Sports
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Match 500 for a sport master
If, when he began playing junior footy for Macedon in 1981, Ray Tadd had listened to people who told him that he was “not much chop” then he wouldn’t have run out with the Woodend-Hesket Masters last Sunday afternoon through a banner congratulating him on his 500th game playing football. Ray, who has been playing…
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A different look at footy
A special project in a university course has extended into a season-long behind the scenes photographic study of Woodend-Hesket’s senior football team. Ties Urie will end up with thousands of photos which he hopes to condense into a small book. He snaps around 500 photos at each match he attends in what is believed to…
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Consistency works for Bulldogs
Gisborne took on Castlemaine on Saturday at the Magpie’s home ground with the aim of winning back to back games and playing four consistent quarters. The game started with both teams kicking early goals before Gisborne broke the game open with 10 majors in the first quarter, leading by a comfortable 60 points at quarter…
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Learning from one of the best
Pathways to becoming a professional tennis player, developing weapons and enhancing training habits were the key messages in Sunday’s session of the Macedon Ranges Tennis School Development Squad. Held at the Woodend Tennis Club, it’s the third such session held for the squad. On hand to help head coach Marcus Wills was former pupil and…
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Senior men on a roll
After a slow start to the season, the Kyneton District Soccer Club’s senior men have won their last three games. On Sunday, they took on Maidstone United at Barkly Square. Kyneton opened their account early through Ben Plant putting the ball into the net within the first two minutes of the game. Plant went on…
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Limited edition … get in quick!
Do you have a special number you, your dad or grandfather played in for the Kyneton Tigers? The Kyneton Football Netball Club has produced a limited edition all-Australian woollen football jumper to mark the club’s milestone 150th anniversary. Made with the traditional long sleeves and collar, the black and yellow merino jumpers will be numbered…
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Cats by just one point!
The 2018 Riddell League football season kicked off on Saturday with a frenetic, pulsating encounter as reigning premier Macedon survived a desperate late charge by Riddell to win by a solitary point. The see-saw match before a massive opening round crowd at Riddell certainly lived up to expectations, with both sides showing they have the…