Sport
10 April, 2026
Super Saturday for Magpies
CAMPERDOWN kick off their season tomorrow with a ‘Super Saturday’ home fixture at the Leura Oval against Terang Mortlake.
Clinton Thomas heads into his second season in charge of the Magpies’ senior football program, with his youthful team hoping to build on a seventh-placed finish in last season’s Hampden league competition.
The Magpies have added Griff Dwyer, a big bodied athletic defender from University Blues, and defender Bailey Thompson from Queensland club Sherwood Districts.
Prior to playing in Queensland Thompson had played junior football at Beaufort and senior football at Skipton.
Camperdown also has a host of returning players, with Dom Absalom back after a year at Colac and District FNL club Western Eagles, Tommy Baker back after a stint at Barwon Heads, and brothers Jake and Isaac Fowler returning from Woorndoo Mortlake.
While one Bailey Thompson comes in, a Bayley Thompson goes out, as the forward who kicked 25 goals at senior level in 2025 returns to his original club in the Timboon Demons.
Other big losses for Camperdown include playmaker Hamish Sinnott who has headed to Geelong Football League club South Barwon and talented teenager Albie Cheeseman who will line up with Ballarat Football League outfit East Point.
Mick Hassett and Tim Fitzgerald will coach the Magpies reserves, with Charlie Lucas and Adam Roberts mentoring the under 18s.
Darren Cheeseman will coach the under 16s, Aaron Sinnott is in charge of the under 14s, with the under 12s to be coached by Shane West.
Jill Leader is back as open and division one netball coach after Camperdown finished fifth in 2025.
The open Magpies will look to promote from within, with the young talent on the list running deep.
Versatile midcourter Katie Fowler returns to the club after a stint away.
Defender Annaliese Hughes will line up for Port Fairy in 2026, with Elsie Sinnott moving to North Ballarat and Isabella McDowell heading to Bell Park.
Jocelyn Bail and Peta Henderson are in charge of Camperdown’s division two team, with Loz Groen at the helm of the division three team.
The 17 and under netballers will be led by Michelle Elijah, with Jocelyn Fitzgerald in charge of the under 15s.
Lauren Murphy will coach the 15 and under reserves and 13 and under teams, with Elijah in charge of the 13 and under reserves.
Long term volunteers and sponsors Murray and Jodie Lucas were named as number one and two ticket holders of the Camperdown FNC for the 2026 season.
Match times for tomorrow’s 'Super Saturday' fixture are - senior football 4.50pm, reserves football 3.10pm, under 18 football 1.30pm, under 16 football 11.50am, under 14 football 10.30am, under 12 football 9.30am, open netball 1.45pm, division three netball 1.30pm, division one and 17 and under netball 12.30pm, division two and 15 and under netball 11.30am, 17 and under and 15 and under reserves netball 10.30am, 13 and under and 13 and under reserves netball 9.15am.
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