Articles by Ben Martin

  • Daycare meeting helps land burly Bomber

    There aren’t too many footballers recruited to a club through a meeting at daycare.

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  • Community gets behind sole finals team

    Around 150 Apollo Bay supporters packed out the Central Reserve changerooms early on Sunday morning as the tightknit community continues to get behind the club’s only finals team.

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  • Imps shake off finals nerves

    Colac Imperials under-18 coach Stewy McCann is confident the Cats have overcome the finals nerves that hindered them in their first final against Irrewarra-Beeac as the teams prepare to go head-to-head again tomorrow.

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  • Swans persuaded Moody to play on

    Star Alvie recruit Jay Moody says he wasn’t planning on playing footy at all this winter until he got a call from the Swans.

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  • New-look premiers eager to bounce back

    Only 11 players from Simpson’s 2023 reserves premiership side featured in the Tigers’ second semi-final on the weekend.

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  • Big blow for reigning premiers

    Star Alvie recruit Chris Moreland will miss the remainder of Colac district football finals after failing to have his three-game ban overturned at a tribunal last night, while injury has ruled out another Swan for the year.

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  • Tribunal for recruit as Swans cop bans

    Star Alvie recruit Chris Moreland will face a tribunal hearing tonight with hopes of playing again this season, but gun forward Lincoln Dare will miss this weekend’s preliminary final after the Swans accepted his one-game ban.

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  • Baby Morgan here just in time

    Alvie reserves coach Liam Williamson almost missed the Swans’ biggest game of the season so far – and for good reason.

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