Articles by Alex Baird

  • 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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  • Shock draw sparks Swans

    Alvie co-coach Morgan Eldridge says a shock draw in round one was exactly what her netballers needed to kick their title defence into gear. The Swans went on to win the next six games by a whopping average margin of 38.1 goals after Irrewarra-Beeac stunned the 2019 premiers with a tie during a standalone match […]

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  • Blue on the hunt for old cricket gear

    Wayne Green is once again on a mission to salvage unwanted or second-hand cricket gear across the Colac district to help the game grow in disadvantaged countries.

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  • Cats move a boost for district

    Geelong officials are eager to provide female players in the Colac district with a clear pathway to Victorian Premier Cricket ahead of a historic summer for the club in 2021-22.

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