Tag: Sport
Top Cats lining up for return to team
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ENJOYING an unbeaten record while playing a swag of youngsters has put Geelong in a luxurious position for the second half...
Young guns set for ’hardened’ Sydney
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CATS coach Chris Scott is backing in his young guns against Sydney’s hardened premiership players in Friday night’s game of the...
Policing sports drug use ‘futile’
By NOEL MURPHY
POLICING drug use in the AFL is probably futile, according to a Geelong academic.
Deakin University law lecturer Martin Hardie also believes existing...
Varcoe surgery, Menzel pulls up well
Speedy Geelong midfielder Travis Varcoe had surgery on his troublesome shoulder today.
Cats coach Chris Scott rued the shoulder injury that cut down Varcoe in...
Young ruck still blitzing
Geelong coach Chris Scott says he is still impressed with the improvement in young ruck weapon, Mark Blicavs.
“We couldn’t be happier really. If we’re...
AFL announces ‘commission’ to oversee local footy
A new commission will oversee "community-based" football in the Barwon region, the AFL has announced.
The nine-member AFL Barwon Region Commission would be one of...
Cats seek fast start to overcome Blues
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG could easily have been in Carlton’s position and fighting for its first win, Cats coach Chris Scott has conceded.
“We’re not...
Weightlifter’s case set for global sport court
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE case of Geelong weightlifter Daniel Koum appears headed for an international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Mr Koum was alleged...
Quiksilver jobs ‘safe’ amid lacklustre overseas trade
TORQUAY surfwear giant Quiksilver has posted nine per cent revenue losses in its regional breakdown of quarterly earnings, according to a report released last...
More kids ‘sticking up’ for hockey
JUNIOR hockey is experiencing a growth spurt as Geelong’s biggest club prepares for the 2013 season.
Newtown Hockey Club’s Claire Barnes said numbers in the...
Big Cats sink teeth into fund-raiser for kids
THE CATS are putting their buns on the line to raise money for a charity helping kids with brain damage.
Trent West sank his teeth...
Leaders call on golfers to play for McKellar Centre
THE leaders of two of the region’s biggest organisations have called for entries to an annual golf day raising money for Geelong’s McKellar Centre.
Mayor...
The future is electric
The region’s first e-bike and electric vehicle expo comes to the Bellarine this weekend, giving members of the public the chance to learn more...
