Articles by Ben Martin

  • Muddy comeback for former Dee

    Former AFL footballer Dean Towers got a welcome return to country footy as Otway Districts prevailed over Simpson in one of the muddiest games of the year.

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  • Debutants make impact

    Colac Tigers officials say the club’s newest debutants Brady Hall and Max Buchanan both had an impact in the Tigers’ win over St Joseph’s.

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  • Western Eagles send coach out on a high

    The Western Eagles survived a major scare from Apollo Bay to send coach Craig Hardingham out on a high, in a fiery match in which “about six” yellow cards were handed out.

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  • Young duo to debut for Colac

    The Colac Tigers have called on teenage duo Brady Hall and Max Buchanan to debut in tomorrow’s big clash with St Joseph’s.

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  • Otway’s star AFL export always wanted to return

    Dean Towers says returning to Otway Districts and leading the club to a premiership after his AFL career had always been a dream of his, but says tomorrow’s clash will likely be his last.

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  • Long recovery for Swan

    Alvie footballer Reegan Monaghan says he’s come to terms with the fact that his gruesome leg injury has denied him a chance to be a part of the Swans’ premiership hunt this season.

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  • Combine’s opponents ‘hated us’

    Colac-Coragulac premiership coach Stephen Theodore remembers his team’s 1983 premiership success being all the sweeter because “we were hated”.

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  • Finals-bound juniors overcome years of pain

    Colac’s under-14 footballers have put to bed “years of pain” as they prepare for the club’s first final tomorrow.

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