Big V
More pieces of the puzzle are coming together for the Craigieburn Eagles ahead of the Big V seasons. The club has recently announced new signings for both their men’s and women’s programs. Alana Ellis joins the Eagles from the RMIT Redbacks. She had previously played at Keilor Thunder and played junior basketball at the Sunbury Jets. On the men’s side, Gene Vocale returns to the club. He was part of the Sunbury Jets state championship grand final side last year.
Premier Cricket
The Greenvale Kangaroos weren’t able to fully convert a strong start into a big score in Victorian Premier Cricket against Frankston Peninsula. The Kangaroos were sitting nicely at 1-126 before they lost both set batters. The Kangaroos had a couple of small partnerships, eventually bowled out for 221 in the 71st over. Connor Hayes top scored with 62. Frankston faced 16 overs at the end of the day and will resume at 1-28.
Bowls
Bundoora RSL suffered a loss to ladder leaders Melbourne in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant premier division on Saturday. Melbourne put in a dominant display to come away with the 95 (16)-76 (2) win. Ben Hubber was the winning skip for Bundoora. Bundoora remains in third spot, but the gap between it and second-placed Deer Park is now 32 points.
VFL
The Victorian Football League seasons will get underway on the last weekend in March. The AFL released fixtures for both the VFL and VFLW competitions on Tuesday, with both competitions to start on the weekend of March 24. In round one, Williamstown and Werribee are on the road in the VFL competition, facing the Gold Coast Suns and the Brisbane Lions respectively on March 25.
The Footscray Bulldogs will face the Casey Demons that same day and Essendon will host the GWS Giants the following day. In the VFLW season opener, Essendon will kick off its title defence against the Box Hill Hawks.
