Ben Loveridge » Sport http://benloveridge.com Photomographical musings around Melbourne Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:35:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The boys from old Fitzroy http://benloveridge.com/2009/05/26/the-boys-from-old-fitzroy/ http://benloveridge.com/2009/05/26/the-boys-from-old-fitzroy/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 22:59:00 +0000 admin http://benloveridge.com/blog/?p=780 The Fitzroy Football Club U19′s team had a rather comfortable victory over the weekend defeating Aquinas 53.22.340 to 1.0.6 at the Brunswick Street Oval.

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I even got some time out from taking photos to have a run myself.

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(Note: relative position leading the pack may not be indicitive of overall race position).

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VRDL photo by Ben Loveridge

VRDL photo by Ben Loveridge

The next bout is on May 24th at Puckhandlers stadium in Reservoir.

VRDL photo by Ben Loveridge

Training sessions (see pics below) are held a few times a week, details on how to join are in the VRDL wiki.
VRDL photo by Ben Loveridge

VRDL photo by Ben Loveridge

VRDL photo by Ben Loveridge

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