Football

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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19 Sep 2024

Morrish Medal honours caps up and down year for Xavier Lindsay

LEONGATHA and former Inverloch-Kongwak player, Xavier Lindsay has become the first Gippsland Power player in a decade to claim the Morrish Medal as the best and fairest player in the Coates Talent League Boys competition. His win was part of an...

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19 Sep 2024

Dogs edge out Industrials in tight clash

IN A fiercely contested match at the Garfield Recreation Reserve, Phillip Island Under18s narrowly defeated Warragul Industrials by seven points, securing a 3.6 (24) to 2.5 (17) victory in the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition on Saturday...

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17 Sep 2024

Roos soar to glory

By Rob Popplestone GRAND finals can be so unforgiving and no two are ever the same, but the contrast for players and clubs between winning and losing is vast. Win and there is an immediate bond that compels players to organise reunions and relive...

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17 Sep 2024

Breakthrough premiership win by Woodside Wildcats

THE Woodside and District Wildcats have finally broken through for their maiden North Gippsland Football Netball League Premiership after quite a journey. The club broke away from the Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside Allies to join the NGFNL in...

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