Football

21 Feb 2025

Wonthaggi looks local for power boost in 2025

AS CLUBS kick their new season preparations into top gear, inbound recruitment is usually all the talk. And on that score, Wonthaggi was hoping to sign experienced Port Melbourne campaigner Anthony Anastasio before he tragically damaged his anterior...

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14 Feb 2025

Sharks lure in the kids

SMILES, laughter and frustration at times filled Tarwin Recreation Reserve on Saturday, February 1, as kids of all ages took to the field and courts for the Tarwin Sharks Family Day. Not only was the event the perfect opportunity for families to...

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07 Feb 2025

Wonthaggi eyes homegrown power boost in 2025

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07 Feb 2025

Drop punt down memory lane

FOOTBALL legends do not get any larger than the six-foot-plus (185 cm) North Melbourne ruckman and former young Wonthaggi footballer Ron Fletcher. Born April 1927 Ron played twenty-one games in the Victorian Football League from 1950 to 1951...

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13 Dec 2024

Girls invited to join Nyora’s junior all girl football teams

By Courtney O’Brien NYORA Football and Netball Club are working on putting together two all-girls under 12s and 14s football teams for the coming footy season. The idea to form the girl’s sides was generated by Nyora born and bred Adam...

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Courtney O'Brien

12 Dec 2024

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Leongatha and Inverloch talent Xavier Lindsay now a Demon

LEONGATHA, Inverloch and Gippsland Power midfielder Xavier Lindsay has been selected at Pick 11 in the AFL Draft by the Melbourne Demons. Lindsay had to overcome a late-season knee injury to set himself up for the national draft, but it didn’t...

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20 Nov 2024

Lindsay gets cooking ahead of AFL Draft

LEONGATHA and Inverloch footballer, Xavier Lindsay, is expected to go top 20 in the AFL Draft this Wednesday and Thursday, November 20 and 21. Having shaken off a late-season knee injury, which hurt Gippsland Powers’ chances of winning the Under...

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19 Nov 2024

News

Meeniyan-Dumbalk United makes drought-breaking bid

EVEN on a day of challenges for the Meeniyan-Dumbalk United seniors, in the Elimination Final at Toora last season, when they faced third-placed Foster, the Demons kept coming all day. In the end they were only a couple of goals from progressing to...

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11 Oct 2024

Three-peat for Parrots

LEONGATHA’S Reserves made it three flags straight, never allowing Bairnsdale to mount a serious threat, but it wasn’t an easy day for either side. Challenging wind, large numbers around the ball and finals intensity ensured goals were at...

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24 Sep 2024

Traralgon shocks Parrots to take Gippsland premiership

THE runaway favourites for their third Gippsland League premiership in-a-row Leongatha have lowered their colours to Traralgon, after beating them both times during the year. One of the powerhouse clubs in the Gippsland League throughout its...

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21 Sep 2024

Umpire celebrates Milestone 500th match

By Tayla Kershaw JAMES Browne proudly umpired his milestone 500th game recently. The South Gippsland Umpires Association (SGUA) umpire ticked over 500 games during the semi-final between Inverloch-Kongwak and Nar Nar Goon played at Cora Lynn. It was...

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20 Sep 2024

Leongatha Parrots recall Sam Forrester for grand final

LEONGATHA and Traralgon applied the finishing touches to the teams that will face off in this Saturday’s Gippsland League grand final with wet and cold training runs on Thursday night. Leongatha had the luxury of having their whole senior playing...

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