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 Name | Club | Total |
| Glenn Costas | St Johns | 25 |
| Ryan Pollard | Yarra Valley | 15 |
| Sean Calcedo | Preston Bullants | 14 |
| Brodie McLaughlin | Bulleen Templestowe | 13 |
| Paul Baranello | Emmaus St Leos | 13 |
| James Tran | MHSOB | 11 |
| John Laver | Eltham | 11 |
| Lochlan Dickson | Yarra Valley | 11 |
| Anthony Brannan | St Johns | 10 |
| Damon Marcon | Preston Bullants | 10 |
| Jack Weatherspoon | Emmaus St Leos | 10 |
| Timothy Harper | MHSOB | 9 |
| Louis Martin | West Brunswick | 8 |
| Rob Edsall | Bulleen Templestowe | 8 |
| Sam Richardson | Eltham | 8 |
| Steve Villani | MHSOB | 8 |
| Ben Trend | Yarra Valley | 7 |
| Lachlan Holmes | Preston Bullants | 7 |
| Rex Gavan | MHSOB | 7 |
| Simon Yeo | Yarra Valley | 7 |
| Bill Irving | West Brunswick | 6 |
| Matthew Holmes | Preston Bullants | 6 |
| Anthony Svirskis | MHSOB | 5 |
| Bahaa Khoweiss | St Johns | 5 |
| Bas Simpson | West Brunswick | 5 |
| Benjamin Gill | Eltham | 5 |
| Benjamin Kline | West Brunswick | 5 |
| Daniel Cattolico | St Johns | 5 |
| Dean Calcedo | Preston Bullants | 8 |
| Fraser Cloney | Eltham | 5 |
| Leith Wallis | Bulleen Templestowe | 5 |
| Reed Jepson | Preston Bullants | 5 |
| Rohan Scott | St Johns | 5 |
| Scott Hulm | West Brunswick | 5 |
| Tim Woods | Eltham | 5 |
| Anthony Lucisano | Bulleen Templestowe | 4 |
| Daniel Abou-Karroum | St Johns | 4 |
| Guy Chuol | St Johns | 4 |
| Jack Taylor | West Brunswick | 4 |
| Michael Pace | Bulleen Templestowe | 4 |
| Alex Ricco | Preston Bullants | 3 |
| Andrew Hargrave | Eltham | 3 |
| Billy Wilson | Bulleen Templestowe | 3 |
| Chris Germon | West Brunswick | 3 |
| Chris Mizzi | Eltham | 3 |
| Daniel Mason | Eltham | 3 |
| James Amos | Yarra Valley | 3 |
| Joel Beer | West Brunswick | 3 |
| Kane Arnold | St Johns | 3 |
| Luke Buckler | West Brunswick | 3 |
| Mitchell Graham | West Brunswick | 3 |
| Nicholas De Andrade | Preston Bullants | 3 |
| Patrick Carroll | West Brunswick | 3 |
| Ryan Curwood | MHSOB | 3 |
| Thomas Birkett | Emmaus St Leos | 3 |
| Tom Rendell | MHSOB | 3 |
| Zac Tisdale | Emmaus St Leos | 3 |
| Aaron Thornton | St Johns | 2 |
| Brendan Ash | St Johns | 2 |
| Callum Bradley | Richmond Central | 2 |
| Christopher Beluszar | Emmaus St Leos | 2 |
| Codie Wills | West Brunswick | 2 |
| Cody Johnson | Yarra Valley | 2 |
| Corey Ladson | St Johns | 2 |
| Damien Wilsnach | St Johns | 2 |
| Dylan Muscat | West Brunswick | 2 |
| Emmanuel Jakwot | St Johns | 2 |
| Jay Phelan | Preston | 2 |
| Jonathan Trend | Yarra Valley | 2 |
| Jordan Canham | Yarra Valley | 2 |
| Joshua Mourant | St Johns | 2 |
| Keith Ash | St Johns | 2 |
| Lukas Toman | MHSOB | 2 |
| Matt Stella | Bulleen Templestowe | 2 |
| Matt White | MHSOB | 2 |
| Michael Brain | MHSOB | 2 |
| Nathan Parkes | Preston Bullants | 2 |
| Ollie Taylor | West Brunswick | 2 |
| Oran Aziz | Bulleen Templestowe | 2 |
| Ross Little | Yarra Valley | 2 |
| William Stubbings | West Brunswick | 2 |
| Aaron Verga | Preston Bullants | 1 |
| Anthony Hickey | Emmaus St Leos | 1 |
| Beau McGoldrick | West Brunswick | 1 |
| Bede Wolfenden | West Brunswick | 1 |
| Bryan Galvin | Eltham | 1 |
| Christopher Hodgens | Yarra Valley | 1 |
| Damien Pagan | Yarra Valley | 1 |
| David Dakin | Bulleen Templestowe | 1 |
| Evan McDowell | Eltham | 1 |
| Harry Vogler | Bulleen Templestowe | 1 |
| Jack Hall | Yarra Valley | 1 |
| Jonathan O’Connor | Emmaus St Leos | 1 |
| Karl Schoenmakers | Richmond Central | 1 |
| Kent Beaumont | Preston Bullants | 1 |
| Mark Cigagna | Preston Bullants | 1 |
| Matthew Carter | MHSOB | 1 |
| Matthew Palexas | Bulleen Templestowe | 1 |
| Michael Gazeas | Yarra Valley | 1 |
| Nathan Baranello | Emmaus St Leos | 1 |
| Ronan Stafford | Emmaus St Leos | 1 |
| Sean Drummond | Emmaus St Leos | 1 |
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,
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