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FFV: Altona East Phoenix feels the relgation heat

Altona East Phoenix and Cairnlea played out an intoxicating 10-goal thriller in the Football Federation Victoria men’s state league 1 on Saturday. The Phoenix came...

VFL: Kane Lambert best on ground as Williamstown thrashes Essendon

Williamstown continued its hot form in the VFL with a 71-point annihilation of Essendon at Highgate Recreation Reserve in Craigieburn on Saturday. The Seagulls extended...

WRFL: Near-perfect Pies roll on in march to the finals

While the other clubs’ positions in the Western Region Football League division 2 top four are on shaky ground after a stunning round of...

Commonwealth Games: Footscray-based Jake Andrewartha wins bronze

Footscray Resilience Training Centre's Jake Andrewartha won a bronze medal in the judo at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Andrewartha, one of six atheletes from...

BULLDOGS IN FOCUS: A big weekend of footy

I attended two games of footy at the weekend, giving me some perspective on the pace of change and the depth of tradition in...

Premier League: Brave Seagulls go down fighting against Powerhouse

Altona put up a brave showing before succumbing 5-4 to Powerhouse-St Kilda in men’s premier league hockey last week. The Seagulls made the perfect start...

Barry Michael, Lester Ellis: Chance to go inside the ropes

Williamstown’s Barry Michael reached the pinnacle of his boxing career aged 30 when he beat Lester Ellis for the 1985 International Boxing Federation super...

VNL: VU Western Lightning still alive in finals race

VU Western Lightning kept its Victorian Netball League finals hopes alive with a five-goal win against Peninsula Waves last Wednesday. Nothing could separate the two...

Commonwealth Games: Ali Abdo has eyes on the podium

Ali Abdo will jet off to Glasgow in a matter of weeks after qualifying for the Commonwealth Games. The Altona North resident will represent Australia...

State league 2: Yarravill Glory hits back after slow start

Yarraville is flying up the ladder after recovering from a slow start to its state league 2 soccer season. The Glory failed to secure a...

U18 National Championships: Metro pays for mistakes

Vic Country kicked five goals in the final term to run over the top of Vic Metro in Sunday’s opening game of the under-18...

TAC Cup: Western Jets continue their upward charge

The Western Jets continued to charge up the TAC Cup ladder with a fourth consecutive win on Saturday. The Jets were far too good for...

Stawell Gift’s photo-finish keeps ex-footballer out of the frame

Looking at the film footage within minutes of crossing the finish line, West Footscray’s Augustine Carty-Cowling thought he had won the main event at...

Stawell Gift: Oh, so close, for West Footscray’s Carty-Cowling

Looking at the tape, West Footscray’s Augustine Carty Cowling thought he had won the main event at the Stawell Gift on Easter Monday. “It was...

Seven golden reasons for Celeste to smile

Celeste Mucci’s decision to compete in the heptathlon for the first time at national level has paid off, with the 14-year-old walking away as...

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Milisavljevic into hall of fame

Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame. Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...