Round 3

The Geelong Football Netball League season will kick off on the weekend of April 2nd in a jam packed weekend of football and netball.

The league will take a bye on July 2nd, and the finals series will commence at yet to be confirmed venues on August 20th. The Grand Finals will be held on Saturday, September 10th.

Some fixture highlights are:

• Weekly K rock broadcast games!
• Pride Cup clash between Newtown & Chilwell and Leopold at Elderslie Reserve on Sunday April 10th
• Anzac Day weekend – Anzac Eve match between Lara and Grovedale and Anzac Day match between St Joseph’s and South Barwon

Read the full fixture in the link below.

The Bellarine Football Netball League season will kick off on the weekend of April 2nd in a bumper weekend of football and netball with two twilight matches between Geelong Amateur v Portarlington and Modewarre v Anglesea. The league will take a bye on July 2nd, and the finals series will commence at yet to be confirmed venues on August 13. The Grand Finals will be held on Saturday, September 3.

Other fixture highlights are:

• Easter Friday matches – Portarlington v Torquay at Port and Geelong Amateur v Modewarre at KFC Oval for a twilight match.
• Easter Saturday sees a twilight match at Ocean Grove against Newcomb.
• The annual Anzac Day clash between Drysdale and Portarlington, will be contested at Portarlington in 2021.
• Two ‘Battle of the Bridge’ matches between Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove in Round 9 and 17.

Read the full fixture in the link below!

The Toyota Good For Footy Gear Grant program is back for the third-season running, with 100 female football teams around the country to benefit from funding to supply brand new, specially designed uniforms.

Applications are now open and will be closing in late January, so clubs are urged to get their applications in for the $1,600 grant by explaining ‘why their team is worthy of kit that fits’ at https://www.toyota.com.au/community/partnerships/afl-aflw/gear.

Women and girls football participation has exploded in the last five years since the inception of AFLW. In 2016, there were 983 community teams for women and girls playing Australian football. Today, there are more than 2500 community teams for women and girls.

The 2022 edition of the gear grants, which is part of Toyota’s continued support for the game through the Good for Footy program, will take the number of clubs to have benefited from the funding to 300. Clubs have shared in $320,000 of funding from Toyota over the past two years.

Toyota Good for Footy Round will be held again in both the NAB AFLW competition (Round Six) and the Toyota AFL Premiership seasons in 2022.

John Pappas, Chief Marketing Officer, Toyota Australia said: “Toyota Australia has been a long-time supporter of community football and for the third season running, the Good for Footy Gear Grants Program will help women and girls around Australia get the right gear to play the game they love.

“Every year female participation is becoming more popular at the community level, but it’s not always possible for female teams to play in their own kit. For clubs, having access to initiatives like Toyota’s Good for Footy Gear Grant program encourages teams to play at their best.

“We’re looking forward to seeing this season’s entries from community clubs across Australia, giving female teams a chance to qualify for a $1,600 gear grant and make footy better for all.”

In 2021, the following clubs from Victoria were recipients of the Toyota Good For Footy Gear Grant program:

• Barwon Heads Football and Netball Club
• Bayswater Junior Football Club
• Bentleigh Football Netball Club
• Clayton Football and Netball Club
• Coburg Districts Football Club
• Edithvale Aspendale Football Club
• Frankston Dolphins Football Netball Club
• Frankston Football Club
• Kerang Football and Netball Club
• Kilmore Junior Football Club
• Lancefield Junior Football Netball Club
• Lemnos Football and Netball Club
• Manor Lakes Football Club
• Mazenod Panthers Football Club
• Mitcham Football Club
• Moe Football and Netball Club
• Monash University Blues Football Club
• Mt Evelyn Football Netball Club.
• Newtown & Chilwell Football Club
• North Sunshine Football Club
• Northcote Junior Football Club
• Northern Saints Football Club
• Preston Bullants Amateur Football Club
• Sale Football Netball Club.
• South Croydon Football Club
• South Yarra Football Club.
• St Josephs Football Club Geelong
• St Mary’s Salesian Amateur Football Club
• Tatura Football Netball Club
• Taylors Lakes Sporting Club
• Tyabb Football Club
• Upwey Tecoma Football and Netball Club
• Whitehorse Colts
• Yarraville Seddon Eagles

Thanks to the TAC Stat Tracker and Premier Data, season 2019 has seen spectators, coaches and players an unprecedented look at each GFNL game thanks to the TAC Stat Tracker. Every game was monitored by the stat tracker, giving a wide range of statistics beyond just rudimentary kicks and handballs. AFL Barwon was pleased to be a pioneer of what is believed to be a nationwide first for country football. See below the 2019 GFNL team of the year, with exclusive numbers from the TAC Stat Tracker.

BACKLINE

Back Pocket- Scott Frangos (Geelong West Giants)

435 disposals, ave 24.1 per game. 20 spoils, 32 one percenters, 2 goals, 1481 Fantasy Points

Full Back- Ryley Hall (St Mary’s)

139 disposals, ave 9.3 per game. 32 contested marks, 40 spoils, 47 one percenters, 694 Fantasy Points

Back Pocket- Cam Tudor (St Joseph’s)

242 disposals, ave 16.1 per game. 16 contested marks, 22 spoils, 26 one percenters, 92 hit-outs, 6 goals, 1169 Fantasy Points

HALF-BACKLINE

Half-Back- Alex Cincotta (Newtown & Chilwell)

245 disposals, ave 18.8 per game. 20 one percenters, 21 clearances, 60 marks, 6 goals, 14 spoils, 961 Fantasy Points

Centre Half-Back- Adam Garner (Colac)

276 disposals, 18.4 per game. 52 one percenters, 37 contested marks, 44 spoils, 11 goals, 1154 Fantasy Points

Half-Back- Campbell Floyd (Colac)

259 disposals, ave 19.9 disposals. 26 one percenters, 2 goals, 22 spoils, 75 marks, 45 effective tackles, 990 Fantasy Points

CENTRE

Wing- Jarryn McCormack (Colac)

277 disposals, ave 21.3 per game. 17 clearances, 42 effective tackles, 8 goals, 1106 Fantasy Points

Centre- Marcus Thompson (Leopold)

464 disposals, ave 27.2 per game. 57 clearances, 44 effective tackles, 15 goals, 118 effective handballs, 1213 Fantasy Points

Wing- Blake Sutterby (Newtown & Chilwell)

396 disposals, ave 22 per game. 46 clearances, 67 effective tackles, 170 contested possessions, 10 goals, 1274 Fantasy Points

HALF-FORWARDS

Half-forward- Jarryd Garner (St Mary’s)

389 disposals, ave 25.9 per game. 57 clearances, 51 hard ball gets, 125 contested possessions, 7 goals, 1213 Fantasy Points

Centre Half Forward- Lucas Boyd (Leopold)

252 disposals, ave 15.7 per game. 56 goals, 29 behinds, 60 contested marks, 37 deep 50 marks

Half Forward- Jackson Davis (St Joseph’s)

160 disposals, ave 13.3 per game. 12 goals, 9 behinds, 59 effective kicks, 16 clearances, 18 effective tackles, 659 fantasy points

FULL-FORWARDS

Forward Pocket- Luke Hillman (Colac)

222 disposals, ave 13 per game. 30 goals, 23 behinds, 22 deep 50 entries, 57 marks,  1213 Fantasy Points

Full Forward- Andrew Boseley (South Barwon)

183 disposals, ave 11.4 per game. 57 goals, 23 behinds, 89 marks, 33 contested marks, 1106 Fantasy Points

Forward Pocket- Riley Ferguson (St Joseph’s)

226 disposals, ave 18.8 per game. 8 goals, 5 behinds, 33 clearances, 78 effective kicks, 74 contested possession, 871 Fantasy Points

RUCKS

Ruck- Trent West (Leopold)

196 disposals, 12.2 per game. 836 hitouts, 369 hitouts to advantage, 28 clearances, 4 goals, 2264 fantasy points

Ruck Rover- Josh Saunders (South Barwon)

456 disposals, 26.8 per game. 100 clearances, 60 hard ball gets, 179 contested possessions, 5 goals, 45 effective tackles, 1580 fantasy points

Rover- Brant Haintz (St Joseph’s)

311 disposals, 17.2 per game. 67 clearances, 43 hard ball gets, 108 contested possessions, 78 effective tackles, 15 goals, 1380 Fantasy Points

INTERCHANGE

Sam Michael (St Albans)

197 disposals, 16.4 per game. 374 hitouts, 130 hitouts to advantage, 39 clearances, 31 contested marks, 3 goals, 1475 Fantasy Points 

Lachie Patten (Bell Park)

477 disposals, 26.5 per game. 57 clearances, 51 hard ball gets, 165 contested possessions, 14 goals, 55 effective tackles, 1213 fantasy points

Louis Herbert (South Barwon)

209 disposals, ave 20.9 per game, 35 clearances, 20 goals, 88 effective kicks, 53 marks, 978 Fantasy Points

Nick Dixon (North Shore)

332 disposals, ave 30.1 per game, 46 clearances, 112 contested possessions, 28 effective tackles, 5 goals, 66 uncontested marks, 1110 Fantasy Points

MEMO

AFL Barwon welcomes welcomes AFL Victoria’s March 16 announcement regarding changes to the Public Events Framework and ‘Tier 2’ events, which dictate crowd sizes at community sport.

In essence, the change means eligible Tier 2 events can take place without the Government approval process that was previously in place, if the newly introduced lower-risk threshold criteria under the Public Event Framework is met.

Per the changes:

Outdoor events and indoor (seated) events will be designated a lower risk Tier 2 Event if they meet the following two criteria:

• The event has fewer than 5,000 participants/spectators; and
• Attendance must not exceed 75 per cent capacity limit of the venue.

Indoor (unseated) events must meet the following additional criteria to be designated a lower risk Tier 2 Event:

• event does not feature behaviours that present a greater COVID risk (singing, dancing, chanting or consumption of alcohol and other drugs).

The new assessment process for Tier 2 public events will be effective immediately.

Acting AFL Barwon Region General Manager Georgia Hillman:

“We are delighted to see Victoria’s return to COVIDSafe settings has allowed the change to Tier 2 Public Events, we are all excited to see crowds back at the football and netball through the year.

“We continue to work alongside both AFL and Netball Victoria to ensure the safety of all members and participants remains the priority. We understand the challenges our clubs face in terms of providing COVID-safe settings during community sport, however these changes will ease a huge burden on all involved. AFL Barwon will continue to do all it can to ensure the safety of its members during return to play, and we cannot wait to say ‘Play On’ in season 2021.”

Head of AFL Victoria Brad Scott (full AFL Vic statement)

“With this latest development, community footy will be as close as possible to ‘back to normal’ when the season starts, which is really exciting.

“It will be great see big crowds at community football matches while kids will be high-fiving and can have parents, grandparents and family watching their junior footy games. These are all parts of community football that Victorians love, and it’s fantastic to have the season nearly here after the year we had.”

AFL Victoria are currently updated their protocols, and we will pass on any further updates when they come to hand.

To learn more about the Public Events Framework and to complete an online self-assessment to understand the likely status of your public event, please visit the Information for Event Organisers website.