2024 BIG V GAME BOOKLET - ROUND 1

VJBL TEAMS OF THE WEEK

We welcome the players, coaches and families from the following teams who will actively participate in the BIG V Game experience today!

COACHES CORNER – PREVIEW FROM THE COACH

Hi Boomers Family,

Welcome to our first home game of the 2024 Season vs Melbourne Uni

They have won through from Div 2, we played them in a practice game a few weeks ago and it was a very close encounter

We have a mix in our team this year of returning Bulleen players, U20 Bulleen Juniors & two new guys in Matt Debney & Lorne Waldron.

I’d also like to welcome aboard Chris Hoole as our Assistant Coach & Andrew Mudgway will also be joining us on his return from overseas.

This year we’ll have 2 Co-Captains Marcel Haj & Sam Holland & Vice Capt Nathan Stewart.

The fellas have been working very hard in the pre season & we’re very much looking forward to our opening weekends games

YL1M HEAD COACH COACH

BULLEEN BOOMERS YTH LEAGUE 1 MEN

STEWART

GIANNATOS MARINER HOLLAND

MAKAROUNIS HARDMAN SLAWINSKI HOOLE

DEBNEY HAJ

MAWBY RIDLER

WALDRON NASR

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21. HEALTHY FOOD CREW

No Name Height Age Position 1 Nathan STEWART 190cm 23 Guard 3 Thomas GIANNATOS 170cm 22 Guard 4 Hans MARRINER 184cm 18 Guard 5 Sam HOLLAND 191cm 21 Guard 6 Connor MAKAROUNIS 190cm 20 Guard 7 Michael HARDMAN 184cm 21 Guard 8 Oliver SLAWINSKI 190cm 20 Forward 11 Jack HOOLE 191cm 19 Guard 12 Matt DEBNEY 204cm 22 Centre 14 Marcel HAJ 193cm 20 Forward 20 Lorne WALDRON 194cm 22 Forward 21 Oliver NASR 194cm 19 Forward 26 Jake MAWBY 190cm 20 Forward 30 Ayden RIDLER 188cm 18 Forward Team Staff Name Head Coach Mark HOLLAND Assistant Coach Chris HOOLE & Andrew MUDGWAY Team Manager Fedaa HAJ

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

YOUTH LEAGUE 1 MEN

YOUTH

1 MEN

No Name Height Age Position 3 Ben Fewster 186 19 Center 6 Hayden Loader 195 18 Forward 11 Cooper Eves 198 21 Forward 32 Oliver Sheehan 186 21 Forward 33 Harvey Moore 197 19 Forward 34 Frederick Lakin 185 20 Forward 36 Lachlan Maddern 182 20 Guard 37 Charlie Cumberlidge 195 21 Guard 43 Patrick Chen 192 20 Guard 44 Cameron Ross 193 21 Guard 54 Ethan Wellington 195 19 Guard 55 Mitchell Latimer 202 22 Guard Team Staff Name Head Coach Tim BAMFORD Assistant Coach Joe STINSON & Nathaniel LOW Team Manager Lee FEWSTER

LEAGUE

BULLEEN BOOMER IN PROFILE

Name: Matt Debney

Height: 204cm

Age: 21

Junior Association: Eltham

Years at Bulleen (BIG V): 1st

Recruited From (Last playing team):

Eltham Wildcats YLM

Nickname: Tuna

Occupation: Teacher

Fav Playing Venue: Montmorency

Fav Food: Sushi

Fav Drink: Strawberry BIG M

Fav Movie: Lord of the Rings

Fav TV Show: The Office

Fav Group/Artist: Taylor Swift

Fav Holiday Spot: Japan

Fav Pro Sports Team:

Essendon Bombers

Most Admired Athlete:

Victor Wembanyama (SA Spurs)

Three Dream Dinner Guests:

Lebron James, Eminem, Lorne Waldron

AVAILABLE EMAIL: GENERALMANAGER@BULLEENBOOMERS.COM.AU

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COACHES CORNER – PREVIEW FROM THE COACH

Welcome to our first game of season 2024 in what has been a busy offseason transform ing last year’s 9-11 roster with only five returning players.

Having taken over the team mid-season last year and having some solid results allowed me time to gauge what the future may look like and a core part of our mission to resurrect the Men’s program into being a D1 contender and ultimately returning to the Championship division revolved around adding experience and guys who have won. To be able to attract Matt Fennell and Matt Snow who have collectively won 9 BIG V titles was a major tick in that area and both arrive individually with a point to prove Secondly, reuniting with Kraig Shields who played under me at Sherbrooke in 2019 has been a full circle moment now arriving as a 28 year old with more life experience, and as was my first experience he’s been a pleasure to have at the club.

Our main focus has been building an inclusive culture that harnesses a close-knit environment and resonates with the wider community, as we intend to show a level of professionalism that extends beyond what you see on game night with junior engagement.

The pre-season was the most extensive I have conducted, commencing back in October and while basketball was high on the agenda, we have shared many experiences away from the court that has built camaraderie and pushed the guys outside their comfort zone including a team building camp, boxing sessions and mountain runs.

We were able to play eight pre-season games between December and early March predominantly against Championship division teams which was a great challenge and we had our share of success which bodes well for what’s to come. The team have shown that our depth will be an asset as the season progresses and the roster we have assembled has good balance positionally which will hold us in good stead, considering the league appears to have taken a step forward with the talent pool across the competition.

Lastly, on a personal level, I would like to thank Steve Brophy who has joined the group as my Assistant Coach this year and steps in even with a young family and heavy involvement in our VJBL program which speaks to his passion for the direction of the club and to my son Jordan who relishes the opportunity to coordinate the group as Team Manager thanks for your commitment once again.

To all the fans we appreciate your support, I hope you enjoy the day and spread the word as we would love to pack out EDSC throughout the season

RYAN ROGERS – D1M HEAD COACH

BULLEEN BOOMERS DIVISION 1 MEN

SNOW

DENG JR KANELLOS TONKIN

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TAIT ROSS SOLAKIDIS FENNELL

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DOUGLAS RONAN-BLACK EVANS-McKENZIE SHIELDS WHITE SCHAECHE

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22. CHARM BUILDERS

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NOLLER

DIVISION 1 MEN PROUDLY SPONSORED BY No Name Height Age Position 1 Matt SNOW 178cm 40 Guard 2 Peter DENG JR 196cm 24 Grd/Fwd 3 Mack KANELLOS 192cm 27 Grd/Fwd 4 Tyrone TONKIN 186cm 25 Grd/Fwd

Brendan TAIT 190cm 29 Forward

Bailey ROSS 181cm 24 Guard 8 Evan SOLAKIDIS 192cm 29 Grd/Fwd 10 Matthew FENNELL 195cm 36 Forward 11 Mitchell DOUGLAS 189cm 23 Forward 12 Justin RONAN-BLACK 183cm 27 Grd/Fwd 13 Lachlan EVANS-McKENZIE 195cm 30 Fwd/Cnt 22 Kraig SHIELDS 205cm 28 Centre 24 Mitchell WHITE 200cm 32 Fwd/Cnt 29 Troy SCHAECHE 178cm 23 Guard 54 Andrew NOLLER 183cm 29 Guard Team Staff Name Head Coach Ryan ROGERS Assistant Coach Steve BROPHY Team Manager Jordan ROGERS

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DIVISION 1 MEN

No Name Height Age Position 5 Stefano Manca 196 34 Center 8 Kobe Pearson 191 22 Guard 9 Mweemba Maluma 186 36 Guard 10 Abe Westhorpe 200 24 Guard 11 James Larobina 198 25 Center 13 Patrick McBrearty 187 31 Guard 15 Damien Watson 195 24 Forward 19 Damien O'Keefe 185 32 Guard 22 Riley Johnson 201 33 Center 45 Tim O'Donovan 194 28 Forward 51 Matthew Baggio 202 24 Forward 92 Romaric Zaire 196 27 Forward Team Staff Name Head Coach Matthew FALCKH Assistant Coach Dave PEARSON