You Never Forget Your First – For the Love of the Game’s Round 1 Review
The VAFA’s back for 2026! Jason Bennett, Matty Donald & Brayden May take a long, lingering look at everything that happened across Round 1 of the competition in a jam-packed
Here’s a look at some of the Week 18 social media highlights across VAFA grounds.
St Bernards had a big win over Old Haileybury in William Buck Premier Men’s. Matthew Watson kicked a great goal, taking it out of the ruck, before fending off his own teammate and kicking a beauty.
Oakleigh recorded a big win over Monash Blues to sneak into the Division 1 Men’s finals.
Jack Helmot completely tore up the Preliminary Final in Thirds Div 2 Men’s, kicking SIX goals ALL in the second half, sending Old Carey through to the Grand Final.
Great scenes in Division 3 Reserves at Kevin Bartlett Reserve, where Jake Dillon kicked his 100th goal for the season for the Richmond Snakes!
In finals action at Elsternwick Park, Westbourne Grammarians held on to win a thrilling Elimination Final in Premier B Women’s by 4 points.
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You can watch all matches from William Buck Premier Men’s and Women’s, Premier B and C Men’s on-demand via VAFATV, see all the results thanks to GYG here, and stay tuned to the VAFA website for reports from the weekend’s action.
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The VAFA’s back for 2026! Jason Bennett, Matty Donald & Brayden May take a long, lingering look at everything that happened across Round 1 of the competition in a jam-packed
Round 1 of Premier B Women’s delivered statement performances and heart‑stopping finishes as the competition sprang to life across Melbourne. Old Melburnians re‑established themselves as the competition’s benchmark, Beaumaris showed
The VAFA congratulates Will Hart from Old Carey Football Club, who has been nominated as the Round 1 VAFA Men’s Rising Star. Will joined Old Carey this season following an
