GDFNL releases 2025 fixture

WITH Christmas just around the corner, the Geelong & District Football Netball League (GDFNL) has released its fixture for 2025.

Senior football premier Thomson will play its first home game in a grand final rematch against Belmont in round three, while A Grade flag winner East Geelong will have to wait until round 11 to play its grand final rematch against Winchelsea at Richmond Crescent.

Round one will take place on the first weekend of April with Inverleigh hosting Winchelsea, Belmont playing Werribee Centrals at Winter Reserve, Thomson travelling to Geelong West, East Geelong and Bannockburn will meet in East Geelong, North Geelong heads to Myers Reserve to play Bell Post Hill and Corio opens up the year against Anakie at home.

With Thomson to unfurl its first football flag since 2018 in round three, East Geelong’s A Grade netballers will have the luxury of unfurling their flag on opening day.

The competition’s traditional games information has also been revealed.

The Anzac Day clash between Inverleigh and Bannockburn will be held as a standalone fixture on April 25 at Bannockburn’s Victoria Park.

Details are yet to be confirmed for Belmont’s annual NAIDOC Week game at Winter Reserve. The club has nominated to play Geelong West and Anakie in the past two years.

The split round takes place again in round 13 with games held across July 12 and July 19, while a bye week will take place following rounds two and eight.

 

Here is the full fixture of the 2024 GDFNL season:

ROUND 1 (April 5)

• Bell Post Hill v North Geelong – Myers Reserve
• Geelong West Giants v Thomson – West Oval
• Inverleigh v Winchelsea – Inverleigh Reserve
• Corio v Anakie – Shell Reserve
• East Geelong v Bannockburn – Richmond Crescent
• Belmont Lions v Werribee Centrals – Winter Reserve

ROUND 2 (April 12)

• Bell Post Hill v Belmont Lions – Myers Reserve
• Geelong West Giants v Winchelsea – West Oval
• Inverleigh v North Geelong – Inverleigh Reserve
• Anakie v Thomson – Anakie Reserve
• Corio v Bannockburn – Shell Reserve
• East Geelong v Werribee Centrals – Richmond Crescent

ROUND 3 (April 25 and 26)

• Friday: Bannockburn v Inverleigh – Victoria Park (Anzac Day)
• Saturday: North Geelong v East Geelong – Osborne Park
• Anakie v Geelong West Giants – Anakie Reserve
• Thomson v Belmont Lions – Godfrey Street
• Werribee Centrals v  – Galvin Park
• Winchelsea v Corio – Eastern Reserve, 5:30pm

ROUND 4 (May 3)

• Bannockburn v Geelong West Giants – Victoria Park
• North Geelong v Corio – Osborne Park
• Belmont Lions v East Geelong – Winter Reserve
• Bell Post Hill v Thomson – Myers Reserve
• Werribee Centrals v Inverleigh – Galvin Park
• Winchelsea v Anakie – Eastern Reserve (5:30pm)

ROUND 5 (May 10)

• Anakie v Bannockburn – Anakie Reserve
• Corio v Werribee Centrals – Shell Reserve
• Thomson v Winchelsea – Godfrey Street
• East Geelong v Bell Post Hill – Richmond Crescent
• Inverleigh v Belmont Lions – Inverleigh Reserve
• Geelong West Giants v North Geelong – West Oval

ROUND 6 (May 17)

• Bell Post Hill v Inverleigh – Myers Reserve
• Belmont Lions v Corio – Winter Reserve
• East Geelong v Thomson – Richmond Crescent
• North Geelong v Anakie – Osborne Park
• Werribee Centrals v Geelong West Giants – Galvin Park
• Bannockburn v Winchelsea – Victoria Park

ROUND 7 (May 24)

• Geelong West Giants v Belmont Lions – West Oval
• Corio v Bell Post Hill – Shell Reserve
• Anakie v Werribee Centrals – Anakie Reserve
• Thomson v Bannockburn – Godfrey Street
• Inverleigh v East Geelong – Inverleigh Reserve
• Winchelsea v North Geelong – Eastern Reserve

ROUND 8 (May 31)

• Belmont Lions v Anakie – Winter Reserve
• North Geelong v Bannockburn – Osborne Park
• Bell Post Hill v Geelong West Giants – Myers Reserve
• East Geelong v Corio – Richmond Crescent
• Inverleigh v Thomson – Inverleigh Reserve
• Werribee Centrals v Winchelsea – Galvin Park

ROUND 9 (June 14)

• Thomson v North Geelong – Godfrey Street
• Corio v Inverleigh – Shell Reserve
• Winchelsea v Belmont Lions – Eastern Reserve
• Anakie v Bell Post Hill – Anakie Reserve
• Geelong West Giants v East Geelong – West Oval
• Bannockburn v Werribee Centrals – Victoria Park

ROUND 10 (June 21)

• Geelong West Giants v Inverleigh – West Oval
• North Geelong v Werribee Centrals – Osborne Park
• Winchelsea v Bell Post Hill – Eastern Reserve
• Bannockburn v Belmont Lions – Victoria Park
• Anakie v East Geelong – Anakie Reserve
• Thomson v Corio – Godfrey Street

ROUND 11 (June 28)

• Bell Post Hill v Bannockburn – Myers Reserve
• Corio v Geelong West Giants – Shell Reserve
• East Geelong v Winchelsea – Richmond Crescent
• Inverleigh v Anakie – Inverleigh Reserve
• Belmont Lions v North Geelong – Winter Reserve
• Werribee Centrals v Thomson – Galvin Park

ROUND 12 (July 5)

• Anakie v Corio – Anakie Reserve
• Werribee Centrals v Belmont Lions – Galvin Park
• Winchelsea v Inverleigh – Eastern Reserve
• Bannockburn v East Geelong – Victoria Park
• North Geelong v Bell Post Hill – Osborne Park
• Thomson v Geelong West Giants – Godfrey Street

ROUND 13 (Split Round) (July 12 and 19)

Week 1

• Geelong West Giants v Anakie – West Oval
• Corio v Winchelsea – Shell Reserve
• Belmont Lions v Thomson – Winter ReserveWeek 2

Week 2

• East Geelong v North Geelong – Richmond Crescent
• Inverleigh v Bannockburn – Inverleigh Reserve
• Bell Post Hill v Werribee Centrals – Myers Reserve

ROUND 14 (July 26)

• Thomson v Anakie – Godfrey Street
• Werribee Centrals v East Geelong – Galvin Park
• Bannockburn v Corio – Victoria Park
• Winchelsea v Geelong West Giants
• North Geelong v Inverleigh – Osborne Park
• Belmont Lions v Bell Post Hill – Winter Reserve

ROUND 15 (August 2)

• Thomson v Bell Post Hill – Godfrey Street
• East Geelong v Belmont Lions – Richmond Crescent
• Anakie v Winchelsea – Anakie Reserve
• Inverleigh v Werribee Centrals – Inverleigh Reserve
• Corio v North Geelong – Shell Reserve
• Geelong West Giants v Bannockburn – West Oval

ROUND 16 (August 9)

• Werribee Centrals v Corio – Galvin Park
• North Geelong v Geelong West Giants – Osborne Park
• Bannockburn v Anakie – Victoria Park
• Winchelsea v Thomson – Eastern Reserve
• Belmont Lions v Inverleigh – Winter Reserve
• Bell Post Hill v East Geelong – Myers Reserve

ROUND 17 (August 16)

• Inverleigh v Bell Post Hill – Inverleigh Reserve
• Geelong West Giants v Werribee Centrals – West Oval
• Winchelsea v Bannockburn – Eastern Reserve
• Thomson v East Geelong – Godfrey Street
• Corio v Belmont Lions – Shell Oval
• Anakie v North Geelong – Anakie Reserve

ROUND 18 (August 23)

• Bell Post Hill v Corio – Myers Reserve
• North Geelong v Winchelsea – Osborne Park
• Werribee Centrals v Anakie – Galvin Park
• Belmont Lions v Geelong West Giants – Winter Reserve
• East Geelong v Inverleigh – Richmond Crescent
• Bannockburn v Thomson – Victoria Park