Bendigo Football Netball League
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Magpies fall short in nailbiter
The Castlemaine Magpies lost an absolute nailbiter to the Strathfieldsaye Storm at Tannery Lane in the Bendigo Football Netball League’s Indigenous Round on Saturday, going down by just two points. Storm were on top early with a four-goal haul in the opening term, holding the Magpies to 2.4. The second quarter was a closer affair…
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Magpies valiant against rampaging Hawks
The Castlemaine Magpies played host to Eaglehawk at the Camp Reserve last Saturday in round six action and succumbed to a rampaging Hawks side. The Magpies were first on the board with a goal through Josh Eyre, but the Hawks soon found their groove and slammed on eight of their own to jump out to…
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Gisborne dominate Magpies
In week one of the round five split round, Gisborne welcomed Castlemaine to Gardiner Reserve and claimed a home ground win. The Magpies were looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss to South Bendigo at home, while the Bulldogs were aiming to forge on after a hard-fought 11-point win over Eaglehawk at Canterbury Park.…
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Magpies fall to Bloods
The Castlemaine Magpies played host to South Bendigo at the Camp Reserve on Saturday and were overrun by their visitors. The Magpie Seniors came into the match flying high off the back of consecutive wins over Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat. The Bloods had also bagged a couple of wins and were keen to secure…
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Magpie footballers win four from four
The Castlemaine Magpies made the trek to Dower Park on Saturday to tackle Kangaroo Flat and recorded their second win of the year. The win places Castlemaine in fourth spot on the Bendigo Football Netball League ladder. Flat got the jump on the Magpies early with goals to Nicholas Keogh 2 and Jake Hywood, before…
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Magpies triumph over Bulldogs in blockbuster
Castlemaine Football Netball Club hosted a massive Good Friday fixture of football and netball action at the Camp Reserve on Friday against Golden Square. It was a day for debuts with Chaz Holman and Rhys Smith making their seniors debuts and Hannah Cochrane making her debut alongside older sisters Tiahna and Ella in the senior…
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Sluggish start proves costly
An uncharacteristic first quarter that yielded Gisborne just four points on Good Friday proved to be too big a hurdle to overcome. A revitalised South Bendigo led throughout, and drew clear in the last quarter to eventually win by 27 points. It was hard for Bulldogs supporters to equate their opening round victory by 160…
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Magpies face down Dragons
The Castlemaine Magpies made the trek to the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Saturday to tackle the Sandhurst Dragons. The Magpies had recruited well in the off-season with second-year coach Michael Hartley welcoming a number of new faces to the senior side including Josh Eyre (Essendon/Collingwood), Patrik Balta (Richmond VFL) Jake Stein (Gold Coast/GWS) Coby Perry…
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Bulldogs’ blitz
Gisborne is one of the really strong contenders for the 2025 senior football premiership in the Bendigo League. Runner-up in a thrilling 2024 grand final by four points against Sandhurst still haunts some Bulldogs’ fans, but thrashing Kangaroo Flat in the season’s opening round on Saturday restored a ton of confidence. Resolute senior coach Rob…
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Bulldogs back from the brink
Chasing back-to-back premierships, Gisborne A-grade netballers were in a shaky position nine goals in arrears halfway through the third quarter of Saturday’s grand final. Kangaroo Flat had worked hard to establish the lead, and the Bulldogs needed to lift. Experienced coach Tarryn Rymer was proud of her side’s response under pressure, particularly as some players…
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Gisborne set for QEO
Gisborne Football Netball Club has a record-breaking seven teams in Bendigo League Grand Finals at the Queen Elizabeth Oval tomorrow (Saturday). The Bulldogs won the senior football grand final in 2022, missed the finals last season, and won the A-grade netball premiership by a goal last season. As Gisborne president John Wood pointed out this…
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Footy, netball favourites
Premierships expectations for 2024 soared in Gisborne Football Netball Club ranks on Saturday as the club’s number one footy and netball sides rocketed straight into Bendigo League grand finals. There’s a strong feeling around Gardiner Reserve that the club’s history-making dual football and netball triumphs from 2023 can be repeated. Bendigo-based clubs must be becoming…