3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1100+ words) At a quiet midweek training session, nearby cattle provide the soundtrack as a country footy side aims to bring home a historic feat nearly three decades in the making. For a town boasting a population of barely 250, Saturday - and the…...

4+ day, 11+ min ago   (507+ words) Sebastopol have some questions to answer in the coming 24 hours surrounding two of their best players, as they hope they will return to the Burra for this weekend's preliminary final. The questions surround key post Joel Edwards, as well as…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (513+ words) Young North Ballarat and GWV Rebels star Michael Hughes is a confirmed starter for Saturday's BFNL preliminary final, giving coach Clinton Proctor one last selection headache before the do-or-die clash with Sebastopol. While a little more cagey than usual when…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (316+ words) Learmonth had its senior football coaching position locked in for season 2027, but a change of plans will see a new face installed at the helm next year. Following the Lakies' one-point Central Highlands Football League elimination final exit at the…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (770+ words) Job done. Business handled. Just one more step remains on the paths of the CHNL's definitive top two teams this season. Winning qualifying finals then saluting in the prelims, Hepburn and Daylesford will run back the epic contest which saw…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (441+ words) The last time there was a big final played at City Oval, one quarter was all it took for the game to be decided, when Darley routed Sunbury in last year's grand final. Saturday's second semi-final followed a similar form…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (412+ words) Season 2026 was not what Beaufort had envisioned going in, but the man at the senior helm is more than committed to his playing group and what they can become. In signing on for a fourth year in a standalone role…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (531+ words) A proud Central Highlands Football League family legacy took its latest decorated step Wednesday as a thrilling under-18 football vote count enshrined its youngest member in folklore. Bungaree rising star Josh Elliott would ultimately prevail as the standalone champion of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (804+ words) Out of almost 600 players, The Courier has taken a stab at naming the top 50 footballers in the BFNL for season 2026. It has been a year where a number of the top players across the league have battled injury, while we…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1215+ words) If there's any doubt that finals are a different game, you only had to look at the scenes at Alfredton on Saturday night. Sebastopol's Felix Henderson's last-minute mark and goal with less than a minute on the clock was exactly…...