{"id":109240,"date":"2023-07-13T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=109240"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:53:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:53:25","slug":"vfwl-impresses-in-torquay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/vfwl-impresses-in-torquay\/","title":{"rendered":"VFWL impresses in Torquay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Robert Rose Victorian Wheelchair Football League (VWFL) made its regional debut in Torquay on the weekend, with four teams battling it out in front of admiring fans at Wurdi Baierr Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s matches marked the first time the VFWL played out of metropolitan Melbourne in its six-year history.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109246\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109246 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A3009-Enhanced-NR-1-scaled.jpg?_t=1691743241\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A3009-Enhanced-NR-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A3009-Enhanced-NR-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A3009-Enhanced-NR-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A3009-Enhanced-NR-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A3009-Enhanced-NR-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A3009-Enhanced-NR-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A3009-Enhanced-NR-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Kilda captain Nayte Wilburn attemps to pick up a loose ball alongside teammate Tyler Nash with Chris Henderson and Teisha Shadwell from Richmond in hot pursuit. Photos: MARION PHILLIPS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A strong performance from Torquay local Chris Henderson guided Richmond home against St Kilda by 13 points, while Warrnambool&#8217;s Jaylen Brown and Ocean Grove&#8217;s Mitch Bond led from the front for Hawthorn in their big victory over Collingwood.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Henderson said he and the other Surf Coast locals very much enjoyed showing off their skills in front of their home crowd.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109252\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109252 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/fsdsdfsfdsfd.jpg?_t=1691743252\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"381\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Ogenyemi watching Mark Titford and Bryant Parsons from Richmond wrestling for the ball with St Kilda&#8217;s Mark Walker. Photos: MARION PHILLIPS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I absolutely loved it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had friends, family and locals come along and say they couldn&#8217;t believe the sport and how hard and gladiatorial it is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think they definitely liked it but were quite surprised at the ferocity of it all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All four games were terrific; it was super exciting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109255\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109255 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/sdfsfdfdssfd-1.jpg?_t=1691743263\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/sdfsfdfdssfd-1.jpg 1053w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/sdfsfdfdssfd-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/sdfsfdfdssfd-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/sdfsfdfdssfd-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/sdfsfdfdssfd-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jude Anthony from Richmond clashing with St Kilda star Pat McKay who scored 8 goals. Photos: MARION PHILLIPS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The VFWL competition, much to Mr Henderson&#8217;s excitement, will head to Bendigo next month to continue its regional rollout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a bit which goes into getting down to Torquay or Bendigo for a game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a bit trickier than just driving to your game and putting your boots on, but when we get there, it&#8217;s great.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great stepping stone and is a lot of fun to bring it to regional places.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s plenty of kids and adults who wouldn&#8217;t know there is a sport like this available to them, so it&#8217;s really important to get it out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109253\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109253 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A2932-Enhanced-NR-1-scaled.jpg?_t=1691743275\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A2932-Enhanced-NR-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A2932-Enhanced-NR-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A2932-Enhanced-NR-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A2932-Enhanced-NR-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A2932-Enhanced-NR-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/0C2A2932-Enhanced-NR-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Nations player John Seccombe celebrated NAIDOC week by talking about his culture and playing the didgeridoo. Photos: MARION PHILLIPS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The league will head to Bendigo on August 20.<\/p>\n<p>For more, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aflvic.com.au\/inclusion\/inclusion\/afl-inclusion-programs\/robert-rose-foundation-victorian-wheelchair-football-league\">www.aflvic.com.au\/inclusion\/inclusion\/afl-inclusion-programs\/robert-rose-foundation-victorian-wheelchair-football-league<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Robert Rose Victorian Wheelchair Football League (VWFL) made its regional debut in Torquay on the weekend, with four teams battling it out in front of admiring fans at Wurdi Baierr Stadium. 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