Saturday Serve
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SFNL decision countdown: We can wait a bit longer
THE Sunraysia Football Netball League (SFNL) board will meet next Tuesday to discuss the fate of the 2020 season. It’s an unenviable task and, whatever…
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Hey major codes, where has the money gone?
THE future of many community sport administrators remains uncertain as the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect sporting codes across Australia. No…
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Working together the key for footy, cricket
THIS week’s announcement that AFL Victoria and Cricket Victoria have struck a deal on ground usage is the sort of collaborative approach you need in…
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Time for the tough football and netball call
AS we move from lockdown to some sort of normality in our lives, expectations are starting to grow among the community. Next week will be…
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Coronavirus a real test for country sporting clubs
COMMUNITY sport across the state continues to face many challenges and although the government’s announcement this week about the relaxing of social distancing laws was…
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South Australia may just be the way for Sunraysia sports
THE one thing the coronavirus has done is given everyone time to take stock of their own situation. For some, the pandemic has affected them…
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Bold independent move for Sunraysia and Millewa leagues
INDEPENDENCE is a great thing and the local football and netball fraternity in this region is benefitting from the SFNL and MFL’s decision to reject…
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Thanks, from the heart
I SAT at my desk this week trying to figure out what my Last Serve was going to look like. What would I say, what…
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Tough measures for tough times
IT’S been an extraordinary week on all fronts. Sporting events across the region have been cancelled in mass as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Let’s get ball rolling on footy review
WHEN former Sunraysia Football Netball League (SFNL) president Ros Milverton announced there would be a review into football and netball in this region, it received support…
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Little glamour in the lower ranks of tennis
IT’S 6.30am on a Monday morning and two vans and an SUV sit idle in the carpark outside the Mildura Lawn Tennis Club. Towels cover…
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Let’s back Mildura’s grand show
SUNRAYSIA, let’s show our support for the Mildura Grand Tennis International by getting along to next week’s tournament. Let’s show the people who work so…