From the Port Phillip Leader
Reported by Paul Amy
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PORT Melbourne has a new Skipper.
As in not a new captain, but the delisted Hawthorn ruckman.
Wayde Skipper trained with the Boroughs last night and has committed to them for 2011.
From www.localfooty.com.au
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"WE'VE only got sausage rolls left, love," Joan Round said as the Leader approached the Port Melbourne canteen last Saturday.
We were seeking not fare, but a photo of the ladies who prepare and serve it in Borough land.
They are a hardy bunch.
Together, the women have put in more than 300 years of voluntary service to the club.
Joan Round, Heather Wale, Jean Schinck, Margaret Addicoat and Joyce Dermott (the mother of legendary 1970s and 80s defender Greg "Biff" Dermott) are Port Melbourne life members and proud of it. Jenny Tserkezidis and Dianne Perazzo are probably heading the same way.
From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Sam Landsberger
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WILLIAMSTOWN coach Peter German and Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres have called for an overhaul of Liston Trophy voting.
German believes the 3-2-1 voting system could cost one of his star Seagulls the award tonight award, while Ayres said the emergency umpire was better equipped to cast the votes.
The VFL uses the same voting system for its top individual award as used for the Brownlow Medal, with the three field umpires awarding votes to the best three players.
From localfooty.com.au
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WHEN Port Melbourne defeated the Box Hill Hawks by three points in the VFL semi-finals last year, the match was quickly hailed a classic. People talked about it for weeks.
Hard to believe, but the same clubs today fought out a semi of the same gold standard.
From localfooty.com.au
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THE final score at TEAC Oval on Saturday amply demonstrated the contrasting seasons of the VFL's stand-alone teams.
Port Melbourne, a 116-point winner, is heading for a qualifying final, probably against its great rival Williamstown at Box Hill's City Oval.
PORT
Melbourne won in a romp, but suffered a heavy casualty as it
picked apart Geelong at TEAC Oval on Saturday.
Ace left-footer Steve Brewer reinjured his hamstring and his ability to play again this season must be in doubt.
The defender was returning to the side after a three-week absence. He played in the reserves last week.
"He was devastated after the game, extremely emotional," coach Gary Ayres said.
"But as I said to him, we'll be doing everything we can to keep winning and give him the time to get it right."
PORT Melbourne is safe for the finals. Now it will
go boot-for-leather for a top-four finish and double chance.
The Boroughs on Saturday stitched up a fourth consecutive
September engagement with a 25-point win over the third-placed
Casey Scorpions at an achingly cold Casey Fields.
Using a strong wind going to the cricket ground end, they
drilled seven goals to one in the last quarter to transform a
three-quarter-time deficit into their ninth success this season.
Before the match coach Gary Ayres remarked that most games are
won and lost in the midfield and Port had three supreme
onballers in Adam Bentick (39 disposals), Toby Pinwill (35) and
Shane Valenti (25) and another influential player in rover Ryan
McMahon (24 possessions and two goals in the final quarter).
From localfooty.com.au
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GARY Ayres had assessed it as Port Melbourne's biggest challenge since the 2008 VFL grand final.
