Tag: 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...
From the Archives
16 years ago
November 7, 2008
Plans for a giant ferris wheel on Geelong’s waterfront have run foul of nearby residents despite a council survey showing...
