From Ballarat Courier
Reported by Melanie Whelan
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THE atmosphere at Frankston Oval is generally a little festive – the conga drum, trumpet and friendly-looking Dolphin mascot enhance the seaside location that even on a cold day, as is expected tomorrow, it feels a little like a holiday party.

But it will be far from festive on the field.

Frankston and North Ballarat Roosters will enter a massive battle that could make or break their Victorian Football League campaigns.

Both sit outside the top eight on percentage to Northern Blues – the Selkirk Roosters are slightly ahead in ninth spot – among a backlog of teams fighting to claim ninth spot

TUESDAY JULY 16
(Foxtel Cup 2nd SF)West Adelaide vs Claremont at AAMI Stadium at 8:35pm(Melb Time)(Fox Footy)

FRIDAY JULY 19
Geelong vs Collingwood at Simonds Stadium 7pm

SATURDAY JULY 20
Box Hill Hawks vs Northern Blues at Box Hill 1:10pm(ABC1TV,3WBC)
(Development League match starts at 10am)
Port Melbourne vs Williamstown at Northport Oval 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)

SUNDAY JULY 21
Casey Scorpions vs Essendon at Casey Fields 2pm(Aussie Digital,Vision Australia Radio)
(Development League match Casey Scorpions vs Sandringham starts at 10am
Frankston vs North Ballarat at Frankston 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Coburg Tigers vs Werribee at Mantello Holden Oval,Coburg 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Sandringham vs Bendigo Gold at Trevor Barker Oval,Sandringham 2pm

From The Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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AFL Victoria says it will continue to provide funding for stand-alone VFL clubs to help them remain viable, but it fears that there are ''genuine challenges'' for some still to overcome.

Coburg and Williamstown will join Port Melbourne, Bendigo and Frankston as stand-alone models from next season.

Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres has already questioned the equity of the competition. The Borough has battled to win against two of the three AFL stand-alone clubs - Geelong and Collingwood - over the past two years, and the club fears that financially it is getting tougher to remain competitive.

AFL Victoria has a working party in place with an aim to determine ''what the VFL will look like in 10 years, not in two years' time''.

All current VFL clubs have a licence which expires at the end of 2014.

For those that don't have Foxtel or want to see the match again. Here are the links to last night's game at Paterson's Stadium.

1st Quarter
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2013-07-10/foxtel-cup-east-fremantle-v-werri...

2nd Quarter
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2013-07-10/foxtel-cup-east-fremantle-v-werri...

3rd Quarter
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2013-07-10/foxtel-cup-east-fremantle-v-werri...

4th Quarter
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2013-07-10/foxtel-cup-east-fremantle-v-werri...

FULL STATS
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-10/east-fremantle-v-werribee-stats

From AFL Website
Reported by Tom Craigie
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EAST FREMANTLE has stormed through to the Foxtel Cup Grand Final, slogging out an emphatic 24-point victory over Werribee in torrential rain on Tuesday night at Patersons Stadium.

The Sharks will play off for a grand prize of $100,000, awarded to the winner of the knockout competition that hosts the best state-league teams across the country.

On paper, the Sharks were the underdogs, playing in unfamiliar conditions against a Werribee side made up of nine North Melbourne players.

But a ‘team first’ ethic, combined with extreme determination, effort and discipline proved too much for a Tigers outfit that lacked structure.