Here are the teams for this weekend’s senior matches.
It’s shaping as the most important round of football this season has witnessed thus far.
Both Darcy Barden and Bill Barden return for Lower Plenty’s crucial road trip to Epping, while Micheal Farrelly and Joseph Palazzolo return for Bundoora’s home clash with Heidelberg.
Diamond Creek will be boosted by the return of key trio Matt Walter, Andrew Owen and Jai Norman, meantime, Fitzroy Stars have included Kaelun Brown and Mungara Brown for its much anticipated match against third-placed North Heidelberg.
Reservoir will be without Ashley Flavel for its Division 3 battle with Thomastown. The Bears have included David Folino for the match at Crispe Park.
DIVISION 1
Selected teams: Northcote Park v Macleod
Northcote Park: IN – Tim Walsh, Justin Chilcott, Oliver McEwan; OUT – Pat Considine, Nick Carter, Mitchell Papas
Macleod: IN: Adam Woodhams, Shane Doherty, Reid Brandt; OUT: Kane Shaw (unavailable), Steve Kelly (injured), Matt Veszpremi
Selected teams: Epping v Lower Plenty
Epping: IN – Cameron Brown; OUT – Patrick Gardiner
Lower Plenty: IN – Clint Monger, Bowen Zimbolani, Darcy Barden, Bill Barden, Pat Flynn, Nathan Sleep, Ryan Gray; OUT – James Course, Justin Raiti, Ben Buller, Jesse Smith
Selected teams: West Preston-Lakeside v Greensborough
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Kirk Lang, Shaun Barker, Matthew Whittaker, Joseph Vaccaro, James McInerney; OUT – Pece Micevski (inj), Andreis Jurgens (inj), Damien Smith (inj), Stegfan Tanti (inj), David Bonadio (inj)
Greensborough: IN – Taylor Veal, Tim Bongetti, Brent Ryan; OUT – Aron Burns, Scott Barnett, Adam Lindstrom
Selected teams: Montmorency v Eltham
Montmorency: IN – James Gaul, Mark McKenzie; OUT – Morgan Nunan, Callum Daley
Eltham: No change
Selected teams: Bundoora v Heidelberg
Bundoora: IN – Micheal Farrelly, Ned McKeown, Joseph Palazzolo; OUT – TBA
Heidelberg: IN – Justin Powick; OUT – Josh Iezzi
DIVISION 2
Selected teams: Diamond Creek v Hurstbridge
Diamond Creek: IN – Jai Norman, Andrew Owen, Matt Walter; OUT – Bradley Craig, Chay Deary, Mitch Johnson
Hurstbridge: IN – Scott Blackwood, Chase Caufield, Jake Densley; OUT – Declan Carson-McLennan, Joel Sceney, Brett Woodhouse
Selected teams: Lalor v South Morang
Lalor: IN – Marc Ventura, Scott Morrison, Shannon Smith, Daniel Polidano; OUT – Daniel Ray, Matthew Bussittil, Leigh Meuwissen, Joel Bamfield
South Morang: IN – Daniel Delromano, James Maraschiello, Jason Ward, Daniel Watson; OUT – Luke Hough, Liam Kilgour, Matthew Radziejewski, Joshua Whelan
Selected teams: Mernda v Whittlesea
Mernda: IN – Andrew Douglas, Shane Martin, Michael Milner; OUT – Keegan Dingo (susp), Mitchell Kerslake (susp), Marcus Saddington
Whittlesea: IN – Nathan Stefanile, Brent Toll; OUT – Jordan Ormerod, Laurence Umali
Selected teams: Fitzroy Stars v North Heidelberg
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Kaelun Brown, Mungara Brown, Matthew Seadon; OUT – Alex Isailovic, Keith Morgan, Leigh Saunders
North Heidelberg: IN – Michael Celstin; OUT – Mike Meade
DIVISION 3
Selected teams: Thomastown v Reservoir
Thomastown: IN – Anthony Fazzari, Zeb Fleming, David Folino, Jonathon McCumber-Kelly; OUT – Jack Dundon, Chris Higgins, Rabi Hojok, Sashe Spiroski
Reservoir: IN – Richard Collins, Jason Dal Santo, Dallas King, Shane Mitchell; OUT – Ashley Flavel
Selected teams: Parkside v Heidelberg West
Parkside: IN – Khaleb Ahmad, Thomas McKinlay, Shane Potter, Michael Sabelberg, Ahmad Taha, Adam Wells, Jayden Wendt; OUT – Samuel Davies, Darren Gresham, Bradley Knowles, David Lucas, Ali Wannouch
Heidelberg West: IN – John Shanahan, Ryan Gall; OUT – Dylan Kennedy, Tom Kimpton
Selected teams: St Mary’s v Watsonia
St Mary’s: IN – Adam Carnell, Tim Doherty, Jake Johnston, Matt Millett, Liam O’Donnell; OUT – Jarrod Bunker, Michael Camilleri, John Desmond, Lachlan Potter, Brent Redmond
Watsonia: IN – Nathan Groves, Paul McConnell, Matt Cottier, Eldon Abbott, Beau Cooper; OUT – Stephen Rose (inj), John Perichon (inj), Brodie Odermatt, John Bunn, Brayden France
