2024 Division 2 Men’s Team of the Year
Division 2 Men’s was, without question, one of the most interesting sections in all of the VAFA throughout 2024. Brunswick set the early pace, winning 14 of their first 15,
Who would have thought that a prominent ballerina would be playing VAFA football? Meet Old Melburnians’ star Charlotte Paule, sister of club captain and Big V star, Tom.
After graduating as a full-scholarship top level dancer from the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Charlotte began her nomadic journey overseas and danced with some of the most renowned European institutions in the industry. Working with companies like the English National Ballet, and performing in competitions such as the Youth American Grand Prix, Charlotte lived in Portugal and would train for up to 54 hours a week.
Upon recently returning to Australia, Charlotte decided to start playing footy. At OMFC she shares the #3 with Tom, and is a close friend of women’s skipper Isabelle Smith. A much more personal reason to start playing football, Charlotte joined our game to highlight to everyone that stereotypes shouldn’t orchestrate sport.
Charlotte added “one of the best things about playing has been meeting all of the girls. I’ve made so many amazing friendships already. And I know that I could count on any one of the girls, because we are teammates now – we are a part of the dark blue team”.
Division 2 Men’s was, without question, one of the most interesting sections in all of the VAFA throughout 2024. Brunswick set the early pace, winning 14 of their first 15,
The 2025 VAFA Football Season will commence on Saturday 5th April for all competitions, with every section playing two rounds before the Easter long-weekend bye on 19th April. The VAFA
Let’s shine some light on the season that was in Division 4 Women’s as we reveal who made the 2024 Team of the Year. St Kevin’s Coach Mikayla Dohnt spearheads