THE Hamilton Boomers will be out to go back-to-back when they face off against the Wimmera Whippets in the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) Western Victoria conference grand final tomorrow.

VICTORIA’S recent lockdown and current restrictions has forced the Hamilton Football Club 40-year premiership reunion to be postponed.

THE local region will see a number of different sports resume over the weekend and into next week with soccer, women’s football, hockey and basketball all back, however the South West District Football Netball League (SWDFNL) will wait at least another week.

GERARD FitzGerald will be stepping down as Hamilton Kangaroos senior coach at the end of the 2021 season. Photo: BLAIR BURNS.

PORTLAND’S own Des Jeffree ticked off a long-time ambition in the Northern Territory over the weekend. More details in Friday's Observer.

COMMUNITY football and netball games are set to return without crowds this weekend, in a shift from earlier season attitudes.

AS the south-west comes out of a fifth lockdown, community sport continues to be hit hard.

AS Milly Tapper prepares for her upcoming women’s team event in Tokyo on Sunday, the 31-year-old has moved on from her mixed doubles defeat on Saturday.

TYRENDARRA’S flag chances have taken a hit after star forward, Jordi Withers, broke his leg in the round nine clash against Heathmere just before lockdown began.

HAMILTON Olympian, Milly Tapper, endured an early hiccup in her Tokyo 2020 campaign, losing her mixed doubles clash against France.