The details for this week’s clash between the NFL and WRFL in the 2017 WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community Championships.
A senior and under-19 match will be played at Preston City Oval on Saturday May 13.
Having lost its past two senior representative matches, the Northern Football League has slipped to fifth spot on the AFL Victoria Community Championships rankings.
The WRFL pushed up the rankings last year with a three-point win over the Ballarat Football Netball League at Whitten Oval.
Final teams for the matches will be announced later this week.
Continue below for all of this week’s details.
START TIMES
• Seniors – commences at 2:00pm at Preston City Oval
• Under-19 – commences at 11:30am at Preston City Oval
ADMISSION PRICES
The price of admission is $10 for adults and $5 for aged pensioners. Children under-16 enter free. Please note: no dogs will be permitted into Preston City Oval.
PARKING
Patrons attending the representative matches at Preston City Oval are encouraged to park at Preston’s Melbourne Polytechnic (formerly named NMIT) on St George’s Rd on Saturday. A $2 parking fee will apply. The car park will open at 10am and is just a few minutes walk from the ground.
DURATION OF MATCHES
• The seniors match will run for 4 x 20-minute quarters, with time on
• The under-19 match will run for 4 x 25-minute quarters, with no time on
UMPIRES
Seniors
• Field: Billy Mitchell, Nathan McDonald, Joshua Robertson
• Boundary: Robert Hill, Shane Mallia, Tristan Webb
• Goal: Frank Di Cosmo, David Hili
Under-19
• Field: Nathan Bury, William Harris, Russell Yin
• Boundary: Tyson Cardamone, Jack O’Neill, Adrian Terrill
• Goal: Vic Filipou, Richard Thwaites
MEDIA
Live Stream: A live video stream of the seniors match, with commentary, will be available on both the Northern Football League and Western Region Football League Facebook pages, courtesy of Sportscast Australia.
Radio: A radio broadcast of the seniors match will be available on 88.6 Plenty Valley FM, with a simulcast on 88.9 Wyn FM.