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Mernda breaks its duck

Mernda got its first win of the season in Diamond Valley Cricket’s Barclay Shield on Saturday. They reached a target of 163 with three wickets...

Draft hopeful gets close to his dream

If you’d told Tyrone Leonardis at the start of last season he was a chance of being drafted to the AFL, he wouldn’t have...

Who to watch for in the AFL draft.

A quick look at some of the local players who may be picked up in the AFL national draft in Adelaide on November 24...

Girls at the cutting edge

Local cricket is slowly growing its female profile as Westmeadows fields its first girls’ cricket side. The team is playing in the North West Metropolitan...

Kilmore joins the Northern FL

Kilmore will play in the Northern Football League in 2016 and beyond after AFL Victoria approved the Blues request to leave the Riddell District...

Craigieburn in big build

Craigieburn has come out on top against local rival Broadmeadows. At a time when the club is dealing with its rooms being rebuilt, Craigieburn is...

Greenvale and Melbourne head for second-day battle

Despite a season’s-best batting performance, Greenvale Kangaroos find themselves on the back foot in Premier Cricket against Melbourne after day one. Looking for their first...

Metro snub gets Knights star a ticket to AFL draft

Brayden Fiorini used an early-season snub from Vic Metro as the catalyst to kick-start his 2015 season. After initially being left out of the Metro...

Bomber boy on dream run

For as long as he can remember, Tom Wallis has dreamt of playing AFL for Essendon. The son of two-time Bombers premiership defender Dean Wallis,...

Falcon delight as hard work brings reward

Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows has finally got a win on the board. Going into the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association north-east season, the Falcons were hoping to...

Demons create a fighting force

After defying all expectations this year, the challenge for Tullamarine is to continue progressing next season. The Demons almost had to start from scratch on-field...

Big kicks for the Celtic kid from Epping

Jake Matthews had the same dream as many young boys – to play AFL. A talented young footballer with Epping, he showed enough skill to...

Rupo recovers to be in line for fourth win

Rupertswood has started 2015-16 where it left off last season in the Gisborne and District cricket B-grade competition. After dominating the regular season last season,...

400 up, and still going

When Vanessa Lee decided to return to the softball field last year she had one thing in mind ... to make it to 400...

Third straight wins keeps Epping coach happy

Epping was searching for an outright victory over Rosanna but happily settled for a win on first innings in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association’s...

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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