Netball
Tigers’ flag was their first win over Eagles in a decade
The Colac Tigers timed their first win over Newtown and Chilwell in more than a decade to perfection, as the Tigers’ 24-year premiership drought came to an end on Saturday.
Colac ends 24-year drought
Only four players from the Colac Tigers’ A Grade premiership team had been born the last time the club won a top-grade premiership.
Tigers netball stalwart always had belief in club
Colac’s current longest-serving A Grader Kelsey Lang says she always had belief the club had what it took to win an A Grade premiership.
Star defender modest after medal win
She’s one of Colac’s greatest ever netball exports, but Brooke Allan says she did not expect to win the best-on-court medal in the Tigers’ drought-breaking grand final win.
Bombers dare to dream
Could 2022 be the season Cobden finally breaks its grand final shackles to end a 35-year premiership drought and take home the club’s first Open grade netball premiership?
‘They’ve got what it takes’
Colac netball president Andrea Graham has seen her fair share of star players miss out on the ultimate success with Colac, but says the current crop of talented Tigers has what it takes to end the drought.
Tiger follows mum’s path
Former Colac premiership player Tania Murfitt says she’s excited to see her daughter Em become an A Grade grand finalist as well tomorrow.
Newtown and Chilwell star Julia Woolley says the build-up and excitement ahead of a grand final does not lose its shine, despite side playing to win its eight consecutive premiership.