Sports
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Club shows calibre
Three members of the Woodend Hanging Rock Petanque Club have been chosen to represent Victoria in the Interstate Challenge in Queensland this coming weekend. Rod Gell, Ruth Giddings and Shirley Marshall will join nine other Victorian team members to compete against players from across Australia at the event, held from August 24-25. “We have another…
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Tom Waters to retire
For almost two decades, Tom Waters has been recognised as one of the preeminent ruckmen across the Riddell and Bendigo football leagues. This Saturday, Waters will retire after playing his 300th career game in the Lancefield versus Riddell match at Tigerland. Waters reads the game to perfection. A giant leap, clever tap work and a…
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Cats, Tigers to GF
Macedon Cats and Kyneton Tigers will contest the Riddell League Rookie Me women’s football grand final at Gilbert Gordon Oval, Woodend, on Saturday afternoon. It’s no surprise to see the two best sides in the home and away season in the big match. While Macedon reached the grand final with a convincing 6.4 to 1.3…
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Bendigo League, Broadford talk
Bendigo Football Netball League and Broadford Football Netball Club are exploring the possibility of Broadford joining the BFNL for the 2025 season. “Exploring new avenues for growth is a key part of our strategic vision,” Bendigo League chair, Professor Carol McKinstry, said late last week. Kyneton FNC departed from Bendigo to the Riddell District Football…
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Hawks halt Kyneton
Kyneton senior footballers debuted in the Riddell League on March 29 this season by outclassing Woodend-Hesket by 53 points. Weather conditions were ideal for football, appreciated by players and spectators alike. At Gilbert Gordon Oval on Saturday the Hawks gained revenge, defeating the Tigers by 15 points and ending their slim hopes of making the…
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Last chance match
Kyneton Showgrounds is the venue for the Riddell League Rookie Me women’s football preliminary final tomorrow afternoon (Saturday, August 10). Last season, Kyneton Tigers went through the season undefeated to gain a historic premiership victory, but tomorrow’s match is the last chance for either Kyneton or Woodend-Hesket to earn a place in the 2024 grand…
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Stark contrast in key matches
What an extraordinary contrast in Riddell League football matches affecting the final five on Saturday! Coming off its best win of the season over reigning premier Diggers Rest, Kyneton struggled to beat cellar-dweller Lancefield by four points to keep finals hopes alive. The drawcard Riddell versus Romsey match was a fizzer as far as a…
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Kyneton Rangers fight
Kyneton’s Barkly Square saw a stunning winter’s day on Sunday with the low-hanging sun providing some reprieve from the previous weeks’ wet pitches. The women’s Div 1 team met Shepparton South for the last game of the day at Barkly Square, and with a Shepp South’s defender drawing two yellow cards to a red card,…
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Backup at the Olympics
Malmsbury chiropractor Lisa Don is heading to the Paris Olympics to support Ballarat high jumper Yual Reath. Lisa flies out on August 4 and will stay there for a week. She has been treating Yual for about three years after first meeting his coach Paul Cleary. “I’m an Olympic tragic and I’m just so excited…
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Romsey busy on and off the field
Romsey Football Netball Club is extremely busy on and off the field, with various activities inter-related with the club’s 150th year. The annual Sponsors’ Day on Saturday gave the club an opportunity to say thank-you to the generous group of individuals who support the Redbacks. Australian Paralympics representative Patrick French came along and spoke about…
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Hawks lead in netball
Wet conditions were encountered at many of Riddell League round 15 netball matches on Saturday. Reigning premier and ladder-leader Woodend-Hesket fielded its strongest team for six weeks and proved too strong for Romsey, winning 58-38 to virtually wrap up top place. Romsey’s Hope Hamilton scored 24 goals in her 400th game, with Sarah Duff, Ty…
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Saints march over Bulldogs
Trentham triumphed over the Avoca Bulldogs in a spirited encounter at the Trentham Reserve last Saturday in round 15 of the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League season. With three rounds to go in the home and away season, Trentham remains in third spot on the ladder. The dominant performance firming up their status as a…