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Raiders ravage Rovers

SWELTERING conditions greeted players for the start of round 12 as players sweated on their captains winning an important toss.

The thrill of the chase

Trafalgar, Thorpdale and Morwell all face tricky run chases to get home this weekend.

Moe strikes gold

EIGHT Moe basketballers represented Victoria Country last month at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Championships in Albury and the Southern Cross Challenge in Knox.

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.

Final test for Blue Devils

CHURCHILL Blue Devils will feature in both men's and women's CBL Gippsland conference finals after resounding semi-final victories on Saturday at Latrobe Leisure Churchill.

Harriers head to the Hills

THE Traralgon Harriers ventured to the hills of Hazelwood North last Thursday to tackle the scenic Clarke's Road six kilometre course.

Alberton out in force

THE Eastern Region State League Netball competition tipped off at Latrobe Leisure Churchill last Friday, as sides braved the heat to contest round one of the new season.

Digging the beach

GIPPSLAND was instrumental in Victoria's success at the National Junior Beach Volleyball titles in Glenelg last month, providing eight athletes - three of which returned with gold medals - to its state teams.

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