Articles by Alex Baird

  • Long weekend delays soccer return

    Colac Otway Rovers president Tom Davis says the long weekend made it an easy decision for officials to delay soccer’s return at senior level after the coronavirus lockdown.

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  • Shortened season an option

    Colac district officials say “nothing is off the table” as the league considers shortening the home-and-away season and moving finals forward to get a result in 2021.

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  • New rules frustrate league

    The State Government has come under fire for imposing “unworkable” rules for the return of community sport, forcing local leagues to cancel senior fixtures this weekend.

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  • Surgery sidelines Demon

    Otway Districts stalwart Emma Craddock will have to wait at least another netball season to reach her 200-game milestone with the club after having surgery this week.

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  • Promising signs for Alvie netball rising star

    Alvie rising star Lily Eldridge could play more B Grade with the Swans in a bid to ease her way back into netball and push for a state league debut in the back-half of the season.

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  • Tribunal hands down suspensions

    Colac district league boss Peter Hickey says officials will come down hard on players found guilty of making contact to an opponent’s head after two footballers copped lengthy suspensions for separate incidents.

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  • League backs Indigenous game

    Could the Colac district league host its equivalent of the AFL’s Sir Doug Nicholls round in the future to recognise and celebrate Indigenous culture in the region?

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  • June Tournament blow for Apollo Bay golfers

    A committed Apollo Bay golf official says the club is devastated to cancel its June Tournament for a second-straight year after record numbers had entered its biggest event.

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