Senior Teams | June 30 - July 1 | Northern Football Netball League

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

Hurstbridge has named Travis Cloke for his fifth game of the season when it hosts resurgent Bundoora at Ben Frilay Oval. Tom Grimes also returns for the Bridges.

The Bulls have bolstered their squad as they aim for a third-straight victory, with Andrew Sturgess, Brendan Carlyon and Joel Grace all included.

Kye Declase and Sam Binion are among three additions for Montmorency ahead of its clash with Greensborough at Montmorency Park. Declase booted nine goals in his only game for the Magpies in Round 8, while Binion returns from VFL outfit Coburg.

Greensborough regains star defender Nick Riddle, while Box Hill Hawks goal kicker Billy Murphy will make his club debut. Murphy has kicked 33 goals in 22 VFL appearances for the Hawks.

Northcote Park has been forced to make seven changes from last week’s winning side. Star forward Ash Close is unavailable, while Bronik Davies, Joel Donaldson, Jake Mills and Lachlan Boscarini will miss through injury.

The Cougars’ opponent, North Heidelberg, will be without young midfielder Brody Tardio.

Laurence Schubert will play his first senior game of 2018 when Macleod travels to Heidelberg. Fraser Pope also returns for the Roos, although ruckman Chris Long will miss through injury.

Two-time best and fairest winner Jai Robinson has been named for his first game since Round 2 when Whittlesea hosts West Preston-Lakeside. The Roosters have made two changes, with Matthew Harman and Matthew Vincitorio both set to miss.

Diamond Creek has named Nicholas Barro as replacement for the injured Jess Cosaitis for its A Plus Labour Solutions Division 2 top-four match against Thomastown. The Bears head in unchanged.

Tim Currie, Lewis Glasgow, Matthew Keys will all miss Eltham’s trip to Banyule. The Bears regain Jacob Mitchell, but lose Jake Truefeldt.

In Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3, Masaki Miki returns from injury to play his first game of the season for Heidelberg West.

Selected teams for the three ANZ NFNL Women’s competitions 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.

MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1

Selected teams: Hurstbridge vs Bundoora
Hurstbridge: IN – Travis Cloke, Tom Grimes, Cooper Perrin; OUT – Angus Butterfield, Bryce East, Nicholas Milne
Bundoora: IN – Brendan Carlyon, Joel Grace, Andrew Sturgess; OUT – Travis Keating, Jacob Maynes, Beau Moorcroft

Selected teams: Montmorency vs Greensborough
Montmorency: IN – Sam Binion, Kye Declase, Stefan Uzelac; OUT – Zachary Beadle, Anthony Bernardi, Jordan Steele
Greensborough: IN – Billy Murphy, Nick Riddle; OUT – Dylan Clancy, Josh Grubb

Selected teams: North Heidelberg vs Northcote Park
North Heidelberg: IN – Mitchell Hill, Liam Nunan, Ryan Storey; OUT – Derek Hayes, Billy Hogan, Brody Tardio
Northcote Park: IN – Samuel Aanensen, Michael Amad, Benjamin Augustus, Matthew George, Michael Naldrett, Matthew Perazzola, Janus Waldron; OUT – Lachlan Boscarini (injured), Ash Close (unavailable), Bronik Davies (injured), Joel Donaldson (injured), Nikolas McNiece (injured), Jake Mills (injured), Alastair Punshon (unavailable)

Selected teams: Heidelberg vs Macleod
Heidelberg: No change
Macleod: IN – Fraser Pope, Laurence Schubert; OUT – Billy Barden, Chris Long (injured)

Selected teams: Whittlesea vs West Preston-Lakeside
Whittlesea: IN – Jai Robinson, Jay Russell; OUT – Connor Leslie, Daniel Smith
West Preston-Lakeside: IN – Josh Novelli, Alex Stoikis; OUT – Matthew Harman, Matthew Vincitorio

A PLUS LABOUR SOLUTIONS DIVISION 2

Selected teams: Diamond Creek vs Thomastown
Diamond Creek: IN – Nicholas Barro; OUT – Jess Cosaitis
Thomastown: No change

Selected teams: Epping vs Lower Plenty
Epping: IN – Jake Cullen, Jaedyn Kearney, Jake Perry; OUT – Lucas Aquilina, Tyler Peirce, Jason Stavely
Lower Plenty: IN – Ned Waters; OUT – Clint Monger

Selected teams: Banyule vs Eltham
Banyule: IN – Nicholas Mayne, Jacob Mitchell; OUT – Jye Stevens, Jake Truefeldt
Eltham: IN – Thomas Burns, Jack Dean, Harvey Furlong, Sam Warren; OUT – Tim Currie, Lewis Glasgow, Matthew Keys

Selected teams: Fitzroy Stars vs Watsonia
Fitzroy Stars: IN – Kaelun Brown, Benny Stallion; OUT – Neville Bamblett, Rivva Karpany
Watsonia: IN – Jake Murphy, Liam Simmons, Ben Sutherland, Jonah Taylor, Riley Taylor; OUT – Leon Danicic, Daniel Gervasoni, Riley Lenehan, Benjamin McKenzie, Kyle Page

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3

Selected teams: Reservoir vs Kilmore
Reservoir: IN – Tylar Joseph, Mitchell Miles, Ben Mowlam; OUT – Justin Cluney, Thomas Goodwin, Reece Miller
Kilmore: IN – Thomas de Sousa, Bradley Kite, Daniel Rebbechi, Shane Skidmore, Nicholas Zaharakis; OUT – Nathan Groves, Michael McCulloch, Robert Rowe, Sean Ryan, Haydn Woolfe

Selected teams: Lalor vs Heidelberg West
Lalor: IN – Lachlan Westwood; OUT – TBA
Heidelberg West: IN – Jacob Duson, Jessy Ellis, Sean Kelly, Masaki Miki; OUT – Dylan Hayes, Brodie Muir, Ryan Offer, Oliver Welsh

Selected teams: Laurimar vs Mernda
Laurimar: IN – Jarryd Lediott, Noel Murray, Hayden Smith, Jack Stewart; OUT – Elliot Pyke, Jesse Politini, Grant Sampson; 23rd Man – Noel Murray
Mernda: IN – Nicolas Alekovsi, Marcus Saddington, Matthew Tarr, Anthony Volpe; OUT – Tom Deayton, Liam Gray, Jesse Owens-Draper; 23rd Man – Nicolas Alekovsi

Selected teams: South Morang vs St Mary’s
South Morang: IN – Bailey Clarke, Mitchell Dickson, Scott Dickson, Liam Failla, Luke Inzillo, Aaron Lazaric, Luke Shelton; OUT – Blake Fitzgerald, James Mark-Simpson; 23rd Man – Bailey Clarke
St Mary’s: IN – Lee Minuz; OUT – Nil; 23rd Man – Joseph Maggio