Meadows Greyhounds Division 1 Preview – 2021 Season


Published on Wednesday, April 7, 2021

All the key player transfers ahead of the 2021 Meadows Greyhounds Division 1 season.

After an 18-month break, the NFNL’s top-flight senior men’s football competition returns on Friday, beginning with a clash between Northcote Park and Montmorency under lights at Bill Lawry Oval.

Great anticipation and intrigue surrounds the new campaign given the high turnover on many playing lists following the long absence of football in our state.

All first division clubs will be out to catch reigning premier West Preston-Lakeside, who heads into the 2021 season chasing a third-successive premiership following their back-to-back triumph in 2018 and 2019.

The opening round matches of the 2021 Meadows Greyhounds Division 1 season are:

Friday April 9
Northcote Park vs Montmorency at Bill Lawry Oval (7:10pm start)

Saturday April 10
West Preston-Lakeside vs Bundoora at J.E. Moore Park (1:30pm start)
Heidelberg vs Hurstbridge at Warringal Park (2:10pm start)
North Heidelberg vs Macleod at Shelley Reserve (2:10pm start)
Whittlesea vs Greensborough at Whittlesea Showgrounds (2:10pm start)

Continue below to see all the key player transfers for each Meadows Greyhounds Division 1 team ahead of the 2021 season.

BUNDOORA

Coach: Michael Ryan (new)
2019 Result: 9th (5 wins, 13 losses)
In: Zane Barker (Portland), Aron Burns (Kinglake), Jai Burns (Fitzroy Stars), Jackson Davies (St Mary’s), Kyle Green (North Heidelberg), Sam Lloyd (Western Bulldogs), Kain Proctor (Fitzroy Stars), Hamish Shepheard (Old Ivanhoe), Ryan Sturgess (St Mary’s)
Out: Tyla Barrow (Thomastown), Matthew Dennis (Bracknell), Eamon Gilbert (North Albury), Daniel Guccione (Pascoe Vale), Todd Hughes (Thomastown), Dale Marshall (Essendon Doutta Stars), Gary Moorcroft (Bright), Daniel Venditti (Donald)

GREENSBOROUGH

Coach: Mick Harford
2019 Result: Runner-up (18 wins, 2 losses)
In: Nathan Hrovat (North Melbourne), James McCubbin (Mitcham), Billy Murphy (Aspley), Marcus Toussaint (Inverloch Kongwak)
Out: Nick Beames (Lower Plenty), Daniel McLinden (Eltham), Lachlan McQuilken (St Arnaud), Charlie Molyneux (Gawler), Jacob Pickett (Watsonia), Liam Read (Caroline Springs), Jason Rogers (St Arnaud)

HEIDELBERG

Coach: Danny Nolan (new)
2019 Result: 4th (14 wins, 6 losses)
In: Keenan Posar (North London), Josh Onderwater (Apollo Bay), Nicholas Richards (Wangaratta), Matthew Smith (Collingwood VFL), Brody Tardio (Old Ivanhoe), James Todd (St Mary’s)
Out: Jack Blair (Wonthaggi), Michael Brunelli (UNSW Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs), Christian Buykx-Smith (Bell Park), Fletcher Carroll (Albury), Patrik Della Rocca (Banyule), Josh Gribben (Ivanhoe), Sam Grimley (Uni Blues), Ben Irving (Preston Bullants), Eamonn McCuskey (Glenroy) Fletcher McIvor (Uni Blues), Chaz Sargeant (Tatura), Thomas Sullivan (Tatura), Ryan Stone (Wangaratta), Jarrod Walters (St Bernards)

HURSTBRIDGE

Coach: Jarrod Tilley
2019 Result: 8th (6 wins, 12 losses)
In: Ben Beavan (Sandgate), Joel Dale (Wimbledon), Tom Grimes (Warrandyte), Ben Laschko (Greensborough), Joel Naylor (Romsey), Tyson Old (Northcote Park), Zac Reichert (Laurimar), Jack Stewart (Laurimar),
Out: Troy Barbero (Manunda), Mitch Burton (Labrador), Jack Furlong (North Albury), Matt Gersh (Laurimar), Ryan Jackson (Sunshine), Daniel Keenan (injured), Tom Simpson (Labrador)

MACLEOD

Coach: Christian Stagliano
2019 Result: 6th (7 wins, 1 draw, 10 losses)
In: Mason Bowden (Craigieburn), Anthony Da Silva (Bonbeach), Patrick Flynn (Lower Plenty), Rhys Gleisner (Yarragon), Ned McKeown (North Albury), Jose Miliado (Woorinen), Rhys Rigoni (St Mary’s), Matthew Yarwood (Banyule)
Out: Jack Baker (Belconnen), Liam Brandt (Port Douglas), Matt Dornauf (Whittlesea), Luke Joyce (Banyule), Joel Kidd (Coolangatta Tweed), Muhammad Saad (Avondale Heights), Thomas Scott (Lower Plenty)

MONTMORENCY

Coach: Garry Ramsay
2019 Result: 5th (9 wins, 10 losses)
In: Bailey Brown (South Morang), Sam Francis (Orbost), Ben Kennedy (Williamstown VFL), Tom Michael (St Albans), Jesse Thompson (Bundoora)
Out: Danko Bzenic (Avondale Heights), Xavier Cahill (Watsonia), Brent Fotheringhame (Beverley), Matthew Hunt (Collie)

NORTH HEIDELBERG

Coach: Jason Heatley (new)
2019 Result: 3rd (13 wins, 1 draw, 7 losses)
In: Anthony Daw (Airport West), Curtis Howden-Crhak (St Mary’s), Caillin Kett (Greensborough), Charles Le Fanu (Northcote Park), Jake McSwain (Northern Saints), Douglas Morris (Northcote Park), Jackson Starcevich (Northcote Park)
Out: Jhye Baddeley-Kelly (Epping), Shane Biggs, Daniel Bramich (Thomastown), Jarrod Fitzpatrick (Bridgewater), Michael Florance (Diamond Creek), Leigh Gilbert (Kinglake), Daniel Harris (retired) Jackson Jones (Heathcote), Nicholas Matthews (Port Douglas), Morgan Persson-Clark, Nicholas Shelley (Rand-Walbundrie-Wall)

NORTHCOTE PARK

Coach: Stephen Saddington (new)
2019 Result: 7th (7 wins, 11 losses)
In: Jack Brooks (Yarrawonga), Matthew Grocott (Queanbeyan), Anthony Hogan (Oak Park), Reed Jepson (Epping), Lachlan King (Kew), Oliver McEwan (Albury), Ben McNiece (Essendon), Will Rohde (Shepparton), Jack Sammartino (Preston Bullants), Daniel Tallariti (Templestowe), Trohne Ugle (Canning Vale)
Out: Ash Close (Ivanhoe), Thomas Jackson (Irrewarra-Beeac), Charles Le Fanu (North Heidelberg), Tyson Old (Hurstbridge), Jordan Perry (Marcellin), Jackson Starcevich (North Heidelberg), Harrison Reid (Old Ivanhoe Grammarians), Liam Waldron (Eltham)

WEST PRESTON-LAKESIDE

Coach: Rob Maiorana
2019 Result: Premiers (14 wins, 8 losses)
In: Carl Adams (North London), Flynn Appleby (Collingwood), Jackson Barling (Sydney), Kobe Brown (Kangaroo Flat), Sanipepa Egan (Robinvale-Euston), Malik Elfakahani (Aberfeldie), Ethan Frawley (Laurimar), Ethan Penrith (Fitzroy Stars), Josh Iacobaccio (North London), Michael Perfetto (Watsonia), Chris McCabe (Whittlesea), Adam Valeri (North London)
Out: Sam Glover (North Ballarat), Nicholas Kempe (Doncaster), Michael Marotta (Dalyston), James Tadd (Epping)

WHITTLESEA

Coach: Blair Harvey
2019 Result: Division 2 Premiers (15 wins, 4 losses)
In: Cameron Barrett (Balranald), Matthew Dornauf (Macleod), Sam Peet (St Albans), Cameron Wild (Central District), Jake Wild (Yarrawonga), Mitchell Wild (Diamond Creek)
Out: Ethan Gorski (Laurimar), Harrison Jarvie (Yea), Matthew Langford (Kinglake), Chris McCabe (West Preston-Lakeside), Jay Russell (Lancefield)

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