VRU 2013

[KevinO]

How many games did Hegarty play this year? He needed to have played at least 5 or 6 IIRC.

He didn't play 5 and GPS won yesterday and are in the final in Brisbane so there is no chance anyway.

 

[KevinO]

So fixtures are not on the Website but Quins and Melbourne will be hosting finals. Will update times when I find out or maybe the Ref can?

Premier 1:

Quins v House (Quins have not defeated house since 2006 in finals I heard, not sure if it's correct but it's some record if it is.)

Melbourne v Moorabbin (Last years grand final re-match)

Premier 2:

Quins v Uni
Melbourne v House

Premier 3:

Quins v House
Melbourne v Moorabbin

Premier 4:

Quins v Souths
Melbourne v House

 

[pablo]

So fixtures are not on the Website but Quins and Melbourne will be hosting finals. Will update times when I find out or maybe the Ref can?

Premier 1:

Quins v House (Quins have not defeated house since 2006 in finals I heard, not sure if it's correct but it's some record if it is.)

Melbourne v Moorabbin (Last years grand final re-match)

Premier 2:

Quins v Uni
Melbourne v House

Premier 3:

Quins v House
Melbourne v Moorabbin

Premier 4:

Quins v Souths
Melbourne v House

That fact is correct KevinO, Quins would be quietly nervous about this game.

Another is that House is the only team to play finals in 1sts in every year since 2006.

I think it'll be a House/Rams final.

 

[elementfreak]

Games at Melbourne are kicking off at the following times:
P1 - 15:00
P2 - 13:00
P3 - 11:30
P4 - 13:30

Games at Quins are kicking off at the following times:
P1 - 15:30
P2 - 13:50
P3 - 11:00
P4 - 12:20

For those interested in the juniors the kick off times are the following:
U18 - 14:15
U16A - 12:35
U16B - 12:50
U14A - 11:20
U14B - 11:35
U12A - 10:05
U12B - 10:20
U11A - 9:00
U11B - 9:15

 

[elementfreak]

SEMI FINAL 1 - HARLEQUIN v POWER HOUSE Ashwood Reserve Power Ave Ashwood 3:30pm KO
Harlequin will host Power House in Semi Final 1. This match is the match of the day and will be televised on Ch. 31 on Wednesday 11 September at 9:00pm. Power House had a close win against Footscray in the Qualifying Final last week to progress to the Semis. Harlequin has been the dominant team all season; they won the minor Premiership and will be hard to beat at home. The match will be won with the battle up forward, however look for the exciting match up of Lloyd Johansson at Inside centre for Harlequin against Taofiga Sa at Inside centre for Power House.
HARLEQUIN
1 Dale Stevenson, 2 William Ta’ufo’ou, 3 Junior Manase, 4 Paul Graham, 5 Angus Hamilton, 6 Niko Lauina, 7 Jack De Guingand, 8 Sione Taufa, 9 Craig McGrath, 10 Maradona Farao, 11 Majokah Schuster, 12 Lloyd Johansson, 13 Basil Api, 14 Justin Tavea, 15 Justin Marsters
POWER HOUSE
1 Scott Baker, 2 Tom Gilbert, 3 Lucian Lauofo, 4 Bryan Scott ( c ), 5 Tom Broughton, 6 Jack Tomkins, 7 Illie Bolalailai, 8 Tama Sweetman, 9 Mark Bouma, 10 Makesi Stowers, 11 Nathan Sweetman, 12 Taofiga Sa, 13 Mark McIlroy, 14 Albert Aiolupotea, 15 James Ben Unu
REFEREE Beau Dean Gosper

SEMI FINAL 2 - MELBOURNE v MOORABBIN Romanis Reserve Orrong Rd Prahran 3:00pm KO
Melbourne will host Moorabbin in Semi Final 2. Both teams had a break last week and will be fresh ready for this battle. The teams have played each other twice this year, with both teams recording a win away from home. The outside backs of Perenise, Kamana and Youn-Yen for Moorabbin have been incredible this year, while Melbourne has experience across the park with Scott returning to hooker, Slade brothers, Ben Jones at flyhalf and the reliable Tim Le Nevez at fullback.
MELBOURNE
1. Dan Corcoran, 2. Graham Scott, 3. Elliot Bull, 4. Tim Emery, 5. Craig Charters, 6. MarcuS Slade, 7. Fred Austin, 8. Ian Pahula, 9. David Palu, 10. Benjamin Jones, 11. Karl Balemi, 12. Matt Pollen, 13. Chris Slade, 14. Andrew Stevenson, 15. Tim Le Nevez
MOORABBIN
1 Nathaniel Iona, 2 Tui Tuiatua, 3 Turi Uini, 4 Motu Ese, 5 Jim Leonard, 6 Jordan Fowles, 7 Filli Leatu, 8 Simon Brown, 9 Lualua Vailoaloa, 10 Neli Sasulu, 11 Ioane Perenise, 12 Brendan Todd ©, 13 Joe Kamana, 14 Orisi Kabuyawa, 15 Malo Young-Yen
REFEREE Matt Hall

 

[KevinO]

Winners in bold from the weekend

Premier 1:

Quins v House 32-5
Melbourne v Moorabbin 30-27

Premier 2:

Quins v Uni
Melbourne v House

Premier 3:

Quins v House
Melbourne v Moorabbin

Premier 4:

Quins v Souths
Melbourne v House 34-10

 

[elementfreak]

Grand finals this weekend:

Prem 1 - Quins v Melbourne
Prem 2 - Quins v Melbourne
Prem 3 - Power House v Melbourne
Prem 4 - Souths v Power House

Div 2A - Northern v Geelong
Div 2B - Northern v Melton

Divison 3 - Shepparton v Bendigo

Womens - Power House v Melbourne

 

[elementfreak]

Game times and their pitches this weekend.

10:15am Box Hill v Tasmania U14 (pitch 2)
10:15am Power House v Souths Prem 4 (pitch 3)
10:30 St Kevins v VU Secondary 7s (pitch 1)
11:15am Melton v Northern Div 2B (pitch 2)
11:45am Melbourne v Power House Prem 3 (pitch 3)
11:30 Shepparton v Bendigo Division 3 (pitch 1)
1:00pm Melbourne v Power House Womens (pitch 2)
1:15pm Northern v Geelong Div 2A (pitch 1)
1:20pm Harlequin v Melbourne Prem 2 (pitch 3)
2:45pm Harlequin v Melbourne U9 (pitch 1)
3:15pm Harlequin v Melbourne Prem 1 (pitch 1)

 

[elementfreak]

DEWAR SHIELD
Harlequin is set to host Melbourne in the 2013 Dewar Shield Grand Final this Saturday 7 September at Box Hill RUFC.
Harlequin comfortably progressed through their Semi Final against Power House, with a 32-5 win, while Melbourne just scrapped home against Moorabbin in a 30-27 thriller.
The teams have a win each from their two meetings this year, with Harlequin taking the first victory in Round 3, defeating Melbourne by 24 points. Harlequin suffered their first of only two losses for the 2013 season in Round 10, with Melbourne taking the Harold Mitchell Cup with an 8-29 victory. The teams played off for the Harold Mitchell Cup as the curtain raiser to the match between the Melbourne Rebels and British and Irish Lions.
Harlequin, who has led the competition all season, will go into the match as clear favorites. Melbourne, however, will be able to take confidence from some of Harlequin’s late season falters, including their Round 15 loss to Power House and their draw in Round 17 with Moorabbin.
Melbourne also has a strong history of Grand Final success, winning three Dewar Shields in a row between 2009 and 2011, with a total of 17 grand final wins in their 104 year history. Harlequin has won four Dewar Shields since their formation in 1928, with their last premiership being in 2004.
Harlequin have made one change to their team for the Grand Final, with front rower James Api coming back into the starting side, pushing William Ta’ufo’ou onto the bench. Reuben Boss has been excluded from the extended squad to make way for Api.
Melbourne will go into the match with no changes to their Semi Final winning side.
The match will kick off at 3.15 on Saturday afternoon.
Harlequin
Melbourne

Dale
Stevenson
1
Dan
Corcoran
James
Api
2
Graham
Scott
Junior
Manase
3
Elliot
Bull
Paul
Graham
4
Tim
Emery
Angus
Hamilton ©
5
Craig
Charters
Niko
Lauina
6
Marcus
Slade
Jack
De Guingand
7
Fred
Austin
Sione
Taufa
8
Ian
Pahula
Craig
McGrath
9
David
Palu
Maradona
Farao
10
Ben
Jones
Majokah
Schuster
11
Karl
Balemi
Lloyd
Johansson
12
Matt
Pollen
Basil
Api
13
Chris
Slade
Justin
Tavea
14
Andrew
Stevenson
Justin
Marsters
15
Tim
Le Nevez

Tim
Ridgeway
16
Mitch
Andrews
William
Ta’ufo’ou
17
Killian
O’Neill
Zac
Dixon
18
James
Ford
Olajuwon
Noa
19
Peter
Tietie
Josh
Meads
20
Michael
Gibson
Talaimanu
Tivoli
21
Nick
Hastings
Kemueli
Valetini
22
James
Slattery
Kevin
Palavi-Fiu
23
Simione
Eliesa

Ruhan
Van Zyl
Coach
Ellis
Meachen
Craig McGrath
Cliff Viliamu
Ass Coach
Gary Parker
Stan Carnes
Peter
Dawson
Team Manager
Mike
Gillard
Campbell
Reid
Physio/First Aid
Peter
Roberts
Tim
Trevail
Physio/First Aid
Jason
Amos
Tina
Alejandro
Physio/First Aid

PREMIER TWO
Melbourne and Harlequin will also face off in the second grade Grand Final, with Melbourne defeating Power House 44-22 and Harlequin victorious over Melbourne University 28-14 in the Semi Finals.
The teams have a win each from their meetings this year, with Harlequin coming away with a 34-42 victory in their Round 3 match, and Melbourne taking a 10-32 victory in Round 10.
Harlequin has only lost one other game this season, with Power House beating them by a point in Round 15. Melbourne’s two other losses this year were to Footscray in Round 7 and Power House in Round 17.
PREMIER THREE
Melbourne will also take to the field in the third grade Grand Final, competing against Power House who narrowly defeated Harlequin 18-19 in their Semi Final.
Melbourne will come into the match with a load of confidence after comprehensively defeating Moorabbin 55-3 in their Semi Final, and remaining undefeated for the entire season.
Power House who finished third on the ladder with 12 wins and four losses will be looking to cause an upset in the Grand Final.
PREMIER FOUR
Southern Districts will host Power House in the fourth grade Grand Final, with both teams comfortably progressing through their Semi Final matches. Southern Districts defeated Harlequin 56-12, while Power House was victorious over Melbourne 29-10.
Power House finished the season as Minor Premiers, losing only one game in 2013, going down to Grand Final opponent Southern Districts in Round 4 by three points. Their most recent meeting in Round 13 was a tough low scoring match, with Power House taking the 5-14 victory.
SECOND DIVISION
Northern and Geelong have been dominant in the Second Division A Grade, finishing in first and second on the ladder respectively, with Geelong 25 points ahead of third placed Eltham.
The two teams will meet this Saturday in the Grand Final, after Northern defeated Melbourne 20-15 and Geelong were victorious over Eltham 13-5.
Of the three meetings between the two sides this year, Northern have come away victorious twice with a 15-31 win in Round 6, while in Round 15, they were able hold Geelong to a single penalty goal with a 3-27 win.
Northern’s only loss of the year was to Geelong in the Round One, going down 17-22.
Northern will be looking to continue their winning streak in this week’s Grand Final, while Geelong will be hoping to cause an upset and defeat the ladder leaders to claim the Premiership.
Northern will also field a team in the B-Grade Grand Final, taking on Minor Premiers Melton.
REGIONAL
Shepparton, who haven’t lost a game to a regional team this year, will take on Bendigo in the Regional Grand Final.
In the Semi Final, Bendigo defeated Border Army 45-21, while Shepparton were given a free pass to the Grand Final, with Ballarat unfortunately being forced to forfeit due to a lack of players.
Shepparton have had the edge over Bendigo this season, with a 17-27 victory in Round 3, and an impressive 59-0 victory in Round 17.
The two sides will travel to Melbourne for their Grand Final, with kick off set for 11.30am at Box Hill RUFC.
WOMEN’S
Melbourne and Power House have been the stand out Women’s teams of 2013, with the two teams set to go head to head in the Women’s Grand Final.
Both sides had big wins in their Semi Finals, with Power House defeating Western Districts 48-0, and Melbourne defeating Endeavour Hills 69-0.
The teams have already competed in two thrillers this season, with Melbourne taking narrow victories in Round 6 and Round 11. Melbourne will be hoping to continue their strong form for 2013, with Power House will look to record their first win against the ladder leaders.

 

[KevinO]

Correction:

PREMIER FOUR
Southern Districts will host Power House in the fourth grade Grand Final, with both teams comfortably progressing through their Semi Final matches. Southern Districts defeated Harlequin 56-12, while Power House was victorious over Melbourne 29-10.
Power House finished the season as Minor Premiers, losing only one game in 2013, going down to Quins in Round 6 by five points. Both meetings this season have been close with Powerhouse winning 15-12 in Round 4 and their most recent meeting in Round 13 was a tough low scoring match, with Power House taking the 5-14 victory.

 

[oztimmay]

So I read on the ol' twittersphere that the Box Hill / Kiwi Hawthorn (Booroondara) trial merger is no longer? Last I heard it was only a proposal, looks like I didn't keep myself in touch with he developments on this. As a Box Hill man I'm glad my club is still around after this.

Any insight on why it didn't work?

 

[KevinO]

So I read on the ol' twittersphere that the Box Hill / Kiwi Hawthorn (Booroondara) trial merger is no longer? Last I heard it was only a proposal, looks like I didn't keep myself in touch with he developments on this. As a Box Hill man I'm glad my club is still around after this.

Any insight on why it didn't work?

Only one Boroondara player went to Box Hill, everyone else is spread across the other teams. BH 3rds played in Boroondara colors all year. I had started a new VRU 2014 thread where I posted that they will be back in Division 2.

 

[en_force_er]

Only one Boroondara player went to Box Hill, everyone else is spread across the other teams. BH 3rds played in Boroondara colors all year. I had started a new VRU 2014 thread where I posted that they will be back in Division 2.

So I read on the ol' twittersphere that the Box Hill / Kiwi Hawthorn (Booroondara) trial merger is no longer? Last I heard it was only a proposal, looks like I didn't keep myself in touch with he developments on this. As a Box Hill man I'm glad my club is still around after this.

Any insight on why it didn't work?

It was closer to 3 or 4 players.

But yes, there was no proper merger or direct Boroondara involvement. Basically, the deal was Boroondara pays to register a team (Box Hill's 3rds) and they take ownership, but it never really happened. I mean Box Hill 3rds played in red and black and Boroondara coughed up the money but there was no man power (players or admin) on show.

Do you guys think that Boroondara will get 2 sides up next year? One is possible but I think 2 is ambitious. Good well run 2nd Div Clubs like Norths, Eltham, and Geelong will put cricket scores on them.

 

[oztimmay]

I think where Kiwi Hawthorn is they don't have a solid feeder base for players. They used to get a lot of ex-pat Kiwis playing down at Auburn Rd (hence the name), but now they have been picked up by clubs like Quins and Melbourne. I think Scott Baker still plays down at Powerhouse too, I remember him being an old Kiwi stalwart for years (pre and post Sydney Club Rugby).

They really need to sort out the feeder base, borrow from some of the clubs with 4 teams or even get the VRU involved to encourage players to go there. I'd hate to see a zoning system implemented - that would ruin the fun.

 

[Baldric]

I mean Box Hill 3rds played in red and black and Boroondara coughed up the money but there was no man power (players or admin) on show.

The thirds was also the BH seconds.

 

[en_force_er]

The thirds was also the BH seconds.

What do you mean?

 

[KevinO]

What do you mean?

Lack of numbers I am guessing. Would have played two games most weeks.

 

[oztimmay]

Lack of numbers I am guessing. Would have played two games most weeks.

No wonder they didn't have a good season. I had the pleasure of playing all three grades one day against Northcote (think they are Norths now) and I was damm near shagged after it. Playing two full games is bound to impact your performance.

Can anyone say if the 2nds went winless like the 1sts this year?

 

[KevinO]

No wonder they didn't have a good season. I had the pleasure of playing all three grades one day against Northcote (think they are Norths now) and I was damm near shagged after it. Playing two full games is bound to impact your performance.

Can anyone say if the 2nds went winless like the 1sts this year?

Only the 3rds had 4 wins, 2nds and 1st had win less seasons.

You might need to pull out the boots again.

 

[Baldric]

What do you mean?

They had a severe man-power shortage. But I will say that after seeing most of the thirds front up again as the seconds they gave it everything. No lack of trying. Lets hope they can get some recruits over summer.