Big V
2026 VAFA Representative Football Schedule
| DATE | TEAM | OPPONENT | VENUE | TIME |
| Friday June 5 | Big V Luncheon – Presented by CitiPower | RACV City Club | 12:00 PM | |
| Saturday June 6 | Big V Senior Women | Adelaide FL | Norwood Oval, Adelaide | 2.00 PM
(ACST) |
| Saturday June 6 | Big V Senior Men | Adelaide FL | Norwood Oval, Adelaide | 4.00 PM
(ACST) |
| Saturday July 11 | Under 19 Men’s | Goulburn Valley League | Elsternwick Park | 11.30 AM |
| Saturday July 11 | Premier B – Division 3 Men’s | Goulburn Valley League | Elsternwick Park | 2.10 PM |
VAFA Men’s and Women’s Representative Teams proudly wear the Big V, and have done since 1925.
2026 Coaching Panels
Senior Men’s
Coach: Daniel Harford
Assistant Coaches: TBC
Senior Women’s
Coach: Tom Purcell
Assistant Coaches: TBC
Premier B – Division 3 Men’s
Coach: Jarrod Gieschen
Assistant Coaches: TBC
Under 19 Men’s
Coach: Paul Gilmour
Assistant Coaches: TBC
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 its origins in 1925, when the first VAFA Big V side played against the South Australian Amateur Football League at the MCG, marking the start of a proud 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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2026 Big V Men’s squad announced
The VAFA congratulates the 40 players selected in the initial Big V Men’s Senior Squad to face the Adelaide Football League at Norwood Oval in Adelaide on Saturday, June 6.
2026 Big V Women’s squad announced
The VAFA would like to congratulate the 48 players named in the initial Big V Women’s squad to face the Adelaide Football League at Norwood Oval on Saturday, June 6.
2026 Big V Luncheon on sale now
Experience the Victorian Amateur Football Association at its finest with the upcoming Big V Luncheon presented by CitiPower, at the renowned RACV Club on Friday, June 5. The luncheon precedes a
‘Unleash the Giesch!’ – Jarrod Gieschen appointed Big V Premier B-Division 3 coach
The VAFA is excited to announce that former Old Ivanhoe premiership coach Jarrod Gieschen will lead the Big V Premier B-Division 3 team against the Goulburn Valley League at Elsternwick
Paul Gilmour appointed Big V Under 19s coach
The VAFA is pleased to announce that former Big V Under 19 player and St Bernard’s Under 19 coach Paul Gilmour will coach the Big V Under 19 team that
Tom Purcell appointed Big V Women’s coach
The VAFA is delighted to announce that four-time VAFA premiership coach Tom Purcell will take the reins of the Big V Women’s program for season 2026. Purcell coached St Kevin’s
Big V Coaching applications open
With three of our four 2025 Big V head coaches taking up fantastic opportunities to further their footballing careers, applications are now open to coach the: The Big V Women
2026 Big V fixture confirmed
The VAFA is delighted to confirm the Big V schedule for 2026, with this season’s representative footy to be spread across dates in June and July. The festivities will kick
