Sport
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Footy decline in Melton ‘a worry’
AFL Goldfields has admitted it’s worried by football participation rates in Melton. Following a 12-month review, the region’s football governing body released figures last week…
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Pair belie their youth to give Lions perfect start
An 80-run partnership between two teenagers gave Darley the perfect start to the season in Ballarat Cricket Association A-grade on Saturday. After being set 154…
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UK duo pitch in for Aussie juniors
Lloyd Lambert ticked all the boxes Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows Cricket Club wanted in a development coach. Vice captain at his club, Basildon and Pitsea, in…
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Diggers Rest fighting for points
Diggers Rest will meet with AFL Goldfields on Monday in a bid to have its application for increased player points approved for the 2016 season.…
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Extreme action comes to a skate park near you
Skaters, scooters and BMX bikers are ready to roll for a shot at the north-western series skate competition title which comes to Epping Skate Escape park…
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Combined under-16.5 competition recommended
Riddell District and Ballarat football netball league’s under-16 football competitions could be merged following recommendations from a report into both junior competitions. AFL Goldfields, which…
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Two stars shine on South gloom
Melton South midfield star Anthony Hibbert was rewarded for an outstanding footy season by taking out the club’s best and fairest award last week.…
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Captain Kirk heroics all for nought as Melton folds
Wickets were hard to come by for Melton at the weekend, as the Lions came up short against Moorabbin in round one of the Victorian…
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Melton Rugby Union makes way for league
Melton Rugby Union Club has been kicked off its home ground because of falling membership, a woeful recent season and a growing local interest in…
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Umpires on trip of lifetime
A group of Riddell umpires will play an important role in the United States’ AFL national championships in Texas this weekend. The 16-strong group from…
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Jets sign up new coach
Sunbury Jets have turned to the experienced Andrew Summerville to take over the reins of the Sunbury Jets’ Big V division 1 men’s team. The…
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Ballan’s cricketers see in season with new pitch
Ballan’s cricketers are in for a great surprise this season. A new synthetic turf cricket pitch at the Ballan Recreation Reserve has been installed as…
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Dean can smile again
The nervous nineties are a staple of cricket folklore. For Matt Dean, the one-hundred-and-thirties have taken on a significance all their own – of part…
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Big margins rule at finale
While the weekend belonged to the AFL, there were plenty of Brimbank-based clubs chasing grand final glory in the Western Region Football League this season.…
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Barker leaps at chance to guide Diggers Rest Bulla
The invitation to coach Diggers Rest Bulla Village Cricket Club was too good to refuse for Kevin Barker. Having begun his cricket career in the…
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