From the Border Mail
THE debut of boom Yarrawonga recruit Brad Ottens is still at least a month away. At this stage, the former Geelong star is poised to play his first game for the Pigeons against fierce rival Albury in round 9.

From the Border Mail
COROWA-Rutherglen has started life under coach Adrian Pavese in thrilling fashion, storming past an injury-ravaged Wodonga to win by seven points at John Foord Oval.

From the Border Mail
JOSH Walker has started his coaching career with a bang, leading Jindera to a gutsy nine-point home win against Howlong yesterday.

From the Border Mail
OLD habits die hard. That’s what Albury showed last night with a typically stubborn win against Lavington.
The Tigers, who ran out 12-point winners in the season-opener under lights, refused to roll over despite numerous challenges from the Panthers.

From the Border Mail
KAYNE Pettifer, who admits he broke contract, is free to play for Yarra- wonga tomorrow.The former Richmond livewire’s clearance wrangle with Montmorency has ended on the eve of the season with him cleared to play for the Pigeons against Wangaratta at Mulwala.

From the Shepp News
‘‘Fiery’’ was how Russell Robertson described his Goulburn Valley Football League debut for Shepparton Swans on Good Friday night three years ago. Robertson’s Swans beat his new side Shepparton by 43 points that night and he helped himself to seven majors alongside ex-Melbourne AFL teammates Adem Yze and Nathan Brown. But the match is best remembered for a player count, a confrontation between then Swans coach Perry Meka and league officials, and an eventual tribunal case.

From the Shepp News
Football league administrators have expressed their disappointment at being kept in the dark about a major decision regarding the newly established Goulburn Murray Regional Football Commission. News of Martin Gleeson’s appointment as general manager of the commission was published in Wednesday’s edition of The Weekly Times, with an email not sent to associated leagues until the following day.

From the Shepp News
Shane Schottner — full back. Sound unfamiliar? Well it wasn’t for the first couple of seasons of Schottner’s decorated career. The man whose legend grew chiefly as a ruckman remembers the first of his 299 senior games for Seymour.It was against Rochester on May 27, 1995. ‘‘I was playing thirds and about quarter-way through the season Jono Solomon, who was coaching, wanted to give me a run at full back,’’ Schottner said.

From the Border Mail
LUKE Daly will captain Albury this year. In a shock appointment, Daly, one of the competition’s most improved players, joins Charles Gaylard and Luke Packer in a leadership role at Albury Sportsground.

From the Border Mail
ANDREW Lovett could be a shock starter for North Albury on Sunday. The former Essendon livewire, sacked by St Kilda without playing a game in 2010, is in talks with the Hoppers about playing at Bunton Park this year.