy. Watch part one
The Big V celebrates its Centenary in style!
The VAFA community came together for the largest function in League history when more than 500 guests packed Centrepiece at Melbourne Park to celebrate 100 years of the Big V
VAFA fend off Bendigo in extra-time classic
The word of the weekend as the VAFA celebrated the Centenary Year of the Big V was ‘heightened’. It’s a word that could be used to describe a host of
Six of the best: VAFA’s Big V Women’s remain unbeaten
The VAFA’s Big V Women’s team coached by Paul Groves opened what would become one of the most memorable weekends in history for the Association, celebrating 100 years of the
Didn’t let the Big V down! For the Love of the Game’s Big V Wrap
Jason Bennett, Paddy Grindlay & Cal Cummins relive an incredible 2025 Big V Weekend which saw the VAFA win 3 of the 4 games, with the other being a one-kick
Perth retain silverware despite desperate late Big V surge
The Perth Football League made history on Saturday as they posted back-to-back wins over the Big V for the first time after a thrilling struggle at Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Park.
