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Geelong bounces back with big win

Geelong Cricket Club bounced back from its disappointing pre-Christmas loss in the best way possible, with a stirring win against top-placed Fitzroy Doncaster last...

Anglers reel in kings out west

Kingfish are high on most anglers’ hit lists this week with quality fish being caught locally and further down the coast to Portland. Michael Moore...

Geelong locals to compete in awards finals

Two Geelong sporting officials are among the grassroots heroes and elite athletes to make the finals of the 2018 Victorian Sport Awards. Each year the...

Cats face top side after ‘reflective’ Christmas

Geelong Cricket Club resumes its season on Saturday after a Christmas break that would have seen the players reflecting ruefully on a narrow loss...

Rain Cats’ early Christmas gift, now Northcote looms

Geelong Cricket Club was saved from what could have been a huge defeat last weekend when rain forced an end to the team’s pursuit...

Chicks on beach give officials a runaround

Endangered birds could force organisers to alter the course of this year’s Rip to River Classic between Ocean Grove and Point Lonsdale. The altered course...

Whiting biting around the bays

Whiting were a big hit of the past week, although many anglers we still able to fill bags right around the bays. Chris Pitman fished...

Anglers feel the heat as weather warms up

This week’s warmer weather triggered some amazing fishing across the region. Snapper fired on the edge of the channel off Clifton springs and near...

Big hopes for little import at the Supercats

Another import arriving early next year could help Geelong Supercats win their next championship banner, the club has announced. Anthony ‘AJ’ Williams would join the...

Mountainous score stands before Cats

Geelong Cricket Club was put to the sword by Footscray last Saturday, the visitors racking up an incredible 6/400 declared on the back of...

Ex-VFL Cat looks forward for opportunities

Former VFL midfielder Tom Atkins is eyeing a move forward after snaring a rookie place at Geelong in 2019. The Cats plucked the bullish 23-year-old...

Kingies here, snapper there

As predicted, kingfish appeared offshore over the past week. Among anglers to catch kingies to 65cm was a client of Gone Fishing Charters’ Chris...

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Council supports 24-hour cat curfew

Geelong council narrowly passed a vote to introduce a 24-hour cat curfew throughout the City of Greater Geelong. The motion, which will require all cats...