From the Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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NORTH BALLARAT answered every Sandringham challenge to win by 13 points at Trevor Barker Beach Oval yesterday, joining other premiership fancies Port Melbourne and Williamstown on the winners' list.

The Roosters used the first term as a launching pad, with five goals to none on their way to a spirited 15.14 (104) to 12.19 (81) victory.

From the Perth Now
Reported by Chris Pike
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From WA Today
Reported by Chris Pike
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Subiaco ruckman Michael Rix might have played for Victoria before, but will shelve that for a WA jumper on Saturday and he's desperate to help it achieve a State game win that could make the WAFL competition the strongest below the AFL.

The WAFL representative team will take on the best of the VFL in a State match at Leederville's Medibank Stadium on Saturday.

From the VFL website

The VFL State selectors have revised the VFL State Squad ahead of training tonight (18/5) and Thursday prior to Saturday's match.

Unfortunately Sam Gibson (Box Hill Hawks) and Matthew Tyler (North Ballarat) will miss out due to injuries.

The squad will be further revised to a travelling party of 24 after the training on Thursday. WA have agreed to play 23 players, in line with the VFL 23rd Player rule.

From Inside Football Magazine
Reported by Paul Amy
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PORT Melbourne coach Gary Ayres charged on to the City Oval to embrace his players after they hustled home with six goals in the last quarter to defeat the Box Hill Hawks by three points on Saturday. Williamstown recruit Dean Galea’s seventh goal put the Boroughs in front with 63 seconds left.

LEADERS BOARD

After 6 rounds old Moorabbin supporter Rick Dennis has skipped to a two tips lead with a total of 33 winners to date. Rick leads Chris Tetzner a seagull fan who is on 31 winners. The following tipsters are all on 31 tips Ashtray Dave, Ian Meyer, Bananaman, Cgull and Garry Hayes.  

TIPSTERS PICKS SEVEN WINNERS

There were 6 tipsters that picked seven winners for Round 6. David Lumley an old Camberwell cobras fan but now a diehard borough supporter was nearest the aggregate score for the ABC game between Frankston 29 Collingwood 120 (total 149pts). Dave selected 173 points and pipped his fellow Port supporter Comeng who had 176 points. Bendigo Bombers supporter and former player with the Diggers 'Sammy' had 223 points, old Oakleigh fan Heitschy picked 183 points, Garry Hayes who has jumped to equal third picked 224 points with Beachy picking 179 points. Dave Lumley runs the VFL footy website which is always worth a look. You can also view the tipping results on his website. Another $30 will go to the tipster who picks seven winners for next weeks games. If more than one tipster picks seven winners, the tipster nearest the aggregate score for the Sandringham v North Ballarat game will collect. If no tipster picks seven it will jackpot to $60 to the following week.   

ROUND 7 AGGREGATE SCORE GAME

The next aggregate score match will be the Round 7 ABC match between Sandringham v North Ballarat clash. Tipster nearest the aggregate score will collect $40.

From the Ballarat Courier
Reported by David Brehaut
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NORTH Ballarat arose from an unwanted slumber to steamroll Werribee Tigers by 51 points in the Victorian Football League at Eureka Stadium Ballarat yesterday.
The Selkirk Roosters strayed from their usual strict work ethic after an energetic start to let the struggling Werribee make the running.