Bowls
Deer Park has signed Thor Shannon for the upcoming Bowls Victoria weekend pennant premier division season. Shannon, a prolific winner on the Australian bowls circuit has been regarded as one of the country’s leading players over the past few years and will play an important role in the club’s quest to get back to the top of the Melbourne Premier Division this year. Head of bowls operations Mark Casey said Shannon was interested in joining the club as he wanted to play in the best competition in Victoria.
FV
Caroline Springs George Cross is through to the final of the Steph Catley Plate. The plate which was launched this year, involves the top three state league sides left in the NIke FC Cup. The Georgies beat Clifton Hill in the play off match on Wednesday night, 2-1 to win through to the final where they will face Manningham United. The final will be played before the final of the Nike FC Cup.
VNL
The City West Falcons are now completely focused on finals after going through the regular Victorian Netball League season undefeated. On Wednesday night they finished the regular season with another big win, this time against the Peninsula Waves. The Falcons led 20-10 at quarter time and doubled that margin by half time. It was much the same in the second half as the Falcons came away with an 82-42 win. The Falcons will face the Boroondara Express in the first week of finals.
A-League
Ben Garuccio will continue leading Western United into its exciting future after putting pen to paper on a new two-year deal at Ironbark Fields. Captaining the side in its first full season in Tarneit in 2024-25, Garuccio’s commitment means he will continue to spearhead the team into a new era in the A-League men’s competition.
