Football

17 Jul 2025

Southern Districts seeks Country Championships glory

Southern Districts Women are striving to bring bragging rights and “a little bit of pride” back with them when they return from the THINK! Road Safety SA Country Football Championships this weekend. Around 250 of South Australia’s best male...

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09 Jul 2025

Roosters take home the Cooney Cup

Strathalbyn’s Senior Colts defeated Langhorne Creek on Saturday to take home the ‘Cooney Cup’ for another consecutive year as part of the two clubs’ annual memorial game. The Strathalbyn and Langhorne Creek Football Clubs come together each...

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09 Jul 2025

Pink ladies put on a show

A parade of pink adorned the Strathalbyn Football Club on Saturday for its Ladies Day. This year’s event had patrons dressed in pink to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation, along with a preloved clothes rack for people to peruse...

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03 Jul 2025

Local players claim U18 victory

The South Australian Under 18 team brought home the cup at the Marsh AFL National Championships on the weekend. The Croweaters overpowered Victoria Country in the fourth game in Melbourne, winning by 34 points to claim an unbeaten run during the...

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03 Jul 2025

Hawks have a narrow win over the Bulldogs

After a first-round 57-point drubbing from the Bulldogs, the tables were turned in the second-round rematch, with the Hawks winning by 10 points. The game was played under ideal conditions on Saturday, with the sun shining and a light northerly...

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27 Jun 2025

Milang gets around their mates

The Milang Football Club staged a mental health match against Nairne on Sunday to raise money for an important charity and encourage people to “get around their mates”. It was the first time the club had hosted such a match, with Club...

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Deirdre Graham

19 Jun 2025

Southern dominate to blitz Great Southern

In the annual interleague clash for the Pilmore Cup, Southern dominated proceedings in heavy conditions on the Strathalbyn oval last Saturday, blitzing Great Southern by 65 points. While the three earlier matches on the ground were played in heavy...

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12 Jun 2025

Great Southern remain undefeated in tough conditions

For the 10th consecutive year Great Southern Football League’s (GSFL) senior women have claimed the Jan Bache Cup in the Association Match against the Southern Football League (SFL) with a 21-point victory. The wet and windy weather conditions at...

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12 Jun 2025

Mouse Cup returns to the stables

After a four-year hiatus, the Strathalbyn Football Club’s Mouse Cup scurries back this weekend faster and furrier than ever. Five races fielding five mice will be held throughout the evening on Saturday from 8pm, with winners taking home a cash...

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29 May 2025

Hawk Kellock’s 10 goals wins medal and sinks Roosters

The Anzac clash at Strathalbyn last Friday night turned out to be a fizzer as the Hawks, led by the Smith-Follett medal winner for Best on Ground in Jarrod Kellock with 10 goals, allowed the Hawks to be 14-goal winners. The Roosters had the first...

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01 May 2025

Captain Clements named top Tiger

A good crowd saw Adam Clements claim the 36th AJ Potts Cricketer of the Year in his first year back at Langhorne Creek Cricket Club, after a successful stint at Kensington for the past decade. A mountain of runs and a stack of wickets was the recipe...

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24 Apr 2025

Mount Barker ‘still in the game’ for Gather Round

Mount Barker District Council has reassured locals it remains “firmly in the ring” to explore how it can feature in future Gather Rounds in South Australia. Now that Lyndoch Oval was ready to host, it is expected that one or more games will be...

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