SOCIALS WRAP: Week 1
VAFA footy is officially back for 2026 with old rivalries, big performances and next-level highlights. Newly minted skipper and 2025 MacInnes Medallist Mia Cowan was up to her usual tricks,
Finals Fixture – 7 & 8 September
| Saturday 7 September | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| William Buck Premier | Semi-Final 2 | University Blues | Old Xaverians | 2:30 PM | Elsternwick Park |
| Premier Reserve | Semi-Final 1 | St Kevins OB | University Blues | 12:00 PM | Elsternwick Park |
| Premier Thirds | Semi-Final 2 | Old Xaverians | St Kevins OB | 9:30 AM | Elsternwick Park |
| U19 Division 1 | Prelimary Final | Old Brighton | Old Trinity | TBA | TBA |
| Premier B | Semi-Final 2 | Caulfield Grammarians | Old Scotch | 2:30 PM | Box Hill |
| Premier B Reserve | Semi-Final 1 | Caulfield Grammarians | Old Geelong | 12:00 PM | Box Hill |
| Thirds Division 1 | Grand Final | Caulfield Grammarians | De La Salle | 9:00 AM | Box Hill |
| Premier C | Semi-Final 2 | Williamstown CYMS | Ormond | 2:30 PM | Trevor Barker Oval |
| Premier C Reserve | Semi-Final 2 | Williamstown CYMS | Old Ivanhoe | 12:00 PM | Trevor Barker Oval |
| Thirds Division 3 | Grand Final | Williamstown CYMS | St Johns OC | 9:00 AM | Trevor Barker Oval |
| Division 1 | Prelimary Final | UHS-VU | Peninsula | 2:30 PM | Waverley Oval |
| Division 1 Reserve | Prelimary Final | Peninsula | Therry Penola | 12:00 PM | Waverley Oval |
| U19 Division 4 | Prelimary Final | Peninsula | MHSOB | 9:30 AM | Waverley Oval |
| Division 2 | Prelimary Final | Brunswick NOBS | MHSOB | 2:30 PM | Garvey Oval |
| Division 2 Reserve | Prelimary Final | Glen Eira | Whitefriars | 12:00 PM | Garvey Oval |
| U19 Division 4 | Prelimary Final | Williamstown CYMS | Mazenod | 9:30 AM | Garvey Oval |
| Thirds Division 2 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | Old Xaverians | 2:30 PM | Whitefriars College |
| Thirds Division 4 | Grand Final | Kew | St Mary’s Salesian | 12:00 PM | Whitefriars College |
| U19 Division 3 | Prelimary Final | Kew | Old Scotch | 9:30 AM | Whitefriars College |
| U19 Premier | Prelimary Final | St Bernards | Old Scotch | 2:30 PM | Downer Oval, Williamstown |
| U19 Division 3 | Prelimary Final | St Bernards | Aquinas | 12:00 PM | Downer Oval, Williamstown |
| Sunday 8 September | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| William Buck Premier | Semi-Final 1 | Collegians | St Kevins OB | 2:30 PM | Elsternwick Park |
| Premier Reserve | Semi-Final 2 | Old Xaverians | Old Melburnians | 12:00 PM | Elsternwick Park |
| Premier Thirds | Semi-Final 1 | Old Melburnians | Old Scotch | 9:00 AM | Elsternwick Park |
| Premier B | Semi-Final 1 | University Blacks | Beaumaris | 2:30 PM | Box Hill City Oval |
| Premier B Reserve | Semi-Final 2 | Old Scotch | University Blacks | 12:00 PM | Box Hill City Oval |
| Thirds U23 | Prelimary Final | Old Scotch | St Kevin’s OB | 9:30 AM | Box Hill City Oval |
| Premier C | Semi-Final 1 | Ajax | Old Ivanhoe | 2:30 PM | Trevor Barker Oval |
| Premier C Reserve | Semi-Final 1 | Hampton Rovers | Ormond | 12:00 PM | Trevor Barker Oval |
| U19 Division 2 | Prelimary Final | Hampton Rovers | South Melbourne Districts | 9:30 AM | Trevor Barker Oval |
| Division 3 | Prelimary Final | Manningham Cobras | Emmaus St Leos | 2:30 PM | Whitefriars College |
| Division 3 Reserve | Prelimary Final | Richmond Central | Emmaus St Leos | 12:00 PM | Whitefriars College |
| U19 Division 1 | Prelimary Final | Mazenod | Old Melburnians | 9:30 AM | Whitefriars College |
| Divsion 4 | Prelimary Final | Albert Park | Elsternwick | 2:30 PM | Waverley Oval |
| Division 4 Reserve | Prelimary Final | La Trobe University | Elsternwick | 12:00 PM | Waverley Oval |
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