DEFENDING premiers the Southern Mallee Giants will start the club’s 2017 title defence away to Jeparit-Rainbow at Rainbow.
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Wooden-spoon battlers in season 2016, Natimuk United and Rupanyup, will also face off in the first round.
Laharum will host Pimpinio while Noradjuha-Quantong will travel to Edenhope to take on the Saints.
Taylors Lake will play Swifts while Harrow-Balmoral hosts Kalkee.
The draw follows on from the 2016 fixture as part of a three-year plan for the league.
The first round starts on Saturday, April 8 – a week before Easter.
Round two is on Saturday, April 22.
Interleague will be on May 13.
There will be a full round bye on the long weekend in June, with a second round bye on July 15.
The grand final will be played on September 16.
Round 1 - April 8
- Jeparit-Rainbow v Southern Mallee Giants (Rainbow)
- Natimuk United v Rupanyup
- Laharum v Pimpinio
- Edenhope-Apsley v Noradjuha-Quantong (Edenhope)
- Taylors Lake v Swifts
- Harrow-Balmoral v Kalkee (Harrow)
Easter - April 15
Round 2 - April 22
- Natimuk United v Jeparit-Rainbow
- Kalkee v Edenhope-Apsley
- Pimpinio v Harrow-Balmoral
- Rupanyup v Taylors Lake
- Southern Mallee Giants v Noradjuha-Quantong (Beulah)
Round 3 - April 29
- Edenhope-Apsley v Jeparit-Rainbow (Apsley)
- Laharum v Natimuk United
- Pimpinio v Swifts
- Rupanyup v Kalkee
- Southern Mallee Giants v Harrow-Balmoral (Hopetoun)
- Noradjuha-Quantong v Taylors Lake
Round 4 - May 6
- Jeparit-Rainbow v Laharum (Jeparit)
- Noradjuha-Quantong v Natimuk United
- Swifts v Edenhope-Apsley
- Kalkee v Pimpinio
- Harrow-Balmoral v Rupanyup (Balmoral)
- Taylors Lake v Southern Mallee Giants
Interleague - May 13
Round 5 - May 20
- Jeparit-Rainbow v Pimpinio (Rainbow)
- Natimuk United v Edenhope-Apsley
- Laharum v Noradjuha-Quantong
- Swifts v Rupanyup
- Kalkee v Southern Mallee Giants
- Harrow-Balmoral v Taylors Lake (Harrow)
Round 6 - May 27
- Rupanyup v Jeparit-Rainbow
- Pimpinio v Natimuk United
- Edenhope-Apsley v Laharum (Edenhope)
- Southern Mallee Giants v Swifts (Beulah)
- Taylors Lake v Kalkee
- Noradjuha-Quantong v Harrow-Balmoral
Round 7 - June 3
- Swifts v Jeparit-Rainbow
- Kalkee v Natimuk United
- Harrow-Balmoral v Laharum (Harrow)
- Taylors Lake v Edenhope-Apsley
- Southern Mallee Giants v Pimpinio (Hopetoun)
- Noradjuha-Quantong v Rupanyup
BYE - June 10
Round 8 - June 17
- Jeparit-Rainbow v Noradjuha-Quantong (Jeparit)
- Natimuk United v Swifts
- Laharum v Kalkee
- Harrow-Balmoral v Edenhope-Apsley (Balmoral)
- Pimpinio v Taylors Lake
- Rupanyup v Southern Mallee Giants
Round 9 - June 24
- Jeparit-Rainbow v Taylors Lake (Rainbow)
- Natimuk United v Southern Mallee Giants
- Laharum v Rupanyup
- Edenhope-Apsley v Pimpinio (Apsley)
- Swifts v Harrow-Balmoral
- Kalkee v Noradjuha-Quantong
Round 10 - July 1
- Kalkee v Jeparit-Rainbow
- Harrow-Balmoral v Natimuk United (Harrow)
- Taylors Lake v Laharum
- Southern Mallee Giants v Edenhope-Apsley (Beulah)
- Rupanyup v Pimpinio
- Noradjuha-Quantong v Swifts
Round 11 - July 8
- Jeparit-Rainbow v Harrow-Balmoral (Jeparit)
- Natimuk United v Taylors Lake
- Laharum v Southern Mallee Giants
- Edenhope-Apsley v Rupanyup (Edenhope)
- Pimpinio v Noradjuha-Quantong
- Swifts v Kalkee
BYE - July 15
Round 12 - July 22
- Southern Mallee Giants v Jeparit-Rainbow (Hopetoun)
- Rupanyup v Natimuk United
- Pimpinio v Laharum
- Noradjuha-Quantong v Edenhope-Apsley
- Swifts v Taylors Lake
- Kalkee v Harrow-Balmoral
Round 13 - July 29
- Jeparit-Rainbow v Natimuk United (Rainbow)
- Laharum v Swifts
- Edenhope-Apsley v Kalkee (Apsley)
- Harrow-Balmoral v Pimpinio (Balmoral)
- Taylors Lake v Rupanyup
- Noradjuha-Quantong v Southern Mallee Giants
Round 14 - August 5
- Jeparit-Rainbow v Edenhope-Apsley (Jeparit)
- Natimuk United v Laharum
- Swifts v Pimpinio
- Kalkee v Rupanyup
- Harrow-Balmoral v Southern Mallee Giants (Harrow)
- Taylors Lake v Noradjuha-Quantong
Round 15 - August 12
- Laharum v Jeparit-Rainbow
- Natimuk United v Noradjuha-Quantong
- Edenhope v Apsley v Swifts (Edenhope)
- Pimpinio v Kalkee
- Rupanyup v Harrow-Balmoral
- Southern Mallee Giants v Taylors Lake (Beulah)
Round 16 - August 19
- Pimpinio v Jeparit-Rainbow
- Edenhope-Apsley v Natimuk United (Apsley)
- Noradjuha-Quantong v Laharum
- Rupanyup v Swifts
- Southern Mallee Giants v Kalkee (Hopetoun)
- Taylors Lake v Harrow-Balmoral
Finals
1st Elimination - August 26
2nd Elimination - August 27
2nd Semi final - September 2
1st Semi final - September 3
Preliminary - September 9
Grand final - September 16