Articles by Alex Baird

  • Blues embrace Bomber’s rise to All-Australian

    Winchelsea’s Daniel Greskie says its footy community is having flashbacks of Darcy Parish dominating the midfield at junior level with the Blues during his All-Australian season with Essendon this year.

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  • League ensures netball side’s won’t be short

    CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey says league officials will ensure clubs have no shortage of players in netball finals after concerns surrounding player qualification rules.

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  • Young Tiger’s remarkable result in league count

    Concussion and missed games of footy due to playing up an age level have failed to stop respected young Colac Tigers leader George Melville from almost claiming a league best-and-fairest.

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  • Reserves rule change a must

    Imagine former AFL footballer Ben Bucovaz or three-time Hampden league medallist Levi Dare running around in a CDFNL reserves final?

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  • Demons upbeat despite record

    You couldn’t tell Otway Districts had a tough footy season when speaking to Sean Maxwell about his first season in charge of the club alongside Demons’ favourite son Stewart Sutherland.

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  • League in no hurry to host vote count

    CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey says the league will wait to present this year’s Jack Mahoney and Val Russell medals in a bid to recognise the district’s top footballers and netballers in person.

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  • Cricket’s vow to delay season to help football

    “There’s no question about it, we’d do it in a heartbeat.”

    Colac District Cricket Association chairman Steve Millar says officials would delay the start of the 2021-22 campaign if it meant footy and netball seasons could finish this year.

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  • New mum earns Team of the Year honours

    Seeing champion Colac netball export Bec O’Neill’s name in a Team of the Year squad is nothing unusual, but her latest accolade as a new mum might be her best one yet.

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