The senior teams for this weekend’s matches.
Lower Plenty has significantly bolstered its team to take on West Preston-Lakeside tomorrow, with Matthew Vasilevski and Campbell Brown amongst four inclusions. The Roosters have lost Aaron Davey, Kirk Lang and Peter Shepherd for the must-win encounter.
Michael Finn will miss Heidelberg’s top of the table clash with Greensborugh, with the ruckman set to lead Ireland into battle in the AFL International Cup.
In Division 2, Hurstbridge and Diamond Creek have both made four changes to their respective teams ahead of a do-or-die battle at Ben Frilay Oval. The loser of the clash will sit outright bottom on the ladder with just one round remaining.
Kaelun Brown and Josh Wanganeen both return for the Fitzroy Stars as they travel to Cracknell Reserve to take on Panton Hill, although Patrick Davis and Allan Murray will both miss.
And in Division 3, Heidelberg West will field arguably its strongest team of the season when it hosts Thomastown. Daniel Bailey, Kyl Ewart, James McLean-Brunton and Aidan Young all return for the Hawks for their last game of the home and away season.
Continue below for all the team changes. Click on the links to see the selected teams in starting positions.
DIVISION 1
Selected teams: Macleod v Eltham
Macleod: IN – N/A; OUT – Ben Hines
Eltham: IN – Hayden Hunt, Matthew Williamson; OUT – Mikael Avramov, Ailin Hourigan, Lachie Richardson
Selected teams: Lower Plenty v West Preston-Lakeside
Lower Plenty: IN – Campbell Brown, Ben Buller, Ayden Doumtsis, Matt Vasilevski; OUT- James Course, Pat Cronin, Adam Dennis, Ciaran Porter
West Preston-Lakeside: IN: Shaun Barker, Paul Di Giuseppe, Steven Shaw, Travis Stevens, Nathan Valladares; OUT: Aaron Davey (unavailable), Oliver Dufficy, Kirk Lang (VFL), Michael Perfetto, Peter Shepherd (inj), Adam Valeri
Selected teams: Heidelberg v Greensborough
Heidelberg: IN – William Knight; OUT – Lewis Beers, Michael Finn
Greensborough: IN – Liam Bowkett; OUT – John Pritchard
Selected teams: Whittlesea v Montmorency
Whittlesea: IN – Ashley Foxwell; OUT – Ben Barker, Nathan Stefanile
Montmorency: IN – Kye Declase; OUT – Bobby Lamanna, Mark McKenzie
Selected teams: Bundoora v Northcote Park
Bundoora: IN – Glenn Grgic, Salvatore Mamone, Brent Marshall; OUT – Anthony Condello, Trent Grant, Brodric Gray, Josh Iacobaccio
Northcote Park: IN – Dylan Campbell, Jesse Donaldson; OUT – Shannan Ciavarella, Nik McNiece, Nick O’Brien
DIVISION 2
Selected teams: Hurstbridge v Diamond Creek
Hurstbridge: IN – Bryce Atkins, Joel Baillie, Tieran Barbera, Joel Dale; OUT – Mac Batchelor, James Duclos, Kyle Thompson, Brett Woodhouse
Diamond Creek: IN – Joshua Barnes, Brenton Hoppe, Chris Moloney, Corey Smith; OUT – Simon Buchanan, Andrew Campbell, Tim Chapman, Josh Whithouse-Summers
Selected teams: Panton Hill v Fitzroy Stars
Panton Hill: IN – Samuel Montanaro, Jassi Singh; OUT – Simon Amore, Scott Moran
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Kaelun Brown, Jai Burns, Gary Joseph Saunders, Josh Wanganeen; OUT – Patrick Davis, Clint Edwards, Jake McCauley, Allan Murray
Selected teams: Epping v Lalor
Epping: IN – Saige Cirillo, Joel Dunmore, Aaron Johnson, Steven Power, Kurt Warren; OUT – Jake Cullen, Aaryn Gibson, Daniel Moore, Aaron Willitts, Shane Wood (susp)
Lalor: TBA
Selected teams: North Heidelberg v Mernda
North Heidelberg: IN – Justin Bentley, John Green, Pasquale Saccuzzo; OUT – Daniel Bramich, Michael Celestin, Jarrod Spurrell
Mernda: IN – Matthew Golledge, Liam Gray, Travis McCrea; OUT – Riley Black, Matthew Duggan, Brent Gallichio
DIVISION 3
Selected teams: Reservoir v South Morang
Reservoir: IN – TBA; OUT – Joel Buckley (susp)
South Morang: IN – Duane Russell, Harry Whybrow; OUT – Lachlan Buckley, Mitch Hicks
Selected teams: Heidelberg West v Thomastown
Heidelberg West: IN – Daniel Bailey, Kyl Ewart, James McLean-Brunton, Aaron Smith, Aidan Young; OUT – Kevin Caldera, Thomas Griffin, Callun McGough, Jordan McColl, Craig Toohey
Thomastown: IN – Chris Higgins, Sashe Spiroski, Tyson Trinchera; OUT – Jason Abela, Osama Saad
Selected teams: St Mary’s v Watsonia
St Mary’s: IN – Shane Derham, Samuel Mitrovski, Kane Paterson, Corey Yates; OUT – Stephen Campbell, Adam Lucci, Lachlan Potter, Jordan Sorani
Watsonia: No change
