From the Port Phillip Leader
This article appeared during the week detailing the continuing problems facing North Port Oval that have plagued the playing surface in recent weeks.
Hopefully the ground conditions improve and we have some drier weather in the lead up to September action or the VFL may consider moving games away from the ground.
“Who’s been bitten by a mosquito? All of us, we all have been,” Lamont said to his players in the three-quarter-time huddle.
“Not many of us have been bitten by a camel, have we?
“It’s the little things that bite you.”
His words of wisdom had the desired effect as the Tigers booted 11 goals in the final half-hour and toppled the Blues by 63 points, 25.15 (165) to 15.12 (102), at Avalon Airport Oval.
Lamont’s address has since received plenty of attention on social media.
“It’s the little things that bite you — that was the crux of it,” he said today.
“As a coach you use things like that. It might resonate and stick in their head a bit more.
“They had a bit of a laugh and took the piss out of the coach a bit afterwards, but hopefully it sticks with them a little bit.
“I felt that we just made a few little errors that were costly.
From the Collingwood FC Website
Reported by Sam Gastin
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Momentum continues to flow for the VFL Magpies who on Saturday won their ninth consecutive game with a 50-point victory over Geelong.
Five goals to one in the first term set an early pace which was maintained throughout the course of the match.
Collingwood added another five in the second term, before running out winners 13.14 (92) to 5.12 (42).
“It was a good performance by the boys,” returning forward Mason Coxtold Collingwood Media post game.
“We came out on top by quite a bit.”
Having an extra 211cm in the shape of Cox back in the team, the Magpies immediately looked dangerous up forward.
And the ball spent the majority of the first quarter in Collingwood’s forward line, with the midfielders winning the clearances 17-5 before the first break.
After playing 10 consecutive games in the AFL, Cox hasn’t taken the field at all in the last three weeks.
He was rested, then met the US Vice President, then was faced with the VFL bye before taking the field at Victoria Park.
SATURDAY AUGUST 6
Geelong vs Frankston at Simonds Stadium 11:30am
North Ballarat vs Sandringham at Eureka Stadium 1pm
Collingwood vs Coburg at Holden Centre 1pm
Northern Blues vs Richmond at IKON Park 2pm (Development League Northern Blues vs Casey Scorpions at 11am)
Casey Scorpions vs Essendon at Casey Fields 7pm(Casey Radio) (VFL Womens Cranbourne vs Seaford at 4:25pm)
SUNDAY AUGUST 7
Box Hill Hawks vs Werribee at Box Hill 2pm(3WBC) (Development League match at 11am)
Williamstown vs Footscray at Burbank Oval,Williamstown 2pm(VFL Live) (Development League Williamstown vs Coburg at 11am)
VFL Bye Port Melbourne
Development League Byes Frankston,Port Melbourne,Sandringham
From the Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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Sandringham are "adamant" they will continue to field a development team next season, despite being set to sign a new deal with AFL affiliate St Kilda in the "coming weeks".
Zebras general manager John Mennie said, despite speculation, his team would not be swayed into dropping their development squad team, whereas some other clubs – including Coburg, Casey and Frankston – may look to do so.
Mennie firmly believes that negotiations with St Kilda have not included dropping their development team, which allows Sandringham increased depth in the case of injuries to Saints players.
From www.localfooty.com.au
Reported by Paul Amy
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THE conditions were miserable. It was cold, a biting breeze blew to the Williamstown Rd end of North Port Oval, the ground was heavy with water and in some places thick with mud, and there was on-and-off rain.
