Weekly Advertiser | After a summer full of intrigue and change, the Horsham District Football Netball League is finally ready to kick off its 2024 season.

The biggest story of the off-season was the withdrawal of last year’s senior football grand finalist Jeparit-Rainbow.

The Storm merged with Southern Mallee Giants to form the new Southern Mallee Thunder, which will compete in the Wimmera league. 

The move reduced the number of teams in the Horsham District competition from 12 to 11, and league chair Rosemary Langley said it would see the reintroduction of a weekly bye.

“We haven’t had a bye for several years, so it will be interesting to see how teams adjust to that,” she said.

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