The initial squad to represent the Northern Football League at the 2014 AFL Victoria Metro Championships has been announced.
The squad contains 40 players, which will be reduced to 24 prior to the NFL’s match against the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) at Visy Park on March 29.
Those selected in the NFL’s initial squad are:
Trent Barbero (Bundoora), Billy Barden (Lower Plenty), Darcy Barden (Lower Plenty), Nick Carter (Northcote Park), Cameron Cloke (Bundoora), Gavan Connelly (Eltham), Cathal Corr (Macleod), Bronik Davies (Northcote Park), Kent Delbridge (Bundoora), Matthew Dennis (Bundoora), Ryan Docherty (Reservoir), Jesse Donaldson (Montmorency), Lochie Dornauf (Watsonia), Malcolm Dow (Fitzroy Stars), Ricky Dyson (Bundoora), Ali Fahour (West Preston-Lakeside), Ben Fennell (Hurstbridge), Michael Finn (Heidelberg), Patrick Fitzgerald (Montmorency), Alex Gleeson (West Preston-Lakeside), Shane Harvey (North Heidelberg), Nathan Hendry (Panton Hill), Lucas Hobbs (Whittlesea), Matthew Hyde (Greensborough), Ryan Jackson (Montmorency), Jason Kennedy (Heidelberg), Brad Leggett (Macleod), Brent Marshall (Bundoora), Brock McLennan (Northcote Park), Gary Moorcroft (Bundoora), Jeremy Page (Whittlesea), Tom Rogers (Eltham) Dillan Ronalds (St Mary’s), Kane Shaw (Macleod), Andrew Smith (Mernda), Shane Tennant (Montmorency), Julian Violato (Northcote Park), Ben Walton (Montmorency), Justin White (Macleod), Josh Whitehouse-Summers (Diamond Creek)
The squad contains players from 18 clubs across all three senior divisions.
Bundoora has the most representatives with seven, while fellow Division 1 grand finalist Montmorency has six players selected.
The team will be coached by Northcote Park coach Jason Heatley, who will be assisted by Bundoora coach Phil Plunkett, Montmorency coach Bryan Cole and Heidelberg legend Blair Harvey.
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