NFL
A final round win has secured Thomastown’s finals spot in the Northern Football League division 2. The Bears needed to beat St Mary’s in the final round and win by roughly 27 points to finish fifth. The Bears did just enough to win, 16.12 (108)-11.11 (77). Youseph Dib, Michael Le Tang and Kyle Green were named the Bears best. The Bears finished 0.59 per cent ahead of St Mary’s in fifth spot. The Bears will face Lower Plenty in an elimination final this weekend. South Morang will face Diamond Creek in the qualifying final, while Whittlesea will have the week off.
NFL
Bundoora cemented its spot in the Northern Football League division 1 competition next season. Facing bottom side Macleod, the Bulls won 19.10 (124)-9.8 (62). The Bears now sit third last with four wins heading into the final round.
EDFL
Greenvale remains in the Essendon District Football League premier division top five heading into the final round. The Jets suffered an 18.13 (121)-8.9 (57) loss to Keilor on Saturday, with half their goals coming in the final quarter. The loss meant had Airport West won on against Deer Park it would move above the Jets. The Eagles though suffered an upset loss to Deer Park, 14.8 (92)-12.8 (80). The Jets sit two points clear of Airport West heading into this Saturday.
Big V
Carey ‘Paps’ Papanicolaou has finished his tenure as Hume City Broncos women’s coach. “Paps stepped into the role of our champ women’s head coach and through his resilience led a team crippled with injury and illness through the 2024 Big V season,” the Broncos said. “We thank Paps for his contribution to the Broncos and hope to see him back in a coaching role sometime in the future. “After coaching over 500 Big V games Paps is now off to enjoy some well deserved time off.”
