| SATURDAY, APRIL 18 | VENUE | EST |
|---|---|---|
| Frankston vs. Sandringham - ABC TV 1 | Frankston Park | 1:10 PM |
| Coburg Tigers vs. Geelong | ABD Group Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| Collingwood vs. Williamstown - Casey FM | Visy Park | 2:00 PM |
| Casey Scorpions vs. Port |
Casey Fields | 7:00 PM |
| Werribee Tigers vs. |
Barter Card Oval | 7:00 PM |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 19 | VENUE | EST |
|---|---|---|
| Box Hill Hawks vs. Northern Bullants - 3WBC | Box Hill City Oval | 2:00 PM |
| BYE – North Ballarat | ||
| Port Melbourne: 20.13.133 North Ballarat: 7.13.55 Collingwood: 13.21.99 Geelong: 11.8.74 Coburg Tigers: 18.11.119 Frankston: 16.8.104 |
Sandringham: 25.16.166 Casey Scorpions: 8.15.63 Northern Bullants: 13.11.89 Bendigo Bombers: 12.8.80 |
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PORT Melbourne's twin towers Adrian Bonaddio and
Adrian Deluca showcased the Borough's new-look forward line during its 78-point
blitzing of reigning premier North Ballarat at TEAC Oval yesterday.
And across town, Collingwood also won its opening match of the season, defeating Geelong by 24 points at Princes Park, with Anthony Rocca looking ready for a recall to the senior line-up after booting three goals and setting up several other forward thrusts.
"It's all part of his program," coach Gavin Brown said. "This is his third game now and it's all about match conditioning for him, and touch. It was just another one and I thought if he had kicked straight, he would have had a really good game."
The Borough, which has lost some talented players over the off-season including David Spriggs and Luke Livingstone, unleashed the lethal forward package of Bonaddio and Deluca, who booted nine goals between them in a match-winning performance, 20.13 (133) to 7.13 (55).
Deluca, the team's boom recruit who played 46 matches for Carlton, snared four goals while Bonaddio, the team's leading goalscorer last season, booted five.
Northern Knights: 4.3.27 ~ 5.4.34 ~ 6.4.40 ~ 7.6.48
Oakleigh Chargers: 5.3.33 ~ 15.8.98 ~ 22.16.148 ~ 25.21.171
Bendigo Pioneers: 2.1.13 ~ 5.4.34 ~ 11.5.71 ~ 14.7.91
North Ballarat Rebels: 3.2.20 ~ 8.7.55 ~ 10.11.71 ~ 15.12.102
Geelong Falcons: 2.2.14 ~ 6.4.40 ~ 11.6.72 ~ 15.7.97
Gippsland Power: 2.8.20 ~ 4.10.34 ~ 6.11.47 ~ 7.15.57
Eastern Ranges: 6.1.37 ~ 12.3.75 ~ 16.4.100 ~ 19.10.124
Sandringham Dragons: 2.3.15 ~ 4.7.31 ~ 9.11.65 ~ 12.11.83
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A NEW era for Geelong's VFL team starts today when new coach Dale Amos and new captain James Podsiadly lead a squad full of fresh faces against Collingwood at Visy Park.
Luckily for Amos, what looked to have been a ruck shortage crisis during the week has eased, with Shane Mumford (cork) and Dawson Simpson (ankle) both named.
From www.localfooty.com.auHE’S had to come to grips with new players in a new team in a new league with a new affiliation.
So when coach Peter German was asked about his expectations for his Casey Scorpions in 2009, the answer was hardly a surprise.
“None. We’d love to play in finals, but with the new alignment with Melbourne and so many new players we don’t know where we stand in the competition at the moment and I don’t think a lot of clubs do either,†German said.
“Round 10 we might sit down and look at it and say ok, we’ve just about played everyone and we’ve seen what’s gone on in the competition ... but at the moment, we don’t know ourselves yet, so it’s hard to really set goals.â€
