Men's Division 1 Semi Finals & Division 2 Preliminary Final

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facebook.com/essendondfl youtube.com/edflfooty @EDFLFooty @EDFLFooty THE FOOTBALLER essendondfl.com.au MEN’S DIVISON 1 SEMI FINALS & DIVISION 2 PRELIMINARY FINAL September 2nd-3rd, 2023

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Two commenced as well with clubs starting or ending their path to the premiership over the weekend.

Well done to Oak Park for booking their spot in the Strathmore Community Bank Division Two Grand Final and good luck to Taylors Lakes and Sunbury Kangaroos who will be looking to join them in the big dance.

Keilor, Pascoe Vale, Strathmore, and East Keilor will enjoy the pre-finals bye and prepare to launch into a captivating finals series. For those clubs who missed out, they look to prepare for 2024.

The first 2024 Men’s Grand Final was played Friday night and saw Keilor awarded their third Shearasun Brewing Company Thirds premiership. Well done to Aberfeldie for making the Grand Final as well.

The first round of Men’s finals for Rookie Me Division One and Strathmore

West Coburg and Deer Park will play off in what’s set to be a thrilling contest for the first spot in the Rookie Me Division One Grand Final, with Rupertswood and Hillside looking to keep their season alive.

The final Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division home and away game was played over the weekend with the final top four remaining consistent for most of 2023.

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EDFL Men's Headlines

STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK PREMIER DIVISION

KEILOR REMAIN UNDEFEATED

Shades of 2019 are peeking through with Keilor finishing the home and away season undefeated following a strong win against Essendon Doutta Stars.

One of the key differences between the seasons has been their utter dominance, lifting their average score by four goals and reducing their average conceded score by just under 10 points.

During 2019, they had four single-digit wins (including the Grand Final) while this year they’ve had just one.

Mick McGuane’s outfit have dealt with all challengers rather comprehensively at various

stages and are well poised to continue on to Windy Hill.

EAST KEILOR SECURES FINALS BERTH

The Cougars are playing finals footy following their win against Aberfeldie on the weekend in their second year back in the top flight.

Attaining the victory would have been enough for them to feature in September with Greenvale staying in the hunt, but they were able to run away 31-point victors with a five-goal final term.

Chris Stewart continued his impressive form in front of goals over the last month kicking four majors, while Ben Silvagni booted three goals in his second feature for the Cougars, donning the famous Silvagni long sleeve and number one.

While they hadn’t been super convincing in the second half of the year, they managed to stay well within touch and are poised for a do-or-die clash with Strathmore following the pre-finals bye.

East Keilor will be hoping to utilise the extra week for the return of a number of players after testing their depth with some Reserves forfeits.

The Mores will be a tough task as they’ve started to get their best side on the park when East Keilor have struggled to do so, with both teams picking up a win against each other throughout the season.

ROOKIE ME DIVISION ONE HILLSIDE WIN FIRST SENIOR FINAL IN A DECADE

The Sharks have tasted their first bit of finals success since their 2013 flag which saw them promoted to Division One following their win against St Albans.

It was an even start to the contest at Coburg City Oval before St Albans carried the momentum at the main break.

Hillside did well to keep the margin at just two goals with coach Charlie Denaro saying on the NXP Post Game Show that he was happy the siren went when it did.

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EDFL Men's Headlines

His side started hot out of the break and although they missed some good opportunities early in the third quarter, they held the Saints goalless and kicked four of their own to take a 13-point lead into the final change.

St Albans were walking wounded with a reduced bench and Hillside seized the opportunity to run the game out.

Josh Covelli returned with a bag of six while Rusi Komaitai had an impressive day in the ruck, kicking two goals of his own.

Bol Kolang kicked five majors up the other end as their primary target, but was hurt by the lack of service from the Saints’ midfield injuries. It’ll be Shark Week as they face Rupertswood in an eliminator on Sunday at Joe Brown Oval.

DEER PARK MAKES STATEMENT

Deer Park showed the quality so many expected coming into 2023 with a 64-point win over Rupertswood on Saturday afternoon.

They controlled the game from start to finish and have set up what looks to be another salivating contest with West Coburg.

The Lions were looking for someone else to step up in the forward half with Todd Elton and Lachie Smart shouldering most of the load in their two losses to Rupo during the regular season, and Luke Goater did just that with a bag of seven goals.

Smart kicked four majors as well with multiples to Nicolas Aleksovski and skipper Spiros Amarantidis.

The undefeated Burgers await who have succeeded in two nail-biting clashes with the Lions.

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OAK PARK INTO THE BIG DANCE

Oak Park are into a second consecutive Grand Final after their 41-point victory over Taylors Lakes

on Saturday afternoon.

The Kangaroos capitalised on their opportunities when Taylors Lakes didn’t (0.7) in the first quarter and were able to control their five-goal lead at the first change for the remainder of the game.

Blair Cronin kicked four goals in tandem with Lachlan Ronaldson’s three in a forward line that produced 33 shots on goal.

They’ve proven themselves as the top side in this competition and have thoroughly earnt their spot in the big dance.

Taylors Lakes will be ruing their missed chances, but will have another opportunity in the prelim this week.

SUNBURY KANGAROOS HOP INTO SECOND WEEK OF FINALS

After a slow start to the season, the Sunbury Kangaroos will meet Taylors Lakes in a Preliminary Final after defeating Northern Saints.

Their season has been full of fightbacks and Sunday afternoon was no different after trailing by five goals at the first change with just one behind to their name, they slowly clawed their way back.

After trailing by 15 points at half time, they kicked five goals to two in the third quarter and pushed on to a 14-point victory at the final siren.

Matthew Leonard played a strong hand up forward with six goals and was complemented by Mitch Streiff who kicked three goals in a beston-ground performance.

League leading goal kicker Khoder Taleb kicked five goals for Northern Saints but was only joined by single goal kickers.

The Kangaroos will now prepare for Taylors Lakes in their prelim on Saturday afternoon.

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ROOKIE ME DIVISION ONE

We’re entering the halfway mark of the Rookie Me Division One finals series with a Grand Final berth up for grabs, and season on the line.

West Coburg and Deer Park will meet for the third time this season after delivering two mustwatch games of footy decided within a kick, one of which came after the siren with the Burgers picking up the two victories so far.

Many thought Jesse Martini’s heroics could be the Grand Final preview and this could be another opportunity to see these sides in action before the big dance, the winner booking the first spot and the loser entering a prelim.

Dale May’s men will be refreshed after a week off and have been the benchmark in 2023 going

through the season undefeated.

The Lions are coming off a strong win against Rupertswood with coach Heath Scotland describing it as one of their most complete performances so far this season.

The Burgers have been the most prolific at both ends of the ground and have found a way to take the win both times against Deer Park with accurate kicking in the first contest, and persistence in the dying stages the second time around.

Their second win was made more impressive by the fact that league leading goal kicker Omar Saad was well held and they were able to find other avenues to goal.

Ibby Taha matched his efforts from the first contest with another four goals, but it must be said that West Coburg’s inaccuracy prevented them from getting an early lead, a reversal from the first meeting where Deer Park were unable to capitalise in front of goals.

The midfield battle will be the most intriguing with both engine rooms stacked with stars.

Dinny Cleary, Tom Baravi, Tom Drake, and Jonah Horo saw the most minutes in midfield and will go up against Nash Holmes, Tom Mundy, Jack Dorgan, and Michael Edwards.

The depth and balance of both midfields will counteract the advantage Scott Greenhough enjoyed in the ruck against an undersized Damon Galofaro, but Greenhough’s mobility and presence around the ground is one May will keep an eye on.

Todd Elton was well held by the disciplined defence of West Coburg but looked likely in the ruck when Scotland tried to get him more involved.

It’ll be interesting to see who matches up with Greenhough at the first bounce as that is the only area Deer Park had a clear advantage in their last contest.

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Men's Outlook
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There will be stars everywhere and this one is poised to be yet another classic between these two sides looking to earn their way into the top flight.

Shark Week returns with Rupertswood and Hillside doing battle in a do-or-die clash in their bid to keep their finals runs alive.

The season series has been split down the middle with Hillside taking out the win in Round 1, and Rupertswood squaring up in Round 13. Hillside were in control for large portions of their second contest but weren’t able to contain scoring streaks from Rupertswood which let them back in the game, and ultimately cost them the victory.

Arron Bray threw Zak Saad into the midfield to thwart Hillside’s control on that part of the ground and was a key difference in the second half where Rupo kicked the final six goals of the game.

He also enjoyed the luxury of the venerable Dean Galea roaming the forward 50 as he booted five majors after not appearing in the Round 1 clash.

Charlie Denaro enjoyed a similar luxury with Josh Covelli kicking five goals in the first game, and three goals inside the first 10 minutes before injuring his hamstring.

He returned to the senior side in the first final and kicked six despite battling a knee injury, so it’ll be interesting to see if he can have the impact we’ve come to expect from the big spearhead.

Rupertswood picked up a couple of injuries in their loss to Deer Park which will make team selection interesting, while it’s unknown if Anthony Prestia will get up for selection with a hamstring injury of his own.

Rupo have been dubbed the “giant killers” so you can expect them to bounce back strongly, while Hillside will be full of confidence after a good performance against St Albans.

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Taylors Lakes will utilise their double chance in this Preliminary Final against a hungry Sunbury Kangaroos outfit fresh off a fighting win against Northern Saints in their Elimination Final.

Shannon Carroll’s men fought back in that game after trailing by five goals at the first change, a common denominator after earning their spot in the finals series after beginning the year 0-5.

They’ve had a number of close losses this season, one of which a one-point loss to Taylors Lakes in Round 12.

The Kangaroos kicked four goals to one in the final quarter in a low-scoring affair and with a potent forward half, they’ve well and truly earned their spot in this prelim despite being the underdogs.

Rhys Magin and Brody Watts have combined for 89 goals this season with Matthew Leonard and John Corso also scoring more than 20 goals.

Taylors Lakes will go in as the favourites after establishing themselves as the next best behind Oak Park, a stunning turnaround with Steve Burns resurrecting a five-win 2022 season.

The Lions also took out the first meeting between these sides with a 23-point win and have started to field their best 22 in recent weeks with the return of Jake Toa providing a solid combination with Andrew Gallina in the ruck rotation.

Aaron Vendramini’s season is over after sustaining an ankle injury in their loss to Oak Park, while skipper Sonny Briz is a test for this weekend with a hamstring injury.

Despite the scoreline, Taylors Lakes were well in the contest last week with inaccurate kicking costing them early, but they were able to match Oak Park’s nine goals after the first change.

It’s do or die, a spot in the Grand Final against Oak Park is up for grabs. Will Taylors Lakes get another opportunity or will it be a complete Kangaroo battle?

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AGA Under 18.5 Men's Division Two Preliminary Final

Aberfeldie

President: Brett Williamson

Coach: Mark Butler

Colours: Navy Blue & Sky Blue

Hadfield

President: Alan Kerr

Coach: Marae Moustafa

Colours: Brown & Gold

17 Adham Taleb

18 Jack Dodorico

19 Muhammad Ibrahim

22 Sammy Taleb

23 Ahmed Taleb

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Division Two Reserves Preliminary Final

Northern Saints

President: Mouhamad

El Sheikh

Coach: Abdul El Rafei

Colours: Navy Blue, Green & Red

3 Ibrahim Taha

4 Mohammed Abboud

5 Samer Saraya Saraya

9 Wissam AbdulWahed

10 Ali Abou-Eid

11 Ehsan Taiba

13 Mathew Haley

15 Mohammad Taleb

17 Jehad Haddara

28 Noah Saraya

29 Adnan Hafda

30 Taha Ellaz

35 Abdulmalek Taleb

36 Abduassalam Nachar

37 Daheg AbdulWahed

38 Taner Can

39 Belal Mustapha

42 Bronell Kako

45 Khalil Bou'khalil

48 Mahmoud Saraya

52 Tarik Chamra

52 Tarik Chamra

3 Julian Valentino

4 Jordan Lauria

5 Ray Harrison

6 Taylor Hotchkin

8 William Heales

11 Nathan Gioffre

15 Daniel Lauria

Oak Park

President: Tim Littlewood

Coach: Ben Turner

Colours: Blue & White

16 John D'Alessandro

19 Aiden Adams

20 Spud Harrap

21 Blake Morey

23 Luke Palanechka

27 James Cox

28 Dylan Gutbier

32 Aidan Mezzatesta

36 Craig Spicer

46 James Mcintosh

51 Christian Scarpino

53 Augustus Polidano

57 Daniel Burcul

61 Blake Polidano

65 Isaac Le Plastrier

69 Jack McQuillan

73 William Owens

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Season Summary | Strathmore Community Men's Division Two

ROUND 9

Sunbury Kangaroos 13.9-87 Coburg Districts 7.12-54

Oak Park 14.11-95 East Sunbury 8.10-58

Burnside Heights 5.12-42 Northern Saints 8.10-58

Hadfield 5.9-39 Taylors Lakes 15.8-98

ROUND 10

Coburg Districts 7.8-50 Burnside Heights 5.12-42

Taylors Lakes 25.16-166 East Sunbury 1.8-14

Northern Saints 7.11-53 Hadfield 9.11-65

Sunbury Kangaroos 8.9-57 Oak Park 27.19-181

ROUND 11

Taylors Lakes 10.9-69 Burnside Heights 8.4-52

Oak Park 10.7-67 Coburg Districts 6.16-52

East Sunbury 9.9-63 Hadfield 13.7-85

Northern Saints 10.12-72 Sunbury Kangaroos 13.14-92

ROUND 12

Burnside Heights 18.22-130 East Sunbury 10.8-68

Coburg Districts 15.9-99 Northern Saints 14.14-98

Hadfield 7.6-48

Taylors Lakes 17.9-111 Coburg Districts 13.9-87 Oak Park 12.9-81 Northern Saints 15.17-107 East Sunbury 4.12-36 Sunbury Kangaroos 21.13-139

ROUND 7

Coburg Districts 22.18-150 East Sunbury 10.6-66

Sunbury Kangaroos 21.14-140 Hadfield 10.8-68

Burnside Heights 16.15-111 Oak Park 12.8-80

Northern Saints 17.11-113 Taylors Lakes 6.8-44

ROUND 8

Hadfield 8.10-58 Coburg Districts 17.6-108

East Sunbury 7.11-53 Northern Saints 12.12-84

Burnside Heights 7.12-54 Sunbury Kangaroos 10.6-66

Oak Park 11.12-78 Taylors Lakes 6.12-48

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Taylors Lakes 9.10-64 Northern Saints 5.10-40

Hadfield 10.13-73 Sunbury Kangaroos 14.14-98

ROUND 15

Sunbury Kangaroos 19.15-129 Burnside Heights 7.13-55

Northern Saints 20.12-132 East Sunbury 6.9-45

Taylors Lakes 33.14-212 Hadfield 5.5-35

Coburg Districts 11.8-74 Oak Park 19.14-128

ROUND 16

Burnside Heights 9.12-66 Coburg Districts 9.11-65

Hadfield 4.4-28 Northern Saints 33.15-213

Oak Park 15.7-97 Sunbury Kangaroos 15.4-94

East Sunbury 4.5-29 Taylors Lakes 26.16-172

ROUND 16

Burnside Heights 9.12-66 Coburg Districts 9.11-65

Hadfield 4.4-28 Northern Saints 33.15-213

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ROUND 1 Sunbury Kangaroos 11.14-80 Burnside Heights 12.11-83 Northern Saints 17.20-122 East Sunbury 15.12-102 Coburg Districts 4.8-32 Hadfield 5.8-38 Taylors Lakes 4.12-36 Oak Park 14.7-91 ROUND 2 Hadfield 3.17-35 Northern Saints 8.11-59 Oak Park 10.17-77 Sunbury Kangaroos 11.9-75 East Sunbury 9.14-68 Taylors Lakes 17.9-111 Burnside Heights 12.9-81 Coburg Districts 14.7-91 ROUND 3 Northern Saints 14.17-101 Burnside Heights 13.6-84 Taylors Lakes 16.8-104 Hadfield 7.10-52 East Sunbury 0.0-0 Oak Park 17.18-120 Coburg Districts 11.12-78 Sunbury Kangaroos 9.15-69 ROUND 4 Hadfield 11.5-71 East Sunbury 3.9-27 Sunbury Kangaroos 11.8-74 Northern Saints 14.13-97 Coburg Districts 13.9-87 Oak Park 17.10-112 Burnside Heights 8.10-58 Taylors Lakes 11.18-84 ROUND 5 Northern Saints 10.14-74 Coburg
Districts 14.9-93 Oak Park 18.20-128 Hadfield 8.12-60
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Sunbury 3.2-20 Burnside Heights 15.19-109
ROUND 6 Hadfield 6.10-46 Burnside Heights 10.19-79
Oak Park 21.11-137 Sunbury Kangaroos 8.6-54 Taylors Lakes 7.13-55
13 Sunbury Kangaroos 19.13-127 East Sunbury 6.7-43 Northern Saints 12.7-79 Oak Park 13.11-89 Burnside Heights 17.15-117 Hadfield 8.6-54 Coburg Districts 13.9-87 Taylors Lakes 17.10-112
14 Oak Park 16.10-106 Burnside Heights 6.9-45 East Sunbury 9.6-60 Coburg Districts
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LEADING GOALKICKERS

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TEAM P W L D FF For Agst % PTS Oak Park 16 14 2 0 0 1667 1031 161.69 56 Taylors Lakes 16 13 3 0 0 1588 976 162.7 52 Northern Saints 16 10 6 0 0 1502 1090 137.8 40 Sunbury Kangaroos 16 8 8 0 0 1460 1225 119.18 32 Coburg Districts 16 8 8 0 0 1296 1269 102.13 32 Burnside Heights 16 7 9 0 0 1208 1167 103.51 28 Hadfield 16 4 12 0 0 855 1668 51.26 16 East Sunbury 16 0 16 0 0 752 1902 39.54 0
DIVISION 2 LADDER
PLAYER CLUB GAMES GOALS Khoder Taleb Northern Saints 17 67 Rhys Magin Sunbury Kangaroos 17 58 Jedd Taylor Oak Park 17 40 Liam Bianco Coburg Districts 15 35 Mitch Church East Sunbury 16 34 Brody Watts Sunbury Kangaroos 17 31 Andrew Gallina Taylors Lakes 17 29 Clayton McCartney Oak Park 14 29 Raafat Rachrache Taylors Lakes 15 28 Jasper Dang-Lynch Coburg Districts 14 27

Strathmore Community Men's Division Two Preliminary Final

Taylors Lakes

President: David Darcy

Coach: Steve Burns

Colours: Royal Blue & Gold 1

26 Bowey Larizza 34 David Reinmuth

35 Nicholas Miokovic

37 Samuel Kosmak

Sunbury Kangaroos

President: Mick Streiff

Coach: Shanon Carroll

Colours: Blue & White

1 Dylan Cunningham

2 Andrew Gilbertson

3 John Corso

4 Zane BoothBruscino

22 Brody Watts

23 Jackson Treweek

25 Blake Tirchett

26 Dean Halliwell

5 Nathan Kennedy 7

38 Trent Forbes 39 Andrew Gallina 40 Jake Toa 41 Brenden Lucas

5 James O'Connor

6 Nathan Thomas

7 Rhys Magin

8 Braydan Cuffe

10 Mitchell Streiff

11 Zac Ploog

14 Lachlan Treweek

15 Jack Vivian

16 Matthew Leonard

27 Brenton Sutherland

29 Daniel Stubbs

30 Nicholas Ivakovic

32 Stephen Treweek

35 Shawn Bowden

37 Sam Van Taarling

38 Jacob Feist

55 Jordan James

60 Dwayne Tate

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17 Mitchell Kook

18 Michael Treweek

62 Tannin Wilson

69 Travis Faulds

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AGA Under 18.5 Men's Division One Semi Final 1

East Keilor

President: Pat Christofi

Coach: Paul Surace

Colours: Gold, Navy Blue & Red

1 Jamie Mastrakoulis

27 Rhys Bauer

1 William Natoli

Craigieburn

President: Dom Micallef

Coach: Brett Wright

Colours: Brown & White

3 Christian Caluzzi

28 Billy Showler

5 Lucas Grant

17 Zac Hansch

19 Sahr Bental

4 Michael Barbopoulos

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31 Caleb Cavarra

32 Mathieson King

37 Andre Cannavo

41 Ben Frendo

42 Bryce Mckiterick

44 Kobe Watson

46 Lachlan Jones

47 Nathan Roberts

72 Alexander Saleh

6 Cade Gordon

7 Liam O'Connell

8 James Mcintosh

9 Kylan Doorbar

10 Tadhg Boyle

11 Jakeb Bruni

12 Harry Albon

13 Zachary Trimbos

14 Flynn Latchman

15 Jonathan Pestrucci

16 Blake Polley

20 Bayden Moore

21 Dylan Coward

22 Daniel Del Borrello

26 Brodey Hynes-Alnes

27 Zakariah Ali

28 Kyle Williams

31 Matthew Kichakov

33 Jaike Harris

36 Riley O'Rourke

40 Henry Ashworth

47 Daniel Perry

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16 Ryan Rutledge 18 Jack Naiker
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21 Mason Celantano 22 Max Grant-
23 Daniel Wilczynski 25 Joshua Rachkidi

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AGA Under 18.5 Men's Division One Semi Final 2

Moonee Valley

President: Michael Milne

Coach: Adam De Pasquale

Colours: Black & White

Coburg Districts

President: Allan Chandler

Coach: Paul Carbone

Colours: Blue & White

3 Blake TownsendBooth

4 Zayas Leonedas

18 Seb Baullo

19 Cameron Naug

20 Calem Diaco

21 Cruz Young

22 Brooklyn Crook

23 Marus Currenti

25 Thomas Reymers

26 Hugh Sharples

40 Verrell Vechie

47 Laurie Nichols 54 Yianni Artemiou 60 Sam

1 Adam Pafumi

2 Adam Park

3 Daniel Aliotta

4 Cutis Rawlings

5 Marcus Rametta

7 Aymen Taleb

8 Ayden Skroce

9 Liam Tsamasiros

11 Crimson El Alami

12 Frank Gallo

13 Chad Middleton 14 Connor Mooney 15 Taine Beattie

19 Hady Hegazy

20 Gautier Vecchie

22 Samuel Caccamo

23 Christopher Gioupas

25 James Mamo

26 Kassaun Kirby

27 Massimo Iannuzzi

28 Zachary Kuret

29 Kristan Cavello

30 Jett Ryder

36 Zein Omar

41 Jason El Nabbout

56 Luca Sebastiano

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16 Kougar MacKertich 18 Lucas Leeds

65 Bruno Mete

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Thomas Clark
Mehmet
Pasinati
Julian Hinton
Jacob Saccuti
Andrew Kelly
Koby Lack
Oliver Hutchesson
Axel Nemler
Jamie Hoang
William O’Connell
5 Oliver De Hond 6 Erel
7 Will
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Trimboli
Padden
Desira 76 Sunny
79 Nicholas
Anderson
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Division One Reserves Semi Final 1

Roxburgh Park

President:

Coach:

Colours:

Deer Park

President:

Coach:

Colours:

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John Nahyna
Peter
Berry
Royal Blue
& Gold
Tom Mason
Dale Rigby
Black & White 17 Lance Grogan 25 Jack Scicchitano 27 Taygen Dennison 28 Jackson Connor 32 Dylan Garlick 34 Jamie Trifonos 38 Craig Plant 39 Eddie Richards 40 Matt Muscari 41 Mark Nicholls 42 Alex Tran 43 Samir Cehic 45 Shannon Gill 47 Trent Semmens 48 Ross Romeo 49 Ryan Barry 51 Jack Berry
Jai Granvillani 54 Patrick Duca
Marcue Ikafanga
Michael Schembri
Roger Boll
Connor Berry
Isaac Botros
Jordyn Semmens
Michael Nikoloski
Jeremy Humay
Matt Boyle
Shane Jones 1 Michael Gorgievski 2 Hunter Dixon 4 Mathew Busuttil 8 Jake Watson 11 Jake Busutil-Poskitt 13 Jamie Bellam 15 Timothy Sedgwick 18 Daniel Sedgwick 21 Robbie Barnard 24 Nathan Bolitho 28 Ayden El-Leissy 30 Mazin Abbouchi 32 Alex Lamanna 33 Troy Allen 36 Eyad Hegazy 37 Jack Omogrosso 38 Seamus Mulcahy 39 Jordan Linehan 40 Amos Potter 42 Jack Woodsford 43 Lachlan Morelli 44 Blake Ellis 54 Candan Roulston 58 Lachlan D'Cruz 62 Nathan Prouse 63 Matthew Welsh 65 Aaron Szwedyc 66 Ramzy Tannoura 69 Tylar Sorrentino 72 Isaac Carton 76 Tarek Zahraman 98 Sebastian Capomolla 99 Colin Tornatore
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Division One Reserves Semi Final 2

West Coburg

President: Ian Allen

Coach: Sean McKernan

Colours: Red, White & Black

Hillside

President: Sebastian Buccheri

Coach: Michael Ogliarolo

Colours: Teal, Black & White

39 Harrison Weaver

41 Daniel Alagna

42 Christopher Tsonis

44 Blake Ross

45 Jake Fotinos

47 Cristian D'Alberto

48 Conor Martin

50 Angus O'Meara

53 Mahmoud El Hawli

54 Ben Vear

55 Luca Mcmonagle

59 Alex El Nabbout

60 Tobi Yusuf

62 Ahmed Saad

64 Hassan Hammoud

1 Jayden Murdoch

1 Brodey Farrugia

2 Jai Wright

6 Noah Asciak

12 Michael Deluca

14 Jack Bastas

14 Issac Abbay

15 Jordan Brown

17 Zack Williams

18 Lachlan Rudd

21 Luke Sammut 23 Josh Covelli 26 Blaise Ferraro

27 Theo Peteinarias

30 Sebastian Frazzetto

30 Daniel Scerri

31 Xavier Buccheri

31 Nicholas Cugliari

36 Lachlan Rzanovski

37 Tom Rochester

41 Andrew Salvatico

41 Riley Way

44 Mark Salvatico

45 Jaksyn Grant

46 Ryan Deppler

50 Paris Grampsas

62 Julian DiPasquala

67 Alex Barlas

73 Sean Morrow

77 David Fruscalzo

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Iesa Saad 18 Mohamed Mohamed 23 Reed Cathcart
Andrew Careri 25 Conor Doherty 26 Fallan Cathcart 27 Declan Doherty 30 Liam Sutawan
Nicholas Tsonis 33 Mohamad Saad
Spencer PlattDevlin
Maurice Contreras
Benjamin Drummond
Maroun Diab Kabalan
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Season Summary | Rookie Me Division One

ROUND 10

Deer Park 15.13-103 Roxburgh Park 10.5-65

St Albans 8.23-71 Moonee Valley 7.10-52

Tullamarine 7.10-52 Keilor Park 9.7-61

Glenroy 9.14-68 Craigieburn 19.7-121

West Coburg 14.25-109 Rupertswood 9.7-61

Westmeadows 8.6-54 Hillside 5.9-39

ROUND 11

Craigieburn 14.8-92 Tullamarine 9.15-69

Hillside 5.5-35 West Coburg 18.16-124

Keilor Park 8.11-59 Glenroy 6.7-43

Roxburgh Park 9.12-66 St Albans 11.11-77

Moonee Valley 12.5-77 Deer Park 13.11-89

Rupertswood 19.14-128 Westmeadows 12.6-78

ROUND 12

Hillside 15.11-101 Craigieburn 4.8-32

Deer Park 11.10-76 West Coburg 11.15-81

Keilor Park 9.11-65 Moonee Valley 13.4-82

Roxburgh Park 9.14-68 Rupertswood 21.13-139

Tullamarine 11.13-79 Glenroy 6.8-44

Westmeadows 5.10-40 St Albans 19.9-123

ROUND 13

Craigieburn 15.13-103 Keilor Park 13.8-86

St Albans 9.13-67 Deer Park 16.16-112

Tullamarine 14.9-93 Westmeadows 8.10-58

Moonee Valley 15.13-103 Roxburgh Park 14.14-98

Rupertswood 15.9-99 Hillside 11.12-78

West Coburg 26.15-171 Glenroy 7.6-48

ROUND 14

Deer Park 25.25-175 Westmeadows 5.9-39

ROUND 15

Craigieburn 8.10-58 Rupertswood 11.17-83 Hillside 15.11-101 Moonee Valley 12.5-77

Deer Park 30.24-204 Glenroy 6.7-43

Keilor Park 7.5-47 Roxburgh Park 7.10-52

St Albans 16.16-112 Tullamarine 8.14-62

Westmeadows 10.6-66 West Coburg 17.12-114

ROUND 16

Roxburgh Park 11.12-78 Hillside 18.12-120

Tullamarine 9.3-57 Deer Park 14.17-101

Moonee Valley 10.15-75 Craigieburn 13.10-88

Rupertswood 11.14-80 Keilor Park 7.11-53

Glenroy 6.15-51 Westmeadows 20.15-135

West Coburg 20.12-132 St Albans 5.5-35

ROUND 17

Deer Park 23.23-161 Hillside 5.4-34

St Albans 7.7-49 Rupertswood 9.10-64

Tullamarine 18.12-120 Roxburgh Park 12.11-83

Glenroy 10.10-70 Moonee Valley 15.22-112

West Coburg 31.18-204 Keilor Park 6.2-38

Westmeadows 14.13-97 Craigieburn 8.13-61

ROUND 18

Craigieburn 11.5-71 West Coburg 26.14-170

Valley 13.8-86

Hillside 7.8-50 St Albans 10.9-69

Keilor Park 10.13-73 Westmeadows 8.14-62

ROUND 9

Craigieburn 7.6-48 St Albans 7.8-50

Hillside 8.15-63 Glenroy 5.10-40

Keilor Park 5.9-39 Deer Park 12.9-81

Roxburgh Park 9.16-70 Westmeadows 5.11-41

Moonee Valley 6.4-40 West Coburg 13.11-89

Rupertswood 20.12-132 Tullamarine 8.5-53

Roxburgh Park 11.9-75 Glenroy 10.7-67

Moonee Valley 13.16-94 Tullamarine 15.6-96

Rupertswood 11.7-73 Deer Park 9.17-71

ROUND 18

Craigieburn 11.5-71 West Coburg 26.14-170

Hillside 7.8-50 St Albans 10.9-69

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ROUND 1 Hillside 11.11-77 Rupertswood 9.8-62 Keilor Park 7.9-51 Craigieburn 5.11-41 St Albans 20.16-136 Glenroy 6.8-44 Roxburgh Park 16.12-108 Moonee Valley 12.5-77 West Coburg 15.17-107 Tullamarine 8.3-51 Westmeadows 6.8-44 Deer Park 17.17-119 ROUND 2 Craigieburn 10.15-75 Hillside 17.18-120 Deer Park 16.9-105 St Albans 10.10-70 Moonee Valley 7.15-57 Keilor Park 9.14-68 Rupertswood 13.11-89 Roxburgh Park 10.9-69 Glenroy 4.10-34 West Coburg 23.17-155 Westmeadows 8.15-63 Tullamarine 14.15-99 ROUND 3 Craigieburn 9.9-63 Roxburgh Park 7.10-52 Hillside 16.11-107 Keilor Park 5.10-40 St Albans 9.20-74 Westmeadows 8.4-52 Glenroy 8.11-59 Tullamarine 18.14-122 Moonee Valley 14.9-93 Rupertswood 15.11-101 West Coburg 14.4-88 Deer Park 11.19-85 ROUND 4 Craigieburn 18.11-119 Moonee Valley 4.14-38 Hillside 7.10-52 Roxburgh Park 10.8-68 Deer Park 22.17-149 Tullamarine 2.6-18 Keilor Park 11.9-75 Rupertswood 10.5-65 St Albans 8.16-64 West Coburg 12.9-81 Westmeadows 10.6-66 Glenroy 10.16-76 ROUND 5 Roxburgh Park 9.16-70 Keilor Park 8.7-55 Tullamarine 6.5-41 St Albans 16.10-106 Moonee Valley 9.10-64 Hillside 19.8-122 Rupertswood 13.9-87 Craigieburn 8.5-53 Glenroy 3.6-24 Deer Park 16.22-118 West Coburg 23.15-153 Westmeadows 5.4-34 ROUND 6 Deer Park 12.10-82 Rupertswood 13.5-83 St Albans 5.11-41 Hillside 9.5-59 Tullamarine 6.15-51 Moonee Valley 13.7-85 Glenroy 8.8-56 Roxburgh Park 22.14-146 West Coburg 19.15-129 Craigieburn 7.4-46 Westmeadows 13.9-87 Keilor Park 11.10-76 ROUND 7 Craigieburn 19.10-124 Westmeadows 12.9-81 Hillside 11.12-78 Deer Park 15.14-104 Keilor Park 7.10-52 West Coburg 14.15-99 Roxburgh Park 8.17-65 Tullamarine 8.8-56 Moonee Valley 26.15-171 Glenroy 7.9-51 Rupertswood 9.10-64 St Albans 10.8-68 ROUND 8 Deer Park 19.14-128 Craigieburn 7.11-53 St
Keilor Park 10.14-74
Hillside
Rupertswood
West Coburg 19.18-132 Roxburgh Park 6.10-46
9.9-63 Moonee
Albans 17.14-116
Tullamarine 6.5-41
15.16-106 Glenroy 6.9-45
24.8-152
Westmeadows
Keilor Park 7.9-51 Hillside 7.18-60
Roxburgh Park 9.8-62 Craigieburn 24.10-154
Tullamarine 7.9-51 West Coburg 16.19-115 Rupertswood 16.14-110 Moonee Valley 12.8-80 Glenroy 7.3-45 St Albans 17.13-115

Season Summary | Rookie Me Division One

DIVISION 1 LADDER

LEADING GOALKICKERS

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TEAM P W L D FF For Agst % PTS West Coburg 18 18 0 0 0 2253 933 241.48 72 Deer Park 18 14 4 0 0 2063 1033 199.71 56 Rupertswood 18 14 4 0 0 1672 1259 132.8 56 St Albans 18 12 6 0 0 1443 1191 121.16 44 Hillside 18 11 7 0 0 1402 1280 109.53 40 Craigieburn 18 8 10 0 0 1402 1547 90.63 32 Roxburgh Park 18 8 10 0 0 1341 1551 86.46 32 Moonee Valley 18 6 13 0 0 1463 1560 93.78 24 Tullamarine 18 6 13 0 0 1211 1632 74.2 24 Keilor Park 18 6 13 0 0 1063 1461 72.76 24 Westmeadows 18 4 14 0 0 1160 1734 66.9 16 Glenroy 18 1 17 0 0 908 2200 41.27 4
PLAYER CLUB GAMES GOALS Omar Saad West Coburg 16 75 Ben Ryan Moonee Valley 18 60 Ibrahim Taha West Coburg 18 60 Lachlan Smart Deer Park 19 59 Dean Galea Rupertswood 14 55 Cooper McPharlane Roxburgh Park 18 52 Bailey Ryan Hillside 14 49 Todd Elton Deer Park 17 48 Costa Detsikas Moonee Valley 17 36 Zak Saad Rupertswood 17 36

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Rookie Me Division One Semi Final 1

Rupertswood

President: Brad Pietromonaco

Coach: Arron Bray

Colours: Navy Blue & Gold

Hillside

President: Sebastian Buccheri

Coach: Charlie Denaro

Colours: Teal, Black & White

16 Logan Johnson

1 Zak Wunhym

2 Tyson Gill

3 Lachlan Henson

23 Josh Covelli

24 Ryan Schiavone

18 Aaron West

19 Brock Landt

20 Jordan Tentonello

5 Riley Miksa

6 Joel Bonnici

7 Tristan Rudic

8 Jeremy Hayes

9 Anthony Prestia

26 Jackson McMenamin

27 Theo Peteinarias

28 Rusi Komaitai

29 Bailey Ryan

30 Daniel Scerri

22 Shaun Stewart

11 Hudson Shaw

13 Koby Young

14 Bailey Kirkman

31 Nicholas Cugliari

33 Joey Careless

35 Nicholas Karakyriakos

42 Chris Samagalski

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15 Mitchell Hearne

16 Ryan Lojko

43 Blaise Ferraro

46 Ryan Deppeler

62 Julian DiPasquala

19 Jack Tarr

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1 Mitchell Johnson
2 Zak Saad
Clayton Bonello 4 Dean Galea
Luke
Benjamin Borg
Evan
5 Jackson Pranauskas 6 Jackson Cardillo 7 Brent Swallow 8 Omar Taleb 10 Matthew McDonald 11 Jorden Braddy 12
Cannon 14
15
Ricupero
17 Dylan Podolczak
21 Jakeb Coles
24 Daniel Kavanagh
25 Sonny Phelan
Fraser PhelanSmith Bailey Verrall
33 Jacob Chahine
18 Alessio Gobbo
20 Lachlan Pettigrove

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Rookie Me Division One Semi

West Coburg

President: Ian Allen

Coach: Dale May

Colours: Red, White & Black

Deer Park

President: John Nahyna

Coach: Heath Scotland

Colours: Royal Blue & Gold

3 Abdikhane Fitaax

4 Omar Saad

5 Jesse Martini 6 Luke Baniowski

19 Jordan Gloury

20 Dane Lucas

21 Dominic Dean Spagnolo

22 Patrick Martin

23 Reed Cathcart

28 Liam Bowkett

31 Thomas Mcrostie

32 Jonah Horo

38 Ibrahim Taha

39 Harrison Weaver

43 Damian Galofaro

50 Angus O'Meara

54 Ben Vear

1 Scott Greenhough

3 Tom Mundy

4 Todd Elton

5 Lachlan Smart

6 Spiros Amarantidis

8 Dylan Featon

9 Jacob Knight

10 Simon Nahyna

11 Jack Dorgan

12 Nash Holmes

13 Kobe Brown

14 Timothy Quick

15 Jake McKenzie

16 Will Krithararis

21 Kier Bol

22 Luke Goater

23 Michael Edwards

24 Kane Testa

26 Kevin Johnson

27 Taygen Dennison

29 Levi Greenwood

30 Bailey Morrish

31 Nicolas Alekovski

33 Luke Scicchitano

35 Cam Berry

36 Reece Tompkins

37 Jordan Brereton

41 Mark Nicholls

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95 Perry Patrikios

17 Billy Cannolo 18 Jackson Barling 20 Rod Van Riet

50 Lucas Nikoloski

88 Wade Lees

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Thomas Baravi
Anastasis Dounias
Ruairi Cleary
Joseph Drake
Donnacadh Cleary
Noah Weihrauch
Marco Serruto
Emilio Rinaudo
Thomas Drake
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