From goldcoastfc.com.au

Gold Coast Football Club will make three changes to its line up ahead of it game against the Essendon-aligned Bendigo Bombers at Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo on Saturday at 12.10pm.

Nathan Ablett will miss due to a burst blood vessel in his leg. Matthew Fowler makes his VFL debut in Ablett’s place. Danny Stanley and Luke Shreeve will be rested while experienced midfielder Daniel Harris and livewire forward Alik Magin return to the team.

The team is:

From Bendigo Advertiser

MACORNA teenager Matthew Ladson will made his debut with the Bendigo Bank Bombers in round five of the VFL tomorrow.
The 18-year-old has been selected in the Bombers side for their clash with Gold Coast at the Queen Elizabeth Oval in a game to be shown on ABC TV.

Ladson will play as the Bombers’ 23rd player under a VFL rule that allows players straight out of the TAC Cup to play a maximum of two games as an extra player.

LEADERS BOARD

After 4 rounds there are two equal leaders. Zebra diehard Phil 'Yobbo'
Clark who has been part of the furniture at Beach Road plus Moorabbin
relic Rick Dennis. Both have tipped 21 winners to date. Sitting in
equal third spot on 19 winners are Brad Jamison, last years winners
Cgull, Bomber fan Darren Hayes, Rooster fan Gouloff, Casey Radio's
Kain Pollard and seagull fan Andrew lang.

TIPSTERS PICKS SEVEN WINNERS

From the Bendigo Advertiser
Reported by Luke West
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THE Bendigo Bank Bombers yesterday improved their record to 3-1 after four rounds of the VFL season following a 31-point victory over Geelong.

The Bombers and Cats kicked the dew off at Skilled Stadium in a 9.40am start, with Bendigo prevailing 14.9 (93) to 9.8 (62).

The victory followed wins over Collingwood and Port Melbourne over the previous two weeks, making it the first time since rounds seven, eight and nine of 2007 when Matthew Knights was coach that the Bombers have strung together three consecutive wins.

Bendigo now sits in fourth position on the ladder with a percentage of 121.74.

The Bombers made a strong start to the contest, opening up a 18-point advantage at quarter-time as they led 5.2 to 2.2.

From the Ballarat Courier
Reported by David Brehaut
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Stung by a loss to Casey, the Selkirk Roosters produced their most attacking brand of football for the season to thump Box Hill by 54 points.
Before cutting loose though to reach 18.11 (119) to 10.5 (65), North Ballarat was at its defensive best.

From localfooty.com.au
Reported by Brad Beitzel
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"IT WON'T happen overnight but it will happen," Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres reassured supporters after an under-strength Borough went down to a fleet-of-foot-and-hand Williamstown by 28 points at Burbank Oval on Saturday.

The loss leaves Port (2-2) just outside the eight.

From the Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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WESTERN Bulldogs ruckman Will Minson says his traditional ruck style still has a place in the game despite the emergence of fleet-footed Bulldog Jordan Roughead and West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui.