The 2018 Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League finals venues have been announced, with Maryborough to be a central hub once again.
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All finals matches will be played at Maryborough’s Princes Park or Hedges Oval. The decision was made after a review and consultation with clubs.
The first finals begin on Saturday August 25, with the grand final to be held at Princes Park on Saturday September 15.
All MCDFNL Clubs were recently surveyed on their thoughts on the proposed used of a Castlemaine-based venue for week one of this year’s finals, however results indicated eight clubs are against the proposal.
MCDFNL operations manager Mitch Tinning said while exploring a Castlemaine venue was not out of question in years to come, the preference for most clubs in 2018 was to remain in Maryborough.
“There was some desire to provide the Castlemaine side of the league with a taste of finals in 2018 by using a venue in that area, however it was the preference of the majority of the clubs to not go down that path this year,” he said.
“Logistically, it would also provide a significant challenge for clubs and for the league if finals were to be played in both Maryborough and Castlemaine on the same day during week one of finals.”