Senior Teams | April 28-29 | Northern Football Netball League

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

Hurstbridge regains Travis and Cameron Cloke for its home match against Macleod at Ben Frilay Oval. The Bridges have also recalled Tom Simpson and Mitch Burton.

Macleod has strengthened its defence, with Brad Leggett returning after missing last week’s win at Whittlesea.

Greensborough will unveil new recruit Charlie Molyneux when it makes the trip to Warringal Park to take on Heidelberg. However, Boro co-captain Tristan Stead will miss.

Whittlesea has suffered a major blow ahead of its home match against Northcote Park, with Andrew Fairchild, Jai Robinson and Chris McCabe out of the Eagles’ line-up.

Carl Peterson will play his first game for North Heidelberg when the Bulldogs host West Preston-Lakeside. Joel McDonald is among three inclusions for the Roosters.

Montmorency’s midfield will be close to full-strength when it hosts Bundoora in a twilight clash. Skipper Jesse Donaldson looks set to play his first game of the season, while Ben Fennell and Tyrone Leonardis also return for the Magpies.

Bundoora has also bolstered its line-up following last week’s defeat to Greensborough, with Andrew Sturgess, Brendan Carlyon, Josh Grabowski and Joel Grace all named in the Bulls’ side. However, Damandeep Aujla will miss.

Eltham has selected Richmond VFL defender Daniel Coffield for its A Plus Labour Solutions Division 2 top-four clash against Thomastown.

Brent Stanton and Bailey Jordan will both miss Banyule’s trip to Epping, while Clinton Benjamin is out of the Fitzroy Stars first home game of the year against Lower Plenty.

Clark Sloan returns for Watsonia as the Saints travel to Diamond Creek. The Creekers will be without Jedd McQueen.

In Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3, South Morang will be without Daniel Caruso when it travels to Reservoir.

Brent Bailey returns for Kilmore ahead of its trip to Laurimar, however Matthew Swindells is out of the Blues’ side.

Selected teams for the three ANZ 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 Macleod
Hurstbridge: IN – Mitchell Burton, Cameron Cloke, Travis Cloke, Tom Simpson; OUT – Angus Butterfield, Aidan Clarke, Bryce East, Nicholas Milne
Macleod: IN – Brad Leggett; OUT – Luke Dowdle (injured)

Selected teams: North Heidelberg vs West Preston-Lakeside
North Heidelberg: IN – Corey McKay, Carl Peterson, Ryan Storey; OUT – Mitchell Dillon, Daniel Haynes, Liam Nunan
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Michael Ercolano, Matthew Harman, Joel McDonald; OUT – Brendan Dufficy, Ben Luc, Brynn O’Connor

Selected teams: Heidelberg v Greensborough
Heidelberg: IN – Matt Cecchin, Jake Page; OUT – Will Goss, Jake Thomas
Greensborough: IN – Charlie Molyneux (new), Josh Riddle; OUT – Jacob Pickett (injured), Tristan Stead (unavailable)

Selected teams: Whittlesea vs Northcote Park
Whittlesea: IN – Braydon Avola, Michael Brennan, Luke Deards, Bailey Robinson; OUT – Max Dyson, Andrew Fairchild, Chris McCabe, Jai Robinson
Northcote Park: IN – Thomas Jackson; OUT – Jayden Askew (injured)

Selected teams: Montmorency vs Bundoora
Montmorency: IN – Jesse Donaldson, Ben Fennell, Tyrone Leonardis;
OUT – Zachary Beadle, Bobby Lamanna, Blake Murphy
Bundoora: IN – Brendan Carlyon, Josh Grabowski, Joel Grace, Andrew Sturgess; OUT – Damandeep Aujla, Jack Furlong, Travis Keating, Beau Moorcroft

A PLUS LABOUR SOLUTIONS DIVISION 2

Selected teams: Diamond Creek vs Watsonia
Diamond Creek: IN – Ty Franks, Nathan Searl; OUT – Lochlan Brannelly, Jedd McQueen
Watsonia: IN – Kyle Kemp, Clark Sloan; OUT – Jack Larkin, Jake Murphy

Selected teams: Eltham vs Thomastown
Eltham: IN – Daniel Coffield, Brandon Freeman, Patrick Turnbull; OUT – Jamie Doukas, Daniel Jarvis, Josh Merkel
Thomastown: No change

Selected teams: Epping vs Banyule
Epping: IN – Peter McMahon, Brad Taylor; OUT – Michael Howden, Adam Rose
Banyule: IN: James Allery, Tom Cowey, Andries Jurgens, Ben Kerton, Sean Tanudtanud; OUT – Alex Dunnachie, Riley Hogarth, Bailey Jordan, Jacob Smith, Brent Stanton

Selected teams: Fitzroy Stars vs Lower Plenty
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Kaelun Brown, Peter Harrison, Dylan Harvey, Steven Miles; OUT – Clinton Benjamin, Nathan Kelly, Max Maynard, Keith Morgan
Lower Plenty: IN – Paul Papatheodorou, Lachlan Stagoll; OUT – Bailey Rodda, Jesse Smith

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3

Selected teams: Reservoir vs South Morang
Reservoir: No change
South Morang: IN – Blake Fitzgerald, Joshua Renehan, Alan Roberts; OUT – Daniel Caruso, Samuel Indian, Ben Power

Selected teams: Heidelberg West vs Mernda
Heidelberg West: IN – Samuel James, Ryan Offer, Oliver Welsh; OUT – Anthony Barker, Jake Grimshaw, Luke McKenna
Mernda: IN – Michael Aparo, Lukas Dimech, Anthony Talbot, Matthew Tarr; OUT – Timothy Blacker, Anthony Bradford, Danny-lee Rigby, Marcus Saddington

Selected teams: Lalor vs Kilmore
Lalor: IN – Luke Kelly; OUT – Bradley Johnstone
Kilmore: IN – Brent Bailey, Mathew Lawson, Cody Treanor-McQueen, Haydn Woolfe; OUT – Lachlan Gough, Kieran Moran, Matthew Swindells, Ben Tsakmakis

Selected teams: Laurimar vs St Mary’s
Laurimar: IN – Jack Kreuzberger, Chris Morton; OUT – Damien Johnstone
St Mary’s: IN – Shane Derham, Zachary Hudson; OUT – Zac Johnston, Matthew Patti

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