The Netball Finals Information document will be sent to all clubs later this week. This includes all information and action items that you need to know ahead of finals, including operational and ticketing information.

Bench officials for competing teams do need to be submitted ahead of time. Please complete this if your team has the potential to make finals.

Bench officials for each team to be submitted before finals via the provided template by the Saturday 22nd August (BFNL) and Saturday 29 August (GFNL) - Spreadsheet Download here

Only the listed Team Officials are allowed on the bench with the five substitutions.

Bench officials consist of Coach, Assistant/Co-Coach, Team Manager, Primary Carer and Other (i.e. additional medical professional). Any changes to the bench officials list must be communicated to an AFL Barwon official prior to the commencement of each game.

Scorers Roster – Action Required

Participating clubs have been allocated an INDEPENDENT SCORER duty, as indicated in RED. 

The names of the people who will be fulfilling these roles for your clubs must be back to myself by 12pm Wednesday.

Please note, you will still need a check scorer for all games you are competing in, who will work alongside the independent scorer.

This weeks BFNL scoring roster can be found here

Ticketing

Please find on the link below information in relation to the Ticketing Process for 2026.

Ticket links will be distributed by Tuesday of each week to your nominated email address.

Ticketing Process Here

Bench Officials - Action Required

Thanks to those of you who have submitted the Bench Officials Template. If you are yet to complete this step, please do so as a matter of urgency.  

Team Entry

PLEASE ensure your line ups are selected by 12pm Wednesday so we can commence typing up position tracking documents. We appreciate your support in this space.

Player Changes

Player change slips will be available at the office and in tubs at the courts each weekend. We do know that some clubs like to pre-type these, so please find a template attached. 

The Semi Final fixture for Friday 28 August can now be found on PlayHQ.

Fixtures for the prelim-finals and grand finals will be released on the Monday following each week of finals. Time will vary for each week, please read these game times carefully. 

All midweek finals matches will be played at Kardinia Park.

Good luck to all teams!

Please see below a breakdown of the midweek finals: 

• Semi-final – Friday 28th August:
  • 1v2 and 3v4
• Preliminary final – Friday 4 September
  • L1 v W2
• Grand final – Friday 11 September
  • W1 v W3

Please ensure players are wearing the correct colour netball briefs under their playing dresses.

As per AFL Barwon’s bylaws, the penalty for not wearing the correct uniform, the offending player may not take the court until rectified.

Pants and slacks are not permitted to be worn.

Coaching applications are now open for AFL Barwon’s 2027 Representative Program!

To learn more, please click the link:

2027 Representative Coaching Applications

Game Times and Fixture

This can be found published on PlayHQ via the following link: CDFNL Fixtures

 Saturday 29^th August

8:30am      13U   Colac Imperials v Birregurra

9:30am      15U   Western Eagles v Otway Districts

9:30am      D       South Colac v Birregurra

10:30am     17U   Western Eagles v South Colac

11:30am     C      Colac Imperials v Western Eagles

12:30pm      B        Western Eagles v South Colac

1:30pm      A       Birregurra v South Colac

Sunday 30^th August

8:30am      13U   Western Eagles v South Colac

9:30am      15U   Simpson v South Colac

9:30am      D      Simpson v Alvie

10:30am     17U   Simpson v Colac Imperials

11:30am     C      Birregurra v Simpson

12:30pm      B        Alvie v Lorne

1:30pm      A      Irrewarra-Beeac v Otway Districts

 Team Entry

A reminder that teams MUST BE SELECTED BY 12pm Wednesday to enable us to type up position tracking sheets for the weekend.

PLEASE ensure this is completed to support us in preparing for the weekend’s schedule.

Bench Personnel

Each team who will be playing in finals must submit their bench officials. Thanks again to those of you who have completed this step.

Skip any teams for which you do not need to submit officials for. 

Change Rooms

Mobile phone usage is not permitted in change rooms under any circumstances.

Child Safety Supervisors must be nominated for each team which has a junior competing within it – this applies to all junior teams, and senior teams with juniors participating

Thanks to the Colac Area Health Neighbourhood house, we have secured a space in the main hall which will only be accessible via the netball rooms. 

This area will act as a shared space for D Grade, with room dividers to be utilised to create separate spaces.  

Strapping/Massage Tables

The storage room will now revert to being the strapping room - reminder that trainers tables should not be placed inside the change rooms. 

Please ensure you are only using change rooms around your allocated game.

Netball car-parking changes

In 2026, there will be no reserved car parking adjacent to the netball courts available. 

Instead of this, the League have purchased a number of marquees which will be placed at the end of the courts where the car parks previously were. These marquees will be reserved for those who are elderly or have mobility issues that would previously have qualified for car parking reservations.

Please ensure those who wish to utilise this space bring their own chair. 

These spaces are by reservation only. Should you wish to reserve one of these spaces, please contact Eva -  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For the upcoming season, AFL Barwon will only be accepting a handful of new umpires, pending team entries and overall umpire sign-ups. This is to ensure our current umpires have enough opportunities to umpire regularly, develop their skills and get the most out of the mentoring available.
Returning umpires or umpire with 6+ months experience on court can complete the sign-up via the website below.

AFL Barwon is seeking experienced umpire mentors to support umpire development across our competitions. If you are keen to share your knowledge, please complete the sign-up via the website below.