The Essendon District Football League releases senior fixtures for 2019
The EDFL has unveiled next year’s fixture for all three senior grades. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Aberfeldie and Strathmore will lock horns in a mouth-watering opening-round Essendon District Football League Premier Division fixture in 2019.
The league has released next season’s draw for all three senior grades, with star midfielder Jaryd Cachia’s defection from the Mores to the reigning premier set to add extra spice to the clash between two of this year’s finalists on April 6.
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Division 1 premier Airport West will meet Essendon Doutta Stars away from home in Round 1 as it prepares to return to the top flight for the first time since 2016.
Glenroy will face Keilor, Pascoe Vale tackles Greenvale and Maribyrnong Park takes on Avondale Heights in other matches.
The traditional Good Friday game between Strathmore and Keilor will take place on April 19 at Lebanon Reserve.
Two matches are scheduled for Anzac Day, with Avondale Heights facing Aberfeldie at home and Glenroy hosting Strathmore.
Airport West and Glenroy, who contested the 2017 Division 1 decider, will meet in Round 4, while the grand final rematch between Aberfeldie and Keilor will be in Round 6.
The season finale at the iconic Windy Hill will be staged on Saturday, September 21 after it was moved to a Sunday this season.
The Division 1 (September 14) and Division 2 (September 7) grand finals will be contested in the preceding two weeks.
The two new clubs in Division 1 – Roxburgh Park and West Coburg – will square off for the first time since 2012 in Round 1.
Rivals East Keilor and Roxburgh Park will collide in Round 2 after facing off in the 2014 and 2016 Division 2 grand finals.
Taylors Lakes and Hillside will meet on Good Friday, while Oak Park and Westmeadows clash on Anzac Day.
Division 2 clubs Jacana and Burnside Heights will open the season with a Friday night match on April 5.
After a year in recess, Keilor Park will tackle Hadfield at home in the opening round.
Sunbury Kangaroos, who have crossed from the RDFL, will take on Northern Saints in Round 1 and contest four twilight matches throughout the home-and-away campaign.
Hadfield and Jacana will meet for the first time since the 2015 Division 2 decider, which the Hawks won, in Round 7.
There will be no games on June 8 – the Saturday of Queen’s Birthday weekend – in any of the three divisions.
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