Matthew Donald, Cal Cummins & Hugo Higginbotham bring you the Round 2 showdown between great modern rivals Old Brighton & St Kevin's from Brighton Beach Oval.

Can the Tonners claim a 20th straight home win or will SKOB snap the streak?

Relive the action with our our award-winning VAFA SEN match-day coverage.

Matthew Donald, Cal Cummins &amp; Hugo Higginbotham bring you the Round 2 showdown between great modern rivals Old Brighton &amp; St Kevin's from Brighton Beach Oval.
Can the Tonners claim a 20th straight home win or will SKOB snap the streak?
Relive the action with our our award-winning VAFA SEN match-day coverage.

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.2, 2026 - Old Brighton v St Kevin's

Jason Bennett, Matthew Donald & Brayden May dissect a thrilling Round 2 of VAFA action, which saw upsets aplenty across the sections in both the men's and women's competitions.

The boys catch up with:
Old Trinity premiership coach DONALD McDONALD after his team's massive upset of Old Xaverians at Toorak Park. How did the T's pull THAT off & what does it mean for their broader campaign?
Fitzroy player & VAFA Media Premier B Women's expert LAUREN ATKINSON, who tells us about the Roygirls' promising start to the season in Premier Women's, and shares her thoughts on the opening fortnight of Premier B Women's.
VAFA Media's Holmesglen Under 19 Premier reporter LACHIE MOIR fills us in on results and reactions from Round 2 and looks ahead to Round 3.

Plus, the usual assorted favourites:
BIG BAGS - 9 goals was the best return of Round 2. Who was it?
TON WATCH - Who leads the men's and women's comps in the race for the magical 100?
TIPS - Matty had a stinker in Round 2. He's got some work to do if he's to make up ground this coming weekend.

All that and more, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME - also available to enjoy as a VODCAST on the VAFAHQ YouTube channel!

Jason Bennett, Matthew Donald &amp; Brayden May dissect a thrilling Round 2 of VAFA action, which saw upsets aplenty across the sections in both the men's and women's competitions.
The boys catch up with:
<ul>
<li>Old Trinity premiership coach DONALD McDONALD after his team's massive upset of Old Xaverians at Toorak Park. How did the T's pull THAT off &amp; what does it mean for their broader campaign?</li>
<li>Fitzroy player &amp; VAFA Media Premier B Women's expert LAUREN ATKINSON, who tells us about the Roygirls' promising start to the season in Premier Women's, and shares her thoughts on the opening fortnight of Premier B Women's.</li>
<li>VAFA Media's Holmesglen Under 19 Premier reporter LACHIE MOIR fills us in on results and reactions from Round 2 and looks ahead to Round 3.</li>
</ul>
Plus, the usual assorted favourites:
<ul>
<li>BIG BAGS - 9 goals was the best return of Round 2. Who was it?</li>
<li>TON WATCH - Who leads the men's and women's comps in the race for the magical 100?</li>
<li>TIPS - Matty had a stinker in Round 2. He's got some work to do if he's to make up ground this coming weekend.</li>
</ul>
All that and more, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME - also available to enjoy as a VODCAST on the VAFAHQ YouTube channel!

On Second Thought - For the Love of the Game's Round 2 in Review

The VAFA’s back for 2026! Jason Bennett, Matty Donald & Brayden May take a long, lingering look at everything that happened across Round 1 of the competition in a jam-packed edition of FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME.

The boys review EVERY SENIOR SECTION of the Men’s & Women’s competition, as well as Holmesglen Under 19 Premier with VAFA Media expert LACHIE MOIR.

Plus, they catch up with:
Old Haileybury coach GUY MARTYN, after his team came from 32pts down to defeat Uni Blacks in Guy’s first game as Bloods coach;
Parkside senior women’s coach ANTHONY ROMANO, after his team jumped up from Div 2 to Premier B and scored a first-up victory in a fantastic performance.

Along with our usual favourites:
TON WATCH – which young gun announced himself with 11 goals to claim this week’s VAFA RISING STAR award, alongside a 4-goal performance from an Old Yarra Cobra.
TIPS – Matty, Brayden, Lachie & celebrity tipster Cench Footy tell us who will win and why.

It’s all right here, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME – now ALSO available as a VODCAST on our VAFA YOU TUBE CHANNEL!

The VAFA&rsquo;s back for 2026!&nbsp;Jason Bennett, Matty Donald &amp; Brayden May&nbsp;take a long, lingering look at everything that happened across Round 1 of the competition in a jam-packed edition of FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME.
The boys review&nbsp;EVERY SENIOR SECTION&nbsp;of the Men&rsquo;s &amp; Women&rsquo;s competition, as well as&nbsp;Holmesglen Under 19 Premier&nbsp;with VAFA Media expert&nbsp;LACHIE MOIR.
Plus, they catch up with:
<ul>
<li>Old Haileybury coach GUY MARTYN, after his team came from 32pts down to defeat Uni Blacks in Guy&rsquo;s first game as Bloods coach;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Parkside senior women&rsquo;s coach ANTHONY ROMANO, after his team jumped up from Div 2 to Premier B and scored a first-up victory in a fantastic performance.</li>
</ul>
Along with our usual favourites:
<ul>
<li>TON WATCH&nbsp;&ndash; which young gun announced himself with 11 goals to claim this week&rsquo;s&nbsp;VAFA RISING STAR&nbsp;award, alongside a 4-goal performance from an Old Yarra Cobra.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>TIPS&nbsp;&ndash; Matty, Brayden, Lachie &amp; celebrity tipster Cench Footy tell us who will win and why.</li>
</ul>
It&rsquo;s all right here,&nbsp;FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME &ndash; now ALSO available as a&nbsp;VODCAST&nbsp;on our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@VAFAHQ">VAFA YOU TUBE CHANNEL!</a>

You Never Forget Your First – For the Love of the Game’s Round 1 Review

Relive the opening round clash between powerhouses St Kevin's & Old Xaverians in front of a huge crowd at TH King Oval.

Matty Donald, Simon Petch, Hugo Higginbotham & Harrison McIlwaine bring you our award-winning gameday coverage.

Relive the opening round clash between powerhouses St Kevin's &amp; Old Xaverians in front of a huge crowd at TH King Oval.
Matty Donald, Simon Petch, Hugo Higginbotham &amp; Harrison McIlwaine bring you our award-winning gameday coverage.

VAFA SEN Match of the Day: Rd.2, 2026 - Old Brighton v St Kevin's

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