Touchdown!

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A GROWING distaste for Australian rules football has formed the basis for the northern suburbs’ newest sporting club.

The Northern Raiders, the brainchild of Dale Cole, are one of three new clubs – Gippsland Gladiators and Ballarat Pioneers – joining Gridiron Victoria for the 2011 season.

The new clubs will join the Bay City Buccaneers, Berwick Miners, Croydon Rangers, Monash Warriors and the Western Crusaders in competition.

Cole, a lifelong Oakland Raiders fan, said the Northern Raiders were borne from his growing disengagement with “mainstream” sports in Australia.

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Raiders arrive

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THE northern suburbs will have a gridiron team, with the Northern Raiders being accepted into Gridiron Victoria competition.

The Raiders, to be based at Greensborough Secondary College, will be the only team in that league based in Melbourne’s north.

Fellow new member club the Gippsland Gladiators, to be based in Sale, and existing sides Ballarat Pioneers, Bay City Buccaneers, Berwick Miners, Croydon Rangers, Monash Warriors and the Western Crusaders will make up the competition.

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