COLLINGWOOD’S Luke Ball says he pulled up well from his return match from injury in the VFL on Friday night against Bendigo in Bendigo. Ball snared 25 disposals in the Pies 116-point win over the Gold. “I am (feeling good), actually. After 12 months you don’t know how it’s going to feel,” Ball said. “I

Bendigo Gold Coach: Austinn Jones Key Player Arrivals: Alik Magin ( Gold Coast ) Troy Kelm ( Kerang ) Matt Stapleton ( Sandringham ) Pat Flynn ( Collingwood VFL ) Ricky Thompson (  Lalbert ) James Brooker  ( Montmerency ) Nathan McCarty ( Rochester ) Jackson Bolton ( Box Hill ) Che Walls ( Bendigo

THERE is no silver lining for him in his new role because Austinn “Aussie” Jones hopes one day it’s decked in Gold. The 36-year-old Jones is the new coach of Bendigo – the VFL’s third stand-alone team – and he is relishing the opportunity as his side prepares to kick start the season against now-bitter

BENDIGO has begun life as a stand alone club already realising the big challenge ahead of it to remain in the VFL with the majority of its list walking to former partner Essendon. Bendigo skipper Ben Duscher said this week that a lot of players went to Essendon, mainly because of the travel factor but

BENDIGO faces a crunch game against Geelong this week to keep its top four hopes alive after two consecutive close losses, this time to Sandringham by 11-points at Queen Elizabeth Oval. Although he was depleted with further Essendon injuries, coach Hayden Skipworth said the team didn’t stick to its structures when it mattered most. “I

CASEY Scorpions coach Brett Lovett is almost accustomed to his team coming back to win the close ones this season after snatching a three-point win over Bendigo at Windy Hill yesterday. While it was their seventh win of the season by less than a goal, there was some humour involved in the coaches box as

BENDIGO Gold leap-frogs Box Hill on the ladder to move to fifth position and appears to be a genuine premiership contender if it can contain its Essendon-listed depth following yesterday’s impressive 32-point win over the Hawks. There is a feeling that this club may be the bolter in the competition this season given it is

FORMER ST Kilda midfielder Austinn Jones will coach Bendigo’s VFL team from next season as it goes stand alone in the competiition for the first time. Jones was appointed this morning after a press conference held in Bendigo to launch its new coach. Bendigo will split with Essendon at the end of the season after

BENDIGO coach Hayden Skipworth will coach Essendon’s new VFL team next season. Skipworth revealed after the 71-point win over Casey on Sunday that he will go on to play a significant role in the development of the Bomber young guns next year. “I’ve been there (at Essendon) for five years now and love my time here,

BENDIGO’S VFL team will be now be known as Bendigo Gold after a long identity search following the planned alignment split with Essendon at  the end of this season. Bendigo opened a competition up to members and supporters to vote for a new nickname before announcing yesterday it would be known as Bendigo Gold after previously being