Articles by Alex Baird

  • Injury forces export to return to Victoria

    Frankston coach Danny Ryan says Jack Berry’s setback in the Northern Territory league won’t impact the Colac district football export’s season in a new second-tier national competition in 2021.

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  • Irrewarra young gun’s breakthrough knock

    Teenager Hugh Nelson’s breakthrough knock was the catalyst behind Irrewarra’s thrilling Twenty20 win against Birregurra to land the club the last spot in Sunday’s Big Bash finals.

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  • Teen makes life tough for Stoneyford

    Stoneyford co-captain Dom Dare says Clay Jenkin is the latest teenager to make life tough for experienced cricketers as the club chases a record sixth-straight flag.

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  • League plans to put on a show for T20 finals

    League officials want to mirror a regional Twenty20 competition by creating a carnival-type atmosphere during this weekend’s Colac district’s finals at the Lake Oval. 

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  • Redback ready for another big weekend

    Bryce McDonald has backed his brother Josh to be fit for another busy weekend of cricket after soreness forced the emerging quick to sit out Tuesday’s crunch T20 for Irrewarra.

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  • Warrion wants to make the most of Murray

    Warrion will aim to make the most of experienced cricketer Murray Marnoch during his return to Victoria over the holiday period.

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  • Cats strengthened by Colac

    “As a team, we’re better when we have a player from Colac in it, and history would show that.”

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  • ROLLING TEAM OF THE YEAR: ROUND 8

    The Colac Herald’s rolling Team of the Year has returned for the 2020-21 season. The side is chosen purely on form, with selectors picking the squad of 12 players based on their impact on games and consistency during the summer.

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