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Westmeadows endure another early finals exit

Westmeadows’ finals exit perfectly summed up the sort of year the Tigers have experienced. Playing in Essendon District Football League division 1 finals for a...

Hume City Broncos fend off Sharks

Hume City Broncos are through to a fourth successive Big V state championship grand final … but not without a fright. The Broncos had to...

Roxburgh Park do it in grand style

Roxburgh Park coach Paul Derrick didn’t have to say much to his players leading into their Essendon District Football League division 2 semi-final against...

Soaring Craigieburn now set for end of season decider

Finals were a long time coming for Craigieburn, but once there, they didn’t disappoint in Essendon District Football League division 1. The Eagles long ago...

Epping pip the Saints

Epping produced its best football of the season to seal a second successive Northern Football League division 3 grand final appearance. Having been a bit...

Too close for comfort, but Calder Cannons are in the finals

Calder Cannons held off a determined Western Jets to enter the TAC Cup finals on a winning note. It was a hard-fought slog at Highgate...

Bundoora resets for final

Bundoora is hoping to find the consistency it needs to be a threat in Northern Football League division 1. The Bulls have shown they can...

Whittlesea United still in promotion hunt

Whittlesea United knows well the situation it will face in the final rounds of the FFV state league 3 north-west season. United remains in contention...

Third time lucky for Roxburgh Park?

Roxburgh Park believes it’s in a better spot heading into finals than in the past two seasons in Essendon District Football League division 2. The...

Hume City Broncos take 1-0 lead

Hume City Broncos overcame a slow start to take a 1-0 lead in the Big V women’s state championship semi-finals. The Broncos, who had a...

Rampant South Morang finals-bound

It was joy for South Morang and disappointment for Mernda in the final round of the Northern Football League's division 3 season. Three teams were...

Hume City aims for sweet revenge

Excitement is building for Hume City ahead of its round-of-16 clash with A-League powerhouse Melbourne Victory in  the FFA Cup. It will be the second...

Lalor resident receives commendation from Tennis Victoria

In 1974, Frank Devlin approached Whittlesea council about starting a tennis club at a previously council-run centre in Lalor. The Lalor resident had been making...

AFL calls Knights star Patrick Lipinski

Northern Knights’ Patrick Lipinski wasn’t on the radar of AFL clubs at the start of the TAC Cup season. He played only two TAC Cup...

Colleen Planeta joins Adelaide Lightning

Adelaide Lightning’s new coach Chris Lucas so liked what he heard about Hume City Broncos star Colleen Planeta he decided to come and see...

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