By Josh Ward. Under 17.5A Boys - Blackburn Black vs East Ringwood Blue @ Knox Gardens Reserve, 2:50pm Two of the powerhouse clubs in the Eastern Football Netball League are set to close out the Under 17.5A competition season when they meet this afternoon. Both have had very different paths to this stage, with Blackburn the first side to qualify for the decider whilst East Ringwood have had to come for fourth to book their ticket. The Burners have had a near flawless season, f

By Josh Ward. Under 16A Girls - North Ringwood Red vs East Ringwood Blue @ Mount Waverley Reserve, 3:00pm Local rivals are set to go head-to-head in the U16A Girls Grand Final as the Saints and Roos meet for one last time in 2026 on the big stage. North Ringwood were the first to qualify for the decider despite finishing in second, knocking off the Roos by 11 points in their Qualifying Final at Sunday’s venue. Jessica Kreskas was one of five individual players to impact the s

By Josh Ward. Under 16A Boys - Blackburn Black vs North Ringwood Red @ Scoresby Recreation Reserve, 3:10pm Two of the strongest junior clubs in the EFNL are set to meet in this weekend’s U16A Boys Grand Final in what is shaping up to be an evenly poised decider. Blackburn were the first to qualify for the decider after a convincing 86-point triumph over second-placed Mitcham at Sunday’s venue. Harvey Brookes continued his excellent season with another five goals while Levi Br

Under 18 Girls - Blackburn vs East Ringwood @ Knox Gardens Reserve, 12:55pm The Under 18 Girls game will see the undefeated Blackburn take on East Ringwood in the early hours of Sunday afternoon at Knox Gardens Reserve. Blackburn’s U18 Girls team has put together a dominant year, winning quite often by big margins throughout the course of the season. Molly Brauer plus Ava and Milly Loverso have all had excellent seasons alongside Samantha O’Donnell, who has kicked a team-

By Josh Ward. All Junior Grand Finals are set following Sunday’s preliminary finals. Read a full recap of the Under-16 to Under-18 finals here. Under 16 Boys North Ringwood Red locked in a grand final with Blackburn in the U16A Boys competition with a convincing 76-point triumph over Mitcham Black at Princes Highway Reserve. Isaac Parsons and Harrison Tasca combined for eight of the Saints 15 goals as they held Mitcham to three goals from 13 scoring shots whilst having 19 t

By Brett Davidson. The EFNL Finals kicked off on Sunday afternoon with some cracking finals. Read a full recap of all of the Under 11 to Under 15's finals here. Junior Girls Finals Review U12 A A fast start by Norwood enabled them to overcome a determined Wantirna South and advance through to Grand Final Day. Somewhat of an upset in the first-semi, a strong finish by Lysterfield, 20 to 9 victory over Blackburn helped them qualify for this Sunday’s Preliminary Final. U12 B

By Josh Ward. The EFNL Finals kicked off on Sunday afternoon with some cracking finals. Read a full recap of all the Under-16 to Under-18 finals here. Under 16 Boys In the U16A Boys competition, Blackburn punched its ticket to the decider with a 86 point triumph over Mitcham at Scoresby Recreation Reserve. The Burners kicked 14 goals to one from quarter time onwards to secure the win, led by Harvey Brookes who kicked five goals, making it 12 goals from the past three weeken

Last week, the Eastern Football Netball League Under 15 Boys and Girls Interleague teams travelled to Sydney to tour AFL facilities and play off in a round-robin against the GWS and Sydney Swans academy sides. An opportunity for our young Interleague stars to experience a glimpse of what it’s like playing at the AFL level. The group toured the Sydney Swans HQ and the Sydney Cricket Ground, hearing from Swans AFL Assistant Coaches, Amon Buchanan and Mark McVeigh. The two e

Round One of the 2026 AFL Vic Metro Junior Development Series kicks off tonight for our Under 14's and Under 15's Interleague sides. In Round One of a three-round series, all EFNL sides will be facing off against the Yarra Junior Football League. Our three home games at Walker Park and Pinks Reserve will be featured live on the EFNL YouTube page: Under 14 Boys Division Two @ Walker Park, 5:15pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUI_vMKJpH4 Under 14 Girls Division One @ Pinks Re

The Eastern Football Netball League has released the trial squads for the AFL Victoria Metropolitan Junior Development Series. All players selected in the trial squads will be trialling for a position in the league's representative teams in the upcoming AFL Victoria Metropolitan JDS. View the full squads below for both Under 14 and Under 15 Boys and Girls.

This Sunday, the 2026 EFNL Junior Interleague Program will host the first set of Practice Matches of the year. Six games will be held at Holm Park Reserve on Sunday, 1st of March, 2026. The first game is set to kick off at 8:00am on Sunday morning with the Under 14 Girls. Come down to Holm Park Reserve to support some of the league's future stars in action ahead of the 2026 season and the 2026 AFL Victoria Junior Development Series. Full Timetable: Under 14 Girls - 8:00 am U

By Josh Ward. After a promising 2025, the Hawks senior men’s and women’s look set to contend once again this coming season. Boronia’s return to the second tier of the EFNL men’s competition was fruitful, finishing in fourth place with nine wins. However they bowed out in the first weekend of finals to eventual preliminary finalist North Ringwood by 55 points. Three-time Hawks premiership coach Matt Clark has re-signed for a ninth season at the helm, saying that the group

The Eastern Football Netball League has finalised their squads for our 2026 Junior Development Program. The first set of trial matches were held at Kilsyth Recreation Reserve during the first week of October. Congratulations to all participants who have taken part trialling to this point of time. The coaches and the league have now formalised the players that will advance through to the next phase of trials. For those who have not been selected into the squad, we would li

The Eastern Football Netball League last night hosted the 2025 Junior Presentation Night at Crossways. A fantastic evening saw the top...

The AFL Vic Metro Junior Development Series begins this Wednesday, the 28th May, 2025. The final squads for each junior side has been...

The updated squads for Phase Two of the 2025 Junior Interleague series have been released for the Under 14-15 Girls, Under 14 Boys and...

By Josh Ward. A historic season for the Saints senior women’s program while unavailabilities for its men’s side saw them slip down the...

By Josh Ward. Another historic season from the Mustangs women’s program whilst its young senior men’s showed some promise throughout...

By Josh Ward. Plenty to like for the Demons, with its senior men’s and women’s side both making finals and its netball program continuing...

The Eastern Football Netball League has finalised the phase one squads for the 2025 Junior Interleague Series. The first set of trial...