Kyneton Football Netball Club
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Enormous crowd turns out
An enormous crowd of close to 3000 people – far in excess of most optimistic expectations – descended on the Kyneton Showgrounds on Good Friday for the opening round matches in the Riddell District Football Netball League’s 2024 season. Old, young, very young and middle-aged poured in to see Kyneton Football Netball Club make its…
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Rats, mould and mice
Kyneton Football Netball Club netballers are facing another season using a mouldy shed as their changerooms.
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KFNC seeks volunteers
As part of Kyneton Football Netball Club’s commitment to promoting youth development and fostering a love for the sport, they are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join a junior football sub-committee led by Emily Dellios to assist in contributing to the growth and success of our junior football program. Club president Hayden Evans said the club…
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Lakey close, Eve wins medal
Prolific ball winner Flynn Lakey (Gisborne) has polled 22 votes to be runner-up in the Michelsen Medal for 2023. The Bendigo League’s top individual football award went to Eaglehawk’s Noah Wheeler with 24 votes. James Coghlan (Sandhurst) was third with 16 votes. Despite missing many games, Brad Bernacki (Gisborne) still polled 12 votes. Castlemaine’s top…
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A bold and courageous decision
Stuart Dunn, Castlemaine I write in relation to the recent reports that Kyneton Football Netball Club has sought clearance to leave the Bendigo Football Netball League and join the Riddell Football Netball League in 2024. As someone who had a long involvement in local football and netball, as a participant, former administrator, junior parent and…
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New league, new coach for Tigers
Prompt decision making has resulted in AFL Victoria approving Kyneton Football Netball Club’s application to be a 100 per cent Riddell League participant next season. The decision earlier this week enables Kyneton’s senior men’s football and netball teams to join their women’s and junior football teams in the Riddell League. The other good news story…
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Unanimous to join Riddell
The committee of Kyneton Football Netball Club has unanimously decided to leave the Bendigo League and join the Riddell League. “We’re hoping this move provides a sustainable future for our club, fair and equitable competition, and an enhanced experience for all our players – of whom a significant majority have indicated their preference to move…
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Tigers bow out
Kyneton senior footballers ended their season on Saturday with a 42-points defeat at the hands of premiership prospect Strathfieldsaye. The Storm tuned up for the finals with a blistering first quarter that produced seven goals to two with some precision football being played. For the Darren Chambers-coached Tigers, it was a day of mixed feelings.…
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Riddell option looms large for Kyneton FNC
Kyneton Football Netball Club’s future affiliation is very much up in the air. The Tigers could soon make a formal move to ‘jump ship’ from the Bendigo League and seek to join the Riddell District Football League in 2024. At an open public forum held at the Showgrounds on Friday night, a large majority vote…
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Tough going for Tigers, Bulldogs
Kyneton and Gisborne senior football teams found the going tough against respective opposition Eaglehawk and Sandhurst on Saturday. On June 3 this season, Kyneton downed the Hawks on their own territory with an after-the-siren goal to Cameron Manuel, but it was a different story at the Showgrounds in the return bout. Gearing up for the…
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Tigers call meeting to discuss future
Kyneton Football Netball Club will hold public meeting this week after the AFL Central Vic Commission floated the possibility of a promotion and relegation system with a second division of the Bendigo Football Netball League next season. Kyneton’s committee has labelled what the commission has put forward as “surprising announcements regarding the change in the…
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Kyneton Tigers are premiers
More experience and depth of talent were key factors in the Kyneton Tigers women’s team winning the RDFNL 2023 grand final on Saturday evening. Macedon proved worthy finalists, having defeated Melton and Woodend-Hesket to earn the right to tackle the powerhouse Tigers. The history-making grand final was played in cool conditions at Gilbert Gordon Oval…