Wimmera Football Netball League has announced its fixture for the 2024 season.
The newly amalgamated Southern Mallee Thunder will play in Wimmera league next season.
2023 premiers Ararat will unfurl its premiership flag at Alexandra Oval against Horsham in round-one, after the annual Good Friday game against Stawell on Friday, March 29 – it will be considered the clubs’ round-nine match-up.
The season will then officially begin on April 20.
Speciality rounds include Anzac Day in round two, when Horsham and Horsham Saints will play on Thursday, April 25.
Horsham and Horsham Saints will meet for the second time in the season on Sunday, July 7.

Horsham Saints will play Horsham in an A Grade netball grand final rematch in round two, while Ararat will meet the Southern Mallee Giants and Jeparit-Rainbow amalgamation in a senior football grand final rematch in round three.

The June long weekend will be a league bye.
The season will conclude on August 24 and will be followed by four weeks of finals, with the grand final scheduled for September 21.

Venues are still to be determined for clubs with multiple home grounds.  

 

2024 Wimmera Football Netball League draw

Round 9* - Good Friday March 29

Stawell v Ararat

Round one – Saturday, April 20

Minyip-Murtoa v Nhill (Min)

Horsham Saints v Stawell

Ararat v Horsham

Southern Mallee Thunder v Warrack Eagles (Jeparit)

Dimboola, bye

Round two – 

Thursday, April 25

Horsham v Horsham Saints

Saturday, April 27

Nhill v Dimboola

Stawell v Minyip-Murtoa

Warrack Eagles v Ararat

Southern Mallee Thunder, bye

Round three – Saturday, May 4

Dimboola v Stawell

Minyip-Murtoa v Horsham (Murtoa)

Horsham Saints v Warrack Eagles

Ararat v Southern Mallee Thunder

Nhill, bye

Round four – Saturday, May 11

Horsham v Dimboola

Warrack Eagles v Minyip-Murtoa

Southern Mallee Thunder v Horsham Saints (Hopetoun)

Stawell v Nhill

Ararat, bye

Round five – Saturday, May 18

Dimboola v Warrack Eagles

Minyip-Murtoa v Southern Mallee Thunder (Minyip)

Horsham Saints v Ararat

Nhill v Horsham

Stawell, bye

Round six – Saturday, May 25

Southern Mallee Thunder v Dimboola (Rainbow)

Ararat v Minyip-Murtoa

Warrack Eagles v Nhill

Horsham v Stawell

Horsham Saints, bye

Round seven – Saturday, June 1

Dimboola v Ararat

Minyip-Murtoa v Horsham Saints (Murtoa)

Nhill v Southern Mallee Thunder

Stawell v Warrack Eagles

Horsham, bye

June long weekend, league bye

Round eight – Saturday, June 15

Horsham Saints v Dimboola

Ararat v Nhill

Southern Mallee Thunder v Stawell (Beulah)

Warrack Eagles v Horsham

Minyip-Murtoa, bye

Round nine – Saturday, June 22

Dimboola v Minyip-Murtoa

Nhill v Horsham Saints

Horsham v Southern Mallee Thunder

Warrack Eagles, bye

Round 10 – Saturday, June 29

Nhill v Minyip-Murtoa

Stawell v Horsham Saints

Horsham v Ararat

Warrack Eagles v Southern Mallee Thunder

Dimboola, bye

Round 11 – July 6

Dimboola v Nhill

Minyip-Murtoa v Stawell (Minyip)

Ararat v Warrack Eagles

Sunday, July 7

Horsham Saints v Horsham

Southern Mallee Thunder, bye

Round 12 – Saturday, July 13

Stawell v Dimboola

Horsham v Minyip-Murtoa

Southern Mallee Thunder v Ararat (Jeparit)

Warrack Eagles v Horsham Saints (Brim)

Nhill, bye

Round 13 – Saturday, July 20

Dimboola v Horsham

Minyip-Murtoa v Warrack Eagles (Murtoa)

Horsham Saints v Southern Mallee Thunder

Nhill v Stawell

Ararat, bye  

Round 14 – Saturday, July 27

Warrack Eagles v Dimboola

Southern Mallee Thunder v Minyip-Murtoa (Hopetoun)

Ararat v Horsham Saints

Horsham v Nhill

Stawell, bye

Round 15 – Saturday, August 3

Dimboola v Southern Mallee Thunder

Minyip-Murtoa v Ararat (Minyip)

Nhill v Warrack Eagles

Stawell v Horsham

Horsham Saints, bye

Round 16 – Saturday, August 10

Ararat v Dimboola

Horsham Saints v Minyip-Murtoa

Southern Mallee Thunder v Nhill (Rainbow)

Warrack Eagles v Stawell

Horsham, bye

Round 17 – Saturday, August 17

Dimboola v Horsham Saints

Nhill v Ararat

Stawell v Southern Mallee Thunder

Horsham v Warrack Eagles

Minyip-Murtoa, bye

Round 18 – Saturday, August 24

Minyip-Murtoa v Dimboola (Murtoa)

Horsham Saints v Nhill

Ararat v Stawell

Southern Mallee Thunder v Horsham (Beulah)

Warrack Eagles, bye

Qualifying final, Saturday, August 31

Elimination final, Sunday, September 1

Second semi-final, Saturday, September 7

First semi-final, Sunday, September 8

Preliminary final, Sunday, September 15

Grand final, Saturday September 21

 

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