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Pies’ form sends comp strong signal

IS it too early to call a season already?Only two games in, but it’s hard to see any side seriously challenging reigning premiers Werrimull this season. The Magpies pounded regular wooden spooners Meringur in the opening round; nothing to...

29 Apr 2025
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Bambill get on the board for first win

REIGNING Millewa Football Netball League senior premiers Bambill got their season off the mark, but not without a late scare, at Mildura Senior College on Saturday. The Saints led by 32 points at the first break and it seemed like normal...

29 Apr 2025
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Irymple get result from hard slog

THE Magpies may be atop the AFL ladder but the local Merbein team are still finding their wings in 2025. They started well in the first quarter with senior player Kyle Stevens playing his 100th game. Michael Hooker on the half back flank got a few...

28 Apr 2025
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Tigers tame Kangas for big win

A DOMINANT defensive effort by Red Cliffs led the way for them to claim a hard fought 79 to 46 win over Ouyen United at Quandong Park. Ouyen won the inside 50 count in the first quarter yet staggeringly were unable to score due to Red Cliffs...

28 Apr 2025
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2025 Holcroft Lawyers SFNL Player of the Year voting tally

Round 2Imperials v Ouyen United3. Aaron Laskey (Imperials)2. Jayden Fox (Imperials)1. Jai Fitzpatrick (Imperials)Wentworth v Red Cliffs3. Jai Hayward (Red Cliffs)2. Vas Tuifao (Red Cliffs)1. Rhys Mutch (Wentworth)South Mildura v Irymple3. Jake Thrum...

27 Apr 2025
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Second half seals first up home win for Eagles

ROBINVALE Euston continued their unbeaten start to the season with a dominant 73-point victory over South Mildura at John James Oval, finishing 20.15 (135) to 9.8 (62).The Bulldogs burst out of the gates, with Kevin McDonald marking...

27 Apr 2025
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Iudica tears up the field

ONLY six games into his SFNL senior football career but Robinvale Euston’s Giulian Iudica looked every part a veteran as he tore Mildura up on the wing in his team’s victory at Brian Weightman Oval on Saturday. The 17-year-old was tracked for the...

26 Apr 2025
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Lions to regroup

CARDROSS, last year’s runners-up, have had a nice Easter break to regroup after a dreadful start to the MFNL season which saw them crash by 104 points to Bambill at Lake Cullulleraine. However, the respite may be fleeting as they host Werrimull in...

26 Apr 2025
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Lions are the new benchmark

CARDROSS got their 2025 MFNL season off to a flying start with a 55-point thumping of reigning premiers Bambill a fortnight ago. It was only one game - and a season opener at that, but it sent a clear warning to the rest of the league that coach Pat...

26 Apr 2025
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Demons demoralise Imps

MILDURA burst premiers Imperials’ bubble of early season dominance in a classy display at Brian Weightman Oval on Anzac Day. The afternoon started in near ideal conditions and the Demons capitalised with a six-goal first quarter and continued to...

25 Apr 2025
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SFNL Preview April 26

Red Cliffs v Ouyen UnitedQuandong Park, 2.30pm WILL the real Ouyen United please stand up. Are the Kangas the team that copped an 87-point flogging from premiers Imperials at Brian Weightman Oval on opening day or are they the team that bounced back...

25 Apr 2025
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Demons on the defensive

THINGS are getting a little bit tight in ‘Deeland’ already and they are unlikely to loosen too much today at Brian Weightman Oval when Mildura are ‘hosted’ by neighbours and premiers Imperials. The Demons held on for a hard-fought victory...

25 Apr 2025
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Flight time not a problem

AARON Laskey is becoming quite the flight jockey. Along with Imperials teammate Ryley Buntain, he makes the weekly return trip from the Sunshine Coast to Mildura – via Melbourne – a lazy 2,000 kilometres each way, but who’s counting?And...

25 Apr 2025
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Eagles dig deep for win, remain undefeated

IT felt like a mid-autumn day. Maybe just a bit warmer than usual. But out in the middle of Brian Weightman Oval it looked very much like finals action in early spring as Mildura and Robinvale Euston threw their all into the round two...

20 Apr 2025
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Creating a pathway for others to follow

COURTNEY Wakefield has and still is setting an example of what can be achieved through persistence and team work. She is a mother, a wife, champion sports person and most of all a humble, gracious human who is admired and loved by all...

20 Apr 2025
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New recruits expected to shine in Mildura v Robinvale clash

By Tym GlaserTHERE will be plenty of stars on show at Brian Weightman Oval today when Mildura host Robinvale Euston, but one headliner may not be taking the stage. The Demons’ playing co-coach Sam Kerridge, who featured among his team’s best in...

19 Apr 2025
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Swallows do enough early to hold off Dogs comeback

FOR all intents and purposes, yesterday’s clash between South Mildura and Irymple was over about halfway through the first quarter. The Swallows played their spread game to perfection, dominated clearances and just simply outhustled...

18 Apr 2025