About

All football training sessions and home games are played locally at Walter St Reserve, Ascot Vale and Merv Hughes Oval, Edgewater.

In 2025 we will have multiple teams in every group from Under 8s, Under 10s, Under 12s, Under 14s and Under 16s for Boys/Mixed teams.

In each age group we will have an elite top division team for kids with advanced skills, and then lower division teams which are perfect for new players or those still refining their talents.

Training

Training for juniors is typically Wednesday and Friday nights between 5:30-7:30pm depending on age.

We run a preseason training program in Nov-Dec and then start back training in February once school begins.

Games occur on Sunday morning with under 8s starting 8:30, under 10s from 9:45, under 12s from 11:00 with under 14s & 16s typically in the afternoon between 12:30 or 2:00pm.

The playing season starts in April and finishes in July with 14 Home and Away games then finals, if reached. The final dates and fixture are released in March when all teams are registered to the league.

Coaching

All our Experienced Coaches are certified with AFL Level 1 coaching, Working With Children’s Check (WWCC) and having played football. Our teams typically have 2-3 coaches assigned to ensure there is enough support and focus.

Coaches are supported with the use of professional paid skills coaches.

In 2025 the club will again engage professional kicking coaches, ruck and clearance and well as a tackling coach to ensure kids learn the most correct and safe way to play.

Our coaching team is currently led by Simon Wiggins, who played many seasons with Carlton AFL. The costs for the professional coaching is included in the membership fees.