2024 VAFA Division 2 Men

Senior Ladder

W L % Pts
Brunswick
15 3 150.53 60
Elsternwick 12 5 111.25 50
South Melbourne Districts 12 6 122.09 48
Whitefriars 11 6 125.02 46
Hawthorn Amateurs 11 7 104.82 44
Melbourne High School 7 10 92.47 30
St Mary's Salesian 6 11 96.86 26
Aquinas OC 5 13 75.67 20
Wattle Park Amateurs 4 13 79.82 18
Bulleen Templestowe 4 13 68.24 18

Grand Final

Elsternwick Elsternwick
1.5-11
3.8-26
4.16-40
4.17-41
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
0.1-1
3.2-20
3.4-22
3.10-28
Goals:
O. Watt, W. McKenzie, H. Parker
Best:
L. White, T. Haddock, J. Hedley, B. Wilson, T. Hedley, W. McKenzie

In the Division Two grand final on Saturday at La Trobe University, it was a case of terrible weather begat terrible football, proven by a unique four goals to three scoreline, but unfortunately for Brunswick it was Elsternwick who handled the pressure of the moment and the conditions on the day better to record back-to-back premierships.

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Preliminary Final

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
3.1-19
9.3-57
13.6-84
16.8-104
South Melbourne Districts South Melbourne Districts
4.6-30
6.8-44
6.8-44
8.9-57
Goals:
H. Parker (4), J. Gale (2), A. Coverdale (2), O. Watt (2), T. O’Farrell (2), J. Schmidt, G. Banova, J. Paevere, J. Hedley
Best:
J. Hedley, B. Young, G. Banova, J. Gale, W. McKenzie, J. Hale

At Waverley Oval on Sunday, Brunswick produced their best four-quarter performance for the season at the most opportune time against South Melbourne Districts – who had won the last three encounters between the sides – to romp away with a preliminary final victory and promotion to Division One, with Elsternwick now the final hurdle to a first senior premiership in 12 years.

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2nd Semi Final

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
2.5-17
3.6-24
4.12-36
6.15-51
Elsternwick Elsternwick
0.2-2
5.3-33
6.6-42
9.9-63
Goals:
A. Coverdale, W. McKenzie, J. Schmidt, L. Bonney McKenzie, R. Hogenbirk, T. Hedley
Best:
R. Hogenbirk, A. Coverdale, L. Bonney McKenzie, B. Wilson, T. O’Farrell, B. Young

Not for the first time in recent years, Brunswick failed to master the wind in a final and it cost them dearly in the second semi against Elsternwick at La Trobe University on Saturday, with the tale of the game being 3.11 to the NOBs kicking with the breeze versus the opposition's 8.4.

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Round 18

South Melbourne Districts South Melbourne Districts
2.6-18
5.9-39
11.14-80
11.17-83
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
1.0-6
5.3-33
5.5-35
10.7-67
Goals:
O. Watt (2), H. Parker (2), M. Foti, A. Coverdale, W. McKenzie, G. Banova, J. Paevere, J. Hedley
Best:
T. O’Farrell, O. Watt, W. McKenzie, M. Foti, T. Haddock, J. Hedley

In Saturday's warm sunshine there was a feeling that finals arrived a week early at Lindsay Hassett Oval, which was fully embraced by South Melbourne Districts as they sought to give themselves a chance at finishing second, while Brunswick failed to withstand the Swans' high-pressure game for the second time this season, going down by 16 points.

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Round 17

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
1.1-7
4.2-26
5.5-35
11.7-73
Melbourne High School Melbourne High School
1.3-9
3.4-22
6.6-42
9.10-64
Goals:
H. Parker (3), J. Gale, Z. Hooke, P. Scamporlino, J. Schmidt, J. Paevere, B. Young, L. Whelan, D. Oswald
Best:
B. Young, T. O’Farrell, T. Hedley, J. Gale, A. Fulton-Grigg, J. Schmidt

With finals a fortnight away, Brunswick were keen to return to their winning ways in their last home game of the season on Saturday but to do so needed to more than double their score in the last quarter against Melbourne High School Old Boys who were tenacious to the end.

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Round 16

Whitefriars Whitefriars
4.6-30
6.14-50
12.19-91
15.21-111
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
0.1-1
1.2-8
3.3-21
4.6-30
Goals:
P. Scamporlino, O. Watt, G. Banova, D. Oswald
Best:
T. Haddock, L. Bonney McKenzie, G. Banova, M. Foti, T. Hedley, D. Oswald

In spring-like weather at Whitefriars College on Saturday, an under-strength Brunswick were thrashed by their likely second semi-final opponent in a disappointing display.

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Round 15

St Mary’s Salesian St Mary's Salesian
4.3-27
5.6-36
11.10-76
14.12-96
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
5.3-33
9.5-59
17.7-109
23.8-146
Goals:
H. Parker (6), P. Scamporlino (5), O. Watt (3), J. Schmidt (3), R. Hogenbirk (2), G. Banova (2), T. Hedley, R. O’Connor
Best:
R. Hogenbirk, T. Hedley, G. Banova, P. Scamporlino, H. Parker, T. Haddock

In a high-scoring, entertaining affair at the petite Ferndale Park, a straight-kicking Brunswick ran away from St Mary's Salesian to record a 50-point win and continue their dominant home-and-away season.

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Round 14

Bulleen Templestowe Bulleen Templestowe
4.3-27
4.5-29
4.8-32
6.9-45
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
3.0-18
6.2-38
10.3-63
10.4-64
Goals:
P. Scamporlino (4), H. Parker (2), Z. Hooke, O. Watt, R. Hogenbirk, J. Hedley
Best:
P. Scamporlino, J. Gale, T. Hedley, M. Foti, J. Hedley, T. Haddock

Under the not particularly bright lights of Ted Ajani Reserve, Brunswick ground out a hard-earned 19-point win over a gallant Bulleen-Templestowe on a cold, and at times very wet, Saturday night to go four games clear on top of the Division Two ladder.

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Round 13

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
3.8-26
3.9-27
8.11-59
11.13-79
Aquinas OC Aquinas OC
0.0-0
3.3-21
5.5-35
10.7-67
Goals:
O. Watt (4), R. Hogenbirk (2), Z. Hooke, A. Pollock, P. Scamporlino, A. Alexandris, H. Parker
Best:
O. Watt, R. Hogenbirk, M. Foti, W. McKenzie, L. Bonney McKenzie, P. Scamporlino

On a bitterly cold and wet Saturday afternoon at Gillon Oval, top-of-the-ladder Brunswick did enough to overcome a spirited Aquinas outfit fighting to avoid relegation, eventually holding on by 12 points.

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Round 12

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
3.2-20
4.4-28
5.10-40
12.14-86
Elsternwick Elsternwick
2.4-16
4.11-35
6.14-50
7.16-58
Goals:
T. Wilson (3), A. Alexandris (2), H. Parker (2), P. Scamporlino, A. Coverdale, O. Watt, J. Paevere, T. Hedley
Best:
A. Coverdale, R. Hogenbirk, T. Hedley, B. Young, T. Wilson, H. Parker

The match-of-the-day lived up to its billing at Gillon Oval in Pride Round on Saturday as Brunswick, nine points down at the 15-minute mark of the last quarter to second-on-the-ladder Elsternwick, unleashed a brilliant finishing burst of six unanswered goals to run out 28 points winners, going two-and-a-half wins clear on top in the process.

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Round 11

Wattle Park Amateurs Wattle Park Amateurs
3.3-21
7.6-48
8.7-55
9.14-68
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
3.1-19
5.4-34
11.10-76
13.11-89
Goals:
A. Coverdale (6), H. Parker (3), Z. Hooke, A. Alexandris, O. Watt, T. Hedley
Best:
R. Hogenbirk, A. Coverdale, O. Watt, J. Gale, T. O’Farrell, J. Browne

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Round 10

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
2.1-13
6.4-40
6.4-40
9.6-60
South Melbourne Districts South Melbourne Districts
2.3-15
4.7-31
6.10-46
9.11-65
Goals:
H. Parker (4), K. Ciciulla (2), J. Gale, Z. Hooke, A. Coverdale
Best:
G. Banova, W. Kempt, L. White, H. Parker, J. Mackie, J. Browne

After scrambling over-the-line in their two previous matches, Brunswick's unbeaten start to the season came to an end on Saturday at Gillon Oval as a more desperate South Melbourne Districts took the points in what turned out to be a cliffhanger finish.

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Round 9

Hawthorn Amateurs Hawthorn Amateurs
6.3-39
8.8-56
10.12-72
11.18-84
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
5.3-33
7.6-48
13.11-89
15.11-101
Goals:
A. Coverdale (6), B. Marchionna (2), R. Hogenbirk (2), K. Ciciulla, W. McKenzie, H. Parker, T. Hedley, L. White
Best:
A. Coverdale, L. White, B. Wilson, J. Hedley, R. Hogenbirk, K. Ciciulla

At the picturesque postage stamp that is Rathmines Road Reserve in leafy Hawthorn, Brunswick faced some nervous moments on Saturday before eventually overcoming the inaccurate Hawks, courtesy of a dominant third quarter, to keep their unbeaten run going in 2024.

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Round 8

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
3.4-22
7.7-49
10.10-70
12.13-85
Whitefriars Whitefriars
2.1-13
4.4-28
8.9-57
10.10-70
Goals:
A. Coverdale (4), H. Parker (3), D. Heenan (2), J. Gale, O. Watt, L. Whelan
Best:
A. Coverdale, J. Hale, T. Haddock, B. Wilson, M. Foti, O. Watt

On another ideal day for footy at Gillon Oval, Brunswick scrapped their way to an eighth-straight win over modern-day archrivals Whitefriars on Saturday, who fought the game out to the end.

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Round 7

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
7.2-44
10.6-66
18.10-118
23.13-151
Bulleen Templestowe Bulleen Templestowe
2.2-14
4.2-26
5.3-33
6.4-40
Goals:
H. Parker (8), R. Hogenbirk (7), B. Marchionna (4), P. Scamporlino, W. McKenzie, T. O’Farrell, T. Hedley
Best:
R. Hogenbirk, W. McKenzie, H. Parker, T. Haddock, G. Banova, B. Wilson

In ideal conditions at Gillon Oval on Saturday Division Two pacesetters Brunswick put Bulleen Templestowe to the sword, to the tune of 111 points, with two of their big guns in Hayden Parker and Rowan Hogenbirk chalking up 15 majors between them, while debutant Ben Marchionna chipped in for four second-half goals of his own.

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Round 6

Aquinas OC Aquinas OC
1.4-10
2.6-18
2.6-18
3.9-27
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
3.4-22
7.6-48
13.13-91
14.17-101
Goals:
H. Parker (5), J. Gale (4), G. Banova (4), A. Coverdale
Best:
J. Gale, G. Banova, J. Hedley, L. Whelan, O. Watt, J. Schmidt

Brunswick accounted for a young Aquinas outfit comfortably enough on Saturday at a chilly Ringwood to remain undefeated, but the scoreboard didn't tell the real story of the game, for it was the umpiring display that was the subject of most discussion on the day due to its utter bizarreness – bamboozling players, coaches and spectators alike.

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Round 5

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
3.1-19
7.3-45
9.6-60
14.12-96
St Mary’s Salesian St Mary's Salesian
3.3-21
5.4-34
8.5-53
11.6-72
Goals:
H. Parker (6), O. Watt (2), T. Hedley (2), P. Scamporlino, A. Coverdale, T. Wilson, J. Mackie
Best:
G. Banova, T. O’Farrell, L. White, B. Wilson, T. Hedley, L. Bonney McKenzie

With the ladder leader in Brunswick playing bottom side St Mary’s Salesian at Gillon Oval on Saturday the expectations may have been for a one-sided encounter, but what we got instead was a cracking contest that remained in the balance until the final 10 minutes when the home side kicked the last two goals of the game to scramble to a 24-point win.

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Round 4

Melbourne High School Melbourne High School
3.5-23
3.5-23
4.7-31
4.10-34
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
10.4-64
12.7-79
19.11-125
22.16-148
Goals:
H. Parker (7), P. Scamporlino (3), R. Hogenbirk (3), J. Mackie (3), O. Watt (2), J. Gale, M. Horan, T. Wilson, T. Hedley
Best:
R. Hogenbirk, J. Browne, C. Watts, T. Hedley, J. Mackie, G. Banova

At Melbourne High School Old Boys' picturesque home ground, Brunswick recorded another big win on Saturday to consolidate themselves on top of the Division 2 ladder.

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Round 3

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
2.5-17
8.7-55
13.10-88
19.13-127
Wattle Park Amateurs Wattle Park Amateurs
0.3-3
3.4-22
5.5-35
5.8-38
Goals:
H. Parker (9), R. Hogenbirk (3), J. Hedley (2), B. Wilson, T. Hedley, J. Gale, L. Whelan, P. Scamporlino
Best:
H. Parker, R. Hogenbirk, T. Hedley, B. Wilson, O. Watt, T. Haddock

Facing undefeated newcomers to Division 2 in Wattle Park at Gillon Oval on Saturday, Brunswick were again scratchy early before asserting their dominance to run away with an 89-point victory, highlighted by nine goals to big forward Hayden Parker.

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Round 2

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
1.4-10
6.6-42
16.8-104
18.12-120
Hawthorn Amateurs Hawthorn Amateurs
3.2-20
4.6-30
4.6-30
7.7-49
Goals:
H. Parker (5), J. Paevere (3), O. Watt (2), J. Gale (2), S. Kiebert (2), P. Scamporlino (2), T. Wilson, M. Horan
Best:
T. O’Farrell, B. Wilson, J. Paevere, T. Wilson, L. White, O. Watt

Back at Gillon Oval for the first time in eight months, Brunswick were slow to start against Hawthorn Amateurs before some good fortune aided them in getting their noses in front at halftime, followed by a third quarter for the ages with ten goals to zip to blow the contest apart and rise to the top of the ladder after round 2.

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Round 1

Elsternwick Elsternwick
3.2-20
4.9-33
7.12-54
8.15-63
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
5.1-31
8.4-52
11.5-71
13.6-84
Goals:
H. Parker (4), O. Watt (2), T. Wilson, G. Banova, J. Paevere, J. Gale, S. Kiebert, Z. Hooke, R. Hogenbirk
Best:
L. White, W. McKenzie, H. Parker, T. Haddock, B. Wilson, L. Bonney McKenzie

In an entertaining game played in ideal conditions on an unfamiliar ground, Brunswick held a tenacious, but inaccurate, Elsternwick at bay by 21 points to begin the 2024 season in winning style.

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