MARIBYRNONG & HOBSONS BAY
Home » Sport » Around the grounds Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay

Around the grounds Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay

VFL

Williamstown has signed Jack McHale for next year’s Victorian Football League season.Previously at Sandringham, McHale has proven himself at VFL level and will add depth to the Seagulls squad. He is an explosive half forward who can play up the ground who has played nearly 50 games in the VFL.

Premier

Footscray opened its Vic Super Slam account with a big win against the Greenvale Kangaroos last Tuesday night. The Bulldogs won the toss and elected to bat, and put on more than 100 for the opening partnership. The Bulldogs finished with 2-164 from their overs. William Dundon was the only wicket taker for the Kangaroos, taking one. The Kangaroos lost an early wicket and were soon in trouble at 3-31. T In the end they fell well short, finishing 7-125.

Jordan Kosteas top scored with 28 not out off 18 balls.

NAB League

Players from the Western Jets are among those who took part in a training camp in preparation for the 2023 AFL under-18 national championships. The camp, which was held at the Hangar in Tullamarine featured a host of talented 16 and 17-year-old boys and girls who feature as part of the Victoria Metro regions that compete in the NAB League. The girls squad participated in the training camp across Friday and Saturday, while a camp for the boys squad was run on Saturday and Sunday. Six players in the 2023 NAB AFLW Academy have been named in the girls’ squad, including the Jets’ duo Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner and Kiera Whiley. The Jets’ Logan Morris, who plays with Werribee Districts, and Tamara Henry, who is from Darley, also took part in the camps.

VMMNA

Altona Falcons were in fine form on Wednesday night in the Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association mixed premier competition. Facing the Eastside Sonics the Falcons had no issues at all, winning 84-42. The Falcons sit third with one round left before the Christmas break. The Falcons men’s side lost a thriller to St Therese’s, 53-50. The Falcons are fourth on the ladder.

Digital Editions


More News

  • Results may vary but laughs guaranteed

    Results may vary but laughs guaranteed

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 532618 Veterans of Australian comedy and old mates, Ross Daniels and Geoff Paine, are returning to this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a…

  • Changing young lives

    Changing young lives

    Anglicare Victoria, the state’s largest provider of out-of-home care, has put out an urgent call to locals in the west to become foster carers. For Braybrook resident and foster carer…

  • Men’s shed car show comes back

    Men’s shed car show comes back

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 532180 For the 18th time, the Hobsons Bay Men’s Shed Car and Bike Show will take place on Sunday 22 February at Apex Park…

  • Busy summer results in park repairs

    Busy summer results in park repairs

    After a heavy schedule of summer events combined with a heatwave and a lack of rain, Footscray Park is getting some much needed maintenance and rehabilitation works. Events such as…

  • Calls for new specialist development schools

    Calls for new specialist development schools

    Families, educators and disability advocates across Melbourne’s west are calling on the state government to commit to building a new special development school (SDS), warning the region is facing a…

  • Congs on the improve

    Congs on the improve

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 518156 Williamstown Congs were after improvement this season and have shown exactly that in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Russell Pollock Shield. After struggling…

  • From the archives

    From the archives

    Star Weekly looks back on the pages of our predecessors. 40 years ago 19 February, 1986 Williamstown Council will meet the Planning and Environmental Minister Evan Walker on Friday to…

  • More than four walls

    More than four walls

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 530350 For people who are socially isolated, culturally diverse or part of the LGBTQIA+ community, finding a space where you feel safe and welcomed…

  • Community Calendar

    Community Calendar

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 533209 Join Hobsons Bay Community Fund as a committee member The Hobsons Bay Community Fund is seeking new volunteer committee members to help support…

  • Thousands venerate sacred relics

    Thousands venerate sacred relics

    More than 17,000 people attended Quang Minh Temple in Braybrook last month to pay their respects to sacred relics of the Buddha dating back over 2500 years. The relics travelled…