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2022 Finals Venues Announced


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 14th August through to the Carlton Draft 2022 Senior Men's Grand Final at Mars Stadium on Saturday 3rd September. 

The Ballarat Toyota 2022 Junior Football and Netball finals series will kick off on Saturday 20th August, with the Grand Finals again at Mars Stadium on Sunday 11th September. 

A competitive senior football and netball finals series will commence on Saturday 27th August and culminate with the Grand Finals at Mars Stadium on Saturday 17th September. 

Highlights of the finals series include: 

  • 21 finals events across six weeks 
  • Seven different finals venues in Ballarat and Melton 
  • Macpherson Park, Melton to host finals for the first time in 2022 
  • 189 games of finals football and netball 
  • The first ever BFLW finals series 
  • More than 50,000 people expected to attend across all competitions during the finals series. 

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.