Articles by Alex Baird
GMHBA to host GFNL grand finals
AFL Barwon officials have confirmed GMHBA Stadium will host the GFNL grand final for the first time since the Colac Tigers’ heartbreaking loss to St Mary’s in 2019 – and it won’t be played on a Saturday.
Braves icon returns to lead club
A long-term plan to see Colac playing top-grade baseball and an appetite to return to his home club has new Braves mentor Brad Egan excited entering his first head-coaching role.
Love hearing tonight
Stoneyford will learn Matthew Love’s grand final fate tonight when the club attempts to overturn his three-match suspension at an independent tribunal hearing.
Coastal club gears up for big weekend of finals
Apollo Bay’s female brigade of cricketers are peaking at the right time of the season ahead of a big weekend of finals for the coastal club.
Dean dedicates drive to Gran
Producing what he rates as his best performance at state level in speedway had added meaning for Colac driver Dean Jenkins who said goodbye to one of his biggest supporters yesterday.
Hall of Famer: Hodge’s ‘special’ Hawks honour
Hawthorn’s newest Hall of Fame inductee, Colac’s own Luke Hodge, says a busy life in Brisbane won’t see him back in the brown and gold in a coaching capacity anytime soon.
Young gun owns Great Otway Gravel Grind
Forrest might build Tasman Nankervis a statue after he was crowned King of the Otways following another dominant weekend by the endurance rider at the Otway Odyssey.
Star Swans skipper to challenge Farooq
Cricket leaders say Alvie premiership captain Jarrod Groves can challenge Stoneyford sensation Farooq Qureshi’s for this year’s Bill Johnston medal.