Articles by Alex Baird

  • Otway wary of potential hotspot

    Otway Districts junior footballers and netballers are preparing to travel to Lorne on Saturday, despite the club’s initial fears about a neighbouring coastal town being a coronavirus hotspot.

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  • Juniors in the spotlight

    League boss Peter Hickey has confirmed junior football and netball games will be played in the CDFNL this weekend, despite no senior matches due to coronavirus restrictions. The Herald understands GFNL underage games will also be played under AFL Barwon direction. More details to come. See Friday’s Colac Herald for more.

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  • Setback for Swans export

    Sydney coach John Longmire says former Birregurra footballer Lewis Melican suffered another blow in his recovery from a hamstring setback.

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  • Silverware for Slater in Darwin

    Darwin’s top cricket official says the club is lucky to have a player of Dylan Slater’s calibre in their second XI after the Colac export helped the Eagles land their first piece of silverware in 2021.

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  • Ex-Tiger thriving in Queensland

    Former Simpson jet Ben Jackson is the latest Colac district connection to north Queensland football powerhouse Port Douglas.

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  • Cougars rising star could earn promotion

    Geelong Cougars head coach Gerard Murphy says he would have no issue promoting emerging Colac netballer Zara Walters to the state league’s top-flight competition.

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  • League to reschedule junior interleague matches

    Colac district officials say they want to ensure junior footballers and netballers get a chance to play interleague this year after yesterday’s matches were cancelled.

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  • CDFNL opts against rescheduling round

    Colac district league boss Peter Hickey says officials are likely to follow advice from AFL Barwon and abandon their round eight footy and netball matches because of the state-wide lockdown.

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