Castlemaine Football Netball Club
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Mixed results for Magpies
Sunday was Round 1 of the Central Victoria Football League and the Castlemaine Football Netball Club Women’s side and defending 2023 premiers played their season opener against Sandhurst at Ewing Park. The day also saw the Magpie Under 18 Women’s Football side make their debut against Sandhurst. Results were mixed as the Magpies new Under…
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Feathers fly at season opener
Castlemaine Football Netball Club hosted Maryborough FNC in a massive opening round blockbuster at the Camp Reserve on Good Friday. The venue was filled to capacity as footy and netball fans celebrated the launch of the 2024 season with the league’s two Magpie clubs going head-to-head. CFNC has been hard at work throughout the pre-season…
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Lakey close, Eve wins medal
Prolific ball winner Flynn Lakey (Gisborne) has polled 22 votes to be runner-up in the Michelsen Medal for 2023. The Bendigo League’s top individual football award went to Eaglehawk’s Noah Wheeler with 24 votes. James Coghlan (Sandhurst) was third with 16 votes. Despite missing many games, Brad Bernacki (Gisborne) still polled 12 votes. Castlemaine’s top…
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Magpies go back to back
Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s undefeated Senior Women’s football side has made history claiming back-to-back premiership honours in the AFL Central Vic Women’s competition at the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Friday night. The opening term against a determined Woorinen began as a real arm wrestle as both sides took time to settle and control the ball…
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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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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…
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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…
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Magpies celebrate milestones
Castlemaine Football Netball Club sides made the trek to Dower Park last Saturday to take on Kangaroo Flat. It was a big weekend for the Magpies with netballer Bri Pedretti and Women’s footballer Taylah Sartori each celebrating their 100th game milestones. Bri returned to the club in 2022 and is making her mark in both…
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Scoring goals for our girls
Girls took to the field and courts en-mass these school holidays to learn their favourite sports from some talented and well-known coaches. Among the instructors were former Castlemaine premiership player and current Richmond AFLW recruit, Shelby Knoll; Essendon VFLW player and Castlemaine local, Tia Davidge; and Suncorp Super netballer with the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Collingwood…
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Last-goal victory in match of the round
Billed as the match of the round in the Bendigo League on Saturday, the Gisborne versus Castlemaine A-grade netball encounter lived up to the advance promotion. Weather conditions may have been far from ideal at Gardiner Reserve, but the prospect of second playing third had plenty to offer. Close throughout, scores were tied 28-28 deep…
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Castlemaine wins battle of the Pies
It was a massive weekend of football and netball action at the Camp Reserve as the Castlemaine Football Netball Club hosted Maryborough in the Stephen Brown Memorial round. Stephen Brown and his family have had a significant impact on the Castlemaine club and on the young people of Maryborough where he taught for many years.…
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Big week for Magpies
It was a big week for the Castlemaine Magpies as they farewelled their mate Dallas Keogh-Frankling on Friday in a memorial service at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Castlemaine. Members of the Castlemaine FNC, Kyneton FNC, Harcourt Cricket Club and other clubs formed a guard of honour as his cortege left for the Harcourt Cemetery.…