Soccer

  • Brutal injury leads to soccer

    A brutal cricket injury could have paved the way for one of Colac Otway Rovers’ talented youngsters to try soccer.

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  • Rovers aiming for promotion

    New Colac Otway Rovers coach Eddie Dorris says he is expecting big things from the 2024 season, with the club hoping to field two teams and a side in Division Two for the first time.

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  • New chapter for former Lion

    After four seasons in the Corangamite Lions’ orange shirt, Port Campbell’s Scottish midfield maestro Bruno Chiesa has departed the club opting to play for the Warrnambool Rangers for the 2024 season.

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  • Colac keeper’s on the rise

    Colac’s brightest goalkeeping export Kingston Balboni pinches himself when he lines up against professional youth academy teams like Western United, but the challenge excites the 17-year-old.

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  • Time is now for a new facility

    “If the Rovers had a base in Colac, soccer in the region would double.”

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  • Eddie’s vision for Colac soccer

    Australia has never hosted a World Cup, or at least an official one, but those involved in soccer in Geelong in the ‘50s and ‘60s say it was pretty close.

    New Colac Rovers coach Eddie Dorris’ father Billy was the founder of one of Geelong’s most historic soccer clubs, the Geelong Rangers.

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  • Rovers chase players for girls’ team

    The Colac Otway Rovers are doing a final call for players in hopes of fielding a junior girls’ soccer team this season, while confirming the club has three boys’ teams locked in.

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  • Herald crowns top sports stars

    The Colac Herald has once again tackled the daunting task of naming the Colac district’s top sports stars for the year. With Australian representatives, state representatives and plenty of emerging young talent, it’s never an easy thing to do.

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