Maddy Toms
SOUTH Mildura A Grade netball best and fairest Maddy Toms knows the side is in transition, but is excited for the future. The captain, who turns 25 on Thursday, was handed the 2021 award over the weekend, with former South junior and returning player Mikaela Saunders the runner-up. The mid-court star was one of only […]
Tyler Curtis
SOUTH Mildura ruckman Tyler Curtis hopes the addition of some bigger bodies can help propel the Bulldogs towards a Sunraysia Football and Netball League (SFNL) finals berth in 2022. The 28-year-old, widely regarded as one of the best big men in the competition, won the club’s 2021 best-and-fairest award, with midfield recruit Jackson McEwen runner-up. […]
Dalton in charge of the kennel again
SOUTH Mildura Sporting Club coach Ben Dalton knows the field well. When you’ve been brought up around football, and raised on the sidelines, it’s only natural. “I was at local football every weekend from a baby,” the 28-year-old told Mildura Weekly recently. “Coming from a sporting family who was heavily involved in our local club, […]
Round 14 – Done and Dusted
The Roos spoiled South Mildura’s going away party at Sarah Oval to record a 22-point victory over the Bulldogs to stay within a game of Mildura in fourth place. It was a back and forth contest that was even at half time, and South holding an eight-point buffer at the final change, but a […]
Bye Bye Kennel
SOUTH Mildura Sporting Club president Kevin Burke admits it will be a bittersweet moment on Saturday when the final siren sounds on their Sarah Oval tenure. The Bulldogs, who have called the Mildura Recreation Reserve No.3 Oval home since 1945, will be making the move to the new Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct (MSRSP) in […]
Round 13 – Dees close gap on Dogs
THE clash between South Mildura and Mildura was much anticipated as both teams continue to harbour finals aspirations. To the uninitiated, a South win at home would have been a logical pre-game tip. Those that studied the form more deeply would have recognised the Dogs have struggled to replicate their early season form and Mildura […]
Hayden “Cooks” up 300 games
SOUTH Mildura Sporting Club (SMSC) veteran Hayden Cook says getting to his 300th club game this weekend is an “absolute privilege”. Cook says it was “ending up at a training session in 2002 and never leaving” that has seen his longevity and loyalty to SMSC span almost 20 years. “There were a few connections between […]
Henry sees end of the playing line
AFTER more than 20 years in blue and white, South Mildura’s Demalza Henry says she’s ready to wrap up her netball career and take a step back. The three-time premiership club legend, who will play her 250th A Grade game on July 10 against Mildura, says she’s been lucky to escape serious injury on the court […]
Round 12 – Bulldogs survive late scare
SOUTH Mildura coach Ben Dalton’s three-quarter time address was all about finishing off the job and building percentage to ensure the Bulldogs could strengthen their hold on a top-four spot. But he forgot to tell Robinvale Euston about those plans, as the Eagles found new life in the final quarter to almost pull off an […]
Round 10
IRYMPLE 24.16 (160) SOUTH MILDURA 6.5 (41) GOALS: IRYMPLE: N. Pezzaniti 11, M. Roads 4, C. Mensch 3, J. Healy, M. Christensen 2, B. Phipps, D. Coghlan. SOUTH MILDURA: M. Min 3, T. Curtis, A. Gauci, K. McDonald. BEST: IRYMPLE: N. Pezzaniti, M. Christensen, M. Roads, P. Power, D. Coghlan, B. Phipps, J. Tulloch. Despite trailing by […]