An Open grade grand final replay will start the 2026 Hampden league season on Good Friday.
Reigning premiers Koroit will come up against South Warrnambool, the team they defeated in a thrilling 2025 grand final.
Both teams look stacked with talent again this year and share pre-season premiership favouritism.
In the football, South Warrnambool will host Koroit.
The teams last met in the 2025 preliminary final, with Koroit victorious.
The Saints went on to lose the grand final to the North Warrnambool Eagles.
