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:
- BFNL Standard Junior Fixture – All netball grades, Under 11 Senior, Under 13 Senior & Reserve and Under 15 Reserve football.
- BFNL Under 15 Senior & Under 17 Fixtures – Under 15 Senior Under 17 Reserve and Senior football
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:
- Competition breaks will again take place for the Easter Holidays, Queens Birthday weekend and the middle week of school holidays in July.
- Junior interleague against the Bendigo JFL, continuing the tradition of the Goldfields Trophy. Matches to be played in Ballarat, likely early June.
