Articles by Alex Baird

  • 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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  • Flag dream alive for Moloney

    Colac football export Darcy Moloney’s hopes of playing for a VFLW flag remain alive, with officials working towards a way to host a grand final during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Cobden punches above again

    Cobden continues to punch well above its weight division at the elite level after boasting three exports in this year’s AFL All-Australian squad.

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  • Exports gear up for finals

    Winchelsea football product Darcy Parish and former Cobden junior Zach Merrett will aim to deliver Essendon its first finals win in 17 years this weekend.

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