Sports
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BFNL approves Gisborne FNC transfer
The Bendigo Football Netball League Board has formally approved the application of the Gisborne Football Netball Club to transfer to the Ballarat Football Netball League, effective from the 2027 season. The decision marks the conclusion of a lengthy process and allows both the league and the club to move forward with certainty following extensive discussions…
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Kyneton fires up when it matters
Perseverance and self-belief played a big part in Kyneton senior footballers fighting back in the second half to win a vital match against Macedon by 10 points on Saturday. The round 12 match of the day at the Showgrounds lived up to expectations from the perspective of the outcome being uncertain until the dying stages…
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Sixty years on for Lancefield
Reunions were held for Lancefield’s 1966 and 1996 football premiership sides on Saturday. It was time for many reminiscences, with surviving members of the 1966 side coached by supremo Kevin O’Brien being thrilled to finally be presented with quality premiership medallions. Legendary life member Neil ‘Mort’ Haslett made the presentations. In 1966, the Tigers defeated…
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Kyneton climbs ladder
Kyneton has climbed back into third place on the ladder after edging out Macedon by four points in a hard-fought Riddell District Football Netball League Under 19.5 clash at the Kyneton Showgrounds on Saturday. With the sides sitting third and fourth entering the round, the match carried significant finals implications, with a coveted double chance…
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Magpies shoot down Bombers
The eagerly awaited clash between reigning football premiers Riddell and unbeaten ladder leader Wallan was expected to be close on Saturday … it was anything but, with the jubilant Magpies winning by 62 points. And this match was at Bomberland, with 39-year-old ruckman-forward Chris Stewart a match winner for the visitors. Stewart, who won the…
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Vernon to coach Dragons
“To now have the opportunity to lead this club is incredibly special,” Riley Vernon commented after his appointment as Gisborne Cricket Club’s new senior coach last week. He succeeds his older brother Jarryd in the key role, and will have a powerhouse team at his disposal. An extremely talented all-round cricketer, the 25-year-old home grown…
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Templar coach at Tigerland
Garry Templar has a very competitive outlook and a long-time sporting involvement. For the past six seasons he’s been a dedicated senior coach at Romsey Bowling Club, culminating in the club’s first-ever top grade premiership in an unforgettable tension-packed extra-ends Highlands grand final against Kyneton in 2025-2026. Templar’s now a head coach once again this…
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Truly a winter sport!
The tenth round of Riddell League football on Saturday had more than its share of wet and cut-up grounds, mud and conditions that brought out the best in many players, and proved others would much prefer a dry day. In the match of the round at Riddell, the Bombers asserted their superiority by restricting Kyneton…
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Bombers stop Kyneton’s run
Kyneton A-grade netballers’ five-game winning streak came to an end at Riddell on Saturday, the fourth-placed Bombers winning 50-47 to enhance their overall improvement. Round 10 results were significant with reigning premiers Woodend-Hesket beaten in a low-scoring battle against Macedon, and Lancefield ousted from top position by Wallan. The battle to earn a spot in…
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Yet another Chloe triumph
Kyneton Bowling Club is in celebratory mood after its greatest-ever player Chloe Stewart combined with superstar Selina Goddard to win the Australian Women’s Pairs Championship for the second year in a row on Friday. Stewart’s extraordinary record in lawn bowls was further enhanced after winning the final with Goddard at Broadbeach Bowls Club. They beat…
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Showdown at Bomberland
There was plenty to like about the way Kyneton and Riddell senior footballers won their ninth-round matches on Saturday — now these two sides clash at Bomberland in the match of the round this weekend. Kyneton’s playing coach Ethan Foreman turned back the clock by kicking nine goals against Gisborne Giants as his side piled…
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World Cup kicks off
Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club hosted a World Cup live screening at The Goods Shed on Sunday. More than 300 fans, young and old, went along to watch the Socceroos overcome Turkiye 2:0 in an enthralling game. The club organised the live site to celebrate the amazing opportunity to bring the local football-loving community together to…