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Dromana v Rye rivalry set for Good Friday
Green and gold: Jayde Mitchell returns in winning form on St Patrick’s Day at the Melbourne Pavillion. Picture: Supplied
Mitchell ‘rapt to be back’ By Ben Triandafillou BLAIRGOWRIE Boxer Jayde Mitchell returned in winning form on Saturday 17 March defeating South American boxer Ariel Alejandro Zampedri at the Melbourne Pavilion. Mitchell proved that his neck injury was no longer an issue, moving freely around the ring, and claiming victory in the third round of the fight. “The neck held up fine. I got clipped a couple of times and it held up brilliantly so there’s no issue at all and I couldn’t be happier with the way the night went,” Mitchell said. “It was all about recovering from the surgery and being comfortable and confident in the fight. “I’m absolutely rapt to be back and now its full steam ahead towards that world title.” Mitchell has now climbed to number 11 in the world rankings and will be moving back down
DROMANA Football Club will host the annual Good Friday clash against Rye Football Club on Friday 30 March. The “local derby” between the two division two sides will be played at Dromana Recreation Reserve with the O’Rourke-Matthews Shield up for grabs. Dromana Football Club president Chris Strange said it will be a great local rivalry and promises to be a great day. “We just missed out on finals last year and got put into Division Two this year so we are probably at the top of the hill when it comes to this division,” Strange said. “Rye has recruited well this year so it’s going to be a great match.” Dromana will have two former New Zealand AFL players joining their line-up this year with the signings of Andrew Howison and William Gregson along with ex-Rye player, Ben Holmes. “It’s his first season back, he’s a fantastic player and it’s great that he’s joined us,” Strange said. “It will be an interesting outing for him.”
Rye will need to turn the tables on Dromana, having been defeated by them in the last game of the season, but Rye Football Club president Mick O’Rourke is optimistic the club can make amends. “We failed miserably in the last game of the season. We went down by about 15 to 16 goals so we will be out looking for revenge,” he said. “I think we will have a better side than last year. We have a few new recruits and a lot of young players from last year who have another 12 months of experience. “We’ve had good numbers on the track at training so things are looking pretty good. “We can get a good crowd being Good Friday and Dromana always seem to put on a good showing so it should be a good day.” Being Good Friday, a fare with a seafood marquee will be there on the day with the local CFA also collecting money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal. Ben Triandafillou
to the super-middleweight division to defend his titles and aim towards a shot at the world title. “We expressed our interest in fighting Tyron Zeuge who’s defending his title this weekend,” he said. “We’ve touched base with the world champion and it’s looking like a good chance that we may land that later in the year.” Mitchell’s return against Zampedri was all about making sure his neck could hold up and now with the confidence that he is back to his best, is also looking at a fight for the Commonwealth title. “It’s just speculation at the moment but it would be a dream come true to fight for the Commonwealth title,” Mitchell said. “I’d love to fight for the Commonwealth title before going towards a world title honours and join the likes of many great champions who have come before me.”
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