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Everyone likes Russell

(Shawn Smits)

Russell was looking pretty chuffed this week as he sat surrounded by the spoils of Whittlesea council’s Whittlesea Loves Pets competition. The one-year-old Tibetan-cross moggie won a $400 pet shop voucher after hundreds of adoring fans “liked” and commented on a photo that his owners, Snezana and Clifford Zammit, uploaded to the council’s Facebook page. It received more than 585 likes, a feat Ms Zammit puts down to Russell’s tiger-like stripes. But life hasn’t always been this rosy for young Russell, who was abandoned by his initial owners. Ms Zammit said that when Russell’s family moved out they left the kitten to fend for himself. She and her husband took him into their Wollert home, had him treated for flees and a nasty abscess, and named him ‘Russell’ after a character from television show House Rules. “They left and didn’t come looking for him and I couldn’t have asked for a better cat,” Ms Zammit said. SNEZANA ZAMMIT AND RUSSELL

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Clamps on council rates By Lexi Cottee Whittlesea residents face one of the lowest rate rises in the state if the council’s proposed 2015-16 budget is approved next month. A rate rise of 3.5 per cent is forecast in the 2015-16 financial year, marginally lower than the 2014-15 rate rise of 3.75 per cent and significantly lower than rate hikes forecast by neighbouring councils. Hume council releases its draft budget next Tuesday. Nillumbik council has proposed a rate rise of 5.5 per cent, Mitchell council wants 6.9 per cent, and Brimbank and Macedon Ranges councils have both flagged increases

of 4.8 per cent. Whittlesea council will also continue to offer farms a 15 per cent discount on their rates. Whittlesea mayor Ricky Kirkham said rising living costs for households were carefully weighed up against the need to deliver more services before deciding on rate rises. For residents with a house valued about $500,000, annual rates will be $1324.20 for the 2015-16 year, up just $25.47, if the budget is passed in June. The draft budget also includes $232 million for more than 100 community services and infrastructure investments and a $42 million

war chest for capital works projects. Funding of $2.25 million has been earmarked for traffic lights at the Bridge Inn and Bassetts roads intersection. A further $330,000 is set aside for the redevelopment of Church Street in Whittlesea and $925,000 for bike facilities and paths. A new animal welfare precinct at Epping is slated to cost $4 million and will manage lost pets and impounded livestock. Other budget highlights include $2.2 million for a new kindergarten at Epping North, $1 million for Barry Road community activity centre upgrades and car parking, and $600,000 for playgrounds across the city.

Cr Kirkham said while the council rolls out much-needed capital works, “it will continue to deliver the high-quality community services our residents need and expect. These will include libraries, leisure and aquatic centres, maternal and child health services, youth services, aged and disability services, as well as maintaining local roads, parks, playgrounds, and waste and recycling services, Cr Kirkham said. The proposed budget can be viewed online or at council offices. Residents are encouraged to have their say before 5pm on May 28. Submissions can be made online or in writing.

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Excuses narrow for fine dodgers By Lexi Cottee Payment plans are being exploited to get out of paying infringements notices in Hume, forcing the council to write off thousands of dollars in unpaid fines. According to council documents, in 2014, 1519 payment plans were offered to people who received fines. Only 1359 people paid one or more instalments, with 37 per cent, or about 562 people, defaulting on their fines. The statistics reveal that just 52 per cent of fines were actually

paid in full, prompting the council to change its regulations. The council’s infringement management policy stipulated that all fines must be paid by the due date written on the notice. They could be paid by instalments or by negotiating an extension of the due date from the time the fine was first issued. Payment plans were available to anyone on application, as well as to anyone with a Centrelink health care card, pensioner concession card or Department of Veterans’ Affairs concession card.

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But in a report, council services manager Danny Eaton said: “It would appear that some offenders who apply for payment plans are effectively trying to avoid payment of the original infringement by extending the time available for the payment to occur or by reducing the amount able to be paid and then

not paying at all.” He said another avoidance used by some residents was transferring a fine to company names despite having the means to pay themselves. At a recent meeting, councillors voted to change the infringement management policy to exclude companies from payment plans and to only offer such plans to people able to prove financial hardship. People suffering extreme financial hardship will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. But they will still be required to pay the fine in full within two years.

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Maya Dove’s dexterity with a basketball was not lost on a scout from the Australian women’s wheelchair development squad. Despite taking up basketball just a year beforehand, Maya received a request to join the squad last year in the lead-up to the Kevin Coombs Cup. The week-long annual national tournament for junior wheelchair basketball was held last month, with Maya’s team claiming third place. The Whittlesea resident and Marymede Catholic College year 10 student said she was extremely proud of her team’s efforts. “We worked very hard and were playing against experienced opponents, some of them Australian Paralympic representatives, so to finish third was a great honour,” she said. When not representing the state, Maya, 16, takes to the court every Sunday with the Saints, who compete in the Kilsyth and Mountain District Basketball Association. Lexi Cottee

The saga of Victoria’s wholesale produce market’s relocation from Footscray to Epping drags on, with growers, wholesalers and retailers battling red tape, rising costs and insufficient parking. Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria president David Wallace said three growers had decided against moving to Epping in the past month alone, citing rising charges for warehousing, rent, parking and electricity. He estimates the market will lose about 10 per cent of its fruiterers, many scared off by a 12 per cent hike in stall rents. “A few growers are going to try to split costs by sharing warehousing space, but that’s a difficult thing to do,” Mr Wallace said. “Everyone’s trying to run their own business. Most people will go for the first 12 months and reassess after that.” One fruit and vegetable wholesaler, who did not want his name reported, said he and his brother would not relocate to Epping because it was prohibitively expensive. “My brother and I are in our 60s. I don’t want to spend $500,000 and then have to spend the next 10 years working out there to recoup it,” he said. About a dozen casual stallholders at Footscray will also shut up shop come August 3 when Epping is due to open, because it won’t offer casual stands. Milla’s Farm Direct sales manager Michael Savvas says his company and 12 other businesses in the same boat are considering class action against the market authority. Market spokeswoman Corinne Said said growers without a stand at Epping can sell though an agent.

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He said the school’s social justice group had 80 members, demonstrating how keen students were to support the initiative. Mr Elbarbar’s trip to Costa Rica was funded by Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand.

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Two brothers who were directors of a Thomastown chicken feed processing company have been banned from poultry farming for a combined total of 17 years. Gerry and Chris Apostolatos were sentenced in the Melbourne Magistrates Court last week for failing to sufficiently feed more than a million chickens at six commercial farms between December, 2011, and February, 2012. The brothers were directors of Tip Top Livestock, which operated a farm in Lipton Drive, Thomastown among others, before the company went bankrupt in 2012. They pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty and aggravated cruelty and were sentenced to a combined total of 300 hours of unpaid community work. Gerry was disqualified from being in charge of poultry for 10 years while Chris was disqualified for seven years. Magistrate Joanne Metcalfe said “financial or business difficulties don’t relieve animal-related commercial enterprises of the responsibility to provide humane care to animals”. The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources’ leading animal health officer, Lachlan King, said an investigation found evidence of starvation and multiple breaches of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986. The farmers failed to provide enough feed, resulting in cruelty to 1,092,000 broiler chickens and the deaths of more than 86,000.

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The canteen at St Monica’s College in Epping serves a great Fair Trade cafe latte. The students kick around Fair Trade soccer balls on the oval, and the next cohort of year 12s is planning to buy Fair Trade hoodies. The school is one of a handful of Fair Trade schools in Victoria. That means it’s committed to supporting decent working conditions, better prices, local sustainability and fair trade terms for farmers and workers in developing countries. Fadi Elbarbar, St Monica’s College’s social justice co-ordinator, embraced the Fair Trade movement years ago and quietly went about helping the plight of the less fortunate when he started at the school in 2009. The teacher introduced a six-week crash course, part of the geography syllabus, about the benefits of Fair Trade. Last month, Mr Elbarbar travelled to Costa Rica to meet Fair Trade coffee and sugar farmers. The aim was to foster a physical connection between farmers on coffee plantations in the South American tropics and high school students sitting in classrooms in Epping. “It’s easy to say that Fair Trade is a better deal for farmers, but it’s important to be able to put a name to the face,” Mr Elbarbar said. He said the buyers of Fair Trade products were required to pay prices that covered the costs of sustainable production. The premium prices also funded investment in social, environmental and economic development projects in producer communities. While in Costa Rica, Mr Elbarbar organised for the local Fair Trade co-ordinator to Skype

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Tip operator signals truck surge By Lexi Cottee A Campbellfield construction company wants a tenfold increase in the number of trucks coming and going from a landfill site in Oaklands Junction. Winslow Constructions is negotiating with Inglis horse sales to operate a landfill site on vacant land at Inglisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 78-hectare complex at 285-315 Oaklands Road, Oaklands Junction. The landfill business, which trades under the name Creative Landfill, was granted a

permit last January to use the site for clean-fill purposes and grass seeding. Hume councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original permit stipulated that there was to be no more than 50 truck movements per day, with landfill operations restricted to Monday to Saturday between 8am and 5pm. The company wants this number to increase to 500 truck movements a day. At a council meeting last Monday night, councillors upheld officersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; recommendations to cap truck movements to 280 per day. Town planner Henry Dong said the proposed

500 truck movements was excessive and echoed the concerns of 11 objections submitted by adjoining owners and occupiers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traffic department suggested that it would be appropriate to limit the increase to 50 per cent of the existing large truck volume on Oaklands Road,â&#x20AC;? Mr Dong wrote in his report. This would equate to 14 extra truck movements per hour. The Winslow site would be in a rural area thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoned green wedge. Holcim Australia operates a quarry across the road and truck

movements are frequent. When a traffic survey was last conducted north of the quarry in July 2013, an average of 6161 vehicles passed daily, almost a quarter being trucks. While the council gave Creative Landfill the green light to increase truck movements to 280 a day, this hinges on completion of the Craigieburn and Oaklands roads roundabout. Construction of the roundabout is now under way and is due to be completed before the end of June. Winslow Constructions and Inglis were contacted for comment.

Gift that keeps on giving Achieving the daily dose of two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables for a healthy diet is getting easier in Hume. The council is giving away 150 fruit trees to schools, neighbourhood houses, workplaces, community gardens, churches, temples and mosques in the hope that produce will be shared through the community. Hume mayor Adem Atmaca says community orchards are a great way for people to get more fruit into their diets. The National Health and Medical Research Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Australian Guide to Healthy Eating says adults need to eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables each day as well as a variety of nutritious foods from the dairy, meat and cereal food groups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing like the taste of fruit that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown yourself,â&#x20AC;? Cr Atmaca said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fruit trees arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t time-consuming to maintain and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be an expert gardener to provide the occasional serve of water and plant food.â&#x20AC;?

The citrus, apple, fig, pear, olive and stone fruit trees on offer have been cultivated by Brite Services at Broadmeadows. The organisation provides supported training and employment services for people with a disability and has a wholesale nursery on site that sells exotic and Australian trees, plants and herbs. Broadmeadows Disability Services in Camp Road took on the growing of four fruit trees last year, with a group of green-thumbed staff looking after the citrus, apple and pear trees. Chief executive Barb van den Vlekkert says the service will ask for six more trees this year so that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of produce to share around again next fruiting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any fruit they bear is passed to the local food bank or used in our cooking program,â&#x20AC;? she said . Apply for between two and 10 fruit trees by May 8 at www.hume.vic.gov.au/healthy or call 9205 2200. Lexi Cottee

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[Re: Messy gum trees trigger petition, Star Weekly, April 21]. Copious amounts of Weekly leaves? You’ve got to be joking! Ever heard of a broom and a mulcher or a green-waste bin? Maybe once we pull out the trees we can pave the whole area so we can fit more cars in. Here’s an idea: sell your house and buy an apartment inside the concrete jungle. Then you can sign a petition about the lack of green wedges. Greg, via northern.starweekly.com.au

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Street trees divide views

Totally shocked to read the comments by Whittlesea council’s parks and open space manager Kristen Jackson, which are quite insensitive and ill-considered in addressing the complaint made by Elaine. The poor lady has her house cracking up due to the tree, which was planted by the council in violation of its own guidelines, and the council’s manager is going on about the environmental benefits of tree-lined suburbs without even offering to look into the complaint. Tom Joseph, president, Mernda and Doreen Multicultural Association

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Going to the Hume council meeting showed me how out of touch the organisation is with reality and the needs of its residents. I listened to the CEO officially standing down Cr Jack Medcraft for one month following a process that was nothing short of a kangaroo court. Cr Medcraft had been cleared last year on the same charge after ratepayers’ money was wasted on a consultant. But some councillors, led by Casey Nunn, who were not happy with this result, wanted to do it all over again in this

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kangaroo court process against these two independent Sunbury councillors. The original report that cleared both Jacks will not be released to the public, nor are the two Jacks allowed to release it. Now ratepayers’ money will need to be spent on the appeal process through VCAT for this second hearing. We wonder why our rates keep going up. To now get the first report I have had to lodge an FOI request that will cost all parties even more. Residents presented some great questions, and the council refused to answer them. We have the Hume CEO in an email to staff saying they want transparency. Well, it doesn’t exist. Trevor Dance, Sunbury HAV A E YOUR SAY AV Star Weekly welcomes letters to the editor as well as comments and story tips on our websites and Facebook pages. Post: Corner Thomsons Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor Park, 3042 Email: westletters@starweekly.com.au Web: www.northern.starweekly.com.au Northern Star Weekly @nstarweekly

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A new $5.6 million family and community centre has opened at Mernda. The Jindi Family and Community Centre was officially opened last Friday and offers Mernda families 99 four-year-old kindergarten places, 99 three-year-old kindergarten places, maternal and child health services and an outdoor play space. Working families will be offered childcare from 6.30am until 6.30pm, and children’s services will have the space and flexibility to offer 15 hours a week of kindergarten and other early years’ programs.

Fire probe unearths cannabis

Emergency services were called to a house fire at Davisson Street, Epping, last Thursday morning. The house was destroyed and a neighbouring weatherboard house also sustained damage to a side wall. While fire investigators were trying to determine the cause of the blaze, a cannabis crop was found at a neighbouring house where 50 plants were uncovered.

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Five western suburbs teens face numerous charges connected to a series of armed robberies between April 2 and April 28 across Melbourne, including Craigieburn, Point Cook and Glen Waverley. A 16 year-old boy and four 17 year-old boys were collectively charged with 40 armed robbery offences and will appear at a children’s court. Four other boys were released without charge. Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000

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Brush eases bitter blows By Lexi Cottee

Karen Robinson in her studio. (Joe Mastroianni)

trauma to travel adventures and career milestones. Hume mayor Adem Atmaca said Ms Robinson’s work explores how it is possible to come from a point where words are hard to find to a place where everyday joy is refound.

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When Karen Robinson’s husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, she decided to pay her local artist supply shop a visit. As a child Ms Robinson was an avid painter. But her passion for colour and creative expression took a backseat when her career in the bridal industry took off and later with the arrival of two children. But her husband’s diagnosis shifted priorities for the family of four. Ms Robinson took a year off work to care for her husband and then took up painting to deal with the emotional rollercoaster of chemotherapy and the debilitating effects of the disease. “We didn’t know if he would live or die,” she said. “Art became critical to staying sane.” While her husband’s cancer was successfully treated, tragedy struck the family less than a year later. Their 25-year-old son, Ben, was killed while driving home from a night out in Bendigo. Police believe he was speeding when a kangaroo crossed his path, causing him to lose control of the car and slam it into a tree about 4.30am. Solace for Ms Robinson was again found through a paintbrush in hand. “At that time I found it very difficult to process what I was thinking so I used art to express deeply felt emotion. It helped me verbalise the trauma I was experiencing.” Since 2008, Ms Robinson, of Attwood, has produced 60 works of art, all searingly honest and surprisingly colourful. Fifteen of them will be on display in her first solo exhibition at the Gee Lee-Wik Doleen Gallery at Craigieburn from May 7. When Words are Hard to Find, as the exhibition is titled, is the artist’s interpretation of family life, through times of grief and

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A one-stop-shop that informs new residents, including refugees and migrants, about the many services and other key community agencies in Whittlesea will be open on May 7, 9.30-11.30am, at the council offices. Information about family, children or seniors’ services, Aboriginal communities, learning and education, employment, volunteering, health and much more is available. ■ 9217 2174 For sale or lease by expressions of interest closing Thursday, 21 May at 4pm

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The Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden at Green Street, Bulla, will hold a working bee on Saturday, May 9, 10.30am until 2.30pm. Bring boots, gloves and lunch to share. All welcome. ■ Helen, 9205 2306

Allstar extravaganza

Be blown away by the extreme talents of the 360 AllStars cast, which includes champion athletes, world-class dancers and renowned musicians. This show reinvents public performance, fusing amazing physical skills with extraordinary artistry of urban culture. It’s at Plenty Ranges Arts & Convention Centre, 35 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang, on May 8, 7-9pm. Adult: 28; concession/senior/student, $22; group ticket for six-plus, $18. ■ 9217 2317

East Timor 15 years on

Friends of Aileu 15th anniversary fundraising dinner is at Hume Global Learning Centre, May 6 from 7.30pm. Enjoy Timorese cuisine and live music, and hear from special guest speaker Kirsty Sword Gusmao, goodwill ambassador for education. Tickets $50 (full-time students $10). Contact Chris Adams. ■ cadams@moreland.vic.gov.au

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helps wine age and develop in the bottle. But, because cork is a natural product, the amount that passes through isn’t consistent. There’s a saying that “there aren’t great wines, just great bottles” and I’ve been at tastings that prove the point beautifully. Few disagree that screw caps are a high-quality, consistent seal that retains freshness. But many winemakers feel corks are the perfect seals for the style of wine they’re trying to make. Te Mata winemaker Peter Cowley uses screw caps, cork and Diam for his wines and we’ve spoken about the merits of all over the years. Te Mata, in New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay, trialled all three seals on its high-end wines. “After those trials were about three years old, when we were trying them, we were seeing a difference in the wines,” Cowley says. “Reds move on a bit more after three or four or five years; there’s more evolved aromas and flavours. The tannins are softer and more evenly straight on the palette. “[With screw caps] I find the same wine a bit shorter and a little bit harder. The tannin seems to be on the end of the line a little bit.” But Cowley also saw positives in screw caps: “The wine’s freshness – a sweet, fruit thing that is terrific.” Te Mata chose to use screw caps on some of its cheaper wines. Crowley uses Diam corks on his top whites, which are fermented and matured in oak barrels to add extra complexity to the wines. Screw caps, he found, amplified some of the characters in these wines. “We were picking up a flinty, tonicky note on those wines in the whites, which is kind of OK. [As drinkers] we’re all getting used to that character a bit, but we think it’s a bit of a negative.”

SPORT Lions coach attributes new pride to off-field work Michael Loche has coached soccer for the past 13 years but has never met a more hardworking and determined club than the Plenty Valley Lions. Loche, who joined the FFV state league 4 north club in the off-season, says hard work behind the scenes is responsible for the club’s brilliant start to the season. It won its first five matches of the year and drew, nil-all, at the weekend. “I’ve found the committee to be the hardestworking in the 13 years I’ve coached,” Loche said. “They are so dedicated and embrace all cultures and they have grown immensely. The

club is able to provide a pathway from juniors through to seniors.” With everything rolling well behind the scenes, onfield results are starting to go the Lions’ way. Loche’s recruitment of six players in the off-season has helped with the club’s development. “We expected to be far better than previous years, and it’s about looking at consistency of effort. If we put the effort in, the results will take care of themselves. “It’s much more competitive at training and the players now know that if they slacken off there’s someone else to take their role.” Loche said while the club had improved as a

whole, it was some of the experienced players who had impressed him. “Daniel Tsakmakis and Rhys Bigaran have been two of the biggest improvers,” he said. And leaders of the club, like Taner Altanhan, Arhmad Bakri and Salim Hellis, were competitive beasts. “Goalkeeper Goran Petrovski has taken it to another level, while Chris Nikolaidis, who has been playing for 16 years, is the lifeblood of this club.” Loche says the club wants to get to the season’s halfway point just being competitive. Then they’ll reassess the season’s goals. On Saturday, the Lions recorded a 0-0 draw

with Northern United and are now second on the ladder, with five wins and a draw. In other matches, Epping City defeated Watsonia Heights 3-1, Fawkner smashed Meadow Park 10-0, Bundoora United won 4-1 against FC Strathmore, and Northern Falcons and Greenvale United drew 1-1. In state league 2 north-west, Sporting Whittlesea beat Yarraville 2-1, Hume United lost to Banyule City 3-1. Whittlesea United drew 1-1 with Geelong Rangers in state league 3 north-west. Lalor United and Western Eagles drew 0-0 and Upfield won 2-1 against Brunswick Zebras. Tara Murray

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Hume City played out a 0-0 draw with Melbourne Knights on Saturday in the National Premier League. City had the best of the opportunities in the second half but were denied by Knights’ goal keeper Chris May. Meanwhile, the club announced during the week it has signed Theo Markelis and Paul Harvey. Markelis has been playing in Greece and previously played for Melbourne Victory. Harvey has been playing with Altona Magic. In NPL 1, Melbourne Victory’s winning start continued with a dominating display over Whittlesea Ranges. Scores were level at half-time before four second-half goals set up the 4-0 win for Victory.

VWFL

South Morang kicked off its season in the best possible way with a 66-point win against Hallam in the Victorian Women’s Football League division 4. The Lions controlled the entire game, winning 11.12 (78)-2.0 (12). Madysen Duncan kicked four goals for the Lions. In west division, Jacana got its first win for the season against Kyneton. It was a whitewash for the Jaguars, coming home victors with 19.12 (126)-0.0 (0). Katy Hunter and Emily Angelidis kicked three goals each.

VRL

Former AFL player Chris Johnson had his first game for the season with Jacana Jaguars. (Shawn Smits)

Jaguars take finals prey By Tara Murray Jacana was on a mission to take the scalp of a stronger team in the opening month of Essendon District Football League’s division 2 season … and it did just that on Saturday. Facing last year’s grand finalist Roxburgh Park, the Jaguars made it three wins from four matches for their season’s start, with a 13-point win, 9.16 (70) to 8.9 (57). Jaguars’ coach Aaron Collins said the result was exactly where he wanted to be after four rounds. “We wanted to be 3-1. The aim was to knock off either Roxburgh Park or Hadfield. We underestimated Hadfield and lost that game. “This game we really planned for and it came off. The team is starting to gel.” In his first season as coach, Collins said the

players are learning to believe in the game plan. “For me it was about getting the trust of the boys,” he said. “It’s not an easy competition and there’s a lot of good sides. “They [the boys] are starting to gel and understand how to play as a team.” On Saturday, the margin was only 13 points but could have been a lot different if the Jaguars had kicked straight. “There was a wind and we could have had 12 goals [in the first quarter], if we had kicked straight,” Collins said. “In the second quarter, they were only able to kick one goal with the wind and we kicked two goals against it. “Our defensive game lifted in that quarter.” The Magpies came back at the Jaguars in the second half. “It was a hard-fought win,” Collins said.

“I know they are a good side and thought they would run out the game really well. We held up well and got the win.” Michael Evans, Paul Clooney, Beau Naim and Bryce Kimulitas were best for the Jaguars, while Matt Walker was the best for Magpies. In a boost for the Jaguars, former AFL player Chris Johnson played his first game for the season. “It’s a bonus having him play. It’s play-it-by-ear whether he plays due to work commitments,” Collins said. Greenvale’s goal-scoring run has continued, with the Jets recording a second successive 100-point win in premier division. This time the Jets had a 27.18 (180) to 7.5 (47) win over Maribyrnong Park. In division 1, Craigieburn, Westmeadows and Tullamarine all scored wins.

The Northern Thunder remain without a win after three rounds of the Victorian Rugby League first-grade season. On Saturday, Thunder played South Eastern Titans, going down 46-24. The club’s second side reversed the result, defeating the Titans 34-26. The weekend also marked the first time Mernda fielded teams in the rugby competition. They have three junior sides.

TAC Cup

The Geelong Falcons were too strong in the second half against the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup on Sunday. Scores were level at half-time at Preston City Oval, before the Falcons kicked seven goals to four in the second half to win 13.11 (89)-9.14 (68). Kieran Malone kicked three goals for the Knights, with captain Jade Gresham again best for the Knights. The Calder Cannons were also on the losing side, falling to the Murray Bushrangers. The Cannons were slow out of the blocks failing to score in the opening quarter. They were also held goalless in the third quarter in the 10.11 (71)-6.9 (45) loss. Shaun Stewart kicked two goals in his first match, while Nick O’Kearney was named in the best in the losing side. 13 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ MAY 5, 2015

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New coach has player backing By Tara Murray New Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows coach Adam Yates has the best endorsement any new coach can have, his teammates wanted him to have the job. Yates, who joined the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association club last season, takes over the role from Mitch Johnstone, who has joined Werribee. Despite looking at candidates from outside the club, the club decided to appoint Yates as captain-coach for the 2015-16 season. For Yates, the move to the top job wasn’t something he was thinking about when he joined the Falcons – even though he has an extensive coaching record, including with fellow subbies side Yarraville. “I was hoping to get a new start at the club and hopefully play in a successful side,” Yates said. “We’ve got a really good foundation from Mitch and I’m really excited for the upcoming season.” Yates said he started having conversations with the club at Christmas time regarding the possibility of stepping into the role if Johnstone was to leave to pursue his premier cricket dreams. “It’s reassuring to have the support of the boys, who are a tight-knit bunch of blokes on and off the field,” he said. He said the success of the past season, in which the team reached the north-west grand final, had brought the players even closer together.

SCOREBOARD Q FOOTBALL VFL

GEELONG 6.3 9.5 11.8 16.13 (109) RICHMOND 5.2 8.5 12.7 15.11 (101) Goals: Geelong: Cunico 2 Close 2 McIntosh 2 Gibbs 2 Maas Lucey Paliouras Cockatoo Herbison Blease Gore Cowan. Richmond: McBean 3 Scott 2 Wynne 2 Gleeson 2 Gale Menadue Mcfarlane Mcdonough Hampson Wall. Best: Geelong: McIntosh Tudor Cunico Rees Farrelly Gibbs. Richmond: Conca Menadue Dea Wall Scott Castagna. At M E Bank Centre. COBURG 3.6 5.7 11.12 13.14 (92) FRANKSTON 2.1 6.3 7.4 11.10 (76) Goals: Coburg: Carnell 2 Younan Y 2 Miles 2 Featherstone 2 Hill 2 Brandt Cauchi Goodwin. Frankston: Gardiner 2 Irving 2 Wilson 2 Buchan Wilsen Cooper Hockey Post. Best: Coburg: Featherstone Venditti Blair Morton Allan Cauchi. Frankston: Hockey Gray Irving Cavarra Giobbi Pollard. At Piranha Park. WILLIAMSTOWN 2.3 9.9 11.17 17.19 (121) NORTH BALLARA BALLARAT 0.4 0.5 3.7 5.10 (40) Goals: Williamstown: Clouston 3 Anastasio 3 Masters 2 Hetherington 2 Gallucci 2 Dorgan Banner Chisari Critchley Johnstone. North Ballarat: Staley 2 Stephenson Anderson Y Youl. Best: Williamstown: Jolley Marcon Faulks Clouston Charleston Tighe. North Ballarat: Stephenson Austin Peters Kiel Schache Warren At Eureka Stadium. COLLINGWOOD 6.2 10.3 14.3 16.4 (100) FOOTSCRA FOOTSCRAY 0.1 4.5 12.8 14.12 (96) Goals: Collingwood: De Goey 3 Fasolo 2 Still 2 Cox 2 Abbott 2 Wills Kennedy Goodyear Wallace Borthwick. Footscray: Redpath 3 McLean 2 Hunter 2 Buchanan 2 Dale 2 Grant 2 Hayes. Best: Collingwood: Pendlebury Wallin De Goey Fasolo Marsh Abbott. Footscray: Biggs Hunter Dale Grant Redpath. At Victoria Park. WERRIBEE 4.5 9.6 14.7 15.10 (100) PORT MELBOURNE 1.3 7.8 9.13 12.16 (88) GOALS: Werribee: Iles 6 Daw 3 Robinson Currie Hussey Wales Speight Maishman. Port Melbourne: Lisle 3 Sandilands 2 Cain 2 Wooffi ooffindin 2 Pearson Haretuku O’Sullivan. Best: Werribee: Iles Hussey Daw Sherlock Currie Hanson. Port Melbourne: Wooffi ooffindin Haretuku O’Sullivan Batsanis T Toman Lisle. At North Port Oval.

AFL VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

PORT MELBOURNE 5.0 15.4 21.9 25.18 (168) WERRIBEE 1.2 3.2 4.3 5.5 (35) Goals: Pt Melbourne: McKenzie 5 Henderson 4 Mioni 3 Prowse 3 Mascitti 2 Mahon Clinch Waddell Rivett Clarke Scipione Healy Macmillan. Werribee: Helliwell 2 Ferrari Wallace O’Shea. Best: Pt Melbourne: McKenzie Mascitti Mioni Keogh Rivett Gilmore. Werribee Krithararis Redfern Christensen Holman Helliwell Davie. At North Port Oval. FRANKSTON 5.3 5.7 9.9 10.12 (72) Coburg 0.1 5.8 7.10 10.11 (71) Goals: Frankston: Soroczynski 3 McPherson 2 Gleeson Harnett Fox Ashcroft Sutton. Coburg: Boyd 2 Robinson Hemala Cooper Christensen MacDonald Northe Schraven Holdsworth. Best: Coburg: Symes Hemala Christensen Schraven T Tang Boyd. Frankston: Harnett Bastinac Soroczynski Hammond Jennings Halsall. At Piranha Park.

TTAC CUP

NSW/ACT 4.3 5.9 10.13 13.15 (93) Dandenong 2.1 9.7 10.8 13.13 (91) Goals: NSW/ACT: Kennedy 3 Treacy T 2 Bance 2 Hodgson 2 Himmelberg Rymer Maguire Cornell. Dandenong: Freeman 3 La Fontaine 2 Capiron 2 McKay 2 Mutimer Warke Roscoe Kiely. Best: NSW/ACT: Kennedy Kelly Hebron Coenen Flynn Cornell. Dandenong: Rice Capiron Prior Freeman Cox Warke. At Shepley Oval. 14 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ MAY 5, 2015

“The experience of playing in the grand final is invaluable and we have got the hunger to go one step further.” Club president Ben Wood said it was too hard to go past Yates. “I looked at what he had achieved and it was a lot stronger than what I realised,” Wood said. “He has very strong on- and off-field relationships and a lot of the senior players were saying that they wanted him as coach. “I thought, why advertise for the job when we have one of the top half a dozen coaches in the competition and he is happy to take the role? “Adam is considered a deep thinker of the game and within the association’s upper echelon of tactical-strategic game-day thinkers.” Yates’s experience at the club in the season just gone will be valuable in the role. On the field, Yates is something of a batting all-rounder but it is his prowess as a coach that will take the side forward. “He learnt and adapted to the conditions at Lakeside, which can be hard for batsmen,” Wood said. “He is an elite talent … you don’t appreciate it until you see him in the nets. “Having been here, he already knows the players’ strengths and weaknesses and he understands our program, which runs differently from other clubs.” The club is hoping to add a couple of experienced batsmen to the side. Adam Yates will coach Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows next season. (Shawn Smits)

T TASMANIA 4.2 5.3 9.5 14.6 (90) SANDRINGHAM 2.1 3.3 3.8 3.13 (31) Goals: Tasmania: T Dodge 4 Johnson 3 Smith 2 Batchelor 2 Bilson Franklin Pearce. Sandringham: Briggs Hayres Mason. Best: Tasmania: T Johnson Brown Dodge Lovell McGuinness Quinn. Sandringham: Lyons L Wilkinson Iudica Hayres Rendell Balic At Warrawee Park. MURRA MURRAY 4.4 5.5 9.10 10.11 (71) CALDER 0.0 4.6 4.9 6.9 (45) Goals: Murray: Smith 3 McMullan 3 Schache Tanner T Minogue Smith. Calder: Stewart 2 Flower Kovacevic Lewis Condon. Best: Murray: Mennen Waite Coughlan McMullan Smith Minogue. Calder: O’Kearney Kerbatieh Gawthrop Stillman Reaper Laguda. Murray: Mennen Waite Coughlan McMullan Smith Minogue. At RAMS Arena EASTERN 1.1 3.9 5.10 9.11 (65) BENDIGO 3.4 5.5 9.7 9.8 (62) Goals: Eastern Ranges: Parsons 2 Hardwick 2 Aldridge 2 Lynch L Batty Crocker. Bendigo: Free 3 Ryan 3 Higgs Marciano Atley. Best: Eastern: Brolic Lane Crocker Batty SheridanFerrie Fenton. Bendigo: Edwards Cole Tardrew T Marciano Schultz Ryan. At Epsom Huntly Reserve. NORTH BALLARA BALLARAT 5.2 9.3 10.5 12.8 (80) OAKLEIGH 0.2 4.6 6.8 7.10 (52) Goals: North Ballarat: Frank 3 Templeton T 2 Eades 2 Webster ebster Johnston T Taurau Hausler McClure. Oakleigh: Crocker 2 Ridley 2 Corboy Phillips Y Young. Best: North Ballarat: Webster Cleary Templeton T Eades Symons Byrne. Oakleigh: Stathopoulos Beddison Roughsedge Pearce Jackson Morgan. At Warrawee Park.

ESSENDON DISTRICT PREMIER

GREENV GREENVALE 6.1 13.7 17.11 27.18 (180) MARIBYRNONG PK 3.1 3.4 6.4 7.5 (47) Goals: Greenvale: NA. Maribyrnong Park: B Jones 2 L Johnston 2 T Lee R Castello N Black. Best: Greenvale: NA. Maribyrnong Park: B Romensky J Reeves N McLellan S Cave L Doran D Schibeci. AIRPORT WEST 2.3 9.4 15.7 20.10 (130) NORTHERN SAINTS 2.1 4.3 4.3 8.8 (56) Details Unavailable. PASCOE ASCOE V VALE 2.2 5.8 9.13 13.21 (99) STRA STRATHMORE 3.1 4.5 6.7 7.7 (49) Goals: Pascoe Vale: B Warren 5 B Ross 2 C Robbins 2 D Harris P Veszpremi V Randello J Taylor T . Strathmore: M Little 2 L Pignolet S Leech S Foulds M Purcell A Winter. Best: Pascoe Vale: M Ross B Ross C Robbins V Randello S Caruso. Strathmore: G Campbell A Grima A Horne M Knight A Winter. KEILOR 2.3 8.10 9.13 15.17 (107) AVONDALE HGTS 3.6 A 5.8 9.10 13.11 (89) Goals: Keilor: A Browne 2 D Gourdis 2 R Prismall 2 K Barbuto R Alexander D Joyce N Davidson E Ogden J Manning J Kennedy N Kovac J Linton. Avondale Heights: P Rose 4 D Galea 2 D DeBritt 2 C Nastasi 2 B Davies L Vescio L Cartelli. Best: Keilor: D Joyce K Barbuto R Prismall D Isbister E Ogden D Putt. Avondale Heights: J Morris A Walsh N Byrne R Miles C Nastasi B Davies. DIV 1 ESSENDON DS 4.3 9.6 15.10 19.15 (129) TAYLORS LAKES TA 4.0 5.2 6.3 8.6 (54) Goals: Essendon Doutta Stars: A Kite 10 M Anderson 3 J Brown 2 B Cronin B George L Ronaldson L Buttigieg. Taylors T Lakes: M Xuereb 2 J DeSousa 2 E Giannoukas J Vistarini N Franzi C T Tripodi. Best: Essendon DS: S Smith A Kite M Day L Ronaldson M Anderson J Barnes. Taylors T Lakes: B Drysdale E Giannoukas C Monaco J Vistarini A Muratore B Healy. CRAIGIEBURN 5.2 13.3 18.5 23.8 (146) HILLSIDE 2.3 4.5 5.7 8.7 (55) Goals: Craigieburn: C Cloke 7 J Cloke 3 S Laffan 3 A Loizou 2 N Fletcher 2 D Courouzou 2 M Thomas 2 B Gordon D Mackertich. Hillside: L Johnstone 2 V Micallef M Micallef J Hayes I Akkok M Stocco J DiPasquale.

Best: Craigieburn: A Loizou S Hamilton D Micallef J Page D Courouzou C Cloke. Hillside: J Bonnici B Ferraro R Weightman I Akkok V Micallef J DiPasquale. WESTMEADOWS 5.4 7.9 14.11 20.13 (133) EAST KEILOR 1.1 5.5 6.5 9.6 (60) Goals: Westmeadows: R Aldridge 4 R Mullen 4 L Turner 3 D Simmons 3 N Taylor T 2 M Church L Wilson J Fenton S Barry. East Keilor: Details Unavailable. Best: Westmeadows: O Allouch J Fenton M O’Neill R Mullen L Turner A Turner. East Keilor: NA. DIV 2 HADFIELD 3.7 6.7 14.10 16.13 (109) COBURG DISTRICTS 0.1 4.5 7.8 11.13 (79) Goals: Hadfield: M Patane 3 S Vocale 2 T Robertson 2 Z Polizzi 2 L Oliveri 2 G Sheehy N Nasra J McKerchar M Dalpiaz S Rasile. Coburg Districts: NA. Best: Hadfield: M Dalpiaz H McKerchar S Rasile S Bassi S Vocale M Gray. Coburg Districts: NA. EAST SUNBURY 7.2 7.5 12.13 15.17 (107) BURNSIDE HEIGHTS1.0 5.6 5.6 11.10 (76) Goals: East Sunbury: A Fleming 6 K Ogilvie 2 R Gardener 2 K Mokbel A Brown B Lampard J King J Spiteri. Burnside Heights: Details Unavailable. Best: East Sunbury: C Johnson M Kuric K Ogilvie R Gardener A Fleming A Aquilina. Burnside Heights: NA. JACANA 6.8 8.9 9.15 9.16 (70) ROXBURGH PARK 2.0 3.2 7.4 8.9 (57) Goals: Jacana: Details Unavailable. Roxburgh Park: M Walker 3 T Blacker 2 J Rowe H Short C Ardon. Best: Jacana: NA. Roxburgh Park: M Walker T Dowse N Dimeski B Dimech J Blackley T Blacker. ESSENDON DISTRICT: Premier: Snr: Res: Airport West 20.14 bt Northern Saints 5.2, Strathmore 20.13 bt Pascoe Vale 3.3, Keilor 21.21 bt Avondale Heights 3.6. U-18.5: Airport West 25.13 bt Northern Saints 5.3, Pascoe Vale 9.10 bt Strathmore 7.14, Keilor 14.18 bt Avondale Heights 5.7. Div 2: Res: Essendon Doutta Stars 13.5 bt Taylors T Lakes 6.6, Craigieburn 10.9 bt Hillside 9.12, Westmeadows 17.20 bt East Keilor 6.4, Glenroy 14.9 bt Tullamarine 8.8. U-18.5: Westmeadows 27.11 bt East Keilor 4.4, Craigieburn 7.6 bt Hillside 2.8, Essendon Doutta Stars 10.19 bt T Taylors Lakes 3.5, Glenroy 11.7 bt Oak Park 10.8. Div 2: Snr: Res: East Sunbury 8.7 bt Burnside Heights 5.14, Roxburgh Park 13.8 bt Jacana 10.7. U-18.5: Keilor 16.12 bt Roxburgh Park 11.9, Hadfield 0.0 bt Aberfeldie 0.0. Thirds: Keilor 18.10 bt Aberfeldie 0.2, T Taylors Lakes 26.10 bt Craigieburn 3.8.

NORTHERN FL

DIV 1 LOWER PLENTY 7.2 8.6 13.9 19.10 (124) EL ELTHAM 2.3 6.8 12.13 14.16 (100) Goals: Lower Plenty: J Soccio 3 D Barden 3 D Ronalds 2 D Di Stefano 2 M Barden 2 B Poyser D Kutrolli T Keys D Morris P Flynn C Monger A Doumtsis. Eltham: J Kroussoratis 6 J Merkel 2 S Witkowski B Taglieri T S Zito D Coffield C McCabe D Vallance. Best: Lower Plenty: M Vasilevski J Raiti C Porter C Monger D Di Stefano. Eltham: B Glasgow A Woods B Taglieri M Williamson D Cox J Lorey. T NORTHCOTE PARK 3.2 6.6 9.7 12.10 (82) MONTMORENCY 1.3 2.5 4.8 6.11 (47) Goals: Northcote Park: K Colman 4 W Schultz 4 M Papas 2 J Violato 2. Montmorency: J Donaldson 3 P Fitzgerald 2 R Hore. Best: Northcote Park: K Colman H Singh M O’Connell J West N Carter W Schultz. Montmorency: M FitzGerald J Donaldson J Brooker. MACLEOD 3.5 7.14 10.17 17.25 (127) BUNDOORA 3.3 5.7 9.11 10.12 (72) Goals: Macleod: R Brandt 4 A Doherty 2 M Bottomley 2 L Hobbs 2 K Shaw 2 P Martin 2 M Yarwood Y H Paynter J Andrew. Bundoora: G Moorcroft 3 S Mamone 2 J Grabowski 2 A Papaluca 2 K Slater. Best: Macleod: L Hobbs R Brandt S Kelly K Shaw L Schubert M Sayers. Bundoora: L Byrne B Carlyon J Grabowski S Mamone G Moorcroft K Slater.

WEST PRESTON L 2.1 4.4 9.13 9.13 (67) HEIDELBERG 3.4 4.6 8.9 8.9 (57) Goals: West Preston Lakeside: M Vincitorio 2 D Smith 2 A Dobby D Rodan M Perfetto B Micevski A Willitts. Heidelberg: B Kerton 2 M Looby 2 C Gaylard J Hodgkin L Hodgkin D Archer. Best: West Preston Lakeside: J Ramaekers L Lirosi D Rodan A Willitts D Smith M Tilmouth-Turner. Heidelberg: C Gaylard M Miki N Miller M Looby. GREENSBOROUGH 2.8 7.13 17.17 22.20 (152) NTH HEIDELBERG 2.0 5.1 6.1 7.1 (43) Goals: Greensborough: J Grubb 7 A Stellas 3 R Boyden 3 T Stead 2 J Griffiths 2 L Bowkett S Conte J Rogers L McQuilken J Callaway. North Heidelberg: M Mahony 2 D Florance 2 B McKeown L Hill S Harvey. Best: Greensborough: J Grubb T Stead M Hyde J Griffiths R Mullins A Stellas. North Heidelberg: L Gilbert L Bentley J Brown M Lonergan M Florance A Buchanan. DIV 2 THOMASTOWN 5.2 7.4 9.6 13.8 (86) WHITTLESEA 2.0 7.5 9.6 12.10 (82) Goals: Thomastown: M Ferraro 7 J Osei-Duro 3 S Spiroski J Terzioski T J Rizzolio. Whittlesea: J Daniel 4 A Fairchild 3 M Dyson M Atta T Falls M Dornauf J Bramble. Best: Thomastown: J Beare J Abela M Ferraro J Osei-Duro S Cadby J Mercuri. Whittlesea: B Briffa J Ormerod N Stefanile A Fairchild M Dornauf T Falls. HURSTBRIDGE 8.4 11.4 17.8 21.19 (145) LALOR 2.2 8.7 9.7 14.11 (95) Goals: Hurstbridge: T Simpson 4 C Burton 4 B Shaw 3 J Tilley 3 T Loader 2 M Ryan 2 L East 2 K Vann. Lalor: T Hughes 5 S Christopher 3 S Dowell 3 H Ryan B Gibson D Morrison. Best: Hurstbridge: T Loader B Shaw J Tilley L East J Furlong T Simpson. Lalor: H Ryan T Hughes S Dowell T Murphy D Baksh A Dao. FITZROY ST STARS 1.5 8.13 12.20 16.23 (119) MERNDA 7.2 8.3 12.5 16.7 (103) Goals: Fitzroy Stars: J Hayes 3 D Whyman 2 P Hood 2 D Francis 2 J Burns 2 M Dow 2 A Isailovic J Austin J Kanoa. Mernda: J Wallace 3 T Felle 3 M Golledge 2 A Weetra 2 L Adams 2 A Smith 2 J Ksiazek R Black. Best: Fitzroy Stars: K Briggs C Thorpe P Hood C Edwards A Isailovic D Walker. Mernda: A Stefanile B Kairouz R Black L Gray T Deayton. DIAMOND CREEK 2.4 4.8 8.12 11.13 (79) PANTON HILL 1.3 3.6 5.8 5.11 (41) Details Unavailable. DIV 3 WA WATSONIA 4.0 9.7 11.11 17.16 (118) BANYULE 5.3 8.5 11.13 12.16 (88) Goals: Watsonia: A Bennett 5 J Larkin 3 J Bennett 3 H Mitchell 2 R Box M Crompton J Brown J Millen. Banyule: R Dennis 5 T Valvo 2 N Christou 2 L Giles N Smith R Byrne. Best: Watsonia: J Allan B Weissenfeld M Crompton A Bennett H Mitchell R Box. Banyule: NA . ST MARY’S 2.2 4.5 5.7 10.7 (67) RESERVOIR 3.3 5.7 7.10 8.12 (60) Goals: St Mary’s: NA. Reservoir: K Beaumont 3 R Docherty A Carlson A Flavel B Ryan J Darby. Best: St Mary’s: NA. Reservoir: B Ryan L Grattidge K Clayton J Dal Santo L Walsh L Ryan. EPPING 3.1 7.7 9.14 13.14 (92) HEIDELBERG WEST 5.6 7.7 10.8 11.9 (75) Goals: Epping: P Dempsey 5 C Chilcott 3 D Moore 2 T Hughes J Dunmore K Kiernan. Heidelberg West: K Ewart 5 A Young 2 J Smith Thompson J Grimshaw M Reeve T Amor. Best: Epping: L Aquilina L Judd C Janev D Moore P Dempsey B Campbell. Heidelberg W West: M Shanahan N Walsh M Reeve K Ewart B Moore A Demeo. NORTHERN: Div 1 Res: Eltham 10.11 bt Lower Plenty 7.6, Macleod 14.7 bt Bundoora 8.8, Montmorency 9.12 bt Northcote Park 4.12, West Heidelberg 18.4 bt West Preston Lakeside 4.14, Greensborough 28.13 bt North Heidelberg 2.5. U-19: Lower Plenty 15.14 bt Eltham 11.14, Bundoora 18.5 bt Macleod 8.13, Northcote Park 8.9 bt Montmorency 7.7, West

West Preston Lakeside 16.18 bt Heidelberg 5.3, Greensborough 41.21 bt North Heidelberg 0.0. Div 2: Res: Hurstbridge 9.7 bt Lalor 5.16, Fitzroy Stars 16.6 bt Mernda 3.14, Thomastown 14.15 bt Whittlesea 10.9, Diamond Creek 25.17 bt Panton Hill 3.4. U-19: Whittlesea 18.11 bt Epping 7.6, Lalor 16.14 bt Watsonia 5.8, St Mary’s V Hurstbridge Hurstbridge 18.13 bt St Mary’s 3.5, Banyule 25.14 bt Mernda 4.3, Diamond Creek 16.19 bt Panton Hill 3.10. Div 3: Res: Banyule 8.15 bt Watsonia 6.8, ‘s Reservoir 8.13 bt St Mary’s 6.14, Heidelberg West 13.6 bt Epping 8.7. GEELONG AND DISTRICT: Inverleigh 16.17 bt East Geelong 10.7, Bell Post Hill 38.30 bt Corio 3.1, Anakie 15.9 bt Werribee Centrals 10.18, North Geelong 29.21 bt Winchelsea 7.5, Bannockburn 16.16 bt Thomson 8.18. Res: Inverleigh 12.9 bt East Geelong 1.3, Bell Post Hill 26.10 bt Corio 3.1, Anakie 15.10 bt Werribee Centrals 4.6, North Geelong 10.9 bt Winchelsea 7.7, Thomson 11.5 bt Bannockburn 7.9.

Q RUGBY RUGB LEAGUE VICTORIAN RUGBY LEAGUE: First Grade: Rd 3: Sunbury 42 bt Altona 30, South Eastern 46 bt Northern 24, Werribee 40 bt Doveton 18, Casey 20 bt North West 16. Second Grade: Rd 3: Northern 34 bt South Eastern 26, Doveton 26 bt Werribee 22, Altona 40 bt Sunbury 22, North West Black 34 bt Casey 12, Waverley 30 bt North West White 18. Women’ss T Tag: Rd 3: Doveton 14 bt Werribee 4, Waverley 14 Northern 4.

Q RUGBY RUGB UNION VRU: Dewar Shield: Melbourne Uni 29 bt Souths 13, Moorabbin 19 bt Power House 12, Footscray 26 bt Endeavour Hills 24, Harlequin 41 bt Melbourne 27. P2: Melbourne Uni 62 bt Souths 5, Power House 50 bt Moorabbin 10, Footscray 40 bt Endeavour Hills 33, Harlequin 46 bt Melbourne 15. P3: Melbourne Uni 39 bt Souths 7, Power House 36 bt Moorabbin 17, Footscray 34 bt Endeavour Hills 27, Harlequin 13 bt Melbourne 7. P4: Melbourne Uni 33 bt Souths 19. Colts: Harlequin 17 bt Melbourne 0, Melbourne Uni 20 bt Endeavour Hills 19. A: Geelong 66 bt Melton 0. B: Bendigo 62 bt Ballarat 0, Monash Uni 40 Puckapunyal 8. Women: Moorabbin 12 bt Power House 10, Uni Panthers 24 bt WD 17, Melbourne 19 bt Quins/Souths 10. VSRU: XC 39 bt SC 5, MGS 21 bt GGS 12, SPC 55 bt BGS 14. U-16: A: Endeavour Hills 45 bt Wyndham City 7. B: Melbourne 56 bt Box Hill 5, Footscray 65 bt Harlequin 0. U-14: A: Maroondah 59 bt Eltham 31, Wyndham City 44 bt Endeavour Hills 19. B: Box Hill 33 bt Moorabbin 10. U-12 A: Harlequin 54 bt Power House 5, Endeavour Hills 32 bt Wyndham City 19.

Q SCHOOL SPORTS AGSV Boys: Football: Marcellin 25.22 bt Yarra Y Valley 5.5, Mentone 17.6 bt PEGS 10.8, Peninsula 6.6 bt Trinity T 5.1, Ivanhoe 17.15 bt Camberwell 5.3 (33). Hockey: Mentone 3 bt Marcellin 1, Camberwell 2 bt Yarra Y Valley 1, Trinity T 4 bt PEGS 3. Soccer: Ivanhoe 2 bt Camberwell Valley 0, 1, PEGS 7 bt Mentone 0, Trinity T 2 bt Yarra Y Marcellin 5 bt Peninsula 0. Girls: Hockey: Haileybury 18 bt Yarra Y Valley 0, Carey 12 bt PEGS 0, Wesley 8 bt Geelong Gram 2, Caulfield 4 bt Geelong Coll 2. Netball: Haileybury 58 bt Carey 19, Geelong Gram 70 bt Caulfield eld 25, Ivanhoe 51 bt Geelong Coll 32, W Wesley 44 bt Yarra Y Valley 17, ACK 50 bt Peninsula 45. Soccer: Carey 5 bt Haileybury 2, PEGS 4 bt Mentone 1, W Wesley 5 bt Yarra Y Valley 1, Caulfield 4 bt Geelong Gram 3, Ivanhoe 6 bt Geelong Coll 0. APS: Basketball: Melbourne 48 bt Carey 34, Caulfield 64 bt Haileybury 52, Xavier 68 bt Scotch 38, St Kevin’s 80 bt Wesley 59. Football: Haileybury 20.15 bt Carey 8.6, Melbourne 21.6 bt Geelong Coll 9.7, Caulfield 16.17 bt Geelong Gram 9.5, Brighton 17.12 bt Xavier 9.5, St Kevin’s 17.12 bt Scotch 11.12. Soccer: St Kevin’s 3 bt Caulfield 2, Melbourne 2 bt Xavier 1, Wesley 4 bt Geelong Gram 1, Scotch 3 bt Haileybury 2.

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Bears keep target within sight By Tara Murray Thomastown was hoping to win five to six games this season to ensure it stayed in the Northern Football League’s division 2 for the near future. Surprising everyone, including themselves, the Bears are well on the way with four wins in the first month of the season. Despite the perfect start, Bears coach Dean Sinclair said the club wouldn’t be reassessing its pre-season goals just yet. “It’s been a terrific start,” Sinclair said. “The main objective was to be competitive and consolidate our spot in division 2.

Broncos look for repeat performance If recent history is anything to go by, the Hume City Lady Broncos are on track for another successful season in the Big V state championship. The Broncos have started the past two seasons 6-0 and 5-0 and have gone on to win the championship. After six rounds this season, they were 6-0. Despite a strong start to the season, Broncos assistant coach Warren Taylor said the players were not getting ahead of themselves. “There’s a lot of improvement and a lot to learn about ourselves still to come,” said Taylor. “It does, though, give us a buffer for later in the season. We still have three to four teams we haven’t even played yet.” The Broncos faced two of those teams at the weekend. They lost the first match, against Waverley, by one point then followed up with a 20-point win over Bulleen on Sunday. Taylor says the key for the Broncos this season is not being too predictable. He said the team had the advantage of maintaining eight members of last year’s premiership team so players already knew each other’s strengths. “We are finding … other teams seem to have recruited to try and counteract Colleen [Planeta]. They have recruited bigs who can match up with her. She is the benchmark. “We do not want to have a team which just has plan A.” Planeta, last season’s MVP, is again leading the competition and averaging more than 23 points per game. But this season, the Broncos are looking to spread their scoring. “Nicole Zammit had 15 points a couple of weeks ago, as did Samara Gallaher,” Taylor said. “Sammy [Samara] had 20 on the weekend as well. “That’s the sort of thing we are starting to improve on. They are talented players who have been in Colleen’s shadow.” One player who has taken the next step this season is Vivien Saad. Saad, is leading the competition in rebounds and her scoring average is up six points a game on the past season. “She has been here [at Broadmeadows] since under-12s and it’s fantastic to have a home-grown product playing so well,” Taylor said. “She is a star and people are starting to think about the way she plays.” Tara Murray Samara Gallaher goes up for a shot.

“Last season, it took six wins to consolidate … we will hopefully get six wins for the year. “The sooner the better, and once that happens we will look as reassessing our season goals.” The one thing that is clear for the Bears is that they know how to win. All four matches have been close, with the winning margins 14 points or less. “There’s a winning culture at the moment at the club,” Sinclair said. “Getting a couple of wins early helped that continue from last season. “There’s a never-give-up attitude and the boys keep pushing themselves to get the win.”

That was clear on Saturday in the team’s four-point victory against Whittlesea Eagles, 13.8 (86)-12.10 (82). “Scores were level at three-quarter time and they kicked the first couple of goals in the last quarter,” Sinclair said. “We made a couple of positional changes at three-quarter time. We put Steve Cadby as a lose defender, who provided some run and carry.” Recruit Matthew Ferraro kicked seven goals for the Bears. “He kicked six goals last week, so that’s 13 goals in two weeks,” Sinclair said. “I asked for a big effort from him in the last quarter

and he did that kicking three goals. He got a lot of attention early and he shrugged that off in the last quarter.” Captain Jason Abela, James Mercuri and James Rizzolio all played well. For the Eagles, Brenton Briffa was best, along with Andrew Fairchild and Jordan Ormerod. This week, the Bears face Mernda, which lost by 16 points on Saturday to Fitzroy Stars, 16.23 (119)-16.7 (103). Lalor lost to Hurstbridge. In division 1, Bundoora lost to Macleod, while in division 3, Epping was too good for Heidelberg West.

Young Eagles spread wings in second tier The Craigieburn men’s basketball side didn’t know what to expect after being demoted. After struggling the past season in Big V division 1, the Eagles were relegated to division 2. Despite unfamiliarity with the opposition they have started the season in great form to have a 6-1 record. On Saturday night, the Eagles knocked off the previously undefeated Western Port 84-71. After being close for most of the game, the Eagles got on top late in the third quarter and then controlled the last to secure the win. Jonathan Maybank top-scored with 28 points and had 11 rebounds. Coach Denis McNamara said he was pleased with how the season had started. “We didn’t know what to expect – the playing ability of the competition after coming from a stronger division,” he said. “The first eight or nine weeks are about seeing all the other teams and working out where we are and how we fit in.” With the retirement of three players from the past season’s team, McNamara has turned to youth. “The young guys are stepping up and are doing really well,” he said. “The most pleasing thing is that they are Craigieburn locals – we are developing younger players.” Among those who have stepped up are Liam Watt and Jae Dickinson. Another who has stood out for the Eagles is Maybank. The American is the cousin of Hume City Broncos star Jermaine Maybank, and has another cousin playing basketball for Bulleen. “He turned up at the tryouts and fitted in really well,” McNamara said. “He was staying with his cousin for three months, but enjoyed it so much he extended his visa. “Normally, you find with imports that you have to go find them and are paying them lots of money.” The Craigieburn women’s side lost on Saturday night to Latrobe City 70-60. The Eagles were outscored in each of the first three quarters before going point-for-point with Latrobe City in the final quarter. Carli Norman top-scored for the Eagles, her 14 points joining seven rebounds. Tara Murray

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