From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Chris Mitchell
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NATHAN Thompson has defended his decision to put his media work ahead of his football. The Werribee forward, who has also joined the Tigers as forwards coach after 179 games for Hawthorn and North Melbourne, arrived 10 minutes into the first quarter at Williamstown last week after dashing from Richmond, where he was a panellist on Channel 9's Sunday Footy Show.

From the ABC Grandstand Website
Reported by Chris Thomspon
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It's a star-studded fixture in Round Four of the VFL as Ben Cousins and Jack Watts are set to line up for their respective affiliate sides, and ABC TV Grandstand will bring you all the action live as the Tigers take on the Scorpions at Coburg City Oval on Saturday afternoon.

All eyes will be on the former West Coast Eagles star as he makes his return to football after a much-publicised hamstring injury in Round One derailed his return to the AFL for Richmond.

But there will be almost as much interest in Watts, the No.1 draft pick charged with much of the responsibility of returning Melbourne to the top of the AFL ladder.

With a host of AFL-listed stars potentially running out for both sides, it would be easy to forget there are also four points up for grabs in a match between two sides whose fortunes have differed in the early stages of the season.

From the Ballarat Courier
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REIGNING joint best and fairest Matt Sharkey makes his first senior appearance for North Ballarat for the year against Collingwood at Princes Park in the Victorian Football League tomorrow.

Sharkey did enough in the reserves on Sunday to convince coach Gerard FitzGerald that he is ready to return after a hip injury.

Coburg Tigers

Casey Scorpions

Brad Jamison who was an equal winner in the VFL tipping comp a few seasons ago picked the exact aggregate score of 114 points for the wind affected Williamstown v Werribee clash. Williamstown 12.18. 90 d Werribee 3.6.24 in a very low scoring game. Unlucky was old Prahran supporter Gary Marsden who was following the Two Blues in the days of Ken Emselle, John Townsend, Maurice Bartlett and in later days of Lou Pepe and Slamming Sam Kekovich. Gary had a score of 112 points. Also unlucky was Barry Bulldog Hemsley who had 116 points. In racing terms Brad has won by a short half head. The next ABC match of the day aggregate score will be for the Round 5 match between Sandringham v Northern Bullants which will be played at the Trevor Barker Beach Road Oval.

LEADER BOARD

Seagull diehard Don 'Cgull' Quayle picked 4 winners which was a good total in a round of upsets. Don has forged to the top of the tipping ladder with North Ballarat life member Stanley 'Digger' Roberts on 14 winners. Don has been following the seagulls at Point Gellibrand since the 60s. He would have been a happy man after his seagulls had a big win over western suburbs arch rival Werribee. Digger would also been happy with his roosters winning at Beach Road Oval. The pair lead Werribee supporter and Casey Radio's Tristan who is on 13 winners. Also on 13 winners are old Camberwell Cobras fan and now a borough Keith as well as Sunshine Crows fan Con Milonas, seagull supporter Andrew Lang, 'Dazzling' Darren Hayes and Tracy Haby.

NO TIPSTER PICKS SIX

No tipster picked six winners but there was quite a few with 4 which was the highest for the round in what proved to be a pretty hard round to find a winner. The six winners jackpot will ne be worth $60 for the tipster who selects six winners in Round 4. If more than one tipster selects six winners the jackpot will go to the tipster who is nearest the aggregate score for the Coburg v Casey clash. If no tipster picks six winners it will jackpot to $90 to Round 5.

From the ABC Grandstand site
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Join Grandstand's Peter Donegan and David Rhys-Jones as they bring you all the highlights from Williamstown's big Round Three win over Werribee in shocking conditions at Point Gellibrand

Head to the ABC Grandstand site for more highlights ...