Articles by Ben Martin

  • Tennis officials push for third division

    Polwarth district tennis officials hope a lack of sport over winter will lead to a third senior division this summer, with a season to potentially start next month.

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  • Bowlers pencil in start date

    Corangamite bowls officials have put plans in place for a potential drop in players this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, after setting a date for the season to potentially start.

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  • Towers to lead premiership defence

    Kawarren export Dean Towers and his UNSW-Eastern Suburbs football team will kick off their premiership defence when AFL Sydney finals start this weekend.

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  • Sporting restrictions lifted

    Regional Victorians will be able to return to some sports as of Thursday following the latest easing of restrictions.

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  • Champion Roo retires after two decades

    Retiring South Colac champion Clay Brewer says the time is definitely right to hang up the boots after being talked out of retirement the last three seasons.

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  • Injuries lead to Cat’s passion for coaching

    A career-ending injury led to Paul Liistro’s passion for coaching as a way of staying involved in football, and he has spent the past decade learning from some of the region’s best. The Colac Herald’s Ben Martin caught up with the Imps’ new leader.

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  • 2004: Tate, Buchanan lead Hawks to back-to-back flags

    Apollo Bay footballers Cameron Tate and Rahni Buchanan combined for 15 goals to lead the Hawks to back-to-back flags in 2004.

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  • AFL Barwon addresses player points reductions

    AFL Barwon has announced that “some” players will eligible for points reduction next year despite the 2020 season not going ahead.

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