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Local bragging rights for defence-minded Sunshine Kangaroos

Sunshine has taken a defence-first mindset into the new Western Region Football League division 1 season. No longer are the Kangaroos an easy team to...

Keilor’s reality check

The Essendon District Football League premier division grand final rematch failed to live up to expectations with Aberfeldie giving Keilor a massive reality check. Last...

Losing Burnside Heights win respect

Burnside Heights may not have come away with the four points from its Essendon District Football League division 2 season opener, but it certainly...

Western Jets power up

Western Jets bounced back from an opening round defeat in the sweetest possible way thrashing rivals Calder Cannons by 31 points in the TAC...

Late charge gives premiers Deer Park a winning start

Deer Park kickstarted its title defence with a gritty nine-point win over Altona in a blockbuster Western Region Football League division 1 season opener...

Caroline Springs blows its chance for a first up win

Caroline Springs was left kicking itself after its maiden Western Region Football League division 1 appearance. The newly-promoted Lakers finished with more scoring shots against...

Fluctuating form costs Western Bulldogs in AFLW inauguration

The Western Bulldogs produced some breathtaking football in the inaugural AFL Women’s competition – but only in sample sizes. Bulldogs coach Paul Groves must have...

Uncharted territory for Caroline Springs

Caroline Springs is limbering up for its first shot at the Western Region Football League division 1 competition. The Lakers were elevated into the top...

Leagues join football forces

Essendon District and Western Region football leagues will again join forces in women’s football. The two leagues ran a successful joint girls’ competition for a...

McGuane duo kick-start Keilor coaching dynasty

Keilor premiership coach Mick McGuane will share the reins this season with nephew Luke McGuane. Off the back of an Essendon District Football League premier...

Hitch on the ride of her life with the Western Jets

Emmerson Hitch’s first foray into football ended with a broken arm. Not deterred, three years later when she discovered Melton Centrals had a girls side,...

Western Jets ready for take off

  All that a coach can ask for ahead of the opening round of the season is to have close-to-a-full list of players to choose...

Hillside circle season’s prize

Let there be no illusions, Hillside Sharks want to play Essendon District Football League division 1 finals for the first time. The Sharks narrowly missed...

Burnside Heights keen to put easybeat tag behind them

Burnside Heights players have a spring in their step as the start of the Essendon District Football League division 2 season gets closer. Having won...

Keilor sticks with what it knows in bid for flag repeat

Keilor has a premier division premiership trophy in the cabinet but nothing has changed for the Essendon District Football League side. The Blues had a...

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Fire destroys abandoned Braybrook house

A Braybrook house was destroyed by fire late yesterday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at the single-storey weatherboard house on Middleton Court about 4.30pm on Monday, November...