Season 2025 Registration & Information

STAGE 1 – Existing Members – Thursday, 2 January 2025 – Sunday, 9 February 2025

Registration will open ONLY to existing members and their siblings who were registered with Melville Lakers Netball Club in 2024, and all players in SET & GO age groups.

STAGE 2 – New Players – Wednesday, 8 January 2025 – Sunday, 9 February 2025

Registration will open to NEW players and existing members.

Registrations are capped for each age group to ensure that all teams in each age group have an adequate amount of players.

Registration and payment of fees is done online via PlayHQ. The links will be posted as soon as registrations are open.

Please ensure that you only register your child in the correct portal for their year of birth.

Late registrations received after 9 February 2025 will only be accepted if a vacancy exists.

PLEASE NOTE: Melville Lakers Netball Club has a strict withdrawal and refund policy. Please ensure you read the Melville Lakers Netball Club by-laws and constitution prior to registration.

Melville Lakers Netball Club is a KidSport registered club. Voucher holders will need to apply for their KidSport voucher BEFORE they register and will need to enter the voucher details at checkout.

The cost of uniforms is met individually and separately from the registration fee.

MLNC will be debuting new uniforms for the 2025 season. If you have an older uniform, we will be given a one year transition period to move away from those uniforms, so wearing the new uniform is not required for 2025. It will be required for 2026 and beyond.

The new uniforms will be available for try-on at trials in February, and payment can be made at try-ons.

If you have a KidSport voucher for uniforms, please bring the voucher number with you to trials.

Games are played at Gibson Park, High Street, East Fremantle on Saturdays. Start times range from 7.45am to 4.15pm. FNA have not yet advised the time slots

The 2025 Winter Season will run from May to September. Three BYES will take place during the season and finals will take place in September.

Round 1: 3 May 2025

Round 2: 10 May 2025

Round 3: 17 May 2025

Round 4: 24 May 2025

BYE: 31 May 2025 (WA Day long weekend)

Round 5: 7 June 2025 (Reconciliation Week Round)

Round 6: 14 June 2025

Round 7: 21 June 2025

Round 8: 28 June 2025

Round 9: 5 July 2025

BYE: 12 July 2025 (School holidays 5 July 2025 - 20 July 2025)

BYE: 19 July 2025 (School holidays 5 July 2025 - 20 July 2025)

Round 10: 26 July 2025 (Monday, 28 July 2025 will be rescheduled Boarder games)

Round 11: 2 August 2025

Round 12: 9 August 2025

Round 13: 16 August 2025

Round 14: 23 August 2025

Round 15: 30 August 2025

Semi Finals: 6 September 2025

Preliminary Finals: 13 September 2025

Grand Finals: 20 September 2025

Fees cover affiliation to Fremantle Netball Association and Netball WA, umpires, equipment, court hire, lighting costs, trophies and support and training for coaches and umpires.

NET program (no game) (2019 & 2020): $130

10 & under to 8 & under (2015 - 2018: $260

11 & under to 16 & under (2008 - 2014): $290

18 & under and Opens (2007 or earlier): $305

The above fees are also subject to a handling fee from PlayHQ.

There is a 10% discount for families who register more than one child.

PlayHQ now offer an option for pay in four. This is not controlled by MLNC, and all questions regarding this should be directed to PlayHQ.

Melville Lakers Netball Club is always looking for players interested in umpiring. MLNC requires all players who are born in 2011 and earlier to umpire at least once throughout the season. Each player in 14&U grades and above will be rostered to umpire throughout the season. No experience is required as MLNC has a mentoring program for novice umpires.

Umpiring is paid at the following rates:

• 8&U - 10&U games: $20

• 11&U - 18&U games: $25

• Opens games: $30

An additional $5 will be paid if the umpire is badged.

All junior umpires will be required to attend a compulsory umpiring training prior to the season commencement, and all umpires need to complete the online theory exam. If these requirements are not met, the umpire will not be paid. Umpiring details will be circulated in detail at a later time.

Please contact the Umpire Coordinator at melvillelakers.umpiring@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested in learning to umpire.

Training is held at Melville Senior High School, Potts Street, Melville on a day and time to be negotiated between the coach, team manager and players. It is generally after school on either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Due to the amount of teams at MLNC, we cannot guarantee a certain time or day for training for each age group until the teams have been announced.

Melville Lakers Netball Club has a fair and unbiased process to team selection. Please see our Grading Policy for further details.

More information regarding grading will be announced in due course.

At this stage, MLNC will not be running a NET program in Term 1. Depending on interest, a program may be run in Term 2.

Team announcements will be made in mid-March 2025.

It is important to remember that no team selection process guarantees 100% satisfaction for all parties involved. However Melville Lakers Netball Club will endeavour to do its best to place players in the most appropriate team to facilitate participation, enjoyment and skill development.

Melville Lakers plans for one major fundraiser and a cake stall each year.

Annual major fundraiser (most likely a Bunnings sausage sizzle) will be held at a date to be advised.

Cake stalls at FNA are now allocated on a rotational basis so there is no guarantee our club will be able to hold a stall every year. Further details will be available shortly.