This weekend, the final round of the 2023 Geelong Football Netball League season takes place. In the A Grade division of netball, the final five teams that will advance to finals are already set, however their standings on the ladder could change depending on the results on the weekend.

Here are some of the possibilities that could occur:

LEOPOLD vs NEWTOWN & CHILWELL

If Leopold win:
-They would finish their season on a high note. The highest they could finish is seventh, provided Bell Park defeat St Mary’s, and the lowest they could finish is eighth.
-They would snuff out any chance Newtown & Chilwell had of finishing the season in top spot (Newtown & Chilwell would need to beat Leopold and would also need South Barwon to beat Colac).

If Newtown & Chilwell win:
-They would finish the season on top of the ladder if Colac lost to South Barwon. If Colac beat South Barwon, they would finish second. Regardless of the result in their game against Leopold, they cannot drop lower than second.
-If they finish first, they will have next week off and then play in the second qualifying final, and if they finish second, they will play either St Joseph’s, Geelong West, or South Barwon in the first qualifying final.

GEELONG WEST vs ST JOSEPH’S

If Geelong West win:
-They would overtake St Joseph’s on the ladder and take third spot. They would only be at threat of losing third spot if South Barwon beat Colac comprehensively. 
-The highest they could finish is third, meaning they would play either Newtown & Chilwell or Colac next week in the first qualifying final. The lowest they could finish is fourth, meaning they would play St Joseph’s once again in an elimination final.

If St Joseph’s win:
-They would secure third spot going into finals, meaning they would play in the first qualifying final next week against either Colac or Newtown & Chilwell. They can’t finish higher than third.

SOUTH BARWON vs COLAC

If South Barwon win:
-They would put Colac’s place atop the ladder at jeopardy if Newtown & Chilwell beats Leopold.
-If they beat Colac comprehensively and Geelong West defeated St Joseph’s, they would be a chance to finish third.
-Third is the highest they could possibly finish, meaning they would play Newtown & Chilwell or Colac in next week’s qualifying final. The lowest they could finish is fourth, and in that situation, they would face off against either St Joseph’s or Geelong West in an elimination final.

If Colac win:
-They would be unable to concede top spot due to their percentage.
-Win or lose, they cannot drop out of the top two. They would play in either the first qualifying final next week against St Joseph’s, Geelong West, or South Barwon, or in the second qualifying final the week after.

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We are thrilled to congratulate all the players who have been crowned as winners at last night's Kempe AFL Barwon Junior Netball Best and Fairest Counts.

The awards included are for all Junior Netball competitions including Geelong FNL, Bellarine FNL & AFL Barwon Junior Netball.

The best and fairest awards include votes from all matches with the accumulated votes determining the winner(s) for each division.

The list of winners for each division and overall leaderboard can be found below.

 

Bellarine Football Netball League       

17/U Division 1 Kempe Cup             

Best & Fairest - Eden Henderson-Craig (Queenscliff)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Emily Quinten (Ocean Grove)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Grace Boland (Portarlington)

Runner Up Best & Fairest – Tae McGillivray (Anglesea)

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17/U Division 2 LBW Business & Wealth Advisors Cup            

Best & Fairest - Kailee Fisher (Drysdale)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Bella O'Dwyer (Torquay)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Louise Shaw (Geelong Amateur)

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15/U Division 1 Kempe Cup       

Best & Fairest - Olivia Bradshaw (Torquay)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Adele Mills (Drysdale)

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15/U Division 2 Kempe Cup 

Best & Fairest - Phoebe Vaughan (Torquay)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Zoey Davis (Newcomb)

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13/U Division 1 Kempe Cup              

Best & Fairest - Scarlotte Benney (Anglesea)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Remy Sliwa (Torquay)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Stella Peters (Geelong Amateur)

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13/U Division 2 Kempe Cup              

Best & Fairest - Ayla Winspear (Portarlington)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Skye Quirk (Barwon Heads)

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Junior Coach Encouragement Award - Georgia Collett & Amelia Stanic (Ocean Grove)

Junior Trainee Umpire Encouragement Award - Emily Totton (Geelong Amateur)

                          

DOW Junior Educational Scholarship - Philippa Norgard (Ocean Grove)

DOW Tertiary Educational Scholarship - Stephanie Reade (Torquay)

 

Geelong Football Netball League                                       

17/U Division 1 Kempe Cup                          

Best & Fairest - Abby Hay (Colac)            

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Amahni Harrison (Colac)             

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Mia Aitken (St Mary's)             

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17/U Division 2 Zena Sports Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Annette Flaherty (Colac)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Shakira Dymke (South Barwon)            

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15/U Division 1 Read the Play Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Ayisha Balogun (Newtown & Chilwell)             

Best & Fairest - Emily McCormick (South Barwon)

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15/U Division 2 Coco Boutique Photography Cup                       

Best & Fairest - Riley Miles (South Barwon)         

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Lylah Rickard (Grovedale)             

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13/U Division 1 Geelong Advertiser Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Lily Sherman (South Barwon)      

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Lyla Irvine (Grovedale)             

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13/U Division 2 Geelong Advertiser Cup                         

Best & Fairest - Stella Foley (Colac)    

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Stevie Mooney (Newtown & Chilwell)             

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*Upon recount, Stella Foley has been determined outright winner

 

Junior Coach Encouragement Award - Tylah Paech (Newtown & Chilwell)   

Junior Trainee Umpire Encouragement Award - Erin McGinness (South Barwon)        

                                        

AFL Barwon Junior Netball                      

13/U Division 3 Corio Bay Health Group Cup      

Best & Fairest - Emma Henderson (Surf Coast Suns)             

Best & Fairest - Meg Muhor (Newtown & Chilwell)

Best & Fairest - Phoebe Whitehead (Newtown & Chilwell)            

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13/U Division 4 Corio Bay Health Group Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Willa Webb (Surf Coast Suns)      

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Meg Taylor (Surf Coast Suns)    

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13/U Division 5 Corio Bay Health Group Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Elodie Keating (Newtown & Chilwell)             

Best & Fairest - Sharvarntay Edwards (Newtown & Chilwell)            

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13/U Division 6 Corio Bay Health Group Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Jorja Biscan (Bannockburn)         

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Isla Schiller (Bannockburn)             

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Sabrina Inderberg (Geelong Amateur)        

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13/U Division 7 Corio Bay Health Group Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Scarlett Johnstone (Anglesea)     

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Harlow Matthew (Grovedale)       

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15/U Division 3 Corio Bay Health Group Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Isla Rookes (Geelong Amateur)   

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Jackie Hiemstra (Grovedale)       

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15/U Division 4 Corio Bay Health Group Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Alexandra Norgard (Ocean Grove)             

Best & Fairest - Freya Howley (Newtown & Chilwell)

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15/U Division 5 Corio Bay Health Group Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Lila Miles (East Geelong)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Akasha Young (Surf Coast Suns)    

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Imani Sagnol (South Barwon)            

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Mylah Fleming (Geelong Amateur)

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15/U Division 6 Corio Bay Health Group Cup                            

Best & Fairest - Saffron Thurkettle (Surf Coast Suns)

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Evie Flint (Ocean Grove)             

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17/U Division 3 Corio Bay Health Group Cup

Best & Fairest - Annika Willis (Ocean Grove)        

Runner Up Best & Fairest - Liv Richardson (Ocean Grove) 

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Registrations are now open for both GFNL and BFNL Kempe Junior Representative Netball Teams.

Trials will be held as below:

13/U: Tuesday October 18^th & 25^th – 5:00pm – 6:30pm

15/U: Tuesday October 18^th & 25^th – 6:30pm – 8:00pm

17/U: Wednesday October 19^th & 26^th – 5:00pm – 6:30pm

 

Trials will be held at St Joseph's Netball Courts.

 

Dress Code: White T-Shirts and dark shorts/skirt are to be worn for all trials (Any player in club or representative uniform will be asked to go home and change)

• Please ensure lower leg is not covered so that a number may be written for selection

 

Those successful will represent their respective league at the Central West Region Association Championships Day on Sunday 21 & 28 May and 4 June 2023 (one day only – date TBC).

 

If successful at the Central West day, teams will then take part in the Association Championships Finals Day in July 2023 (date TBC).

 

Representative teams may also participate in the return of Barwon Junior Netball Championships. This is a weekly tournament between other league and association representative teams and would run as a 6-10 week competition in February – May 2023.

 

TALENT IDENTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES

• Players in the 13 & Under group are observed by the Victorian Regional Academy of Sport (VRAS), in partnership with Netball Victoria, to link Regional Academies of sport with high performance pathways.
• Players in the 15 & Under group are observed by Netball Victoria Talent scouts for potential TID invitation to selection for the Zone academy and 17 & Under state teams for the next year.
• Players in the 17 & under group are observed by Netball Victoria Talent scouts for potential invitation to state selection in the 17 & Under or 19 & Under for the next year.

 

To register your interest, please complete the registration form, Click Here: 

Further player information can be found here: 

Registrations close Monday 10^th of October 2022.

Applications are now open for our 2023 Kempe Junior Representative Coaching Positions.

 

Positions Available:

BFNL - 15/U reserves

GFNL - 15/U reserves & 17/U

 

Successful applicants will be responsible for the following commitments:

• Weekly training starting no later than February 2023
• Barwon Junior Champs: 5 or 10 week competition (plus finals) on Monday nights starting in February
• Central West Association Champs: Sunday 4 June 2023 (Altona Netball Association)
• Association Champs Finals Day (if successful): Sunday 18 June (State Netball Centre)

 

Requirements and responsibilities of the role are as follows:

1. Adhere to all league policies and guidelines.
2. Develop the team training program including skill development sessions, in line with player workloads and availability
3. Provide coaching instruction to team members in the areas of technique, specialist positional skills and team skills.
4. Identify and maximise underlying potential to deliver long term growth in individual athletes.
5. Evaluate and assess individual and team performance, ensuring individuals are appropriately challenged, and provided with constructive feedback.
6. Take appropriate action to ensure that underperformance is effectively dealt with.
7. Develop, implement, and adapt match play strategies.
8. Team coaches will supervise and mentor assistant coaches in both the training and competition environment.
9. Communicate clearly, concisely and with a high level of integrity to both the player and parent group.
10. Current Working with Children’s Check required.
11. Minimum Development Level coaching accreditation required (must be obtained prior to June 2023). 

 

Please submit your application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. detailing your experience, coaching ideology, and anything else you think we should know, along with a nomination of which age groups/league you would be willing to coach:

i.e. BFNL  15/U 

Coaches will receive an honorarium for their contribution.

Click here for the full position description

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Emma Daffy is an enthusiastic and competitive netballer whose love for the sport has given her wonderful opportunities with fantastic success. Emma is a star goal attack for Newcomb in the AFL Barwon All-Abilities League but also plays for Lara in the mainstream Saturday Geelong FNL E Grade Competition.

Beginning in 2017, Emma initially started her All Abilities netball journey at her local Football and Netball Club, Lara. Emma found she wanted to test and expand her netball skills even further, leading her to join the mainstream competition. Emma states, “I just wanted to challenge myself. Get my intensity up, get my cardio up, make sure I get a good old challenge out there!”

It is impossible for Emma to decide what competition she likes more but finds the level of intensity and competitiveness to be the primary difference between the two. Her sense of enthusiasm and pride for both leagues is undeniable. Emma explains, “Both sides bring up a good, energetic, fun game.”

Lara Football Netball Club Netball Director, Di Van Doren always knew Emma would have the skillset and ability to be able to play both netball competitions. “Emma has always been a willing participant in all our club combined training sessions. We wanted Emma to decide when the time was right for her and have the confidence to give it a go. She has amazing skills, and her knowledge of the game is astonishing.” Di acknowledged that Emma is a much-loved member of Lara’s E-Grade team and provided valuable input into group sessions and regularly attended Club social events.

The Newcomb Power Football and Netball Club is a strong leader for the All-Abilities league, having both inclusion Netball and Football sides. Scott Smith, Newcomb’s All-Abilities Coordinator, explains inclusivity is central to the club’s values and the All-Abilities program is a valuable and vital part of the club’s DNA. Smith says, “Our inclusion programs sit alongside our mainstream and all members have embraced the programs. Providing the opportunities is very rewarding.”

Emma believes in encouraging other players of the All-Abilities League to get involved in mainstream competitions as a way of breaking down barriers between the two competitions. She suggests, “Just give it a crack! Have a go and do your best out there!”. Di Van Doren supported this by encouraging clubs to keep an open mind when considering providing opportunities for All Abilities players in mainstream Netball.

Smith agrees the biggest barrier to blending All-Abilities players into the mainstream competitions is player confidence. He says, “Once they [All-Abilities players] feel comfortable, there are no issues.”

Emma’s passion and dedication to netball have led to some great achievements through selection for the Marie Little OAM Shield. Emma represented Victoria back in 2019 in Brisbane, bringing home a silver medal. She represented Victoria a second time in Sydney last year, bringing home not only another silver medal, but was also awarded Most Valuable Player overall for the competition. She says, “It was exciting and a bit of a shock”. 

However, the challenge doesn’t end there. Emma’s competitive spirit prevails as she set her sights on achieving more this year. Emma states, “I am wanting to bring back the gold instead of the silver!”.

If there are any players looking to play in any of the AFL Barwon All Abilities Netball Competitions, please contact AFL Barwon Head of Netball, Sophie Allison (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Author: Nina Hyde

Please see below the list of upcoming umpire workshops and development opportunities that Netball Victoria are running in our region.

 

MENTOR WORKSHOP

Focuses on the mentor/mentee relationship and responsibilities, constructive feedback skills, the do’s and don’ts of mentoring, and expectations of beginner umpires.

Sunday 29 January

Kardinia Park, Geelong

5:00pm-7:00pm

Register here https://vic.netball.com.au/events#149

 

YOUR DECISION COUNTS

Covers topics such as Contact vs Contest, Obstruction and Advantage, bio-mechanics, and how positioning and vision effect decision making.

Friday 3 February

5:15pm-7:15pm

Kardinia Park, Geelong

Register here https://vic.netball.com.au/events#149

 

INTRODUCTION TO UMPIRING

Learn the basic characteristics of becoming an umpire, using your whistle and hand signals effectively, infringements and sanctions, and positioning on the court.

Wednesday 1 March

4:45pm-6:45pm

Kardinia Park, Geelong

Register here https://vic.netball.com.au/events#149

 

MENTOR WORKSHOP

Focuses on the mentor/mentee relationship and responsibilities, constructive feedback skills, the do’s and don’ts of mentoring, and expectations of beginner umpires.

Wednesday 8 March

6:00pm-8:00pm

Kardinia Park, Geelong

Register here https://vic.netball.com.au/events#149

 

MENTOR WORKSHOP

Focuses on the mentor/mentee relationship and responsibilities, constructive feedback skills, the do’s and don’ts of mentoring, and expectations of beginner umpires.

Friday 31 March

6:00pm-8:00pm

Kardinia Park, Geelong

Register here: https://vic.netball.com.au/events#149

 

INTRODUCTION TO UMPIRING

Learn the basic characteristics of becoming an umpire, using your whistle and hand signals effectively, infringements and sanctions, and positioning on the court.

Wednesday 5 April

4:45pm-6:45pm

Kardinia Park, Geelong

Register here https://vic.netball.com.au/events#149

 

Save the dates – confirmation and registration links available soon.

Game and Match Management - Geelong, Friday 5 May

Game and Match Management - Colac, Tuesday 9 May

Please see below upcoming date for Development Coaching Course being ran in our region. 

DEVELOPMENT COACHING ACCREDITATION COURSE – Practical Component

Saturday 18 February

Wurdi Baierr Stadium, Torquay
12:30pm-5pm

Register here: https://vic.netball.com.au/events#148

 

This course has pre-requisites and more detail can be found https://vic.netball.com.au/how-become-coach-accreditation

Use this link to assist in finding the course to register: https://support.netball.com.au/hc/en-au/articles/4408375692825-Enrolling-in-a-Course-or-Accreditation

Netball Victoria's Game Development Conference will be held on selected dates from 6-19 February 2023.

With both online and face-to-face sessions for coaches and umpires, it is a great way to kickstart the year and get your pre-season underway. 

Registrations are now open!

View more information https://vic.netball.com.au/game-development-conference-2023

Register now https://netballvictoria.formstack.com/forms/conference2023

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Results: Barwon Junior Netball Championships

13 & Under

1 Geelong FNL (36)

2 Geelong Central (30)

3 Bellarine FNL (26)

4 Colac & District FNL (20)

5 Geelong & District FNL (8)

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Finals Round 1	Geelong Central	29	Bellarine FNL	26
Finals Round 1	Geelong FNL	28	Colac & District FNL	25

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Finals Round 2	Geelong FNL	24	Geelong Central	30

15 & Under

1 Geelong FNL (40)

2 Colac & District FNL (28)

3 Bellarine FNL (26)

4 Geelong & District FNL (18)

5 Geelong Central (8)

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Finals Round 1	Geelong FNL	42	GEelong & District	18
Finals Round 1	Colac & District	14	Bellarine FNL	24

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Finals Round 2	Geelong FNL	41	Bellarine FNL	34

17 & Under

1 Geelong & District (24)

2 Geelong FNL (12)

3 Bellarine FNL (12)

4 Colac & District FNL (0)

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Finals Round 1	Geelong & District	42	Colac & District	16
Finals Round 1	Geelong FNL	34	Bellarine FNL	27

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Finals Round 2	Geelong & District	24	Geelong FNL	26

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Results: 15&U Reserves

Junior Mixed Division 1

1 Warriors (32)

2 Geelong FNL (26)

3 All Saints (24)

4 Bellarine FNL (20)

5 Southern Stars (16)

6 GCNA Turquoise (14)

7 GCNA Indigo (12)

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Finals Round 1	Warriors	18	All Saints	17
Finals Round 1	Geelong FNL	16	Bellarine FNL	27

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Finals Round 2	All Saints	22	Bellarine FNL	37

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Finals Round 3	Warriors	20	Bellarine FNL	10

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Association Championships 

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Results: All Abilities

All Abilities

1 Bayside NA Orange (22)

2 Bayside NA Blue (22)

3 Geelong FNL (16)

4 Manningham (14)

5 Drouin District (10)

6 Wyndham NA (4)

7 Waverley Night (0)

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Finals Results	Manningham Netball	7	Geelong FNL	8

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GFNL Representative Teams

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