Kyneton Football Netball Club
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Tigers just miss in thriller
Kyneton senior footballers missed a golden opportunity to leap into fifth spot on the ladder when South Bendigo came from 13 points down at the last change at the Showgrounds to scramble home by three points on Saturday. It was an absolute thrilling finish between two evenly matches sides, with the visitors fighting back to…
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Tayla’s 200th – at last!
Loyal, talented and long-term netballer Tayla Durham played her 200th game for the Kyneton club on Saturday, with plaudits from all quarters. The celebration had been delayed and finally cancelled from the 2021 season, and fellow netballers and supporters finally saw Tayla run through the ‘200’ banner and receive her awards. An exquisite goaler for…
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Rampant Bulldogs
Six goals apiece in the first quarter at the Showgrounds on Saturday indicated the Kyneton versus Gisborne senior match would be a high-scoring, closely fought affair. Then a dramatic change came over the match, with the Bulldogs systematically taking control in most positions, snuffling out the Tigers’ forward advances, and ramming home 15-7 to 1.5…
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Castlemaine wins Challenge Cup honours
Castlemaine Football Netball Club played host to long-time rival Kyneton Football Netball Club on Saturday at the Camp Reserve as part of the annual Des Kelly Memorial ‘Challenge Cup’ proudly supported by Elliott Midland Newspapers. The competition marked the opening round of the 2022 Bendigo Football Netball League season. It was a historic day for…
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Life lived to its fullest
If I Can, You Can is the story of 31-year-old Hayden Walsh, who lives with cerebral palsy. In his biography Hayden says, “My Mum once told me that I was given the body I have, and the life I have, and it’s up to me to make the most of it. That’s what I am doing;…
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Launch day roar
Kyneton Football Netball Club is kicking off the sporting year with a day of free fun and entertainment on March 27. Kyneton Showgrounds will host live music including Jessica Mangan, Reece Mastin, Hayden Evans, Aaron Schembri and Steve Falcon and the Kingswoods. There will also be activities for children, junior registration, membership sales, a raffle…
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FIDA – come and try
Kyneton Football Netball Club established the FIDA side last year in 2021. FIDA provides Victorians with an intellectual impairment the opportunity to participate in Australian Rules Football. It plays an important role in our local community and consists of approximately 25 male and female players from various areas of the Macedon Ranges, some even travel…
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Inclusion win for Tigers
Kyneton Football Netball Club has been awarded the winner of the 2021 AFL Victoria Community Award Club Inclusion due to the club’s incredible work in the disability and LGBTQIA+ space. The Community Awards were presented via a live Facebook event last week to acknowledge the important role that community members state wide play in the…
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Over until next year
Diminishing hopes that there would be a Bendigo Football Netball League finals series in 2021 were finally snuffed out on Friday. The season has been cancelled, with no team or individual awards whatsoever in senior ranks. In a media release, the BFNL’s board of management in conjunction with affiliated clubs, regrettably announced a finals series…
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Tigers appoint club manager
Kyneton Football Netball Club has appointed Nikki Young (pictured) to the full-time role of club manager. President Hayden Evans said the club was now in a position to employ Nikki who would oversee all club communications and administrative functions for Auskick, junior football, netball, women’s football, men’s football and FIDA (all-abilities football). “This will help…
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Worthy winner of Tigers raffle
A chance footy club raffle win has replaced a broken-down ute for Donald resident Robert ‘Doormat’ Young. While not connected to the Kyneton Football Netball Club as a regular supporter, Robert took a $100 punt on purchasing an online ticket and came away the lucky winner of a brand new HiLux Rugged X ute. KFNC…
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Snell given AFLW chance
Kyneton’s Elizabeth Snell was thrilled to be selected by Western Bulldogs in the AFLW draft last week, and was scheduled to meet up with her new teammates yesterday. “I didn’t know if I would get picked or not,” the 19-year-old swift moving and versatile midfielder said.She admitted it was a very anxious wait, and she…