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The Sandringham Football Club has resumed training and things are going along very smoothly with numbers and enthusiasm excellent. The boys are training very hard and have come back fit after the Christmas break.

There are no major recruiting announcements yet although some promising local talent has joined the group. The club will be buoyed by the emergence of several players new to the MFC list including some exciting young rookies. Sandringham also groomed a number of new faces last year and with a year's experience under their belt a strong list is expected to emerge after last year's disappointing finish to the season. All of the senior players from 2007 are back on board including Ezra Poyas who was considering a future up north at one stage. Perhaps the rotten weather being experienced by those on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts persuaded him that he's much better off staying with the mighty Zebs!

The Zebras lost Stef Martin and Shane Valenti in the drafts to to Melbournefc but both will probably be wearing the Sandringham jumper at some stages throughout the year, particularly Valenti who can only play AFL if promoted off the rookie list.

David Gallagher will be recuperating from a knee injury sustained towards the end of 2007 and Danny Hughes is also back after a stint at Melbourne and is recovering from multiple surgeries. Their progress will be watched over the coming months and hopefully they will be back on the field as soon as their recovery permits.

Among the impressive array of young talent coming to the club are exciting young recruits Chris Waller from Beaumaris who was training at Richmond prior to the drafts and Brad Gilder one of the youngsters down from the club's TAC Cup feeder club, the Sandringham Dragons.

New coach Andy Lovell will be assisted by two other former Demons in Paul Hopgood and John Ahern and Paul Howroyd will remain reserves coach for the 2008 season.

Overall, the team is looking good and hopes are high for a very successful year but like the Demons they are trying to keep a lid on it for the time being.

SFC PRACTICE MATCHES 2008

Saturday 1 March

Sandringham v Port Melbourne (at Sandringham)

Seniors: 2.00 pm

Reserves: 11.10 am

Sunday 9 March

Sandringham v Casey Scorpions (at Casey Fields)

Seniors: 5.15 pm

Reserves: 7.45 pm

Sunday 16 March – Seniors Only

Sandringham v Williamstown (at Sandringham)

Seniors: 2.00 pm

Sunday 23 March

Sandringham v Box Hill Hawks (at Sandringham)

Seniors: 2.00 pm

Reserves: 11.10 am

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    SFC PRACTICE MATCHES 2008

    Sunday 9 March

    Sandringham v Casey Scorpions (at Casey Fields)

    Seniors: 5.15 pm

    Reserves: 7.45 pm

    Interesting, I think thats the Labour Day long weekend. Any reason for the twilight game?
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    that brad gilder goes alright! played against him in under 16s playing for bushies. very strong player and a hard nut

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    I have a feeling that the game will be played on Saturday March 8th...on the AFL website it has the game listed on March 8th at Casey Fields

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    I have a feeling that the game will be played on Saturday March 8th...on the AFL website it has the game listed on March 8th at Casey Fields

    Confirmed. The Sandringham practice matches v Casey will be played at Casey Fields on 8 March with an AFL practice match as the curtain raiser.

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    that brad gilder goes alright! played against him in under 16s playing for bushies. very strong player and a hard nut

    You know DD that not 1 club spoke to Brad at all.

    A bit hard to beleive considering he was Sandys U/18 B&F and dominated all the way through juniors.

    anyway. A bit of info on a potential Sandy player, He hit 240 odd in about 30 overs the other week.

    Good allround sportsman

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