KYABRAM District Football League clubs Rushworth and Dookie United have named their coaches for the 2021 season.
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Brent Pateman will again be in control at Rushworth for a third year.
Pateman took the Tigers into the 1999 grand final and had assembled a promising squad to tackle the 2019 season before COVID-19 struck.
Two newcomers among the Tigers recruits for this season and who are expected to provide a big boost are Ed Bourke and Jackson Doyle from the Melbourne amateurs club, St Kevin’s.
Dookie United has named Daniel Burness as its new coach.
Burness, who formerly coached Picola League club Katunga, takes the reins from Brendan McMullan at Dookie United.
●VIOLET Town continues to bolster its ranks for the coming season.
Former Congupna onballer Lachlan Baldwin has joined the prized signings of prolific goalkicker Josh Mellington and former AFL player Jared Brennan.
●TWO century makers for the one club on the same day was Kyabram Fire Brigade Cricket Club’s haul from last Saturday’s round when Goulburn Murray Cricket resumed after the festive break.
Unfortunately none of the ‘tons’ were produced in A grade where The Flames suffered their second loss for the season in this competition, going down to Echuca.
But Jake Gascoyne and Brett Andison in B grade kept the flag flying for the club on the day with century knocks against Echuca South.
Gascoyne notched his maiden century with 111 not out, which included 15 boundaries off 104 balls.
Andison finished with an explosive 101 not out, with 20 fours off 86 balls. The pair had an unbroken third wicket stand of 172 as the Brigade posted an imposing 2/256.
●YOUNG Kyabram cricketer James Jarrett was the only male to make a century at last week’s Northern Rivers Junior Country Week cricket carnival.
Representing Cricket Shepparton in the Under 15A side, James blasted 102 with 10 boundaries off 83 deliveries against the Murray Valley Association to steer his side into the final against Bendigo the following day.
But James and his teammates couldn’t repeat the heroics of the previous day, failing to cover the 158 total its rival made.
It was the second century James has made at representative level, having scored an unbeaten 112 for the Northern Rivers side in the Youth Premier League series in 2019.
James plays for the Shepparton United club in Cricket Shepparton.
●MOOROOPNA Football Club has been slowly building its ranks for the coming season with several new signings.
Heading the newcomers are Tasmania’s Chris Nield, fresh from 131 games for Clarence in the Tassie State League.
A classy forward, Nield is expected to provide a big boost to the Cats’ goalkicking power.
Joining Nield at the club is Jack Hunt from the Melbourne amateurs club Old Trinity.
Hunt has had a 175-game career at the VAFA side, which includes two club best and fairest honours and VAFA Team of the Year selection.
The 29-year-old is a midfielder.
The Cats have also welcomed back Brodie Sanders from KDL club Tallygaroopna.
●KYABRAM’S father and son combination of David and Josh Cartwright have teamed with Lee Farrell to claim the men’s Goulburn Valley Bowls Division triples title.
Now playing with Tatura-Hill Top Bowls Club, the trio downed the Stanhope team of Ben Fletcher, Tim Hancock and Dave Townsend 18-8 in the recent final at Shepparton Park.
The Cartwrights have added this title to the GV men’s pair title with David also partnering daughter Olivia to claim an association mixed pairs title.
ECHUCA footballer Brock Kennedy has made the move over the Murray River to play with Moama in the coming season.
He joins the Murray League Magpies as an assistant coach.
Kennedy will add a lot of experience to Moama’s midfield.
●PICOLA Football League clubs Berrigan and Jerilderie have re-signed its co-coaches for the coming season.
Ty Russell and Tim McAuley will again share the coaching duties at the club which has been busy recruiting.
Former Kyabram junior and Tongala player Wade Demasi is among the newcomers to join the club.
Jerilderie has also reappointed Sam Sleigh and Chris Marshall as co-coaches for the 2021 season
Both are premiership players with the club and Marshall is particularly keen to resume his playing career after missing most of the 2018 season with injury and last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Spectators attending games at Jerilderie this year will be in a lot more comfort with more seating and the installation of new lights for two night games.
●FORMER Benalla Football Netball Club junior Ellie Warnock, 25, has switched to Euroa for the coming GVL netball season.
The star goal-keeper, who has had stints in the Victoria Netball League as well as the Ovens and Murray League, is looking forward to her first senior coaching role.
●TONGALA'S John (Bluey) Thomas had a nice Christmas present delayed by a day at the Kerang races on Boxing Day.
Bluey trains the galloper Dry Country which broke through for his maiden win at his eighth race start.
Dry Country, ridden by Robert Beattie, paid a handsome $11 on the tote and the manner in which he won suggested there might be more from where that win came from.
Naturally Bluey is hoping that happens too.