TUESDAY MAY 6
(Foxtel Cup)Box Hill Hawks vs West Perth at Etihad Stadium 8:35pm(Fox Footy,3WBC)

SATURDAY MAY 10
Footscray vs Sandringham at Simonds Stadium 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
Northern Blues vs Casey Scorpions at Visy Park 2pm(Casey Radio)
(Development League match starts at 11am)

SUNDAY MAY 11
Frankston vs Williamstown at Frankston 2pm(VFL Radio)
(Development League Match starts at 11am(

VFL Byes:Bendigo Gold,Box Hill Hawks, Coburg, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, North Ballarat, Port Melbourne, Richmond & Werribee

Development League Byes: Box Hill Hawks, Coburg, Port Melbourne, Sandringham & Werribee

From the Frankston Leader
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TICKING along nicely, Frankston Dolphins timekeeper Michael Robinson officiated in his 200th VFL game last Friday.

He still laughs about the day at Visy Park in 2010 when the siren and emergency siren refused to work and he had to take extraordinary measures.

“We ended up sitting in the Northern Bullants’ vicepresident’s car honking the horn,’’ Robinson chuckled.

“The car was driven into the driveway in between the two stands and we just sat in the car.

“Originally we sat in Bryan Mace’s van and then at half-time the vice president came over and we used his car because it had a louder horn. It had comfy seats.’’ Robinson said being a timekeeper had a serious side – “concentration is the key’’ – but it was also a fun job.

“We have a lot of fun up in the box during the day. It’s not all serious,’’ he said.
He said he especially enjoyed working alongside of the timekeepers from Port Melbourne, Sandringham and Williamstown.

In his time at Frankston, Robinson said his top five Dolphins were Daniel Clarke, Michael Hibberd, Paul Kennedy, Aaron Edwards and Mark Baguley.

From localfooty.com.au
Reported by Chris Cavanagh
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LONG-TIME local football rivals Northern Blues and Coburg are preparing for another hute “Battle of Bell St” clash in the VFL this weekend.

The Blues and the now stand-alone Lions will meet for the 150th time at Preston City Oval on Saturday at 1.10pm, both chasing the fictional “Bell St Cup” victory.

Remarkably, from 149 ­encounters between the sides heading into the Round 5 match, the ledger is split at 73 wins with three draws since the teams first met in 1925.

Northern Blues general manager Garry O’Sullivan said both sides always looked forward to this clash, and the fact Coburg was a stand-alone side again this year meant there would be extra spice in this one.

“We always enjoy our ­rivalry with our neighbours,” he said.