Junior NFNL Football

About the Program

The Darebin Falcons have Junior teams from under 10s to under 16s competing in the Northern Football Netball League (NFNL).

Players of all abilities and backgrounds are welcome, as we believe diversity leads to success in all of its forms. Expressions of interest can be sent to [email protected].

Training and Games

All training is at our home ground, A.H Capp Reserve, Preston and provides a mix of skills, drills, and fun.

The 2026 season commences on 26 April, with 14 Home & Away rounds. All matches are played on a Sunday.

U/10 play on a reduced size ground with modified rules.
U/12s, U/14s & U/16s play on full ground with maximum 16 players on ground

Fixtures & results are available on the PlayHQ website.

Registration

All registrations are through PlayHQ. Search Darebin Women’s Sports Club NFNL to find out more & register. Instructions are here or email [email protected] for support.

The season fees for 2026 are below, with an additional $30 NFNL fee, both payable to complete registration. Flexible payment options are available.

U/10 & U/12: $225.00
U/14: $275.00
U/16: $300.00

If the cost of sport is a barrier for your family please contact us to discuss subsidised fee relief.

We also acknowledge that Australian Rules Football is a contact sport and, as with all physical activity, injuries may occur. We recommend, at minimum, ambulance membership, and where possible, private health insurance.

Darebin Women’s Sports Club also strongly supports AFL Victoria’s Concussion Policy that prohibits return to play for 21 days from head impact when concussion is diagnosed by a medical practitioner, and ceasing participation while a suspected concussion is further assessed.

On registration, Bronze level personal injury insurance is provided through the Marsh National Risk Protection Program.

Registrations close on 30 June.

Uniform & Additional expenses

The required uniform for junior players are:

Playing Jersey $70.00
Blue Shorts: $35.00
Blue Socks $20.00

Additional expenses that are recommended for all players:

Mouthguard (required)
Footy boots (provides safety during muddy or slippery conditions)

Optional club merchandise can be purchased through the Darebin Falcons Shop, including training tops,hoodies, scarves, beanies, and more!

Child Safety

All care is taken to ensure the safety of children, with all adult volunteers required to have a WWCC and agree to our Code of Conduct & Child Safety Policy. However, training takes place in a public space next to the Merri Creek, and winter training runs under lights when it becomes dark in the surrounding area. If you have any concerns about safety, please remain at the session with your child/ren to supervise.

All players should be picked up from the grassed area in front of the clubrooms. If your child is taking themselves home from training you must let the coach know prior to the session.

If concerns are held for the safety of a child, our child safety officer can be contacted at [email protected].

Consent for use of images for social media or club promotion is provided on registration. If exemption is required please contact [email protected]. When individual images are used, we will seek explicit consent for this purpose. If unhappy with the use of an image, please also contact us to have it removed.

Parent Involvement & Volunteering

As a community club we aim to keep our fees low and utilise fundraising to subsidise the running costs.

We ask that each family assists throughout the season with game day volunteer roles. These include sports trainer (first aid), goal umpire, boundary umpire, team manager, umpire escort, or assisting in the canteen. Without volunteers our community club can’t run successfully!