Lancefield Football Netball Club
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Can you believe it?
On May 25, 2023 premiers Diggers Rest beat Riddell by eight points. Fast forward to Saturday at Bomberland for one of the most astonishing turnarounds in Riddell League history. An absolutely dominant Riddell threw aside a couple of below average performances against Woodend-Hesket and Macedon and absolutely slaughtered a shell shocked Diggers Rest. Final scores:…
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Eleven-year losing streak ends
Exactly 11 years ago, or precisely 4017 days, Lancefield Under 19 footballers won their last match … with the losing drought finally broken on Friday night. Amid scenes of extraordinary jubilation and celebration, the young Tigers defeated fourth-placed Riddell 7.13 (55) to 5.1 (31). Is this the longest drought in Australian Rules football was the…
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Tiger women dominate
Saturday delivered real footy conditions when Kyneton women took on Lancefield at the Showgrounds for Pink Round. With four U19 debutants coming in, it was unknown how Kyneton would fare against the continually improving opposition. Slow to start, the game offered plenty of back and forth with prolific ball winners Chloe Hodgson and Teagan Ainslie…
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It’s a draw!
Fresh life was injected into the 2024 Riddell District women’s football competition when Kyneton and Macedon played a draw on Saturday night. Previously unbeaten all last season and so far this season, Kyneton’s impressive winning streak ended. Overall, the match at the Showgrounds was played in great spirit, with both teams giving their all, and…
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A $5000 winner
Kyneton footballer Ryan Dubens was flabbergasted to find he was $5000 richer on Saturday night. “I’ve never really won a raffle of any sort … it’s nice to finally win one,” he said when asked how he felt when the news finally filtered through he was the lucky winner of Lancefield Football Netball Club’s $5000…
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Players show Anzac spirit
Players from all codes participated in an impressive Anzac Day ceremony at the inaugural ‘Clash of the Tigers’ encounters between Lancefield and Kyneton. The LFNC awarded medals to exemplify the Anzac spirit of skill, courage, self-sacrifice, teamwork and fair play, and they were named in honour of some of the great names in Lancefield who…
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Clash of the Tigers
One of the Riddell District Football Netball League’s biggest events of the year takes place on Anzac Day when Lancefield Football Netball Club plays Kyneton in the first ‘Clash of the Tigers’. It will be the first time the two Tigers have played each other since Kyneton joined the Riddell League this season. However, accounts…
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Tiger women debut
Lancefield’s new women’s football team debuted against Woodend-Hesket at Gilbert Gordon Oval on Saturday evening. Meaghan Lyons (at left) is pictured with captain Molly Heales after kicking the first, and only, goal for the Tigers. The Hawks ended up winning 4.23 (47) to 1.4 (10) with the Lancefield players spending plenty of time defending. Last…
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Lancefield’s coach coup
Lancefield Football Netball Club has secured a coup for women footballers in the district.
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Boilover of the season
Lancefield, celebrating its 150th year, caused the boilover of the season on Saturday by toppling Riddell by a solitary point. The Bombers, last season’s premiers, were on an eight-game winning streak and needed to win to secure the double chance. Instead, the tenacious Tigers produced their best sustained football of the season for their fourth…
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Redbacks stay in the hunt
Romsey shook off the disappointment of an incredible one-point loss to Woodend-Hesket by knuckling down and disposing of Macedon by 28 points on Saturday. Romsey was inspired by a six-goal performance by strong utility player Nathan Rayment, who stole the limelight from star forward Jack Jedwab who was restricted to two majors. The Redbacks have…
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TAC slogan in the limelight
The TAC Road Safety Round at the weekend saw a positive and provoking slogan on display to a massive audience. The slogan was created by an injured Lancefield netballer and was on display at Marvel Stadium on Friday night. Kira Baldwin’s ‘MY LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS, YOUR PHONE SHOULDN’T BE’ received exposure to a…