Articles by Ben Martin

  • Four inclusions for Lorne’s grand final side

    Star player-coach Ed Curnow heads a list of four ins for Lorne’s grand final team, while Irrewarra-Beeac has made one for today’s decider.

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  • Birregurra’s Melican through to AFL grand final

    Birregurra’s Lewis Melican is set to become the latest Colac district export to feature in an AFL grand final after his Sydney Swans booked a spot on the big stage tonight.

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  • Roo almost gave game away

    New Jack Mahoney Medallist Brad Surkitt revealed he almost gave football away on the eve of the worldwide pandemic.

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  • Dolphin eager to follow in family’s footsteps

    Emerging Lorne footballer Fraser Balderas hopes to become the latest member of his talented family to bring a premiership cup home to the coastal club tomorrow.

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  • Swans back squad despite outs

    Alvie reserves coach Liam Williamson has backed the squad that got the Swans into finals as the team prepares to lose four key players from its second semi-final side.

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  • Gun forward set to return

    League-leading goalkicker Ben Parish will make a timely return from illness for tomorrow’s under-18 grand final after initially fearing his season was over.

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  • Junior football teams eager to end droughts

    A premiership drought will come to an end when South Colac and Western Eagles go head-to-head in tomorrow’s under-14.5 grand final.

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  • Rising star puts cricket on hold

    Colac district football’s rising star award winner Micah Robb is set to put his promising cricket career on hold to focus on football this summer, but has not yet decided where he will be playing.

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