Articles tagged: Colac District
AFL coaches praise Cobden young gun
Former Cobden junior footballer Sam Walsh has earned recognition from AFL coaches as the competition’s best young player.
State squad member set to start season at City
State under-19 squad member Josh Garner says he is likely to start his 2020-21 cricket campaign with City United in a major boost for last season’s grand finalist.
Association backflips on compulsory helmets
Coronavirus is likely to force Colac district cricket officials to backflip their ruling of mandatory helmets for batsmen this season.
Cricketers prepare to be COVID safe
Colac district cricket officials are urging clubs to get on the front foot with their COVID-safe plans to ensure a season can get off the ground.
League to monitor cases before return
A Colac district cricket season remains likely to start around November as officials stay mindful of COVID-19 cases in the region and how measures will look to protect players from the virus.
Saints hope to retain star recruits
Birregurra co-coach Glen Darroch says homegrown Saints Ethan Floyd and Josh Weatherhead headline footballers the club hopes to hang on to for the 2021 campaign.
RSL move to boost Colac district clubs
CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey says officials are confident their RSL venture will boost clubs financially for years to come after they followed a successful model from a neighbouring league.
Wood wants to remain a Dog
Former Camperdown footballer Easton Wood has signalled extending his career at the Western Bulldogs as he aims to return for the club’s season-defining final round match.
Quarantine helps St Mary’s recruit settle in
Apollo Bay product Dustin Walters says arriving in the Northern Territory and spending two weeks in isolation has prepared him for what to expect playing footy up north.
Saints sign another former Colac Tiger
Former Colac district rising star winner Dustin Walters says he wants to stamp his authority on the Northern Territory Football League.
‘Super’ carnival on the cards
Colac district’s top junior cricketers could feature in a “super” Country Week carnival this summer after the Youth Premier League was cancelled for 2020-21.
Champion netballer on the hunt for cricketers
Champion Camperdown netballer Tracey Baker is on a recruiting drive for a rival sporing code after joining Bookaar’s first ever women’s cricket team.
Gun Cobden export among Warrion’s new recruits
Angus Uwland is the latest elite cricketer from the South West competition to join Warrion, which has also bolstered its slow bowling stocks with a Colac rising star.
Cricket waits for direction
Colac district league chairman Steve Millar says he expects to learn more today from Cricket Victoria about what a potential 2020-21 season might look like.
November signalled for cricket’s start
Re-elected Colac District Cricket Association president Steve Millar says the board has signalled November as the likely start to a 2020-21 season as Victoria still grapples with coronavirus. The league hosted its annual meeting online for the first time on Tuesday night, with about 30 cricket followers logging on. Millar said committee members had no […]
When Wayne’s world was Cobden
Wayne Walsh and Phil Lang would have never struggled finding something to talk about if they crossed paths at a Carlton AFL match or club function last year.
