Glory Days

It all happened in the sixties and seventies with the re organisation of club cricket, Women’s Cricket was finding its feet and World Series Cricket hit Canberra, coaching and junior cricket were thr…

The guns had fallen silent on the battlefields as World War II finished – communities across Australia needed the return of sport and cricket was ready to return and despite obvious restrictions and …

The residents of Canberra sought to develop recreational activities after World War 1 had concluded – the first of these was cricket as seven clubs commenced The Federal Territory Cricket Association…

Episode B of the Griffith Black and Whites 100 years anniversary looks back at the last four decades of the famous club through the eyes of past players and administrators where it has  overcome many…

It all started from humble beginnings the Griffith Rugby League club that transformed into the mighty Griffith Black and Whites Rugby League Club still going strong today in Group 20 – this episode l…

The last decade in the Farrer FL for Lockhart was a tough one with no finals appearances. They made the move to the Hume FL that rejuvenated a community and club – they found a spark under a new coac…

The Tallangatta cricket club were on a high – they had fought its way through a tough finals series and were ready to for the final challenge on grand final day – however tragedy struck just days bef…

It was one of the finest ever achievements in the history of cricket in Albury Wodonga – a bunch of local cricketers making their way to the Sydney Cricket Ground and taking out regional NSW biggest …

Things had been lean for the Balldale Magpies since its last premiership in 1962 – the club were up for one more fling at a Hume FL flag and with the signing of former Richmond star Dick Grimmond as …

Albury commenced its 1982 pre season with one thing and one thing only on its agenda – redemption for a gut wrenching loss in the 1981 decider against Wodonga – they trained incredibly hard, they rec…

Albury Thunder had played two decades in Group Nine without a senior premiership, they had gone close in recent years but could not take the next step, they recruited some top end talent, they got fi…

The off field carnage was over the new committee had commenced the recovery mission – on field North Albury had drawn a line in the sand and were fighting hard despite all the dramas at 7 wins 5 loss…

Financially insolvent North Albury Football club faced extinction from the 1984 season after just seven rounds – players had not been paid for over two years – it came to a head on June 6th 1984, it …

50 years of Australian Rules football in Tumbarumba is a story of resilience in the face of adversity in what was a Rugby League stronghold – they know how to fight, they don’t give up and they love …

It was the centenary year for the Wodonga Football Club and they had recruited a South Melbourne legend David McLeish as coach, they had home grown talent to burn and started the season with twelve s…

They were one of the oldest football clubs in Australia, but Yackandandah hadn’t converted longevity into premierships with 1964 its last success. They had been beaten in four prelim finals in the ni…

A decade had passed since Hay’s first and only premiership, they had been close several times for that elusive second flag – they appointed a 21 year old as coach who pulled a town and playing group …

Things were looking bright for Belvoir ahead of the 2015/16 season – a new coach, new recruits and a strong hunger for success as they were searching for its first ever CAW Provincial A grade premier…

Episode B of “Corowa 1968 – Last to First” starts with a massive final home and away match and then into a gripping and emotion charged finals series that engulfed a club and a community as the might…