Author: Sam Weller

President for 5 years, VP for 2. Did some good things, did some bad things. The league got bigger & better.

Female Gridiron League of Queensland All Stars vs Western Foxes from Victoria

Womens Interstate Gridiron - Queensland vs Victoria

Following on from the incredible, double OT historic match between the Tuggeranong Tornadoes from ACT vs the Western Foxes representing Victoria, Gridiron Victoria is proud to host the 2nd Interstate Women’s Gridiron match in full NCAA compliant uniform.

On Saturday 23rd March, the Female Gridiron League of Queensland All Stars will travel to Melbourne to take on the Western Foxes from Victoria.

The match will take place at Ranger Field, Springfield Avenue Croydon with kick off at 4pm.

There is a grandstand for elevated viewing, canteen, bar, entertainment and more.

Womens Gridiron Press Release (pdf)

We welcome everyone who is passionate about American Football and Women’s Sport to join us for this special event.

RSVP to the Facebook event here.

First Ever Women’s Full Kit Interstate Match ACT vs Victoria

ACT vs Victoria Womens Gridiron Match
ACT vs Victoria Full Kit Womens Gridiron Match (Click for poster)

Gridiron Victoria is proud to host the first ever Australian Interstate Women’s Gridiron match in full NCAA compliant kit as the Tuggeranong Tornadoes representing the Nation’s capital ACT travel to Melbourne to take on the Western Foxes representing Victoria.

The historic match will take place at Ranger Field, Springfield Avenue Croydon with kick off at 4pm.

There is a grandstand for elevated viewing, canteen, bar, entertainment and more.

We welcome everyone who is passionate about American Football and Women’s Sport to join us for this special event.

RSVP to the Facebook event here.

Congratulations to new Life Member Mel Martin

Gridiron Victoria Life Member Mel Martin
Gridiron Victoria Life Member Mel Martin

At the 2013 AGM, Mel Martin was elected to Life Membership of Gridiron Victoria.

We congratulate Mel and thank him for his services to Gridiron in this state.

As well as off field roles as club secretary, league rep, GV commissioner, GA board member, Acting chairman GA, GA commissioner, , AGCA board member, AGCA treasurer, AGCA president, tournament director for various competitions. More Importantly Has Mentored the Current Generation of Coaches.

His entire GV CV is below… Continue reading “Congratulations to new Life Member Mel Martin”

New Executive elected at 2013 AGM

Congratulations to our 13th and newest Life Member, Mel Martin from the Berwick Miners who was elected to the club at the AGM.

Also at the Gridiron Victoria AGM, the new Executive were elected:

President: Sam Weller
Vice President: Mick Santinon
Secretary: Sean O’Kane

The executive will handle the Treasury until a suitable person can be appointed. The President will be acting Treasurer until this time.

Also the league appointed Clinton Downing the Member at Large to represent the clubs and players on the Executive.

Completing the Exec, Garry Wilson was appointed Registrar.

Thank you to the only outgoing member of the Executive, Treasurer Tony Martin who has fulfilled the role for the past 11 years going above and beyond the call of duty in his services to Gridiron Victoria, typified in his unanimous election to Life Member status last year.

Looking forward to our biggest and best year yet of Victorian Gridiron.