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Gold Coast FC: Round 17 Team Announcement

By Robbo August 12, 2010

From goldcoastfc.com.au
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SUNS last chance to shine at home

The Gold Coast SUNS and North Melbourne-aligned Werribee Tigers shared the points earlier this year when their Round 3 encounter ended in a thrilling draw.

Both teams have showed some promising late season form, so this weekend’s return clash again promises to be close.

Coach Atkins parts ways with Werribee

By NorthPort August 12, 2010
From localfooty.com.au
Reported by Paul Amy
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SIMON Atkins is stepping down as senior coach of Werribee.

The Tigers' board has decided to make the coaching position full-time and Atkins says he can only serve in a part-time capacity.

The former Footscray and Fitzroy centreman has led Werribee  for six seasons and will finish up after next weekend's Round 18 clash with the Casey Scorpions.

"I've got other things outside footy. I’m not getting in to full-time footy," he told Leader this afternoon.

"It's the board's decision. They know how my week is structured, around 30 to 35 hours a week, but they obviously want more time put into it. That’s fair  enough."

In his first year in charge Atkins took the Tigers to the 2005 grand final. Three years later they reached the preliminary final.

Read more at localfooty.com.au

 

North Ballarat Roosters hold off dogged Coburg in VFL

By Robbo August 09, 2010

From Ballarat Courier
Reported by David Brehaut
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NORTH BALLARAT had the win it needed to have in the Victorian Football League at Eureka Stadium Ballarat yesterday.
The Roosters kept a persistent Coburg Tigers at arm's length by 22 points to retain their hold on second position.

Getting home 15.13 (103) to 12.9 (81) was nothing to get carried away with.

Gold Coast Suns let one slip away

By Robbo August 09, 2010

From Gold Coast Bulletin
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AN awful third quarter cost the Gold Coast Suns a VFL win against the Casey Scorpions down in Cranbourne yesterday, going down by four points, 18.11 (119) to 17.13 (115).

After leading at halftime by a whopping 44 points, 13.10 (88) to 7.2 (44), the Suns came out flat and allowed Melbourne Demons AFL regular Brad Miller to run rampant.

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