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. 

From the Sunday Age
Reported by Xavier Smerdon

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BOX HILL climbed off the bottom of the VFL ladder yesterday with a surprise victory against fourth-placed Casey.

Victory seemed a distant dream at quarter-time when the Hawks trailed a more determined Casey by 16 points.

And when the Hawks started the second term as they played the first — giving away more free kicks than they could afford — hopes of an upset faded.

Yet, despite some undisciplined play the Hawks somehow managed to reduce the half-time margin to 12 points.

Geelong vs. Collingwood (ABC TV)
Saturday 2 August 2008
Skilled Stadium at 1:10 PM