Opportunities present themselves in many, varied ways across the course of a footy season. Sometimes you may not even know they are there and you miss them and other times you know exactly when they pop up and you grab them with both hands. This is true of both teams and individuals. One single opportunity can swing a quarter of footy, a game of footy or even define a season. And so it was on Saturday the 13th of June 2026 an opportunity presented itself. This opportunity

Round Nine of the MGFNL sees us reach the half-way mark of the season. And whilst each team is yet to play each other the ladder has really taken shape. There are three clear stand outs, in Foster, Yinnar and Fish Creek. They’re followed by a chasing pack of anywhere up to six ides looking for the other three spots in the finals, and a handful of sides at the wrong end of the ladder all playing to avoid the indignity that comes with finishing on the bottom. And as luck would

A bumper crowd was on hand at Shark Park in Tarwin on Saturday for the culmination of MGFNL Round 8 action. The locals left disappointed however with Fish Creek affirming their top two intent running out comfortable winners 14-8-92 to 7-5-47. Fish Creek welcomed back power forward William McTaggart and the big man wasted little time reminding everyone what he was capable of slotting the games first two goals. His first effort saw him grab the ball form the ruck and wade his

Thorpdale v Yinnar An irrepressible Yinnar overcame inaccuracy in front of a goal and a fast starting Thorpdale to run out convincing winners 14-21-105 to 8-5-53 at the Thorpdale Rec Reserve Saturday afternoon. Coming off a shattering loss the week before expectations were high for a fired up Thorpy to come out swinging and the healthy crowd in attendance were not disappointed with the home side kicking five goals to two in the first term to lead by thirteen points as the sir

After seven completed rounds of MGFNL action the ladder is really starting to take shape. There are seemingly three standouts trying to lock in the top two spots with Yinnar and Fish Creek looking to join Foster in one of the coveted slots come finals time. Below them is a chasing pack of up to six sides that can all lay some claim to positions three through six which. With at least two of those chasing six sides destined to miss the post season each round from now until roun

The big winners, not in terms of margins but in terms of significance, after Round Seven of the MGFNL were Newborough and Hill End. With an ever-widening gap between the Top Four sides and the rest the Dogs and the Hillmen both had crucial wins over sides they are likely to be competing with for positions five and six come seasons end. But don’t worry there were still some big winners in terms of scores with Foster continuing on their merry way and Yinnar putting Boolarra t

Round Seven of the MGFNL is highlighted by the battle between Fish Creek and MDU, a couple of the sides rightfully eyeing off a top two spot at seasons end. This clash will go long way to deciding whether or not MDU can make the step up to compete with the best in the business or whether or not the likes of Fish Creek, Yinnar and Foster still have their measure. Fish Creek v MDU If we take a line through Yinnar here we should be in for a hell of a game between these two si

After six rounds of the MGFNL the ladder is finally starting to take some shape. Five of the top six places are owned by sides who played finals last year with the single change seeing Tarwin grabbing the sixth spot Boolarra had last season. Foster look to have a march on the rest racking up some huge scores and remain the only undefeated side in the comp. Such has their scoring been they almost have a two game lead as even if they drop a game, which hasn’t looked likely al

Round six of the MGFNL season sees all eyes focused on the huge clash between Yinnar and Fish Creek. The sides have played in some enthralling encounters, including an unbelievably close Grand Final, in recent years and with both vying for a top two spot at seasons end there is plenty on the line at the Yinnar Rec Reserve come Saturday afternoon. Yinnar v Fish Creek Some of the individual matchups in this game are unbelievably good. It is almost impossible to know where to

Round Five of the MGFNL saw the leagues two winless teams chalk up their first wins for the season with one of them, Stony Creek, causing what may well remain the upset of the year in their local derby (read grudge match) with MDU. And Boolarra too was finally able to sign their song after, for the first time this year, capitalising on their front half entries to kick a winning score over Morwell East. At the other end of the table the status quo remained with Fish Creek, Y