With less than a fortnight until the start of the local football season, 26 of the region’s 34 clubs will be in practice match action this weekend.
Not surprisingly, every Bellarine club apart from Torquay will play either tomorrow (Saturday) or Sunday, with the Tigers having their final pre-season hitout against GFNL team Bell Park last (Thursday) night.
Windsor Park will see plenty of action, with North Shore hosting Central Highlands club Clunes before Modewarre takes on Geelong West’s GFNL outfit tomorrow.
On Sunday, Newcomb will take on Hastings from the Mornington Peninsula League.
Anakie Reserve will also host action on both days. The Roos will play Mininera and District outfit SMV Rovers tomorrow before South Barwon takes on VAFA club Old Brighton on Sunday.
Barwon Heads hosts reigning Western Region grand finalists Point Cook at Howard Harmer Oval tomorrow before Geelong Amateur uses the venue for a meeting with Williamstown CYMS.
Colac will play former Hampden League rivals North Warrnambool at Central Reserve tomorrow.
Winchelsea will make the trek to Yackandandah as both clubs remember former player Ed Smith following his death before Christmas.
Reigning GFNL premier Leopold was due to play Essendon and District powerhouse Keilor at AFL club Essendon’s training facility at Tullamarine.
However, that Sunday matchup has been shifted to Overnewton College.
Queenscliff’s annual Battle of the Rip clash against Sorrento, with the Coutas headed to Camperdown tomorrow.
GDFNL rivals Bell Post Hill and Bannockburn will clash at Myers Reserve in the weekend’s only intra-league meeting.
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REMAINING PRACTICE MATCHES
ANAKIE
March 16 – vs. SMW Rovers @ Anakie Reserve
ANGLESEA
March 16 – vs. St Bernard’s @ Ellimatta Reserve
BANNOCKBURN
March 16 – vs. Bell Post Hill @ Myers Reserve
March 23 – vs. Gordon @ Victoria Park
BARWON HEADS
March 16 – vs. Point Cook @ Howard Harmer Oval
BELL PARK
March 23 – vs. Altona @ Altona
April 6 – vs. North Ballarat @ Hi Sushi Oval
BELL POST HILL
March 16 – vs. Bannockburn @ Myers Reserve
March 23 – vs. Wyndhamvale @ Wyndhamvale
COLAC
March 16 – vs. North Warrnambool @ Central Reserve
March 23 – vs. Terang Mortlake @ Terang
CORIO
March 16 – vs. Irrewarra-Beeac @ All In One Oval – Corio
March 23 – vs. Otway Districts @ All In One Oval – Corio
DRYSDALE
March 16 – vs. East Point @ East Point
March 23 – vs. Redan @ Redan
EAST GEELONG
March 23 – vs. Dunnstown @ Dunnstown
GEELONG AMATEUR
March 17 – vs. Williamstown CYMS @ Howard Harmer Oval
GEELONG WEST (GDFNL)
March 16 – Ballan @ Ballan
March 23 – Rokewood Corindhap @ Rokewood
GEELONG WEST (GFNL)
March 16 – vs. Modewarre @ Windsor Park
March 23 – vs. Cobden @ Iona College
April 6 – vs. Doutta Stars @ TBC
GROVEDALE
March 16 – Old Paradians @ Old Paradians
March 23 – Point Cook Centrals @ Burdoo Reserve
INVERLEIGH
March 16 – vs. Newtown & Chilwell reserves @ Elderslie Reserve
LARA
March 23 – vs. Werribee Districts @ Bisinella Oval
April 6 – vs. Darley @ Bisinella Oval
LEOPOLD
March 17 – vs. Keilor @ Overnewton College
March 23 – vs. South Barwon @ Anakie
April 6 – vs St Mary’s @ Deakin Uni
MODEWARRE
March 16 – vs. Geelong West (GFNL) @ Windsor Park
NEWCOMB
March 17 – vs. Hastings @ Windsor Park
NEWTOWN & CHILWELL
March 16 – vs. Mooroopna @ Elderslie Reserve
March 23 – vs. Uni Blues @ Elderslie Reserve
NORTH GEELONG
March 23 – vs. Creswick @ Keith Barclay Oval
NORTH SHORE
March 16 – vs. Clunes @ Windsor Park
March 23 – vs. St Albans @ Windsor Park
OCEAN GROVE
March 17 – vs. Cobden @ Elderslie Reserve
PORTARLINGTON
March 16 – vs. Macedon @ Portarlington
March 23 – vs. Parkside @ Portarlington
QUEENSCLIFF
March 16 – vs. Camperdown @ Camperdown
SOUTH BARWON
March 17 – vs. Old Brighton @ Anakie Reserve
March 23 – vs. Leopold @ Anakie Reserve
ST ALBANS
March 23 – vs. North Shore @ Windsor Park
ST JOSEPH’S
March 16 – vs. Werribee Districts @ Werribee South
March 23 – vs. Warrnambool @ Irrewarra
ST MARY’S
March 17 – vs. Aberfeldie @ Anthony Costa Oval
March 23 – vs. North Ballarat @ Mars Stadium
April 6 – vs. Leopold @ Deakin Uni
THOMSON
March 23 – vs. Birregurra @ St Albans Reserve
WERRIBEE CENTRALS
March 16 – vs. Altona @ Galvin Park
March 23 – vs. Burnside Heights @ Burnside
WINCHELSEA
March 16 – vs. Yackandandah @ Yackandandah
