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VFL: Roosters claw closer to finals

From the Ballarat Courier
Reported by Melanie Whelan
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NORTH BALLARAT 1.0 6.4 8.5 12.9 (81)
GEELONG 5.4 5.5 7.7 9.10 (64)

THERE is another twist in North Ballarat Roosters’ finals bid.

Selkirk Roosters coach Gerard FitzGerald had calculated most of this season that 10 wins would be enough to make Victorian Football League finals.

Evenness in the competition has prevailed, but it seems the Roosters’ 10th win, a 17-point victory against Geelong, has may offer up that coveted top-eight spot.

The Cats are two games behind the now fifth-ranked Roosters with two rounds to play.

And what a two games the Roosters have ahead in third-ranked Williamstown and ladder leader Port Melbourne - both long-time nemeses.

“This game is ours. Finals are ours,” were FitzGerald’s parting words to fire up his players at the final break.

From The Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres has lauded the VFL's stand-alone clubs for their competitiveness this season against AFL-listed talent, as the Borough surge towards another minor premiership.

Two games ahead of the rest of the pack, the Borough, with a revamped list this season, appear set to challenge for its third grand final appearance in four years.

The past three flags – Port Melbourne (2011), Geelong (2012) and Box Hill Hawks (2013) – have been won by three different models: stand-alone VFL club; stand-alone AFL club; AFL-aligned club.

Perhaps it is proof the modernised VFL, formerly the VFA, can work despite the inclusion of five AFL stand-alone clubs, with St Kilda to increase it to six by 2016.

VFL Round 19

SATURDAY AUGUST 16
Geelong vs Collingwood at Simonds Stadium 11am
(TAC Cup Geelong Falcons vs Oakleigh Chargers after VFL Match at 2pm)
Essendon vs Richmond at Highgate Rec Reserve,Craigieburn 1pm
(AFL International Cup India vs Pakistan after VFL Match at 4pm)
Werribee vs Sandringham at Avalon Airport Oval,Werribee 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
(Development League match starts at 4pm)
Northern Blues vs Port Melbourne at Preston 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Box Hill Hawks vs Bendigo at Box Hill 2pm(3WBC)
(TAC Cup Eastern Ranges vs Murray Bushrangers starts at 11am)
North Ballarat vs Williamstown at Eureka Stadium 2pm
(AFL International Cup China vs Finland starts at 11:10am)

SUNDAY AUGUST 17
Footscray vs Casey Scorpions at Highgate Rec Reserve,Craigieburn 11am(Casey Radio)
(Development League Williamstown vs Casey Scorpions at 2pm)
Coburg vs Frankston at Piranha Park,Coburg 2pm(VFL Radio)
(Development League match starts at 11am)

Development League Bye: Box Hill Hawks

VFL Round 18

SATURDAY AUGUST 9
Collingwood vs Essendon at Victoria Park 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
Port Melbourne vs Casey Scorpions at North Port Oval 2pm(Casey Radio)
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Sandringham vs Coburg at Trevor Barker Oval,Sandringham 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Bendigo vs Richmond at Queen Elizabeth Oval,Bendigo 6:30pm

SUNDAY AUGUST 10
Werribee vs Footscray at Avalon Airport Oval,Werribee 1pm
North Ballarat vs Geelong at Eureka Stadium 2pm
Williamstown vs Northern Blues at Burbank Oval,Williamstown 2pm(VFL Radio)
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Frankston vs Box Hill Hawks at Frankston Park 2pm(3WBC*)
(Development League match starts at 11am)

Development League Bye: Werribee

*3WBC Coverage yet to be determined due to Frankston Redevelopment

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