View in browser 28th August 2026

Sports update The fringe Cats vying for finals recall, VFL talents hunting AFL shot Geelong will tackle Tasmania in the ‘Nigel Lappin Cup’ as its VFL finals series gets underway. And there is plenty on the line for AFL Cats stuck on the outer and several VFL prosp... READ MORE   ‘Worse than we were hoping’: Cats cop cruel injury blow Geelong’s AFLW season has been rocked with one of its premier on-ballers possibly out for the majority of the year. See who will come in for the multiple best and fairest winner. READ MORE   ‘Brighter future’: The Blues brothers steering historic finals run The Parish name is synonymous to Winchelsea – and Indy Parish and brothers Fin and Cassidy all pinched votes off each other in the Whitley medal. But a chance to play together in t... READ MORE   BFNL finals preview: key players, injuries and major talking points A pair of perennial finals contenders will duke it out on Saturday as two clubs return from the post-season wilderness. Find out which players will shape their team’s destiny. READ MORE   Star Swan returns for the second time A talented all-rounder will turn out for a GCA1 club for the first time in more than four years. READ MORE   ‘Not the solution’: Libs oppose Geelong injecting room A coroner’s recommendation to open a medically supervised injecting centre in Geelong has divided the region, with Liberal representatives warning it would harm the city’s future. READ MORE   ‘Tragic story’: Aussie drug deaths reach record high Australia’s worsening drug crisis has reached a tragic high with more people now dying from accidental drug overdoses than road accidents. READ MORE   Coroner calls for Geelong injecting room after record deaths Geelong has more heroin deaths than any other regional Victorian municipality, yet the city remains without a medically supervised injecting facility – and a state coroner wants th... READ MORE