Articles by Ben Martin

  • Retired champions put hands up to help out

    Colac Tigers officials have praised the club’s retired stars for putting up their hands in a time of need, with three ex-Tigers suiting up in the reserves on the weekend.

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  • Coach not dwelling on score

    Apollo Bay coach Tyson Holt says he couldn’t fault the young Hawks’ effort despite the Bay becoming the first scoreless team in Colac district football in eight years.

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  • ‘It felt like we’d won a flag’

    “It nearly felt like we’d won a grand final.”

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  • Young gun to make make Falcons debut

    The Geelong Falcons have named Colac Imperials young gun Jack Skinner to make his long-awaited debut this weekend.

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  • Special milestone for premiership Roo

    A South Colac premiership player will notch up a special milestone in tomorrow’s clash with Simpson. On the same day that Simpson’s Brad Salmon reaches game 200, South Colac’s Joel Menzies will play his 150th game. Menzies, a successful all-round sportsman, was part of the Roos’ 2022 grand final winning side, adding a senior football […]

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  • Footballer overcoming demons after accident

    Champion Colac district footballer Darren Balboni says he feared for his life after the tractor he was driving fell 30 metres down a cliff, leaving him stuck with a broken back for around 12 hours.

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  • Basketballer relishing his move to Birregurra

    Birregurra recruit Kye Baulch says putting his blossoming basketball career on hold to dive headfirst into football this year was one of the best decisions he’s made.

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  • Bay keen to grow clash

    Apollo Bay Football Netball Club president Sally Cannon says she’d love to see the Colac district league embrace a league-wide Indigenous round.

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