THE State Government and North Melbourne Football Club are on a collision course with the AFL over plans to play matches in Ballarat.
Premier John Brumby trumpeted a $1 million upgrade of Ballarat's Eureka Stadium as the first step towards playing AFL matches there by 2013. An AFL spokesman said it had no intention to move matches from Etihad Stadium or the MCG.
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COACH Gerard FitzGerald says a fighting win over VFL premiership favourite Williamstown has the potential to set up North Ballarat's season.
The Roosters scrambled their way to a four-point win over Williamstown - 15.11 (101) to 14.13 (97) - in Ballarat on Saturday.
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NORTH Ballarat dodged a bullet to stave off Sandringham by 13 points in the Victorian Football League at Sandringham on Saturday.
The Roosters were never headed in winning 15.14 (104) to 12.19 (91), but there was nothing clear cut about it.
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NORTH BALLARAT answered every Sandringham challenge to win by 13 points at Trevor Barker Beach Oval yesterday, joining other premiership fancies Port Melbourne and Williamstown on the winners' list.
The Roosters used the first term as a launching pad, with five goals to none on their way to a spirited 15.14 (104) to 12.19 (81) victory.
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NORTH Ballarat arose from an unwanted slumber to steamroll Werribee Tigers by 51 points in the Victorian Football League at Eureka Stadium Ballarat yesterday.
The Selkirk Roosters strayed from their usual strict work ethic after an energetic start to let the struggling Werribee make the running.