Squads named ahead of No.1 battle


Published on Friday, March 27, 2015

The NFL and VAFA have announced their playing squads ahead of their clash at the AFL Victoria Metropolitan Championships on Saturday.

The top two ranked leagues in metropolitan Melbourne will lock horns at Carlton’s IKON Park at 3:25pm.

The VAFA currently holds the No.1 ranking, however a win on Saturday would see the NFL take the mantle.

Both leagues have named extended squads for the game, with only 24 players permitted to play on match day.

The NFL’s 28-man squad contains 13 players who represented the league in last year’s win over the Essendon District Football League.

Amongst those set to pull on the NFL jumper again are Jesse Donaldson, Matthew Dennis, Nick Carter and Patrick Fitzgerald, who also represented Vic Metro in last year’s win over Vic Country.

Of the VAFA’s 30-man squad, 13 players played in the corresponding match last year against the Eastern Football League, including both captain Mathew Handley and vice-captain Brendan Iezzi.

To view the playing squads for Saturday, please click on the links below.

DOWNLOAD: Initiates file downloadNFL Squad

DOWNLOAD: Initiates file downloadVAFA Sqaud

Below are all the details you need for the 2015 AFL Victoria Metropolitan Championships.

Where: IKON Park, Carlton (enter from Gate 5)

When: Saturday, March 28

Price: $10 for adults, $5 for concession/pensioners, FREE for children under 16 years of age

Live Stream: A live video stream of the games can be viewed on the AFL Victoria website

Radio: A radio broadcast can be heard on Aussie Digital, the digital station of sports broadcast station SEN1116.

The 2015 AFL Victoria Metropolitan Championships fixture is as follows, with each league’s ranking in brackets:

Game 1: Essendon District Football League (5th) v Southern Football League (6th) at 11:00am

Game 2: Eastern Football League (3rd) v Western Football League (4th) at 1:10pm

Game 3: Victorian Amateur Football Association (1st) v Northern Football League (2nd) at 3:25pm

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