Articles by: Ben Martin
Dolphins deliver 14th flag
Lorne premiership coach Ed Curnow says anything is possible when you’ve got a group of players that love coming together to improve their game.
Hard call for Lorne selectors
Lorne coach Ed Curnow made special mention of the unlucky Dolphins squeezed out of Saturday’s grand final team during post-game celebrations.
Four inclusions for Lorne’s grand final side
Star player-coach Ed Curnow heads a list of four ins for Lorne’s grand final team, while Irrewarra-Beeac has made one for today’s decider.
Birregurra’s Melican through to AFL grand final
Birregurra’s Lewis Melican is set to become the latest Colac district export to feature in an AFL grand final after his Sydney Swans booked a spot on the big stage tonight.
Roo almost gave game away
New Jack Mahoney Medallist Brad Surkitt revealed he almost gave football away on the eve of the worldwide pandemic.
Dolphin eager to follow in family’s footsteps
Emerging Lorne footballer Fraser Balderas hopes to become the latest member of his talented family to bring a premiership cup home to the coastal club tomorrow.
Swans back squad despite outs
Alvie reserves coach Liam Williamson has backed the squad that got the Swans into finals as the team prepares to lose four key players from its second semi-final side.
Gun forward set to return
League-leading goalkicker Ben Parish will make a timely return from illness for tomorrow’s under-18 grand final after initially fearing his season was over.
Junior football teams eager to end droughts
A premiership drought will come to an end when South Colac and Western Eagles go head-to-head in tomorrow’s under-14.5 grand final.
Rising star puts cricket on hold
Colac district football’s rising star award winner Micah Robb is set to put his promising cricket career on hold to focus on football this summer, but has not yet decided where he will be playing.
Dominant season for Simpson footballer
Simpson footballer Cody Mason polled 27 of a possible 33 votes during a runaway win in Colac district football’s reserves vote count this week.
Junior graduates boost Bombers
Irrewarra-Beeac’s Max Hutchinson says stepping into the senior ranks alongside a host of his old junior teammates had added to the excitement of the Bombers’ big season.
Medallist joins rare company
Star Alvie defender Ruby Bowers says she was shocked to become just the fourth back-to-back winner of Colac district netball’s A Grade best-and-fairest award.
Bulldog cleans up awards
The family of Colac's Keeley Hardingham says her impressive efforts at this week's VFLW awards night are a well deserved reward for the hard work she's put in this season.
Swan and Bomber favourites to win rising star award
Alvie’s Micah Robb and Irrewarra-Beeac’s Mitch Thornton will start as early favourites as the Colac District Football Netball League looks to crown a new Max Gray Memorial Award winner tonight.
Triple-figure loss failed to diminish the Saints’ hope
Even after a 103-point loss to start the season, Birregurra under-18 captain Tom Armistead says he was confident the Saints had a team capable of making it to a grand final.
Bright future for young Tiger
Simpson football officials are keen to get young Tiger Olly Rial onto a Geelong Falcons or GWV Rebels list next season after he won the Colac district league’s under-18 best-and-fairest award as a bottom-bottom-ager.
Imps midfielder wins medal in final round
A best-on-ground performance in the final round has helped Colac Imperials’ Darcy Foster net Colac district football’s under-14.5 best-and-fairest award in a thrilling count this week.
Talented defender learning from ‘Warra’s best
League best-and-fairest winner Emmy Frith says working alongside Irrewarra-Beeac’s star A Grade defenders has helped her take her game to another level this season.
Sixth grand final for Bluey
Veteran Irrewarra-Beeac ruckman Jaden “Bluey” Angus knows how lucky he is to be playing in his sixth grand final this weekend.
Curnow’s selection blues
Lorne coach Ed Curnow says he’s not feeling great about the selection headache he’ll face ahead of this weekend’s grand final against Irrewarra-Beeac, with four players in the mix to return from injury.
Fox declares himself fit for Dolphins’ decider
Lorne rising star Cole Fox has declared himself fit for a potential return in this weekend’s grand final following concerns over the severity of his concussion.
Young Bomber’s return close
Irrewarra-Beeac junior officials are confident young talent Ashton Middleton should be fit to return for this weekend’s under-18 grand final.
‘Bitterly disappointing’ finish to Swans’ season
Alvie co-coach Shane Quick says a straight-sets finals exit was a “bitterly disappointing” way to end a season that had so much promise.
