The Melton Toyota Riddell District Football Netball League is pleased today to officially release its playing fixture for the 2015 RDFNL football and netball seasons, after it was officially ratified by clubs at the 2014 RDFNL AGM on Monday 1st December.
The 18-round season, which is scheduled to commence on Saturday 11th April 2015, is packed full of highlights, including...
- Twilight football again being played at Romsey Park, with the 2014 premiers hosting fellow finalists Rupertswood under lights in Round 2 on ANZAC Day
- The continuation of the successful NAIDOC Carnival match at Rockbank, to be played in conjunction with NAIDOC Week on Sunday 11th July as part of Round 12 between the Rams and Melton Centrals, and the Sunbury Kangaroos also celebrating NAIDOC Week in the same round against Rupertswood on Saturday 10th July.
- Broadford and Lancefield set to kick off Round 1 a week earlier than scheduled in a standalone clash at Lancefield Park in Round 1
- A clear break for the VWA AFL Victoria Country Championships after Round 5.
- Four standalone Sunday fixtures throughout the season
- A full round of ANZAC Day encounters in Round 2 on Saturday 25th April, including the aforementioned twilight match between Romsey and Rupertswood at Romsey Park
- The re-match between 2014 Grand Finalists Romsey and Diggers Rest to be played at the 2014 Grand Final venue, Romsey Park, in Round 4
This fixture is subject to change, with clubs still negotiating special stand-alone fixture requests for the 2015 season, which will be advised as they are submitted and approved by the RDFNL Executive.
The RDFNL have scheduled a clear break on the weekend of Saturday May 23rd/Sunday May 24th for the VWA AFL Victoria Country Championships, however the league was advised that its scheduled opponent, the Tallangatta FNL, have withdrawn from the Championships to play in a localized representative carnival in the Murray/Riverina region. The RDFNL is currently working with AFL Victoria in securing an opponent for the league in the 2015 championships, and more details will be announced on this in coming weeks.
FInals venues have not been announced as part of this fixture release, and will be announced during the 2015 season closer to the finals.
The RDFNL will again schedule various "Theme Rounds" for the 2015 fixture, which will be announced once the AFL have announced their Theme Round schedule for 2015 in order for the RDFNL to tie in as closely to the AFL themes as possible.
The completed fixture is attached at the bottom of this page, and further queries about the 2015 RDFNL fixture should be forwarded to RDFNL Operations Manager Toby Boyle, who can be contacted on (03) 9740 5021.
Last Modified on 03/12/2014 13:24