See all the key player movements ahead of the 2024 Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3 season.
ROUND 1 MATCHES
Lalor 8.8 (56) def by Epping 15.17 (107) @ Lalor Reserve (Good Friday)
Kinglake v Fitzroy Stars @ Kinglake Memorial Oval – 2:10pm
Old Paradians v Heidelberg West @ Garvey Oval – 2.10pm
Reservoir v Ivanhoe @ Crispe Park – 2.10pm
Old Eltham Collegians vs Mernda @ Eltham College – 2:10pm
BYE – Kilmore
Continue below for a list of each club’s incoming and outgoing transfers ahead of the 2024 season.
EPPING
Coach: Brad Hollow
2023 Result (Division 2): 10th (1 win, 17 losses)
In: Adrian Alfonsi (Watsonia), Ostinn Bellingham (Albanvale), Adrian Cirianni (Northcote Park), Reece Field (Albanvale), Daniel Gennaccaro (Preston Bullants), Michael Gillard (Westmeadows), Jaedyn Kearney (Old Eltham Collegians), Sebastian Latina (Macleod), Corey Middleton (Eltham), Jordan Sacca (Reservoir), James Tadd (Northcote Park), Dallace Taylor (Northcote Park), Liam Waldron (Eltham)
Out: Kaiden Burns (North Heidelberg), Connor Fitzgerald (Bundoora), Ethan Gorski (Panton Hill), Caleb Newport (Whittlesea), David Paolino (Old Paradians), Clark Sloan (Whittlesea), Alo Tiatia (North Heidelberg)
FITZROY STARS
Coach: Lionel Proctor
2023 Result: 7th (5 wins, 11 losses)
In: Patrick Farrant (Bridgetown), Neville Jetta (Bundoora), Ryan Lovegrove-Hudson (Mernda), Djaran Murray-Jackson (Parkside), Kain Proctor (Bundoora), Jaylon Thorpe (West Preston-Lakeside), Alex Williamson (Heidelberg West)
Out: Rex Taylor (Rumbalara)
HEIDELBERG WEST
Coach: Dale Mayne (new)
2023 Result: 5th (10 wins, 6 losses)
In: James Condello (Macleod), Michael Italia (Banyule), Patrick Molony (Parkside), Jacob Smith (Macleod), Liam Wanders (Macleod), Jayden Wilding (Macleod)
Out: Lachlan Evans (Burnside Heights), Louis Hill (North Heidelberg), Bradley Moore (Diamond Creek), Jonah Taylor (St Kilda City), Alex Williamson (Fitzroy Stars)
IVANHOE
Coach: Wayne Schultz
2023 Result (Division 1 VAFA): 10th (2 wins, 16 losses)
In: Liam Briant (Mernda), Will Drapac (Heidelberg), Ben Ernst (Noble Park), Scott Selwood (St Mary’s – AFL Barwon), Kane Veliou (Heidelberg), Jack Welham (Old Ivanhoe)
Out: Nil
KILMORE
Coach: Paul Derrick
2023 Result: 6th (6 wins, 10 losses)
In: Ben Barton (Colbinabbin), Luke Chapman (Longwood), Joshua Coe (Mernda), Bradley Deed (Laurimar), Kye Maher (North Heidelberg)
Out: Ethan Fitzpatrick (Rupertswood), Riley McLaughlin (Burnside Heights)
KINGLAKE
Coach: Dave Florance (new)
2023 Result: 3rd (12 wins, 4 losses)
In: Shane Harvey (North Heidelberg), Elliot Kynaston (Avenel), Mitchell Skipper (Lower Plenty)
Out: Matthew Coen (Whittlesea), Matthew Langford (Whittlesea)
LALOR
Coach: Lance Whitnall (new)
2023 Result: 9th (0 wins, 16 losses)
In: Michael Boyle (Laurimar), Luke Decarne (Masala), Hayden Hunt (North Heidelberg), Nathan Parkes (Preston Bullants), Heath Patton (Maribyrnong Park), Sam Rexhepi (Craigieburn), Exavier Whitnall (Bundoora)
Out: Jake Wheeldon (Hadfield)
MERNDA
Coach: Robert Fletcher
2023 Result: 1st (14 wins, 2 losses)
In: Jake Bennett (Bundoora), Travis Keating (Craigieburn), Brent Marshall (Bundoora), Josh Mazzarella (Thomastown)
Out: Liam Briant (Ivanhoe), Josh Coe (Kilmore), Neeson Cook (Avenel), Ryan Lovegrove-Hudson (Fitzroy Stars)
OLD ELTHAM COLLEGIANS
Coach: Matthew Sleeman
2023 Result: 4th (10 wins, 6 losses)
In: Bryce Fleming (Broadford), Micky Glouftsis (Panton Hill), Brent Macaffer (Tooradin-Dalmore), Kieran Malone (Warrandyte), Beaudie Maroney (West Preston-Lakeside), Nicholas Osborne (Lower Plenty), Bradyn Taglieri (Eltham), Ben Taylor (Power House)
Out: Luke Crowley (Whittlesea), Sebastian Francis-Perkins (Banyule), Jaedyn Kearney (Epping)
OLD PARADIANS
Coach: Ben Turner (new)
2023 Result (Division 2 VAFA): 7th (6 wins, 11 losses, 1 draw)
In: Declan Brunskill (Cobram), Sean Desmond (Eltham), Luke Ericson (Eltham), Sam Gilmore (Heidelberg), Mitch Merkel (Panton Hill), Kyle O’Sullivan (Eltham), David Paolino (Epping), Jack Witchell (Banyule)
Out: Nil
RESERVOIR
Coach: Rohan Davies (new)
2021 Result: 8th (2 wins, 14 losses)
In: Mark Ferraro (Templestowe), James El Moussalli (Hawthorn AFC), Ayce Taylor (Crib Point), Jack Craig-Smith (Mooroolbark), Zechariah Cuppins (Mulwala), Murphy Del Rosario (Tarneit)
Out: John Abouhaila (Watsonia), Jordan Sacca (Epping), Matthew Verduci (Pascoe Vale)
