AROUND THE AMMOS – April 23, 2026
Read the latest weekly headlines around the VAFA — off the field and around the boundary line. CLEARY REACHES MASSIVE MILESTONE WITH 450 GAMES Damien Cleary, 52, reached a momentous
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
Read the latest weekly headlines around the VAFA — off the field and around the boundary line. CLEARY REACHES MASSIVE MILESTONE WITH 450 GAMES Damien Cleary, 52, reached a momentous
The VAFA congratulates Eden Ackland from Old Yarra Cobras Football Club, who has been nominated as the Round 1 VAFA Women’s Rising Star. Eden made an immediate impact in her
The Division 3 Women’s season got underway early Saturday morning — a long pre-season for many clubs finally concluding. Hathorn 5.10.40 def Mazenod 1.4.10 Celebrating their captain Tessa Bodin’s 100th
