Any identified clashes must be communicated to AFL Barwon (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by 5pm SUNDAY of each weekend for consideration when allocating Female Football Games the following Monday.

 This means you must contact AFL Barwon ASAP if :

• you are playing Saturday in week 1 of Bellarine and lose, which will mean you are playing on the Sunday the following week, OR
• you know your netball game will be on the Sunday already due to ladder positions 

The name of both FOOTBALL AND NETBALL Teams, and the names of players impacted should be emailed to the list above for consideration.

i.e. AFL 14U Girls clash with Barwon Netball 17U Div 1 (9:35am scheduled) – Players impacted – Sophie Allison, Maddie Okely. 

Whilst we will endeavour to address these clashes, we cannot guarantee all can be accommodated.

Any emails received from Monday morning onwards are unlikely to be accommodated.

As per last season, AFL Barwon will be proceeding with a ticketing for the Bellarine Football Netball League and Geelong Football Netball League Finals Series. 

For the 2025 Finals Series, all participating Clubs will be issued with electronic tickets for each day of the finals where they have teams participating.  

Tickets will then need to be passed onto players and officials to be scanned at the entry gate for each day of the finals. 
 

What AFL Barwon will do? 

AFL Barwon will issue tickets for each individual team or group participating in the Bellarine Football Netball League and Geelong Football Netball League finals on the email address that the club has created to use.  

Tickets are only valid for the day on which that team is competing – so tickets MUST be distributed to the correct teams. 

Tickets will be allocated to clubs on their nominated INTIX account, no later than 12pm on the Tuesday prior to matches. 

What do clubs have to do? 

Each club is required to setup an INTIX Account (https://www.INTIX.com.au/) for all tickets to be issued throughout the finals. A separate Football and Netball account is permitted. 

Accounts must be setup by the following dates: 

• Bellarine Football Netball League Clubs – 5pm, Sunday 17th August  

• Geelong Football Netball League Finals - 9am, Wednesday 27th August 

The club is required submit the registered email address to this form: 2025 REGISTERED EMAIL LINK. Tickets cannot be issued to the clubs until this account is setup. 

Once tickets are issued, clubs will be able to access these on their INTIX account in two ways. 

Download the INTIX App, log in and select tickets icon to view tickets, view barcode (swipe left if purchased more than one ticket to see all) 

OR 

log into INTIX.com.au, select My Account, My Tickets, select the ticket. 

If you are logging in on a phone, the ticket QR code will appear. 

If you are logging in on computer, you will be able to print or download your ticket(s). 

FAQ’S 

Why can’t these tickets be emailed to Club’s directly? 

An INTIX Account must be created as we have been advised that there are significant issues in emailing more than 8 tickets. 

Can Players or Officials enter the venue without an INTIX ticket? 

All players and officials will need to provide their ticket to be scanned at the gate to enter.  

If a ticket is not provided upon arrival, they will need to purchase a ticket at the gate to enter. 

Tickets need to be for the appropriate day, otherwise will not grant access – please ensure you are distributing the correct tickets to the appropriate team. 

How many tickets are we issued per team? 

Ticket allocations for each team or group per day will be as follows: 

Under 18 Football – 30 

Reserves Football – 30 

Senior Football – 35 

Junior Netball – 15 

Senior Netball – 15 

Are there any discounts for Junior Netball Players? 

All Junior Netball players will be allocated One (1) complimentary adult admission with all junior player’s (13&U, 15&U, & 17&U) allocated admission ticket.  

For this offer to be valid, the junior player and adult must proceed through the admission gate at the same time - There will be no substitutes or alternatives to this process. 

Can Clubs purchase additional admission tickets prior to the event? 

It is highly encouraged – All Bellarine Football Netball League and Geelong Football Netball League finals will have the option for patrons to pre purchase tickets. This could be a great way to fast-track entry into the venues. 

All AFL Barwon finals events can be found at https://www.INTIX.com.au/org/afl-barwon  

Will there be other methods available at the gate to enter the finals venues on the day? 

Patrons will be able to purchase a ticket via INTIX at the gate with the event QR Codes that will be on display. There will also be cash and EFTPOS facilities available. 

Support 

Clubs can receive support for the AFL Barwon Finals Series ticketing process by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or you can contact INTIX Support for Account issues. 

As the season draws to a close, it is now time for clubs to begin compiling their ACTUAL Player Payment Spend for the 2025 season. This reporting is due four weeks after your clubs final A Grade game.

As was required at the start of season for your budgets, clubs must complete the ACTUALS SPREADSHEET (linked) reflecting all payments made to A Grade players. This is part of your compliance requirements under the Allowable Player Payments Policies.

If you require support, please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All resources, including the recording of the session at the beginning of the year, are available via the Netball Resources page on the AFL Barwon Website.

In an attempt to reduce the amount of paper used through finals, as well as reduce the number of tasks required by clubs on match day, there have been some changes to the processes for finals, which will be included with other finals information when distributed, but I wanted to highlight here.

Bench Officials – TEMPLATE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD

A spreadsheet will be sent to all clubs to complete, nominating who their team bench officials will be for the finals series. We understand many teams will have a stable bench, so needing to provide this each week is not always necessary.

However, if there is a change to your submitted list – then no worries, please pop to the competition office, or email the AFL Barwon team through the week, and we can update this for you. Only those named on our lists will be permitted to sit on the bench.

SPREADSHEET FOR DOWNLOAD HERE

Due to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Monday 18^th August.

Starting Positions

While team selections will still be required by Wednesday of each week to enable us to type up position tracking sheets with qualified players, starting positions/line ups will be required to be selected in PlayHQ by 6pm the day before match day.

Again – if there are changes to this post this time, this can be communicated at the competition office.

All teams will still be required to ‘check in’ at the competition office, to run their names over their lists, and ensure all players are listed. From there, umpires will bring the paperwork to the score bench, for the independent scorer and check scorers.

Please be reminded that all players must be in correct uniform. Correct uniform includes:

• Playing dress or approved alternate uniform
• Netball shorts/briefs

Socks (as nominated by your club – see page 181 of AFL Barwon Handbook)

AFL Barwon is excited to share that the 2025 Kempe Junior Netball Vote Counts for the 13&U, 15&U, and 17&U competitions will be streamed online via aflbarwon.com.au on Tuesday, 9th September.

This online format provides greater opportunity for all players, families, and supporters to tune in and celebrate the achievements of our junior netballers, no matter where they are.

We encourage clubs to host their own celebrations in the clubrooms on the night – gather your players, parents, and supporters together to watch the count live and acknowledge the fantastic efforts of your teams throughout the season.

BFNL and GFNL Junior Netball Award nominations are now open! Below is a summary of all awards available to vote on.

DOW Primary Education Award (BFNL Only)
The purpose of this award is to encourage and support the further education, and development in the sport of netball, of a Primary age player within an affiliated Club.

Criteria:
· Age and status i.e. must have completed year 6 at Primary School and entering year 7 the following year
· Club orientation i.e. Contribution to the ideals / practices of the Club
· Self-motivation e.g. Attitude to training, participation in available courses
· Evidence of good sportsmanship
· Talent, and the likelihood of a significant future in netball
· The need for assistance toward the costs of secondary education. 

DOW Tertiary Scholarship (BFNL Only)

Dow Australia Pty Ltd has been a valued sponsor of the Bellarine Football Netball League since 1987.     

The purpose of this award is to encourage and support the further education, and development in the field of science of a junior age player towards their chosen professional career.

Criteria: 

• Age and status i.e. must be a year 12 student entering University in the following year
  · Evidence of good leadership
  · Self-motivation e.g. Attitude to training, participation in available courses
  · The need for assistance toward the costs of higher education
  · Must have ambitions of a future in one of the following careers: Science / Engineering OR Business / Commerce

Junior Coach Encouragement Award (BFNL & GFNL)

The Purpose of this award is to encourage, develop and support a young, aspiring coach.

Criteria:
▪ Hold a current Coaching Accreditation
▪ Hold a current pass in the Rules of Netball theory exam
▪ Needs to be the nominated Coach for a team, not an Assistant.
▪ Be of Junior age: Up to and including 19/Under.
▪ Be a financial member of a club affiliated with AFL Barwon.
▪ Be a financial member of Netball Victoria.
▪ Display the qualities of a good Coach (Arrives early to meet and greet players, Dresses appropriately, Keeps players interested and active during training and warm-up sessions, Can demonstrate and encourage correct skills and apply appropriate fault correction, Gives constructive feedback during training and matches.

 Junior Umpire Encouragement Award (BFNL & GFNL)

The purpose of the award is to encourage, develop and support young trainee / badged umpires who are members of a Club affiliated with the Bellarine Football Netball League.

Criteria:
- Completion Foundation umpire course and the rules of netball theory exam prior to or during the year of the award.
- The ability to umpire matches completely unsupervised.
- Willingness to umpire as and when requested by their Club, to dress appropriately, and to act responsibly as an umpire.

Please see the below links for to submit your nominations.

BFNL:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1D7rusd1loBRu52rm0haevqdHVMRk5HOCjKIijz4AQ1Y/edit

GFNL:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dlGhI3dq1M7byrwTJsOJU2Bjio_JWkdcSwOCYf-WS78/edit

A reminder as we approach finals that the correct uniform must be worn to take the court.

Coaching applications are now live AFL Barwon’s 2026 Representative Netball program. Please see the link below to submit your interest.

AFL Barwon are looking for a team of selectors to assist in the rep trials.

For more information, please contact Caitlyn at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

It’s the time of year where we ask clubs to please provide the names of their 7 nominated scorers and timekeepers for finals.

These can be submitted via the following form: https://forms.gle/zhtrDadfkny3v45M8

Please do so by August 18th

As the final 5 begin to become clearer, we are also in a position to start collecting your bench officials for finals.

These can be submitted via the following form: https://forms.gle/ZDuGiVNJGCDUqz7j9

Skip any teams for which you do not need to submit officials for. If your team is a possibility of making finals, please complete the form.

Please complete this form by August 24^th.