Chris Febvre • January 20, 2021
Tallangatta & District FL 2021 Fixture
Tallangatta & District FL 2021 Fixture
The Dunn’s Twin City Cranes Tallangatta & District Football League (TDFL) are pleased to release the 2021 season fixture. As is usually the case, compiling the TDFL Draw has its challenges around the allocation of games for Wodonga Saints who share the Martin Park Venue with the Wodonga Bulldogs. The Wahgunyah FNC, who also share their recreation reserve with the Wahgunyah Speedway, have two weekends that they cannot be scheduled at home in season 2021.
This year’s focus in compiling the fixture has been to provide as many club requests as possible and in doing so ignoring the usual focus of evening out the draw with the top 6 playing each other twice, etc.
The Wodonga Saints will this year play one scheduled home game at Sandy Creek, being Round 2 V Wahgunyah due to Martin Park being unavailable for this scheduled home game. Rounds 14 and 15 have also been swapped to allow Wodonga Saints home and away games to work so the order of opponents will change from the first seven rounds for Rounds 14 & 15.
Fixture Highlights
• The season will commence with Round 1 on March 27th, 2021.
• Round 1 will see 2019 Senior Premiers Thurgoona unveil the 2019 Premiership flag at home when they take on Kiewa SC.
• Yackandandah will unveil their 2019 Reserves Premiership flag V Dederang MB and Tallangatta will unveil both the 2019 Under 17’s and Under 14’s Premiership flags at home V Mitta United.
• Chiltern host Barnawartha and Wahgunyah host Rutherglen, both games that will hold plenty of interest for old rivals.
• Beechworth host Wodonga Saints at Beechworth and this game will be moved to the 22nd of May Bye round if Beechworth make the Wangaratta Cricket Association Grand Final played on this day.
• A Bye round has been scheduled for the Easter weekend after Round 1.
• Round 2 sees Kiewa Sandy Creek host a night game versus Tallangatta FNC under lights at Kiewa SC’s home ground at Tangambalanga.
• Wodonga Saints will host Wahgunyah at Sandy Creek due to Martin Park being unavailable.
• ANZAC Day falls on the Sunday this year and Round 4 will be played on Saturday April 24th with Rutherglen hosting Kiewa SC for the traditional ANZAC shield game.
• Two General Bye’s are also scheduled for the traditional Interleague round on 22nd May to allow our Juniors to play in the Wangaratta Junior Carnival and the 3rd July 2021 in the Victorian School holidays.
• Kiewa Sandy Creek will play a second twilight/night game in Round 9 when hosting old rival Mitta United.
The Tallangatta & District Football League Clubs should be mostly satisfied with the draw outcome as the majority of club requests have been able to be satisfied in compiling the TDFL 2021 Fixture.
The AFL North East Border (AFLNEB) LaTrobe University Junior Carnival celebrated its 18th year in 2025, continuing its proud tradition of showcasing emerging talent from across the region. The carnival provides junior footballers with a valuable opportunity to represent their league against strong opposition from neighbouring competitions. This year saw significant changes to the carnivals structure, with the Tallangatta and District Football Netball League and Hume Football League withdrawing from the Junior Carnival this year with both leagues facing off in an Interleague Match later this season. As such in 2025, we held four full matches between the Albury Wodonga Junior Football League (AWJFL) and Wangaratta & District Junior Football League (WDJFL) across 4 age groups – U13’s, U14’s, U15’s and U16’s. Held once again at the picturesque Lavington Sportsground, the event made full use of both ovals. With the sun shining and perfect playing conditions, the stage was set for an outstanding day of football. Match Results & Highlights U13s – Oval 2, 10:00 AM A thrilling opener saw the WDJFL control much of the play early, led by Tom Sealy and Jack Hart, and holding a narrow lead into the final term. However, a resilient AWJFL side, inspired by Best on Ground Ryder Pearce (Wodonga Raiders JFC), surged late to claim victory. Final Score: AWJFL 7.9 (51) def WDJFL 5.8 (38) U15s – Oval 1, 10:00 AM The AWJFL made the most of a first-quarter breeze to take an early lead, and despite a determined fightback from the WDJFL, they held on for a hard-fought win. Will Packer (Albury JFC) was instrumental and awarded Best on Ground honours. Final Score: AWJFL 7.8 (50) def WDJFL 5.5 (35) U14s – Oval 2, Midday This closely contested match saw multiple lead changes in the second half. Archie Knobel and Harris Bruneau were instrumental for the WDJFL. With pressure mounting in the final minutes, the AWJFL edged ahead with a goal after the siren, sealing a memorable 8-point win. Tom Toepfer (Albury JFC) was pivotal and named Best on Ground. Final Score: AWJFL 6.7 (43) def WDJFL 5.5 (35) U16s – Oval 1, Midday Featuring some of the region’s top junior talent, this match showcased high-level football. WDJFL started strongly, but AWJFL steadily worked their way back and dominated the second half. Blake Morgan (Albury JFC) delivered a standout performance to earn Best on Ground. Final Score: AWJFL 12.14 (86) def WDJFL 7.4 (46) Overall it was a fantastic day of football, with all but the U16’s match up for grabs until the final 5 to 10 minutes keeping everyone in attendance highly engaged. Zac Hedin, AFLNEB Region Manager, shared his thanks and reflections on the day: "On behalf of AFLNEB, I’d like to thank everyone involved in the 2025 AFLNEB LaTrobe University Junior Carnival. A special thank you goes to all the volunteers – coaches, team managers, trainers, runners, and first aiders – who make this event possible each year." "It was fantastic to see all games played in such great spirit. The conduct of players, coaches, and spectators was exemplary, and a credit to all involved. We look forward to seeing how these young players continue to develop through the 2025 season, and we hope to welcome many of you back in 2026." A big thanks to our AFLNEB Partners, in particular LaTrobe University, Hume Bank, the Commercial Club, Loco Apparel and APCO.
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