Football

  • Hawks able to cover big outs

    Apollo Bay’s fourth-placed finish in 2021 is made even more impressive when you consider the incredible group of talent lost from the Hawks’ 2019 finals side.

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  • Swans rapt to lock in coach

    Alvie football officials say they are rapt to have senior coach Joe Dare locked in for a fourth year after COVID-19 denied the Swans a chance to end their premiership drought in the past two seasons.

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  • Export misses out on a second grand final win

    A red-hot Melbourne has denied Camperdown AFL export Easton Wood from winning a second AFL premiership with the Western Bulldogs.

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  • Big season comes as surprise

    Colac Imperials coach Paul Liistro says even he was a little bit surprised to see how well the Imps did this year.

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  • Premiership thrills ex-player

    Apollo Bay resident and two-time Melbourne premiership player Alan Rowarth has a soft spot for Demons grand final hero Bayley Fritsch.

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  • Demons’ flag a reward for long-suffering fans

    Meeting former Melbourne captain Robbie Flower in the late 1970s was enough to convert Apollo Bay’s Michael Harrison into a lifelong Demons supporter.

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  • Former Bulldog feared for another drought

    Former Western Bulldogs footballer Lochie Veale says he feared he’d have to wait another 50 years to see his old club in another grand final.

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  • Seecamp sticks by the Dees

    We caught up with former Melbourne AFL footballer and ex-Colac coach Marcus Seecamp about what it means to see his beloved Dees in another grand final.

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