2026 VAFA Finals Fixture – August 29-30
The fixture has been released for Week 2 of the 2026 VAFA Finals Series, featuring Men’s Thirds Preliminary Finals, Premier B, Divisional Women’s Preliminary Finals and Holmesglen U19 Finals. PREMIER
Elsternwick Park is going back to the future to celebrate 100 years of the Big V by changing its name to SPORTSCOVER ARENA for the VAFA’s double-header against Perth Football League on Saturday, July 12.
VAFA HQ was universally known as Sportscover Arena for 17 seasons from 2002 to 2018 due to a long-standing sponsorship arrangement with Sportscover, one of the world’s leading sports and leisure underwriters.

In a nod to nostalgia, Elsternwick Park will revert to its old name for the day.
“The ‘Sportscover’ name was synonymous with our VAFA headquarters at Elsternwick through their decades of support,” said VAFA Chief Executive Officer, Jason Reddick.
“It will be a wonderful day of celebrating the history of our great competition, and Sportscover has been a significant part of that history. So, it’s truly fitting that the venue for our 100th year of Big V representative football will again be named Sportscover Arena.”
Sportscover Managing Director Chris Nash is very pleased to be involved with the VAFA again.
“Amateur sport is the lifeblood of Australian society, and we are delighted to be supporting the VAFA on this momentous occasion.
“We look forward to watching the Big V battle it out with Perth at Sportscover Arena!”
THE BIG V CENTENARY DOUBLE-HEADER
Saturday July 12, Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Park
1.15pm – BIG V WOMEN vs Perth Football League
3.30pm – BIG V MEN vs Perth Football League
About Sportscover:
Sportscover is one of the world’s leading sports and leisure underwriters, with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Using a nationwide broker network, Sportscover specialises in accident, liability, cyber, legal expenses, contingency, and travel insurances for sport and leisure.

The fixture has been released for Week 2 of the 2026 VAFA Finals Series, featuring Men’s Thirds Preliminary Finals, Premier B, Divisional Women’s Preliminary Finals and Holmesglen U19 Finals. PREMIER
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