Media Release | The McDonalds Ballarat FNL is excited to announce finals venues for all competition to complete the 2022 season.

With finals not being held since 2019, excitement is building towards a finals series that will see grand finals being played at Mars Stadium.

Three finals series will be held over four weeks each commencing with BFLWomens from Sunday 14th August through to the grand final at Mars Stadium on Saturday 3rd September.

Junior football and netball will kick off one week later on Saturday 20th August, with the grand final again at Mars Stadium on Sunday 11th September.

A competitive senior football and netball finals series will commence Saturday 27th August and culminate with the grand final at Mars Stadium on Saturday 17th September.
Highlights of the final’s series include:
• 21 finals events across six weeks
• Seven different finals venues in Ballarat and Melton
• Macpherson Park, Melton to host finals for the first time in 2022
• 189 games of finals football and netball
• The first ever BFLW finals series
• In excess of 50,000 people to attend across all competitions during the final’s series.

Through the ongoing support of the City of Ballarat, Mars Stadium will host three grand finals for the premier football and netball competitions in the region in consecutive weeks.

Through the support of McDonalds Ballarat and finals naming partners Ballarat Toyota, Carlton Draught and McDelivery, the Ballarat FNL can present top level football and netball from the highest level across the region.