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Cats’ first XI in chance to ‘declare arrival’

Geelong Cricket Club appears to have the upper-hand in its match against Melbourne University after a tightly contested first day. Geelong was asked to bat...

Pinkies bite along pier, big squid at Queenscliff

With a busy schedule over the past week, including helping run a tackle show in Geelong, your usual On the Bite contributors ran out...

Gaelic talent on rookie list for Cats

Highly rated Gaelic footballer Stefan Okunbor has signed on with Geelong as a category B rookie for the next two seasons. The 20-year-old Irishman has...

Cats face Uni examination

Geelong Cricket club continued its impressive start to the season with a fighting victory over Greenvale last Saturday. The Cats went in without skipper Eammon...

Swans’ face ‘rabbit’ risk against Grovey

Rain hampered many games around the state last weekend, and Geelong Cricket Club wasn’t immune, with its first, second and fourth 11s washed out. That...

Pinkies top local catch

Pinkies were the drawcard over the past week, with a number of locations in Corio Bay holding fish to around the 2kg mark. Trelly’s...

Cats snare ‘ball magnet’ in draft

Geelong selected Nina Morrison with its number one pick in the AFLW draft on Tuesday. Morrison, who is described as a ‘ball magnet’, had a...

Kelly still Cat as trade fails

Geelong has failed to achieve a trade of Tim Kelly to West Coast before the AFL’s trade deadline. Kelly had requested the move but Geelong...

Corio Bay anglers ‘spoiled’ for big snapper

Snapper fishing continued to be a priority for most over the past week. Corio Bay’s inner-harbour area known as the ‘spoil grounds’ produced fish to...

Cats eye Greenvale after mixed bag last weekend

Geelong Cricket Club enjoyed a mixed bag of results last weekend, going down to St Kilda on Saturday before bouncing back with a solid...

Taylor smashes PB in Hawaii Ironman

Torquay’s Nathan Taylor has conquered his Ironman World Championship ambition, smashing his previous personal best on the Hawaii course by 38 minutes. “Woohoo!” an ecstatic...

Big snapper main target

Big snapper were again the main target species for local anglers looking to take advantage of the nice weather around the Geelong region over...

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Athletes take on Australia’s best

A team of young athletes has headed to Adelaide this week to represent Victoria at Little Athletics’ biggest competition. Evan Bainbridge (under 15 300m hurdles),...