2026 William Buck Premier Men’s Fixture released
The 2026 William Buck Premier Men’s fixture has been unveiled, with Old Brighton to unfurl its first senior men’s flag in the opening round against St Bernard’s on Saturday April
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) | ||
More News
More
VAFA confirms 2026 Men’s Divisional competition structure
The VAFA has finalised the Men’s Divisional competition structures for the 2026 season following an extensive consultation period with clubs. Division 1 will remain a 10 team competition in 2026.
Flag feature: Power House – from wilderness to wonderland
It’s been a long, hard road for Power House since they went 16-2 to win the 2017 Division 3 minor premiership. They would ultimately lose that Grand Final to UHS-VU,
Connect with the VAFA
