NFL footy: Epping V South Morang

NFL Lions hone in on recruiting targets

SOUTH Morang is hoping for an uncharacteristically quiet NFL off-season, targeting four recruits to boost its chances of an elusive Division 3 premiership.

EFL Tigers take ‘substantial’ pay cut

BALWYN players have taken a pay cut after the introduction of the salary cap in a bid to enjoy more premiership success.

AFL Women’s Conti gets chance with oval ball

Conti gets chance with oval ball

RISING basketball star Monique Conti will get a chance to test her skills with the oval ball after being named in Calder Cannons’ Youth Girls Academy.

EFL Dockers announce Irwin’s replacement

Dockers announce Irwin’s replacement

AFTER Rick Irwin announced he was stepping down as Templestowe coach last month, the Dockers have a new mentor on board.

NFL Footy: St Marys v Heidelberg West

NFL ‘I’m up for the challenge’

NEW Heidelberg West coach Gary Cutler wants to change the perception of the perennial cellar-dweller.

BFL

Jordan gets down to business

SUNBURY coach Ben Jordan will get down to business tonight when he sits down with club officials to assess the Lions’ senior list.

Jordan unveiled as Sunbury coach

BEN Jordan will have an opportunity to add to his long history in the Ballarat Football League after being appointed as Sunbury’s new senior coach.

Abers scotch rumours

ABERFELDIE has hit out at rumours it owes significant amounts of money to some members of its 2016 playing group and is saddled by debt.

Early win for new coach

NEW Avondale Heights coach Rick Horwood says he is excited to be back in the EDFL and is determined to help lift the club off the canvas.

Balmer to fight for Sorrento

TOP Melbourne defence lawyer Bernie “The Attorney” Balmer has been elected president of Sorrento Football and Netball Club.

McBean to lead Buds

NEW Rosebud coach Adrian McBean knows a thing or two about the Nepean football league.

Eight poised to benefit

EIGHT Riddell District Football League clubs have been granted extra allowances above the competition’s standard player points cap for 2017.

Recruiters wowed by Darby

PETER Darby passed on more than his passion for football to his daughter Kate.

SFL

Houston back at Saints

HE’S back: Richard Houston has returned to St Kilda City as senior coach, pledging to recruit some experienced types for 2017.

Dazzling Dingoes romp it in

DINGLEY has done it again, making it back-to-back grand final wins in the Southern league with a 107-point victory over Bentleigh.

Snowdogs commit to cause

ST BERNARD’S is confident of keeping the bulk of its senior squad together for 2017 despite being relegated from the top tier of the VAFA.

Surge in interest for VAFA Women’s

THE Victorian Amateur Football Association expects more than 600 female footballers could be involved in the inaugural season of its women’s league next year.

Hawks push into women’s game

HAWTHORN will field a team in the VFL women’s competition next year under affiliate Box Hill as it takes its first steps towards a push into AFLW.

Conti gets chance with oval ball

RISING basketball star Monique Conti will get a chance to test her skills with the oval ball after being named in Calder Cannons’ Youth Girls Academy.

Jack gets his flag

BRYAN ‘Jack’ Cole has waited 37 years for another taste of premiership success.

Bloods’ drought breaks

THE drought broke in Healesville on Saturday night as the club and town celebrated the Bloods first Division 1 premiership since 1988.

Tigers focus on stability

KYNETON expects few changes to its senior squad for 2017 and is banking on greater continuity to help it climb the Bendigo Football League ladder.

Thompson to hang up boots

KYNETON’S hometown hero Nathan Thompson has called time on his decorated football career.

EFL

Tigers take ‘substantial’ pay cut

BALWYN players have taken a pay cut after the introduction of the salary cap in a bid to enjoy more premiership success.

Dockers announce Irwin’s replacement

AFTER Rick Irwin announced he was stepping down as Templestowe coach last month, the Dockers have a new mentor on board.

NFL

Lions hone in on recruiting targets

SOUTH Morang is hoping for an uncharacteristically quiet NFL off-season, targeting four recruits to boost its chances of an elusive Division 3 premiership.

‘I’m up for the challenge’

NEW Heidelberg West coach Gary Cutler wants to change the perception of the perennial cellar-dweller.

There’s no stopping Holt

A BROKEN leg kept Cranbourne champion Marc Holt out of the 2016 SEFNL grand final and has left him determined to play in another flag for the Eagles.

Full book of coaches in SEFNL

FOUR clubs have appointed new coaches for the 2017 South East Football Netball League season

TAC

Pathway for best in the west

A PATHWAY to the elite level now exists for talented female footballers in the western suburbs.

Lynch keeps his dream alive

JORDAN Lynch almost lost his kidney 18 months ago. The Eastern Ranges product is now hoping to recruited in next month’s AFL draft.

VFL

Rivers to coach VFL Magpies

FORMER Melbourne and Geelong star Jared Rivers will take the coaching reins at Collingwood’s VFL team in just his second season at the club.

Dal Pos follows Giant dream north

WHEN  the AFL announced GWS as one of eight teams to compete in its inaugural women’s competition, Jessica Dal Pos was taken by surprise.

Magpies a hot favourite

PARKSIDE coach Nick Condos is hopeful the return of ex-skipper Chris Muratore will be the catalyst for more former Magpies to put pen to paper.

WRFL reveals salary cap figures

CLUBS in the lower divisions of the Western Region Football League will have significantly less to spend than rivals in other competitions in 2017.