Men's Division 2 Grand Final, Division 1 Preliminary Final & Premier Semi Finals

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MEN’S DIVISION 2 GRAND FINAL, DIVISION 1 PRELIMINARY FINAL & PREMIER SEMI FINALS September 9th, 2023

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CEO's Perspective Sunbury Kangaroos have progressed through the hard way after dropping their first five games of the season and have thoroughly earnt their spot in the big dance.

All the best to the teams that will fight for the ultimate prize across the three Division Two Grand Finals.

In the Rookie Me Division One Senior Men’s Preliminary final, West Coburg is looking to amend their first loss of the year last week as Rupertswood try to spoil the party.

This weekend sees the Men’s Strathmore Community Bank Division Two Grand Finals being played. Congratulations to Oak Park and Sunbury Kangaroos on making it to this weekend’s decider at Coburg City Oval.

Oak Park are looking to go one better this season after a disappointing end to 2022 but enter this week more refreshed than last season.

Congratulations to Deer Park who will play off in next week’s Rookie Me Division One Grand Final in their first season in the EDFL after a pair of strong performances to kick off their premiership dreams.

Again, good luck to all Division One sides playing for a spot in next week’s Grand Final.

The Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division premiership is down to four sides and their path to premiership glory starts this weekend.

On Sunday, all eyes will be on Keilor and Pascoe Vale playing for

a spot in the Grand Final, while Strathmore and East Keilor will be looking to keep their season alive.

Keilor have had a flawless season to date and aim to replicate their undefeated 2019 season, while Pascoe Vale have established themselves as the next best and are hunting for their first Grand Final appearance since their 2011 flag in B Grade.

Strathmore have built well in the second half of the season and begin their premiership defence as East Keilor are fighting for their first A Grade flag since 1994.

Piranha Park has provided a wonderful venue for our finals series thus far and we thank Coburg Football Club and Merribek Council for providing the wonderful facilities.

Good luck to all teams, members, volunteers, umpires, and officials this weekend.

Andrew Johnston EDFL CEO

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beast entirely.

They would build on that lead through the next two quarters and restrict the Burgers to just 2.7 at the final change, boasting 11.9 themselves.

Four West Coburg goals in the final term made the scoreline a little more respectable for the minor premiers as they now prepare to face Rupertswood in a Preliminary Final.

Lachie Smart kicked five goals for Deer Park with multiples also to Todd Elton, Jack Dorgan, and Captain Spiros Amarantidis.

Levi Greenwood returned to the side with a best on ground performance after missing their first final, while Dorgan and Nash Holmes stood out in a stacked midfield battle.

RUPO WINS FIRST SENIOR EDFL FINAL, KEEPS SEASON ALIVE

ROOKIE ME DIVISION ONE LIONS ROAR INTO THE BIG DANCE If we thought Deer Park made a statement last week, then we’re out of superlatives for their dominant display against the previously undefeated West Coburg.

Rupertswood are through to a Preliminary Final after defeating Hillside in their first Senior final win since moving across to the EDFL. After trailing by 11 points at the first change, Rupo put the foot down in the final three quarters to outscore Hillside 12 goals to two (79 to 21).

The margin stood at 70 points at the final siren in a game that Deer Park controlled from the outset.

They started winning clearances, retained possession around the ground, provided their forwards with better service than the first quarter, and applied manic pressure on the ball to force turnovers.

We were expecting a third thriller between these two sides but with the margin 27 points at quarter time, Deer Park looked a different

Dean Galea returned to Joe Brown Oval with four goals after dominating at the venue in the top flight for so many years, as Jacob

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EDFL Men's Headlines Chahine (three goals) and Zak Saad (two goals) provided headaches for the Hillside defence.

Jackson Cardillo and Jordan Tentonello were standout performers for Rupertswood but were complemented by a full team effort in a strong bounceback from their loss the previous week.

Josh Covelli was well held by Aaron West finishing with just two goals, while Koby Young was named Hillside’s best in what was a busy day for him and his side in defence.

West Coburg awaits Rupo who’ll get another run on Joe Brown Oval in as many weeks, while Charlie Denaro has coached his last game for Hillside following his incredible service to multiple clubs across the EDFL.

STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK DIVISION TWO KANGAROO BATTLE POISED FOR GRAND FINAL Sunbury Kangaroos will feature in their second Strathmore Community Bank Division Two Grand Final after defeating Taylors Lakes in a five-point thriller at Salesian College.

It was a hot start to the game with seven goals kicked in the opening term seeing Taylors Lakes stretch out to a 19-point lead at quarter time.

The Kangaroos responded with four unanswered goals in the second term to wrangle back the momentum and take a two-point lead into the main break.

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Each team put three goals on the scoreboard in the third term with the Lions’ accuracy waning from their first-quarter blitz to see the game tied at the last change.

With everything to play for in the final quarter, Taylors Lakes struck first before the Kangaroos responded with the next two.

A Taylors Lakes goal in the 22nd minute brought the deficit back to one point, but just two minutes later Jack Vivian slotted a set shot to extend it back to a two-kick game.

After some misses either way, the siren sounded 36 minutes into the final quarter to hand the Sunbury Kangaroos an astonishing Grand Final berth after their 0-5 start to the season.

Dean Halliwell was superb in the ruck with Brenton Sutherland unable to take part, and enjoyed the experience of John Corso playing a big role in their midfield.

Rhys Magin was at his usual silky best, while Mitch Kook played a commanding role in the defensive half of the ground.

Mitch Streiff joined Vivian with two goals, while Raaf Rachrache kicked two up the other end of the ground.

Chris Vulic, Jack Burns, and Mitch Jones finished off their stellar seasons with a strong performance in a Taylors Lakes outfit that can hold their head high after an outstanding season despite the unwanted end.

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Strathmore Community Bank Division Two Grand Final Preview

BY TARA MURRAY

This year was a little bit of a slower start, but come the back end of the season, Oak Park entered finals clearly the team to beat.

The first quarter of the Semi Final against Taylors Lakes sent a statement, with a nine-goal lead at the first break.

Fourteen players from last year’s Grand Final side played in the side’s Semi Final win against Taylors Lakes.

Throw in Hirsi Twomey and Max Gleeson, who missed the Semi Final win through suspension, and Blair Cronin, who missed last year’s Grand Final, makes for a very stable line up.

The Sunbury Kangaroos on the other hand is a fairytale story.

After just one win last season, Sunbury came down a division with a new coach and a young playing group with an eye on the future.

It started the season 0-5 and finals seemed anything but plausible at that point.

It’s the battle of the Kangaroos on Saturday at Coburg City Oval for the Strathmore Community Bank Division Two premiership.

Oak Park and the Sunbury Kangaroos have taken very different routes to the Grand Final, but that means little come the first bounce on Saturday.

Oak Park are the red-hot favourites heading into the game. Since coming back into Division Two in 2020, Oak Park has been one of the standout teams of the competition.

While it hadn't won a match, Sunbury had been in all five games and could have easily had a winning record at that stage.

But as confidence grew, so did the results and the side put themselves in finals contention.

It would come down to the final round, with a win against Oak Park needed or an injury riddled Burnside Heights to pull off an upset against Coburg Districts.

A one-point win by the Bears was enough for Sunbury to sneak into the top four.

They were only percentage behind Moonee Valley when the 2021 season was called off, with the Fog getting promoted.

Then came two finals wins in similar fashion. A slow start before warming into the game and Sunbury is a side that never says die and has shown it can never be discounted.

Last season, all three Oak Park sides made Grand Finals, but only the Under 18.5s could get the job done.

Coach Shanon Carroll said the side’s unpredictability is its biggest strength and it has proven that way in the finals so far.

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Strathmore Community Bank Division Two Grand Final Preview Just four players from the 2019 premiership team, Mitch Streiff, Mitch Kook, Matthew Leonard, and John Corso played in the Preliminary Final win last week.

The best on ground from the 2019 premiership, Brenton Sutherland missed the game but is expected to return for the Grand Final.

For the Kangaroos, it’s the young group of players that are the most exciting.

They fell agonisingly short last season of making the Division One Under 18.5 Grand Final by one point, but the bond of that group is telling.

Blake Tirchett, Brody Watts, Shawn Bowden, Zach Ploog, Jordan James, and Daniel Stubbs were part of that group and will form the nucleus for the Kangaroos going forward.

Looking closely at the two teams' seasons, Oak Park has the upper hand in most categories.

Oak Park was the best team offensively during the regular season, averaging 104 points per game to Sunbury’s 91 points per game.

Oak Park sat only behind Taylors Lakes defensively, conceding on average 64 points per game compared to Sunbury’s 76.5 per game.

If Oak Park gets on the board early, it needs to get some reward for dominance on the scoreboard to put Sunbury out of the game.

Jedd Taylor will be one of the keys for Oak Park having kicked 12 goals in the last two meetings between the sides.

We know he can play up the ground, but I would expect him to play a fair chunk of time forward.

At the other end, Sunbury has Rhys Magin. The former Essendon player has been one of the best players in the competition having come across this year.

Whether it's up forward, where he finished second in the competition goal kicking, or in the middle, he can have an influence.

The ruck contest will be another big battle.

Traditionally on Grand Final day, rucks have had a big influence on games.

With Twomey and Sutherland set to return for their sides, they will be big inclusions. Dean Halliwell is a wildcard for Sunbury in that area, coming off a best on ground performance in the Preliminary Final.

The two teams played each other three times during the season with Oak Park winning on all three occasions.

If Sunbury get a sniff, that’s when they’re at their most dangerous as they’ve shown in the two finals.

In Round 2, Oak Park got over the line by two points having had seven more scoring shots.

The Round 10 clash was all one-way traffic with Oak Park destroying Sunbury in their worst performance for the season.

Sunbury keeps coming and coming and it’s an amazing thing what confidence and momentum can do.

The final round clash was another thriller with Oak Park winning by three points, but it had nothing on the line unlike Sunbury.

Come game day, expect Oak Park to try and exert some physicality early on Sunbury. It was what happened in Round 10 and both Northern Saints and Taylors Lakes did the same thing in the final series.

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While Sunbury has nothing to lose, the one concern could be if they’re spent before making the big day.

There’s been a lot of energy and excitement used the last few weeks, Sunbury is hoping it can take it one step further.

While it's the battle of the Kangaroos, there will only be one Kangaroo King come 5pm on Saturday.

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AGA Under 18.5 Men's Division Two Grand Final Strathmore

Aberfeldie

President: John Elliot Coach: Brett Sayers Colours: Gold & Navy Blue

President: Brett Williamson Coach: Mark Butler Colours: Navy Blue & Sky Blue

3 Daniel Robertson

34 Lucas Ibrihim

12 Luke Tutus

60 Jake Daglis

7 Daniel Arfi

41 Christian Stone

17 Darien Newton

61 Alexander Wright

16 Nicholas Page

42 Sebastian Moffett

23 Jackson Butler

62 Nathan Chirico

18 Oscar Viti

43 Issac Dean

36 Patrick Carmichael

64 Thomas Maltman

19 Caleb Perini

44 Tyalor Moxon

21 Mitchell Barrett

45 Jonathan Cann

22 Jake Bruni

49 James Sayers

26 Ryan Maddox

51 Oliver Warburton

40 Alessandro Massimino 42 Kolby Krakouer

66 Brady Coleman 67 Xavier Young 69 Kye Mcsweeney

45 Jaiden Pitigala 73 Luca Carbone 46 Jye Kotoski

27 Jack Cook

52 Owen Winkel

28 Michael Cross

53 Alex Tonelli

29 Marcus Maurici

54 Zak Waters

35 William Janky

56 Jai Prince

36 Isiah Konstantinidis

57 Sebastian Caputo

56 Patrick Dent

80 Ramez Abdulnour

37 Lucas Andropoh

60 Alex Alessio

57 James Bartrop

83 Joseph Scuteri

38 Luke Hallo

74 William Rendina

59 Henry Thomas

90 Ambrose Carroll

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47 Archer Beattie 49 Joel Tsiounis 53 William Swane

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74 Michael Gerace 76 Seamus Buggy 77 Jay Pitcher 78 Seamus O'Neill

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Division Two Reserves Grand Final Taylors Lakes

Northern Saints

President: David Darcy Coach: Tony Keehan Colours: Royal Blue & Gold

President: Mouhamad El Sheikh Coach: Abdul El Rafei Colours: Navy Blue, Green & Red

3 Alex Villani

32 Frankie Galtieri

3 Ibrahim Taha

28 Noah Saraya

4 Blake Briz

33 Torey Larizza

4 Mohammed Abboud

29 Adnan Hafda

5 Nathan Kennedy

34 David Reinmuth 36 Kerim Hasan

5 Samer Saraya Saraya

30 Taha Ellaz

6 Jamie Bursic 7 Jaxon Holliday

42 Max Hobbs

9 Wissam AbdulWahed

35 Abdulmalek Taleb

8 Aaron Sawdy

44 Vincent Angelone

10 Ali Abou-Eid

36 Abduassalam Nachar

10 Jason McCormack

49 Darcy Tamer

11 Ehsan Taiba

12 Basem Emera

51 Reece Sidebottom

37 Daheg AbdulWahed

13 Kyle Blandford

59 Koby Paterson

13 Mathew Haley

38 Taner Can

17 Anthony Davoli

66 Corey Moore

15 Mohammad Taleb

39 Belal Mustapha

24 Mason Mackay

73 Liam Caffari

17 Jehad Haddara

42 Bronell Kako

25 Ben Farrugia

77 Youssef Saleh

18 Saeed Abdul-Wahed

45 Khalil Bou'khalil

27 Basem Emera

78 Joshua Giacomelli

19 Musa Zraika

48 Mahmoud Saraya

28 Michael Di Pietro

67 Daniel Klonowski

20 Louis Fulgaro

52 Tarik Chamra

29 Mason Lalor

73 Liam Caffari

30 Tyler Rogers

77 Youssef Saleh

25 Moussa Sleiman

52 Tarik Chamra

31 Oliver Lake

78 Joshua Giacomelli

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Season Summary | Strathmore Community Men's Division Two 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

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 Oak Park 21.11-137 Sunbury Kangaroos 8.6-54 Taylors Lakes 7.13-55

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 Taylors Lakes 16.6-102 Sunbury Kangaroos 12.7-79 East Sunbury 3.2-20 Burnside Heights 15.19-109 ROUND 6 Hadfield 6.10-46 Burnside Heights 10.19-79 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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ROUND 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 ROUND 14 Oak Park 16.10-106 Burnside Heights 6.9-45 East Sunbury 9.6-60 Coburg Districts 12.17-89 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 SEMI FINALS Oak Park 15.18-108 Taylors Lakes 9.13-67 Northern Saints 10.15-75 Sunbury Kangaroos 13.11-89 PRELIMINARY FINAL Taylors Lakes 10.17-77 Sunbury Kangaroos 12.10-82

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Season Summary | Strathmore Community Men's Division Two LEADING GOALKICKERS

DIVISION 2 LADDER PTS

PLAYER

CLUB

0 1667 1031 161.69

56

Khoder Taleb

Northern Saints

17

67

0

0 1588 976

162.7

52

Rhys Magin

Sunbury Kangaroos

18

59

Jedd Taylor

Oak Park

17

40

6

0

0 1502 1090 137.8

40

Liam Bianco

Coburg Districts

15

35

8

8

0

0 1460 1225 119.18

32

Mitch Church

East Sunbury

16

34

16

8

8

0

0 1296 1269 102.13

32

Brody Watts

Sunbury Kangaroos

18

32

Burnside Heights

16

7

9

0

0 1208 1167 103.51

28

Andrew Gallina

Taylors Lakes

18

30

Raafat Rachrache

Taylors Lakes

16

30

Hadfield

16

4

12

0

0

855 1668 51.26

16

Clayton McCartney

Oak Park

14

29

East Sunbury

16

0

16

0

0

752 1902 39.54

0

Jasper Dang-Lynch

Coburg Districts

14

27

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D

FF For Agst

Oak Park

16 14

2

0

Taylors Lakes

16 13

3

Northern Saints

16 10

Sunbury Kangaroos

16

Coburg Districts

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Strathmore Community Men's Division Two Grand Final Sunbury Kangaroos

Oak Park

President: Mick Streiff Coach: Shanon Carroll Colours: Blue & White

President: Tim Littlewood Coach: Todd Clark Colours: Blue & White

1 Dylan Cunningham

22 Brody Watts

1 Daniel Rajab

16 Lachie Ronaldson

2 Andrew Gilbertson

23 Jackson Treweek

2 Jack McCartney

17 Cameron Milich

3 John Corso

25 Blake Tirchett

3 Corey Field

18 Blair Cronin

4 Zane BoothBruscino

26 Dean Halliwell

4 Jordan Lauria

19 Mitchell Leathers

5 Jesse Hotchkin

22 Max Gleeson

6 Taylor Hotchkin

23 Hirsi Twomey

7 Michael Roach

28 Zachary Graham

8 Anthony De Lorenzi

30 Daniel Brzezicki

9 Jedd Taylor

35 Bailey Taylor

10 Clayton McCartney

40 Tom Gleeson

11 Travis Anderson

41 Jake Woods

12 Ryan Smith

44 Taj McCartney

13 Brad Cox

45 Jimmy McKay

14 Scott Gilliland

47 Jack Kennedy

15 Daniel Lauria

66 Jake Bushell

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 17 Mitchell Kook 18 Michael Treweek

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27 Brenton Sutherland 29 Daniel Stubbs 30 Nicholas Ivakovic 32 Stephen Treweek 35 Shawn Bowden 37 Sam Van Taarling 38 Jacob Feist 42 Tannin Wilson 55 Jordan James 60 Dwayne Tate 69 Travis Faulds

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2023 EDFL TEAM OF THE YEAR BACKS

Lisa Kirby

Talisa Bartolo

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

Amelia Swinson

AIRPORT WEST

HALF BACKS Kaila Ducret

MARIBYRNONG PARK

Courtney McCormack

COBURG DISTRICTS

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

CENTRES

Lily Robinson

Natasha Campbell

ABERFELDIE

Rhiarn Daley

AIRPORT WEST

AIRPORT WEST

HALF FORWARDS

Jacinta Brew

Lauren Clark

COBURG DISTRICTS

AIRPORT WEST

ABERFELDIE

FORWARDS

Georgia O’Donovan

Emily Gipp

AIRPORT WEST

AIRPORT WEST

RUCKS

Olivia Woods

Cheyene Macumber

Grace Van Hees

AIRPORT WEST

COBURG DISTRICTS

Jacqueline Wade

MARIBYRNONG PARK

INTERCHANGE Holli Cecchini

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

Antonietta Parisi

Felicity Whelan ABERFELDIE

Beth Millsteed

AIRPORT WEST

COBURG DISTRICTS

Madelene Theodosis

Sami Minton-Connell

MOONEE VALLEY

Sarah Docherty COBURG DISTRICTS

ABERFELDIE

Georgia Marinier

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

2023 EDFL TEAM OF THE YEAR BACKS

Ryan Potter

Luke McCormack

HADFIELD

OAK PARK

HALF BACKS

Mitchell Kook

Ricky McGill

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

Mitchell Streiff

COBURG DISTRICTS

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

CENTRES

Daniel Rajab

Jordan Hughes

OAK PARK

Aaron Vendramini

BURNSIDE HEIGHTS

TAYLORS LAKES

HALF FORWARDS

Blair Cronin

Jedd Taylor

OAK PARK

Rhys Magin

Max Gleeson

TAYLORS LAKES

Liam Bianco

OAK PARK

COBURG DISTRICTS

FORWARDS Khoder Taleb

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

Brody Watts

NORTHERN SAINTS

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

RUCKS

Hirsi Twomey

Christopher Vulic

Joshua Trembearth

TAYLORS LAKES

OAK PARK

HADFIELD

INTERCHANGE

Mohamed Taleb

Mitchell Leathers

Mohamed Abdullatif

Jack Burns

NORTHERN SAINTS

NORTHERN SAINTS

OAK PARK

TAYLORS LAKES

Umpire Appointments Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 Seniors Oak Park Vs Sunbury Kangaroos Field Umpires

Bernard O'Dwyer

Michael Scicluna

Ky Shennan

EM: Ryan Hartwig

Boundary Umpires

Aaron Armstrong

Ethan Brne

Benjamin Dodd

Christian Knox

Goal Umpires

Vince Malarbi

Steve Pastras

EM: David Peers

Division 2 Reserves Taylors Lakes Vs Northern Saints Field Umpires

Brett Greene

Angelo Meiorin

Boundary Umpires

Shane Scott

Benjamin Whitehouse

Goal Umpires

Neil Kerr

Michael Port

Jay Monaghan

EM: Allan Semmens

EM: Sue Grubb

AGA U18.5 Division 2 Strathmore Vs Aberfeldie Field Umpires

Jesse Doherty

Luke Maguire

Boundary Umpires

Howard Campey

Riley Hodgson

Goal Umpires

Robert Mauldon

Chris Wakeling

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Rookie Me Division One Preliminary Final Preview

BY TARA MURRAY A lot can change in a few weeks, as the Rookie Me Division One finals series show.

Entering the finals, West Coburg was the team to beat having gone through the regular season undefeated, while Rupertswood had beaten Deer Park for a second time to enter finals on a strong note.

Since then Deer Park has dispatched both Rupertswood and West Coburg in impressive fashion to seal the first Grand Final spot.

Rupo were able to bounce back against Hillside in the battle of the Sharks, to earn a shot at West Coburg in the Preliminary Final.

West Coburg will be favourites heading into this game, but what impact does the loss to Deer Park have?

It’s not the fact that they lost, but it was the manner that it happened.

Yes, Deer Park has loaded up with its stars and is starting to find form, but it’s not often you see an undefeated side lose like that in finals.

Cardillo and Jordie Tentonello were brilliant in the middle.

Aaron West shut down Josh Covelli and you could expect him to get the job on Omar Saad.

Saad only kicked two goals last time they met with Ibby Taha the star up forward that day.

The Sharks are only going to get stronger with the likes of Brent Swallow, Dylan Podolczak, and Ben Borg among those in line to return.

The teams only played each other once this season with West Coburg too strong on that day, winning by 48 points at Shore Reserve.

The Shoretress has been an unhappy hunting ground for many sides in recent times, including the Sharks.

The final score flattered West Coburg with some last quarter goals once the game was over.

The difference on this occasion was the first quarter, with West Coburg leading by 38 points at the first break.

For West Coburg, it brought back in a number of stars who had missed the final round and ultimately hadn’t played for two weeks. Sometimes that can have an impact, so West Coburg will be better for the run.

The start will again be the key for this game.

If the Sharks start well it puts the pressure back onto West Coburg and the mental demons could start to appear.

Rupertswood showed perfectly how to bounce back from a big loss last week against Hillside.

In the same situation as West Coburg this week, the Sharks brought the pressure from the start and were able to take control once they lowered their eyes inside 50.

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If West Coburg starts well, it will show that last week was just a down week and we could see more of the usual West Coburg style of football.

While the one time they faced each other was a blow out, don’t expect it to be this time around with a Grand Final spot on the line.

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AGA Under 18.5 Men's Division One Preliminary Final Moonee Valley

Craigieburn

President: Michael Milne Coach: Adam De Pasquale Colours: Black & White

President: Dom Micallef Coach: Brett Wright Colours: Brown & White

1 Thomas Clark

18 Seb Baullo

3 Blake TownsendBooth

19 Cameron Naug

4 Zayas Leonedas 5 Oliver De Hond 6 Erel Mehmet 7 Will Pasinati 8 Julian Hinton 9 Jacob Saccuti 10 Andrew Kelly 12 Koby Lack 13 Oliver Hutchesson 14 Axel Nemler 15 Jamie Hoang 16 William O’Connell 17 Hunter Young

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1 William Natoli

17 Zac Hansch

5 Lucas Grant

19 Sahr Bental

6 Cade Gordon

20 Bayden Moore

7 Liam O'Connell

21 Dylan Coward

23 Marus Currenti

8 James Mcintosh

22 Daniel Del Borrello

25 Thomas Reymers

9 Kylan Doorbar

26 Brodey Hynes-Alnes

10 Tadhg Boyle

27 Zakariah Ali

11 Jakeb Bruni

28 Kyle Williams

54 Yianni Artemiou

12 Harry Albon

31 Matthew Kichakov

60 Sam Desira

13 Zachary Trimbos

33 Jaike Harris

14 Flynn Latchman

36 Riley O'Rourke

15 Jonathan Pestrucci

40 Henry Ashworth

16 Blake Polley

47 Daniel Perry

20 Calem Diaco 21 Cruz Young 22 Brooklyn Crook

26 Hugh Sharples 40 Verrell Vechie 47 Laurie Nichols

76 Sunny Trimboli 79 Nicholas Padden 91 Luka Anderson

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Division One Reserves Preliminary Final Hillside

Deer Park

President: Sebastian Buccheri Coach: Michael Ogliarolo Colours: Teal, Black & White

President: John Nahyna Coach: Peter Berry Colours: Royal Blue & Gold

1 Jayden Murdoch

31 Nicholas Cugliari

17 Lance Grogan

49 Ryan Barry

1 Brodey Farrugia

31 Xavier Buccheri

25 Jack Scicchitano

51 Jack Berry

2 Jai Wright

33 Joey Careless

27 Taygen Dennison

53 Jai Granvillani

10 Jack Gusman

37 Tom Rochester

28 Jackson Connor

54 Patrick Duca

12 Michael Deluca

41 Andrew Salvatico

32 Dylan Garlick

55 Marcue Ikafanga

13 Koby Young

44 Mark Salvatico

34 Jamie Trifonos

56 Michael Schembri

14 Jack Bastas

45 Jaksyn Grant

38 Craig Plant

57 Roger Boll

15 Jordan Brown

46 Ryan Deppler

39 Eddie Richards

58 Connor Berry

17 Zack Williams

50 Paris Grampsas

40 Matt Muscari

59 Isaac Botros

23 Josh Covelli

62 Julian DiPasquala

41 Mark Nicholls

60 Jordyn Semmens

25 Mitchell Chandler

67 Alex Barlas

42 Alex Tran

61 Michael Nikoloski

26 Blaise Ferraro

73 Sean Morrow

43 Samir Cehic

63 Jeremy Humay

27 Theo Peteinarias

77 David Fruscalzo

45 Shannon Gill

67 Matt Boyle

30 Daniel Scerri

85 George Fotiadis

47 Trent Semmens

71 Shane Jones

30 Sebastian Frazzetto

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Season Summary | Rookie Me Division One 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 Albans 17.14-116 Keilor Park 10.14-74 Tullamarine 6.5-41 Hillside 15.16-106 Glenroy 6.9-45 Rupertswood 24.8-152 West Coburg 19.18-132 Roxburgh Park 6.10-46 Westmeadows 9.9-63 Moonee Valley 13.8-86 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

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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 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 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 Hillside 7.8-50 St Albans 10.9-69 Keilor Park 10.13-73 Westmeadows 8.14-62 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 QUALIFYING/ELIMINATION FINALS Deer Park 17.18-120 Rupertswood 8.8-56 St Albans 9.8-62 Hillside 12.8-80 SEMI FINALS West Coburg 6.8-44 Deer Park 17.12-114 Rupertswood 13.10-88 Hillside 5.11-41

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Season Summary | Rookie Me Division One LEADING GOALKICKERS

DIVISION 1 LADDER TEAM

P

W

L

D

FF For Agst

%

PTS

PLAYER

CLUB

West Coburg

18 18

0

0

0 2253 933

241.48

72

Omar Saad

West Coburg

17

76

Deer Park

18 14

4

0

0 2063 1033 199.71

56

18 14

4

0

0 1672 1259

132.8

56

Lachlan Smart

Deer Park

Rupertswood

20

64

St Albans

18 12

6

0

0 1443 1191 121.16

44

Ibrahim Taha

West Coburg

19

61

Hillside

18 11

7

0

0 1402 1280 109.53

40

Ben Ryan

Moonee Valley

18

60

Craigieburn

18

8

10

0

0 1402 1547

90.63

32

Dean Galea

Rupertswood

15

59

Roxburgh Park

18

8

10

0

0 1341 1551

86.46

32

Cooper McPharlane

Roxburgh Park

18

52

Moonee Valley

18

6

13

0

0 1463 1560

93.78

24

18

6

13

0

0 1211 1632

74.2

24

Todd Elton

Deer Park

Tullamarine

18

51

Keilor Park

18

6

13

0

0 1063 1461

72.76

24

Bailey Ryan

Hillside

15

50

Westmeadows

18

4

14

0

0 1160 1734

66.9

16

Zak Saad

Rupertswood

18

38

Glenroy

18

1

17

0

0

41.27

4

Nicolas Aleksovski

Deer Park

18

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West Coburg

Rupertswood

President: Ian Allen Coach: Dale May Colours: Red, White & Black

President: Brad Pietromonaco Coach: Arron Bray Colours: Navy Blue & Gold

2 Thomas Baravi

19 Jordan Gloury

1 Mitchell Johnson

16 Logan Johnson

3 Abdikhane Fitaax

20 Dane Lucas

2 Zak Saad

17 Dylan Podolczak

4 Omar Saad

21 Dominic Dean Spagnolo

3 Clayton Bonello

18 Aaron West

5 Jesse Martini

22 Patrick Martin

4 Dean Galea

19 Brock Landt

6 Luke Baniowski

23 Reed Cathcart

5 Jackson Pranauskas

20 Jordan Tentonello

7 Anastasis Dounias

28 Liam Bowkett

6 Jackson Cardillo

21 Jakeb Coles

7 Brent Swallow

22 Shaun Stewart

8 Omar Taleb

24 Daniel Kavanagh

10 Matthew McDonald

25 Sonny Phelan

11 Jorden Braddy

28 Fraser Phelan-Smith

8 Ruairi Cleary

31 Thomas Mcrostie

9 Joseph Drake

32 Jonah Horo

10 Donnacadh Cleary

38 Ibrahim Taha

11 Noah Weihrauch

39 Harrison Weaver

12 Marco Serruto

43 Damian Galofaro

13 Emilio Rinaudo

50 Angus O'Meara

12 Luke Cannon

31 Bailey Verrall

15 Thomas Drake

54 Ben Vear

14 Benjamin Borg

33 Jacob Chahine

17 Patrick Mccallum

95 Perry Patrikios

15 Evan Ricupero

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Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division Outlook

BY ERIC FORMAN

Coburg City Oval will host the sides and what will be the third time these two have met with Keilor taking the two victories in starkly contrasting games.

The Panthers were able to stick with the Blues in their Round 2 clash which ultimately saw Keilor win by 12 points.

Pascoe Vale took a two-point lead into the main break as Keilor exited half time showing their propensity to get looks on the goal face, but weren’t able to capitalise kicking 4.7.

Their lead was 14 points at the final change which they would be able to maintain in the high-scoring affair.

Keilor had a range of contributors in front of goal with the newly reformed Nick O’Kearney, Corey Ellis, and Damien Cavka putting the league on notice with high-quality outputs.

The top flight’s path to premiership glory commences this weekend after a refreshing pre-finals bye!

Both games will be played on Sunday with plenty on the line.

Keilor will be looking to replicate their incredible 2019 season as they face Pascoe Vale in their bid to remain undefeated and book the first spot in the Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division Grand Final.

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Pascoe Vale boasted six multiple goal scorers on the day which would contrast their second meeting with Keilor in Round 10 where they only managed six goals for the game in a dominant display from the flag-favourites.

Keilor piled on seven first-quarter goals through torrential rain and would extend on their 41-point quarter-time lead to win by 59 points in a forgettable day for Pascoe Vale.

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Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division Outlook tougher by the conditions and finished with 19 more scoring shots.

Since that loss, Pascoe Vale had a horrid run with injuries and dropped games to Greenvale, Airport West, and Strathmore, but they were able to persevere and do enough to hold second spot as they had for much of the season.

With players returning from those injuries and two big wins to round out the season, you can expect Pascoe Vale to perform more like their first contest with Keilor and give themselves the best opportunity possible to reach their first Grand Final since their B Grade flag in 2011.

Over at Sewell Reserve on Sunday, the season is on the line for Strathmore and East Keilor who do battle in the eliminator.

Strathmore’s second half of the season has been similar to that of 2022 where they’ve started to play more consistent footy with as close to their best 22 out on the park.

East Keilor meanwhile, have been somewhat inconsistent with form and availability.

forfeits, but they’re expected to welcome back a number of key players into the senior side to take part in the finals.

The two meetings between these sides have been split down the middle with East Keilor taking a close victory in Round 5, and Strathmore putting up a dominant display in Round 14.

Their first meeting was a tight contest throughout the day as Strathmore would have been ruing their inaccuracy in front of goal kicking 8.9 in the second half compared to East Keilor’s 9.2.

George Nabbout and Frank Campisi kicked 10 of the Cougars’ 16 goals, while Mitch Purcell booted four majors for the Mores.

Strathmore looked like the reigning premiers we expected in their second clash controlling the game from the outset and disallowing East Keilor to make a run to get back into the game.

Tom Condon returned for that clash and kicked a vital four goals in a day their forwards applied 13 more scoring shots than East Keilor.

If the pre-finals bye was going to serve any side the best, it’d be the Cougars.

While Strathmore seem to have the upper hand leading into this contest, East Keilor’s unpredictability with their exciting brand can’t be discounted.

They made it pretty clear that there was a large amount of unavailability at Overland Reserve with a couple of Reserves

If they can get their full side on the park, you can expect this game to be incredibly exciting to watch.

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AGA Under 18.5 Men's Premier Division Semi Final 1 Keilor

Aberfeldie

President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Mat Thorley Colours: Blue, Red & White

President: Brett Williamson Coach: Darren Caddy Colours: Navy Blue & Sky Blue

2 James Veal

28 Thomas McGuane

2 James Cammerino

55 Cooper Anderson

4 Harry Withoos

29 Lucas Myszka

3 Jordan Lombardo

58 Conner Bassett

6 Christian Olivieri

31 Keighton MatofaiForbes

4 Zac Truccolo

60 Jake Daglis

32 Lachlan McMullin

9 Frankie Marino

63 Rory Joyce

12 Christopher Simpson

66 Brady Coleman

20 Shaye Caddy

71 Riley Grant

44 Aidan Hobson

21 Ryan Gustincich

72 Marcus Di Sipio

46 James Elarmaly

24 Lachlan Hall

75 James Smith

38 Christopher Low

78 Seamus O'Neill

41 Cooper Sheedy

79 Ross Salafia

43 Charles Saunders

81 Jye Kotoski

61 Noah McMenamin

46 Sam Lazarevski

82 Ryan Koenig

99 Astin Hewett

48 Lachlan Mirenda

84 Harrison Bate

7 Nathan Ellis 9 Connor Vosper 10 Miller Harvey 14 William Cameron 15 Mate Mandic 16 Archie Payne 17 Wil Calvert 19 Brodie Catania 21 Kade Long 22 Josh Robertson 23 Nicholas Towner 24 Kristian Barresi 25 Jack Zivkovic 26 Rylan Lopaticki

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33 Liam Amit 35 Patrick Lim 43 James Sheridan

47 Lachlan Fitzgerald 49 Noah Balzan 51 Dion Sakkas 55 Cameron Freake

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AGA Under 18.5 Men's Premier Division Semi Final 2 Pascoe Vale

Strathmore

President: Tony Paragalli Coach: Jake Pantas Colours: Black & Red

President: John Elliot Coach: Mark Hassall Colours: Gold & Navy Blue

1 Ahmed Zahraman

19 Michael Tiligadis

1 Christopher Scerri

30 Max Cirigliano

3 Khalil Kaakour

21 Ali Khoder

3 Jake Waters

31 Will Ryan

4 Zakaria Abou-Eid

23 Daniel Bird

6 Hugh Allison

32 Blair Huggins

5 Dylan Arnold

30 Benjamin Pascoe

8 Hugo Jenkins

35 William Janky

6 Sebastian Carta

35 Fares Hamoud

10 Finn Hanegraaf

36 Isaiah Konstantinidis

7 Max Carta

44 Antonio Spataro

12 Samuel Duggan

44 Taylor Moxon

8 Noah Hijazi

48 Fouad Chaabani

13 Lachlan Crotty

53 Alex Tonelli

10 Jalal Abou-Eid

51 Denzil Whelan

16 Nicholas Page

54 Zak Waters

14 Adrian Radio

71 Hussein Taleb

22 Nicholas Fluke

56 Jai Prince

16 Metuisela Mua Tavo

72 Joseph Pennella

23 Harry Ryan

60 Alex Alessio

18 Jack Scollo

74 Lachlan Fazzolari

24 Brodie Hassall

74 William Rendina

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Premier Division Reserves Semi Final 1 Greenvale

Aberfeldie

President: Bruce Kent Coach: Rick Pograri Colours: Black and Green

President: Brett Williamson Coach: John Rocci Colours: Navy Blue & Sky Blue

7 Chris Kent

46 Carlos Toma

10 Aaron Mansfield

47 Ben Pereara

16 Matthew Condo

48 Jonathan Roccuzzo

26 Mark Merlino

49 Ben Anderson

31 David Sardo

50 Lucas Wright

33 Lucas Repic

52 Zain Yassin

36 Kye Short

54 Ben Zaccardi

37 Frank Giarratana

55 Jarrod Lees

38 Justin Condo

56 Jake Dalgleish

39 Marcus Jaap

58 Zach Grima

40 Bobby Saric

59 Jake Cronin

41 Brett Nankervis

71 Xavier Saly

43 Liam Smith

73 Joe Vaccaro

44 Adem Yavuzcan

89 James Rohan

9 James Middleton

47 Joshua Ryan

13 Spencer Jones

49 Thomas Williamson

15 Julian Niccoli

50 Tom Gleeson

20 Shaye Caddy

53 Joshua Winchester

28 Tom De Iure

58 Kobe Friswell

35 Jamie Hinton

59 Ryan James

38 Rhys Conolan

63 Rory Joyce

40 William Wright

64 Julian Gambaro

41 Declan Synan

65 Alec Smokrovic

43 Callum Brown

66 Brady Coleman

46 Nicholas Walsh

71 Riley Grant

45 Tully Fattore

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Premier Division Reserves Semi Final 2 Strathmore

Keilor

President: John Elliot Coach: Zack Carey Colours: Gold & Navy Blue

President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Stephen Pace Colours: Blue, Red & White

9 Callum Clinnick

50 Declan Harvey

14 Luke Butcher

51 Jai Murphy

15 James Dwyer

52 Ben Haste

3 Campbell Barton

35 Daniel Ruscigno

6 Mitchell Ellis

37 Mitchell Newman

8 Angus Taylor

38 Michael Teal

9 Oskar Haintz

39 Kobe Long

17 Brock Jacobsen

40 William Teal

19 Blair Wyllie

41 Jayden Teal

17 Hudson Radecki

53 Lachlan Gee

27 Isaac Brill

55 Zeke Pollock

38 Joachim Liaw

56 Jay Swidryk

23 Emmanuel Parissis

42 Benjamin Radloff

40 James Sala

59 Thomas Sayers

25 Ryan Hargreaves

48 Julian Seol

42 Jye Harry

62 Campbell Mann

26 Parker Sneddon

49 Lachlan Sneddon

27 Nicholas Guarino

53 Cooper Mackenzie-George

28 Harvey Wilkes

56 Daniel Sargent

29 Paul Tobin

66 Benjamin Mazziol

34 Adam Dunkley

75 Ashley Reed

43 Jacob Manzie

63 Cooper Newton

44 Nicholas Owens

66 Max Johnston

46 Andrew Pellegrino

79 Noah Hewitt

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Season Summary | Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division ROUND 1 Pascoe Vale 14.9-93 Aberfeldie 10.9-69 Strathmore 25.17-167 Essendon Doutta Stars 5.3-33 East Keilor 7.14-56 Greenvale 7.10-52 Airport West 6.6-42 Keilor 23.12-150 Avondale Heights 11.16-82 Maribyrnong Park 12.8-80

ROUND 10 Avondale Heights 6.5-41 Aberfeldie 24.13-157 Airport West 6.11-47 Essendon Doutta Stars 7.9-51 Strathmore 5.6-36 Greenvale 6.9-45 Pascoe Vale 6.5-41 Keilor 14.16-100 East Keilor 11.21-87 Maribyrnong Park 10.4-64

ROUND 2 Essendon Doutta Stars 11.6-72 Airport West 9.7-61 Maribyrnong Park 9.9-63 East Keilor 12.10-82 Keilor 14.19-103 Pascoe Vale 13.13-91 Greenvale 6.8-44 Strathmore 19.8-122 Aberfeldie 21.13-139 Avondale Heights 6.12-48

ROUND 11 Keilor 24.19-163 Airport West 11.5-71 Maribyrnong Park 11.8-74 Avondale Heights 14.7-91 Greenvale 11.6-72 East Keilor 12.10-82 Aberfeldie 9.7-61 Pascoe Vale 18.8-116 Essendon Doutta Stars 4.2-26 Strathmore 22.11-143

ROUND 3 Keilor 17.16-118 Strathmore 6.9-45 Essendon Doutta Stars 15.15-105 Avondale Heights 9.7-61 Airport West 8.9-57 East Keilor 24.12-156 Greenvale 9.15-69 Pascoe Vale 17.14-116 Maribyrnong Park 9.12-66 Aberfeldie 12.11-83

ROUND 12 Keilor 13.12-90 Aberfeldie 10.11-71 Greenvale 18.14-122 Avondale Heights 9.10-64 East Keilor 12.14-86 Essendon Doutta Stars 10.9-69 Maribyrnong Park 10.5-65 Pascoe Vale 13.10-88 Airport West 9.7-61 Strathmore 18.14-122

ROUND 4 Strathmore 11.12-78 Airport West 10.5-65 Essendon Doutta Stars 6.8-44 East Keilor 11.10-76 Avondale Heights 14.6-90 Greenvale 17.16-118 Aberfeldie 7.9-51 Keilor 14.17-101 Pascoe Vale 16.16-112 Maribyrnong Park 6.9-45

ROUND 13 East Keilor 13.10-88 Airport West 10.12-72 Avondale Heights 15.14-104 Essendon Doutta Stars 12.9-81 Pascoe Vale 9.10-64 Greenvale 14.14-98 Strathmore 5.11-41 Keilor 17.15-117 Aberfeldie 16.13-109 Maribyrnong Park 7.15-57

ROUND 5 Avondale Heights 4.7-31 Airport West 20.19-139 Pascoe Vale 18.12-120 Essendon Doutta Stars 10.6-66 Aberfeldie 11.8-74 Greenvale 14.9-93 Maribyrnong Park 11.6-72 Keilor 20.20-140 Strathmore 13.16-94 East Keilor 16.7-103

ROUND 14 Greenvale 13.5-83 Aberfeldie 12.9-81 Airport West 20.15-135 Avondale Heights 13.13-91 Essendon Doutta Stars 9.2-56 Pascoe Vale 17.9-111 East Keilor 13.8-86 Strathmore 15.19-109 Keilor 27.23-185 Maribyrnong Park 6.4-40

ROUND 6 Essendon Doutta Stars 9.8-62 Aberfeldie 12.10-82 Strathmore 20.11-131 Avondale Heights 3.7-25 Keilor 18.7-115 East Keilor 6.10-46 Greenvale 14.10-94 Maribyrnong Park 8.9-57 Airport West 9.9-63 Pascoe Vale 14.10-94

ROUND 15 Pascoe Vale 4.15-39 Airport West 7.12-54 Aberfeldie 16.10-106 Essendon Doutta Stars 11.9-75 Maribyrnong Park 12.14-86 Greenvale 16.9-105 East Keilor 8.10-58 Keilor 8.17-65 Avondale Heights 12.9-81 Strathmore 16.13-109

ROUND 7 Aberfeldie 11.7-73 Airport West 16.12-108 Avondale Heights 6.6-42 East Keilor 14.10-94 Maribyrnong Park 15.15-105 Essendon Doutta Stars 8.6-54 Keilor 20.13-133 Greenvale 10.9-69 Pascoe Vale 11.10-76 Strathmore 9.14-68

ROUND 16 Airport West 5.13-43 Aberfeldie 14.19-103 East Keilor 19.16-130 Avondale Heights 5.8-38 Greenvale 4.4-28 Keilor 13.19-97 Essendon Doutta Stars 16.19-115 Maribyrnong Park 5.7-37 Strathmore 11.9-75 Pascoe Vale 10.12-72

ROUND 8 Essendon Doutta Stars 6.6-42 Greenvale 14.13-97 Avondale Heights 3.4-22 Keilor 25.18-168 Airport West 21.18-144 Maribyrnong Park 6.7-43 East Keilor 7.10-52 Pascoe Vale 9.11-65 Strathmore 15.17-107 Aberfeldie 11.8-74

ROUND 17 Maribyrnong Park 8.14-62 Airport West 14.15-99 Keilor 39.22-256 Avondale Heights 2.2-14 Pascoe Vale 21.12-138 East Keilor 6.10-46 Greenvale 8.18-66 Essendon Doutta Stars 10.8-68 Aberfeldie 11.7-73 Strathmore 10.13-73

ROUND 9 Greenvale 13.11-89 Airport West 8.13-61 Pascoe Vale 22.13-145 Avondale Heights 9.9-63 Aberfeldie 11.10-76 East Keilor 6.9-45 Keilor 23.26-164 Essendon Doutta Stars 2.5-17 Maribyrnong Park 11.10-76 Strathmore 15.9-99

ROUND 18 East Keilor 14.12-96 Aberfeldie 9.11-65 Airport West 18.16-124 Greenvale 22.11-143 Essendon Doutta Stars 3.5-23 Keilor 19.12-126 Strathmore 13.16-94 Maribyrnong Park 7.3-45 Avondale Heights 11.7-73 Pascoe Vale 18.10-118

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– The Essendon District Football League Record

www.essendondfl.com.au

Season Summary | Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division LEADING GOALKICKERS

PREMIER DIVISION LADDER %

PTS

PLAYER

CLUB

283.97

72

Thomas Condon

Strathmore

16

54

0

1699 1226 138.58

52

Matthew Clark

Keilor

18

48

5

1

1713 1220 140.41

50

Giacomo Thomas

Essendon Doutta Stars

18

41

18 12

6

0

1469 1300

113

48

Kane Barbuto

Keilor

17

40

Greenvale

18 11

7

0

1487 1453 102.34

44

Matthew Watson

Pascoe Vale

18

39

Aberfeldie

18

8

9

1

1547 1397 110.74

34

Francesco Campisi

East Keilor

17

36

Airport West

18

6

12

0

1446 1648

87.74

24

Cameron Tudor

Greenvale

17

35

Essendon Doutta Stars

18

5

13

0

1059 1759

60.2

20

Chris Stewart

East Keilor

17

35

Avondale Heights 18

3

15

0

1061 2301

46.11

12

Matthew Darby

Avondale Heights

18

35

Maribyrnong Park

1

17

0

1137 1863

61.03

4

Kyle O'Connor

Keilor

18

34

TEAM

P

W

L

D

FF For Agst

Keilor

18 18

0

0

2391 842

Pascoe Vale

18 13

5

Strathmore

18 12

East Keilor

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– The Essendon District Football League Record

GAMES GOALS

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Premier Division Semi Final 1 Strathmore

East Keilor

President: John Elliot Coach: Marty Allison Colours: Gold & Navy Blue

President: Pat Christofi Coaches: Pat Christofi & Ali Hamad Colours: Red, Yellow, Blue

3 Luke Jarrad

28 Lucas Cavallaro

1 Ben Silvagni

17 Dean Muir

4 Liam Cavanagh

29 Daniel Mammoliti

2 Ben Caluzzi

18 Bruno Laguda

5 Thomas Condon

30 Cooper Keogh

3 Brandon Coletta

19 Ben Nicholl

6 Benjamin Holian

32 Athan Tsialtas

5 Lucas Watson

20 Joe Palazzolo

7 Lachlan Currie

34 Matthew Doody

6 Frank Campisi

21 Matthew Dennis

8 Mitchell Purcell

35 Cooper West

7 Jacob Brown

23 Tristan Mancuso

10 Adam Iacobucci

37 Jack Condon

8 Dion Hill

24 James McNaughton

11 Andrew Gallucci

45 Alessi Leggieri

9 Nick Nesci

26 Charles Van Der Byl

12 Jack Duggan

48 Matthew Foley

10 Zen Christofi

27 Evan Van Der Byl

13 Kyle Weightman

52 Lachlan Johnson

11 George Nabbout

29 Mark Mazzeo

18 Matthew Pellegrino

54 Carlos Egan

12 Chris Stewart

34 Gabriel Loukomitis

19 Brock Egglestone

58 Lucas Scerri

13 Lindon Bektash

39 Heath Shaw

20 Daniel Mighell

61 James Hall

14 Cameron Wild

42 Cameron Banfield

23 Xavier Allison

65 Kade Mueller

15 Rhys Smith

46 Jack Cackett

25 Brendan Butler

68 Andrew Vavra

16 Austin Harris

60 Michael Commisso

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– The Essendon District Football League Record

www.essendondfl.com.au

Premier Division Semi Final 2 Keilor

Pascoe Vale

President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Michael McGuane Colours: Blue, Red & White

President: Tony Paragalli Coach: Digby Morrell Colours: Black & Red

2 Corey Ellis

21 Riley Ham

2 Matthew Watson

19 Matthew Stillman

4 Kane Barbuto

22 Christos Kosmas

3 Adam Del Busso

20 Daniel Guccione

5 Keighton MatofaiForbes

24 Kyle O'Connor

4 Paul Ahern

22 Lachlan Stredwick

5 Sunny Brazier

25 Liam Forbes

6 Ben Allan

27 Zain Yamak

32 Jonathan Marsh

7 Rhys Ritchie

28 Jayden Ranno

33 Mason Thomas

8 Errol McConnell

30 Benjamin McDonell

9 Julian Hemala

33 Nicholas Linton

10 William Hoare

35 Aaron Hilton

12 Joshua Iacobaccio

37 Brad Inglis

45 Jovan Petric

13 Damandeep Aujla

38 Dylan Exposto

56 Daniel Sargent

15 Adam Figliola

39 Ali Saad

66 Benjamin Mazziol

16 Benjamin Morgan

44 Jordan Sesto

6 Mitchell Ellis

30 James Bailey

7 Damien Cavka

31 Nathan Colenso

9 Bradley Xavier 10 Matthew Clark 11 Nicholas O'Kearney 12 Billy Johnson 13 Joel Sadler 14 Campbell Gray 15 Jay White 16 Jack Brown 19 Brock Jacobsen 19 Blair Wyllie 20 Darcy Cassar

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28 Adam Dunkley

34 Harrison Kennedy 39 Kobe Long 43 Joseph Ciranna 44 Nathan Ellis

Darcy Weeks

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17 Michael Sikora

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