Around the Sticks
Fevola commits to Yarrawonga
UPDATE: FORMER AFL superstar Brendan Fevola has confirmed he will play for Yarrawonga in the Ovens and Murray league this season.
Millewa league loses Meringur
THE Millewa Football League has been reduced to six clubs for the season ahead after Meringur was forced into recession.
Fevola eyes Yarrawonga
OVENS and Murray league powerhouse Yarrawonga may have pulled off the recruiting coup of the year.
Kick-along for interleague
NINE more bush footy competitions have signed to the Victorian Country Football League's interleague program next year.
Butcher nabs rookie spot
MAFFRA export Danny Butcher will join his older brother, John, at Port Adelaide Football Club.
Hampden chases Hamilton
THE Hampden Football League has pulled out all stops to secure a ninth team for its competition next season.
Thompson sparks Kyneton
JUST three months ago, Kyneton finished the Bendigo Football league season winless and in danger of not surviving the summer.
Injured mum to sue footy club
A GIPPSLAND mum who says she lives with constant pain after being hit by a flying goalpost is suing a local football club.
Cats pluck Orren Stephenson in AFL draft
A 29-YEAR-OLD VFL ruckman from North Ballarat is Geelong's next J-Pod project.
Sully looks to rookie draft
HAMPDEN league star Matt Sully must pin his hopes on next month's rookie draft if he is to realise his AFL dream.
Sully chases AFL dream
RISING Hampden league star Matt Sully looms as a possible smokey in Thursday's AFL national draft.
Country kids on draft list
AFL Draft expert Kevin Sheehan has named 10 country Victorian footballers in his annual list of 30 top draft prospects.
Cracks in bush footy: Jackson
COUNTRY footy might not be broken, but the cracks are starting to show, according to Peter Jackson.
Country footy conundrum
THE Victorian Country Football League hasn't slammed the door on an AFL-led push for sweeping changes to country footy.
Torquay linked to film deal
TORQUAY Football Club could burst on to the silver screen as early as next year.
Trimble top VCFL volunteer
TIRELESS Newbridge Football Club president Ron Trimble is the Victorian Country Football League volunteer of the year.
Footy's future undecided
THE Victorian Country Football League will reserve its judgment on an AFL-backed overhaul of bush footy until later this month.
Crows snare Crouch
THE National Draft might be more than five week's away, but the dreams of one county Victorian youngster have already come true.
Bid to beat footy red tape
THE State Government has been urged to change legislation so country football and other events are not being held illegally.
Bacchus Marsh player banned
A SUDANESE-born footballer has been suspended after reacting to a racial taunt.
VCFL launches border review
THE VCFL has joined forces with South Australian football administrators to launch a review of the southern border region for 2012.
Shepparton United prevails
SHEPPARTON United has claimed back-to-back Goulburn Valley league premierships after toppling Mooroopna by 15 points on Sunday.
Hamilton Imperials' bid to join the Hampden league has again been rejected.
Weekly Times photographer Yuri Kouzmin has captured a VCFL award. More.
Check out the best country football images for season 2011.
Still waiting for league review
THE Victorian Country Football League remains in the dark about the outcomes of the AFL's controversial review of bush footy.
Horsham survives scare
WARRACK Eagles fell just 12 points shy of upsetting the Horsham Demons in Saturday's Wimmera league grand final.
Bell Park storms home to win
BELL Park staged a miraculous comeback to triumph over South Barwon in the Geelong Football League grand final on Sunday.
McMeekin celebrates twice
GOLDEN Square ruckman David McMeekin has had a week he won't forget in a hurry.
Wedderburn banishes Demons
WEDDERBURN'S stellar second half of the season culminated in a thrilling nine-point grand final win over Wycheproof-Narraport.
Golden Square dominates
GOLDEN Square cemented its place as one of country footy's powerhouse teams in Saturday's Bendigo league grand final.
South Warrnambool snare flag
SOUTH Warrnambool capped a dominant Hampden league season with a 41-point grand final win over Warrnambool on Saturday.
Footy cyber bullies outed
FIVE junior country footballers have been suspended and a coach banned as part of a major crackdown on cyber bullying in community football.
Suspended junior footy thug 'missing'
A JUNIOR footballer suspended for 200 weeks for king-hitting a 14-year-old during a country grand final has "gone missing".
Around the Sticks Awards
ROSLYN LANIGAN looks back on the season that was, and presents the prestigious Around the Sticks Awards for 2011.
Wedderburn to start favourite
WYCHEPROOF-Narraport has been dealt a telling blow ahead of their clash with Wedderburn in North Central league grand final.
Beare leads Trentham to flag
IT has taken 41 years and eight grand final appearances, but Bob Beare finally has the premiership he deserves.
Bristow brothers aim for treble
STRATFORD'S Neil Bristow could be celebrating as many as three premierships this Saturday.
Junior footballer cops 200-game ban
A JUNIOR footballer has been suspended for 200 weeks after he allegedly king-hit a 14-year-old in a country grand final.
