Wangaratta Imperials Junior Football Club

✨Congrats Harry! ✨

🏆 Larkin Family Trophy – Under 14s Best First Year Player

Congratulations to Harry Gumley from Imperials JFC, named the 2026 Under 14s Best First Year Player! 👏🏉

A fantastic achievement and a brilliant first season at Under 14s level. Congratulations Harry! 🌟

🚨 HELP NEEDED THIS SUNDAY! 🚨

We’re getting a little desperate for a couple of helpers in the canteen this Sunday from 8:30–10:30am. 🙏

The lovely Sarah Gumley has already put her hand up (thanks Sarah ❤️) — we just need TWO MORE PEOPLE to help us out!

If you can spare two hours and lend a hand, please comment below. It would be hugely appreciated! 🫶

🏆 Presentation Night – Planning Meeting 🏆

Interested in helping us get Presentation Night across the line? We’ll be meeting at West Side Tavern tomorrow night at 6:00pm 🍻

There are still a few things to organise, including:
📸 Someone to take photos on the night
🎨 Set-up and decorating
🎟️ Organising drink tickets
👕 Making sure all jumpers have been collected from each age group
✅ Any other final jobs that need ticking off before the big night

I’m sure we’ll think of a few more things once we’re all together!

If you can’t make the meeting but would still like to help out, please let us know. Any help is hugely appreciated!

See you tomorrow night if you can make it!

🍔 Canteen Help Needed!

We also have canteen duty this weekend and are looking for a few helpers.

⏰ 8:30am – 10:30am
🥤 Serving only - no set up required

If you can spare a couple of hours, please let us know! 🙌

Just a reminder that our Imperials Dinner & Awards Night is coming up!

🏆 Imperials Dinner & Awards Night 🏆

📅 Friday 4th September
🕠 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start
📍 Wangaratta Turf Club

We need to finalise numbers THIS THURSDAY, so if you’re planning on coming and haven’t grabbed your tickets yet, now’s the time!

🎟️ Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/yc5w64se

✨ Please see pinned post of presentation night for ticket link ✨

🏉 END OF SEASON FAMILY BBQ 🥳

Come along and wrap up the season with the Imperials crew!

📅 Sunday 23rd August | 11am–2pm
📍 486 Ashmead Road, Winton North

🍔 BBQ lunch and drinks provided, with a little help from our footy families:

🥨 U12 families: Please bring a snack to share
🥗 U14 & U17 families: Please bring a salad to share (and don’t forget the serving utensils!)

🪑 BYO chairs

🌧️ Kids may end up a little wet and muddy, so please pack some spare clothes and a towel just in case!

Please comment below if you intend to come to help with catering. Thank you!

✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨

It’s time to get dressed up, celebrate the season and recognise the players, volunteers and people who make our club what it is.

🏆 Imperials Dinner & Awards Night 🏆

📅 Friday 4th September
🕠 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start
📍 Wangaratta Turf Club

An evening of good company, great food and plenty of reasons to celebrate.

🎟️ Tickets available here: https://tinyurl.com/yc5w64se

‼️ LOCATION CHANGE SUNDAY‼️

All finals games this Sunday have now been moved to the WJ FINDLAY OVAL.

We are still required to man the gates from 10:30am - 1:00pm.

Thank you to Becky who has kindly volunteered her time for a shift - still searching for a couple of others please!

🏉 Although we didn’t quite make the finals, we’re still in action this Sunday!

🙏🏼 We’ll be at Norm Minns Oval and we need a few volunteers to help out on the gate.

🕥 Our gate duty is 10.30am–1.00pm, and we’d love a few volunteers to do a 1½ hour shift each so we can spread the load.

If you can help out, please comment below or send us a message.

Thanks as always to our wonderful volunteers - we couldn’t do it without you!

🏉 Last Home & Away Round for 2026 🏉

It's hard to believe we've reached the final home and away round of the season.

Before we look ahead to this weekend, we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the Imperials Junior Football Club throughout the year. To our incredible volunteers, coaches, team managers, trainers, committee members, canteen helpers, parents and families - thank you for giving your time and energy each week. Junior football simply doesn't happen without you.

A massive thank you also to our valued sponsors for your continued support of our club and our young footballers. Your generosity plays a huge part in making our season possible.

Keep an eye on our page over the coming weeks as we'll be sharing details of our upcoming Presentation Night. We can't wait to celebrate another fantastic season together.

One last round to go! We're spread right across the competition this weekend, and with around 20mm of rain forecast, it's shaping up to be proper old-school footy weather.

This Weekend's Fixtures

U12s vs Benalla
📍 Wareena Oval
🕥 Sunday – 10:30am

U14s vs Mansfield
📍 Mansfield
🕧 Sunday – 12:45pm

U17s vs Centrals
📍 Wareena Oval
🕜 Sunday – 1:45pm

U12
Best: Lucas Daly (Rapid Hose Systems), Lucas Prestianni (Wangaratta Magpies Football & Netball Club), Tanner Hayward (Wangaratta Rovers Football & Netball Club), Oscar Primmer (Scoops Ice Creamery Wangaratta), Ben Sealey (Wangaratta RSL), Ari Stribley (Domino's Pizza Wangaratta), Jammi Manning (Intersport Wangaratta), Noah Johnson (Wangaratta Golf Club), Jaxon Garner (Lyster Inc.), Oliver Booth (Imps Canteen)

Goals: Oscar Primmer 1, Tanner Hayward 1

U14

Best: Julian Munios (Old Town and Country Tavern), Nate Matthews (Intersports/Rovers), Rob Stribley (RSL/Imps), Judd Campbell (Wangaratta Golf Club/Wang Maggies), Scout O'Keeffe (RSL/Imps), Mac Phillips (Ashmead Family Award), Tom Sealey (Scoops), Harry Gumley (McDonald's Wangaratta), Tyler Iverach (McDonald's Wangaratta)

Goals: Judd Campbell 7, Tyler Iverach 1, Harry Gumley 1, Tom Sealey 1

U17
Best: Gus Marek, Jake O'Connor, Lenny Campbell, Samuel K. Savage, Kade Ely, Max Marek

Goals: Gus Marek 2, Samuel K. Savage 1, Unlisted 2

Let's finish the home and away season strongly and get around all three teams this Sunday.

Go Imps!