Sport
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Mendis is the man
After a professional playing career spanning just shy of 20 years, Jeevan Mendis felt he needed a break from cricket. The 2022/23 Alan Wookey medallist…
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Sweeney goes back-to-back
Cranbourne all-rounder Peter Sweeney has capped his stellar season with a second consecutive Gartside Medal as the best player in DDCA Turf 2. Sweeney finished…
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Rain interrupts thrilling final week
North Dandenong finally secured the fourth and final position while Parkmore fell heartbreakingly short of avoiding relegation in a dramatic conclusion to the home-and-away season…
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It’s Mendis’ medal
Jeevan Mendis has won the 2022/23 Alan Wookey Medal as the best player in the DDCA Turf 1 competition in a thrilling vote-count on Sunday…
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Thompson turns Uncommon into reality
Now Queensland jockey Ben Thompson was the feel-good story of an extraordinary day of racing at Sandown Lakeside on Saturday after experiencing the thrill of…
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Stingray Sibba now a Dolphin
Overlooked 2022 Beaconsfield draft prospect Mitch Szybkowski has settled at the Frankston Dolphins for the 2023 season. In between a three-week block at Essendon, and…
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Legacy-leavers and impact players
JONTY: What a big weekend of sport boys. We had the penultimate round in the DDCA and CCCA seasons, so big results in terms of…
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Who wins the Wookey?
Sunday 26 February will see the DDCA crown the prestigious Alan Wookey Medal, awarded to the player adjudged the fairest and best in the Turf…
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Our Turf 1 Team of the Year
With the DDCA unveiling its Turf 1 Team of the Year on Sunday, it’s time to name our own. Some players pick themselves, some required…
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Who’s where heading into the final round
Heading into the final round of the DDCA Turf 2 season, Star News journalist Jonty Ralphsmith takes a look at what different results would mean…
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DDCA Turf 1…it all comes down to this!
This week’s final round of DDCA Turf 1 cricket has plenty on the line, from the relegation battle, to the final spot in the four,…
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Maroons are up for the fight
-Is UPPER BEACONSFIELD expecting a tougher-than-usual finals series in the CCCA District Division this season? It would appear so after the Maroons were paid a…