Please ensure you’re monitoring your games played totals throughout the season. Clubs also bear responsibility to ensure players are managed within the bounds of the game, and are monitoring this information.

While AFL Barwon does check paperwork and make amendments as needed, we check over 600 pieces of paper per week, so we may miss a record.

If you require support in checking these records, please reach out.

It is a Netball Victoria compliance requirement that ALL clubs have their Child Safety Officers AND Complaint Officers assigned in Netball Connect.

This does not have to be a separate person if you already have someone undertaking the role for your club in a football sense.

To assign a person to this role on Netball Connect, please follow the following steps:

• Log in to the admin portal
• Users tab
• Hover over ‘Administrators’ and select ‘my organisation’
• Toggle across to the ‘contacts’ tab
• Add a new contact, and select the role as ‘Child Safety Officer’ or ‘Complaints Officer’
• You can set this person as having ‘NO admin access’.

If you are having trouble completing this step – please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

As per AFL Barwon By-Law 2.3 and Netball Competition rule 2, player registrations and clearances in netball close on June 30^th.

Please ensure all players are registered/cleared to your club prior to this date.

No late registrations will be accepted

Action Required - Appointment of child safety officers and complaints officers on Netball Connect

As part of Netball Victoria’s continued commitment to creating a safe and supportive environment for every young person involved in our sport, we have introduced a requirement for all associations, leagues and clubs to appoint a Child Safety Officer (CSO) and Complaints Manager. 

These appointments are a mandatory requirement under the Netball Victoria Affiliation Policy. Please upload the name and contact details of your appointed CSO and Complaints Manager by 30 June, 2025 via Netball Connect. 

This can be done by logging into Netball Connect > Click on the User module > Administrator > Our Organisation. Please view the resource here-  Our Organisation - Contacts

Dedicated training and support details will be communicated and commence in July. 

We also have a resource where you search for your frequently asked questions. Please view the resource here- Answers to frequently asked questions.

Netball Victoria Community Award Nominations NOW OPEN

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Netball Victoria Community Awards, celebrating the passionate individuals and groups who go above and beyond to make netball thrive across Victoria.

You know better than anyone the incredible people who dedicate their time and energy purely out of love for the game – now’s the time to recognise them.

Award categories include:

• Volunteer of the Year
• NetSetGO Centre of the Year
• Inclusive Netball Community of the Year
• Contribution to Coaching
• Contribution to Umpiring
• Association/League of the Year
• Teacher of the Year
• WorkSafe Safety Initiative of the Year

We encourage every association, league, and club to submit at least one nomination. Let’s share and celebrate the inspiring stories of those at the heart of our sport.

2025 Community Awards - Netball VIC

There are several high priority umpiring items within the umpiring section of the Bulletin that require action by clubs.

Please ensure you are reviewing this section and actioning appropriately.

Please be reminded that any proposed schedule changes must be submitted to AFL Barwon with a minimum of 14 days notice, with evidence that both clubs have been consulted and are in agreeance of what is being proposed.

All changes are subject to approval by AFL Barwon, and appropriate timings should be proposed to allow umpires sufficient time between games to complete relevant tasks.

Fixture

Attached is a copy of the fixture. As a reminder the venues are:

• Banyul Warri Fields (Surf Coast Suns)
• Grinter Reserve (Newcomb)
• Lara Reserve (Lara)
• McDonald Reserve (South Barwon)
• Queens Park (Geelong Amateur)
• Shell Road Reserve (Ocean Grove)

 Please make sure all club members are carefully checking which venue and time their game is being played.

Scoresheets

Due to host clubs having to collect paperwork early, all scoresheets have now been printed for this Friday. This means teams may need to handwrite names on scoresheets if the line-up hadn't already been selected. Clubs can still select/edit line-ups before the game however these changes will not be reflected on the scoresheet. Please make sure any changes are made on the scoresheet and position tracking sheets before the start of the game. We do apologise about the inconvenience.

Other Reminders

As per usual, please make sure your teams have their own first aid kits available. Please also ensure your teams allow plenty of time to travel to venues and find parking. Noting that we are spread across multiple venues, please be respectful to host clubs, AFLB staff and umpires. These games wouldn't be going ahead without their support!

11&U Fixtures

All Abilities Fixture

Friday Night Fixture

Fixtures

Central West Association Championships

Our 13&U Championship and Development teams head to Association Championships this weekend. We also have an All-Abilities team competing as well. Good luck to all teams playing!

When: Sunday 22^nd June

Where: State Netball and Hockey Centre (10 Brens Dr, Parkville VIC 3052)

13&U Fixture

All Abilities Fixture

Geelong Central Netball Association – Finals Round 2

• 13&U Geelong FNL v The Randos: Kardinia Park 6:05pm court 4

13&U Bellarine FNL and 15&U Geelong FNL straight through to Grand Finals on Monday 30^th June.

GCNA Fixture Here

In case you weren't aware, this Friday 20th June is my last day with AFL Barwon. I wanted to thank you all for the support and work that goes on at club land. You're all doing amazing things, and it has been incredible to see how the midweek competition and representative program has grown over the past three years! It has been a pleasure working with and getting to know you all since I started. I won't be a stranger and am sure I will still see you all around Geelong!!

Until a replacement is finalised, please reach out to Sophie (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0488 788 095) with anything to do with midweek or the representative program.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing everyone around town 

It has become apparent that jewellery is being worn within CDFNL competitions.

This is NOT permitted and should be addressed by umpires during the pre-match checks.

Co-umpires should not be providing unsolicited feedback to one another and should ensure they are working collaboratively to manage the game.

Umpire Coordinators were asked at the start of the season to send through their rosters prior to or after each round had concluded. Collecting this information is to assist in best supporting umpire coordinators, the umpires and the mentors when visiting clubs. It also contributes to decision making when clubs ask for an exemption for umpires to umpire grades above their level of accreditation. 

The back dated information requested in the table below is to be sent through to clubs by Monday 30 June.

Thank you to the few clubs that have been sending through their umpire rosters weekly.

Thankyou to the clubs that supported these sessions for umpires and coaches. We appreciate the time that Emily Green and Sarah Langley put into delivering this information to our netball cohort.

We will aim to get notes out in the coming week to attendees, Club and Umpire Coordinators.