2026 VAFA Division 1 Men

Senior Ladder

W L % Pts
Preston Bullants 17 1 199.05 68
Kew 14 4 224.70 56
Prahran 13 5 208.35 52
Oakleigh 13 5 144.61 52
Parkside 12 6 175.71 48
St Mary's Salesian 8 10 105.97 32
Brunswick
6 11 66.49 26
Monash Blues 3 13 45.02 16
UHS-VU 2 15 41.32 10
Old Yarra Cobras 0 18 30.89 0

Round 18

Prahran Prahran
5.2-32
10.8-68
13.12-90
19.16-130
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
2.2-14
2.2-14
3.3-21
3.4-22
Goals:
Z. Hooke, J. Davis, J. Gale
Best:
A. Ross, J. Davis, Z. Hooke, M. Foti, M. Johnson, J. Paevere

In the plush surrounds of a redeveloped Toorak Park, the curtain came down on a season that ended in disappointing fashion for Brunswick, as they slumped to another triple-figure loss against third-placed Prahran on Saturday.

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Round 17

Oakleigh Oakleigh
9.2-56
15.5-95
24.9-153
29.10-184
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
0.1-1
1.3-9
1.3-9
3.4-22
Goals:
J. Davis, T. Varley, J. Paevere
Best:
W. McKenzie, J. Davis, A. Ross, M. Foti, T. Haddock, P. BalaamGunderson

The end of a season that had showed promise for Brunswick after they overran Oakleigh at Gillon Oval to record a memorable victory 10 weeks ago now can't come soon enough for the men in purple and white as their recent form slump continued unabated with an abject 162-point loss at the hands of the same opposition at Scammell Reserve on Saturday.

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Round 16

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
2.2-14
2.5-17
2.5-17
5.7-37
Kew Kew
5.4-34
12.11-83
26.16-172
33.20-218
Goals:
J. Davis (2), D. Clough, M. Foti, T. Wilson
Best:
J. Davis, J. Paevere, M. McCombe, T. Haddock, J. Browne, J. Doherty

A severely depleted Brunswick confronted a red-hot Kew at Gillon Oval on Saturday and the consequences were brutal, with the Bears kicking one of their highest-ever scores on the way to a 30-goal annihilation.

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Round 15

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
4.7-31
8.9-57
12.12-84
14.14-98
UHS-VU UHS-VU
2.4-16
4.8-32
5.10-40
10.13-73
Goals:
D. Heenan (3), D. Oswald (3), J. Davis (2), T. Wilson (2), Z. Hooke, M. Varley, J. Gale, W. McKenzie
Best:
J. Gale, W. Bishop, A. Ross, L. Pearson, T. Wilson, Z. Hooke

In a game that won't live long in the memories of those who witnessed it, Brunswick ground out a 25-point win against relegation-bound UHS-VU at Gillon Oval on Saturday.

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Round 14

Preston Bullants Preston Bullants
6.1-37
10.3-63
20.13-133
27.15-177
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
1.4-10
5.4-34
5.4-34
6.6-42
Goals:
D. Oswald (2), J. Quattrone, J. Gale, T. Wilson, D. Heenan
Best:
A. Ross, W. McKenzie, W. Bishop, J. Quattrone, D. Oswald, T. Haddock

Facing the undefeated Preston, it was another tough day at the office for Brunswick at Ruthven Reserve on Saturday as they were outclassed and, ultimately, overwhelmed by a well-drilled unit on the path to premiership success.

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Round 13

St Mary’s Salesian St Mary's Salesian
6.5-41
11.11-77
19.13-127
23.18-156
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
1.0-6
5.1-31
5.1-31
8.2-50
Goals:
J. Davis (3), B. Young (2), L. Allman, W. McKenzie, B. Wilson
Best:
W. McKenzie, J. Davis, T. Haddock, T. Adamson, B. Young, J. Gale

Brunswick's wafer-thin chances of contending for finals action in 2026 went up in smoke at leafy Ferndale Park on Saturday with an insipid performance against St Mary's Salesian, who helped themselves to a percentage-boosting 106-point win.

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Round 12

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
5.6-36
8.9-57
12.11-83
16.14-110
Old Yarra Cobras Old Yarra Cobras
2.1-13
3.3-21
3.6-24
4.7-31
Goals:
L. Allman (4), J. Davis (4), Z. Hooke (2), D. Heenan (2), D. Oswald (2), T. Adamson, L. Bonney McKenzie
Best:
A. Ross, B. Wilson, M. Foti, W. Kempt, L. Allman, J. Davis

On an eventful day at Gillon Oval, Brunswick ended an arduous 12-straight weeks of footy by comfortably accounting for bottom-of-the-ladder Old Yarra Cobras to the tune of 79 points to keep their feint finals hopes alive.

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Round 11

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
5.1-31
11.3-69
13.5-83
17.7-109
Monash Blues Monash Blues
1.1-7
3.1-19
6.2-38
8.4-52
Goals:
J. Davis (4), T. Wilson (3), L. Allman (2), J. Gale (2), D. Oswald (2), A. Ross, B. Wilson, D. Heenan, B. Young
Best:
A. Ross, J. Browne, J. Davis, L. Bonney McKenzie, T. Wilson, W. McKenzie

After a few tough weeks, Brunswick banked a valuable four points with an emphatic 57-point win over a young Monash Blues outfit at Gillon Oval on Saturday.

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Round 10

Parkside Parkside
2.4-16
3.8-26
5.12-42
9.13-67
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
1.2-8
2.4-16
3.5-23
5.9-39
Goals:
J. Gale (2), L. Allman, T. Wilson, D. Heenan
Best:
G. Banova, T. Haddock, L. Bonney McKenzie, B. Wilson, A. Ross, J. Quattrone

Brunswick were gallant in defeat against one of the competition leaders in Parkside on a sodden and slippery surface at Pitcher Park on Saturday, falling short by 28 points in a bruising affair, but their day was marred when star midfielder Gabe Banova suffered a broken leg late in the final quarter.

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Round 9

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
2.2-14
2.3-15
2.3-15
5.5-35
Prahran Prahran
3.6-24
5.9-39
8.10-58
12.13-85
Goals:
M. Deeth (2), J. Davis, J. Gale, T. Wilson
Best:
G. Banova, W. Bishop, T. Wilson, B. Young, W. Kempt, M. Deeth

Brunswick's high hopes of contending for finals of only a fortnight ago seem like a distant memory after they suffered a 50-point loss at the hands of second-placed Prahran on a cold and dark winter's afternoon at Gillon Oval on Saturday.

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Round 8

Kew Kew
4.5-29
10.7-67
15.11-101
20.15-135
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
1.0-6
1.4-10
2.5-17
2.5-17
Goals:
L. Allman, J. Davis
Best:
B. Wilson, J. Davis, L. Bonney McKenzie, B. Pickering, T. Haddock, G. Banova

"A week is a long time in football" may be an overused cliche, but it accurately describes what Brunswick just experienced. After soaring to a memorable victory over Oakleigh the week before, the NOBs crashed back to earth with a forgettable, 118-point flogging at the hands of Kew at Victoria Park on Saturday.

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Round 7

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
4.3-27
5.5-35
13.8-86
17.12-114
Oakleigh Oakleigh
3.2-20
11.5-71
12.5-77
15.8-98
Goals:
J. Gale (4), D. Heenan (3), L. Allman (2), J. Davis (2), T. Wilson (2), W. McKenzie, A. Ross, B. Wilson, D. Mott
Best:
G. Banova, D. Mott, B. Wilson, J. Gale, T. Haddock, B. Young

With a scintillating 58-point turnaround from early in the third quarter, Brunswick recorded one their best-ever wins against a shell-shocked Oakleigh at Gillon Oval on Saturday, stamping themselves as a finals contender in the process.

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Round 6

UHS-VU UHS-VU
2.3-15
3.6-24
5.10-40
6.16-52
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
9.0-54
15.2-92
21.6-132
25.8-158
Goals:
T. Wilson (5), J. Gale (4), D. Heenan (3), L. Allman (2), J. Davis (2), A. Ross (2), B. Young (2), D. Oswald (2), T. Adamson, B. Wilson, G. Banova
Best:
B. Young, T. Wilson, J. Gale, M. Foti, W. Kempt, J. Dwyer

It was a bloodbath at Brens Oval on Saturday as Brunswick NOBs reprised the glory days at their old home ground with a 106-point thrashing of UHS-VU in a complete, four-quarter performance.

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Round 5

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
2.3-15
5.5-35
7.7-49
8.12-60
Preston Bullants Preston Bullants
2.3-15
4.6-30
7.11-53
10.14-74
Goals:
L. Allman (2), J. Gale (2), D. Heenan (2), A. Ross, G. Banova
Best:
D. Mott, W. McKenzie, H. Johnston, B. Wilson, B. Young, T. Haddock

A brave Brunswick gave ladder-leaders Preston an almighty fright in an enthralling encounter at Gillon Oval on Saturday, before eventually falling short by 14 points.

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Round 4

Old Yarra Cobras Old Yarra Cobras
0.1-1
0.2-2
3.3-21
5.6-36
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
4.7-31
8.12-60
14.16-100
15.19-109
Goals:
L. Allman (4), G. Banova (3), Z. Hooke (2), M. Deeth, E. Newgreen, J. Gale, W. Kempt, T. Haddock, T. Wilson
Best:
G. Banova, A. Ross, B. Wilson, D. Mott, C. Thorpe, L. Allman

Brunswick ended a frustrating fortnight by comfortably accounting for cellar-dwellers Old Yarra Cobras to the tune of 73 points at Koonung Reserve on Saturday to record their first win of the season, although inaccuracy and a dozy final quarter meant they failed to fully capitalise on their chance to rack up a huge score against an undermanned opponent.

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Round 3

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
4.2-26
5.5-35
6.5-41
6.6-42
St Mary’s Salesian St Mary's Salesian
0.2-2
1.6-12
3.8-26
6.9-45
Goals:
T. Wilson (3), J. Davis (2), Z. Hooke
Best:
G. Banova, M. Foti, B. Young, B. Wilson, J. Davis, D. Mott

Having led from the opening minute of the game, Brunswick suffered the heart break of St Mary's Salesian snatching the four points from their grasp with a goal in the final 30 seconds in a Round 3 thriller at Gillon Oval on Saturday.

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Round 2

Abandoned
Monash Blues Monash Blues
1.3-9
2.3-15
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-
Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
2.3-15
5.4-34
-
-
Goals:
Z. Hooke (2), J. Gale, O. Watt, T. Wilson

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Round 1

Brunswick Brunswick NOBs
0.2-2
3.2-20
3.3-21
6.7-43
Parkside Parkside
2.7-19
7.8-50
10.9-69
13.10-88
Goals:
O. Watt (2), D. Mott (2), E. Newgreen, W. McKenzie
Best:
D. Mott, W. Bishop, T. Haddock, B. Wilson, A. Ross, W. Kempt

After an elongated off-season, Brunswick faced a stern round 1 examination at Gillon Oval on Saturday in the form of local rivals Parkside on their return to Division 1 from Premier C of the VAFA. The NOBS whole-heartedly threw themselves into the challenge, but it was the visitors who had the answers and eventually ran out convincing 45-point winners.

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