2025 Local Practice Matches

With the calendar flipping over to February, we are now less than a month away from the first of the region’s 34 clubs jumping into practice match action.

Reigning Bellarine grand finalist Anglesea and Battle of the Bridge rivals Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads will all pull on the boots on March 1.

Information is correct as of March 14 and is subject to change.

Anakie

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Ocean Grove @ Anakie Reserve
• Saturday, March 29 vs. North Shore @ Windsor Park

Anglesea

• Saturday, March 1 vs. North Ringwood @ Ellimatta Reserve
• Saturday, March 22 vs. St Bernard’s @ Ellimatta Reserve

Bannockburn

• Saturday, March 22 vs. Kalannie (WA) @ Victoria Park
• Saturday, March 29 vs. Gordon @ Gordon

Barwon Heads

• Saturday, March 1 vs. Point Cook Centrals @ APCO Café 24/7 (Howard Harmer) Oval
• Saturday, March 15 vs. Camperdown @ Camperdown
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Hampton @ APCO Café 24/7 (Howard Harmer) Oval

Bell Park

• Saturday, March 15 vs. North Ballarat @ North Ballarat
• Friday, March 21 vs. Torquay @ Deakin University
• Saturday, March 29 vs. Altona @ Myers Reserve

Bell Post Hill

• Saturday, March 8 vs. Buninyong @ Bungaree
• Saturday, March 15 vs. Roxburgh Park @ Myers Reserve

Belmont Lions

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Otway Districts @ Gellibrand Recreation Reserve
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Fitzroy Stars @ Concept Oval – St Albans Reserve

Colac

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Terang Mortlake @ Central Reserve
• Saturday, March 22 vs. South Warrnambool @ Central Reserve

Corio

• Friday, March 7 vs. Irrewarra Beeac @ Evans Reserve – Norlane
• Saturday, March 15 vs. Tarneit @ Tarneit
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Sunshine Heights @ TBC

Drysdale

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Banyule @ Drysdale Sports Precinct
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Redan @ City Oval – Ballarat

East Geelong

• Thursday, March 6 vs. Ocean Grove @ Ray Menzies Oval
• Saturday, March 15 vs. Queenscliff @ Concept Oval – St Albans Reserve

Geelong Amateur

• Friday, March 14 vs. Newtown & Chilwell @ Deakin University
• Friday, March 21 vs. Lorne @ Stribling Reserve – Lorne

Geelong West (GDFNL)

TBC

Geelong West (GFNL)

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Cobden @ Cobden
• Saturday, March 22 vs. East Keilor @ East Keilor

Grovedale

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Point Cook Centrals @ Point Cook Centrals
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Werribee Districts @ Anakie Reserve
• Saturday, March 29 vs. St Mary’s @ Anthony Costa Oval

Inverleigh

• Saturday, March 15 vs. South Colac @ South Colac
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Irrewarra Beeac @ Morton Power Oval – Inverleigh

Lara

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Williamstown CYMS @ TBC
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Melton Centrals @ TBC
• Saturday, March 29 vs. Point Cook @ TBC

Leopold

• Saturday, April 5 vs. Vermont @ Leopold Community Bank Oval

Modewarre

• Friday, March 7 vs. Queenscliff @ Banyul-Warri Fields – North Torquay
• Saturday, March 15 vs. Werribee Districts @ Community Bank Oval
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Camperdown @ Camperdown

Newcomb

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Watsonia @ Deakin University              
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Bungaree @ Bungaree

Newtown & Chilwell

• Friday, March 14 vs. Geelong Amateur @ Deakin University
• Saturday, March 22 vs. North Warrnambool @ Elderslie Reserve
• Thursday, March 27 vs. Greenvale @ Greenvale

North Geelong

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Springbank @ Springbank
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Queenscliff @ Community Bank Oval – Mt Moriac

North Shore

Saturday, March 29 vs. Anakie @ Windsor Park

Ocean Grove

• Saturday, March 1 vs. Koroit @ Koroit
• Thursday, March 6 vs. East Geelong @ Ray Menzies Oval
• Saturday, March 15 vs. Anakie @ Anakie Reserve
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Warrnambool @ Deakin University

Portarlington

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Macedon @ Portarlington Recreation Reserve No.2
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Werribee Centrals @ Galvin Park
• Saturday, March 29 vs. Bacchus Marsh @ Bacchus Marsh

Queenscliff

• Friday, March 7 vs. Modewarre @ Banyul-Warri Fields – North Torquay
• Saturday, March 15 vs. East Geelong @ Concept Oval – St Albans Reserve
• Saturday, March 22 vs. North Geelong @ Community Bank Oval – Mt Moriac

South Barwon

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Darley @ Darley
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Terang Mortlake @ Terang

St Albans

• Saturday, March 1 vs. Banyule @ RMIT Bundoora
• Saturday, March 15 vs. North Warrnambool @ North Warrnambool
• Sunday, March 23 vs. Bentleigh @ Concept Oval – St Albans Reserve
• Saturday, March 29 vs. Kinglake @ Concept Oval – St Albans Reserve

St Joseph’s

• Saturday, March 22 vs. St Kevin’s @ Leopold Memorial Park
• Saturday, March 29 vs. Old Brighton @ Eastern Reserve – Winchelsea

St Mary’s

• Saturday, March 22 vs. Aberfeldie @ Anthony Costa Oval
• Saturday, March 29 vs. Grovedale @ Anthony Costa Oval

Thomson

• Friday, March 7 vs. Lorne @ Stribling Reserve
• Friday, March 21 vs. Birregurra @ Concept Oval – St Albans Reserve

Torquay

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Sebastopol @ Sebastopol
• Friday, March 21 vs. Bell Park @ Deakin University

Werribee Centrals

• Saturday, March 15 vs. Wyndhamvale @ Galvin Park
• Saturday, March 22 vs. Portarlington @ Galvin Park

Winchelsea

• Saturday, March 8 vs. Yackandandah @ Eastern Reserve
• Saturday, March 15 vs. Kolora-Noorat @ Noorat Recreation Reserve