Chris Febvre • January 20, 2021
Ovens & King FNL 2021 Fixture Release
Ovens & King FNL 2021 Fixture Release
The Ovens & King Football Netball League is excited to officially release the 2021 fixture, which offers plenty of exciting matches and plenty of value for each club involved.
Putting 2020 behind us, the league is excited to announce what it hopes will be a tight fixture and race for the five grades of netball and two grades of football in 2021.
The 2021 season will launch on March 27 with the earlier start factoring in two byes for each club following Glenrowan’s departure from the fixture for 2020, and the Queen’s Birthday long weekend resulting in a league-wide bye.
Season 2021 kicks off with two blockbuster matches with the 2019 grand final rematch between Milawa and Bright set to continue a budding rivalry, while Tarrawingee and King Valley will lock horns.
Easter is early in 2021 and this will see OKFNL clubs and spectators celebrate Easter, with clubs’ traditional Good Friday and Easter Saturday matches, with matches again at popular holiday spots, King Valley, Bright and Bonnie Doon again set to put O&K football and netball on full display.
ANZAC Day falls on a Sunday in 2021 and this will see age-old rivals Tarrawingee and Milawa clash at Tarrawingee in what will be a hotly contested match.
“Each year the fixture is a big part of the OKFNL off season, and as always there are a number of complexities to take into consideration; the weekly bye and Easter round scheduling as well as when home games fell were consistent across the league,” OKFNL League Manager Cam Green said.
“The OKFNL received over 20 individual fixture requests from clubs, whilst also considering neighbouring fixtures such as the Ovens and Murray and the Goulburn Valley.
“Whilst we do try to accommodate all the club’s requests, there are a number of factors which mean some clubs will miss out on one or two priorities, some of these factors include ground availabilities and other conflicting club requests.”
The fixture will be vastly different to previous years without an interleague bye and a bye every week for at least one club. The season will run over 21 weeks, with 22 team byes scheduled, however, Bright and Bonnie Doon will play in the second week of the round 11 split round which will see football and netball played on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.
The will season ramp up for a big finals series in late August and the leagues showpiece event, the Grand Final, is scheduled for September 11.
This pre season Nines is coming to the OKFNL. A great opportunity for OKFNL clubs to connect with local junior footballers and introduce them to their club ahead of the 2026 season. Local OKFNL clubs can enter teams of 9-12 players, with prizes and giveaways for clubs who attract the most junior footballers, most registrations across teams and team spirit on the day! When - Sunday 16th of November Where - Wareena Park, Wangaratta Time - 10am to 4pm Cost - $350 per team (approx $35 per player) Ages - 16+ For more information on Nines you can check out all the details here - https://play.afl/play/afl-nines To enter a team or find out more please contact Daniel Saville (OKFNL Ops Manager) - okfnloperations@gmail.com
The 2025 North East Border V Line Cup teams have been selected, with Division One and Two boys teams and the girls teams preparing to compete in Ballarat. AFL North East Border would like to thank all the coaches and support staff who have been working tirelessly over the past two months preparing the squads to compete at the carnival in Ballarat on the 23rd and 24th of September. The NEB teams will compete against the Goulburn Murray teams on Tuesday the 23rd at Mars Stadium, before taking on the Greater Western Victoria teams on Wednesday 24th at City Oval. Please check out the AFLNEB Facebook and Instagram pages to follow the action!
Ben has been involved with the local Wangaratta Auskick centre for five years and the coordinator for four of those, the exciting announcement was announced at the allocation night for Auskickers graduating to the Wangaratta and District Junior Football League in front of local Auskickers, parents and local WDJFL Clubs. The prize for the award is a grand final weekend experience including three nights' accommodation in Melbourne, a ticket to the Welcome to Melbourne function, attendance at the grand final parade, and a reserve seat ticket to the 27 September grand final. Over his time, Ben has secured significant sponsorship for the program; has initiated the all-girls' group; provides a support network for smaller centres across Wangaratta and surrounding regions; contributes to community events like allocation night and puts in a heap of extra work with the allocation process; organises half-time Auskick games at local football league matches; and, of course, the countless hours spent organising jumpers, certificates, equipment and everything in between, year after year. Wangaratta is regularly one of the biggest centres in the state, if not the nation, and this year was the biggest in Victoria. That, as you can imagine, makes it almost a full-time commitment, year-round. A huge congratulations to Ben from everyone at AFLNEB!
