Senior Teams | July 5-7 | Northern Football Netball League

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

Hurstbridge has named Cameron Cloke for its important clash with Lower Plenty in Meadows Greyhounds Division 1, where the competition’s ninth and tenth-placed teams meet at Ben Frilay Oval.

Christian Buykx-Smith returns for Heidelberg’s trip to DeWinton Park to take on Macleod, although key duo Anthony Bonaddio and Will Goss both come out of the side that defeated Bundoora last week.

The Roos will be severely undermanned for the Round 11 match, with Lucas Hobbs, Anthony Doherty, Matt Dornauf and Fraser Pope among the exclusions, although Shane Doherty, Muhammad Saad, Josh Totino and Haydon Manuel return after missing last week’s loss at Greensborough.

Jesse Tardio will play his first game since Round 7 when North Heidelberg makes the trip to Montmorency Park North Oval to take on Montmorency. The Magpies will be without both Billy Jenkin and Ben Walton as they search for consecutive wins for the first time this season.

Brent Marshall is among four inclusions for Bundoora for its clash with Northcote Park at Yulong Reserve, although Scott Dowell, Daniel Guccione and Ben Young are all set to miss.

Northcote Park has lost key forwards Ash Close and Jackson Starcevich to injury, but its not all bad news for the Cougars, with skipper Paul Dirago and defender Jake Mills named to return.

West Preston-Lakeside and Greensborough have each made one change for Sunday’s game at J.E Moore Park, where both sides enter on the back of long winning streaks.

The Roosters regain ruckman Matthew Harman but look set to be without versatile tall Aidan Tilley, while the Boro have replaced VFL-recalled midfielder Jordan McIvor-Clark with Josh Callaway.

In A Plus Labour Solutions Division 2, Banyule has significantly bolstered its side after last week losing its firs game of the season. The Bears have included Brent Stanton, Devin McDonald and Daniel Camilleri for their home match against Watsonia at Beverley Rd Oval.

Xavier Dimasi will miss Whittlesea’s crunch game against Diamond Creek at Coventry Oval, where the Creekers have regained Bryce Adams.

Eltham will be far from full-strength when it travels to Epping Recreational Reserve, with Anton Woods, Tim Currie, Jesse King and Brendan O’Sullivan all among the outs following last week’s close loss at Whittlesea.

Bronson Glasgow is among four inclusions for the Panthers, while the Blues have lost Alec Buchan but regain Lucas Aquilina after last week breaking through for their first win of the season.

Thomastown has named Salvatore Mamone, Jacob Osei-Duro and Joseph Vaccaro as it looks to end a three-game losing streak when it hosts St Mary’s at Main Street Reserve.

Jake Dambrauskas will play his first game of the season for the Burra, who are looking to continue their recent strong form, although Jacob Yeomans and Lee Minuz are both among the outs.

All Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3 clubs are able to select a 23rd Player for this weekend’s matches. The 23rd Player must be an under-19 eligible player and can’t have previously played more than two senior games.

Mernda has named Josh Delaney and Nicolas Aleksovski as it hunts its fifth-straight win when it takes on Panton Hill at Waterview Recreation Reserve.

The Redbacks return from the bye and regain Alek Tsardakis, but will be without Scott Conte, Cameron Jordan, Jonty Rushton and Sam Montanaro.

Heidelberg West has included Cameron Taylor as it looks to end a five-game losing streak when it hosts Reservoir. The Mustangs have named Donovan Stuart.

Elsewhere, Mitch Golby will miss Laurimar’s home match against Old Eltham Collegians, while Josh Novelli will play his first game since Round 9 when Lalor hosts South Morang.

Selected teams for the NFNL Women’s competition will be named in the lead-up to each match.

Continue below for all the team changes. Click on the links to see the selected teams.

MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1

Selected teams: Hurstbridge vs Lower Plenty
Hurstbridge: IN – Cameron Cloke, Bryce East, Ethan Taylor; OUT – Cooper Barbera, Tieren Barbera, Connor Stone
Lower Plenty: IN – Liam Riley, Jack Wilkinson; OUT – Fraser Delbridge, Lachlan McLeod

Selected teams: Macleod vs Heidelberg
Macleod: IN – Shane Doherty, Stephen Hoare, Haydon Manuel, Muhammad Saad, Josh Totino, Regan Uwandu; OUT – Anthony Doherty, Matt Dornauf, Bailey Grioli, Lucas Hobbs, James Lucente, Fraser Pope
Heidelberg: IN – Christian Buykx-Smith, Eamonn McCuskey; OUT – Anthony Bonaddio, Will Goss

Selected teams: Montmorency vs North Heidelberg
Montmorency: IN – Jacob Bedrac, Bailey Eustance, Braedyn Gillard; OUT – Billy Jenkin, Nicholas Paton, Ben Walton
North Heidelberg: IN – Jesse Tardio, Mitchell Brown; OUT – Jake Brown, Morgan Persson-Clark

Selected teams: Bundoora vs Northcote Park
Bundoora: IN – Liam Gray, Brent Marshall, Mark Pavlovski, Brody Waugh; OUT – Tyla Barrow, Scott Dowell, Daniel Guccione, Ben Young
Northcote Park: IN – Paul Dirago, Jake Mills; OUT – Ash Close, Jackson Starcevich

Selected teams: West Preston-Lakeside vs Greensborough
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Matthew Harman; OUT – Aidan Tilley
Greensborough: IN – Josh Callaway; OUT – Jordan McIvor-Clark

A PLUS LABOUR SOLUTIONS DIVISION 2

Selected teams: Banyule vs Watsonia
Banyule: IN – Daniel Camilleri, Devin McDonald, Brent Stanton; OUT – Artan Cabdi, James Kroussoratis, Tim Martin
Watsonia: IN – Madison Bell, Matthew Crawford, Austin Creak, Daniel Gervasoni, Christopher Harris, Graeme Hines; OUT – Daniel Annetta, Jordan Kubeil, Benjamin McKenzie, Stefan Tanti, Kyle Wheatley, Kelby White

Selected teams: Diamond Creek vs Whittlesea
Diamond Creek: IN – Bryce Adams, Ty Franks, Robby Noble; OUT – Sean Casey, Jack Empey, Danyon Kambouris
Whittlesea: IN – Nathan Andrews, Travis Holmberg, Zach Molloy; OUT – Jye Adamson, Brayden Burgess, Xavier Dimasi

Selected teams: Epping vs Eltham
Epping: IN – Nicholas Anastasi, Lucas Aquilina, Nicolas Melitsis; OUT – Erik Beeson, Alec Buchan, Brad Taylor
Eltham: IN – Brandon Freeman, Jesse Freeman, Bronson Glasgow, Matthew Johnson; OUT – Tim Currie, Jesse King, Brendan O’Sullivan, Anton Woods

Selected teams: Thomastown vs St Mary’s
Thomastown: IN – Salvatore Mamone, Jacob Osei-Duro, Joseph Vaccaro; OUT – Tom Bonson, Jordan Cugnetto, Lawrence Lopiccolo
St Mary’s: IN – Jake Dambrauskas, Rory Hanlon, Ricky Wait; OUT – Lee Minuz, James Todd, Jacob Yeomans

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3

Selected teams: Heidelberg West vs Reservoir
Heidelberg West: IN – Jordan Allen, Zach Cleaver, Ryan Gall, Zach Matthews-Prosser, Stuart Pike, Cameron Taylor; OUT – Michael Celestin, Alexander Purtell, Lachlan Reinke, Josh Smith Thompson; 23rd Player – TBA
Reservoir: IN – Jordan Crowhurst, Zane Pugliese-Thompson, Dylan Potter, Donovan Stuart; OUT – Paul Cluney, Harrison Evans, Taylann Luckman, Ben Mowlam; 23rd Player – TBA

Selected teams: Lalor vs South Morang
Lalor: IN – Daniel Ballantyne, Shannon Mills, Joshua Novelli; OUT – Luke Kelly, Kane Toronis; 23rd Player – Matthew Baker
South Morang: IN – Noah Dalmau, Mitchell Dickson, Liam Failla, Oliver Potter, Harry Whybrow; OUT – Nathan Bell, Rohan Buzzini, Benjamin Power, Joshua Renehan; 23rd Player – Noah Dalmau

Selected teams: Laurimar vs Old Eltham Collegians
Laurimar: IN – Bradley Deed, Bryce Kotas, Grant Sampson, Joel Wesley; OUT – Mitchell Golby, Thomas McMahon, Jayden Wendt; 23rd Player – Joel Wesley
Old Eltham Collegians: IN – Konnor Adam, Benjamin Cox, Alex Emmins, Jayco Keppa; OUT – Cody Johnstone, Jake Paterson, Paul Vidinopoulos; 23rd Player – Jayco Keppa

Selected teams: Mernda vs Panton Hill
Mernda: IN – Nicolas Aleksovski, Joshua Delaney; OUT – Jack Moroney; 23rd Player – Tanar Pierce
Panton Hill: IN – James Cummane, Benjamin Mitchell, Scott Thompson, Alek Tsardakis; OUT – Scott Conte, Cameron Jordan, Samuel Montanaro, Jonty Rushton; 23rd Player – N/A