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Kyabram, Picola league finals venues locked in

By Josh Huntly

Jul 27, 2026

A big crowd watches on at Mooroopna Reserve as Shepparton East and Girgarre do battle during the 2025 A-grade grand final. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

If it’s premiership glory you seek in the Kyabram and Picola leagues, you want to be at these venues in August and September.

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The KDL and PDL have confirmed the grounds set to host 2026 finals, and after reeling in about $47,000 and 5,500 spectators during last year’s grand final day at Mooroopna Reserve, and the former’s showpiece day is once again bound for its traditional home.

Violet Town, Murchison-Toolamba, and Nagambie will welcome finals football and netball for the first time since 2023, while Girgarre and Undera will throw open their gates for finals action for the first time in two seasons.

The four-week series gets underway with elimination finals at Violet Town on Saturday, August 22, while Girgarre will host the second round of elimination matches a day later.

Nagambie Reserve and Murchison-Toolamba Reserve will play host to the semi-finals, before the preliminary finals head to Undera, where teams will have one last chance to stake their claim to a grand final berth.

Senior premiership incumbents are Murchison-Toolamba in the footy and Shepparton East in the A-grade netball.

“After a record-breaking finals series in 2025, we have been working on making this year’s finals even bigger and better, and ensuring the best possible match day experience for everyone,” KDL president Peter Cordy said.

Meanwhile, a Picola & District Football Netball League grand final is headed back to Mathoura Reserve for the first time since 2015.

The Timbercutters have been tapped to host the last grand final of the league’s one-division format, with the top-eight series to begin with elimination finals at Tocumwal on Saturday, August 15.

Rennie hosts the next elimination shootouts a day later, while Katunga and Strathmerton have been earmarked for qualifying finals.

Semi-finals will be hosted by Berrigan and Katandra, before Picola and Blighty take centre stage for the high-stakes preliminary finals.

It’s then off to Mathoura for grand final day, with clubs lining up to etch their name into PDL folklore in the fashion of last year’s premiers Katamatite (football) and Katandra (A-grade netball).