AFL Victoria
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Wedge-Tailed Eagles take flight
The Kyneton women are officially ready to soar. After months of uncertainty, persistence and passionate advocacy, the Kyneton Women’s Football Club has been given the green light to compete as the Wedge-Tailed Eagles in the Central Victoria Football League for the 2026 season. For players and supporters who refused to give up, the moment marks…
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Time running out for Kyneton women
The Kyneton Women’s Football Club has less than a month to save their 2026 season after AFL Victoria upheld an appeal to block the club from competing in any affiliated league. KWFC was formed in late 2024 after more than 30 players walked away from the Kyneton Football Netball Club amid claims of inequitable treatment…
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Shock and dismay at RDFNL: MP weighs in, league president in hot water over comment
EXCLUSIVE – Local MP Mary-Anne Thomas has expressed her “genuine shock and real disappointment” in the Riddell District Football Netball League for blocking the Kyneton Women’s Football Club from playing in season 2026. The MP has written to league CEO Jordan Doyle stating she was “disappointed and confused by the actions of the league” in…
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AFL Vic says no to Kyneton women joining league who welcomed them
“The question we are asking AFL Victoria is whether denying our club the right to affiliate reflects a system that prioritises protecting traditional club structures over the wellbeing, safety and participation of women who no longer feel respected or supported within those clubs.” – Kyneton Women’s Football Club president, Natalie Korinfsky The Kyneton Women’s Football Club…
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Riddell now a Premier League
Riddell District Football Netball League is being elevated to Premier League level. Member clubs have been verbally informed of the decision by AFL Victoria. “One positive is that it will make it a lot easier for clubs to recruit really good players, and to retain them,” the league’s operations manager, Grace Bibby, said yesterday. League…
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League aims for independence
Woodend-Hesket Football Netball Club president Paul Podbury is enthusiastic about the Riddell League moving away from the AFL Goldfields hub and being self administered in 2021. At the weekend, Podbury elaborated on the benefits the club presidents and current league board members saw in being more independent. “The league wants to still be affiliated with…
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PREMIERS GONE: League unhappy with AFL Victoria
“The Riddell District Football Netball League is extremely disappointed with the decision of AFL Victoria given the timing, after requesting stability during a global pandemic.” This was the blunt reaction of RDFNL president Brenton Knott last week on learning AFL Victoria’s Objection Hearing Panel had dismissed the league’s objection to 2019 premiers Rupertswood transferring to…