Articles by Ben Martin

  • Colac duo in Young Guns series

    Tobyn Murray will join Colac teammate Will McLachlan in the upcoming AFL Victoria Young Guns series, with a chance to impress in front of AFL recruits.

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  • Perfect 10 votes for trio

    A Roo, Tiger and Eagle scored the perfect 10 coaches’ votes during the second round of Colac district football.

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  • Support helps debutante shine

    Colac’s new Melbourne Vixen Zara Walters says there were plenty of “pinch-yourself moments” ahead of her impressive debut in Suncorp Super Netball.

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  • Baseballers fall short to premiers

    New Colac Braves coach Brad Egan says there were lots of positives to take out of the understrength Braves’ narrow loss in the weekend’s grand final rematch.

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  • Imps hope to see recruit soon

    Colac Imperials hope the debut of star recruit Tom Simpkin could be getting closer following his delayed start to the season.

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  • Swans fine with ruckman’s Hamilton appearance

    Alvie co-coach Shane Quick says the Swans have no issues with their 34-year-old star ruckman making cameo appearances in a neighbouring league during the club’s bye rounds.

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  • Major milestone for archers

    The Colac Otway Achers will celebrate 30 years in the district during the club’s annual two-day shoot this weekend. The Colac Herald’s Ben Martin spoke to the club’s founding member Lorraine Black about how the sport exploded in the region.

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  • New forward duo kicks 13 for Tigers

    Simpson coach Daniel Beard says he was always confident a Harding-Garth one-two punch would work following its dominant unveiling on the weekend.

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