15+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1819+ words) IT'S one of football's most well-known cliches - and it's one that will always be synonymous with Bridgewater's 2026 Loddon Valley league flag. The phrase "the third quarter is the premiership quarter" is said to have originated from David Parkin during his…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1845+ words) IT'S the master vs apprentice in Saturday's Loddon Valley league senior grand final at Serpentine. The master being Marong, which has won the past four premierships and the apprentice being Bridgewater against whom two of those Panthers' flags have been…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1813+ words) AS far as fairytale endings to a coaching career, Rob Bennett's final game at the helm of North Bendigo on Saturday is going to be hard to top. Not only did Bennett co-coach the Bulldogs to a third Heathcote District…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (927+ words) FOR the third straight year Castlemaine and Golden Square will vie for the Central Victorian Football League premiership at the QEO on Friday night. Remarkably, the Magpies are gunning for a fifth flag in as many seasons since joining the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (299+ words) How we previewed this weekend's finals action CVFL preliminary final coverage Bridgewater and North Bendigo have both booked grand final berths as finals footy across the region continued today. The Mean Machine won an epic LVFNL second semi-final against Pyramid…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (847+ words) MARONG has no safety net left and will need to defy history from here if it's to end its Loddon Valley league tenure with a fifth flag in a row. The four-time defending premiers, who are bound from the Bendigo…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1273+ words) MOUNT Pleasant is headed to its second Heathcote District league grand final in a row - and fourth in five seasons - having booked its ticket on Saturday. The Blues defeated great rivals Colbinabbin by 22 points in an entertaining second semi-final at…...