Once again if you lose in the NAB Cup you can be sent anywhere in the country to play practice matches...NAB Challenge to take footy to the bushafl.com.au
By Luke Holmesby | Wed 16 December, 2009
FOOTBALL fans in rural and regional Australia will have the chance to watch AFL stars in action as part of next year's NAB Challenge.
The competition, which consists of teams that have been bundled out of the NAB Cup, will see games held all over the country.
The AFL is finalising the NAB Challenge fixture, with games scheduled in Alice Springs (NT), Blacktown (NSW), Joondalup (WA), Morwell (Vic), Mt Gambier (SA), Narrandera (NSW), North Ballarat (Vic), Southport (Qld) and Yea (Victoria), as well as Elizabeth in outer suburban Adelaide and Casey Fields in outer suburban Melbourne as the competition progresses.
"The AFL has already determined which clubs will be programmed into which NAB Challenge venues in week one after they are eliminated from the NAB Cup, so that all teams can prepare their likely training and travel schedule in advance," McLachlan said.
WEEK 1 - February 25-26, 2010The indicative NAB Challenge fixture is as follows:Friday - matches to be played in Alice Springs.
Saturday - match to be played in Yea.
WEEK 2 - March 5-6, 2010Friday - matches to be played in Southport and Visy Park.
Saturday - match to be played in Elizabeth, Joondalup, North Ballarat.
Dates to be confirmed - match at one other venue location.
WEEK 3 - March 12-13, 2010Friday - match to be played at Southport.
Dates to be confirmed - matches to be played at Mt Gambier, Subiaco, Morwell, Visy Park, Narrandera and Casey Fields.
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