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Geelong will attack Saturday's elimination final against Essendon with a double-edged sword, as they look to get some game time into Nakia Cockatoo and Jed Bews in the lead-up to next Friday night's qualifying final against Hawthorn at the MCG.
From the Moonee Valley Leader and www.localfooty.com.au
Reported by Tim Michell
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Aaron Heppell gets a kick away under pressure from Northern Blues Tim Jones. Picture: Richard Serong.
Needing a win to stay ahead of Richmond and hold onto eighth spot, the Bombers started nervously and trailed by seven points at quarter-time.
The sides traded blows in the second term, Essendon briefly hitting the front after Sam Heavyside expertly roved a pack and snapped truly.
But the Blues answered straight back through Zach Ballard and reclaimed the lead when American big man Matthew Korcheck goaled.
Bombers on-baller Aaron Heppell had the final say for the half, bouncing through a classy goal to level the scores at 42 apiece at the main break.
It was all Essendon in the opening minutes of the third quarter, Will Hams making the Blues pay after they coughed up a 50m penalty.
Shaun Edwards stretched the margin to 14 but Northern hit back again through Glenn Strachan to stay in touch.
Only seven points separated the teams when Harry McKay missed at the 24-minute mark, with little sign of what was about to come.
Ryan Crowley slipped a Billy Gowers tackle two minutes later and opened the floodgates.
From the Frankston Standard Leader and localfooty.com.au
Reported by Paul Amy
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CRIPPLED by debt, Frankston Football Club has gone into voluntary administration.
Only a few weeks after holding a major function at their new social club to celebrate their 50th year in the VFA/VFL, the Dolphins have called in an administrator to work through their financial situation and deal with creditors.
Worrells Solvency and Foresenic Accountants of Frankston has been appointed administrator.
But league sources suggest the Dolphins are determined to deal with their problems and play on in the state league.
The club is the only one in the VFL to have never been aligned with an AFL side. It has produced a number of AFL players over the years including Bulldog Matthew Boyd, Tiger Sam Lloyd and Essendon pair Mark Baguley and in-demand Michael Hibberd.
AFL great and Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres said this morning he was “shocked and saddened’’ at Frankston’s “current dire predicament’’.
He said he hoped the AFL and State Government would intervene and support the club.
“As a Victorian football community we need all the stand-alone clubs to be successful and competitive, and in the case of Frankston, with that whole region on their doorstep, I would think AFL Victoria would see them as extremely important,’’ he said.
SATURDAY AUGUST 27
Footscray vs Collingwood at Whitten Oval 11am(VFL Live)
Essendon vs Northern Blues at Windy Hill 12pm
Richmond vs Coburg at Punt Road 12pm
North Ballarat vs Frankston at Eureka Stadium 1pm
Box Hill Hawks vs Casey Scorpions at Box Hill 2pm(3WBC)
(Development League match at 11am)
SUNDAY AUGUST 28
(Development League) Northern Blues vs Frankston at IKON Park 11am
Port Melbourne vs Geelong at Whitten Oval 11:40am(Channel 7)
(Development League Port Melbourne vs Coburg 2:40pm)
Werribee vs Sandringham at Avalon Airport Oval,Werribee 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)
VFL and Development League BYE: Williamstown
