VAFA Umpires earn promotion to VFL
The VAFA is proud to congratulate Patrick Sexton (Field), Jordan Gibson (Field) and Zane White (Boundary) on their promotion to the VFL State League umpiring panel for 2026. Earning a
U19 Big V squad released
The U19 Big V squad has been released ahead of the VAFA’s game against AFL Victoria Country on the Queen’s Birthday weekend.
64 players have been named in the initial squad with St Kevin’s OB boasting a competition-high nine representatives; including, premiership players Cam Hodges, Lachlan Farrugia and Ethan Phillips. Beaumaris have five players, while De La Salle, Old Carey and St Bernard’s each have four.
Dave Kinsella will coach the team once again this year after successfully defeating AFL Vic Country by 23 points at Mars Stadium in Ballarat last year.
The U19’s will play at Elsternwick Park on June 8 alongside the women’s team.
| Riley | Virtue | Beaumaris FC |
| Lewis | Diggins | Beaumaris FC |
| Joshua | Gibbins | Beaumaris FC |
| Oscar | McMaster | Beaumaris FC |
| Connor | Murphy | Beaumaris FC |
| Francis | Evans | Brunswick Football Club |
| Sam | Sofronidis | Collegians |
| Oliver | Jackson | Collegians |
| Aaron | Trusler | De La Salle OC |
| Geordie | Nagle | De La Salle OC |
| Jack | Nation | De La Salle OC |
| Howard | Persson | De La Salle OC |
| Jack | Hart | Fitzroy FC |
| Harrison | Grace | Fitzroy FC |
| Jock | Green | Fitzroy FC |
| Anthony | Folino | Hampton Rovers AFC |
| Matthew | Fewings | Mazenod OC |
| Liam | Tenace | Monash Blues |
| Hamish | Dick | Old Brighton Grammarians |
| Sebastian | Williams | Old Brighton Grammarians |
| Finn | Campigli | Old Brighton Grammarians |
| David | McColl | Old Camberwell Grammarians |
| Bailey | Wraith | Old Carey Grammarians |
| Cooper | Leon | Old Carey Grammarians |
| Matthew | King | Old Carey Grammarians |
| Oscar | White | Old Carey Grammarians |
| Riley | Thompson | Old Haileyburians |
| Samuel | Loewe | Old Haileyburians |
| Kane | Veliou | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians |
| Edward | Michelmore | Old Melburnians |
| Harry | Bede | Old Melburnians |
| Jasper | Dunkley | Old Mentonian’s |
| Fraser | Morrisby | Old Scotch |
| Will | Clarke | Old Scotch |
| Hugh | Longbottom | Old Scotch |
| Anthony | Larkey | Old Trinity Grammarians |
| Alexander | Emery | Old Trinity Grammarians |
| Charlie | Beasley | Old Trinity Grammarians |
| Lucas | Soccio | Old Xaverians |
| Dan | Condon | Old Xaverians |
| Oscar | Power | Old Xaverians |
| Max | Kennedy | Ormond AFC |
| Jack | McCartney | Ormond AFC |
| Lachlan | McCambley | Ormond AFC |
| Michael | Romano | Parkside |
| Lachlan | Willey | SBMT |
| Jackson | Cowden | SBMT |
| Ben | Huggard | St Bernard’s |
| Lachlan | Farrell | St Bernard’s |
| Daniel | Hanna | St Bernard’s |
| Marcus | Holland | St Bernard’s |
| Collom | Ö’çonnor | St Kevin’s OB |
| Cam | Hodges | St Kevin’s OB |
| Will | James | St Kevin’s OB |
| Will | Barron | St Kevin’s OB |
| Alastair | Richards | St Kevin’s OB |
| Lachlan | Farrugia | St Kevin’s OB |
| Ethan | Phillips | St Kevin’s OB |
| Callum | Jones | St Kevin’s OB |
| Anthony | Seaton | St Kevin’s OB |
| John | Roysmith | University Blacks |
| Sam | Allen | University Blues |
| Thomas | Hotchin | University Blues |
| Lachie | Gee | University Blues |
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