The selected teams are in for this week’s NFNL senior football matches.
All senior men’s teams in MC Labour Division 2 are permitted to select a 23rd Player for this weekend’s matches. The 23rd Player must be an Under-19.5 eligible player and can’t have previously played more than two senior games.
Both Heidelberg and Greensborough will welcome back some massive names for their top five clash. The Tigers bring in Nathan Honey and Lachlan Wilson, while the Boro have five massive inclusions back this weekend, including Thomas Brindley, Angus Seivers and Jamie Smith.
Jesse Tardio has been selected for North Heidelberg for the first time since Round 8, in their important trip to face Montmorency. Bulldogs captain Kyle McDonald is amongst three names missing while the Magpies have made two changes.
Hurstbridge will have some handy inclusions at their disposal such as Mitchell Moschetti and Joel Naylor ahead of their battle with Macleod, Bundoora captain Luke Collins is in for his side’s match with West Preston-Lakeside.
Jaden Collins and Lane Sinclair return for Eltham while their Saturday opponents in Banyule will miss the in-form Jack Langford.
A talented trio in Mitchell Andrews, Xavier Dimasi and Blake Watson have been added to Whittlesea’s lineup ahead of their huge clash with South Morang. The Lions welcome back Tyrone Leonardis.
St Mary’s have been dealt a blow with Jack Bianchin and Rory Hanlon out of the side for their trip to Northcote Park, meanwhile Bradley Moore and Ryan Pingree will miss for Diamond Creek when they host Lower Plenty.
Joel Lawson is out for Laurimar due to suspension, ahead of their must-win match with Panton Hill.
Kain Proctor returns for the Fitzroy Stars who do battle with Epping, while Scott Selwood and Ethan Wild are unavailable for Ivanhoe when they face Lalor.
Leigh Gilbert and Mitchell Skipper make their way back into Kinglake’s side who take on Kilmore this weekend.
Selected teams for the NFNL Women’s competition will be named in the lead-up to Sunday’s finals.
Continue below for all the team changes. Click on the links to see the selected teams.
MELBOURNE GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1
Selected teams: Bundoora vs West Preston-Lakeside
Bundoora: IN – Luke Collins, Joel LaMotte, Isaac McMillan; OUT – Nil
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Max Johnson, Jathursan Ranjithkumar, Cooper Shoebridge; OUT – Aden Butera, Felix Dreher, Steven Hiho
Selected teams: Eltham vs Banyule
Eltham: IN – Jaden Collins, Lane Sinclair; OUT – Mikael Avramov, Jackson Weatherald
Banyule: IN – Joshua Collins, Lachlan King; OUT – Jack Langford, Patrick Vanin
Selected teams: Heidelberg vs Greensborough
Heidelberg: IN – Nathan Honey, Lucas McInerney, Lachlan Wilson; OUT – Ben De Bolfo, Solomon McKay, Kellan Smith
Greensborough: IN – Thomas Brindley Zac Hart, Angus Seivers, Tom O’Sullivan, Jamie Smith; OUT – Joseph Ayton-Delaney, Darcy Blakeley, Benjamin Fisher, Keegan Lyne, Lachie Watson
Selected teams: Montmorency vs North Heidelberg
Montmorency: IN – Darcy Rigg, Tommy Vrkic; OUT – Connor Kane, Cameron Nyko
North Heidelberg: IN – Kyle Maynard, Jesse Tardio, Bailey Waasdorp; OUT – Jared Crosbie, Kyle McDonald, Hamish Murphy
Selected teams: Macleod vs Hurstbridge
Macleod: IN – Tyler Amor-Beale, Kobe Brandt, Mason Lafite; OUT – William Dunn, Michael Hurley, Luke Joyce
Hurstbridge: IN – Dayne Middleton, Mitchell Moschetti, Joel Naylor, Cameron Wild; OUT – Kye Agosta, Benjamin Beaven, Cooper Perrin, Mitchell Wild
MC LABOUR DIVISION 2
Selected teams: Northcote Park vs St Mary’s
Northcote Park: IN – Ricky Fandrich; OUT – Thomas Zuccala; 23rd Player – Harshul Sodhi
St Mary’s: IN – Ryan Bowkett, Matthew Coen, Joshua Fry, Nicholas Kitchell, Liam Neil; OUT – Kieran Abbott, Jack Bianchin, Hayden Bickerton, Rory Hanlon, Adam Lucci; 23rd Player – Joshua Hempel
Selected teams: Thomastown vs Watsonia
Thomastown: IN – Jordan Cugnetto, Nick Jolly, Jaison Nguyen; OUT – Shannon Ball, Marcus Fox, Benjamin Talevski, Christian Toppi; 23rd Player – Logan Kemp
Watsonia: IN – Mitchell Brownhill, James Latross, Jye Murphy; OUT – Phil Bastick, James Charbel, Jamison Leeson; 23rd Player – Luke Sansonetti
Selected teams: Laurimar vs Panton Hill
Laurimar: IN – Carter McCall, Kai McCormack; OUT – Brodie Johnston, Joel Lawson; 23rd Player – Lachlan Cotter
Panton Hill: IN – Joshua Callaway, Bailey Sobol; OUT – Maxwell Brook, Kyle Marasco; 23rd Player – Nil
Selected teams: Whittlesea vs South Morang
Whittlesea: IN – Mitchell Andrews, Xavier Dimasi, Blake Watson; OUT – Luke Deards, Kane Johnson, Jack Taylor; 23rd Player – Ryan Bond-Burns
South Morang: IN – Joshua Lansfield, Tyrone Leonardis; OUT – Shannon Mills, Lachlan Potter; 23rd Player – Lucas Long
Selected teams: Diamond Creek vs Lower Plenty
Diamond Creek: IN – Andrew Elward, Blake Hamilton, Ben Major; OUT – Lochie Brannelly, Bradley Moore, Ryan Pingree; 23rd Player – Taj Logan
Lower Plenty: IN – Ibraheem Kassaby, Brixton Timewell; OUT – Jarred Coutts, Emett Wise; 23rd Player – Kaan Hamit
HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3
Selected teams: Fitzroy Stars vs Epping
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Gordon Bamblett, Josh Close, Kain Proctor; OUT – Brian Hutchinson, Tyson Pickett, Coree Thorpe
Epping: IN – Joshua Bawden; OUT – Michael Gillard
Selected teams: Kinglake vs Kilmore
Kinglake: IN – Leigh Gilbert, Mitchell Skipper; OUT – Michael Bongailas. Andrew Griffiths
Kilmore: IN – Ben Maher, Cole Isbister; OUT – Jake Beattie, Mitchell O’Dwyer, Grant Paxton
Selected teams: Heidelberg West vs Old Eltham Collegians
Heidelberg West: IN – Joshua Camilleri; OUT – Patrick Molony, Kane Moore
Old Eltham Collegians: IN – Hugh Kavanagh, Sam Warren; OUT – Adrian Messina, Nick Snowden
Selected teams: Lalor vs Ivanhoe
Lalor: IN – Nicholas Anastasi, Geoffrey Reynolds, Christian Scaffidi, Aaron Tkocz; OUT – Lenny Coco, Alex Dao, Jarrod Devanny, Christopher Zabrieszach
Ivanhoe: IN – Samuel Aanensen, Hamish Chapman; OUT – Scott Selwood, Ethan Wild
CLEANING MELBOURNE DIVISION 2 WOMEN’S
Selected Teams: Lower Plenty vs Thomastown
Sunday 2:00pm at Epping Recreational Reserve
Selected Teams: Ivanhoe vs Fitzroy Stars
Sunday 4:00pm at Epping Recreational Reserve
NFNL DIVISION 3 WOMEN’S
Selected Teams: Hurstbridge vs North Heidelberg
Sunday 10:30am at Epping Recreational Reserve
Selected Teams: Panton Hill vs South Morang
Sunday 12:15pm at Epping Recreational Reserve