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2024 VFL Season
The 2024 VFL season is the 142nd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Background Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, there was speculation that AFL clubs and might withdraw their reserves teams from their local competitions (the SANFL and WAFL respectively) to join the VFL. Although neither team ultimately joined for 2024, Port Adelaide formally applied in December 2023 to join the VFL from 2025. A decision on the Port Adelaide reserves' admission is yet to be made as of February 2024. Coach appointments Club leadership Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 VFL Season
The 2023 Victorian Football League season was the 141st season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League, a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. The season commenced on 25 March and concluded with the Grand Final on 24 September. Gold Coast reserves won its 1st premiership, defeating by 19 points in the 2023 VFL Grand Final. Pre-season Four weeks of pre-season practice matches were held before the beginning of the home-and-away season, beginning on 23 February. In addition to the VFL clubs, Palm Beach Currumbin ( QAFL) and ( AFL Sydney, formerly NEAFL) played one game each. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Home-and-away season All starting times are local time. SourceAFL.com.auh2> Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Caracella
Blake Caracella (born 15 March 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Essendon Football Club. He is the brother of Craig Caracella. AFL career Essendon Selected by Essendon in the 1994 National draft at pick 10, Caracella finally debuted with the Bombers in 1997. What had held him back was his lack of bulk—he came to the club weighing only 74 kg—however, he rectified this by pushing his playing weight up to 83 kg prior to his AFL debut. Caracella quickly established himself in the side as a skilful small forward/goalsneak, who had patience and poise. He earned himself an AFL Rising Star nomination for his work. He was a vital part of Essendon's premiership win in 2000, contributing 35 goals for the season. At the end of 2002, he was controversially traded to the Brisbane Lions. Brisbane Caracella's stay in Brisbane only lasted two years, during whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorabbin Oval
Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League, serving as its home ground for VFL/AFL matches from 1965 until 1992, and as its primary training and administrative base from 1965 until 2010. In 2018 the ground was once again reopened as the primary training and administrative base for St Kilda. History In 1951, the growing City of Moorabbin committed to developing a fenced football venue which was up to Victorian Football Association standards to be used by the Moorabbin Football Club. The strong club had been admitted from the Federal District League to the VFA in 1951, and its continued admission was contingent on the council developing Moorabbin Oval for its use. The venue became one of the highest quality venues in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Downie
Tom Downie (born 27 April 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). A ruckman standing , he was recruited by the club in the 2011 national draft with the 56th pick overall. Downie made his debut in round 20, 2013 against at Subiaco Oval. He played a total of nine AFL games—one in 2013, seven in 2015, and one in 2016—before announcing his retirement in May 2017 in order to deal with mental health issues. Early life Before he started his professional football career, Downie played for Australia in the under-17 basketball world championships in 2010. He switched focus to football and played two games for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup in 2011, showing potential as a ruckman but needing time to develop into a stronger AFL player. He was drafted by with the 56th pick in the 2011 national draft. AFL career Downie was inconsistent in 2012, playing for Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Polson
Cameron Polson (born 11 March 1998) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ... (AFL). Polson was born in Hong Kong. He was drafted by Carlton with their fourth selection and fifty-ninth overall in the 2016 national draft. A midfielder/half forward, Polson made his debut in the ninety point loss against at the Adelaide Oval in round five of the 2017 season, in what was his only senior match of his debut season. He spent four seasons at Carlton for a total of nineteen games, most of those coming in the latter half of 2018 when he played ten consecutive games. He played only three senior games in each of 2019 and 2020, and was delisted at the end of the 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Plapp
Justin Plapp (born 22 June 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Justin was born in Penguin, Tasmania and attended Penguin High School. Plapp caught the attention of AFL clubs after kicking 98 goals with the Burnie Dockers in 1996, which was the most by a player in the TFL Statewide League that year. He was recruited by Richmond in the draft, and played in Richmond's reserves premiership in 1997. He started his senior AFL career in 1998 with two good performances at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, three goals on debut against Fremantle and five more in a win over Carlton the following weekend. His five-goal haul in the second game earned him an AFL Rising Star nomination. In the 1999 AFL draft, Plapp was traded to St Kilda for pick 39, Scott Homewood. He was used at St Kilda as a half back flanker in his three seasons. He was appointed captain-coach of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zac Foot
Zac Foot (born 24 December 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 51st draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft. He debuted in round 12, 2020, against the Greater Western Sydney Giants at Perth Stadium Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Burswood, Western Australia, Burswood. It was completed in late 2017 and officially open .... At the conclusion of the 2020 season Foot was delisted and returned to Melbourne to play with Casey Demons in the VFL. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foot, Zac 2000 births Living people Sydney Swans players Dandenong Stingrays players Southport Australian Football Club players Casey Demons players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie Willis
Mackenzie Willis (born 7 August 1995) is a former Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since t ... in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their fourth selection and fifty-second overall in the 2015 national draft. He made his debut in the 120 point loss against in round 6, 2016 at Simonds Stadium. He was delisted by Gold Coast at the conclusion of the 2018 season. References External links * * 1995 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Kingborough Football Club players Hobart Football Club players Southport Australian Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brayden Crossley
Brayden Crossley (born 16 August 1999) is an Australian rules footballer and the current co-captain of the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), serving alongside Jacob Dawson. He previously played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Crossley was born and raised on the Gold Coast. His father, Troy, is a Southport Sharks dual premiership player and Hall of Fame inductee. Brayden grew up playing his junior football for the Burleigh Bombers before switching to Palm Beach Currumbin in the latter stages of his junior football. He attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School throughout his youth and joined Gold Coast Suns Academy in his teenage years. In October 2016, Crossley played a starring role for his high school when he led them to victory in the Queensland Schools Cup grand final and was subsequently named best on ground for his three-goal performance. In his final year of junior football, Crossley was sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Dawson
Jacob Dawson (born 3 November 1999) is an Australian rules footballer and the current co-captain of the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), serving alongside Brayden Crossley. He previously played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Dawson was raised on the Gold Coast and grew up playing his junior football for the Burleigh Bombers. His father, Paul, played professional basketball in the National Basketball League. Jacob attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School throughout his youth and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns Academy at 13 years of age. He switched to the Palm Beach Currumbin Football Club at 17 years old and was chosen to represent the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships. Dawson also played in Palm Beach Currumbin's 2017 QAFL senior premiership winning team. In November 2017, he was picked with a rookie selection by the Gold Coast Football C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Batchelor
Jake Batchelor (born 13 February 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Batchelor played his junior footy at the Frankston Rovers in Victoria and went on to play with the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, he was drafted to Richmond with their second selection, the 30th overall, in the 2010 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in round 1, 2011 against Carlton at the MCG. At the end of round 16, 2011, he was nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star award. Batchelor was delisted by Richmond at the conclusion of the 2017 AFL season, after playing 84 matches over his seven-year tenure at the club. In 2018 he served as a playing assistant coach with the Frankston Dolphins in the VFL and in 2019 will take up a part-time development coaching role at . Statistics : ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season'' , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="tex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Morris (Australian Footballer)
Steven Morris (born 31 December 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Junior and state league football Morris grew up on his family's farm in the Victorian town of Toolern Vale, 39 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. He attended high school and played school football for St. Bernard's in Melbourne's north. In 2007 Morris played for and captained the Western Jets in the TAC Cup. He was named in 2012 as a member of the Jets' all time best-22, celebrating the club's 21st anniversary. Morris was passed over in successive drafts in 2006 and 2007 before making the decision to leave home and take a chance to play the SANFL. He moved in with family friends and began playing for West Adelaide in 2008. His father had previously coached the team to a Grand Final in 1991. At West Adelaide Morris endured numerous injuries that required season ending surgery including a shoulder reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
