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Sports update Experienced Joey cleared to play in local grand final St Joseph’s is breathing a sigh of relief with an key defender available to play in Friday’s GFNL A-grade decider, as the club gets its third crack at ending a 18-year flag wait. READ MORE   ‘A pearler’: How Grubbers’ high-impact recruit turned flag fight on its head Amy Kennedy found out the day before she’d taking a starting position in Ocean Grove’s grand final against Geelong Amateur. And the mid-season recruit proved the ultimate X-Factor ... READ MORE   Colac South West Cricket signing tracker: all the ins, outs and coaching appointments A GCA2 first grade premiership player is heading to a Colac-based club this summer. Get all the latest changes. READ MORE   Geelong star’s remarkable journey from near-amputation to Vics century Left unable to pick up a bat for nine months while doctors treated an illness which could have left him without his arm, 22-year-old Liam Blackford thought he might never play agai... READ MORE   ‘Don’t smile’: The coach’s address which drove home a BFNL flag Queenscliff came into the three-quarter-time huddle with smiles on their faces but coach Heath Jamieson was quick to have them wiped. Go inside the final speech which helped end a ... READ MORE   News update ‘We sell BBQ not votes’: Vendor exits CBD country bar A Geelong barbecue vendor has walked away from a CBD venue after less than one month, stating it was “haemorrhaging money” and refusing to be linked to the owner’s political campai... READ MORE   ‘Loud explosions’: Fire hits Meredith egg farm Witnesses reported explosions and debris shooting skyward as a fierce overnight fire razed a key shed at a Meredith egg farm, prompting smoke warnings for nearby communities. READ MORE