These two teams have fought out the last 2 Grand Finals, and they lock horns again in a must-win game for the Cardinals, who are battling for survival, while the Tonners are hoping to steady the ship.

Matthew Donald, Hugo Higginbotham & Cooper Watkins bring you all the colour & excitement from Brighton Beach Oval.

These two teams have fought out the last 2 Grand Finals, and they lock horns again in a must-win game for the Cardinals, who are battling for survival, while the Tonners are hoping to steady the ship.
Matthew Donald, Hugo Higginbotham &amp; Cooper Watkins bring you all the colour &amp; excitement from Brighton Beach Oval.

Listen to the full replay of the William Buck Premier Men's match of the day broadcast each Saturday on SEN. Host Paddy Grindlay kicks off the day with the Saturday warm-up, featuring interviews with the coaches in the build up to the game.

Listen to the full replay of the William Buck Premier Men's match of the day broadcast each Saturday on SEN. Host Paddy Grindlay kicks off the day with the Saturday warm-up, featuring interviews with the coaches in the build up to the game.

VAFA Match of the Day Recap

Listen to weekly Podcasts covering the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) - Australia's largest senior community football competition - including For the Love of the Game, Inside the Boundary, VAFA Legends and Match of the Day Recap. Interviews, analysis, humour, tips and more!

Listen to weekly Podcasts covering the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) - Australia's largest senior community football competition - including For the Love of the Game, Inside the Boundary, VAFA Legends and Match of the Day Recap. Interviews, analysis, humour, tips and more!

VAFA Podcasts

Listen to weekly Podcasts covering the Victorian Amateur Football Association - Australia's largest senior community football competition.

Catch all the latest news, views, previews, results & analysis with our award-winning weekly podcast, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME.

Plus, you can enjoy all the action and excitement of our award-winning VAFA SEN Match of the Day gameday coverage.

Listen to weekly Podcasts covering the Victorian Amateur Football Association - Australia's largest senior community football competition.
Catch all the latest news, views, previews, results &amp; analysis with our award-winning weekly podcast, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME.
Plus, you can enjoy all the action and excitement of our award-winning VAFA SEN Match of the Day gameday coverage.

VAFA Podcast

VAFA SEN Match of the Day - Rd.12, 2026: Old Brighton vs Old Scotch

Matthew Donald, Brent Sternberg, Hugo Higginbotham & Cooper Watkins bring you all the action from Toorak Park as old rivals Xavs and SKOB clash in a Top 4 blockbuster!

Matthew Donald, Brent Sternberg, Hugo Higginbotham &amp; Cooper Watkins bring you all the action from Toorak Park as old rivals Xavs and SKOB clash in a Top 4 blockbuster!

VAFA SEN Match of the Day - Rd.16, 2026: Old Xaverians vs St Kevin's

Jason Bennett, Matty Donald & Hugo Higginbotham talk all things VAFA football as they dive into all the results & analysis of EVERY SENIOR SECTION of the men's & women's competitions as finals come hurtling towards us!

In this jam-packed episode, the boys catch up with:
Footy journalist & author TOBY PRIME, who has just released his first book: "Famous Flags - Great Local Grand Finals" & talk in depth about the legendary 2006 Premier C Grand Final that saw St Bede's/Mentone Tigers (under first-year coach Luke Beveridge) come from 47 points down to defeat AJAX by a point.
You can purchase Toby's book at:tobyprime@live.com

 
Our resident Holmesglen Under 19 Premier reporter LACHIE MOIR, who talks us through the fallout from Round 15.
Our VAFA socials guru Dylan 'CENCH FOOTY' Humphries, who tells us what and who has caught his eye around the VAFA this week.

Plus:
BIG BAGS - 3 double-figure hauls this week!
TON WATCH - Is James Stewart back on top? Who are the sharpshooters making a late charge up the leaderboard? Is the ton still on the table?
TIPS - Cenchy nailed a perfect 5/5 & let Lachie know all about it!

All that, and plenty of laughs, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!

Jason Bennett, Matty Donald &amp; Hugo Higginbotham talk all things VAFA football as they dive into all the results &amp; analysis of EVERY SENIOR SECTION of the men's &amp; women's competitions as finals come hurtling towards us!
In this jam-packed episode, the boys catch up with:
<ul>
<li>Footy journalist &amp; author TOBY PRIME, who has just released his first book: "Famous Flags - Great Local Grand Finals" &amp; talk in depth about the legendary 2006 Premier C Grand Final that saw St Bede's/Mentone Tigers (under first-year coach Luke Beveridge) come from 47 points down to defeat AJAX by a point.</li>
<li>You can purchase Toby's book at: <a href="mailto:tobyprime@live.com">tobyprime@live.com</a></li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Our resident Holmesglen Under 19 Premier reporter LACHIE MOIR, who talks us through the fallout from Round 15.</li>
<li>Our VAFA socials guru Dylan 'CENCH FOOTY' Humphries, who tells us what and who has caught his eye around the VAFA this week.</li>
</ul>
Plus:
<ul>
<li>BIG BAGS - 3 double-figure hauls this week!</li>
<li>TON WATCH - Is James Stewart back on top? Who are the sharpshooters making a late charge up the leaderboard? Is the ton still on the table?</li>
<li>TIPS - Cenchy nailed a perfect 5/5 &amp; let Lachie know all about it!</li>
</ul>
All that, and plenty of laughs, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME - Week 17, 2026 in Review

Matthew Donald & Hugo Higginbotham bring you all the excitement from Brighton Beach Oval as Top 4 titans Old Brighton & University Blues go at it in Round 15 action.

Matthew Donald &amp; Hugo Higginbotham bring you all the excitement from Brighton Beach Oval as Top 4 titans Old Brighton &amp; University Blues go at it in Round 15 action.

VAFA SEN Match of the Day - Rd.12, 2026: Old Brighton vs Old Scotch

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