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Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: September 4, 2023

Best of my timeI am often asked to nominate the best players of my time at Assumption College Kilmore, ACK.It is a really difficult...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: August 29, 2023

Gordon the greatCollingwood is having a stellar season in 2023. Really well coached, they are playing attractive football and their legion of fans will...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: August 22, 2023

Different timesThis photograph of a sing-a-long around the piano depicts Assumption College boys of a 100 years ago.It was a different world then –...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: August 15, 2023

Cricket crisisAustralia’s cricketers have retained the famous Ashes urn. Packed grounds every day of the just-concluded series saw some brilliant attacking play.However, of the...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: July 25, 2023

ACK to semiAssumption First XVIII won its final home and away clash for 2023, defeating Mentone 9.13 (67) to 5.7 (37) on Saturday.The next...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: July 18, 2023

Happy in the valleyIt’s a long way from Nottingham, UK, to the hills and vales of Hidden Valley near Wallan, but Kevin Marchant and...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: June 27, 2023

Cricketers of the centuryAs the Ashes battle unfolds on those distant fields of glory in England, it is timely to reflect on the summer...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: May 30, 2023

The great survivorNeale Daniher is a marvel.He has survived his motor neurone disease, MND, diagnosis for just on 10 years and is still carrying...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: May 15, 2023

Mal’s kind giftMal Cater is principal of Mentone Grammar. He is a fine person and a really good ‘boss’. His school has just released...

Ray Carroll’s ‘From the Boundary’: April 11, 2023

Playing the gameDuring the long years at the helm of football and cricket at Assumption College Kilmore, it was great to be invited to...