From the Ballarat Courier
Reported by David Brehaut
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THE AFL's team in waiting, Gold Coast, faces a mid-winter assignment in Ballarat in its debut Victorian Football League season next year.
VFL reigning premier North Ballarat will tackle Gold Coast at Eureka Stadium on Saturday, July 10.
VFL
premier North Ballarat will be without two-time premiership defender Michael
Searl next season.
Searl will spend next year working and travelling overseas.
This means the Selkirk Roosters will pursue a third consecutive flag with a new-look defence, with North Melbourne's Shannon Watt having retired.
North Ballarat head coach Gerard FitzGerald said Searl would be a massive loss, having been an intregal part of the team and leadership group.
Although just 24 years of age, Searl is one of the Roosters' most experienced players with 99 VFL senior appearances.
LATE bloomer Myles Sewell looks destined to write the next tale of persistence and determination, just like his brother, Hawthorn's Brad Sewell.
According to the hierarchy at North Ballarat, where Sewell
last night claimed the best-and-fairest award to go with his J.
J. Liston Trophy, at least four AFL clubs - including Hawthorn -
have made contact with the youngster in the past month.
Liston Trophy winner Myles Sewell: a tale of persistence.
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Sewell, a tenacious midfielder for the back-to-back premiership-winning Roosters in the VFL, has been a late developer and is seen in a similar vein to his brother, who was selected by the Hawks in the 2003 rookie draft then went on to win the 2007 best-and-fairest award and a premiership medal.
Draft expert Kevin Sheehan told The Sunday Age: ''[Myles'] story is a fair bit like Brad's or it could be a bit like Sam Mitchell's. He is a boy who played a bit of country footy and some rep footy. He has shown promise, but has matured at a different rate to others. That's a common story … in recent years.
From Sportal.com.au
Reported by Paul Barbieri
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An eight-goal third quarter has helped North Ballarat to its second VFL Premiership in a row, the Roosters outlasting the Northern Bullants by 23-points in a Friday night result at Etihad Stadium.
From the Ballarat Courier
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HEAD coach Gerard FitzGerald has declared a clean bill of health for North Ballarat going into Friday night's VFL grand final.
The Selkirk Roosters will be at full strength to tackle the Carlton-aligned Northern Bullants at Etihad Stadium.