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2009 V/LINE CUP – U15 SCHOOLBOYS CARNIVAL - A SUCCESS
Over 500 of the best U15 country footballers from across Victoria have successfully played off in the 2009 V/Line Cup in Melbourne this week.
27 matches were played by 18 teams in four divisions over the carnival. A very high standard of football was played in all divisions despite some trying weather conditions over the three days at Waverly, Port Melbourne and Werribee ovals.
The Division 1 title was taken by the Latrobe team, going through the championships undefeated against some strong opposition. This is their first Division 1 title since 1998. The Latrobe team exhibited a high scoring brand of team oriented football. Ovens & Murray finished the carnival in second spot.
Division 2 Champions were Hampden. This is the 5th time in 6 years that the boys from Hampden have been Div 2 champions at the V/Line Cup. They dominated Central Murray in the second half of the play-off game at Waverly yesterday.
Division 3 champions were the Geelong 2 side who were also undefeated at the end of the Carnival after accounting for the Peninsula Stingrays in the final game yesterday.
In their first year in the Carnival, the Goulburn Murray 2 team were crowned the Division 4 champions.
Large crowds were present across all three days of the Carnival with many parents and friends making the journey, along with talent scouts from across the state.
Teams were treated to a special function at the MCG on Monday night to celebrate the staging of the 2009 V/Line Cup. EX AFL star and V/Line Ambassador Nathan Thompson was joined by AFL Victoria’s High Performance Coach Leon Harris to run the boys through the pathway to the elite level of football, while receiving a series of exclusive presentations on the big screens at the ‘G.
The team of the 2009 V/Line Cup Carnival has been named today. (The team is attached.)
Shayne Ward, Planning, Facilities and Junior Manager with the WorkSafe VCFL was very pleased with the 2009 V/Line Cup.
“What a great exhibition of junior football over all 27 matches in the 2009 V/Line Cup. Congratulations must go to all players, umpires, and the winning teams of each of the Divisions. Thanks also to the team managers, coaches and support staff that assisted in getting the teams to Melbourne for the Carnival.”
All results and full game details can be found at the following link:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=7236&pID=1#V/Line_Cup_Championship
The Team of the 2009 V/Line Cup is attached.
The team is selected through the submission of nominations from the coaches of each team.
Each team is requested to nominate 2 players in preference order for selection. Depending on the finishing positions of the teams within the championships will determine if 1 or 2 players make the final squad of 24.
There are also two umpires from each discipline of the umpires panel selected for inclusion within the Team of the 2009 V/Line Cup.
This team does not actually play, but is recognition of the players and umpires performance throughout the carnival.
Plaques will be provided for each selected member in coming weeks.
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