Articles by Alex Baird

  • 1978: League launches inquiry

    May 13, 1978 Colac and District Football League has opened an investigation into incidents during and after the Alvie and Birregurra match at Alvie. The CDFL has received two official complaints – one from the mother of a Birregurra player injured during the last quarter of the match, and the other from Alvie Football Club […]

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  • Panthers imports play waiting game

    Warrion imports Sam Harris and Charlie Barriball had envisaged being back in England by now getting stuck into a new cricket season on home turf.

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  • Cunnington calls on clubs to accept challenge

    Cobden AFL export Ben Cunnington is the face of an online initiative aimed to keep local footballers and netballers connected during coronavirus.

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  • Ann-Marie’s lasting legacy at Lorne

    Ann-Marie Keane’s netball legacy at Lorne will never be forgotten after the Dolphins family shared a special story about her role during the club’s maiden premiership triumph.

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  • Premiership coach eyes fairytale finish

    Two-time Birregurra premiership coach Ben Boseley says he would love nothing more than one last hurrah at the Saints after eyeing a return to football.

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  • The very best of Birregurra

    Birregurra’s 2016 and ’17 premiership sides might go down as one of the CDFNL’s most formidable outfits. The Saints lost just two games across both seasons with a blend of homegrown talent from its successful junior program mixing with a host of big-name and underrated recruits. Herald readers voted Birregurra’s back-to-back premiership outfit as the best of the decade in an online poll, so we decided to look back on the club’s glory years with Ben Boseley, the man who led the Saints to the top of Colac district footy.

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  • Jan’s remarkable journey earns recognition

    Warrion’s Jan Smith has made her mark in equestrian from grassroots level right through to the very top of the sport wearing various hats during her dedicated career.

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  • Siblings share special wins

    Siblings Damien and Stephanie Thornton will always share special memories of the first Saturday of May after the Colac jockeys celebrated career-defining wins.

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