The VAFA has named its squad ahead of its AFL Victoria Metropolitan Championships clash with the NFL.
The VAFA have named a 51-man squad for the match, which includes former AFL players Raph Clarke, Adam Bentick, Cameron Howat and Chad Jones.
The announcement comes a week after the NFL named its 39-man squad for the clash.
Each club from the VAFA’s Premier and Premier B sections has at least one representative in the squad.
The match between the NFL and VAFA will be played at Visy Park on March 28, with the winner to claim bragging rights as the best football competition in Melbourne.
It will be the first time the two leagues have met at senior level.
Continue for the VAFA’s 51-man squad.
| Player | Club | Section |
|---|---|---|
| David Fayman | AJAX | Premier B |
| Scott Gower | Beaumaris | Premier |
| Raph Clarke | Beaumaris | Premier |
| Matthew Petering | Beaumaris | Premier |
| Tom Small | Caulfield Grammarians | Premier B |
| Will Tardiff | Collegians | Premier |
| Harry Croft | Collegians | Premier |
| Courtney Hylton | Collegians | Premier |
| Nick Corp | Collegians | Premier |
| Matt Fieldsend | De La Salle | Premier |
| Sam Williams | De La Salle | Premier |
| Matt Kyroussis | Fitzroy | Premier B |
| Daniel Corp | Hampton Rovers | Premier B |
| Jace Kelly | Mazenod | Premier B |
| Josh Cowan | Mazenod | Premier B |
| Nick Marsden | Old Brighton | Premier B |
| Ben Smithwick | Old Carey | Premier |
| Joel Rice | Old Carey | Premier |
| Cameron Howat | Old Carey | Premier |
| Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble | Old Carey | Premier |
| Tom Paule | Old Melburnians | Premier B |
| Al Armstrong | Old Melburnians | Premier B |
| Josh Freezer | Old Melburnians | Premier B |
| Jack Bull | Old Scotch | Premier |
| Nick Jamieson | Old Scotch | Premier |
| Jordan Clarke | Old Scotch | Premier |
| Scott Sherwen | Old Scotch | Premier |
| Brendan Iezzi | Old Trinity | Premier |
| Ned Hunt | Old Trinity | Premier |
| Harry Tinney | Old Trinity | Premier |
| John Shaw | Old Xaverians | Premier |
| Mathew Handley | Old Xaverians | Premier |
| Esmond Prowse | Old Xaverians | Premier |
| Nick Wynne | Old Xaverians | Premier |
| Charlie Dillon | Parkdale | Premier B |
| Patrick Kean | St Bedes/Mentone Tigers | Premier B |
| Adam Bentick | St Bernards | Premier |
| Tom Caven | St Bernards | Premier |
| Tom Overman | St Bernards | Premier |
| Tom Sullivan | St Bernards | Premier |
| Chad Jones | St Bernards | Premier |
| Anthony Lynch | St Kevins OB | Premier B |
| Phil Edgar | St Kevins OB | Premier B |
| Huw Lacey | University Blacks | Premier |
| Bede Mahon | University Blacks | Premier |
| Tyson Kruse | University Blacks | Premier |
| Adam Pitt | University Blacks | Premier |
| Peter O’Rouke | University Blacks | Premier |
| Cam Williams | University Blues | Premier |
| Jack Townley | University Blues | Premier |
| Marshall Rippon | University Blues | Premier |
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