The Victorian Blind Football League will launch in 2019, providing opportunities for footballers with blindness and low-vision to play our game. It's only fair to share... 0 Linkedin

The sport of AFL Blind is a modified version of Australian Football played in an indoor football field.

Testing days throughout 2018 saw interest grow and the sport develop. This year, we will see the formation of a four team, nine-round competition with finals.

Forty-five players expressed interest in the league with many attending the three Open Skills sessions which was run throughout May and June to introduce new players to the sport.

The game has some modifications to make it more inclusive and accessible with modified rules, bright coloured uniforms, targeted lightning and a buzzer inside the ball, to assist players taking part in the game.

Joining the competition in 2019 will be the Hawthorn Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, each building on the work they are doing within the community to support and involve people with a disability to take part in our game.

The AFL Blind program and Victorian Blind Football League are both great examples of the fact that more people can now participate in our game than ever before.

With programs such as the Victorian FIDA Football League, which has been around for almost 30 years, and the hugely successful Robert Rose Foundation Victorian Wheelchair Football League, AFL Victoria is making AFL the most accessible sport for all Victorians.

AFL Victoria has worked closely with VicHealth, Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria and Vision Australia over the past 18 months to grow and develop the sport of AFL Blind.

The season kicks off on Saturday 6 July from 10am at Action Indoor Sports – Tullamarine.

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TEAMS LIST:

Bombers Bridget Jolley – Captain Bombers Aaron D’Altera Bombers Adrian Smith Bombers Andrew Close Bombers Benjamin Peacock Bombers Brooke Carter Bombers Nick Lambourne Bombers Peter Hyczka Bombers Scott Peucker Bombers William Kelly Hawthorn Melanie Edge – Captain Hawthorn Cebby Johnson Hawthorn Chris Gould Hawthorn Dale Alards Hawthorn David Steeds Hawthorn John Boland Hawthorn Ned Brewer-Maiga Hawthorn Ollie Oglethorpe Hawthorn Soban Sivachanthiran Hawthorn Zac Sheehan Bulldogs David Gauci – Captain Bulldogs Ben Young Bulldogs Brett Wilson Bulldogs Caleb Neyenhuis Bulldogs Jasper Steeds Bulldogs Nathan Luke Bulldogs Shaun Keath Bulldogs Steph Bulldogs Steve O’Beid Bulldogs Steph Holmes St Kilda Lawrence Raja – Captain St Kilda Brendan Spencer St Kilda David Gordon St Kilda Ingrid McKenna St Kilda Kadek Artayana St Kilda Matthew Cameron St Kilda Patrick Whelan St Kilda Shannon Jones St Kilda Sinead Mooney St Kilda Travis Zimmer