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>

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.