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Sports update ‘Couldn’t leave’: Young footy star on special bonds which kept him at home After coming second in the Geelong Falcons’ best and fairest, and securing a train-on spot with the Cats’ VFL team, a young forward has his sights on one big goal in 2026. READ MORE   Cats captain’s draft, team mission as VFLW list locked in Mel Staunton has plenty on her plate as a 21-year-old captain. But she has high hopes for her own game and the Cats. Plus, the Geelong VFLW’s list ahead of the VFLW season and the ... READ MORE   ‘Something has to change’: GFNL club’s revival plan A former Football Geelong boss says he can see parallels between a local club which has put its team into recess and his work helping bolster a struggling WAFL outfit. READ MORE   ‘Want it so bad’: What star Cat learned from grim two-season stretch One of the region’s brightest cricketing prospects reveals the extreme lengths he went to to arrest a concerning slide in form after recovering from major injury. READ MORE   ‘Lots of positives’: How South Barwon has built into new challenge South Barwon embarked on the unknown this season, into the top tier of the AFL Barwon female competition for the first time. Coach Frankie Hocking details how her side has been “bu... READ MORE   News update Dog mauled by pit bulls in brutal Mt Duneed park attack Two pit bull terriers have savaged a labradoodle at a Geelong crematorium despite one being prohibited from public areas without a muzzle. READ MORE   Standover man extorted couple to take the fall for his bad driving A Geelong criminal used the threat of a $2000 drug debt to force a couple to lie to police and take the fall for a pair of driving incidents, including a crash that left a man with... READ MORE   Bootleg booze linked to organised crime sold in Geelong bottle shops