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WHAT’S Flawed MRP INSIDE I t is fair to say that the Match Review Panel has got this one wrong.
It’s as simple as that.
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AFL NEWS
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AFL PREVIEWS
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SANFL PREVIEWS
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GENERAL SPORT
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Two games, down to one for an early plea, clearly exceed what the clash between Crow Rory Sloane and the Power’s Brad Ebert warranted. The MRP graded the incident as careless contact with medium impact to the head forcing it to follow a pre-conceived table of penalties to adjudicate the overexaggerated suspension. It was at worst a clumsy, belated attempt to spoil an opponent in a marking contest. The only fault seems to be that it drew blood across Ebert’s cheekbone. Does this mean now that every blood rule send-off is a reportable offence? Port Adelaide’s medical report to the panel highlighted the bleeding as well while also indicating that Ebert had received blurred vision and struggled after the game, despite being able to return to the field after assessing him. The MRP did not take into account,
though, that Ebert had been rocked by a bump in the first half that would have invoked similar symptoms too which were just exacerbated by a further bump from Sloane in the third quarter. Precedents suggest Sloane should have been handed a fine at most. Last year Docker Nat Fyfe forcefully connected with Hawthorn’s Taylor Duryea in a late front on spoiling attempt, also coming into contact with the head, but was only fined leaving him eligible to win the 2015 Brownlow medal. Even last weekend, Hawk Jordan Lewis made contact to West Coast’s Scott Lycett’s jaw with his fist but was cleared. This was in stark similarity to Geelong forward Tom Hawkins’ strike on GWS Giants skipper Phil Davis who was offered two games down to one. There have been several other incidents throughout the season that haven’t incurred the wrath of the MRP including Kangaroo Brent Harvey’s head-high contact to Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell and Mitchell punching Melbourne’s Jack Watts in the head for no case to answer for either.
THUMBS UP
After a dismal whitewash in the Test series against Sri Lanka, Australia opened its one-day campaign more positively with a three-wicket victory. On a pitch that Aussie batsman Aaron Finch labelled the biggest turner he had ever seen, captain Steve Smith chose to bowl first and restricted the home side to 8-227 with the seamer James Faulkner (a man-of-the-match and careerbest 4-38 and Mitchell Starc (3-32 including his 100th wicket in just 52 one-dayers) claiming seven wickets between them. The Australians reached their target with three overs to spare – Smith managed a determined 58 and Finch settled in before hitting 56 off 46 deliveries. The second of the five games was played on Wednesday with matches on Sunday 28/8, Wednesday 31/8 and Sunday 4/9 preceding two Tweny20 encounters.
BEATBOX The inconsistencies continue to occur on a far-too-regular basis and we should not be seeing legitimate ball players miss games because of them. The main concern of the whole MRP rulings is that the panel can’t refer to similar incidents from the past, the strict penalty table offers no leeway for different incidents and past records are no longer given credit. It’s a one-incident-fits-all policy which is a too rigid approach. Let’s get back to judging each incident on its merits. The reduced penalty for early plea philosophy is flawed as well. The AFL simply does not want the tribunal to sit, leaving it as presumed guilty until proven innocent, but isn’t it legally the other way around? Players should be allowed to at least appeal a judgment without the threat of greater penalty if their case is not proven. Adelaide had no recourse but to accept the MRP’s ruling, especially considering the time of year it is, with finals soon upon us. Maybe an ineligible player has to lose a Brownlow after being penalised for a frivolous incident before action is taken or a club takes the system to the courts. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN
THUMBS Down
The current squad has been officially declared the worst Wallabies team in a decade, having lost five successive Tests, suffered the biggest home defeat in history and conceded more than 40 points in successive Tests for just the second time.
After last Saturday’s 42-8 thumping by the All Blacks, Michael Cheika’s side faces the stark prospect of becoming only the second Australian team in the professional era to lose seven games in a row. Michael Cheika is still contracted until the end of the 2019 World Cup campaign but must find the secret ingredient to turn the Wallabies’ fortunes around quickly to at least be competitive. Shamed by several greats of the game, including former World Cup winning-captain John Eales, Cheika’s men must re-group for Saturday’s Second Test against New Zealand in Wellington. Maybe the women’s team should take their place.
AFL NEWS
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Easy equation for Crows
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n easy equation awaits Adelaide – defeat West Coast on Friday night at Adelaide Oval and finish second.
In doing so, the club will also earn two home finals towards a potential premiership. A loss will make the flag challenge more difficult but also a possible fall out of the top four and only one home final. The Crows even have a slim chance of emulating cross code football counterparts Adelaide United in being rewarded with the minor premiership on their way to the main trophy if a few results favour them. Therefore there is plenty to play for but, as widely known, it be done without star onballer Rory Sloane as he serves his one-match ban.
The Eagles will be missing a key player as well though, with dynamic ruckman Nic Naitanui succumbing to a long term knee injury last week. Both club coaches will have some tough decisions to make surrounding the final lineups for this crucial encounter. Friday night will see two of the stronger midfields coming together with the one that gets on top likely to earn the desired outcome. Without Sloane the Crows simply need the engine room to lift its work rate this week, in particular Scott Thompson and Richard Douglas while the Crouch brothers have been solid contributors of late. But they can go from potential stars to the real deal by their efforts in this encounter. Expected inclusion Cameron Ellis-Yolmen just needs to provide the input shown when last in the side against Brisbane a few weeks ago when he impacted on the scoreboard at the same time and he could even influence finals selection with a game-breaking performance. Adelaide can expect the pressure valve will be on high as West Coast looks to strangle its opposition’s run and carry of the ball which could also be hindered by the loss of Brodie Smith from another concussion incurred last week. Ricky Henderson was pulled from the SANFL side’s last match due to the shortened week and is set to come in if Smith becomes unavailable while Paul Seedsman is still battling with his corked buttock. The visitors have a reasonable record on Adelaide Oval, winning one of two against the Crows and claiming both its meetings against the Power here. The Eagles haven’t been the best of travelling teams in the past but they have found a
purple patch of form in the past month, including a team-building one-point comefrom-behind victory over GWS Giants away a few weeks ago. It’s all about team though this week – a mantra of current coach Don Pyke and predecessor Phil Walsh that will ensure the Crows are successful. Port Adelaide’s coaching staff and fans must be bemused by what they saw from their players last week in the Showdown. It must be disappointing to see their players rise for such a clash after putting so many insipid
Footy footnotes The top-eight sides have been decided going into the last round of the season with just final standings to be determined and there has been plenty raising its head over the past week before a quiet period ensues with the first ever pre-finals bye coming up next weekend. • Another Brownlow medallist has hung up the boots this week after Bombers Adam Cooney bowed out last week – now Magpie favourite Dane Swan has called an end to his career and while teammates will miss him, they won’t miss his antics around the club – fellow premiership-winning teammate Alan Toovey and Brent Macaffer also pulled the pin during the week • Doubt if Swannie will balloon out like many past retirees of the game but Cooney has some concerns, tweeting after his retirement announcement, “Thanks to everyone for the very kind msgs, you’re all bloody brilliant. I just had a mcflurry I sense a L Whitnall type blowout happening” • A few of the game’s older boys though will continue their prodigious flag hunting journey with senior Hawks Luke, Shaun Burgoyne and Josh Gibson signing on to go around for another season in 2017 • Not the best timing to incur serious knee injuries that will leave one out of the game for up to a year – Eagles star Nic Naitanui and Hawk Jon Ceglar also miss finals with both their sides’ prominent premiership fancies • Wonder if former South Adelaide, now Gold Coast ruckman Keegan Brooksby is feeling comfortable at the Suns – the team stayed in Melbourne last week due to back-to-back games at Etihad Stadium so the team did some sponsors’ promotions to fill in time but after one at a Metricon
performances together throughout the season. The task over the summer is to crack the Power’s mental code – why can it be so attuned to a Showdown cause but not similarly so against other sides within the competition? While they may not have won last week against their rivals, their attention was what the coaches and fans want to see from them every week. Now they need to close out their dismal season with the same attitude this week. Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium should not present too many worries for Port Adelaide as long as its mindset is fully attentive to Saturday night. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN display home, the bus headed back to their hotel leaving Brooksby behind • It seems Carlton wasn’t concerned about its draft position last week as victory over the Demons elevated it up a rung on the AFL ladder above the Suns who will also benefit from Melbourne staying outside the top eight because they received the Demons first round pick of this season through last year’s trading • Chairing players off after milestone games has become the norm across levels of football but what happens when that player comes in at around 150 kilos, well it takes nearly half the team to raise the big man as was the case for ‘Plugga’ at the Ardmona Cats following his 200th game last week – check out the photos online • The filming of the latest Thor movie has begun in Brisbane this week – maybe the plot could be around him hammering through the rubble that is the Brisbane Football Club while the big evil AFL attempts to take it over and allowing adoptive brother Gold Coast Suns to be the State’s new dominant force • The AFL says it has reduced prices for “entry level tickets” to the first two weeks of the finals, making them the cheapest since 2001, but it will be interesting to see how many of those will be available at each ground and probably don’t include a seat either – they also keep “entry-level” and “top-category” Grand Final tickets at 2015 prices which are limited anyway but all other adult tickets will increase by $5$25 to Australia’s already most overpriced sporting event • The decision by North Melbourne Football Club not to recontract four of its veteran players for season 2018, Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Michael Firrito and Nick Dal Santo, is not surprising. But the timing, on the eve of the finals, appears to be a shocker
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AFL PREVIEW ROUND23 BY DION HAYMAN
ADELAIDE V WEST COAST
SYDNEY V RICHMOND
Adelaide underlined its premiership credentials with a stunning come-from-behind win over West Coast when they met at Subiaco in round 12. The Eagles had led all night and by as much as 26 points early in the third quarter. The margin was still 12 at the final change but Adelaide had erased the deficit inside six minutes and unloaded a final term of 6.5 to nothing to win 15.15 (105) to 11.10 (76). Eddie Betts finished with five goals. It was the Crows’ second straight win over the Eagles – something they hadn’t achieved since 2009-10. They haven’t won three in a row against West Coast since winning all three games in 2003. The sides have both won once against each other at Adelaide Oval. Overall, the Eagles lead 23 wins to 20. Only once since 1995 have these sides played a game decided by less than a kick – that was when West Coast won by two points at Football Park in 2006.
Incredibly, Richmond has won its last three games against Sydney – a feat it hasn’t matched since 1992-93 and one it hasn’t bettered since eight straight wins from 1981-84. In round eight at the MCG, the Tigers came from 18 points behind at three quarter-time, booting five goals in the first 10 minutes of the final term to lead by 13 points. Sydney responded to lead by 10 at the 22-minute mark before Ben Griffiths scored his fifth goal to bring Richmond to within a kick. Sam Lloyd then scored the winner after the siren to see the Tigers home 14.17 (101) to 15.10 (100). The Tigers also won by 18 points at the SCG in 2015 and by three points to reach the finals in the last minor round match at Homebush in 2014. Richmond also won back-to-back games in Sydney in 2000 and 2004, both at the SCG. The Tigers won three in a row there from 1982-84.
ADELAIDE: $1.30
SYDNEY: $1.07
Friday 7.20pm, Adelaide Oval
WEST COAST: $3.55
Saturday 4.05pm, SCG
RICHMOND: $8.50
GOLD COAST V PORT ADELAIDE
GEELONG V MELBOURNE
Saturday 1.15pm, Simonds Stadium
Saturday 6.55pm, Metricon Stadium
Geelong meets Melbourne for the first time this season in the final minor round. They haven’t met since round 12 last year when the Demons upset the Cats to win by 24 points in what was their first win at Kardinia Park since 2005. The sharp-shooting Dees kicked 18.5 (113) to 13.11 (89). Jeff Garlett finished with four goals and Alex Neal-Bullen three. It ended a run of 10 successive wins by the Cats since 2007, equalling their previous club record run against Melbourne achieved from 1965-70. This is the seventh game in the last eight between these sides to be played in Geelong. After 56 games at the Cattery, Geelong has 37 wins, Melbourne 18 and there was a draw in 2006.
Port Adelaide has waited all year to play Gold Coast, having not met the Suns since round 22 last year. That game was also at Carrara and the Power won it by 37 points, 12.16 (88) to 7.9 (51) with three goals from Karl Amon. The Power have in fact won all four previous trips to Carrara against the Suns. They won by nine points in 2014, 38 points in 2013 and 48 points in 2012. It’s all added up to five straight wins for the Power over the Suns. Gold Coast’s only success in this fixture was at their first attempt at Football Park in 2012 when they came from 28 points back at three quarter-time to win by three points. Luke Russell kicked the go-ahead goal. Cameron Hitchcock then missed twice before Justin Westhoff had a chance to win the game for Port with the last kick of the day. He missed too.
GEELONG: $1.14
GOLD COAST: $2.75
MELBOURNE: $5.75
PORT ADELAIDE: $1.46
NORTH MELBOURNE V GWS GIANTS
ESSENDON V CARLTON
Saturday 6.55pm, Etihad Stadium
Saturday 1.40pm, MCG
Carlton beat Essendon for the first time in six matches when they last met in round six at the MCG. The Blues won 10.12 (72) to 8.9 (57) having led at every change. The Bombers had taken four wins and a draw from their last five meetings since Carlton won by 96 points in round 21, 2012. The Blues’ overall lead has been cut to seven wins, 122-115 with six draws. Carlton hasn’t beaten Essendon twice in a season since 2011, a year that also featured a draw. The Blues haven’t won both home and away games against Essendon in the same season since 2001 when they won by 17 and seven points, a year after the Bombers’ last premiership. Carlton hasn’t surpassed 90 points against Essendon in any of its last six games.
North Melbourne has won all five previous matches against GWS and won them convincingly. However, the sides haven’t met this year. They last met in round 12, 2015 at the Sydney Showgrounds and the Kangaroos won by 56 points, 18.9 (117) to 8.13 (61). Robbie Nahas scored four goals with three apiece from Jarrad Waite and Jamie Macmillan. The closest the Giants have come to upsetting North was a 28-point defeat in the final round of the 2012 season also at the Showgrounds. Their heaviest defeat was a 129-point thrashing in Hobart earlier that year when Aaron Edwards booted five goals. North’s average winning margin after five games against the Giants is 75 points. The Roos won their only previous meeting at Docklands by 86 points in 2013 when Drew Petrie scored five goals.
ESSENDON: $3.35
NORTH MEBOURNE: $2.75
CARLTON: $1.33
GWS GIANTS: $1.46
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ST KILDA V BRISBANE
Sunday 12.40pm, Etihad Stadium Brisbane and St Kilda meet for the first time since round nine last year when the Saints won by 22 points at the Gabba, 16.12 (108) to 13.8 (86). Nick Riewoldt and Ryan Lester scored four goals apiece for their respective sides. Remarkably, this will be their first meeting at Docklands since 2009 when the Saints won by 16 points. Since then, the sides have met five times at the Gabba and once in Wellington in 2014. The New Zealand game was Brisbane’s last win against St Kilda, by just three points. The Saints have won five of their six clashes at Docklands – the last five in a row after losing by 39 points in 2000. It’s neck and neck since 1987 with Brisbane leading 22 wins to 21.
ST KILDA: $1.05
BRISBANE: $10.00
HAWTHORN V COLLINGWOOD Sunday 2.50pm, MCG
Hawthorn has won its last eight games against Collingwood – a club record. The Hawks have also won 13 of their last 16 games against the Magpies since 2007. Hawthorn’s last eight wins have been by an average of 37 points. However, their most recent victory was also their most narrow. That was in round 14 last year at the MCG when the Hawks won by just 10 points. Incredibly, they won all four quarters after leading by three, four and nine points at the three changes of ends. Cyril Rioli kicked five straight goals and Jack Gunston three without a miss as the Magpies’ wastefulness in front of goal proved costly. Travis Cloke (1.4) and Alex Fasolo (1.3) were the main offenders. Collingwood last beat Hawthorn in the 2011 first preliminary final by three points.
Power midfielder Brad Ebert can bounce back soundly and lead his side to a last round victory over Gold Coast on Saturday night. Photo: AAP
AFL PREMIERSHIP LADDER
P W L D
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SYDNEY
21 16 5 0 2057 1418 145.1 64
ADELAIDE
21 16 5 0 2412 1695 142.3 64
GEELONG
21 16 5 0 2080 1510 137.8 64
HAWTHORN
21 16 5 0 2022 1689 119.7 64
GWS GIANTS
21 15 6 0 2280 1600 142.5 60
WEST COAST
21 15 6 0 2081 1607 129.5 60
W. BULLDOGS
21 15 6 0 1808 1540 117.4 60
FREMANTLE V WESTERN BULLDOGS
N. MELBOURNE
21 12 9 0 1893 1759 107.6 48
Sunday 4.10pm, Domain Stadium
ST KILDA
21 11 10 0 1792 1938 92.5 44
The Western Bulldogs and Fremantle reconvene for the first time since the opening round when the Bulldogs won easily by 65 points at Docklands. The Bulldogs opened the season with 7.1 to 0.2 and went on to win 15.13 (103) to 5.8 (38) with five goals from Jake Stringer but in all had 10 goal-scorers for the match. It brought to an end Fremantle’s club record four-game winning streak against the Bulldogs which was also achieved between 2003-05. The last four games between these sides have been at Docklands. This will be the first in Perth since 2012 when the Dockers won by 38 points. Overall, the Dockers lead this fixture 15 wins to 12. The Dockers lead six wins to three at Subiaco.
MELBOURNE
21 10 11 0 1900 1836 103.5 40
PORT ADELAIDE
21 9 12 0 1966 1873 105 36
COLLINGWOOD
21 9 12 0 1799 1886 95.4 36
RICHMOND
21 8 13 0 1662 1991 83.5 32
CARLTON
21 7 14 0 1489 1875 79.4 28
GOLD COAST
21 6 15 0 1712 2184 78.4 24
FREMANTLE
21 3 18 0 1505 2070 72.7 12
HAWTHORN: $1.20
FREMANTLE: $3.50
COLLINGWOOD: $4.60
WESTERN BULLDOGS: $1.31
BRISBANE
21 3 18 0 1667 2711 61.5 12
ESSENDON
21 2 19 0 1334 2277 58.6 8
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SANFL PREVIEW ROUND 22
BY CHRIS KENDALL
Central District v West Adelaide
Norwood v Eagles
Saturday 2.10pm, My Money House Oval Radio: Life FM
Saturday 2.10pm, Coopers Stadium TV: Channel Seven
This is a match that could produce some surprises in the last round for the Redlegs. After a terrible first hour against Port, they worked home strongly to bring some respectability to the score-line in a 25-point loss. The Eagles were challenged in the first half by Glenelg but the class edge told as Chris Hall, Nick O’Brien and Michael Wundke combined for 12 goals. While it would take a monumental lapse in form and concentration for the Eagles to drop this one, they will also be keeping an eye on ensuring no injuries before the first week off in finals. Coach Michael Godden will be very alert to any mental lapses but may use this as a chance to look at some differing structures. Norwood though will be aiming for a strong finish to a disappointing 2016. However, the visitors should prevail.
The equation for the Bulldogs is very simple. Beat West and they play finals. Given the respective form-lines of both teams, this looks almost a fait accompli, particularly given the number of midfield options at coach Roy Laird’s disposal. West mentor Mark Mickan will already have an eye to 2017 but some of his charges will know they are playing for their long-term SANFL careers. Stranger things have happened over the years and much of the Bloods season has been lost above the shoulders but too many things would need to go wrong for Central to drop this one. Chris Jansen has been in stellar form all season and a big showing could make the last round of the Magarey Medal very interesting. The Bulldogs look to have too many who are capable of two to three goals compared to a West outfit that has been benefitting from the impressive improvement of Mason Middleton. Central by plenty.
TIP: Eagles 25-36
TIP: Central District 61-72
South Adelaide v Adelaide
Sturt v Glenelg
Saturday 2.10pm, Hickinbotham Oval Web stream: www.sanfl.com.au and the SANFL App
The double chance is secured for South, making this a possible preview to a meeting in September. The Panthers would need a gigantic win here and hope for a highly unlikely thrashing of the Eagles to take top spot so coach Brad Gotch will work to keep his charges focused on this week’s contest. Adelaide was very impressive against West but mentor Heath Younie would also not be reading too much into a win over the cellar dwellers. The last kick of the day decided the previous meeting between these clubs and it would not be unreasonable to expect another tight tussle. The respective midfields will have some stellar battles and South will put plenty of work into negating Adelaide’s clearance skills. Adelaide, on the other hand, will have to shut down Panther spearhead Brett Eddy by closing down the supply from their onball drive from the likes of Joel Cross and Brede Seccull but in a ripper close to the minor round, South may just hold the edge.
TIP: South Adelaide 1-12
The Double Blues also have the double chance sewn up so will be looking toward South in the qualifying final but have a tricky opponent to navigate here. Coach Martin Mattner will look through the tape of the last 40 minutes of last week’s North game to see how his side allowed the Roosters back into the contest while Glenelg’s Matt Lokan will do much the same to see how his group fell away so much against the Eagles in the last hour. The young Tigers have plenty of upside and supporters should be looking ahead with great optimism. The likes of Jed Redden, Elliott Chalmers and Jonty Scharenberg all had excellent moments last week to offer a glimpse into the future while Sturt’s more experienced heads prevailed late against North. It is the likes of Zane Kirkwood, James Battersby and Brodie Martin who will be crucial for the home team closing the minor round with a win.
TIP: Sturt 25-36
SANFL PREMIERSHIP LADDER
Saturday 2.10pm, Peter Motley Oval Web stream: www.sanfl.com.au and the SANFL App
P W L D
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A
LEADING GOALKICKERS
% PTS
EAGLES
17 14 3 0 1479 1004 59.57 28
BRETT EDDY South
63
SOUTH
17 13 4 0 1581 1224 56.36 26
MARK EVANS Sturt
45
STURT
17 13 4 0 1372 1128 54.88 26
KORY BEARD Sturt
44
ADELAIDE
17 11 6 0 1589 1301 54.98 22
LUKE REYNOLDS Port
43
CENTRAL
17 9 8 0 1458 1324 52.41 18
MICHAEL WUNDKE Eagles
40
PORT
18 9 9 0 1636 1524 51.77 18
JOSHUA SCOTT Glenelg
39
GLENELG
17 6 11 0 1405 1611 46.58 12
JOHN BUTCHER Port
37
NORWOOD
17 5 12 0 1183 1476 44.49 10
MITCHELL HARVEY North
34
NORTH
18 4 14 0 1430 1640 46.58 8
ALEXANDER BARNS North
32
WEST
17 2 15 0 1003 1904 34.50 4
LEWIS JOHNSTON Norwood
31
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general sport
Another milestone for Supercars great A ustralian supercars great Craig Lowndes will become the first driver to achieve the 600 race milestone this weekend but he is not resting on just that with 700 already in his sights. The TeamVortex driver will line up for his 600th Championship start in Sunday’s race and comes at a circuit where Lowndes broke through for Triple Eight’s first ever win in the category back in 2005. Lowndes will be chasing his 106th Supercars victory this weekend and the six-time Bathurst winner suggested those numbers wouldn’t stop there, saying it was likely he could reach 700 in a few years’ time. “What’s that – five more years? Yeah, probably,” he told supercars.com when asked if he could make it another hundred.
the Australian racing category.
“To be honest I didn’t realise it was 600 – it’s amazing to be able to do that,” he said. Format changes over the years have helped though, with most of last year’s events consisting of three races, while back when Lowndes started in Supercars/Australian Touring Car Championship there were less events and races in a season. “The whole configuration of events has changed,” Lowndes said. “Now we’ve got multiple races over weekends, where, when I first started the weekend was an event, so you’ve got more opportunities now to break those numbers.
“We’ll try and get to 700!”
“I think going forward, the generations there now will have the opportunities in the future too if they want to stay around and get the longevity out of the sport.”
Lowndes wasn’t aware of the approaching milestone but was proud of his longevity in
Lowndes won the last race of the season at the Ipswich Super Sprint at Queensland
Raceway last month for his second victory of the year to put him right back into Championship contention. The 42 year-old Holden driver is right up there with his younger opposition in this year’s Championship, sitting fourth just 150 points behind teammates Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen and defending champion Mark Winterbottom. This weekend is looking good for the team as well with Triple Eight Race Engineering – between its Red Bull Racing Australia and TeamVortex cars – having won the last five races of the 2016 championship in a row. Championship leader Whincup will also be debuting a new Commodore this weekend which has proven ready after going through its paces and system checks in training in recent weeks. The new car will replace the chassis he has been in since Sandown last year. “Obviously, you hope that every new car is better than the last,” Whincup said. “A new car is a great feeling; it’s somewhat a placebo which you take. Everything is nice and brand new.”
BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN
Wildcards for two Aussies
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ittle-known Australian tennis player Ellen Perez will make her grand slam debut at this month’s US Open.
Perez qualified for a wildcard through to the main draw after beating the returning Ash Barty in the final of a Florida tournament to secure the spot over the weekend. Perez, 20, is ranked world number 725 and won her first minor International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Brussels last month, before reaching the final of a tournament in Belarus earlier this month. “I’m really excited to utilise this opportunity to be amongst the best in the world and thank Tennis Australia for the wildcard, which could be a big breakthrough for me,” Perez said. Now based in the US, Perez has a 19-2 record on the ITF circuit since July before
winning her way into the Open.
“I believe the matches over in Europe really helped with my confidence and belief in my own game,” she said. “I am most looking forward to the opportunity to compete in my first Grand Slam singles event, to play in front of the crowd and to learn from this experience for the future.” Perez joins Sam Stosur and Daria Gavrilova as the only Australian women in the main draw ahead of the end of qualification. Meanwhile, James Duckworth secured a spot in the men’s draw with a wildcard, despite being beaten in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open. Duckworth has dropped to world number 199, largely as a result of an elbow injury,
after being a career-best world number 82 in April and May of 2015. The appearance will be the 24 year-old’s third at the US Open, and he will now join Nick Kyrgios, Bernard Tomic, Thanasi Kokkinakis, John Millman and Jordan Thompson at Flushing Meadows. “Ducks spent most of the 2015 season inside the world’s top 100 and that’s really the calibre of player he is,” Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt said. “It was unfortunate to see Ducks forced to the sidelines for a few months this year but he bounced back with a great win (at a Challenger tournament) in Bangkok and his ranking will continue to improve.” BY AAP
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FOOTY NEWS OFFICIAL NEWS ON THE AMATEUR LEAGUE
the norwood Division 1
Falcons face rocky weekend T
boggy conditions of home, they couldn’t hold onto a lead obtained midway through the last quarter.
he top five has been established but the double chance is still wide open.
Payneham Norwood Union, which has won just one of its past five matches, looks vulnerable at present.
They get another chance to salvage something from the mire this week though. The Gullies, meanwhile, will prepare for their premiership assault against outgoing Unley Mercedes Jets following just one year at the top flight level but with plenty learnt for a return in coming years.
The Falcons head to Salisbury North on Saturday to remain in third spot on the Division 1 ladder. It appears only a win will save them from having to face the Hawks again the following week in an elimination final, although it would be at their home ground.
Port District halted the Blacks’ run at the finals last week but it has a task on its hands in its final match of the season, ladder leader and flag favourite Prince Alfred OC.
All set to overhaul them is Rostrevor OC which faces bottom side Henley at home this week.
BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN
However, whichever side makes the qualifying final will meet Tea Tree Gully at Pertaringa Oval next week. Payneham Norwood Union coach Garry McIntosh will be trying to induce some form out of his group leading into what previously loomed as a promising finals series for the club. Salisbury North will be keen for another topfive scalp, after defeating Rostrevor OC by a relatively easy 44 points, just ahead of the major round. The Hawks too could become a finals threat if the likes of John Russo, Nick Pape, Stephen Drainer, Dion Lawlor and Jamie Solly (five goals) gained added confidence for their finals campaign.
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Rostrevor OC will be looking to pinch the double chance from Payneham Norwood Union this week. Photo: Jayson Vowles The Falcons will find them a difficult opponent on their home ground as well. Goodwood Saints will be hoping to end a disappointing year on a positive note when visiting Adelaide University on Saturday. The Saints almost pulled off the upset of the season against Tea Tree Gully but in the
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Prince Alfred OC Tea Tree Gully Payneham NU Rostrevor OC Salisbury North Adelaide University Port District Goodwood Saints Unley Mercedes Jets Henley
DIVISION 1 ROUND 18 Rostrevor OC v Henley
Campbelltown Mem.
Port District v Prince Alfred OC
Largs Reserve
Tea Tree Gully v Unley Merc. Jets
Pertaringa Oval
Salisbury North v Payneham NU
Salisbury North Oval
Adelaide Uni. v Goodwood Saints
University Oval
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Q u a l i f y i n g F i n a l – S a c r e d H e a r t O C v S t Pe t e r ’s O C a t M i t c h e l l Pa r k O va l Elimination Final – PHOS Camden v Old Ignatians at Camden Oval
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Vili’s Division 2 SHOC ready for finals
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acred Heart OC has endured some close football over the past five weeks so should be ready for the upcoming finals series in Division 2. Although it has not won them all, it should still hold SHOC in good stead for the rise in intensity that occurs finals time. It meets St Peters OC in Saturday’s qualifying final at Mitchell Park Oval and will hope the fight isn’t as hard as it has been recently. Sacred Heart OC will look to lift from last week’s disappointing four-point loss to PHOS Camden. Its clash with SPOC five weeks ago, played at headquarters Thebarton Oval, was its biggest victory in that time, albeit still just 12 points, so its opponent will be keen to turn that around this week itself.
Nick Forster, Jacob Laba, Daniel Noll, Mitchell Bosley and Hamish Villis just failed to get the job done last week but the exposure to pressure-type football would be invaluable for Saturday’s clash. To win though, more will be required from experienced trio Lachlan Button, Jack Fosdike and Matthew Crettenden. On the other side, St Peters OC will be buoyed by its 10-goal victory over Scotch OC last week with key players Bradley Hartman, Tom Fotheringham, Jordan Lockwood, Michael Mittaga and Matthew Hill instrumental. There won’t be much in this as will be the case in the elimination final between PHOS Camden and Old Ignatians. The Phantoms beat Old Iggies three weeks ago by 40 points to earn a home ground advantage here. But Iggies are likely to be stronger here. PHOS Camden is a tough side to beat at home with the likes of Matthew Jacquier,
Curtis Harms, Mark Ruwoldt, Orry Cross and Josh Bayliss all playing well. Coming off a solid 20-point victory over Broadview, Old Ignatians Brodie McHugh, Matt Christopherson, Greg Gallman, JohnPaul Calabrese and Nicholas Penta will be optimistic about their prospects. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN
DIVISION 2 LADDER Modbury Sacred Heart OC St Peters OC PHOS Camden Old Ignatians Gaza Scotch OC Broadview Portland SMOSH West Lakes
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ELIMINATION FINAL PHOS Camden v Old Ignatians
Camden Oval
QUALIFYING FINAL Sacred Heart OC v St Peters OC
Mitchell Park Oval
Vili’s Division 3
Raggies, Kings aim for direct GF path
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thelstone hosts Pembroke Old Scholars in a second semi final match up which will send one team straight through to a grand final appearance. The Raggies had a bye last week for the first week of the finals but before that enjoyed a 51-point win against Seaton Ramblers. Matthew Leigh (five goals), Justin Sheedy and Stephan Monda were among the best for the Raggies. Luke Rander has been one of the Raggies most reliable goalkickers this season with 56 goals, only missing kicking goals in one round. Pembroke Old Scholars beat Flinders Park by 14 points in a low scoring qualifying final last week after trailing by 10 points at half time. The Kings saw good games from Henry Nicholson, Ryan Marini and Alexander Catford. When the sides met
in round 15 the Raggies won by 24 points, while they were too strong also in round six at Haslam Oval when they won by 67 points. Finals have the knack of providing surprise results but the Raggies look a hot bet to go directly to the grand final by 28-42 points. Flinders Park and Seaton Ramblers meet at the neutral Saint Marys Park in the first semi final. The Parks kicked just 5.9 last week in going down to Pembroke’s 8.5 with just 1.3 in the second half. Michael Demant, Jay Hansen and Jake Webber were among the best for the Parks in their loss. Seaton Ramblers turned in a powerful effort after quarter time in its away 49-point win against Mitcham in the elimination final. The Rams kicked 13.15 to 6.8 after quarter time with Chris
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Scherwitzel, Luke Walsh and Shane Harris among the best. In round 11 the Rams beat Parks by 10 goals at home, while in round two Flinders Park beat the Rams at home in a thriller by four points. The neutral ground cancels out any advantage but the Rams may have the firepower to win by 13-28 points. The season is over for Mitcham which found Seaton Ramblers too strong in their elimination final last week. Charles Schultz, James Daly and Simon Tucker led the way for the Hawks. BY GORDON ARMSTRONG
FIRST SEMI-FINAL Flinders Park v Seaton Ramblers
SECOND SEMI-FINAL Athelstone v Pembroke OS
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All on the line for Dragons, Magpies played fine games for the Magpies, while Jack McCafferty kicked three goals. Two weeks ago the Dragons beat North Haven by 38 points in the qualifying final at home after leading by 45 points at half time and holding North Haven to two points. In the minor round, and the week before the first final, North Haven beat the Dragons at home by 31 points. North Haven also won the round-nine clash, away from home, by 17 points after leading by 38 points at the last change. A tough game to line up with strong cases for either side. But the home ground in a big final should count for something. The Dragons by 12-28 points. Despite playing away, North Haven will be hoping the advantage it has had over Westminster OS during the minor round can continue. Photo: Jayson Vowles
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here are no tomorrows for the loser of Westminster Old Scholars and North Haven in their preliminary final at Tilbrook Rasheed Oval (Glandore) on Saturday. The Dragons battled hard in last week’s second semi final but found Eastern Park too strong, going down by 19 points at Dwight Reserve. The Dragons appeared to be kept in the game in the first half when
they trailed by just six points after having only four scoring shots to 15. Daniel Wakelin, Mark Rusby and Matthew Reid were among the best for the Dragons. North Haven showed composure to steady in the third quarter before pulling away to beat Salisbury by 36 points at home in their first semi final last Saturday. Matthew Betteridge, Andrew Dickenson and Anthony Laurencic
Salisbury is out of the finals race after losing its first semi-final to North Haven by 36 points, Geoff Tumes, Nathan Kennedy and Jay Mansfield among the better players. Brad Horjus and Corey Pryor kicked two goals each. BY GORDON ARMSTRONG
PRELIMINARY FINAL Westminster OS v North Haven Glandore Oval
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Panthers can power on
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mithfield is stirring at the right time of the season and is ready to intimidate another rival to reach an unexpected grand final this week. The Panthers have the ability to halt Lockleys premiership aspirations and go all the way themselves. They are a strong imposing outfit that can outmuscle their opposition but they must play out a full four quarters to restrict the Demons from getting into the match.
Smithfield advanced to the preliminary final following a solid 15-point win over Blackfriars OS, sending the Hounds out in straight sets for the second consecutive season. The Panthers developed a handy 39-point buffer by three quarter-time but their opponents got within nine points late in the
last quarter without getting closer. It was relief for the hard work of Quinton Graham, Scott Webber, Mark Garner, Robert Abdulla and Ben Towell earlier in the contest but they will need to run out Saturday much stronger to achieve a favourable outcome. This then requires Daniel Cook, Adam Varcoe, Swedenson Hanuman and Ricky Nisbet to also have an impact. The Demons struggled in the tricky winds of last week which hampered their flow-on, running style. Failing to kick a goal in two quarters of their low scoring affair against Hectorville proved costly to their winning chances as the home side held firm by just two goals. Lockleys has been a comfortable winner over the Panthers throughout the regular
season, in particular their last clash at home, unrelenting to succeed by 71 points. It is unlikely this encounter will be such a walkover as the Demons must expect a tight challenge on their hands. The usual suspects of Kade Boase, Nick Jones, Hayden Martinello, Daniel Voyzey and Alex Paton will need greater assistance from teammates to keep their premiership dreams alive. The input from Kane Murphy, Sean McMahon, Tom McDonough and John Rowswell, among others, could be decisive. The Demons have lost twice to Hectorville in three weeks but would be enthused by their chances if they met in next week’s grand final. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN
PRELIMINARY FINAL Lockleys v Smithfield Lockleys Oval
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Cats, Tigers hunt for grand action
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oodville South and Brahma Lodge have one last chance to make it to grand final day when they meet in Saturday’s preliminary final at Nieuvision Oval (Cats home ground). Woodville South was no match for top side West Croydon in their second semi final last week to go down by 49 points, 14.13 (97) to 7.6 (48). Chad Percy, Matt Ransom and Mark Mueller were among the best for the Cats, while Chris Clark was the side’s only multiple goalkicker with two goals. Brahama Lodge produced a stunning second half to crush Trinity Old Scholars in the first semi final, the Tigers cruising in to win 27.7 (169) to 14.8 (92). The star of the day was Tim Aloisi who kicked 14 goals to bring his tally to 114 goals for the season so far. Dene Steele and Joshua Sobels also played well, while Dylan Brooks kicked four goals. When the sides met in the qualifying final at Nieuvision Oval the Cats won by 32 points with Laurence Gosling best for the Cats and Darren Huitema leading the charge for the Tigers.
In the minor round Brahma Lodge beat the Cats by 25 points at home in round 17 with scoring shots even. Earlier in the season the Cats beat the Tigers in a Friday night game by 30 points – Chris Clark dominating for Woodville South with eight goals, while Aloisi was best for the Tigers with seven goals. Both sides have potential matchwinners - Aloisi the player the Cats have to curb to win. Both sides will go in with plenty of confidence but the success of the home teams in battles this season points to a Cats win, but not by much, 10-24 points. The winner meets West Croydon in Saturday week’s grand final. Beaten knockout finalist last week Trinity Old Scholars, saw good games Alex Cotter (nine goals, 52 goals for the season), Brad Cameron and Innes Macphail. In the Reserves preliminary final West Croydon plays Trinity Old Scholars. The winner meets Woodville South in the grand final on Saturday week. BY GORDON ARMSTRONG
Woodville South’s reserves have made its grand final and its senior side will be out to join it this week. Photo: Jayson Vowles
PRELIMINARY FINAL Woodville South v Brahma Lodge
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ALDI Division 7
High hopes for Reds A lthough it appears as a challenging contest for whichever side is to face Salisbury West in the Division 7 grand final, Prince Alfred OC would welcome another crack at the strongest outfit at this level. The Tigers leapt out early to take control of last week’s second semi-final from the opening bounce but the quarter-time margin of 22 points (four goals) remained constant for the rest of the match. Therefore the Reds know they cannot give their opponents the early ascendancy given they get another chance to meet the flag favourites next week. In the meantime, Prince Alfred OC must overcome St Pauls OS first to make the season decider. The two sides fought out a tight clash two weeks ago in the qualifying final before the Reds claimed victory by 12 points – a margin
that could have been greater if they had kicked straight.
The pressure will be further on them this week though, being the second best team during the season.
High hopes are held at Prince Alfred OC for a trophy-winning season with their A-grade in Division 1 also a top fancy for success. For success to filter through numerous levels of the club, coach Russell Brealey will be looking for big efforts again from Sam Alexander, William Daniel, Shaun McFarlane, George Treloar and Angus Parkinson. However, Nick Brooks, William Latchford, Mitchell Brealey, and Henry Basedow spreading the load will be important this week. The Saints will need to lift their intensity at the contest from what they rose to two weeks ago to upset their more
favoured opponents on Saturday but they are capable. They were commanding in their disposal of Flinders University in the first semi-final last week, winning by 40 points, but they need to bring more authority to this game. Their key contributors in Rhett Thompson, Joe Adamo, Lucio Malatesta, Matthew Rowson and Todd Gray got them over the line last week and will be crucial here as well. Ryan Smiech is this year’s leading goalkicker and working in tandem with Wayne Nassereddine will need to see plenty of the ball for St Pauls OS to come away victorious. The Saints gave Salisbury West a fright in the last minor round encounter so they would not fear the undefeated strength of the Division in a grand final either should the occasion present itself. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN
PRELIMINARY FINAL Prince Alfred OC v St Pauls OS
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Apprentices can claim Benchmark 78 $60,000 12800 kirani dwn (2) R Maloney 62.5 s960s Bon Aurum tdh (9) B Thompson (a2) 62 F421s The Justice League d (7) J Childs (a1.5) 62 00121 Smart Dart d (5) N Hall 60 339s1 Spirit or Lager dn (4) J McNeil (a1.5) 60 4s201 camdus d (14) B Rawiller 59.5 25114 Heza Ripper cdw (1) Dylan Dunn (a2) 59 13323 Lord Barrington dw (20) J Bayliss (a2) 58.5 2037s our Harmony tdw (11) B Mertens (a3) 58.5 s050s Ventic dwh (13) R Bayliss (a1.5) 58.5 7177s All i Survey t (18) R Mc Leod 58 42132 Badajoz w (6) M Dee (a1.5) 58 31635 Manhattan Blues w (19) M Walker 58 61s12 Angry Gee dwb (15) D Oliver 57.5 2152s Grande Rosso twb (10) S Baster 57 162s6 Modesty dwn (8) D Lane 55 eMeRGencieS 60s8s Black Vanquish cd (3) P Moloney 56.5 25462 emerenta d (17) C Parish 54 5s155 chase The Horizon dwh (16) 55 3122s Honourable Tycoon wb (12) 55 BADAJoz, camdus, The Justice League
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9.00 51.00 31.00 5.00 13.00 16.00 26.00 16.00
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17.00 31.00 13.00 26.00
ResiMax heath 1100 stakes 2.20 1100m
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h.d.F. Mcneil stakes 3.00 1200m
Apprentices cannot claim 3yo SW+P Group 3 $150,000 2210s Defcon d (4) D Dunn 58.5 1216s Seaburge d (6) M Zahra 58.5 212s2 Highland Beat dn (3) D Lane 56 5512s Pyx chamber (13) M Dee (a) 56 2s11s Blue Tycoon t (1) M Walker 56 413s6 Revolving Door h (10) N Hall 56 1225 Wazzenme wh (9) L Nolen 56 30s23 china Dream bh (7) C Newitt 56 1s3 Hardham dh (8) D Oliver 56 1 Awake in Grinzing dw (5) B Melham 56 26 So Si Bon (14) 56 7s342 Simply invincible (2) H Coffey 56 5 i’m Too Hot b (12) S Baster 56 6s07s kinetic Design h (11) L Currie 54 SeABURGe, Defcon, Blue Tycoon
4.00 8.00 3.50 15.00 7.00 13.00 15.00 16.00 6.00 15.00 26.00 31.00 31.00 51.00
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iMPRoveR Race 1 3 lEOTiE
MeMsie stakes 3.40 1400m
Apprentices cannot claim WFA Group 1 $500,000 21s2s Prince of Penzance t (11) H Coffey 59 21212 Black Heart Bart cd (5) B Rawiller 59 0s415 Lord of The Sky tw (1) D Oliver 59 21008 charmed Harmony cdwh (3) T Sadler 59 2018s He or She td (12) D Dunn 59 246s3 Tashbeeh td (14) C Parish 59 26s5s Alpine eagle tdb (6) L Currie 59 10s36 Mahuta cdwb (2) J Allen 58.5 4214s Tarzino tdwbh (9) C Newitt 58.5 3061s Tavago w (8) B Melham 58.5 212s4 Palentino dw (10) M Zahra 58.5 1113s Tally twn (13) M Dee (a) 58.5 3540s Rising Romance dw (4) D Lane 57 1121s Sofia Rosa w (7) M Walker 56.5 BLAck HeART BART, Sofia Rosa, Tarzino
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Apprentices cannot claim 4yo & up SW+P Group 3 $150,000 1 4s321 Under The Louvre twhn (11) N Hall 59 5.50 2 420s7 Shiraz dw (10) L Currie 58 7.00 3 9230s Santa Ana Lane tdwb (6) D Dunn 57.5 5.50 4 215s1 Redzel dw (13) M Zahra 57 6.00 5 6148s Diamond oasis dwn (7) M Dee (a) 56 13.00 6 1s0s1 Hellbent dw (9) D Oliver 56 4.60 7 1735s Dan zephyr tb (2) R Mc Leod 56 17.00 8 28s20 Trevinder dn (8) B Melham 56 11.00 9 2911s We’ve Got This t (5) C Newitt 56 7.00 10 s60s8 Sunday escape cw (3) H Coffey 56 31.00 11 93801 Jersey Whistler dwn (12) L Nolen 56 31.00 12 2s195 Truculent d (1) D Moor 56 31.00 13 11L0s Miss Promiscuity tcwn (4) D Lane 55.5 13.00 SAnTA AnA LAne, Redzel, We’ve Got This
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heatheRlie stakes 4.20 1700m
9065s 757s5 1s7s0 20s98 8148s 62113 16411 331s0 1110s 213s0 2s323 39543 044s6 07071
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Apprentices cannot claim Listed $120,000 Almoonqith (14) M Walker 60 Taiyoo n (9) B Rawiller 58.5 Tall Ship dw (2) J Allen 58.5 Magnapal tcw (3) L Currie 58 Arab Dawn (4) B Melham 57 Longeron tdwb (7) D Dunn 57 Provocative (12) D Oliver 56.5 Berisha wh (13) C Parnham 56 Tom Melbourne dwb (5) S Arnold 55.5 nordic flight (10) D Stackhouse 55 Second Bullet tbn (11) D Lane 54 Lord Durante tw (8) S King 54 Pinstripe Lane (6) D Moor 54 Great esteem twh (1) Ms K Mallyon 54 PRoVocATiVe, Taiyoo, Magnapal
9.00 17.00 17.00 7.00 11.00 8.00 4.00 11.00 9.00 21.00 7.00 9.00 21.00 21.00
ladbRokes cockRaM stakes 4.50 1200m
Apprentices cannot claim 4yo & up mares SW+P Group 3 $150,000 1 1210s Don’t Doubt Mamma t (9) L Currie 57 4.60 2 s110s Thames court dwbn (6) R Maloney 57 5.50 3 160s8 Shakespearean Lass tdwn (12) R Mc Leod 56 21.00 4 37635 Jessy Belle tdwn (8) M Walker 55 11.00 5 3838s choose dw (3) B Thompson (a) 55 11.00 6 49814 Awasita dwn (4) C Newitt 55 21.00 7 83215 A Lotta Love cdw (13) Dylan Dunn (a) 55 13.00 8 0s15s kayjay’s Joy tw (15) D Lane 55 11.00 9 21221 Telopea w (2) D Oliver 55 8.00 10 17s57 Miss Softhands tdh (10) S King 55 21.00 11 14991 Andrassy tcdn (5) B Melham 55 13.00 12 225s6 Mossin’ Around d (11) N Hall 55 21.00 13 6s121 ocean embers tw (16) D Dunn 55 5.50 14 464s2 cana (1) P Moloney 55 13.00 15 1203s egypt dw (7) S Baster 55 17.00 16 s0506 Make Her own Whey d (14) ScRATcHeD oceAn eMBeRS, Thames court, Telopea
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track side Rosehill Gardens
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HOLLYWOOD’S
BeSt each-way Bet
Race 3 4 evacuation
SpeciaLS
Race 4 3 hanwRitten
taB guide daily double 8, 9 treble 7, 8, 9 First Four All Races double trio (t2) 8, 9
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
extra double 4, 5 Quadrella 6, 7, 8, 9 Fixed odds All Races
#theRaceS handicap 11.40 2000m
StRaSSmeiR handicap 12.15 1500m
Apprentices can claim 3yo & up Benchmark 82 $85,000 080s7 Shards tw (9) Ms D Panya (a3) 61 7.00 120s9 rhodin Drive w (6) J Mc Donald 57.5 17.00 1s231 Extensible tw (1) K Mc Evoy 56.5 2.50 11s24 Tower Of Song dbn (3) B Shinn 56.5 6.00 11149 Pirate Ben w (5) J Collett 55.5 8.00 288s0 Takewing w (8) Ms K O’Hara 55.5 15.00 28s72 Labdien whn (2) T Angland 55 5.00 46s51 Antonio Giuseppe wh (4) B Avdulla 54 8.00 8s013 Letchworth dw (7) James P Innes (a3) 54 21.00 ExTENSiBLE, Labdien, Antonio Giuseppe
3
St maRy’S RSL handicap 12.50 1400m
Apprentices can claim 3yo Benchmark 70 $85,000 240s1 hey Doc w (10) J Mc Donald 61 1s Swear h (1) T Berry 59.5 415s2 Calabasas b (7) T Clark 58 1s Evacuation (9) K Mc Evoy 58 217 uthred wh (5) James P Innes (a3) 58 13 Pipeline wh (4) T Angland 57.5 515 Tumultuous dh (2) R Hutchings 57.5 1 Cocoexcel wh (6) J Bowman 57 224s1 Sezanne wh (8) J Collett 57 2 Savvan (3) G Schofield 55 EvACuATiON, Cocoexcel, Swear
Race 1 1 noRtheRn jouRney
tRack/RaiL/weatheR
Apprentices can claim 3yo & up Benchmark 72 $85,000 46851 Northern Journey dw (7) Ms D Panya (a3) 60.5 4.60 21122 Firebird Flyer dwh (6) James P Innes (a3) 59 4.00 52311 Birds Of Tokyo w (4) Ms J Payne (a3) 58 3.50 s9843 Mandalong Kiss wn (8) A Banks 58 9.00 23142 My Giuliano wbh (1) J Bowman 58 6.00 31734 Crown Moss tw (3) J Collett 56 11.00 53136 Erika tw (2) T Berry 56 9.00 07470 Malleable w (5) S Lisnyy 54 21.00 NOrThErN JOurNEy, My Giuliano, Firebird Flyer
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One tO watch
9.00 8.00 17.00 3.50 15.00 11.00 9.00 4.00 4.60 21.00
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Rail is in the true position. Track soft (5). Weather overcast.
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Apprentices can claim 3yo & up Class 3 $60,000 19s55 Ocean Grand t (12) K Jennings (a2) 61.5 8.00 s2127 Perizada wb (8) T Berry 57.5 9.00 s414s hanwritten wb (2) J Bowman 57.5 8.00 54245 Charge Of Light dw (5) 54.5 17.00 0s900 Fifteen Sunflowers w (14) A Cavallo 54 31.00 1s23s Leami Astray b (7) Ms K O’Hara 54 4.00 34133 Snippet Of hope w (3) B Ward 54 15.00 2210s Moss My Name dw (13) Ms D Panya (a3) 54 13.00 53961 Atlantic Sentinel w (10) A Adkins (a2) 54 15.00 34s23 Farah (11) J Collett 54 5.50 454s7 Alliterate d (6) G Ryan 53.5 17.00 111 Beside you cw (4) S Lisnyy 53 5.50 31s1 Akasaki w (1) K Mc Evoy 53 13.00 821 Snowbrook w (9) James P Innes (a3) 53 21.00 hANwriTTEN, Snowbrook, Atlantic Sentinel
5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
On pOint LOcating handicap 2.00 1100m
Apprentices can claim 3yo & up F&m Benchmark 80 $85,000 2037s Our harmony dw (9) Ms J Payne (a3) 60.5 15.00 27s1s Alucinari dn (4) J Mc Donald 59.5 3.50 139s4 highly Geared dw (3) K Jennings (a2) 59.5 15.00 s5232 Allez Chival dwbn (1) Ms D Panya (a3) 59 4.00 7107s Muy Bien tw (8) R Hutchings 58 15.00 51801 Magnajoy cdw (11) L Grace 57.5 8.00 7s145 Shahrazad dwn (6) G Schofield 57.5 8.00 15173 Mad About you w (7) T Clark 57 15.00 9s624 rose Of Man cdw (10) T Berry 56.5 6.00 8s212 Zoumagic w (2) A Adkins (a2) 56 15.00 33s6s Momma’s Snitzel cwh (5) James P Innes (a3) 55.5 13.00 ALuCiNAri, rose Of Man, Allez Chival
6 1 2 3 4
taB highway handicap 1.25 1100m
Racing mateS handicap 2.40 1200m
Apprentices can claim 3yo & up Benchmark 85 $85,000 80389 hurrara tcdw (5) K Jennings (a2) 62 21.00 232s1 his Majesty tdw (8) T Clark 61.5 7.00 00s49 Gold Symphony dw (9) K Mc Evoy 59.5 9.00 s110s Sir Bacchus cdwbhn (4) J Bowman 59.5 5.00 63612 Encostanati dw (7) Ms D Panya (a3) 59 8.00 1414s handfast wb (10) J Mc Donald 59 8.00 20013 Kellyville Flyer tw (2) J Parr 57.5 9.00 6135s wild ‘n’ Famous wb (1) B Shinn 57.5 9.00 130s4 Snoopy dwbh (3) T Berry 57 4.00 s5232 Allez Chival wbn (11) SCrATChED 17731 Oscar’s Choice dw (6) J Collett 54 26.00 GOLD SyMPhONy, Snoopy, his Majesty
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mta Run tO the ROSe 3.20 1200m
Apprentices can claim 3yo SW+P Group 2 $175,000 1101s Astern tw (3) J Mc Donald 58 s105s Good Standing d (10) G Schofield 58 11s El Divino w (1) J Bowman 57 256s1 Star Turn twh (5) T Berry 57 114s Tessera tw (4) Ms K O’Hara 57 210s5 Manolo Blahniq dw (2) J Parr 57 1442s Telperion (11) J Collett 56 2s830 Nikitas dh (7) T Angland 56 55s12 Mediterranean dwb (9) B Shinn 56 13s impending tb (6) B Avdulla 56 6221 Cellarman wh (8) K Mc Evoy 56 2231 Gadfly dw (12) T Clark 56 iMPENDiNG, El Divino, Star Turn
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5.50 13.00 4.60 3.80 51.00 26.00 13.00 51.00 4.80 4.00 51.00 51.00
pRemieR’S cup 4.00 1900m
Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Quality Listed $100,000 966s5 Magic hurricane tw (9) B Avdulla 61 9.00 63823 Junoob tcdwh (4) B Shinn 60.5 6.00 22s61 Allergic twn (2) J Mc Donald 58 3.50 s9s39 ruling Dynasty w (7) G Schofield 56 13.00 13s88 Sacred Master h (5) R Hutchings 56 9.00 145s2 Singing w (6) K Mc Evoy 56 6.00 33532 Loophole tcdwhn (3) T Berry 54.5 6.00 56764 Sense Of Occasion w (10) T Clark 54 7.00 12010 Song And Laughter dwn (11) J Collett 54 17.00 44224 Sofin w (1) A Cavallo 54 17.00 77645 Loud Debate w (8) Ms K O’Hara 54 26.00 ALLErGiC, Sense Of Occasion, ruling Dynasty
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taB RewaRdS handicap 4.40 1350m
Apprentices can claim 3yo & up Benchmark 78 $85,000 Encostanati w (7) SCrATChED Chetwood w (1) J Mc Donald 60.5 3.50 we’re Sure tcw (4) B Shinn 59.5 5.50 Can i have w (3) A Adkins (a2) 59 31.00 Conarchie dw (6) K Mc Evoy 59 8.00 invinzabeel wbh (10) B Avdulla 59 16.00 Orcym Sam w (2) K Jennings (a2) 59 17.00 Coolcraft w (14) T Angland 58.5 13.00 Cannyescent w (15) G Schofield 57.5 13.00 Ever So Natural d (9) J Parr 57.5 13.00 Labdien whn (11) J Bowman 57 11.00 Dubawi Dream dw (16) T Clark 56.5 31.00 Dinghu Mountain cwh (12) J Collett 56 13.00 14 s83s7 Secret Prophet wh (8) James P Innes (a3) 56 26.00 15 7s161 Serve And volley w (13) SCrATChED 16 s2567 Lucky Fish b (5) T Berry 54.5 17.00 wE’rE SurE, Labdien, Chetwood 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
63612 133s1 s1581 7137s 72613 s4357 1476s 12s31 s17s2 3s436 28s72 464s5 6s421
Legend T – Won at track; C – Won at this distance on this course; D – Won at this distance on another course; W – Won in slow or heavy going; B – Beaten favourite at last start; H – Trained on track; N – Won at night; S – Spell of three months; F – Fell
Prince Of Penzance begins his Melbourne Cup defence but it is his stablemates who are vying for early favouritism.
back aboard for the Group One Memsie Stakes. Lord Of The Sky’s Cranbourne horseman Robbie Laing believes his galloper is 100% fitness-wise ahead of Saturday’s race. Laing believes the advantage is held by those with lead-up runs already this season.
Goodwood Handicap winner Black Heart Bart is an easing $2.80 favourite with money coming for Australian Guineas winner Palentino $8 into $7 and multi minor Group winner Mahuta also a $7 hope.
“He’s had the one run at the 1400m this time in, which will certainly have him that little bit tougher and most of the field are stayers on the way back,” Laing said.
Prince Of Penzance was an eye-catching second in a cameo autumn appearance in the R A Lee Stakes (1600m) in Adelaide but is a $26 pick here.
“The ones that have had a run or two, they are going to be the hardest to beat.”
Acceptances also feature three Classic winners from last season, Australian Derby winner Tavago, Victoria Derby and Rosehill Guineas winner Tarzino and Australian Oaks winner Sofia Rosa. The Robbie Laing-trained Lord Of The Sky, who won the Bletchingly Stakes two starts ago before his fourth in the P B Lawrence Stakes, is at $9 along with Sofia Rosa. New Zealand trainer Stephen Marsh says Sofia Rosa has strengthened and matured mentally since the autumn and he believes she will hit the line strongly over 1400m first-up. “She’s not just a dour staying horse,” he said. “She still has a good turn of foot and I think you might see that on Saturday.” After missing the ride on Lord Of The Sky in the P B Lawrence Stakes, Damien Oliver gets
Tony McEvoy’s Alpine Eagle and the Hayes/Dabernig camp’s He Or She, who are both resuming, have also received support. Alpine Eagle, who has only had one start since last year’s spring carnival, has firmed from $15 into $13 while He Or She, a last start eighth to Winx in the Doncaster Mile in the autumn, has trimmed up from $21 to $15. Charmed Harmony has had three goes without placing in Group One handicaps but trainer John Sadler has no choice but to continue pursuing the top end of races for the seven year-old. “You either run in the Memsie or you run with 61.5(kg) and if anyone claims against you, you’re giving 10.5kg to handy horses,” Sadler said. “If you have enough cracks, one day he might be able to jump out, get some soft sectionals, control and win one. That’s what we’re hoping.”
IT’s a joke WHY IS CINDERELLA such a bad football player? Because she has a pumpkin for a coach and she ran away from the ball.
TWO ALPINISTS ON A MOUNTAIN: One of them falls in a crack, the other jumps at the hole and screams after the other one: Are you hurt? Noooooo! He hears. How come? I’m still fallinnnnnnn!
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eading trainer Darren Weir will have a strong hand in the Saturday’s first Group One of the season, Memsie Stakes (1400m), at Caulfield .
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ONE POINT WARM-UPS 1. Who will coach Melbourne next season? 2. How many consecutive games had Carlton lost before beating Melbourne? 3. Where would you find The Bend Motorsport Park? 4. Who finished second to the United States for the most medals and most gold medals in Rio? 5. Who beat the Boomers by one points for a bronze medal at the Games?
TWO POINT PONDERS 6. Who won the 2006 Brownlow Medal? 7. How many gold medals did Australia win in Rio? 8. In which South Australian town was Eddie Betts born? 9. Which Brownlow Medallist has the Twitter handle @cjayfive? 10. Stuart Broad will play for which Big Bash team this season?
THREE POINT PLAYS 11. Who did Conor McGregor beat in last weekend’s UFC bout in Las Vegas? 12. Which AFL club awards the Crichton Medal to its best and fairest? 13. Who does Craig Hilliard coach? 14. Who is Sri Lanka’s cricket coach? 15. Who won gold in Rio in the modern pentathlon?
FOUR POINT BONUS 16. Where did Eddie Betts finish in the Showdown Medal count last weekend? 17. How many swimming gold medals did Australia win in Rio? 18. In what year did Australia last hold the Bledisloe Cup? 19. Mitchell Starc has become the fastest man to 100 ODI wickets. Whose mark did he beat?
FIVE POINT EXTRA 20. Name the four cities still in the running to host the 2024 Olympics.
JUDGMENT DAY. 0–10 POINTS You are a sporting dunce. 11–20 A lot more work needed. 21–30 A strong showing. 31–40 A real bright spark. 41–45 Bordering on genius. 46 OR MORE You are a sporting guru.
ONE-POINTERS: 1 - Simon Goodwin. 2 - Nine. 3 - Tailem Bend. 4 Great Britain. 5 - Spain. TWO-POINTERS: 6 - Adam Goodes. 7 - Eight. 8 - Port Lincoln. 9 - Chris Judd. 10 - Hobart Hurricanes. THREEPOINTERS: 11 - Nate Diaz. 12 - Essendon. 13 - Australia’s track and field team. 14 - Graham Ford. 15 - Chloe Esposito. FOUR-POINTERS: 16 - Fourth. 17 - Three. 18 - 2002. 19 - Saqlain Mushtaq. FIVEPOINTER: 20 - Budapest, Paris, Rome and Los Angeles.
RUGBY UNION Weir’s strong hand in Memsie
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