Junior Representative Netball comes to Ballarat next week as our BFNL rep teams host Colac at Ballarat High School on Monday.

Coming off a number of impressive performances across 2023 so far, all three BFNL Netball rep teams will be in play on Monday night.

Action for the Under 13 and 15 teams will get underway at 6:30pm before the Under 17s hit the court at 7:40pm.

All three games will take place at Ballarat High School against Colac.

Please find below important information for supporters and attendees to be aware of for this Sunday’s Ballarat Toyota Junior Grand Final Day at MARS Stadium.

General Information

• MARS Stadium – Creswick Road, Wendouree VIC
• Sunday 11^th September 2022
• The Ballarat Toyota Junior Grand Finals will be an Alcohol-Free event.

Match Schedule

Admission Fees

Junior Grand Final 2022

Adults - $12

Family (2 adults & 2 children) - $26

Age Pensioner - $7

8 - 16yo - $5

U/8 – Free

Footy Record – $4 (Special Edition)

Note: Eftpos is available and encouraged as the preferred payment method.

Gates

Gates open at 6:45am

Grand Final Filming

All matches will be filmed. Matches will be available for purchase following the Grand Finals and further information will be provided around this in the coming weeks.

Live Scores

All matches will be live scored on the day for those that are unable to attend the match. Scores can be accessed through specific competitions on the BFNL public results pages here:

Football - https://bit.ly/3Q4H8gg

Netball - https://bit.ly/3KPteh6

Entry & Parking Information

Please see details and map below for assistance with entry & parking requirements this Sunday.

Entry to MARS Stadium:

• Gate 1 – Located on Creswick Road.
• Gate 2 - Beech Avenue – Located at Northern Oval 2 behind MARS Stadium. This entry is encouraged for those attending the Netball.

NO DOGS are permitted within the precinct this weekend.

Parking is available at the following locations:

General Parking:

• Creswick Road. No parking within concrete barriers stationed outside Gate 1.
• Around Northern Oval 2. MUST enter via Beech Avenue – Cars will NOT be able to move between the North Ballarat Sports Club Car Park & Northern Oval 2.
• STRICTLY NO PARKING IN NORTH BALLARAT SPORTS CLUB.

Disabled Parking:

• Designated disabled parking can be accessed through North Ballarat Sports Club Entry. Patrons must be always a disabled parking permit holder and display permit.

The McDonald’s Ballarat FNL has today received a recommendation from AFL Victoria, as announced through AFL Goldfields, that community football leagues and programs should postpone training and matches until May 31st.

The league welcomes and endorses this recommendation for our clubs, their members and players health and wellbeing.

In the interim, the board of the Ballarat FNL will work closely with AFL Goldfields and AFL Victoria over the coming weeks to determine the structure of the 2020 McDonald’s BFNL competitions.

With the abovementioned recommendation, the start of the 2020 McDonald’s BFNL season will be delayed until the end of May initially, with the league to reassess the situation at this time, based on the advice of health professionals and sporting bodies.

Affected by this announcement will include:

The Ballarat Football Netball League is pleased to release the 2023 BFNL 9 & Under Netball fixture. Nine clubs will compete commencing Friday the 28th of April, 2023. Each club will host a Friday evening with all games being played at Ballarat High School indoor netball courts.

Competitions will run on Friday nights from April 28 for nine weeks. This competition focuses on development and participation.

The following clubs have entered teams in the BFNL 9 & Under netball program.

• Ballarat Swans
• East Point
• Lake Wendouree
• Mount Clear
• North Ballarat
• Redan
• Sebastopol
• Storm
• Woady Yaloak

There will be two game times with the first game commencing at 6pm followed by a 6.45pm game.

Ballarat High School will be running the canteen weekly for the BFNL 9 & Under netball program.

Round 1: Friday April 28, Ballarat High School

Host Club: Ballarat Swans

Games:
6pm Ballarat Swans v Storm
6pm Sebastopol v Mount Clear
6pm North Ballarat v East Point
6.45pm Redan v Lake Wendouree (1)
6.45pm Lake Wendouree (2) v Woady Yaloak

The McDonalds Ballarat FNL have today released details of how individual player points will be assessed for the 2021 season.

Based upon feedback provided to the CCSP sub-committee, the following protocols will be applied for the 2021 season across the region.

BFNL club Total Team Points for 2021 will be those as assessed for the 2020 season, each club’s total points being:

* Application being made to AFL Victoria to confirm additional points to a maximum 50 as per approved for 2020

For individual player points assessments:

• Any player that played with a community club and received a Season of Service deduction in 2019 and did not transfer or permit to another community club in 2020, may receive a 1 point reduction for 2020 as a season of service when assessing that Player’s Point value at that same Community Club prior to the 2021 Season.

This clause specifically refers to those players who were a multi-point player at the end of 2019 and remain with the club for 2021.

If clubs have retained players, it will free up points for additional recruiting for 2021. If they were at the top of their available points for 2020 through recruiting and they have retained these players then they will have the list which they deemed to be suitable for 2020.

The announcement today provides certainty to the leagues clubs who will now be able to plan for the upcoming McDonald’s BFNL senior premiership season.

Please note a change to the date of the 2021 Henderson & McLean Medals night, now to be held on Monday the 20th of September at 7pm.

With the current restrictions in place and the lack of clarity in the near future, all awards nights will be online and streamed through social media and the league website. 

This is a first for the league and will allow proper and due recognition to the best players across all competitions in 2021. 

With a deep and rich history, the senior competition Henderson & McLean Medals, along with the Robert Allan Medal for juniors will be joined by the awards presented for the best female footballers in the BFLW. 

Through the services of media partner Red Onion, the live-streamed awards will be presented through BFNL social media and website (www.bfnl.com.au) as follows: 

• McDelivery BFLWomen's Awards Night

oWednesday 8thSeptember 2021 from 7pm* 

• McDonald's Ballarat BFNL Robert Allan Medal

oMonday 13thSeptember 2021 from 7pm* 

• McDonald's Ballarat BFNL Henderson & McLean Medals

o Monday 20thSeptember 2021 from 7pm* 

* Start time TBC 

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