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Triumphs, setbacks, and a “bizarre” draft experience: Trudgeon’s story of resilience

Joel Trudgeon has always dreamed of playing under the bright lights of the AFL. Destined for success after making the Victoria under 12’s football side, a dominant junior career for Research Football Club and the…

“The goal for me is to get drafted and be a 100, 200 game AFL player” – Gentile on his journey and AFL aspirations

By Connor Burns Back in 2021, a young Flynn Gentile entered the AFL Draft buoyed by his chances of realising his dream of becoming an AFL player. It was a dream he’d had from the…

Jamie Cassidy-McNamara Re-Signs as Senior Coach for 2025 Season

Coburg Football Club is thrilled to announce that Jamie Cassidy-McNamara will continue as our VFL Men’s Senior Coach for the 2025 season. Jamie’s commitment to our club has been instrumental in our growth over the…

Coburg to round out season at Piranha Park

By Connor Burns The Coburg women’s sides will round out their seasons this Saturday, taking on St Kevin’s at home. Both the Lions senior and reserve teams are coming off great wins, their fourth and…

Player-by-player Summary v Essendon

By Connor Burns See how all the players performed against Essendon in the last game of our season, as the boys went down by 38 points to a classy side at Piranha Park on Sunday.…

Lion’s return to the fish tank to battle Cobras

By Connor Burns Women’s Premier Division: Coburg Lions v Old Yarra Cobras @Piranha Park 2pm The girls are coming off a heavy 48-point loss at the hands of Melbourne University last weekend and will be…

Lions fall to the Bombers in last game of the year

By Connor Burns Coburg came into the last game of their season eager to secure their sixth win this year. Against a stacked Bombers side with plenty of AFL talent, the Lions found the going…

Men’s Match Preview: Burgers looking to round out the season in style against Essendon

By Connor Burns Coburg will be looking finish the season off in style this Sunday afternoon at Piranha Park. After a winless 2023 season the ‘Burgers’ have won five games this season and made major…

Coburg keen to get back on the winners list against Melbourne Uni

By Connor Burns Women’s Premier Division: Coburg Lions v Melbourne University at Melbourne University Oval @2pm The Lions are coming off a disappointing 13-point loss in a clash that was seen as very winnable. However,…

Caleb Ernst: Meet the finance-broker with the dream of playing AFL

By Connor Burns Caleb Ernst has travelled all around Australia on his quest to play football at the highest possible level. Born in Swan Hill to a Nigerian father and Australian mother, Ernst lived there…