Catch up on each club’s major transfers ahead of the 2024 MC Labour Division 2 season.
ROUND 1 MATCHES
Watsonia vs St Mary’s @ Binnak Park – 2:10pm
Lower Plenty vs South Morang @ Montmorency Park South Oval – 2:10pm
Whittlesea vs Laurimar @ Whittlesea Showgrounds – 2:10pm
Northcote Park vs Thomastown @ Bill Lawry Oval – 7:00pm
Diamond Creek vs Panton Hill @ Coventry Oval – 7:00pm
Continue below for a list of each club’s incoming and outgoing transfers ahead of the 2024 season.
DIAMOND CREEK
Coach: Andrew Tranquilli
2023 Result: 1st (17 wins, 1 loss)
In: Mitchell Dale (Hurstbridge), Bryce East (Hurstbridge), Kyle Kankaanpaa (Montmorency), Connor Lidgerwood (Panton Hill), Ben Major (Broadbeach), Bradley Moore (Heidelberg West)
Out: Ewan MacPherson (Surfers Paradise), James Marchbank (Eltham), Jake Williams (Bundoora)
LAURIMAR
Coach: Jimmy Atkins
2023 Result (Division 3): Premiers
In: Matthew Ryan (Whittlesea)
Out: Michael Boyle (Lalor), Bradley Deed (Kilmore)
LOWER PLENTY
Coach: Travis Stephens (new)
2023 Result: 9th (2 wins, 16 losses)
In: Mitchell Clamp (Karingal), Billy Reardon (Woori Yallock), Lewis Tsourou (Preston Bullants)
Out: Mitchell Skipper (Kinglake)
NORTHCOTE PARK
Coach: Anthony Palmer (new)
2023 Result: 7th (8 wins, 10 losses)
In: Terence De Santis (Preston Bullants), Ricky Fandrich (Wantirna South), Caillin Kett (North Heidelberg)
Out: Alexander Boyse (Daylesford), Adrian Cirianni (Epping), Jordan Schroder (Daylesford), James Tadd (Epping), Dallyce Taylor (Epping)
PANTON HILL
Coach: Simon Amore
2023 Result: 7th (7 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw)
In: Guilan Fable (Heidelberg), Ethan Gorski (Epping), Brad Leggett (Macleod), Jason Pannam (Heidelberg), Christian Roberts (Montmorency)
Out: Mickey Glouftsis (Old Eltham Collegians), Tom Keys (Heidelberg), Connor Lidgerwood (Diamond Creek), Daniel Pratt (Richmond AFC), Aidan Rowe (Glasshouse QLD)
SOUTH MORANG
Coach: Gary Hall
2023 Result: 4th (10 wins, 8 losses)
In: Tyrone Leonardis (Thomastown), Christian Mardini (Bundoora), James Mellerick (Hurstbridge), Kobe Van Zwienen (Watsonia), Teague Van Zwienen (Watsonia), Kyle Wheatley (Bundoora)
Out: Davin Cameron (Banyule), Patrick Logan (Coburg Districts)
ST MARY’S
Coach: Fabian Carelli
2023 Result: 3rd (11 wins, 7 losses)
In: John Desmond (Greensborough), Curtis Howden-Crhak (North Heidelberg), Benjamin Young (Bundoora), Lincoln Zhang (West Preston-Lakeside)
Out: Nil
THOMASTOWN
Coaches: David Folino & Sashe Spiroski (new)
2023 Result: 6th (8 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw)
In: Youseph Dib (East Malvern), Kyle Green (Bundoora), Julian Janev (Watsonia), Charbel Khoury (Watsonia), James Lucente (Watsonia)
Out: Tyrone Leonardis (South Morang), Joshua Mazzarella (Mernda), Matthew Morison (Bundoora), Benjamin Nesci (East Keilor)
WATSONIA
Coach: George Lattouf
2023 Result: 5th (9 wins, 9 losses)
In: Damon Braby (Eltham), Rayden Garrard (Greensborough), Ethan Lowe (Mernda), Luke Pantalone (Banyule), Tim Todd (Heidelberg)
Out: Adrian Alfonsi (Epping), Daniel Gervasoni (Avondale Heights), Julian Janev (Thomastown), Kyle Kemp (Ararat), Charbel Khoury (Thomastown), James Lucente (Thomastown), Benjamin McKenzie (Ararat), Kobe Van Zwienen (South Morang), Teague Van Zwienen (South Morang)
WHITTLESEA
Coaches: Garry Ramsay (new)
2023 Result (Division 1): 10th (0 wins, 18 losses)
In: Matthew Coen (Kinglake), Luke Crowley (Old Eltham Collegians), Lucas Hobbs (Macleod), Matthew Langford (Kinglake), Clark Sloan (Epping)
Out: Aleksandr D’Arro (West Preston-Lakeside), Matthew Ryan (Laurimar)
