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Key dates outlined for new Outer East season

April’s second weekend of 2024 will play host to the opening round of senior men’s football and open netball in Premier Division and Division One, and all junior football for the Outer East Football Netball League.

The League released the key dates for the 2024 season on Friday 1 December, only adding to the heightened anticipation around the competition following the structural review.

Both senior divisions will play 18 rounds, with Premier finals beginning on Saturday 31 August ahead of a 21 September grand final.

All finals in Premier Division will be played on Saturdays outside of preliminary finals, which will be held on Sunday 15 September, to allow Division One’s grand finals on Saturday 14 September.

The fixtures for the Junior Football competitions, Women’s Football, Under 18’s and Under 19’s, Veterans football as well as the Junior Netball will be released once all team submissions have been received in March 2024, the league said.

The Senior men’s football and Open grade netball fixtures are due to be released by mid-December.

Four rounds will take on themes for the week, in Anzac Round, Pride Round, Sockit2MND Round and First Nations Round in senior football.

Junior interleague matches will be held over the King’s Birthday Long Weekend when no home and away games are scheduled.

The Under nine’s carnival is scheduled for 14 July and Under 10’s on 23 June, with finals commencing on 4 August in all age groups.

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