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Lions Hunt Crowning Glory, As Bulls Seek Redemption

(By Shane O’Shea) Premiership glory, the ultimate reward in any team sport, awaits Calder United and Birchip-Watchem tomorrow at Wedderburn, when they clash in North-Central football’s 2025 grand final. It promises to be a battle for supremacy...

Shane O'Shea

12 Sep 2025

Football

Tigers Begin Title Defence

(By Shane O’Shea) North-Central’s 2025 finals series gets under way at Birchip tomorrow, with defending title holder, Sea Lake-Nandaly taking on the resurgent Boort in the first semi-final of what promises to be a fascinating four-game series...

Shane O'Shea

22 Aug 2025

Football

Twenty-Three is the Critical Number

(By Shane O’Shea) Sea Lake-Nandaly needs to defeat Calder United by a minimum 23 points if it is to displace the Lions from second spot on North-Central’s ladder, and secure a berth in the second semi-final against Birchip-Watchem. If Calder...

Shane O'Shea

15 Aug 2025

Football

Sting in the Tail from Redbacks

(By Shane O’Shea) Wedderburn might have misjudged its run to North-Central finals action, but the Redbacks can exert a significant influence on the finishing order of the top four, with third-placed Sea Lake-Nandaly firmly in their sights...

Shane O'Shea

08 Aug 2025

Football

Rain Helps Settle the Dust

(By Shane O’Shea) The smiles on the faces of local farmers and the residents of communities that rely on them at North-Central football games last Saturday could not have been broader following the very welcomed significant falls of rain that...

Shane O'Shea

01 Aug 2025

Football

Pecking Order in Place?

(By Shane O’Shea) With just four rounds of North-Central’s home-and-away series remaining, and following last Saturday’s results, the current positioning of teams on the league ladder is more than likely to be the finishing order leading into...

Shane O'Shea

25 Jul 2025