School Sport Victoria (SSV) are excited to announce that Team Victoria AFL registrations are open for U15 boys and girls. Registrations close on the 16th of March 2023.
The School Sport Victoria (SSV) AFL representative program provides a development platform for Victorian students to challenge themselves against Australia's best school aged atheletes, in the School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships.
To be eligible to register/apply for team tryouts, individual students must:
be a full-time student that attends school regularly with a School Sport Victoria school;
have their registraion endorsed by their school principal;
be available to attend selection trials and training sessions; and
meet the costs of participation.
Register now for this incredible opportunity to trial for the SSV AFL team.
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.
AFL Barwon is excited to announce the Colac RSL Colac & District Football Netball League fixture for the 2023 season.
The 2023 season kicks off on March 25th with the traditional opening match-up between Irrewarra-Beeac and Alvie at Central Reserve. The A-Grade Netball encounter has some added meaning following last year’s 1-point Grand Final thriller.
The remaining clubs kick off their seasons on April 1st with Senior Football Grand Finalists, South Colac, and Irrewarra-Beeac the marquee game of the weekend.
The Round 2 fixtures see a Good Friday clash between Alvie and Colac Imperials at Alvie. All other clubs will play their Round 2 games on April 15th.
There are two byes in the season with a split round across the weekends of May 20th and May 27th, and a full league bye on July 1st.
The full 2023 Colac & District Football Netball League season fixture can be found HERE.
The AFL Barwon Commission wishes to advise that Michelle Gerdtz has been appointed as the new AFL Barwon Chair.
Having held the position of deputy chair for the last four years, Michelle was unanimously sworn in at last night’s scheduled meeting. Commissioner Ashley West was appointed as the Deputy Chair.
Michelle has extensive experience in the sporting industry, holding key roles at Netball Victoria for six years including the role of General Manager, High Performance and Commercial. She was also part of the leadership team for the Australian Masters Games and was recently appointed as the General Manager of Read the Play, AFL Barwon’s Community Partner.
Having been involved in the AFL Barwon Region as both a Netball player and committee member at Bell Park Sport & Recreation Club, Michelle was appointed as the first ever female President of a Geelong Football Netball League club when she was appointed to the role as Football President in 2012.
Gerdtz was quoted “I am honoured to take on the leadership role in one of the richest football and netball regions in Victoria. “
“I would personally like to thank Craig Keating for his guidance, support, and encouragement in taking on this position.”
‘I’m looking forward to working closely with the member clubs, commission, staff and stakeholders with the view to continue to progress the region. It’s an exciting time right now for AFL Barwon with the development of our strategic direction for the next three to five years.”
The role had previously been held by Craig Keating whose tenure was completed at the recent Annual General Meeting. The AFL Barwon Commission and staff thank Craig for his leadership, dedication, and commitment over his 10 years of service to the AFL Barwon region and its members.
Further changes to the AFL Barwon Commission for 2023 saw Lachie Young appointed for a three-year term at the November 30 AFL Barwon Annual General Meeting.
The profiles of the AFL Barwon Commissioners can be found here.
