Herald-Sun

CASEY Scorpions VFL captain Kyle Matthews is in intensive care at The Alfred hospital after he was punched outside a Hawthorn hotel last night.

Matthews, 24, suffered a slight skull fracture and swelling of the brain after the incident outside the Geebung Polo Club in Auburn Rd.

He fell on to the road, with a witness describing the sound as “like a coconut hitting the ground’’.

From the Whitehose Leader
Reported by Chris Vernuccio
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THE Box Hill Hawks have adopted a new jumper for the next two years to recognise their growing relationship with the Hawthorn Football Club.

The new design features a brown Hawthorn Hawk on a yellow background and includes the Mustang logo.

Unveiled at the club’s jumper presentation night yesterday, the alternate strip will be worn against non-VFA clubs Bendigo, North Ballarat, Collingwood, Geelong and Gold Coast.

The traditional Mustangs jumper will still be worn against VFA rivals including Coburg, Port Melbourne, Williamstown and Sandringham.

From LocalFooty.com.au (Leader Group Newspapers)
Reported Paul Amy
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THE way Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres sees it, no team will go into Round 1 of the 2010 VFL season as a stand-out premiership favourite.

In his mind, 2008-09 champion North Ballarat will probably feel the loss of six premiership players and struggle to maintain its gold standard.

That, he thinks, leaves a few clubs to do some serious bidding.

From The Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
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THE VFL would welcome Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney into what shapes as an expanded "eastern seaboard" competition from 2011. However, the competition’s makeup next year depends on whether both clubs want to play in the VFL— with Gold Coast participating this season and GWS expected to graduate from the TAC Cup and follow suit next year.

From The Age
Reported by Jake Niall
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THE future of the VFL competition and potentially some of its clubs is up in the air for 2011, as the AFL considers a major revamp of the second tier of the game in the eastern states.