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Night game locked in for AFL grand final

Victorian AFL fans will be in for a late one on grand final day, with the first bounce locked in for 7.30 pm and the premier expected to be crowned by 10 pm on October 24. This year’s season decider at the Gabba in Brisbane is a major historical...

Ashlyne McInnes

Ramsey re-signs with the Roos for season 2021

While Newstead was the first Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL (MCDFNL) club to opt- out of season 2020, the Roos have wasted no time in preparing for 2021, re-signing senior football coach Mark Ramsey. Ramsey first took on the side in 2018 after...

Ashlyne McInnes

Saints chasing win to break finals drought

The final home and away round of the 2020 AFL season, round 18, kicked off last night, after some ladder-changing results in round 17. St Kilda, featuring local talent Nick Hind, suffered its seventh loss of the season to tip off round 17, defeated...

Ashlyne McInnes

Harcourt FNC mourns the loss of club and MCDFNL stalwart Barry Johansen

The Harcourt FNC and indeed the wider Maryborough Castle- maine District FNL community lost one of its most dedicated stalwarts last month, with the passing of former Lions president Barry Johansen. A Harcourt boy born and bred, Barry passed on...

Ashlyne McInnes

The right call, Broad reflects on cancelled MCDFNL season

On what would have been the eve of the 2020 Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League (MCDFNL) grand final, league president Stephen Broad weighs in on the strangest year in football and netball history. If this year was like every...

Teams tussle for top eight as finals near

AFL finals are firmly in sight, but the top eight is far from decided with the bottom of the ladder continuing to reshuffle week-by-week. Round 16 kicked off at the weekend, with ladder leader Port Adelaide defeating North Melbourne by 36 points on...

Ashlyne McInnes

Hare welcomes NAB League changes

Victoria’s elite junior football pathway, the NAB League, will shift its age brackets in 2021 much to the benefit of footballers like local Aidan Hare, who would’ve aged out of the competition next year. Formally fielding under 16 and under 18...

Ashlyne McInnes

Premiership coach reflects on Avoca’s 1980 win as reunion celebrations are put on hold

If not for coronavirus, Avoca Football Netball Club would’ve set the town alight this year with its 1980 premiership reunion, commemorating a flag that holds deep meaning for the club, its supporters and most importantly for its coach. The 1980...

Ashlyne McInnes

AFL wraps up round 14 as finals loom

With just three and a half rounds left in the bank until finals, the AFL season rolls on with increasing pressure on the top eight. Round 14 was completed as of Sunday, with Port Adelaide finishing at the top of the ladder closely followed by...

Ashlyne McInnes

2020 AFL grand final to be played in QLD

The 2020 AFL grand final has officially been booked in for Queensland in an historical call for the game of football. The AFL, formerly known as the Victorian Football League until 1990, has never before seen a grand final played outside Victori...

Ashlyne McInnes

VFL and NEAFL set to merge

From next year just one AFL reserves competition will exist on the eastern side of Australia, with the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) set to merge. Announced by the AFL last week, the leagues...

Ashlyne McInnes

Essendon’s Jake Stringer returns after ankle injury

Round 13 was unlucky for Maryborough’s AFL exports with both Essendon and St Kilda suffering slim losses. Jake Stringer’s return game for Essendon, after an injury which had him benched for several months unfortunately ended in a 12-point loss...

Ashlyne McInnes

Traditional MCG grand final unlikely for 2020

While it has not yet been cast in stone, there is little to no chance of the grand final being played at the MCG this year, however Victorians will still get the public holiday as confirmed by Premier Daniel Andrews recently. Neither the AFL nor the...

Ashlyne McInnes

MCDFNL player salary cap to be unchanged for season 2021

The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League’s (MCDFNL) player salary cap will remain unchanged for season 2021. MCDFNL clubs will be permitted, like years beforehand, to distribute up to $75,000 worth of player payments in 2021...

Ashlyne McInnes

Flag memories: Looking back through the MCDFNL’s 75-year premiership history

While the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League (MCDFNL) competition is currently in recess for the first time since WWII, there is still 75 years worth of league history waiting to be unpaused in 2021. Like most leagues in...

Ashlyne McInnes

Round 12 caps off 20 days of AFL

The AFL’s teams have finally rounded out their 20-day stretch after cramming in 33 games almost in back-to-back fashion. Round 12 kicked off last Thursday with a win to Sydney over GWS, while Port couldn’t stand up to Geelong on Friday with 60...

Ashlyne McInnes

Staying put: Lauren Butler signs two-year contract with AFLW side Collingwood

Former Carisbrook player Lauren Butler will don the black and white for the next two seasons after signing a two-year contract with Collingwood’s AFLW team. The pick and trade period has seen a lot of movement in the national women’s league, but...

Ashlyne McInnes

AFL teams kick off round 12 of 33 games in 20 days

Round 11 of the AFL wrapped up on Wednesday night, with round 12 kicking off on Thursday as the continuous run of games continues. A Saturday start for round 11 saw Port defeat the Tigers by 21, while Brisbane got the job done over the Bulldogs by...

Ashlyne McInnes

Magpies selected into AFL Central Victoria Academy

Six of Maryborough Football Netball Club’s keenest junior football players have been selected into the 2020 AFL Central Victoria Academy program. While the program won’t run as planned this year due to COVID-19 interruptions, junior Magpies...

Ashlyne McInnes