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one of the features that make the VFl so unique are the Clubs must alignments between Victorian- based aFl clubs and VFl clubs. Alignments have been a staple be protected of the VFL since the competition was revamped in 2000 and aFl to take control of alignments have provided many undoubted highlights and benefits in that time. And just last week we VFL licences, and alignments While some clubs – Frankston, witnessed another change. between VFL and AFL clubs Port , Collingwood, Sandringham announced a new and their conditions. Geelong and – field five-year alignment with St Kilda Under its charter, AFL Victoria stand-alone clubs, the alignments after its long-standing AFL partner controls the competition and, have worked well for both the VFL Melbourne outlined its intention to as alignments affect the structure and AFL clubs. move its training base to Casey. of the competition, having control It’s not stretching the point It leaves Casey Scorpions of alignments is vital. to claim it has been a win-win without an aligned partner for Certainly, AFL Victoria will not situation for both parties. 2009 at this stage but logic tell us approve any alignment that could But alignments are fluid an alignment between Melbourne jeopardise or, worse still, bring arrangements with clubs reviewing and the Scorpions is likely. about the death of a club. their situation every couple of As with all alignments, there has It is not that AFL Victoria wants years, sometimes annually. to be a mutual understanding and to set rules clubs have to operate That’s the right of both the acceptance of both clubs’ interests under, but as the competition VFL and AFL clubs. and plans for a partnership moves forward any club movement At the end of last to succeed. Finances, player will have to be formalised or we saw several clubs change development, coaching and sanctioned by AFL Victoria. alignments. Williamstown inked selection criteria are issues aligned It is critical AFL Victoria a deal with the clubs have to work through. has complete control of the after Collingwood decided to It’s not for AFL Victoria to competition so it can protect its stand alone. Werribee then interfere with any of those issues. member clubs. entered into a partial alignment But AFL Victoria is working with North Melbourne, which towards establishing itself as John Hook also has an arrangement with the final arbiter when it comes to Football Operations Manager, North Ballarat. the issue of new and existing AFL Victoria

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Like all young footballers, has enhanced his standing patrick rose aspired to play aFL. in the competition. Nothing changed for He thoroughly deserved the Rose after he graduated honour of representing the VFL from the to play against last month for Williamstown. and was one of the few In fact, Rose, 22, candidly Victorians to play well. admits thoughts of an AFL career Notwithstanding used to consume him. the Vics’ 65-point His outstanding season last drubbing, Rose says year with the Seagulls then led he will long cherish to an invitation to train with the the experience. Western Bulldogs in the 2008 “Just to play with pre-season. all the great players Unfortunately, Rose was in the VFL and to be not picked up by the Dogs coached by Gerard or another club. But, while FitzGerald was a great to kick a lot disappointed his AFL dream opportunity,” he said. of goals. appeared to have faded, Rose After playing in the preliminary “We have a lot returned to Williamstown with final the past two seasons, of scoring options. a changed mindset. Rose feels Williamstown is better If it’s not Dean “Basically, I haven’t worried equipped this season to make Galea kicking five or about trying to go out and a bid for the flag. six it’s Matty Little or impress scouts,” Rose said. Rose believes the addition of or “I have given up the hope of , Callum Urch, Ben Guy O’Keeffe.” getting drafted. My sole focus Jolley and Matthew Little and the Modesty prevents now is on winning a premiership return of (from Rose from adding with Williamstown and I think injury) and (from himself. that’s helped me. South Australia) has given the “Last year I would worry club the necessary core strength about going out and kicking to succeed. goals. This year I’m not fussed “With those blokes we have if I kick a goal or not. eight-10 Williamstown blokes who “As long as Williamstown is are established VFL players and winning that’s all that counts.” then have the Bulldogs guys who Patrick Rose Kicking goals may not are always going to help,” Rose said. has taken his have been his focus, but Rose “If we get 45-50 entries game to a new level for leads the Seagulls’ goalkicking into our forward line as we the Seagulls with 20 goals in a season that have been doing, we’re going this year.

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 55 chris dunne Dunne it the hard way scorpion youngster finally hits his straps

chris dunne achieved all there that he was going to give me was to achieve in the TAc cup. an opportunity,” Dunne said. Dunne was a member of the “He has shown a bit of faith in first premiership me, it’s been good. I’ve really been team, counted , enjoying my football this year.” and Dunne admitted his football among his teammates and was apprenticeship had been tougher named in the TAC Cup team than he had expected and as of the year. a result securing senior games But Dunne’s football career has had been a battle. since hit a few speed bumps. Injuries didn’t help, but coming A pre-season with Hawthorn up against mature players in the in 2006 didn’t amount to anything VFL was a new experience, one and a succession of injuries that took time to adjust to. slowed his progress in the VFL. Dunne’s consistent form He entered 2008 with just 14 has been one of the reasons appearances in two seasons for the young Scorpions’ side has the Casey Scorpions, but looks surprised most pundits with its well on his way to matching that excellent start to the year. in what is shaping as a break- Alternating between the through season. wing and half-forward, Dunne After starring in Dunne, 21, endured a strained leads the Scorpions goalkicking. the TAC Cup, medial ligament last season, Five times he’s kicked multiple Chris Dunne which effectively wiped out nine goals, including three that is starting to make his mark weeks and by the time he got sealed the round seven win in the VFL. himself fit and back into the against Collingwood. season it was all but over. Dunne candidly admitted With an injury-free start to there had been “no massive the season and the arrival of expectations” at the club pre- new coach Greg Hutchison, season, but everyone, particularly Dunne is displaying the sort of the St Kilda players, had gelled. “With so many of our senior form he showed back at the “The affiliation seems to players from last year gone, we Gippsland Power. have really worked this season really relied on the Saints (players) He credits Hutchison for his and I’m sure that has got a to step up and they have.” career-best form. lot to do with ‘Hutchy’ as he’s Just as the Casey Scorpions “‘Hutchy’ has been great. associated with both teams,” will be relying on Dunne to He said at the start of the season Dunne said. continue to step up.

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the halfway mark, Markovic Markovic Mark II has already surpassed that figure and is confident he’s Hawk puts injury woes behind him finally put his injury woes behind him. “Finally, this year I’ve had If Lucas Markovic has suffered injuries that seriously a really good pre-season and become superstitious, disrupted his football career. I’ve been able to put on a bit there’s good reason. Markovic’s cursed run started of weight in the gym,” On the same day in near the end of his time at Markovic said. consecutive years, Markovic the when he “My ankle is now back to dislocated his right ankle. 100 per cent and that has Despite that, Hawthorn still enabled me to play some rookie listed the 193cm key good football.” position player in 2006. While the Box Hill Hawks have After enduring a frustrating struggled this year, Markovic wait, Markovic, 21, finally has been one of their few debuted for the Box Hill consistently good players. Hawks’ reserves in mid-July, Coach Barry Mitchell has then was called up to the seniors used Markovic both in attack for the final two home and and defence and against away matches. Williamstown threw him into When the VFL season wound the ruck against experienced up, Markovic returned to the AFL ruckman Peter Street, reserves and that’s when his when he was one of his side’s heartache started all over again. better players. This time, Markovic broke For all the Box Hill Hawks’ his ankle, the same one he had defeats, Markovic says they dislocated. It ended his season are on the cusp of breaking out and months later ended his time with a string of wins. on Hawthorn’s list. He noted the club had done Markovic decided to stay at well given the limited availability Box Hill, but in 2007 he ran into of Hawthorn players this season further problems. and its inexperienced list. Just as he was overcoming “We can see those wins his ankle problems, Markovic just around the corner,” contracted glandular fever. Markovic said. It meant he missed “We have been in most another seven weeks, games. What is helping us is that leaving him with a we can see the improvement Finally injury free in 2008, Lucas grand total of eight coming. We were in it against Markovic has senior games in Williamstown and took it to been one of the two seasons. Geelong the previous week. Box Hill Hawks’ most consistent But, as the 2008 “We can certainly do it, players. season reaches we’re not far off.”

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Port is the VFL’s equivalent The biggest of Collingwood in the aFL, the New york yankees in , name in the and the Los angeles Lakers in the National Basketball association. VFA/VFL With 15 premierships – the most of any VFA/VFL club – Port Melbourne’s proud legacy and a cavalcade of champions, built on work and water Port Melbourne is a storied club, rich in tradition and pride. And, as with many other “I think there’s something Keenan said that until the dominant sporting clubs, about waterfront clubs past 20 years the club had Port Melbourne is the club throughout the world in many relied on Port Melbourne that the rest of the competition respects. I would like to think locals to make up a third or love to hate. even half of its players, topped So where does the Borough’s up with some talented imports. mystique come from? “You are talking about Port Melbourne historian , Normie Goss, Terry Keenan said the answer Bobby Bonnett, Frank Johnson, could be found simply Reg Murray, Billy Swann, Vic by examining the club’s Aanensen, Bobby Withers,” local community. Keenan said. “It’s the people, the suburb, “Those are premiership the link to the community medallists, Liston Trophy is the key to the soul of the winners, Brownlow medallists, club,” Keenan said. All-Australians. Those guys Keenan noted that for its were the heart and soul of first 100 years, Port Melbourne the team.” was in essence a “waterfront Champion goalkicker club” with a working-class Fred Cook, who kicked the ethos that permeated bulk of his league-leading 1336 the club. Norm Goss snr was one of the legions goals at Port Melbourne, also of stars who made Port Melbourne “The solidarity that comes the VFA/VFL’s powerhouse team of the embraced the spirit of Port from working-class people, 20th century. Melbourne when he became the bond they show in times a hotelier in the suburb. of adversity comes through,” Fremantle is a bit like that, “Now that all stopped, he said. but they’re not. But Port dried up in the 1980s,” Keenan “I think the waterfront is a big is more indicative of that spirit said. “We got to the stage factor. There’s plenty of tough that comes from being always where there wasn’t anyone times on the waterfront and battling for a quid. in the team and then there a lot of people worked on the “And that is what has made wasn’t anyone on the list from waterfront through the years. the club tick.” Port Melbourne.”

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The Coburg Tigers may have sold their home match to Tasmania, but that should not affect the result. While Tasmania was much better against Port Melbourne last round, Coburg is in good form with five successive wins. With several experienced Richmond players dropping back Sandringham coach to the VFL after their inglorious will be setting his side for second-half fade out against its season-defining Adelaide, the Coburg Tigers will clash with the be too classy for the Devils. Casey Scorpions. Collingwood, seeking to end a five-match , take on the Northern Bullants, whose form When Zebras and has dropped away since its seven- goal victory against North Ballarat. The Magpies have struggled Scorpions align to kick goals and the Bullants have struggled to stop goals; After AFL partner changes, Collingwood in a thriller. Sandringham and Casey clash Frankston, locked in a battle with Geelong, Werribee and the Northern Bullants for the final with alignments in the news Sandringham won the season spots in the eight, host top-of-the- this month, the two teams at opener by 27 points after turning table Williamstown. the centre of the recent AFL around a 20-point deficit with While Frankston plays its partnership changes square a 14.7 to 4.10 second half. sardine-shaped ground particularly off in the round 10 match of But the Scorpions are a well, its biggest challenge will be the weekend. much better team now and, trying to subdue the Seagulls’ But for the Casey Scorpions importantly, are 5-0 at Casey multi-pronged attack. and Sandringham the importance Fields this season. The Zebras, Geelong, missing captain of their clash goes way beyond though, should have too much James Byrne and mired in a the fact it will be their last with depth in their VFL ranks. three-game losing stretch, travel St Kilda and Melbourne as their Port Melbourne is the best to Bendigo for what shapes as a respective AFL partners. placed of the competition’s must-win game. It should take the The Zebras and Scorpions stand-alone clubs but North points against an undermanned sit third and fourth respectively, Ballarat’s visit will give Bombers outfit. both on six wins with the Zebras a greater insight into how his club The Werribee Tigers find having the better percentage. is travelling. themselves in the same scenario The intricacies of the draw North Ballarat is a well-drilled as Geelong and can ill afford mean this is the second time the team and should be too strong for to drop their match against the teams have met this season. the emerging Borough. winless Box Hill Hawks.

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committing for the rest of the Devil coach’s season,” Wade said. “After the Frankston game, at Daryn’s initiative, shock exit he asked about the support he had from myself and the board. But Tassie rebuild remains on schedule “The answer was, ‘Absolutely, no question for the rest of 2008’. Our daryn creswell’s shock against Port Melbourne last intent was for Daryn to always have resignation as coach of weekend, Wade said the club three years, but our agreement was Tasmania will not derail the would now look at appointing subject to an annual review.” club’s rebuilding process. someone temporarily from inside Wade said the club’s analysis That’s the view of general or outside the club, or immediately of the 2008 season had been that manager , who is beginning the process of finding a it was getting back on track. adamant the Devils are on track to permanent senior coach. “We have a young group. regain any respect lost in 2007. The club had yet to decide We’re basically starting all over Wade said the structures the which way to go at the time the again,” Wade said. Devils had in place would not be VFL Record went to press. “There has been significant impacted by Creswell’s departure The timing of Creswell’s improvement from last year. In on the Wednesday afternoon resignation – 10 minutes after many respects we believe we are before the round nine match speaking at an official function – on the right track.” against Port Melbourne. shocked Wade, the coaching staff, He said the club offered players and officials. its players the best facilities of Wade said Creswell had been Daryn Cresswell any VFL club and the services “a fair way through the process” coached the of a full-time strength and for the club’s round Devils to five conditioning coach. nine match, having prepared wins in his one and a half “We have a committed group for that week’s main training year reign as of support people. We have a session and undertaken analysis senior coach. really good coaching crew – the of Port Melbourne. only person that is missing is “It was a surprise from Daryn,” Wade said. the point of view that “The fact that Daryn isn’t here the last meeting hasn’t really changed the way we we had was go about our football.” about Daryn The Devils discussed during the week how best to replace Creswell, whose year and a half stay at the club produced five wins. While assistant coach Lance Spaulding coached Tasmania

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Round 9 senioRs north Ballarat 5.2 8.6 12.8 20.9 (129) Frankston 3.4 6.8 12.8 14.9 (93) AFTER ROUND 9 P W L D F A % PTS GoaLs: north Ballarat - Jo. Smith 5, McMahon 3, Driscoll 2, McConnell, Williamstown 9 8 1 0 1170 814 143.73 32 Sansbury, Wundke, Chester, Garlett, Stephenson, Grima, Roach, Dinnell, north Ballarat 9 7 2 0 983 774 127.00 28 Goodes. Frankston - Murray 4, Berry 4, Lourey 3, Limbach 2, Proctor. sandringham 9 6 3 0 1093 748 146.12 24 Best: north Ballarat -Searl, Chester, Stephenson, Roach, Sansbury, Greig. casey scorpions 9 6 3 0 967 741 130.50 24 Frankston - Kennedy, Kirkwood, Collins, Lombardozzi, Berry, Murray. coburg tigers 9 6 3 0 1013 803 126.15 24 Northern Bullants 1.2 6.4 6.7 10.9 (69) Port Melbourne 9 6 3 0 1022 899 113.68 24 Williamstown 5.2 7.7 13.10 17.13 (115) Frankston 9 4 5 0 887 849 104.48 16 GoaLs: northern Bullants - Edwards 3, Boundy 2, Pfeiffer 2, Saddington, Geelong 9 4 5 0 898 946 94.93 16 A. O’hAilpin, Hartlett. Williamstown - Little 5, Rose 3, Stretton 3, Picken 2, Galea, O’Keefe, Reid, Northern Bullants 9 4 5 0 767 902 85.03 16 Lynch. Werribee Tigers 9 4 5 0 831 996 83.43 16 Best: northern Bullants - Pfeiffer, Iacobucci, Joseph, Austin, J. Vansittart, Bendigo Bombers 9 3 6 0 841 1045 80.48 12 Blackwell. Williamstown - Hill, Stack, Picken, Stretton, Jolley, Greene. Tasmania 9 3 6 0 812 1075 75.53 12 Collingwood 9 2 7 0 641 967 66.29 8 Tasmania 5.2 10.4 12.8 17.10 (112) Box Hill Hawks 9 0 9 0 729 1095 66.58 0 Port Melbourne 3.2 11.3 17.5 18.7 (115) GoaLs: tasmania - Hardy 7, Cassidy, Thurley, Vearing, T. Plummer, George, A. Bielski, Charlesworth, Geappen, Bongetti, Shackleton. Port Melbourne - Dwyer 5, Nahas 4, Cain 2, Mullins, Bonaddio, Thomas, 2008 VFL GoaLkickeRs (PROGRESSIVE) Schultz, Sutcliffe, Baird, Spriggs. Best: tasmania - Thurley, Setchell, Street, Savage, Hardy, Bongetti. nicholas sautner (Sandringham) 40 (-) Port Melbourne - Dillon, Dwyer, Nahas, Baird, Pinwill, Thomas. (Werribee Tigers) 32 (4) Werribee Tigers 1.1 5.3 6.5 10.6 (66) aaron Murray (Frankston) 23 (4) coburg tigers 7.6 9.8 12.16 14.19 (103) Justin Berry (Frankston) 22 (4) GoaLs: Werribee tigers - Podsiadly 4, Henderson 2, Saker, Kennedy-Hunt, Young, Castello. Josh smith (North Ballarat) 22 (5) coburg tigers - Hughes 5, Riewoldt 4, F. Caruso, Collins, Howat, Graham, adrian Bonaddio (Port Melbourne) 22 (1) Collard. Best: Werribee tigers - Rockefeller, Greenwood, Chisholm, Henderson, Robin nahas (Port Melbourne) 21 (4) Podsiadly, Young. Patrick Rose (Williamstown) 20 (3) coburg tigers - Polo, Rance, Collard, Howat, Oakley-Nicholls, Graham.

Paul McMahon (North Ballarat) 18 (3) casey scorpions 4.2 7.2 11.7 18.9 (117) dean Galea (Williamstown) 17 (1) Geelong 3.2 5.7 7.10 11.12 (78) GoaLs: casey scorpions - C. Gardiner 3, Rix 3, Miles 3, Fiora 2, scott simpson (Geelong) 17 (-) McQualter 2, Allen 2, Steven, Dunne, Garrubba. (Coburg Tigers) 17 (5) Geelong - Gamble 4, Stavenuiter 3, Barnes, Potter, Cheep, Tenace. Best: casey scorpions - McQualter, Rix, Matthews, C. Gardiner, McDonald, Fiora. Geelong - Gamble, Tenace, Bedford, Potter, Hogan, Kangars.

sandringham 5.2 7.5 9.11 11.13 (79) VFL action Collingwood 2.1 4.7 5.8 6.13 (49) GoaLs: sandringham - Zomer 3, C. Liddell 2, Maric 2, Poyas, Whelan, on aBc-tV C. Johnson, Jamar. collingwood - Iles 2, McCarthy, Carmody, Anthony, Yaman. ROUND 11 ROUND 12 Best: sandringham - C. Johnson, Whelan, Martin, Jamar, Biddlecombe, Saturday, June 21 Saturday, June 28 Valenti. tasmania v Box Hill Hawks v collingwood - Iles, K. Pendlebury, Crow, Stanley, Carmody, Anthony. Werribee tigers collingwood Box Hill Hawks 1.3 4.5 7.9 12.12 (84) Bendigo Bombers 4.4 8.5 12.8 18.11 (119) ROUND 13 ROUND 14 GoaLs: Box Hill Hawks - Moss 3, Pedersen 3, Morrell 2, Batsanis, Dawson, Saturday, July 5 Saturday, July 12 Grima, Dowler. Port Melbourne v Werribee tigers v Bendigo Bombers - Hartigan 4, Ramanauskas 2, Gumbleton 2, Atkinson 2, Bendigo Bombers Frankston Hooker 2, Magin, Bristow, Davies, Skipworth, Chartres, Weeks. Best: Box Hill Hawks - Kenna, McEntee, Dawson, Warby, Pedersen, Neville. Bendigo Bombers -Fahour, Hartigan, Gumbleton, Peverill, Flaherty, Michael.

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Round 8 ReseRVes north Ballarat 7.2 10.13 12.7 15.11 (101) Frankston 1.3 2.6 4.10 7.10 (52) AFTER ROUND 8 P W L D B F A % PTS GoaLs: north Ballarat - Micallef 3, Caldow 3, Horbury 3, Searle, Dickinson, coburg tigers 7 7 0 0 1 1100 423 260.05 28 Faure, Luke, Owen, Hassell. Frankston - Clark 2, Raso 2, Keely, Lloyd, Barnes. Williamstown 7 7 0 0 1 1049 454 231.06 28 Best: north Ballarat - Peters, Dignan, Micallef, McHugh, Niblett, Caldow. Frankston - Clark, Dickson, Gill, Raso, Keely, Dunne. sandringham 7 6 1 0 1 895 572 156.47 24 Northern Bullants 2.2 6.3 7.4 8.4 (52) Frankston 7 5 2 0 1 758 597 126.97 20 Williamstown 3.1 8.3 12.9 15.17 (107) north Ballarat 7 4 3 0 1 749 644 116.30 16 GoaLs: northern Bullants - Robertson 4, Smith 3, B. Davies. Williamstown - Chiu 3, Miller 2, Langlands 2, Urch 2, O’Shea 2, Lyons, Box Hill Hawks 7 4 3 0 1 703 713 98.60 16 Dickson, Mu. Boyd, Mulligan. Best: northern Bullants - Taylor, B. Davies, Williams, Morgan, Dennis, Northern Bullants 7 2 5 0 1 523 750 69.73 8 Robertson. Williamstown - Chiu, White, Lyons, Langlands, Cartelli, Urch. Port Melbourne 7 2 5 0 1 545 876 62.21 8 sandringham 4.3 8.7 14.10 16.12 (108) Casey Scorpions 7 1 6 0 1 616 839 73.42 4 Casey Scorpions 3.1 6.6 8.10 13.15 (93) GoaLs: sandringham - Williams 3, Lockwood 3, Cleeve 3, Lyall 2, Hardiman, Werribee Tigers 7 1 6 0 1 527 802 65.71 4 Cannon, Shakaib, Petterd, Monaghan. Bendigo Bombers 8 0 8 0 0 416 1211 34.35 0 casey scorpions - Williams 3, Vernon 3, Leung 2, Griffiths, Mercoulia, Fridman, Haretuku, Arezzolo. Best: sandringham - Hardiman, Monaghan, Shakaib, Williams, McConnell, Fleming. casey scorpions - Galvin, Williams, Griffiths, Mercoulia, Vernon, Waite. 2008 VFL ReseRVe GoaLkickeRs (PROGRESSIVE) trent Zomer (Sandringham) 19 (-) Werribee Tigers 3.5 6.6 6.8 10.9 (69) coburg tigers 3.6 10.11 13.19 20.23 (143) clayton collard (Coburg Tigers) 19 (-) GoaLs: Werribee tigers - Kovacevic 2, Mahoney, Fletcher, Bloomfield, Paul o’shea (Williamstown) 17 (2) Prismall, Cunningham, West, Patterson, Collins. nick Lynch (Coburg Tigers) 15 (-) coburg tigers - Jordan 4, Casserly 3, Jones 3, Clifton 2, De Sousa 2, Putt 2, Groves, Rayson, Currie, Carrick. adam cook (Williamstown) 14 (-) Best: Werribee tigers - Cunningham, Mahoney, Cordy, Collins, Kovacevic, Paul currie (Coburg Tigers) 14 (1) O’Brien. coburg tigers - Foster, Carrick, Jordan, Casserly, Jones, Cattapan. Matthew Little (Williamstown) 13 (-) Bill driscoll (North Ballarat) 13 (-) Box Hill Hawks 5.6 10.18 15.22 21.31 (157) Bendigo Bombers 1.0 1.2 3.6 3.8 (26) Jonathon Mercuri (Northern Bullants) 13 (-) GoaLs: Box Hill Hawks - Angelopoulos 2, Shore 2, Walsh 2, Nye 2, derick Micallef (North Ballarat) 13 (3) Sinclair 2, Wright 2, Marcius 2, Reid, Dickson, Bayliss, Hill, Papaluca, Ward, damien Horbury (North Ballarat) 13 (3) Smithwick. simon seddon (North Ballarat) 13 (-) Bendigo Bombers - Arnott, Pilcher, R. Taylor. Best: Box Hill Hawks -Marcius, Papaluca, Conyers, Angelopoulos, Walsh, stuart cleeve (Sandringham) 12 (3) Nye. shayden Bloomfield (Werribee Tigers) 12 (1) Bendigo Bombers - Arnott, G. Ryan, Ayton, Meade, Anderson, Kennedy.

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“I didn’t set myself to get Rebuilt Bomber picked for the team,” he said. “To get picked was a good little reminder that I’m on track to have bounces back a good year.” “Now that I have been able Skipworth keeping his AFL dream alive to get the first half of the season behind me, hopefully the second half will be a lot better. One and a half seasons and to have one last crack at getting “I just want to play one knee reconstruction after back on an AFL list and I thought as good as I from his brutal introduction this was my best shot.” possibly can to the vFL, Hayden Skipworth While his motivation never and hopefully hasn’t closed the door on his wavered, Skipworth admits to it will be good AFL career. doubts about whether his knee enough to get Skipworth, who turned 25 would hold up on his return. me back on a in February, still believes he can “There was a lot of doubt list somewhere.” add to the 44 games he played early, especially when I was in six seasons with Adelaide. getting close to playing,” Certainly, Skipworth’s road Skipworth said. back to the AFL hit a considerable “There was uncertainty pothole just three rounds into the whether I could play 2007 season – his first with the again or how good Bendigo Bombers – when he I would be. All injured a knee, which required those questions a reconstruction and ended float around in his season. your head. While devastated, Skipworth’s “But, now, resolve remains strong. after playing It would have been easy to eight games it pack up and return to Adelaide, has put those but Skipworth thought that would thoughts to the have been an admission his AFL back of my head.” dream was over. Initially, So he resumed training as Skipworth’s form fluctuated soon as he could with Essendon but the longer the season and that link, albeit tenuous, with has progressed the better an AFL club remained in tact. he’s felt physically and, “It sort of keeps you in the subsequently, his form has AFL system even if it’s only a become more consistent. little role and that’s one of the Skipworth said reasons that I didn’t head home,” his selection in last month’s Skipworth said. state match against Hayden Skipworth has made a successful “And I just didn’t want to go South Australia was a return in 2008 after home on a bad note. I wanted “confidence builder”. a knee reconstruction.

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“When we are a stronger team not all the lads will get a game, Neil stands but at the moment if you play well in the seconds you are going to up for Hawks get a game (in the seniors).” And that’s all that players like box Hill youngster a shining Brad Neil want – an opportunity.” light in bleak 2008 season after an off-season recruiting Neil, now 20, returned to his drive that netted Messrs local club Vermont, which was batsanis, Gibson, Kenna, coached by ex-Box Hill captain Morrell and neville, many and team of the century full-back pundits had the box Hill Hawks David Banfield. good things to finish in the While it would have been top four. easy for Neil to accept his fate As the year nears its half-way and carve out a career in the mark, those predictions now seem Eastern District Football League, way off the mark. The Box Hill Banfield drove him to maintain Hawks have endured a season his VFL ambitions. where little has gone right and find And when Box Hill themselves stuck at the bottom of suffered a long-term injury the ladder. mid-season, Neil was thrown A large part of the problem a lifeline, one he gladly grabbed. has been the fact Box Hill’s After just four reserves games, AFL affiliate, Hawthorn, has been Neil was rewarded with a senior hit hard by injury and suspension game in round 15, but returned to in 2008. the reserves the following week, This has meant the Box Hill where he played out the season. Hawks have fielded more AFL Following four solid games players than VFL players just once in the reserves at the start of the in the first eight rounds. 2008 season, coach Barry Mitchell But it has opened a window promoted Neil, who was his side’s of opportunity for players on the best player against Williamstown Box Hill Hawks’ list with 24 players in round eight. given a chance to play VFL. Mitchell has relished the Brad Neil, an Eastern opportunity to blood young players Ranges graduate, is one of like Neil this season but says those beneficiaries. they are expected to attack the Box Hill’s Brad Neil has Certainly, it has been a football and the opposition. been one of meteoric rise for Neil, who, after “We will cop skill errors and we the youngsters an injury-interrupted pre-season will cop people not quite knowing to impress in the Hawks’ last year, failed to make the what to do, but the first requirement disappointing Box Hill Hawks’ list. is to play tough football,” he said. season.

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north ballarat Look out for the new Frankston North Ballarat merchandise for 2008 at the The Dolphin Bistro Football Club Annual merchandise stand – team photos is open every home Ball, Saturday, June 28, 7pm, are available now. game from 12-2pm offering a Doherty Ballarat Hotel and To find out about what is beautiful three-course luncheon Convention Centre. Tickets happening around the club log for only $20 a person or $15 for are only $60, which includes onto coburgtigers.com.au. Senior Card holders. Bookings great entertainment – Jellybean For an emailed weekly advisable on 9783 7888. Addiction and a two-course newsletter contact Tracey at Home game versus Box meal. All welcome! Bookings are [email protected]. Hill, Sunday, June 22: Eastlink essential and must be received, open day, free gate entry to along with payment, no later than Williamstown all patrons. Monday, June 16. To find out Welcome to everybody Grandstand Fire Fundraiser, more, or to book, contact sports attending today’s game Wednesday, June 25: we are club reception on 5339 5944 or against Frankston. holding a major fundraiser to email [email protected]. Today is life members’ day and try and bring in some much - we thank them for their needed finances for the club. box Hill Hawks outstanding contribution to our Tickets are $150 and include Box Hill Hawks football club. We thank match- a beautiful three-course dinner Mid-Season Ball, day sponsors Willioasis Café and drinks, megasports panel, Saturday, June 28 at the Crown and Catering for their continued entertainment and auction. Entertainment Complex. Tickets support. Guest speaker at today’s Call the club on 9783 7888 to $110, include three-course meal, luncheon is Western Bulldogs book your tickets now! beverages and entertainment. coach . Please call 9890 9442 for single Next home game is against Port Melbourne or table bookings. the Casey Scorpions on Sunday, Throughout the July 6, includes Christmas in July season we encourage coburg tigers president’s luncheon. everyone to buy the VFL Football President’s luncheon Williamstown Football Auction, Record to keep up to date every home game in Saturday, July 26, 7.30pm at with what is happening at the social club. Next luncheon The Yarraville Club. Tickets $35. the Borough. is on round 11 versus the Casey Williamstown Mid-season Super draw day to be held Scorpions. Delicious roast meals Ball, Saturday, July 12, 7.30pm on Sunday, July 20 in the social with salads and accompaniments at Crown Casino. Tickets $120. rooms at TEAC Oval. Only 100 for $25 (kids $15). Phone Information and bookings: tickets at $100, each admits Tracey 9354 8228 by 3pm on Brendan Curry/Trent Mosbey three persons on the day. Wednesday prior to the match 9390 0611 or e-mail bcurry@ Great entertainment with John to book. westernjets.asn.au. Garfield from 12-3pm. Huge buffet

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luncheon with door prizes ranging The Scorpions’ gala ball and who of football and include Peter from $100-2000. auction night is Friday, July 25 Daicos, the Herald-Sun’s Visit our website for the latest at Castello’s in Berwick Springs. Mark Robinson and, of information: pmfc.com.au. Tickets are $40 a person and course, is MC. include a three-course meal, The club would like to thank casey scorpions music, dancing, a caricature the Northpoint Enterprise Centre Thank you to our life artist and auction items. See for sponsoring the breakfast. members who attended Sally for bookings. Also ahead is the club’s our president’s luncheon last For more club info: phone annual auction on August 1 Sunday. It was wonderful to 5996 1111 or keep up to date by at the Darebin Arts and see so many familiar faces visiting scorpions.com.au. Entertainment Centre. Tickets and share our memories. Our will cost $65 a head and include next celebration will be on northern bullants a two-course dinner and drinks. Sunday, June 29, with the 1983 The Northern Bullants Please call the Bullants office premiership reunion. If you were are holding a business on 9470 2224 to book for either a player, official or committee network breakfast on Thursday, event or alternatively please visit member, please see Sally to book June 26 at Rydges on Bell. northernbullants.com.au, which your seat for lunch. The guest speakers are a who’s also has all the latest club news.

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“If St Kilda decided to stand alone or align with Frankston then The end of a our club would be very vulnerable from a financial viewpoint,” grand old era Mennie said. “We haven’t got the money dees and Zebras split after nine years to stand alone.” Mennie said discussions began with St Kilda last month sandringham and melbourne’s and the synergies between the seemingly perfect alignment clubs were readily apparent. showed signs of fraying as St Kilda CEO Archie Fraser early as last October. also acknowledged there Over the next eight months a were obvious benefits for series of meetings between the both clubs beyond their two clubs saw the relationship drift geographical proximity. further apart as Melbourne fixed Fraser said football and on a new direction for its future. strategic developments could help Melbourne, with its sights grow both clubs’ memberships. set firmly on the state-of-the-art Melbourne chairman Paul and the growth Gardner said the club greatly corridor of Gippsland, was respected its relationship unable to commit to extending its with Sandringham. successful nine-year relationship. Gardner acknowledged Eventually, with the Demons the Trevor Barker Beach Oval fixed on relocating to Casey, had provided the backdrop Sandringham decided to seek for many of today’s Melbourne a new AFL partner and found stars – Brock McLean, Nathan a willing ally in St Kilda. Last Jones, Matthew Bate and week the two clubs signed Austin Wonaeamirri to name a five-year agreement. but a few – to cut their teeth Sandringham general in senior football in a manager John Mennie said Sandringham guernsey. the club had enjoyed a marvellous Demon ruckman Paul and successful relationship Johnson also won the 2005 with Melbourne. Sandringham’s general manager J.J. Liston Trophy playing for Apart from four premierships – John Mennie says the club enjoyed a Sandringham, while the Demons the inaugural flag in the revamped “tremendous alignment” with Melbourne. have drafted Matthew Warnock, VFL in 2000 followed by the three- and Stefan Martin peat in 2004-05-06 – during the But Mennie said the club from the Zebras. alliance the Zebras made the finals were extremely mindful of not “We wish Sandringham all the in all but one season. being left without an aligned very best and look forward to “It was a tremendous alignment AFL club when Melbourne making our own announcements with Melbourne. History will record signalled its intentions to move as part of our future strategy in that success,” Mennie said. its headquarters to Casey. due course,” Gardner said.

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VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 1919 tipsters VFL tipsters

Paul Amy Ross Booth Phil Cleary Leader Newspapers ABC-TV ABC-TV Coburg tigers 17pts Coburg tigers 20pts Coburg tigers 15pts Casey scorpions 21pts Casey scorpions 5pts Casey scorpions 18pts port Melbourne 13pts north Ballarat 25pts port Melbourne 16pts Collingwood 12pts northern Bullants 5pts northern Bullants 20pts Williamstown 29pts Williamstown 35pts Williamstown 24pts Werribee tigers 36pts Werribee tigers 15pts Werribee tigers 39pts Geelong 14pts Geelong 20pts Geelong 16pts

last round: 6 last round: 6 last round: 7

Scott Cummings Adrian Dunn John Hook 3AW Herald Sun Football Operations Manager, AFL Victoria Coburg tigers 12pts Coburg tigers 19pts Casey scorpions 3pts sandringham 11pts Coburg tigers 30pts north Ballarat 19pts north Ballarat 8pts sandringham 10pts northern Bullants 3pts Collingwood 2pts port Melbourne 5pts Williamstown 14pts Williamstown 22pts Collingwood 15pts Werribee tigers 35pts Werribee tigers 15pts Williamstown 10pts Geelong 2pts Geelong 14pts Werribee tigers 19pts Geelong 20pts last round: 5 last round: 6 last round: 6

Carley Jellett Lady Luck Tony Leonard The Age 3AW Coburg tigers 21pts Coburg tigers 35pts Coburg tigers 2pts Casey scorpions 8pts sandringham 11pts Casey scorpions 18pts port Melbourne 16pts north Ballarat 2pts port Melbourne 16pts Collingwood 23pts northern Bullants 25pts Collingwood 2pts Williamstown 20pts Williamstown 15pts Williamstown 20pts Box Hill Hawks 18pts Werribee tigers 13pts Box Hill Hawks 18pts Bendigo Bombers 2pts Geelong 10pts Bendigo Bombers 2pts

last round: 4 last round: 7 last round: 4

Chris Mitchell Peter Schwab LeADeRBoARD Herald Sun AFL Victoria CEO John Hook 48 peter schwab 42 Coburg tigers 32pts Coburg tigers 10pts Casey scorpions 1pt Casey scorpions 12pts lady luck 47 Chris Mitchell 41 port Melbourne 29pts port Melbourne 2pts ross Booth 44 Carley Jellett 40 Collingwood 12pts northern Bullants 15pts Williamstown 4pts Williamstown 8pts phil Cleary 44 tony leonard 37 Box Hill Hawks 1pt Werribee tigers 10pts paul amy 43 scott Cummings 35 Bendigo Bombers 22pts Geelong 13pts adrian dunn 42 last round: 5 last round: 5

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corridor involved in the EastLink EastLink bolsters primary schools competition – any extra opportunity to promote the game and involve the next Victorian football generation is vital. “This kind of support from Sponsorship boost for vfl and schools ConnectEast demonstrates its commitment to the community and the residents from Frankston to Box Hill who will use EastLink to get to their next football match.” Schwab was also excited that from June 22 another annual event in the VFL calendar would be borne through the EastLink Cup, and by the fact children will now have free entry to the Celebration of Victorian Football on Friday, September 26. The $2.5 billion EastLink project opens on June 29. Victorian Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas said the $2.9 billion EastLink project would Everyone was smiling at the open on June 29 and was perfect announcement of EastLink’s three- year sponsorship of AFL Victoria. for travelling footy fans. “The $2.5 billion EastLink afl victoria has welcomed a schools along the EastLink project will connect communities funding boost from Eastlink corridor will also be played, while by slashing travel times between that will benefit thev ictorian there will be free entry for children Mitcham and Frankston to 24 football community. to the TAC Cup and VFL Grand minutes and reducing congestion ConnectEast, the owner- Finals at Telstra Dome on Friday, on surrounding roads, including operator of EastLink, has entered September 26. Stud Road, Springvale Road into a three-year agreement to AFL Victoria CEO Peter and Blackburn Road,” Pallas sponsor AFL Victoria that will give Schwab was thrilled with the said. ConnectEast Group rise to the EastLink Cup, which new partnership between AFL Managing Director John will be contested each year by the Victoria and EastLink. Gardiner was especially pleased Box Hill Hawks and Frankston. “With other sports growing, this to sponsor the Eastlink Cup The inaugural EastLink Cup will generous support is a boost for between the Frankston and be held on June 22, when entry Victorian football, in particularly Box Hill football clubs. for all patrons will be free thanks the growth corridors of the eastern “We recognise the importance to EastLink. suburbs, the outer-east and the of all local clubs in providing As part of the agreement, an south-east,” Schwab said. young people with a fun, safe EastLink schools competition “It will be fantastic to see and healthy environment to enjoy between eight selected primary the schools along the EastLink sporting activity,” Gardiner said.

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VFL brain teasers Test your knowledge of the No. 1 state league in the land.

Barry Mitchell is coaching his second VFL 6 club. Name the other current coaches who have coached another VFL club?

Collingwood fields its own VFL team for the 7 second time. Who coached the club when it last entered a stand-alone team in 2000?

8 Nicholas Sautner has recently passed 700 career goals. How many of the Brad Gotch is in his seventh season as VFA/VFL’s all- Williamstown coach. Name the person 1 time top 10 goal who has coached the Seagulls for longer? kickers can you name? How many of the current VFL coaches 2 played in the VFA/VFL?

AFL Victoria football operations 9 3 manager John Hook played for which Sautner is also VFA club? closing in on the Sandringham With the retirement of Frankston ruckman games record. 4 Daniel Clarke, who takes over the mantle Who holds it? as the oldest VFL listed player?

Gerard FitzGerald and Brad Gotch will 5 both coach their 200th VFL game this season. Who holds the record for most games coached in the VFA/VFL?

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10 Casey Scorpions coach Greg Hutchison coached which VFA club in the mid-1980s?

AFL players Troy Simmonds, Simon James Byrne won the 11 Taylor and Michael Firrito all share 15 J.J. Liston Trophy and a common VFL link. What is it? captained Geelong to a premiership last season. Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres Who is the last Liston 12 played in five premierships with Trophy winner to captain Hawthorn. Who is the last AFL his club to a premiership premiership player to coach Port in the same season? Melbourne?

Name the current VFL coaches 13 who won best and fairests at AFL clubs?

Who is the youngest

14 VFL captain?

Laurie Hill (Preston, 1971). 1971). (Preston, Hill Laurie 15. (21). Flaherty James Bombers’

Bendigo Bendigo 14. Brown. Gavin Mitchell, Barry Teague, David Ayres, Gary 13. Crocker. Darren 12. Hill. Box with played All 11. Prahran. 10.

Anthony Allen (165). Allen Anthony 9. (723). Radojevic Joe (725), Neville Peter (880), Seymour Frank (883), Miller ‘Frosty’ Jim (928), Fotheringham

Fred Cook (1336), Rino Pretto (1070), Bob Bonnett (933), Mark Mark (933), Bonnett Bob (1070), Pretto Rino (1336), Cook Fred 8. Laidley. Dean Broadbridge, Michael Gotch, Brad 7. Scorpions).

Springvale, Port Melbourne, North Ballarat), Brad Gotch (Springvale, Collingwood, Williamstown), Greg Hutchison (Prahran, Casey Casey (Prahran, Hutchison Greg Williamstown), Collingwood, (Springvale, Gotch Brad Ballarat), North Melbourne, Port Springvale,

Gerard FitzGerald (North Ballarat, Ballarat, (North FitzGerald Gerard 6. (313). Faull Bill 5. (32). Lappin Matthew 4. Camberwell. 3. (Dandenong). Gotch Brad Bullants),

Greg Hutchison (Prahran), (Werribee, Tasmania), David Teague (Murray Kangaroos, Northern Northern Kangaroos, (Murray Teague David Tasmania), (Werribee, Rawlings Jade (Prahran), Hutchison Greg 2. Callahan. Gerry 1. ANSWERS

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 2323 FIXTURE VFL fixture 2008

Round 1 SUNday, May 18 Round 14 Frankston 22.16 (148) vs. Werribee Tigers 6.16 (52) SaTURday, MaRch 29 SaTURday, JULy 12 Northern Bullants 16.9 (105) vs. North Ballarat 9.9 (63) coburg Tigers 27.16 (178) vs. Geelong 16.7 (103) Geelong vs. Box Hill Hawks Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) Box Hill Hawks 13.14 (92) vs. port Melbourne 21.14 (140) 10:40am Bendigo Bombers 18.11 (119) vs. Tasmania 13.12 (90) Bendigo Bombers 13.12 (90) vs. Williamstown 19.13 (127) collingwood 12.15 (87) vs. Port Melbourne 11.8 (74) Werribee Tigers vs. Frankston Bartercard Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm North Ballarat 19.12 (126) vs. Box Hill Hawks 8.8 (56) Round 8 Casey Scorpions vs. Tasmania Casey Fields 2pm Werribee Tigers 10.13 (73) vs. Williamstown 19.15 (129) SaTURday, May 24 Sandringham vs. Williamstown Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm SUNday, MaRch 30 Williamstown 23.15 (153) vs. Box Hill Hawks 13.12 (90) Coburg Tigers vs. Port Melbourne ABD Group Stadium 2pm Frankston 14.13 (97) vs. Northern Bullants 11.15 (81) port Melbourne 16.10 (106) vs. Casey Scorpions 10.16 (76) SUNday, JULy 13 Sandringham 18.11 (119) vs. Casey Scorpions 11.16 (82) Werribee Tigers 18.18 (126) vs. Collingwood 10.11 (71) Bendigo Bombers vs. Northern Bullants QE Oval 2pm SUNday, May 25 Collingwood vs. North Ballarat 2pm Round 2 - Rivalry Round North Ballarat 17.15 (117) vs. Geelong 12.14 (86) Round 15 SaTURday, apRIL 5 coburg Tigers 22.13 (145) vs. Bendigo Bombers 13.16 (94) North Ballarat 16.16 (112) vs. Bendigo Bombers 9.6 (60) Frankston 23.23 (161) vs. Tasmania 15.5 (95) SaTURday, JULy 19 Williamstown 25.12 (162) vs. Collingwood 14.10 (94) Sandringham 15.15 (105) vs. Northern Bullants 8.12 (60) Geelong vs. North Ballarat Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am Northern Bullants vs. Box Hill Hawks NAB Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm port Melbourne 17.7 (109) vs. Sandringham 16.12 (108) SANFL vs. VFL - State Representative Match casey Scorpions 16.14 (110) vs. Frankston 9.18 (72) SUNday, JULy 20 SaNFL 25.11 (161) vs. VFL 14.12 (96) Werribee Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions Bartercard Oval 2pm SUNday, apRIL 6 Williamstown vs. Coburg Tigers Burbank Oval 2pm Geelong 22.8 (140) vs. Werribee Tigers 11.21 (87) Round 9 Sandringham vs. Tasmania Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks 12.13 (85) vs. Tasmania 13.10 (88) SaTURday, JUNE 7 SaTURday, JULy 26 Northern Bullants 16.11 (107) vs. Coburg Tigers 15.14 (104) North Ballarat 20.9 (129) vs. Frankston 14.9 (93) Frankston vs. Port Melbourne Frankston Oval (ABC TV) Round 3 Northern Bullants 10.9 (69) vs. Williamstown 17.13 (115) 1:10pm Tasmania 17.10 (112) vs. port Melbourne 18.7 (115) SUNday, JULy 27 SaTURday, apRIL 12 SUNday, JUNE 8 Collingwood vs. Bendigo Bombers Princes Park 2pm Tasmania 18.17 (125) vs. Geelong 15.11 (101) casey Scorpions 18.9 (117) vs. Geelong 11.12 (78) Williamstown 24.7 (151) vs. Port Melbourne 17.12 (114) Sandringham 11.13 (79) vs. Collingwood 6.13 (49) Round 16 Northern Bullants 20.8 (128) vs. Collingwood 12.5 (77) Werribee Tigers 10.6 (66) vs. coburg Tigers 14.19 (103) SaTURday, aUGUST 2 Coburg Tigers 13.13 (91) vs. North Ballarat 13.14 (92) MoNday, JUNE 9 Geelong vs. Collingwood Skilled Stadium (ABC TV) 1:10pm casey Scorpions 18.14 (122) vs. Box Hill Hawks 13.11 (89) Box Hill Hawks 12.12 (84) vs. Bendigo Bombers 18.11 (119) Box Hill Hawks vs. Casey Scorpions Box Hill City Oval 2pm SUNday, apRIL 13 Port Melbourne vs. Werribee Tigers TEAC Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Williamstown Bellerive Oval 2pm Sandringham 13.12 (90) vs. Frankston 15.12 (102) Round 10 Werribee Tigers 17.13 (115) vs. Bendigo Bombers 14.11 (95) SaTURday, JUNE 14 SUNday, aUGUST 3 Casey Scorpions vs. Sandringham Casey Fields (ABC TV) North Ballarat vs. Coburg Tigers AUSTAR Arena 2pm Round 4 1:10pm Frankston vs. Bendigo Bombers Frankston Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Sandringham Princes Park 2pm SaTURday, apRIL 19 Collingwood vs. Northern Bullants Princes Park 2pm Geelong 16.16 (112) vs. Williamstown 12.8 (80) Tasmania vs. Coburg Tigers West Park Oval 1pm Round 17 Port Melbourne vs. North Ballarat TEAC Oval 2pm Northern Bullants 11.18 (84) vs. Tasmania 10.14 (74) SaTURday, aUGUST 9 port Melbourne 24.11 (155) vs. Coburg Tigers 15.17 (107) SUNday, JUNE 15 Tasmania vs. Frankston Aurora Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am SUNday, apRIL 20 Williamstown vs. Frankston Burbank Oval 2pm Collingwood vs. Werribee Tigers Princes Park 1pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Werribee Tigers Box Hill City Oval 2pm Frankston 12.11 (83) vs. collingwood 15.10 (100) Bendigo Bombers vs. Box Hill Hawks QE Oval (ABC TV) Bendigo Bombers vs. Geelong QE Oval 2pm North Ballarat 19.9 (123) vs. Werribee Tigers 13.16 (94) 1:10pm Port Melbourne vs. Williamstown TEAC Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks 11.10 (76) vs. Sandringham 25.14 (164) Round 11 Coburg Tigers vs. Northern Bullants ABD Group Stadium 2pm Bendigo Bombers 14.8 (92) vs. casey Scorpions 20.13 (133) SaTURday, JUNE 21 SUNday, aUGUST 10 Round 5 Tasmania vs. Werribee Tigers Bellerive Oval (ABC TV) 1:10pm Casey Scorpions vs. North Ballarat Casey Fields 2pm Collingwood vs. Williamstown Princes Park 2pm Sandringham vs. Geelong Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm FRIday, apRIL 25 (aNZac day) Bendigo Bombers vs. North Ballarat QE Oval 7pm coburg Tigers 11.13 (79) vs. Box Hill Hawks 10.7 (67) SUNday, JUNE 22 Round 18 Tasmania 17.9 (111) vs. Casey Scorpions 13.14 (92) Sandringham vs. Port Melbourne Trevor Barker Beach Oval SaTURday, aUGUST 16 SaTURday, apRIL 26 2pm Collingwood vs. Tasmania Princes Park (ABC TV) 1:10pm Sandringham 24.15 (159) vs. Bendigo Bombers 13.11 (89) Frankston vs. Box Hill Hawks Frankston Oval 2pm Coburg Tigers vs. Sandringham ABD Group Stadium 2pm North Ballarat vs. Northern Bullants AUSTAR Arena 2pm SUNday, apRIL 27 Coburg Tigers vs. Casey Scorpions ABD Group Stadium 2pm Geelong vs. Northern Bullants Skilled Stadium 2pm Werribee Tigers vs. Box Hill Hawks Bartercard Oval 2pm Williamstown 17.21 (123) vs. North Ballarat 15.16 (106) Williamstown vs. Bendigo Bombers Burbank Oval 2pm Northern Bullants 12.15 (87) vs. Werribee Tigers 15.13 (103) Round 12 SUNday, aUGUST 17 SaTURday, May 3 SaTURday, JUNE 28 Geelong vs. Port Melbourne Skilled Stadium 1pm port Melbourne 15.19 (109) vs. Frankston 7.9 (51) Geelong vs. Tasmania Skilled Stadium 1pm Frankston vs. Casey Scorpions Frankston Oval 2pm SUNday, May 4 Box Hill Hawks vs. Collingwood Box Hill City Oval (ABC TV) Round 19 Collingwood 10.7 (67) vs. Geelong 19.9 (123) 1:10pm North Ballarat vs. Williamstown AUSTAR Arena 2pm SaTURday, aUGUST 23 Round 6 SUNday, JUNE 29 Port Melbourne vs. Collingwood TEAC Oval 1pm Box Hill Hawks vs. Williamstown Box Hill City Oval 2pm Frankston vs. Coburg Tigers Frankston Oval 2pm SaTURday, May 10 Casey Scorpions vs. Coburg Tigers Casey Fields 2pm Casey Scorpions vs. Bendigo Bombers Casey Fields 2pm coburg Tigers 17.19 (121) vs. Collingwood 10.8 (68) Frankston vs. Sandringham Frankston Oval 2pm Box Hill Hawks 13.12 (90) vs. Geelong 16.8 (104) Northern Bullants vs. Port Melbourne NAB Oval 2pm Northern Bullants vs. Geelong NAB Oval 2pm North Ballarat 18.7 (115) vs. Tasmania 9.12 (66) Werribee Tigers vs. Sandringham Bartercard Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. North Ballarat Bellerive Oval 2pm Werribee Tigers 16.19 (115) vs. Port Melbourne 15.10 (100) Round 13 Bendigo Bombers vs. Werribee Tigers QE Oval 2pm Bendigo Bombers 12.11 (83) vs. Frankston 11.14 (80) SaTURday, JULy 5 Round 20 SUNday, May 11 Port Melbourne vs. Bendigo Bombers TEAC Oval SaTURday, aUGUST 30 Williamstown 19.16 (130) vs. Sandringham 9.12 (66) (ABC TV) 1:10pm Geelong vs. Frankston Skilled Stadium (AFL C/R) 10:40am casey Scorpions 25.14 (164) vs. Northern Bullants 6.10 (46) SUNday, JULy 6 Bendigo Bombers vs. Coburg Tigers Windy Hill 2pm Round 7 North Ballarat vs. Sandringham AUSTAR Arena 2pm Collingwood vs. Casey Scorpions Princes Park 2pm Collingwood vs. Frankston Princes Park 2pm Port Melbourne vs. Northern Bullants TEAC Oval 2pm SaTURday, May 17 Williamstown vs. Casey Scorpions Burbank Oval 2pm Sandringham vs. North Ballarat Trevor Barker Beach Oval 2pm Tasmania 7.9 (51) vs. Sandringham 31.17 (203) Box Hill Hawks vs. Coburg Tigers Box Hill City Oval 2pm Williamstown vs. Werribee Tigers Burbank Oval 2pm Geelong 6.15 (51) vs. coburg Tigers 11.19 (85) Tasmania vs. Northern Bullants Bellerive Oval 2pm SUNday, aUGUST 31 casey Scorpions 10.11 (71) vs. Collingwood 3.10 (28) Werribee Tigers vs. Geelong Bartercard Oval 2pm Tasmania vs. Box Hill Hawks Bellerive Oval 2pm

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Steven O’Bryan Danny Nicholls played his part in looks to attack Casey’s emphatic in the Pies’ 39-point win 30-point loss to against Geelong. Sandringham.

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