Sports
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Giants hang on to claim flag
Leading by 29 points at three-quarter-time in a low-scoring U19.5s football grand final, Gisborne Giants were fully extended by a desperate Woodend-Hesket on Saturday. The young Hawks, coached by Jeremey Pennefather, came from fourth on the ladder to challenge the ladder leaders, who only lost one match in the home and away season — going…
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Carlisle will miss the GF
The saga of Wallan star Jake Carlisle jumping the fence early in the Riddell League semi-final against Kyneton resulted in a third tribunal hearing last night. The final outcome was that the former Essendon and St Kilda player was ‘outed’ for two weeks on the misconduct charge, which became the subject of an RDFNL appeal…
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Magpie magic! Castlemaine claims five from five
Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s Senior Women’s football team has claimed legendary status after securing their fifth consecutive premiership in the AFL Central Vic Women’s League. The Magpies faced off against top-of-the-table Golden Square in rain-soaked conditions under lights at the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Friday evening. The sides had faced off four times during the…
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Historic club calls for players
Just two years after claiming a Castlemaine District Cricket Association A Grade premiership, the Castlemaine United Cricket Club is battling for numbers to fill squads for the 2026-2027 season and is urging new players to join the fold. Founded in 1881, the club is based at Castlemaine’s Camp Reserve and has a long and proud…
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Riddell bombs out of premiership race
Football premiers in 2024 and 2025, Riddell squandered a golden opportunity to win their way into the 2026 grand final when they could only manage a meagre four points against Wallan in the last quarter of the preliminary final on Saturday. At three-quarter-time, there were two goals the difference in an absorbing contest at Romsey,…
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Agonising finish — Tigers bow out
Oh, so close. Kyneton senior footballers bowed out of the 2026 Riddell League finals in a desperate last term finish that saw Wallan snatch victory by three points on Sunday. The Tigers put themselves in a great position to advance to the preliminary final when they opened up a lead of 21 points with a…
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Hawks into grand final
Chasing four premierships in succession, Woodend-Hesket A-grade netballers reached the RDFNL grand final by defeating Riddell 55-41 in Saturday’s semi-final. The Ty Coppinger-coached Hawks had to work hard to overcome the Bombers, drawing away in the last quarter in the clash between these two keen rivals at Kyneton Showgrounds. With an array of quality young…
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Five championship wins to Kyneton
After the season’s end, Kyneton District Soccer Club secured five junior teams at the top of the ladder claiming them FV Greater Bendigo League Champions. This is the premier winning spot in soccer that shows a teams consistency in skill and game play over the whole season. KDSC president Ron Cole said the coaches and…
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Record score stuns ‘Dogs
Seemingly set to play in the Bendigo League’s 2026 qualifying final, Gisborne senior footballers were unceremoniously pushed into an elimination final due to reigning premier Eaglehawk kicking an astonishing all-time record league score on Saturday. The impending bad news for Gisborne players, officials and supporters at Gardiner Reserve became more apparent as progress scores began…
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Dynamic Diggers, Kyneton run hot
There was plenty of sustained action as the Riddell League’s 2026 football finals series kicked off with qualifying and elimination finals at the weekend. On the football field, Diggers Rest jumped back into outright flag favouritism by outclassing ladder leader Wallan by 49 points on Saturday, and sixth-placed Kyneton turned in its best all-round team…
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Hawks’ dream continues
Woodend-Hesket’s bid for a fourth successive Riddell League A-grade netball premiership is very much alive after the first round of finals at the weekend. The Hawks, under the astute on-court leadership of coach Ty Coppinger, had to work hard to defeat second-placed Wallan 38-28 in the qualifying encounter at Kyneton Showgrounds on Saturday. Adaptability and…
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Wonder women claim third flag
Macedon women proved why they were overwhelming favourites for the Riddell League’s 2026 women’s football premiership with a 76-point victory over Lancefield in the grand final late on Saturday afternoon. The third successive premiership for the Cats was widely expected, and the joy and jubilation from players and supporters after the final siren and the…