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Now or never for MGFL

A line in the sand has been drawn for the Mid Gippsland Football League's interleague squad, either the best players buy in or risk watching the whole thing come crashing down.

Close call for Blues

GORMANDALE looked poised to open its North Gippsland Football season ledger against Rosedale on Saturday, holding a slender one point lead with a minute to play.

Young stars join training squad

ELEVEN of the Gippsland League's most promising young stars are being given the opportunity to train with the league's senior interleague squad as part of the 2015 representative program.

Soaring Bombers raise the bar again

YALLOURN-Yallourn North continued to raise the bar on Saturday with a convincing 59 point victory over reigning premier Mirboo North.

Lion-hearted Moe upsets Wonthaggi

MOE produced the upset of the 2015 Gippsland League season so far, disposing of last year's runner-up Wonthaggi by six points on Saturday.

The iron legion

AUSSIE Rules is not the only code Gippsland footballers excel at. The region's American Football team, the Gladiators, is set to begin its Vic Bowl division two title defence this weekend at home, aiming for back-to-back championships in 2015.

Need for speed runs in the family

MOE'S Ken Robinson is no longer the only Australian land speed record holder in the family, after sister Rebecca Robinson throttled it at the 2015 Speed Week at Lake Gairdner last month.

Alberton footballer hospitalised

A Traralgon-based footballer was placed in an induced coma after suffering a knock to the throat in an Alberton Football Netball League reserve grade match on Sunday.

Double header disaster

IT was a fruitless weekend of BigV division one basketball double headers for Latrobe City Energy, which went zero from four across men's and women's leagues.

Pegasus misfires in stalemate

MISFIRING in the final third and a lack of discipline kept Morwell Pegasus from taking all three State League South-East division one points at Ronald Reserve on Saturday.

Interleague squad announced

GIPPSLAND League interleague coach Steve Hazelman has named a 35-man training squad ahead of next month's AFL Victoria Country Championships.

Swans cement top spot

An injury time goal from departing Irishman Adam Buchanan gave Sale a valuable three points in the game of the round against fellow undefeated outfit Moe United.

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