From the Leader Group Newspapers
www.localfooty.com.au
Reported by Brad Beitzel

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PORT Melbourne played some of its best football to overcome second-placed Williamstown by 10 points at TEAC Oval on Saturday.

But stars Adrian Bonaddio (charging) and David Robbins (kicking) will face the VFL tribunal this Tuesday.

Key forward Bonaddio, who is third on the goalkicking table with 45 goals, was charged for "making forceful or high contact" to Western Bulldog Easton Wood. The clash was captured on ABC TV1.

But the vision of Robbins' incident with Bulldogs Cameron Wight did not reflect the report.

The TV shows them flying for a mark and both come to ground.

Play continued, and then Wight is seen being taken from the ground with blood coming from his lip.

From the Sunday Herald-Sun
Reported by Ken Piesse

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Port Melbourne was bold and brave in its rousing victory against fellow flag contenders Williamstown, Port coach Gary Ayres said last night.

Despite the reports of David Robbins (for allegedly kicking) and leading goalkicker Adrian Bonaddio - both before half-time - Ayres said Port's run of 10 wins from their past 11 starts is proof of his team's quality.

"Are you on?" he urged the players in a rousing pre-match address. "It's all about standing up. That's the deal."

Bulldogs-listed player, Williamstown's Cameron Wight, was taken to hospital bleeding from the jaw after the Robbins report.

Williamstown coach Brad Gotch said: "Our doctor couldn't stop the bleeding. It was the best option."

From the ABC Grandstand website
Reported by Chris Thompson

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ABC Grandstand travels to North Port Oval this weekend to bring you a mouth-watering clash between two genuine premiership contenders as Port Melbourne host Williamstown - and you can see all the action live from 1pm.

The teams currently sit in second and third spots on the ladder, and with the Scorpions two games off the pace in fourth, the result of the match will have a huge bearing on the final order of the top three.

Port bounced back from their shock Round 15 loss to Frankston with a 10-goal thumping of Werribee last week, a win which came on the back of a forward line that failed to fire the week before. 

Toby Pinwill dominated to boot six goals, but it was the lift that came from Adrian Bonaddio, Chris Cain and midfielder David Spriggs that really did the damage for the Borough, the trio adding the spark that was so lacking in the Frankston game.

Tasmania vs. Frankston (AFL Curtain Raiser)
Saturday 9th August - Aurora Stadium at 10:15 AM

No tipster selected seven winners where the jackpot will now be $90.

Tipster that picks seven winners will collect. If more than one tipster selects seven winners, the tipster nearest the aggregate score will collect. If no tipster picks seven winners, the jackpot will be $120 for Round 18. 

Steve 'Liston' Allender was one of three tipsters who topped the round with six winners and now finds himself with 80 winners and 3 tips off the lead. He would have been proud of the borough's win against the bees. 

Graham Cooper also picked six winners. Graham ventured to North Port Oval (Teac Oval) for Port's win against Werribee was an old Box Hill Mustangs supporter who frequently went to grounds like Westgarth Street Oval, Toorak Park and Yarraville Oval in the late 70s and early 80s. 

Laurie 'Hoggy' Holmes was the other tipster who picked seven winners. Hoggy still supports Box Hill where his grandfather played for Box Hill who would have been called the Whitehorse's back in the 30s and
40s.