2007 VFL season
| 2007 VFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers | Geelong reserves 2nd premiership |
| Minor premiers | Sandringham 6th minor premiership |
| J. J. Liston Trophy | James Byrne (Geelong res.) |
| Leading goalkicker | Nicholas Sautner (Sandringham) |
| Matches played | 126 |
The 2007 Victorian Football League (VFL) is a semi-professional Australian Rules Football competition featuring twelve teams from Victoria and one team from Tasmania.
It was the 126th season of the Australian rules football competition.
The VFL Season is split into two sub-leagues, seniors and reserves. Both leagues have the same teams, except for Tasmania and Geelong, who only play in the seniors league. The VFL Geelong team operates as a reserves team for the AFL team of the same name.
VFL season
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Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pct | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandringham Zebras | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2051 | 1549 | 132.41 | 60 | |||
| 2 | Geelong Cats (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2139 | 1449 | 147.62 | 56 | |||
| 3 | Coburg Tigers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1885 | 1602 | 117.67 | 52 | |||
| 4 | Williamstown Seagulls | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1848 | 1543 | 119.77 | 44 | |||
| 5 | North Ballarat Roosters | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1793 | 1907 | 94.02 | 40 | |||
| 6 | Casey Scorpions | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1755 | 1677 | 104.65 | 38 | |||
| 7 | Port Melbourne Boroughs | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1714 | 1889 | 90.74 | 34 | |||
| 8 | Bendigo Bombers | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1834 | 1703 | 107.69 | 32 | |||
| 9 | Northern Bullants | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1527 | 1644 | 92.88 | 32 | |||
| 10 | Werribee Tigers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1894 | 1843 | 102.77 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Frankston Dolphins | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1509 | 1739 | 86.77 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Box Hill Hawks | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1362 | 1875 | 72.64 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Tasmanian Devils | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1401 | 2292 | 61.13 | 8 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points | Source[citation needed] | |||||||||||
Finals
Grand Final
| 2007 VFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 23 September
(2:15 pm) |
Geelong | def. | Coburg | Princes Park (crowd: 13,842) | |
| 3.5 (23) 5.13 (43) 12.19 (91) 17.24 (126) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.2 (8) 4.5 (29) 4.6 (30) 7.10 (52) |
Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Tom Lonergan (Geelong) | ||
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Geelong Reserves won by 74 points | |||||
Season Awards
Best and Fairest
The VFL Best and Fairest is awarded the J. J. Liston Trophy.
| Rank | Player | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Byrne | Geelong Cats | 22 |
| 2 | Shane Valenti | Sandringham Zebras | 20 |
| 3 | Travis Ronaldson | Coburg Tigers | 17 |
| 4 | Charlie Gardiner | Geelong Cats | 14 |
| =5 | Alister Neville | Coburg Tigers | 13 |
| =5 | Josh Hunt | Geelong Cats | 13 |
| =5 | Djaran Whyman | North Ballarat Roosters | 13 |
| =5 | Ezra Poyas | Sandringham Zebras | 13 |
Leading Goalkickers
The VFL Leading Goalkicker is awarded the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal.
| Rank | Player | Team | No. Games | Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Sautner | Sandringham Zebras | 19 | 69 |
| 2 | Andrew Williams | Williamstown Seagulls | 20 | 53 |
| 3 | Todd Grima | Geelong Cats | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | James Podsiadly | Werribee Tigers | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | Jeremy Dukes | Port Melbourne Boroughs | 20 | 45 |
VFL Team of the Year
| B: | S Rosa (Bendigo) | Chris Lamb (Sandringham) | Jarrod Silvester (Coburg) |
| HB: | John Baird (Port Melbourne) | Jason Cloke (Bendigo) | Adam Iacobucci (Northern Bullants) |
| C: | Jason Davenport (Geelong) | James Byrne (Geelong) (Capt.) | David Gallagher (Sandringham) |
| HF: | Ezra Poyas (Sandringham) | Jeremy Dukes (Port Melbourne) | Peter Summers (Sandringham) |
| F: | Justin Berry (Frankston) | Nicholas Sautner (Sandringham) | Todd Grima (Geelong) |
| Foll: | Travis Ronaldson (Coburg) | Alister Neville (Coburg) | Shane Valenti (Sandringham) |
| Int: | Brett Johnson (Williamstown) | Tristan Cartledge (North Ballarat) | Nick Smith (Box Hill) |
| Kyle Matthews (Casey) | |||
| Coach: | |||
Norm Goss Memorial Medallist
The Norm Goss Memorial Medal is awarded to the Best player in the VFL Grand Final.
2007 winner: Tom Lonergan (AFL footballer) (Geelong Cats)
Fothergill-Round Medallist
The Fothergill-Round Medal is awarded to the most promising young talent in the VFL .
2007 winner: Shane Valenti (Sandringham Zebras)
Notable events
- During the final quarter of the Round 7 match between Tasmania and Coburg at Bellerive Oval, Tasmania's Mathew Westfield collided with one of the goal posts, snapping it at its base. The game was delayed for ten minutes while a replacement goal post was installed.[1]
See also
- List of VFA/VFL premiers
- Australian Rules Football
- Victorian Football League
- Australian Football League
- 2007 AFL season
References
- ^ Sean Cusick (20 May 2007). "Tassie Devil dares to join Lethal in he-man club". The Sunday Age (Sports liftout). Melbourne, VIC. p. 2.