NORTH Warrnambool Eagles will call two grounds home in 2020 after next season's Hampden league fixture was revealed by AFL Western District on Friday.
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The Eagles, who finished season 2019 as runners-up to Koroit, will play seven games at their spiritual home Bushfield Recreation Reserve but will also play three matches, including two 'home' fixtures, at Reid Oval next year.
Hampden league committee member Bernie Harris confirmed the Eagles applied for more games at the ground, which the league was "happy to accommodate".
Adam Dowie's senior footballers and Jaime Barr's open netballers will play Hamilton Kangaroos (round seven) and Camperdown (round 13).
The Eagles will play an away game to Warrnambool in round 12 at the home of football.
The Blues, who are tenants at the ground, are the only other side to play there more at the Reid with nine.
The season starts with all 10 clubs participating in a 'Super Saturday' involving all football-netball grades on April 4.
Juniors which normally play on Sundays will play on the Saturday as part of the opening round.
The league will again have three byes - the first on Easter Saturday, the second on Queen's Birthday weekend and a final one on July 4.
Harris said the second scheduled week off, which was originally reserved for interleague, was still a vital break for the competition's players and staff.
"At that time of year, it gives people a couple of days to get away," he said.
"We felt having a break there was the best fit for the fixture as well."
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Harris, a former Fitzroy, Brisbane Bears and St Kilda player, said the Hampden league board was pleased with the fixture.
He said the board had spoken to clubs in detail prior to producing the fixture.
"A hell of a lot of work goes into it because you're trying to make it a very even draw," Harris said.
"Everybody has to play everybody home and away and it's harder with requests from clubs.
"It's easy to do in the early rounds but it becomes harder as it goes along."
With Anzac Day falling on a Saturday all clubs will be playing on the significant day.
Reigning premiers Koroit will this year host South Warrnambool at Victoria Park for their annual Good Friday match.
The Eagles and Saints will face off for the first time since the 2019 grand final in round five at Bushfield.
"We've seen the draw and we think it's a good one," Harris said.
"It'll come around very fast from now."
The grand final is locked for September 19.
2020 HAMPDEN LEAGUE DRAW
Round one (mascot day/community round)
April 4
Terang Mortlake v Camperdown
Portland v Koroit
Hamilton Kangaroos v Port Fairy
Cobden v North Warrnambool Eagles
South Warrnambool v Warrnambool
Good Friday (brought forward from round four)
April 10
Koroit v South Warrnambool
Bye
April 11
Round two
April 18
North Warrnambool Eagles v South Warrnambool
Camperdown v Cobden
Koroit v Terang Mortlake
Port Fairy v Portland
Warrnambool v Hamilton Kangaroos
Round three
April 25
South Warrnambool v Camperdown
Cobden v Koroit
Terang Mortlake v Port Fairy
Portland v Hamilton Kangaroos
North Warrnambool Eagles v Warrnambool
Round four (Love the Game round)
May 2
Port Fairy v Cobden
Hamilton Kangaroos v Terang Mortlake
Warrnambool v Portland
Camperdown v North Warrnambool Eagles
Round five
May 9
South Warrnambool v Port Fairy
Cobden v Hamilton Kangaroos
Terang Mortlake v Portland
North Warrnambool Eagles v Koroit
Warrnambool v Camperdown
Round six
May 16
Hamilton Kangaroos v South Warrnambool
Portland v Cobden
Terang Mortlake v Warrnambool
Port Fairy v North Warrnambool Eagles
Koroit v Camperdown
Round seven
May 23
South Warrnambool v Portland
Cobden v Terang Mortlake
North Warrnambool Eagles v Hamilton Kangaroos
Camperdown v Port Fairy
Koroit v Warrnambool
Round eight
May 30
Terang Mortlake v South Warrnambool
Cobden v Warrnambool
Portland v North Warrnambool Eagles
Hamilton Kangaroos v Camperdown
Port Fairy v Koroit
Bye
June 6
Round nine (Sockit2NMD round)
June 13
South Warrnambool v Cobden
North Warrnambool Eagles v Terang Mortlake
Camperdown v Portland
Koroit v Hamilton Kangaroos
Warrnambool v Port Fairy
Round 10
June 20
Warrnambool v South Warrnambool
North Warrnambool Eagles v Cobden
Camperdown v Terang Mortlake
Koroit v Portland
Port Fairy v Hamilton Kangaroos
Round 11
June 27
South Warrnambool v North Warrnambool Eagles
Cobden v Camperdown
Terang Mortlake v Koroit
Portland v Port Fairy
Hamilton Kangaroos v Warrnambool
Bye
July 4
Round 12
July 11
Camperdown v South Warrnambool
Koroit v Cobden
Port Fairy v Terang Mortlake
Hamilton Kangaroos v Portland
Warrnambool v North Warrnambool Eagles
Round 13
July 18
South Warrnambool v Koroit
Cobden v Port Fairy
Terang Mortlake v Hamilton Kangaroos
Portland v Warrnambool
North Warrnambool Eagles v Camperdown (Reid Oval)
Round 14
July 25
Port Fairy v South Warrnambool
Hamilton Kangaroos v Cobden
Portland v Terang Mortlake
Koroit v North Warrnambool Eagles
Camperdown v Warrnambool
Round 15
August 1
South Warrnambool v Hamilton Kangaroos
Cobden v Portland - Cobden
Warrnambool v Terang Mortlake
North Warrnambool Eagles v Port Fairy
Camperdown v Koroit
Round 16 (Veterans round)
August 8
Portland v South Warrnambool
Terang Mortlake v Cobden
Hamilton Kangaroos v North Warrnambool Eagles
Port Fairy v Camperdown
Warrnambool v Koroit
Round 17 (TAC Towards Zero Round)
August 17
South Warrnambool v Terang Mortlake
Warrnambool v Cobden
North Warrnambool Eagles v Portland
Camperdown v Hamilton Kangaroos
Koroit v Port Fairy
Round 18
August 22
Cobden v South Warrnambool
Terang Mortlake v North Warrnambool Eagles
Portland v Camperdown
Hamilton Kangaroos v Koroit
Port Fairy v Warrnambool
Qualifying/Elimination finals
August 29-30
Semi-finals
September 5-6
Preliminary final
September 12
Grand final
September 19
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