Senior Teams | April 24-25


Published on Friday, April 23, 2021

The selected teams for this week’s NFNL senior football matches.

There are a host of big names among the ins and outs this week.

North Heidelberg will travel to Ben Frilay Oval to take on Hurstbridge without Brent Harvey.

Jaylon Thorpe will play his first game for West Preston-Lakeside since the 2018 grand final. The VFL star and Daniel Costanzo come into the Roosters’ line-up for their home clash against Northcote Park.

The Cougars will be without Ben McNiece but have named Daniel Tallariti for his first game for the club.

Brenton Keating will play his first game of the year when Bundoora hosts an undermanned Whittlesea at Yulong Reserve.

The Eagles have lost important quartet Jaron Murphy, Paul Higgins, Matthew Atta and Cameron Wild for the match.

Greensborough skipper Chris Clark returns for the Boro’s twilight match against Montmorency at Greensborough War Memorial Park. Zak McCubbin and Mitch Hill are also among the ins.

However, it’s not all great news for the Boro, with star defender Nick Riddle set to miss his second match over the opening three rounds.

Montmorency has made five changes following last week’s disappointing 41-point loss at home to Bundoora, however midfielder Ben Kennedy is not among the inclusions.

Macleod has received a major boost for its Anzac Day match against Heidelberg at Warringal Park.

The Roos have included 2018 Frank Rosbrook medallist Lucas Hobbs, Brad Leggett and Anthony Doherty for their first game of the year, while Shane Doherty also returns. Nathan Honey will miss for Heidelberg.

In MC Labour Division 2, Cameron Elmore returns for Lower Plenty’s 2018 grand final rematch against Eltham, where the Panthers will be without Bradyn Taglieri.

In the round’s other grand final rematch, Panton Hill has named 2019 premiership hero Daniel Freeman, along with Jonty Rushton, to take on St Mary’s at A.E. Cracknell Reserve. It will be the first match between the sides since the 2018 Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3 grand final.

The Burra regain Nick Dean and Jake Dambrauskas, but have lost Dillan Ronalds, Daniel Castagnini and Mitchell Hocking from the side that beat Thomastown last week.

Young gun Ewan Macpherson has been named to play his first senior game for Diamond Creek in the ANZAC Day match against Epping.

Meanwhile, Thomastown has included skipper Matthew Vasilevski and recruit Todd Hughes among four changes for its clash with the Fitzroy Stars. Anthony Capeci will miss. The Stars regain Nathan Lovett-Murray for the match at Main Street Reserve.

Kilmore will be without Chris Ryall for its trip to take on South Morang in Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3.

Samuel McDowell will play his first game for Heidelberg West against former side Reservoir. The Mustangs have made 10 changes for the game at Crispe Park.

In-form forward Josh Williamson will miss Laurimar’s match-up with Mernda at Waterview Recreation Reserve, while Old Eltham Collegians have included Matthew Quinton for his first game in 2021 when the Turtles travel to Lalor.

Selected teams for the NFNL Women’s competition will be named in the lead-up to Sunday’s matches.

Continue below for all the team changes. Click on the links to see the selected teams.

MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1

Selected teams: Hurstbridge vs North Heidelberg
Hurstbridge: IN – Mitchell Dale, James Mellerick; OUT – Ayden El-Leissy, Darcy Stewart
North Heidelberg: IN – Joshua Parkinson, Michael Shaw; OUT – Brent Harvey, Bailey Waasdorp

Selected teams: West Preston-Lakeside vs Northcote Park
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Daniel Costanzo, Jaylon Thorpe; OUT – Luke Lirosi, Sean Shorten
Northcote Park: IN – Ari Gerantidis, Will Rohde, Daniel Tallariti; OUT – Ricky Fandrich, Ben McNiece, Jake Mills

Selected teams: Bundoora vs Whittlesea
Bundoora: IN – Brenton Keating; OUT – Adrian De Sando
Whittlesea: IN – Taidhg Bland, Steven Dempsey, Joshua Eid, Samuel Indian; OUT – Matthew Atta, Paul Higgins, Jaron Murphy, Cameron Wild

Selected teams: Greensborough vs Montmorency
Greensborough: IN – Chris Clark, Mitch Hill, Zak McCubbin, Angus Seivers; OUT – James McCubbin, Thomas Phelan, Nick Riddle, Jordon Smith
Montmorency: IN – Zachary Beadle, Jacob Bedrac, Joshua Boulton, Wyatt Le Gassick, Darcy Wilmot; OUT – Connor Dalgleish, Ryan Gardner, Connor Kane, Christian Roberts, Jesse Thompson

Selected teams: Heidelberg vs Macleod
Heidelberg: IN – Harrison Maher, Connor McDonald; OUT – Nathan Honey
Macleod: IN – Jordan Corelli, Anthony Doherty, Shane Doherty, Lucas Hobbs, Brad Leggett; OUT – Joseph Nesci, Fraser Pope, Bailey Rodda, Travis White

MC LABOUR DIVISION 2

Selected teams: Watsonia vs Banyule
Watsonia: No change
Banyule: IN – Arben Dani, Michael Edwards; OUT – Christian Farchione, Kye Yodgee

Selected teams: Panton Hill vs St Mary’s
Panton Hill: IN – Josh Barton, Daniel Freeman, Jackson Mill, Jonty Rushton; OUT – Scott Conte, Alex Hughan, Andrew Jackson, Nick Parks
St Mary’s: IN – Jake Dambrauskas, Nicholas Dean, Brandon Jones, Lachlan Read; OUT – Daniel Castagnini, Mitchell Hocking, Joseph Maggio, Dillan Ronalds

Selected teams: Lower Plenty vs Eltham
Lower Plenty: IN – Cameron Elmore, Khayne Horman; OUT – James Elliott, Juy Smith
Eltham: IN – Daniel Horsfield, Bailey Taglieri; OUT – Bradyn Taglieri

Selected teams: Epping vs Diamond Creek
Epping: IN – Ayyaan Ali, Jaedyn Kearney, Luke Nicol; OUT – Adrian Cirianni, Michael Jacobson, Jesse Wayth
Diamond Creek: IN – Ewan Macpherson, Charlie Whalley; OUT – Jack Prosser, James Prosser

Selected teams: Thomastown vs Fitzroy Stars
Thomastown: IN – Harrison Bugden, Mitchell Hayse, Todd Hughes, Matthew Vasilevski; OUT – Anthony Capeci, Matthew Dirkx, Cory Giannone, Luca Gioskos
Fitzroy Stars: IN – David Boxer, Nathan Lovett-Murray; OUT – Jake Firebrace, Joshua Saveka

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3

Selected teams: Reservoir vs Heidelberg West
Reservoir: IN – Emrys Black, Matthew Barnes, Samuel Carew-Reid, Jason Hamilton, Nicholas Hannah, Angus Hunter, Aaron Jenner, Matthew McIntosh, Ben Mowlam, Rikki Toet; OUT – Jordan Crowhurst, Samuel Edward, Ryan Evans, Nathan King, Pierre Labigang, Taylann Luckman, Liam Patterson, Jayden Ryan, Jye Spottiswood, Jonah Taylor
Heidelberg West: IN – David Di Carlo, Ryan Gall, Samuel McDowell; OUT – Jake Chiminello, Jack Marris, Harley Mozdzierz

Selected teams: Lalor vs Old Eltham Collegians
Lalor: IN – Dean Angelkoski, Jacob Duson, Jessy Ellis, Patrick Green, Jonathan McCartney, Nashvin Sanjiven; OUT – Damon Anderson, Daniel Cartisano, Bradley Johnstone, Augustus Polidano, Blake Polidano, Daniel Polidano
Old Eltham Collegians: IN – Anthony Bryce, Fraser Cloney, Matthew Quinton; OUT – Dean Lymberatos, Eden Simpson, Tim Woods

Selected teams: South Morang vs Kilmore
South Morang: IN – Rohan Buzzini; OUT – Steven Deshong
Kilmore: IN – Mathew Lawson, Jordan Sullivan; OUT – Bailey Derrick, Chris Ryall

Selected teams: Mernda vs Laurimar
Mernda: IN – Tom Deayton, Declan Paras; OUT – Christian Cawsey, Dayne Kellett
Laurimar: IN – Jacson Cecil, Lenny Coco, Jesse McKinnon, Matthew Ryan; OUT – Brody Glenn, Ethan Gorski, Billy Lambert, Josh Williamson

WOMEN’S

Selected teams: Lower Plenty vs Bundoora
Saturday 10:00am at Montmorency Park South Oval

Selected teams: Whittlesea vs Banyule
Saturday 2:00pm at Whittlesea Showgrounds

Selected teams: Greensborough vs Montmorency 1
Saturday 4:10pm at Greensborough War Memorial Park

Selected teams: Darebin 2 vs VU Western Spurs 2
Sunday 1:30pm at A.H. Capp Reserve

Selected teams: Montmorency 2 vs Diamond Creek Women’s 2
Sunday 1:30pm at Montmorency Park North Oval

Selected teams: Darebin 1 vs VU Western Spurs 1
Sunday 3:00pm at A.H. Capp Reserve

Selected teams: Hurstbridge vs Fitzroy Stars
Sunday 3:00pm at Ben Frilay Oval

Selected teams: Eltham vs West Preston-Lakeside
Sunday 3:00pm at Eltham Central Park

Selected teams: Wallan vs St Mary’s
Sunday 3:00pm at Wallan Recreational Reserve

Selected teams: Mernda vs Laurimar
Sunday 3:00pm at Waterview Recreation Reserve

Selected teams: Heidelberg vs Diamond Creek Women’s 1
Sunday 4:45pm at Warringal Park

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