From The Cairns Post
Reported by Andrew Piva
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EVERY footballer dreams of winning a game with a kick after the final ­siren, but few get the opportunity.

Zac Smith had his chance on Saturday and made no mistake.

A 40m kick from the Gold Coast ruckman had just enough elevation to make it across the point line and give the Gold Coast a dramatic 13.12 (90) to 13.11 (89) victory over the Bendigo Bombers at Cazlays.

From Bendigo Advertiser
Reported by Luke West
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THE Bendigo Bank Bombers squandered a 40-point half-time lead against the Gold Coast on Saturday as they lost their VFL match in Cairns with a kick after the siren.

Scores were level at 89 apiece when the final siren sounded.

PORT Melbourne is safe for the finals. Now it will go boot-for-leather for a top-four finish and double chance.

The Boroughs on Saturday stitched up a fourth consecutive September engagement with a 25-point win over the third-placed Casey Scorpions at an achingly cold Casey Fields.

Using a strong wind going to the cricket ground end, they drilled seven goals to one in the last quarter to transform a three-quarter-time deficit into their ninth success this season.

Before the match coach Gary Ayres remarked that most games are won and lost in the midfield and Port had three supreme onballers in Adam Bentick (39 disposals), Toby Pinwill (35) and Shane Valenti (25) and another influential player in rover Ryan McMahon (24 possessions and two goals in the final quarter).
 

NOT even skipper Brett Johnson was safe.

When Williamstown coach Peter German unloaded on his players in the three-quarter-time huddle against Coburg on Saturday, it was momentarily easy to forget that the Seagulls were 18 points to the good.

But German clearly hadn't liked what he saw in the third term as the Tigers previously goalless for almost 60 minutes booted four unanswered goals to draw within striking distance of Willi.

Western Bulldogs rookie Matt Panos wore a spray, and even captain Brett Johnson as reliable and constant as taxes copped a handful of choice words from a steely eyed German.

His words did the trick.

2010 VFL Seniors

Gold Coast 1.1 2.5 9.9 13.12 (90)
Bendigo Bombers 6.1 9.3 11.7 13.11 (89)

GOALS:
Gold Coast: Dixon 3 Magin 2 MATERA 2 SWALLOW 2 Grayson Liddy Fowler Iles
Bendigo Bombers: HARDINGHAM 2 Houli 2 Duscher 2 Williams 2 Carlisle Crameri Quinn Still Scanlon

BEST:
Gold Coast: SWALLOW Weller Dixon Smith Iles McKenzie
Bendigo Bombers: Houli Myers Crameri James Flaherty Quinn