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Two key spots on Viking coach’s wishlist

A ruckman and key position defender are at the top of the wishlist for Altona this Western Region Football League off-season. The Vikings were the...

A’s don’t quite get there

A five-wicket haul by speedster Andrew McCammond wasn’t enough to lift Altona over the line in its opening-round Sub-District cricket match against Hoppers Crossing...

Bombers start the climb back

Braybrook Football Club has drawn a line in the sand. The Western Region Football League outfit, intent on returning to the competition’s top echelon, welcomed...

Target on Altona’s back

There have been no signs of a premiership hangover for defending premier bowls champions Altona. After taking out the top prize in Bowls Victoria’s pennant...

Jets sign up new coach

Sunbury Jets have turned to the experienced Andrew Summerville to take over the reins of the Sunbury Jets’ Big V division 1 men’s team. The...

MVP? I’d rather win the flag, says Sarah

Sarah Mollison is the undisputed best player in Lacrosse Victoria women’s state league. The Footscray captain was a runaway winner at the league’s best-and-fairest count,...

Dean can smile again

The nervous nineties are a staple of cricket folklore. For Matt Dean, the one-hundred-and-thirties have taken on a significance all their own – of...

Bulldogs off to a flyer

A new season has brought a new dawn for Footscray Edgewater in Victorian Premier Cricket. The bitterness of last summer’s finals miss has been replaced...

Big margins rule at finale

While the weekend belonged to the AFL, there were plenty of Brimbank-based clubs chasing grand final glory in the Western Region Football League this...

Hobsons Bay to host top open-water swim event

In a first for Melbourne’s west, Victoria’s peak open-water swimming event will be held at Williamstown beach in December. Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club,...

Big Nick’s a premiership cult hero

Nick Meese is the cult figure of Williamstown’s premiership team. The solid ruckman generates the most noise among doting commentators, the loudest cheers from the...

No pain, no gain for medallist Gibbons

Amid joyous scenes in the Williamstown rooms following the grand final win over Box Hill Hawks on Sunday, young midfielder Michael Gibbons and a...

Seagulls grand final player ratings

Williamstown Seagulls player rating for the 2015 VFL grand final ... Michael Gibbons (9 out of 10): Often scurrying away from packs at speed, the...

Seagulls forward to reconsider VFL retirement plans

In the build-up to Sunday’s grand final, Scott Clouston was convinced it would be his last game in the VFL. He officially entered retirement when...

Yarraville to face ‘group of death’

Pressure is on curators across the west to have grounds ready for an unprecedented pre-AFL grand final start to the cricket season. Players in Premier...

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Halloween hell to descend on West Footscray

West Footscray will go to hell from October 31 when Halloween in the West returns for 2024. Organised by the Op Shop West Footscray, the...

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