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Lyndale finishes sixth in Division 4, taps Jason Hamilton as new coach
The Southern Football Netball League club also crowned Rick Green its best and fairest after a season that ended short of September action.
Photo: AsianFC from Australia / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Victory blitz K League leaders FC Seoul 3-0 at AAMI Park
Giovanni Savarese said the Asian Champions League rout was the perfect response to Melbourne Victory's Australia Cup final penalty shootout loss days earlier.
Moorabbin Kangaroos lock in Ferguson through 2028, re-sign Riddock
The Southern Football Netball League club finished seventh with a 4-14 record, with Ben Marron claiming the Best and Fairest and Matthew Johansson the leading goalkicker.
Photo: Celco85 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Tony Clark joins St Kilda board after three decades in insurance
The National Transport Insurance chief executive and lifetime Saints supporter becomes the club's newest director, St Kilda announced on Tuesday.
Photo: Celco85 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)St Kilda's Tony Brown departs after 21 years for Western Bulldogs role
The club's long-serving player development manager, a 108-game Saint, says the move lets him work closer to home in Barwon Heads.
Photo: Tigerman2612 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)St Kilda turns to Matthew Brewer after Dal Santo steps down as AFLW coach
The development coach takes charge for the final three games as St Kilda also launches an independent review of its AFLW program.
Western league rejects betting sponsors, tells parents to set example
The Western Football Netball League has renewed its decade-long refusal of sports betting sponsorships, urging parents across Melbourne's west to watch how they gamble in front of their children.
Photo: Totallynotarandomalt69 / Wikimedia (CC0)Masala Dandenong's flag-winning coach among five honoured at VAFA awards
Port Melbourne Chargers' women's coach and a West Brunswick clubman of two decades were also recognised as the VAFA saluted its grassroots volunteers.
South Australia crush Victoria by an innings to open Shield defence
Debutant Noah McFadyen and stand-in captain Ben Manenti both scored maiden first-class centuries, with Manenti leading the side after regular captain Jake Weatherald was ruled out with concussion symptoms.
Photo: Totallynotarandomalt69 / Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)South Melbourne stun Melbourne Victory on penalties to win Australia Cup
The NPL Victoria club became the first team from outside the A-League Men to claim the trophy, after Victory captain Jason Davidson blazed the decisive penalty over the bar.
Photo: CityBoy777 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Melbourne United storm back from 15 down to sink Phoenix again
The comeback completed a sweep of early-season Throwdown meetings between the two Melbourne-based NBL27 clubs.
Saints captain Watson to play 75th AFLW game in Pride Round
St Kilda will unveil a new Pride guernsey and launch its first ally supporter tee when the Saints host Collingwood at RSEA Park.
Photo: Celco85 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Saints land Brisbane premiership midfielder Sam Marshall in trade
St Kilda has sent its 2027 first-round draft pick to Brisbane to bring the 20-year-old back to Melbourne, where he once played for the Sandringham Dragons.
Photo: Celco85 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Dal Santo to quit as St Kilda AFLW coach after six seasons
Nick Dal Santo will coach his final game against Collingwood on Saturday as St Kilda launches a search for his successor and an independent review of its AFLW program.
Photo: JaumeBG / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Melbourne City's McMahon recalls watching Vine's World Cup penalty, now her teammate
The 18-year-old midfielder spoke about City's off-season signings and her own Matildas ambitions ahead of the club's title defence opener against Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand.
Photo: Flickerd / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)St Kilda trades Rowan Marshall to Geelong for first-round pick
The deal ends a two-year standoff that saw the ruckman boycott the club's best and fairest award while pushing for a move to Geelong.
University Blacks' Conway and SKOB's Coates share Woodrow Medal in rare tie
Jordan Mifsud's record-breaking Shona MacInnes Medal and a first-ever win for St Kevin's Old Boys capped the VAFA's 2026 Awards Night at the San Remo Ballroom.
Photo: Totallynotarandomalt69 / Wikimedia (CC0)Jack Hayter, Bella Koster crowned VAFA Rising Stars for 2026
Jack Hayter helped end a seven-year premiership drought while Bella Koster topped her league's best and fairest count in her first season of senior football.
Albion's McPherson claims Barry Priest Medal after late surge
Werribee Districts netballer Hayley Cran also claimed her second league best and fairest in four seasons as the WFNL handed out its season honours in Melbourne's west.
Photo: Paladisious / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Victory's Ziereis says 'you can feel' Australia Cup final buzz in the city
Melbourne Victory and South Melbourne FC meet in Saturday's Hahn Australia Cup final at AAMI Park, their first clash in two decades, with the match close to a sellout.
Photo: Flickerd / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Callum Wilkie edges out Silvagni for second Trevor Barker Award
The St Kilda captain won the club's best and fairest by just five votes, as the Saints also handed out awards to Jack Silvagni, Max Hall and Hugo Garcia.