General News
18 November, 2025
Thunder to wait for grand final rematch
The eagerly awaited 2026 Wimmera Football Netball League fixture has been released by the WFNL board.
However, fans keen for the grand final rematches will have to wait
Stawell will host Ararat on Good Friday, April 3, to open the new season.
The rest of round one will be played on April 11, featuring Horsham Saints versus Warrack Eagles, Minyip Murtoa versus Horsham, and Nhill versus Southern Mallee Thunder.
The senior football grand final rematch, between the Thunder and the Rats, will take place on Saturday May 23 in round six, with the venue determined at a later date.
On Anzac Day, the Demons host the Saints at City Oval, Horsham, a rematch of the netball grand final.
The league has scheduled a general bye for the June long weekend.
Indigenous-designed uniforms will be worn by several clubs in round 11 to celebrate NAIDOC Week.
Clubs with multiple home grounds will work with the league on venue allocations.
The finals series will begin on August 29, culminating in the grand final on September 19.
Horsham Saints versus Warrack Eagles, Minyip-Murtoa versus Horsham Demons, Nhill versus Southern Mallee Thunder, Dimboola (bye)
Horsham versus Horsham Saints
Dimboola versus Warrack Eagles, Stawell versus Horsham, Horsham Saints versus Southern Mallee Thunder, Minyip-Murtoa versus Nhill, Ararat (bye)
Horsham versus Dimboola, Southern Mallee Thunder versus Stawell, Nhill versus Horsham Saints, Warrack Eagles versus Ararat, Minyip-Murtoa (bye)
Dimboola versus Southern Mallee Thunder, Stawell versus Nhill, Horsham Saints versus Minyip-Murtoa, Ararat versus Horsham, Warrack Eagles (bye)
Nhill versus Dimboola, Minyip-Murtoa versus Stawell, Southern Mallee Thunder versus Ararat, Horsham versus Warrack Eagles, Horsham Saints (bye)
Dimboola versus Minyip-Murtoa, Stawell versus Horsham Saints, Ararat versus Nhill, Warrack Eagles versus Southern Mallee Thunder, Horsham (bye)
Horsham Saints versus Dimboola, Minyip-Murtoa versus Ararat, Nhill versus Warrack Eagles, Southern Mallee Thunder versus Horsham, Stawell (bye)
Dimboola versus Stawell, Ararat versus Horsham Saints, Warrack Eagles versus Minyip-Murtoa, Horsham versus Nhill, Southern Mallee Thunder (bye)
Ararat versus Stawell, Warrack Eagles versus Horsham Saints, Horsham versus Minyip-Murtoa, Southern Mallee Thunder versus Nhill, Dimboola (bye)
Horsham Saints versus Horsham, Nhill (bye)
Warrack Eagles versus Dimboola, Horsham versus Stawell, Nhill versus Minyip-Murtoa, Southern Mallee Thunder versus Horsham Saints, Ararat (bye)
Dimboola versus Horsham, Stawell versus Southern Mallee Thunder, Horsham Saints versus Nhill, Ararat versus Warrack Eagles, Minyip-Murtoa (bye)
Southern Mallee Thunder versus Dimboola, Nhill versus Stawell, Minyip-Murtoa versus Horsham Saints, Horsham versus Ararat, Warrack Eagles (bye)
Dimboola versus Nhill, Stawell versus Minyip-Murtoa, Ararat versus Southern Mallee Thunder, Warrack Eagles versus Horsham, Horsham Saints (bye)
Minyip-Murtoa versus Dimboola, Horsham Saints versus Stawell, Nhill versus Ararat, Southern Mallee Thunder versus Warrack Eagles, Horsham (bye)
Dimboola versus Horsham Saints, Ararat versus Minyip-Murtoa, Warrack Eagles versus Nhill, Horsham versus Southern Mallee Thunder, Stawell (bye)
Stawell versus Dimboola, Horsham Saints versus Ararat, Minyip-Murtoa versus Warrack Eagles, Nhill versus Horsham, Southern Mallee Thunder (bye)