Football

  • Birre to host Hawks blockbuster at home

    Birregurra will host this weekend’s clash against Apollo Bay at home after the venue for the do-or-die final-round clash was up in the air. 

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  • VFL duo to qualify for Tigers’ finals campaign

    The ongoing Melbourne lockdown has provided a major boost for the Colac Tigers’ premiership aspirations, giving VFL duo Darcy Lang and Cooper Stephens a chance to qualify for GFL finals.

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  • Coach laments missed opportunity

    Outgoing Lorne coach Jack Hollmer says the team’s shock loss to Colac Imperials ultimately cost his team a crack at a third-straight premiership this season.

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  • Falcons cherish Tigers champ

    “We’re as proud of Jake McGuane as we are of Luke Hodge.”

    A former Geelong Falcons talent manager says Colac Tigers footballer Jake McGuane could have gone on to a successful career in the AFL if he had only been a couple of centimetres taller.

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  • League set to release finals plans

    CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey says the league is likely to release plans today about how footy and netball finals might look after dates were locked in.

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  • Sports funding welcome

    Colac’s mayor has welcomed recently announced State Government funding for technology upgrades at Colac and Birregurra sports grounds.

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  • Top 20 Tigers of the GFL era #2

    To mark the 20-year anniversary of the Colac Tigers in the GFL, the Colac Herald has given a panel of eight committed Tigers the arduous task of individually voting on their top 20 modern-day Tigers, and the results are in.

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  • Grand final clash no longer in local leagues

    AFL Barwon has released new finals dates tonight, which will mean CDFNL and GFL grand finals will no longer clash due to the Colac district league hosting final-round matches this weekend. 

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