Ormond legend to play 450th game
52 year-old Damien Cleary continues to defy Father Time, preparing to play his 450th game of open-age amateur footy when he runs out for Ormond in Round 1 this Saturday.
William Buck Premier Men’s 2026 Season Preview – PART 2
The 2026 William Buck Premier Men’s season kicks off this Saturday, and promises to be another gripping year of top-quality elite suburban football. In Part 2 of our Season Preview,
William Buck Premier Men’s 2026 Season Preview – PART 1
The 2025 William Buck Premier Men’s season was another for the ages, with the minor premiership, fourth spot and relegation all decided on the final afternoon of the home &
2025 Flag Feature – Tonner time at last!
Old Brighton entered the 2025 Premier Men’s competition as both the hunter AND the hunted. Externally, the club was widely seen as the clear premiership favourite, yet internally, the Tonners
112 VAFA players signed to VFL lists in 2026!
The VAFA continues to attract enormous interest from VFL and AFL recruiters, with an incredible 112 VAFA players signed by VFL clubs for season 2026, reconfirming the League as a
Old Brighton claims the ‘Clash of the Champions’ over Fremantle CBC
A new tradition may have been born as the VAFA’s reigning Under 19 Premier champions Old Brighton hosted Perth Football League’s Colts champions Fremantle CBC in an entertaining, high-quality one-off
Perfect Gryphons eye premiership hat-trick
After a perfect 18-0 season that delivered a second successive flag in 2025, Glen Eira/Old McKinnon will be chasing VAFA immortality – a premiership hat-trick – in 2026. Coach Mel
‘Unleash the Giesch!’ – Jarrod Gieschen appointed Big V Premier B-Division 3 coach
The VAFA is excited to announce that former Old Ivanhoe premiership coach Jarrod Gieschen will lead the Big V Premier B-Division 3 team against the Goulburn Valley League at Elsternwick
Paul Gilmour appointed Big V Under 19s coach
The VAFA is pleased to announce that former Big V Under 19 player and St Bernard’s Under 19 coach Paul Gilmour will coach the Big V Under 19 team that
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