Articles by Cooper Hayes

  • Rovers create history with top grade promotion

    The Colac Otway Rovers have been promoted to Football Geelong Men’s Division One and coach Eddie Dorris says the club is relishing the dream scenario.

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  • Club culture nurtures new recruit

    “The way the team gathers around each other is phenomenal, it’s just something I have never experienced before,” says Colac Golf Club’s latest recruit Caleb Perry.

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  • Bottom to the top for golfers

    Champion Colac golfer Rhys Tillack says a year filled with camaraderie, trust and hard work was the perfect recipe to land the club its first South West Division Two pennant
    title.

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  • Clubs weigh in on livestream debate

    Country footy is as visible as it’s ever been. Now, the rise of video footage in neighbouring leagues and emergence of an “Eagle Eye” in local matches has sparked discussion about the future of recording and livestreaming in the CDFNL.

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  • CDFNL Interleague Netball Squad 2025

    The Colac District Football Netball league has announced representative netball will make a return alongside the football on June 9 at Winchelsea.

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  • Rovers set sights on top grade

    “Strange” is the word Colac Otway Rovers senior coach Eddie Dorris used to describe the feeling after his team’s win last weekend, making for an undefeated run in the grading games this season.

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  • Colac Otway finds back of the net for first time

    A stunning freekick from Rovers Women’s Megan Rodway marks the team’s first competitive goal and provides coach Rebekah Codling with confidence for the season ahead.

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  • Rovers continue red-hot form

    Rovers head coach Eddie Dorris says a preseason spent focusing on defensive structure has led to an electric opening campaign and a potential push for Division One.

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