Saturday Serve
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Pay-for-play not sustainable
SUNRAYSIA Daily football analyst Ben Ridley and senior reporter Matt Taylor debated the sport’s hot topics over coffee this week. AFL Vic integrity probe Matt…
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Check in on your mates
THE past week has reinforced the idea more than ever that we need to check in on our mates. Sporting clubs more than any have…
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Us versus them mentality stunts women’s footy
THE Sunraysia and Millewa leagues have never been two peas in a pod. Both comps have different values and because they’re each other’s only competitors,…
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Scope for growth at MSP, developer says
OPINIONS remain divided on the user-friendliness of Mildura Sporting Precinct, where work on Stage 2 will soon finish. As I revealed in a front-page story…
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Rep duty not to be missed
TODAY’S column is about what it means to represent Sunraysia in any sport. The inspiration for writing about this came from watching our junior representative…
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Turn up Heat, one last time
Blockbuster night IT’S going to be the biggest night of the year so far for Mildura basketball when both the Heat men’s and women’s teams…
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Royal shot at $1.8m payday
PART owners Sarah and Mark Jackson will continue their magical ride with three-year-old filly Royal Merchant in Saturday’s $3 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at…
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Mildura basketball fans driven to despair
HAVE you driven into the Hothouse carpark lately? Pictures taken on Friday show what a shocking state it’s in, with potholes several inches deep at…
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Footy team caps give kids a fair go
By Paul Matheson – Sunraysia Football Netball League president THERE is no excuse: All kids who want to play local footy should have the opportunity to…
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Give Gol Gol’s kids a fair go
OPINION: JUNIOR football is clearly at a crossroads in Sunraysia. Proud club Merbein this week made a tough call to pull a team in the…
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Weather, crowds, volunteers all come out to play
THE magnificent autumn weather has delivered some ideal conditions for all winter sports to kick off their seasons. The crowd sizes for the opening two…
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Aker knows where it’s at
MIDWAY through last year’s Millewa Football League, there were questions over its long-term viability amid a run of heavily lopsided results and concerns over playing…