You will find all the details of the 2024 Best & Fairest Presentation Nights via the link below. 

The next Presentation Night is the Junior Football Presentation Night which will be held on the 27th August. Your Club's Junior Football contact will have recieved your recommended attendees.

The BFNL Ash Medal Presentation Night is the following week on the 4th September. Your Club will receive their recommended attendees by the end of this week. 

For any questions regarding Presentation Nights, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Author - Simon Riddoch

BFNL 2024 second weekend of finals, well done and good luck to all teams participating.

Week Two of the BFNL 2024 Finals will be held at Portarlington, all game times are available on PlayHQ.

Host & Participating clubs game day responsibilities:

• Host Club: Portarlington FNC
• Umpire escorts
• Scoreboard attendant
• Interchange & look after Spare football.

Participating Clubs:

Anglesea, Barwon Heads, Drysdale, Geelong Amateur, Modewarre, Ocean Grove, Queenscliff, St Joseph’s, St Mary’s & Torquay.

• Timekeepers – It is important to have a timekeeper sorted during the week not the day of the game. (Ensure clubs come out on time)
• Team sheets (can either be given directly to the umpires or via AFLB Staff 1 copy for AFL Barwon staff Michael Limb)
• Best Players & Goalkickers (give to AFLB staff post-game)

 AFL Barwon Staff:

• Footballs (One to umpires – Spare to interchange steward)
• Paperwork (To umpires and timekeepers)
• Brief timekeepers regarding time on in Reserves & Under 18s, as well as extra time procedures
• Ensure clubs come out on time.
• Collect paperwork and football from the umpires’ post-game & get the all-clear.
• Collect the best players and goalkickers from the club post-game & notify them of any reports or review requests.
• Results entry after each game.

Please be kind to our gatekeepers they are doing a great job, please ensure all club members understand entering the gate is at a cost.

 CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

• Everyone must pay the admission Fee.
• Local council by – laws forbid taking ALCOHOL into public reserves.
• It is a condition of Entry that vehicles be inspected for illegal entry of alcohol.
• Failure to comply with this request will result in the vehicle not being permitted to enter the reserve.
• ALCOHOL is not to be consumed before 12pm.
• No Glass allowed.
• Any alcohol detected entering any venue will be confiscated and will NOT be returned to the patron.
• Utilities or trucks with couches or lounge chairs on the back will not be permitted entry.
• No Dogs Allowed.
• Re-entry by pass-out stamp only

The 2024 Under 19 & Senior Female Presentation Night was held on the 21st August. 

Results can be found here:

The 2024 Junior Football Presentation Night will be held on the evening of the 27th August at Deakin Cats Community Centre.

Your Club's Junior Football (male & female) will recieve your recommended attendees from Will Ross.

For any questions regarding Presentation Nights, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

2024 Junior Football Finals Overview 

An overview of the upcoming AFL Barwon Junior Football Finals Series: 

Week 2: 
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August – Bell Park 
 
Week 3: 
Saturday 31st August & Sunday 1st September – North Geelong 

Geelong - Holiday Program - Click here

• 25th September, 26th September and 2nd October, 9am - 3pm
• Cost: $50 which includes the program and footy

Torquay - Holiday Program - Click here

• Tuesday 3rd October, 9am - 3pm
• Cost: $50 which includes the program and footy

Author - Sophie Allison (Head of Netball)

Ticketing and Entry 

Please be reminded that only those with a valid ticket will be admitted to BFNL or GFNL Finals without payment. Tickets are day specific, and cannot be used more than once. 

Please encourage your members who plan to attend to pre-purchase to take advantage of faster entry to the grounds, via out INTIX website. 

No ticket? You’ll be required to make payment to gain entry. 

Please also be reminded that CONDITIONS OF ENTRY apply to all gated finals. This includes but is not limited to: 

• No alcohol permitted 

• No dogs permitted (service dogs excepted) 

• Security checks 

Make things easier for everyone and especially our gate keepers by engaging in respectful interactions. 

Junior Players and Ticketing 

All Junior Netball players will be allocated One (1) complimentary adult admission with all junior players (13&U, 15&U, & 17&U) allocated admission ticket.  

For this offer to be valid, the junior player and adult must proceed through the admission gate at the same time.  

(No ticket physically allocated, but entry permitted when entering with child)  

Team Entry 

A reminder that teams MUST BE SELECTED BY 12pm Wednesday to enable us to type up position tracking sheets for the weekend. 

PLEASE ensure this is completed to support us in preparing for the each week’s schedule. 

 Finals Scorers Duties 

Each club will have been allocated one or more scorers duties – Please respond with the NAME OF THE PERSON FILLING THIS DUTY BY COB WEDNESDAY of each week once received. 

If your scorer is not someone who is already a member of a participating team, please advise and a ticket can be issued separately. 

Finals Information 

All resources have been sent to your club netball director, senior coordinator or junior coordinator, but can also be found HERE:

Author - Chloe Prout

See below important information for Midweek finals starting this Friday 23rd August. All clubs should have received this earlier in the week via email. 

Finals Format 

The format for the finals series is as follows: 

• Semi-final – Friday 23rd August: 1v2 and 3v4 

• Preliminary final – Friday 30th August: L1 v W2 

• Grand final – Friday 6th September: W1 v W3 

Game Procedures 

For the semi-finals, game will be played at: 4:40pm, 5:45pm, and 6:50pm. All games for finals will be played at Kardinia Park. 

We have allowed extra time between each time slot in case of a drawn game. Drawn game procedures are as follows: 

• There is a four (4) minute interval at the end of full time to enable scores to be verified on the score sheet. 

• Positional changes and substitutions may be made during change over time. 

• 2 x 5-minute halves will be played. 

• At the end of the first half teams have a 1-minute break, teams change ends, positional changes & substitutions are allowed. 

• Should there still be a draw at the end of the second half of extra time, play continues until one team has a two-goal advantage and therefore declared the winner. 

Team Line Up/Player Eligibility 

AFL Barwon will be providing pre-filled position tracking sheets for each team.  

Players will not be able to take the court if found ineligible for finals (i.e., have not played 4 games for the team).  

No players are to be handwritten on the scoresheet except by an AFL Barwon staff member at the office as we will need to check their eligibility beforehand. If a player is greyed out and unable to be selected in the team line-up on PlayHQ this means they are ineligible to play finals. Please email me if you need to double check finals eligibility for these players. 

Players can only play one (1) final per night (i.e., a player cannot play in both a 13&U and 15&U final game). 

Team Officials and Bench Conduct 

Please remember that only team officials (up to 5 people) and players are allowed to sit on the bench. Parents and spectators will need to sit elsewhere around the court. If a spectator is asked to move by an umpire mentor or another AFL Barwon staff member, please do so quickly to ensure you do not disturb the game. Also, a reminder that only the players may approach the umpires at the breaks and only to pose a question. Please be respectful towards our umpires and mentors. Umpire dissent will not be tolerated at any stage. If you have an issue, please talk to an umpire mentor or AFL Barwon staff member at the office. 

Scoring/Game Ball 

Both teams will need to provide a scorer for the game. Please ensure that both scorers have visibility/access to the scoreboard. Goal attempts are only required for the 17&U games. 

The scoreboards will be taken to each the court by the umpires with the game ball. AFL Barwon will be providing all game balls for finals. 

Uniforms/Clash Bibs 

Players must be wearing their club uniform as per the uniform register in the handbook. GDFNL clubs and junior only clubs, please wear uniform as predetermined by your club. 

Junior players (11&U through to 17&U) may wear long-sleeved tops underneath their approved uniform. If multiple players choose to wear a long-sleeve top, please ensure they are matching in colour. 

 Away teams are responsible for providing clash bibs if there is a clash of playing uniform. The team listed second on the scoresheet is deemed the ‘away’ team. Recognised clashes are:  

• Torquay, Grovedale, St Josephs, Bannockburn, Colac,  

• Queenscliff, South Barwon, Portarlington, Bell Post Hill, North Shore  

• Corio, Ocean Grove, Surf Coast Suns  

• Werribee Centrals, Leopold, Geelong Amateur  

• St Albans, Winchelsea  

• Inverleigh, Drysdale  

• Newcomb, East Geelong, Belmont Lions, Modewarre  

• Geelong Amateur, Bell Park, St Mary’s  

• Geelong Amateur, Newcomb, Barwon Heads 

Author - Sophie Allison (Head of Netball)

A change in criteria for the Rookie of the Year has led to it evolving to the Rising Star of the Year award. 

This prestigious accolade is awarded to a standout player who is under 21 years of age as of January 1 of each calendar year. 

Criteria: 

• All clubs can nominate a maximum of 2 players from their club that meet the criteria of a “rising star”. 

• These players must be under 21 years of age as of the 1st of January of that calendar year. 

• They must have played no more than 10 A Grade netball games prior to the commencement of the current season. 

• All nominations must be accompanied by text describing the achievements of the nominated players and the reason they have been nominated, along with a photo emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

• The selection panel made up of the H&ASC will then determine the 6 finalists and the eventual winner. Recommendations on the finalists will be sought from the Netball Operations Team. 

Submissions can be submitted here:

Author - Sophie Allison (Head of Netball)

It is a requirement that all GFNL A Grade coaches contribute towards determining the GFNL A Grade Team of the Year. 

Submissions can be submitted here:

Author - Sophie Allison (Head of Netball)

As the season draws to a close, please be reminded of your post season reporting requirements.  

All clubs are required to submit their player payment reporting via the spreadsheet on our website HERE  

All Players who have taken the court in A Grade are required to have either a standard player declaration, or non-declared player statement. 

All relevant player payment policies can be found on this site should you need any further information. If you are unsure about anything, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

AFLW Local Footy Sausage Sizzles are back for the 2024 Geelong Cats AFLW season.  

Get your club together this AFLW season and a run a sausage sizzle at one of the AFLW home games at GMHBA Stadium in 2024.  

All resources are supplied, all you need to do is turn up in your colours, sell some sausages and raise some funds for your club.  

All funds raised must be used to benefit your female football program at your local club. 

Requirements: 

• All volunteers must complete a free food safety course (Home - DoFoodSafely (health.vic.gov.au)) 

• Provide names and head shots of volunteers for AFL accreditations to access the GMHBA pre-game 

• Provide your club’s logo in PDF, AI or EPS (High Resolution JPEG files are also accepted) 

Expressions of Interest applications close COB Friday 23 August. 

Clubs who participated in the 2023 program will be ineligible to be selected in 2024. 

If you have any questions please email Sarah Allen - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

TAC Club Rewards

The TAC Club Rewards program is set to close on the 25th of August  

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding the process or require any last- minute advice on suggested content to ensure you maximise funding opportunities. 

PILA (Goal post partner) have opened their first round of their goal post subsidy program, where they are contributing $1,000 to clubs/grounds in need of new goal posts. More information on this program can be found: https://www.aflvic.com.au/pila-subsidy-program 

AFL approved Concussion HeadCheck App gets an upgrade! 

FYI, the AFL approved App that is available for iOS and Android devices, is used to assist is the management of and recovery from suspected concussion in children and NOW in adults too. 

Check out this article for more. AFL approved Concussion HeadCheck  

Footy Focus is here! 

Thanks to Toyota’s Good for Footy #FootyFocus24 is now open for entries. 

We want to see your photos that capture the essence of our great game at local club level. 

AFL Barwon is very aware of the wonderful photos that our clubs capture on a week-by-week basis. We encourage our clubs to participate by heading to: Footyfocus24