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WRFL: 2014 season ready to kick off in style

01/04/2014

By Star Weekly

The Western Region Football League will begin with a full line-up of games this weekend.

The division 1 season opens on Friday night with a clash under lights between St Albans and reigning premier Deer Park at Kings Park Reserve.

The round will continue on Saturday with Altona hosting Albion at Grant Reserve, Port Melbourne Colts and Spotswood renewing an old rivalry at Murphy Reserve, Sunshine and Yarraville-Seddon squaring off at Kinder Smith Reserve, and a Wyndham derby between newcomers Werribee Districts and Hoppers Crossing.

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The division 2 opening round will also have a night fixture, with Wyndhamvale testing out its new lights at Wyndhamvale Reserve against Sanctuary Lakes.

The remainder of the round will see Braybrook entertain West Footscray at Pennell Reserve, Caroline Springs open up at home at Town Centre Oval against Laverton, Glenorden at Heathdale Oval for a visit by North Footscray, Sunshine Heights and Albanvale at Ainsworth Reserve, and expansion club Tarneit Titans against North Sunshine at Wootten Road Reserve.

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