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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.

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.

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.

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.

Camp connects Power

GIPPSLAND Power head coach Leigh Brown did all he could to break 26 top team hopefuls at a six-day Mount Hotham altitude camp this month, but instead discovered resilience to be a hallmark of his TAC Cup squad.

Speedy Sproson salutes

FIFTEEN years on from his last ride at Mount Baw Baw, Australian and Oceania Cross Country Veteran's Champion Lucas Sproson returned to claim the three hour twilight enduro crown at the weekend during the resort's Mountain Bike Festival.

Long way to the top

IN a remarkable fourth round fightback Warragul's Matthew Long reeled in a wilting Clayton Nicholls to take out the 2014 Traralgon Aygee Classic golf tournament in sweltering heat on Monday afternoon.

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