Saturday Competition – Winter 2026 Season Schedule

The Winter 2026 Saturday competition begins shortly after the Easter school holidays and runs through to the finals series in September.

Please review the key dates below so families can plan ahead for the season.

Season Start

The first round of the Saturday Winter competition will be played on:

Saturday 18 April 2026. From this point, teams will play regular weekly rounds throughout winter.

King’s Birthday Weekend

There will be no games scheduled on the King’s Birthday long weekend.

No games: Saturday 6 June 2026

Winter School Holidays

Winter school holidays run from 27 June to 12 July 2026.

Games are scheduled on the first and last weekends of the holidays, with a break in the middle.

Games: 27 June and 11 JulyNo games: 4 July

Finals Series

The Saturday competition finals will take place in September.

Semi Finals: 5 September 2026Prelim Finals and Under 8 Encouragement Day: 12 September 2026Grand Finals: 19 September 2026

Finals and Holiday Planning

Spring school holidays begin 19 September 2026, which means Grand Finals fall on the first weekend of the holidays. We know this is a popular time for families to travel, so we encourage everyone to keep these dates in mind when making holiday plans. If your team progresses through finals, Grand Final weekend is a special moment for players and teams, and we hope as many Lakers players as possible can be there to finish the season together. If you already know you may be unavailable during the finals period, please let your coach or team manager know early, as it helps teams plan ahead.

Next Season

The Spring/Summer 2027 season begins after the school holidays.

Season start: Saturday 3 October 2026