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,
| PLAYER | CLUB | VOTES | GAMES |
| Calcedo, Dean | Northern Blues | 19 | 8 |
| Harper, Timothy | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 19 | 8 |
| Costanzo, Ricky | Richmond Central | 18 | 7 |
| Lovell, Mitchell | Ivanhoe AFC | 17 | 7 |
| Kandilakis, Christopher | Old Paradians | 16 | 8 |
| Cherian, Kye | Monash Gryphons | 15 | 8 |
| Boundy, David | Old Paradians | 14 | 6 |
| Bellizia, Michael | Old Paradians | 12 | 5 |
| Cattolico, Daniel | St Johns | 11 | 4 |
| Miller, Sean | Old Paradians | 11 | 5 |
| Tran, James | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 11 | 6 |
| Brannan, Anthony | St Johns | 10 | 4 |
| Clarke, Steve | South Melbourne Districts | 10 | 5 |
| Costas, Glenn | St Johns | 10 | 5 |
| Jakwot, Emmanuel | St Johns | 10 | 6 |
| Mizzi, Chris | Old Eltham Collegians | 10 | 5 |
| Strobel, Carson | St Johns | 9 | 4 |
| Holmes, Matthew | Northern Blues | 8 | 3 |
| Jacobs, Mali B | Ivanhoe AFC | 8 | 4 |
| McRedmond, Lachlan | Northern Blues | 8 | 4 |
| Nuguid, Jill-Ivan | Monash Gryphons | 8 | 3 |
| Zervides, Stefan | Ivanhoe AFC | 8 | 5 |
| Brown, Cameron | Old Eltham Collegians | 7 | 4 |
| Hargrave, Andrew | Old Eltham Collegians | 7 | 3 |
| Marcon, Damon | Northern Blues | 7 | 4 |
| Parkes, Nathan | Northern Blues | 7 | 3 |
| Jacob, Liam | Ivanhoe AFC | 6 | 3 |
| Laver, John | Old Eltham Collegians | 6 | 4 |
| Svirskis, Anthony | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 6 | 3 |
| Bugeja, Steve | Richmond Central | 5 | 2 |
| Carland, Luke | Richmond Central | 5 | 4 |
| Gaget, Jarrod | St Johns | 5 | 2 |
| Galvin, Bryan R | Old Eltham Collegians | 5 | 2 |
| Harty, Justin | Ivanhoe AFC | 5 | 2 |
| Kandalakis, James | Old Paradians | 5 | 2 |
| McKenna, Daniel | Old Paradians | 5 | 2 |
| Roberts, Lachlan | Ivanhoe AFC | 5 | 2 |
| Robinson, Edward | Ivanhoe AFC | 5 | 2 |
| Roy, Dane | Richmond Central | 5 | 3 |
| Schoenmaekers, Karl | Richmond Central | 5 | 2 |
| Convery, James | Elsternwick | 4 | 2 |
| Derham, Matthew | Old Paradians | 4 | 3 |
| Erwin-Ross, Alex | Monash Gryphons | 4 | 2 |
| Maloney, Thomas | South Melbourne Districts | 4 | 2 |
| Mara, Liam E | St Johns | 4 | 2 |
| O’Donnell, Thomas | Ivanhoe AFC | 4 | 2 |
| Richardson, Samuel | Old Eltham Collegians | 4 | 2 |
| Scott, Rohan | St Johns | 4 | 2 |
| Tulipano, Andrew | Old Paradians | 4 | 2 |
| Villani, Steve | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 4 | 2 |
| Vuwai, Tony | Northern Blues | 4 | 2 |
| Ash, Brendan | St Johns | 3 | 1 |
| Cloney, Fraser | Old Eltham Collegians | 3 | 1 |
| Convery, Shane | Elsternwick | 3 | 1 |
| Corby, Jeremy | South Melbourne Districts | 3 | 2 |
| Crooks, Clint | Old Eltham Collegians | 3 | 1 |
| Edwards, Liam | South Melbourne Districts | 3 | 1 |
| Edwards, Tim | St Johns | 3 | 1 |
| Gill, Benjamin | Old Eltham Collegians | 3 | 1 |
| Grace, Scott | Elsternwick | 3 | 1 |
| Hawking, Nicholas | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 3 | 1 |
| Jepson, Reed | Northern Blues | 3 | 2 |
| Kaldawi, Karl | Ivanhoe AFC | 3 | 2 |
| Ogilvie, Luke | Old Eltham Collegians | 3 | 1 |
| O’Malley, Benjamin | Old Eltham Collegians | 3 | 1 |
| Phelan, Jay | Northern Blues | 3 | 1 |
| Rhodes, Michael | South Melbourne Districts | 3 | 1 |
| Rose, Ben | Monash Gryphons | 3 | 2 |
| Tran, Anthony | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 3 | 1 |
| Tranter, Zach | Old Eltham Collegians | 3 | 2 |
| Anstey, Nathan | Richmond Central | 2 | 1 |
| Baxter, Daniel | Monash Gryphons | 2 | 1 |
| Blackmore-Moore, Reuben | Ivanhoe AFC | 2 | 1 |
| Brain, Michael | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 2 | 1 |
| Chalk, Nathan | St Johns | 2 | 1 |
| Cheevers, Robert | South Melbourne Districts | 2 | 1 |
| Christie, James | Elsternwick | 2 | 1 |
| Clarke, Mitchell | South Melbourne Districts | 2 | 2 |
| Galvin, John S | Old Eltham Collegians | 2 | 1 |
| Gavan, Rex J | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 2 | 1 |
| Heis, Jordan | South Melbourne Districts | 2 | 1 |
| Hodkiss, Nathan | Elsternwick | 2 | 1 |
| Hull, Jordan | Northern Blues | 2 | 1 |
| Huntley, David M | Old Paradians | 2 | 1 |
| Koutsoukis, Alex | Ivanhoe AFC | 2 | 2 |
| Lie, Angus | Monash Gryphons | 2 | 1 |
| Minney, Lewis | Ivanhoe AFC | 2 | 1 |
| Mowat, Zac | Ivanhoe AFC | 2 | 1 |
| O’Connor, Darcy | Melbourne High School Old Boys | 2 | 2 |
| Oldfield, Andrew | Elsternwick | 2 | 2 |
| Pound, Lachlan | Monash Gryphons | 2 | 1 |
| Rehlicki, Steven T | Old Paradians | 2 | 1 |
| Robertson, Ben | Elsternwick | 2 | 2 |
| Sansonetti, Paul | Northern Blues | 2 | 1 |
| Thornton, Aaron | St Johns | 2 | 1 |
| Traeger, Christian D | Ivanhoe AFC | 2 | 1 |
| Worsman, Michael | Richmond Central | 2 | 1 |
| Bird, Jordan | Old Eltham Collegians | 1 | 1 |
| Biviano, James | Elsternwick | 1 | 1 |
| Blackmore-Moore, Keke | Ivanhoe AFC | 1 | 1 |
| Cameron, Grant | Elsternwick | 1 | 1 |
| Cannon, Daniel | Richmond Central | 1 | 1 |
| Coffey, Vaughan M | Monash Gryphons | 1 | 1 |
| Dexter, Jed | St Johns | 1 | 1 |
| Dyker, Rhys A | St Johns | 1 | 1 |
| Ely, Corey | St Johns | 1 | 1 |
| Flowerday, Adrian | Monash Gryphons | 1 | 1 |
| Green, Joshua | St Johns | 1 | 1 |
| Hall, Josh | Old Eltham Collegians | 1 | 1 |
| Hegarty, Joshua | Richmond Central | 1 | 1 |
| Howell, Jesse | Old Eltham Collegians | 1 | 1 |
| Jolly, Aaron D | South Melbourne Districts | 1 | 1 |
| Kelly, Andrew T | Richmond Central | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny-Jones, Kamtorn | Elsternwick | 1 | 1 |
| Laver, Anthony | Old Eltham Collegians | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell-Russell, Max | South Melbourne Districts | 1 | 1 |
| Pollock-Williams, Ryan | Monash Gryphons | 1 | 1 |
| Switkowski, Brent | Old Eltham Collegians | 1 | 1 |
| Walter, Paul D | Ivanhoe AFC | 1 | 1 |
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