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http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&sID=60264... [quote]Night VFL will be played at Werribee and in a return to its spiritual home Collingwood could play VFL matches at Victoria Park subject to local council and VFL approval. Next year, the 13-club state league fixture will again include byes following the departure of Tasmania. The VFL also has two new VFL/AFL alignments with Sandringham linking with St Kilda and Casey Scorpions partnering Melbourne. A rematch of last year’s VFL Grand Final between Port Melbourne and the North Ballarat Roosters kicks off the 2009 VFL season at TEAC Oval on Saturday, April 11 at 1.10pm. Other first round clashes include Sandringham at home to Casey, the Northern Bullants against the Bendigo Bombers at VISY Park, Coburg Tigers against Frankston at ABD Group Stadium and Collingwood against Geelong at VISY Park. Highlights of the VFL fixture for 2009 include: • Night football - at Werribee’s Barter Card Oval and Cranbourne’s Casey Fields on Saturday, April 18. • Holiday football – the ANZAC round includes the traditional clash between Box Hill Hawks and Coburg Tigers at Box Hill. The Queen’s Birthday Monday, June 8 fixture sees Bendigo Bombers hosting Box Hill. • North Ballarat takes VFL football to their region, as the Roosters host country rival Bendigo at Stawell on May 10. • The EastLink Cup between Box Hill Hawks and Frankston will be played on May 23 at Box Hill City Oval. • On Saturday, May 4, the Roosters unveil their VFL Premiership flag to their faithful against Collingwood. Please note all fixtures are subject to change. The ABC TV Match of the Day has been allocated for rounds one to four. Match of the Day fixtures for rounds five to 20 will be identified on a rolling basis to meet the needs of ABC TV. AFL Victoria CEO Peter Schwab said the fixture had been structured to provide the opportunity for AFL Victoria to once again conduct the VFL and TAC Cup Grand Finals on AFL Grand Final eve. [/quote] http://www-static.sportingpulse.com/pics/73/51/7351831_firstfileFILE.doc