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What’s the point?

THE virtues of player points systems as an equaliser in country football have been sung by all three Gippsland football leagues.

Last chance saloon for finals contenders

WITH two rounds left to play Gormandale and Ex Students are safe in first and second on the ladder, followed by four teams fighting for the remaining two spots. 

No stopping ‘lead foot Annie’

SOME folk step back and live life in the slow lane after retirement, but Anne Gooding of Moe is travelling in the opposite direction, and fast.

Player payments under scrutiny

ESCALATING player payments in country and metropolitan football are being investigated by a 10-man AFL Victoria working party in order to restore balance to the farce infiltrating the sport state wide.

Gippsland’s player points systems

Full details of the three player points systems used throughout Gippsland's football leagues.

Peters and Pedlow punish Blues

CGCA | MIRBOO North stormed to 2/291 against Thorpdale on the back of unbeaten centuries from Shane Peters and Brett Pedlow during the opening day of round 12 in Central Gippsland Cricket.

Lukey break for RSL

A pivotal West Gippsland Bowls division one clash saw Trafalgar host Traralgon RSL in the second last round of the pennant season on Saturday.

Traralgon too good by a country mile

TRARALGON Swimming Club secured its 10th consecutive Victorian Country Swimming Championships title by a country mile, besting nearest rival Geelong by a mammoth 1867 points late last month in Wodonga.

East Gippsland joins GSL central

EAST Gippsland United Football Club will field an under 21 and reserve grade team in this year's Gippsland Soccer League central division.

Gormandale rewrites history

GORMANDALE created history by becoming the first side in more than three decades to chase down over 350 runs and win on day two of round 11 in Traralgon and District Cricket.

No idle hands for Devils

CHURCHILL Blue Devils' unbeaten home and away season will mean little if its finals campaign, which starts this weekend, falls flat.

Armada under Bombers fire

TRAFALGAR has fought its way into fourth place but the real test comes this week against Yallourn North.

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