From Hobart Mercury
Reported by James Bresnehan
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TASMANIA will deliberately risk a thrashing against the powerful VFL at Blundstone Arena on May 26 to blood its young guns for future years of representative football.

After the state squad's first training session at Aurora Stadium last night, coach Adam Sanders said his youth policy was designed for the long haul, with the state set to play representative football every year until at least 2017.

From Ballarat Courier
Reported by David Brehaut
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NICK Peters has again come up short in his bid to return for North Ballarat in the VFL.
The Selkirk Roosters were hopeful of regaining Peters, who has been kept on the sidelines by a strained quadricep since the opening round.

He began Wednesday night’s training session before again feeling a niggle.

From Bendigo Advertiser
Reported by Luke West
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THREE Bendigo Gold players are in contention to represent the VFL against Tasmania later this month.
Gold co-captains Ben Duscher and Trent Shinners, along with Jordan Williams, were yesterday included in the VFL’s initial 32-man squad for the representative game.

From Hobart Mercury
Reported by Brett Stubbs
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THE state squad selection policy will drive older players out of the TSL, North Hobart captain and former Devil Nathan Street believes.

Selectors have gone with a youth policy based on attributes in line with the AFL draft rather than simply picking the best TSL team possible ahead of the May 26 clash with the VFL at Blundstone Arena.

From Hobart Mercury
Reported by Brett Stubbs
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THE already inexperienced TSL team has a huge hole to fill after the withdrawal of arguably the state's most skilled player, Clarence captain Cameron Thurley.

Thurley, a former Geelong and North Melbourne utility as well as a Devils veteran, underwent groin surgery in the off-season and has to manage the injury to get through the year and avoid the doctor's knife again.

From Geelong Advertiser
Reported by Ryan Reynolds
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TONIGHT'S VFL tribunal outcome will have huge ramifications for the season of Geelong defender David Wojcinski.

Wojcinski yesterday accepted a one-match ban for striking youngster Jack Viney in Saturday's VFL loss, but must face the tribunal on a serious rough conduct charge.

From www.localfooty.com.au
Reported by Luke D'Anello
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WERRIBEE skipper Robbie Castello is poised to reach a milestone this Sunday.

Barring injury, the 26-year-old will play his 138th match and become the VFL club's games record holder against Frankston at Frankston Oval.

From Frankston Standard Leader
Reported by Simon McEvoy
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FRANKSTON co-captain Luke Potts suffered a knee injury in the Dolphins' 36-point loss to Box Hill Hawks on Saturday.

"We won't know until Wednesday how he pulls up," Frankston coach Simon Goosey said.

Potts came back on after injuring the knee, but was hobbling after the game.