Articles by Alex Baird

  • Gun Saint steps up

    One of Colac district cricket’s most prolific all-rounders will step into a co-captaincy role for the first time to help Birregurra climb back up the ladder in the top-grade ranks.

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  • Golfers keen for competition to return

    New Colac Golf Club president Nick Welsh says officials are desperate for a further easing of COVID-19 restrictions to allow competition golf to return.

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  • Strong finish had spirits high at South

    South Colac officials were confident their netballers could push deep into finals from outside the top-three after a dominant finish to the season.

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  • West pulls out of top division after exodus

    A player exodus has forced one of last season’s finalists Colac West to drop out of Division One cricket ahead of the upcoming season.

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  • Team of the Year selection to boost Tigers star

    Geelong Cougars head coach Gerard Murphy says he can’t see why Suncorp Super Netball clubs wouldn’t reach out to Barongarook product Brooke Allan over the next 12 months. Allan continued her dominance at Victorian Netball League level with Team of the Year selection this year in the Championship division. Her Colac Tigers teammate and teen […]

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  • Seecamp sticks by the Dees

    We caught up with former Melbourne AFL footballer and ex-Colac coach Marcus Seecamp about what it means to see his beloved Dees in another grand final.

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  • Walsh wows footy world at Brownlow

    Cobden footy product Sam Walsh almost certainly trumped his dad and two-time Colac district cricket league best-and-fairest winner Wayne when he bolted into Brownlow Medal contention.

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  • Alvie leader unsure about recognising top sides

    “It’s not the same, that’s for sure.”

    Alvie co-coach Morgan Eldridge says she is unsure about how her netballers would feel about earning recognition for their efforts in 2021 during a season with no finals.

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