Football
Roo almost gave game away
New Jack Mahoney Medallist Brad Surkitt revealed he almost gave football away on the eve of the worldwide pandemic.
Dolphin eager to follow in family’s footsteps
Emerging Lorne footballer Fraser Balderas hopes to become the latest member of his talented family to bring a premiership cup home to the coastal club tomorrow.
Swans back squad despite outs
Alvie reserves coach Liam Williamson has backed the squad that got the Swans into finals as the team prepares to lose four key players from its second semi-final side.
Footballers battling to play in grand final
Lorne assistant coach Bryce Vincent says the Dolphins were yet to finalise their grand final team ahead of last night’s final training session, with four players still in the mix to return from injury.
Gun forward set to return
League-leading goalkicker Ben Parish will make a timely return from illness for tomorrow’s under-18 grand final after initially fearing his season was over.
Junior football teams eager to end droughts
A premiership drought will come to an end when South Colac and Western Eagles go head-to-head in tomorrow’s under-14.5 grand final.
Rising star puts cricket on hold
Colac district football’s rising star award winner Micah Robb is set to put his promising cricket career on hold to focus on football this summer, but has not yet decided where he will be playing.
Coaches back Lorne to win 13th flag
Lorne will start tomorrow’s football grand final as clear favourites in the eyes of opposition coaches.