Articles by Alex Baird

  • AFL premiership star set to join Birregurra

    Birregurra has landed AFL champion Jarryd Roughead for a game of cricket and hopes to make the clash a showdown with his former Hawthorn premiership captain Luke Hodge.

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  • Lang puts his name forward with four-goal performance

    Colac football export Darcy Lang did his chances of an AFL call-up no harm when he booted four goals for Carlton in a modified reserves match. The former Alvie and Colac Tigers junior travelled to Perth with the Blues, who took on West Coast on Sunday afternoon. Players not selected in the AFL clash featured […]

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  • Export’s silver lining after season derailed

    Colac Tigers product Brooke Allan says working closely with champion netballer Ash Brazill has eased the pain of having her second year with Collingwood derailed.

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  • Emerging cricketer strengthens Warrion’s depth

    Warrion has secured one of Colac district cricket’s emerging young stars as the club aims to bolster its depth without access to overseas players in 2020-21.

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  • Rovers pull the pin on 2020 campaign

    Colac Otway Rovers officials say soccer’s profile has grown in the district, despite the club not hitting the park this year.

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  • Coach eager to lead club again

    Untried Colac Otway Rovers coach James Gorman says he is “absolutely” committed to leading the club in 2021 after his first year in charge failed to get off the ground.

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  • Bulls appoint first leaders

    Pomborneit has pounced on south west women’s cricket trailblazer Grace Lee to coach the club during the inaugural season of Colac’s senior competition.

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  • Coronavirus stalls cricket pre-season

    Colac district clubs will have to wait to start pre-season after Cricket Victoria put the sport on hold during the coronavirus lockdown.

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