From Geelong Advertiser
Reported by James Hunter-Smith
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IT'S 10-straight wins for the VFL Cats.

But Port Melbourne did all it could to prevent Geelong's double-digit streak on Saturday.

The Cats trailed by seven points at half-time and two at the final break, with the Borough entering the final term with the breeze, momentum and raucous support at North Port Oval.

When Geelong attacked, Port had the answers, but the visitors featuring 17 AFL-listed players held their nerve and captured their 10th consecutive win.

Coach Matthew Knights said the clash was perfect for his players in the lead-up to finals.

From Bendigo Advertiser
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THE Bendigo Gold slumped to a 129-point defeat at the hands of the Casey Scorpions on Saturday.

The Melbourne-aligned Scorpions tore the Gold apart, winning 23.11 (149) to 2.8 (20)

“It was a combination of a young, inexperienced group being outmuscled and outplayed mixed with some genuine fatigue,’’ Bendigo Gold coach Aussie Jones said.

“Even some of our more experienced players are starting to feel the bite of 17 or 18 VFL games compared to a season at local level.”

Casey somewhat arrogantly won the toss and kicked into a five-goal breeze.

It mattered little as the Scorpions kicked five goals to one.

From Ballarat Courier
Reported by Melanie Whelan
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SUDDENLY, North Ballarat Roosters stagnated.

Players emphatically agreed when their coach called for intensity in the three-quarter-time huddle, but their nine-point lead at the final break quickly morphed into a 19-point loss at Eureka Stadium yesterday.

The Selkirk Roosters did not score in the final quarter against Victorian Football League top-four contender Williamstown.

They looked flat, defeated, before the Seagulls even really took full control.

Intensity was lost.

Roosters coach Gerard FitzGerald said his team showed it was close in measuring up against a top-four team – only 19 points short – but the Roosters were not quite there yet.

FRIDAY AUGUST 23
Bendigo Gold vs Geelong at Queen Elizabeth Oval,Bendigo 6:30pm

SATURDAY AUGUST 24
Collingwood vs Werribee at Victoria Park 11am
Essendon vs North Ballarat at Windy Hill 1pm
Williamstown vs Northern Blues at Burbank Oval,Williamstown 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
(Development League match starts at 10am)
Box Hill Hawks vs Casey Scorpions at Box Hill 2pm(3WBC)
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Sandringham vs Frankston at Trevor Barker Oval,Sandringham 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)

SUNDAY AUGUST 25
(Dev League)North Ballarat vs Werribee at Eureka Stadium 11am
Coburg Tigers vs Port Melbourne at Mantello Holden Oval,Coburg 2pm(Vision Australia Radio,Aussie Digital)
(Development League match starts at 11am)

SATURDAY AUGUST 17
Essendon vs Frankston at Windy Hill 1pm
Port Melbourne vs Geelong at Northport Oval 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
Casey Scorpions vs Bendigo Gold at Casey Fields 2pm
Sandringham vs Collingwood at Trevor Barker Oval,Sandringham 2pm

SUNDAY AUGUST 18
North Ballarat vs Williamstown at Eureka Stadium 2pm
(Development League match at 11am)
Coburg Tigers vs Box Hill Hawks at Mantello Holden Oval,Coburg 2pm(3WBC)
(Development League match at 11am)
Northern Blues vs Werribee at Visy Park 2pm(Aussie Digital,Vision Australia Radio)
(Development League match at 11am)
(Dev League)Casey Scorpions vs Port Melbourne at Frankston 11am
(Dev League)Frankston vs Sandringham at Frankston 2pm