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• Geelong got 'carried away' with Mitch Clark in 2015

  

  Rare appearance: Mitch Clark of the Cats marks in front of James Frawley of the Hawks.Photo: Getty ImagesGeelong got "carried away" with their handling of troubled forward Mitch Clark last year, according to Cats football manager Steve Hocking.Clark, who has made no secret of his battle with depression and who also has an extensive history of serious injuries, only managed eight games in his first year at Simonds Stadium for a total of just 23 in his last three AFL seasons (excluding 2014, which..

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• Cyclist injured in crash with car near Geelong

  

  Cyclist injured in crash with car near GeelongA cyclist has suffered serious injuries in a crash with a car west of Geelong.The man, 51, had been riding along Bannockburn Road in Shelford on Friday morning when he was struck from behind by a car, police said.The cyclist, from Teesdale, was airlifted to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious condition with head and abdominal injuries, an Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said.AdvertisementThe driver, 52, was uninjured in the crash. He was the only oc..

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• Bus review overdue, MP says

  

  MP Andrew Katos says a review of Geelong’s bus timetables is overdue. Picture: Peter RistevskiA REVIEW into Geelong’s bus timetables has passed its deadline, South Barwon MP Andrew Katos says.Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan released new timetables last year to coincide with the June 21 opening of the Regional Rail Link.Mr Katos said Ms Allan set a six-month trial period for the new Geelong timetables at the time which has now elapsed.“Going by what the Minister said, that means the deadl..

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• Star draftee pleads guilty

  

  Draftee Charlie Curnow has pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’ Court. Picture: Mitch BearFORMER Geelong Falcon Charlie Curnow fronted court on Friday after his drunken arrest late last year.The 18-year-old Carlton recruit pleaded guilty in the Geelong Magistrates’ Court to a raft of charges including failing to stop a motor vehicle on request, drunk in a public place and driving without P-plates displayed.The footballer was pulled over by police about 3.30am in Torquay on Friday, November 19 ..

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• Jail looms for one-man crime wave

  

  A CAREER criminal, who spent virtually the whole of 2015 involved in a one-man crime wave around Geelong, has been told to expect a significant jail sentence with no reductions.Tyrone Claridge, 40, of Birdsey St, Thomson, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to 56 charges which included multiple burglaries, shop thefts, car theft and obtaining property by deception.Police Prosecutor, Leading Senior Constable David Vanderpol said Claridges offending commenced in May, following..

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• Geelong ready for goal feast

  

  Archie Thompson trains ahead of the match. Picture: Wayne LudbeyFORMER captain Adrian Leijer says Melbourne Victory’s midfield worries should not be used as the excuse for the A-League champion’s lacklustre recent results.Victory takes on Central Coast Mariners at Simonds Stadium Friday night after a win last week that snapped a five-game winless streak.Victory lost championship-winning captain Mark Milligan at the end of last season, and is without current skipper Carl Valeri indefinitely with ..

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• Live: Victory clawing back Mariners

  

  Re-live A-League 2016-17: Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory at Simonds StadiumHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.MELBOURNE Victory fought from three goals down at half time to secure a remarkable 3-3 draw with Central Coast Mariners in Geelong on Friday night.The Mariners stunned the reigning A-League champions by scoring three unanswered first-half goals to take a commanding lead into the half-time interval.However, the Victory ..

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• ARFF slam Geelong Star's broken promise

  

  ARFF slam Geelong Star's broken promiseARFF's Allan Hansard.THE Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF), the peak national body representing Australia’s recreational fishing community has expressed disappointment and concern that theGeelong Staroperators have not heeded advice from ARFF or honoured undertakings made at a meeting with the Government, Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), ARFF and the vessel operators before Christmas.This follows reports that theGeelong Star..

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• New multi-storey apartments get go ahead

  

  An artist’s impression of the three-storey apartment block to be built opposite the Kardinia Park.A THREE-storey apartment block is set to be built opposite the Kardinia Park sporting precinct.The weatherboard home of the Geelong Finance Company at 452-454 La Trobe Tce, on the corner of West Fyans St in Newtown, will be knocked down to make way for a state-of-the-art property comprising offices and 21 res­idential apartments.An underground carpark will provide 27 spaces for residents and office ..

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• Victim knocked out in bus stop attack

  

  The incident happened at Geelong CBD’s Moorabool St bus stop. Picture: Peter RistevskiA WHITTINGTON thug has been placed on a two-yearCommunity Corrections Orderafter a violent city attack in which one man was knocked unconscious.Beau Heffernan, 27, of Lovell Court, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to charges of affray and unlawful assault.Police Prosecutor, Leading Senior Constable Kerrie Mor­oney, said about 5.20pm on August 11, 2015, the male victim was waiting at a bu..

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