Local Footy Podcast: Finals afoot – finally!
Finals footy is upon us for the first time in almost three years, while there was no shortage of action off-field. LISTEN FREE for all the major headlines and more.
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‘Resilience’ key to Montrose finals push: Ayres
Gary Ayres’ Demons won a sixth match in a row to book their first finals shot in eight years, with the club breaking an even longer drought.
Best snaps from weekend’s local footy action
GALLERY: The weather was wild and the footy was tough, which makes for some amazing pictures from around Melbourne’s local footy leagues.
Victorian footy’s best forwards
As home-and-away seasons draw to a close across the state, local footy’s list of leading goalkickers is being finalised. See who made it.
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Another huge game for ex-Magpie Kyle Martin
IS there a better local footballer than Kyle Martin? The former Collingwood on-baller was at it again for Noble Park on Saturday, producing a monster game against Montrose.
Spirited Bulldogs overrun Burners
SOUTH Croydon showed its fighting qualities with a 20-point win over Blackburn to move another step closer to securing a top-three berth and leaving the Burners finals aspirations in jeopardy.
Farrell reveals Gully’s plans for 2019
FERNTREE Gully premiership coach Peter Farrell has outlined why he is confident the Eagles remain on the right track for success, despite facing relegation from Division 3.
Falcons ‘throw a few grenades back the other way’
WINLESS Knox has re-signed more than half its playing list for 2019 as the Falcons prepare for their second relegation in three years.
What EFL clubs can pay players in 2019
EASTERN Football League top flight clubs will have less money to spend in 2019 after new salary cap figures were released. See what your club can pay its players.
Lions fall whisker short of ending 1134-day losing drought
IT WAS a case of so near yet so far for Nunawading Football Club, after the Lions fell just 12 points short of ending a torturous losing streak.
Long haul flight for Jets again
HEATHMONT will again have to take the long road through finals if it is to replicate last year’s Division 3 grand final appearance a three-point defeat against Templestowe.
Lions score upset of the season
A RESURGENT Mulgrave recorded one of the upsets of the Eastern Football League season after a come-from-behind win over Upper Ferntree Gully, giving its hopes of avoiding relegation a massive boost.
The Hanger: Local footy headlines
WELCOME to The Hanger, your No. 1 source of the latest talking points and headlines from the weekend’s suburban footy.
Dockers almost safe after grounding Jets
TEMPLESTOWE moved a step closer to securing its future in Division 3 after scoring its first win over a top-five side this season.
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