LOOKING FORWARD – GEMBROOK COCKATOO
By Matt Fotia Gembrook-Cockatoo will enter 2020 the same way they entered 2019 – unsure of what faces them. And they’ll take it on the same way – with youthful exuberance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Brookers had a lot of the hype heading into 2019 following the recruitment of yet another AFL retiree in Hamish McIntosh. Add […]
Toyota AFL Club Help
MEDIA RELEASE: AFL launches Toyota AFL Club Help platform Community football club volunteers across Australia will have unprecedented access to a range of contemporary resources ahead of the 2020 football season, with the launch of the Toyota AFL Club Help platform. The new online platform has been developed to support community football personnel and volunteers […]
LOOKING FORWARD – HEALESVILLE
By Matt Fotia 2019 was tough for Healesville, but 2020 will be different according to Simon Gordon and Nicole Schoch. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This time last year Healesville coach Simon Gordon could see the writing on the wall. Low training numbers spelt danger for the Bloods main man, as they looked to take on the rest of […]
LOOKING FORWARD – BERWICK
By Matt Fotia There’s always a buzz around Berwick. Don’t expect 2020 to be the year it goes away. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After coming back to the club to replace Stewart Kewperman in 2019, Rhys Nisbet chose to stay for just one year, stepping down from the role in the days following Berwick’s shock Grand Final loss […]
LOOKING FORWARD – CRANBOURNE
By Matt Fotia Cranbourne is the place to be in 2020 according to Senior coaches Steve O’Brien and Donna Wilson with the Eagles boasting a bunch of returning stars and some juniors on the rise. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cranbourne’s 2019 pre-season was interrupted to say the least. The club was denied in its application to enter the […]
FOTIA MOVES ON
It is with regret that the AFL Outer East has accepted the resignation of Media Manager Matthew Fotia, who has accepted a role at the Eastern Football Netball League. Fotia thanked all those involved at the AFL Outer East for giving him this opportunity and for creating a fantastic working environment. “First off I would […]
REVISED 2020 FIXTURES RELEASED
The revised 2020 AFL Outer East fixtures have been released following some new information regarding entered teams and facility upgrades. Division Two has seen the most changes following the announcement that Thornton Eildon would not be fielding Mens football teams in 2020. The opening round now sees newcomers Broadford hosting Yea in its first AFL […]
LOOKING FORWARD – EMERALD
By Matt Fotia After a promising 2019 Emerald are looking at building themselves up to become the AFL Outer East’s next destination club, with their 2020 pre-season just the start of something bigger. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Bombers, like a lot of clubs who took part in last years Division One, had eyed a finals berth in […]
Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF) Open for Applications
The AFL has launched the Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF) that was announced as part of the AFL’s strategic investment into community football in Victoria. The Strategic Community Investment Fund will provide grant funding of $1.5m per year for the next three years directly to local football leagues and clubs. The fund is part of […]
NETBALL UMPIRE DEVELOPMENT
As part of the 2020 Season, the AFL Outer East will be providing several Umpire Development workshops. These workshops are compulsory for all Umpires (Panel and Club) to attend and there is no cost associated with registering. Please see below for the details: 1. The Umpires Toolbox Pt. 1 Date: 14th March 2020 Time: 9:00am – […]