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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.

Don Deal

By NorthPort September 18, 2009

From the Bendigo Advertiser
Reported by Luke West
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THE Bendigo Bank Bombers have signed a new two-year alignment agreement with Essendon, ensuring the club’s participation in the VFL until at least 2011.

However, after persisting with it for five years, the club will scrap its reserves team, while it will also have a new senior coach next season.

Adrian Hickmott has spent the past two years in the dual role of Bendigo senior coach and Essendon development coach.

Hickmott will remain in his development coaching role with Essendon, but a new Bendigo coach will be appointed for 2010.

With the new alignment deal announced after months of negotiations, it continues a partnership between Bendigo and Essendon which began in 2003.

“We’ve again formed a two-year relationship with Essendon, which is a deeper relationship than what we’ve had in the past,’’ Bombers chairman David Joss told The Advertiser yesterday.

“Structurally we will be doing things a little differently.

VFL Teams - Finals Week 3

By Rookie September 17, 2009

North Ballarat vs. Collingwood – 1st Preliminary Final (ABC TV)
Saturday 19th September
TEAC Oval at 2:10 PM

North Ballarat

B: Watt ~ Moloney ~ Greig

HB: Goodes ~ Searl ~ Sharkey

C: Roach ~ Feery ~ Spolding

HF: McMahon ~ A. Edwards ~ Wundke

F: Dinnell ~ Jo. Smith ~ Jones

R: Stephenson ~ Lower ~ Sewell

VFL Finals - Week three.

By NorthPort September 15, 2009
Saturday, 19th September
Second Preliminary Final, North Ballarat vs Collingwood - TEAC Oval 2.10PM

Coverage: ABC TV, Casey Radio 3SER 97.7FM, SEN 1116

Sunday, 20th September
First Preliminary Final - Northern Bullants vs Port Melbourne - TEAC Oval 2.10PM
Coverage: ABC TV, Casey Radio 3SER 97.7FM, LIVEVFL.COM.AU, SEN 1116

Grand Final (Reserves) - Box Hill Hawks vs Sandringham - TEAC Oval 11.00AM

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