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Luke D'AnelloLeader sports reporter

Luke D’Anello has been a sports editor/reporter at Leader Community News since 2011. He specialises in local football and cricket.

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VFL Preliminary Final: Casey Demons v Essendon at North Port Oval , Port Melbourne. James Munro of Melbourne tackles Bruno Laguda. Picture : Ian Currie

VFL player signs on with East Keilor

Ambitious Essendon District Football League club East Keilor has secured a third major signing since the season was cancelled, with a classy VFL player who can fill multiple positions putting pen to paper.

Local Footy

EDFL footy: Westmeadows v West Coburg. Dean Clare Westmeadows Tigers. Picture: Aaron Cook

Westmeadows’ plan to take on EDFL’s elite

Essendon District Football League club Westmeadows are not making any bold statements, but they are working diligently behind the scenes as they eye a spot in Premier Division.

Local Footy

VFL. Sandringham v Werribee at Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham. Werribees Michael Barlow looks to give by hand whilst being tackled . Pic: Michael Klein

Ex-AFL midfielder signs on to coach WRFL club

A top-flight Western Region Football League club has secured a coaching coup, with a man who spent nine years at the elite level appointed to the top job for the next two years.

Local Footy

Mark McGoldrick has been locked in as Deer Park WRFL coach for 2021. Picture: Supplied

Deer Park locks in new coach for 2021

Deer Park has found its replacement for seven-time WRFL premiership coach Marc Bullen, appointing a fellow flag-winning mentor to the top job for 2021.

Local Footy

Brad Busuttil in action for Braybrook in the WRFL. Picture: Local Legends Photography

How WRFL’s oldest club plans to become great again

The club that was once home to the likes of Doug Hawkins and Ted Whitten has endured a difficult period in the lower ranks of the WRFL. But with a premiership coach extending his tenure and key players re-committing, optimism is growing at Braybrook.

Local Footy

WRFL footy: Altona v Deer Park: Ben Norton in action for Altona. Picture: Cody Bench Photography

Things to look forward to in the WRFL

The Western Region Football League season didn’t get off the ground in 2020, but there’s plenty of light at the end of the tunnel as clubs take stock for next year. Here’s why 2021 will be worth the wait.

North West

Isuru Okandage of Airport West batting during VTCA grand final: Druids v Airport West St Christophers on Saturday, March 16, 2019, in West Footscray, Victoria, Australia. Picture: Hamish Blair

Former first-class player signs on at Druids

Druids have secured the signing of a batsman who hit more than 500 runs in the VTCA in 2018-19 and once played alongside Sri Lanka great Tillakaratne Dilshan.

Local Footy

Oak Park coach Todd Clark poses for a photograph at Oak Park Football Club, Melbourne, Sunday, September 15, 2019. Clark is the new coach at Oak Park Football Club. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

How Oak Park is rebuilding for success

Reappointed Oak Park coach Todd Clark addresses cuts to the salary cap and the key changes the Kangaroos are making to rebound from a difficult period.

North

Joel Thompson of Rosebank batting during NMCA Cricket: Rivergum v Rosebank on Saturday, October 5, 2019, in Mill Park, Victoria, Australia. Picture: Hamish Blair

NMCA champion makes move to Bundoora United

Having not played since November after a testing period in his personal life, a great of the North Metro Cricket Association has found a new home for 2020-21.

Local Footy

Geelong West St Peters player Chris Moreland is preparing for the football game against Colac.Picture: Mitch Bear

WRFL club on the hunt for a new coach

A high-profile Western Region Football League coach who starred on football program The Recruit has stepped aside, citing personal reasons, as the club launches an immediate search for his successor.

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