Local club celebrates centenary with legends, new beer
Local cricket club Barkly Street Uniting is celebrating its centenary this season and marked the occasion by inducting new legends and a beer collaboration.
Local cricket club Barkly Street Uniting is celebrating its centenary this season and marked the occasion by inducting new legends and a beer collaboration.
Laurimar has joined the NFNL Division 3 arms race, securing one of the Northern league’s greatest goalkickers for its return to the competition in 2025.
Rivergum star Jarrod Bannister immediately made a name for himself in the DVCA as his side recorded a historic result. See all the talking points from the weekend.
After two years at Sydney Swans, Damian Truslove is back in the Northern league after being appointed Banyule coach. He explains the move and what excites him about the Bears.
Local footy silly season is officially here and Northern league clubs have secured some big recruits for 2025. Keep track of who’s going where here.
A fringe batter has announced himself with a stunning hundred while Geelong’s captain produced an all-round masterclass. And two more fresh faces impressed.
Northcote is confident its back-to-back Second XI premiership success can offset a number of key departures and keep the club in the Premier Cricket finals hunt.
Hoppers Crossing and Oakleigh have recruited well, while Ormond, Taylors Lakes and Port Melbourne have new-look sides ahead of the Subbies south-west season. Here is everything you need to know about each club.
After a long winter, Victoria’s top-flight cricket competition is back. Check out all the ins and outs and get expert analysis of every Victorian Premier Cricket club.
Tilly Shepherd only needed seven games to claim the Northern league’s highest netball honour and made it a stunning league best-and-fairest double when she claimed the Riddell District Ryan Medal.
After a second straight club best-and-fairest, Jack Bianchin will hang up the boots to concentrate on coaching St Mary’s and he believes the club is ready for a big 2025.
The Victorian Subbies season has been delayed, with grounds not ready. Clubs are now pushing even harder to move the season back.
We’ve analysed every local footy premier’s player points total on grand final day and we reveal which one has the most loyal and best homegrown side for 2024. See where your club stacks up.
Epping will look to invest in improved training facilities to help support its booming junior netball program after winning a $20,000 grant from Woolworths.
After a tumultuous off-season, Essendon is looking to the future with a number of youngsters set to feature in the First XI. Coach Ben Fletcher discusses expectations.
Junior netballers from an amateur club in Melbourne are spending their school holidays immersing themselves in the Top End’s netball community. Read what they’re up to.
Twelve months after watching from the sidelines after a knee reconstruction, Ben De Bolfo was helping lift Heidelberg to a premiership hat-trick.
South Morang ruckman Nathan Stefanile helped lead the Lions to a history-making premiership, now he wants to cement the club in NFNL Division 1 in 2025.
Montmorency coach Nick Rutley said his players could hold their heads high after Saturday’s grand final defeat and was confident his young players would be better for the experience.
Heidelberg continues to break new ground, a third straight NFNL Division 1 premiership completing a top-flight clean sweep for the first time in 49 years.
The 2024 local footy season is coming to a close and to celebrate, we’ve named our best players from the 2024 season. Here’s who made the list.
From interstate stars to seasoned veterans, pen is hitting paper everywhere across Victorian Premier Cricket. Keep up to date with each move through our signing tracker.
Can Heidelberg make it a premiership three-peat or will Montmorency finally end its 45-year drought? Check out the players to watch and our predictions.
In his first season at Heidelberg, Tom Keys is now a Rosbrook Medallist, and could add premiership player, but there was heartbreak for a Montmorency gun. FULL WINNERS LIST
The NFNL Division 1 is stacked with talent. Ahead of a blockbuster grand final, we’ve handpicked the top 40 talents of the year. See who makes the cut.
The VAFA’s best women’s footballers have put on a show this season. With the finals action set to get underway, we’ve taken a look at the leading performers in 2024.
TALKING POINTS: Comical scenes as a kit clash sees a match abandoned, Heidelberg United’s late, late show and FC Melbourne a step closer to legend.
Local footy coaching great Jason Heatley will step down at North Heidelberg at season’s end with the Bulldogs already locking in his successor for 2025.
The equation for Old Eltham Collegians was simple, win and you’re in, and the Turtles enter NFNL Division 3 finals in form but it was heart-break for Ivanhoe.
Melbourne Victory is no stranger to silverware but Saturday’s VPL1 premiership breaks new ground for the club. These are the young guns behind the historic moment.
Diamond Creek hadn’t beaten Whittlesea since 2009 but a breakthrough victory on Saturday also reignited the NFNL Division 2 premiership race.
The might of Central Coast Mariners, reigning A-League and AFC Cup champions, was no match for Victorian power Heidelberg United and star forward Josh Pin.
With its NFNL Division 2 survival on the line, Watsonia has made the decision to part ways with coach George Lattouf with two games remaining.
From top to bottom, the Northern league is chock full of exciting young talent. Check out all the promising stars of the future here.
A stunning come-from-behind victory, inspired by young gun Seb Molloy, has secured Eltham’s place in NFNL Division 1 for next season.
Imagine winning back-to-back school footy premierships on the hallowed turf of the MCG. Parade College did just that in 1994 and is hoping history repeats in 2024.
Heidelberg’s bid for a perfect season is over after Greensborough storm home to claim a breakthrough win and strengthen its own finals claim.
Macleod legend Nick Lynch will return to DeWinton Park in 2025, appointed senior coach and tasked with rebuilding the club into a NFNL power.
They’re the young guns, experienced leaders or VFL-listed stars that are ready to help take their clubs from finals contender to premiership challenger.
Inspired by her dad’s own fight against cancer, the daughter of a popular AFL assistant coach has found her own “perfect” way to help support those in their own battle.
While relegation remains unconfirmed, Moreland City coach David Ostojic believes stepping back to VPL1 can help the club come back stronger.
TALKING POINTS: The first clubs to secure promotion are confirmed, as sadly are relegated clubs, while the Brunswick-Northcote derby did not disappoint.
Kinglake threw everything at Ivanhoe but the Northern league newcomers kicked away late to secure a critical win that cements its top-five place.
In an early taste of finals, Lower Plenty put the clamps on Thomastown to cement its place in the NFNL Division 2 top-five.
A host of Victoria’s future sporting stars will look to put their names up in lights against Australia’s next generation in a monster national tournament. Meet them here.
Mernda’s Team of the Year ruckman Billy Morrison is closing in on a return to senior football after a successful comeback from a knee injury in the reserves.
A mystery stomach disease which had him passing blood 30 times a day left this man on the brink.
Fitzroy Stars has never finished top of the ladder and are looking to erase 10 years of heartbreak, embracing the expectations of premiership favouritism.
With the National Second Division teetering, NPL and VPL clubs are all of a sudden facing the prospect of relegation. Plus, who wants to win the VPL1 and VPL1 premiership.
Departing Macleod coach Craig Hayes reflects on more than a decade coaching local footy and some of the stars he’s had the privilege to work with.
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