Please be advised that we will be holding our Club Captain’s Media Shoots at AFLB HQ (Highton Reserve) with the option of the following dates: 

Monday 24th March – 3pm-6pm or,
Tuesday 1st April  – 3pm-6pm  (Updated)

There is an expectation for each club to provide the following club representative (Captain preferred) for an individual shoot at one of the above dates. 

• 1 x Senior Male Football Player 
• 1 x A-Grade Netballer 
• 1 x Senior Female Footballer (If Applicable) 
• 1 x All-Abilities Football Player (If Applicable)
• 1 x All-Abilities Netball Player (If Applicable)

The players will need to be dressed in full playing attire – Including boots and netball bibs with changerooms available onsite. 

If your club is wearing alternative uniforms for any of the themed rounds below, it would be great if you could let me know prior and have the player equipped with the alternative uniform (if applicable).  

• ANZAC Day 
• Indigenous Round  
• Inclusion / Pride Round 
• Other Club Based Initiatives  

If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out Sean Atkinson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Camryn Sheehan (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The details of the event are as follows:

Date: Monday, March 17th
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Geelong West Town Hall (153 Pakington St, Geelong West VIC 3218)

U18 Male Grading Games
The 2025 U18 Male grading games will commence on Saturday, April 26, with four grading matches scheduled.

DOW BFNL Senior & Reserves Footballs Available
Each club is allocated eight footballs for the 2025 season. These are now available for collection at the AFL Barwon office. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. is overseeing the football ordering process for any inquiries.

Football Match Day & Competition Rule Webinar
Information regarding football match day procedures and competition rules is now accessible via the AFL Barwon website. Clubs are encouraged to review the latest updates.

Reserves Football Rule Update
The Last Possession Rule has been removed from Reserves Grade Football. For further clarification, please contact Director of Umpiring This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For any questions or further assistance, reach out to the AFL Barwon Football Operations team.

Please take note of the following upcoming events and important information:

Upcoming Meetings

• Delegates Meeting – Tuesday, March 18 at 7:00 PM, Colac RSL.

Practice Match Grounds Needed

If your club has a football oval available for practice matches, please get in touch. Several clubs from the Geelong region are looking for grounds to use.

For any questions or to provide ground availability, please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Deakin University are conducting a study to test and develop a new questionnaire and monitoring tool for menstrual cycle symptoms!

They are looking for physically active females/female athletes with a natural menstrual cycle (not using hormonal contraception) to complete daily online surveys.

Participants will be entered into a draw to win a $100 Coles gift card every fortnight. Interested?  

Check out the flyer and scan the QR code or follow the link (https://redcap.link/a3enk81s) for more information.

Clubs yet to submit their Under 18 Male team entry for the 2025 season must do so immediately via the provided Google Form.

This is a reminder to submit your clubs Junior Football Team Entries for 2024 no later than March 21. I’ve included the team entry link for Junior Female football below for your convenience.

SUBMISSION DUE MARCH 21, 2025

Important: Click "Submit" once all entries for an age group are completed—your submissions won’t be received until this step is done.

If you have any questions or need any support, please don’t hesitate to reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

BFNL Senior & Reserves footballs (8 per club) are available for collection at AFL Barwon office.

Will Ross is the lead for football ordering process.

AFL Barwon Senior Female Footballs (4 per club) are available for collection at AFL Barwon office.

Will Ross is the lead for football ordering process. 

Player points are being applied to CDFNL, BFNL, GDFNL, GFNL & Senior Women’s football, starting last week.

Clubs are reminded that player points may not be available to be granted on Saturday match days in season 2025. 

Please remind players to register to your club for player point allocations any player points matter ref to Michael Limb Head of Football Operations. (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Tracey Gorham has recently been appointed to the role of Western Region Manager at Netball Victoria.

Tracey will be our point of contact for all Netball Victoria matters moving forward, taking over the great work that Maddie Okely completed during her time in the role. 

We look forward to meeting and working with Tracey in the coming months.

Netball Victoria is holding online education sessions for the Victorian netball community on the first Monday of each month.

Through conducting these sessions, Netball Victoria’s aim is to create a thriving, informed community of administrators and office bearers who are equipped to grow and sustain their netball programs.

The next sessions will be held on Monday 7 April:

Session 1 (6:00pm - 6:30pm) - Role of a Child Safety officer

Session 2 (6:30pm - 7:00pm) - Child Safety review & action plan

Session 3 (7:00pm - 7:30pm) - Advocacy, grants and government engagement

Session 4 (7:30pm - 8:00pm) - Empowering young people - benefits of a Youth Advisory Committee  

A recording of each session will be made available to anyone unable to attend.

Register for April                                View March recordings

Train Like a Vixen is the perfect school holiday activity, and we’d love to have you and your friends part of the fun in April!

There is a clinic to suit everyone from ages from 5 to 17 years - whether you are a beginner or have been to one of our clinics before - with individual, team & all abilities clinics available.

Join us at the State Netball Centre, Parkville during these school holidays (8-11 April) to develop your netball skills and have the chance to meet one of your favourite Melbourne Vixens players. 

All participants who register will receive a Train Like a Vixen t-shirt when they arrive.

For all other Netball Victoria information for clubs, please visit the below link

This includes updates on NetSetGo, and other up and coming items.

Country Football and Netball Program (CFNP) is now open

The Victorian Government, in partnership with Netball Victoria, the AFL and AFL Victoria is proud to launch the 2025‑26 round of the Country Football and Netball Program. 

This program provides funding, via local governments, to help upgrade and improve facilities across rural, regional, and outer metropolitan locations. 

Grants of up to $250,000 are available to deliver infrastructure projects that include the redevelopment and construction of courts, installation of lighting, and construction of new and redevelopment of existing pavilions, including gender‑neutral change rooms. If your club, association, or league is interested in facility enhancements through this program please contact your local Council representative/s or the NV facilities team.

All applications must be submitted via a local government authority, so we encourage affiliates to begin the application process as early as possible. 

More information

Applications open NOW - close 7 July 2025

Sporting Club Grants Program - now open 

Applications are open for the Victorian Government’s 2025 Sporting Club Grants Program.

Grants of up to $5000 are available for clubs to improve the skills and knowledge of volunteers, coaches, and officials, as well as grants of up to $4000 to help clubs deliver new programs to the community. Clubs can also apply for grants of up to $1000 to purchase uniforms and equipment, and $750 travel grants are available to participate in competitions away from home. 

More information

Applications open NOW – close 27 March 2025

Join us for the City of Greater Geelong sporting club information night, designed to provide new and existing club officials and committee members with valuable insights into the operations of sporting clubs across the outdoor network 

Learn how the City support clubs operating on council-owned or managed land under a Fair Play Licence Agreement. 

Key topics include fees and charges, bookings, facilities maintenance, works on council land, community grants and much more.

Wednesday 2 April 2025

6.00-7.00pm

BFNL and GFNL SATURDAY affiliation netballs are available for collection from the AFL Barwon Office between 9am and 5pm. 

Midweek affiliation netballs will be available for collection once team entries for this competition have closed. 

CDFNL Affiliation Netballs are available from Colac Sports Power. 

Please view this ‘Pre-Season Handbook HERE!’ 

This guide includes step-by-step instructions to ensure your club is set up for the season ahead. Please ensure you refer to it, and ensure you have ticked off all relevant steps. 

A ‘Match Day Operations’ manual will also be made available for you in the coming weeks to support in-season. 

Netball Victoria Accredited Course 

Sunday 16th March  

12pm to 4:30pm 

Herne Hill Recreation Reserve 

Monday 17^th March 2025

Barwon Junior Netball Championships – Championship Teams

Venue: Oberon High School Stadium, Armstrong Creek

13&U at 5:20pm, 15&U at 6:30pm, 17&U at 7:40pm

• Geelong FNL v Geelong Central FNL
• Geelong & District FNL v Bellarine FNL
• Colac & District FNL - BYE

Full BJNC fixture and results

Geelong Central Netball Competitions – Development Teams

Venue: Kardinia Park Netball Courts, South Geelong

Fixture to be confirmed – awaiting post grading fixtures.

Full GCNA fixture and results – 13&U teams

Full GCNA fixture and results – 15&U teams

Season starts April 29^th
Must have completed the Foundation Umpires Education Course, Rules of Theory Netball Exam and participated in an AFL Barwon Beginner Training Session.

You will receive an email with further instructions to complete prior to competition starting.

Local club fundraising opportunity through Container Deposit Scheme partnership 

Local football clubs across the state will be supported to raise funds and become more sustainable through a new partnership between AFL Victoria and Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic). CDS Vic provides the opportunity for Victorians to return eligible drink containers for a 10-cent refund. 

https://cdsvic.org.au/afl-victoria 

Please contact Tim Secombe (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with any questions regarding the above information.

Helping grassroots clubs and organisations address barriers in participation, develop safe and sustainable practices and build social and active local communities.

Open now - closing: 27 March 2025

Come and learn how to use Prep-to-Play and prevent injuries this season.  

A practical workshop to give you the confidence and skills to use new warm-up, tackling and ground ball drills at your next training. This will include a structured, evidence-based football specific warm-up and cool down, as well as how to teach and introduce contact skills (tackling/being tackled/ground ball focus) safely and effectively. 

When and where: 6.00pm -7.30pm Tuesday March 25th, Highton Reserve

Who can attend: Coaches, players, parents, trainers, health/exercise professionals. Prep-to-Play can be used in female and male teams, and all age groups.  

Coaches will earn 50 CPD points via AFL Learn. 

Please contact Tim Secombe (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and/or the Prep-to-Play team (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with any questions regarding the above information. 

Ahead of the Game is a free program for players (12 years-18 years), their parents and coaches. Funded by Movember and partnering with the AFL, Ahead of the Game has delivered 1000+ sessions and reached 18,000+ young players nationally in 2024.

Ahead of the Game provides young players with the tools to deal with life’s challenges, and the confidence to support their mates through tough times, whilst also empowering them to look after their own mental wellbeing. The program has been designed to have localised Delivery Partners come to community clubs to deliver at a time that suits during the season.

In 2025 Ahead of the game will have capacity to deliver up to 40 workshops in the Geelong & Colac regions.

Further information and to register your interest can be found here - https://play.afl/movember-ahead-game 

Watch video about Ahead of the Game