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1 FOOTBALLER THE STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK PREMIER DIVISION PRELIMINARY FINAL EDITION September 9, 2018 essendondfl.com.au

2 Authorised by Bill Shorten MP. Suite 1A, 12 Hall Street, Moonee Ponds, VIC 3039

3 CEO's Perspective ONE-HUNDRED-AND-SIXTY- THREE days after the first homeand-away match of the Essendon Ford Division 1 season was played on Good Friday, the thrill and excitement of Grand Final footy returns this weekend. At 2:20pm on Saturday, a brand new, bright red EDFL-branded Sherrin will be bounced at Windy Hill with the Airport West and Tullamarine football clubs to do battle to determine the premier for this year. Incredibly, this Saturday will be the third occasion these two clubs have met in the past four weeks, as they played in the final home-and-away round as well the second semi final two weeks ago. In Round 9, Tullamarine was far too strong, winning by 70 points at Leo Dineen Reserve. However, in Round 18 at home, Airport West won by 23 points and backed that up with a 56-point victory in the second semi at Greenvale a week later. A trivia fact from this week s grand final is that the last time each of these Essendon Ford Division 1 clubs won the premiership in this division, they defeated West Coburg. Airport West was successful in 2012, kicking 22 goals and 22 behinds to win by 69 points, and Tullamarine beat West Coburg by 25 points in The Division 1 Reserves Grand Final will feature Airport West against Taylors Lakes. Analysis of results from 2018 would have Airport West as the clear favourite. They finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder with only two losses and a percentage of 270, and comfortably won the second semi by 29 points. However, Taylors Lakes is looking to continue an amazing recent run in grand finals, having been the Division 1 Reserves premier for each of the past four years. What makes their performance even more impressive is that only once in those four years did the Lions finish the home-andaway season on top of the ladder, and the biggest winning margin in any of the four grand final matches was 14 points, including two fourpoint wins. This will be an intriguing battle. The AGA Apprenticeships Plus Under 19.5 Grand Final will see Westmeadows as the home team facing East Keilor. All indicators point to a close game as they finished the home-and-away season with a similar win-loss ratio, defeated each other during the home-and-away season, and have had very strong wins in their lead up finals matches. While the Essendon Ford Division 1 Grand Final is the feature senior match this weekend, preliminary finals between Keilor and Strathmore in Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division and the Northern Saints and East Sunbury in Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 are sure to attract big following and great interest on who qualifies for the grand final. Good luck for the weekend. Craig Armstead EDFL CEO Phone: (03) edfl@adcellgroup.com.au Web: Address: 203 Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220 OFFICIAL PUBLISHER OF ESSENDON DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD THE FOOTBALLER All editorial and photographs are prepared by the Essendon District Football League Media Manager including articles and those contributors, published in the Essendon District Football League official record The Footballer, are subject to copyright laws and cannot be reproduced without the permission of the Essendon District Football League. Action photos courtesy of Jamie Morey Photography. Address all correspondence to: Essendon District Football League, 78A Napier Street, Essendon THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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6 Tipsters Luke D'Anello Leader Newspapers Tara Murray Star Weekly Ross Couzens 1116 SEN Piggy Bank Strathmore Community Bank Mascot Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division - Preliminary Final Keilor v Strathmore Strathmore Keilor Strathmore Keilor Essendon Ford Division 1 - Grand Final Airport West v Tullamarine Airport West Tullamarine Airport West Airport West Final Margin 11 points 24 points 25 points 38 points First Goalkicker Anthony Prestia Brad Allen Tyson Young Brendan Godden David McWilliam Medal Bior Malual Anthony Prestia Luke Ryan Bior Malual Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 - Preliminary Final Northern Saints v East Sunbury Northern Saints East Sunbury East Sunbury East Sunbury LAST WEEK TOTAL Adam Russell EDFL Tonight Podcast Adam Papal EDFL Tonight Podcast Travis Poznachowski EDFL Match of the Day Michael Pepicelli EDFL Match of the Day Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division - Preliminary Final Keilor v Strathmore Strathmore Keilor Keilor Keilor Essendon Ford Division 1 - Grand Final Airport West v Tullamarine Airport West Airport West Airport West Airport West Final Margin 33 points 31 points 22 points 16 points First Goalkicker Jack Kennedy Alex Penaluna Jack Kennedy Jack Kennedy David McWilliam Medal Alex Penaluna Tyson Young Koolyn Briggs Bior Malual Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 - Preliminary Final Northern Saints v East Sunbury East Sunbury Northern Saints Northern Saints Northern Saints LAST WEEK TOTAL THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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9 East Sunbury Wins First Ever Final By TARA MURRAY (via Star Weekly) EAST Sunbury displayed no nerves as it took to the field for its first ever final in Strathmore Community Bank Division 2. Despite not playing its best football in the first half against Moonee Valley, the Thunder led at the first two breaks last weekend. The Thunder then successfully fought to apply more scoreboard pressure, with its running power showing through in the final quarter. Six goals to two in the final term sealed the Thunder s first finals win to Thunder coach Glenn Hopkins said that despite finals at this level being a new experience for most of the players, there was a sense of calm among the group He said they handled the pressure well and weren t overawed by the situation. They were excited more than nervous, he said. They ve grown with confidence with the results. They played really well against Coburg Districts and it put them in a good mental level heading into the game. Hopkins said they were switched on right from the start, but it wasn t until the second half that they really played well. The game was played the way Moonee Valley wanted it in the first half, he said. There was a lot of stoppages and a scruffy game. We talked about it at half-time about getting the game going our way, getting our running game going. Hopkins said it was the young guns that led from the front. Brad Bernacki and Tom Cree led the way in the midfield, while Lachlan Brne and Will Wright were strong in defence. Diquan Williams kicked three goals moving between attack and defence, while Mitchell Johns kicked two goals after moving forward in the last quarter. Hopkins said they had switched their key forwards around all day and thought that Johns would provide a good contested target up forward. Cree kicked two goals. The Thunder will now face the Northern Saints in the Preliminary Final at Coburg City Oval. Roxburgh Park awaits the winner in the Grand Final. The Thunder and Saints have played each other three times this season. The Saints won two of the three games, including the most recent by a point. Hopkins said they needed to continue with the sort of form they displayed in the second half on Saturday. It will again be another physical game with these guys, he said. We ll try and make it as open as possible and get our run and carry going. 9 9 THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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11 Aberfeldie Advances To Decider With Win Over Keilor By LUKE D ANELLO (via Leader Newspapers) A MOUTH-WATERING major semi-final match-up pitted the competition s best defensive team against the leading attacking side on Saturday. Knowledgeable football followers will tell you defence wins premierships. Aberfeldie is one win away from claiming back-to-back Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division flags after defeating Keilor by eight points in a titanic struggle to advance to the decider. While the match won t be remembered as a classic, the importance of Abers quality in the back half was underlined in the to triumph. Ryan Allan restricted the best forward in the top flight, Dean Galea, to two goals and was named best afield, while Matthew Clark was limited to one major and Josh Martin held goalless. I thought both defences probably got the better of their front-half opponents, Aberfeldie co-coach Adam Potter said. I think we took seven inside-50 marks for the day and we restricted Keilor to three, which was pleasing, but it probably wasn t a day that suited key forwards from either side. Josh Toy was influential off the half-back flank, Luke Blackwell and Josh Cubillo did a power of work in the middle, while young guns Jean-Luc Velissaris (two goals) and James Peters (one) also earned praise from Potter. Courtney Johns and Joel Madden impressed in the ruck When the pair met in Round 13, Keilor booted the highest score conceded by the reigning premier in 2018 and prevailed by 45 points. At a rain-soaked Windy Hill, this was a different contest, with goals at a premium The teams were separated by a point at the main break and three-quarter-time before goals from Velissaris, Peters and Nicholas Cattapan in the last half-hour secured victory. Both sides had to be relentless with the way they attacked the footy all day, Potter said It was really four quarters of brutal, physical football That third quarter in particular, neither side were able to score a goal, and that last quarter we were able to have probably more front-half footy and 21 inside 50s to kick those three important goals to Keilor s two. That s the game in the end. There were a lot of contests where players for both sides had to put the bodies on the line. While it wasn t a spectacle with the weather, it was certainly a game people would have watched and thought both sides were having an absolute crack at the contest. On the downside, Josh Pound, who has 40 goals this season, is a little bit tight in the hamstring ahead of the grand final on September 16. He hasn t completely torn the hamstring, but we ll give him every chance, Potter said. He started his rehab (on Saturday) night, so hopefully he is every chance to get that opportunity because he s been super this year. I think he s been probably, in my opinion, the best small forward in the comp. THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

12 Fixture Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division ROUND 1 30 March (Good Friday) Keilor Strathmore SATURDAY 7 April Glenroy West Coburg Mar. Park Ess. Doutta Stars Greenvale Avondale Heights Aberfeldie Pascoe Vale ROUND 2 14 April Ess. Doutta Stars Glenroy Av. Heights Mar. Park Strathmore Greenvale Pascoe Vale Keilor West Coburg Aberfeldie ROUND 3 21 April Greenvale Glenroy Mar. Park West Coburg Keilor Ess. Doutta Stars Aberfeldie Avondale Heights Strathmore Pascoe Vale ROUND 4 25 April (ANZAC Day) Glenroy Strathmore SATURDAY 28 April Pascoe Vale Mar. Park Aberfeldie Greenvale West Coburg Keilor Ess. Doutta Stars Av. Heights ROUND 5 5 May (Split Round) Avondale Heights Glenroy Mar. Park Strathmore SATURDAY 12 May Greenvale Pascoe Vale Keilor Aberfeldie West Coburg Ess. Doutta Stars ROUND 6 19 May Aberfeldie Glenroy Keilor Maribyrnong Park Greenvale West Coburg P. Vale Ess. Doutta Stars Strathmore Av. Heights ROUND 7 26 May Glenroy Keilor Maribyrnong Park Greenvale Ess. Doutta Stars Aberfeldie Avondale Heights Pascoe Vale West Coburg Strathmore ROUND 8 2 June Glenroy Pascoe Vale Aberfeldie Maribyrnong Park Keilor Greenvale Ess. Doutta Stars Strathmore West Coburg Avondale Heights ROUND 9 16 June Strathmore Aberfeldie Pascoe Vale West Coburg Maribyrnong Park Glenroy Greenvale Essendon Doutta Stars Avondale Heights Keilor ROUND June West Coburg Glenroy Ess. Doutta Stars Mar. Park Avondale Heights Greenvale Strathmore Keilor Pascoe Vale Aberfeldie ROUND June Glenroy Essendon Doutta Stars Maribyrnong Park Av. Heights Greenvale Strathmore Keilor Pascoe Vale Aberfeldie West Coburg ROUND 12 7 July Glenroy Greenvale West Coburg Maribyrnong Park Essendon Doutta Stars Keilor Avondale Heights Aberfeldie Pascoe Vale Strathmore ROUND July Glenroy Avondale Heights Strathmore Marib. Park Pascoe Vale Greenvale Aberfeldie Keilor Ess. Doutta Stars West Coburg ROUND July (Split Round) Strathmore Glenroy A. Heights Ess. Doutta Stars SATURDAY 28 July M. Park Pascoe Vale Greenvale Aberfeldie Keilor West Coburg ROUND 15 4 August Keilor Glenroy Greenvale Maribyrnong Park Aberfeldie Ess. Doutta Stars Pascoe Vale A. Heights Strathmore West Coburg ROUND August Glenroy Aberfeldie Maribyrnong Park Keilor West Coburg Greenvale E. Doutta Stars Pascoe Vale Avondale Heights Strathmore ROUND August Pascoe Vale Glenroy Maribyrnong Park Aberfeldie Greenvale Keilor Strathmore Ess. Doutta Stars Avondale Heights West Coburg ROUND August Aberfeldie Strathmore West Coburg Pascoe Vale Glenroy Maribyrnong Park Essendon Doutta Stars G.vale Keilor Avondale Heights SEMI FINALS 1-2 September Keilor Aberfeldie Strathmore Greenvale PRELIMINARY FINAL 9 September Keilor v Strathmore 12 THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

13 Preview Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division By ADEM SARICAOGLU PRELIMINARY FINAL - KEILOR v STRATHMORE Sunday Windy Hill GOOD Friday footy means we ve become accustomed to Keilor v Strathmore on the big stage, but this is on a whole new level. Their two home-and-away meetings finished with margins below 20 points and were split at one apiece. At various stages both have shown consistent enough form to warrant premiership favouritism consideration and both sides boast some of the best-performed players of the 2018 season. Looking at the not-yet-public coaches votes for the 2018 Team of the Year, up to seven Keilor and Strathmore players are a solid chance of getting into the final 22 that will be revealed in the week following the grand final. Without revealing too much, most of them will be on display here. So this really is a coin flip. Keilor was unlucky in its loss to Aberfeldie last week, only going down by eight points in a game that could truly have gone either way. Had the Blues been a bit cleaner with ball in hand, perhaps they would have emerged victorious in the wet. But they didn t and it may have come at a cost with Jay White hurting his hamstring, putting yet another dent into Keilor s already undermanned back six. The return of David Gourdis will help, but the Blues will go into this prelim with key players out of action, including long-term injured stars Nick O Kearney, Mick Tanner and Sam Hooper. Strathmore isn t quite at full-strength, either. Skipper Andrew Horne missed Sunday s cruisy 40-point win over Greenvale but the Mores are well-known for their midfield depth, with Adam Iacobucci, Nick O Brien and Jaryd Cachia all playing their roles against the Jets. Hamish McIntosh s three-goal haul will no doubt give Mick McGuane something to think about as well. With Tom Condon, Kyle Weightman and Alex Grima each kicking two of their own as well, Strathmore will be hoping it has the firepower it needs to overwhelm Keilor here. In good conditions, this will be some prelim at Windy Hill. THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

14 Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS Keilor Aberfeldie KEILOR Goal Kickers: D. Galea 2, D. Cavka, L. Hitch, M. Clark, K. Barbuto Best Players: D. Joyce, A. Browne, B. Iles, B. Xavier, K. Barbuto, R. Hards ABERFELDIE Goal Kickers: J. Velissaris 2, M. Austin 2, J. Foster, N. Cattapan, J. Peters Best Players: R. Allan, J. Cubillo, L. Blackwell, L. Davis, N. Cattapan, S. Rasinac Strathmore Greenvale STRATHMORE Goal Kickers: H. McIntosh 3, K. Weightman 2, A. Grima 2, D. O''Leary 2, T. Condon 2, N. O''Brien, D. Mighell Best Players: A. Iacobucci, N. O''Brien, L. Baniowski, X. Allison, D. Mighell GREENVALE Goal Kickers: J. Ranno 2, A. Maric 2, J. Thompson, D. Micevski, B. Stillman Best Players: F. Deluca, N. Caruso, A. Mansfield, J. Ranno, D. Burns, C. Dempsey PREMIER DIVISION LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Keilor Aberfeldie Strathmore Greenvale Pascoe Vale Maribyrnong Park Avondale Heights RESERVES PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS Greenvale Keilor GREENVALE Goal Kickers: J. Kent 6, R. Mills 3, A. Caligiuri, A. Meiorin, J. Rohan Best Players: C. Kent, A. Caligiuri, B. Anderson, R. Townsend, J. Kent, J. Rohan KEILOR Goal Kickers: A. Ford 3, M. Mackay 2, C. Bonello Best Players: P. Sneddon, P. Tobin, L. Peters, A. Kocovic, M. Ellis, M. Teal Maribyrnong Park Strathmore MARIBYRNONG PARK Not provided STRATHMORE Goal Kickers: J. Houlihan 4, K. Ciciulla 4, L. Pignolet 2, M. Quinn, J. Rule, B. Preston Best Players: L. Pignolet, J. Houlihan, M. Elliott, T. Carland, M. Quinn, G. Lawless RESERVES PREMIER DIVISION LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Greenvale Keilor Maribyrnong Park Strathmore Aberfeldie West Coburg Pascoe Vale Glenroy Avondale Heights Essendon Doutta Stars West Coburg Glenroy Essendon Doutta Stars THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

15 Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division UNDER 19.5 PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS Maribyrnong Park Aberfeldie MARIBYRNONG PARK Goal Kickers: H. Patton 2, M. Mazzeo, D. Hewat, J. Kaygisiz, T. Leary, D. Gaul Best Players: M. Mazzeo, D. Griffin, D. Hewat, A. Barba, D. Gaul, M. Gaul ABERFELDIE Goal Kickers: A. Horomidis 2, J. Niccoli, J. Vivian, N. Walsh, M. Caddeo Strathmore Keilor STRATHMORE Not provided KEILOR Goal Kickers: J. Cappelletti, F. Galtieri Best Players: R. Ham, J. Elkington, Z. Bulzomi, J. Camilleri, W. Teal, T. Scott LEADING GOALKICKERS Dean Galea Keilor 80 Matthew Watson Pascoe Vale 73 Jayden Foster Aberfeldie 41 Josh Pound Aberfeldie 40 Adam Winter Glenroy 39 Tom Condon Strathmore 36 Matthew Clark Keilor 32 Luke Edwards Avondale Heights 31 Josh Martin Keilor 30 Nick Prowse Maribyrnong Park 30 Aaron Kite Glenroy 28 Alex Grima Strathmore 27 Mitch Day Essendon Doutta Stars 27 Jacob Polizzi Pascoe Vale 26 Jacob Thompson Greenvale 23 James Breust Maribyrnong Park 23 Jock Cornell Maribyrnong Park 22 Kurtis Sanajko Greenvale 22 Laurence King Greenvale 22 Adam Del Busso Glenroy 21 Daylan Kempster Maribyrnong Park 21 Josh Trembearth Glenroy 21 Kyle Weightman Strathmore 21 Lachie Hansen Pascoe Vale 21 UNDER 19.5 PREMIER DIVISION LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Maribyrnong Park Aberfeldie Strathmore Keilor Greenvale Pascoe Vale Avondale Heights THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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17 Preliminary Final - AGA U19.5 Premier Division Aberfeldie President: Coach: John Larkins Chris Daley Team Colours: Sky Blue & Navy Blue Strathmore President: John Elliott Coach: Michael Duggan Team Colours: Gold & Navy Blue 1 Alec Smokrovic 2 Ben Smokrovic 3 Jordan Failla 4 Julian Niccoli 5 Cody McAllion 6 Sean Whelan 7 Anthony Horomidis 9 Riley Macdonald 11 Harrison Kennedy 12 Jordan Douvartzidis 13 Tom Pound 14 Jacob Whybrow 15 Joshua Ryan 16 James Woerndle 17 Nicholas Walsh 18 Anthony Accadia 20 Finn Cashmore 21 Jake Polites 22 Noah Capozza 23 William Grogan 24 Jack Vivian 25 Liam Harrington 26 Callum Symons 28 Charles Aitken 33 Lachlan Brown 42 Mark Gregory 45 Matthew Caddeo 46 Patrick Foley 47 Justin Kerr 56 Jack Arceri 60 Luke Greenwood 63 Harrison Fry 65 Adeola Akintola 1 Adam Figliola 2 Lachlan Duggan 3 Mitchell Baker-West 4 Luke Butcher 5 Jordan Gray 6 Lucas Pannunzio 7 Ben Holian 8 Joseph Chalhoub 9 Tom Markey 10 Lachlan Currie 11 Kyle Weightman 12 Ben Reddick 13 Levi Francis 14 Sam Dukic 15 Will Jury 16 Luke Cuffe 17 Ned Fraser 18 Jack Ford 19 Bryce Mann 20 Tommy Tullio 21 Nikolas Sirko 22 Jackson Young 23 Mahmoud Saraya 24 Oliver Nicholas 25 Joseph Rahme 30 Matthew Dearnley 34 Zachary Anastasi 36 Alexander Karagiannis 59 Lachlan Ford 71 Kelton Overend THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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19 Preliminary Final - Reserves Premier Division Keilor President: Craig Hill Coach: Joel Logan Team Colours: Blue, Red & White Strathmore President: John Elliott Coach: Joel Cusack Team Colours: Gold & Navy Blue 3 Campbell Barton 6 Mitchell Ellis 12 Joel Sadler 15 Jay White 16 David Isbister 18 Jayden Manning 19 Brock McGregor 21 Riley Ham 23 Chris Petrie 25 Aaron Ford 26 Parker Sneddon 28 Stephen Pace 29 Paul Tobin 31 Bradley Xavier 32 Michael Pino 33 Mason Thomas 34 Benjamin Maud 36 Leigh Peters 37 Lee Maieron 38 Ben McManus 40 Michael Teal 41 Jayden Teal 42 Benjamin Radloff 44 Jesse Stafrace 45 Dylan D'Cruz 46 James Bailey 47 Liam Psaila 48 Julian Seol 51 Clayton Bonello 52 Michael Nigro 53 Zachary Antovski 54 Luke Hitch 56 James Paraskevopoulos 61 Angus Taylor 63 Jonah Evans 65 Donte Digiglio 74 Mason Mackay 77 Kieran Bell 78 Alex Kocovic 80 Guy Barbuto 7 Dale May 11 Josh Houlihan 19 Mitchell Leathers 22 Josh Rule 24 Matthew Elliott 29 Ben Toniolo 30 Matt McConville 34 Andrew Todorov 36 Harley Noonan 37 Scott Bradley 39 Jordan Bell 40 George Lawless 41 Jake Butcher 42 Kristian Ciciulla 43 Jacob Manzie 44 Tom Ingleton 46 Louis Schroder 47 Bryce Preston 48 Matthew Quinn 49 Todd Carland 50 Luke Pignolet 51 Jayden Cooke 52 Zeke Pollock 55 Jonathon Horne 57 Blair Trevaskis 58 Brenton Cook 64 Jaryd Dodd THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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21 Preliminary Final - Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division Keilor President: Craig Hill Coach: Mick McGuane Captain: Kane Barbuto Team Colours: Blue, Red & White Strathmore President: John Elliott Coach: Nathan Grima Captain: Andrew Horne Team Colours: Gold & Navy Blue 1 Jamie Papalia 3 Michael James 4 Kane Barbuto 5 Dean Galea 6 Mitchell Ellis 7 Dylan Joyce 8 Andrew Browne 10 Matthew Clark 12 Ryan Hards 13 Joel Sadler 14 Jesse Wallin 15 Jay White 16 David Isbister 18 Jayden Manning 19 Brock McGregor 20 Josh Martin 21 Riley Ham 22 Damien Cavka 23 Billy Iles 24 Zak Wunhym 25 Samuel Hooper 31 Bradley Xavier 32 David Gourdis 33 Mason Thomas 34 Benjamin Maud 38 Ben McManus 46 Jackson McMahon 48 James Bailey 54 Luke Hitch 64 Campbell Barton 77 Kieran Bell 78 Alex Kocovic 1 Andrew Horne 2 Nick O'Brien 3 Luke Jarrad 4 Hamish McIntosh 5 Tom Condon 6 Ben Bese 7 Dale May 8 Mitchell Purcell 9 Joshua Helliwell 10 Adam Iacobucci 11 Josh Houlihan 12 Sam O'Loughlin 13 Kyle Weightman 14 Jaryd Cachia 15 Will Jury 16 Alex Grima 17 Nathan Grima 18 Nick Lower 20 Daniel Mighel 21 Danny O'Leary 23 Tyson Mitchem 26 Ben Reddick 27 Luke Holian 28 Xavier Allison 31 Nick Ingleton 32 Athan Tsialtas 33 Luke Baniowski 34 Andrew Todorov 35 Shane Foulds 68 Andrew Vavra THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

22 Fixture Essendon Ford Division 1 GOOD FRIDAY 30 March Hillside Taylors Lakes ROUND 1 FRIDAY 13 April Jacana Westmeadows SATURDAY 14 April Taylors Lakes East Keilor Craigieburn Hillside Tullamarine Oak Park Airport West BYE ROUND 2 21 April Oak Park Hillside W.meadows Tu.marine Ea. Keilor Craigieburn Air. West Taylors Lakes Jacana BYE ROUND 3 25 April (ANZAC Day) W.meadows Oak Park SATURDAY 28 April Craigieburn Jacana East Keilor Airport West Tullamarine BYE ROUND 4 5 May Airport West Jacana Hillside Westmeadow Tullamarine Craigieburn Ta. Lakes Oak Park East Keilor BYE ROUND 5 12 May Tullamarine Hillside Craigieburn Airport West Jacana East Keilor T. Lakes Westmeadows Oak Park BYE ROUND 6 19 May Airport West Hillside E. Keilor Tullamarine Jacana Taylors Lakes Oak Park Craigieburn Westmeadows BYE ROUND 7 26 May Hillside East Keilor Tullamarine Jacana Oak Park Airport West Westmeadows C.burn Taylors Lakes BYE ROUND 8 2 June Jacana Hillside T. Lakes Tullamarine East Keilor Oak Park Airport West Westmeadows Craigieburn BYE ROUND 9 16 June Tullamarine Airport West Oak Park Jacana W.meadows East Keilor Craigieburn T. Lakes Hillside BYE ROUND June East Keilor T. Lakes Oak Park Tullamarine Westmeadows Jacana Hillside Craigieburn Airport West BYE ROUND June Hillside Oak Park Tullamarine W.meadows Craigieburn East Keilor Taylors Lakes Airport West Jacana BYE ROUND 12 7 July Oak Park Westmeadows Airport West East Keilor Jacana Craigieburn Taylors Lakes Hillside Tullamarine BYE ROUND July C.burn Tullamarine Jacana Airport West Westmeadows Hillside Oak Park T. Lakes East Keilor BYE ROUND July Hillside Tullamarine Airport West Craigieburn East Keilor Jacana W.meadows T. Lakes Oak Park BYE ROUND July Hillside Airport West Tullamarine E. Keilor Taylors Lakes Jacana Craigieburn Oak Park Westmeadows BYE ROUND 16 4 August East Keilor Hillside Jacana Tullamarine Airport West Oak Park Craigieburn W.meadows Taylors Lakes BYE ROUND August Hillside Jacana Tullamarine T. Lakes Oak Park East Keilor W.meadows A. West Craigieburn BYE ROUND August Airport West Tullamarine Jacana Oak Park East Keilor W.meadows Taylors Lakes C.burn Hillside BYE SEMI FINALS August Airport West T.marine Hillside Craigieburn PRELIMINARY FINAL 2 September Tullamarine C.burn GRAND FINAL 8 September Airport West v Tullamarine 22 THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

23 Grand Final Preview Essendon Ford Division 1 By TARA MURRAY (Star Weekly) AIRPORT WEST v TULLAMARINE Saturday Windy Hill AFTER a big season, the Essendon Ford Division 1 season will come to its conclusion this weekend. It will be a fitting end with the two best teams both making it through to the final match of the year. Since Round 4, Airport West and Tullamarine have occupied the top two spots and have overcome every challenge thrown at them. For the Eagles, this season was about building on a grand final appearance last year. They started slowly, but were able to still accumulate the wins, winning their first eight games of the year. That winning streak came to an end in Round 9 at the hand of Tullamarine. A draw with Taylors Lakes and a loss to Hillside were the only slip ups since. Their last two matches have both come against the Demons. Little can be taken out of the match in the final round of the home-and-away season, given nothing was on the line and the Demons rested more than half of their squad. The second semi final was a different story, though. The Eagles produced some of their best football and the Demons their worst. The end result was a 56-point win to the Eagles, earning them home team status for the grand final. For the Eagles, their strength seems to be their evenness. No player has been named more than eight times in the side s best players this year. Wingman Bior Malual has been named in the best the most, followed by Luke Ryan and Ronald Hackney. Tyson Young has continued on his form from last season and has kicked 56 goals this season. Alex Penaluna has been a good second option up forward, finding form in the back half of the season. The Demons were able to put the loss in the opening week of the finals behind them, as they accounted for Craigieburn in the prelim. Demons coach Dave Connell said it was one of their more even performances, with the Demons breaking Craigieburn late in the game. Russell Laurie was strong down back for the Demons with Jack Kennedy and Anthony Prestia, who returned from injury, both having good games. The win puts the Demons into the grand final for the third time in five years, showing the resilience the club has. The challenge for them is to take the next step. This year they have more depth than they ve had in recent years, with Connell not afraid to add to the list throughout the year. Like the Eagles, it has been an even spread across the board. Anthony Prestia has been named in the best players in seven of his 12 games, while Steven Vocale has also been named in the best on seven occasions. In front of goal, Ryan Pretty and Brad Allen have kicked 38 goals each. Speaking of Pretty, whether he plays will be one of the intriguing factors heading into the game. He missed the preliminary final through injury along with Joel Flanigan. Both will be in the mix this week, as would former Carlton player Anthony Franchina, who was dropped for the preliminary final. After having three one-sided results between the teams this season, here s hoping for a close decider. THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

24 Essendon Ford Division 1 Tullamarine DIVISION 1 RESULTS RESERVES DIVISION 1 RESULTS Hillside Craigieburn Taylors Lakes TULLAMARINE Goal Kickers: J. Kennedy 3, B. Allen 3, C. Harward, A. Scott, C. Pereira-Oliva, W. Becker, D. Simmons, A. Prestia, K. Mulvaney Best Players: T. Barresi, J. Kennedy, R. Laurie, J. Hardman, C. Harward, A. Scott CRAIGIEBURN Goal Kickers: S. Laffan 4, D. Limbach 3, C. Anderson, A. Righele, N. Perrone Best Players: S. Laffan, J. Vilinskis, B. Fynch, C. Anderson, J. McNicol, L. Middleton HILLSIDE Goal Kickers: A. Cassar, J. Burns, M. Italiano, R. Tompkins, M. Dipetta Best Players: D. DiBlasi, B. Ferraro, J. Baillon, M. Cogger, Z. McDonald TAYLORS LAKES Goal Kickers: M. Jurcec 2, M. Busuttil, J. Greenwood, A. Crowe, J. McPherson DIVISION 1 LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Airport West Tullamarine Hillside Craigieburn Taylors Lakes East Keilor Oak Park Westmeadows Jacana RESERVES DIVISION 1 LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Airport West Hillside Taylors Lakes East Keilor Tullamarine Craigieburn Westmeadows Oak Park Jacana THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

25 Essendon Ford Division 1 Hillside UNDER 19.5 DIVISION 1 RESULTS East Keilor HILLSIDE Goal Kickers: N. Davis, M. Deluca, J. Klaromenos EAST KEILOR Goal Kickers: M. Gatt 2, C. Perry 2, N. Spano, R. Bradley, J. Bistisi-Nguyen, M. Castaldo, C. Crosswell, J. Pickering Best Players: R. Bradley, C. Crosswell, T. Romeo, L. Pettigrove, B. Nicholl, M. Gatt LEADING GOALKICKERS Dean Limbach Craigieburn 84 Tyson Young Airport West 56 Mitch Church Hillside 53 Dean Clare Westmeadows 44 Alex Penaluna Airport West 40 Brad Allen Tullamarine 38 Ryan Pretty Tullamarine 38 Aden Harris Oak Park 36 Jason Cloke Jacana 33 Bryce Kimuliatis Jacana 29 Shannon Smith Craigieburn 29 Joseph McGrath Taylors Lakes 27 Dion Hill East Keilor 26 Matthew Knight East Keilor 24 Matthew Patane Hillside 24 Sam Laffan Craigieburn 24 Rhys Deacon Taylors Lakes 23 Jake Hobbs Taylors Lakes 22 James Vistarini Taylors Lakes 22 Brandon Coletta Hillside 21 Caleb Harward Tullamarine 21 Chris Lawton Airport West 21 Anthony Prestia Tullamarine 20 Blair Cronin Oak Park 19 Brent Gordon Craigieburn 19 UNDER 19.5 DIVISION 1 LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Westmeadows Hillside East Keilor Craigieburn Oak Park Tullamarine THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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27 Grand Final - AGA U19.5 Division 1 Westmeadows President: Gareth Hanlon Coach: Brad Hollow Team Colours: Yellow & Black East Keilor President: Coach: Geoff Nicholl Rick Caffari Team Colours: Gold, Red & Navy Blue 1 Cody Johnston 2 Jason Kiegerl 3 David Ranno 4 Reece Desira 5 Jedd Gibson 7 Tyson Paterson 8 Matthew Harrington 9 Rhys Mutch 10 Nathan Ranno 11 Liam Thomas 12 Corey Dibella 13 Kane Jarram 14 Ryan Stingel 15 Jordan Hollow 16 Dylan Cuffe 17 Jackson Williams 18 Harley Gleeson 19 Benjamin Imbesi 20 Cody Wight 21 Simon Tennant 22 Nick Donaghue 23 Heath Carter 24 Jackson Dunham 25 Jackson Iulianella 26 Corey Field 27 Brodie White 28 Kyle Aspel 29 Billy Kosteas 32 Bo Williams 35 Ethan Wild 36 Thomas Muscat 38 Jesse Gilla 41 Omar El-Ladekani 45 Brodie Liversidge 1 Lucas Watson 2 Mitchell Celantano 4 Chris Crosswell 5 Mark Castaldo 6 Matthew Brancatisano 7 Joshua Bistisi-Nyugen 9 Rhys Bradley 10 Frances Spano 11 Cooper Perry 12 Thomas Romeo 13 Will Vas 14 Aiden Utlu 15 Adam Dunkley 16 Jacob Hutchinson 17 Lachlan Dickie 19 Joel Pickering 20 Peter Kovacs 22 Michael Gatt 26 Sam Candotti 27 Ben Nicholl 28 James Gazzetas 31 Zak Malkoun 44 Evan Tzoras 46 Cooper Bryant 47 Mitchell Vonahlen 49 Nicholas Spano 51 Chad Sir 53 Steve Sokolov 55 Bryce Bethune 59 Lachlan Pettigrove 60 Adrian Alexiou 66 Keanu Condon- Anderson 69 Louis Kleftogiannis 70 Ryan Bagaric 71 Liam Bagaric 99 Cooper Hardiman THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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29 Grand Final - Reserves Division 1 Airport West President: Coach: Pauline Barker- McShanag Daniel McLean Team Colours: Green & White Taylors Lakes President: Hilary Pollock Coach: Tyrone Mamo Team Colours: Blue & Gold 1 Joshua Crawford 3 Jason Johnston 5 Ricky McVeigh 6 Gareth Laidler 7 Jordan Kelly 8 Daniel McLean 9 Trent Crawford 10 Matthew Crawford 11 George Nabbout 12 James Riggio 15 Jett Bewick 17 Joel Brown 18 Matthew Duggan 20 Steven Rizzo 22 Mark Scherian 25 Simon Canaqali 26 Jake Horwood 28 Ben Nelson 29 Adam Gray 30 Marcus Mammoliti 31 Matthew Canaqali 33 Robert Ryan 34 Brandon Raad 41 Adrian Sipala 42 Matthew Bullock 43 Lewis Tartaglia 44 Joshua Mammoliti 45 Samuel Malual 50 Jonathan Canaqali 53 James Yarnton 55 Jason Denny 56 Tony Fulton 58 Dean Antony 59 Jesse Eddy 61 Andrew Lambert 67 Evan Penaluna 68 Ethan McShanag 1 Nathan Hrvatin 4 Mason Morello 6 Jamie Bursic 7 Jesse Greenwood 8 Joshua McPherson 13 Thomas Chitsos 14 Mark Jurcec 15 Joshua Debono 17 Anthony Davoli 18 Adam Butera 19 Matthew Zammit 20 Joshua Fitzgerald 25 Matthew Brown 27 Trent Reilly 29 Matthew Morelli 31 Matthew Busuttil 32 Evan Giannoukas 36 Dale Darmanin 40 David Jackson 41 Joshua Adams 43 Benjamin Farrugia 45 Jordan Butera 46 Andrew Crowe 56 Joshua Wardley 58 Steven Crisapulli THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

30 Kaine Hocking's Grand Final Five - Airport West AIRPORT West has advanced to its second successive Essendon Ford Division 1 Grand Final off the back of some brilliant individual performances from key players late in the year. EDFL Match of the Day radio analyst, Kaine Hocking, has revealed his top five Airport West players to watch in this upcoming grand final between the Eagles and Demons. 7. TYSON YOUNG (pictured right) The reigning Hutchison Medallist and one of the favourites to go back-to-back is arguably the best player in Essendon Ford Division 1. A key reason why is that as a combo mid/forward, he is a match-up nightmare. When forward, he can play tall or small but when pushing through midfield, we ve seen smaller opponents struggle to keep up with him. He also allows coach Geoff Maddern to play a smaller, more dangerous forward line that has multiple avenues to goal. When in the forward line, Tullamarine s Russell Laurie is the man that ll have his hands full. Young has kicked 185 goals in his 111 games but on this same stage against Glenroy last year, he didn t have a great day at the office, finishing with only one major. This is a massive game for the young star. 8. CLAYTON ROGERS Clayton Rogers is Airport West s spiritual leader. The 38-year-old centre half forward turned full back and is a rock inside the Eagles defensive 50. He's rarely beaten one-on-one and his second and third efforts set the example for his young team mates week in, week out. If Tullamarine s equal leading goal kicker Ryan Pretty gets up to play here, then expect Rogers to take that match-up. It ll be one of the most important individual duals on the ground. 37. BIOR MALUAL Bior Malual is another young star that is tall, quick and your typical two-way running wingman. Players that are lucky enough to have such physical attributes are invaluable in grand finals, and Malual can go back and play as a third man up but then also provide run and carry on the rebound. Tullamarine coach Dave Connell needs to make sure he pays close attention to Malual, because if he s allowed to roam free then he s the sort of player that ll catch everyone s eye and potentially walk away with the David McWilliam Medal. But his kicking efficiency needs to improve on the unique dimensions of Windy Hill. Daniel Devine was his opponent in the second semi, we ll see if Connell sticks with that here. 3. BRENDAN GODDEN Brendan Godden is a proven finals performer and as a flashy small forward/mid with equally flashly fluoro boots, he needs to be at his menacing best against the Demons. Around forward 50 marking contests he s dangerous front-and-centre but can also get you with his chasedown tackling ability if you re too slow to repel the ball back out. In the second semi, Godden s pace was a highlight and complemented the Eagles small forward brigade well, putting consistent pressure on Tullamarine s vaunted back six. 33. ALEX PENALUNA Alex Penaluna entered the finals in form, kicking 17 of his 40 goals for the year in the past month of footy. Whether he s in the forward line or in the ruck, he ll give you a contest every time. The fact he s kicked 40 majors for the year means he s a dangerous forward option for the Eagles to go to and hence, requires serious attention when down there. If he and Young are up forward together then it ll stretch Tullamarine s key defensive resources to their limits. Penaluna will also be important in terms of bringing Airport West s small forwards into the game in contested situations around goal. Kaine Hocking will be part of the live coverage of Airport West v Tullamarine from 2pm 5:30pm on 98.9 North West FM & Mixlr.com/edflfooty. 30 THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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32 Kaine Hocking's Grand Final Five - Tullamarine TULLAMARINE is looking to finally take home some silverware in what will be its third Essendon Ford Division 1 Grand Final appearance since EDFL Match of the Day radio analyst Kaine Hocking gives us his top five players to keep an eye on in red and navy blue out on Windy Hill. 11. ANTHONY PRESTIA Recruited across from Essendon Doutta Stars in the summer, Anthony Prestia has been one of the most damaging forward/mids in Essendon Ford Division 1. Having him back in the line-up after missing the second semi will definitely help Dave Connell sleep a little easier at night during grand final week. Prestia s a goalkicking midfielder, having slotted 20 for the year and on five occasions, he s scored three or more within a single game, so he s a match-up headache for Airport West coach, Geoff Maddern. In the second semi against the Eagles, Tullamarine lost the midfield battle despite ruckman Mark Maric having a good day at the office, so having Prestia back is a huge boost for the Demons engine room. 4. DEAN BARTROP Dean Bartrop looked like he had his hands full with Tyson Young in the second semi two weeks ago. He will need to be switched on from the get-go if he gets the job on the dangerous Eagle again here. Bartrop needs to be able to push forward and try to hurt Young on the rebound, and if he s successful in doing so then he ll become an important player in the grand final for Tullamarine, as it ll test Young defensively. When Young rolls forward it s important Bartrop communicates well with his back six. If this match-up does eventuate then a lot will be riding on it for both sides. 6. JACK KENNEDY Tullamarine s big mid-season recruit has big-game experience on this very ground with Keilor two years ago and it showed in patches in the second semi against the Eagles. The Demons will be hoping for more of the same and perhaps a little bit more here. Kennedy gives Tullamarine some spark and aggression and his energy brings team mates into the game. He s a highly skilful player and could turn the game on its head in just five minutes if he gets hot. If his body is willing, then he might be a chance to collect the David McWilliam Medal if Tullamarine gets up. 25. RUSSELL LAURIE (pictured right) Could it be a fairy tale ending for one of Tullamarine s all-time club legends? Laurie holds the key to Tullamarine s back six and has been that man for some time, now. His job on Tyson Young a fortnight ago forced Geoff Maddern to push his star utility into the midfield for the majority of the game. But with Alex Penaluna getting off the leash and snagging five in the second semi, expect Laurie to get that job when the Airport West big man pushes forward. 18. KANE MULVANEY Rarely sighted two weeks ago, this classy left footer will be out to make amends against the same opposition at Windy Hill. The 23-year-old midfielder provides a vital link for the Demons and if they want to lift the premiership cup at about 5pm then its important the ball gets into his hands and onto his trusty left boot when penetrating forward 50. The likes of Ryan Pretty, Brad Allen and Joel Flanigan will be licking their lips if they see number 18 streaming forward. Kaine Hocking will be part of the live coverage of Airport West v Tullamarine from 2pm 5:30pm on 98.9 North West FM & Mixlr.com/edflfooty. 32 THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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35 Grand Final - Essendon Ford Division 1 Airport West President: Pauline Barker- McShanag Coach: Geoff Maddern Captains: Ronald Hackney & Jesse McVeigh Team Colours: Green & White Tullamarine President: Peter Labbad Coach: David Connell Captain: Craig Steele Team Colours: Navy Blue & Red 1 Jesse McVeigh 2 Peter Ntalianis 3 Brendan Godden 4 James Micallef 5 Ricky McVeigh 7 Tyson Young 8 Clayton Rogers 9 Luke Ryan 11 George Nabbout 12 Daniel Sinnott 14 Ronald Hackney 16 Christopher Lawton 17 Joel Brown 18 Matthew Duggan 19 Corey Le-Favi 20 Steven Rizzo 23 Lachlan Di Sebastiano 24 Alistair McChristie 27 Koolyn Briggs 28 Ben Nelson 29 Adam Gray 32 Bailee Revell 33 Alex Penaluna 34 Brandon Raad 36 Ned Gentile 37 Bior Malual 40 Fletcher Smith 42 Matthew Bullock 43 Lewis Tartaglia 67 Evan Penaluna 68 Ethan McShanag 1 Ryan Pretty 2 Jack Burns 3 Dean Simmons 4 Dean Bartrop 5 Bradley Allen 6 Jack Kennedy 7 Daniel Devine 8 Matthew Watts 8 Anthony Franchina 9 Joel Flanigan 10 Caleb Harward 11 Anthony Prestia 12 Jonathan Hardman 14 Jordan Port 16 Craig Steele 18 Kane Mulvaney 19 Chris Pereira-Oliva 20 Dale Foote 21 Steven Vocale 23 Timothy Barresi 25 Russell Laurie 26 Timothy Matson 27 Jake Gatto 28 Shannon Dowsett 29 Adam Scott 31 William Becker 32 Darcy Browning-Hull 33 Adam Bartrop 34 Angelos Sidhom 35 Daniel Pearson 36 Luke Hearnden 38 Mark Maric 41 Alessio Gobbo 42 Luke Hampshire 47 Luke Micallef 50 Joel Flanigan THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

36 Fixture Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 ROUND 1 7 April M. Valley Cob. Districts Nth. Saints Rox. Park East Sunbury Hadfield Burnside Heights BYE ROUND 9 2 June Rox. Park C. Districts Hadfield N. Saints E. Sunbury B. Heights Moonee Valley BYE ROUND July M. Valley B. Heights Hadfield Coburg Districts E. Sunbury N. Saints Roxburgh Park BYE ROUND 2 14 April Cob. Districts Rox. Park Hadfield Northern Saints Burn. Heights Ea. Sunbury Moonee Valley BYE ROUND 10 9 June N. Saints E. Sunbury Cob. Districts Hadfield B. Heights M. Valley Roxburgh Park BYE ROUND 18 4 August N. Saints M. Valley E. Sunbury Rox. Park B. Heights Hadfield Coburg Districts BYE ROUND 3 21 April N. Saints M. Valley East Sunbury Rox. Park Bur. Heights Hadfield Coburg Districts BYE ROUND June M. Valley Nth. Saints Rox. Park E. Sunbury Hadfield Burn. Heights Coburg Districts BYE ROUND August East Sunbury M. Valley Roxburgh Park Hadfield C. Dist B. Heights Northern Saints BYE ROUND 4 28 April M. Valley B. Heights Hadfield C. Districts E. Sunbury N. Saints Roxburgh Park BYE ROUND June E. Sunbury M. Valley Rox. Park Hadfield B. Heights C. Districts Northern Saints BYE ROUND August Hadfield Moonee Valley Rox. Park B. Heights N. Saints C. Districts East Sunbury BYE ROUND 5 5 May M. Valley E. Sunbury Roxburgh Park Hadfield C. Districts B. Heights Northern Saints BYE ROUND June Moonee Valley Hadfield B. Heights Rox. Park Cob. Districts N. Saints East Sunbury BYE ROUND August M. Valley Rox. Park C. Districts E. Sunbury B. Heights N. Saints Hadfield BYE ROUND 6 12 May Hadfield Moonee Valley Rox. Park Burn. Heights N. Saints C. Districts East Sunbury BYE ROUND 7 19 May M. Valley Rox. Park C. Districts E. Sunbury B. Heights N. Saints Hadfield BYE ROUND 14 7 July R. Park Moonee Valley E. Sunbury C. Districts N. Saints B. Heights Hadfield BYE ROUND July M. Valley C. Districts R. Park N. Saints Hadfield East Sunbury Burnside Heights BYE SEMI FINALS 1-2 September N. Saints Roxburgh Park M. Valley East Sunbury PRELIMINARY FINAL 8 September Northern Saints v East Sunbury ROUND 8 26 May C. Districts M. Valley N. Saints Rox. Park Hadfield East Sunbury Burnside Heights BYE ROUND July C. Districts Rox. Park Nth. Saints Hadfield B. Heights E. Sunbury Moonee Valley BYE 36 THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

37 Preview Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 By JULIA MONTESANO PRELIMINARY FINAL - NORTHERN SAINTS v EAST SUNBURY Saturday Coburg City Oval BOTH the Northern Saints and East Sunbury find themselves at Coburg City Oval playing off for a spot in the Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 Grand Final in some unexpected circumstances. After a stellar season, the minor premier Northern Saints were expected to get the job done against late-season bolter, Roxburgh Park last week. Braddy played out of their skins to secure a memorable 26-point victory. If the Thunder wins this one, it will be a historymaking grand final against Roxburgh Park while for the Saints, it will be a chance to not only get revenge on the Magpies, but do it in style by holding up the premiership cup. In good conditions with the two most exciting offensive units of the division going head-tohead, expect this to be a preliminary final for the ages. But their inaccuracy in front of the sticks troubled them for most of the game and the far more accurate Magpies took full advantage, forcing the Northern Saints back to Coburg City Oval for a cut-throat prelim against finals debutant, East Sunbury. Despite coming up against the in-form Moonee Valley, the Thunder s smalls used the wet surface of Keilor s Joe Brown Oval to their advantage, running over the top of the Fog s bigger bodies and knocking them out of the finals series. However, the forecast for bright blue skies on Saturday could advantage the attacking Saints outfit, who would be keen to complete their impressive season with a September 15 date at Windy Hill. But good weather might suit the Thunder as well, coming off a stirring win against the Fog where the likes of Brad Bernacki and Jorden THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

38 Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 DIVISION 2 RESULTS Northern Saints Roxburgh Park NORTHERN SAINTS Goal Kickers: D. Abdul-Wahed, K. Taleb, J. Mcswain, E. Kako ROXBURGH PARK Goal Kickers: L. Capuano 6, M. Sabatino 2, M. Farrelly 2, J. Colaidis 2, N. Mander, T. Hamza, R. Kannegiesser Best Players: R. Micallef, A. MacKinnon, M. Farrelly, T. Cooke, J. Pratt, F. Merhi Moonee Valley East Sunbury MOONEE VALLEY Goal Kickers: J. Adkins 3, M. Brown 2, B. Padmore, J. McKenzie, R. Potter, J. Newman, C. McGrath EAST SUNBURY Goal Kickers: D. Williams 3, M. Johns 2, T. Cree 2, J. King, K. Ogilvie, A. Millane, C. Lever, J. Braddy, J. Spiteri, J. Cree Best Players: B. Bernacki, J. Braddy, W. Wright, T. Cree, L. Brne, M. Johns RESERVES DIVISION 2 RESULTS Roxburgh Park Coburg Districts ROXBURGH PARK Goal Kickers: A. Verga 2, J. Mourad 2, M. Belal, M. Abbouchi, Y. Mourad, A. Omogrosso, M. Mickleson Best Players: A. Verga, T. Sandiford, J. Talintyre, J. Houston, M. Busuttil, A. Yas COBURG DISTRICTS Goal Kickers: N. Heales 2, S. Slaviero, D. Tabone, J. Ashby Best Players: A. Rubbini, D. Tabone, O. Baring, S. Slaviero, W. Heales Moonee Valley East Sunbury MOONEE VALLEY Goal Kickers: J. Ravanello 2, S. Newson 2, D. O''Connell 2, R. Halabi, J. Octigan, M. Reinhard Best Players: S. Newson, M. Reinhard, M. Bourke, M. Wenlock, J. Octigan, T. Wilson EAST SUNBURY Goal Kickers: T. Burnside, C. Barbieri, J. Markulis, A. Flavel, S. Bain, B. Lampard Best Players: C. Holden, B. Uphill, S. Trice, T. Schwarzenberg, D. Riddell, B. Lampard DIVISION 2 LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Northern Saints RESERVES DIVISION 2 LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Roxburgh Park Roxburgh Park Coburg Districts Moonee Valley Moonee Valley East Sunbury East Sunbury Coburg Districts Northern Saints Burnside Heights Hadfield Hadfield Burnside Heights THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

39 Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 UNDER 19.5 DIVISION 2 RESULTS Moonee Valley Northern Saints MOONEE VALLEY Goal Kickers: J. Dench 2, S. Milne 2, J. Crowley, T. Mazza, E. Luisetto, L. Rotunno NORTHERN SAINTS Goal Kickers: W. Abdulwahed 2, E. Cristaudo LEADING GOALKICKERS Josh Covelli Burnside Heights 79 Luke Capuano Roxburgh Park 66 Khodr Taleb Northern Saints 60 Rocky Ferraro Northern Saints 60 Matthew Vesnaver Coburg Districts 41 Luke Vesnaver Coburg Districts 38 Jordan Faba Moonee Valley 36 Jamerson Campbell East Sunbury 28 Lucas Shaw East Sunbury 27 Braden Padmore Moonee Valley 26 Mark Sabatino Roxburgh Park 26 Anthony Fawcus Burnside Heights 24 Matthew Brown Moonee Valley 24 Jacob Adkins Moonee Valley 23 Osama Saad Roxburgh Park 22 Callum Lever East Sunbury 21 Omar Taleb Hadfield 21 Daheg Abdul-Wahed Northern Saints 20 James Scheriani Coburg Districts 20 Jordan Hughes Burnside Heights 20 Eliot Kako Northern Saints 19 Alex Stewart Northern Saints 18 Kamen Ogilvie East Sunbury 18 Marcus Giuliano Burnside Heights 18 UNDER 19.5 DIVISION 2 LADDER TEAM P W L D B FF For Agst % PTS Moonee Valley Northern Saints Strathmore East Sunbury Roxburgh Park Burnside Heights THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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41 Preliminary Final - Reserves Division 2 Coburg Districts President: Allan Chandler Coach: Craig Prigg Team Colours: Blue & White Moonee Valley President: Sarah Mudford Coach: Terry Simmons Team Colours: Black & White 6 Brett Kassis 56 Dylan Bieganski 12 Christopher Threlfall 57 Joseph Panella 13 Jordan Ashby 58 Joshua Amott 15 David Lumsden 59 Jeffrey Nyman 16 Wesley Broad 61 Oscar Baring 18 Aaron Rubbini James Reid 19 Drew Cudmore 23 Michael Apostolopoulos 29 Joshua McQueen 30 Nicholas Heales 32 Callum Moore 33 Elliot Boulton 36 John Delacoe 38 Matthew Guglielmino 39 Anthony Vernali 40 Jack Aitken 41 Brendan Chircop 42 Jason Blake 43 Matthew Panzarino 44 Stephen Slaviero 45 William Heales 47 Daniel Tabone 51 Adam Franco 52 Joshua Roberts 53 Joshua Rizzo 54 Nicholas Ciampa 55 Sebastian Jansen 2 Tyson Edwards 3 Dillon Rogan 4 Jordan Faba 5 James Octigan 6 Arak Musa 7 Dermott O'Connell 8 Tom Wilson 9 David Tripepi 10 Pat Norman 12 James Saragias 13 William Cleggett 14 Liam Brennan 22 Sam Newson 27 Kris Thomas 28 Matt Wenlock 29 Jake McKenzie 31 Daniel Tucker 33 Matt Nicol 35 David Royle 36 Jordan Olsen 37 Jesse Ravanello 40 Mitchell Hogg 42 Matt Reinhard 43 Andrew Casmi 44 Charlie Tadros 45 Curtis Somers 46 Pat Doolan 48 Daniel Viola 50 Rhys Kavadas 53 Jordan Adkins 54 Ricky Halabi 58 Alex Coote 71 Michael Egan 72 Michael Bourke THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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43 Preliminary Final - Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 Northern Saints President: Coach: Captain: Geoff English Paul Dunn Eliot Kako Team Colours: Navy Blue, Green & Red East Sunbury President: Keith Osborne Coach: Glenn Hopkins Captain: Lucas Shaw Team Colours: Green & Blue 1 Mahmoud Taleb 2 Daniel Gray 3 Matthew Gray 4 Wally Abbouchi 5 Tamer Abdallah 6 Christopher Gray 7 Jason Ishak 8 Khodr Taleb 9 Thomas Kosmak 10 Ryan Lofaro 11 Eliot Kako 12 Ahmed Abdul-Wahed 13 Bilal Allouch 14 Marc Truscio 15 Troy Clarke 16 Rocky Ferraro 17 Kelsey Clayton 18 Mohammed Ayache 19 Ali Moustafa 20 Nicholas Bruno 22 Fawez Akkari 25 Marc Bruno 27 Daniel Di Martino 29 Jake Mcswain 30 Moussa Sleiman 31 Abdulmalek Taleb 32 Thomas McMillan 33 Alexander Stewart 35 Michael Simioni 36 Abduassalam Nachar 37 Daheg Abdul-Wahed 38 Matthew Haley 44 Matthew Macheda 47 Peter Dispenzeri 48 Kole Judd 50 Christopher Sankovic 56 Khaled Taleb 66 Ali Saad 1 Lucas Shaw 2 James Cree 3 Kamen Ogilvie 4 Mitchell Johns 5 Thomas Cree 6 Corey Mobilio 8 Ant Sammut 9 Thomas Galea 10 Lachlan Brne 11 Bradley Bernacki 12 Casey Jones 13 Jake Spiteri 14 Connor Lever 16 Diquan Williams 17 Jack Burnell 18 Jamerson Campbell 19 Callum Lever 21 Jason McMahon 23 William Wright 24 Tom Burnside 28 Jorden Braddy 29 Caine Schofield 34 Justin Waldron 36 Tom Schwarzenberg 39 Ash Millane 40 Shane Lindsay 41 Mitchell Ash 42 Aaron Flavel 46 Ioannis Fitrolakis 47 Cody Holden 49 Hamish Galea 61 Jason King THE FOOTBALLER The Essendon District Football League Record

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