The premiership ‘Factor’ notches up 350
St Peter’s Old Collegians veteran Richard Milne will line up for his 350th game this Saturday and his nickname “Factor” has stuck with him almost the whole way through.
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Former footy powerhouse fighting for survival
An inner-northern football club is facing eviction from its home base after struggling to pay off more than $22,000 in council rates and lease fees.
Banned Tigers vow to change their stripes
Security guards and video footage are part of measures by a banned club that wants readmission to the Adelaide Footy League — as it tries to change the culture of a club “on the brink”.
One-handed hanger from a high-flying footballer
There were shades of Shaun Smith, Jeff Farmer and Jeremy Howe when an amateur footballer took an absolute screamer in a Demons guernsey on Saturday. Plus more in the One-Percenters Adelaide Footy League column.
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Guard shadows footy coach’s tormentor
SECURITY guards were called in to protect Luke Helps as he returned to the field to play for the Hackham Hawks after an altercation with Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson.
Crows top-up players cost amateur club premiership points
AN AMATEUR football club has been docked premiership points for fielding two players on the same weekend they lined up for Adelaide Crows’ reserves.
Footballer banned after umpire loses tooth in clash
AN amateur footballer has been suspended for 10 weeks after knocking out an umpire’s tooth during a “reckless” on-field collision.
40km for a game of footy in metro Adelaide?
A DUMPED northern suburbs amateur league club may field a team in the Southern Football League this season — with players travelling about 40km to compete some weeks.
Footy chiefs to stamp out growing meth problem
THE SA Amateur Football League believes players are using the drug ice to enhance performance before suburban and country games.
Amateur football sides clash in tribute to mum
BRAD Robertson expects to play before a bigger crowd than any other pre-season game when he captains Virginia Football Club in a tribute match for his late mum Kerry Robertson.
Amateur footy premier to take on Port Magpies
AMATEUR football club Goddwood Saints will battle AFL players and on Adelaide Oval before the end of pre-season.
Battling footy club given lifeline after winless 2014
KILBURN Football Club is confident it can be competitive this season after meeting a league requirement of registering 50 players before last weekend.
Footy club ‘shattered’ as demoted to eighth-tier
A NORTHERN suburbs footy club has been demoted to the amateur league’s eighth-tier – five months after reaching a division four grand final. Here’s why …
Coach sacked after 300-point loss is back on job
THE Adelaide footy coach sacked last year after his team lost the first two games of the season by a combined 457 points is back — as coach of another club.
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