SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15
Development League Grand Final
Coburg Tigers vs Box Hill Hawks at Northport Oval 10:45am
VFL 1st Preliminary Final
Port Melbourne vs Williamstown at Northport Oval 2:10pm (ABC1TV,SEN 1116)

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16
VFL 2nd Preliminary Final
Werribee vs Geelong at Northport Oval 2:10pm (ABC1TV,SEN 1116,K-Rock 95.5FM Geelong)

From Port Phillip Melbourne Weekly
Reported by Daniel Paproth
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PORT Melbourne battled through to the VFL preliminary finals with a 22-point qualifying final win over Geelong on Sunday.

The match, played in glorious Spring sunshine at North Port Oval, lived up to expectations as the two highly rated teams put on a brilliant display of football in one of the best games of the season.

But Borough's victory by 20.12 (132) to 16.14 (110) did not come easily, as Gary Ayres' team had to fend off an intense final-quarter comeback by the Cats.

Geelong made the better start, kicking the first goal in the opening minute but Port hit back quickly as play oscillated between the two 50m arcs.

From the Port Phillip Melbourne Weekly
Reported by Daniel Paproth
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THE 1371 points kicked against Port Melbourne in the VFL's home-and-away season was the fewest in the competition.

And much of the credit for that miserly defence goes to assistant coach Peta Searle.

When she came on board late last year, beating male applicants for the role, she entered uncharted territory - no woman had ever coached at VFL level before.

Not that Searle has been too concerned with that feat.

"Coaching at any level is a

challenge," she says. "At the end of the day football is football, no matter where you're at."

From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Sam Landsberger
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DEAN Towers. Heard of him? Probably not. But if history is any guide you can lock the 22-year-old in for a promising AFL career destined to materialise come this year's draft.

The jet from North Ballarat took home the VFL’s Rising Star award on Monday night, and a quick glance at the honour roll exemplifies how highly rated the award should be regarded.

Last year’s winner? A kid called Ahmed Saad who quickly developed into one of the stories of 2012 as he cemented his place in the St Kilda forward line much faster than his 30-step set-shot approach.

The year before? Michael Hibberd, a staple in Essendon’s half-back line.

In 2009? A dashing Werribee midfielder named Michael Barlow, who somehow slipped through to Fremantle in the rookie draft before debuting in Round 1 in Brownlow medal form.

From www.vfl.com.au
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Werribee Tigers recruit Ben Ross has been named the 2012 Peter Jackson VFL Liston Trophy winner. Ross won the competition best and fairest award by one vote from Casey Scorpions Melbourne listed midfielder Tom Couch, and was two votes ahead of Port Melbourne Captain John Baird announced at the Liston Trophy awards night at Etihad Stadium on Monday night.

Delisted by North Melbourne just 12 months ago, 23 year old Ross has shown the VFL competition what he is still capable of, becoming the fifth Werribee player to claim the VFL'€™s top honour. He joins Anthony Eames (1991), Paul Satterley (95), Michael Frost (98) and current Geelong player James Podsiadly (08) as Liston Trophy winners, polling in eight of a possible 18 matches and judged best a field five times this year.

Ross polled his best on ground games against Geelong (Rd 5), Coburg Tigers (Rd 7), Collingwood (Rd 10), Casey Scorpions (Rd 14) and North Ballarat (Rd 20).

From www.localfooty.com.au
Reported by Luke D'Anello
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WERRIBEE booked its ticket to the VFL preliminary final after eclipsing minor premier Casey Scorpions by 18 points in a low-scoring war of attrition on Sunday.

Heavy winds meant the contest at Casey Fields was not exactly eye-catching, but it was Scott West's Tigers who prevailed, 6.10 (46) to 3.10 (28).

Werribee has now earned a week's rest and will next tackle either Geelong or Box Hill for a spot in the decider.

The Tigers trailed by 10 points at quarter-time after a slow start, but gradually rediscovered their mojo.

Werribee kicked the only three goals of the second term to take a nine-point lead into the main break.

From www.localfooty.com.au
Reported by Paul Amy
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IN the end, class told, as it invariably does in football.

Brimming with energy and enthusiasm, Sandringham made a bold start to its VFL elimination final against Box Hill at a sun-soaked Trevor Barker Oval on Saturday.

But when the Hawks slipped into a higher gear, the Zebras were left lagging, though their effort was never in doubt.

The visitors kicked the last three goals of the second term to level the scores at half time, then the first four of the third, a show of strength and a match-winning burst. The eventual margin was 30 points.

A glance of the teams in the curtain-raiser underlined the enormity of Sandringham's task.

The Box Hill reserves contained players of the calibre of Jarrad Boumann, Beau Muston, Danny Hughes and Rennie Gilchrist, a flaunting of riches.

From www.localfooty.com.au
Reported by Luke D'Anello
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GENERATION next led Williamstown to a 12-point win against Bendigo in the VFL elimination final at North Port Oval on Saturday.

The Seagulls held a five-goal advantage at three-quarter time but survived a late charge from Gold to claim an 11.17 (83) to 10.11 (71) victory.

Young guns Jack Charleston, Stephen Witkowski and Jack Frost embraced the pressure-packed atmosphere of a final, the trio producing a display which belied their years in the defensive half.

"They had to do a power of work for us, our defenders, and I thought the young boys really stood up," Williamstown coach Peter German said. "Ever since he (Charleston) has come in to the side, the last six or seven weeks, he's been terrific. He's been one our best defenders on a weekly basis."