Football
Swan’s haul catches coaches’ eye
Alvie footballer Dom Dare’s second 14-goal haul of the season has earned him the maximum 10 coaches’ votes in the Swans’ win over the Western Eagles, with his 73 goals ranked second in country Victoria.
Demons optimistic drought could end
Otway Districts assistant coach Beau Fenton says the Demons have the belief to end their 18-year finals drought this season following their second big upset win of the season.
‘Never had rain like that’
The loss of one of the Colac district’s best young talents and rare weather conditions failed to stop the Colac Imperials from continuing their successful season.
Valuable win for South Colac
South Colac celebrated the 150th game of one of its premiership players with a valuable win, keeping the Roos in the hunt for finals.
Swan 27 goals off first ton
Alvie goalkicking machine Dom Dare has been a weapon in front of the big sticks for the Swans over the past few years but the 100-goal milestone in a season still eludes the star forward.
Injury cloud hangs over Tigers
A trio of Colac footballers have come away from Saturday’s win against Geelong West under injury clouds but co-coach Rowan McSparron remained hopeful they could be fit to play this week.
Retired champions put hands up to help out
Colac Tigers officials have praised the club’s retired stars for putting up their hands in a time of need, with three ex-Tigers suiting up in the reserves on the weekend.
Coach not dwelling on score
Apollo Bay coach Tyson Holt says he couldn’t fault the young Hawks’ effort despite the Bay becoming the first scoreless team in Colac district football in eight years.