Football returns for 2023 season

THE 2023 Football Season kicks off this weekend with a huge matchup in the Men’s Australia Cup and Women’s Kappa Cup.

The tournaments begin with some nail-biting matches between last year’s winners and the teams eager to dethrone them.

Last year’s surprise packets, the Marlin Coast Rangers, will visit the home of the premiership winners, the Edge Hill Tigers, on Friday night.

Across town at the same time, the 2022 Men’s Division 1 grand final winners, the Atherton Eagles, will travel down to Walker Road to take on QPL Men’s side, the Southside Comets. On Saturday night, the Mareeba Bulls will travel down the hill

Friday, February 17

Venue: Tiger Park (Edge Hill United) to the Stratford Dolphins, while the Innisfail Cutters go north to the home of the Leichhardt Lions, who will be looking to build on their grand final win in 2022.

All eyes will be on the Leichhardt Lions hosting the Edge Hill Tigers in the Women’s Kappa Cup. The Tigers made it all the way to the semi-finals in the 2022 season and will be looking to repeat that victory on Saturday. But will the Lions claw them back?

Additionally, on Saturday night, the Dolphins will host the Redlynch Strikers in a match for the ages, perfect to give an exciting start to the season.

Game: Men’s Australia Cup - Edge Hill Tigers vs Marlin Coast Rangers

Kick-off: 7.30pm

Venue: Walker Road (Southside Comets)

Game: Men’s Australia Cup - Southside Comets vs Atherton Eagles

Kick-off: 7.30pm

Saturday, February 18

Double Header

Venue: Leichhardt Lions Senior ground

Game: Ladies Kappa Cup - Leichhardt Lions vs Edge Hill Tigers

Kick-off: 5pm

Game: Men’s Australia Cup - Leichhardt Lions vs Innisfail United

Kick-off: 7.30pm

Double Header

Venue: Nick Brko Oval (Stratford Dolphins)

Game: Ladies Kappa Cup - Redlynch Strikers vs Stratford Dolphins

Kick-off: 5pm

Game: Mens Australia Cup - Stratford Dolphins vs Mareeba Bulls

Kick off: 7.30pm