by Darebin Falcons admin | Nov 11, 2025 | Club News & Events, General, Junior Girls Soccer
The Darebin Falcons are excited to team up with Cricket Victoria and the Preston Druids to run a Girls Only Woolworths Cricket Blast program – kicking off Monday 24 November at AH Capp Reserve in Preston. This program is perfect for girls aged 5–10 who are new...
by Jayne Crowley | Sep 20, 2025 | General, Junior Girls Soccer, Soccer
The Darebin Falcons are now accepting Expressions of Interest for soccer players born 2009–2014 who want to trial for our U13, U15 and U17 Girls Community Premier League (CPL) teams in 2026! Our CPL program offers:High-quality coaching from accredited coachesA safe,...
by Jayne Crowley | Sep 20, 2025 | Coaching, General, Soccer, Soccer Coaching
The Darebin Falcons are on the lookout for Senior Soccer Coaches to join our club in 2026. With one of the strongest junior programs in Victoria, including Community Premier League, we’re building a clear pathway into a growing senior program. In 2026, we aim to field...
by Darebin Falcons admin | Aug 24, 2025 | Club News & Events, Cricket, General
When you think of the Darebin Falcons, footy, soccer, and eight ball might spring to mind first. But here’s something that might surprise you – we’ve got a thriving Women & Girls cricket program that’s ready to welcome players of all ages and...
by Darebin Falcons admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events, Coaching, Junior Aussie Rules, StrongGirlsWIP
Train with AFLW star Nell Morris-Dalton these July holidays Looking for the perfect school holiday activity? Join the Darebin Falcons Academy and learn from the best! Train with an AFLW Star Head coach Nell Morris-Dalton from Collingwood AFLW will be leading the...
by Darebin Falcons admin | Jun 24, 2025 | Club News & Events, Junior Girls Soccer, Soccer, Soccer Coaching
Calling all aspiring female footballers! Get ready for an incredible opportunity to hone your skills, learn from the best, and have a blast this July. Darebin Women’s Sports Club Falcons is teaming up with Elite Female Football (EFF) to bring you the Elite FF x...
by Darebin Falcons admin | Jan 28, 2025 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events, Footy Fundamentals, General, Junior Aussie Rules, Junior Girls Soccer, Soccer, Soccer Skills, Sports, StrongGirlsWIP
2025 Community Day Come and join us at the 2025 Community Day down at The Nest! Sunday 9 February WH Robinson ReserveGoodwin Street, Preston Come & Try Sessions for both soccer and footy – girls’ and women’s teams. Gender diverse people...
by Darebin Falcons admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events, VFLW
Help the Falcons Secure a Nest! Who Are The Darebin Falcons For over 35 years, we at the Darebin Falcons have been a pioneering force in women’s Australian rules football, playing a significant role in the development of the AFLW and nurturing female players and...
by Brigid Ryan | Aug 13, 2023 | Club News & Events, General, Junior Aussie Rules, Junior Girls Soccer
Photo credit: Jasmine Hirst The Darebin Falcons know how important pathways and opportunities are for girls who want to play sports and love their experience. The support and safety of a girls-only game. Getting a chance to play where it’s not all about physical size...
by Brigid Ryan | Sep 8, 2022 | Club News & Events, General, Junior Girls Soccer, Soccer
FFV Metropolitan Girls’ North-10 Wallabies Darebin’s U10 Reds team were up to the challenge in the 2022 season when they were lifted from the North 9 Joeys league to the North 10 Wallabies. The comp was re-graded midway through the year, with Darebin Under 10...
by Brigid Ryan | Aug 26, 2022 | Club News & Events, General, Junior Girls Soccer, Sports
FFV Metropolitan Girls’ North-West 17/18B It’s a positive vibe for the final three matches of the season for the Darebin U18’s soccer team, who still have plenty to play for in the 2022 season. With the hard work at training, as well as excellent communication... by Brigid Ryan | May 4, 2021 | Australian Rules Football
Darebin Falcons have entered 2 teams in the Northern Football Netball League (NFNL) in 2021, with the first rounds women’s grading matches now completed. Having been matched against some of the stronger teams of the comp, Darebin 1 and 2 both finished the four...
by Brigid Ryan | Mar 17, 2021 | Club News & Events, Cricket
North West Metropolitan Cricket Association Grand Final – Women’s Social T20 Division One Sunday 14th March 2021 Darebin Falcons def Aberfeldie by 70 runs It was the perfect day for the Darebin Falcons on Sunday, arriving to a beautiful sunny and...
by Mereki | Mar 11, 2021 | Club News & Events, Soccer
We are delighted to welcome Maria Berry as Senior Coach for our Women’s Soccer State League 4 team. Maria brings with her a depth of experience in both playing and coaching, and has been a trailblazer in women’s football for over 40 years. Maria has...
by Mereki | Nov 4, 2020 | General, Junior Girls Soccer
Go Fives Five a Side Soccer Tournament at Darebin Falcons We are so excited for the return of soccer and will be running a Go Fives competition in November and December. The competition is open to all Junior Girls from Under 8s to Under 16s and we welcome team...
by Alison Smirnoff | Oct 2, 2020 | Australian Rules Football
While we continue to surge through the unchartered territory that is 2020, you better believe we have been planning our return to the footy field. In 2021 – we will be fielding our VFLW program. In another first, the VFLW season is going to run in line with the AFLW...
by Patty Kinnersly | Aug 18, 2020 | Australian Rules Football, General
Yasmin Horsham was a champion of our game on so many measures. She was an outstanding individual footballer, a great team person and a stellar friend. She also had an enormous fighting spirit and respect for life. At 26 she was diagnosed with a brain tumour and whilst...
by Rachel Hibbert | Feb 15, 2020 | Australian Rules Football
Lister. List by name and list by nature – AL is organised, scheduled, on time (early more often than not) and meticulous in most endeavours. Whether it be going to the supermarket, preparing for training or organising the many work schedules she has to do as...
by Rachel Hibbert | Feb 2, 2020 | Australian Rules Football
Sarah, Sanso, or more lovingly known at the Falcs as “Zinger”, is the perfect example of the skill level and footy knowledge that is coming up through the ranks at an alarming rate. Whilst she has had both stints of cricket and tennis, Sarah has been playing football...
by Rachel Hibbert | Feb 2, 2020 | Australian Rules Football
It’s not hard to get along with Nell. Especially if you like footy, skating and/or mexican food. AFLW fans will be looking forward to seeing what Nell Morris-Dalton has to offer – soaring marks, a strong body, banter and a big hoof to name a few. The Falcons...
by Alison Smirnoff | Dec 2, 2019 | Australian Rules Football
Darebin Falcons coaches, players and families were recently treated to a coaching seminar with Club legends Jane Lange and Aasta O’Connor and expertly emceed by Julia Chiera. Drawing on their extensive experience in the game, Jane (Former Darebin VFLW coach and...
by Rachel Hibbert | Dec 1, 2019 | Australian Rules Football
It was not uncommon for Gab to turn up to games with socks that remained unwashed from the week before. In fact, I’m fairly certain she still owes me a pair of clean, blue socks. Sporting the messiest bun you’ve ever seen, a coffee in her left hand and her car keys,...
by Alison Smirnoff | Nov 22, 2019 | Australian Rules Football, General
Following the appointment of VFLW Senior Coach, Mitch Skelly, the Darebin Falcons have finalised its 2020 VFLW coaching panel. Julia Chiera remains on board as an assistant coach and will be joined by Roi Boutsikakis and Susan Cadman. The three assistants will look...
by Alison Smirnoff | Nov 10, 2019 | Australian Rules Football, General
The Darebin Women’s Sports Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Mitch Skelly as the Club’s VFLW Senior Coach for the 2020 season. Mitch joins the Falcons with extensive experience in women’s football having held senior coaching roles with the Wandsworth...
by Tash | May 3, 2019 | Australian Rules Football, General
With our first VFLW match just around the corner, we are excited to announce some of the amazing footballers who will be joining the team for the 2019 season. In addition to Lauren Pearce, the VFLW team will include Elise O’Dea, Brooke Patterson, Jamie Stanton...
by Tash | Mar 15, 2019 | Australian Rules Football, General
We are thrilled to announce that the Darebin Falcons VFLW team will be competing in the annual Pride Match against Melbourne Uni on the 19th May 2019. The game will be hosted by Melbourne Uni at University Oval, Melbourne University. This will be the third Pride Cup...
by Alison Smirnoff | Dec 3, 2018 | Australian Rules Football
The Darebin Falcons are delighted to announce that Michael Ericson will join the team as Head Coach of the 2019 VFLW Team. Michael, a Level 3 accredited coach, joins the Falcons with extensive coaching experience having held various football roles including VFLW...
by Alison Smirnoff | Nov 19, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
After a 12-year involvement with the Darebin Women’s Sports Club as both a player and coach, Jane Lange is officially stepping down from her position as VFLW Senior Coach in order to spend more time with her young family. Jane first joined the Falcons as a player back...
by Alison Smirnoff | Oct 26, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General, Junior Girls Soccer, Soccer
The tender application process has now closed for the Soccer Clubrooms upgrade and the successful applicant will be announced on November 7th with building to continue shortly after. The building works were stalled back in June after the previous builder went into...
by Alison Smirnoff | Oct 18, 2018 | Australian Rules Football
The Darebin Women’s Sports Club continues to pioneer and foster sport run by women for women with the introduction of our latest initiative, the Falcons Academy. Under the tutelage of established AFLW and Club champions, the Falcons Academy will provide an...
by Alison Smirnoff | Oct 18, 2018 | Australian Rules Football
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by Alison Smirnoff | Oct 16, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
The Darebin Falcons are flying high after Darebin Council last night agreed to contribute funding to the Club. The deal, which will see $160,000 provided to the club over the next two years, will enable the Falcons to continue fielding an elite VFL Women’s (VFLW) team...
by Alison Smirnoff | Sep 24, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General, Junior Aussie Rules
This morning the Darebin Falcons welcomed over 60 budding and current junior footballers, from some 16 clubs across Victoria (some as far away as South Warrnambool!), to a free footy clinic at Preston City Oval. Under the watchful eye of Club champions such as...
by Alison Smirnoff | Sep 16, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
Players from each of the Falcons’ senior football teams have featured in Teams of the Year for their respective leagues and divisions. In the VFLW competition, Meghan McDonald and Lauren Pearce were named in the Swisse VFL Women’s Team of the Year. McDonald who has...
by Alison Smirnoff | Sep 10, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
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by Alison Smirnoff | Sep 9, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
Daisy Pearce’s contribution to women’s football has been recognised with the VFL Women’s best and fairest award being struck in her honour. AFL Victoria announced that on Monday September 10, the player adjudged the best and fairest for the 2018 VFL women’s...
by Alison Smirnoff | Sep 4, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
Defender Meghan McDonald has capped off a stellar VFLW season by being added to the Geelong Cats’ inaugural AFL Women’s squad ahead of the 2019 AFLW season. She becomes Geelong’s third Falcon signing, joining her VFLW premiership teammates Melissa Hickey and Aasta...
by Darebin Falcons admin | Jul 14, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
On 14 July 2018, to celebrate this year’s NAIDOC Week, in line with the theme “Because of her we can”, the Darebin Falcons’ VFLW team hosted a celebration with the NT Thunder. It was a fantastic day with Auntie Julianne performing a Welcome to... by Darebin Falcons admin | Nov 25, 2017 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events
On Saturday the 18th of November, the Darebin Women’s Sports Club held their Annual General Meeting for 2017. The full annual report can be found here. The club thanks the previous committee for their hard work and acknowledges those that are stepping down this year....
by Darebin Falcons admin | Oct 30, 2017 | Soccer
Darebin Women’s Sports Club is a rapidly expanding club, with growing numbers across all age groups, through juniors, youth and senior teams. With our growth we require experienced coaches across all teams in order to best engage our members with the delivery of... 
