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Valley girls ready and raring to go

A girls only Australian Rules Football competition is on the verge of becoming a reality in Gippsland.

Leaders to collide

NORTH GIPPSLAND - One ladder leader is set to drop a rung this weekend when table topper Woodside hosts fellow frontrunner Churchill in North Gippsland football.

From the heart

IN life, Churchill Football Club legend David 'Crocka' Williams was an inspirational athlete who conquered the Kokoda track and mastered the Murray Marathon.

At the top of his game

AS a child playing football in Leongatha, Matt Stevic would have dreamt of running onto the hallowed Melbourne Cricket Ground turf on Australian Football League grand final day.

Looking forward to the challenge

MID GIPPSLAND - Yinnar will take confidence from a much-needed win last round into this weekend's round five Mid Gippsland football clash with Mirboo North.

Lockyer locked and loaded

GIPPSLAND LEAGUE - COLLINGWOOD premiership player Tarkyn Lockyer will make his long awaited debut for the Morwell Football Club on Saturday in Gippsland League football.

Super Sostak saves Monash

GIPPSLAND SOCCER - The Gippsland Soccer League regular season was on hold at the weekend as two Battle of Brittan Cup fixtures took centre stage on Sunday.

Hanging up his runners

SEVEN-time Traralgon Marathon winner John MacKenzie will pass his mantle down this year, having decided not to compete for a sixth straight crown.

Banding together

TRARALGON Harriers is anticipating a record field nudging 1000 to take part in this year's 46th Traralgon Marathon and Running Festival in support of Latrobe Regional Hospital on 16 June.

Tigers tenacious on Anzac Day

GIPPSLAND - Morwell skyrocketed to the top of the Gippsland League ladder after a percentage boosting 121-point win over Moe in the competition's first Anzac Day clash.

Winning the ugly way

TAC CUP - LOY Yang B Gippsland Power went into its TAC Cup clash against highly rated Sandringham Dragons with injury and VFL commitments forcing several changes, but kept their momentum going with a solid win.

May day for Magpies

NORTH GIPPSLAND - A slow starting Glengarry overcome a more fancied opponent to register its opening win of the season after an emotional week for the Magpies in North Gippsland football.

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