The Colac & District FNL Board and AFL Barwon are excited to release the 2022 Bendigo Bank Colac & District Football Netball League fixture.

The season will kick off in style at Central Reserve with Irrewarra-Beeac hosting Alvie on March 26th. The remaining round one games will be played April 2nd with Imps taking Western Eagles under lights as a highlight of the other round one match up’s.

Other key highlights of the fixture:

• Lorne will once again host Alvie in a standalone fixture on Easter Saturday at Stribling Reserve.
• Colac Imperials will host South Colac at night on ANZAC Day Eve
• Birregurra and Apollo Bay will play an Inaugural Indigenous Match

The CDFNL Grand Finals will be held on Saturday, September 10.

The full Colac & District Football Netball League fixture can be found below:

ABOUT US

As an organisation, the AFL works tirelessly in all states and at all levels to enhance and grow the game – from grassroots to elite. AFL Victoria’s vision is to be regarded as an accountable, respectful and progressive sporting organisation that is responsible for the continued growth of Australian Football in Victoria by:

• acting collaboratively in the best interests of the game;
• providing strong leadership and effective guidance;
• managing relevant and viable state league competitions that form an integral part of the talent pathway;
• supporting participation pathways and development programs.

We have multiple casual opportunities available in the below location:

• AFL Barwon – Geelong & Surrounding Areas

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF

An AFL Victoria Game Development Officer is primarily responsible for conducting general Australian Football game development programs within the school and community environment. The role will include but not limited to:

• Supporting the delivery of school’s clinics,
• NAB AFL Auskick program,
• Diversity Programs,
• AFL club-based activations,
• Promotional activations,
• Coaching Initiatives and,
• Inflatable activations.

OUR IDEAL TEAM MEMBER

• Demonstrated personal initiative and ability to work effectively unsupervised and in a team environment.
• Well-developed verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Confidence and ability to deliver engaging and positive outcomes with a range of AFL programs.
• Current Victorian Driver License with access to a motor vehicle.
• Satisfactory Employee “Working with Children” check.
• First Aid certificate or to be obtained.

Desirable

• Tertiary qualifications in Teaching, Sports Coaching, Recreation, Education, Marketing or equivalent depth of experience.

• Established ability to bring together and coordinate a diverse range of project partners.

OUR CULTURE

http://www.afl.com.au/careers/experience-extraordinary

HOW TO APPLY

Simply click here to apply

Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume with the subject ‘Game Development Officer’ with your preferred region by 10 December 2021.

The AFL Barwon Commission provides governance and strategy development for Football and Netball across the Geelong and Colac regions. We are seeking a creative and motivated person to manage all facets of media and communications in the AFL Barwon Region.

The Media Coordinator is primarily responsible for managing all of AFL Barwon’s social media platforms, strategic media engagement and liaison with local media outlets and internal and external AFL Barwon communications. The role is responsible for of AFL Barwon’s day-to-day media activities, including creative proactive and engaging content. During periods of high activity, the Media Coordinator will lend a hand to assist their colleagues with different projects and campaigns from a digital sense.

The successful applicant will be responsible for managing relationships with other media parties, club stakeholders and internal staff.

Reporting to the Commercial Partnerships Manager, the successful applicant will require:

• Experience in managing social media platforms and content creation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in creative design
• Demonstrated expertise in writing for a range of publications, reports and creative pieces for both print and online audiences.
• Experience managing and producing print publications (eg: newsletters, brochures), including writing, editing and researching content, and basic design.
• Demonstrated capacity to plan and schedule differing work demands for oneself and the team in order to meet deadlines for multiple tasks in a variety of work areas.

Relevant tertiary qualifications will be desired but not essential.

If this sounds like a position for you, please email a cover letter and your resume to Georgia Hillman – Commercial Partnerships Manager – AFL Barwon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2022 AFL Barwon Umpire Coach Vacancies.

• AFL Barwon Head Umpuire Coach - Colac
• AFL Barwon Senior Assistant Feild Umpire Coach - Geelong X 2

AFL Barwon are seeking EOI in the above positions for the 2022 season.

All positions come with an honorarium based payment.

For a PD of each role please contact Jock Hillgrove This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

EOI will be closing on the 19th November 2021 at 5pm.

• A valid Victoria WWC check is manditory.
• ALF Umpire Coach Accreditation of willing to participate in AFL Upmire Coach Accreditation requirements are manditory.