Senior Teams | April 30-May 1 | Northern Football Netball League

The selected teams for this week’s NFNL senior football matches are in for this weekends action.

All senior men’s teams are permitted to select a 23rd Player for this weekend’s matches. The 23rd Player must be an under-19 eligible player and can’t have previously played more than two senior games.

Bundoora will bring in Kain Proctor as well as welcome back returning recruit Jack Furlong in their Melbourne Greyhounds Division 1 game against Hurstbridge, but the Bulls will lose some key personnel in Sam Lloyd, David Zaharakis and Hamish Shepheard.

Brad Leggett returns for Macleod although they will be without Anthony Doherty, while their opponents Northcote Park will be bolstered by the inclusions of Alexander Boyse and Jordan Perry.

Brent Harvey will suit up for his first game of the season with North Heidelberg but he won’t have Anthony Daw and Curtis Howden-Crhak playing alongside him this week.

The Bulldogs host West Preston-Lakeside who gain Joshua Iacobaccio from VFL duties but do lose Ahmed Saad to injury.

Whittlesea will lose a heap of key players for their clash against Heidelberg, with the likes of Zach Molloy, Jarrad Waite and Jaron Murphy all unavailable.

The Tigers regain Dylan Clarke but will be without Tom Bellchambers.

In MC Labour Division 2, Brent Stanton, Riley Loton and Patrik Della Rocca have been named for Banyule’s huge match against Lower Plenty, but will miss the likes of Michael Italia and Mitchell Lovell.

Eltham will miss big names Matthew Williamson and Anton Woods when they travel to Watsonia while Thomastown skipper Josh Beare as well as Daniel Chadwick return for the Bears’ clash with the Fitzroy Stars, although they will be without Masaki Miki.

Ryan Pingree comes into the Diamond Creek lineup to face Epping who won’t have Alec Buchan due to injury.

For Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3, Rohan Buzzini will be a welcome return for South Morang when they take on Reservoir, but the Lions will miss Mathew Robinson.

Matthew Keys returns to the Old Eltham Collegians squad for their big game against a Laurimar side who will be without skipper Mitch Thompson.

Joshua Mazzarella and Ryan Bongetti are notable omissions for Mernda’s clash against Lalor while Scott Swindells returns to Kilmore’s side when they face Heidelberg West.

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.

MELBOURNE GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1

Selected teams: Hurstbridge vs Bundoora
Hurstbridge: IN – Tyron Loader, Jacob Smith; OUT – Bailey Jordan, Riley Reading; 23rd player – TBC
Bundoora: IN – James Condello, Jack Furlong, Kain Proctor, James Sekulovski; OUT – Sam Lloyd, Hamish Shepheard, David Zaharakis; 23rd player – Riley Gaylard

Selected teams: Macleod vs Northcote Park
Macleod: IN – Brad Leggett, Fraser Pope, Charles Smythe; OUT – Anthony Doherty, Hume Hurley, James Traianou; 23rd player – Luke Williams
Northcote Park: IN – Alexander Boyse, Jordan Perry; OUT – Mitchell Jones; 23rd player – Reuben Rode

Selected teams: Montmorency vs Greensborough
Montmorency: IN – Marcus Lentini; OUT – Kyle Kankaanpaa; 23rd player – Patrick Dozzi
Greensborough: IN – Rayden Garrard; OUT – Jake Rowe; 23rd player – Benjamin Ham

Selected teams: North Heidelberg vs West Preston-Lakeside
North Heidelberg: IN – Mitchell Dillon, Brent Harvey; OUT – Anthony Daw, Curtis Howden-Crhak; 23rd player – Cooper Bugeja
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Matthew Belbasis, Joshua Iacobaccio; OUT – Ahmed Saad; 23rd player – TBC

Selected teams: Whittlesea vs Heidelberg
Whittlesea: IN – Lachlan Beattie, Henry Bland, Max Dyson, Luke Jeffs, Matthew Ryan, Curtis Taplin; OUT – Clancy Bland, Brody Glenn, Paul Higgins, Zach Molloy, Jaron Murphy, Jarrad Waite; 23rd player – Zane Anderson
Heidelberg: IN – Dylan Clarke, Charlie Robinson, Marcel Moran, Cooper Tyler, Isaac Wallace; OUT – Alexander Bakos, Thomas Bellchambers, Donato Cutinelli, Mackenzie Hogg, Jesse Kane; 23rd player – Jordan Smith

MC LABOUR DIVISION 2

Selected teams: Banyule vs Lower Plenty
Banyule: IN – Kai Davies, Patrik Della Rocca, Riley Loton, Brent Stanton; OUT – Liam Chambers, Michael Italia, James Kayrooz, Mitchell Lovell; 23rd player – Joshua Page
Lower Plenty: IN – Daniel Copsey, Brixton Timewel, Jackson Trippett; OUT – Jack Fitzpatrick, Billy Reardon; 23rd player – TBC

Selected teams: Watsonia vs Eltham
Watsonia: IN – Ben Callaghan, Benjamin McKenzie, Ryan Holroyd; OUT – Spencer Briggs, Jesse Presser, Harrison Sinclair; 23rd player – Bailey Van Zwienen
Eltham: IN – Luke De Goldi, Jacob Eckersall, Finnbar Maley, Jason McCormick, Joshua Merkel, Cameron Sullivan; OUT – Riley Byrne, Jackson Stafford, Bailey Taglieri, Matthew Williamson, Anton Woods; 23rd player – Mitchell Stafford

Selected teams: Diamond Creek vs Epping
Diamond Creek: IN – Billy Empey, Sam Gleeson, Patrick Lewis, Robby Noble, Ryan Pingree; OUT – Thomas Bennett, Chris Honey, Hugh Kavanagh, Hayden Wall; 23rd player – Aaron Hay
Epping: IN – Ayyaan Ali, Matthew Centofanti, Michael Jacobson, Owen Sloan, Dallyce Taylor, Jordan Wilkins; OUT – Alec Buchan, Jude Georgievski, Dylan Hoysted, Benjamin Rowan, Jake Tyson, Liam Webb; 23rd player – Jack Hegarty

Selected teams: Thomastown vs Fitzroy Stars
Thomastown: IN – Josh Beare, Daniel Chadwick; OUT – Masaki Miki, Sashe Spiroski; 23rd player – Jordan Nguyen
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Mark Daher, Yemurraki Egan, Joshua Poulter, Tyson Smith; OUT – Edward Hayden, Keith Morgan, Taj Proctor, Braydon Smith; 23rd player – TBC

Selected teams: St Mary’s vs Panton Hill
St Mary’s: IN – Lachlan Potter, Ricky Wait; OUT – Noah Stanley, Joel Wesley; 23rd player – Jarrod Carty
Panton Hill: IN – Thomas Clarke; OUT – Kynan Kett, Todd Johnston; 23rd player – Benjamin Donehue

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3

Selected teams: Reservoir vs South Morang
Reservoir: IN – Samuel Carew-Reid, Jack Mansfield, Tom Zerella; OUT – Matthew Barnes, Julian Caminiti, Nabil Talarico; 23rd player – TBC
South Morang: IN – Rohan Buzzini, Michael Burns; OUT – Kain Hall, Mathew Robinson; 23rd player – Adrian Alessandrino

Selected teams: Old Eltham Collegians vs Laurimar
Old Eltham Collegians: IN – Nathan Byatt, Matthew Keys; OUT – Clay Crimmins, Thomas O’Neill; 23rd player – TBC
Laurimar: IN – Bailey Macleod, Noah Mooney, Andrew Phillips; OUT – Luke Jackson, William Jacovou, Mitchell Thompson; 23rd player – Nicholas Storer

Selected teams: Kilmore vs Heidelberg West
Kilmore: IN – Hayden Phillips, Scott Swindells; OUT – Jaden Smith; 23rd player – Mark Cameron
Heidelberg West: IN – Jake Chiminello, Ryan Gall, Tim Gleeson, Jake Grimshaw, Liam Patterson, Blake Radley, Jordan Vellios; OUT – Michael Celestin, Hayden Chapman, Jonah Taylor; 23rd player – TBC

Selected teams: Lalor vs Mernda
Lalor: IN – Jason Cousins, Jaidyn Curzi, Jonathan Hinsley, Dylan Lovett, Scott Sandy, Christian Scaffidi; OUT – Ben Curtiss, Steven Goodwin, Kai Di Mauro, Timothy Murphy, Daniel Ray; 23rd player – TBC
Mernda: IN – Joshua Coe, Damian Chiechi, Christopher Roussos, Nathan Taylor, Lucas Vasilevski; OUT – Matthew Bawden, Riley Black, Ryan Bongetti, Joshua Mazzarella; 23rd player – Joel Harris