VAFA Statement – January 2026
In January 2026, the VAFA appointed an independent investigator to examine allegations regarding inappropriate costumes worn by a number of players from a VAFA club at a private end-of-season function,
DLS mid-fielder Aaron Shields has made it three Woodrows in two years for his club. The dasher won the Woodrow Medal with 18 votes from Luke Collins (SBMT) 15 votes and Dan Strachan (Collegians) 11 votes.
In Premier B, Leigh Fletcher polled 18 votes to beat Tony Brown (Old Haileybury), who polled 16.
In Premier C, Michael Chamberlain of Mazenod won the LS Zachariah Medal.
Other winners:
Div 1: George Smyth (Monash Blues)
Div 2: David West (St Mary’s Salesian)
Div 3: Dimitri Dimakopoulos (SFX) and David Burnside (Power House)
Div 4: Lee Wells (Monash Gryphons)
U19 Premier: Max van den Broek (Old Scotch)
U19N1: Harry Overman (St Bernard’s)
U19N2: Brad Saunders (Old Westbourne)
U19S1: Nick Coroneos (Old Brighton)
U19S2: Josh Bosnar (Old Xavs)
U181: Dean Calcedo (Northern Bullants)
U182: Heath Chipperfield (St Mary’s Salesian)
Rising Star: Dan Nicholson (Uni Blues)
Goal of the Year: Jon Mercuri (Old Xavs)
Mark of the Year: Luke Williams (SKOB)
Coach of the Year: Senior- Trevor Rowe (Old Carey) – Junior – John Edgar (De La Salle)
A full list of all votes in all rounds in all sections can be found here
In January 2026, the VAFA appointed an independent investigator to examine allegations regarding inappropriate costumes worn by a number of players from a VAFA club at a private end-of-season function,
The 2026 Premier C Men’s fixture has dropped, and it promises to be a fascinating season, with plenty of coaching changes, a couple of accomplished teams returning from Premier B,
The 2026 Premier B Men’s fixture has been released, and, as in 2025, this section is shaping up to be one of the tightest and most exciting in the entire
