Articles by Cooper Hayes
Clash to keep top spot awaits in-form Swans
A top-of-the-table clash between Alvie and Birregurra promises plenty of action, with both sides pushing to sit first at the midway point of the season.
Busted thumb for Birregurra recruit
A Birregurra recruit watched four doctors try and put back in his dislocated thumb before a near 48-hour wait to have the damage surgically corrected.
Ten goals from young Hawk the talk of the town
A 10 goal haul off one player’s boot catapulted Apollo Bay’s under-18 side into third place on the ladder and president Mick Wright says there is an exciting future ahead for the Hawks.
District grounds dry and weary
Multiple Colac and district sports clubs are hoping for rain, amid mounting impacts of the region’s drought.
Footballers nominate for mid-season draft
Four nominees from the Colac district and surrounding areas will be hoping to hear their names read out in tonight’s AFL mid-season draft.
Colac Otway Rovers get first taste of the top
A 4-1 defeat away from home was a baptism of fire for an undermanned Colac Otway Rovers in its inaugural Division One match.
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.
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.