Blood Toyota Geelong Football Netball League Finals Venues
AFL Barwon is thrilled to announce that the Blood Toyota Geelong Football Netball League Grand Finals will be held at the Leopold Football Netball Club in 2023.
Leopold will also host the Geelong FNL Preliminary Finals, with the first two weeks of the finals to be hosted at West Oval.
The decision to host the Geelong FNL Grand Finals at the Leopold Football Netball Club reflects the venue's excellent facilities, rich history, and will provide an excellent showcase of community sport. Both finals venues will provide an exceptional experience for players, officials, and Club Supporters.
AFL Barwon Region General Manager, Edward Wilson was quoted.
“AFL Barwon is proud to announce two outstanding Clubs within the Barwon region as hosts of the GFNL Finals Series. Geelong West & Leopold exhibit operational excellence as Clubs both on-and-off the field and court, and as such, are worthy hosts for these marquee weeks on the calendar. I thank both Clubs for their tireless support and enthusiasm in partnership with AFL Barwon”.
Leopold Football Netball Club President Richard Hockley on behalf of the committee stated that,
“The Committee of Management at Leopold Football Netball Club would like to thank AFL Barwon for the opportunity to showcase our facility to the region. We are very proud of our facility, in particular its strong connection between netball and football. We now look forward to working with AFL Barwon and all other Geelong FNL clubs to deliver a first-class finals series”.
Geelong West Giants Football Netball Club Chair Sarah Naylor was pleased to have the opportunity to showcase their club again this final’s series.
“Geelong West is very excited to be hosting the first two weeks of 2023 Geelong FNL Finals and we thank AFL Barwon for the opportunity to showcase our Club to the Barwon region once again. Following the success of the 2022 Finals Series, we look forward to building on this foundation across the Qualifying, Elimination & Semi Finals weekends in September”.
The full schedule for the Blood Toyota Geelong Football Netball League Finals Series is as follows:
Week 1 – West Oval
Saturday, September 2
Qualifying Finals
Sunday, September 3
Elimination Finals
Week 2 – West Oval
Saturday, September 9
Second Semi Finals
Sunday, September 10
First Semi Finals
Week 3 - Leopold Memorial Park
Saturday, September 16
Preliminary Finals
Week 4 - Leopold Memorial Park
Saturday, September 23
Grand Finals
