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From Gold Coast Bulletin
Reported by Nick Smart
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GOLD Coast Football Club forward Nathan Ablett is at long odds to be fit for a mouth-watering face-off against his former club Geelong, despite training strongly yesterday.

Ablett, who missed last week's clash against Bendigo with a burst blood vessel, looked robust in a testing hitout with the main squad, but club bosses do not want to risk an early comeback.

From goldcoastfc.com.au

LOSING inspirational vice captain and spearhead Charlie Dixon to a shoulder injury early in the match took its toll with the Gold Coast Football Club going down to the Bendigo Bombers.

The GCFC battled hard against the experienced Bombers, who were fielding a team loaded with Essendon AFL listed players.

But the Bombers got better as the game went on to kick away and win 15.17 (107) to 12.9 (81).

The GCFC were sensational in the first half and led by a point at half-time.

From goldcoastfc.com.au

Gold Coast Football Club will make three changes to its line up ahead of it game against the Essendon-aligned Bendigo Bombers at Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo on Saturday at 12.10pm.

Nathan Ablett will miss due to a burst blood vessel in his leg. Matthew Fowler makes his VFL debut in Ablett’s place. Danny Stanley and Luke Shreeve will be rested while experienced midfielder Daniel Harris and livewire forward Alik Magin return to the team.

The team is:

TWO CHANGES AHEAD OF CASEY SCORPIONS CLASH AT SOUTHPORT

Gold Coast Football Club has announced two changes ahead of its Round 4 VFL game against Casey Scorpions at 2.00pm on Saturday at Southport’s Fankhauser Reserve.

Tim Plummer will replace Rory Thompson in the starting side and Todd Grayson joins the squad as an emergency.

From Gold Coast Bulletin
Reported by Ben Case

VICTORIAN school boy football and cricket star Alex Keath has turned down an offer to join the Gold Coast Football Club after accepting a deal with the Victorian Bushrangers Cricket Team.

The sporting prodigy announced yesterday he would not be joining the AFL's 17th team as he plans on pursuing his dream of playing cricket for Australia.

Keath was one of 12 17-year-old footballers listed by the Gold Coast as part of the club's recruitment plan.