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ESSENDON is keen to snare Port Melbourne's Shane Valenti, a former Melbourne midfielder and two-time Liston Trophy winner, in Tuesday's AFL rookie draft.

Valenti, who turns 25 next month, trained with the Bombers on Friday and is one of a number of mature-age VFL players who are set to be picked up.

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WILLIAMSTOWN will defend its 2011 Foxtel Cup in next season's knockout competition, which will feature 16 teams including two from Tasmania.

The VFL side won the inaugural cup from WAFL club Claremont, and both will feature again in 2012.

There will be three teams from the VFL, WAFL and SANFL, two from the TSL, two from Queensland, the NT Thunder, and one team from each of NSW and the ACT.

From the Ballarat Courier
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DUAL premiership player Michael Searl has arrived back to the North Ballarat Roosters.
Searl was keen to get started in his first training session on Friday night after a two-year hiatus from the Victorian Football League to work and travel overseas.