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Sports update League probe continues into heated GFNL game Investigations are ongoing following a fiery clash between two GFNL teams and a senior coach was suspended for six matches for approaching umpires. READ MORE   ‘Keeps their memories alive’: Injured Couta pays tribute to late footballers Queenscliff and Drysdale are fierce rivals, but a shared grief unites them. As the Bellarine prepares for the emotional Hand Up Cup, one injured Couta pleads with his community to ... READ MORE   How youthful Lara is thriving with new opportunity At one stage in pre-season, Lara risked not being able to field a senior women’s side. But after the inexperienced Cats returned to Division 2, it’s proven to be the right move to ... READ MORE   Our best photos from local sporting action From junior soccer and footy stars to our best open age netballers, our photographers have been there to catch the action in recent days. See our best photos. READ MORE   News update ‘Ordinary people’: Geelong Brethren fight ‘cult’ reputation A church labelled a cult by two prime ministers and now under federal parliamentary scrutiny invited the Addy inside its Geelong headquarters to explain how they’re “just ordinary ... READ MORE   ‘Wouldn’t have made a difference’: Popovic stands by shock XI Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has defended his call to bench both of Australia’s game one goal-scorers for their 2-0 loss to the United States, suggesting it wouldn’t have made a di... READ MORE   ‘Brazen’ alleged gang attack at busy Geelong intersection A man was allegedly bashed with a baseball bat before he escaped from a Thomson home, only for a group of men to hop into a car and hunt him down, a court has heard. READ MORE   ‘My baby went to sleep healthy ... then he didn’t wake up’ A mother who discovered her four-month-old son wouldn’t wake up in his cot says he went to sleep healthy and safe: “We simply couldn’t understand how something