2026 FTLOTG - Round 1 Review
2026 For the Love of the Game - VAFA Official Podcast
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1h 14m
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 – also available as a PODCAST on all the usual platforms.
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