2007 VFL season
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The 2007 VFL season was the 126th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the states of Victoria and Tasmania.[1]
Teams13
PremiersGeelong reserves
2nd premiership
2nd premiership
Runners-upCoburg
8th runners-up result
8th runners-up result
Minor premiersSandringham
6th minor premiership
6th minor premiership
| 2007 VFL season | |
|---|---|
MC Labour Park during the 2007 VFL season | |
| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers | Geelong reserves 2nd premiership |
| Runners-up | Coburg 8th runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Sandringham 6th minor premiership |
| J. J. Liston Trophy | James Byrne (Geelong – 22 votes) |
| Frosty Miller Medallist | Nicholas Sautner (Sandringham – 69 goals) |
| Matches played | 126 |
Home-and-away season
Round 1
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 April (1:10pm) | Sandringham 23.11 (147) | def. | Geelong 20.19 (139) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | |
| Saturday, 7 April (2:00pm) | Williamstown 17.15 (117) | def. | Werribee 9.10 (64) | Burbank Oval | |
| Saturday, 7 April (2:00pm) | Casey 12.18 (90) | def. by | North Ballarat 20.15 (135) | Casey Fields | |
| Saturday, 7 April (2:00pm) | Bendigo 11.14 (80) | def. by | Tasmania 16.14 (110) | Windy Hill | |
| Sunday, 8 April (2:00pm) | Coburg 12.10 (82) | def. by | Northern Bullants 21.17 (143) | Coburg City Oval | |
| Sunday, 8 April (2:00pm) | Frankston 18.14 (122) | def. | Port Melbourne 13.15 (93) | Frankston Oval | |
| Bye Box Hill |
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Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandringham | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2051 | 1549 | 132.4 | 60 | Finals |
| 2 | Geelong (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2139 | 1449 | 147.6 | 56 | |
| 3 | Coburg | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1885 | 1602 | 117.7 | 52 | |
| 4 | Williamstown | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1848 | 1543 | 119.8 | 44 | |
| 5 | North Ballarat | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1793 | 1907 | 94.0 | 40 | |
| 6 | Casey | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1755 | 1677 | 104.7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1714 | 1889 | 90.7 | 34 | |
| 8 | Bendigo | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1834 | 1703 | 107.7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Northern Bullants | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1527 | 1644 | 92.9 | 32 | |
| 10 | Werribee | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1894 | 1843 | 102.8 | 28 | |
| 11 | Frankston | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1509 | 1739 | 86.8 | 26 | |
| 12 | Box Hill | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1362 | 1875 | 72.6 | 18 | |
| 13 | Tasmania | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1401 | 2292 | 61.1 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals series
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Sep, Trevor Barker Beach Oval | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sandringham | 16.15 (111) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Williamstown | 17.11 (113) | 8 Sep, TEAC Oval | ||||||||||||||||
| Sandringham | 12.21 (93) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Sep, TEAC Oval | North Ballarat | 16.14 (110) | 16 Sep, TEAC Oval | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Ballarat | 21.22 (148) | Williamstown | 11.10 (76) | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bendigo | 16.15 (111) | Coburg | 20.17 (137) | 23 Sep, MC Labour Park | ||||||||||||||
| Geelong | 17.24 (126) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Sep, Casey Fields | 15 Sep, TEAC Oval | Coburg | 7.10 (52) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Casey | 12.17 (89) | Geelong | 24.14 (158) | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 15.12 (102) | 9 Sep, TEAC Oval | North Ballarat | 13.18 (96) | ||||||||||||||
| Coburg | 21.16 (142) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Sep, TEAC Oval | Port Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Geelong | 22.16 (148) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Coburg | 17.15 (117) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 2007 VFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 23 September (2:15pm) | Geelong | def. | Coburg | MC Labour Park (crowd: 13,842) | [2] |
| 3.5 (23) 5.13 (43) 12.19 (91) 17.24 (126) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.2 (8) 4.5 (29) 4.6 (30) 7.10 (52) |
Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Tom Lonergan (Geelong) | ||
| Lonergan 6, Davenport 2, Hawkins 2, Cheep, Djerrkura, Gardiner, Gamble, Grima, Hogan, Varcoe | Goals | Jackson 2, Connors, Gazzo, Hill, Krakouer, Oakley-Nicholls | |||
Awards
- The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal was won for the seventh time by Nick Sautner (Sandringham), who kicked 69 goals.[3] Sautner's seventh time as the competition's leading goalkicker broke the record of six set by the medal's namesake, Jim 'Frosty' Miller (Dandenong). Sautner won a further two medals for a career total of nine before his retirement.
- The J. J. Liston Trophy was by James Byrne (Geelong), who polled 22 votes. Byrne finished ahead of Shane Valenti (Sandringham), who was second with 20 votes, and Travis Ronaldson (Coburg), who was third with 17 votes.[4]
- The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Shane Valenti (Sandringham).[5]
- Coburg won the reserves premiership. Coburg 17.20 (122) defeated Port Melbourne 8.8 (56) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors Grand Final on 23 September.[6]
VFL Team of the Year
| B: | S Rosa (Bendigo) | Chris Lamb (Sandringham) | Jarrod Silvester (Coburg) |
| HB: | John Baird (Port Melbourne) | Jason Cloke (Bendigo) | Adam Iacobucci (Northern Bullants) |
| C: | Jason Davenport (Geelong) | James Byrne (Geelong) (Capt.) | David Gallagher (Sandringham) |
| HF: | Ezra Poyas (Sandringham) | Jeremy Dukes (Port Melbourne) | Peter Summers (Sandringham) |
| F: | Justin Berry (Frankston) | Nicholas Sautner (Sandringham) | Todd Grima (Geelong) |
| Foll: | Travis Ronaldson (Coburg) | Alister Neville (Coburg) | Shane Valenti (Sandringham) |
| Int: | Brett Johnson (Williamstown) | Tristan Cartledge (North Ballarat) | Nick Smith (Box Hill) |
| Kyle Matthews (Casey) |
Notable events
- During the final quarter of the Round 7 match between Tasmania and Coburg at Bellerive Oval, Tasmania's Mathew Westfield collided with one of the goal posts, snapping it at its base. The game was delayed for ten minutes while a replacement goal post was installed.[7]
- During the year, Frank Johnson, who played eight seasons for Port Melbourne from 1950 to 1957 and five for South Melbourne from 1960 to 1964, was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He was the first player known primarily for his VFA career ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame (excluding players from prior to the formation of the original VFL in 1897).[8]
- In the elimination final between North Ballarat and Bendigo, Bendigo held a 59-point lead early in the third quarter; North Ballarat then kicked 17 of the next 19 goals to record a 37-point win.[9]