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Lachlan Cassidy and Stacey Matthews scoop major awards at Henderson & McLean Medals night.
The McDonald's Ballarat FNL rounded out a tumultuous year with the staging of the prestigious Henderson and McLean Medals.
In a break from tradition, the awards were held as an online event and set the standard for streaming of awards.
The league is delighted to detail the winners of all senior awards and wish everyone the best for the new 2022 season.
• Winner - Lachlan Cassidy (Sebastopol FNC)
• Runner Up - Jack Walker (Melton FNC)
• Winner - Jack McClure (East Point FNC)
• Runners Up - Connor Stone (Bacchus Marsh FNC), James Taylor (Melton FNC), Simon Butler (Sebastopol FNC)
• Winners - Luke Gray (Ballarat FNC) & Jack Sampi (East Point FNC)
• Runners Up - Josh Carlyle-Marks (East Point FNC) & Murphy Boyd (Sunbury FNC)
• Dylan Conway (Melton South FNC) - 35 goals
• Dylan Jobson (Melton FNC) - 36 goals
• Jai Harvey (Sebastopol FNC) - Round 8
• Jacob Lohmann (Lake Wendouree FNC) - Round 2
• Taylor Stewart (Sebastopol FNC) - 34 goals
BACK
Luke Wynd (BAL), Ryan Hobbs (NB), Jordyn Cotter (MEL)
HALF BACK
Tyson Lever (SUN), Bailey Van de Heuval (BAL), Tony Lockyer (SEB)
CENTRE
Nick Rippon (LW), Matthew Johnston (EP), Lachlan Cassidy (SEB)
HALF FORWARD
Josh Chatfield (NB), Jake Owen (BM), Braedan Kight (MEL)
FORWARD
Jack Walker(MEL), Dylan Conway (MS), Andrew Hooper (BAL)
RUCK
Daniel Burton (BM), Lachlan George (RED), Riley Polkinghorne (NB)
INTERCHANGE
Cooper Craig-Peters (RED), Joel Ottavi (EP), Jonathan O’Brien(NB), Cameron McCallum (NB)
• Brendan McCartney - North Ballarat FNC
• Dean Hetherington - East Point FNC
• Cooper Craig-Peters - Redan FNC
• Adrian Tinetti
• Winner - Stacey Matthews (North Ballarat FNC)
• Runner Up - Akira McCormack (Melton South)
• Winner - Perri Fenton (Ballarat FNC)
• Runner Up - Jacqui Clifton (Lake Wendouree FNC)
• Winner - Kirsty McLean (Ballarat FNC)
• Runners Up - Rachael Wilson (East Point FNC) & Tilitha Hunt (Melton FNC)
• Winner - Elyse McGenniskan (Ballarat FNC)
• Runner Up - Teagan Tiley (Melton FNC)
• Winner - Joanna Aquilina (Melton FNC)
• Runners Up - Georgie Cue (East Point FNC), Graeci Shawcross (Lake Wendouree), Amanda Borley (Melton FNC)
• Winner - Annie Bisinella (Lake Wendouree)
• Runners Up - Grace Valele (Melton South FNC) & Brydi Hutchinson (North Ballarat)
• Katie Keighrey - Lake Wendouree FNC
• Melissa Dawson - Melton South FNC
GOALKEEPER
GOAL DEFENCE
WING DEFENCE
CENTRE
WING ATTACK
GOAL ATTACK
GOAL SHOOTER
SUBS
Club Points:
East Point FNC - 113
North Ballarat FNC - 107
Lake Wendouree FNC - 91
Ballarat FNC - 79
Redan FNC - 73.5
Melton FNC - 64.5
Sebastopol FNC - 62
Melton South FNC - 56.5
Sunbury FNC - 56.5
Darley FNC - 47.5
Bacchus Marsh - 36
Congratulations to all of our 2021 award winners and thank you to our clubs, players, coaches, volunteers, supporters and sponsors.
The BFNL has a coaching opportunity for a suitably qualified candidate with the junior 15 and Under representative team for the 2021 season.
Note: These appointments will be for a term of 1 year and all interleague coaching positions will be assessed at the completion of the 2021 season.
Key Responsibilities and Requirements:
In 2021 the BFNL interleague sides will compete at, but not limited to, the following Interleague/tournaments:
Association Championships 27th of June 2021
Please forward all applications outlining your skills and qualifications that address the criteria outlined above to:
Gemma Murphy
Netball Manager - BFNL
The McDonalds Ballarat FNL are pleased to announce the Allowable Player Payments (APP) for the 2021 season.
After considerable input and review from various stakeholders, the league supports a reduction in APP for next season and beyond as a means of supporting clubs through this current period.
The reduced salary cap will further address a number of concerns from clubs who have been subjected to varying APP across metro leagues.
For season 2021, the Allowable Player Payments amount will be $100,000 per senior team. All other aspects of the application of the APP will remain in place. Further discussion is taking place on how player points will be applied for 2021.
By reducing the “salary cap” from $145,000 to $100,000, the league has listened to concerns of clubs and have found this to be one method for providing some financial relief moving forward.
League Chair Adrian Bettio stated,
"The real concern and feedback from clubs is about being financially viable in to next year and beyond. This reduced cap which the league has pushed for will go a long way to providing some help in budgets and bringing the cap back to a more realistic amount under the current circumstances".
The new APP will be in line with metro leagues that border our competition and provide a more equitable playing field when it comes to recruitment of players.
The McDonald's Ballarat FNL is proud to announce our 2022 Junior Netball Representative Coaches.
Every year the Ballarat Football Netball League run a Junior Netball Representative Program. This program provides our junior athletes an opportunity to train, develop and compete in a crucial part of the Netball Victoria Pathway.
We have completed our recruitment process for the 2022 Junior Netball Representative Coaches.
It is with great pleasure that the following people will be coaching in the 2022 Representative program:
Prue Douglass and Damien Mullane – 17 & Under Representative Team
Dianne McCormack – 15 & Under Representative Team
Kate McMahon – 13 & Under Representative Team
We are really excited to have these coaches on board. The knowledge and experience that they all bring to the program will be amazing.
Nominations are now open for 2022 BFNL Representative Team Players. Please fill in the attached form to submit your nomination.
BFNL Rep Player Nomination Form
The McDonald's Ballarat FNL is pleased to announce the details of Week Three of the Carlton Draught Finals Series.
After a thrilling one-point victory at City Oval, Ballarat moves through to the Preliminary Final to play Sebastopol in a blockbuster game. The winner will progress to the 2022 Carlton Draught Senior Men's Grand Final to take on Melton.
In what has been a thrilling A-Grade Netball finals series, Redan will have Darley to contend with as we wait to see who will face North Ballarat in the 2022 Carlton Draught A-Grade Grand Final.
Preliminary Final day will be held at City Oval, Ballarat with, netball to kick off at 9:00AM and football from 9:55AM.
The McDonald's Ballarat FNL is excited to announce finals venues for all competitions to complete the 2022 season.
With finals not being held since 2019, excitement is building towards our finals series that will see Grand Finals being played at Mars Stadium.
Three finals series will be held over four weeks each, commencing with the McDelivery BFLWomen's Finals Series from Sunday 14thAugust through to the Carlton Draft 2022 Senior Men's Grand Final at Mars Stadium on Saturday 3rdSeptember.
The Ballarat Toyota 2022 Junior Football and Netball finals series will kick off on Saturday 20thAugust, with the Grand Finals again at Mars Stadium on Sunday 11thSeptember.
A competitive senior football and netball finals series will commence on Saturday 27thAugust and culminate with the Grand Finals at Mars Stadium on Saturday 17thSeptember.
Highlights of the finals series include:
Through the ongoing support of the City of Ballarat, Mars Stadium will host three grand finals for the premier football and netball competitions in the region in consecutive weeks.
Through the support of McDonald's Ballarat and finals naming partners Ballarat Toyota, Carlton Draught and McDelivery, the Ballarat FNL can present top-level football and netball from the highest level across the region.
See all the winners of every award at the 2022 Henderson & McLean Medal Presentation.
It was Ballarat football and netball’s night of nights as the McDonald’s Ballarat FNL celebrated the 2022 Henderson & McLean Medal Presentation. With all clubs represented on the night, The North Ballarat Sports Club saw the very best of our competitions on show.
Congratulations to all the winners on the night, which are listed below:
Returning to the competition and his home club in 2022, Brett polled in 13 of his 16 games. Finishing the count on a massive 29 votes there was no surprise when Brett was announced as the 2022 Henderson Medallist.
Soli became the first Melton South player to claim the coveted McLean Medal for the A-Grade Netball Best & Fairest last night. Soli, who also represents the Samoan national team, polled 21 votes in the count.
Taliyah Andrews, Melton South FNC & Lucy Taylor, Darley FNC
The McDonald's Ballarat Football Netball League Junior Fixture for 2022 has been released, with a 16-round season of junior football and netball to commence on Sunday 10th April.
The McDonald’s Ballarat FNL is pleased to release the 2022 Junior Fixture for the upcoming season.
The League is hopeful to see a full uninterrupted season of football and netball across the region.
2022 will showcase a 16-round season, commencing Sunday 10th April with the grand final for all junior football and netball to again be played at Ballarat’s premier venue, Mars Stadium on Sunday 11th September.
This year’s fixture will again be required to break into several components to accommodate our growing competitions. The first fixture release includes the following fixtures:
Following this initial release, a modified fixture for the Under 11 Reserves will be provided to clubs with the introduction of Woady Yaloak into this grade of football.
The popular Western Bulldogs Under 9 competitions will again be a feature of the 2022 season and a fixture for this competition will be released in the coming weeks.
All junior matches have been scheduled for Sunday’s and dual gate games have not been scheduled at this point. The League still supports the dual gate concept and will manage potential opportunities with clubs on a case-by-case basis, alongside the City of Ballarat.
Further highlights of the 2022 junior season include:
The extraordinary talent of our junior footballers and netballers across the McDonald's Ballarat FNL was on show last night at the 2022 Robert Allan Medal Awards presentation.
The McDonald’s Ballarat Football Netball League held its 2022 Robert Allan Medal Presentation Night at the North Ballarat Sports Club last night. With all clubs in attendance, around 300 people celebrated the 2022 BFNL Junior Football & Netball home-and-away season.
Congratulations to all the winners on the night, which are listed below:
2022 McDonald's Ballarat Under 13 Seniors
2022 Harmac Homes Under 15 Seniors
2022 McCafé Under 17 Seniors
13 & Under Senior Netball Best & Fairest
Under 13 Football Best & Fairest – The Lloyd Sims Trophy
15 & Under Senior Netball Best & Fairest
Under 15 Football Best & Fairest – The Keith Rawle Memorial Trophy
17 & Under Senior Netball B & F
Under 17 Senior Football Best & Fairest - The Gordon Wise Memorial Trophy
13 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award
Under 13 Senior Robert Allan Medal
15 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award
Under 15 Senior Robert Allan Medal
17 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award
Under 17 Senior Robert Allan Medal
Junior Football Coordinator of The Year Award:
Shannon Closter – Darley Junior FNC
Junior Netball Coordinator of The Year Award:
Jill James - Lake Wendouree FNC
Junior Football Coach of the Year Award:
Simon Geljon – East Point Junior FNC
Junior Netball Coach of the Year Award:
Meg Porter – North Ballarat FNC
Football Interleague Coaches
Netball Representative Coaches
2022 NAB AFL National Development Championships - U16 Boys
2022 Victorian Under 15 School Sports Team
The McDonald’s Ballarat FNL is pleased to release the 2022 Western Bulldogs Under 9 football fixtures, as well as the BFNL 9 & Under Go Netball fixture for the upcoming season.
We are pleased to again partner with the Western Bulldogs and hope to see a full year of competition for our Under 9 football competitions.
The partnership with the Western Bulldogs highlights the club’s commitment to the Ballarat region and development of the future stars of the Ballarat FNL.
Beginning on Friday 29th April, the Western Bulldogs Under 9 competition will again be showcased on a Friday night and run for 9 weeks in line with the term 2 school period, with all clubs to play each other once.
Modified rules will again be a feature of the competition with clubs hosting games played on four smaller ovals under lights.
This year also sees a growth in our under 9 competitions with the introduction of the BFNL 9 and Under Go Competition. Designed to tie in with the Net Set Go Netball program, players will participate in a modified version of netball.
Both clubs and the League recognised a gap in participation from Net Set Go programs to our junior competitions, and hope that the program will strengthen the retention of our younger players into official club competitions.
Where possible, football and netball will be hosted alongside each other, further cementing the League’s and Western Bulldogs philosophy for families of both boys and girls to participate in a competition built around fun, inclusiveness, and a wonderful family atmosphere!
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Western Bulldogs Under 9's Fixture
BFNL 9 & Under Go Netball Fixture
Congratulations to all the athletes that have made the BFNL 2023 Junior Representative Netball 17 & Under Squad.
17 & Under Representative Team
Georgia Bodey - North Ballarat
Addison Wright - Darley
Ella Closter - Darley
Bridgette O'Brien - Redan
Ella Litras - Redan
Arna Howard - Redan
Ava Richardson - Ballarat
Olivia Ashby - East Point
Alice Kain - North Ballarat
Matilda Myers - Redan
Emily Davies - Redan
Eva Manserra
Coaches: Prue Douglass and Damien Mullane
Congratulations to all the athletes that have made the BFNL Junior Representative Netball 15 & Under Squads. Tomorrow we will announce the 17 & Under Squads.
Brydee Craig-Peters – Redan
Mia Price - Redan
Lyla Sheehan – Lake Wendouree
Charli Ferguson – North Ballarat
Georgie Popple – Bacchus Marsh
Emmy Holloway – Lake Wendouree
Alexandra Harris – Darley
Milly Vallance – Mount Clear
Eleanor Justin – East Point
Allie Kirby – East Point
Emily Mihaljevic – East Point
Emma McConchie – Ballarat
Coach: Lisa Strudwick
Ebony Porter – North Ballarat
Maia Murphy – Ballarat
Kate Aikman – North Ballarat
Abby Kinnersly – East Point
Zarli Brudenall – Redan
Amarli Minster – Sebastopol
Eliza Ashby – Ballarat
Audrey Murnane – North Ballarat
Grace Jackson – Ballarat
Keira McDonald - Ballarat
Coaches: Meg Porter & Di McCormack
The BFNL junior competition celebrated its night of nights as we crowned all the amazing achievements of our junior footballers and netballers from the 2023 season. See below for a full list of winners and recipients from the night.
Congratulations to all the athletes that have made the 2023 BFNL Junior Representative Netball Teams.
Please see the players named in the McDonald's BFNL 13 & Under team and watch this space as tomorrow we will announce the 15 & Under Squads.
Hayley Jackson – Ballarat
Evie Palmer – North Ballarat
Taylor Young – North Ballarat
Ella Manley – Storm
Stella Kane – Redan
Ashlee Beseler – North Ballarat
Tiarnee Smith – Darley
Emme Moore – Lake Wendouree
Tahlia Spratling – Sebastopol
Lotti Macdonald – Redan
Milla Rundell – Lake Wendouree
Mackenzie McMahon - Ballarat
Coach: Leah Macdonald
Brydee Craig-Peters – Redan
Mia Price - Redan
Lyla Sheehan – Lake Wendouree
Charli Ferguson – North Ballarat
Georgie Popple – Bacchus Marsh
Emmy Holloway – Lake Wendouree
Alexandra Harris – Darley
Milly Vallance – Mount Clear
Eleanor Justin – East Point
Allie Kirby – East Point
Emily Mihaljevic – East Point
Emma McConchie – Ballarat
Coach: Lisa Strudwick
Ebony Porter – North Ballarat
Maia Murphy – Ballarat
Kate Aikman – North Ballarat
Abby Kinnersly – East Point
Zarli Brudenall – Redan
Amarli Minster – Sebastopol
Eliza Ashby – Ballarat
Audrey Murnane – North Ballarat
Grace Jackson – Ballarat
Keira McDonald - Ballarat
Coaches: Meg Porter & Di McCormack
The BFNL are pleased to announce the grand final appointments for all six BFNL Netball Grand Finals set to take place this Saturday at City Oval.
Tim Marshall & Brydie Leonard
Tim Marshall & Brydie Leonard
Jacinta Gray & Rebecca Langley
Nina Denham & Lillian McKenzie
Renee Hulls & Isabella Cavallo
Jacinta Gray & Isabella Cavallo
The BFNL celebrated its night of nights as we crowned all the amazing achievements of our footballers and netballers from the 2023 season. See below for a full list of winners and recipients from the night.
The McDonald's Ballarat FNL is proud to announce the appointment of our Junior Netball Representative Coaches for 2023.
Congratulations to our 2023 Junior Netball Representative Coaches:
13 & Under Championship Team – Leah Macdonald
15 & Under Development Team – Lisa Strudwick
15 & Under Championship Team – Meg Porter & Di McCormack
17 & Under Championship Team – Prue Douglass & Damien Mullane
Expressions of interest for players to join trials will be announced in the coming days.
The McDonalds Ballarat FNL is pleased to announce its fixtures for the 2024 junior football and netball competitions.
Find full competition dates and fixtures via the downloadable links below:
U13 Reserve | U11 Senior | U11 Reserve
U17 Senior Netball | U17 Reserve | U15 Senior | U15 Reserve | U13 Senior
The Ballarat Football Netball League is pleased to announce the lineup of 2024 Representative Netball Coaches.
Listed below are the coaches who will be leading each of the teams:
Championship Team: Prue Douglass
Development Team: Courtney Mclean
Championship Team: Katie Keighrey (coach) assisted be Lisa James (Assistant Coach)
Development Team: Dakoda Emery
Championship Team: Leah Macdonald
Trials are set to be held in November with dates to be advised soon, but players can nominate now at the link below. Player nominations closing date is the 7th of November2023.
