Football

Eagles’ eyes on long-term success: 2023 FOOTY & NETBALL PREVIEW

Whittlesea's senior football team hopes a new coach and new game style will help end a cycle of promotion and relegation that has seen it bounce between Northern Football Netball League’s first and second...

Tigers to roar in 150th celebration: 2023 FOOTY & NETBALL PREVIEW

“Our 150th committee has been doing amazing work behind the scenes and it’s going to be a very special night.” – PAUL RIX, PRESIDENTTHE buzz word at Lancefield ahead of the 2023 Riddell District Football...

Whittlesea hosts all abilities footy fun

By Pam KiriakidisWHITTLESEA Junior Football Club’s Auskick centre is delivering a free ‘Footy 4 Fun’ event on March 24, designed for people with a disability aged seven to 12 years.Delivered by the club with...

Lancefield on look-out to fill girls’ football teams

Lancefield Junior Football Netball Club, LJFNC, is on the lookout for girls aged between 10 and 18 to join its junior and youth girls’ football teams.LJFNC launched a girls’ football team in 2021, and...

Wandong call-out for junior footy players

WANDONG Warriors Junior Football Club is calling out for players for the upcoming football season, especially in the under 14 category.The club boasts a strong family atmosphere that is supported by a dedicated committee,...

Stories of hope in new football collection

A FEW decades ago, on the streets of St Kilda, a young man popped up with an alternative to what was being offered to those seeking solace from addiction, or what he termed the...

Fresh start for Blues as new president hits ground running

By Colin MacGillivrayKILMORE Football Netball Club is looking forward to an exciting new chapter in its history after appointing a new president and new coach ahead of the 2023 season.Ben Egan was elected president...

Assumption celebrates pair of AFL draftees

By Colin MacGillivrayHARRY Rowston and Cooper Harvey are the toast of the Assumption College Kilmore community after being selected in last week’s AFL national draft.Rowston, an Assumption boarder from New South Wales, was taken...

Auskick clinic just the start for Whittlesea Junior Football Club

WHITTLESEA Junior Football Club officials say a visit from AFL and AFLW stars Nick Daicos and Georgie Prespakis was a sign of big things to come, with plans to create an all-abilities Auskick program.Daicos...

Whittlesea appoints new senior coach

Whittlesea Football Netball Club has announced Wayne Van Der Ross as its new senior coach ahead of its 2023 campaign.Van Der Ross has been head coach of the Yarra Glen Football Netball Club in...