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VAFA NAMES COACH OF THE YEAR

By VAFA · November 9, 2012

The VAFA is delighted to announce that back-to-back Collegians premiership coaches Mark Hibbins and Simon Arnott are the winners of the VAFA Senior Coach of the Year Award for 2012.
Collegians won the Premier Section Premiership with a season record of 18 wins and 2 losses to claim back-to-back flags in the top section for the first time since 1992-93. 
Collegians only dropped the two games – in a row – mid season before commencing and unbeaten run all the way to grand final day when they defeated Old Xaverians by seven points. 
Hibbins and Arnott faced stiff competition from Parkdale Vultures’ two time premiership coach Sam Radford who also claimed back-to-back flags this years taking the Vultures from Division 1 to Premier B. 
Hibbins and Arnott will receive their award at the AGM on Monday 3rd December 2012. 

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2026 VAFA Finals Fixture – September 12-13

The fixture has been released for Week 4 of the 2026 VAFA Finals Series, featuring William Buck Premier Women’s Preliminary Finals, William Buck Premier Men’s Semi & Preliminary Finals, Divisional

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Division 3 Women's

Parkdale hold strong to win Premiership – Division 3 Women’s Grand Final Review

Parkdale Vultures are Division 3 Women’s Premiers after a thrilling Grand Final on Saturday. Neither team could add a goal to their tally in the first quarter as the Hearts

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William Buck Premier Women's

Caulfield knock off minor premiers as Kew win thriller – William Buck Premier Women’s Finals Week 1 Review

The first week of the William Buck Premier Women’s finals delivered two thrilling contests, with Caulfield Grammarians producing a statement victory over minor premiers Old Scotch before Kew secured a

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For the Love of the Game’s Week 21, 2026 – FINALS FRENZY!!

Jason Bennett, Matthew Donald & Hugo Higginbotham unpack the VAFA’s biggest weekend of finals for the entire season, and look ahead to another blockbuster weekend coming up! The team reviews

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