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Taekwondo star a “symbol of empowerment” for local girls

A bronze medal-winning taekwondo star from Ardeer can be a “symbol of empowerment for young girls”, a proud local instructor says. Linh Khong, a product...

Keilor’s Monique Conti takes on the world

At just 16, Monique Conti made her debut in Australia’s top women’s basketball competition on Sunday afternoon. Conti stepped out for a new-look Melbourne Boomers’...

Matthew Boyd lauds strength of the Western Bulldogs pack

At 34 years of age, Matthew Boyd is the elder statesman of the Western Bulldogs premiership team. The fact perhaps only dawned on Boyd in...

Western Bulldogs fans finally get their time in the sun

Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has paid tribute to the long-suffering fans who have stuck by the club through thick and thin. The Bulldogs have...

Long-awaited flag delights Western Bulldogs past players

Matthew Croft has a similar tale to most Footscray-Western Bulldogs players of the past 62 years. Croft, a full-back of repute and an occasional forward...

Dale Morris gets his reward for 12 years of toil

For 12 long seasons Dale Morris has toiled away on the backline for the Western Bulldogs in the hope of landing an AFL premiership. The...

Siren sparks celebrations for Bulldogs skipper Easton Wood

Acting Western Bulldogs captain Easton Wood was on tenterhooks on Saturday afternoon until the final siren mercifully sounded and morphed to the strains of...

Premiership drought ends for Western Bulldogs

Tears of joy flowed in the Western Bulldog sections of the crowd in the minutes before the final siren sounded to mark the end...

Young Hillside buggy driver burns off the adults

The nimble, flying thumbs that serve young texters well have brought success to a Hillside remote-control buggy racer. Eleven-year-old Jordan Isergin took out the 2016...

Photos: More than 20,000 fans celebrate at Western Bulldogs family day

It was a celebration 62 years in the making, and the sons and daughters of the west did not disappoint. More than 20,000 fans descended...

EDFL courts clubs for netball league

An Essendon District Netball League could be up and running as soon as next year, with the Essendon District Football League looking to expand...

Saluting the WRFL stars of the future

There were some hotly contested under-age grand finals this season. Lance Jenkinson pays tribute to all the champion sides and the game breakers in our...

Sunshine aims to earn back respect in VTCA

It was never going to be a universally popular decision for Sunshine to leave sub-district cricket. The Crows turned their back on years of history...

Green Gully blows chance to advance to FFA Cup last four

Green Gully has missed out on its fairytale ending in the FFA Cup. The Cavaliers were bundled out of the cup by a gutsy 10-man...

Production line is full for Western Bulldogs

Unearthing young gems over the past two seasons has no doubt accelerated the Western Bulldogs’ push for a long-awaited AFL grand final berth. The evenness...

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Warrick is new Gorillas coach

New Grand United coach Andrew Warrick is looking forward to a fresh challenge. The Gorillas announced Warrick as senior coach for the next two...

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