AFL BLACK DIAMOND MENS CUP Nelson Bay vs. Newcastle City (1pm) Newcastle City is in the box seat to secure the top spot on the ladder with a big win over Nelson Bay. The visitors bounced back from their shock…
by Alex Tigani AFL BLACK DIAMOND MENS CUP Singleton vs. Nelson Bay (2pm) “I’m Back”. The famous two-word press release captivated a worldwide audience on March 18, 1993 when Michael Jordan made his memorable return to basketball. Now, 30 years…
BY ALEX TIGANI Cypress Hart in his Men’s Premier Division debut in Sydney earlier this season. It is an early prediction. Yet there is every chance that Cypress Hart may be our region’s next AFL star. No, you will not…
AFL BLACK DIAMOND MENS CUP Nelson Bay vs. Killarney Vale (1pm) They were the two feel good stories of 2022. The Killarney Vale Bombers broke a 15-year premiership drought in the top tier on grand final day while across the…
BY ALEX TIGANI Newcastle’s No. 1 Sportsground had a close connection to the Upper Hunter when hosting five local AFL Hunter Central Coast games on Saturday. No, it was not Singleton’s Tahlia Thomspon who held her own on the last…
By Alex Tigani The Maitland Saints have ticked the first two boxes of the season with wins against The Entrance Bateau Bay and Cardiff. Sam Jordan continues to be in team of the year contention following his two-goal performance against…
BY ALEX TIGANI Lake Macquarie’s women’s premiership coach John Janissen had a confession to make a few months after his side’s 19-point grand final win. It wasn’t about his side’s pathway to the premiership dais or his available line-up on…
Main Photo: Warners Bay celebrated a 14-point grand final win over the Muswellbrook Cats in the 2022 AFL Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Shield competition. (Photo: Merrillie Redden) BY ALEX TIGANI Warners Bay defender Elliot Maher had always wanted to…
Black Diamond Cup Men’s – Killarney Vale v Terrigal Avoca Killarney Vale end the drought – Written by Alex Tigani There was a sense of relief for Killarney Vale coach Corey Shackleton in the days after his side’s 11-point premiership…
by Alex Tigani AFL BLACK DIAMOND MENS CUP Grand final (2:20pm – Adelaide Street Oval) Killarney Vale (1st) vs. Terrigal Avoca (2nd) A successful awards night, home ground advantage and a head-to-head winning record will mean nothing to Killarney Vale…
