Kyneton Football Netball Club
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FIDA Tigers to the GF
Kyneton Football Netball Club’s FIDA football team has made it to the Grand Final for the very first time. The side finished the season unbeaten on top of the ladder. Coach Peter Connor said he was extremely proud of the team’s efforts this year and excited for the grand final. “I’ve been coaching for four…
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Almost boilover of the season
Woodend-Hesket footballers went close to causing the boilover of the Riddell League season on Saturday as they led unbeaten top team Diggers Rest by 13 points going into the last quarter of a low-scoring affair. Desperate to retain top place, the home side threw everything at the Hawks and finished up with a 9.10 (64)…
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Kyneton win — Bombers await
Kyneton’s defenders restricted neighbouring rivals Woodend-Hesket to just 10 scoring shots at the Showgrounds on Saturday. This paved the way for the Tigers’ seventh win of the season. Now Kyneton face a round 13 trip to Bomberland this weekend, with in-form opponent Riddell coming off a runaway 83-point victory over sixth-placed Macedon. The Bombers will…
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Late rally crucial
With plenty at stake, Kyneton senior footballers rallied in the last quarter on Saturday to defeat Romsey by 18 points. The clash at the Showgrounds after the King’s Birthday weekend holiday was important to both sides as far as securing a favourable ladder position entering the finals. It’s a Final Six this season, and Kyneton…
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Kyneton on top of the ladder
In an extremely good and high-scoring sixth round contest at the Showgrounds, Kyneton senior footballers trailed entering the last quarter but rose to defeat Macedon by 16 points on Saturday. After six rounds, the Tigers now find themselves on top of the Riddell League ladder as a result of a surprise loss by previously unbeaten…
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Ex-AFL star to play for Tigers
Former AFL star Michael Hibberd will line up in a one-off appearance for Kyneton against Macedon at the Showgrounds on Saturday. With a stellar 197-game career behind him with Melbourne and Essendon, Hibberd should receive an enthusiastic welcome from Kyneton’s players and supporters. An All-Australian in 2017, the talented defender was a member of Melbourne’s…
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Bombers hand out a lesson
“They’re the benchmark …. They’ve just given us a football lesson,” was how Kyneton Football Netball Club president Guy Nelson summed up Riddell senior footballers doubling Kyneton’s score at the Showgrounds on Saturday. The fourth round drawcard match between the two unbeaten teams left the Bombers feeling pleased with the way they are travelling, and…
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Kyneton ready for Bombers
After three rounds Kyneton senior footballers are on top of the Riddell League ladder, and this Saturday face an acid test against reigning premiers Riddell. The drawcard match should attract a large crowd to the Showgrounds, with Kyneton coming off a 66-point victory over a tenacious Lancefield in the Anzac Day ‘Battle of the Tigers’.…
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Kyneton run over Hawks
A blistering nine-goal burst in the second term put a fired-up Kyneton in the box seat against Woodend-Hesket on Good Friday. The Tigers went to half-time with a lead of 32 points, then shut down the game in the third term, before running away to win by 60 points after seven goals to four in…
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Kristy’s really keen on FIDA
It may be a relatively new role for well-known local Kristy Torney this season, but being manager of the Kyneton FIDA team is already proving a positive, with plenty of fun and enjoyment on and off the field. Kristy has a lengthy background in sport as a player and volunteer, and Kyneton Football Netball Club…
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Tigers cut Giants down to size
Kyneton senior footballers beat newcomer Gisborne Giants by 110 points as the Riddell League’s new season began in ideal conditions on Saturday, but the Tigers are not getting carried away. There was a large crowd at the multi-million-dollar Macedon Ranges Sporting Complex on Saturday for this historic match, but Kyneton playing coach Ethan Foreman is…
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Kyneton Tigers issue statement
Kyneton Football Netball Club has finally issued a statement following a week of media attention on the club and its culture. Late last year, the senior women’s football team defected from the club to form its own stand-alone club as the Kyneton Eagles Women’s Football Club. Last week in the media, allegations were reported that…