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Brown ready to take his second chance

After last year’s state combine, Calder Cannons’ Karl Brown realised he had a lot of work to do if he wanted to make the...

City steps up with style

  Craigieburn City is showing it won’t be a pushover in its first season of state league 5 north soccer. Ten rounds into its debut season,...

Title-winners reunite 10 years on

When coach Warren Taylor joined Craigieburn Eagles in 2004, his aim was to get the women’s side near the top of the Big V...

Bronco basketballer relishes all-star opportunity

For Hume City Broncos’ Rebecca Romeo, playing in the inaugural Big V all-star origin game was simply an opportunity to play more basketball. “I thought...

Jaguars’ season on the brink

Jacana’s finals hopes are all but over only halfway through the season in division 2 of the Essendon District Football League. Last year’s grand finalists...

Heavenly week for Green Gully

Green Gully capped a great week with a 3-2 win over Avondale in a National Premier League Victoria thriller at Knights Stadium on Saturday. Liam...

Season of adjustment for Devils import

Werribee Devils import Bex Van Kuyk will finally get a chance to take a deep breath, with the Queen’s birthday long weekend break in...

Northern Knights stick to the task and grab a win

Persistence was the key for the Northern Knights as they recorded their second win of the TAC Cup season, beating Western Jets by 33 points. Not...

Mernda hangs on to beat South Morang in thriller

Not much separates the top five sides in division 3 of the Northern Football League and that was the case between Mernda and South Morang...

Youngsters get their chances with struggling Eagles

Craigieburn’s women mixed it with Mildura for the first half of the Big V division 1 clash on Saturday night, before the more experienced side...

Cannons’ win sealed by seven-goal star

Calder Cannon Muhammad Saad kicked seven goals to lead his side to its third win of the TAC Cup season. As has been the case...

Craigieburn crushes Westmeadows in top­-of­-the-­table clash

It was a top-­of-­the-­table clash in division 1 of the Essendon District Football League and Craigieburn left no doubt as to who is No. 1. The...

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Late goal beats Cannons

It was the same old story for the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup clash with Western Jets on Saturday. As in so many matches...

Pacers lose again, but win looks closer

There was more pain at the weekend for Whittlesea Pacers, who are still without a win after 14 games in the Big V women’s...

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Making school lunchboxes is a task loathed by many parents. Deciding what food to send a child to school with can also be confusing....