Articles by Alex Baird

  • 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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  • Third ACL blow for Otway Districts

    A third victim of a season-ending knee injury and potential surgery to a key young footballer have dealt further blows to Otway Districts.

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  • Mystery injury for Cat

    Colac Imperials coach Paul Liistro says the club will hope to learn more news this week after a mystery knee injury sidelined young football leader Stewy McCann.

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  • Representative sides revealed, but matches postponed

    Colac district under-18 interleague coach Craig Hardingham says he is itching to see a representative outfit chockfull of emerging senior footballers get a chance to play together.

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