Articles by Ben Martin
Tiger in AFL Cats’ academy
A dominant performance at the V-Line Cup has shown why Colac’s Ben Rongdit has earned selection in the Geelong Cats’ Next Gen Academy.
Runner wins bronze medal despite losing shoes
Not even losing her shoes in the mud could stop Colac athlete Kirstie Newcombe from winning a medal at the National Cross Country Championships at Adelaide.
‘Weird’ season for coastal club
Apollo Bay coach Jarrod Wight says the 2022 season was “one of the weirdest seasons” he’d ever been a part of.
Tiger follows in dad’s footsteps
Colac co-coach Darcy Lang will join his father Phil on the Colac Tigers’ best-and-fairest honour board after winning this year’s Ted Parker Medal.
Colac’s Cat ‘still a part of flag’
Geelong AFL premiership coach Chris Scott has made special mention of Colac’s Cooper Stephens during the Cats’ post-game celebrations.
Teenage Tigers footballer is month’s top sports star
The Colac Sportsmen’s Club has named junior state footballer Brady Hall as its Sports Star of the Month.
Family ‘so proud’ of premiership Cat
“He used to be this scrawny little kid that we’d all pick on, and now he’s a premiership player.”
Cat played with broken bone
Beeac export David Cameron has revealed he played in Geelong’s famous 1989 VFL grand final with a broken collarbone.