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Roosters ready to make it two in row

By NorthPort September 21, 2009
From Ballarat Courier
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NORTH Ballarat can become the undisputed king of the Victorian Football League by completing back-to-back premierships on Friday night.

Having waited 13 years to capture their first VFL flag, the Selkirk Roosters can make it two in a row against the Carlton-aligned Northern Bullants at Etihad Stadium.

North Ballarat stormed into the grand final with a crushing 61-point victory over Collingwood at Port Melbourne on Saturday, 22.14 (146) to 12.13 (85).

The Roosters took the match away from Collingwood with a scintillating nine-goal third quarter.

The Magpies hit the lead with a goal just 30 seconds into the term after a sea-sawing first half.		 Daniel Feery is brought to the ground in the thrid quarter, but it was all to no avail for Collingwood. Daniel Feery is brought to the ground in the thrid quarter, but it was all to no avail for Collingwood.

Bullants set up tough test for Roosters

By NorthPort September 21, 2009
From The Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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A SPEEDY Northern Bullants are set to test reigning premier North Ballarat's pace in Friday night's VFL grand final after making Port Melbourne appear slow in its upset 21-point preliminary final victory at TEAC Oval yesterday.

Carlton speedster Chris Yarran was flashy and best on ground with five goals and 25 disposals, providing a backbone for what could be the beginning of an ominous 2010 campaign.

Yarran, who was the No. 6 selection in the 2008 AFL draft, and his Blues sidekick Jeff Garlett, controlled proceedings in a dominant second term where the Bullants piled on six unanswered goals to steer a nine-point quarter-time buffer out to 43-points at the main break.

Bullants coach David Teague believes Yarran and Garlett - who loom as the Bullants' secret weapons - will be even more effective at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.		 Cameron Cloke celebrates one of his four goals in the Bullants' match against Port Melbourne.

Cameron Cloke celebrates one of his four goals in the Bullants' match against Port Melbourne.
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Bullants resist brave Port Melbourne

By NorthPort September 21, 2009

From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Chris Mitchell
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THE Northern Bullants are into their first grand final in 25 years after a gutsy 21-point preliminary final win against Port Melbourne at TEAC Oval yesterday. The Carlton-aligned Bullants will play 2008 premier North Ballarat in the grand final at Etihad Stadium on Friday night after the Roosters demolished Collingwood in the second preliminary final on Saturday.

Prelim Final Scores & Reserves GF

By Rookie September 19, 2009

SENIORS

Nth Ballarat: 3.5.23 ~ 6.8.44 ~ 15.13.103 ~ 22.14.146
Collingwood: 3.2.20 ~ 6.5.41 ~ 8.8.56 ~ 12.13.85

GOALS:
North Ballarat: Edwards 4, Wundke 4, Smith 3, Jones 3, Driscoll 2, Dinnell 2, Garlett, Greig, Sewell, Clifton.
Collingwood: Bennell 4, Corrie 2, Cook 2, Dawes, Rounds, Medhurst, Stanley.

BEST:
North Ballarat: Sewell, Clifton, Edwards, Feery, Searl, Smith.
Collingwood: Corrie, Bryan, Reid, Cook, Dyas, Pendlebury.

Northern Bullants: 4.4.28 ~ 11.10.76 ~ 14.10.94 ~ 16.13.109

Roosters full-tilt at mystery Magpies

By NorthPort September 19, 2009

From the Ballarat Courier
Reported by David Brehaut
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MYSTERY surrounds exactly who will line up for Collingwood against North Ballarat in a do-or-die Victorian Football League preliminary final at Port Melbourne today.
Speculation was rife yesterday that the Magpies' number-one ruckman Josh Fraser might be a late call-up for Collingwood to face Geelong in the AFL preliminary final tonight.

Williamstown sack Brad Gotch

By NorthPort September 19, 2009

* BREAKING NEWS *
From Localfooty.com.au
Reported by Paul Amy

WILLIAMSTOWN has let go its 2003 premiership coach Bradley Gotch.

Gotch, who has steered the Seagulls for eight years, was told last night (Thursday) that he would not be reappointed.

His two-year contract to coach Williamstown and serve in a development role at its VFL partner the Western Bulldogs expired at the end of this season.

His departure followed the Seagulls' straight-sets finals exit and preliminary final appearances in 2006-07-08.

Gold Coast looks at Cairns presence

By NorthPort September 18, 2009
From Cairns.com.au
Reported by Andrew Piva
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GOLD Coast Football Club chief executive Travis Auld says his club is serious about having a presence in the Far North and hopes to bring a VFL game to Cazalys next ­season.

Auld was a guest of AFL Cairns during the league’s presentation night and spoke of the Gold Coast’s journey to becoming the AFL’s 17th franchise.

After playing in the TAC Cup this season, the Gold Coast will enter a side in next year’s VFL before joining the AFL in 2011.

With Far Northern products Charlie Dixon and Rex Liddy on Gold Coast’s roster, Auld wants his club to be accepted across Queensland.

"The VFL is an 18-game competition and we’ve agreed to play eight of those in Melbourne," he said.

"The other 10 we want to spread the brand as wide as we can.

"If there is an opportunity to play a game in Cairns we’ll definitely look at it and talk to the AFL about how we might fund that.

"But it would certainly be exciting to get our brand into the Cairns market, particularly in that we’ve got a couple of players from this area.

"We need the support of all of Queensland, not just the Gold Coast, and therefore the ability to get out there in the market and play some games elsewhere is good for our kids."

With the AFL also pushing ahead with expansion into western Sydney, he said regions such as the Far North could provide future stars.

"There is an enormous amount of talent up here... untapped talent," he said.

Eye on Far North talent:
Gold Coast Football Club chief executive Travis Auld at AFL Cairns' presentation night this week.

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