Season Preview – Woori Yallock
Woori Yallock Club President Robert Thompson is excited by the depth within his club in 2021, giving him confidence ahead of the Tigers’ Round 1 match, and 2019 elimination final rematch, against Cranbourne this Saturday. “We’ve had some good football numbers this pre-season and some of our players have benefitted from the year off, being […]
Season Preview – Yarra Junction
The Yarra Junction Eagles are aiming for a great season, with success the key to obtaining a ‘pass’ in 2021. While enjoying some good numbers for pre-season training, senior coach Richard Brown was careful in his evaluation of the summer period. “I would rate the pre-season in the fair to good range,” Brown said. “But […]
Season Preview – Doveton
As their 2021 campaign kicks off at Robinson Reserve today, Doveton are confident of having another great year ahead. Moving up into premier division, senior coach Daniel Charles is confident in his sides ability to be competitive this season. “I know what my team is like and they will compete,” Charles said. “Putting in the […]
Strong start showing encouraging signs for ROC
ROC Netball Club are shaping up for a great year ahead on the court, with all four of their sides getting two wins on the board to start the season. In their matches against Berwick Springs over the weekend, the A, B, C and D grade teams all won by 51, 65, 38 and 41 […]
Olinda Ferny Creek women’s side gets first strike in second ever match
Round two of the women’s competition saw a milestone event at Olinda Recreation Reserve in the division two ranks, with Olinda Ferny Creek scoring their first home win in just their second match ever as a football side. Facing off against Seville/Woori Yallock, the Bloods had control of the match right from the start, eventually […]
Round One Recap
After no competitive sport in our league for 18 months, finally, the AFL Outer East was able to bring local football and netball back to the region. There was a mixed bag of results across the competition, but the big positive of the weekend which everyone can agree on is that it is so great […]
AFL Outer East staff change
The AFL Outer East has confirmed the departure of Media & Marketing Coordinator Grace Kalac and welcomes Lachlan Shaw to the role, just in time for the 2021 season. Commencing the role in October 2020, Kalac leaves after just six months to take up other opportunities but has made a valuable contribution after her short […]
Season Preview – Cranbourne
They’ve “gotten the band back together” in 2021, and Cranbourne is ready to fly. A number of Eagles have returned to the nest this year, and Football Club President Shane Baker expects this to hold his club in good stead as they look to make amends for their 2019 semi-loss. Headlining the returns is favourite […]
Season Preview – Emerald
Those at the Emerald Football Club are “quietly confident” of what the Club can achieve in 2021. The Bombers, led by coach Jamie Marshall, showed plenty of promise in 2019, highlighted by a Round 13 win over eventual premier Doveton, despite just missing out on finals. And Club President Mark Pedders says they’ll be looking […]
Season Preview – Powelltown
For Powelltown, the COVID-19 year proved to be a blessing in disguise. It was an opportunity for them to shake things up, according to Club President Geoff Mooney. “At the end of 2019, we had a look at where we were, our positives and negatives, and what we could do to make it better,” he […]