
VAFA Club Connect Club of the Month – April
The VAFA Club Connect Club of the Month award recognises a VAFA club who through its actions both on and off the field, best exhibits the values of the VAFA,
“I’m coaching Hampton, you wanna assist? Yep, let’s do it!”
Your favourite podcast is back for another week, VAFA’s For the Love of the Game!
A late-change to the line-up saw Grumpy Brian Waldron come out, and on-debut ‘Handsome Dipper’ Josh Heriot come in.
However it was Owen Lalor who stole the show taking us into how the Hampton Rovers created a dynasty with Guy Martyn leading the way to back-to-back flags in 2013 and 2014. Completed with Lalor as his assistant.
All of it starting in the corridors of the Brighton Hotel Pub. Where else would you create a Premiership dynasty!
“The night he signed me up.. I remember Guy and I, we bumped into each other out the front of the toilets.. It was done within 30 seconds, it was really quick”
Lalor also went in-depth about his current role as coach of the Parkdale Vultures which saw them end a 1,009 day losing streak in Round 7 and then snap a 1,047 day losing streak at home in Round 8. One William Buck Premier side is “going under the radar” at the moment according to Josh, while Joey has got a new Premiership favourite as we approach the halfway mark of the season.
Ask Grumpy Brian has been put on the back burner for this week, as a replacement, Heriot brings his VAFA insights to the table instead.
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The VAFA Club Connect Club of the Month award recognises a VAFA club who through its actions both on and off the field, best exhibits the values of the VAFA,
The VAFA Umpiring Department proudly launched the Female Umpire Academy with a special evening at Elsternwick Park that celebrated the growth and importance of female umpiring. Ashleigh Brennan – AFL
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