Geelong District Football & Netball League
Last weekend a total of 29 senior footballers ran out onto the Gordon TAFE Oval to play off in their first senior GDFL grand final. Nearly a week later we spare a thought for those who have yet to play in the GDFL’s season decider. Former AFL...
Official player statistics for the GDFL Grand Final whohc saw Thomson 10.13 (73) defeat minor premier Inverleigh 5.13 (43) Thomson senior line-up Jakob Kiddle Marks 0 Q1 0 Q2 0 Q3 0 Q4 0 Kicks 11 Q1 4 Q2 1 Q3 4 Q4 2 Handballs 4 Q1 1 Q2 0 Q3...
Reece Holwell has inspired Thomson to an upset premiership win over Inverleigh this afternoon. The Thomson playing coach led by example from start to finish, collecting 26 disposals and landing a crucial goal in the Tigers’ 30-point victory. He eventually lifted his arms to heavens when the...
Inverleigh co-captain Ryan Garrard has revealed that his men will wear arm bands in honour of the Cations’ family when he leads them out in tomorrow’s grand final. Members of the club were saddened to hear of the passing of Noah Kelley on Monday, the two-year-old...
Former Thomson ball winner Brent Macleod admits tomorrow’s GDFL grand final will be bitter sweet when viewing the match from the outer. The 2016 Whitley medallist tallied a total of 54 senior games and landed 148 goals across his three senior stints at his junior club. However...
GDFL reserves powerhouse North Geelong has found itself in another season decider thanks to a string of finals victories. On the eve of the Magpies season decider, playing coach and club legend Darren Mathisen has revealed that he was close to being absent from his side's...
“We need to end this Bannockburn curse.” The words came from a joyful Kath Bourke (Bannockburn midcourter and club secretary) just moments after the Tigers’ booked a D-Grade grand final berth. Though Bannockburn will enter tomorrow’s season decider as the underdog against North Geelong ball winner Lisa...
Corio under-19 captain Mitchell Grace believes it’s the case of third time lucky for his group as the club attempts to end an ongoing premiership drought. The last time the Colts held the premiership cup aloft was in 1995. “Personally I’m over the moon about this weekend...
Werribee Centrals 17&U coach Jenni Rothery admits she’s proud of just how far her fourth placed side has come on the eve of their grand final with Inverleigh. The powerhouse held off a fast finishing Winchelsea outfit (26 to 24) in the first week of finals...
Dave McLeish may not be a well known name in local footy. However he has slowly emerged as one of the GDFL’s most prominent taggers in recent months. The 28-year-old was given the task of nullifying Bell Post Hill’s Whitley medallist Matthew James on the weekend. And it...