Category: Latest News

by Richard Garraway

Victorian Women’s 2018 State Team Announced!

Gridiron Victoria will take part in the Women’s Australian Gridiron Leauge (WAGL) for the first time since the competition started in 2014.

The 2018 WAGL will be held in Perth in late May, Gridiron Victoria will be up against Gridiron NSW, Gridiron Queensland and the hosts Gridiron West.

The team will be lead by Head Coach Matthew Jenkins who is excited to announce the squad that will be headed to Perth.

2018 Women’s Victorian Eagles

Jersey Number Name Position
2 Stephenie Pulis-Cassar QB
3 Jasmine Coleman WR
5 Bliss Love RB
6 Snm Gray DB
7 Geranium Gale RB
9 Kristy Turner WR
13 Maree Neophytou WR
17 Sabine Wagner DB
18 Roma Cruz Concepcion WR
21 Tanya Russell RB
26 Samantha Kelly WR
27 Jordan Di Mizio WR
28 Theresa Ealdama WR
29 Selepa  Vaega Nonoa RB
30 Rachael Webster DB
37 Rachael Cribb WR
38 Clara Yip DB
42 Sarah Stephens LB
43 Denise Onte CB
47 Jenna Auer RB
50 Talita Topui OL
51 Alanamarie Nikau DL
52 Sarah-Jane Mills OL
53 Isobel Loza DE
54 Jessica Johnson OL
55 Alma Nonoa DE
56 Brigitte Hardy OL
57 Nat Jones OL
58 Tima Matia OL
59 Vanessa Brown OL
60 Rose Iosefo OL
65 Mykaela Palelei DL
66 Christina Leaupepe-Frost LB
74 Sipiloti Pesalili OL
77 Whitney Matue OL
78 Veronica Taumoefolau DE
82 Jaime Otene LB
87 Isabella Paholek QB
93 Kylie West LB
95 Leilani Teariki LB
99 Shirley Esera LB




by Richard Garraway

State Team Captain Announcement

Gridiron Victoria will take part in the Australian Gridiron League stating this Saturday with a home game against the SA Sharks in Footscray kicking off.

We are excited to announce the team captains of the Victorian Eagles for the four matches, they are

    • JNala Sauni
    • Tyson Garnham
    • Mark Doyle
    • Luck Jackson

    JNala Saluni

    • Played high school football in California
    • Scholarship to West Texas A&M University
    • 4 time Gridiron Victoria DL MVP – 2012,14,15,17
    • 2015 Gridiron Victoria League MVP
    • 2017 Defensive MVP

    Tyson Garnham

    • Australian Outback Representative since 2009
      • 2009 UK Tour
      • 2011 World Cup
      • 2015 World Cup
    • Victorian Eagle representative since 2008
    • Multiple Club and League MVPs over the past 10 years
    • 2017 Gridiron Victoria League MVP

    Mark Doyle

    • Australian Junior National team 2003 that toured NZ
    • Named in 4 Senior Men’s Australian training squads
    • Two time Gridiron Victoria’s Defensive MVP
    • Victorian Eagle representative since 2005
    • Six time Croydon Rangers defensive MVPs
    • 2014  Croydon Rangers Overall MVP
    • Club Captain of since 2011

    Luke Jackson Bio

    • 15,000 career rushing yards & 150 career touchdowns
    • 120 career games
    • 3 Gridiron Victoria Club Championships
    • 3 League MVPs (one in QLD)
    • Two time Gridiron Victoria’s Offensive MVP
    • 2011 World Championships
    • 2015 World Championships
    • QLD State rep 2008, 2010, 2012
by Richard Garraway

Gridiron Victoria names women’s state team head coach.

Congratulations to Matthew Jenkins, newly appointed Head Coach of the Victorian Eagles Women’s team to compete in the 2018 Women’s Australian Gridiron League tournament.

As Head Coach of the Northern Raiders Women’s team, Matthew was appointed as a coach on the Australian Outback team that competed in the IFAF Women’s World Cup in June 2017.

We wish Matthew and our new state team the very best as Victoria seeks to return to the top of Australian Gridiron.

More details on how you could be a part of the 2018 Eagles to come very soon!

by Richard Garraway

GV Women’s State Team Head Coach – Application Open

Gridiron Victoria is seeking applications for Head Coach for the Women’s State Team for our very first entry into the Women’s Australian Gridiron Leauge (WAGL).

The team will compete in the Gridiron Australia WAGL to be held in Perth between the 28th of May and the 4th of June and take part in matched against the other member states of Gridiron Australia

Please see link to: Gridiron Victoria – Head Coach Selection Criteria Womens Team

Applications close on Wednesday the 28th of February 2018.

All applications must include the criteria set out in the selection criteria and must be submitted by email to: peter.steve@gridironvictoria.com.au

by Richard Garraway

Gridiron Victoria 2018 AGM

On Monday evening (15th of Jan 2018) Gridiron Victoria held it’s AGM and we are proud to announce the new executive committee.

  • President : Peter Steve
  • Vice President : Richard Garraway
  • Treasurer : Daniel Noonan
  • Secretary : Robert Hunter
  • Registrar : Matthew Jenkins

“On behalf of the 2018 committee I would like to thank Mark Levin & the 2017 committee for all their work over the past 12 months.

I am thrilled to be leading Gridiron Victoria and I am excited to get to work on the many initiatives we will be tackling over the next 12 months, It is exciting time for Gridiron in Victoria”

– Peter Steve.