FIVE of last season's North Ballarat Rebels have the frontrunning to line up with North Ballarat in the Victorian Football League this year.

Ryan McKenzie, Tyler George, Jason Linke, Alex Gubbins and Taite Radley are among the new faces training with the Selkirk Roosters.

With most of last season's premiership line-up intact, North Ballarat's senior line-up is going to be difficult to break into.

However, the Roosters have a tradition of pushing up youngsters who have advanced through the Rebels.

Almost half North Ballarat's premiership team played with the Rebels _ Dean Chester, Steve Clifton, Billy Driscoll, Dan Feery, Brett Goodes, Marc Greig, Michael Searl, Myles Sewell and Matt Sharkey.

From The Age
Reported by Martin Boulton
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FORMER Melbourne player Adem Yze has joined Box Hill in the VFL.

Yze, 31, was delisted by the Demons and nominated for the pre-season draft before agreeing to sign on with Box Hill for 2009.

Drafted with pick 16 in the 1994 national draft, Yze played 271 matches including 226 consecutive games — the second-longest streak in VFL/AFL history.

He played six games last season after eight the previous year, when he was restricted by injury.

From the Caulfield / Glen Eira Leader
Reported by Paul Amy
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As he contemplated his future as a Richmond rookie on Tuesday morning, an emotional “Rockin” Robin Nahas took care to praise Port Melbourne’s contribution to his rise to AFL ranks.

“It wouldn’t be possible, it wouldn’t be happening, without Port,’’ Nahas, 21, told the Leader 30 minutes after his selection.