Wednesday, 10 September 2025

 Paul EDBROOKE (Frankston) (10:10): The Frankston Dolphins – what an amazing story, from losing their VFL licence to going into a semifinal in Southport, Queensland, this weekend. We won against Casey on Saturday, the first home final since 2006, with 4500 people through the gate at Kinetic Stadium, the first preliminary final we have participated in in 28 years and a very happy president in Steve Finocchiaro. We played our first final in 6944 days, and what a resurgence. To the president Steve, the board, the players, Bailey Lambert, Harrison, the coach Jackson Kornberg, Hipwell – they did an amazing job, and it was an absolute nailbiter. By half-time the amazing Dolphs were up by I think 42 or 46 points – what a game. For those who saw it, it was nailbiting. I had to go and pick up my son 15 minutes out from the end, so I was tuned in on the radio, and I can still see my fingernail marks in the steering wheel. It was an absolute belter of a game, and it is another great story for VFL and Victoria to have these standalone teams now playing in a final. For the community of Frankston and most of the Mornington Peninsula, I think, who turned out for this game, they saw an absolute belter. Good luck, Dolphins, this weekend. Go Dolphs!