The Eastern Football Netball League’s Junior, Veterans and Netball Final Series dates and venues have been confirmed for 2022.
All competitive junior grades will play out their finals using a three-week top four system, which sees 1st and 2nd get the double chance whilst 3rd and 4th play off in an elimination final.
Junior Finals will begin on July 31st with all Grand Finals set for August 14th and will be played at the venues listed below.
East Ringwood Reserve (East Ringwood FC)
Seebeck Oval (Rowville FC)
Central Reserve (Glen Waverley FC)
Exner Reserve (Scoresby FC)
Mt Waverley Reserve (Waverley Blues FC)
Morton Park Top and Bottom (Blackburn FC)
Vermont Recreation Reserve (Vermont FC)
Princes Highway Reserve (Oakleigh District FC)
Belgrave South Recreation Reserve (South Belgrave FC)
Montrose Recreation Reserve (Montrose FC)
Forest Hill Reserve (Forest Hill)
Koonung Reserve (Nunawading FC)
Walker Reserve (Wantirna South FC)
The EFNL will endeavour to play age groups in their usual time slots, but changes may occur. All competing teams are encouraged to keep a keen eye on the Finals fixtures when they are released.
The Bendigo Bank EFNL Netball Finals Series will follow the same system, with finals for Sections Five to Eight beginning on August 12th and finishing on August 26th, whilst Section One to Four will start on August 19th and finish of September 2nd.
All Semi-Finals and Grand Finals will take place at H.E Parker in Heathmont (except the Section Four Semi Final which will be at Waverley), whilst Waverley’s Jells Park will host all preliminary finals.
The EFNL’s Women’s Veteran’s competition will see the top two sides go straight through to the Grand Final, to be played at North Ringwood’s Quambee Reserve on the 27th of August, following the Premier B, Division One, and Three Deakin University Women’s Grand Finals.
Meanwhile the Men’s Veteran’s will crown their champion via a two-week top four system, with two knockout semi-finals on the 14th of August to be played as home finals, with 1st and 2nd hosting. The decider on the 27th of August, set to be played at Heathmont’s H.E Parker Reserve following the Premier A, Division One and Division Four Women’s Grand Finals.
Please note that the EFNL reserves the right to alter times and locations where finals conflicts may occur for clubs or ground conditions are deemed unsuitable.