Cricket
Cricket move creates conversation
New Stoneyford co-captain Dale Boyd has no issues with a salary cap, but says the league’s decision to lower player points after just one season could hurt the standard of the competition.
Silverware for Slater in Darwin
Darwin’s top cricket official says the club is lucky to have a player of Dylan Slater’s calibre in their second XI after the Colac export helped the Eagles land their first piece of silverware in 2021.
Slater’s special stint up north
Colac export and emerging cricket mentor Dylan Slater is spending a winter in the Northern Territory coaching its young talent and mixing with impressive names in Australian circles.
Cricket officials crack down on player payments
Colac district cricket president Steve Millar says fears of big sums of money being paid to players have forced officials to introduce a salary cap in the competition for the first time.
Merv happy to help Hawks
Former Aussie Test cricket icon Merv Hughes says he was stoked to take on a special role with Apollo Bay’s footy and netball club to continue his family’s strong links with the coastal town.
Accolades boost Garner’s Cup bid
“If he misses out on that he’s real stiff, and if he gets in it it’ll be on the back of all the effort that he’s put in.”
Former skipper eyes footy success
Talented Colac district sportsman Dom Dare says he’d love to add a senior footy flag to his seven cricket premierships this year.
Squiz sets the record straight
“I really made it my priority and I just wanted to be happy with what I did. I kept telling the family ‘It’s not going to write itself’ as I disappeared into the shed during Covid.”