From the Ballarat Courier
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NORTH Ballarat is a new joint Victorian Football League premiership favourite.

The Roosters made the biggest statement to date in their premiership defence with a two-point victory over the previously unbeaten Williamstown at Williamstown yesterday.

Williamstown had been unchallenged in its opening six assignments for the season, but met its match in a disciplined North Ballarat, 14.16 (100) to 15.8 (98).

North Ballarat coach Gerard FitzGerald said the win indicated how far the Roosters had come since the start of the season _ when thrashed by Williamstown in a practice match and then brushed aside by Port Melbourne in the opening round.

From the Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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HAWTHORN midfielder Clinton Young suffered a minor setback in his recovery from a groin injury during the week and failed to play for Box Hill in yesterday's 49-point loss to Port Melbourne at TEAC Oval.

But in better news for the Hawks, the coaching hierarchy faces a ruck dilemma with Brent Renouf amassing another 32 hit-outs.

From the Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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COLLINGWOOD announced itself as a finals threat for the first time since entering the revamped VFL competition after throttling the Northern Bullants by 50 points at Visy Park yesterday.

Across town, it was the Chris Cain and Wayne Schultz show as Port Melbourne upstaged the much-improved Box Hill Hawks to win by 49 points at TEAC Oval.

2009 VFL Seniors

Port Melbourne   5.3  5.10  10.13  17.15 (117)
Box Hill Hawks   1.3  5.6  7.6  10.8 (68)

GOALS:
Port Melbourne: Schultz 4 Cain 4 Pitt 2 Bonaddio 2 Hassett 2 McGrath  Deluca  Baird
Box Hill Hawks: Smithwick 4 Yze 3 Kiel  Neil  Pedersen

BEST:
Port Melbourne: Cain Schultz Pinwill Smith Brewer Suckling
Box Hill Hawks: Yze Renouf Walsh Tuck Kenna Smithwick

Western Jets   3.4  8.9  15.12  15.17 (107)
Calder Cannons   0.3  3.6  5.8  7.11 (53)

GOALS:
Western Jets: Aloi 5 Tighe 4 McLellan 3 Kennedy  Fortune  Huxtable
Calder Cannons: Temel 2 Fewster  Tydell  McCallum  Lucin  Ezard

BEST:
Western Jets: Aloi Sherlock Tighe Ball Hartigan Huxtable
Calder Cannons: McCallum Hunter Ezard Fewster Lucin Hine

REPORTED PLAYERS:
Western Jets: Nil
Calder Cannons: Nil

Port Melbourne

Box Hill Hawks