Senior Teams | April 5-6 | Northern Football Netball League

The selected teams are in for this week’s NFNL senior men’s matches.

All three senior men’s divisions open their seasons in 2025 with Kinglake having the Round 1 bye in Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3.

Levi Greenwood (Reservoir), Noah Cumberland (South Morang), Kristian Ferronato (Greensborough), Sam Philp (Old Paradians), Patrick Fitzgerald (Laurimar), and Brent Macaffer (Epping) are just some of the names who will debut with their new clubs this weekend.

Meanwhile players such as Sam Gilmore (Heidelberg), Lachlan East (Hurstbridge), Brad Leggett (Macleod), Nathan Andrews (Whittlesea) and Jarryd Coulson (Thomastown) return to their former clubs for season 2025.

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: Banyule vs Montmorency
Banyule: Nil
Montmorency: NEW – Jackson Bowne (Bundoora), Connor Dalgleish (Yarraville-Seddon), Matt Shannon (Southern Districts)

Selected teams: South Morang vs West Preston-Lakeside
South Morang: NEW – Kaiden Burns (North Heidelberg), Davin Cameron (Banyule), Noah Cumberland (Richmond)
West Preston-Lakeside: NEW – Charlie Aitken (De La Salle), Riley Clarke (Tongala), Jack Evans (East Keilor), Joshua Iacobaccio (Pascoe Vale), Mitch Tobin (Diamond Creek)

Selected teams: Heidelberg vs North Heidelberg
Heidelberg: NEW – Kristian Ferronato (Greensborough), Matt Cecchin (Labrador), Zane Cochrane (Old Carey), Sam Gilmore (Old Paradians), Kai Kearns (Tooleybuc-Manangatang)
North Heidelberg: NEW – Ben Bath (Greenvale), Todd Stevenson (Donald), Fraser Thurlow (North Shore), Jacob Walker (Macleod), Jesse Wallin (Donald)

Selected teams: Bundoora vs Eltham
Bundoora: NEW – Joel Harris (Mernda), Matthew Johnson (Eltham), Tristan Mancuso (East Keilor), Ben McCarthy (Morningside), Bryley Natoli (North Heidelberg), Bailey Tome (Kyabram), Lachlan Urbon (Sunbury)
Eltham: NEW – Mitchell Green (St Mary’s), Alex Jacobs (Myrtleford), Kai Turner (Mernda)

Selected teams: Hurstbridge vs Greensborough
Hurstbridge: NEW – Daniel Bourke (Phillip Island), Luke Cassar (senior debut), Lachlan East (Bundoora), Matthew Nagel (Templestowe)
Greensborough: NEW – Jackson Davies (Bundoora), Rayden Garrard (Watsonia), Connor Willis (Lavington)

MC LABOUR DIVISION 2

Selected teams: Macleod vs Diamond Creek
Macleod: NEW – Brad Leggett (Panton Hill), Nathan Pyers (Greensborough)
Diamond Creek: NEW – Ty Franks (Wallan), Bailey Griffiths (Templestowe), Bronson Hill (Montmorency), Darcy Laurie (Montrose), Ewan MacPherson (Surfers Paradise), Jesse Thompson (Montmorency)

Selected teams: Thomastown vs Panton Hill
Thomastown: NEW – Luke Baniowski (West Coburg), Jake Nikolov (Banyule), Blake Ross (West Coburg)
Panton Hill: NEW – Mitch Buckley (Warrandyte), Jacob Jewitt (Eltham), Zac Manser (Hurstbridge)

Selected teams: Old Paradians vs Whittlesea
Old Paradians: NEW – Billy Bedford (Diamond Creek), Sebastian Cannizzaro (Heidelberg), Sam Philp (Bundoora), Elias Stapleton (Marcellin), Darcy Vallance (Eltham), Jack Woodfall (Eltham)
Whittlesea: NEW – Nathan Andrews (Laurimar), Braydon Avola (Avenel)

Selected teams: Watsonia vs St Mary’s
Watsonia: NEW – Sam Cozens (University Blues), Corey Farrell (Moulamein), Dakota Forryan (Cragieburn), Luke Kenna (Doncaster), Thomas Jackson (North Ringwood), Cooper Mitchell (Doncaster), Charlie Smythe (Macleod)
St Mary’s: NEW – Dominic Akuei (Carlton), Matthew Morison (Bundoora)

Selected teams: Lower Plenty vs Northcote Park
Lower Plenty: NEW – Daniel James (Eltham), Patrick Killen (Montmorency), Devon Noons (Montmorency), Ben Smith (Eltham)
Northcote Park: NEW – Lachlan Boscarini (Lancaster), Donato Cutinelli (Heidelberg), Jack Fitzgerald (Old Eltham Collegians), Martin Kelly (Spotswood), Noah Langborne (Echuca), William Rohde (Echuca), Jye Stevens (Banyule)

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3

Selected teams: Kilmore vs Lalor
Kilmore: NEW – Joshua Alford (Seymour), Zack Ferguson (Doncaster East), Ryan Johnson (Lancefield), Caleb Newport (Whittlesea), Jesse Taylor (Charlton)
Lalor: NEW – Nicholas Eades (Mernda), Nawid Najafi (Northern Saints), Adam Raffa (Rye), Hirsi Twomey (Oak Park)

Selected teams: Heidelberg West vs Old Eltham Collegians
Heidelberg West: NEW – Bryce Barnes (Bundoora), Will Bruce (Bundoora), Jarryd Coulson (Thomastown), Nicholas Harris (Southerners), Josh Manester (Greensborough), James Mefflin (Bundoora), Bradley Moore (Diamond Creek), Connor Tolley (Banyule)
Old Eltham Collegians: NEW – Nathan Jasper (Panton Hill), James McCallum (Panton Hill), Liam Riley (Lower Plenty), Brock Togni (Greensborough)

Selected teams: Laurimar vs Fitzroy Stars
Laurimar: NEW – Patrick Fitzgerald (Montmorency), Stephen McCallum (Tullamarine)
Fitzroy Stars: NEW – Lachlan Edwards (Point Cook), Tynan Garlett (Lynwood, WA), Ethan Penrith (Tatura), Elijah Taylor (Beacon, WA), Kyle Wheatley (South Morang), Exavier Whitnall (Lalor)

Selected teams: Mernda vs Epping
Mernda: NEW – Matthew Campbell (Sandhurst), Lachlan Evans (Burnside Heights), Nicholas Gregson (Burnside Heights), Brayden Plant (Thomastown)
Epping: NEW – Lachlan Agnew (Greensborough), Sebastijan D’Arro (Thomastown), Brent Macaffer (Old Eltham Collegians), Matthew Williamson (Old Eltham Collegians)

Selected teams: Reservoir vs Ivanhoe
Reservoir: NEW – Marcus Cantwell (Templestowe), Jaise Coleman (East Gambier), Ricky Dyson (Banyule), Aaron Edwards (Healesville), Joshua Grabowski (Wycheproof Narraport), Levi Greenwood (Healesville), Michael Gravina (Lalor), Josh Mascara (East Keilor), Joseph Palazzolo (East Keilor), Jack Sandric (North Hobart), Paul Scanlan (Mooroolbark), Tyle Williams (Tatura), Jesse Wilson-O’Flynn (Old Eltham Collegians)
Ivanhoe: NEW – Charlie Gravell (Heidelberg), Will Goodieson (Banyule), Liam Jacob (Banyule), Oscar McIntyre (Old Ivanhoe), Daniel McLinden (Richmond Centrals), Xavier Mitchell (Cohuna), Charlie Robinson (UNSW-Eastern Suburbs), Marcus Rogers (Cohuna), Tristan Stead (Beechworth)