RDFL
Diggers Rest snuck home against Woodend-Hesket in the Riddell District Football League on Saturday. The Hawks came from 29 points down at half time to reduce the margin to just three at the last break. The two teams kicked a goal apiece in the final quarter, with the Burras winning 8.13 (61)-8.8 (56). Romsey got a vital win against Macedon, while Riddell and Wallan had big wins against Lancefield and the Western Rams respectively.
RDNL
The Western Rams and Wallan couldn’t be split in the Riddell District Netball League on Saturday. The two teams finished 46 apiece. Woodend-Hesket had a big win against Diggers Rest, winning 50-30, while Riddell beat Lancefield 57-39. In the other match, Macedon beat Romsey, 61-29. Macedon sits atop the ladder undefeated ahead of Woodend-Hesket.
Big V
The Sunbury Jets had a massive win against the Hume City Broncos on Saturday night in the Big V men’s state championship division. The Jets jumped out of the blocks and led by nine points at quarter time. The margin was up to 28 points at half time. The Jets were able to win the second half to put the icing on the cake, winning 107-70. Ish Sanders top scored with 26. The Jets women also had a big win, beating the Southern Peninsula Sharks, 86-58. Maria Jespersen top scored with 26 points.
AFLW
Sunbury’s Reese Sutton and Abbey McDonald have been invited to the AFLW draft combine. More than 100 players have been selected for the combine, which will be state-based this year. The combine will be shorter this year with just one physical test, the two-kilometre time trial. Fellow Calder Cannon Heidi Woodley has also been invited to the combine.
