Country footy crisis sparks meeting
By LIAM DURKIN AND BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THE word gullible is not in the dictionary.
Much as AFL officials sitting behind desks in the city keep releasing...
Marks the magnificent mind behind flagship fundraiser
FOOTBALL/NETBALL
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
CLAIRE Marks is a real workaholic at Morwell Football-Netball Club.
The Tigers legend organised yet another successful Pink Ribbon Round at the weekend,...
Skinner rightly puts health first
FOOTBALL
SANFL
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
IT'S bigger than a game.
Newborough's Sam Skinner has been forced to hang up the boots, following medical advise regarding concussion concerns.
The South...
Common sense, three votes: LV Umpires nowhere to go
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
DESPITE exhibiting a strong and resurgent fraternity after a period of struggle, the Latrobe Valley Umpires Association has ran into more trouble.
Left...
Leading lights of local sport recognised
SPORT
GIPPSLAND SPORTS ACADEMY
MORE than 280 guests attended the 29th Annual Gippsland Sports Academy Awards Night at the Morwell Bowling Club, coming together to recognise...
Joy for Jacobsen in milestone match
FOOTBALL
GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
By LIAM DURKIN
NO great surprises came to hand in Round 5 of the Gippsland League.
Another unfortunate round of one-sided games played out, with...
Mooney moves on from Morwell
FOOTBALL
GIPPSLAND LEAGUE
By LIAM DURKIN
MORWELL Football-Netball Club has been dealt a major blow, with senior football coach Shaun Mooney stepping down.
Mooney told players after the...
Historic all-female umpiring team for senior men’s match
FOOTBALL
UMPIRES
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
THROWING the ball up to begin last Saturday's North Gippsland Football-Netball League senior match between Cowwarr and Yarram marked a momentous moment.
It...
Jade tough as nails in WNBA opener
BASKETBALL
WNBA
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
MIGHT be time for some better fake teeth.
In the season-opener of the WNBA, Traralgon's Jade Melbourne landed in the national spotlight, not...
Fleming competing against the very best
ATHLETICS
By ERIKA ALLEN
TIMELINES in athletics can feel as fleeting as a 100-metre sprint, where early success often sets the pace. But for Elly Fleming,...
Party Pies, good times for Glengarry
FOOTBALL
NORTH GIPPSLAND
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
A RETURN to five games was seen across the North Gippsland Football-Netball League at the weekend.
Even just four weeks into the...
Another high-flying T-Bird at Melbourne United
BASKETBALL
NBL
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
NEXT Traralgon man up for Melbourne United.
The National Basketball League (NBL) club recently announced local export Christian D'Angelo as its first development...






















