GREATER GEELONG
Home Sport Page 195

Sport

SPORT: Cats chase early Blue wickets

By JIM TIMBERLAKE GEELONG Cricket Club finds itself in a precarious position going into day two of its match against Carlton on Saturday. The Cats rode...

Simonds to host extra VFL games

Simmonds Stadium will host two Western Bulldogs VFL home games next season. Western Bulldogs will have a stand-alone team, known as Footscray, in the VFL...

SPORT: Big hopes for 2014 as tall Cats return fit for training

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN CATS coach Chris Scott admits Geelong was low-profile on the free-agency front but is hopeful a couple of recruit-like players will...

New $140m funding push for stadium begins

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG Football Club has ramped up lobbying for $140 million in the lead-up to the federal election to complete the club’s redevelopment...

Cats coach ‘frustrated’

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN Chris Scott is a hard marker. While appreciating the Cats' 10-1 win-loss ratio, the Geelong coach remains steadfastly dissatisfied with the team’s...

Exercise sheds weight, by George

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THE onset of the years crept up on George Acheson-Thom, with the weight layering on until he hit almost 135 kg. The...

Girls storm peninsula’s first national event

By MICHELLE HERBISON AN enthusiastic team of girls under-14 basketballers have become the first team from the Bellarine Peninsula to qualify for an Australian national...

Cats’ tall order for a Giant challenge

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN Geelong will meet a Giant challenge with lots of height in the Cats' first visit to Western Sydney’s Skoda Stadium on...

Winter warming up with hot action in freshwater

By BRIAN LONG Conditions over the past week were freshwater options around the region and further afield. Plenty of anglers cast lures at Wurdee Boluc Reservoir...

John predicts rego number’s up for Cats flag glory

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN DIEHARD Cats fan John Ryan has gambled $500 on what he expects will be a beautiful set of numbers. The Leopold footy...

Cats to light up on management skill

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN AFTER racking up eight wins in nine games during a tough opening to the season, Geelong is well into its player...

Anglers nab mixed bags

By BRIAN LONG ANGLERS reported some excellent mixed bags over the past week. Surf anglers found protection from big swells at Lorne’s Loutitt Bay where Paul...

Latest

Literary fest celebrates 10 years

Queenscliff Literary Festival (QLF) kicks off this weekend, celebrating its 10th birthday with a stellar lineup of presenters and a range of sessions, workshops...