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Match Review Findings | March 2 2026

The Match Review Panel's findings are in for the weekend's matches. 

Report Details
Reported Player: Jaiden Reid (Inverleigh)
Charge: Rough Conduct
Offended Player: Nick Lane (Portarlington)
 
Competition: Practice Match
Grade: Senior
Match: Inverleigh v Portarlington
Quarter: 3rd
 
Grading of Offence
Careless Conduct – High Contact – Low Impact
 
Sanction
The base sanction for this offence is one (1) match an early guilty plea, the sanction will be reduced to a reprimand.
 
Outcome
Reprimand Accepted

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MEDIA RELEASE - AFL Barwon extends partnership with Epworth for 2023

Epworth Geelong will continue as a major partner of AFL Barwon and naming rights holder of Female Football in the region for 2023.

Epworth has been a proud partner and supporter of Female Football and the entire region since the beginning of the partnership in 2018, and both parties are excited to see this continue through 2023.

Epworth will retain naming rights to all divisions of Senior Female Football, as well as division 1 of all our competitive underage Female competitions. In addition to the previous years, the Epworth branding will be on all Senior Female, Under 19 Female and Under 16 match footballs, as well as the playing jumpers for these Competitions.

 

Epworth Geelong Executive General Manager Leonie Lloyd said,

“The team at Epworth Geelong is pleased to continue our support for AFL Barwon and female football in the Greater Geelong region in 2023.

At Epworth, we are proud to be supporting women in sport. It’s great to see the rapid growth of women’s football in the Geelong region, where young children are now growing up with as much excitement for female football as any other sport.”

 

AFL Barwon Commercial Partnerships & Communications Manager Sean Atkinson said,

“It is wonderful to have Epworth continue to partner with AFL Barwon in 2023. Epworth have been the Naming Rights Partner for our female football section since the introduction of Senior Female Football in 2018, so to have them continue is fantastic for our Region.

The brand connection between Epworth and Female sport in our region resonates well, and we are looking forward to continuing to grow and expand the partnership”.

 

Epworth Geelong is located on 1 Epworth Place, Waurn Ponds. For more, visit www.epworth.org.au.

New Female 'Player to Coach' Program to Launch with Series of Webinars

AFL Victoria and Coach AFL is launching a new three-part coaching series that aims to provide opportunities for women to easily transition from a playing capacity into a coach.

The new program aims to utilise resources and community connections to easily educate and develop female players and ensure that females continue to contribute and thrive within the football community.

Part one of the program commences with the first of two webinars on the 18th of October and will feature several esteemed panellists.

  • Host: Natalie Wood (Western Bulldogs AFLW Assistant Coach)
  • Host: Eliza Straford (AFL Victoria Participation Coordinator & Williamstown VFLW player)
  • Guest 1: Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs AFLW)
  • Guest 2: Emma Grant (former Collingwood AFLW player and & Richmond AFLW development coach).

The panel will look deeply into the female ‘player to coach’ topic and make connections with themes during the session that assists players to commence coaching in the community.

Richmond AFLW development coach, Emma Grant will be a guest panellist for the webinar

Part 1

1. State webinar series to explain the purpose of the program and generate interest. Guest panels will deliver sessions to identified female candidates

  • Webinar 1: Monday October 18th, 7pm
  • Webinar 2: TBC (confirmed post session 1)

The program will continue with parts two and three in early 2022.

You can register for the program at the registration link here: https://form.jotform.com/212611505197047

For full details on the program and further information such as player and club incentives and coaching opportunities and recruiting tips, click here.

For any enquiries, please contact AFL Victoria Coaching Development and Education Lead, Ricky Coburn (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

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Position Vacant - Head of Operations

Reporting to the Region General Manager this role has three key focus areas:

  1. To oversee the conduct of all football and netball competitions in the AFL Barwon region
  2. To oversee the Operational staff of football, netball and umpiring at AFL Barwon
  3. To oversee the management of the Community Club Sustainability Program for football and netball in the AFL Barwon region.

Please see full PD below and please submit applications to Bruce Harwood – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

AFL Barwon Head of Operations PD

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