The 2023 O&M seniors premiers, the Yarrawonga Pigeons.
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The 2024 Ovens and Murray Football Netball League (OMFNL) fixture has been released with the season opener scrapped and all 10 teams beginning the season over the Easter weekend from March 29 - 31.
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Football will return to John Foord Oval with Corowa Rutherglen set to host Albury on Easter Saturday while Yarrawonga and Myrtleford also host their regular Easter weekend home matches.
The Interleague is scheduled to be played against the GVFNL on May 25 with the OMFNL to field a 15 & Under netball team for the first time.
Yarrawonga will once again host a King’s Birthday weekend match with the Indigenous Round to take place in round 12 on July 6.
The Grand Final will be played in Lavington on Sunday, September 22.
OMFNL League Chairman David Sinclair said the fixture is the most challenging component of competition.
2023 B Grade premiers.
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“Despite achieving parity with all clubs fixtured to play each other twice and receive nine home games each, the effort required to assist clubs in maximizing their gate returns is a considerable task,” Mr Sinclair said.
“We are very excited to welcome Corowa Rutherglen back into the draw in 2024, as it was shown that a nine-club fixture proved difficult for clubs to navigate at stages of the 2023 season.
“With multiple breaks required to capture Easter weekend, along with giving all local leagues their traditional Grand Final slots, we are pleased to return to a ten-club competition to provide O&M supporters a more familiar looking fixture in 2024.”
