Champions of Change: Celebrating Women Coaches in the VAFA
This July, the VAFA proudly joins AFL Victoria in celebrating Women’s Coaching Month, now in its fifth year. The 2025 theme, “Champions of Change,” recognises the powerful role women and
William Buck Premier: Team of the Year
With the naming of the AFL All-Australian team overnight, VAFA.com.au would like to recognise the VAFA Teams of the Year as published in the Amateur Footballer following the conclusion of the home and away fixture.
Kicking things off is Andrew Leonard’s William Buck Premier Team of the Year:
| FB | Andrew Sloan (OC) | Tom Humphrey (DLS) | Michael Angel (StB) |
| HB | Ross Young (UBlu) | Simon Caven (StB) | Harry Tinney (OT) |
| C | Ned Hunt (OT) | Cam Howat (OC) – Capt | Jakob Steinhart (OT) |
| HF | Jordan Quaile (UBla) | Seb Nicolosi (OT) | Alex Boyse (StB) |
| FF | Chad Jones (StB) | Matt Handley (OX) – VC | Adrian Indovino (DLS) |
| Rucks | Antony Forato (DLS) | Adam Bentick (StB) | Jack Bull (OS) |
| Int | Nick Corp (Coll), Ben Smithwick (OC), Marshall Rippon (UBlu), Matt Fieldsend (DLS) | ||
| Emer | Jono Daggian (OS) | Gabe Hamilton (OT) | Daniel Gribbin (Beau) |
| Coach | Adam Andrews (OT) | ||
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The ladder is heating up more every week, with plenty of teams on equal points vying for spots and some only outside the top four on percentage; with each round
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