Articles by Ben Martin

  • Bombers legend to hang up boots

    One of Colac district football’s most decorated careers has come to an end with Irrewarra-Beeac champion Khan Beckett hanging up his boots.

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  • Nine clubs to field teams in all three junior grades

    Colac district football officials say concerns about introducing a third junior age group have been unfounded, with nine of the 10 clubs indicating they will field teams in all three grades.

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  • Langdon wins inaugural award

    Colac’s Grace Langdon has taken out the Colac Summer Netball Association’s inaugural Lesley Hayes Award for best-on-court player in the A Grade decider.

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  • Century goalkicker to boost Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay football coach Brent Macleod expects his forward line to cause headaches for opposition defenders this season after adding a century goalkicker.

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  • Falcon back after heart surgery

    Wensleydale’s Indy Parish has made a remarkable return to the football field just five months after having open-heart surgery.

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  • Third-year Tiger named captain

    It’s taken just three seasons with the Colac Tigers for young defender Jack Melican to earn the role of senior football captain. The Tigers announced Melican, 24, would head a young leadership group set to lead the club during the 2019 Geelong Football League season. New vice-captain and former AFL footballer Tom Simpkin, 28, is […]

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  • Falcons call on district duo

    Colac district duo Mitch Thornton and Trey Wheadon represented the Geelong Falcons’ under-16 team in the first round of the Vic Country championships at Colac’s Central Reserve today.

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  • Falcons call on district pair

    Colac district duo Mitch Thornton and Trey Wheadon represented the Geelong Falcons’ under-16 team in the first round of the Vic Country championships at Colac’s Central Reserve today.

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