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Metro call-­up helps Luke Bunker learn more about his game

Northern Knights’ Luke Bunker is using the AFL under­-18 national championships to learn as much about his game as he can. The 18-year-­old played in Vic...

100­-game Georgia sets her sights on the Blues

Georgia Patrikios, who played her 100th game of Aussie Rules football last weekend, is one of thousands of young girls excited by the announcement that...

Whittlesea’s Eagles fly at last after first win of the season

It was a relieved and ecstatic Whittlesea Football Club on Saturday night after it claimed a first win of the season in division 1 of...

Hume City reaches national stage of FFA Cup again

Hume City knows that once you make the national stage of the FFA Cup anything can happen. After been the fairytale story of last year’s...

Hume City Broncos lose skipper Jermaine Maybank for the rest of the season

ORENA Hume City Broncos have been dealt a major blow, with captain Jermaine Maybank ruled out for the rest of the season. Maybank, who hasn’t played...

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...

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T20s kick off

Altona North’s Asela Aluthge was the star of the show as the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition got underway. The competition launched with a...

Prince goes big