Articles by Alex Baird

  • Saint celebrates game 300

    Birregurra officials have paid tribute to committed netballer Emily Collins, who played her 300th game for the club on the weekend.

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  • Foundation Rover retires

    Colac Otway Rovers will this year be without a familiar face on the soccer pitch for the first time, after injury forced foundation player Liam Power to hang up the boots.

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  • Sidelined Swan in no rush to return

    Alvie’s Lily Eldridge says she doesn’t know when she’ll play netball again. The Geelong Cougars rising star is battling with fatigue after she was diagnosed with active glandular fever, with the setback putting her promising career on hold and impacting her day-to-day life.

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  • Parish joins elite company after Anzac Day outing

    Winchelsea football product Darcy Parish joined elite company during arguably his best ever performance for Essendon in its Anzac Day blockbuster.

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  • Walters to represent Victoria

    Colac netballer Zara Walters will represent Victoria at this year’s national 19-and-under carnival, despite still being a bottom-age player.

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  • Falcons-listed Saint snags 10

    Birregurra officials say Geelong Falcons-listed footballer Noah Allen is “at the top of his game” as he put his name forward for a NAB League debut following a 10-goal haul with the Saints.

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  • Hawks lure champion defender back to club

    Champion Apollo Bay defender Marli Coutts made a surprise return to netball to help the Hawks claim their second big scalp in 2021.

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  • Dolphins rising star’s injury the only blemish

    A hamstring injury to Lorne rising star Bailey Alford was the only setback as the reigning football premier returned to the winners’ list in a big way on the weekend.

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