Champions of Change: Celebrating Women Coaches in the VAFA
This July, the VAFA proudly joins AFL Victoria in celebrating Women’s Coaching Month, now in its fifth year. The 2025 theme, “Champions of Change,” recognises the powerful role women and
Anytime Fitness Women’s Rising Star: Ruby Ford
The VAFA congratulates Ruby Ford from Oakleigh on her Round 9 Anytime Fitness Women’s Rising Star nomination. Ruby enjoyed a breakout game in the Krushers win against Glen Eira kicking a match winning 3 goals and being named in the team’s best players.
What the club said:
Ruby has brought with her a lot of energy and enthusiasm in her first year of senior football with the Krushers after a successful junior career with the Oakleigh Dragons and has quickly become a very popular & important member of our team.
Her hard work and dedication on the training track is starting to show through gameday with her ruck work and marking when playing forward providing plenty of highlights.
All of us at the Oakleigh Krushers are super proud of Ruby and her rising star nomination and are looking forward to watching her play in the Red White & Blue for many games to come.
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Round 11 Anytime Fitness Men’s Rising Star: Ryder Mantello
The VAFA congratulates Ryder Mantello from Old Ivanhoe Grammarians Football Club who has been nominated as the Round 11 Anytime Fitness Men’s Rising Star. Ryder is ranked 24th for average
Race for a top four spot wide open as teams surge toward finals
The ladder is heating up more every week, with plenty of teams on equal points vying for spots and some only outside the top four on percentage; with each round
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