Romsey 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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Tigers to host Redbacks
Kyneton Tigers are hosting their annual Indigenous matches across two weeks for their senior teams this season. Their netball and senior men’s football department took part in the RDFNL Indigenous round on Saturday with the Tigers wearing their Indigenous uniforms, designed by Taungurung Elder, Uncle Mick Harding. Belonging to the Yowong-Illam-Baluk and Nattarak Baluk clans…
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Top place at stake
Riddell League round 13 A-grade netball this Saturday, July 13, features two crackerjack matches with implications on the double chance. Reigning premier Woodend-Hesket impressed with a strong win over Riddell on Saturday, and sit in second place just four points behind ladder-leader Wallan. The Hawks easily have the best percentage and a victory at Wallan…
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Bombers run riot
Wet winter conditions created some new challenges for football teams in the Riddell League’s 11th round on Saturday. Ladder-leader Riddell was the scene stealer, absolutely stunning a Kyneton side buoyed by a courageous win over Romsey seven days earlier. Riddell won by 74 points, with Kyneton’s lone goal from nine scoring shots coming in the…
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Strong effort by Tigers
Kyneton senior footballers turned in a strong performance on Saturday, pressing reigning premiers Diggers Rest all the way at the Showgrounds. The large crowd was enthralled by the close contest, with the Tigers leading at every change, to be overhauled by a five-goal last quarter surge by the visitors. Coming off a strong win against…
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150th a sell out
Romsey Football Netball Club’s special 150th celebration function was a sell out on Saturday. There were about 130 seated at the official luncheon, and long-serving Redbacks’ secretary Joanne Carroll said later the celebration had gone well. President Wayne Milburn welcomed all to the special function, and specially thanked chief organiser Lindy Skinner for her research…
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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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Bombers stun Redbacks
Riddell senior footballers produced their best form this season to overwhelm Romsey by 50 points on Saturday, convincing many onlookers the Bombers are now entitled to be the 2024 premiership favourites. But reigning premier Diggers Rest, still adapting to a new and larger home ground, may have a big say in this on May 25…
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Scores tell the story
Having struggled to beat Melton Centrals a week earlier, Romsey footballers produced a devastating first term to take control of Saturday’s match against a Kyneton side hoping to rebound from an ordinary performance at Riddell. It seemed the Redbacks were quite at home on the Showgrounds, running into space, backing one another up, and keeping…
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Romsey Hotel pokies bid reignites debate
Romsey Football Netball Club’s application for 50 electronic gaming machines to re-open the Romsey Hotel has reignited passionate community debate from more than a decade ago.
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Romsey Pub pokies bid
Romsey Football Netball Club Inc has applied for 50 gaming machines at the former Romsey Hotel.
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One swoop decisive
A lightning intercept and running goal by alert teenager Oliver Watt in a tense last quarter was decisive in Woodend-Hesket scraping home by three points against Romsey in a knockout Riddell League semi-final on Sunday. Outplayed in the first half by a rampant Romsey, the Hawks revived in the third quarter to monopolise the ball…