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Around the grounds in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges

EDFL

The Sunbury Kangaroos have signed two more players for the Essendon District Football League division 2 season. Lucas Turner comes over to the club from Pascoe Vale where this year he featured in the under-18 premier division side. Declan Corcoran crossed from Sunbury Lions where he made his senior debut this year playing the 11 senior games before finishing the season as a reserves premiership player.

Bendigo FL

Bendigo Football League is sticking with the same coaches for next year’s interleague campaign. The league announced the reappointments of Simon Rosa as senior interleague coach and Jason Stevens as under-18 interleague coach for the 2026 representative program. The reappointment of Rosa and Stevens comes as the league announced a multi-year interleague agreement with the Ovens and Murray Football Netball League with the first matchup scheduled for Saturday 23 May at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.

Bowls

Club Sunbury was able overcome Brunswick and the conditions on Saturday in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant division 1, section 1 competition. On the road, Sunbury claimed a 96 (16)-74 (2) win. Mark Armstrong, Desmond Cann Jnr and Marc Bullows were the winning skips for Sunbury. After seven rounds, Sunbury sits second on the ladder.

VTCA

Sunbury got an important win in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Steve McNamara Shield competition. After day one of the clash with Grand United was washed out, the Roar restricted the Gorillas to 8-129. Three players took two wickets each for the Roar. Batting wasn’t easy for the Roar but it managed to get the job done, finishing 8-132. Ethan Connelly top scored with 26, while Zac Corcoran got the Roar home with 20 not out off 12 balls. After six round, the Roar sits in fifth spot only quotient outside the top four.

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