Articles by Ben Martin

  • Injured Swans trio ‘given every chance’

    Alvie Football Netball Club will give its injured star trio every chance to get up for the senior football grand final following a bruising semi-final win on Saturday.

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  • Birregurra takes it right up to minor premiers

    Birregurra has proven the battle for the under-14.5 premiership isn’t a one-horse race despite Irrewarra-Beeac booking a spot in its second straight grand final.

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  • Hearing awaits

    Two Colac district footballers are in jeopardy of missing out on their grand finals following reports on the weekend.

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  • Swans end 18-year drought

    Alvie coach Joe Dare says it’s pleasing the Swans were able to book a spot in the club’s first senior football grand final since 2005 after the Swans “let themselves down last year”.

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  • ‘We’ll bounce back’ says Imps coach

    Colac Imperials coach Paul Liistro hopes his side’s second semi-final loss with galvanise the playing group as it looks to bounce back in this week’s preliminary final.

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  • Simpson steam train roars into grand final

    The steam train that is Simpson’s reserves football team has stormed into the grand final on the back of a 17-game winning streak, upstaging minor premier Alvie in the process.

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  • Bombers eager to respond

    Irrewarra-Beeac under-18 coach Rob Elborough is confident the Bombers can make the right adjustments after Lorne handed his side its first loss of the season, booking a spot in its third-straight grand final.

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  • ‘Warra through to prelim

    Irrewarra-Beeac will take on the Colac Imperials in this weekend’s preliminary final after ending Lorne’s season in today’s first semi-final with a 9.12 (66) to 6.5 (41) win as the Colac Herald went to print.

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