From The Age
Reported by Jake Niall
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THE Gold Coast has spoken to three delisted AFL players - Luke Ablett, Robert Shirley and Daniel Harris - about joining the club as mature-age recruits who will play with the fledgling club's VFL team next year and then in the AFL in 2011.

From Leader Group Newspapers - localfooty.com.au
Reported by Paul Amy
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PORT Melbourne has done a lot of talking to prospective recruits. Last week it was time to lock in a few.

Delisted Carlton onballer Adam Bentick is the most notable of the newcomers, bringing to TEAC Oval the experience of 68 AFL games between 2004 and 2008.
Injury wrecked his 2009, but he did finish the year with some strong performances for the Northern Bullants.

HAWTHORN is considering pouncing on North Ballarat ruckman Orren Stephenson in the AFL rookie draft on Tuesday, December 15.

The Hawks will put Stephenson under the microscope over three days next week and decide whether to recruit him as a mature-age rookie.

Hawthorn put the dual North Ballarat premiership player through a series of tests yesterday, including a 2.2-kilometre time trial, vertical jump, sprint and general skills.

He will train with a special squad of rookie draft prospects put together by the Hawks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Stephenson said it was exciting to be attracting some interest from AFL clubs again.

He had a similar try-out with Carlton three years ago.

The 27-year-old had talks with St Kilda in the lead-up to this year's national draft.

From The Age (realfooty.com.au)
Reported by Brent Diamond
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WHILE it is usually seen as a stroke of bad luck when a team gets an interstate fixture, 10 VFL teams believe they have hit the jackpot in scoring a trip to the Gold Coast when GC17 makes its VFL debut next season.