THE disappointment of last week's loss to King Valley proved strong motivation for Benalla All Blacks on Saturday, with the Panthers registering a 15-point win over Greta.
MOYHU'S aspirations of back-to-back premierships received another shot in the arm on Saturday as the Hoppers held off a fast finishing Tarrawingee by 16 points.
A grade: Whorouly 38 def Bright 28. The Whorouly A grade team had a flying start to the 2012 season with a 10 goal win over Bright.
KING Valley will look to build on last week's winning start to the season when it tackles 2011 struggler Tatong tomorrow.
GRETA somewhat made up for the pain of last year's grand final defeat by cruising past Moyhu by 25 goals on Good Friday.
BONNIE Doon netballers did not start the season off on a good footing, but despite being up against a stronger Milawa side and being short on players, they still managed to play well.
MILAWA denied a sizeable Good Friday crowd the result it was after at Bonnie Doon, kicking off 2012 with a 96-point victory.
BOYS against men. It is a phrase often applied to football, and it has rarely been as fitting a description as it was at Bright on Saturday.
MOYHU skipper Andrew Balfour has sent out a warning to the rest of the Ovens and King league, saying the premier has had its best preseason for several years.
Here you might be thinking that another Good Friday has rolled around and again we're going to be footy - free.
NORTH Wangaratta star Jamie Bell says his side is on track for a top-four finish after brushing aside Swanpool.
A TWELVE goal haul to recruit Richard Findlay was the catalyst for a massive win by North Wangaratta over Swanpool on Saturday, with the Hawks getting up by 149 points.
IT wasn't the most enthralling contest after halftime, with the Bulldogs running away with an 88-point win, but Saturday's match between Tarrawingee and Goorambat made two things very clear.
BEECHWORTH is keen to show off its new $2.7 million facility at Baarmutha Park and is almost certain to pursue the possibility of hosting future Tallangatta and District Football League finals.
A RADICAL new structure is set to revive the Ovens and King Football League's ailing under-18 competition.
TATONG will have some more midfield firepower this season with coach Andrew James announcing former North Wangaratta wingman Lance Barton had joined the club.
The latest great issue of the - Greta Bunyip Newsletter - April, 2012 has just been published by Darren Ross.
TARRAWINGEE has received a late boost to its ruck stocks just a week out from its opening round clash against Swanpool by signing former premiership ruckman Chris Daws.
THE fate of netball courts at Milawa, Greta and Tarrawingee is now in the hands of the Department of Planning and Community Development.
GRIFFITH captain-coach Guy Orton is eagerly awaiting the arrival of his two marquee recruits as he begins to finalise the Swans list for the upcoming Riverina Football League (RFL) season.
WHILE it was only a practice match, Bright coach Ryan Kent would have been pleased with what he saw from his side's first competitive hitout for 2012.
It's time, that’s the message from senior Greta football & netball coaches Daniel McLaughlin & Jodie Ramage.
The practice match initially set down for Friday, 16th March at Tungamah, has now been changed to Friday, 23rd March, at Tungamah at 6.30 pm.
Join players, members & supporters for a great morning of golf at the Jubilee Golf Course followed by a BBQ lunch and presentations at the Railway Hotel.
single question began a quest to chronicle 100 years of a bush league, Paul Daffey writes.
GRETA has finally confirmed the worst-kept secret in the Ovens and King Football League with coach Daniel McLaughlin revealing ex-Milawa premiership player Anthony McGuire as one of five new recruits.
2012 Greta F C - Practice Matches are as follows -
A FEW stars may have departed over the off season, but Benalla All Blacks coach Ben Wapling is convinced the Panthers will be an improved outfit in 2012.
The Greta FNC are looking for people to help out the club for the upcoming 2012 season.
In Jim Main's series, 'Swan Songs', on great players from the past, this week he talks to former Swans utility Clem Goonan...
DESPITE already being tipped as the Ovens and King's big improvers, King Valley coach Jono Rea isn't prepared to make a prediction on where he hopes the Roos will finish in 2012.
WHILE it hasn't been as proactive as some clubs in the off-season, Greta has been busy on the training track with coach Daniel McLaughlin delighted with the efforts of the playing group.
TARRAWINGEE coach Finton Eames has hailed the club's fitness camp at Mornington on the weekend as a major success.
NORTH Wangaratta looks certain to be the big improvers in the 2012 Ovens and King after signing another 10 players including Wangaratta Rovers young gun Ben Bell.
OVENS and King Football Netball League action will kick off on the last day of March, but Easter weekend blockbusters will be the highlight of the opening round.
WANGARATTA Rovers' makeshift forward line has received a timely boost, with livewire forward Daniel McCullough (pictured right) landing in the Hawks' nest this week.
The O & K F N L have recently released the 2012 football / netball draw for next season.
Attached is a copy of the draw & a press release.
GRETA has played off in the past two A grade Ovens and King netball grand finals and new coach Jodie Ramage is confident the Blues will once again be a force in season 2012.
An evening of 20 / 20 Cricket - Greta Footballers V Greta Cricketers!!!
INTERNATIONAL rules will return to Wangaratta for a second straight year with two local teams from two different sporting codes set to go head-to-head later this month.
WHOROULY has made the biggest move of the Ovens and King Football League off season, securing the services of former AFL listed player Kyle Archibald.
BONNIE Doon has its eyes fixed firmly on the start of the 2012 Ovens and King season after the club named star midfielder Darren Wheeler as senior coach.
Here is the pre Christmas training schedule for all senior Greta footballers.
EASTER looks set to be a busy time for the Ovens and King Football Netball League with three clubs putting in applications to host matches on either Good Friday or Easter Saturday.
CHRIS Naish, former Richmond and Port Adelaide footballer, rang me Monday morning. ''Isn't it good to see a kid take six-for in his first Test?'' he said. He was right.
THE cut and thrust of topline bush cricket was never more satisfying for Wangaratta's Duane Kerwin that at Country Week. This was especially true at Ensign Cup level.
The Greta Football & Netball Club would like to announce that David Newth has been elected Club President for the 2011-2012 year.
WODONGA Raiders Football and Sports Club is reaping the rewards from the sale of a new home constructed as a club project.
TWO of the club's best players may have left, but Benalla All Blacks are determined to remain a force in the Ovens and King Football League in 2012.
On behalf of the Greta FNC we would like all our players, members, volunteers & supporters to reflect on the efforts of all former Greta footballers and World War One veterans who bravely volunteered their services to the Australian Armed Forces.
THE Ovens and King Football Netball League has moved quickly to avoid a repeat of this year's thirds mergers by restructuring the 2012 competition to include just five teams.
At the link below is a model of the possible 2012 O & K Under 18 competition.
The O&K F N L AGM will be held at the Wangaratta Club on the - 28th of November 2011 at 7.30pm. For more information regarding the meeting please call the North East Football Netball Hub on (03) 5722 1993.
NED Kelly's final wish has been granted almost 131 years after his execution, paving the way for him to be buried near his mother, brothers and sisters in a simple grave.
NEW Goorambat coach Greg Vallender has wasted little time getting comfortable in the top job, predicting the Bats would improve enough to make the 2012 Ovens and King finals.
WANGARATTA trainer Daniel McCarthy believes the recent form of his gelding Undercurrent could see him race at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day.
The family of former senior Greta F C premiership player, Neil Jones wishes to advise the community & Greta supporters that Neil passed away on Wednesday, after a long battle with illness.
GOORAMBAT skipper and inspirational midfielder Travers Nolan continues to lead the way for the Bats in the Ovens and King after taking out the club's senior best and fairest.
ANYONE hoping Moyhu would slip off the pace following its stunning grand final victory over Tarrawingee is set to be disappointed, with the Hoppers already building for a repeat performance in 2012.
The area around North Eastern Victoria, is often known as ‘Kelly Country’ after the famous outlaw, and the Kelly outbreak of 1878-1880. Ned was born in Beveridge in 1854, and this forthcoming football side is drawn from players from around, and North of, the North East area.
VERSATILE Greta star Jason Humphries capped off a stunning 2011 season recently when he took out the Blues' senior best and fairest award.
SPORTS tragic Sean Callanan was so convinced of the power of social media in sport that he quit his day job as a software developer to set up Sports Geek, a digital consultancy for sports clubs. But it has been harder to convince the sports clubs.
What a huge opportunity to be playing in a grand final, especially in my first year as coach.
Attached is the October edition of the Greta Bunyip newsletter.
The committee of the Greta Football & Netball Club would like to thank all our members, volunteers & supporters for the support of our teams in season 2011.
The day arrived and I must admit I woke up feeling confident, knowing if the boys arrived ready to go we could really pressure Whorouly all the way.
Below are the results of the 2011 Greta FNC B & F results, from the club's annual presentation night, held last Saturday evening, 24th September, 2011.
We're going to Bonnie Doon - What a great line from The Castle a great Australian comedy but in our case very true this Saturday.
WHOROULY has ended speculation over its vacant coaching position, with tough on-baller Brendan Roche (pictured) taking the reins.
Former Greta premiership player & senior B & F winner, Damian Flanigan was recently picked in the centre for the Osbourne F C - Team of the Decade.
Former outstanding Greta & Wangaratta Rovers footballer, Stephen "Bear" Reidy has capped off a great football season by leading the Frankston YCW F C Reserves to the premiership in the Mornington Penisula F L last Sunday.
JAIMON McGeehan has capped a season to remember by taking out Moyhu's best and fairest award on Friday night for a third straight year.
AFTER suffering heartbreaking losses in each of the past two Ovens and King netball finals series, Whorouly coach Kelly Jackson said the Lions' 2011 premiership win was an overwhelming relief.
Former Greta footballer, Max Newth was inducted into the O & K F L - Hallof Fame on Saturday, 17th September, 2011.
ACTING Ovens and King Football Netball League general manager Zac Guilfoyle has hailed the 2011 grand final a huge success in its first year away from the Norm Minns Oval.
A BLISTERING opening quarter was enough for Whorouly to prevent Greta completing a comeback in Saturday's thrilling A grade grand final.
HE may be 36 years old, but Moyhu captain Andrew Balfour looked as fit as a 20-year old as he ran rampant on the W J Findlay Oval on Saturday afternoon.
YOUTH won out over experience when Moyhu held off Whorouly to win the B grade premiership 47-42.
TARRAWINGEE denied Milawa any premiership success in the Ovens and King's netball ranks, knocking off the Demons in both the C grade and B reserve grand finals on Saturday.
IT has been a long 12 months but Benalla finally got redemption for last year's grand final defeat when it overcame a gallant Tarrawingee by eight points to claim the OandK thirds premiership on Saturday morning.
MILAWA finished full of running to reel in Moyhu and record a stirring four point win in Saturday's Ovens and King reserves grand final.
A SHOCK 80-point loss at the hands of Tarrawingee has ended the Alpine Eagles' hopes of a maiden premiership in the Ovens and King Football League.
RYAN Kent was the toast of the recent Bright Football and Netball Club presentation night, taking out the Best and Fairest award in a two horse race.
MOYHU'S newest supporter, Larni Gorman, has perfect timing.
IT may not be at the Norm Minns Oval for the first time since 2004 but everything is pointing towards a big crowd at tomorrow's Ovens and King grand final.
MOYHU and Tarrawingee failed to name their final 21 last night with both unwilling to give their opponent any early news on who would be playing in tomorrow's Ovens and King grand final at the WJ Findlay Oval.
WHOROULY and Greta have created a re-match of the 2010 Ovens and King A grade grand final after both cruised to easy preliminary final victories on the weekend.
DESPITE a couple of seemingly major setbacks at the weekend, Tarrawingee could take a full strength side into this Saturday's Ovens and King Football League grand final.
MYRTLEFORD has climbed back to the top of the Wangaratta and District Junior Football League after claiming the under 16 premiership on Saturday.
Please find attached schedules for the Grand Final, to be held on the 17th September, 2011. Two tabs in bottom left hand corner explain football and netball schedule's.
HE'S been a successful businessman at some major international companies and even studied at Stanford University in the United States.
SPORTS tourism and sustaining the region's economy will be key focuses for the new chairman of the Wangaratta Unlimited board.
WHEN it came to the crunch, one side held its nerve while the other made costly errors.
HE may have slipped from top rung on Moyhu's pecking order this year, but Jaimon McGeehan proved his value by single-handedly getting the Hoppers into the grand final on Saturday afternoon.
HEART, courage and the will to win they are the intangibles of football. No one knows where they come from, or how to manufacture them, but we all know when we see them.
DEFENDING premier Tarrawingee has marched into its fourth consecutive grand final after a tough 14-point preliminary final win against Milawa yesterday.
FORMER Ovens & Murray and Ovens & King premiership footballer Barry Sullivan wants to make Wangaratta a magnet for major sporting events.
AFTER being disappointed at the end of each of the past two seasons, Whorouly will be desperate to win tomorrow's preliminary final against Moyhu to give itself another shot at glory.
FINALS often bring out the true nature of football sides. The increased pressure makes some sides crumble, while others lift to another level.
Please find attached schedules for Preliminary Finals to be held this Saturday and Sunday the 10th & 11th of September. Two tabs in bottom left hand corner explain football and netball schedule's.
GOORAMBAT'S progression into a powerhouse of the Ovens and King Netball League took a big leap forward at the weekend, with the Bats knocking off minor premier Milawa in a cutthroat semi final.
A SPIRITED effort from the OandK Alpine Eagles side wasn't enough to book an early grand final berth, with the side going down by 11 points to Benalla All Blacks at the weekend.
IT was the end of an era for Whorouly on Sunday, with popular coach Scott McMasters signing off after five successful years at the helm.
TARRAWINGEE will head into Sunday's blockbuster preliminary final against Milawa close to full strength with Daniel Salmon and Aaron Vihm both expected to line up.
THERE will be no repeat of the 2009-10 Ovens and King Football League grand finals this year, with Tarrawingee and Milawa set to face off in a preliminary final instead.
DOMINANT display from big forward Brendan Smith and some fine finishing from crafty goal sneak Jack Frampton put Benalla All Blacks back in the premiership hunt on Saturday.
LAURIE Burt believes coaching premiership teams is all about trust, work ethic and an unshakeable belief in each other.
IT may not have been the loss Milawa had to have, but coach Nat Semmens is glad the Demons' first defeat of the season came last week rather than in a preliminary or grand final.
OVENS and King premier Tarrawingee has received a big boost on the eve of its second finals match after re-signing playing coach Finton Eames.
WHOROULY expects a big boost for its blockbuster semi-final against Tarrawingee, with star forward Richard Leahy returning from injury.
Forensic experts have confirmed that human remains found at the old Pentridge Prison site in Melbourne are those of notorious Australian bushranger Ned Kelly.
SHOULD Ned Kelly's remains be laid to rest at Greta Cemetery where his mother is buried?
Please find attached schedules for Semi Finals to be held this Saturday and Sunday the 3rd & 4th of September.
The results of the annual 2011 - O & K F N L Presentation Night Awards are available on the link below.
MOYHU was the big winner in week one of the Ovens and King netball finals series, with the Hoppers pulling off a stunning win over the previously undefeated Milawa to earn passage through to the preliminary finals.
THE Ovens and King Alpine Eagles easily accounted for Bonnie Doon at the weekend to set up a mouth-watering clash with Benalla All Blacks for a grand final birth this Saturday.
KING Valley will head into the Ovens and King Football League's semi finals on a high after downing Greta by 45 points on yesterday.
A DOMINANT display from hard-nosed midfielder Ryan Craig and some scintillating link-ups between the Wilson brothers were the catalysts for Moyhu's 37-point win over Whorouly on Saturday.
MOYHU has received a psychological boost on the eve of the finals series, with master coach John McNamara signing a contract extension during the week.
THE first week of finals is here, and netball fans couldn't ask for a better set up, with all four A grade matches set to go down to the wire.
GRETA’S Jack Humphries says his team must contain King Valley’s forward line of Brendan Sessions and co in Sunday’s elimination final at Benalla Showgrounds.
BRIGHT farewelled two club legends at Pioneer Park on Saturday. Anthony Foubister and Peter Jones played their final games for the Mountain Men in the seniors and reserves respectively, after selfless seasons.
WHOROULY earned the finals equivalent of the golden ticket on Saturday, earning a double chance after accounting for Greta by 22 points in a scrappy affair.
MILAWA has claimed the Ovens and King netball minor premiership after brushing aside Tatong by 52 goals at Milawa on Saturday.
AFTER finishing second to league legend Colleen Balfour last year, Goorambat gun Kylie Button proved a popular winner of the Fay Morgan Medal on Sunday night.
STAR Benalla forward Duane "Brush" Haebich faces the very real prospect of missing some key finals when he fronts the Ovens and King tribunal tonight.
In the end, it was a scenario that came out of the blue. Moyhu's Baker Medal quinella, with Nathan Waite finishing two votes clear of teammate Jaimon McGeehan, added further glory to the Hoppers' brilliant 2011 season.
Police have charged four young suspects in relation to several alleged burglaries from football clubs near Benalla.
O & K F L - Week One Finals Matches & Venues are listed below.
MOYHU completed a stunning home and away season by recording its 16th win on the trot on Saturday, wrapping up the minor premiership in the process when it thumped Bonnie Doon by 69 points.
MOYHU youngster Nathan Waite has become the first Hopper to win the Baker Medal in four years after collecting the league best-and-fairest award in a tight vote count at Wangaratta Gateway last night.
GOORAMBAT coach Terry Greaves says his side would love nothing more than to spoil the party for North Wangaratta on Saturday.
SWANPOOL Football Club president Geoff Riddock is confident the club is "moving in the right direction".
Greta Football and Netball Club - Past Player’s Day.
IT'S been two years since the Victorian Country Football League swung the axe on the Benalla and District league.
O & M F L - Week 1 - Matches & Finals Venues. read below.
THE family of a 16-year-old footballer suspended for 15 weeks during a junior football match is taking legal action against the Wangaratta and District Junior Football League.
WELL it's all settled at the top end of the Ovens and King Netball League ladder, with the results of the penultimate home and away round going largely to expectations.
TATONG has received a major boost ahead of the end of the season by signing current skipper and star midfielder Andrew James as coach for next season.
Please Note - O&K FNL Presentation Night is Sunday August 21st at the Gateway Hotel Wangaratta, proceedings will begin at 5:30pm - Tickets can be purchased from your club.
Below is a great review of the Rd. 18 Football & Netball match - Goorambat v Greta.
How Great Do You Want YOUR Club to Be?.................Have your say !
PROLIFIC Melbourne sportswriter Ken Piesse will return to the region he remembers from his youth, when he launches two books at the Wangaratta Rovers clubrooms on August 13.
GRETA coach Daniel McLaughlin summed it up best with five words.
WANGARATTA Show organisers have had concerns allayed about potential disruptions for the two-day show in October due to ongoing works at the showgrounds.
BENALLA All Blacks has its eyes on the finals and is not too concerned about a recent form slump, according to coach Ben Wapling.
Attached is the recent edition of the Greta Bunyip Newsletter, August, 2011.
BONNIE Doon seniors football team travelled to Greta on Saturday and they meant business.
THE $2.9 million Wangaratta Showgrounds upgrade remains on track, according to Browns Wangaratta Builders construction manager Dennis Backas.
IT was a tight and torrid affair at Greta, at least for the first half of Saturday's clash between the Blues and the Demons.
The Greta FNC are saddened to here the passing of Greta Football Club Life Member and a member of the Greta FNC 100 Game Club, Nelson Dinning. Nelson passed away peacefully at North East Health on the 28th June, 2011.
WANGARATTA president Paul Challman has slammed the Ovens and King league’s decision to give the grand final to its biggest rival, Wangaratta Rovers.
THE 2011 Ovens and King Football Netball League grand final has a new home with the league announcing the WJ Findlay Oval as the venue for the competition's showpiece event.
Attached is a copy of the revised 2011O & K Thirds Draw, via the O & K FNL website.
A very comprehensive review of the Rd.9 match against Goorambat is available via the Goorambat FNC website at the link below.
SITTING on top of the ladder with two wins in the bank and boasting a percentage of 304, first-year Greta coach Daniel McLaughlin could easily be forgiven for getting ahead of himself.
Management of Concussion in Community Football. Decisions regarding return to play after concussive injuries should only be made by a medical officer.
Attached is a pdf file copy of the 2011 - Ovens & King FNL Fixture.
IN a refreshingly honest assessment of his side’s potential, Whorouly coach Scott McMasters says the Lions expect to be genuine premiership contenders in the Ovens and King league this season.
POTENTIAL is meant to be a dirty word when it comes to football but newly appointed Greta coach Daniel McLaughlin firmly believes the Blues have the potential to be the big improvers in the Ovens and King league next season.
JOHN Tanner's grandmother was Ned Kelly's first cousin. John was born in 1933. He remembers, as a boy, going with his father to visit Ned's brother, Jim.
THE Victorian Country Football League has hammered the final nail into the coffin of the Benalla and District Football League.
Last month there was a back to Greta for the 30 year anniversary of the 1980 premiership. I did mention it but not in any detail. I've struggled to find time to blog recently.
LAST year was pretty much as low as the Greta Football Club has ever sunk. The Blues won their first senior grade wooden spoon, saluting only four times in a forgetful season of Ovens and King football.
Players, members and supporters of the Greta Football Netball Club are set to benefit from a $20,000 Brumby Government grant to manage the impact of drought on its playing surfaces.
Whorouly bounced back from the disappointment of losing last week’s top-of-the-table clash against Bright by thrashing Greta by 109 points in the Ovens and King league on Saturday.
WHOROULY won its third successive reserves grand final in a tough, dour struggle with scoring at a premium.
This week, it was a Chiltern F.C legends side, full of Lappins! The team was provided by Kevin (Karvy) Mayhew
THE Chiltern Football Club announced its Team of the Ovens & King years in front of a large crowd of invited guests recently and former Essendon rover Greg Tate was installed as coach of the team.
One of country Victoria's most successful football teams does not even have a home town.
Attached to this news item is a pdf file of the 2011 - Netball Australia / O & K Netball Match Day Check List.
This very informative document displays the vital information & future plans / goals of the local Greta Community.
Greta FNC - Alcohol Policy, which is attached.
Greta FNC - Code of Behavior Policy, which is attached.
Greta FNC - Member Protection Policy, which is attached.
Greta FNC - Spectator Behavior Policy, attached.
Greta FNC - Working with Children Policy, attached.
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