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WHAT’S The hard luck stories INSIDE A BEATBOX

AFL NEWS

AFL GRAND FINAL

NRL GRAND FINAL

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long with all the joy of making a grand final, there are always the hard luck stories surrounding the players who miss out whether through injury or selection.

being a part of the Power’s only premiership-winning side.

neither will be risked this week either.

There are many other similar stories, they occur every year and this year is no different.

If one or both are available then it could be at the expense of Harrison Marsh, George Hewett or Zak Jones.

The most famous is probably Bomber Derek Kickett who was dropped from Essendon’s side going into the 1993 grand final after having played every game of the season.

The Western Bulldogs have defied their injuries to make this year’s season decider.

He immediately walked out on the club and never watched the game or celebrated with his teammates. While he moved to Sydney and played in the Swans 1996 losing grand final side, he never really recovered from the disappointment of that Essendon omission.

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Present Sydney coach John Longmire couldn’t console himself, missing that 1996 victory with the Kangaroos due to injury.

There has even been local heartache for the likes of Tony Modra who was sidelined from Adelaide’s first ever premiership in 1997, having injured his knee in the preliminary final the week before.

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Mark Ricciuto and Peter Vardy missed the Crow maiden flag as well but earned a reprieve the following year. Modra never received a premiership medal, despite being a major contributor to the club’s inaugural success, winning the Coleman medal as the league’s leading goal-kicker in 1997. A persistent knee problem also prevented Port Adelaide captain at the time Matthew Primus from

Defender Aliir Aliir is battling a knee injury that could halt his history-making appearance, as the first Sudanese-born player to play Celebrating with teammates following the side’s thrilling triumph in a grand final. over the Giants last week to make His absence may open the door for the big one was emotional for a fairy tale swansong from retiring skipper Robert Murphy. Ted Richards. It will be tough for one of the most well-respected players in the competition to watch his mates, not being able to contribute this week. Mitch Wallis, Jack Redpath and Lin Jong, despite miraculously getting up from a broken collarbone incurred just two weeks previously to lead the club’s VFL side to premiership success last week, will be beside their skipper on Saturday. Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge will have to decide whether to bring a premiership winner at Hawthorn in Matt Suckling and even Jong straight in for this week which will leave another teammate disappointed. Ruckman Jordan Roughead failed to play out last week’s contest because of an eye injury suffered when hit in the face by the ball is also in some doubt. Longmire has similar selection concerns across the border in Sydney.

Overall though, it does raise the yearly debate that every player who has contributed to a side’s success in that given season should receive a premiership medal. They have certainly earned it by their efforts during the year to actually get their side into this position in the first place. Okay it’s not junior football where every child gets a trophy or medal but their input to a side’s success should not be diminished simply because they were unable to or weren’t picked to play in the biggest game of the season. Their efforts during the season are certainly worthy of the same merits that teammates receive from playing in the game. For all the other changes the AFL makes to the game, it is amiss that this is one that continues to flounder. Meanwhile, congratulations to 2016 Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield – an award as much expected as it was deserved.

Swans captain Jarrad McVeigh and Rising Star winner Callum Mills BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN missed their preliminary final and

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Australia’s women cricketers have achieved what the men couldn’t on the sub-Continent, completing an emphatic 4-0 clean sweep of its one-day tour of Sri Lanka.

It was sad news to hear of the passing of golfing legend Arnold Palmer this week.

The Southern Stars rounded out the series with a crushing 137-run victory in Colombo, thanks to opener Nicole Bolton’s 113 which pushed Australia’s total to three for 268, before bowling out the home side for just 131. Their final tour match was a T20 on Tuesday as the men were preparing for their five one-day games against South Africa beginning on Friday in Centurion.

The golfing community was mourning the great’s death at the age of 87 but remembering him for his part, along with fellow legends Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, in popularising the game and inspiring generations of golfers in the years to follow. In a professional career spanning 50 years, Palmer recorded 92 wins, including seven majors – a US Open title, two British Open victories and four Masters Green Jackets.

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Ruck stocks from this State look impressive with the likes of 202cm Peter Ladhams from Norwood, 203cm Rooster Jordan Sweet from the Roosters and 199cm Tiger Tim Sullivan. Will Hayward from North Adelaide and Mitchell Hinge from Glenelg could fill medium forward spots.

As a reliable contributor at the carnival, the South Australian captain averaged 25 disposals and five tackles across the carnival and renowned for his hard-at-it approach as well as long kicking and hard running.

Hayward is extremely strong overhead and has natural goal sense while Hinge, brother of former Crow John, excels one-on-one and in taking intercept marks while also displaying exceptional ball use with a reliable left foot.

Glenelg midfielder Jonty Scharenberg enjoyed a similarly consistent championship, averaging 24 disposals, five clearances and six tackles which also earnt him All-Australian selection.

Others who may be recognised include Glenelg’s Toby Pink, if not just for his long bomb to win the local under-18 premiership in spectacular fashion, North Adelaide’s Kym LeBois, Woodville-West Torrens’ Tyson Stengle, and Redlegs Lachlan Pascoe, Mitchell Carter and Jake Pitman.

He took his inside game to another level this year but it would have been quick thinking and calmness to make the right decisions that would have been particularly noticed by club recruiters.

The Woodville-West Torrens product has all the ideal attributes wanted in a tall defender of strong overhead marking, mobility and cool head under pressure. Medium defender Alex Villis, from Norwood, has good speed and agility, and

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North Adelaide’s Ben Jarman is a strong father-son option and is being tempted by both Adelaide and Hawthorn.

The Crows are sure to put in a strong bid for him as their first-ever father-son recruit.

Graham, from North Adelaide where he has already experienced senior football, was awarded the Larke medal as best player in Division One from the National Under-18 Championships and also achieved AllAustralian honours.

Key defender Brennan Cox is set to have clubs chasing his services, especially to bolster the back six with a reliable one-on-one stopper.

His drive and desire to run should appeal to clubs and he has some potential to move into the middle in time.

Jarman might be on the small side but doesn’t lack in zip around the ground and has footy smarts to succeed.

Rising midfielder Jack Graham has star potential.

A few South Australian defenders achieved All-Australian selection form the championships with each set to be highly considered for a senior AFL list.

hard to shut down the medium to small sized forwards.

He seems to have his father Darren’s uncanny knowledge of where the goals are, kicking three in SA’s final game against Vic Country at the under-18 championship.

hile the draft experts believe South Australia’s draft pool is unlikely to hear their names during the first round of picks, there will still be plenty of local youngsters finding homes in the AFL in the latter rounds of this year’s draft.

Scharenberg is the younger brother of Collingwood defender Matt who has been recovering from a knee reconstruction this season but was a top-10 draft pick in 2013.

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State Under-18 captain Jack Graham is one of South Australia’s leading chances of being selected at the coming National AFL Draft. Photo courtesy of Peter Argent #anotherargentimage uses the ball exceptionally well by both hand and foot, showing outside polish and top class finishing skills. He has also progressed through to the Redlegs’ senior ranks and could develop into a quality midfielder with greater exposure to the pressures of the game at the top level. Tiger Sam Walker is the poised rebounding type of defender who creates play with excellent hand and foot skills but also works

The youngsters touted as early round one picks include Vic Country midfielders Hugh McLuggage and Will Brodie, small forward and teammate Ben Ainsworth, West Australians Sam Petrivski, a midfielder/half forward, and Tim English, a ruckman, and Queensland midfielder Jack Bowes. Of the Vic Metro contingent, midfielders Andrew McGrath, Tim Taranto, Jack Scrimshaw, Daniel Venables and Oliver Florent should be called inside the top 20 while from NSW/ACT, there are midfielders Will Setterfield and Harry Perryman along with key forward Todd Marshall. We may even see some of these rising stars in Crows and Power colours. This year the draft will be held in Sydney on 25 November. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

We would like to thank our valued readers for their continued support of SPORTSBEAT over the course of 2016. Unfortunately this is our last edition for the year but we look forward to returning in 2017 to keep you updated with all the football, horse racing and general sports news that you enjoy. Get ready for a great contest Saturday!

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AFL Grand FINAL PREVIEW

BY DION HAYMAN

SYDNEY V WESTERN BULLDOGS

37 points and the 1997 second qualifying final which they won by 35 points. Their only other finals meeting was at Princes Park in the 1942 first semi-final which gave the Swans their only win in four finals against the Bulldogs – a 27-point victory. This is just the Bulldogs’ third grand final. They beat Melbourne by 51 points in 1954 and lost to Hawthorn by 43 points in 1961. The Swans have played in 16 grand finals for only five wins. They are 2-3 since moving to Sydney. This match will smash the attendance record for these two teams which stands at 62,432 for their 1997 qualifying final. The Bulldogs finished 14th just two years ago in Brendan McCartney’s final season as coach, climbing six places last year to eighth and at least another six this year. It mirrors their rise in 1954 to top after being 10th (third bottom) in 1952. This will be current Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge’s first ever grand final in the AFL as either a player or a coach. He has coached three premierships in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. Swans counterpart John Longmire is competing in his third grand final in six years as coach of Sydney. The playing careers of the two opposing coaches coincide almost perfectly. Longmire played 200 games for North Melbourne between 1988-99. Beveridge played 118 games for Melbourne, Footscray and St Kilda between 1989-99. Beveridge was an assistant coach at Hawthorn from 2012-14 where he opposed Longmire as the Swans’ senior coach in two grand finals, losing in 2012 and winning in 2014. Swans spearhead ‘Buddy’ Franklin has 47 goals in 14 games against the Bulldogs which is close to his career average of just over three goals per game. However, he has hauls of 6.2, 3.2 and 5.4 in his last three outings against them. A Sydney victory would see Heath Grundy, Dan Hannebery, Kieren Jack, Josh Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh if fit, Luke Parker, Nick Smith and potentially Ted Richards if selected become dual premiership players. Matt Suckling, if fit, could become only the third player in history to play in premierships in consecutive years with two different clubs. After 156 meetings, the Bulldogs have 79 wins to Sydney’s 76 with one draw in 1991, a result not possible on Saturday. This will be the first grand final decided by extra time in the event scores are level at the end of the match.

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The Western Bulldogs have broken the longest grand final drought in VFL/AFL history, having gone 1221 matches and 20,090 days since their last grand final when they fell to Hawthorn in 1961. That unwanted record now falls to Richmond who last played off in 1982. The Crows now sit second on that list. The Bulldogs had crashed in seven consecutive preliminary finals before last Saturday night’s historic six-point win against GWS Giants. They have waited 1344 games since their last and only premiership in 1954. This is the second longest wait in VFL/AFL history, behind only the Swans’ wait of 1476 games from 1934-2005. This grand final also represents another curious first. It is the first time a qualifying final loser has met an elimination final winner in a grand final. That scenario was always impossible under the old final five because any occurrence would pit the two teams against each other in a knock-out first semi-final. This is also the first time a team outside the top four has reached the grand final under the current top-eight system. The last team to reach the grand final from the elimination final was also the only team to win the flag from one. That was West Coast in 1992 under another finals system which featured two elimination finals in a top six. The Bulldogs beat Sydney in their only meeting this year at the SCG in round 15. The Swans led by 10 points at half-time but the Bulldogs scored 10.2 to 5.6 in the second half to win 13.5 (83) to 11.13 (79). Defender Jason Johannisen kicked the winning goal in the dying seconds of the game to give his side a thrilling four-point victory on the road. It was their second straight win against Sydney – both wins by the same margin – four points. The Swans had won their previous six meetings by an average of 54 points. They had kicked at least 20 goals against the Dogs in each of their previous four wins. Despite having won their last two games against the Swans, the Bulldogs have not scored 100 points against Sydney in any of their last 10 meetings since 2010. The sides have not met at the MCG since their last finals meeting in the 2010 first semi-final. The Bulldogs won that game by five points, 11.11 (77) to 10.12 (72). The sides have met only three times at the MCG. All were finals matches and the Bulldogs have won all three. The other two were the 2008 second semi-final which the Dogs won by

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Storm’s Hampton almost was a Shark in 2015 I

t was almost two years ago when Cronulla thought Ben Hampton could be their man.

Long before the Sharks had struck gold with the signings of playmakers James Maloney and Chad Townsend, the club was eyeing off Hampton as a possible solution in the halves. “There was a little bit of talk there, but there was never a formal contract put through. I probably would’ve jumped at it at the time if anything had come through,” Hampton told AAP. But he stayed and, despite further interest to leave Melbourne over the past year, was swayed by coach Craig Bellamy into staying following the retirement of Ryan Hinchcliffe last year. “Craig spoke to me before the end of the year last year and before the pre-season of this season about that spot opening up as a utility player off the bench,” Hampton said. “He said I’d have a real good chance and he’d give me a real good crack at it. I saw that as my opportunity and I took it with both hands. I ended up playing pretty much the whole season.” Now Hampton will attempt to ruin the Sharks’ push for a fairytale maiden premiership when he comes off the bench in Sunday’s NRL decider at ANZ Stadium. And in an ultimate sliding doors moment, once the 80 minutes are over, he will then be preparing for life as understudy to future Immortal Johnathan Thurston at North Queensland. Despite an opportunity to replace another departing Storm member in Blake Green, Hampton said he couldn’t turn down an opportunity to move closer to home. “Being from Cairns originally, I couldn’t knock it back,” he said. “When it does all come to an end, and the game’s over and the celebrations are all over, it’ll hit me. It’ll be an emotional time. This place is all I know.” AAP

Ben Hampton will be doing his best for Melbourne Storm in the NRL Grand Final on Sunday against Cronulla Sharks, a team he nearly played for last season. Photo: AAP

MELBOURNE STORM V CRONULLA SHARKS Sunday 7.15pm, ANZ Stadium

STORM: Cameron Munster, Suliasi Vunivalu, Will Chambers, Cheyse Blair, Marika Koroibete, Blake Green, Cooper Cronk, Jesse Bromwich, Cameron Smith, Jordan McLean, Kevin Proctor, Tohu Harris, Dale Finucane. Interchange: Kenneath Bromwich, Tim Glasby, Christian Welch, Ben Hampton, Young Tonumaipea, Slade Griffin, Matt White, Felise Kaufusi, Ryan Morgan (five to be omitted).

SHARKS: Ben Barba, Sosaia Feki, Jack Bird, Ricky Leutele, Valentine Holmes, James Maloney, Chad Townsend, Andrew Fifita, Michael Ennis, Matt Prior, Luke Lewis, Wade Graham, Paul Gallen. Interchange: Gerard Beale, Chris Heighington, Sam Tagataese, Jason Bukuya, Kurt Capewell, Joseph Paulo (two to be omitted). Referees: Matt Cecchin, Ben Cummins.

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SANFL TEAM REVIEWS

BY CHRIS KENDALL

Adelaide: What went right – Made its first finals series since entering the SANFL. Played an enterprising game style that reaped rewards.Worked on engaging players with fans. What went wrong – Its finals exit was befuddling after such dominance in first two finals. Still not attracting crowds to games. Prone to fluctuating results depending on AFL player levels. 2017 prognosis: Always at the mercy of the AFL side but will derive benefit and encouragement from this season to take a further step.

Central District: What went right – Made yet another finals series against many predictions. Recruits settled in very well and were excellent contributors. Second-level players stepped up as required. What went wrong – The finals exit was very disappointing for both style and margin. Some experienced players seemed to stagnate slightly. Form can still fluctuate wildly. 2017 prognosis: Much will depend on keeping most of the current squad together and as with most years, whether Roy Laird re-signs as coach. In a vulnerable position.

Glenelg: What went right – Appeared highly united under coach Matthew Lokan. Its late season form showed genuine improvement. Unearthed some excellent young talent during the year. What went wrong – Still prone to long mental lapses during games. Off-field financial issues seemed to affect on-field at times. Lacking another big key forward to take pressure from Josh Scott. 2017 prognosis: Needs to look carefully at key position recruitment in the off-season. Stability in the coaching box is paying off but needs to lift another gear for finals.

North Adelaide: What went right – Results on paper may not show it but Josh Carr’s coaching appointment went a long way towards uniting a fractured playing group. Game style showed more flair than past seasons. Was able to bring some highly promising juniors straight into senior football. What went wrong – A couple of results showed there is still plenty of work required to improve things more permanently. Some experienced players really struggled for impact. Crowd levels steadily declining. 2017 prognosis: Will still take time to turn things right around but on the right track, with some careful recruiting to top it off.

Norwood: What went right – Given its dominance over the past few seasons, not a lot. Blooded some promising juniors. Most of the returning ‘recruits’ were solid contributors. What went wrong – The end of Ben Warren’s coaching career was a sad end to a promising start. Played a very frustrating and outdated game style at times.A few too many went missing at crucial times. 2017 prognosis: The coaching decision is one of the biggest facing the club in many years. Recruitment will be hindered slightly until that is sorted but would surely improve on 2016.

Port Magpies: What went right – Showed some promise at times under new coach Chad Cornes. Some of the top-up players had excellent seasons (eg. Luke Reynolds). Could play some devastating football when on song. What went wrong – Relied heavily on a couple of their AFL-listed players such as Kane Mitchell. Crowds at Alberton continued to fall. Cornes correctly identified some early attitude concerns with some AFL-listed players. 2017 prognosis: Like Adelaide, always at the mercy of the AFL arm but a mid-table finish looks possible.

South Adelaide: What went right – The minor round was spectacular, going through undefeated at Noarlunga. A highly enterprising and entertaining game style that reaped rewards. The way in which some unheralded players stepped up was brilliant. What went wrong – The major round was a horror story with a meek exit after so much promise. Cannot sustain such poor home crowds, particularly given its on-field success.Can be too reliant on Brett Eddy in attack. 2017 prognosis: At a major crossroads on and off-field. If some rumours are correct, the next few months may be among the most critical in the club’s history.

Sturt: What went right – A stunning revival under coach Martin Mattner, rewarded with the premiership. Very careful recruiting was almost completely rewarded. Extracted the absolute best from its list. What went wrong – Very little.Seemed to struggle a little in the wet at times. More depth needed after a poor reserves season. 2017 prognosis: Retaining most of the playing list as well as Mattner should ensure very little fade-out, although it will look at West’s 2016 freefall as a warning.

West Adelaide: What went right – Very little overall. The win over North in a television game gave heart to supporters. A couple of extremely promising youngsters were blooded very well. What went wrong – Almost everything possible. Injuries, a seeming lack of motivation from some players and too many players not lifting their level contributed to the biggest decline from a premiership in nearly 80 years. 2017 prognosis: Much will depend on pre-season which was a mess early and manifested on-field.

Woodville-West Torrens: What went right – Most of the season. Was the benchmark with a game style that both strangled the opposition and piled on scoring itself. Excellent season from many players who lifted their work rate. What went wrong – The second successive meek grand final. Too many key performers went missing on the big stage. A couple of recruits were a little disappointing as well. 2017 prognosis: Also at a major crossroad, with a number of retirements looming. Will need to look very carefully at recruiting longer term prospects as it appears very vulnerable to a fall.

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Inexperienced Redbacks tackle one-day series

outh Australia opens its Matador OneDay series against Western Australia at the WACA on Sunday, with some of its top line bowling attack missing.

Ashton, Nick Benton and Cameron Valente as well as Alex Gregory who vice-captained the Cricket Australia XI in last year’s domestic one-day competition.

Batsman Callum Ferguson returns to the Redbacks line-up and will captain the side during the one-day competition, after sitting out last season recovering from a knee reconstruction.

Fellow debutant young off-spinner Michael Cormack will partner left-arm spinner Tom Andrews who had a break-out one-day series last year.

Ferguson will be standing in with regular skipper Travis Head on national duties in South Africa along with leg spinner Adam Zampa and uncapped pacemen Joe Mennie and Daniel Worrall. Surprisingly, fast bowler Chadd Sayers was not selected in South Australia’s one-day squad, as was the case last year, even with the absence of Mennie and Worrall. Quick Kane Richardson will lead an inexperienced bowling attack which includes debutants Wes Agar, brother of Australian and West Australian all-rounder

Promising batsman Jake Weatherald will front for the first time for the one-day format of the game after impressing with 66 and 96 opening in SA’s Sheffield Shield loss to Victoria last season. “The team loses significant experience due to four Australian players being absent,” South Australia’s General Manager of High Performance Tim Nielsen said. “We will look to Callum and other senior players to lead the way on and off the ground. “We couldn’t be more pleased about having our players represent Australia and it’s a huge opportunity for our squad to compete hard and continue their development from last season.”

Farewell, Mr. Walker M ax Walker reckoned he knew why he reached the pinnacles of Australian sport and society.

Because he always said yes. Bowl into the wind for Australia? Yes.

Play in defence against the big, burly Australian Rules forwards? Yes. Write some books to share your affable nature and gift for story-telling? Yes. Help community organisation that asks? Yes. Light up any room you enter with an infectious smile? Yes. Walker earlier this week, died, aged 68, after a two-year fight against melanoma, a form of skin cancer. The ever-smiling athlete from Tasmania leaves a massive footprint on Australian sport and society - probably the wrong foot, which was the trademark of his bowling action. Walker’s bowling action created much mirth. He

played 34 Tests and 17 one-day internationals but his style led to his nickname, Tangles. Walker, a right-arm swing bowler, landed his right foot on the crease first - everyone else lands their left foot.

“Right arm over your left ear, old legs crossed at the point of delivery ... I was never biomechanically perfect,” he said. But it was effective. Walker took 138 wickets at an average of 27.47 in Tests. Some context: that average bests feted Australian quicks Jeff Thomson, Mitchell Johnson and Merv Hughes, among others. Walker took another 28 wickets at 25.43 in seven World Series Cricket Supertests. In 135 first-class matches, he bagged 499 wickets at 26.47.

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With such an inexperienced line-up, Ferguson will rely heavily on veteran batsman Tom Cooper, rising star Jake Lehmann and the wise head Tim Ludeman who provide the composure the side will need throughout the competition which will be played around WA, Queensland and New South Wales. South Australia Matador Cup squad: Callum Ferguson (c), Wes Agar, Tom Andrews, Nicholas Benton, Alex Carey, Tom Cooper, Michael Cormack, Alex Gregory, Jake Lehmann, Tim Ludeman, Kane Richardson, Alex Ross, Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald AAP

Redbacks fixture: Western Australia, Sunday 2 Oct, WACA Victoria, Wednesday 5 Oct, WACA Queensland, Sunday 9 Oct, WACA New South Wales, Wednesday 12 Oct, Drummoyne Oval, NSW Cricket Australia XI, Saturday 15 Oct, Hurstville Oval, NSW Tasmania, Wednesday 19 Oct, Hurstville Oval, NSW Preliminary Final, Friday 21 Oct, Drummoyne Oval, NSW Final, Sunday 23 Oct, North Sydney Oval

football - 85 senior VFL games for Melbourne from 1967-72. Like bowling into the wind for Australia; as a footballer Walker said yes to the hard jobs: a defender who stood star opposition forwards. Walker played his last VFL game in 1972. Less than four months later, he made his Test cricket debut - he’s one of only four men to have played VFL footy and Test cricket in the same year. After retiring from cricket in 1981, Walker forged a successful career as an author, commentator and public speaker. Walker wrote 14 books - seven were number one best-sellers, with more than one million copies sold overall. His universal popularity led to working for a number of charity organisations, mostly revolving around social and youth work.

Walker was no mug with the ball. Any ball.

It also led to being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2011 for his services to cricket as a player and commentator, and to social organisations.

He came to Melbourne from Hobart and reached the elite level of Australian Rules

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rince Alfred OC is the toast of the town after achieving its first ever Division 1 premiership.

In a tight contest all day, the Reds, who had been the frontrunners for most of the season, simply used the ball cleaner when it counted. Despite receiving a late scare, they prevailed with a couple of late goals to claim a rousing 27-point victory over a gallant Tea Tree Gully. The clash began slowly with both sides trying to work each other out and finding their feet on the nervous big stage. There were limited scoring opportunities as the ball rebounded between each half-back line.

Prince Alfred OC worked hard to restrict its opposition’s use of a swirling threegoal breeze and impeded the Gullies’ ball movement through strong tackling, particularly around the countless stoppages. A free kick to Tea Tree Gully forward Trent Melville saw the first goal registered just inside 14 minutes. It was to be the Division 1 leading goalkicker’s only goal for the match which would prove telling. Scores were level at the first break and the Gullies’ inability to generate any scoreboard pressure with the wind in the opening term ended up being their downfall. They kicked the first goal in the second term though against the breeze but after a couple of minutes the Reds were back in front and never handed back the lead for the rest of the match. The contest remained a scramble, though, as players on both sides continued to fumble the ball inside 50, often undoing tough efforts of their midfielders to push the ball forward. Tea Tree Gully’s defensive exits were too often cut off by opponents waiting around the wings which meant the ball returned with apparent ease.

Best-on-ground medallist Wade Thompson tussles with an opponent . Photo: Jayson Vowles

This allowed Prince Alfred OC to gain control on the scoreboard with an advantage stretched out to 25 points by half-time.

Reds captain Tom Brinsley adds pressure to the contest. Photo: Jayson Vowles With the Gullies back confronting the windassisted end, the Reds looked to shut down their opposition’s scoring again through intense pressure around the ball. It ensured Tea Tree Gully struggled to get a handle of the ball and was definitely unable to distribute it with its usual prowess. However, the Reds were not adding to their half-time margin either which gave their opposition belief that it was still in the contest. When the Gullies’ Ryan Spittle staggered from the ground dazed after colliding with a point post, the lull time allowed them to regain some composure. While still not fluent, they managed two crucial goals from that moment to get within 12 points at the final change with encouraging signs. A crunching tackle on Division 1 medallist Alex

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9 SPORTSBEAT // 29 SEPTEMBER 2016 McKay from Tea Tree Gully appeared to do some damage but he was able to play out the match. The Gullies’ intensity lifted and they were beginning to hit their goal front with more directness. They managed to reduce the deficit to just five points on seven and a half minutes and the game was back up for grabs. However, Prince Alfred OC was having none of that, regaining its four-goal buffer as Wade Thompson created havoc around goal, finishing with four goals and the best-onground medal. It was a clash that didn’t reach any great heights as the victor simply did what was needed on the day which rewarded it the title. “We knew it was always going to be a bit of a dog fight,” Prince Alfred OC coach Brett Backwell said. “They’re a very, very good footy team. We had to do a lot of things right and be really structured and get a few things to go our way and that’s how it panned out. “Quarter time was even, we jumped them a bit in the second with the wind and they pegged it back in the third and we kicked a few late to sort of blow it out but I don’t think the scores actually reflected how close the day was across the four quarters.” The Reds were also hampered in getting its usual run and carry going but Backwell blamed a few of their own mistakes for that while also admitting that they did go out to hinder their opposition’s run, especially when it was kicking with the breeze. “At times, we probably let ourselves down with skill errors,” he said. “It was a very strong wind so in both the first and third quarters, we almost put the cue in the rack and just really wanted to shut the game down and make sure they didn’t score. “If we were able to score that was a bonus but we just didn’t want them to score in those two quarters. “The third quarter panned out that way. We shut it down for probably 25 of the 30 minutes but they kicked two late (goals) which was still enough to give us a bit of breathing space going into the last quarter.” To enact such a game plan, Prince Alfred OC need to produce an all-ground press but in particular really restrict its opposition around the stoppages which placed specific emphasis on the midfield. Backwell also praised the efforts of a couple of his defensive players. “We’ve got a very good even spread of

Prince Alfred OC celebrates its first ever Division 1 premiership. Photo: Jayson Vowles midfielders and our defensive group was super as well,” he said. “I think Drew Clayfield’s job on Melville, Tom Brinsley, the captain, on (Matthew) Stent (were stand-outs) and a few other guys just floated through there at different stages to give us some real strength back there.

and Clint Dow toiled manfully in the ruck while Alex McKay, Mitch Sandery, Adam Maschotta and Tom Bielby attacked the contest with their usual vigour. BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

SAFL medal winners for 2016 season.

“Then the likes of Adam Perryman who was outstanding all day. He was clearly best-onground. He stood up in the big moments.

D1 – Alex McKay (Tea Tree Gully) back to back winner

“And then you’ve got some class with Hayden Jolly and Brock Castree who are able to control tempo and control the footy.

D2R - Chris Felstead (Broadview) - 21 votes

“You take a big deep breath when either of those three gets the footy.

D4 - Brett Pederson (North Haven) - 25 vote

“While we’re fortunate to have a bloke like Wadey Thompson who we put on ice in the second and third quarters, if the game was going to be in the balance, knowing we needed some fresh legs and excitement late, he was able to come on and ice it off for us but it was more about the guys before that playing their roles.”

D5 - Hayden Martinello (Lockleys) - 27 votes

Ryan Tromans and Will Dalwood were also among the best for the Reds. It has been a successful year for the Prince Alfred OC Football Club celebrating its 90th anniversary, with the A-grade adding to the premierships of the B-grade and E-grades while its C-grade also made its grand final, losing to an opposition’s A-grade outfit. For Tea Tree Gully, big men Adam Cockshell

D1R – Max Duncan (Goodwood Saints) – 19 votes D2 – Tim Davey (Modbury) - 34 votes D3 - Eljay Connors (Pembroke OS) - 25 votes D3R - Josh Pike (Athelstone) - 14 votes D4R - Anthony May (Edwardstown) - 18 votes D5R - Adrian Porcaro (Blackfriars OS) - 18 votes D6 - Kurtis Phillips (West Croydon) - 23 votes D6R - Bradley Cross (Woodville South) and Andre Wilson (Mitchell Park) - 15 votes D7 - Steven Wellington (Salisbury West) - 28 votes D7R - Tom Muecke (Adelaide Uni) - 21 votes C1 - Sam Tagg (ROCS) - 24 votes C2 - Tim Rosenberg (Gepps Cross) - 20 votes C3 - Daniel Wicks (Tea Tree Gully) - 24 votes C4 - Jesse Whinnen (Pulteney) - 26 votes C5 - Andrew Traeger (Modbury) - 25 votes C6 - Jake Mills (Eastern Park) - 19 votes U18R - Jordan McKinnon (Pt District) - 31 votes U18B - Samuel Walker (Plympton) - 12 votes U18Y - Dylan Cranwell (Portland) - 21 votes

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Coolmore cooling on Melbourne hopes Rising Spring Stars

oolmore Stud’s Melbourne spring chances appear to be diminishing due to the time of top class races in Europe but will still send a couple down under for our riches this year. Coolmore’s UK trainer Aidan O’Brien indicated that he preferred to go to Europe’s premier middle distance contest, the Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly this Sunday, with his main prospects Order Of St Geroge and Highland Reel which have also been nominated for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Order Of St George was the original favourite for the Melbourne Cup but given top weight of 58kg Australian co-owner Lloyd Williams was persuaded to follow the Arc de Triomphe route. Highland Reel, who trailed Winx home into third in the Cox Plate last year, was heading that way too. Then by racing on Sunday meant the O’Brien pair was unable to meet quarantine requirements to also travel to Australia.

Despite the gun form of his British purchase, Williams believed Order Of St George had been out-weighted for success in the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup this year. The horses that are to contest the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate will flew out of the UK on Thursday and will arrive in Melbourne on Saturday. O’Brien has Sir Isaac Newton on this week’s plane. Sir Isaac Newton holds an entry for both the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate, but given his biggest win is in a Group Three race he would not gain a start in the Cox Plate. However, O’Brien’s third fancy could be his best chance to snare another of Melbourne’s spring features. Competing in most of his races over 2000 metres, Sir Isaac Newton has been allocated 54.5kg in the Caulfield Cup for his win in the International Stakes having previously defeated Godolphin’s Second Wave, who is also making the trip to Melbourne, in the Listed Wolverton Handicap (2000m) at Royal Ascot in June.

Here comes Hartnell G odolphin star Hartnell begins his Melbourne spring campaign on this weekend as his next start, which will be either the Caulfield Cup or Cox Plate, is still to be decided.

Hartnell is the likely favourite for Sunday’s Group One Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. The in-form Authorized six year-old has settled in well in Melbourne and is in good order ahead of the traditional spring decider for most top class distance runners moving forward. Hartnell easily won back-to-back races at Randwick in Sydney before coming to Victoria. The first was an eight-length romp home in the wet on September 3 in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) which was followed up a fortnight later by another impressive margin of six lengths in the Group 2 Hill Stakes (2000m). The European import, trained by John O’Shea, has already experience Group One success in The BMW (2400m) during last year’s autumn. Hartnell chases the Hill Stakes – Turnbull Stakes

While Coolmore is correct to have a high opinion of this four year-old by their champion stallion Galileo, he may want to find quite a few lengths before the Melbourne feature race days if he will be earning O’Brien another of Australia’s most sought-after trophies. His other traveller Bondi Beach is also part owned by four-time Melbourne Cup winner Williams. He has won his first two starts since last year’s Melbourne Cup, including the Group Three Vintage Crop Stakes in Ireland but was beaten into third at last month’s Group Three Ballyroan Stakes also in Ireland. Williams said Bondi Beach, who finished 16th behind Prince Of Penzance in last year’s Melbourne Cup, will be on the second shipment of international horses, which is due on 15 October. O’Brien began with a staggering 15 entrants across the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup but final acceptors are more likely to dwindle down to just the two coming.

interstate double achieved by the Chris Wallertrained Preferment last spring.

Jameka won the Group Three Naturalism Stakes (2000m) by three and three-quarter lengths over the same distance at Caulfield last start on 17 September. Maher has also entered his 2014 Crown Oaks winner Set Square who ran fourth to her stablemate in the Naturalism Stakes.

Preferment is also back chasing back-to-back Turnbull Stakes wins this weekend.

Both will be out to be the first mare to win the Turnbull since Devil Moon in 2007.

The now five year-old son of Zabeel was in flying form over the autumn winning the Group One Australian Cup (2000m) over the Turnbull Stakes track and distance as well as this year’s edition of The BMW in Sydney.

There are a few other mares in the field though including recent P.B. Lawrence Stakes winner Miss Rose De Lago, the Darren Weir-trained Real Love, 2014 ATC Oaks winner Rising Romance and this year’s ATC Oaks winner Sofia Rosa from New Zealand.

He has run unplaced behind Hartnell in his two recent starts when fourth in the Chelmsford Stakes and fifth in the Hill Stakes but has won three-from-four at Flemington and should improve at his pet track, Flemington.

The most successful Turnbull Stakes winning trainer in the past 30 years with six victories is Lee Freedman who is back with Our Ivanhowe this season.

The other notable last start winner along with Harntell in the Turnbull mix is the Ciaron Mahertrained Myboycharlie mare Jameka.

Robert Hickmott has prepared two past Turnbull Stakes winner including the 2012 Melbourne Cup winner Green Moon four years ago.

The four year-old is two-from-five at the famous Flemington track, including her Group One Crown Oaks (2500m) win last Melbourne Cup Carnival that followed the Group Two Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) victory on Cox Plate Day.

He returns this season with Naturalism Stakes runner-up Gallante who won the Group One Sydney Cup (3200m) in the autumn and reigning Ranvet Stakes winner The United States for owner Lloyd Williams.

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arren Weir could have his best chance of breaking his Sydney drought with his champion Melbourne galloper Palentino in Saturday’s Group One Epsom Handicap (1600m). The topweight Palentino is sharing cofavouritism with Godolphin runner Hauraki for Sydney’s leading spring mile race.

The Victorian visitor is coming off a Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at his last start on 10 September at Flemington, his favourite track and where he beat stablemate Black Heart Bart, subsequent winner of last Saturday’s Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.

Weir decided to add blinkers which he wore in a 900m jump out at the Victorian country track of Coleraine on Monday. “Obviously you need to get every inch you can and it might be just a good little gear change,” he told.

Palentino is weighted on 57kg in the Epsom Handicap weights, one kilo more than Hauraki (56kg). He will also be out to secure the Makybe Diva Stakes – Epsom Handicap double for the first time in over 30 years.

It was where he had won his other Group One event, last year’s Australian Guineas.

The last Epsom Handicap winner to come out of a non-Sydney lead-up was Magnitude (1985) 31 years ago who raced at home in New Zealand before the Epsom victory.

Emerging star jockey Mark Zahra has ridden Palentino on both of those occasions and will partner him again on Saturday.

The John O’Shea-trained Hauraki has been racing in ultra-consistent form finishing top two in his four recent runs.

However, he too will require a breakthrough triumph to push the son of Teofilo across the line in front as he has produced four winners in Sydney but none at Randwick.

These include a win in the Group Two Tramway Stakes (1400m) on an unsuitable heavy-rated track first-up over Rosehill Guineas winner Le Romain at Randwick 3 on September followed by a second in top class company last start when one and a quarter-lengths behind champion Winx in the Group One George Main

All his Sydney victories have been recorded at Rosehill. The high class four-year-old will have an important gear change in the Epsom after

Waller all out for Metrop

barrier trial has ensured New Zealand trainer Stephen Autridge that all is fine to proceed with his cantankerous four year-old Xtravagant. Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller will saddle up almost half the field in the Group One Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Waller will have six runners in the Sydney Spring Carnival feature staying event with Who Shot Thebarman, Storm The Stars, Grand Marshall, Junoob, Sacred Master and Antonio Giuseppe. Grand Marshall has drawn the best of the Waller runners and has come up with the rails position while Sacred Master has drawn the widest at barrier 12. Antonio Giuseppe has worked his way into the mix posting his fourth win on the trot last weekend and will be chasing his fifth straight win on the trot as he takes on Group One company for the first time. The former New Zealand-trained Shocking four year-old carted 59kg to victory

last Saturday at Rosehill but will drop to minimum weight of 50kg in the Metropolitan. Sacred Master is also a last start winner and will clash again with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Dee I Cee again after the pair finished first and second in the Group Three Newcastle Cup (2200m) at Newcastle on 16 September. The five year-old Mastercraftsman gelding is another Kiwi import for Waller who has had just the four runs down under. A Group Two winner back in New Zealand and third placegetter in the Group One Auckland Cup (3200m) over the two miles back in March, Sacred Master broke his maiden status in Australia in Newcastle. Antonio Giuseppe and Sacred Master are splitting favouritism with different betting agencies. With Hartnell in Melbourne, Godolphin trainer John O’Shea will chase back-to-back Metropolitan wins with last year’s winner Magic Hurricane along with his promising

Stakes on 17 September.

During the winter in Brisbane, the son of Reset crossed second to Caulfield Cup third placegetter Our Ivanhowe in the Group One Doomben Cup (2000m). This weekend Hauraki will be fit, racing third-up in the Epsom and is out to hand O’Shea with his second win in the feature after his success with Racing To Win (2006) a decade ago. The last Epsom Handicap winner to back directly up off a run in the George Main Stakes was Rock Kingdom (sixth in 2009), while Theseo (2008) the year before ran second in the George Main before his Epsom success. O’Shea is confident Hauraki is going at his best yet and without Winx to run second behind this weekend rates the cofavourite a livewire chance to break his Group One maiden. “We set a path for him to get to the Epsom and he couldn’t have done any more in the lead-up,” O’Shea said. Maybe one to though at value is the Chris Waller-trained Torgersen.

stayer Allergic among the chances. Magic Hurricane has had three runs this preparation and is coming off a last start fourth behind Hartnell, Who Shot Thebarman and Storm The Stars in the Group Two Hill Stakes (2000m) at Royal Randwick on 17 September. Stablemate Allergic has put himself into contention with a last start win in the Group Three Queen’s Cup (2400m) at Rosehill Gardens last Saturday. Trainer John Thompson will saddle up Sir John Hawkwood and Kris Lees has Newcastle Cup fourth placegetter Sense Of Occasion. Sir John Hawkwood, an eight year-old Sir Percy gelding, came to Thompson after finishing second in the Group Two Brisbane Cup (2400m) second in the winter. He ran a nice first-up second for the stable in Rosehill Gardens’s Group Three Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) on 10 September. No eight year-old has ever won the Metropolitan in more than 30 years but dropping from 58.5kg last start to just 53kg and getting up over the mile and a half Thompson has a real livewire hope.

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eMeRGeNCieS Tigidig Tigidig d (5) esprit Warrior d (14) Mantener La Fe w (10) Tricky Glen wh (8) PRAVRO, But it’s True, Castelo

56 56 55 54

26.00 26.00 31.00 31.00

MonTy SaMuel handicaP 1.15 1000m

Apprentices can claim Benchmark 70 $40,000 1 40081 Good Offa dwh (11) S Arnold 60 11.00 2 s1959 Truculent d (4) D Moor 58 13.00 3 11s Miss Vista d (8) B Allen (a2) 57.5 3.00 4 35419 Atunnah Courage dw (2) J McNeil (a1.5) 57 17.00 5 s5412 Captain Crackerjak dw (7) B Mertens (a3) 57 21.00 6 12s37 Cheeky Babe dw (12) 57 9.00 7 639s1 Run Charlie Run dw (1) J Martin (a3) 57 13.00 8 2533s What A Hoot b (5) B Thompson (a2) 57 13.00 9 59224 Rain Fast dw (10) D Yendall 56.5 17.00 10 22s11 Ameristralia w (3) 55.5 3.50 11 s479s Billabong Babe dn (13) P Moloney 55.5 13.00 12 165s1 Orvassa d (15) 55.5 16.00 13 181s7 Moqla (14) R Bayliss (a1.5) 55 11.00 eMeRGeNCieS 14 2817s Grey Strike d (6) 56.5 51.00 15 341s Sasayuri (9) 54 31.00 AMeRiSTRALiA, Rain Fast, Captain Crackerjak

dReaMTh’bRedS.coM.au 1.50 1200m

Apprentices can claim 3yo & up F&m Benchmark 70 $40,000 1 s6322 Foreign Affair dh (19) 62.5 13.00 2 1110s Florelle dn (12) 62 17.00 3 1337s All About Rhythm d (9) J Bayliss (a2) 61 15.00 4 2s620 Modesty dwn (5) J Childs (a1.5) 60.5 17.00 5 s6201 Gold Bar dw (17)Ms J Payne (a3) 60 13.00 6 4700s Jacqui’s Joy tdw (1) Dylan Dunn (a2) 60 9.00 7 08117 zambezi Diamond dwhn (6) 60 17.00 59.5 21.00 8 54620 emerenta d (10) 9 33325 Star impulse dwn (13) J Martin (a3) 59 21.00 10 58221 Doc’s Hero (15) J Fry 58.5 9.00 11 1115s Goldie’s Fortune (7) D Moor 58.5 15.00 12 565s2 Magna Rossa db (4) Ms K Mallyon 58.5 8.00 13 9s494 Najmaat t (14) R Bayliss (a1.5) 55.5 9.00 eMeRGeNCieS 14 8356s zara Bay (11) 58 17.00 15 500s5 Purrpussful d (16) 58 21.00 16 6s233 Maternal dw (2) B Melham 58 6.00 17 11s Model Dragon d (8) D Tourneur 58 8.00 18 41345 White House Lady dw (3) J Noonan 58 13.00 19 s1022 Licorice Bullet dwb (18) B Allen (a2) 57.5 17.00 MAGNA ROSSA, Licorice Bullet, Jacqui’s Joy

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

14 15 16

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Race 2 5 SQuEAky SQuiRREl

aRgyle MainTenance 2.30 1800m

Apprentices can claim Benchmark 84 $40,000 05081 Freshwater Storm tw (4) J Martin (a3) 61 8.00 67s66 Nozomi (13) 61 4.60 66227 electric Fusion tn (12) S Baster 59 8.00 09s10 Wales tw (3) 59 11.00 52231 Distant Rock w (14) 57 6.00 77s00 All i Survey t (15) 55 26.00 s0094 Hokkaido (8) R Bayliss (a1.5) 55 15.00 122s9 Tears Of Joy w (2) 54.5 11.00 s6721 The Thug w (11) C Parnham 54.5 5.50 07625 Beau Padrille whn (9) 54 15.00 96615 Ferro Nero w (5) M Walker 54 11.00 62020 Racing Writer (7) H Coffey 54 26.00 29s96 Transfer Allowance w (10) C Symons 54 26.00 eMeRGeNCieS 0396s Sonntag twh (1) 63.5 21.00 53215 Riyadh wn (6) 54 17.00 THe THUG, Transfer Allowance, Distant Rock

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

blue STaR gRouP handicaP 3.10 1200m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Fillies Benchmark 78 $40,000 9s121 Leotie twh (9) C Parnham 60 2.50 4s105 Gretna dw (3) B Melham 58 6.00 132s Sylpheed (14) D Oliver 57.5 8.00 12s28 Ariaz (2) R Maloney 57 8.00 s6s21 extra Olives (15) D Moor 57 17.00 23631 Motown Lil h (6) N Hall 56.5 11.00 100s0 The Seductress t (4)J McNeil (a) 56.5 31.00 10 Angasi w (12) L Currie 55 17.00 s179s exilia Miss (1) S Baster 55 26.00 1s Nurse Kitchen (11) L Nolen 55 31.00 154 Rather Silky wb (16) H Coffey 55 17.00 1 Single Rule (7) P Moloney 55 17.00 M Walker 55 31.00 13 Sneakers dw (8) eMeRGeNCieS 1 Cappadocia w (13) D Tourneur 55 13.00 41 Snitty Kitty h (5) C Parnham 54.5 13.00 57s Cheree’s Shinzig (10) 54 31.00 SyLPHeeD, Leotie, Cappadocia

ladbRokeS challenge 3.50 1440m

Apprentices can claim Benchmark 84 $40,000 1 1314s Lucky Paddy dwn (2)B Allen (a2) 60.5 2 5948s Sovereign Nation n (1) Dylan Dunn (a2) 60 3 60s67 inspector w (9)B Thompson (a2) 59.5 4 27s43 Miss Gunpowder cwh (8) R Bayliss (a1.5) 58.5 5 0640s Master Reset dn (11) L Currie 58 6 1213s Cool Chap tw (13) D Stackhouse 57 7 315s6 Amarela t (3) 56 8 62384 Caprese wn (7) S Baster 55.5 9 63572 Manhattan Blues w (6)M Walker 55.5 10 0s060 Anaphora t (10) B Melham 55 11 s71s5 Shillelagh dw (12) D Oliver 54 12 3345s Hardern t (4) R Maloney 54 eMeRGeNCy 13 566s2 Mail it in (5) P Moloney 54 SHiLLeLAGH, Caprese, Miss Gunpowder

6.00 9.00 21.00 3.50 9.00 11.00 9.00 16.00 8.00 16.00 8.00 21.00 13.00

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BeSt Bet

HOLLYWOOD’S

Race 2 2 condoR HEROES

SPecialS taB Guide daily double 8, 9 treble 7, 8, 9 first four All Races double trio (t2) 7, 8

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

tRacK/Rail/weatheR Rail is out 3m for the entire circuit. Track good (4). Weather fine.

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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

3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Keeneland GimcRacK StaKeS 11.50 1000m Apprentices cannot claim 2yo Fillies Listed SW $150,000 Chain Of Fools h (9) A Hyeronimus 56 Didn’t Mention It (7) B Avdulla 56 Grasslands h (6) T Berry 56 Greater Good h (5) B Shinn 56 Jorda (4) J Mc Donald 56 Kanga’s Eye h (2) K Mc Evoy 56 Lucky Louie h (3) G Schofield 56 Madame Moustache (1) J Bowman 56 Mystic Empire h (8) T Clark 56 ChaIn OF FOOLs, Greater Good, Jorda

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3.60 10.00 13.00 7.00 2.50 35.00 17.00 13.00 15.00

newGate BReedeRS’ Plate 12.25 1000m Apprentices cannot claim 2yo C&Gs Listed SW $150,000 Bowerman h (3) K Mc Evoy 56 17.00 Condor heroes (10) T Clark 56 2.80 Inquiry (13) sCRaTChED Invader h (9) C Brown 56 13.00 Khan h (1) B Shinn 56 6.00 Medal Kun h (7) G Boss 56 151.00 Misty Lad h (5) J Bowman 56 17.00 Opulentus h (8) B Avdulla 56 71.00 Piracy (12) J Mc Donald 56 4.40 Prophet’s Voice (2) A Hyeronimus 56 101.00 showtime (14) T Berry 56 13.00 spencer h (6) G Schofield 56 51.00 The Mission (4) C Williams 56 8.50 Thy Kingdom Come h (11) T Angland 56 51.00 COnDOR hEROEs, Khan, Invader

aPn OutdOOR cRaven Plate 1.00 2000m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Goup 3 WFA $150,000 53s43 It’s somewhat dw (1) J Mc Donald 59 2.00 s77s5 spiritjim dw (4) J Bowman 59 4.60 67536 hi World tcwb (5) K Mc Evoy 59 13.00 14s41 Raw Impulse dwn (6) C Williams 59 2.80 67810 slow Pace dw (2) T Berry 59 21.00 4s690 Pinstripe Lane (7) B Shinn 59 71.00 s9634 Bring Luck w (3) P Wells 59 101.00 IT’s sOMEWhaT, spiritjim, Raw Impulse

BeSt each-way Bet Race 7 13 fabRizio

taB dulcify Quality 1.35 1600m

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1.60 3.60 17.00 13.00 10.00 71.00 26.00 35.00

Sydney aiRPORt fliGht StaKeS 2.50 1600m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Fillies Group 1 SW $500,000 s21s6 Yankee Rose tw (5) B Shinn 56 3.80 29s12 Omei sword t (7) J Bowman 56 1.60 11s32 skylight Glow twh (3) G Schofield 56 13.00 s5363 Quick Feet h (8) sCRaTChED 4s114 sezanne w (6) J Mc Donald 56 21.00 1s36 Global Glamour wh (1) T Clark 56 9.00 1107 awoke w (4) B Avdulla 56 15.00 s7312 Bridle Lane dwh (2) M Zahra 56 71.00 YanKEE ROsE, Global Glamour, Omei sword

taB ePSOm handicaP 3.30 1600m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Group 1 $1,000,000 2s451 Palentino dw (9) M Zahra 57 22s12 hauraki tw (10) J Mc Donald 56 7s222 Le Romain tcw (3) J Bowman 55.5 23s56 happy Clapper tcdwh (1) B Avdulla 55 261s7 Mighty Lucky tdw (12) C O’Brien 54.5 49s23 Dibayani wb (11) D Lane 54 05s61 sons Of John tdw (13) G Boss 53 110s1 Mackintosh (2) T Berry 52 62511 McCreery dw (4) K Mc Evoy 51.5 2s416 heavens above tcw (8) C Brown 51 49s54 Vanbrugh td (7) C Newitt 51 3s522 Torgersen tw (5) Ms K O’Hara 50 6s141 Fabrizio cwhn (6) J Victoire 50 FaBRIzIO, McCreery, happy Clapper

imPROveR

Race 3 1 it’s somewhat

GeaR chanGeS

the StaR ROman cOnSul 2.10 1200m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Group 2 SW $300,000 1 01s11 astern tdw (7) J Mc Donald 56.5 2 121s4 Capitalist tdbh (3) B Shinn 56.5 3 11s47 El Divino twh (2) T Clark 56.5 4 111 Russian Revolution cwh (8) K Mc Evoy 56.5 5 6s1s1 Guard Of honour tw (4) J Bowman 56.5 6 83060 nikitas d (5) T Berry 56.5 7 211s2 Flash Fibian d (6) T Angland 56.5 8 33s69 Mount Panorama (1) J Collett 56.5 asTERn, Guard Of honour, Capitalist

1 2 3 4

Race 6 1 yankee Rose

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Listed $125,000 5s222 Calabasas b (4) B Avdulla 59 4.60 70s41 Earth (10) J Bowman 57.5 11.00 153 Octavian augustus wb (1) C Williams 57.5 3.50 531 hessdalen h (6) G Schofield 57 8.00 s5231 Our Belisa dwh (7) T Angland 55.5 11.00 64s17 Bring Me The Bling w (5) T Berry 55 8.00 s5435 Moqueen h (8) J Collett 54 17.00 5426 nemrud (3) T Clark 54 6.00 5 not To Be Caught h (9) K Mc Evoy 54 71.00 74s13 hand It In w (2) C Reith 54 17.00 OCTaVIan auGusTus, nemrud, Calabasas

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

One tO watch

Race 1: (1) Chain Of Fools blinkers on first time; (5) Jorda lugging bit on first time, race plates on first time; (8) Madame Moustache lugging bit on first time Race 2: (3) Inquiry cross-over noseband on first time, race plates on first time, standard bit on first time; (4) Invader, (5) Khan, (6) Medal Kun, (9) Piracy lugging bit on first time, race plates on first time; (7) Misty Lad, (12) Spencer blinkers on first time; (8) Opulentus blinkers on first time, lugging bit on first time, race plates on first time; (10) Prophet’s Voice bandages on first time; (11) Showtime lugging bit on first time, winkers on first time Race 3: (3) Hi World noseroll on again, visor off first time; (6) Pinstripe Lane blinkers on again Race 4: (4) Hessdalen blinkers on first time; (9) Not To Be Caught winkers on first time Race 5: (3) El Divino blinkers on first time Race 6: (1) Yankee Rose blinkers off again; (2) Omei Sword ear muffs on first time; (6) Global Glamour barrier blanket on first time, tongue-control bit on first time; (8) Bridle Lane winkers on first time Race 7: (1) Palentino blinkers on first time Race 8: (7) Sacred Master winkers on again Race 9: (3) Rebel Dane blinkers on again; (8) Smart Volatility blinkers on first time, tongue-tie on first time; (10) Howmuchdoyouloveme tongue-tie off first time

mcGRath the metROPOlitan 4.10 2400m

SantOS cOffee PRemieRe StaKeS 4.50 1200m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Group 1 $750,000 1 4s652 Who shot Thebarman dw (8) J Bowman 57 9.00 2 97s33 storm The stars d (4) B Avdulla 55.5 11.00 3 3s726 Grand Marshal tdw (1) C Williams 54.5 21.00 4 6s534 Magic hurricane tcdw (3) J Mc Donald 54.5 10.00 5 322s2 sir John hawkwood cdwh (6) B Spriggs 54 6.00 6 23532 Junoob tdw (10) C Newitt 53.5 15.00 7 s8821 sacred Master d (12) T Berry 53 6.50 8 61531 allergic tdwn (2) M Dee (a) 51.5 8.00 9 76414 sense Of Occasion cw (13) C Brown 51 21.00 10 D1665 amexed d (11) J Victoire 51 71.00 11 69s22 Dee I Cee h (7) K Mc Evoy 51 16.00 12 51111 antonio Giuseppe w (5) G Boss 51 4.60 13 50690 Quartermaster w (9) Ms K O’Hara 51 251.00 sIR JOhn haWKWOOD, antonio Giuseppe, Magic hurricane

6.00 5.50 12.00 8.00 35.00 35.00 14.00 11.00 6.00 16.00 18.00 23.00 8.00

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

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Group 2 WFA $300,000 32124 under The Louvre dwbn (1) D Dunn 58.5 7.50 s154s Our Boy Malachi cdw (12) C Reith 58.5 9.00 4s236 Rebel Dane tdw (13) J Collett 58.5 15.00 120s1 Takedown td (2) B Shinn 58.5 7.50 2832s amovatio tdw (15) C Williams 58.5 26.00 07s83 Famous seamus tcdw (7) J Ford 58.5 51.00 s377s Good Project td (3) J Bowman 58.5 26.00 s7187 smart Volatility dh (6) T Angland 58.5 201.00 70s58 Boss Lane tcwh (8) Ms K O’Hara 58.5 101.00 1391s howmuchdoyouloveme dw (5) Ms S Clenton (a) 58.5 51.00 s10s3 Kaepernick tdwn (4) C Brown 58.5 9.00 11s13 southern Legend tdbh (14) T Clark 58.5 5.50 631s5 English tcwbh (11) T Berry 56.5 3.20 1118s Danish Twist tw (9) J Mc Donald 56.5 21.00 111 Russian Revolution cwh (10) sCRaTChED unDER ThE LOuVRE, southern Legend, English

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Tander remains positive back on that period with fond memories.

It was only the team’s second win of the season but its Sandown success has it believing, heading to Mount Panarama again next weekend.

“But what we proved on the weekend, what we are capable of doing when the car is up to scratch and Warren Luff was part of that.

Despite his victory in the first Pirtek Enduro Cup race of the season, Tander received further disappointment a few days later being dumped by Walkinshaw Racing for next year.

“I said on Sunday that when I had a car that was capable of running with them that we still can and we showed it on the weekend.”

The 39 year-old had been the longest serving driver at the team in a period that saw him win the 2007 Supercars championship (under the HSV Dealer Team banner) and record two Bathurst victories (2009, 2011 for HRT) among 50 race wins and 74 podium finishes. Walkinshaw Racing will continue though with existing driver James Courtney staying and Scott Pye joining a new two-car operation. Tander admits he was shocked by the way the decision was made but says the announcement hasn’t dampened his desire to continue in Supercars. “My immediate reaction is that I’m obviously disappointed with that decision,” Tander said. “It’s the end of nine years as a factory Holden driver. There has been a lot of success over that journey and a lot of disappointment, but I will look

Tander has been coy since regarding his future but is confident he will be on the grid in 2017. He has been linked to a return to Garry Rogers Motorsport where he began his Supercars career in 1998, replacing the Dick Johnson Racing Team Penske-bound Scott McLaughlin. “I’ve raced all my life and that is something I really enjoy doing and will continue to do,” Tander said. “The desire and the passion is still there and this announcement doesn’t change anything in that regard. “I’m just looking forward to Bathurst and what will happen in the future will play out in the fullness of time.

1. Which Englishman is Australian cricket’s new batting coach? 2. Who will Melbourne Storm meet in this week’s NRL grand final? 3. What two colours make up the Brownlow Medal? 4. Tim Cahill has in the last week tweeted a photo of himself wearing which grand final team’s guernsey? 5. Former Thunderbird Sharni Layton has signed with which netball team?

TWO POINT PONDERS 6. Who kicked four first half goals for the Bulldogs against the Giants? 7. Which AFL reserves team won the WAFL Premiership? 8. Who won A$15m for taking out the Fedex Cup after winning the US PGA Tour Championship last weekend? 9. Who won the Jack Oatey Medal? 10. Who beat Footscray in their last grand final?

THREE POINT PLAYS 11. Who trains champion mare Winx? 12. In what year did Marty Mattner play his last game for Sydney? 13. What relation is Jordan Roughead to Jarryd? 14. What relation is Adelaide United signing Sergi Guardiola to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola? 15. Who won this year’s County Cricket Championship in England?

FOUR POINT BONUS 16. Ravi Ashwin has become the second fastest man to 200 Test wickets. Which Australian was the fastest?

“I’m reasonably confident I know the direction I am headed in. I will be racing next year.”

17. Before Mattner, who was the last man to win a premiership with Sturt as both a player and a coach?

Tander and Luff finished third at Mount Panorama last year on their way to clinching the Enduro Cup and the recent news will only spur Tander on to go harder and prove the team wrong.

19. Who recently claimed Dean Jones’ epic 210 at Madras in 1986 wasn’t among ‘the top 50’ innings he had seen, declaring the wicket was “an absolute road”?

IT’s a joke WOW, SOUTH AUSTRALIA hasn’t seen a power outage like that since the 2007 AFL Grand Final. CONGRATULATIONS South Australia. We’re the first state to reach zero emissions!

ONE POINT WARM-UPS

18. Charles Brownlow never played in the VFL but played VFA football for which club?

FIVE POINT EXTRA 20. Who has yet to be nominated in the World Golf Hall of Fame? Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Karrie Webb or Vijay Singh.

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 - Graeme Hick. 2 - Cronulla. 3 - Blue and gold. 4 Western Bulldogs. 5 - Collingwood. TWO-POINTERS: 6 - Clay Smith. 7 - Peel Thunder. 8 - Rory McIlroy. 9 - Jack Stephens. 10 - Hawthorn. THREE-POINTERS: 11 - Chris Waller. 12 - 2013. 13 - Cousin. 14 - None. 15 - Middlesex. FOUR-POINTERS: 16 - Clarrie Grimmett. 17 - Bo Morton who was captain-coach in 1940. 18 - Geelong. 19 - Greg Matthews. FIVE-POINTER: 20 - Woods.

It ends a 12-year association with the Holden Racing Team which lost its factory rights to cars from 2017.

“It is quite ironic that the first time I’m back at the factory after winning the Sandown 500 I’m told that I’m no longer required so that is part of the disappointment.

DION HAYMAN’S SUPER QUIZ

olden Racing Team driver Garth Tander has experienced a tough year but victory in the Sandown 500 with partner Warren Luff earlier this month has lifted spirits around the garage.

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