Matthew Donald, Hugo Higginbotham & Elly Kirlis bring you VAFA's award-winning SEN Match of the Day coverage of the Round 9 clash between St Bernard's & University Blues from the Snake Pit.

Matthew Donald, Hugo Higginbotham &amp; Elly Kirlis bring you VAFA's award-winning SEN Match of the Day coverage of the Round 9 clash between St Bernard's &amp; University Blues from the Snake Pit.

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.9, 2026: St Bernard's vs University Blues

Jason Bennett, Matty Donald, Hugo Higginbotham & Dylan 'Cench Footy' Humphries recap an all-timer of a weekend of VAFA footy!

The boys catch up with:
Old Haileybury hero DURRAS SECCULL after his game-winner on the siren against Caulfield Grammarians on the weekend. What was running through his mind as he kicked 2 goals in a couple of minutes to steal victory for the Bloods?
Caulfield Grammarians hero RORY UPTON, who slotted the game-winner AFTER the siren for the Fields' Holmesglen Under 19 Premier side - his first EVER goal for the club!
Our Under 19 reporter LACHIE MOIR talks us through an unbelievable Saturday of Holmesglen Under 19 action, which saw THREE 1-point games & a 3-POINT game!!

We deep dive into an incredible weekend of other results, covering EVERY senior men's & women's section:
The madness of PREMIER B MEN'S, as one team rose from 4th to 2nd despite LOSING!!
Which team became the first senior side to be held GOALLESS & WIN??!
Which team came from 47 points down & booted 6 goals AFTER the 22-minute mark of the final term to WIN??!
Which team posted its FIRST EVER WIN in the VAFA??!

Plus, all the old favourites:
BIG BAGS - Who kicked 11 goals on the weekend?
TON WATCH - 10 goals from Mitch Brown - is he back on top in the race for the century? Who is our new VAFA Women's leading goalkicker?
TIPS - Cenchy has correctly tipped Old Scotch U19's 5 weeks in a row. Does he back them again??!

Such a phenomenal weekend of footy & it makes for a fantastic episode of FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!

Jason Bennett, Matty Donald, Hugo Higginbotham &amp; Dylan 'Cench Footy' Humphries recap an all-timer of a weekend of VAFA footy!
The boys catch up with:
<ul>
<li>Old Haileybury hero DURRAS SECCULL after his game-winner on the siren against Caulfield Grammarians on the weekend. What was running through his mind as he kicked 2 goals in a couple of minutes to steal victory for the Bloods?</li>
<li>Caulfield Grammarians hero RORY UPTON, who slotted the game-winner AFTER the siren for the Fields' Holmesglen Under 19 Premier side - his first EVER goal for the club!</li>
<li>Our Under 19 reporter LACHIE MOIR talks us through an unbelievable Saturday of Holmesglen Under 19 action, which saw THREE 1-point games &amp; a 3-POINT game!!</li>
</ul>
We deep dive into an incredible weekend of other results, covering EVERY senior men's &amp; women's section:
<ul>
<li>The madness of PREMIER B MEN'S, as one team rose from 4th to 2nd despite LOSING!!</li>
<li>Which team became the first senior side to be held GOALLESS &amp; WIN??!</li>
<li>Which team came from 47 points down &amp; booted 6 goals AFTER the 22-minute mark of the final term to WIN??!</li>
<li>Which team posted its FIRST EVER WIN in the VAFA??!</li>
</ul>
Plus, all the old favourites:
<ul>
<li>BIG BAGS - Who kicked 11 goals on the weekend?</li>
<li>TON WATCH - 10 goals from Mitch Brown - is he back on top in the race for the century? Who is our new VAFA Women's leading goalkicker?</li>
<li>TIPS - Cenchy has correctly tipped Old Scotch U19's 5 weeks in a row. Does he back them again??!</li>
</ul>
Such a phenomenal weekend of footy &amp; it makes for a fantastic episode of FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME - Wk.10, 2026 in Review

Jason Bennett, Matthew Donald & Hugo Higginbotham return with a giant DOUBLE-EPISODE of For the Love of the Game:
Big V Women's coach TOM PURCELL joins us for a look back at the team's triumph in Adelaide. He reveals what the entire experience meant to him & his key takeaways from an unforgettable weekend.
Big V Premier B-Division 3 coach JARROD GIESCHEN calls in to chat about his program, which kicks off this week, building up to the July 11 clash with Goulburn Valley League. What did he look for in players? What style of footy is he planning to play? What does it mean to his legendary father, Jeff, who will be joining him as an Assistant Coach?
The Big V Under 19 squad has been announced, and our regular Holmesglen Under 19 Premier expert LACHIE MOIR joins us to talk through the squad & review another action-packed Round 8 of Under 19 action.

Plus, as always:
ALL the SCORES & LADDERS from EVERY senior men's & women's section;
TON WATCH & BIG BAGS - thanks to Sherrin. We have a TIE at the top of the Ton Watch leaderboard!
Dylan 'CENCH FOOTY' Humphries joins us with his CENCH WATCH & CENCHY SHOUTOUTS - who deserves a special call-out from the great man this week?!
TIPS - Brayden still has Matty covered. Is this the week 'The Donald' makes his move? Cenchy holds a narrow lead over Lachie in the race for the Under 19 tips.

All that and so much more on a bursting-at-the-seams double-episode of FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!

Jason Bennett, Matthew Donald &amp; Hugo Higginbotham return with a giant DOUBLE-EPISODE of For the Love of the Game:
<ul>
<li>Big V Women's coach TOM PURCELL joins us for a look back at the team's triumph in Adelaide. He reveals what the entire experience meant to him &amp; his key takeaways from an unforgettable weekend.</li>
<li>Big V Premier B-Division 3 coach JARROD GIESCHEN calls in to chat about his program, which kicks off this week, building up to the July 11 clash with Goulburn Valley League. What did he look for in players? What style of footy is he planning to play? What does it mean to his legendary father, Jeff, who will be joining him as an Assistant Coach?</li>
<li>The Big V Under 19 squad has been announced, and our regular Holmesglen Under 19 Premier expert LACHIE MOIR joins us to talk through the squad &amp; review another action-packed Round 8 of Under 19 action.</li>
</ul>
Plus, as always:
<ul>
<li>ALL the SCORES &amp; LADDERS from EVERY senior men's &amp; women's section;</li>
<li>TON WATCH &amp; BIG BAGS - thanks to Sherrin. We have a TIE at the top of the Ton Watch leaderboard!</li>
<li>Dylan 'CENCH FOOTY' Humphries joins us with his CENCH WATCH &amp; CENCHY SHOUTOUTS - who deserves a special call-out from the great man this week?!</li>
<li>TIPS - Brayden still has Matty covered. Is this the week 'The Donald' makes his move? Cenchy holds a narrow lead over Lachie in the race for the Under 19 tips.</li>
</ul>
All that and so much more on a bursting-at-the-seams double-episode of FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME - Week 9 in Review

Matthew Donald, Simon Petch, Hugo Higginbotham & Andrew Cox deliver VAFA's award-winning SEN Match of the Day coverage of the Rd.8 clash between the Bloods & SKOB at Princes Park.

Matthew Donald, Simon Petch, Hugo Higginbotham &amp; Andrew Cox deliver VAFA's award-winning SEN Match of the Day coverage of the Rd.8 clash between the Bloods &amp; SKOB at Princes Park.

VAFA SEN Match of the Day - Rd.9, 2026: St Bernard's vs University Blues

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