By Hamish Cameron Last Sunday, Bonnie Doon went back-to-back winning the final Benalla and District league premiership by 15 goals against Swanpool. After more than 60 years in existence, the league will now disband, leaving five clubs to go their separate ways. For posterity’s sake, now is a good time to reflect on playing for [Read more]
Local Footy: Demise of Benalla District league spark cherished memories in sad circumstances
September 17, 2009 by 2 Comments
Jones Files: Hartney’s two league medals place him among Bendigo elite
September 16, 2009 by 20 Comments
Richard Jones BRENDAN Hartney was always destined to play for Sandhurst and follow in the footsteps of his late father, Leo. Leo Hartney not only donned the maroon and blue colors of Sandhurst, but when his playing days were over was a faithful servant of the club, serving for a period as chairman of selectors. [Read more]
In the Sheds: Stony Creek people wake up and they’re still the premiers
September 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
THIS column shares its title with the In the Sheds program that airs on ABC Radio when there’s no AFL game on a Saturday afternoon. Listeners last Saturday might have heard Stony Creek president Greg Burge threaten to blow a gasket when his beloved Lions looked like being overcome by the hated Wonthaggi Power in [Read more]
Local Footy: Little Lions roar in Tassie Midlands grand final
September 16, 2009 by 3 Comments
By Daryl Sharpen About an hour’s drive north of Hobart is the town of Oatlands, in the Tasmanian Midlands. In a long forgotten past it served as a carriage stop for travellers as they made their way north or south in a penal colony known as Van Diemen’s Land. It is generally considered to be [Read more]
Local Footy: CYs end season in perfect fashion, with flags in firsts and seconds
September 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SENIORS WILLIAMSTOWN 6.4 8.5 12.5 15.9-99 PENINSULA 2.2 6.5 9.10 9.18-72 WILLIAMSTOWN Goal Kickers: W. Cooper 3, B. Gray 2, C. Elliott 2, T. Wheeler, M. Cini, J. Wong, F. Adamson, B. Lethborg, J. Tranter, J. Reid, C. Richards Best Players: B. Gray, S. McGuinness, T. Wheeler, J. Wong, J. Tranter, W. Cooper PENINSULA Goal [Read more]
Local Footy: De La duo share A-grade medal
September 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
De La Salle pair David Lowe and Matt Fieldsend have earned a rare double by becoming the joint winners of the Woodrow Medal for best and fairest in the VAFA’s A-section. pauldaffey
Local Footy: De La run Uni Blues off their legs to earn Grand Final berth
September 14, 2009 by 3 Comments
De La Salle yesterday ran University Blues off their legs in the A-section preliminary final at Elsternwick Park, overturning an eight-point deficit at half-time to score a 17-point victory. De La’s victory earned it the chance to avenge its 92-point second-semi-final loss to Old Xaverians in next Sunday’s grand final. pauldaffey
Local Footy: Brilliant Renmark smash Loxton in Riverland Grand Final
September 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Nick Kossatch in Barmera Renmark produced their best football when it counted by obliterating Loxton by 83 points in the Riverland Football League Grand Final at a hot, dusty and windswept Barmera Oval on Saturday. Matt and Aaron Camplin shared nine goals between them in Aaron’s and Brett Exelby’s last game. KOSSYPOWERMANTall and intelligent [Read more]
Local Footy: Greeny and Unicorns delight after Grand Final win over Oakleigh
September 13, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Rod Oaten I was in a dilemma on Saturday morning, two Grand Finals on either side of town: Fitzroy playing out Essendon way and Melbourne High School Old Boys playing Oakleigh down at Sandringham. The north wind was blowing a tornado-like gale, so I planned the ride on the bike from Carlton North to [Read more]
Local Footy: My love for my club grows stronger with age
September 10, 2009 by 4 Comments
By Darren Dawson It’s been eleven seasons since I last pulled on the boots for the Williamstown CYMS Football Club. As the years pass, the number of players with whom I played continues to diminish, but strangely my attachment to the club grows stronger as I get older. When I finally hung up the boots [Read more]
Local Footy: Memories of Tungamah
September 10, 2009 by 10 Comments
By Jack Sheridan My first recollection of seeing the Tungamah footy team would have been as an ankle-biter in the early 1930s when they played in the green and gold — like the old Northcote team in the VFA, green with a gold yoke and collar. My father played for Tunga. I recall that during [Read more]
In the Sheds: Teague falls just short of flag aim after going back to his roots
September 9, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Paul Daffey While many AFL people keep their footy roots in mind, none match the determination of former Carlton and North Melbourne defender David Teague to maintain those roots. Teague played in a premiership at his home club, Katandra, just north of Shepparton, when he was 17. Now 28, he’s the coach of VFL [Read more]
Local Footy: Bordonaro in the clear but on the outer
September 8, 2009 by 18 Comments
By Paul Daffey Joe Bordonaro, the Mirboo North reserves player who last month was suspended for five years for tampering with umpires’ best-and-fairest vote cards, is not expected to play in his team’s grand final this Saturday despite having his sentence overturned. pauldaffey
Local Footy: Benalla and District league’s demise is a sad event in country footy
September 8, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Hamish Cameron This September, spare a thought for Victoria’s smallest football league. After years of conjecture and a recent review by the Victorian Country Football League administration, the Benalla and District Football League has been deemed unsustainable. Therefore, following the finals, the league will disband – after more than 60 years of blood, sweat, [Read more]
VAFA: CYs thrash Therry to move into Grand Final
September 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SENIORS WILLIAMSTOWN 2.3 7.10 7.15 16.19-115 THERRY PENOLA 1.2 2.3 5.4 8.9-57 WILLIAMSTOWN Goal Kickers: Z. Read 4, B. Gray 3, T. Wheeler 2, J. Reid 2, T. Hynes, M. Cini, M. Lishman, B. Lethborg, C. Richards Best Players: B. Gray, Z. Read, S. McGuinness, N. Walsh, T. Hynes, M. Cini THERRY PENOLA Goal Kickers: [Read more]
VAFA: Uni Blues turn tables on St Bede’s with extra-time triumph
September 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
ST Bede’s-Mentone Tigers defeated Uni Blues both times during the home-and-away A-section season. But the Blues had the last laugh when they booted clear of the Tigers in extra time of a dramatic first semi-final at Elsternwick Park yesterday to win by 18 points. pauldaffey
Local Footy: Late Paringa goal extends Bulldogs’ premiership drought
September 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Nick Kossatch Paringa won a nail-biting Independent Football League grand final against gallant Wunkar by six points at Moorook Oval on Saturday when forward Anthony Lippis drilled truly after the final siren. KOSSYPOWERMANTall and intelligent and athletically built who calls a spade a spade. Love sports writing and sending letters and texts to the [Read more]
In the Sheds: Peckett skates through busy life as father and footballer
September 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
WHEN this column yesterday rang former St Kilda defender Justin “Frankie” Peckett, he was skateboarding through the streets of Brighton. Peckett, 36, often gets about on his skateboard, especially if he has to commute from the North Melbourne office of Leading Teams, where he works, for an appointment with a corporate big shot in the [Read more]
Local Footy: CYs fall short in tight, tense affair
September 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SENIORS PENINSULA 1.4 3.8 9.11 15.16-106 WILLIAMSTOWN 1.1 5.3 9.4 11.6-72 PENINSULA Goal Kickers: J. Rombotis 4, J. Coghlan 3, T. Coghlan 2, B. Southam 2, S. Payze, A. Wood, J. Heron, T. Scarpella Best Players: A. Wood, S. Barbour, T. Coghlan, S. Grigg, R. Powney, S. Payze WILLIAMSTOWN Goal Kickers: T. Wheeler 5, J. [Read more]
VAFA: De La replace Tigers in second spot on day of Ammos drama
August 31, 2009 by 5 Comments
There was only one change of note on the A- and B-section ladders after Saturday’s final round, but there was a lot of drama before what turned out to be little movement. In A-section, De La Salle earned the double chance after replacing St Bede’s-Mentone Tigers in second place with an 87-point victory at Waverley [Read more]
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