Articles tagged: CDFL
DOUBTERS WRONG: Swans silence critics with win over Lorne
NEW Alvie coach Dan Casey says the Swans enjoyed proving the doubters wrong after the team’s major scalp against Lorne.
DEPLETED: Injuries rock Hawks before season starts
APOLLO BAY has been rocked by injury and player unavailability on the eve of the 2016 season.
SCRAPING THROUGH: Saints storm home in one-point thriller
OFF-SEASON recruiting heavyweights Lorne and Birregurra have lived up to their hype, producing a thrilling season opener which saw the Saints come from behind to win by a point.
MAKING A SPLASH: Dolphins in finals mix after solid recruiting
NEW LORNE coach Sam Stavenuiter says his team will not get ahead of itself despite the hype building at the coastal club.
AGAINST THE ODDS: Recruit fit and firing after cancer battle
TOM SUTHERLAND will create a new chapter in his remarkable story of cancer survival when he pulls on the boots with Otway Districts this football season.
SAINTS RETURN: Star players return to Birregurra
BIRREGURRA is firming as a Colac district football premiership favourite following the return of star key-position players Luke Phillips and Tom McCrickard.
ABSENT ASSETS: Irrewarra-Beeac footballers in doubt
IRREWARRA-BEEAC coach Dean Scheetz says the inclusion of Colac Tigers youngsters can combat the absence of veteran Bombers this season.
CLAWS OUT: Cats strengthen list with new forwards
COLAC IMPERIALS officials are confident the inclusion of a host of forwards will keep the Imps a contender this season.
NEXT GENERATION: Colac’s young cubs prepared for call-up
COLAC football coach Paul Lynch says the Tigers’ next crop of senior players are proving they are ready to play senior football.
CLUB SWITCH: Colac district footballers join Thomson
TWO of Colac district’s top-three finishers in last season’s Jack Mahoney Medal vote count have joined Geelong district club Thomson.
NEW FACES: South football recruits fill holes in line-up
SOUTH COLAC coach Tim Foley believes the club’s newest football recruits will provide the team with what it lacked in last year’s preliminary final loss.
NEW DEN FOR LIONS: Forrest players find new homes
KEY FORREST footballers Andrew White, Simon Prymke, Daniel Sprigg, Joel Winberg and injured Michael Gregorio have already found new homes.
SWOOPING IN: Recruits join Eagles
FORMER Geelong district interleague footballer and Winchelsea captain Trent McLure heads a list of nine new recruits to join the Western Eagles this off-season.
DREAM TEAM: Duo excited to coach Imps despite busy schedule
NEW Colac Imperials co-coach James Morgan has revealed he and Tom McKay were hesitant to take on the Imps’ top job when the club approached them.
Lorne signs gun recruits for 2016
NEW Lorne coach Sam Stavenuiter has taken little time to strengthen the Dolphins’ list and turn the team into a genuine flag contender.
DARK DAY FOR LIONS: Forrest forced into recession
FORREST Football Club president Warren Miller says the committee was “absolutely gutted” to announce the club would go into recession in 2016.
New coach bolsters Western Eagles list
NEW Western Eagles coach Paul Price has tapped into his Winchelsea connections to bolster the Eagles’ list.
Imps mentor stands down
COLAC IMPERIALS have received a major blow on the eve of the football season, with incoming coach Sean O’Neill stepping down from the position.
South Colac defender joins Tigers
EMERGING South Colac footballer Matt Kenny has parted ways with the Roos to test himself in the Geelong Football League.
Swans sign Dolphins tall
SOUTH BARWON football officials say new Swans recruit and former Lorne footballer Lochie Donne is shaping up as a ready-made senior footballer.
Champion goalkicker returns to Birregurra
BIRREGURRA football recruiters have strengthened the team’s spine with champion forward Christian Kelly and ruckman James Bower returning to the club.
Star Roo misses cut on reality TV show
FLASHY South Colac forward Ben Cox says realising the door to his AFL dream is all but shut is a bitter pill to swallow.
Football clubs receive extra player points, but not equally
AFL BARWON has announced alterations to Colac district football club’s allocated player points for the 2016 season.
Colac footballer back at Bombers
WORK commitments have forced Colac Tigers key-position player Dillyn Fedley to return to his home club Irrewarra-Beeac.
