From Ballarat Courier
Reported by Melanie Whelan
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ROOSTERS captain Michael Searl has been ruled out of action for at least three weeks with a broken hand.

It is a heavy blow for North Ballarat Roosters, who host fifth-placed Box Hill tomorrow, but it comes in a week that defender Liam Hoy has been cleared to return to the backlines from a broken thumb.

Roosters team manager Marg Richards confirmed yesterday that it was a clean break in Searl’s hand and the skipper would not require surgery.

Searl sustained the injury in the Selkirk Roosters’ 44-point loss to Northern Blues in Victorian Football League action on Saturday.

SATURDAY MAY 25
Williamstown(No Quote) vs Bendigo Gold($26) at Burbank Oval,Williamstown 1pm (Line 120.5pts)
(Development League Williamstown vs Casey Scorpions at 10am)
Collingwood($1.85) vs Essendon($1.95) at Victoria Park 1pm (Line 1.5pts)
Port Melbourne($1.22) vs Coburg Tigers(4.30) at Northport Oval 1:10pm(ABC1TV)(Line 29.5pts)
(Development League match starts at 10am)
North Ballarat($3.50) vs Box Hill Hawks($1.30) at Eureka Stadium 2pm(3WBC) (Line 23.5pts)
(Development League match starts at 11am)

SUNDAY MAY 26
Geelong($1.34) vs Casey Scorpions($3.25) at Skilled Stadium 1pm(Vision Australia Radio,Aussie Digital) (Line 20.5pts)

VFL and Development League Byes- Frankston,Northern Blues,Sandringham and Werribee

From Bendigo Advertiser
Reported by Travis King
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BENDIGO Gold coach Aussie Jones reckons his young team could upset Sandringham at the QEO today.

The Gold has picked arguably its strongest side, while Sandringham is below full-strength.

“There’s some talent there, but I reckon there’s a sneaky chance this week,” Jones said.

Among the outs for the round six clash is Zebras captain Marcus Marigliani, who played for the VFL state team last weekend.

Sandringham will make at least six changes from its last game, although that’s made it tougher for Jones to do his homework on the Zebras – who are aligned with his former AFL club, St Kilda.

From The Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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Experienced Collingwood defender Ben Johnson will return from calf soreness against Geelong at Victoria Park on Saturday, hoping to finally gain some match fitness after two false starts.

Magpies VFL coach Dale Tapping said given Johnson's history with injuries, the club had opted to take a cautious approach with the 32-year-old, who has not played football at any level since round three.

Tapping was confident Johnson, a late withdrawal for the Pies in the past two VFL matches, would be ready to resume. He said Alan Didak, who was named as an emergency, had ''put a really good block of footy together'' in the VFL.

Here are the links to replays of the state games.

SANFL vs NEAFL North
http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/38541

WAFL vs VFL
http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/38542

SATURDAY MAY 18
Collingwood vs Geelong at Victoria Park 1pm
Essendon vs Port Melbourne at Windy Hill 1pm
Casey Scorpions vs Box Hill Hawks at Casey Fields 1:10pm(ABC1TV,3WBC)
(Development League game starts at 10am)
Werribee vs Coburg Tigers at Avalon Airport Oval,Werribee 2pm
(Development League game starts at 11am)
Northern Blues vs North Ballarat at Visy Park 2pm
(Development League game starts at 11am)
Bendigo Gold vs Sandringham at Queen Elizabeth Oval,Bendigo 2pm

SUNDAY MAY 19
(Del League)Sandringham vs Port Melbourne at Trevor Barker Oval,Sandringham 11am
Frankston vs Williamstown at Frankston 2pm(Aussie Digital,Vision Australia Radio)
(Development League game starts at 11am)

From the Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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Delisted Carlton midfielder Wayde Twomey was the surprise match-winner with five goals in Western Australia's first win over Victoria since 1991, by 18-points at Northam on Saturday.

Twomey, a former Werribee VFL player who was delisted after just one season with the Blues, caused havoc for Victoria's defensive half, his fifth goal putting WA in front early in the final term for the first time since the opening quarter.
He won the Simpson Medal for best on ground for WA in a game in which Victoria held control until the final quarter.

Twomey wasn't the only former AFL player who for the VFL in the first three quarters, gathering 25 disposals. up to three-quarter time. The 27-year-old, who captains Sandringham, was one of the key reasons that Victoria was able to stem the flow every time WA challenged; and it challenged hard in the second and third terms, fighting back from nearly five goals down to get within a kick.