Local Footy
WRFL Mighty Lions complete four-peat
IT TOOK a clinical Deer Park just 15 minutes to crush the optimists’ hopes of a tight Western Region Football League Division 1 decider.
EFL Kings’ premiership perfection
UPPER Ferntree Gully became the second Kings side to go through a season undefeated after Sunday’s grand final win over Templestowe.
VAFA Flag for Old Geelong
OLD Geelong is flying the VAFA Division 1 flag after a tense victory over Old Mentonians in the grand final at Coburg City Oval.
WRFL Fevola part of history-making Deer Park triumph
Brendan Fevola wowed a bumper crowd at Whitten Oval on Sunday as Deer Park powered to premiership glory.
Lions close in on history
THE title of the greatest club of the modern era in the Ballarat Football League is within reach for Sunbury.
Sunbury blown away by Cobras
A DISASTROUS start ruined Sunbury’s chances of earning automatic progression to the Ballarat Football League grand final on Saturday.
McGuane leads Keilor to victory
KEILOR quashed Aberfeldie’s bid for back-to-back-premierships in the Essendon District Football League as it pulled off a stirring grand final win.
Rafihi learns ropes at Bombers
HAD Wassim Rafihi’s father chosen a different tram to catch on the day he first discovered football, his life could have been very different.
Hastings breaks flag drought
HASTINGS gets on a roll and wins the Nepean league premiership, beating an inaccurate Frankston Bombers by 27 points at Frankston Park.
A trip to tragedy
A NEW book by sports presenter and reporter Paul Kennedy sheds light on the deaths but more upliftingly the lives of 14 Mornington footballers who died at sea in 1892.
Riddell wrestles way into prelims
RIDDELL lived to fight another day after toppling Macedon in a cutthroat clash on Sunday.
One to go for brilliant Burras
A FOURTH consecutive grand final awaits Diggers Rest after the side produced a powerful second half to sweep aside Broadford in the RDFL on Saturday.
Dingley holds out Oaks
REIGNING premier Dingley has advanced to the Southern league grand final by getting the best of a plucky Oakleigh District in the second semi-final.
On-a-roll Oaks see off Bentleigh
OAKLEIGH District, in its first season back in Division 1, has surged into the second semi-final after beating Bentleigh.
Flag for Old Geelong
OLD Geelong is flying the VAFA Division 1 flag after a tense victory over Old Mentonians in the grand final at Coburg City Oval.
Groves lands Bulldogs job
“IT’S great to be a part of what is football history in the making,’’ says Western Bulldogs women’s football coach Paul Groves.
Dixons Creek sister act
TWO sisters from Dixons Creek are hoping to be among the first drafted into the inaugural AFL women’s competition.
Olinda grand final bound
OLINDA Ferny Creek will contest its first Division 1 grand final in 25 years following a workmanlike semi-final win over Healesville.
Blood, Tiger in semi-final focus
THE spotlight is on a Blood and a Tiger on the eve of the Yarra Ranges Division 1 semi-finals.
Hawks end Tigers’ dream again
EAGLEHAWK ended Kyneton’s Bendigo FL campaign for the second straight year on Saturday, triumphing by 55 points in an elimination final.
Vital month to determine Tigers’ fate
KYNETON knows its next month could be the difference between figuring in Bendigo Football League finals or booking a September footy trip.
Kings’ premiership perfection
UPPER Ferntree Gully became the second Kings side to go through a season undefeated after Sunday’s grand final win over Templestowe.
Belting won’t scar the Devils
WANTIRNA South coach Matt Clark said Saturday’s 107-point grand final belting at the hands of Bayswater won’t scar the club.
Merry-go-round in full swing
FORMER Jacana coach Aaron Collins has been announced as the man to lead Reservoir’s revival in the Northern Football League.
Greensborough score confidence-boosting win
GREENSBOROUGH coach Ben Turner believes Sunday’s gutsy six-point win over Bundoora helped reinstate some confidence into his side.
Berwick powers past Narre
IT’S on to the second semi-final for Berwick and the first semi-final for Narre Warren, but Doveton’s season is over after a narrow loss to Beaconsfield.
Casey Scorpions smash Tigers
THE Casey Scorpions have more than 200 possessions than Werribee as they hammer the Tigers by 105 points at Casey Fields.
Magbegor bound for US
DEVELOPING ruckman Ovie Magbegor appears set to hang up his football boots to pursue a college basketball career in the US.
Ranges have record year
EASTERN Ranges have had a record number of players named in the TAC Cup Team of the Year, equalling their 2002 and 1995 efforts.
Seagulls’ midfielders run amok
WILLIAMSTOWN skipper Ben Jolley delivered the stellar big-game display seasoned VFL watchers have become accustomed to on Saturday.
Failed pokies led to VFL club’s downfall
POKIES did not pay for the Frankston Dolphins, the administrator combing through the VFL club’s financial position has found.
Mighty Lions complete four-peat
IT TOOK a clinical Deer Park just 15 minutes to crush the optimists’ hopes of a tight Western Region Football League Division 1 decider.
Fevola part of history-making Deer Park triumph
Brendan Fevola wowed a bumper crowd at Whitten Oval on Sunday as Deer Park powered to premiership glory.
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Wakim’s battle inspires Bullants
MADELINE Wakim has been the unsung hero of Preston Bullants’ Victorian Amateur Football Association campaign.
Dingley holds out Oaks
REIGNING premier Dingley has advanced to the Southern league grand final by getting the best of a plucky Oakleigh District in the second semi-final.
Lions close in on history
THE title of the greatest club of the modern era in the Ballarat Football League is within reach for Sunbury.
Belting won’t scar the Devils
WANTIRNA South coach Matt Clark said Saturday’s 107-point grand final belting at the hands of Bayswater won’t scar the club.
Sharks end Old Scotch’s premiership dream
DESPITE being the in-form side heading into the Premier B preliminary final, Old Scotch had its season ended by Beaumaris at VAFA Headquarters.
Hastings breaks flag drought
HASTINGS gets on a roll and wins the Nepean league premiership, beating an inaccurate Frankston Bombers by 27 points at Frankston Park.
Seagulls’ midfielders run amok
WILLIAMSTOWN skipper Ben Jolley delivered the stellar big-game display seasoned VFL watchers have become accustomed to on Saturday.
Olinda grand final bound
OLINDA Ferny Creek will contest its first Division 1 grand final in 25 years following a workmanlike semi-final win over Healesville.
‘I was trying to hold back the tears’
THE Galvin family added another chapter to their storied history with the Bayswater Football Club on Saturday.
Balwyn sees off brave Bulls
BALWYN will play Vermont in the Eastern league Division 1 grand final after getting past a gallant Noble Park at Bayswater.
‘Sleeping giant’ awoken
BAYSWATER announced its return to the Eastern Football League’s Division 1 with a 107-belting over Wantirna South in Saturday’s Division 2 grand final.
McGuane leads Keilor to victory
KEILOR quashed Aberfeldie’s bid for back-to-back-premierships in the Essendon District Football League as it pulled off a stirring grand final win.
A trip to tragedy
A NEW book by sports presenter and reporter Paul Kennedy sheds light on the deaths but more upliftingly the lives of 14 Mornington footballers who died at sea in 1892.
Failed pokies led to VFL club’s downfall
POKIES did not pay for the Frankston Dolphins, the administrator combing through the VFL club’s financial position has found.
Blood, Tiger in semi-final focus
THE spotlight is on a Blood and a Tiger on the eve of the Yarra Ranges Division 1 semi-finals.