Footy Finals Fever

The matches will be spread across two weeks at Port Melbourne’s ETU Stadium on 4th and 5th September, before travelling to Frankston on 11th September.

Across the three days, players of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, have the opportunity to come together and play in a grand final match to celebrate the end of the football season.

To open the series, the Geelong Powercats take on Dardi Spirit at 10:30am on Wednesday 4th September. This will be followed by Sunbury Phoenix V Ballarat Bushrangers. Day one will conclude with the Reclink All Stars clashing with the Collingwood Magpies.

Day two sees the Wynbay Tigers take on the Maryborough Ravens before Bendigo Gold and Cohealth Kangaroos round out the afternoon.

Day three’s two games at Frankston will see the Salvo Hawks clash with the Cardinia Tigers, and the long-distance rivals of the Latrobe Valley Panthers and Frankston Dolphins taking centre stage to finish off.

All three days will have free entry, a BBQ lunch, a live broadcast and appearances from a range of past and present AFL personalities, including Charlotte Taylor (AFLW), Nick Larkey, Billy Brownless and Dave (Hughesy) Hughes, and 'Smokey' Dawson on commentary.

Having entered it’s third decade of existence, the League is supported by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, while 350 players participate in the League each round in conjunction with Reclink Australia’s member agencies.

Reclink Australia Programs Manager Rhan Harris said “Reclink footy brings people together from all back grounds from across the state to celebrate a love Aussie Rules and its community.

“This year we are thrilled to offer our players the opportunity to compete at two historic, first-class venues such as ETU Stadium and Kinetic Stadium,” he said.

All are welcome to attend and enjoy each day, with a live stream of each game also set to be conducted via the Reclink Australia Facebook page.

When: 4th August – 5th August @ ETU Stadium, 11th August @ Kinetic Stadium. Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm daily Entry is free.

For any further information or for media enquiries, contact Sam Wharton (Communications and Events Promotions Officer) via email: [email protected].