SPORT lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l l ntnews.com.au Robinson back from wilderness Another exit as Bombers rebuild Two reasons to celebrate FORMER Essendon fitness boss could ESSENDON lost another official when assistant coach TWO must be Michael Matthews’ lucky number. The make his football comeback in Geelong on Saturday. Sean Wellman quit footy yesterday but key forward 22-year-old rising star of Australian cycling on The man who was stood down in the wake of the Stewart Crameri may yet stay. The Bombers began Sunday captured his second stage win at the Tour of Bombers’ drugs scandal is considering an offer to rebuilding after being decimated by punishments Spain. Matthews, in his first year with the Australian- help South Barwon’s medical department in handed down in the supplements scandal, naming a owned Orica-GreenEDGE team, also spent two days Saturday’s Geelong Football League grand final. five-person selection panel to find a coach to stand in in the green points jersey after victory on stage five. Champion Geelong defender Matthew Scarlett, who for . Having been heavily criticised for not ‘‘I can’t imagine a better ending than this,’’ said was recruited to South Barwon this season, made the doing background checks when appointing key Matthews. Overall victor American Chris Horner, 41, approach to his long-time friend about helping them. personnel, Essendon have beefed up the process. became the oldest winner of a grand tour. Chapman outed for one

AFL Gray in last Friday night’s preliminary final in Perth on Richards’ bump was tonight, risking a two-match tomorrow whether he will be semi-final. Saturday night. deemed negligent. ban, which would wipe him available for Friday night. GEELONG forward Paul It might mean he has Richards was booked for ‘‘It’s more likely to be out for the grand final as well Injured Sydney pair Kurt Chapman’s decision to jump played his last game for the a high bump on Carlton’s judged reckless with those if the Cats make it. Tippett and Tom Mitchell when he bumped has cost Cats, if their season is ended . sort of incidents, because we The 31-year-old, who mis- have been ruled out of Satur- him a spot in Friday night’s by the Hawks, because the The difference, according think you should know by sed much of this season with day’s AFL preliminary final AFL preliminary final again- club is yet to decide whether to match review panel chair- jumping up into the air like hamstring injuries, starred against Fremantle in Perth. st Hawthorn. to re-sign him for next season. man Mark Fraser, was that that, when bumping like that, with four goals and 20 dis- Tippett (knee)could return Chapman was hit with a But Sydney defender Ted Chapman had his feet off a shoulder can contact a posals in Geelong’s comeback for the grand final, should the one-match rough conduct ban Richards can accept a repri- the ground. head,’’ Fraser said. win over the Power. Swans defeat the Dockers, on Monday, for his high bump mand, freeing him to face That meant his bump was Chapman could challenge Geelong defender Corey while Mitchell requires PUB: on Port Adelaide’s Robbie Fremantle in the other classed as reckless, while the charge at the tribunal Enright expects to know by season-ending ankle surgery. TNEWS NT DATE: 17-SEP-2013 PAGE: 36 COLOR: C M Y K

Glen Holmes (left) and brother Errol proved that persistence pays when Glen won the gold medal at the WA Action Pistol Championships Picture: KATRINA BRIDGEFORD Glen’s on target in Perth as he snares gold medal in WA titles

SHOOTING snatched back the gold medal. The pair are now looking to three years — said they will By DAMIEN McCARTNEY Holmes, 50, said winning Toowoomba and the National be shooting upwards of 1000 the gold back on their own Championships next month rounds per week in the lead- IT WAS a case of an eye for an soil ‘‘felt fantastic’’. ‘‘We’re not known for our up to the championships. eye for a Darwin shooter. Perth versus Darwin is almost like a ‘‘Perth versus Darwin is al- shooting up here, and we’re ‘‘We’ve just bought 60,000 Glen Holmes and his broth- most like a State of Origin not usually much of a threat primers to make our own er Errol were pipped to the State of Origin battle battle,’’ he said. to the top guys,’’ Glen said. rounds with, so there will be a gold in the NT Champion- ‘‘But they keep winning all ‘‘But they might take notice bit of testing to see what gives ships by West Australian — of our gold medals — so to win now we’ve beaten Osca.’’ us the most accurate shot.’’ and former Australian So to get revenge, the boys WA Action Pistol Shooting one in their state, they were Glen — who has only been The Championships run champion — Osca Carnicelli. travelled to Perth for the Championships where Glen not happy.’’ shooting competitively for from October 3-6.

Cautious Rafter hopes for break in looming Davis Cup draw Czechs rely on proven heroes

TENNIS But the Australian captain since 2007 after securing a team spearheaded by Bernard THE Czech Republic will bet Czechs swept Argentina in admits his team will need 4-1 win over Poland in War- Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt on a time-tested successful the semi-finals in Prague, PAT Rafter is confident Aust- luck in next week’s draw to saw on Sunday. will be competitive, he says team of Radek Stepanek and while 2010 champions Serbia ralia can push to reclaim its ensure a return to the top Australia will learn on the draw is crucial. Tomas Berdych when it faces saw off Canada. status as a Davis Cup heavy- tier is not short-lived. Wednesday who they will ‘‘We have a very good Novak Djokovic-led Serbia in The Czech Republic and weight in the next three to The 28-time champion na- face in the World Group first team but you do not want to the Davis Cup finals on Nov- Serbia last clashed in the 2012 four years after sealing a re- tion will compete in the top round, starting January 31. play Spain in Spain on clay,’’ ember 15-17. quarter-finals, which the turn to the World Group. 16 next year for the first time While Rafter is confident a he said. Defending champions, the Czechs won 4-1.

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