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New era dawning

he four-peat from Hawthorn was halted but the remarkable feat could still be achieved over the next decade or even sooner. The AFL is on the verge of its concocted juggernaut in Sydney realising the immense talent on its list. On the performances of Greater Western Sydney this season, one can only envisage that success is just around the corner for the youngest club in the competition. It may not come this year but when the Giants do win their first premiership, one can expect the onslaught to begin. Their potential to win multiple flags in a short time with this current playing list is high. GWS can even afford to lose players at the end of this first finals campaign which it no doubt will due to salary cap tensions and still prosper. While they will offload a few star players, many that were on the fringes this season, they will still invoke early draft picks that the club can develop into future stars. It will become a revolving circle which shows no signs of abating in the short term particularly. The AFL may have just created an unstoppable force now that

the Giants players’ exposure to the game has increased and are coming of age into their prime. The Western Bulldogs will have to take their opportunity to realise long-awaited success this week or it could be a further eternity before holding the trophy again. It is hard, though, to find a fault along any line of GWS’s team sheet with perhaps only finals inexperience and nerves capable of bringing them down. However, in future years, there will be no excuses and neither will it need any as a run of success could surpass the Brisbane Lions’ and the Hawks’ three-in-a-row premierships in the modern era. If not for an errant after-the-siren goal-kick too from Isaac Smith in his side’s qualifying final loss to Geelong two weeks ago, Hawthorn’s quest for four-in-arow could still be a reality. The torment and inches that impact the game is proven to be so slight. The AFL’s other fledgling creation, on the other hand, is a long way behind achieving its finals expectations. Even after all the benefits that the Gold Coast has been gifted, it, at this point of its existence, has not developed its playing

BEATBOX stocks in the same manner as its NSW counterparts. Many believed it would be a long reign of Suns and Giants successes but that is unlikely to come to fruition now. Poor off-field management and on-field decision making could see Gold Coast languishing alongside Fremantle, without a premiers tag, for many years to come. The facts show that GWS has simply been managed more professionally and is in its current position of eyeing success head-on. Many will be hoping it is the Bulldogs’ year. The AFL though would welcome an All-Sydney encounter on the first Saturday of October to make further in-roads into the NRL heartland, especially on its grand final weekend as well and boost TV ratings at the same time. However, the irony of the Cats dumping Steve Johnson last season and then having to confront him in a grand final a year later cannot be lost on all fans of the game, even the diehard supporters of the other remaining clubs in the finals race. Be assured, though, numerous Giants’ premierships over the coming years is not just a pipe dream. It will leave many questioning the equalisation policy of the league. A new era is dawning! BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

THUMBS UP

THUMBS Down

The Paralympics have been a triumph of adversity for many of the athletes who have now become endearing sporting figures for the Australian public in their own right.

It’s bad enough when you lose your job at any time, let alone losing it twice in the same week by the same organisation.

Australia achieved its goal of finishing top five in the medal, a position it has maintained since the 1992 Barcelona Games but it has been more than that for our Aussie athletes. We have seen the strength and courage of all the competitors and the underlying sportsmanship the Games produce has been a highlight. It was not about their battle with disability but a celebration and spirit of competition that aroused our enthusiasm. Tokyo 2020 cannot come around quickly enough for many of the current and aspiring competitors. Where’s their parade?

Coach Jose Saturnino Cardozo was sacked by Mexican football club Chiapas for the second time in a week following his side’s 3-0 home defeat by Cruz Azul. The Paraguayan, who has presided over seven defeats in nine matches of the Apertura championship, had been first sacked on the Monday before being reinstated the following day due to player pressure. It had been had hoped the events earlier in the week would motivate the team to do better but when the outcome didn’t improve he was again relieved from his duties last Sunday, a day after their latest loss.

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delaide has once again shown it can ‘talk the talk’ but is unable yet to ‘walk the walk’.

This team is in for “something special”, we constantly hear. While before last Saturday night’s disappointing exit from the 2016 finals race, Crows coach Don Pyke expressed that his side was “more measured” going into this finals clash and it was “better prepared” than previous years. Skipper Taylor Walker declared that he “expected to win” and had learnt from the way the Giants had beaten the Swans the previous week. “Finals footy is won at the contest, so all over the ground we’ll have to win our fair share,’’ he said. Key defender Daniel Talia re-iterated that “it was win or bust” and Adelaide was not just making up the numbers. Even retiring former captain Nathan van Berlo called on the players not to waste this opportunity. Well, unfortunately that is exactly what they did. It has become a habit at the Crows that the right things are said before a match but putting them into action is another matter. Adelaide simply had to enter its semi-final clash against Sydney with more ferocity for the contest but it simply petered out, lacking the required intensity from the outset, handing all ascendancy to the home side which it was never going to recover from. Many, particularly fans, expected more from their side that some touted as potential premiers but it is really just as far away now as it was last year. Words of disappointment were repeated after the match and upon the side’s return home with Walker affirming his anger surrounding the loss. Given the freedom to roam, the Crows are proven to be a fast-flowing side that can score quickly but when put under pressure and restricted for space, they tend to retreat into their shells and struggle to turn their efforts around. While the top teams have worked this out in Adelaide’s players, this is what finals football is all about. The club needs to improve drastically to become a real threat in the competition over future seasons. The review of this year will indicate that the players need to improve their mental toughness and their ruthlessness on

Crows coach Don Pyke will need to inspire more toughness from his group for next season to be a real premiership threat. Photo: AAP opposition sides must increase if they are to realise their aspirations of winning another AFL premiership. While bringing in these types of players in the off-season is paramount, existing players must find more vigour from within as well. The key word over the summer must simply be ‘toughen up’. This is imperative in their tackling capabilities and to prevent the ease to which many are currently brushed aside from contests. It would have been a good learning year for debutant coach Don Pyke. He kept many of the Phil Walsh structures together over the course of the season but it is now time he stamped himself on the football club. Midfield recruiting has rightly been recognised as the area that needs enhancing, especially another elite onballer to replace Patrick Dangerfield. The money’s in the kitty so the club must splash some cash for it to take the next step. In attack and defence, the Crows seem to have the depth in the SANFL that it can develop further into AFL quality players but next year they must be rewarded for good efforts or they will be lost to other clubs, denting any hopes of success.

Adelaide used the least number of players (27) from its squad this season, thanks to its good injury management, but it meant the likes of Cameron Ellis-Yolmen, Riley Knight, Ricky Henderson, Troy Menzel, Mitch Grigg and Andy Otten, among others, did not see as much AFL action as they deserved. Over the past 10 years, the premier has used on average 33 players throughout the season. No club has used more than 35 players towards winning a grand final but it will be the fate the Western Bulldogs face if they are to go all the way (36). This is mainly due to excessive injuries at the club this season but also because coach Luke Beveridge also has a strong rotational policy to get all his players primed for the finals which is something Pyke can learn from. GWS Giants have used the next most (34) of the existing finalists, primarily as they are a young side requiring extra development but Geelong and Sydney have used just 29 and 31 respectively. The Crows are not that far away from achieving their goal but there is plenty of knowledge to have been gained from the past two years that must be addressed before it can come to fruition. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

WEEK three

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AFL FINALS PREVIEWS

BY DION HAYMAN

Second Preliminary Final First Preliminary Final GEELONG V SYDNEY

GWS GIANTS V WESTERN BULLDOGS

Geelong and Sydney haven’t met in a final since the famous ‘Nick Davis’ game at the SCG in 2005. Geelong led by 17 points at three quarter-time in that game, 6.11 to 3.12. Yet remarkably, Davis kicked four goals in the final term, more than his team-mates had managed for the previous three quarters, to lead Sydney to a remarkable three-point win, 7.14 (56) to 7.11 (53). Incredibly, these two sides have played together in practically every finals series since then except 2006, 2009 and last year but have yet to cross paths in the major round. In fact, the 2005 game was just the third time they had met in finals. South Melbourne won by seven points in a 1914 semi-final and they won again by 60 points in the 1934 preliminary final. Those last two games represent their only previous meetings at the MCG meaning they have not played at headquarters since the 1934 final, 82 years ago! Sydney ended a run of four straight finals defeats with victory over the Crows. Geelong ended a run of three straight finals defeats when it hung on to beat Hawthorn in the qualifying final. Both sides are preliminary final specialists. Sydney has won seven of 10 while Geelong has 11 wins, 15 losses and a draw from 27 matches, although the Cats have won eight of their last 12. The Swans won at Geelong in their only clash with the Cats this year by 38 points in round 16 when they won all four quarters. The final score saw the visitors home 15.8 (98) to 9.6 (60). Kieren Jack top scored with three goals while Tom Mitchell had 33 touches and Daniel Hannebery 31. Dangerfield had 34 for the Cats. The Swans have now won three of their last four games against Geelong. The most emphatic one of those was a 110-point win at the SCG in 2014. The Cats won the previous three matches in 2012-13. The record attendance for this fixture is just 46,168 at the SCG in 1997, a mark sure to be almost doubled this weekend. Cats star Jimmy Bartel is in line to play his 28th final this weekend placing him in seventh spot in history behind leaders Michael Tuck (39) and Shaun Burgoyne (33). Sydney spearhead Lance Franklin needs just three goals to join Stephen Kernahan and Alastair Lynch in equal fifth place on the list of most finals goals. He currently has 62. Gordon Coventry leads with 111 ahead of Jason Dunstall with 78. This preliminary final ensures this will be the ninth season in the last 12 years that either Sydney or Geelong has played in the grand final.

This is a preliminary final few would have dared predict just a month ago when, with one round to play, the Giants sat fifth, a game outside the top four and the Bulldogs seventh. Yet the Giants climbed to fourth and won a qualifying final at their first time of asking while the perennial finals failures from the west of Melbourne have strung together consecutive wins in the major round for the first time since 1961. Only once before have they won three in a row and that was from 1954-56 – a period which saw them capture their only premiership. The Bulldogs have 16 wins and 31 losses from 47 finals. The dreaded preliminary final has almost always proven to be the Bulldogs’ terminus. They have won just one of 10 of these matches, with seven straight defeats since their only win against Melbourne in 1961. Their most recent defeats were in 2008 to Geelong and in 2009-10 to St Kilda. However, this has already been a watershed finals series for the Bulldogs who won their first ever final outside of Melbourne two weeks ago against West Coast. They have three interstate finals defeats – two at the Gabba and one at Subiaco. The Giants will be playing their first home final. GWS has played the Bulldogs six times winning two. One was in round nine this year in their only previous meeting at the Sydney Showgrounds. The Giants won the first three quarters stretching their lead to 34 points by the last change before the Dogs finished well to lose 15.8 (98) to 10.13 (73). Jeremy Cameron booted five goals while Heath Shaw had 36 kicks, 14 marks and two handballs. The Giants’ other win over the Dogs came at Docklands in 2014 by six points. A Western Bulldogs win would end the longest wait for a grand final appearance in VFL/AFL grand final history. The Dogs have played 1212 games since their 1961 grand final defeat. There is plenty of family history around the Bulldogs’ current playing squad – the fathers of Tom Liberatore (Tony), Lachie Hunter (Mark) and Zaine Cordy (Brian), as well as injured Mitch Wallis (Steve) never played in a grand final. Based on their last matches, the Western Bulldogs are a younger, more inexperienced side than the Giants. The average age of the Giants was 25 years 52 days compared to the Dogs’ 24 years 211 days. The Giants have an average of 109 games played compared with the Dogs’ 84.

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GWS on course for AFL flag record

n a season of multiple firsts for Greater Western Sydney, another prestigious one looms tantalisingly within reach.

With two more victories the Giants would secure an AFL flag faster than any nonVictorian club. Locked in to a home preliminary final showdown with Western Bulldogs on Saturday, GWS are hurtling towards the end of their fifth season. No club starting from scratch outside Victoria has won a flag that quickly.

A Giants premiership this year would also create another record as none of the non-Victorian clubs won a flag in their first finals campaign. West Coast won its first flag in its sixth year in 1992 and added a second two years later. The two SA clubs got there almost as quickly, with the Crows taking six years and Port Adelaide seven.

It’s all smiles for the Giants after their first finals win against Sydney two weeks ago. A win against the Bulldogs will see them into their first AFL Grand Final. Photo: AAP

The Giants were far from the fastest of the non-Victorian clubs to make a finals debut.

The two South Australian and West Australian clubs were built along different lines from the league’s two youngest clubs, Gold Coast and GWS, who were loaded with high draft picks but were relatively light on players with AFL experience.

West Coast made it in just their second season and the two South Australian clubs got there in their third. Some clubs had longer growing pains. Fremantle and the Brisbane Bears each had to wait until their ninth season before they got a taste of finals action.

“It (the list building method) was different, but whether the quality of player was any greater or less, that’s subjective,” said Giants’ general manager of football operations Wayne Campbell.

Brisbane’s extraordinary hat-trick of titles from 2001-2003 didn’t materialise until they became the Lions, having merged with Fitzroy in 1996.

“But they didn’t just go through the draft, they were given players essentially.

“Brisbane got the Fitzroy players that went up there that they could then either have or trade. “It was done differently but all the sides had success relatively quickly. “You look at Port Adelaide and Adelaide and West Coast when they came into the competition and when Fitzroy merged with Brisbane. “They (all) had success in a relatively similar period of time (to the Giants), so it’s not unprecedented.” AAP

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SANFL FINALS PREVIEW

BY CHRIS KENDALL

GRAND FINAL EAGLES V STURT

Sunday 2.40pm, Adelaide Oval TV: Seven Radio: ABC891, 5AA, Life FM The biggest match of the 2016 season squares off two of the more dominant minor round teams after Adelaide exited September in disappointing fashion against Sturt. How the team responded after the AFL arm’s exit from the finals the night before was always going to play a major role in the preliminary final and Adelaide appeared very flat from the opening bounce. Its fortunes will always be largely determined by the AFL side but there were some highly impressive moments this year to give hope for 2017. The benefit of the week off could go either way for the Eagles. While it offered a chance to ease out some sore spots, they come in with only two matches in the last four weeks and this could produce a spin in either direction for them. Coach Michael Godden had some concerns with their final minor round game against Norwood but would have derived plenty of confidence from the corresponding second semi-final match-up when the Double Blues never looked likely to threaten. In contrast, Sturt was excellent last week against Adelaide and appeared desperate and hungry to make amends for its performance the previous week, led by dual Magarey Medallist Zane Kirkwood and a stunning 210 seconds in the second term from Ben Hansen in booting three goals to turn the match. It will take plenty of collective big efforts from the second tier of both groups to swing the momentum in this encounter. The differing forward line structures make for an intriguing battle within the main contest, with the smaller Sturt attack of Hansen, Mark Evans and Josh Hone contrasting the taller Eagles forward 50 of Michael Wundke and Andrew Ainger with Lachlan McGregor working at their feet. The latter attack may force Sturt mentor Martin Mattner to deploy Kory Beard into defence early to try and arrest the early ascendancy, particularly if his marking power can assist the

quick spread to the likes of Guy Page, Matthew Crocker and Tom Harms to work the transition. The Eagles have been adept all season at precision work from their back half where Phil Raymond, Patrick Giuffreda and Chris Hall have provided plenty of rebound and run when picking off opposition mistakes. Giuffreda’s marking power is highly underrated outside Oval Avenue but there is little doubt that Mattner will pay him plenty of respect and ensure that his forwards do not allow him latitude and space in which to zone off quickly. The Double Blues will look to ruckman Jack Osborn to work across centre half forward to provide a big gateway from his ability to take the contested grab and work the ball quickly deep near goal. This will force Eagle big man Jared Redden to run with him and create his own menace in cutting off errant Sturt attacks. Sturt’s midfield power has been difficult for most teams to contain this season and the first task facing Godden will be closing down the influence of Kirkwood. The manner in which the Double Blues’ midfielder has blown games open this season with 20 minutes of brilliance has been a major factor toward the club making it this far but that would be selling the roles of Aidan Riley and James Battersby way too short. Both have been instrumental in the clearances this year, continually winning the contested ball and pumping it long. Even if Godden can shut down the dual Magarey Medallist, he will also need to be very mindful of the influence the other two can have should the Eagles bottle things up through the middle. In saying that, Eagle James Boyd has proven his ability to rack up possessions quickly and start quick movement from half back so his impact will need to be carefully monitored, along with that of Angus Rowntree who has steadily worked back into form after his 2015 knee injury. This looms as one of the most intriguing grand finals in some time and there will be plenty of motivation for both camps. The Eagles are still smarting from last year’s thumping at the hands of West and Sturt’s first appearance in a grand final this decade will have the young group desperate to make its own slice of history. While the Double Blues were excellent last week, the experience of the Eagles on the big stage looks to have them primed to make amends for last season and be raising the Thomas Seymour Trophy at game’s end.

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It’s time to cheer SANFL’s big day

here’s a touch of excitement and something refreshing about this week’s SANFL grand final between Woodville/ West Torrens and Sturt. This will be the first grand final clash between Sturt and the Eagles since the Eagles merged their old entities in 1991. It is likely that very few people can boast watching the only clash between the clubs on grand final day when the old West Torrens combo won in 1924. Given reasonable weather we should get a

bumper crowd to Adelaide Oval on Sunday. But once the dust is settled it would be nice if we could go into season 2017 without the constant harping and complaining about whether Port Adelaide and Adelaide should be in the SANFL comp. Sturt’s fantastic effort to beat the Crows in the preliminary final and other teams’ solid efforts against both Port and the Crows in recent years suggests that the traditional clubs can match the so-called powers on a given day. The decision was

Jack Oatey Medallist: Chris Hall (Eagles)

made a couple of years, rightly or wrongly, to let them into the SANFL. Time to move on. Programming of SANFL games for next season should be high on the agenda for the authorities. Not only trying to balance the right number of byes for each club but looking at incorporating more under 18 matches around league fixtures would be a welcome addition to the program. The recent under-18 grand final between North Adelaide and Glenelg obviously was a thriller but without the unorthodox finish (a point to Glenelg to win after the siren) may not have had the publicity and attention it should have. It would be nice to have more under18s games close to where the league fixtures are. Anyway there’s a few months to ponder with summer sports about to hit town. COMMENT – GORDON ARMSTRONG

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general sport

Spieth puts Ryder Cup hopes ahead of Tour Champs

s much as Jordan Spieth would love to complete a successful title defence at the Tour Championship this week, team victory at the Ryder Cup next week is an even bigger goal for the American.

Spieth spent Sunday and Monday at Hazeltine National in Minnesota, site of next week’s biennial showdown between the United States and Europe, seeking to squirrel away course knowledge.

If forced to choose between the two, Spieth told reporters in Atlanta on Tuesday that he would opt for Cup glory.

The former world No.1 says he will have no trouble this week eliminating the Ryder Cup from his mind as he chases the tournament crown and also the $10 million bonus handed out to the winner of the season-long FedExCup points race.

“That’s kind of rude,” the twice major champion said in response to the question. “I don’t have a Ryder Cup (win). I think I will have a Ryder Cup at some point. You want what you don’t have. I’ve watched the other side of that (Ryder Cup defeat in 2014) and it hurt. “It was tough in that closing ceremony. When we boarded the plane back home, it was an empty feeling and we don’t want that again. “I’m pretty confident how we’re going to go about our business. I think we’ve got a fantastic team this year.”

But the Ryder Cup will be very much on the mind of others at East Lake in the elite 30-man field who are vying for the 12th and last spot on the American team. Their battle to impress captain Davis Love III, who will name his final wildcard selection on Sunday night, will provide an intriguing subplot to the event, with Bubba Watson, Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger among

Ennis is NRL’s most irritating: Taumalolo E

ven if Michael Ennis’ NRL career ends without a 2016 premiership ring, North Queensland’s Jason Taumalolo reckons the Cronulla rake is already guaranteed one title - the league’s most irritating player. But Taumalolo did not warm to the prospect of finally silencing Ennis by bringing an abrupt halt to his playing days this week. Retiring Sharks No.9 Ennis is expected to be at his niggling best in Friday night’s preliminary final against North Queensland at Allianz Stadium. Few would argue after Ennis copped plenty of criticism for taunting Raiders fans with his own “Viking clap” following the Sharks’ opening finals win in Canberra.

For the record, Taumalolo reckoned he could see the funny side of Ennis’ dig at Canberra fans. “It was pretty funny seeing him after the Raiders game, I couldn’t stop laughing at that moment,” he said. “But that is him to a tee. “He will be just as much of a pest on Friday night - it should be quite the battle in the middle.” Taumalolo could not argue though when asked if Ennis was on the “all time” most annoying players list. “I think he would be up there but I don’t think you have to ask me about that,” he smiled.

those on the short list. Spieth played with all three at Hazeltine on Monday. “You could see how badly each of them wanted to be there,” he said. “I think being on the property excited them even more. We want whoever’s playing the best to be the last pick and I think there are five or six options.” Spieth has particular sympathy for twice Masters champion Watson, the world No.7. “I couldn’t imagine being in his position,” said Spieth. “I don’t know if anybody’s been passed up at that spot (but) he didn’t seem upset about anything, like he was entitled to anything. “I think he really feels like he needs to do his job this week.” AAP “I speak for most of the NRL that Mick is definitely up there as one of the most annoying players in the comp.” Taumalolo now has the chance to have the final say against Ennis. Taumalolo’s extraordinary 263-metre effort inspired North Queensland’s extra-time semifinal win over Brisbane last week. It also helped end Broncos captain Corey Parker’s NRL career. One week later he can do the same for Ennis - not that he looked forward to it. “He is one of the best players in that position in the modern day era,” Taumalolo said of Ennis. “If he retires on Friday night it would be a pretty tragic way to end a career. “He handles himself well for a small body, he definitely puts his body on the line (in defence). “On Friday night we will definitely leave it all out on the field.” AAP

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in disposing of Salisbury North last week in the preliminary final by a commanding 56 points.

he Sir George Murray Shield will have a new name added at the end of this week’s Division 1 grand final.

Its star contributors including Josh Hand, Adam Maschotta, Connor Elphick, Shaun McWaters and Joel Cochrane would have gained plenty from the run to be well prepared for this week’s meeting at headquarters.

Neither of the combatants, Prince Alfred OC or Tea Tree Gully, has previously achieved success in the top flight of the amateur league. The Reds went close in 1937 but the Gullies are yet to appear in the season decider at this level. They both have grand final experience though at the next level down, with Prince Alfred OC winning last year’s Division 2 title and Tea Tree Gully taking the honour in 2012. It won’t prevent the nerves being high with the bigger prize on the line at Aldi Arena (Thebarton Oval) on Saturday. The two sides met in the second semifinal just two weeks ago when the Reds maintained their advantage they have held over the Gullies during the season. However, this is a grand final and tension will be high, particularly early. While Prince Alfred OC will start favourite for the contest, Tea Tree Gully is not without its chances. Both sides encompass formidable line-ups with quality players capable of lifting their side to victory. The Gullies took a handy 18-point buffer into half-time of their last clash and was even three points ahead at the final break but their second half drop-off continued into

Prince Alfred OC is heavily favoured but wouldn’t want to give Tea Tree Gully the same kind of start it allowed its opposition in the second semi-final. Photo: Jayson Vowles the last quarter in which the Reds reasserted themselves to run away ecstatic grand finalbound 11-point winners. Tea Tree Gully will know it needs to play out all four quarters strongly to overcome its opposition this week. Prince Alfred OC’s top contingent of Drew Clayfield, Brendan Papps, Adam Perryman, Hayden Jolly, Will Dalwood, and Brock Castree ensured their side enjoyed another week’s break for the big one, enforcing their Gullies’ opponents to endure another tough encounter to reach the decider.

Ryan Spittle and Trent Melville combined for nine goals in last week’s triumph and will again need to have an impact for their side to win on Saturday so Alex McKay, Daniel Golding, Matthew Stent and coach Mitch Sandery must also get their hands on the ball to ensure the Gullies’ forwards see their fair share of it as well. Big men Adam Cockshell’s and Clint Dow’s ability to get on top in the air will be crucial. However, strong leadership will be a critical factor too so the senior and wise heads will be important. The experience of Reds captain Tom Brinsley, Tom Bartlett, Cameron Graetz, Mitch Wicks, Will Hugo and Karl Siebels could be telling in the finish. It will be a tight contest but on the open expanses of Aldi Arena, Prince Alfred OC’s fast running game with quick skilled ball movement will be advantaged. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

GRAND FINAL Prince Alfred OC v Tea Tree Gully

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Vili’s Division 2

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dominant season has been affirmed with an authoritative grand final performance from Modbury to claim the Division 2 premiership over St Peters OC. Coach Nathan Grainger knew his side was in for a good year as earlier as the preseason when it performed well in a trial game against quality Division 1 outfit Payneham Norwood Union. However, he still wasn’t expecting the supremacy the side would display throughout the 2016 season, only losing one game for the year towards its grand final success. “They had a couple of their bigger bodies missing and the final score, there was about two points in it,” Grainger said of that preseason trial.

“We knew if we could match their midfield that we were going to have a fairly good season but I was a bit surprised how well we did.” It didn’t prevent Grainger from being somewhat nervous going into the final contest of the year. “It was a funny one because we’d played (SPOC) a couple of times over a five-week period and we’d won both times,” he said. “All year we struggled to get our best team on the track until the last couple of games so I was a bit nervous about blokes being underdone and we’d lost our full forward to a suspension and it was just a bit unsettling. “We knew we had the capability of beating them but they never gave up on us and we didn’t play particularly well two games ago. “We were confident (though) that if we got our best game going that we’d get the job done.” It was a tight opening quarter with just one point in it, the Hawks’ way, at the first break which didn’t settle Grainger any further. A six-goal to two second quarter began to sway the ascendancy in Modbury’s favour

A season of dominance by Modbury has been rewarded with a return to Division 1 next year. Photo: Jayson Vowles spreading the margin out to 22 points at half-time. The second half was all the Hawks as they took control of the contest, kicking eight goals to three for the rest of the match after breaking away quite easily in the third quarter. “I was pretty impressed with the way we finished off,” Grainger said. “When the rain came down and we were a few goals up, it really started to pour there for 10 minutes, and I thought this should help us open up a gap and the boys just kept piling it on. It was good.” For a side reliant on its midfield, Modbury simply proved to be a class above in the finish, especially in the middle, to win by a forthright 49 points. Matt Fogden, Michael Bennett, Chris Burns, Tim Davey (four goals) and Blake Marshall were instrumental as usual. Grainger also praised the club’s junior structure playing a key role in the rise back to success. “I counted 20 of the kids that played on the weekend were from our junior sides,” he said.

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He said that there were a number of talented kids who would continue to get better and better and he was encouraged by their ongoing development. St Peters OC certainly gave it a crack, as Grainger had expected due to past feelings between the two sides, but was unable to sustain it for the whole contest. Tom Butler, Brad Hartman, Daniel Franklin (three goals), Tom Fotheringham and Christian Calabrese battled manfully but could not restrict their opponents. Grainger is looking forward to consolidating the club’s position in Division 1, from which it dropped back in 2009 unluckily on the back of seven victories. “I think Div. 1 will be an interesting turnaround for us because we’re going to have to get a couple of bigger bodies to play key position,” he said. “Next year (though) it’s about being competitive and not worrying about winning flags.” BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

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Bayliss the gun – locked and loaded Rising Spring Stars

year’s leading apprentice Dylan Dunn at the stable.

Bayliss represents the next wave of jockeys in Victoria which includes young Dunn, son of top jockey Dwayne and Beau Mertens. Big things are expected from him in the next decade.

However, his talents were well recognised and he wasn’t left short of offers from other leading stables to take over apprentice indentures.

He proved his talents and poise winning on Mihany earlier this month with a confident front running display to beat top spring fancies Foundry and Raw Impulse by more than three and a half lengths.

un apprentice Regan Bayliss was in a quandary when his previous boss Peter Moody was suspended and departed the racing scene.

“I have some great influential people around me and got a lot of advice and when I had the option of coming up to the Lindsay Park for a meeting, I didn’t look back,” Bayliss said. “Peter was very happy for me to go there. “I am really enjoying it because it’s a stable with 50 or 60 years of success and it’s a terrific stable to be part of and I am very grateful. “I am very privileged to be there.” Bayliss, the younger brother of fellow Melbourne apprentice Jake, said he was focusing on capitalising on the chances that were coming his way with the Lindsay Park operation. He is one of the most promising apprentice jockeys in Victoria at present and joins last

It was his second win on the Redoute’s Choice five year-old. He also recently claimed his first Group-level winner aboard Faatinah in the Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington a week later – beating C S Hayes winner Tivaci and Stradbroke Handicap winner Under The Louvre. “Peter Moody sent me some lovely horses, but that (Bayliss) might’ve been the best one,” Master trainer David Hayes said of the teenager following Faatinah’s win. Bayliss has now earned his first live crack at a Group One, aboard Harlow Gold in the Thousand Guineas on 8 October and possibly for the remainder of what could be a high-

Blue army on the attack

he spring trip to Australia has so far failed to bear the desired fruits for the esteemed blue army.

However, the world’s leading training establishment believes it is poised to make its strongest assault yet on the rich Melbourne Spring Carnival. Godolphin’s English trainer Charlie Appleby is set to make his first visit to Australia with runners for each of the leading races, namely Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup. Appleby has five top contenders in the first intake of quarantine at Newmarket, with perhaps his best hope being five year-old Teofilo horse Scottish which will tackle the Caulfield Cup, one race that Godolphin has actually won in the past. Appleby signalled his intent after Scottish recently won the Group Three Strensall Stakes

(1800m) at York and was then allocated 54.5kg for the 2400 metre race. “I’m happy with that weight,” he said. “Scottish is an adaptable horse with a high cruising speed, who I think will be ideal for the Caulfield Cup.” He is on the third line of betting at $15 for the Caulfield feature but is yet to win over the Cup distance. As well as Scottish, Appleby has four other horses nominated for the Melbourne Cup – Second Wave, Oceanographer, Qewy and Francis Of Assisi – but they will still have to come through such races as the Geelong Cup, Moonee Valley Cup and even Bendigo Cup to qualify for the first Tuesday in November. “All of the five in my stable have completed their preparations over here and entered quarantine, all doing well,” Appleby said.

flying spring as she prepares for the Oaks. After riding Harlow Gold to victory against the boys on Saturday, Bayliss secured the Guineas ride. “I’m very grateful,” Bayliss said. “I’ve been at Lindsay Park for only five months now, and the opportunities I’ve received from them have just been second to none.” Bayliss gained Group One riding experience aboard 200-1 long shot Renew in the 2014 Caulfield Cup, before riding another long shot General Jackson (150-1) in the 2015 Oakleigh Plate. He is also hopeful of staying on Faatinah, who is likely to step out next down the straight again in the Group Two Gilgai Stakes on 2 October. The 19 year-old also likes Waterloo Sunset, bound for the Group Two Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington the same day. It has been lean pickings for one of Victoria’s biggest operations over the past few years but the David Hayes, Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig team believe those fortunes are about to change this spring. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN Of these, Second Wave could be one to watch. The New Approach four year-old and Oceanographer will have to improve upon arriving in Australia but with each on the light weight of just 50kg could do something special. Second Wave has form around Adrian O’Brien’s Sir Isaac Newton and newly purchased by Australian owners Exosphere (not the past Godolphin sprinter either) who will enter the Lee and Anthony Freedman stable once here. Qewy and Francis Of Assisi are dour stayers who are not high class but will run a trip. Regular Australian visitor Saeed Bin Suroor is still deciding on his travelling party but he has confirmed it will be his “most competitive yet”. He has trained the runner-up in the Melbourne Cup three times and has Beautiful Romance, Elite Army, Important Message, Secret Number and Sky Hunter nominated this year. “They’ll run again in the UK before we decide,” Godolphin’s leading international trainer said. “I want to see which are good enough to go to Australia.”

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Nothing will blinker Tarzino’s path

othing will blinker Tarzino’s path towards the 2016 Caulfield Cup as trainer Mick Price decides on a gear change for this week’s Group One Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield. Price indicated that it was the right time to remove the blinkers to bring out the best in his 2015 VRC Derby winner.

Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Lucia Valentina re-acquainted herself with the Caulfield course proper on Tuesday when she galloped with Happy Trails. Trainer Kris Lees’ travelling foreman Mal Ollerton, who rode Lucia Valentina in Tuesday’s hit-out, said the mare had settled in well since arriving in Melbourne.

He said the horse, who also won the Group One Rosehill Guineas in the autum, works without blinkers and is trusting that Tarzino won’t get distracted without them on race day as he aims for a third Group One win.

“I was happy enough with it. It was nice work,” Ollerton said.

“I think it’s time, with where we’re going with him as a true staying horse, to take the blinkers off, let him relax and give him the benefit of the doubt that he’s going to attack the line,” Price said.

He expressed that a bit of rain wouldn’t harm either.

“So Saturday will be interesting.” Price said nothing went right for the son of Tavistock in the Makybe Diva Stakes but the entire should be fitter for that effort.

“It was her normal, usual work and she’s settled in well since she’s been here, but she always does. The travel never really worries her too much.”

Trainer Troy Corstens is hoping to pick up another Group One on the way to the Cox Plate. Awesome Rock scored his biggest win when landing the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley last start which guaranteed him a place in the 2016 Cox Plate.

Xtravagant’s campaign ready to continue

barrier trial has ensured New Zealand trainer Stephen Autridge that all is fine to proceed with his cantankerous four year-old Xtravagant. He will carry on with his spring campaign after pleasing co-trainer Autridge and jockey Damien Oliver earlier in the week and will tackle the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Xtravagant finished out of the placings in the 1190m heat on heavy ground at Monday’s barrier trials but quickened approaching the home turn and was throttled down by Oliver over the final 200m. Autridge remains at a loss to explain the effort in the Bobbie Lewis Stakes at Flemington on 10 September when a long last after playing up in the mounting yard. “We don’t know what happened at Flemington,” Autridge said. “The one thing we did see was he got on one leg and refused to change. Why we don’t know. “What we do know is he’s twice as good left

handed as right, so I suppose in a straight line he might have got lost.” Autridge has been given permission for Xtravagant to avoid the pre-race parade in the mounting yard on Saturday. Victorian trainer Robert Smerdon was happy with Under The Louvre’s gallop during the week, declaring he was going as well as last year when he finished third in the race. In a closely contest race in 2015, Under The Louvre finished only a head behind Stratum Star and Disposition with 55.5kg but the son of Excellent Art will carry 58kg in this week’s edition. Smerdon said the extra weight he has to carry in his races following his Group One Stradbroke Handicap triumph made life tougher. The trainer said the fact emerging talents such as the impressive Flemington winner Bon Aurum were weighted on the 52kg minimum made Under The Louvre’s task harder but handicaps were the best chance of a win for the six year-old. Ciaron Maher’s Bon Aurum will attempt to emulate his sire by winning the same Group

“Gee, he worked well this morning,” Troy Corstens said at track work on Tuesday. “We couldn’t be happier with the horse. He’s always been an extremely immature horse – I think he’s coming into his own at the moment.” He said that the 1800 metres was Awesome Rock’s ideal distance as well. Jameka franked the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes form by winning the Naturalism Stakes after running seventh to Awesome Rock. Corstens believes the stallion is still improving with maturity. Darren Weir’s Black Heart Bart heads the market in the Underwood at $3.20, despite being a query over the 1800m. Lucia Valentina is second pick at $3.80 with Our Ivanhowe next best fancied at $6.50. Awesome Rock, in early markets, is at the good odds of $9.00.

One handicap in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. His sire Bon Hoffa won in 2007 and was part-owned under the same syndication by Ken King Thoroughbreds. Bon Aurum is no stranger to victory on Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes day, having won the Caulfield Guineas Prelude at the corresponding meeting last year. He heads into Saturday’s race in form following a last-start win in The Sofitel at Flemington on 10 September. Maher said the four-year-old had made improvement following both starts this campaign. “He’s going strong and his sectionals were great last start,” he said. “The handicap conditions again at 1400 metres on Saturday will suit him and we expect another good run from him.” Smart sprinter Voodoo Lad, another trained by that man Darren Weir, is joint favourite ($4.40) to break into the big time. He will be aiming to keep his unbeaten record intact in the Group One races in Melbourne this season. However, it has been Sydney visitor Counterattack from the all-conquering Chris Waller stable that has met with most early support, coming into $4.40. The only other two under double figures are Bon Aurum ($5.50) and Under The Louvre ($7.50) while Xtravagant is at $9.50.

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Apprentices can claim Benchmark 82 $42,000 1 75610 Canny Ballad w (2) Ms J Payne (a3) 59 2 11793 Emmooki’s Dash cw (3) Z Spain (a2) 58 3 32161 Name The Day cw (5) J Bayliss (a2) 58 4 61451 Creance tw (9) Ms J Kah 56 5 512s6 Dane Hussler n (7) M Neilson 54 6 01s06 Maconsilia w (1) Ms C Lindop 54 7 50s99 Robocop w (4) J Potter 54 8 51992 Danouli w (8) J Holder 54 9 515s3 Aali Mia (6) Ms K Bishop (a2) 54 NAME THE DAy, Dane Hussler, Maconsilia

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Apprentices can claim 4yo & up E&Gs Benchmark 70 $30,000 59765 Double Pockets tw (7) Ms E Finnegan (a2) 60.5 13.00 36121 Galaxy Gazer tcdw (3) J Holder 60 3.50 730s3 Beau’s My Boy (13) Z Spain (a2) 59.5 6.00 78611 Tableaux cdw (9) Ms E Boyd (a3) 59.5 8.00 81425 Marco Polo tcdw (2) D Caboche (a3) 59 8.00 52843 Mio Dio tw (1) J Bayliss (a2) 59 6.00 31101 I Am The Dark w (15) SCRATCHED 10059 Kazoom d (6) S Cahill 58.5 21.00 22s30 Metro Cowboy (11) Ms J Kah 57 11.00 450s1 Municipality dw (14) D Thornton 57 8.00 05545 Trueno (12) T Pannell 56 16.00 s1618 Important tw (8) J Bowditch 55 9.00 3s1s2 Silent Ice w (10) M Poon (a3) 55 16.00 06321 Sharkpeace dw (4) R Hurdle 54 26.00 EMERGENCy 5s670 Night Breeze dw (5) P Gatt 54 31.00 GALAxy GAzER, Metro Cowboy, Marco Polo

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Apprentices can claim 4yo & up mares Benchmark 90 $80,000 1s94s Tina Melina w (2) B Rawiller 60 7.00 15s6s Take Pride bn (1) D Gauci 56 5.50 4s60s Catch That Cat dwn (8) D Oliver 55 17.00 1536s Super Cash dwh (5) C Williams 55 3.20 3286s Jalan Jalan wh (4) L Currie 54 7.00 144s3 Magic Alibi d (11) D Lane 54 6.00 37s97 Our Harmony cw (10) C Brown 54 21.00 s6322 Foreign Affair dh (3) C Symons 54 7.00 25s60 Mossin’ Around (7) D Dunn 54 11.00 235s4 Grey Street dwn (6) R Bayliss (a1.5) 54 21.00 13s40 Sheree dwn (9) B Allen (a3) 54 26.00 MAGiC Alibi, Tina Melina, Super Cash

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17.00 6.00 5.00 9.00 17.00 13.00 11.00 4.60 13.00 51.00 51.00 3.50

1000 guineAs pRelude 2.25 1400m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Fillies Group 2 SW+P $200,000 111s2 Whispering brook db (12) N Hall 58.5 4.60 9s1s6 Missrock tw (14) D Dunn 57.5 11.00 110s3 Samara dancer th (13) D Tourneur 57.5 6.00 511s2 la luna Rossa dwb (7) D Oliver 57.5 11.00 11s15 i Am A Star t (11) S King 57 9.00 8s250 Sword Of light t (2) D Lane 57 51.00 77313 Royal Tithe wb (9) P Moloney 56.5 17.00 10s40 Zamzam wn (4) K Mc Evoy 56.5 31.00 67s13 Sweet Sherry w (1) S Arnold 56.5 7.00 321s0 Flying Jess dh (8) J Childs (a) 56.5 51.00 9s121 leotie cwh (10) C Parnham 55 3.50 21s5 Sebring dream d (5) C Williams 55 8.00 s21s0 inspired estelle wh (6) C Newitt 55 31.00 72s1 legless Veuve wh (3) M Zahra 55 17.00 WHiSPeRinG bROOK, Sebring dream, leotie

6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Race 8 11 LuCia VaLEnTina

89s80 52234 6s311 98226 55s07 62371 2211 s6361 s4321 57153 35s46 86s32

5 1 2 3

besT eACh-WAy beT

CAulfield guineAs pRelude 3.05 1400m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo C&Gs Group 3 SW+P $175,000 s161s Sacred elixir d (6) D Lane 57.5 5.00 53s11 Saracino w (3) D Oliver 57.5 5.50 16s45 Seaburge d (8) M Zahra 57.5 9.00 31s46 Valliano t (18) L Currie 57 26.00 05s95 Good Standing (4) D Dunn 57 13.00 31s2 Archives (12) C Williams 56.5 6.00 11s33 Throssell dbh (17) N Hall 56.5 8.00 22534 Wazzenme wh (16) L Nolen 55 11.00 1s1 evacuation dw (15) K Mc Evoy 55 4.60 110 Yu long Sheng Hui twh (1) S Baster 55 26.00 3s656 Revolving door h (2) C Brown 55 13.00 1s367 Hardham h (7) C Newitt 55 16.00 261 So Si bon (14) M Dee (a) 55 26.00 1s32 Violate (5) C Parnham 55 51.00 414 i’m Telling Ya b (11) D Stackhouse 55 31.00 315 bee Jay’s Choice w (10) H Coffey 55 51.00 eMeRGenCieS 9015 larrikin (9) Ms J Beriman 55 31.00 22 lucky beau (13) 55 51.00 eVACUATiOn, Saracino, Archives

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Race 5 1 WhispERing BROOk

siR RupeRT ClARke sTAkes 3.45 1400m

7.50 9.00 41.00 31.00 41.00 3.60 4.80 11.00 31.00 6.00 19.00 31.00 41.00 51.00 31.00

undeRWood sTAkes 4.25 1800m

Apprentices cannot claim Group 1 WFA $500,000 s2s06 Prince Of Penzance t (8) J Allen 59 31.00 21212 black Heart bart tb (7) B Rawiller 59 2.60 501s5 Our ivanhowe (3) K Mc Evoy 59 9.00 77s05 The Cleaner dwn (11) S Arnold 59 15.00 18284 Jacquinot bay w (4) D Lane 59 21.00 20s01 Awesome Rock d (2) S Baster 59 7.50 18s73 He Or She t (1) C Williams 59 11.00 14s80 Tarzino twh (10) C Newitt 58 13.00 061s0 Tavago w (9) N Hall 58 15.00 134s0 Howard be Thy name d (5) M Zahra 58 71.00 s41s4 lucia Valentina w (6) D Oliver 57 4.20 lUCiA VAlenTinA, Our ivanhowe, Awesome Rock

9 1 2

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Apprentices cannot claim Group 1 $500,000 32124 Under The louvre tdwbhn (14) D Dunn 58 181s0 Xtravagant d (6) D Oliver 56.5 1119s Rangipo dw (15) D Lane 55.5 46230 Fast ‘n’ Rocking tn (2) S Baster 55 10089 Charmed Harmony cdwh (9) Ms K Mallyon 54.5 217s2 Counterattack w (7) C Williams 54 12311 Voodoo lad tdw (10) C Parnham 54 00114 Tycoon Tara tcw (8) SCRATCHed 84612 Tivaci d (3) P Moloney 52 470s0 badawiya dwh (13) C Newitt 52 60s31 bon Aurum cdwh (5) K Mc Evoy 52 10s22 Thames Court wn (1) C Brown 52 22138 Telopea dwb (11) M Dee (a) 52 0s842 Well Sprung (12) C Symons 52 12134 Jungle edge dw (16) D Gauci 52 04122 Mr individual tcw (4) R Bayliss (a) 52 COUnTeRATTACK, Tivaci, bon Aurum

8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

MypunTeR.CoM hAndiCAp 4.55 1100m

Apprentices can claim Open $90,000 127s4 Sheidel cdw (12) Dylan Dunn (a2) 58 01954 General Truce tdwhn (8) B Mertens (a3) 57.5 56037 Reldas whn (10) C Parnham 57.5 6971s Sea lord wn (6) W Egan 57.5 s20s3 Craftiness dw (13) D Oliver 57 s19s8 Alpha Miss cdwh (9) D Dunn 56.5 2326s inz’n’out wb (4) K Mc Evoy 55 6512s Play Master tw (5) J McNeil (a1.5) 55 70s36 Atmospherical dwh (11) N Hall 54.5 8s209 Trevinder dn (15) D Lane 54 0110s Rageese w (16) M Dee (a1.5) 54 0s101 Hellbent dw (14) C Williams 54 760s6 inspector w (3) B Allen (a3) 54 4987s Murt The Flirt dwh (1) C Symons 54 0s883 Sunday escape cw (2) C Brown 54 46222 el Prado Gold w (7) 54 CRAFTineSS, Atmospherical, inz’n’out

4.60 11.00 9.00 26.00 13.00 11.00 8.00 8.00 11.00 13.00 11.00 6.00 51.00 15.00 26.00 51.00

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BeSt Bet

HOLLYWOOD’S

BeSt each-way Bet

Race 2 2 AlleRgic

SpecialS

Race 7 5 HeAvens Above

taB guide daily double 8, 9 Treble 7, 8, 9 First Four All Races double Trio (T2) 7, 8

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

#theRaceS handicap 11.45 2000m

colin Stephen Queen’S cup 12.20 2400m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Quality Group 3 $125,000 82353 Junoob tdwh (2) B Avdulla 59 3.60 s6153 Allergic twbn (4) J Mc Donald 58 2.30 42s95 Alegria tw (5) T Clark 54 3.00 14111 Chaquinta dw (3) C Reith 54 8.00 19456 Zero To Ten w (1) J Collett 54 26.00 ALLERGiC, Alegria, Junoob

taB highway handicap 12.55 1500m

Apprentices can claim 3yo & up Class 2 $60,000 2s059 Luxury w (12) B Shinn 59 000s6 Van Halen w (10) J Collett 58 02110 Trying w (2) A Adkins (a2) 57 2259s Beach Head dn (1) Ms D Panya (a3) 56.5 74134 Distinctive Look wb (13) K Jennings (a2) 56.5 46724 Destined To Win (17) J Parr 56 84146 Admission w (18) P Wells 55.5 05s12 Shotgun Roulette (3) T Angland 55.5 53212 not For Export w (19) A Banks 55.5 s3642 Sadhika (8) C Reith 54.5 13416 Coming in Hot w (16) Ms K O’Hara 54 3s621 Cool in Black w (4) T Clark 54 52123 Dalmatia Prince w (5) G Schofield 54 32517 Vella Lonchick w (15) J Ford 54 5s564 Doesn’t Make Sense (9) J Orman (a) 54 03725 Robusta (11) Ms W Costin 54 EMERGEnCiES 413s6 uncle Gerry d (7) B Avdulla 54 99s90 Red Hot Tango (14) 54 39s52 Moment To Test b (6) 54 VAn HALEn, Sadhika, Coming in Hot

Race 6 1 PRized icon

tRack/Rail/weatheR

extra double 4, 5 Quadrella 6, 7, 8, 9 Fixed odds All Races

Apprentices can claim 3yo & up Benchmark 78 $85,000 s5111 Antonio Giuseppe twh (11) K Jennings (a2) 61 2.25 56752 Four Carat dh (6) J Collett 59.5 7.00 24112 Dubaiinstyle cwbh (3) B Avdulla 59 4.60 Ps212 More To Gain twb (1) P Wells 59 11.00 40s55 Salthouse d (2) J Mc Donald 59 7.00 84314 Mandalong Kiss cwn (4) A Banks 57.5 15.00 s9634 Bring Luck tw (8) SCRATCHED s7025 Cramming w (10) C Reith 57 26.00 14231 My Giuliano wh (5) R Hutchings 57 11.00 0s934 Oh So Splendido (7) G Schofield 54.5 26.00 95s83 Plot Twist dw (9) T Clark 54 51.00 AnTOniO GiuSEPPE, Four Carat, Cramming

one to watch

9.00 11.00 16.00 31.00 3.50 4.60 16.00 13.00 13.00 16.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 16.00 31.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 51.00

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

6 7 8 9 10

SchweppeS gloaming StkS 2.45 1800m Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Group 3 SW $200,000 Prized icon w (3) B Shinn 56.5 Swear wh (10) C Reith 56.5 High Mist wh (2) G Schofield 56.5 Retaliation (5) B Avdulla 56.5 Veladero wh (6) R Hutchings 56.5 Coonawarra (4) A Hyeronimus 56.5 Oculist w (9) J Parr 56.5 Honeywine w (1) J Mc Donald 56.5 Tumultuous bh (8) T Angland 56.5 Lasqueti Spirit h (7) Ms W Costin 54.5 PRiZED iCOn, Swear, High Mist

11s46 1s1 64221 1s13 34s11 012 3911 5s51 51546 3s653

7 1 2 3 4 5

Stan Fox StakeS 2.05 1500m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Group 2 SW $200,000 13s33 impending t (6) J Mc Donald 56.5 2.80 13s14 Divine Prophet wh (5) C Reith 56.5 2.30 05s95 Good Standing (2) R Hutchings 56.5 6.00 12130 Thronum w (4) T Angland 56.5 11.00 64221 High Mist wh (1) SCRATCHED s1258 Mediterranean w (7) B Shinn 56.5 8.00 22106 Cellarman wh (3) G Schofield 56.5 26.00 iMPEnDinG, Good Standing, Mediterranean

6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

taB Reginald allen Quality 1.30 1400m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Fillies Quality Listed $100,000 716s1 Purrari w (7) J Parr 58 8.00 222s1 invincibella wh (4) J Mc Donald 56.5 6.00 3s128 Overstep wh (1) T Angland 56.5 11.00 26s12 Rosa Carolina wb (10) B Shinn 56 6.00 29s4 Smart Amelia (2) G Schofield 56 4.60 0s431 Zenalicious dw (9) T Clark 56 11.00 72s1 Legless Veuve w (8) 55 15.00 0s321 Fabvier w (5) B Avdulla 54.5 13.00 s5231 Our Belisa w (11) J Orman (a) 54.5 26.00 364s1 Bring Me The Bling wh (6) C Reith 54 9.50 1s4 Pecans w (3) J Collett 54 8.00 SMART AMELiA, Pecans, invincibella

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Race 5 1 imPending

geaR changeS

Rail is out 5m for the entire circuit. Track good (4). Weather overcast.

3.80 5.00 4.20 13.00 7.00 9.50 9.50 17.00 21.00 35.00

mcdonald houSe golden pendant 3.25 1400m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up F&m Group 2 SW+P $400,000 1240s First Seal tdw (3) B Shinn 58 3.00 00114 Tycoon Tara dw (2) J Parr 57 8.00 2515s Zanbagh tw (9) G Schofield 57 15.00 27s10 Pearls dw (1) J Mc Donald 57 11.00 22s41 Heavens Above tdwh (4) T Angland 56.5 6.00 7723s Ammirata tdw (5) J Ford 56 21.00 331s5 Serene Majesty d (6) B Avdulla 56 13.00 03136 Sold For Song dw (7) J Orman (a) 55 13.00 262s4 Denmagic w (8) C Reith 55 9.00 22s20 Dixie Blossoms d (10) T Clark 55 7.00 HEAVEnS ABOVE, First Seal, Denmagic

RAce 1: (1) Antonio Giuseppe winkers on first time; (5) Salthouse cross-over noseband on first time, lugging bit off first time, standard bit on first time RAce 3: (1) Luxury concussion plates off first time, race plates on first time; (4) Beach Head nasal strip on first time; (6) Destined To Win blinkers off again, winkers on first time; (8) Shotgun Roulette blinkers off first time, winkers on first time RAce 4: (3) Overstep pacifiers on first time; (7) Legless Veuve cross-over noseband on first time RAce 5: (1) Impending blinkers on first time; (5) High Mist barrier blanket on first time RAce 6: (1) Prized Icon blinkers off again; (3) High Mist barrier blanket on first time; (4) Retaliation cross-over noseband on first time, lugging bit off first time, standard bit on first time; (9) Tumultuous blinkers on first time RAce 7: (1) First Seal blinkers off first time RAce 8: (5) Old North cross-over noseband on again, lugging bit off first time, standard bit on first time

8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Quality Group 2 $175,000 217s2 Counterattack wh (5) SCRATCHED 55s30 Entirely Platinum twh (2) C Reith 58.5 4.60 12s68 Cosmic Cube wh (3) R Hutchings 57.5 8.50 s6753 Hi World w (4) B Shinn 56 3.60 124s9 Old north t (8) T Clark 53 4.60 36s51 Moral Victory tcdwh (6) J Collett 53 13.00 330s2 Caped Crusader (7) Ms K O’Hara 53 6.00 01370 Kellyville Flyer cw (10) Ms W Costin 53 17.00 825s6 unequivocal tw (1) J Ford 53 13.00 Ps212 More To Gain twb (9) SCRATCHED CAPED CRuSADER, Hi World, Entirely Platinum

9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Shannon StakeS 4.05 1500m

hyland Race colouRS 4.45 1400m

Apprentices can claim 3yo & up Benchmark 85 $85,000 11s58 Dylan’s Rojo tdw (6) J Ford 60 51.00 6770s Herne’s Oak td (7) A Hyeronimus 60 21.00 s11s5 Bullrush dwh (4) C Reith 59.5 5.00 1415s Harry Hotspur wn (3) T Angland 59.5 15.00 s5295 Our Boy nicholas wn (8) G Schofield 59.5 17.00 1121s Vassal twh (11) K Jennings (a2) 59.5 15.00 357s1 invinzabeel cwh (2) B Avdulla 58.5 6.00 19s72 O’reilly’s Revenge d (12) Ms D Panya (a3) 58.5 26.00 1130s Happy Hannah (10) J Parr 57.5 9.00 s2312 Extensible cdwb (5) B Shinn 57 4.00 14157 Pindan Pearl tcwhn (9) T Clark 57 13.00 631s8 Moher tdw (14) J Mc Donald 57 15.00 42112 Dinghu Mountain tdwh (1) J Collett 56.5 7.00 0218s Encosta Line th (15) R Hutchings 56.5 26.00 EMERGEnCY 94428 Magical Stance d (13) A Adkins (a2) 56.5 13.00 inVinZABEEL, Extensible, Bullrush

cycling

15 SPORTSBEAT // 22 SEPTEMBER 2016

Wheels to turn at worlds

Simon Gerrans broke a collarbone during the Tour de France and would have been a major contender in Rio and at Dohar next month. Richie Porte crashed in the Olympic road race, suffering a broken shoulder blade, putting an end to his cycling season. Other unfortunate events cost the cycling team’s medal prospects in Rio such as broken handlebars for Rohan Dennis in the time trial when leading on the road while Rachel Neylan also had mechanical problems affecting her Olympic road race and an ongoing virus limited Katrin Garfoot’s abilities in the women’s time trial. Former under-23 world champion Dennis will be hoping for better luck at the World Championships where again he will be a leading contender in the time trial. The South Australian will be joined by West Australian Luke Durbridge who is set to compete in both the time trial and road race. Headlining the 10-strong men’s team will be two rising young guns in 2015 elite road race silver medallist behind Slovakian star Peter Sagan and former under-23 world champion Michael Matthews, from the ACT, and New South Welshman Caleb Ewans who has also earned silver medals in the under-23 and under-19 categories.

The experience of teammates Paris-Roubaix winner Mathew Hayman (ACT), Grand Tour strongman Adam Hansen (QLD), sprinter Mark Renshaw (NSW) and former Australian road champion Heinrich Haussler (NSW).

DION HAYMAN’S SUPER QUIZ ONE POINT WARM-UPS 1. Which AFL club does Anna Meares support? 2. Who was voted best captain at the AFL Players Association awards?

Mitchell Docker (VIC) will compete at his second World Championships while Zak Dempster (VIC) has made the team for the first time.

3. What year did Sturt last play in a grand final?

Reigning national time trial champion Garfoot (QLD) still managed a top-10 finish in Rio despite her illness but now fully recovered, she will be looking for a much better result in Qatar.

TWO POINT PONDERS

She is a part of a talented sevenrider team for the women’s events here. Chloe Hosking (ACT) has had an impressive 2016, winning six races, including La Course and a stage at the Giro Rosa as well as being a prolific podium finisher at the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Olympians Gracie Elvin (ACT) and Tiffany Cromwell (SA) have both had success at the Tour of Qatar and bring strength to the team with Loren Rowney (QLD) and Lauren Kitchen (NSW) adding further experience. Sarah Roy (NSW) makes her World Championship debut after claiming her first win in Europe at the Boels Rental Ladies Tour. The course in Dohar is flat terrain which is likely to see high-speed bunch finishes in the road races that will favour sprint aces Ewan and star all-rounder Matthews in the men’s event as well as sprint queen Hosking.

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4. Who won the Sandown 500? 5. Neil Balme has joined which club as football manager?

6. How many goals did Eddie Betts finish with this season? 7. Which former Crows player coached the Glenelg Under-18s to a premiership last week? 8. Who has won the last three Formula One races? 9. Who was Davis Cup captain before Lleyton Hewitt? 10. Who did the Wallabies beat to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this year?

THREE POINT PLAYS 11. Who did Australia beat in the Davis Cup to secure its place in the World Group next year? 12. What sport do the Warrington Wolves play? 13. Swan Allir Allir was born in which country? 14. Champion mare Winx has now won how many consecutive races? 15. Redbacks young gun Alex Ross has signed with which Big Bash outfit?

FOUR POINT BONUS 16. High performance manager Kevin Tabotta has resigned after Australia’s poor showing in which sport at the Rio Games? 17. Which player was voted most courageous at the AFL Players Association Awards? 18. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola played most of his career with which club? 19. Which country has won the most medals at the Paralympics?

FIVE POINT EXTRA 20. Name all the teams that have led the AFL ladder at some stage this season?

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 - Port Adelaide. 2 - Taylor Walker. 3 - 2009. 4 - Garth Tander. 5 - Richmond. TWO-POINTERS: 6 - 75. 7 - Tyson Edwards. 8 - Nico Rosberg. 9 - Wally Masur. 10 - Argentina. THREE-POINTERS: 11 - Slovakia. 12 - Rugby League in England. 13 - Kenya. 14 - Eleven. 15 - Brisbane Heat. FOUR-POINTERS: 16 - Cycling. 17 - Luke Parker. 18 - Barcelona. 19 - China. FIVE-POINTER: 20 - Bulldogs, Sydney, North Melbourne, Geelong and Hawthorn.

Sadly Australia’s best hopes in the road race will miss the world championships due to injury.

There is plenty of talk around the cycling circuit that Ewans is primed to be a star of the future.

ustralia may have been devoid of achieving its goals in the cycling ranks at the recent Olympic Games in Rio but it is hoped the wheels will turn favourably at the Road World Championships in Dohar, Qatar in two weeks.

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