Articles by Alex Baird

  • Alvie still working out best 21

    Alvie coach Joe Dare will soon get a gauge of his best 21, with the Swans’ injury list shrinking.

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  • New Roo reaching new heights

    South Colac recruit Mercedez Hickey has a career change to thank for helping take her netball game to a new level on return to the CDFNL’s A Grade competition in 2021. 

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  • Hawks call on ex-Diamond

    Apollo Bay coach Rhiannon White reached out to former Australian superstar Madi Browne this week to fine tune her netballers as they build towards a return to finals.

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  • Rovers score first triumph

    Colac Otway Rovers coach Sohail Ali says soccer rising star Joar Riek is chance for this year’s Golden Boot Award after a four-goal performance led his under-12 side to its first win of the season.

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  • Parish a genuine big-game player

    Winchelsea export Darcy Parish is proving a genuine big-game player in the AFL after claiming his third best-on-ground medal this year in a blockbuster match for Essendon.

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  • Horror injury run leads to coach’s early return

    Lorne coach Carly Enticott says she scrambled to find a spare netball uniform against the Western Eagles after her side’s horror run of injuries forced an early return from her own setback. 

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  • Caddy sets sights on big 2022 after knee setback

    Apollo Bay export Alice Caddy has her sights on a big VFLW campaign in 2022, after a serious knee injury put an early end to her breakout football season with the Darebin Falcons.

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  • Ground repairs force Saints to move to Colac

    Birregurra president Mick Paddick says the Saints expect to be back playing at home later this month after ground repairs forced the club to shift this weekend’s footy and netball matches.

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