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FIVE matches on Good Friday will open the Bendigo Football-Netball League's 2020 season.
The BFNL has released its 2020 fixture, with the same Easter weekend match-ups as this year, but with the home teams switched.
Next year's Good Friday opening day has two day games, one twilight match and two night clashes.
Kyneton will host Gisborne and South Bendigo will meet Eaglehawk during the day; Strathfieldsaye will unfurl its premiership flag and then take on Sandhurst in a twilight encounter; while the Castlemaine v Maryborough and Kangaroo Flat v Golden Square games will be both night matches.
There will be three rounds of matches before an inter-league general bye on Saturday, May 2, coinciding with the Groovin' The Moo festival, which over the years has impacted player and volunteer numbers for clubs.
Bendigo will take on rivals Ballarat at Ballarat in inter-league that day.
Clubs will also get Saturday, July 4, off with a general bye during school holidays.
All round three matches are slated for Anzac Day on Saturday, April 25. However, there is the possibility that some matches could be played on the Sunday.
At this stage there are no Sunday games scheduled in the fixture and the only games outside the usual 2.20pm senior starting time are on Good Friday.
"There are a couple of clubs that have identified some weekends where we may look to shift a game from a Saturday to a Sunday or from day to night, so that could still happen early in the new year," BFNL manager Cameron Tomlins said on Wednesday.
"So there is still some flexibility there in terms of the fixture."
On the football field the grand final rematch between Strathfieldsaye and Eaglehawk - who have clashed in the past three deciders - won't be played until round nine at Canterbury Park.
The A Grade netball grand final rematch between three-time defending premier Sandhurst and Kangaroo Flat will be played in round four.
The finals will begin on Saturday, August 29, while the grand final will be played on Saturday, September 19.
2020 BFNL FIXTURE:
ROUND 1
Friday, April 10
Kyneton v Gisborne
South Bendigo v Eaglehawk
Strathfieldsaye v Sandhurst (T)
Castlemaine v Maryborough (N)
Kangaroo Flat v Golden Square (N)
ROUND 2
Saturday, April 18
Gisborne v Strathfieldsaye
Sandhurst v Maryborough
Castlemaine v South Bendigo
Eaglehawk v Kangaroo Flat
Golden Square v Kyneton
ROUND 3
Saturday, April 25
Maryborough v Gisborne
South Bendigo v Sandhurst
Kangaroo Flat v Castlemaine
Golden Square v Eaglehawk
Kyneton v Strathfieldsaye
ROUND 4
Saturday, May 9
Gisborne v South Bendigo
Sandhurst v Kangaroo Flat
Castlemaine v Golden Square
Eaglehawk v Kyneton
Strathfieldsaye v Maryborough
ROUND 5
Saturday, May 16
Kangaroo Flat v Gisborne
Golden Square v Sandhurst
Castlemaine v Eaglehawk
South Bendigo v Strathfieldsaye
Maryborough v Kyneton
ROUND 6
Saturday, May 23
Gisborne v Golden Square
Sandhurst v Eaglehawk
Kyneton v Castlemaine
Strathfieldsaye v Kangaroo Flat
Maryborough v South Bendigo
ROUND 7
Saturday, May 30
Eaglehawk v Gisborne
Castlemaine v Sandhurst
Golden Square v Strathfieldsaye
Kangaroo Flat v Maryborough
South Bendigo v Kyneton
ROUND 8
Saturday, June 6
Gisborne v Sandhurst
Strathfieldsaye v Castlemaine
Maryborough v Eaglehawk
South Bendigo v Golden Square
Kyneton v Kangaroo Flat
ROUND 9
Saturday, June 13
Castlemaine v Gisborne
Sandhurst v Kyneton
Eaglehawk v Strathfieldsaye
Golden Square v Maryborough
Kangaroo Flat v South Bendigo
ROUND 10
Saturday, June 20
Gisborne v Kyneton
Sandhurst v Strathfieldsaye
Maryborough v Castlemaine
Eaglehawk v South Bendigo
Golden Square v Kangaroo Flat
ROUND 11
Saturday, June 27
Strathfieldsaye v Gisborne
Maryborough v Sandhurst
South Bendigo v Castlemaine
Kangaroo Flat v Eaglehawk
Kyneton v Golden Square
ROUND 12
Saturday, July 11
Gisborne v Maryborough
Sandhurst v South Bendigo
Castlemaine v Kangaroo Flat
Eaglehawk v Golden Square
Strathfieldsaye v Kyneton
ROUND 13
Saturday, July 18
South Bendigo v Gisborne (Harry Trott Oval)
Kangaroo Flat v Sandhurst
Golden Square v Castlemaine
Kyneton v Eaglehawk
Maryborough v Strathfieldsaye
ROUND 14
Saturday, July 25
Gisborne v Kangaroo Flat
Sandhurst v Golden Square
Eaglehawk v Castlemaine
Strathfieldsaye v South Bendigo
Kyneton v Maryborough
ROUND 15
Saturday, August 1
Golden Square v Gisborne
Eaglehawk v Sandhurst
Castlemaine v Kyneton
Kangaroo Flat v Strathfieldsaye
South Bendigo v Maryborough
ROUND 16
Saturday, August 8
Gisborne v Eaglehawk
Sandhurst v Castlemaine
Strathfieldsaye v Golden Square
Maryborough v Kangaroo Flat
Kyneton v South Bendigo
ROUND 17
Saturday, August 15
Sandhurst v Gisborne
Castlemaine v Strathfieldsaye
Eaglehawk v Maryborough
Golden Square v South Bendigo
Kangaroo Flat v Kyneton
ROUND 18
Saturday, August 22
Gisborne v Castlemaine
Kyneton v Sandhurst
Strathfieldsaye v Eaglehawk
Maryborough v Golden Square
South Bendigo v Kangaroo Flat
FINALS
Qualifying final
Saturday, August 29
Elimination final
Sunday, August 30
Second semi-final
Saturday, September 5
First semi-final
Sunday, September 6
Preliminary final
Saturday, September 12
Grand final
Saturday, September 19
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