Sports
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Blockbusters in the RDFNL
There are two absolute drawcard football matches in the Riddell League’s fourth round this Saturday. The four unbeaten top sides are poised to put on a real show, with reputations as well as four points at stake. Spectators and players alike will be hoping for fine conditions. Last season’s runners-up Macedon is attracting large crowds…
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Kyneton’s Under 19s win Anzac Day battle of the Tigers
Kyneton’s U19.5 footballers have begun the 2026 season well, defeating Lancefield by 120 points on Saturday. They are now waiting in anticipation of some strong opposition from Wallan at the Showgrounds in a fourth round match this Saturday. Kyneton footballers were decked out in special Anzac Day uniforms for the match.
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Rangers’ season kicks off
The Macedon Rangers Soccer Club kicked off its 2026 season on Sunday, with mixed results across its competitive teams in action. Competing across north-west Melbourne metropolitan leagues since 2021, the Romsey-based club has fielded nine teams in total this year, including four non-competitive (scores not recorded) Miniroos teams up to Under 11s, 3 competitive Junior…
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Chock full of interest
The second round of Riddell League football on Saturday provided plenty of interest, with Woodend-Hesket bouncing back from a lacklustre first-up performance against Kyneton to fully extend the highly rated Wallan combination. Reigning premiers Riddell were over-run by a rampant Diggers Rest in the second half, Macedon Cats purred along to defeat Lancefield by 94…
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Magpies face off against the Bloods
Once again the Camp Reserve looked at its best on a glorious autumn day as Castlemaine welcomed South Bendigo on Saturday. The Magpie Seniors went into the match with five missing from the winning lineup against Kangaroo Flat, including John Watson, Dylan Landt and Zac Derksen. However, the side was pleased to welcome back Darby…
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Women’s footy kicks off
Women’s football in the Riddell League kicked off on Saturday evening, with reigning premiers Macedon scoring a convincing win over Lancefield, and Riddell taking control in the second half to defeat Mount Alexander Falcons. On Anzac Day this Saturday, there’s a blockbuster encounter between Macedon and Riddell at Tony Clarke Reserve at 5pm with both…
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Redbacks find their feet
Long-time rivals Romsey and Lancefield opened their 2026 Riddell League football campaigns on Saturday with a match of contrasting halves. The first half developed into a virtual stalemate, with plenty of effort but little reward. At the long break the Redbacks were leading 3.4 to 2.6, with both sides looking to find a way to…
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Magpies soar to victory over Roos
Castlemaine made the trek to Dower Park on Saturday to take on Kangaroo Flat fresh from their round one win over Golden Square. The match saw new recruits Dylan Landt and Zack Derksen make their debut for the Magpies. The Roos were first to get a goal on the board off the boot of Mitch…
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Ballarat the only answer
Gisborne Football Netball Club president Tony Brancatisano is emphatic — the club’s survival depends on being allowed to play in the Ballarat League, not Bendigo. At the weekend he drew attention to the forthcoming special meeting of Gisborne financial members, both players and non-players, to consider affiliation with Ballarat in 2027. The president has no…
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Brianna scoops the pool
For the second successive season, outstanding all-rounder Brianna Woodburn is the Most Valuable Player in Gisborne District Cricket Association’s Kookaburra women’s cricket. Not only did the outstanding 26-year-old all-rounder and Gisborne women’s captain-coach win the 2025-26 season MVP award, she monopolised the trophy pool by taking out the A-grade batting, bowling and aggregate points awards…
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Premiers hang on
In a high-quality encounter, Gisborne A-grade netballers pushed reigning premier Kangaroo Flat all the way at the weekend. The opening round match at Gardiner Reserve was a crowd pleaser, with the visitors desperate to defend their unbeaten record from the 2025 season. Equally, the Tarryn Rymer-coached Gisborne side had a point to prove. The Bulldogs…
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A game of firsts as Wedgies claim opening round win
It was a game of firsts for one club and a game of survival for another as the new kids on the block, the Wedge-Tailed Eagles (formerly the Kyneton Women’s Football Club), took on the old guard and long-time pioneers of women’s football, Bendigo Thunder. The Eagles had plenty to prove in their first match,…