Sports
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Kyneton on top of the ladder
In an extremely good and high-scoring sixth round contest at the Showgrounds, Kyneton senior footballers trailed entering the last quarter but rose to defeat Macedon by 16 points on Saturday. After six rounds, the Tigers now find themselves on top of the Riddell League ladder as a result of a surprise loss by previously unbeaten…
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Riddell go down
Riddell’s position as 2025 football premiership favourite is on shaky ground after the Bombers were overrun by six goals to one in the last quarter against an extremely well organised Diggers Rest on Saturday. The 10.8 (68) to 6.9 (45) sixth round upset means Riddell’s prospects for three flags in a row are still very…
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Lions dominate at the den
The Harcourt Lions roared to victory over Navarre in a one-sided clash at the den in round six for the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League last Saturday. The Lions smashed through seven goals in the opening term to the Grasshoppers’ two to lead by 31 points at the first break. Navarre lifted in the…
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Ex-AFL star to play for Tigers
Former AFL star Michael Hibberd will line up in a one-off appearance for Kyneton against Macedon at the Showgrounds on Saturday. With a stellar 197-game career behind him with Melbourne and Essendon, Hibberd should receive an enthusiastic welcome from Kyneton’s players and supporters. An All-Australian in 2017, the talented defender was a member of Melbourne’s…
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Gisborne dominate Magpies
In week one of the round five split round, Gisborne welcomed Castlemaine to Gardiner Reserve and claimed a home ground win. The Magpies were looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss to South Bendigo at home, while the Bulldogs were aiming to forge on after a hard-fought 11-point win over Eaglehawk at Canterbury Park.…
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Record day for Giants
Saturday, May 10, has gone into the record books as the most momentous on-field/court day yet for the Gisborne Giants Football Netball Club. The Giants, in their first season in Riddell League senior ranks, won their first-ever match by overcoming Lancefield by 15 points in a high-scoring contest at Tigerland. It was a great day…
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United in hard-fought win
In a spirited and emotional clash on Saturday, Gisborne-Kyneton United delivered a commanding performance to defeat the Sunbury Kangaroos 11.19 (85) to 0.2 (2) and remain on top of the ladder for the EDFL Division 2 Women’s Football League. While the scoreboard tells a story of dominance, the game itself was fiercely contested, with Sunbury…
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Kyneton and Woodend qualify
The 2025 Tennis Victoria League Championships took place on April 12 and 13, welcoming 82 teams and over 400 players from 21 associations across the state. Held across four premium Melbourne venues – being Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club, Beaumaris Lawn Tennis Club, MCC Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club and Monash Tennis Centre –…
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What a final!
Kyneton Bowling Club’s midweek division one team turned in a sterling performance in the grand final of the Victorian Bowls 2024-25 Pennant Championship last week. In a memorable contest, Tallygaroopna finished up winning the absorbing final by two shots, 48-46, with the outcome in the balance right up until the final end. The Kyneton club…
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Close in DDGA finals
There were very close finishes in the Dalhousie District Golf Association pennant finals played at Woodend last week. Four of the seven finals were decided by 3/2 margins, including the prestigious Scratch Division 1 contest between Mount Macedon and Hidden Valley. While Hidden Valley’s top two players had easy wins, Mount Macedon fought back and…
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Clubhouse rebuild begins
Last Tuesday was a very special day at Gisborne Golf Club with a ceremonial ‘Turning of the Sod’ held to mark the start of building the new clubhouse. It was April 17 last year when a devastating night fire triggered by an electrical fault destroyed the long-time clubhouse, which had housed so many special memories…
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Bombers hand out a lesson
“They’re the benchmark …. They’ve just given us a football lesson,” was how Kyneton Football Netball Club president Guy Nelson summed up Riddell senior footballers doubling Kyneton’s score at the Showgrounds on Saturday. The fourth round drawcard match between the two unbeaten teams left the Bombers feeling pleased with the way they are travelling, and…