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@kfncweb talent Finn O’Sullivan is the latest Hampden league player to be taken in the #AFLdraft top-10. Watch as his home club gathered to celebrate @NMFCOfficial’s number two pick. @WboolStandard
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Hampden export didn't have to wait long to find new footy home.
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Meet @GWVRebels footballer Rhys Unwin - the talented small forward who could add to Cobden’s impressive #AFLDraft history. Oh, and @freodockers fans, he models his game on Michael Walters! 🙌
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'A lot of the footy I played at stages this year was for him.'
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Drafted to delisted: Making the AFL is the dream for many footballers. But what happens when that dream is dashed? We delved into how it feels to be delisted. @WboolStandard #AFLdraft #AFL
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"I felt like no one's job is safe - coaches, players, the lot.'
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Josh Corbett. One of the best. He’s celebrating his short-lived @AFL career the only way he knows how - upbeat, optimistic and grateful. @WboolStandard @freodockers
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Josh Corbett's contribution went way beyond kicks and marks.
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Jacob Mibus was seven when his foot was amputated following an accident. Now 23, he’s preparing to play in a senior football grand final for Penshurst. #AFL #sport #community @WboolStandard
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'It severed my heel bone...they couldn't replace it.'
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.@kfncweb talent Finn O'Sullivan made his comeback from a hand injury for the @AFL Academy, only to be hurt again. He spoke to @WboolStandard about his plans for his draft year.
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Koroit export is touted as a top-five pick in this year's draft.
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Former AFL star Michael Barlow had a day out for North Warrnambool Eagles in round one of the Hampden league on Saturday. The ex-Docker and Sun had 42 disposals, 13 clearances, seven tackles and a goal in a loss to South Warrnambool. @WboolStandard
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'He knows where to be and makes the big blokes look pretty good.'
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Pretty handy inclusion for @NW_Eagles this weekend with former @GeelongCats and @PAFC footballer Steven Motlop to make his Hampden league debut. 👀 @WboolStandard
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A big name will add to firepower to an already strong line-up.
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Harley Cobb, who has crossed from the powerful Geelong league, travels from the Colac farm where he works to play football for Hampden club @NW_Eagles. @WboolStandard
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A new recruit has slotted into the Eagles' midfield rotation.
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Wrote this before round two but Anthony McCarthy has been in @WFNCblues' best in his first two Hampden league matches. Recruit's path from remote cattle station to Western District farm. @WboolStandard
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A new Hampden league footballer is enjoying a life on the land.
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Good to see @kfncweb premiership player Todd White get a @VFL opportunity with @GeelongVFL at 23. @WboolStandard
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Koroit premiership player ready for football next challenge.
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.@freodockers forward Josh Corbett spoke to @WboolStandard about his hip replacement and how he plans to make @AFL history. Wishing the @NW_Eagles and @HampdenFNL export all the best.
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Fremantle forward on the mend after serious surgery.
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Great to see Camperdown’s Hamish Sinnott, fresh from a Hampden league best and fairest, earning a spot at @GeelongVFL. @WboolStandard
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The Hampden league talent is chasing more game time.
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Star professional cyclist Grace Brown was “glad to be involved” in her first Warrnambool Women’s Classic despite a “frustrating” race as an individual rider. The Camperdown export finished 16th. @WboolStandard
https://t.co/ujNRitT1cp
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'I had quite a few people out on the road cheering.'
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A great effort by teenager Lucie Stewart to take out the Warrnambool Women’s Cycling Classic today. The 19-year-old had only been back riding on the road for just over a week after a broken collarbone limited her training during January. @WboolStandard
https://t.co/w8Ao0VEEf0
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'I've had just over a week on the road so it was up in the air.'
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Jack Aitken won king of the mountains, sprint and first local finisher jerseys in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic today. @WboolStandard
https://t.co/EztMoKI3DP
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'I got something out of it at least.'
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Awesome to see Mark O’Brien clinch his maiden Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic today. The likeable 36-year-old, who rode as an individual, had previously finished on the podium in 2010 (second) and 2020 (third). @WboolStandard
https://t.co/zCRMCMwuar
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'It's a race that I've always loved.'
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Adelaide cyclist Louis Van Der Berg took out today’s Port Campbell to Warrnambool Handicap just in front of friend and fellow South Aussie Luke Orr. Terang teenager Darcy Abbott was not too far behind in third. @WboolStandard
https://t.co/Os3FhLucvs
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'I don't think I've won a race of this stature (before).'
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Reigning Melbourne Marathon winner Reece Edwards is eyeing a good hit-out at the upcoming Port Fairy Marathon before setting his sights on a PB in Osaka @WboolStandard
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Reece Edwards has contested marathons around the world.
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