Articles by Alex Baird

  • League delays cricket’s start to allow clubs time

    Colac district league chairman Steve Millar says a cricket season will start on October 31 if officials deem the sport COVID-safe.

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  • Demons co-coaches step down

    Coronavirus has denied Alex Burnett and Ben Allan a chance to register a senior game as co-coaches of Otway Districts.

    The pair, who were set to lead Demons footballers this year, have chosen not to reapply for the position.

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  • League backs Big Bash return

    Colac district’s popular Twenty20 Big Bash competition will continue through coronavirus as league officials turn their attention to fixturing for the upcoming cricket season. 

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  • AFL coaches praise Cobden young gun

    Former Cobden junior footballer Sam Walsh has earned recognition from AFL coaches as the competition’s best young player.

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  • Sharks make move for future

    Apollo Bay will use a season in Division Two to develop the club’s up-and-coming cricketers.

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  • Garner gears up for biggest test

    Colac cricket rising star Josh Garner says breaking into Victoria’s team as a bottom-age under-19 player will be his toughest assignment yet.

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  • Exports poll highly for Essendon

    Former Cobden and Winchelsea junior footballers Zach Merrett and Darcy Parish have earned top 10 finishes in Essendon’s best-and-fairest.

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  • New driving range almost ready

    Colac Golf Club vice president Wayne O’Dowd said the project was in full swing, with signs and targets already being installed at the site.

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