IN 2024, PORTLAND Football Netball Club will field a full complement of junior footballers for the first time since joining the Hampden Football Netball League, with the club announcing they will have an under-10s mixed team for the upcoming season.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos are changing it up, with the club’s junior football trials underway.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos had their first hit-out of the pre-season on Wednesday with footballers converging at Hamilton Recreation Reserve, while the netballers gathered at Pedrina Park for the sessions.

CRICKET season may have only just gotten started, but football is a year-round commitment for local teams in this day and age, and this is no different for Portland who are looking to rebuild towards a more positive 2024 Hampden Football League season.

PORTLAND’S Harry Kerr and Dylan Barr’s football trip to the United States went about as well as they could have hoped for, with the pair of Aussies helping the Austin Crows’ senior and reserves sides to premierships in division one and division four of the USAFL Nationals in Florida earlier this month.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos wrapped up their 2023 Hampden Football Netball League season with the club’s best and fairest awards on Saturday night.

PORTLAND’S own Frank Makin and Brad Williams will make the trek up north to play for Jabiru Bombers Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) over the next few weeks, with the pair eager to showcase their skills in a different part of the country.

WESTERNS Football Netball Club endured another challenging South West District Football League season in 2023, with their senior side failing to win a game from their 16 matches, however coach Winis Imbi said the club remains focused on building toward the future.

PORTLAND footballer Toby Jennings has capped off an impressive individual season by taking out the club’s senior best and fairest at Thursday evenings presentation evening.

THE AFL grand final is set to take place tomorrow with plenty of local stories behind the support of either Collingwood or Brisbane with keen interest ramping up ahead of the 2.30pm bounce at the MCG.