28/3/26   Willowbrook Reserve   Westmeadows FC vs North Footscray   Thirds 10am   Reserves 12pm   Senior men 2pm   Senior women 430pm twilight

2026 EDFL Season Launch: Wednesday March 25 - Keilor FC

Men away at Apollo Bay FC

Date: Sunday 22nd February 2026 Time: 9am to 1:30pm. Venue: NEC Hanger 275 Melrose Drive, Melbourne Airport AGENDA: 9:00am – Registration, Coffee and Tea on arrival. 9:30am – Opening of meeting. All clubs’ representatives • Opening & welcome. Updates from EDFL (5-10 minutes) • Marsh Insurance Update- Jordan De Zilwa (20 minutes) • Essendon FC Presentation- Tim Nield (EFC Head of Community): Next Generation Academies and EFC Community Engagement in the Region. (30 minutes) 10:30am- 10:45am – Tea break 10:45am – 11:30am – 5 Breakout discussion groups (each runs for 30-45 minutes) • Player Points & Salary Cap Update – Adem Saricaoglu (Senior Football Operations Manager) • Financial Benchmarking- Michael Ford (Newly elected EDFL Board Member) • Child Safety- Gareth Hanlon (EDFL Board Member and EDFL Complaints Officer) • Australian Sports Foundation- Ben Durance (Sports Fundraising & Commercial Manager) TBC • Volunteer Recruitment, Retention & Resources- Paul Milo (Club Development & Experience Manager