Football

  • Tigers fan sidelined after farm accident

    Another Richmond flag tomorrow can lift the spirits of former Colac district league footy boss Peter Mulheron after he was lucky to survive a potentially life-threatening farming accident.

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  • No reason clubs can’t start training: chairman

    Colac district league chairman Peter Hickey says there is no reason why football clubs should delay pre-season training, with the players’ mental health to benefit.

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  • Saint responds to omission

    A seven-goal haul from Dustin Walters is likely to earn the Apollo Bay export a quick recall into St Mary’s Premier league team.

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  • Family talks Cat out of throwing in the towel

    Cobden’s Gary Rohan might not be preparing for his third AFL grand final if his family hadn’t talked him out of giving up the sport 11 years ago.

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  • Coach backs grand final-bound Croc to step up

    Port Douglas coach Brad Cooper says Alvie’s Lochie Rosevear is good enough to hold down a key defensive role in the Geelong or Hampden leagues.

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  • Two clubs receive player points boost

    Colac district league club Simpson is among two AFL Barwon clubs to receive an additional player point ahead of the 2021 season.

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  • Exports help save Crocs’ season

    COVID-19 had threatened to derail Port Douglas’s season before four Colac district exports arrived in July. Now the club is red-hot favourite to win a sixth flag in seven years.

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  • Merrett steps up during tough season

    Peel Thunder coach Cam Shepherd says Cobden export Jackson Merrett took his game to new heights after the WAFL club was stripped of its Fremantle-listed players this year.

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