Western FL
The Western Football League women’s competition will remain at nine teams this season. The league announced the structure last week, with Point Cook Centrals returning to the competition and replaying Laverton, which didn’t have the numbers for a team. Braybrook had been aiming to get a side up, but didn’t have the numbers. Caroline Springs and Yarraville Seddon will field reserves sides in the Essendon District Football League reserves competition.
EDFL
The Essendon District Football League women’s competition will remain at three senior divisions this season. The league announced the rest of its female structure last week, having already previously announced the make up of the premier division. There will again be six teams in division 1, while there will also be six teams in division 2. Hillside will play in premier division and Burnside Heights in division 1.
VNL
The Western Warriors fell just short of their first win of the Victorian Netball League season. Facing the North East Blaze, it was a match that could have gone either way. The Warriors led at the first and third breaks, with two goals the biggest margin at any of the breaks. A 12-9 goal final term was the difference as the Blaze won, 47-45. Rebecca Hicks shot 26 goals for the Warriors. In the under-23s, the Warriors lost to the Blaze, 68-44. The Warriors face the Hawks on Wednesday night.
Western FL
The best of the best have been named in the Western Football League’s two senior interleague squads. The league will face the Southern Football League in senior men’s and women’s football along with under-19 men’s football and netball. The initial 39-member squad for the men’s side includes 2024 Barry Priest Medalist Alex Paech, two-time most valuable player winner Michael Selsby. It will be the first time the league has had a senior women’s interleague side. Thirty-eight players have been picked in the initial squad.
