Bendigo Sides Focus on 2025 Football Defences and 2026 Netball Showcase
Local netball, football and cricket teams prepare for key events and season challenges with the Bound 4 Bendigo curtain-raiser and FNL campaigns in view.
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The Bendigo Strikers will take part in an intra-club Victorian Netball League curtain-raiser as part of the 2026 Bound 4 Bendigo showcase at Red Energy Arena.
Netball preparations centre on upcoming showcase
This event gives the Strikers an early platform ahead of their campaign. Bendigo Spirit finished the previous WNBL season with the equal worst record of five wins and 16 losses alongside Townsville Fire. Carley Ernst remains a contracted key player for the upcoming WNBL campaign, providing continuity in the front court as the side looks to improve its standing.
Football season preview highlights Sandhurst defence
Sandhurst enters the 2025 Bendigo Bank Bendigo Football Netball League senior footy season as the reigning premier and the primary team to beat. South Bendigo FNC begins the same 2025 season under new co-coaches Jack Fallon and Troy Coates following a high-profile off-season recruiting drive that added Josh Nitschke and Macgregor Cameron to the playing list. These changes set up direct clashes between established and rebuilt sides across the league’s fixtures at local grounds.
Cricket squad adjustments shape 2024-25 outlook
The Bendigo Goers cricket team is led by skipper James Ryan for the 2024-25 season after recruiting opening batsman Brodie Reaper to replace the injured Xavier Ryan. The move addresses an immediate top-order gap while the side works through its schedule in the local competition.
The 2026 Bound 4 Bendigo showcase at Red Energy Arena supplies a clear early marker for netball sides, while the 2025 FNL football season tests whether Sandhurst can hold off challengers such as the restructured South Bendigo lineup. Cricket preparations continue in parallel with the Goers’ adjusted batting order already in place. Supporters can follow match details through the listed club and league sites as fixtures are confirmed.
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