From the Geelong Advertiser
Reported by Sarah Bieske

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GEELONG VFL players Jack Hollmer and Matt Firman will play on the hallowed MCG for the first time on Saturday.

The VFL side will play Coburg in the curtain-raiser to the round eight AFL clash between Geelong and Richmond.

Hollmer said it was a great opportunity for the VFL Cats and shows there is still a place for old-fashioned curtain-raiser games.

"It should be great. I've only been there a couple of times and I've never played there," Hollmer said. "Hopefully we get a few people along to have a look. We're all looking forward to it."

Hollmer and Firman are two of 14 players in the 22-player Cats team that have never played at the MCG before.

But with at least 17 Geelong-listed players in the Cats' VFL side and 15 in Coburg's, the grand final replay is set to be high quality.

The Victoria Football League is pleased to annoounce the following players have been selected in the 2008 State Squad, for the State League match against the SANFL at Adeladie Oval on Saturday 31st May.

The final list of 24 players will train at TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne on Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th May, commencing at 6.00pm.

* - Player has not represented Victoria before
# - Player represented Victoria in the last State Game against Western Australia in 2007
^ - Player has previously represented Victoria

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A MAJOR $2 million revamp of the Box Hill City Oval can go ahead after a budget boost from the State Government.

Sports Minister James Merlino visited the oval last week to announce $600,000 would be put towards the project, which would provide a covered spectators area, improved coaches' boxes, a new canteen and an upgraded cricket pavilion.

Mr Merlino, a "mad-keen" Hawks fan, said the investment would make Box Hill an economically sound club that could provide a pathway for junior players to progress through the ranks.

"This is not just beneficial for the football club or the cricket club this is going to be beneficial for youngsters right across the region," he said.

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METRICON Bendigo Bombers chairman Ian Dyett is confident the VFL club is viable long-term despite the sudden departure of its third general manager in 12 months.

Jeff Brennan resigned as Bombers general manager on Monday night, just six months after taking up the role.

His decision to quit comes less than than 12 months after Matthew Allan resigned as general manager.

Peter Lodewijks took over from Allan as general manager, but he was then replaced by Brennan in November last year.

Lodewijks, who remains on the Bombers board, will return to the acting general manager’s role once Brennan leaves the club on Friday.

With the State game up against the SANFL fast approaching, here is your best chance to don the famous Big V jumper and really stick up the Croweaters on May 31 at Adelaide Oval.

Spence is ordering a batch of jumpers, so if you are keen, then you had better get your name down on this thread quickly.

Only two tipsters picked all seven winners for the round. Con Milonas and Bomber fan Darren Tudor. Con selected 202 points for the aggregate score with Darren picking 228 points. The aggregate score was 189 points (Coburg 121 v Collingwood 68). Con picks up $30.
Another $30 will go to the tipster who selects 7 winners for this week's matches. If more than one tipster selects seven winners the tipster nearest the aggregate score will collect. If no tipster picks seven it will jackpot to $60 to Round 7.

AGGREGATE SCORE MATCH THIS WEEK

This week's aggregate score match will be the ABC match between Casey Scorpions v Collingwood at Casey Fields. Tipster nearest the aggregate score will collect $40. 

STILL TWO LEADERS WITH HUGE BACK JUST BEHIND

Two tipsters Paul Saints an old Waverley Panthers supporter he has told me with yours truly lead the pack with 33 winners. Bobby Borough a Port diehard just trails with 32 winners. There are eight tipsters on 31 winners with another five tipsters on 30 winners.
A couple of interesting games this week could sort out a few of the tipsters.

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A SEVEN-goal haul from young St Kilda listed player Matthew Ferguson helped the Casey Scorpions to an emphatic 118-point win over the Northern Bullants at Casey Fields.

The Scorpions dominated the midfield battle and held the Bullants to six goals for the match, including only one for the first half.

After the loss, Northern Bullants' playing coach David Teague said he had felt for his defenders, who were bombarded by exceptional delivery to the Casey forwards.

"We got beaten to the ball," he said. "They won the contested ball and they got the ball forward and put our defence under a lot of pressure. To be honest, I felt sorry for some of our defenders the way the ball was coming in.