Chris Thewlis has done the maths – he has suffered 58 injuries playing Premier and Sub-District cricket, and now he knows why. The master batter and bat-maker tells his story to PAUL AMY.
Essendon VFL and assistant coach Dale Tapping is being remembered as an outstanding coach at all levels of football after his death from cancer at age 59.
Tim O’Brien stood 151cm when he made his debut for Footscray in District cricket. Twenty-five years later, he’s still rolling out his leggies, as captain of Werribee in the Victorian Sub-District association.
The Blues are in no rush to decide on their final list spots for the upcoming season, but one VFL livewire is doing all he can at pre-season to get himself on the list.
Blair Hunter’s death at age 34 numbed the Gippsland town where had been a champion sportsman. Next week two cricket clubs will play for a cup named in the honour of a young man known as ‘Rowdy’.
Ben Jepson played in a school football premiership with Nick Daicos, Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson. Now, he joins the latter two on the Gold Coast Suns list.
Adam Tomlinson is the latest former AFL player to join the ranks of the VFL, linking with North Melbourne as a marquee recruit for the club and competition.
Leigh Hardham, one of local cricket’s greatest batsmen, thought he was almost done with cricket. Then he found Over 60s. Now he’s playing for the Australian Over 70s – and wondering if he’ll play forever.
VFL signings continue apace, with North Melbourne adding more names to an impressive haul of recruits and Box Hill Hawks and Footscray Bulldogs putting finishing touches to their squads.
Snubbed by state selectors, regional cricket great Cameron Williams — a brickie from Warrnambool — is looking to add more success to one of country Victoria’s most decorated careers at Melbourne Country Week.