From AFL Website
Reported by Tom Craigie
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EAST FREMANTLE has stormed through to the Foxtel Cup Grand Final, slogging out an emphatic 24-point victory over Werribee in torrential rain on Tuesday night at Patersons Stadium.

The Sharks will play off for a grand prize of $100,000, awarded to the winner of the knockout competition that hosts the best state-league teams across the country.

On paper, the Sharks were the underdogs, playing in unfamiliar conditions against a Werribee side made up of nine North Melbourne players.

But a ‘team first’ ethic, combined with extreme determination, effort and discipline proved too much for a Tigers outfit that lacked structure.

TUESDAY JULY 9
(Foxtel Cup 1st SF)East Fremantle vs Werribee at Patersons Stadium 8:35pm(Melb Time)(Live on Fox Footy)

SATURDAY JULY 13
Sandringham vs Williamstown at Trevor Barker Oval,Sandringham 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
(Development League match at 10am)

SUNDAY JULY 14
Werribee vs Casey Scorpions at Avalon Airport Oval,Werribee 2pm(Vision Australia Radio,Aussie Digital)
(Development League match at 11am)

From Ballarat Courier
Reported by Melanie Whelan
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IN A tribute normally bestowed on champion players, the North Ballarat Roosters chaired their coach Gerard FitzGerald from the field on Saturday.

The triple premiership coach chalked up a 14-point win against Sandringham for his 300th game at the helm in the Victorian Football League.

He achieves a milestone feat only shared by legendary VFA coach and former South Melbourne star Bill Faul in the league’s 136-year history.

The Roosters playing group gathered on-field near the players’ race looking up at the coaches’ box and applauding FitzGerald as he emerged.

SATURDAY JULY 6
Geelong vs North Ballarat at Simonds Stadium 11am
Port Melbourne vs Bendigo Gold at Northport Oval 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
(Development League Port Melbourne vs Northern Blues at 10am)
Box Hill Hawks vs Collingwood at Box Hill 2pm(3WBC)

SUNDAY JULY 7
(Development League)North Ballarat vs Box Hill Hawks at Eureka Stadium 11am
Essendon vs Northern Blues at Windy Hill 1pm
Frankston vs Coburg at Frankston Park 2pm
(Development League game starts at 11am)

From Bendigo Advertiser
Reported by Travis King
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In a VFL season that has offered few chances for an upset win, there was a sense of a golden opportunity missed by Bendigo in a 40-point loss to Frankston at the QEO on Saturday.

The Gold’s players and coaching staff were pleased with a competitive effort, but critical mistakes left them wondering what might have been in the 9.12 (66) to 14.22 (106) defeat.

Take nothing away from the Dolphins, which deserved its fourth win of the season, and will rightly believe they should have iced the game earlier than the fourth quarter with better accuracy in front of goals.

From The Age (Realfooty website)
Reported by Brent Diamond
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Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres has declared there is a ''transitional change'' at the Borough after it suffered a rare third consecutive defeat at the hands of Collingwood at Victoria Park on Saturday.

Seen to be invincible when undefeated in its premiership year in 2011, Port appears out of its depth midway through the season.

''There is a transitional change or a generational change in the group. It was always going to come and it's coming now,'' Ayres said after Saturday's 11-point loss. ''I actually thought it was going to happen last year.''

Who else but the co-runner of this website Michael 'Robbo' Robinson has reached one hell of a milestone this weekend. Robbo has been a timekeeper for 350 VFA/VFL games. A sensational effort I'm sure you'll agree. Please join me in congratulating Robbo on this outstanding achievement!

Keep an eye out for Paul Amy's interview with Robbo in Inside Football this week.

SATURDAY JUNE 29
Collingwood vs Port Melbourne at Victoria Park 1pm
Casey Scorpions vs Northern Blues at Casey Fields 1:10pm(ABC1TV)
(Development League match starts at 10am)
Werribee vs Essendon at Avalon Airport Oval,Werribee 2pm
(Development League match Werribee vs Coburg starts at 11am)
North Ballarat vs Sandringham at Eureka Stadium 2pm
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Bendigo Gold vs Frankston at QEO,Bendigo 2:30pm
(Curtain Raiser TAC Cup Bendigo Pioneers vs Murray Bushrangers starts at 12pm)

SUNDAY JUNE 30
(Dev League)Port Melbourne vs Frankston at Northport Oval 11am
Box Hill Hawks vs Williamstown at Box Hill 2pm(3WBC)
(Development League match starts at 11am)
Coburg Tigers vs Geelong at Mantello Holden Oval,Coburg 2pm(Aussie Digital,Vision Australia Radio)