Greater Shepparton City Council, AFL and AFL Goulburn Murray are excited to announce that Shepparton will be one of three regional locations in Victoria to host an AFL JLT Community Series Match.

AFL Victoria is pleased to announce that AFL Goulburn Murray and Greater Shepparton City Council have been selected to host the 2019 V/Line Cup.

In 2019 AFL Goulburn Murray will commence a development program for young netballers from across the region.

The Junior Netball Academy is an elite netball development program, an initiative from AFL Goulburn Murray to assist in the development of players from across the region.

AFL 9s is back in 2018, can Fossils go back to back or will Launch-it who have won the previous 4 Grand Finals try to revenge the 4 point shock loss from last year, or do we see a newly emerged team come from out of the blue to take the title in 2018.

The region’s leading coaches for 2018 have been honoured on Thursday 4 October 2018 at the Annual Goulburn Murray Coaches Association dinner held at ‘Barooga Sporties’ who have been the associations Major Partner since 1988. The annual event recognises and awards AFL Coaches in all categories across affiliated leagues in the region, with 2018 including for the first time a Netball Coach of the Year. Congratulations to all the Nominees and Winners of the 2018 GMCA Coach of the Year list below: Auskick Centre of the Year Nominees Jack Smyth – Nagambie Mark McGann – Echuca Rockets Jason Parker – Deakin Reserve 2018 Winner: Mark McGann Junior Coach of the Year (U12 and below) Nominees Tim Hayes – Yea Ben Hearn – Moama Steve Hetherton – Saints 2018 Winner: Ben Hearn Female Coach of the Year Nominees Fiona Byrnes – Nathalia 2018 Winner: Fiona Byrnes Netball Coach of the Year Nominees Jessica Bamblett – Rumbalara FNC 2018 Winner: Jessica Bamblett Youth Coach of the Year (U13 to U18) Nominees Rob Allen – Cobram Tait Collins – Tallygaroopna Glenn Hart – Kyabram Rod Mann – St Marys Dean Walton – Shepp United Bailey Wileman – Rochester 2018 Winner: Rob Allen Senior Coach of the Year Craig Kellow – Nathalia Paul Newman – Kyabram Kevin O’Donoghue – Tallygaroopna 2018 Winner: Craig Kellow

AFL Goulburn Murray has secured a new partnership with McDonalds Shepparton & Mooroopna for a brand-new initiative set to take place across five games in 2019.