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From the Herald Sun 12 Aug 2009

Mirboo North star Joe
Bordanaro, a three-time league B & F winner, was sensationally exposed on
video tape on Nine News last night as he raided offices where the votes are
kept.

Bordanaro is seen
returning 20 minutes later placing the altered votes in the original envelope,
giving himself votes as best or second-best player on the ground. It is
believed he used liquid paper to tamper with the votes after Mirboo North's
eight home matches this season.

Bordanaro - the winner of
the Mid Gippsland Football League reserves grade medal in 2005, 2006 and 2008 -
made his move after each match as the umpires' votes were taken to a back
office.

Suspicious club officials
set up a camera and reported their shock findings to MGFL officials, who
suspended him this week for five years.

League secretary Rod
Lucas said he'd never seen anything like it. "He'd come into the
secretary's room, take them out, alter them and bring them back in," he
said.

Mirboo North president
Andrew Taylor last night refused to discuss the saga that has rocked the
Gippsland town.

"No comment. This club does not want to get involved," Taylor told the Herald Sun before
hanging up.

But a long-time Mirboo
North supporter who asked not to be named said Bordanaro was a good bloke who'd
made a big mistake.

"You don't get away
with much at Mirboo North," he said. "It's all a bit of a shame for
the fella really.

"It's been around
the town for a few days."

Bordanaro could not be
contacted but was said to be an "emotional wreck".