Nelson American Football Club

2025/26 Season Info

Trainings and Games location

The home of the Nelson American Football Club is Avery Field, next to Garin College. The field is located off Champion Road, Richmond, next to the Saxton Velodrome. There is plenty of parking near the field.

Registration Fees

There will be three categories for registration fees this season - Men's, Women's and Under 18.

There will be early bird rates which are valid until 8pm on Sunday 28th September.

Registration fees for this season are:

- Under 18 and Women: Early bird rate is $35, regular rate is $45

- Mens: Early bird rate is $45, regular rate is $55

Preseason

There will be three "Have a Go" sessions held before the season commences. The dates for these are:

- Sunday 7th September

- Sunday 14th September

- Sunday 28th September.

The sessions will be held from 1-3pm at the Avery Field.

Preseason training begins Sunday 5th October. Training sessions will be held on Sundays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm.

Nelson Honey Bowl Competition

The Nelson Honey Bowl competition will commence on Thursday 23rd October. The draw will be announced on our club Facebook page. Round robin games will conclude on Thursday 27th November and the Finals will be held the following two weeks.

Trainings for all teams and players will be held each Sunday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

Registrations for the 2025 Nelson Honey Bowl competition will open on Sunday 7th September. An Early Bird discounted price will apply until Wednesday 1st October.

Nelson Honey Badgers club representative teams

Upon the conclusion of the Honey Bowl competition, we will begin trainings for the club national tournament which will be held in March / April 2026. We will select the team(s) to compete in the tournament in early 2026.

2025/26 Junior Program

We currently do not offically have a junior program. However if you are a player between 11 and 13 please contact us we would love to have you come along and learn the sport.

2025/26 Women's Program

We would love for more female athletes to join the club, with the aim of sending our first women's team to the club National tournament in March / April 2026. Please contact us if you would like to give Flag Football a go.