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Tigers bow out
Kyneton senior footballers ended their season on Saturday with a 42-points defeat at the hands of premiership prospect Strathfieldsaye. The Storm tuned up for the finals with a blistering first quarter that produced seven goals to two with some precision football being played. For the Darren Chambers-coached Tigers, it was a day of mixed feelings.…
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Challenging day for Magpies
Castlemaine Football Netball Club hit the road last Saturday to take on powerhouse Golden Square at Wade Street in round 16 action in the Bendigo Football Netball League. It was a big day for the club with footballer Jackson Byrne playing his 50th Senior game for the Magpies and netball stalwart Kristie Lenon playing her…
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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…
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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…
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Square outclass Tigers
Missing up to seven regulars, a very depleted Kyneton senior team struggled from the onset against a rampaging Golden Square on Saturday. The dominance of the visitors was such that Kyneton FNC president Hayden Evans suggested the visitors seem to be in premiership winning form at the halfway mark of the season. On April 15,…
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Agony, ecstasy as Tigers win
A nail-biting Kyneton victory by two points at Gisborne on Saturday brings various ramifications for the Bendigo League’s football season. When the final siren blew it was a mixture of emotions both on and off the field; agony for the reigning premiers who want Gardiner Reserve to be a fortress, and jubilation as Kyneton stays…
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Bulldogs shake off Pies
The Castlemaine Magpies played host to Gisborne in Bendigo Football Netball League round two action at Camp Reserve last Saturday. The Magpies, led by new coach Brendan Shepherd, came into their first home match of the season off back of a win over fellow Magpies Maryborough at Princes Park in round one. The Bulldogs were…
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Castlemaine late surge
Castlemaine senior footballers showed plenty of resilience to storm home in the last quarter of their opening round match at Maryborough on Saturday. Goals had been extremely scarce, and Maryborough – winless all last season – were in the box seat at three-quarter-time. The Magpies knuckled down, ignored the rain, and finished up winning 4.13…
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Netball premiers dominate
Sandhurst and Gisborne were the dominant clubs in the Bendigo Football Netball League’s grand finals played on Saturday. In A-grade, Sandhurst was far too strong for Kangaroo Flat, with a 48-33 margin. Kangaroo Flat reached the grand final with a 52-49 victory over Gisborne. Gisborne’s two premierships came in the 17&Under and A-Reserve grand finals.…
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Premierships at last!
Bill West Gisborne footballers won their first Bendigo League senior football premiership since the 2006 season on Saturday, overcoming Strathfieldsaye in a hard, slogging contest in wet and heavy conditions at the Queen Elizabeth Oval. The Bulldogs also won the Under 18s flag, and two netball premierships. The first three quarters of the main match…
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Bulldogs dominate at Camp Reserve
Castlemaine played host to league powerhouse Gisborne in round 12 action at the Camp Reserve last Saturday. A tough contest was assured with Gisborne sitting in top spot and looking to record their 11th win of the season having only dropped one game to Sandhurst in round 10. Castlemaine made a positive start in the…