Sports
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Tiger women debut
Lancefield’s new women’s football team debuted against Woodend-Hesket at Gilbert Gordon Oval on Saturday evening. Meaghan Lyons (at left) is pictured with captain Molly Heales after kicking the first, and only, goal for the Tigers. The Hawks ended up winning 4.23 (47) to 1.4 (10) with the Lancefield players spending plenty of time defending. Last…
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Falcs off to a flyer
Well if last Friday night is anything to go by, the Mt Alexander Falcons are off to a flying start. They looked unstoppable against Romsey in their first RDFNL encounter as they ran it through the middle. The forward line looked congested but the Falcs found the space and took the game on. Running hard…
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Pride round celebrated
The Castlemaine Magpie Women’s and Under 18s teams played their first home matches in the AFL Central Vic competition at Camp Reserve on Sunday. The Pride Round consisted of many highs and lows for the U18 Girls and Senior Women’s sides. With 12 on the field, the U18 Girls had their work cut out for…
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Tigers easily
In women’s football, defending premiers Kyneton took on a much-improved Melton on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers unfurled their 2023 premiership flag in front of a home crowd then turned their attention to a match played in ideal conditions. After some significant pre-season changes to the players’ list, round one was a bit of an unknown…
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Goals scarce for Tigers
Buoyed after beating Woodend-Hesket by 53 points on Good Friday, Kyneton senior footballers received a reality jolt at Riddell on Saturday. The Tigers were restricted to a paltry three goals by the Bombers in a low-scoring encounter, not outscoring the home side in any of the four quarters. “We’re not playing our best football …..…
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Magpies selected in ‘The Carlton Draft’
Castlemaine Football Netball Club is thrilled to have been announced as one of five lucky Victorian clubs that will be granted a pick to select an AFL footy legend to run out with their senior team as part of the 2024 ‘The Carlton Draft’. The star-studded lineup for the third annual ‘Carlton Draft’ crop in…
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Falcons ready to soar in 2024
The Mount Alexander Falcons celebrated their season launch on Saturday night. And it was lucky there were a few players missing from the evening as the stage was at capacity with the jumper presentations. The Falcons are scheduled to play their first match of the 2024 Riddell District Football League season against Romsey this Friday…
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Mixed results for Magpies
Sunday was Round 1 of the Central Victoria Football League and the Castlemaine Football Netball Club Women’s side and defending 2023 premiers played their season opener against Sandhurst at Ewing Park. The day also saw the Magpie Under 18 Women’s Football side make their debut against Sandhurst. Results were mixed as the Magpies new Under…
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‘Winning ugly’ okay
“We won ugly today,” new Riddell football coach Arron Bray told his players after their 11-point victory over Macedon on Saturday. The match was hard to rationalise overall, with just 14 goals being scored, and the Bombers establishing what proved to be a winning lead with a five-goal-to-one third term. There has been a lot…
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Feathers fly at season opener
Castlemaine Football Netball Club hosted Maryborough FNC in a massive opening round blockbuster at the Camp Reserve on Good Friday. The venue was filled to capacity as footy and netball fans celebrated the launch of the 2024 season with the league’s two Magpie clubs going head-to-head. CFNC has been hard at work throughout the pre-season…
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‘Tigers can do a lot better’
Kyneton senior footballers debuted in the Riddell League by defeating Woodend-Hesket by 53 points on Saturday, with playing coach Ethan Foreman predicting the Tigers “can play a lot better” as the season progresses. Looking ahead to the next match for the Tigers in round 2 on Saturday, April 13, Foreman said Riddell was reputed to…
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Enormous crowd turns out
An enormous crowd of close to 3000 people – far in excess of most optimistic expectations – descended on the Kyneton Showgrounds on Good Friday for the opening round matches in the Riddell District Football Netball League’s 2024 season. Old, young, very young and middle-aged poured in to see Kyneton Football Netball Club make its…