Rival club swoops on Eastern league legend
Templestowe has snared one of the premier midfielders of Eastern’s Division 2, with a three-time league medallist returning from a rival.
Templestowe has snared one of the premier midfielders of Eastern’s Division 2, with a three-time league medallist returning from a rival.
After a stunning year of local footy we’ve ranked our top 70 clubs as the best in Melbourne. Did we get it right? See who we say is number one and lodge your own vote.
A first-week finals exit this season followed a grand final loss in 2023 – and the recipe for success from new Kilsyth coach is clear. Meanwhile, there’s been some key signings.
East Ringwood has signed one of the Eastern league’s most exciting young talents following its heartbreaking Premier Division grand final loss last month.
Local footy superstar Jackson Sketcher has returned to where his career started. He talks us through his decision and what he hopes to achieve in his new threads.
East Ringwood’s James Belo and South Croydon’s Taylah Black shone brightest among a galaxy of stars on Wednesday night, claiming the Eastern league’s top individual honours.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan might have found his new favourite local footy club after revealing his Mad Monday costume. It’s all in Quick Kicks which has some baby news to share with you.
In July, Melbourne’s Darcy Walls was in a coma fighting a potentially fatal illness. Last weekend he was best on ground in a grand final. Read his remarkable story.
It has won it three times in the same tier of competition, but at long last, Boronia has earned promotion after another Division 2 grand final triumph on Sunday.
It has clawed its way back from a long road which has taken in both the depths of despair and the highs of a stunning revival – but Mitcham’s latest premiership triumph has returned it to Eastern’s top-flight for the first time in almost two decades.
Just two years after promotion, the Roos will shoot for their first Eastern league top-division premiership since 2002 after bringing reigning premier Rowville’s back-to-back flag dream to an end on Saturday.
Local footy grand finals were highlighted by stunning performances from ex-AFL names and even a state cricketer. Here’s a full wrap from across Victoria.
A longstanding VAFA club has voted in favour of a move to the Eastern league from next season. Latest here.
It toppled a juggernaut in one of the most dramatic finishes to an Eastern league grand final this century, claiming the Division 3 flag – and a second-straight crown. We take a deep dive into the making of one of the game’s great success stories.
Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/efl/page/3