	{"id":120619,"date":"2025-09-11T16:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=120619"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:18:22","slug":"the-greatest-athletes-to-come-from-colac-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/the-greatest-athletes-to-come-from-colac-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The greatest athletes to come from Colac in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From football ovals to off-road tracks, Colac\u2019s top competitors have made their mark in 2025 \u2014 not with noise, but with quiet, determined impact. In a year shaped by steady progress and local pride, athletes across codes have stepped forward, each carrying the region\u2019s grit onto bigger stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A New Kind of Focus<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As local athletes chase new heights, focus is beginning to shift \u2014 not just to the scoreboard, but to the broader rhythm of the game. Spectators follow with more than just cheers now; analysis and anticipation play a role in how matches are experienced. From weekend crowds at Central Reserve to finals watched from home, the game stretches further than the field. Conversations have widened. Matchups are studied, numbers debated, trends followed. It\u2019s no longer just about who wins \u2014 it\u2019s about how and why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That same mindset has found its way into online sports betting in Australia. Some of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footitalia.com\/betting-sites\/australia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best betting sites in Australia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now give followers a way to stay close to the action \u2014 whether it\u2019s national fixtures or regional games that matter most. The platforms are easy to use, withdrawals run smoothly, and coverage has widened. Offers for new sign-ups exist, but for most, it\u2019s the reliability that counts. For regulars in the sporting cycle, it\u2019s simply become part of how game day looks now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In towns like Colac, where sporting culture runs deep, the passion doesn\u2019t stop at the boundary. As the conversation grows around performance, strategy, and outcomes, local footy takes on new layers of meaning. It\u2019s within that environment that Seb Ross returned \u2014 and reshaped the game from within.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Seb Ross returns \u2014 and shifts the game<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something changed at Central Reserve earlier this year. A quiet confidence began circling the boundary line. Seb Ross, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krock.com.au\/local\/gfnl\/seb-settling-into-colac-role\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">former St Kilda midfielder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with two best-and-fairest honours to his name, stepped into a new role \u2014 this time, leading Colac Football Club from the sidelines. His appointment as senior coach wasn\u2019t just welcomed. It was defining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was no big moment when Ross walked in. Just a shift in tone. Training changed. Shorter instructions. Quieter sidelines. Players picked up the pace without being told. Ross didn\u2019t talk about winning. He talked about effort. About doing things right when no one\u2019s watching. Some players listened. Others didn\u2019t say much \u2014 they just worked harder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Colac, football sits close to the centre. It\u2019s not background noise. It\u2019s part of the pattern. And right now, that pattern feels steady again.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Off-road riders carve their line through Dartmoor<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engines tore through the scrub near Dartmoor. Dust rose, tyres bit into loose ground. Three names from Colac stayed in it \u2014 Archer Paton, Lilley Sexton, and Luke Paton. No noise, no bluff. Just clean lines and focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course was rough. Deep ruts, dry corners. Riders came undone early. Others pushed too hard and lost it. But the Colac group kept its shape. Lap after lap, they rode with control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They weren\u2019t the fastest. They didn\u2019t need to be. While others chased bursts, they held pace, read the terrain, stayed upright. That was the difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a place where football usually calls the shots, this felt like something shifting. Motorsport didn\u2019t ask. It arrived.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Basketball\u2019s quiet climb gathers pace<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step into the stadium on a weekend and you\u2019ll hear it \u2014 the slap of sneakers, the bounce of leather, the sharp call of coaches. Basketball in Colac has grown steadily, and in 2025, the Junior Kookas soared further than expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seventeen squads now compete across state-level divisions. They don\u2019t just show up. They compete. Earlier this year, several players were tapped for Victoria\u2019s under-16 sides at the Footlocker Nationals. It\u2019s not just skill that gets them there \u2014 it\u2019s repetition, film study, and early mornings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kookas don\u2019t play with swagger. They play with trust. Pass-heavy, defensively focused, always composed. And bit by bit, they\u2019re building something durable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Athletics builds without spotlight<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out near the track, without cameras or crowds, something steady is taking shape. Colac Little Athletics Centre remains one of the town\u2019s quietest success stories. No national headlines. No glossy sponsorships. Just improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week after week, athletes arrive. Some run. Others jump. A few throw. They do it because they want to be better than the week before. In 2025, those efforts added up \u2014 a string of personal bests, strong showings in regional meets, and a few nods from coaches who\u2019ve seen talent rise slowly before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\u2019t the kind of sport that gets noise. But in Colac, it still matters. Greatness isn\u2019t always loud.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The shuffle that still lingers<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even now, Cliff Young\u2019s name carries weight. Decades after his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bensmithsr.org\/ponderings\/just-keep-running-the-story-of-cliff-young\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legendary ultra runs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, his presence lingers. Not in statues or slogans \u2014 in the way runners in Colac carry themselves. Head down. No excuses. Keep going.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Six-Day Ultra came back this year with something more than just a race. It felt heavier. Sharper. Some ran in memory. Others ran to find out what was still in their legs. But over those long hours, Cliff Young was there \u2014 not in words, not in banners, but in the way they moved. Steady. Unshaken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He never cared for attention. Just the road ahead. He kept going because that\u2019s what you do when you\u2019ve got distance left to cover. And around here, that way of thinking still holds. Not as a legend. As practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A Town That Keeps Moving<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colac doesn\u2019t ask to be seen. It simply keeps going. Through hard ground, long weeks, and quiet wins. That rhythm stayed true in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seb Ross came back\u2014not for the spotlight, but to rebuild something that matters. In the dust and noise of Dartmoor, local riders held their line. On hardwood courts, the Kookas kept grinding. At the track, progress came one training night at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No headlines. No ceremony. Just the work. The way it\u2019s always been done here.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colac moves forward\u2014not loudly, but on its own terms. Always has.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\/\/This content was provided by a third party<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From football ovals to off-road tracks, Colac\u2019s top competitors have made their mark in 2025 \u2014 not with noise, but with quiet, determined impact. In a year shaped by steady progress and local pride, athletes across codes have stepped forward, each carrying the region\u2019s grit onto bigger stages. 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