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MALDON and Harcourt will open next year’s Marybororough-Castlemaine District Football-Netball League season with a stand-alone Good Friday match.
The MCDFNL this week released its 2019 fixture that begins with the Good Friday encounter on April 19.
The match between Maldon and Harcourt will be the only game played over the Easter weekend, with the remainder of round one to be completed the following week.
Round one also includes Rovers and Talbot again playing under lights at Princes Park on Friday, April 26, with the match to coincide with a season launch function.
This year’s two strugglers – Campbells Creek and Dunolly – both get an early chance at a victory when they play each other in the opening round at Campbells Creek.
Carisbrook begins its premiership defence with a home game against Avoca.
The MCDFNL will host Colac District in its AFL Victoria Community Championships inter-league match on Saturday, May 18.
“The MCDFNL is pleased to announce its fixture and is happy to say the majority of requests from clubs have been granted,” MCDFNL operations manager Mitch Tinning said.
• MCDFNL 2019 fixture:
GOOD FRIDAY
Friday, April 19
Maldon v Harcourt
ROUND 1
Friday, April 26
Rovers v Talbot (N)
Saturday, April 27
Campbells Creek v
Dunolly
Carisbrook v Avoca
Newstead v Lexton
Trentham v Royal Park (T)
Natte Bealiba v Navarre
ROUND 2
Saturday, May 4
Talbot v Harcourt
Rovers v Dunolly
Lexton v Carisbrook
Avoca v Trentham
Royal Park v Natte Bealiba
Navarre v
Campbells Creek
Sunday, May 5
Newstead v Maldon
ROUND 3
Saturday, May 11
Dunolly v Talbot
Harcourt v Newstead
Campbells Creek v
Royal Park
Natte Bealiba v Avoca
Trentham v Lexton
Carisbrook v Maldon (T)
Sunday, May 12
Navarre v Rovers
ROUND 4
Saturday, May 25
Lexton v Natte Bealiba
Harcourt v Carisbrook
Maldon v Trentham
Talbot v Newstead
Avoca v Campbells Creek
Dunolly v Navarre
Royal Park v Rovers
ROUND 5
Saturday, June 1
Newstead v Carisbrook
Rovers v Avoca
Navarre v Talbot
Lexton v Campbells Creek
Natte Bealiba v Maldon
Trentham v Harcourt (T)
Sunday, June 2
Royal Park v Dunolly
ROUND 6
Saturday, June 8
Navarre v Royal Park
Trentham v Newstead
Harcourt v Natte Bealiba
Campbells Creek v
Maldon
Rovers v Lexton
Dunolly v Avoca
Sunday, June 9
Talbot v Carisbrook
ROUND 7
Saturday, June 15
Avoca v Navarre
Dunolly v Lexton
Maldon v Rovers
Natte Bealiba v Newstead
Carisbrook v Trentham
Royal Park v Talbot
Sunday, June 16
Campbells Creek v
Harcourt
ROUND 8
Saturday, June 22
Talbot v Trentham
Carisbrook v Natte Bealiba
Newstead v
Campbells Creek
Harcourt v Rovers
Avoca v Royal Park
Lexton v Navarre
Maldon v Dunolly
ROUND 9
Saturday, June 29
Dunolly v Harcourt
Royal Park v Lexton
Navarre v Maldon
Talbot v Avoca
Rovers v Newstead
Campbells Creek v
Carisbrook
Trentham v Natte Bealiba
ROUND 10
Saturday, July 6
Natte Bealiba v Talbot
Trentham v
Campbells Creek
Carisbrook v Rovers
Maldon v Royal Park
Harcourt v Navarre
Newstead v Dunolly
Sunday, July 7
Lexton v Avoca
ROUND 11
Saturday, July 13
Campbells Creek v
Natte Bealiba
Avoca v Maldon
Harcourt v Royal Park
Newstead v Navarre
Carisbrook v Dunolly
Lexton v Talbot
Sunday, July 14
Rovers v Trentham
ROUND 12
Saturday, July 20
Talbot v Campbells Creek
Natte Bealiba v Rovers
Dunolly v Trentham
Navarre v Carisbrook
Royal Park v Newstead
Avoca v Harcourt
Maldon v Lexton
ROUND 13
Saturday, July 27
Rovers v Campbells Creek
Harcourt v Lexton
Newstead v Avoca
Carisbrook v Royal Park
Trentham v Navarre
Dunolly v Natte Bealiba
Sunday, July 28
Maldon v Talbot
ROUND 14
Saturday, August 3
Trentham v Maldon
Lexton v Dunolly
Avoca v Rovers
Royal Park v Navarre
Natte Bealiba v Carisbrook
Harcourt v Talbot
Campbells Creek v
Newstead
ROUND 15
Saturday, August 10
Navarre v Lexton
Talbot v Dunolly
Avoca v Carisbrook
Maldon v
Campbells Creek
Rovers v Harcourt
Newstead v Trentham
Sunday, August 11
Natte Bealiba v Royal Park
ROUND 16
Saturday, August 17
Lexton v Rovers
Campbells Creek v
Trentham
Dunolly v Newstead
Royal Park v Maldon
Navarre v Avoca
Carisbrook v Harcourt
Talbot v Natte Bealiba
FINALS
Saturday, August 24
Qualifying finals
Sunday, August 25
Elimination finals
Saturday, August 31
Semi-final 1
Sunday, September 1
Semi-final 2
Saturday, September 7
Preliminary final 1
Sunday, September 8
Preliminary final 2
Saturday, September 14
Grand final
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