From The Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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Port Melbourne's weaknesses were heavily exposed by reigning premier Geelong, which inflicted an 85-point belting on the former powerhouse at Simonds Stadium on Saturday.

The Borough's second successive loss leaves it outside the top four with Hawthorn's feeder team Box Hill and Geelong the top two teams at the halfway mark.

The Cats exposed Port's lack of speed at Etihad Stadium in last year's grand final and did so again on Saturday with some of the Borough's veterans left trailing behind their quick and talented opposition.

Cats coach Matthew Knights said he didn't have to go back to the tape of the grand final win to learn how to stop a team they rated as the benchmark. Instead, he looked at North Ballarat coach Gerard FitzGerald's team's mammoth effort to snatch a come-from-behind win over Port last week.

From the Geelong Advertiser
Reported by Ryan Reynolds
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GEELONG'S VFL side put in its most complete performance of the season to trounce VFL powerhouse Port Melbourne by 85 points today.

Senior emergencies Josh Caddy, Jackson Thurlow and Billie Smedts were all influential in the big 21.17 (143) to 9.4 (58) win at Simonds Stadium.

Dawson Simpson was a late withdrawal before the game.

Caddy and Smedts proved they were a class above VFL level with dominant performances in the midfield.

"Obviously I would love to be playing in the ones," Caddy said after the match.

"But it's great when we come into the twos and the top-ups, as they are called, play their role every week and play to the structures.

From localfooty.com.au
Reported by Mark Smith
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THE Bulldogs 2014 VFL team could return to its Footscray moniker under a proposal to be decided by club members.

The club today will call on members to vote on whether its stand-alone side takes the field as the Western or Footscray Bulldogs.

If the Footscray name is chosen, it would be the first time the club has played under its original name since 1996.

Club president Peter Gordon said while its board of directors would have the final say, it wanted supporters' input before reaching a decision.

The official name will be announced next month.

From the Moorabbin-Kingston Leader
Reported by Paul Amy
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THE coach was sacked after a few games.

His replacement improved the team so dramatically it won the premiership.

Six months later, the club disappeared.

By any measure Moorabbin's 1963 season in the VFA was out of the ordinary.

Grand final glory over great rival Sandringham sprang from a mediocre start.

But the Kangaroos never made it to 1964. They were kicked out of the association and off their Linton St ground.

"Intriguing, isn't it?" Graham Dunscombe says, glasses on his forehead as he takes in morning sun at his Beaumaris home.

It was 50 years ago that Dunscombe, 88, coached Moorabbin to the premiership and his memories of the season are strong.

He'll never forget the reception the players received when they arrived at a celebratory dinner at the club.

"They gave us a very hearty welcome," he says.

TUESDAY JUNE 18
(Foxtel Cup)Claremont vs Southport at Patersons Stadium 8:35pm(Melb Time)(Fox Footy)

SATURDAY JUNE 22
Geelong vs Port Melbourne at Simonds Stadium 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
Werribee vs Box Hill Hawks at Avalon Airport Oval,Werribee 2pm(3WBC)
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Northern Blues vs Williamstown at Visy Park 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)

SUNDAY JUNE 23
Casey Scorpions vs Coburg at Casey Fields 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)
North Ballarat vs Bendigo Gold at Eureka Stadium 2pm(Aussie Digital, Vision Australia Radio)
(Development League match North Ballarat vs Port Melbourne starts at 11am)
Frankston vs Sandringham at Frankston 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)

VFL Byes-Collingwood,Essendon