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Source: Geelong Advertiser
GEELONG VFL captain James Podsiadly will today front up against his old club, Werribee, for the first time since his shock switch at the end of last season.
The Cats host the Tigers in the AFL curtain-raiser at Skilled Stadium this morning, but Podsiadly said he wasn't expecting any fireworks from the club he captained and won a Liston Trophy at last year.
From The Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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A PEACE deal has been brokered between the AFL and the AFL Victoria board with the addition of two new AFL executives on AFLV's board as part of a change to the constitution.
Several VFL teams have feared for their future after the AFL's request to be the sole voting member of the AFLV's board, but the request was voted down.
From the Stawell News-Times
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North Ballarat will bring the Victorian Football League to Stawell this weekend when it hosts Bendigo Bombers at Central Park on Sunday.
The Roosters and Bombers met for the first time at Central Park in 2007, and following the success of that venture, the fixture will return in 2009.
North Ballarat CEO Mark Patterson said he was proud to be bringing the VFL back to Stawell.
Geelong
| B | Donohue | Gillies | Firman |
| HB | Laidler | McKenna | D. Johnson |
| C | A. Varcoe | Tenace | T. Hunt |
| HF | Weadon | Lonergan | Gamble |
| F | D. Simpson | Podsiadly | Allwright |
| R | West | Moles | Djerrkura |
| Int | Simpkin | Stavenuiter | Raidme |
| Hollmer | Carson | Tutungi | |
| B. Johnson | Sheringham |
Werribee Tigers
| B | Chisholm | Howard | Barlow |
| HB | Delaney | Grima | Wright |
| C | Wormald | Rockefeller | Henderson |
| HF | Greenwood | Obst | Pask |
| F | Martiniello | N. Thompson | Adams |
| R | Goldstein | Gleeson | Castello |
| Int | Kenelley | Riggio | Baddeley |
| Sharp | Bongetti | Kennedy | |
| Gardiner | Quigley |
Robin Nahas feature article
Source: RealFooty
Written by: Brent Diamond
RICHMOND forward Robin Nahas took it in his stride during a visit to Craigieburn Primary School when a year-five student shouted to him: "You look like one of us!"
Tiger teammates — including Graham Polak, Luke McGuane, Jake King and Dean Polo — broke into broad grins. Said Nahas: "Yeah, I've heard it all before."