Michael Kinrade
A passionate, hardworking pioneer of the Bellarine Football League who served as League Secretary from 1983 to 1993.
He was rewarded for his service with Life Membership of the BFL in 1988.
AFL Barwon Chairman, Commission, Staff and all member clubs, Bellarine FNL President, Board, and all members extend their deepest sympathy to Michael's family.
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed vision of an incident that occurred in the 3rd quarter of the Inverleigh v Bannockburn Senior match 21st August 2022 involving Matt Tyquin #2 Inverleigh and William Middleton #27 Bannockburn. It was deemed that Matt Tyquin be reported for striking William Middleton in the stomach and that the appropriate sanction was to issue a reprimand in this instance.
Read more …MRP Findings August 22
Kempe Junior Football Grand Final Schedule
Entry:
Free Entry
Getting to the Ground:
The games are being played at Queen's Park on both KFC Oval and Shaw Oval.
Cars can enter the ground via Queens Park Road.
Toilets
There are public toilets adjacent to Shaw Oval. The netball clubrooms will also be open. Players are able to use facilities within the clubrooms.
Carparking
Carparking is limited at Queens Park. Please carpool where possible. Extra carparking is available on both sides of the Barwon River (Highton side) and on the north on the Newtown side. There is very limited carparking in the streets opposite the entry. See attached map.
Filming Guide
All matches are being filmed and will be able to be purchased as a digital download iin the week following the matches via the AFL Barwon website. Each match will cost $15 per download.
Records
There will be no records on sale at the Kempe Junior Football Grand Finals.
Selected Teams (click to view)
U14 Div. 1 Geelong Advertiser Cup
U14 Div. 7 Geelong Advertiser Cup
Read more …Kempe Junior Football Grand Finals Match Day Guide
Dow BFL Les Ash Medallist - James Darke, Toruqay Football Netball Club
With 27 votes, James Darke of the Torquay FNC has claimed his fourth Les Ash Medal. This is an outstanding achievement for Darke as he now holds the record for most Les Ash Medals alongside Josh Finch.
"It's a pretty big feeling," Darke said. "It sounds a bit silly saying four times but I'm pretty happy with the result."
Despite the win, Darke seems to be more focused on Finals. He would rather share his success.
"I still have a bit more focus on the Finals coming forward. Playing full team succession is what you play for, and it's much better winning something with 22 blokes by your side instead of just yourself."
His brother signing up with Torquay has been a huge inspiration for Darke that has given him more drive to push himself.
"A few years ago my brother has come down, it feels good to go head-to-head with him with him at training there have been a few scuffles."
"Sometimes I have to pull him in line a bit, he's a little more aggressive than me. But it's good to play with him."
With the season cancelled by Covid, Darke is looking forward to Finals this week.
"A couple of years have been spoiled by Covid obviously, so I'm really looking forward to the pressure that Finals brings, and the enjoyment of it."
Top 3
1. James Darke (TOR) 27
2. Sammy Baker (BH) 21
3. Sam Darley (GA) 21*
DOW BFNL A Grade Netball Best & Fairest - Kaitlin Gladman, Queenscliff Football Netball Club
With 31 votes, Kaitlin Gladman of Queenscliff has won the A Grade Netball Best & Fairest. Gladman has been an impressive youth for some time now, winning the Rookie of the Year in 2019.
"I feel pretty stoked," Gladman said. "I had no idea, I never would have thought I'd be up here, I'm very happy."
Gladman was also selected in this year's Netball Team of the Year but wasn't confident she would poll well in votes for Best & fairest.
"It's great to be in the Team of the Year, but you never know (with the voting). It's umpires and coaches (deciding that), so it's completely different."
Preparations for sports have been difficult in the last two years, but for Queenscliff, it was all about culture.
"I think it was more about just getting people around, and getting to loving netball and sport as a whole again. We focused on our culture this year, and it was really good to get around the girls and just have a lot of fun with it."
There were some very narrow losses this season for Queenscliff but Gladman believes there is strength in their youth.
"We have so many young girls in the team as well, so definitely in a couple of years we'll be able to come back physically stronger and hopefully we can take it up to the higher teams."
Top 3
1. Kaitlin Gladman (QUE) 32
2. Rebecca O’Neill (OG) 27
3. Jessica Duke (NP) 25
Buckley's BFNL Don Cole Medal - Leigh Anderson, Modewarre Football Netball Club & Nick Garner, Torquay Football Netball Club
Top 3
1. Leigh Anderson (MOD) 18
1. Nick Garner (TOR) 18
3. Taylor Bonner (DRY) 12
Buckley's BFNL B Grade Netball Best & Fairest - Jessica Kelly, Geelong Amateur Football Netball Club
Top 3
1. Jessica Kelly (GA) 24
2. Sharon Ford (GA) 20
3. Claudia Britt (OG) 18
Epworth BFNL Senior C Grade Netball Best & Fairest - Lauren Richardson, Modewarre Football Netball Club
Top 3
1. Lauren Richardson (MOD) 29
2. Gemma Bell (OG) 27
3. Alyse O'Keefe (OG) 16
Geelong Advertiser BFNL Senior D Grade Netball Best & Fairest - Kirrily Sager, Queenscliff Football Netball club
Top 3
1. Kirrily Sager (QUE) 24
2. Sheree Gotts (MOD) 23
3. Tori Hogan (MOD) 21
Geelong Advertiser BFNL Senior E Grade Netball Best & Fairest - Jalen Walsh, Geelong Amateur Football Netball Club
Top 3
1. Jalen Walsh (GA) 22
2. Terri-Anne Finch (OG) 17
3. Lara Barnes (OG) 16
Other Winners
Netball Rookie of the Year - Jamison Camilleri, Portarlington
Football Rookie of the Year - Kye Annand, Ocean Grove
Senior Football Goal Kicking award - Matt Hebbard – Drysdale
Read more …2022 Bellarine FNL Presentation Night Award Winners
AFL Barwon Chair Craig Keating is delighted to welcome four new directors joining the AFL Barwon Commission, Diana Murase, Mick Overman, Ashley West and Mark Wilkin.
AFL Barwon recently undertook a recruitment process, looking to fill the vacancies of two recently retired Commissioners. The applications were of such a high calibre that AFL Barwon made the decision to also fill two other casual vacancies.
“We were overwhelmed by the response to this application process, and we were really spoilt for choice when it came to making the decisions.”
“We recently undertook a skills audit of the current Commission that highlighted areas where we needed specific skills and experience and I’m delighted that we have been able to fill those gaps,” Keating said.
The new Directors were ratified at the Commission meeting on Tuesday night and will be going through an induction process with AFL Barwon and AFL Victoria over the coming weeks.
They join existing Directors, Craig Keating, Michelle Gerdtz, Robert Hallett, Nicola Wojcik and David Milsome.
More information on the AFL Barwon Commission can be found here
All enquiries should be directed to:
Craig Keating
0409 424 986