OSBORNE produced a sensational second-half to defeat Culcairn by 18 points in the preliminary final at Walbundrie on Saturday. Trailing by 36 points at half-time, the Tigers kicked 8.10 to 0.4 to record one of their most famous finals victories.…
CULCAIRN star Dane Hallinan says the Lions’ aggression, risk-taking and ferocity will have have to be at a season high if they are to advance to the grand final. The Lions face Osborne in the preliminary final on Saturday who…
BROCK-Burrum ruckman Matt Seiter became only the third player to win the Hume and Ovens and Murray best and fairest double when he clinched victory in Wednesday night’s Azzi medal count. Seiter backed up his 2016 success at Wodonga by…
RIVAL coaches rate Culcairn’s midfield maestro Jye Shields as a raging favourite to win the Azzi medal count at Henty on Wednesday night. Shields, 25, has finished runner-up in the medal for the past two seasons. Shields arrived from Kiewa-Sandy…
BROCK-BURRUM charged into its fifth grand final in seven years after a hard-fought 16 point victory over Osborne in the second semi-final at Walbundrie. Little separated the two heavyweights in the first half with the Saints clinging to a six…
BROCK-BURRUM will be out to restore its reputation as flag favourite when it clashes with a red-hot Osborne in the second semi-final at Walbundrie on Saturday. Up until round 14, the defending premier was a raging flag favourite, with its…
CULCAIRN could pay a huge price for its slogging 10 point elimination final victory over a gritty Billabong Crows with star forward Adam Prior nursing an ankle injury. The league’s leading goalkicker had minimal impact after being well held by…
AL Austin believes the anticipation associated with the Billabong Crows first finals appearance since joining the Hume league can overcome their lack of finals experience against Culcairn. The pair clash in an elimination final at Walbundrie. The sixth-placed Crows have…
BROCK-BURRUM ensured that it will start the finals series in a prime position to claim back-to-back flags after dishing out a 95 point caning of Howlong. The Saints had been firmly entrenched in the top-two since round six. But late…
THE final round of the Hume league is the most anticipated in recent memory. All matches apart from Osborne and Murray Magpies are set to provide a vital piece in the finals jigsaw puzzle. The Border Mail’s BRENT GODDE looks at the…
