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Tasmania could have their own team in the VFL in 2021 as part of a vision being developed to drive football forward in the state.
AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan is expected to visit Tasmania on Friday with a set of recommendations after the AFL announced the Tasmanian State League would continue in 2019.
From the Cranbourne Leader
Reported by Paul Amy.
MARK Weideman played for Coburg. On Saturday his son Sam played against the Burgers — and played stylishly and superbly.
As his father watched on, rugged up at a cold and wet Casey Fields ground, the third-year Melbourne forward booted 7.0 for the Casey Demons, leading the home team to a emphatic win, 16.12 (108) to 4.7 (31).
Dees senior coach Simon Goodwin was at the match and his eye was presumably taken by Weideman’s sure marking and certain kicking.
It was his best return at the VFL.
From Paul Amy, Caulfield Glen Eira Leader
June 15, 2018 5:00pm
IT has been booted off its ground for the third time season, but Port Melbourne Football Club is likely to get some good news about North Port Oval next week.
Port Phillip Council this afternoon confirmed it was trying to bring forward the planned reconstruction of the playing surface to this year.
If funding for the multimillion-dollar project is approved at a meeting on June 20 the works will start at the end of the season.
Alex Woodward pushes off Essendon's Heath Hocking in a VFL game early last season. Picture: Michael Klein
Luckless former Hawthorn player Alex Woodward on the cusp of a comeback to football
Paul Amy, Greater Dandenong Leader
June 19, 2018 12:00pm
FORMER Hawthorn midfielder Alex Woodward has recovered from his fourth ACL knee injury and is on the verge of a VFL comeback.
From K Rock Radios website
Geelong forward Stewart Crameri in action during the 100-point win over North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium. (Geelong Cats Image/Arj Giese)
GEELONG has produced its most complete performance of the VFL season-to-date with a clinical 100-point victory over North Melbourne in the curtain raiser.
Lachie Henderson, Cam Guthrie and Scott Selwood all got through the game and had an impact as the Cats pushed their top four credentials with a 21.11 (137) to 5.7 (37) victory at GMHBA Stadium.
But there are concerns over forward Stewart Crameri after he was taken to hospital before the game had finished with an eye injury.
Crameri left the ground in the second quarter after receiving a scratch to the eye in a marking contest and went straight into the rooms for treatment. He had kicked three goals at that stage.
From localfooty.com.au and the Port Phillip and Caulfield Glen Eira Leader
Reported by Paul Amy
Full article - Click here
For Port Melbourne, the wait was worth it.
Owing to problems with the surface of the ground, the Borough had to shift their Round 1 and 2 matches away from North Port Oval.
It meant not only giving up two home games to start the season, but delaying the unfurling of the 2017 premiership flag won so thrillingly over Richmond.
Port finally returned to North Port on Saturday, for a Round 6 clash with Footscray, and shortly after 2pm club stalwarts Henry “Pug’’ Tucker and Henry Knight were given the honour of raising the flag.
Almost three hours later the club faithful were clapping again. The Borough posted a 33-point victory, 15.12 (102) to 10.9 (69), after an authoritative second half in which they kicked 10 goals to three.
When Port coach Gary Ayres saw the team sheets he must have been tempted to tap his senior assistant, former league ruckman Peter “Crackers’’ Keenan, on the shoulder and ask, “Couldn’t give us a quarter, could you big fella?’’
The Doggies went in with 200cm Tom Campbell, 205cm Tim English, 200cm Jordan Roughead and 197cm Jackson Trengove, as well as 196cm Nathan Mullenger-McHugh.
