Revised AFL Cairns 2020 fixtures released
AFL Cairns have released their fixtures for the condensed upcoming 2020 campaign. Find out here where your club is playing for the rest of the season.
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AFL Cairns has averted the need to play midweek games in its condensed 2020 campaign and will stick to its traditional Saturday afternoons.
During the coronavirus shutdown, Friday and Sunday games as well as midweek contests were proposed to get through the season.
In the 2020 fixtures released on Friday afternoon, 14 rounds will be contested on Saturday afternoons and evenings, with the grand final on October 31.
A full reserves competition, which was in doubt last month, is also slated to be contested.
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Some of the seven local clubs were concerned if they had the numbers to fill two sides every week but will at least have a crack at maintaining a reserves competition.
AFL Cairns football manager Craig Lees said the easing of restrictions around coronavirus allowed the local competition to return to Saturday football.
“It is a straightforward fixture, really, and we are hopeful we can get clubs back to a routine with Saturday afternoon footy,” Lees said.
There are slight changes to the fixture due to clashes with cricket.
Cazalys Stadium is unavailable through September due to international cricket, while Griffiths Park, home of Cairns Saints, is out of action from late September to allow local cricket use of the venue.
Cazalys Stadium being out of action forces Manunda to move a home game across town to Watsons Oval later in the season.
Port Douglas has back-ended its home games at the request of the club, hoping to get more fans into its ground later in the year.
The much anticipated first grand final rematch from last season between Port and South Cairns will be held at Fretwell Park in Round 4.
The league released the first two rounds of the 2020 AFL Cairns Seniors last month.
The Hawks are scheduled to face Souths at Fretwell Park in Round 1 on Saturday, July 11.
AFL Cairns will host a season commencement function next Wednesday at 11.30am at Cairns Zoom at the Reef Casino, Wharf St, Cairns.
The league has also released the first two weeks of its women’s competition.
FIRST BOUNCE
Round 1 – Saturday, July 11
All men’s games start at 2.30pm
Souths Cairns v Manunda at Fretwell Park, Saints v Norths at Griffiths Park, Cairns City v Port Douglas at Holloways Beach Sports Complex.
Bye: Centrals TB
WOMEN’S DRAW
Round 1 – Saturday, July 11
All games start at 11am
South Cairns v Manunda
at Fretwell Park
Saints v Norths
at Griffiths Park
Cairns City v Centrals TB
at Holloways Beach
Round 2 – Saturday, July 18
All games start at 11am
Manunda v Lions
at Cazalys Stadium
Centrals v Saints
at Crathern Park
North v South at Watsons Oval
Originally published as Revised AFL Cairns 2020 fixtures released