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Damian Martin heads home for surgery0:59NBL: Perth Wildcats skipper Damian Martin has headed home for surgery on his badly broken jaw after copping a stray elbow.IT WILL go down as one of the most awkward trips in sporting history: Two NBL teams at each others throats amid accusations of cheap shots, dirty tactics and thuggery sharing the same aeroplane cabin for an excruciating five hours of flight time between Townsville and Perth.The tension onboard the cabin between the warring Townsville Crocodiles and Perth Wildcats was so thick, Crocodiles coach Shawn Dennis suggested, “you could dip a cracker in it”.After a bad-blooded game between the two clubs on Wednesday night that left Wildcats ..
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Ecstasy, ice and marijuana found in three-day drug bust operation...

Ecstasy, ice and marijuana found in three-day drug bust operation targeting Townsville and Magnetic IslandBy Jesse DorsettPostedNovember 06, 2015 14:18:37 A haul of firearms, narcotics and cash seized during a three-day operation in north Queensland has been shown off by Townsville police.Operation Thaddaeus, which resulted in 12 people being charged with 26 drug-related offences, was run by the Queensland Police Service and Australian Border Force (ABF) between October 28 and 30.As part of the operation, police and sniffer dogs discovered 72 ecstasy tablets at the Townsville ferry terminal ahead of the Full Moon Halloween party this past Friday.Most had been dumped in bushes because the..
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Sappers create Anzac outback oasis to honour fellow soldiers

Sappers create Anzac outback oasis to honour fellow soldiersAsh Moore and Nathalie FernbachUpdatedNovember 06, 2015 16:39:13 Soldiers from Townsville have braved storms and scorching heat to create a memorial garden in the north-west Queensland town of Boulia.The volunteers from Townsville's Third Combat Engineer Regiment have been visiting Boulia on and off for the past 18 months to work on an Anzac memorial garden.Boulia Shire Mayor Lynn Moore said the group endured the full gamut of weather conditions during construction."When they first arrived it was over 40 [degrees Celsius] and we have had several dust storms and ... then to top it off the other night they were working and we had ..
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Why the Gabba Test may be in jeopardy

The Gabba during the first Test.Photo: Getty ImagesI am worried for the future of Test cricket at the Gabba. I loved playing at the ground, with the pitch and conditions equal to anywhere in the world. But for some reason the locals do not gravitate to the Gabba Test. This week's clash with New Zealand has lacked atmosphere and hasn't reached anything resembling what Test matches were like in the 1980s and 1990s.Attendances don't lie. Over the past three Ashes Tests at the Gabba, crowds averaged 148,000 a game. For the past six non-Ashes Tests at the Gabba, the crowds averaged just 44,000. So it seems if England aren't playing, then the locals won't show, which is a shame.The Gabba holds cl..
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Tall order as Dandenong Rangers, Melbourne Boomers prepare for...

Dandenong recruit Alex Bunton is averaging 10 points and six rebounds a game.Photo: Mick ConnollyPost players walk a difficult path in the WNBL.Some games, some seasons they are indispensable and play major roles then other times they are on the bench if a smaller lineup is required.Melbourne Boomers' Kate Oliver and Dandenong Rangers' Alex Bunton are two emerging post players who have found early success at their new homes this season.Oliver crossed to the Boomers from Sydney University Flames in the off-season while Bunton exited the Adelaide Lightning and found refuge with the Rangers despite struggling with a foot injury for much of this year.AdvertisementBunton is averaging 10 points an..
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Finest in the field chosen at Track and Field titles

SOME of Maryborough's top junior stars burned brighter than most at the Queensland Primary and Secondary Schools Track and Field titles in Townsville.Hayley Nicolson, Kellie Davies and Anna Deakin all finished on the podium in the state titles, with 10-year-old Davies earning a gold medal.Deakin won silver in javelin while Nicolson won bronze in discus.The Tinana State School student bettered her discus personal best by four metres to claim the title.Davies spoke to the Fraser Coast Chronicle after she won the shotput event at the Intercity Challenge at Maryborough on Sunday."It was good," Davies, who threw 30.13m to win by almost half a metre, said."I did a lot better than I thought I would..
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Sydney Kings star Al Harrington says there is no 'lack of effort' problem

Video will begin in5seconds.Wildcats captain Damian Martin breaks jaw in Townsville clashWildcats captain Damian Martin has gone to hospital after an elbow to the face from Townsville Brian Conklin.PT0M25S620349Al Harrington has disagreed with Sydney Kings coach Damian Cotter's belief thathis side showed "no effort"in their loss to Melbourne United on Thursday, but admitted the team needed to move on from the loss and sort its defensive problems as soon as possible.The Kings scored 94 points, including 20 to Harrington and 25 from Marcus Thornton, but the dynamic Melbourne duo of Chris Goulding (31 points) and Stephen Holt (23 points) exposed alarming deficiencies in Sydney's defence.Fired u..
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Manly challenge too good to pass up: Cartwright

New Sea Eagles assistant coach John Cartwright says while it was hard to say goodbye to a premiership-winning club up in Townsville the chance to move back to Sydney, work with Trent Barrett and join a historically successful club in their quest to re-enter finals territory was too good to pass up.Cartwright was an assistant to Cowboys mentor Paul Green last year and he said Manly's new coach Barrett shares some similarities with Green."I've known Trent for a long time now. He's a very cool customer and he knows the game very well and he treats men as men and I think they're probably the three ingredients you need as a coach," Cartwright said at Manly's official 70th anniversary celebra..
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National Youth League needs to grow to keep A-League alive

Young talent time: Braedyn Crowley celebrates scoring a goal for the Emerging Jets last season.Photo: Ryan OslandYou might not have heard of Braedyn Crowley and Matthew Symes. Ian Ferguson has. His two former North Queensland Fury proteges could well be playing against each other as a scaled-down National Youth League kicks off this weekend.Symes will be in goals, while Crowley will be trying to score against him, as the Newcastle Jets host Western Sydney Wanderers at Magic Park on Sunday morning. Two aspirational footballers have had to make the long trek from Townsville to further their careers. That's what the NYL is designed for. Opportunity.But as a 10-week, two-conference, season the F..
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