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Shaky ground

From the Bendigo Advertiser
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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.

TWO TIPSTERS PICK ALL SEVEN WINNERS

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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Young Scorpion stings Bullants

From The Age
Reported by Carley Jellet


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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.

VFL Round 6 results

Coburg Tigers   4.2  8.6  13.14  17.19 (121)
Collingwood   3.3  6.5  8.6  10.8 (68) 

Box Hill Hawks   5.4  7.8  8.11  13.12 (90)
Geelong   3.1  5.4  10.6  16.8 (104)

North Ballarat   5.1  8.3  13.4  18.7 (115)
Tasmania   0.4  2.8  7.11  9.12 (66)

Werribee Tigers   7.3  11.9  14.14  16.19 (115)
Port Melbourne   3.2  7.4  12.4  15.10 (100)

Bendigo Bombers   4.5  8.7  9.10  12.11 (83)
Frankston   .3  1.9  7.13  11.14 (80)

Casey Scorpions   4.3  13.9  16.9  25.14 (164)
Northern Bullants   0.2  1.5  4.8  6.10 (46)

Williamstown   3.1  8.6  12.10  19.16 (130)
Sandringham   1.4  3.6  8.10  9.12 (66)

Tiger returns, Coughlan pulls up unscathed

From The Sunday Age
Reported by Carley Jellet

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RICHMOND midfielder Mark Coughlan took the first step to returning to senior football yesterday, playing a half of football in Coburg's 53-point win over Collingwood at ABD Group Stadium.

After undergoing two knee reconstructions, Coughlan's comeback was again disrupted due to hamstring soreness, but the 26-year-old got through yesterday's match unscathed.

Limited game time and close checking by Collingwood's Paul Licuria kept Coughlan to 10 possessions, but it was enough for Coburg coach, Jade Rawlings, who said he was happy to see the injury-plagued midfielder playing again.

ABC Match of the day - Coburg v Collingwood

From the ABC Grandstand website
Reported by Chris Thompson


VFL footy takes centre stage this weekend with the AFL breaking for its Community Weekend and Hall of Fame game. And Grandstand brings you a clash to savour, the VFL Match of the Day this Saturday coming to you from Coburg City Oval, where the Tigers are playing host to Collingwood.

The clash shapes as a season-defining fixture, with both teams sitting outside the eight after five rounds, their seasons precariously balanced at 2-3. While a loss certainly would not end their finals aspirations, it could leave them as many as three games out of the top two – a dangerous position to be in so early in the season.

For the Tigers, this week is all about making the most of their opportunities. Following their big first-up win over reigning premiers Geelong, last year’s runners-up dropped their next two games by a total of just four points, and were left to rue missed chances.

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