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Saints, Demons in VFL affiliate swap

By administrator June 05, 2008
From the Melbourne FC website

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ST KILDA and Melbourne will swap VFL affiliate sides from the 2009 season.

The move was announced by both clubs on Thursday and will see St Kilda partnered with Sandringham, and Melbourne with Casey Scorpions at the conclusion of the 2008 season.

The change is a result of extensive discussions with all parties and the result will secure a long-term future between the various clubs.

St Kilda CEO Archie Fraser said the switch would be beneficial for all parties.

Cleary mulls Coburg coup

By administrator June 04, 2008
From the Moreland Leader
Reported by Simon Craig

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COBURG footy legend Phil Cleary has not ruled out mounting a boardroom challenge to stop the Coburg Tigers\' proposed move to Craigieburn.

Coburg is expected to relocate to a planned $8 million football training centre in the rapidly growing outer suburb. The centre will be used as a summer training base by Coburg\'s AFL affiliation club Richmond.

Mr Cleary used his column in Inside Football magazine last week to attack Coburg for not consulting members on its future plans, and criticised Moreland Council over the "sorry tale of neglect" at Coburg City Oval.

Coburg president Lil Priest rejected the accusation, saying members had been briefed on the issue during the president\'s lunch at the past two home games.

Croweaters squawking over Vics

By administrator June 01, 2008
From the Sunday Age
Reported by Ashley Porter

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NO SOONER had South Australia set records in flooring Victoria at Adelaide Oval yesterday than it raised its arms to claim its state league was the best outside the AFL.

The Croweaters actually started squawking after kicking a 9.2 to 0.2 second term, setting up a surprisingly easy 65-point win — their fourth in five of these games between the SANFL and VFL since 1999.

It was a record margin and record score in all 18 state league games involving the SANFL, VFL and WAFL since a forced revamp of interstate football in 1991, and SA believes it tells tomorrow\'s hopefuls where to come if they want to resurrect their chances of an AFL career.

But the contest didn\'t quite end with the final siren as a gracious Victorian coach Gerard FitzGerald — who emphasised how much SA deserved its win — said the game highlighted the differences between the leagues; between older, more mature players, and those in the VFL, where there were more kids on the horizon.

VICTORIA vs SOUTH AUSTRALIA

By administrator May 29, 2008
SANFL vs. VFL
Saturday 31st May
Adelaide Oval at 1.40pm (CST)

SANFL

B B. Kane C. AhChee A. Hayes
HB P. Thomas D. Schell N. Salter
C J. Allan B. Backwell L. Powell
HF J. Gowans C. Alleway L. Treeby
F D. Havelberg B. Chambers C. Sharples
R B. Dabrowski J. Sheedy (C) J. Clayton
Int C. Parry N. Wark I. Perrie L. Crane

VFL

B T. Roach S. Meyer M. Searl
HB A. Neville J. Cloke J. Silvester
C J. Berry B. Johnson (C) C. McGrath
HF D. Stretton J. Wall H. Skipworth
F S. Kenna J. Podsiadly (VC) P. Rose
R T. Cartledge A. Iacobucci R. Nahas
Int From: O. Stephenson D. Nicholls M. Firman
B. Goodes M. Marigliani J. Spolding

A stinging win for Port Melbourne

By administrator May 28, 2008
From the Glen Eira / Caulfield Leader
Reported by Paul Amy

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PORT Melbourne enters the break for the VFL-SANFL state game in robust shape after bringing down the second-placed Casey Scorpions at TEAC Oval on Saturday.

Led by key forward Adrian Bonaddio\'s five goals and constant run from defenders Steve Brewer and Sam Pleming, the Boroughs earned a 30-point victory.

It was their fifth win this season, good enough for fourth on the ladder.

It wasn\'t the greatest game ever seen at the Port Melbourne ground, and the umpires seemed to make as many blunders as the players, but the home team persisted, led at every change and saw off a Casey rally in the last quarter.

Zebras leap to third

By administrator May 26, 2008
From The Age
Reported by Michael Sharkie

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SANDRINGHAM go into next week\'s representative-match break in third place, having climbed two rungs on the VFL ladder with yesterday\'s 45-point defeat of the Northern Bullants at Trevor Barker Beach Oval.

The Bullants led at the first change after a scrappy opening stanza, with both teams turning the ball over by hand in close quarters. But the Zebras emerged as a much more polished outfit after quarter-time with Ezra Poyas, Chris Johnson and Lynden Dunn providing plenty of run off half-back, delivering repeatedly to Melbourne gun Colin Sylvia, who was a busy small forward.

Goal machine Nick Sautner kicked seven but was hardly in sparkling form with young defender Mark Austin\'s undisciplined play gifting him three goals from 50-metre penalties.

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