Ocean Grove will kick start its 2022 Bellarine Football League season with a blockbuster encounter against league powerhouse Torquay.
The competition’s most improved side this year will enter the clash full of confidence against the league’s best side.
The Grubbers will also host a twilight Easter Saturday against Newcomb and will have to wait until round 9 for its first Battle of the Bridge match against Barwon Heads, again, at home.
“We are really pleased that we start the season with a home game against Torquay, along with a home game in Round 3 under lights Easter Saturday night against Newcomb,” Ocean Grove football director Cam McGregor said.
“It gives our local supporters something to look forward to and our players the chance to play in front of large crowds.”Geelong Amateur will open its season with a twilight fixture against Portarlington at KFC Oval and will finally host a Good Friday twilight game against Modewarre.
Portarlington will host Drysdale in its traditional Anzac Day clash and Modewarre will open its season against Anglesea in a twilight fixture under lights.
There will be a general bye on July 2. Finals will begin on August 13 and the grand final will be held on September 3.
The full fixture:
ROUND 1
Saturday, April 2
Queenscliff vs Newcomb
Ocean Grove vs Torquay
Geelong Amateur vs Portarlington (twilight)
Barwon Heads vs Drysdale
Modewarre vs Anglesea (twilight)
ROUND 2
Saturday, April 9
Modewarre vs Queenscliff
Portarlington vs Newcomb
Torquay vs Barwon Heads (twilight)
Drysdale vs Geelong Amateur
Anglesea vs Ocean Grove
ROUND 3 (Easter)
Friday, April 15
Geelong Amateur vs Modewarre (twilight)
Portarlington vs Torquay
Saturday, April 16
Ocean Grove vs Newcomb (twilight)
Queenscliff vs Drysdale
Anglesea vs Barwon Heads
ROUND 4
Saturday, April 23
Geelong Amateur vs Newcomb
Barwon Heads vs Modewarre
Queenscliff vs Ocean Grove
Torquay vs Anglesea
Monday, April 25 (Anzac Day)
Portarlington Drysdale
ROUND 5
Saturday, April 30
Drysdale vs Torquay
Queenscliff vs Barwon Heads
Modewarre vs Newcomb
Ocean Grove vs Portarlington
Anglesea vs Geelong Amateur
ROUND 6
Saturday, May 7
Torquay vs Modewarre
Queenscliff vs Geelong Amateur
Ocean Grove vs Drysdale
Barwon Heads vs Newcomb
Anglesea vs Portarlington
ROUND 7
Saturday, May 14
Drysdale vs Anglesea
Geelong Amateur vs Barwon Heads
Portarlington vs Queenscliff
Newcomb vs Torquay
Modewarre vs Ocean Grove
ROUND 8
Saturday, May 21
Anglesea vs Newcomb
Barwon Heads vs Portarlington
Torquay vs Queenscliff
Drysdale vs Modewarre
Geelong Amateur vs Ocean Grove
ROUND 9
Saturday, May 28
Queenscliff vs Anglesea
Portarlington vs Modewarre
Newcomb vs Drysdale
Ocean Grove vs Barwon Heads
Torquay vs Geelong Amateur
ROUND 10
Saturday, June 4
Ocean Grove vs Queenscliff
Newcomb vs Geelong Amateur
Drysdale vs Portarlington
Modewarre vs Barwon Heads
Anglesea vs Torquay
ROUND 11 (Queens birthday weekend)
Saturday, June 11
Modewarre vs Geelong Amateur
Drysdale vs Queenscliff
Torquay vs Portarlington
Barwon Heads vs Anglesea
Newcomb vs Ocean Grove
ROUND 12
Saturday, June 18
Queenscliff vs Modewarre
Newcomb vs Portarlington
Geelong Amateur vs Drysdale
Barwon Heads vs Torquay
Ocean Grove vs Anglesea
ROUND 13
Saturday, June 25
Anglesea vs Modewarre
Portarlington vs Geelong Amateur
Torquay vs Ocean Grove
Newcomb vs Queenscliff
Drysdale vs Barwon Heads
GENERAL BYE
Saturday, July 2
ROUND 14
Saturday, July 9
Barwon Heads vs Queenscliff
Portarlington vs Ocean Grove
Torquay vs Drysdale
Newcomb vs Modewarre
Geelong Amateur vs Anglesea
ROUND 15
Saturday, July 16
Drysdale vs Ocean Grove
Geelong Amateur vs Queenscliff
Modewarre vs Torquay
Newcomb vs Barwon Heads
Portarlington vs Anglesea
ROUND 16
Saturday, July 23
Anglesea vs Drysdale
Barwon Heads vs Geelong Amateur
Ocean Grove vs Modewarre
Queenscliff vs Portarlington
Torquay vs Newcomb
ROUND 17
Saturday, July 30
Anglesea vs Queenscliff
Barwon Heads vs Ocean Grove
Drysdale vs Newcomb
Modewarre vs Portarlington
Geelong Amateur vs Torquay
ROUND 18
Saturday, August 6
Portarlington vs Barwon Heads
Modewarre vs Drysdale
Ocean Grove vs Geelong Amateur
Newcomb vs Anglesea
Queenscliff vs Torquay
