▁V FL - AF L ▁res erves ▁affili ation ▁which ▁had ▁existed ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁three ▁seasons ▁between ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Port ▁Melbourne ▁was ▁terminated . ▁In ▁its ▁place , ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁arranged ▁to ▁be ▁affili ated ▁with ▁both ▁North ▁Ball ar at ▁and ▁Tas mania , ▁with ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁res erves ▁players ▁allocated ▁to ▁each ▁team . ▁Port ▁Melbourne ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁stand - alone ▁senior ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁competition ▁stayed ▁constant ▁at ▁th ir teen ▁teams : ▁ten ▁V FL - AF L ▁affili ations , ▁one ▁A FL ▁res erves ▁team ▁() ▁and ▁two ▁stand - alone ▁V FL ▁teams ▁( Port ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Frank ston ). ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁season , ▁Spring v ale ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁arrangement ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Case y ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Case y ▁Field s ▁multi - s ports ▁complex ▁in ▁C ran bourne ▁East . ▁The ▁club ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Case y ▁Sc orp ions . ▁ ▁Lad der ▁ ▁Final s ▁Series ▁ ▁Grand ▁Final ▁ ▁Season ▁Awards ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁Jim ▁' F rost y ' ▁Miller ▁Medal ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁A aron ▁Edwards ▁( Fran k ston ), ▁who ▁k icked ▁ 8 8 ▁goals . ▁ ▁The ▁J . ▁J . ▁List on ▁Tro phy ▁was ▁also ▁won ▁by ▁A aron ▁Edwards ▁( Fran k ston ), ▁who ▁pol led ▁ 1 8 ▁votes . ▁Edwards ▁finished ▁ahead ▁of ▁Bre tt ▁Johnson