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Season over for Finley seniors

Finley Cats’ senior footballers and netballers will move their focus to 2021 following the announcement that the 2020 Murray Football Netball League season has been cancelled. League officials and club presidents met on Wednesday, June 24 and...

Daniel Hughes
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PDFNL call time on 2020

Senior football and netball in the Southern Riverina has officially lost its last hope of a 2020 season on Monday night. The Picola District Football and Netball League joined the Eagle i T-L Irrigation Murray Football Netball League, by announcing...

Daniel Hughes
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Historic decade for Finley Cats | Team of the decade

The 2010s were for the Finley Cats in the Murray Football League, with historic wins and grand final appearances throughout the decade.

Southern Riverina News
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Hawkins finds form as Cats crumble

Finley’s Tom Hawkins found some form on the oval against Carlton on Saturday despite a narrow two point loss to the Blues in the dying seconds, finishing 12.7 (79) to 11.11 (77). From the first bounce the Cats found themselves on the back foot...

Daniel Hughes
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Runners top May goals

Local participants in The May 50K can give their legs a break having completed the gruelling challenge successfully. The May 50K saw participants run or walk 50km in May to raise funds for life-changing research into multiple sclerosis. The Finley...

Daniel Hughes
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Gyms to reopen

Fitness fanatics in the Southern Riverina will finally be allowed to head back to the gym from next week. Gyms, indoor pools, yoga and dance studios are allowed to reopen from June 13 under revised state Coronavirus restrictions. Community centres...

Daniel Hughes
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2020 season still on the cards

The Murray Football Netball League season will go ahead in 2020 ... as soon as a reasonable crowd is allowed to spectate. The MFNL executive and club presidents met on the proposal Monday night, agreeing that government restrictions and return to...

Daniel Hughes
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Picola & District FNL announce return to play date

The Picola and District “Sungold” Football Netball League have announced a return to play as of July 11. PDFNL is aiming to run with a 13 round draw, top eight and a four week final series. The decision follows consideration of club feedback...

Daniel Hughes
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Hawkins eyes AFL return

Former Finley footballer Tom Hawkins has already started training with the Geelong Cats again. Training restarted just before the AFL released its fixture for the next four rounds of the 2020 season. The Cats will return to the field on June 12...

Daniel Hughes
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Race clubs apply for compensation

The Deniliquin and Tocumwal Racing Clubs have made an application for compensation, to replace revenue lost on events cancelled as a result of Coronavirus restrictions. The Tocumwal Racing Club was forced to cancel its Easter Saturday event this year...

Daniel Hughes
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A mural double for the bowling club

Mural painter Damian Mitchell has been busy in the last week, finishing six murals in Finley including two large walls at the bowling club.

Daniel Hughes
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Donkin, Pyle double up

Ryan Donkin had an impressive weekend taking out Saturday and Sunday’s Division One trophies. Donkin’s 39 points was enough to win Saturday’s Sutto’s Bobcat Hire stableford event. Andrew Higgins who had 37 points was the Division Two winner...

Southern Riverina News
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Locals able to return to footy training

Picola & District and Murray League footballers will need to dust off the cobwebs on their footy boots and prepare for a return to training next week.

Daniel Hughes
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Crawf craves country footy

AFL legend Shane Crawford is eager for country football to start up again shortly. The 1999 Brownlow Medallist and former Hawthorn superstar still has a strong passion for amateur footy almost 12 years on from his retirement from the AFL. His...

Daniel Hughes
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Running for a cause

If you would like to donate to the cause visit https://www. themay50k. org/fundraisers/finleynetballclub

Daniel Hughes
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Golf abandoned due to rain

Finley The weather dictated happenings at the Finley Golf Club for the week. The welcome rain saw the abandonment of Wednesday and Thursday’s competitions, with a handy number turning out on Saturday and a big field on Sunday when the sun came...

Daniel Hughes
Southern Riverina News

Demons decade of dominance

Jerilderie Football Club continued its great tradition of the last 40 years by playing in many grand finals during the 2010s. The Demons featured in five grand finals, claiming three premierships from 2012-2014, following in the footsteps of the...

Southern Riverina News
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Tree falls on Toc. club rooms

Storm damage has left Tocumwal Football Netball Club with more than $20,000 worth of damage to its club rooms. The damage to the $1.3 million facility, which was built in 2009, was extensive with the outside and inside structure affected. High winds...

Daniel Hughes

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Rushworth man suffers injuries in Shepparton police cell while resisting restraint

A man suffered three fractured ribs and a collapsed lung while resisting restraint by police in custody in Shepparton late last month.

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New active COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a new active case of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed its the only active case in the region, as the state’s total rose by 108 – the second highest daily rise in Victoria since the...

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Fatal Cobram collision victims identified

The two young men killed in a fatal collision in Cobram on Wednesday night have been named as Nicholas Gash and Samuel Tout. The two men were travelling in a Ford sedan along the Murray Valley Hwy sometime before 11pm when the vehicle they were in...

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Campaspe records fifth COVID-19 case

CAMPASPE Shire has recorded its fifth coronavirus case. It is one of 12 new COVID-19 cases in Victoria overnight, bringing the state’s total to 1732.

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