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Border Mail Round 14 – Preview

HENTY coach Joel Price believes the outcome of Saturday’s clash between the Swampies and Culcairn at Culcairn will provide a vital piece of the Hume league finals jigsaw puzzle. The Swampies sit eighth with five rounds remaining and desperately need

Border Mail Round 13 – Review

CULCAIRN faces a monumental battle to secure the double chance after going down to ladder leader Brock-Burrum by 51 points at Burrumbuttock on Saturday. The loss leaves Josh Hillary’s side four premiership points and percentage behind second-placed Osborne with five

Border Mail Round 13 – Preview

Culcairn recruit Ben Gould says he won’t be lacking any motivation when he faces his former Brock-Burrum teammates at Burrumbuttock on Saturday. Gould was a premiership player with the Saints in 2013 but missed out on the 2015 triumph after

Border Mail Round 12 – Review

OSBORNE ensured that it remained in the hunt for a prized top-two finish after overpowering Culcairn by 48-points at Culcairn on Saturday. After a shock defeat against Billabong Crows the previous week, the Tigers knew another loss would almost signal

Border Mail Round 12 – Preview

WILL Holmes hadn’t really thought too much about playing for Holbrook until he filled in for a few matches during last month’s university holidays. He then realised how much he loved playing for his home club. While the 19-year-old was

Border Mail Round 11 – Review

BILLABONG Crows continued its giant-killing run with a thrilling two-point win against premiership contender Osborne at Urana on Saturday. After upsetting finals contender Henty several weeks ago, the Crows claimed the massive scalp of Osborne with a 8.7 (55) to

Border Mail Round 11 – Preview

Culcairn has lured former junior Sam Schulz back to the club. In a major boost to the second-placed Lions’ premiership credentials, they will lodge a clearance for Schulz before the June 30 deadline. And in a further bonus, clever goalsneak

Border Mail Round 10 – Review

PREMIERSHIP favourite Brock-Burrum ruthlessly exposed the gulf between itself and finals contender Lockhart after handing the Demons an 88-point touch-up at Burrumbuttock on Saturday. The Saints’ dominance was highlighted by the visitors not kicking a goal until the 10-minute mark

Border Mail Round 10 – Preview

Last round marked the half-way point of the season and there’s still more questions than answers about most teams. Nine teams remain in the finals hunt with Brock-Burrum, Culcairn and Osborne emerging as legitimate flag contenders. The remaining three spots

Border Mail Round 9 – Review

LOCKHART dodged a potentially fatal finals bullet, after snatching a thrilling seven point victory against Jindera on Saturday. Heading into the home clash, the fifth-placed Demons were expected to easily notch their sixth win against the tenth-placed Dogs. But instead