Senior Teams | June 29-30 | Northern Football Netball League

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

Northcote Park will welcome back a host of key players for its crunch game with West Preston-Lakeside, where a place inside the Meadows Greyhounds Division 1 top-five is on the line.

2017 Coaches MVP Jordan Perry, two-time Frank Rosbrook medallist Bronik Davies, Tyson Old and Lachlan Boscarini headline the inclusions as the Cougars look to end a five-game losing streak, although skipper Paul Dirago, Charles Le Fanu and Damian Galofaro will miss.

West Preston-Lakeside will be without key forward Liam McVeigh and Michael Marotta.

Greensborough forward Andrew Stellas returns for his side’s clash with Macleod at Greensborough War Memorial Park, where the Boro are hunting a 10th-consecutive win.

Macleod regains Jack Bianchin and Daniel O’Brien, although Shane Doherty, Chris Long, Haydon Manuel, Muhammad Saad, Harry Simington all come out of the side which downed Northcote Park in Round 9.

Ben Walton returns for Montmorency’s vital match against Hurstbridge at Montmorency Park North Oval, with both sides needing a win to keep their finals hopes alive.

The Bridges regain Jack Furlong and Riley Reading, but will be without Cameron Cloke and Mitchell Dale, who were both injured during last week’s close loss to West Preston-Lakeside.

North Heidelberg will be without Brent Harvey and Billy Hogan when it hosts Lower Plenty at Shelley Reserve, with the Bears making two changes from the side that lost to Bundoora by one point last week.

Brendan Carlyon and Brenton Briffa are among four exclusions for Bundoora ahead of its top-four outing against Heidelberg at Yulong Reserve. The Tigers have made one change – including Matthew Cecchin, but losing Christian Buykx-Smith.

In A Plus Labour Solutions Division 2, Eltham has added star utility Tim Currie for its top-four match against Whittlesea, although Michael Still, Daniel Coffield and Adam Brovedani won’t make the trip to the Whittlesea Showgrounds.

Peter Hood will play his first senior game of the season in the Fitzroy Stars’ important clash with Diamond Creek at Coventry Oval, where both sides are looking to claim their fifth win of the year. Carl Groth is also in for the Stars, while Hugh Kavanagh will miss for the Creekers.

Tyrone Leonardis returns to North Melbourne’s VFL outfit and will miss Watsonia’s home game against Epping, although the Saints have included three young stars from the Northern Knights. Alec Buchan returns for the Blues.

Meanwhile, Banyule will be without Brent Stanton and Daniel Camilleri for its trip to Whatmough Park to take on an improving St Mary’s, although Riley Hogarth returns.

In Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3, former Brisbane Lions midfielder Mitch Golby will make his Laurimar debut when the Power host Lalor at Laurimar Reserve. Golby played 56 AFL games between 2011-2015 and also has VFL experience with Port Melbourne.

South Morang welcomes back James Hewson for its important fixture against Mernda, where both sides will be looking to improve their finals chances. The Demons have suffered a major blow, with skipper Josh Delaney and exciting forward Nicolas Aleksovski set to miss.

Kilmore has named Stephen McIntyre for its trip to Heidelberg West, while Reservoir regains Donovan Stuart for its first meeting with Old Eltham Collegians.

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

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

MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1

Selected teams: Northcote Park vs West Preston-Lakeside
Northcote Park: IN – Lachlan Boscarini, Bronik Davies, Liam McErlain, Tyson Old, Jordan Perry, Harrison Reid; OUT – Samuel Adam, Paul Dirago, Christian Fakhri, Damian Galofaro, Charles Le Fanu, Michael Naldrett
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Beaudie Maroney, Brad Sanderson, Sean Shorten, Alexander Stoikos; OUT – Nicholas Kempe, Michael Marotta, Liam McVeigh

Selected teams: Greensborough vs Macleod
Greensborough: IN – Thomas Brindley, Andrew Stellas; OUT – Caillin Kett, Mitchell Merkel
Macleod: IN – Jack Bianchin, Bailey Grioli, James Lucente, Daniel O’Brien, Charles Smythe; OUT – Shane Doherty, Chris Long, Haydon Manuel, Muhammad Saad, Harry Simington

Selected teams: Montmorency vs Hurstbridge
Montmorency: IN – Ben Walton; OUT – Jacob Bedrac
Hurstbridge: IN – Cooper Barbera, Jack Furlong, Riley Reading, Connor Stone; OUT – Cameron Cloke, Callum Cook, Mitchell Dale, Matthew Gersh

Selected teams: North Heidelberg vs Lower Plenty
North Heidelberg: IN – Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Andre Habchi, Brock Perichon; OUT – Mitchell Brown, Brent Harvey, Billy Hogan
Lower Plenty: IN – Alexander Alderton, Lachlan McLeod; OUT – Alden Meale, Stephen Milne

Selected teams: Bundoora vs Heidelberg
Bundoora: IN – Aaron D’Angelo, Travis Keating, Jacob Maynes, Matthew Morison; OUT – Brenton Briffa, Brendan Carlyon, Joel Lamotte, Samuel Willatt
Heidelberg: IN – Matthew Cecchin; OUT – Christian Buykx-Smith

A PLUS LABOUR SOLUTIONS DIVISION 2

Selected teams: Watsonia vs Epping
Watsonia: IN – Julian Janev, Josh Mazzarella, Marcus Sindrivanis; OUT – Lewis Franz, Tyrone Leonardis, Riley Taylor
Epping: IN – Alec Buchan; OUT – Ashley Sherriff

Selected teams: Diamond Creek vs Fitzroy Stars
Diamond Creek: IN – Danyon Kambouris; OUT – Hugh Kavanagh, Jay Watson
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Carl Groth, Peter Hood, Steven Miles, Sheldon Quartermaine, Kyle Thomas; OUT – Neville Bamblett, Jungala Ellis, Hayden Heta, Lionel Proctor, Djye Thorpe-Morgan

Selected teams: St Mary’s vs Banyule
St Mary’s: IN – Connor Gedge, Zachary Hudson; OUT – Nicholas Delanty, Nicholas Gedge
Banyule: IN – Riley Hogarth, Patrick Molony, Jye Stevens; OUT – Daniel Camilleri, Sean Downes, Brent Stanton

Selected teams: Whittlesea vs Eltham
Whittlesea: IN – Ty Parkinson, Curtis Taplin; OUT – Lachlan Beattie, Luke Deards
Eltham: IN – Alex Bellchambers, Tim Currie, Joel Tolli; OUT – Adam Brovedani, Daniel Coffield, Michael Still

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3

Selected teams: Old Eltham Collegians vs Reservoir
Old Eltham Collegians: IN – Thomas Cleary, Nick Snowdon; OUT – Lachlan Holmes, Dean Lymberatos
Reservoir: IN – Harrison Evans, Brian Hutchinson, Jake Lovell, Ben Mowlam, Donovan Stuart; OUT – Dylan Cornford, Joel Murphy, Zane Pugliese-Thompson, Sahil Singh, Alistair Wason

Selected teams: Heidelberg West vs Kilmore
Heidelberg West: IN – Blake Manton McCarthy, Ryan Lee, Zach Tranter, Billy Wright; OUT – Dylan Hayes, Kane Moore
Kilmore: IN – Benjamin Cooney, Stephen McIntyre, James Minogue; OUT – Thomas de Sousa, Benjamin Taylor-Egan, Nicholas Zaharakis

Selected teams: Laurimar vs Lalor
Laurimar: IN – Ethan Frawley, Mitchell Golby, Thomas McMahon, Jack Stewart, Jayden Wendt; OUT – Bryce Kotas, Jesse McKinnon, Riley Moloney-Salvador, Andrew Phillips, Josh Williamson
Lalor: IN – Alex Dao, Luke Kelly, Jarrod Langborne, Kane Toronis, Hirsi Twomey; OUT – Daniel Ballantyne, Jae Delcus, Liam Howard, Robert Todd, Shane Whitnall

Selected teams: South Morang vs Mernda
South Morang: IN – James Hewson, Reece Jones, Joshua Lansfield; OUT – Mitchell Kalpakis
Mernda: IN – Brenden Egberts, Edward Mills, Tanar Peirce, Daniel Smith; OUT – Nicolas Aleksovski, Matthew Dean, Josh Delaney, Kyle Yankos

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