LATROBE RE-APPOINTS SHELDRICK (From VAFA Website)
09.12.08

Latrobe University would like to congratulate Dean Sheldrick on being re-appointed as Latrobe University Senior Coach for 2009.
Dean has demonstrated magnificent leadership skills as well as bringing new incentives and dynamics to the football club. His coaching nouse and game day strategy helped turn an injury stricken season into a competitive learning curve for several up and coming VAFA stars.

Latrobe see’s Dean’s ability, combined with a positive financial turnaround, development of on and off field facilities that are arguably the best in the VAFA and a strong and youthful committee as the ingredients La Trobe University Football Club requires to become a extremely competitive team in 2009.

Latrobe would also like to congratulate Theo Staios and Gil Huckstep on their appointments as reserves and under 19 coaches respectively. Theo and Gil are already becoming integral parts of the La Trobe University Coaching structure and will be facilitating the ongoing development of our younger players.

Further developing the coaching repertoire is the appointment of Andrew Sutherland, a former champion of the club with a variety of experience in higher division clubs as a coach and other roles. Andrew has been appointed the director of coaching and will oversee many integral roles within the club including coaching, selection and team leadership.

In transitioning from 08 to 09 La Trobe University Football Club would also like to congratulate Joseph Maclean and Justin Lania on winning the Clubs senior and reserves best and fairest awards for the 2008 season with both excelling in performance and consistency throughout the year.

Latrobe would also like to thank Bob Ellis for his time at La Trobe University as reserves coach. Over a short period Bob was able to achieve two VAFA reserves premierships and was a well-respected larrikin of the club.

2009 SEASON SENIOR FIXTURE NOW RELEASED
02.12.08

Following last nights VAFA Annual General Meeting the senior fixture has now been released

Some points of note regarding the 2009 fixture -

- Round 9 will be Community Football Round with no AFL matches in Melbourne and "rivalry" matches scheduled
- All sections commence on April 18th
- Anzac Day matches (Round 2) will commence at 12pm for reserves and 2.30pm for seniors
- All sections except for D4 will have a 3 week finals series with D4 being conducted after 4 weeks
- A and B Sections only have an additional bye on the July 18th representative weekend, enabling the finals series to be staggered between sections
- All sections have a bye over the June Long Weekend

Under 19 fixtures will be released in feburary once teams and section make-ups are finalised

La Trobe Univeristy Senior Fixture 2009

Round 2

Reserves

Its official rude head is engaged, but boys I still wouldn't drop the soap in the shower.

This week we lost a few to the seniors but welcomed in Steeley, Brooksey, Ahmad, Skelts, Cooper, Luke, Moorey, Andrew and Sauce Head. Once again the head strolled out with those terrible shorts and we started well, kicking the first 2 goals. A broken ankle to Gaylard early in the first term saw us down to 3 on the bench. Things didn't go well from there, with UHS-VU kicking 4 goals ahead at half time also loosing Coops in the 2nd to a Knee. Even with a questionable Nazi goal early in the 3rd UHS-VU proved a better team on the day ending up 20 11 131 to our 9 7 61. Best Steeley, Moorey, Skelts, Ahmad, Dillon and Lachie.

Next week will we see Graeme Parr make his return????

Seniors

Injury is again the word of the week, on or off the field or even off a balcony after sheds. Out this week was the Better Conheady (shoulder), Joey Mclean (ankle), Jason (cut lip), Mitch (Heart Muscle), Patty (Unknown) and Lube (Broken Finger). Congratulations on their senior debuts for Trent, Agro, Jack and Westaway. Also a late pick up, like that ranger he picked up the night before was Puss.

It was always going to be a tough game against last years D4 premiers. Injuries and late withdrawals made it even tougher. We managed to run with them in the first term, down a goal at quarter time and also down another player with Adam Sheriff concussed and still probably thinking we won.

The 2nd started off badly, loosing our Vice Captain early in the quarter with a hammy. This made it tough to fill both full back and centre half back and as a result UHS-VU kicked ahead 9 goals at the main break.

In the last half we managed to put some pressure on. With Rossi kicking 2 majors, Glesso kicking his 10th for the season and Stinga kicking a beauty from the centre. Injuries again worked against us this week, loosing Harvey 'the choker' Biggs in the 3rd, Gus and Quatta also struggling in the last half. We ended up going down by 19 19 133 to 9 4 58.

Best: Rossi, Lachlan, Van Oi, Stordo, Gough and Quatta

Round 1

No Senior review this week

Reserves

4.5-29 Latrobe University def. by 24.19-163 ELTHAM

Well it had been a fairly typical La-Trobe Pre season but perhaps with a different edge this year adopting a similar drafting style as Collingwood i.e. drafting the 2 older Cloke brothers and once securing the youngest and most talented giving the older ones the flick. But in our case it was drafting Dom and Joey and consequently giving Dom the boot.

Lining up against the Turtles in the reserves last Saturday we saw plenty of new faces and welcomed the return of some of the reserves veterans with the likes JD and Rude giving the fans some familiar heads on the park.

During the match we saw some familiar sights such as Gary Gum Rooter throwing up thinking about what he woke up next to earlier that morning and one Rude Head Donovan doing all he could to avoid the slightest of body contact against Grahame Parr like sized kids.

But we also saw some new styles enter the field or in JD's case an attempt to show Warrick Capper who had the tightest shorts. We also witnessed the entry of another Hook known as 'The Kid' we just hoped that his footy skills were a lot better than his skulling, especially now that we are playing against Men not Girls.

At the start of the game the reserves made a bet with big Brenton Hunt that they could kick more goals than he could eat hot dogs, but unfortunately The Big Meat Axe came out on top. He downed 6 hotdogs to the reserves 4 goals.

But in a hard first game playing against last years D4 reserves premiers the reserves did provide us with the positives to come out on with Gus in good form earning him a best on. Also some new faces stood up with Trent and the (red head who played under grahaeme parr) getting in the best.

Rememember Barrelanza