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  • Tough going for Tigers, Bulldogs

    Tough going for Tigers, Bulldogs

    Kyneton and Gisborne senior football teams found the going tough against respective opposition Eaglehawk and Sandhurst on Saturday. On June 3 this season, Kyneton downed the Hawks on their own territory with an after-the-siren goal to Cameron Manuel, but it was a different story at the Showgrounds in the return bout. Gearing up for the…

  • Tigers call meeting to discuss future

    Tigers call meeting to discuss future

    Kyneton Football Netball Club will hold public meeting this week after the AFL Central Vic Commission floated the possibility of a promotion and relegation system with a second division of the Bendigo Football Netball League next season. Kyneton’s committee has labelled what the commission has put forward as “surprising announcements regarding the change in the…

  • Waters back to coach Bulldogs

    Waters back to coach Bulldogs

    Rob Waters coached Gisborne senior footballers to the 2022 Bendigo League premiership, breaking a long drought for the Bulldogs. Yesterday the club announced it was very happy to have Waters returning as the men’s senior coach next season. He will also be in charge for the three remaining matches of this season, starting with the…

  • Redbacks stay in the hunt

    Redbacks stay in the hunt

    Romsey shook off the disappointment of an incredible one-point loss to Woodend-Hesket by knuckling down and disposing of Macedon by 28 points on Saturday. Romsey was inspired by a six-goal performance by strong utility player Nathan Rayment, who stole the limelight from star forward Jack Jedwab who was restricted to two majors. The Redbacks have…

  • Square too good for Gisborne

    Square too good for Gisborne

    Golden Square came to Gardiner Reserve on Saturday intent collecting four points, and proved too powerful despite the best efforts of the local Bulldogs. The final margin was 40 points after the visitors rammed home 6.3 to a solitary goal in the last quarter. An analysis of the match shows Gisborne only managed one scoring…

  • Kyneton Tigers are premiers

    Kyneton Tigers are premiers

    More experience and depth of talent were key factors in the Kyneton Tigers women’s team winning the RDFNL 2023 grand final on Saturday evening. Macedon proved worthy finalists, having defeated Melton and Woodend-Hesket to earn the right to tackle the powerhouse Tigers. The history-making grand final was played in cool conditions at Gilbert Gordon Oval…

  • Kyneton Rangers premiers

    Kyneton Rangers premiers

    Kyneton District Soccer Club’s Womens team made it back-to-back cup wins, defeating Moama-Echuca Border Raiders 2:1 in Bendigo on Sunday. The sun was shining on the Kyneton Rangers in a physical battle for League Cup at Truscott Reserve, North Bendigo, with both teams determined to win. The close rivals battled all season, but coach Ron…

  • Pies and Tigers pay tribute

    Pies and Tigers pay tribute

    Castlemaine Magpies played host to Kyneton in a bumper weekend of football and netball action in round 15 of the Bendigo Football League last weekend. It was an emotional day for the clubs with the Magpies and Tigers joining forces to put some special traditions in place to commemorate Castlemaine Under 18 player Dallas Keogh-Frankling…

  • Magpies appoint new coach for 2024

    Magpies appoint new coach for 2024

    Castlemaine Football Netball Club has announced former AFL player Michael Hartley will be joining the club as senior coach for season 2024. Hartley grew up in New South Wales before being selected by the Collingwood Football Club. He spent two years with Collingwood and showed great resilience to overcome some serious injuries. Determined to get…

  • Tigers women off to big dance

    Tigers women off to big dance

    It has been a long wait for Kyneton Tigers’ women footballers but they have cemented their spot in the grand final in the RDFNL Women’s League for the first time ever! The team established in 2014, have had many years of struggle and heartache. For the first two years playing, they didn’t win a game…

  • Tigers stun Gisborne

    Tigers stun Gisborne

    In front of a huge and parochial Showgrounds crowd, a seemingly rejuvenated Kyneton senior football side kicked six goals straight in the last quarter to upset Gisborne by three points. The Tigers lifted their intensity and work rate in the final term, sending their supporters into raptures after Gisborne had looked set to make a…

  • Great Escape – Hawks by a point

    Great Escape – Hawks by a point

    Woodend-Hesket senior footballers conjured up an astonishing escape with two extremely late goals to defeat a gallant Romsey by a solitary point on Saturday. It was one of the great matches played at Gilbert Gordon Oval, and the outcome has huge ramifications for both clubs as far as the Riddell League’s 2023 finals are concerned.…