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Only way is up for Spotswood

Top of the list of priorities for Spotswood heading into the new season is arresting its slide in Western Region Football League division 1. The...

Next step is the hardest for ambitious Altona

Altona was a goal and loose change away from reaching last year’s Western Region Football League division 1 grand final. The Vikings emerged as genuine...

Sloppy forward half execution costs Western Jets

Western Jets’ coach Torin Baker was encouraged by his team’s first-up performance in the TAC Cup, even if it was beaten by Northern Knights...

Stephen Soulsby climbs the football ladder with Williamstown

  Williamstown’s new general manager of football, Stephen Soulsby, has taken the road less travelled to the VFL. Soulsby, 32, who grew up in Warrnambool, “wasn’t...

Hitch on the ride of her life with the Western Jets

Emmerson Hitch’s first foray into football ended with a broken arm. Not deterred, three years later when she discovered Melton Centrals had a girls side,...

Holland to lead EDFL

Former AFL player Brodie Holland has been named the Essendon District Football League’s interleague coach. The former Collingwood and Fremantle footballer will take the helm...

Daughters of the west secure AFL Women’s win

The daughters of the west delivered a commanding display and kicked off their AFL Women’s campaign with an historic victory. Playing to a near-capacity crowd...

Sunbury rallies for Jessy Carroll

The East Sunbury sports community is throwing its support behind coach Jessy Carroll as he faces the fight of his life. Carroll has been battling...

Run around the race track

Kyneton residents are invited to pull on their running shoes and set off around Kyneton racecourse on February 5 in support of a good...

Footscray to feature in five VFL night games in 2017

Footscray is the prime time darling of the VFL in 2017. The Bulldogs will play five night games, including three home games under lights at...

Oscar Junker is bound for Arden Street

It was the last chance for this year’s crop of AFL draft hopefuls at Monday’s rookie selection meeting. There was joy for some, but heartbreak...

Sarah Lampard joins the Demons

Sunbury’s Sarah Lampard entered the inaugural AFL women’s draft thinking she was a slight chance of being selected. After all she’d only played one season...

Bontempelli claims historic Sutton Medal win

Western Bulldogs’ young gun Marcus Bontempelli put the exclamation mark on a remarkable season last week, taking home his first Charles Sutton Medal at...

Altona welcome back 2012 premiership star

Altona did not have to wait until Christmas to have its wish granted. The Vikings saw the need for another top line midfielder, and went...

Star Weekly special Western Bulldogs Grand Final souvenir edition

It was a celebration 62 years in the making, and the sons and daughters of the west didn’t disappoint. More than 20,000 fans descended on...

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Volunteers needed Join the Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF) as a committee member to support and strengthen your local community. It is seeking to fill...