Articles by Ben Martin

  • Saints search for venue to host Indigenous match

    Birregurra Football Netball Club is on the hunt for a new venue for its historic Indigenous clash with Apollo Bay.

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  • Former Cat’s big impact

    Paul Lynch will always be remembered for leading the Colac Tigers to their first premiership in the Geelong Football League in 2014. But the former AFL footballer made plenty of headlines during his lone season as a player with the club in its first season in the GFL. The Colac Herald’s Ben Martin caught up with the former Geelong footballer as the Tigers prepare to celebrate two decades in the league next month.

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  • CDFNL to pause season during COVID-19 interruptions

    The Colac District Football Netball League will have a new approach to COVID-19 interruptions from next year.

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  • CDFNL season to work backwards, finals format to stay

    Colac District Football Netball League officials have confirmed its fixture will recommence with the final round of the home-and-away season and work backwards to ensure all teams play each other, while the top-five finals system is here to stay.

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  • Junior interleague in doubt due to confirmed case

    Colac District Football Netball League chairman Peter Hickey says this weekend’s junior interleague matches are in doubt due to a confirmed COVID-19 case connected to a Ballarat school.

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  • Senior opportunity boosts young Brave

    Colac Braves rising star Simon Day says his first season in the senior ranks has helped take his baseball to the next level this season.

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  • Young Bomber taking off

    Irrewarra-Beeac rising star Josh Sanders hopes his rapid adjustment to senior footy can land him a spot in the Geelong Falcons’ NAB League squad next year.

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  • Hawks coach fighting fit

    Apollo Bay co-coach Dion Lawson says he feels capable of cracking into the Hawks’ engine room again after shedding almost 10 kilograms in the past two-and-a-half months.

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