Football

  • Veteran ump’s 1000-game milestone

    Veteran ump’s 1000-game milestone

    LOCAL football umpire Phil Opie will officiate his 1000th match this weekend. The remarkable feat is the culimination of more than four decades controlling the…

  • City stint lifts young Roo

    City stint lifts young Roo

    A YEAR training and playing in Adelaide helped Wentworth young gun Rory Hooper develop his football skills. Hooper, whose performance against Ouyen United last weekend…

  • Junior numbers crisis knocks young Magpies out of comp

    Junior numbers crisis knocks young Magpies out of comp

    MERBEIN has announced that it will not field an under 18s side this year, highlighting growing issues in the junior ranks of the Sunraysia Football…

  • Girls footy numbers rising

    Girls footy numbers rising

    PARTICIPATION rates have doubled since the Youth Girls AFL Sunraysia competition started last year. And participation co-ordinator David Kennedy is confident word of mouth will…

  • Breakthrough win was just what future doctor ordered

    Breakthrough win was just what future doctor ordered

    TRAVELLING around the state as a medical student on placement may seem an exhausting experience to most. But South Mildura newcomer Sam Davidson continues to…

  • Hawks grab narrow win

    Hawks grab narrow win

    GOL Gol secured a hard-fought two-goal win against Nangiloc in a round 3 Millewa Football League game at Alcheringa Oval on Friday night. Dylan Darby…

  • Ice packs for all

    Ice packs for all

    AFTER running around on a park for a couple of hours on a chilly, breezy afternoon, probably the last thing you would want to do…

  • Roos flex muscles

    Roos flex muscles

    WENTWORTH continued their resurgence from a first-week hiccup to cut down Ouyen United by 54 points in Underbool on Saturday. The competition’s leading goal kicker,…

  • South Mildura’s thrilling victory over Imperials ends 672-day drought

    South Mildura’s thrilling victory over Imperials ends 672-day drought

    SOUTH Mildura is on the winners’ list for the first time in 672 days after a hard-fought victory over Imperials. In a thrilling last quarter,…

  • Izzy, Camera click

    Izzy, Camera click

    IT was the candid Camera moment that showed Isaiah Johnson was much more than a goal-kicking machine. Two minutes into the second term on a…

  • SFNL footy: The Round 3 wrap

    SFNL footy: The Round 3 wrap

    By football writers MATT TAYLOR, TYM GLASER AND JOSH RISELEY Robinvale Euston players, above, celebrate the first of their 18 goals against Red Cliffs. Picture: Meagan Verstappen …

  • Sunraysia football scores: Round 3

    Sunraysia football scores: Round 3

    Go around the grounds with our SFNL live scores, updated throughout the afternoon on game day. Refresh this page to see the latest updates. Previous…

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