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Sports update Mannagh, flag Swan throw support behind Whitfield-like VFL draft smokey Jack Costello is turning heads in his first VFL season at Geelong, and he has shades of a GWS gun. A mature-age gem and a premiership player believe AFL clubs should be looking at ... READ MORE   Junior coach in hot water for umpire incident An under-14 coach will face the AFL Barwon tribunal after a concerning charge towards an umpire. And a senior player from the same club will also come under tribunal scrutiny. READ MORE   The off-season meeting that has re-invigorated local gun after injury blows David Handley had been cruelled by injury for four seasons. A move to the GDFNL has been a big win for him and his new club. And it all started with a dinner in October. READ MORE   The key factors driving powerhouse’s flag defence Geelong Ammos remain undefeated in their premiership defence with two key focus areas holding them in good stead according to coach Haami Williams. Plus, the gun thriving with a po... READ MORE   The new faces leading Bellarine power’s flag push After last year’s grand final loss, Geelong Amateur’s new looking attacking end is thriving to start the season. Coach Kaitlyn Sheringham opens up on the player who was a “no-brain... READ MORE   News update ‘A place to heal’: Norlane’s pathway out of poverty A single mother’s escape from Brisbane homelessness to a new life in Norlane showed her the suburb was much more than the unkind and unfair stereotyping it so often suffers. READ MORE   Man, 80, dies after alleged assault in Drysdale An 80-year-old man has died after sustaining life-threatening injuries in an alleged assault at a Drysdale property. READ MORE   ‘Blood everywhere’: Three teens charged after schoolboy kicked in CBD