From the Ballarat Courier
Reported by David Brehaut
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From the Gold Coast Bulletin
Reported by Nick Smart
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GOLD Coast Football Club vice-captain Charlie Dixon believes his team has adapted quickly to the physicality of the VFL and would not be intimidated by last year's No.2 team Williamstown tomorrow.

The 19-year-old, who already towers over many of his opponents at 200cm, admitted his side took a lot of positives from last week's game against Port Melbourne, one being their hardness.

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FOR the first time since May 24 last year the Bendigo Bank Bombers will this Sunday play a home game at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.
The Bombers will take on Port Melbourne in the long-awaited return of VFL football to Bendigo.

There were 18 tipsters that managed to picked all seven winners for
the opening round of 2010.

The tipster with the nearest to the aggregate score for the Collingwood v Williamstown clash at Victoria Park was old Sunshine Crows supporter Rick Woodstock.

Rick played some of junior footy with the crows many moons ago. Rick selected 225 points as the aggregate score which was closer than the other tipsters that selected seven winners. Williamstown 137 d Collingwood 106 total score 243 points.)


RICK WINS OPENING ROUND WITH SEVEN WINNERS

In the opening round for 2010 there were 18 tipsters that picked all seven winners. The tipster who was nearest to the aggregate score for the Collingwwood v Williamstown clash of 243 points was Rick Woodstock. He collects $30.

Next week another $30 will go to the tipster with seven winners. If
more than one tipster selects seven winners, the tipster nearest to
the aggregate score will collect $30.

If no tipster picks seven it will jackpot to $60 for the Round 3
matches.

BILLY OAKLEIGH WINS AGGREGATE SCORE

Old Oakleigh Devils fan John Kylie alias Billy Oakleigh who was
watching the oaks in the days of Bustling Billy Barrot, John 'swooper' Murnane and Big Bob Johnson selected 230 points as his aggregate score which was 13 points off the 243 points for the Collingwood v Williamstown clash. Billy collects $40.

The next round for the aggregate score will be for next weeks Grand Final replay between North Ballarat who have won the past two premierships and the Northern Bullants.

The Roosters will unfurl their flag in this game. The tipster nearest the aggregate score will collect $40.