A look at the key player transfers ahead of the start of the 2021 Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3 season.
The new season brings great new opportunities for the eight teams competing in third division.
With reigning premier Panton Hill promoted to MC Labour Division 2 and no team coming down from second division, a chance has been presented for a new power to take the competition by storm.
Four teams will enter the 2021 campaign with a new coach at the helm in what is shaping as a very even competition.
The opening round matches for the 2021 Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3 season are:
Friday April 9
Heidelberg West vs Old Eltham Collegians at Heidelberg Park (7:50pm start)
Saturday April 10
Laurimar vs Kilmore at Laurimar Reserve (2:10pm start)
Mernda vs Lalor at Waterview Recreation Reserve (2:10pm start)
Reservoir vs South Morang at Crispe Park (2:10pm start)
Continue below to see all the key player transfers for each Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3 team for the 2021 season.
HEIDELBERG WEST
Coach: Michael Missen
2019 Result: 6th (7 wins, 9 losses)
In: Hayden Chapman (Watsonia), Jake Chiminello (Macleod), Alex Hywood (East Malvern), Samuel McDowell (Reservoir), Lloyd Toffolon (St Albans), Alex Williamson (Fitzroy Stars), Allan Young (Watsonia)
Out: Jessy Ellis (Lalor), Ben Fogarty (Montrose), Brodie Muir (Coburg Districts), Cameron Taylor (Tyabb), Cameron Van Florestein (Leitchville Gunbower)
KILMORE
Coach: Nathan Phillips
2019 Result: 4th (10 wins, 7 losses)
In: Ciaron Barton (Wallan), Chris Barton (Wallan), Chris Jackson (Seymour), Michael Marratt (Girgarre), Shannon McCleish (Wallan)
Out: Mitchell Adamson (Romsey), Ben Cooney (Seymour), Lachlan Gough (Laurimar), Shane Skidmore (Seymour)
LALOR
Coach: Gary Cutler
2019 Result: 8th (2 wins, 14 losses)
In: Justin Bentley (Preston Bullants), Kaine Digney (Bundoora), Jessy Ellis (Heidelberg West), Dylan Harvey (Fitzroy Stars), Louis Hill (Yarroweyah), Brad McNeil (Heidelberg West), Steven Miles (Fitzroy Stars), Dylan Potter (Reservoir), Josh Poulter (Braybrook), Dominic Saccuzzo (Portarlington), Pasquale Saccuzzo (Portarlington), Nathan Smith (Braybrook), Taylem Stretton (Yarroweyah)
Out: Adrian Cirianni (Epping), Demetrious Constantinou (North Heidelberg), Jackson Freebairn (Epping), Michael Jacobson (Epping), Daniel Moore (Bullcreek Leeming), Josh Novelli (Watsonia), Christian Pisano (Thomastown), Nathan Stavridis (Thomastown), Robert Todd (St Mary’s), Matthew Whitaker (Bullcreek Leeming)
LAURIMAR
Coach: Jimmy Atkins (new)
2019 Result: 3rd (14 wins, 4 losses)
In: Brayden Burgess (Whittlesea), Daniel Francis (Thomastown), Matt Gersh (Hurstbridge), Ethan Gorski (Whittlesea), Michael Higgins (Panton Hill), Mitch Lucas (Hurstbridge), Jack Moroney (Mernda), Koby Trajanovski (Old Ivanhoe Grammarians)
Out: Ethan Frawley (West Preston-Lakeside), Jack Stewart (Hurstbridge), Jordan Wilkins (Epping)
MERNDA
Coach: Robert Fletcher (new)
2019 Result: 5th (9 wins, 7 losses)
In: Jacob Austin (Craigieburn), Michael Evans (Jacana), Bryce Kimuliatis (Craigieburn), Jarrod King (Bundoora), Josh Mazzarella (Mill Park), Declan Paras (Essendon Doutta Stars), Marcus Sindrivanis (Mill Park), Morgan Smith (Wallan), Shannon Smith (Craigieburn)
Out: Nicolas Aleksovski (Deer Park), Matthew Campbell (North Hobart), Matthew Dean (Old Eltham Collegians), Bradley Dimech (Roxburgh Park), Brenden Egberts (Roxburgh Park), Jesse Inzillo (Hadfield), Andrew Marino (Roxburgh Park), Jack Moroney (Laurimar), Tyson Sparkes (Lyndhurst)
OLD ELTHAM COLLEGIANS
Coach: Matthew Sleeman (new)
2019 Result: 7th (6 wins, 1 draw, 9 losses)
In: Brendan Baird (Diamond Creek), Clay Crimmins (Greta), Justin Halliday (Yarraville Seddon), Thomas Lally (Melville), Niall McDonagh (West Preston-Lakeside), Luke McKenna (Echuca), Jeremy Murphy (Sunbury Kangaroos), Steven Smith (Cobram), Daniel Stephen (Brentwood Booragoon)
Out: Alex Emmins (Old Scotch), Kieran Malone (Rushworth)
RESERVOIR
Coach: Jason Hamilton (new)
2019 Result: 9th (0 wins, 16 losses)
In: Matthew Barnes (Banyule), Brayden Byrne (Wallan), James Dickson (Preston Bullants), Samuel Edward (Eltham), Ryan Evans (Preston Bullants), Tutoatasi Faleiva (Braybrook), Nick Gregson (East Devonport), Angus Hunter (Caulfield Bears), Nathan King (Charlton), Pierre Labigang (Keilor Park), Matthew McIntosh (Daylesford), Petar Pavlovic (Braybrook), Jayden Ryan (Bundoora), Jack Smith (Preston Bullants), Jonah Taylor (Watsonia), Matthew Verduci (Pascoe Vale), Tom Zerella (St Mary’s)
Out: Zacharias Cookson (Dandenong), Brian Hutchinson (Fitzroy Stars), Samuel McDowell (Heidelberg West), Reece Miller (Northcote Park), Dylan Potter (Lalor), Daniel Sebeh (Glenroy), Donovan Stuart (Parkside), Lachlan Walmsley (Watsonia)
SOUTH MORANG
Coach: Gary Hall
2019 Result: Runner-up (11 wins, 7 losses)
In: Nil
Out: Bailey Brown (Montmorency), Scott Dickson (Wallan), Cory Giannone (Thomastown), Luke Shelton (Warrandyte)
