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Learning curve for VU Western Spurs

VU Western Spurs can take some positives from its meeting with unbeaten powerhouse Darebin Falcons in the Women’s VFL on Saturday, despite a 50-point...

Hume City puts on a five-­star show

Hume City’s return to form continued with a 5-­0 victory over Northcote City in the National Premier League on on Saturday, After an early­-season form slump,...

Point Cook rides the wind

Point Cook rode its luck early but came home with a wet sail to beat the dangerous Mount Lilydale by 26 points in Victorian...

Altona lets another slip

Altona has slipped further off the pace in Hockey Victoria men’s premier league after a 2-0 loss to Greensborough at Sugargum Drive on Saturday. The...

New Seagull makes a fresh start

  Liam Griffiths did not want to lob at the door step of any old VFL club for the sake of continuing his promising football...

Jack Dovey discovers ‘normal’ life with Altona City

When Jack Dovey put pen to paper on his first contract with English Premier League club Southampton around the age of 10, little did...

New digs can’t fire up Roosters

  Altona Roosters used their new ground at Bruce Comben Reserve on Saturday, but it hardly felt like home for the first 80 minutes. The Roosters...

Clock management key for Yarraville-Seddon

  With three pressure-filled minutes remaining on the clock, Yarraville-Seddon held a delicate four-point lead, defending into a strong five-goal breeze against intimidating Caroline Springs...

Sports shorts: Seagulls surge to beat rivals

VFL Williamstown produced a gritty performance to beat arch-rivals Port Melbourne by seven points in a low-scoring VFL game at a wind-swept Burbank Oval on...

AFL Victoria Community Championship squads announced

With the inaugural WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community Championships just weeks away, local football leagues have been busy selecting squads which they hope will taste victory. For...

Altona East Phoenix rise again

Altona East Phoenix has ripped up the form guide to breathe new life into its Football Federation Victoria men’s state league 1 north-west season. Pundits...

Williamstown curtails the Scorpions sting

Williamstown curbed offensive juggernaut Casey Scorpions for a bounce-back 44-point win at Casey Fields on Saturday night. The Seagulls had to re-group quickly on a...

Strong returns for Seagulls duo

Long-term injured players Jack Dorgan and Ben Bese made successful returns to Williamstown’s senior line-up for Saturday night’s big VFL win over Casey Scorpions...

Yarraville-Seddon reset game for a win

Yarraville-Seddon coach Dean Callaway was fuming at quarter-time of his side’s 96-point win over Manor Lakes in the Western Region Football League division 2...

Sports shorts: Bulldogs earn state contracts

Sports shorts  Cricket Footscray Edgewater was well represented in the latest round of Victorian Bushranger contracts announced last week. Star batsman Travis Dean and talented all-rounder...

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Gators ready to show some fight

Altona Gators are making the most of the learning curves in the Big V men’s division 1 competition. Last season’s division 2 champions, have had...

A brave shave

Brookers dig deep