Mulgrave’s Matt Richards had lost count and “didn’t know the milestone was coming”. This weekend, he becomes the only person in the century-old club’s history to notch 500 games combined as a player and coach.
Lilydale has wasted no time appointing its next senior coach, with a replacement named just three days after its first-year mentor called it quits. Latest here.
Not only did the weekend produce one of the best marks ever seen, now footage has emerged of a local footy goal you have to see to believe. See both moments here.
How’s this for a mid-year signing? One suburban club has snared five-time All Australian Dane Swan for the remainder of the season, in a huge boost to its finals hopes. Latest here.
Kicking just three goals to three-quarter time on Saturday, the Wickers rattled home to send its highly-fancied opponent tumbling out of the Eastern Premier Division top-five.
Three weeks returned from a shoulder injury, ex-AFL forward Sam Weideman was back to his match-winning best on Saturday, as Vermont staged an eerily familiar narrow escape of Mitcham.
2025’s first 100-goal season is just one week away, while a 47-year-old Brent Harvey performed well in a commanding 100-point win. Catch up on all the Saturday local footy action.
As Noble Park coach Steve Hughes admits: “I was tearing my hair out at quarter-time”. What followed was a boilover to bring the Bulls back to the brink of the top five.
A Division 2 coach has walked mid-season, stating the “decision has not come easily”. Latest here.
A longstanding Yarra Ranges-based club has revealed its bid for a league switch from next season – just days out from the transfer application deadline. Latest here.
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