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Regional Sport Victoria calls for clarification as to when and what sport can start

The communal afternoon tea traditionally enjoyed by country cricketers, tennis players and lawn bowlers alike is out the window due to COVID restrictions, as are the crowds of loyal supporters but the biggest question for local sporting clubs...

Ashlyne McInnes
18 Sep 2020
Football

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
18 Sep 2020
Community

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
15 Sep 2020
Cricket

Creswick opts out of MDCA for season 2020/21

The Creswick Imperial Knights have left the round table of the Maryborough District Cricket Association (MDCA) for the second time in a decade, opting to unite with their junior sides in the Ballarat Cricket Association for 2020/21. The Knights are...

Ashlyne McInnes
15 Sep 2020
Sport

Major racing events likely to run without crowds

Horse racing is an industry that has seemingly weathered the COVID-19 storm however the biggest events on the calendar, the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup, look likely to be run and won without an audience this year. Victoria has already...

Maryborough Advertiser
15 Sep 2020
COVID-19

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...

Editor
11 Sep 2020
Cricket

Maryborough District Cricket Association releases season 2020/21 fixtures

The last day in October will hopefully mark the first day of the 2020/21 cricket season for local clubs. The Maryborough and District Cricket Association (MDCA) has uploaded its proposed fixtures for A grade and A reserve to MyCricket, kicking off...

Ashlyne McInnes
11 Sep 2020
Football

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
11 Sep 2020
COVID-19

Steps to sport: some sports to return under Step Three of regional Victoria’s roadmap

A pathway out of current restrictions and back into ‘COVID Normal’ was announced by Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday and a return for community sport now relies on regional Victoria lowering and sustaining its case numbers. Premier Andrews said...

Ashlyne McInnes
08 Sep 2020
Basketball

NBA playoffs resume in Disney World bubble

The 2019/20 NBA playoffs have been nothing short of unusual, with the tail end of the season moved to a quarantine bubble in Disney World, Florida after months of waiting for a restart due to COVID-19 and players voting to end the playoffs late last...

Ashlyne McInnes
08 Sep 2020
Football

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
08 Sep 2020
Cricket

Men’s T20 World Cup postponed until 2021

The men’s T20 World Cup, due to take place in Australia from October, has been postponed until next year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The International Cricket Council (ICC) made the announcement late last month and said they now hoped...

Maryborough Advertiser
08 Sep 2020
Football

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
04 Sep 2020
Football

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
04 Sep 2020
Cricket

MDCA committee to remain the same until an AGM can be held

The Maryborough District Cricket Association’s (MDCA) committee will remain the same until an annual general meeting (AGM) can be conducted. The 2019/20 MDCA committee will roll on to manage the 2020/21 season until an AGM meeting can be held due...

Ashlyne McInnes
04 Sep 2020
Cricket

PLAN PITCHED: MDCA planning for October start date for season 2020/21

The Maryborough and District Cricket Association (MDCA) is hoping to bring some normalcy back to the community this year, with a plan to start cricket in October as per usual. While the MDCA is of course bound by government restrictions and Cricket...

Ashlyne McInnes
01 Sep 2020
Football

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
01 Sep 2020
Cricket

Rogers appointed Vic’s head coach

Former Australian Test batsman and two-time Victorian Sheffield Shield title winner Chris Rogers has been appointed as the head coach for the Victorian Men’s Cricket Team. Having amassed 33,458 runs throughout his playing career, including 2015...

Maryborough Advertiser
01 Sep 2020
Cricket

The Advertiser reveals the MDCA’s most prolific bowlers of the past decade

Many wickets have fallen during The Maryborough District Cricket Association’s (MDCA) last decade of play, but one Colts Phelans product stands out among the rest for consistency. In the last 10 years of local cricket, there has been a mountain of...

Ashlyne McInnes
28 Aug 2020