View in browser 17th July 2026

Sports update The BFNL casualty ward: How your club is faring with injuries in 2026 The bye has come at the perfect time for one of the BFNL’s most dominant teams with injuries to nearly 10 of its best. See the injuries to key players at your club. READ MORE   BFNL co-coaches to step down A BFNL club will part ways with its twin mentors at season’s end after a three-win campaign so far. Read the statement. READ MORE   Forde grabs green and gold chance, Cougars clinch finals in crazy finish Geelong Cougars’ Indya Forde didn’t come through traditional talent pathways, but her latest nod has her stamped as a star of the future. Plus, how Cougars’ champs pulled off unlik... READ MORE   Geelong Falcons’ strong statement on ‘false narrative’ hurting local clubs The Geelong Falcons have moved to address an underlying perception that has caused clubs with weaker junior programs to lose talented players. READ MORE   ‘Most battered’: Wounded footy club chases finals drought-breaker The BFNL’s most improved team in 2026 is also one of the most injury-hit as it hunts its maiden finals appearance in nearly two decades. READ MORE   News update ‘Depraved’: Man abused, filmed, impregnated stepdaughter A vulnerable teenage girl’s abuse at the hands of her mother and stepfather was filmed and distributed online for profit, a court has heard, amid a relentless, years-long ordeal th... READ MORE   Man battles ‘largest vestibular tumour’ doctor has seen Harry Nunan spent nine months going deaf and enduring painful headaches before scans uncovered two brain tumours – one a record-breaking find for his neurosurgeon. READ MORE   Labor’s fourth bin glass recycling plan set to shatter as Vic councils trash idea