The late night training, the frosty mornings, the aching legs on a Sunday,  the years of disappointment with flashes of triumphant, it’s all for one thing: the chance to win a flag.

And while most sporting media focuses on the AFL, the website countryfootyscores.com is all about the game at a grassroots level.

That website celebrates 25 years this season, and contains results, statistics, and feature stories about the more than forty local football leagues across Victoria.

“There’s always a lot of news happening”  founder of countyfootyscores.com, Glenn McMahon, says.

He caught up with Brian Nankervis in the midst of September footy fever, to find out about some of the highlights from local footy in 2024.