NSW/ACT Rams coach Tadhg Kennelly was rapt with the side’s 19-point victory over Vic Country last weekend, but is well aware the Calder Cannons will be a “different challenge” this week, as Daniel Short reports.
The Rams played with dare and aggression, much like their coach and former Swans star.
One player catching the eye already is inside midfielder Charlie Bance. After an interrupted preseason, Bance was best afield last weekend and is an emerging talent.
“The first game coming together ... a lot initially was trying to get them to jell.” Kennelly said.
“From a gameplan point of view we’re very aggressive with our ball use coming through the middle and taking the game on. That’s the way I played my football and that’s what you’re trying to instil in some of the kids.
“He (Bance) really took a total break during the preseason; he took about three months off and did a lot of upper-body conditioning and core work.
“(He’s) very strong inside, an Ollie Wines type of footballer – if he gets to that level it’ll be quite impressive.”
Cannons coach Andrew Johnston said his sides focus would be on the process rather than the result. While its 0-2 start to the season has been disappointing, he felt the win-loss ratio was a true reflection of the team’s performance.
Despite the defeats, one positive has been the form of Brad Bernacki, who has impressed the coaching staff and been the clubs best performer thus far.
“The wins will look after itself, at the end of the day we’ve got to make quite a few changes this week due to private school boys.” Johnston said.
“If they play to the way we want them to play the result will look after itself. But if we’re 0-3 and blokes play their role then so be it.
“In patches (we’re playing well), but a lot of what we’ve asked them to put in place they haven’t.
“Over the first eight quarters, we’ve probably played maybe two quarters (of good football). You can’t expect to be competitive on the scoreboard if you don’t do what you’re asked to do.”
Northern Knights vs Queensland
Saturday 16th April
Preston City Oval at 11.00am
Northern Knights
B
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20. L Wachinger
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30. S Fitzgerald
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8. N Coffield
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HB
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42. A Cabdi
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18. J Shea
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12. P Lipinski
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C
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7. M Blakey
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45. A Fable
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15. B Lamanna
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HF
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3. C McKay
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31. K Thomas
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28. S Binion
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F
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35. J Naddaaf
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1. J Grace
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39. M Lentini
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R
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4. C Roberts
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2. M Perry
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26. B Paterson
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Int
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11. E Penrith
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43. J Steele
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16. H Reid
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24. M Hocking
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38. R Sanelli
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32. M Andrews
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48. O Stapleton
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25. J Hewson
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51. P Disanto
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Queensland
B
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37. D Watson
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12. W Fletcher
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35. G Hunt
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HB
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18. J Clayton
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20. E Himmelberg
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27. L O'Sullivan
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C
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14. S Copland
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10. D Charlesworth
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21. J Kenny
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HF
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19. J Williams
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33. H Newton
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17. J Perry-Warren
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F
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9. R Dadds
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23. S Watson
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39. B Crossley
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R
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30. N Dennis
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22. C Walker
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7. C Marsden
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Int
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2. N Kempe
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13. B Foster
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34. J Collins
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26. L Mason
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4. J Dawson
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5. K Sheers
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Western Jets vs Sandringham Dragons
Saturday 16th April
Burbank Oval at 11.00am
Western Jets
B
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16. N Stuhldreier
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30. R Carter
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32. J Pattison
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HB
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12. J Dimkovski
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44. O Junker
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9. D Foley
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C
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1. F Campisi
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20. W Berry
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7. N Buykx
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HF
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22. J Harrison
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38. A Bouris
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4. J Cotter
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F
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3. B Lester
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31. T Vujanic
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35. B Graham
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R
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47. M Volkanovski
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43. B Romensky
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11. S Syme
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Int
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18. J Murdoch
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50. T Xerri
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29. J Papachatzakis
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2. L Andrew
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8. B Siwek
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36. R Ham
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6. C Griffiths
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15. K Hudson
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25. K Blake
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Sandringham Dragons
B
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2. D James
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32. M Williams
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27. P Lewis-Smith
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HB
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9. R Hayward
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18. C Larkin
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14. L Murphy
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C
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16. H Burt
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6. G Lok
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38. W Walker
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HF
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3. J Trew
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61. H Mclean
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12. T Cameron
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F
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23. K Beveridge
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24. L Marshall
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26. M Mitchell-Russell
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R
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H Johnson
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13. O Florent
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7. C Lyons
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Int
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17. B Tokatlidis
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51. J Gorman
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53. A Trusler
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43. L Barrett
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25. T Maloney
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29. Z Hawker
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Calder Cannons vs NSW / ACT Rams
Saturday 16th April
RAMS Arena at 12.00pm
Calder Cannons
B
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31. R Baker
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10. J Elliott
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14. Z Guthrie
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HB
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13. H Blythe
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9. J Reaper
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36. T Lever
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C
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3. L Bramble
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1. B Bernacki
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2. D Landt
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HF
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7. M King
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34. K Brown
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20. B Revell
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F
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43. M Saad
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29. C Lawton
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54. J Peters
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R
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41. M Barnes
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38. H Rocke
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28. B Ronke
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Int
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27. J O'Sullivan
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22. D Featon
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25. B Cannolo
|
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33. O Magbegor
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16. B Meyers
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51. T Burnside
|
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44. M Borg
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8. J Owen
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NSW / ACT Rams
B
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15. A Baker
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26. L Robertson
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52. H MacDonald
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HB
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18. T Highmore
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24. H Carr
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6. B Myers
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C
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11. I Cumming
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14. H Perryman
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2. J Mapleson
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HF
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7. S Fisher
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22. J Turner
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23. B Davis
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F
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1. J Hardman
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29. N Richards
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25. L Meline
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R
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30. L Maze
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9. M Lower
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5. W Gowers
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Int
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16. J Brown
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4. M Maguire
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13. C Owen-Auburn
|
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31. J Powell
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28. J Stapleton
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12. S Barkley
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Geelong Falcons vs Gippsland Power
Saturday 16th April
Simonds Stadium at 1.00pm
Geelong Falcons
B
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45. T Thompson
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39. T Denning
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24. J Bennett
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HB
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20. J Blood
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43. B McNamara
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10. M Diamond
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C
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37. J Henry
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38. J Worpel
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32. J Walters
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HF
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15. B Ettridge
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48. Z Zdybel
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11. M Chafer
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F
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2. J McLachlan
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41. B Blair
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28. P Dowling
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R
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40. H Elliot
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8. M Augerinos
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3. L McCartney
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Int
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26. J Arcoraci
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25. J Quinn
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30. L McCarthy
|
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42. C Parish
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9. F O'Gorman
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12. B Cockerill
|
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1. L Noble
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7. H Benson
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22. B McCarthy
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Gippsland Power
B
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40. C Walsh
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13. K Hughes
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29. N Mulqueen
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HB
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1. T Hayes
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12. W Leslie
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28. K Oldham
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C
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9. T Marsh
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10. D Costigan
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20. N Voss
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HF
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6. A Quigley
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24. S Masterson
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7. W Stephenson
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F
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26. T Armour
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37. R Hearn
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25. K Byers
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R
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16. K Jones
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32. K Renooy
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2. N Hogan
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Int
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36. C Porter
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17. J Harrison
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19. B Dessent
|
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11. A Hodge
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30. J Rout
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34. C Mckenzie
|
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27. J Serong
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8. A Young
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Dandenong Stingrays vs Bendigo Pioneers
Saturday 16th April
Shepley Oval at 2.00pm
Dandenong Stingrays
B
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4. R Piper
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20. D Atkins
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49. B Wells
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HB
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30. L McKay
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46. M DeWit
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12. B Morrish
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C
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34. C White
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10. M Poholke
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13. T Jok
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HF
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42. D Allsop
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32. D Hughes
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14. A Darling
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F
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15. S Fowler
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52. T De Koning
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29. K Dickson
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R
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53. T Roberts
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11. T Glen
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7. M Kleverkamp
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Int
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37. K Beveridge
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5. A Paterson
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40. N Scagliarini
|
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19. J Bateman
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21. C Martello
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3. J Doman
|
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8. M La Fontaine
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33. L Gill-Renouf
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28. N Carlon
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Bendigo Pioneers
B
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51. J Exell
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50. K Betson
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62. J Rosengren
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HB
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2. K Farrell
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36. L Darling
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9. L Fitzgerald
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C
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23. M Higgs
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1. J Atley
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4. I Miller
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HF
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7. J White
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44. B McDonell
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29. J Thomas
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F
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11. R Saunders
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3. B Blake
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18. J Bath
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R
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33. Z Norris
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16. K Mutch
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15. D Henderson
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Int
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12. W Lowe
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61. B Evans
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24. B Whitford
|
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20. A Schumacher
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26. N Twigg
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35. L Wallace
|
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37. A Farrell
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39. M Booth
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68. B Robertson
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Murray Bushrangers vs North Ballarat Rebels
Sunday 17th April
IKON Park at 1.30pm
Murray Bushrangers
B
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3. N Nihill
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36. J McKernan
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31. D Hemphill
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HB
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24. T Williamson
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25. R Garthwaite
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22. H Morrison
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C
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8. J Page
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15. I Wallace
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11. L Pinnuck
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HF
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9. B Paton
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32. H Boyd
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17. L McKeown
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F
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6. C Spargo
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20. Z Sproule
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29. N Richards
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R
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35. M Lynch
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33. J Cousins
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13. L Tiziani
|
Int
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26. M Marr
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21. D Langlands
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57. R Kilpatrick
|
|
19. W Donaghey
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5. F Carroll
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30. A Paech
|
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34. J Butts
|
|
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North Ballarat Rebels
B
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35. C Bilney
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18. H Dawborn
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10. K Waterbury
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HB
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19. J Korewha
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14. S White
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13. T Williamson
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C
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22. N McRoberts
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5. J Berry
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11. C Lee
|
HF
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9. M Scales
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8. S Beks
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15. J Gow
|
F
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26. I Johnson
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29. N Hausler
|
1. J Jones
|
R
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23. L Meek
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6. W Drew
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7. H McCluggage
|
Int
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31. J McQueen
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30. O Nash
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36. K O'Connor
|
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27. T Clode
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3. T Blackney-Noter
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24. T Wason
|
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43. R Taylor
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32. L Huppatz
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