Here are the senior teams for Round 1.
There are big name changes right around the league following a very busy transfer period.
Amongst the big names about to debut for their new Division 1 club are Paul Bower and Charles Gaylard (Heidelberg), Peter Shepherd and Luke Lirosi (West Preston-Lakeside), Adam Dennis and Damien Smith (Lower Plenty), Daniel McLinden and Michael Hopper (Greensborough), Joel McLellan and Ben Fennell (Montmorency), Anthony Hogan (Bundoora) and Jack Langford (Macleod).
In Division 2, Allan Murray has been named to play his first game for the Fitzroy Stars, while Les Adams and Jack Bianchin headline the ins for Mernda as it takes on a new-looking Panton Hill line-up in its first Division 2 game in five years.
Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge have also named strong sides for their encounter at Coventry Oval.
Reservoir has named 10 new faces for it’s Match of the Day clash with St Mary’s – to be heard on 88.6 Plenty Valley FM. Amongst the ins are Michael Mannix, Danny O’Sullivan and Daniel Couwenberg.
Bryan Vance is one of six new players for Parkside as it travels to Thomastown, while Ashley Hobbs has been named for South Morang ahead of its home clash with Watsonia.
Click on the links below for all the selected teams.
DIVISION 1
Selected teams: Northcote Park v West Preston-Lakeside (Friday @ 7:30pm)
Northcote Park: NEW – Dylan Campbell, Daniel Santoro, Luke Svarc, Tom Walliss
West Preston-Lakeside: NEW – Luke Lirosi, Nathan Valladares, Anthony Bonadio, Joel McDonald, Peter Shepherd
Selected teams: Lower Plenty v Eltham
Lower Plenty: NEW – Dillan Ronalds, Adam Dennis, Damien Smith, Oliver Parks
Eltham: Daniel Coffield, Hayden Taylor, Adam Brovedani, Brendan Ryan, Tosh Utakea, Matthew Edwards, Leigh Cattogio, Lachie Merkel, Kyle O’Sullivan, Keiran Keane
Selected teams: Greensborough v Montmorency
Greensborough: NEW – Daniel McLinden, Michael Hopper, Andrew Stellas
Montmorency: NEW – Ben Fennell, Joel McLellan
Selected teams: Bundoora v Whittlesea
Bundoora: NEW – Brad Czerny, Anthony Hogan
Whittlesea: NEW – Matt Dornauf, Mitch Scholard
Selected teams: Heidelberg v Macleod
Heidelberg: NEW – Paul Bower, Thomas Brown, Samuel Duck, Charles Gaylard, Joshua Gribben
Macleod: NEW – Jack Langford
DIVISION 2
Selected teams: Diamond Creek v Hurstbridge
Diamond Creek: NEW – Jason Buhagiar, Andrew Gray, Chris Burton, Stefan Cosma
Hurstbridge: NEW – Aron Burns, Tony Hogg, Billy Ratje, Michael Ryan, Michael Saldaneri
Selected teams: Lalor v Epping
Lalor: TBA
Epping: NEW – Thomas Hughes, Christian Janev, Daniel Ioannides
Selected teams: North Heidelberg v Fitzroy Stars
North Heidelberg: TBA
Fitzroy Stars: NEW – Clinton Edwards, Allan Murray, Gary Saunders
Selected teams: Panton Hill v Mernda (Saturday @ 5:10pm)
Panton Hill: NEW – Thomas Blake, Carson Dawson, Tait Forster, Daniel Fulton, Brock Kreymborg, Shane McLagan, Travis Miller, Samuel Montanaro, Reid Staples, Scott Moran
Mernda: NEW – Les Adams, Jack Bianchin, Daniel Bryant, Dale Piggott, Luke Shelton
DIVISION 3
Selected teams: Thomastown v Parkside
Thomastown: NEW – Robert Barbera, Lukas Fellows, Tyler Fitch, Dylan Fuller, Costa Missailides
Parkside: NEW – Matthew Hands, Jack Philpott, Jake Toplis, Bryan Vance, Tyson Veenman, Clint Virgona
Selected teams: South Morang v Watsonia
South Morang: NEW – Nicholas DiSanto, Ashley Hobbs, Sean Kirby, Stephen Sankovic, Josh Stroud
Watsonia: NEW – Joseph Abbas, Ben Anderson, Cameron Baylis, Jarrod Magaan, Mark Roumanos, Nabil Yassine
Selected teams: St Mary’s v Reservoir
St Mary’s: TBA
Reservoir: NEW – Dale Breeding, Daniel Couwenberg, Danny Delchano, Steve Ennis, Joel Goodyear, Michael Mannix, Brendan Meroli, Danny O’Sullivan, Tom Seksel
