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Sports update Next Stewart? How smokey’s burst onto AFL radars from local footy Ten years after Tom Stewart was drafted, Zach Stevens is striving to become the next mature-ager taken from South Barwon and Geelong VFL. And he has a former AFL coach in his corne... READ MORE   Cougars’ goaler shooting for VNL grand final glory Geelong netballer Eliza Dunell says there is a fire to atone for last year’s losing VNL grand final. And the goaler has stopped at nothing in a bid to be ready to perform in Wednes... READ MORE   ‘No doubt in our mind’: Coach backs Coutas to be flag threat A reigning Bellarine finalist may have left their finals run late, but their coach is confident they shouldn’t be left out of this year’s flag conversations. Plus, a longtime final... READ MORE   ‘Extremely disappointing’: Call made on footy league’s status request A local football competition has been given a three-page statement from the recently-established Barwon Regional Council following its request to be reclassified as a Premier leagu... READ MORE   The Life of Bowie: How Cat stamped star AFLW status Mikayla Bowen has long brought magic moves to Geelong, but it was a career-best 2025 which thrust her further into the spotlight. And now, a new coach has instilled confidence the ... READ MORE   News update Syringes on Pako: Mayor grabs dustpan after two-day council delay Syringes, broken glass and a supermarket trolley sat at a Pakington St bus stop for two days before Geelong’s mayor rolled up his sleeves and cleaned it up himself. READ MORE   ‘I couldn’t speculate on that’: Scott coy on Kolodjashnij’s future Geelong coach Chris Scott has refused to speculate on the future of Jake Kolodjashnij after the defender was withdrawn from any level of football this weekend. See the latest. READ MORE