Hi MVFC Community

What a start to the season! It was great to see so many Moonee Valley junior players and families back at Ormond Park last Friday night for our first full Friday night training and some more season launches and then on Sunday enjoying their footy, celebrating with their friends and supporting each other.

In this edition you’ll find a summary of Round 1 results, our Royal Stacks MVP of the week, the fixtures for Round 2, what’s on our first Friday Night Bites menu, an events update and opportunities to get involved with the club to help it continue to grow and support our community at the Valley.

ROUND 1 RESULTS

Check out the link on Instagram for all our results from Round 1. https://www.instagram.com/p/DXBZ8voD-17/?img_index=1


ROYAL STACK MVP AWARD

Congratulations to Mia Sprague from U12 Girls - 1. Check out the link and more information on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/DXLDgGVj9kq/

Remember to use our special code “MOONEEVALLEY2026” to receive a 10% discount for all MVFC members which also provides $1 back to the club for every burger purchased.


ROUND 2, SUNDAY 19 APRIL

Please note that the below may change at any time due to EDFL requirements - refer to the Play AFL app or PlayHQ website for the latest details of games

Round 2 (Grading)

Home

Ormond Park - Small Oval

08:30 U10G v Ascot Vale

09:45 U10M-3 v Aberfeldie

11:00 U12M-2 v Keilor

Ormond Park - Main Oval

08:30 U8M-GN v Maribyrnong Park

9:45 U12G-1 v Hillside

11:00 U14G v Strathmore

12:30 U16G v Keilor

14:15 U16B v Craigieburn

Away

08:30 U8M-BK v Oak Park

09:45 U10M-1 v Strathmore

09:45 U10M-2 v Greenvale

12:15 U12M-1 v Strathmore

12:30 U12G-2 v Essendon Doutta Stars

12:30 U14M vs West Coburg

For those new to the EDFL or needing a refresher of how the EDFL allocates teams to divisions, the first four rounds of the season are used by the EDFL to assess the capabilities of teams across the league in an attempt to allocate teams in a reasonably even and competitive division (referred to as grading). Adjustments to grading can still occur after round four on an exception basis. For more information, please see these two links:

https://essendondfl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EDFL-Junior-Grading-Policy-2024.pdf
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZikOD8me9koCjv4TvJU_hItO0Q4EtAHb/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116248932857075570653&rtpof=true&sd=true

Generally, fixtures will be released one or two weeks at a time before the remainder of the season is released later in the year, e.g. last year this was the case until a week after King’s Birthday when rounds 11 to 14 were released.

FRIDAY NIGHT BITES RETURNS TONIGHT

Friday night bites (FNB) is back tonight, kicking things off with our famous Valley Burgers. For those who are new to the Valley, each team is rostered to assist with cooking and selling the meal of the week once per season. As with everything in our community club, we are only as good as our volunteer support, so please get behind this when your team managers reach out for support. Kicking things off will be the Under 16 girls, so feel free to head over after training to re-energise with a tasty Valley Burger!

REGISTRATIONS ARE STILL OPEN

There is still time to register if needed: https://www.playhq.com/afl/org/moonee-valley-edfl/b45eef0c/register

ORDERING MATCH DAY & ISC APPAREL ONLINE

To place an order, please select ‘EDFL & Club Apparel’ on the home page in TeamApp. You can then choose and pay for the items you require. You will be notified via text/email when your order is ready for collection from the club.

Please note, some items may take up to 6 weeks to arrive if not currently in stock so place your orders early. The first batch of training tops for those who registered earlier in the year will be ready for collection from 24 April.

Please contact Mia on 0424 931 405 with any queries.
TeamApp store: https://mooneevalleyfootballclubau.teamapp.com/clubs/57258/store?_list=v1

VOLUNTEERS STILL REQUIRED

We are still on the look out for volunteers in the following roles:

1. Under 8s coordinator
2. Junior merchandise coordinator
3. Junior wellbeing advisor (1 role remaining)
4. MVFC website manager

Please reach out to me or chat to me at the club if you’re interested or want to know more.

EVENTS

To help you all plan your busy schedules over the footy season, please see the below calendar. This will be updated on a regular basis to keep you up to date with all of the fantastic events planned at the Valley this year.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q9_yU1iogaXSIzEVmZrl_I9Bi0JJ4docViJ0C6OuK-Q/edit?gid=773119136#gid=773119136

List of upcoming key events

17 April: 2026 Friday Night Bites Launch

24 April: Royal Stacks Friday night fun

1 May: Auskick begins

8 & 10 May: Mother’s Day round

9 May 8pm to 10 May 4am: Conquer Cancer event. Support Moonee Valley being part of a Guinness Book of World Records attempt and support a great charity

20, 22, 27 & 29 May: Team Photos

20 June: Trivia night (TBC)

9 July: Joondalup Exhibition game

25 July: Reverse Raffle

2 August: Week 1 of Finals

16 August: Junior Grand Final

AUSKICK STARTS 1 MAY
Check out the link on Instagram for more information.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVfHjzoj5uj/

If you have any questions at any time, please feel free to reach out to any member of the Junior Committee you feel comfortable with.

Key contacts include:

Andrew Butler Girls Coordinator mvfcjuniorgirls@gmail.com

Rebecca Flanagan Boys Coordinator mvfcjuniorboys@gmail.com

Tam Giuliano Registrations Coordinator mvfcrego@gmail.com

Go Valley!

🖤🤍🖤 🏉

Justin Giuliano
MVFC Junior President
mvfcjuniors@gmail.com

Location

Pattison St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039, Australia