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From Bendigo Advertiser
Reported by Tanya Paolucci
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The Bendigo Bombers will split from Essendon at the end of the 2012 VFL season.
The club made the announcement at its grand final eve business luncheon this afternoon at the All Seasons Quality Resort
From Hobsons Bay Leader
Reported by Luke D'Anello
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WILLIAMSTOWN coach Peter German cut a dejected figure after his side's 56-point loss against Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League grand final on Sunday.
From Port Phillip Leader
Reported by Paul Amy
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THEY said it couldn't be done, that a VFL club with no AFL affiliation would ever win the premiership.
Today Port Melbourne's champion team slayed the skeptics, capping a glorious season with a 56-point grand final victory over its great rival Williamstown at Etihad Stadium.
From Hobsons Bay Leader
Reported by Luke D'Anello
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WILLIAMSTOWN'S premiership dream was extinguished at the final hurdle on Sunday as a clinical Port Melbourne claimed the Victorian Football League premiership after a breathtaking display in the season decider.
Games played at Etihad Stadium (ROOF CLOSED) CROWD 11859
VFL GRAND FINAL
Port Melbourne 2.0 9.7 15.10 22.12(144)
Williamstown 5.3 6.4 12.7 13.10( 88)
NORM GOSS MEDALLIST: Toby Pinwill (Port Melbourne)
Port Melbourne's 1st premiership since 1982. Only 2nd team to go through VFA/VFL season winning every game(21-0). North Melbourne did it twice in 1915(14-0) and 1918(12-0).
From The Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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JOHN Martin, a champion premiership player at the Seagulls, says his distaste for Port Melbourne began when his late father told him stories of how Borough supporters would pelt stones at Williamstown players after famous victories at North Port Oval[now Teac Oval] in the 1920s.
From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Confidential Reporters
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BARBS have been flying in State Parliament before tomorrow's VFL grand final between Port Melbourne and Williamstown.
Heated words were exchanged between the Labor MPs from the rival suburbs, with Port's Martin Foley (below) challenging Willy's Wade Noonan (bottom) to fly the winning team's flag from the loser's town hall.
PORT MELBOURNE
B Stephen Brewer, Jarrod Dalton, Hugh Sandilands
HB Cory McGrath, Sam Pleming, John Baird
C Nathan Batsanis, Toby Pinwill, Shane Valenti
HF Malcolm Lynch, Jake Edwards, Ryan McMahon
F Patrick Rose, Dean Galea, Billy Burstin
R Wayde Skipper, Chris Cain, Sam Dwyer
Int(from) Michael Dillon,Jake Dermott*, Fabian Deluca, Joshua Purcell, Callum Sinclair, Marc Johnston, David Fanning, Tristian Francis,
WILLIAMSTOWN
B David Stretton, James Mulligan, Dean Rampe