Senior Teams | July 27-28 | Northern Football Netball League

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

All senior men’s teams in Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3 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.

Diamond Creek captain Nathan Searl is one of four changes as his side face Watsonia. Ryan Pingree is another to be included for the Creekers, while Austin Sinclair will miss for the remainder of the season for the Saints.

Jack Bianchin headlines the additions for St Mary’s in their top five battle with South Morang. The Lions make four changes, re-calling forward Kyle Wheatley, but losing Tyrone Leonardis.

Mitchell Andrews and Xavier Dimasi will be a key duo out of Whittlesea’s side when they make the trip to Panton Hill. The Redbacks will miss Brad Leggett, however Nathan Jasper and Jesse Owens-Draper return for Simon Amore’s side.

Lower Plenty have selected Riley Alexander in their key battle against a Thomastown outfit who will miss Daniel Chadwick and Nick Jolly.

2023 Division 3 Team of the Year ruck Billy Morrison will play his first game since last year’s Grand Final, and is one of four huge additions for Mernda, who also bring back Dyane Kellett.

Ivanhoe have made seven changes after their narrow loss to Old Eltham Collegians last week, with the likes of Benjamin Cococcia, Andrew Otten, Scott Selwood, Kane Veliou all returning to the team.

Mitchell Merkel returns for Old Paradians in their clash with Lalor, however Will Gilmore will miss, meanwhile Kain Proctor is unavailable for the Fitzroy Stars in their match with Reservoir.

Masaki Miki (Heidelberg West) and Michael Gillard (Epping) are important additions to their respective sides ahead of their meeting at Heidelberg Park.

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.

MC LABOUR DIVISION 2

Selected teams: Laurimar vs Northcote Park
Laurimar: IN – Joshua Campbell, Brodie Johnston, Jai Langford; OUT – Rylan Herrick, Harley Marsh, Carter McCall
Northcote Park: IN – Abudin Awow; OUT – Ricky Fandrich

Selected teams: Watsonia vs Diamond Creek
Watsonia: IN – Phil Bastick, Nick Lawson, Jamison Leeson; OUT – Mitchell Brownhill, Jye Murphy, Austin Sinclair
Diamond Creek: IN – Matthew Brennan, Bradley Moore, Ryan Pingree, Nathan Searl; OUT – Liam Farrar, Riley Lewis, Taj Logan, Jett McLaughlan

Selected teams: St Mary’s vs South Morang
St Mary’s: IN – Jack Bianchin, Mitchell Green, Noah Stanley; OUT – Nicholas Brennan, Ryan Commandeur, Ty Kitchell
South Morang: IN – Adrian Alessandrino, Koby Davies, Kyle Wheatley; OUT – Joshua Lansfield, Tyrone Leonardis, Christian Mardini, Paul Sidhu

Selected teams: Panton Hill vs Whittlesea
Panton Hill: IN – Nathan Jasper, Kyle Marasco, Jesse Owens-Draper; OUT – Lachlan Buckley, Brad Leggett, Bailey Sobol
Whittlesea: IN – Luke Deards, Thomas Falls, Kane Johnson; OUT – Mitchell Andrews, Xavier Dimasi, Mitch Taplin

Selected teams: Lower Plenty vs Thomastown
Lower Plenty: IN – Riley Alexander, Hudson Young; OUT – Sebastian Lay, Brixton Timewell
Thomastown: IN – Shannon Ball, Michael Tabacco; OUT – Daniel Chadwick, Nick Jolly

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3

Selected teams: Mernda vs Kilmore
Mernda: IN – Dayne Kellett, Billy Morrison, Zachary Racovolis, Kyle Yankos; OUT – William Fordham, Travis Keating, Ryan Marnell; 23rd Player – Harrison Hegarty
Kilmore: IN – Marcus Lacorcia; OUT – Mitchell Portoglou; 23rd Player – Mitchell O’Dwyer

Selected teams: Heidelberg West vs Epping
Heidelberg West: IN – Alex Hywood, Jack Marris, Masaki Miki; OUT – Anton Accetta, Stuart Pike, Jordan Vellios; 23rd Player – Nil
Epping: IN – Michael Gillard, Cooper Scott; OUT – Joshua Bawden, Francis Keenan; 23rd Player – Nil

Selected teams: Lalor vs Old Paradians
Lalor: IN – Matthew Baker, Scott Dickson, Cooper Grant, James Todoroski; OUT – Nicholas Anastasi, Thomas Burn, Heath Patton, Josh Plummer; 23rd Player – Nil
Old Paradians: IN – Michael Boundy, Mitchell Merkel, Harrison Reid; OUT – William Gilmore, Josh Lamers, Jack Witchell; 23rd Player – Nathan McCarthy

Selected teams: Reservoir vs Fitzroy Stars
Reservoir: IN – Chris Alexopoulos, Robbie Bentley, Aaron Jenner; OUT – Nicholas Kosmas, Dylan Moulton, Blayne Waters; 23rd Player – Nil
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Michael Graham, Keith Morgan, Coree Thorpe, Josh Wanganeen; OUT – Gordon Bamblett, Josh Close, Rivva Karpany, Kain Proctor; 23rd Player – Dean Perawiti

Selected teams: Ivanhoe vs Kinglake
Ivanhoe: IN – Benjamin Cococcia, James Lagreca, Andrew Otten, Scott Selwood, Kane Veliou, Ethan Wild, Stefan Zervides; OUT – Jordan Bleicher, Hamish Chapman, Timothy Constantinou, Lucas Keyhoe, Adam Pipakis, Dylan Treloar, Jacob Vidajic; 23rd Player – Nil
Kinglake: IN – Andrew Griffiths; OUT – Jackson Dwyer, Mitchell Skipper; 23rd Player – Nil