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After many long months of planning I am happy to say
that the football season is finally here, with divisions
three, four and women’s commencing last weekend,
and the seniors, division two and under 18’s, as well
as our junior competitions all starting this weekend.
There has been a buzz around football circles about
the upcoming season, which has been generated by an
exciting pre-season, with the GIANTS playing an ACT
representative team to kick off centenary celebrations
and then selecting several local players to participate
in their NAB challenge games. This year promises to
be revolutionary for AFL in the Canberra region. We
will see the start of two brand new competitions, the
North Eastern Australian Football League (NEAFL)
and the Foxtel Cup. These ground-breaking changes
The Foxtel Cup is a very exciting prospect for all state
league football competitions in Australia. Starting this
year the competition will see the premiers from state
football leagues play off in a knockout competition
to be crowned the champion of champions. This
competition has already proved to be a massive
success with over 120,000 people tuning into watch
one of the first round games. This competition
provides a great chance for Canberra clubs to gain a
higher level of exposure around Australia which in
turn will strengthen the reputation of football in the
ACT. After successfully capturing the AFL Canberra
flag, Ainslie will play the West Adelaide Bloods for the
chance to move on to the next round.
The new NEAFL competition is going to provide local clubs
with a new and exciting challenge this season.
will lift our local competition to a whole new level
and it seems fitting that this is all happening in the
centenary year for AFL in the Canberra region.
The new NEAFL competition is going to provide local
clubs with a new and exciting challenge this season.
The draw will see local teams Ainslie, Belconnen,
Eastlake and Queanbeyan all travel to play Northern
Conference teams throughout the season. With
Northern Conference clubs also travelling to Canberra
to play their new Eastern Conference rivals. This new
style of competition will surely test our local clubs and
players but I believe we will be very competitive and
have a great chance at capturing the inaugural
NEAFL Championship.
The GWS GIANTS will also play in the Foxtel Cup,
drawing the Northern Bullants at the MCG.
As always, I would like to thank our official partners
and the ACT government for their continued support
which without we would have struggled to undertake
and complete the developments that have happened.
Good luck to all the teams competing across all
grades.
Jack Masters - Manager
AFL Canberra