Latrobe Valley Express | Nothing could be predicted in Round 1 of the North Gippsland Football-Netball League, where despite mostly sunny showcases across all games, other weather conditions made free-flowing football tricky.

Teams arrived for the first lot of games riding a lot of anticipation, with the expectations of an even tighter competition in 2026.

TTU 8.5 (53) drew Gormandale 7.11 (53)

OH how the mighty fall.

Gormandale was just moments away from ending its 62 game-long losing streak at the weekend against Traralgon-Tyers United.

However, after a game of many turns, both teams left the ground unsatisfied, with the scoreboard reading 8.5 (53) to 7.11 (53) at Tyers Recreation Reserve.

A lot of noise surrounded both clubs heading into the season, for vastly different reasons, meaning both wished to exercise some of its feelings in the first match of the year.

A dismembered Bombers team, heading into the season a far cry from its four consecutive grand final teams with many new faces thrusted up into the main game due to exiting players, hoped to get its campaign off with a win.

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