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Gray takes charge of the black and white

NEW Merbein A Grade netball coach Johannah Gray has belief in her players and wants her club to aim high. The Magpies defender takes on the position from Breigh Hammet, who is still set to play an important role in developing the club’s junior...

16 Feb 2025
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Burgess backs Lions rise

CARDROSS will hope Bronte Burgess’s knack for making an impact repeats itself. The goal defender took out the Lions A Grade best and fairest in her first season at the club in 2024, and now takes on the mantle of coach of the netball...

05 Feb 2025
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Davis achieves first with Thunderbirds

A FORMER Mildura athlete will make history with netball heavyweights Adelaide Thunderbirds. Men’s netballer Aalen Davis has been selected as a training partner for the reigning Super Netball premiers, marking the first time in club history that...

01 Feb 2025
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Kelpie duo set Roos in right direction

AUSTRALIAN men’s netball team wing attack Riley Richardson has said Mildura product Jake Hederics is a “great shot” to be selected for the national squad again this year. The duo – who play together in the Victorian state team – were in town last...

27 Jan 2025
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Recharged Roos ripe for rebound

PRE-SEASON training has a slightly different feel for Wentworth’s SFNL A Grade this time around. After going back-to-back in 2022 and 2023 (and going undefeated through the COVID-interrupted 2021 season, which was cancelled early), the Roos looked...

26 Jan 2025
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Final five remains in SFNL fixture

LOCKED and loaded, the new Sunraysia Football and Netball League season will begin in just over two month’s time. After returning to a final five in 2024, the same finals format will remain in 2025 with grand final day slated for Saturday, September...

25 Jan 2025
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Centenary celebrations for MFNL

THE centenary season of the Millewa Football and Netball League is set to start with a bang as the traditional Mega Day will be pushed up to round 1. All men’s and women’s football and all netball grades will compete in League Celebration Round at...

25 Jan 2025
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Netballers selected for state titles

SUNRAYSIA have named their 15 and under netball team that will compete in next year’s Netball Victoria State Titles. The squad of 12, plus three training partners, will be in preparation to take on the best in the state in Frankston on March 8, 9 and...

19 Dec 2024
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Trigg happy: Irymple shooter takes on coach role

COACHING wasn’t initially on the radar of Irymple netballer Shelby Trigg, but it’s a challenge she is ready to embrace. The attacking playmaker has been appointed A Grade coach for next year’s SFNL season, stepping into the role filled by club legend...

08 Dec 2024
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Boulton bleeds red, white and black

AS a fourth-generation Bambill Football Netball Club member, Jane Boulton bleeds red, white and black. She is now following the footsteps of her grandfather and father after being announced as the new Saints president this week after...

30 Nov 2024
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Tigers ready to rattle cages

FOLLOWING a foundation year at the helm, Red Cliffs A Grade netball coach Romany Bowen hopes her side can take another step in their development next year. Despite finishing on the bottom of the ladder with two wins, moving further up next year is...

24 Nov 2024
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Giofrelle goes again

WITH a season under her belt in the role, Robinvale Euston’s Georgia Giofrelle is excited to continue as A Grade netball coach. The Eagles formally announced the 21-year-old’s re-signing as coach this week and she hopes to continue the...

15 Nov 2024
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Dees stars take coaching roles

STAR Mildura netballers Jess McNamara and Ava Zadow have been named as the Demons’ joint A Grade coaches for the 2025 Sunraysia Football and Netball League season. The duo step into the role after Ellie Vincent was at the helm last season. Both...

15 Nov 2024
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Meet the Roos coaches

MERINGUR’S new era on the football field has been ushered in with the appointment of new coaches. Ex-Merbein duo Karl Farquharson and Mark East will be joint coaches of the men’s Millewa Football Netball League side, while Andrew Kay...

09 Nov 2024
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Boom times for netball

IN the space of six months, Mildura Netball Association has quadrupled the number of players in its competitions. Blossoming to 108 teams this season, the association had navigated some initial difficulties in shifting its home base from Mansell...

31 Oct 2024
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Team Tonga on top

MORE than 20 local netballers recently got to represent not only Sunraysia but their native Tonga at the Netball Pacific Cup. The Tonga under-15 and under-18 mixed teams, which both comprised players from Mildura and Robinvale, were the champions of...

17 Oct 2024
Netball

Rolling in the game changer

IF you watched any local game of netball this year, you may have had to do a double take at one point, having sworn a player on the court wasn’t there just a second ago. Well, you were probably right. The introduction of the rolling substitution rule...

13 Oct 2024