It is full speed ahead for Picola District Football Netball League following the announcement of its 2023 season fixture late last week.
The much-anticipated campaign is scheduled to kick off on April 1 with a blockbuster opening round of contests.
Senior football reigning premier Waaia will begin its flag defence with a home contest against Deniliquin Rovers where the Bombers will unfurl their 2022 flag.
Tungamah’s premiership winning A-grade outfit will face a clash at home against rival Katandra.
The grand final has been pencilled in for the second weekend of spring and will be held at Strathmerton on September 9.
Rennie has once again opted for its Easter Thursday night match, with the Grasshoppers’ opponents set to be Tungamah.
Tocumwal will host Yarroweyah on Good Friday, while Picola United is locked in to take on Mathoura at home.
Each of the 15 clubs will have a bye twice throughout the 18 rounds, while there is a league-wide general bye scheduled for July 1.
Last week’s fixture reveal now means all four senior football and netball leagues in the Goulburn and Murray valley regions have locked in their fixtures ahead of the looming 2023 season.
League operations manager Shane Railton said it was full steam ahead now for the Picola District league with less than nine weeks before round one.
“Yeah it is, we’ve had a few other things pop up that have taken some time, but it’s nice to now get the fixture out there,” Railton said.
“Our greatest priority is to ensure clubs who play each other twice the previous season only play each other once. It’s always hard to get these things (fixtures) right, but we try to be as fair as we can to each club.
“We have a few clubs toying with the idea of some twilight matches and we’re hoping to have them locked in soon.”