Mental Health Week is a joint initiative of Read the Play, Tackle Your Feelings, Leisure Networks, and AFL Barwon. It's about celebrating the work we are doing in the Geelong, Bellarine, and Surf Coast communities in mental health and wellbeing in sporting clubs. 

A Mental Health Week Luncheon will be held at Ocean Grove Football Netball Club, where we will hear from Daniel Gorringe and Erin Hoare. Please note that this event is invite only.

Read The Play Round

• 8:15am - Under 16 Football: Ocean Grove V Bell Park
• 8:15am - 15 & Under Netball: Ocean Grove V Geelong Amateur
• 11:15am - 15 & Under Netball: Ocean Grove V Geelong Amateur

Tackle Your Feelings Round

• 1:45pm - A Grade Netball: Ocean Grove V Geelong Amateur
• 2:10pm - Senior Football: Ocean Grove V Geelong Amateur

Read the Play and Tackle Your Feelings will present awards following the conclusion of each of the matches. 

“Read the Play is a unique program that uses young people’s engagement with sport and connection to their local club to deliver important messages that improve mental health literacy and knowledge about where to seek help for mental health problems. 

Read the Play has been continuously evaluated and refined over many years and impressed me with its strong focus on partnering with the local community.”

Dr Kate Hall
Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing, AFL

Champion positive change in mental health at your Football & Netball Club

Tackle Your Feelings is a free mental health training program for community football and netball coaches and players, as well as committee members, umpires and other club support staff.

Established in 2018 by the AFL Coaches Association, AFL Players’ Association and Zurich Insurance, the program is based on the education delivered to the AFL industry, and is led by high profile player and coach ambassadors.

Tackle Your Feelings workshops are delivered by a local psychologist. the program aims to help participants gain tools to Understand, Recognise and Respond to signs of mental ill-health in their players.