Kyneton Football Netball Club
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League shuts out Eagles
The newly formed Kyneton Women’s Football Club is facing the prospect of being unable to play this year after being rejected by three local leagues. The women who have joined the Kyneton Eagles had hoped to continue playing in the Riddell District Football Netball League, where they had played the past two seasons as part…
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Breakaway club forms
In a shock move, the Kyneton women’s football team has announced its departure from the Kyneton Football Netball Club and has formed an independent club of its own. The players and coaches have formed an incorporated entity as the Kyneton Women’s Sports Club Inc. operating as the Kyneton Women’s Football Club. Representatives of the players…
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Club seeks director
Kyneton Football Netball Club is seeking a new senior women’s football director as it embarks on a new era for senior women’s football at the club for 2025 and beyond. Newly elected president Guy Nelson said the club had fielded junior, youth and senior football teams for many years. “We’ve had considerable success and remain…
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Kyneton looks to next level
On Friday evening there was plenty of positivity voiced about the future of Kyneton Football Netball Club in the Riddell League next season. In many ways, 2024 was a transitional period for Kyneton after so long in the Bendigo League, and Hayden Evans — president for the past four years — and successor Guy Nelson…
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Big ruckman takes Bowen
Woodend-Hesket’s dynamic on-baller Daniel Toman was a hot favourite to win the Riddell League’s Bowen Medal for the second year in succession, but he had to share second place with Kyneton’s versatile Caleb Fisher. The winner with 21 votes was giant Wallan ruckman Chris Stewart, a 37-year-old who may well be the oldest player to…
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Shepherd claims Ryan Medal
Kyneton A-grade defender Tilly Shepherd has won the top individual netball award, the 2024 Ryan Medal, in the Riddell League. The 22-year-old university student was elated, and also surprised, to top the absorbing medal count by one vote at the league’s presentation night on Thursday evening. The agile, quick-moving Shepherd played every game and felt…
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Kyneton’s flag bid
Kyneton Under 19.5 footballers are a premiership chance, after surviving a tight preliminary final against Macedon on Saturday. The young Tigers, coached by David Nolte, were buoyed by playing the final at the Kyneton Showgrounds. They were also able to field their strongest side for the season, having been decimated by injuries at one stage.…
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Kyneton U19.5s set for big game
Kyneton Under 19.5s footballers will field their strongest side for the season in the Riddell League’s preliminary final tomorrow (Saturday). The young Tigers play the talented Macedon Cats, reigning premiers who have been too good for Kyneton so far this season. “We’ve finally got some depth, and are ready to turn in a good performance…
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Tigers going well
Kyneton Under 19.5 footballers are still in the finals. They combined well to defeat Wallan by 35 points at Gilbert Gordon Oval on Sunday morning. Angus Nolte, with plenty of senior experience this season, was one of the Tigers’ stars, finishing with three goals. The game was wide open at half time, but the Tigers…
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Foreman set for 2025
Kyneton Football Netball Club announced last week senior coach Ethan Foreman would return to duties as a playing coach with the Tigers next season. Work commitments midway during the current season led to Foreman ceasing to play, but continuing as coach. The club said he had re-signed, and would be ready to take the field…
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Kyneton’s one flag chance
Kyneton still has a ‘live chance’ remaining in the Riddell District finals, with the club’s Under 19.5 footballers winning their elimination final by 28 points on Sunday. It was a different story in the Reserves, with the Tigers going down by 17 points in the elimination final against Diggers Rest. So the word from Tigerland…
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Cats Premiers – by a point
Macedon’s women’s football team hung on desperately to hold off a very late Kyneton challenge to win the 2024 Rookie Me premiership on Saturday evening. Fortunes ebbed and flowed in the grand final played at Woodend’s Gilbert Gordon Reserve, and the Cats ended up going through the season undefeated in only the second year of…