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

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.

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.

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

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.

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EDFL Men's Headlines

BY ERIC FORMAN

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.

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

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

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

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).

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.

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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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.

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.

Strathmore Community Bank Division Two Grand Final Preview

BY TARA MURRAY

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

President: John Elliot

Coach: Brett Sayers

Colours: Gold & Navy Blue 3

34 Lucas Ibrihim

41 Christian Stone

Aberfeldie

President: Brett Williamson

Coach: Mark Butler

Colours: Navy Blue & Sky Blue 12

61 Alexander

62 Nathan Chirico

64 Thomas Maltman

66 Brady Coleman

67 Xavier Young

69 Kye Mcsweeney

73 Luca Carbone

74 Michael Gerace

76 Seamus Buggy

77 Jay Pitcher

78 Seamus O'Neill

80 Ramez Abdulnour

83 Joseph Scuteri

90 Ambrose Carroll

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Division Two Reserves Grand Final

Taylors Lakes

President: David Darcy

Coach: Tony Keehan

Colours: Royal Blue & Gold

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

18 Saeed Abdul-Wahed

19 Musa Zraika

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

67

20 Louis Fulgaro

25 Moussa Sleiman

26 Bilal Shaaban

52 Tarik Chamra

52 Tarik Chamra

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

Oak

East Sunbury 9.9-63 Hadfield 13.7-85

Northern Saints 10.12-72 Sunbury Kangaroos 13.14-92

ROUND 12

Coburg

Hadfield 7.6-48

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 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

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

Season Summary |

Strathmore Community Men's Division Two

DIVISION 2 LADDER

LEADING GOALKICKERS

Strathmore Community Men's Division

Sunbury Kangaroos

President: Mick Streiff

Coach: Shanon Carroll

Colours: Blue & White

Two Grand Final

Oak Park

President: Tim Littlewood

Coach: Todd Clark

Colours: Blue & White

1 Dylan Cunningham

2 Andrew Gilbertson

3 John Corso

4 Zane BoothBruscino

5 James O'Connor

6 Nathan Thomas 7 Rhys Magin

22 Brody Watts

23 Jackson Treweek

25 Blake Tirchett

26 Dean Halliwell

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

1 Daniel Rajab

2 Jack McCartney

3 Corey Field

4 Jordan Lauria

5 Jesse Hotchkin

6 Taylor Hotchkin

7 Michael Roach

8 Anthony De Lorenzi

9 Jedd Taylor

10 Clayton McCartney

11 Travis Anderson 12 Ryan Smith

13 Brad Cox

14 Scott Gilliland

15 Daniel Lauria

16 Lachie Ronaldson

17 Cameron Milich

18 Blair Cronin

19 Mitchell Leathers

22 Max Gleeson

23 Hirsi Twomey

28 Zachary Graham

30 Daniel Brzezicki

35 Bailey Taylor

40 Tom Gleeson

41 Jake Woods

44 Taj McCartney

45 Jimmy McKay

47 Jack Kennedy

66 Jake Bushell

BACKS

HALF BACKS CENTRES

HALF FORWARDS FORWARDS RUCKS INTERCHANGE

2023 EDFL TEAM OF THE YEAR

BACKS

HALF BACKS CENTRES

HALF FORWARDS FORWARDS RUCKS INTERCHANGE

Mitchell Kook

Daniel Rajab Blair Cronin

Rhys Magin

Mohamed Taleb

SUNBURY KANGAROOS OAK PARK OAK PARK

KANGAROOS

SAINTS

Ricky McGill Jordan Hughes Jedd Taylor Khoder Taleb

COBURG DISTRICTS

BURNSIDE HEIGHTS

Mitchell Streiff

Aaron Vendramini

Liam Bianco

Brody Watts

SUNBURY KANGAROOS TAYLORS LAKES

COBURG DISTRICTS

SUNBURY KANGAROOS

Mohamed Abdullatif NORTHERN SAINTS

Jack Burns TAYLORS LAKES

Ryan Potter HADFIELD

Luke McCormack TAYLORS LAKES

Max Gleeson OAK PARK

Hirsi Twomey OAK PARK

Christopher Vulic TAYLORS LAKES

Joshua Trembearth HADFIELD

Umpire Appointments

Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 Seniors

Division 2 Reserves

Boundary

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Boundary

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.

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

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.

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.

Dean Galea looked good on his old home ground and the young stars of Jackson

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

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.

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

President: Michael Milne

Coach: Adam De Pasquale

Colours: Black & White

Craigieburn

President: Dom Micallef

Coach: Brett Wright

Colours: Brown & White

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 Desira

76 Sunny Trimboli

1 William Natoli

5 Lucas Grant

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

17 Zac Hansch

19 Sahr Bental

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

Division One Reserves Preliminary Final

Hillside

President: Sebastian Buccheri

Coach: Michael Ogliarolo

Colours: Teal, Black & White

Deer Park

President: John Nahyna

Coach: Peter Berry

31 Nicholas Cugliari

31 Xavier Buccheri

33 Joey Careless

37 Tom Rochester

41 Andrew Salvatico

44 Mark Salvatico

45 Jaksyn Grant

46 Ryan Deppler

50 Paris Grampsas

62 Julian DiPasquala

Colours: Royal Blue & Gold 17

85 George Fotiadis

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

ROUND 15

Craigieburn 8.10-58

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

Tullamarine 6.5-41 Hillside 15.16-106

Westmeadows 9.9-63

ROUND 9

Valley 13.8-86

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

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

Season Summary | Rookie Me Division One

DIVISION 1 LADDER

LEADING GOALKICKERS

Rookie Me Division One Preliminary Final

West Coburg

President: Ian Allen

Coach: Dale May

Colours: Red, White & Black

Rupertswood

President: Brad Pietromonaco

Coach: Arron Bray

Colours: Navy Blue & Gold

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 Mitchell Johnson

2 Zak Saad

3 Clayton Bonello

4 Dean Galea

5 Jackson Pranauskas

6 Jackson Cardillo

7 Brent Swallow

8 Omar Taleb

10 Matthew McDonald

11 Jorden Braddy

12 Luke Cannon

14 Benjamin Borg

15 Evan Ricupero

16 Logan Johnson

17 Dylan Podolczak

18 Aaron West

19 Brock Landt

20 Jordan Tentonello

21 Jakeb Coles

22 Shaun Stewart

24 Daniel Kavanagh

25 Sonny Phelan

28 Fraser Phelan-Smith

31 Bailey Verrall

33 Jacob Chahine

2 Thomas Baravi 3 Abdikhane Fitaax

4 Omar Saad

Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division Outlook

BY ERIC FORMAN

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.

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.

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.

The Blues restricted Pascoe Vale’s transition which was already made

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

President: Ray Sheridan

Coach: Mat Thorley

Colours: Blue, Red & White

Aberfeldie

President: Brett Williamson

Coach: Darren Caddy

Colours: Navy Blue & Sky Blue

28 Thomas McGuane

29 Lucas Myszka

31 Keighton MatofaiForbes

32 Lachlan McMullin

33 Liam Amit

35 Patrick Lim

2 James Cammerino

3 Jordan Lombardo

4 Zac Truccolo

9 Frankie Marino

12 Christopher Simpson

20 Shaye Caddy

21 Ryan Gustincich

55 Cooper Anderson

58 Conner Bassett

60 Jake Daglis

63 Rory Joyce

66 Brady Coleman

71 Riley Grant

72 Marcus Di Sipio

75 James Smith

78 Seamus O'Neill

79 Ross Salafia

81 Jye Kotoski

82 Ryan Koenig

84 Harrison Bate

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AGA Under 18.5 Men's Premier Division Semi Final 2

Pascoe Vale

President: Tony Paragalli

Coach: Jake Pantas

Colours: Black & Red

Strathmore

President: John Elliot

Coach: Mark Hassall

Colours: Gold & Navy Blue

19

21

6

23

7

8

48

10

51

71

16

72

18

74

30

31

32

44

22

53

54

23

60

24

74

1 Christopher Scerri

3 Jake Waters

6 Hugh Allison

8 Hugo Jenkins

10 Finn Hanegraaf

12 Samuel Duggan

13 Lachlan Crotty

16 Nicholas Page

Nicholas Fluke

Harry Ryan

Brodie Hassall

Max Cirigliano

Will Ryan

Blair Huggins

35 William Janky

36 Isaiah Konstantinidis

Taylor Moxon

Alex Tonelli

Zak Waters

56 Jai Prince

Alex Alessio

William Rendina

1 Ahmed Zahraman

3 Khalil Kaakour

Zakaria Abou-Eid

5 Dylan Arnold

Sebastian Carta

Max Carta

Noah Hijazi

Jalal Abou-Eid

Metuisela Mua Tavo

Jack Scollo

Michael Tiligadis

Ali Khoder

Daniel Bird

30 Benjamin Pascoe

35 Fares Hamoud

44 Antonio Spataro

Fouad Chaabani

Denzil Whelan

Hussein Taleb

Joseph Pennella

Lachlan Fazzolari

Premier Division Reserves Semi Final 1

Greenvale

President: Bruce Kent

Coach: Rick Pograri

Aberfeldie

President: Brett Williamson

Coach: John Rocci

Colours: Navy Blue & Sky Blue

9 James Middleton 13 Spencer Jones 15 Julian Niccoli 20 Shaye Caddy 28 Tom De Iure 35 Jamie Hinton 46 Carlos Toma 47 Ben Pereara 48 Jonathan Roccuzzo 49 Ben Anderson 50 Lucas Wright 52 Zain Yassin 54 Ben Zaccardi 55 Jarrod Lees 56 Jake Dalgleish 58 Zach Grima 59 Jake Cronin 71 Xavier Saly 73 Joe Vaccaro 89 James Rohan

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Rhys Conolan

William Wright

Declan Synan

Brown

Nicholas Walsh

Premier Division Reserves Semi Final 2

Strathmore

President: John Elliot

Coach: Zack Carey

Colours: Gold & Navy Blue

Keilor

President: Ray Sheridan

Coach: Stephen Pace

Colours: Blue, Red & White

3 Campbell Barton

6 Mitchell Ellis

8 Angus Taylor

9 Oskar Haintz

17 Brock Jacobsen

19 Blair Wyllie

23 Emmanuel Parissis

25 Ryan Hargreaves

26 Parker Sneddon

27 Nicholas Guarino

28 Harvey Wilkes

29 Paul Tobin

34 Adam Dunkley

35 Daniel Ruscigno

37 Mitchell Newman

38 Michael Teal

39 Kobe Long

40 William Teal

41 Jayden Teal

42 Benjamin Radloff

48 Julian Seol

49 Lachlan Sneddon

53 Cooper Mackenzie-George

56 Daniel Sargent

66 Benjamin Mazziol

75 Ashley Reed

Season Summary | Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division

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 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 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 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 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 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 16

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 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 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

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 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 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

Season Summary | Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division

PREMIER DIVISION LADDER

LEADING GOALKICKERS

Premier Division Semi Final 1

Strathmore

President: John Elliot

Coach: Marty Allison

Colours: Gold & Navy Blue 3

1 Ben Silvagni

2 Ben Caluzzi

3 Brandon Coletta

5 Lucas Watson

6 Frank Campisi

7 Jacob Brown

8 Dion Hill

9 Nick Nesci

10 Zen Christofi

11 George Nabbout

12 Chris Stewart

East Keilor

President: Pat Christofi

Coaches: Pat Christofi & Ali Hamad

Colours: Red, Yellow, Blue

17 Dean Muir

18 Bruno Laguda

19 Ben Nicholl

20 Joe Palazzolo

21 Matthew Dennis

23 Tristan Mancuso

24 James McNaughton

26 Charles Van Der Byl

27 Evan Van Der Byl

29 Mark Mazzeo

34 Gabriel Loukomitis

39 Heath Shaw

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14 Cameron Wild

15 Rhys Smith

16 Austin Harris

42 Cameron Banfield

46 Jack Cackett

60 Michael Commisso

Premier Division Semi Final 2

Keilor

President: Ray Sheridan

Coach: Michael McGuane

Colours: Blue, Red & White

Pascoe Vale

President: Tony Paragalli

Coach: Digby Morrell

Colours: Black & Red

2 Corey Ellis

4 Kane Barbuto

5 Keighton MatofaiForbes

6 Mitchell Ellis

7 Damien Cavka

9 Bradley Xavier

21 Riley Ham

22 Christos Kosmas

24 Kyle O'Connor

28 Adam Dunkley

30 James Bailey

31 Nathan Colenso

32 Jonathan Marsh

33 Mason Thomas

2 Matthew Watson

3 Adam Del Busso

4 Paul Ahern

5 Sunny Brazier

6 Ben Allan

7 Rhys Ritchie

8 Errol McConnell

9 Julian Hemala

10 William Hoare

12 Joshua Iacobaccio

13 Damandeep Aujla

19 Matthew Stillman

20 Daniel Guccione

22 Lachlan Stredwick

25 Liam Forbes

27 Zain Yamak

28 Jayden Ranno

30 Benjamin McDonell

33 Nicholas Linton

35 Aaron Hilton

37 Brad Inglis

38 Dylan Exposto

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15 Adam Figliola

16 Benjamin Morgan

17 Michael Sikora

39 Ali Saad

44 Jordan Sesto

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