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For vote-by-vote coverage of the 2009 JJ Liston Trophy Award join the liveVFL.com.au broadcast team of Lachlan Dix, Matt Lee, Mark Stone, Paul Kennedy and a number of special guests tonight at www.liveVFL.com.au
From The Age
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PORT MELBOURNE'S last-gasp, four-point victory over Box Hill Hawks yesterday had all the elements of a blockbuster final to earn it a second-straight preliminary-final berth against the Northern Bullants on Sunday.
From the Geelong Advertiser
Reported by Bradley Green
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JAMES Podsiadly has capped off his stunning debut season with Geelong's VFL side by winning the Cats' best and fairest. The VFL captain, who switched to Geelong from Werribee this year, scored a runaway win in last night's count. He polled 151 votes to be a clear winner from AFL midfielder Simon Hogan (97 votes) with rookie-listed Brodie Moles third on 88 votes. It was Podsiadly's second straight best and fairest honour. |
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GEELONG'S VFL captain James Podsiadly is rated a strong chance of winning back-to-back J.J. Liston trophies tonight. The VFL best and fairest winner will be announced in Melbourne and, if he can add a second medal, Podsiadly will join an elite group. There have been five multiple winners since 1945, but only two - Waverley's Alan Poore (1965-66) and Port Melbourne's Billy Swan (1982-83) - have won it back-to-back. Podsiadly scored a runaway win in the Cats VFL best and fairest award on Friday night |
From the Ballarat Courier
Reported by David Brehaut
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BILLY Driscoll is racing against time to be fit for North Ballarat's next assignment - a Victorian Football League preliminary final next Saturday.
Driscoll is doing everything asked of him to recover from a cracked heel.
However, he will face his biggest test at training on Wednesday.
From The Sunday Age
Reoported by Brent Diamond
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WILLIAMSTOWN skipper Brett Johnson is hoping it is third time lucky given his wretched luck on J. J. Liston Trophy night in recent seasons.
From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Chris Mitchell
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EXCLUSIVE: WERRIBEE has reappointed Simon Atkins as coach, giving him a sixth season at the VFL club. Atkins, whose current contract finished at the end of the season, has been given a one-year contract extension.
The former Western Bulldogs and Fitzroy player delayed contract discussions earlier in the season to get the 2008 preliminary finalist through a form slump.
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