The senior teams for Round 3.
There are some big names returning to action for the ANZAC Round.
Mark McKenzie and Ryan Willits have both been named for Montmorency for the first time this year, while Cathal Corr returns for Macleod at the expense of injured utility Justin White.
Blair Harvey will miss Friday’s blockbuster with Northcote Park through injury, while the Cougars have added premiership ruckman Oliver McEwan.
There are plenty of team changes in Division 2, particularly at Diamond Creek who has made five changes to the side that lost to the Fitzroy Stars after the siren. Amongst the Creekers’ inclusions are Hugh Kavanagh and Corey Smith who will both play their first game in red and blue.
Reservoir has included Adam Meroli and Cameron Rooney for its big encounter against Thomastown, while the Bears have made three changes to the team that won at Watsonia a fortnight ago.
Elsewhere, St Mary’s and Heidelberg West both have captains returning for suspension, with Michael Costanzo and Dan Bailey included for their respective clubs.
Click on the links below for all the selected teams.
DIVISION 1
Selected teams: Heidelberg v Northcote Park
Heidelberg: IN – Matthew Pianto, Michael Looby, Mitchell Crispe, Jake McNamara; OUT – Harley Mozdzierz, Blair Harvey, Justin Powick, Daniel Kelly
Northcote Park: IN – Oliver McEwan; OUT – TBA
Selected teams: West Preston-Lakeside v Greensborough
West Preston-Lakeside: IN (from) – Michael Tilmouth-Turner, Andrew Dobby; OUT – Trent Lang
Greensborough: No change
Selected teams: Whittlesea v Macleod
Whittlesea: No change
Macleod: IN – Cathal Corr, Anthony Doherty; OUT – Justin White, Adam Woodhams
Selected teams: Bundoora v Lower Plenty
Bundoora: IN – Matt Aquilina, Tim Aumann; OUT – Matthew Evans, Glenn Grgic
Lower Plenty: IN – Will Morley, Jake McBean, Josh Turner; OUT – Jackson Powell, Ayden Doumtsis, Nathan Sleep
Selected teams: Montmorency v Eltham
Montmorency: IN – Kye Declase, Mark McKenzie, Jake Wild, Ryan Willits; OUT – Callum Cook, Michael Fitz-gerald, Billy Jenkin, Billy Marshall, Morgan Nunan
Eltham: TBA
DIVISION 2
Selected teams: Epping v Mernda
Epping: IN – Joel Dunmore, Daniel Ioannides, Aaron Johnson, Harley Nancarrow, Robert Tinsley, Justin Traitsis; OUT – Jake Cullen, Robert Skiathitis, Josh Stavely, Adam Suban, Kyle Turnbull, Lachlan Vella
Mernda: IN – Mitchell Kerslake, Luke Martin, Michael Milner, Joel O’Reilly, Dale Piggott; OUT – Nicholas Avenoso, Kane Bannam, Nathan Mills, Colin Ribbons
Selected teams: Lalor v Fitzroy Stars
Lalor: IN – Tim Keily, Scott Morrison; OUT – Anthony Lago, Daniel Langbourne
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Richard Bamblett, Patrick Davis; OUT – Alex Isailovic, Shannon Turner
Selected teams: North Heidelberg v Diamond Creek
North Heidelberg: IN – Cal Nicholls; OUT – David Taylor
Diamond Creek: IN – Mitch Johnson, Hugh Kavanagh, Luke Moroney, Daniel Paget, Corey Smith; OUT – Brenton Hoppe, Tyron Loader, Daniel Shallard, Josh Whitehouse-Summers, Shane Whitmore
Selected teams: Panton Hill v Hurstbridge
Panton Hill: IN – Haydn Bryce, Jason Evans; OUT – Tristan Kreymborg, Andrew Schadendorff
Hurstbridge: IN – Adam Gambling, Anthony Heron, Michael Ryan; OUT – Tony Hogg, Louis Kennedy-Ripon, James Thompson
DIVISION 3
Selected teams: Reservoir v Thomastown
Reservoir: IN – Adam Meroli, Cameron Rooney; OUT – TBA
Thomastown: IN – Jason Abela, Shannon Ball, Michael Di Battista, Jack Dundon; OUT – Steven Cadby, Lukas Fellows, Chris Whittingslow, Chris Zabrieszach
Selected teams: Parkside v Watsonia
Parkside: IN – TBA; OUT – Angus Mills, Isaac Romano
Watsonia: IN – Joseph Abbas, Nathan Groves, Jamie Haber, Rick Kimberley, Ben Weissenfeld; OUT – Ben Anderson, Rodney Box, Beau Cooper, Matthew Cottier, Matthew Crompton
Selected teams: St Mary’s v Heidelberg West
St Mary’s: IN – Michael Costanzo, Matthew Galiazzo, James Ind, Lee Minuz; OUT – Adam Carnell, Matthew Ciavarella, Jake Dambrauskas, Simon Kefalas
Heidelberg West: IN – Daniel Bailey, Jason Butera, Aaron Nelson; OUT – Jordan Allen, Ben Marris, Cameron Taylor
