MCDFNL
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MCDFNL sides bounce into 2025
Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League kicked off its 2025 season with the first of matches on Saturday. Harcourt played host to Lexton at the den and were welcomed onto the ground by a guard of honour by the club’s Seconds. The Lions took a little while to warm up and get their sights in…
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Magpies and Tigers clash at Creek
Campbells Creek played host to Lexton in a physical clash at home last Saturday for round nine action in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League. Creekers were determined not to allow their Tiger rivals to make an impact on the scoreboard in the first term, managing to hold the visitors to five goals for…
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Local finals draw big crowds
The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League finals series began last weekend. In a historic move, the MCDFNL brought the first week of the finals series to Castlemaine’s Camp Reserve and the Newstead Recreation Reserve for the first time in recent memory. The venues were jam-packed both days as local fans turned out to cheer…
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First-up victory to Saints
Trentham senior footballers opened the 2023 season with a comfortable victory at home over Navarre on Saturday. With new non-playing coach Clive Raak in charge, the Saints opened up a lead of 46 points by the last change, before easing off as wet weather made an impact. Raak has made no secret about the aim…
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Saints Reserves claim cup
The Trentham FNC Reserves side has capped off their season with a premiership victory over Talbot in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League. In a hard-fought opening term, the Saints managed to squeeze through two goals to the Hawks’ one for the term to hold a slender four-point advantage at the first change. In…
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Premierships at last!
Bill West Gisborne footballers won their first Bendigo League senior football premiership since the 2006 season on Saturday, overcoming Strathfieldsaye in a hard, slogging contest in wet and heavy conditions at the Queen Elizabeth Oval. The Bulldogs also won the Under 18s flag, and two netball premierships. The first three quarters of the main match…
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Saints stay in contention
The Sainter Undeterred by a narrow loss to Harcourt, Trentham senior footballers showed plenty of intensity and spirit to defeat Navarre on Saturday and stay in the MCDFNL finals race. The Saints knew their season was on the line and for three quarters it was an intense, low-scoring battle. Navarre had kicked a huge score…
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Harcourt, Newstead claim wins in MCDFNL
Harcourt welcomed Talbot to the den last Saturday in Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League round 10 competition. After a loss to Carisbrook in round eight and a narrow victory over Trentham in round nine, the Harcourt side were determined to produce some of their early season form against fellow top eight side Talbot. Harcourt…
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Redbacks win battle royale
Harcourt played host to Carisbrook last Saturday at the den in Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball Association round eight action. The Lions were determined to continue their form after a fantastic win over Maldon in round seven. The home side made a great start, kicking three unanswered goals in the first term to four points…
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Big weekend for Harcourt sides
The Harcourt Seniors dealt Maldon FNC its second loss of the year at the Bill Woodfull Reserve last Saturday. Determined to bounce back from their own 20-point defeat at the hands of Natte Bealiba the previous week, the Lions threw everything they had at the Dons from the first bounce, kicking 5.1 to 0.2 to…
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League scraps 2020 season – ‘Insufficient teams available’
The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League executive has officially cancelled the 2020 season for all football and netball due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. After months of speculation among the league’s 14 clubs, players and supporters on whether there would be any local community football and netball or not, the league’s much-awaited final…