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A season full of highlights ended in disappointing fashion on Saturday, with the Doncaster Thirds coming up short in a 9-7 grand final loss to Forest Hill at Merri Park. In a rematch of their semi-final a fortnight earlier, in which the Dragons erased a 10-run deficit to book their spot in the finale, the … Continue reading Eagles down Dragons in grand final

The Doncaster Reserves saw their championship defence come to an end on Saturday, falling 5-1 to Melbourne Uni at Ross Straw Field. Having advanced to the semi-final with a come-from-behind win over Essendon a week ago, the Dragons came up short in their rematch of last year’s A-Res grand final.  Facing an early 4-0 deficit, … Continue reading Thirds eye grand final as Reserves fall short

The Reserves punched their ticket to the playoffs with a thrilling walk-off win over Ringwood, while the Thirds secured top spot with a comprehensive victory in the final round of the regular season on Saturday. In a see-sawing battle for fourth spot, the Doncaster Reserves jumped out to a 6-0 lead as John Britton held … Continue reading Reserves, Thirds lock up finals spots

The Firsts and Reserves secured hard-fought home victories over Melbourne Uni on Saturday, while the Thirds suffered just their second loss of the season at North Coburg. Making his first appearance on the mound this season, teen southpaw Aimon Dowling allowed three runs in the top of the first before handing the ball to John … Continue reading Dragons claim pair of wins over Melbourne Uni

A one-run win by the Firsts highlighted Round 13 action on Saturday. Making his first start in the top grade, John Britton pitched into the final inning against Heathmont as Doncaster earned a much-needed 4-3 win on the road. The Dragons got on the board early, with cleanup hitter Liam Robertson's two-out double driving home … Continue reading Britton leads Firsts to victory over Heathmont

Doncaster won three of four senior games in Round 12, with the Firsts falling to North Balwyn but the Reserves getting over the line late and the lower grades securing comprehensive victories at Heathmont. A string of quality at-bats gave the Firsts an early 2-1 advantage but the Stingers hit back with eight unanswered runs … Continue reading Dragons win three but Firsts fall to Stingers

The Thirds and Fourths claimed home victories over Knox while the Firsts and Seconds endured rain-affected games at Waverley on Saturday. With first pitch delayed 15 minutes at Napier Park, the Firsts started brightly as Brendan McDonald led off the game with a home run down the left-field line. Two outs later, Liam Robertson was … Continue reading Lower grades triumph on wet day at Deep Creek

It was a mixed bag for the Dragons on Saturday, as the A-Grade teams hosted Greenhills-Montmorency at Deep Creek while B3 and B4 squared off against Greensborough at Elder Street Reserve. Facing GMBC for the second time this year following Doncaster’s 2023 grand final triumph, the Firsts fell behind early before losing 6-3 in eight … Continue reading Mixed results against GMBC, Greensborough

We are delighted to announce our newly elected board following the Annual General Meeting held in May.  Duffy Dowling was re-elected as President, while Pete Ervin (Secretary) and Chris Nunn (Treasurer) were returned to their positions on the executive. Carla Gibson, Brendan McDonald, David Medlin and Sullivan Steele extended their terms.  We are also proud … Continue reading Dragons form new board