Bendigo Football Netball League
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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…
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Magpies swoop into finals
The future is bright for Castlemaine Football Netball Club with three of its young sides taking the next step in their respective finals campaigns last weekend. The Magpie Under 18s hit the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Sunday in the elimination final showdown against Kangaroo Flat in what was the club’s first Bendigo Football Netball League…
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Near perfection finals football
After winning the 2022 grand final, then missing finals last season, Gisborne senior footballers are on a mission in the Bendigo League’s 2024 finals series. The Bulldogs outclassed Strathfieldsaye by 55 points in the qualifying final at the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Saturday. The performance was spearheaded by five goals apiece to the classy Pat…
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Dragons roar over Magpies
Castlemaine Football Netball Club played host to top-of-the-table Sandhurst in the final round of the home and away season last Saturday. It was a big day for the Castlemaine club hosting their annual Life Members Day and with several players notching up game milestones – Kalan Huntly playing his 100th game, Tyson Hickey his 50th…
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One-sided at Gardiner
Wet conditions prevailed at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday, as Gisborne had some big wins against Castlemaine. In seven of the eight matches (three football, five netball) the Bulldogs were never in danger. The one exception was the thrilling 17&Under netball match where scores were tied 37-37 at siren time. With this result, Castlemaine’s young side…