Sports
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Clash of the Tigers
One of the Riddell District Football Netball League’s biggest events of the year takes place on Anzac Day when Lancefield Football Netball Club plays Kyneton in the first ‘Clash of the Tigers’. It will be the first time the two Tigers have played each other since Kyneton joined the Riddell League this season. However, accounts…
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Scores tell the story
Having struggled to beat Melton Centrals a week earlier, Romsey footballers produced a devastating first term to take control of Saturday’s match against a Kyneton side hoping to rebound from an ordinary performance at Riddell. It seemed the Redbacks were quite at home on the Showgrounds, running into space, backing one another up, and keeping…
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Record-breaking turnout
The 2024 season kickoff for Kyneton District Soccer Club saw a record-breaking turnout of junior players. With 19 matches played on the brand new pitches, and boasting a membership of 374 registered players, the club has seen a remarkable 55 per cent increase in participation from the previous year. Kyneton’s 13 Mini-Roos teams, spanning from…
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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…