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VAFA Live Coverage – July 27
VAFA Media’s Round 13 live coverage features two William Buck Premier Men’s clashes pivotal to the race for fourth spot. This week’s SEN VAFA Match of the Day sees University Blues host Old
The VAFA will host its 12th Annual Big V Club Lunch on Friday 3 August at Melbourne’s RACV Club and celebrate the careers of all former and current representatives of the Big V.
Highlighting the event, however, will be the induction of two Big V Champions, Brian Bourke (De La Salle) and Wayne Carey (St Bernard’s), while David Hughes (Old Scotch) will be elevated to legend status after first being inducted in 2011.
Brian Bourke was a hard-nosed, reliable defender during a successful period in De La Salle’s history, playing 211 games between 1973-85, winning five premierships, a Woodrow Medal (1979) and captaining the side for two seasons. He has since been named in their Team of the Century alongside recent Big V champion Mick Deveson and legend Shane Murphy. His representative resume is just as outstanding with nine Big V games to his record, including captaincy of the team in 1982 and vice-captaincy in 1983. He played an All-Australian game against the VCFL in ’83 and an AAFC Carnival in ’82.
St Bernard’s ruckman, Wayne Carey, also played a sensational nine games for the Big V between 1990-94. He twice played in the AAFC Carnival and was received All-Australian selection in 1994. At club level, Carey registered 120 games for the Snow Dogs in two stints (1983-86 & 1989-94) and won the club’s best & fairest award in the B-Grade premiership season of 1991. He has since been named as the number one ruck in St Bernard’s Team of the Half Century.
After first being inducted as a Champion of the Big V in 2011, Old Scotch’s David Hughes will be elevated to legend status and join just 12 others; including, Geoff Hibbins (Collegians), Bruce Bourne (Ormond), Jock Nelson (MHSOB) and Ian Cordner (Uni Blacks and Old Melburnians). Hughes played 10 games for the Big V between 1964-71 and captained in 1969 while vice-captaining in three separate years. He won the AAFC Carnival Medal in 1964 and was runner-up in ’67. Hughes played 165 games for Scotch and captained from 1969-71. He’s since been named in their Team of the Century, made a Life Member and received a VAFA Certificate of Merit.
Tying in with festivities will be the celebration of this year’s historical four from four Big V performance where the VAFA won senior men’s, senior women’s, B-D4 and U19’s games for the first time in 93 years of representative football.
To join in the celebrations, tickets for this event can be purchased HERE
VAFA Media’s Round 13 live coverage features two William Buck Premier Men’s clashes pivotal to the race for fourth spot. This week’s SEN VAFA Match of the Day sees University Blues host Old
Venues for the 2024 VAFA Finals Series have been announced, highlighted by four state league grounds. 131 finals matches across 32 divisions will be played over a seven week period,
A couple of pivotal matches in the finals and relegation races headline Round 13 of VAFA William Buck Premier Men’s. Collegians & Old Xaverians enter the weekend locked together at