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CONTENTS

4 Women’s Premier Review 9 Men’s Weekend Wrap 12 Oak Park Men’s 14 Weekend Outlook 18 Brodie Holland 20 Premier Teams 28 Division One Teams 36 Division Two Teams

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EDITOR Eli Duxson

GRAPHIC DESIGN Eric Forman

CONTRIBUTORS Luke D’Anello, Luke Mathews, Joseph Ibic

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In the famous words of Anthony Hudson: "Who would've thought the sequel would be just as good as the original?"

Oak Park claimed back-to-back Airport Toyota Women’s Premier Division premierships winning a one-point thriller over Aberfeldie at Windy Hill.

It was a rematch of the 2023 grand final with Oak Park this time entering the match with winning form over Abers.

Conditions at a picturesque Windy Hill were perfect for footy and the stage was set for an evenly poised decider.

Play stayed between the arcs in the early stages with neither side able to find much space in a high-pressure contest.

It was Oak Park who drew first blood through repeat Emily Findlay efforts ending with a lovely left-foot snap six minutes into the contest.

Taylor Moss would equalise after a free kick a few minutes later making it a goal for her in both grand finals against Oak Park.

Star forward Alex Quigley stamped her authority on the game with a strong mark

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inside 50 to give the Kangaroos a six-point lead at the first change.

Tamsyn Kirk provided headaches for Aberfeldie, looming dangerously inside 50 for the Kangaroos.

Kirk kicked two goals in the term and created contests, while almost adding a third to her tally.

Stephanie Normington-Dickens was crafty to slot a third goal for Oak Park to make it three goals to one in the quarter.

The Kangaroos took a three-goal lead into the main break leaving plenty of work for Abers to do.

Remarkably, the Kangaroos would not score for the rest of the game with Aberfeldie dominating the second half.

The two blues controlled the territory, were well set up defensively, and peppered the goal face.

With just a minute left in the third term, for all their dominance, they hadn’t affected the scoreboard in a major way with four behinds added.

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Chloe Rafferty proved to be a difference maker in the game when thrust forward and after being awarded a free kick at the top of the goal square, she kicked a goal right before the three quarter time siren.

Eight points was the margin heading into the final quarter with the Kangaroos wanting to defend the crown, and Abers hoping to break through after consecutive grand final defeats.

Neither team was giving an inch to begin the term before Trilby Sheppard was caught holding the ball in front of goal, with Emily Heaney slotting it to bring the margin within a kick with less than 12 minutes to play.

The ball was camped inside Abers’ forward half but they couldn’t break through for a major, a behind to Lyra Veniegas with a minute and a half left the only score.

It was a tale of two halves as Oak Park hung on to go back to back, the first senior women’s side to win consecutive EDFL grand finals.

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Aberfeldie’s Rafferty was awarded best on ground with a strong second half helping turn the tide for her side after moving from defence to attack.

It was a strong team performance for Oak Park with skipper Maggie Styles named their best.

Mikayla Barnes, Shanel Camilleri, Kirk, Normington-Dickens, and Rhianna Nunn were also among the best with each Oak Park player winning key moments when they had to.

Veniegas was important for Aberfeldie on a wing, with Lily Bateman, Emily Smith, Danielle Angley, and Emma Tatti also named in their best.

Abers made some moves to get back into the game with Smith moving up to a wing and Erica Markesich around and behind the footy, but Oak Park were able to outlast their onslaught.

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STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK PREMIER DIVISION By Luke Mathews Greenvale have booked their spot in the finals, defeating Aberfeldie by 35 points at Clifton Park.

Going into the game, the Jets needed the four points to guarantee their spot in the finals and the win now sees them finish fifth and return to finals action.

After an early stalemate which saw Abers take a two point lead into the first change, the Jets dominated the final three quarters kicking nine goals to Aberfeldie’s three to run away with the victory.

Daniel Micevski and Callum Di Pietro did the damage up forward for the Jets with three and two goals respectively, while Will Madden put in a solid performance.

Despite not having much to play for, Jack Middleton and Luke Davis fought hard all day and were both among Abers' best.

The two sides will now face off again next Sunday to keep their season alive.

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Strathmore have ended the home and away season with momentum defeating East Keilor by 110 points at Lebanon Reserve.

Despite not holding any ramifications for finals, Saturday’s game was the perfect tune up for next week and showed that Nick Ash’s side will take some beating in the final month of footy.

The game was over inside the first quarter with the home side piling on nine first-quarter goals to open up a 49-point lead, before finishing with 11 second-half goals to cruise to another comfortable victory.

Amin Naim's stunning form continued with the youngster kicking five goals for the third time this year, while Kyle Weightman and Callum Clinnick starred with three goals each.

Despite another difficult day, Peter Barbopoulos backed up last week’s performance with another two goals while reigning Reynolds Medallist Matty Dennis finished the year strongly.

Strathmore will now gear up for a qualifying final against Pascoe Vale on Saturday, with Keilor awaiting the victor.

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Pascoe Vale have come from behind late to defeat Airport West by two points at Raeburn Reserve.

Despite needing a win and other results to go their way, the loss now means the Eagles won’t feature in finals footy and will finish the year in sixth spot on the ladder with seven wins.

The game was evenly poised for most of the first three quarters with scores level at half time, and Pascoe Vale with their noses in front by four at the final change.

The Eagles dominated the early stages of the final term with five behinds and two goals inside the first 10 minutes to open up a 13point lead.

The Panthers got the margin back to a single point with two goals in as many minutes before Airport West extended their lead to eight points when they goaled at the 17minute mark.

Another three behinds for the Eagles followed before Pascoe Vale kicked two goals at the 28 and 30-minute mark of the game to seal the victory as Airport West were left to rue missed opportunities with nine behinds in the fourth quarter.

Ahmed Saad continued his fine form with six goals, while Adam Figliola and Matthew Watson starred once again with two goals each to help their side snatch victory.

the Blues picking up 68 of a possible 72 premiership points.

Surprisingly, the Stars jumped out to a fourpoint quarter time lead, however it was oneway traffic from then on with Keilor kicking five goals in the second and third terms to record another comfortable victory.

Corey Ellis made a successful return for the Blues while Chris Kosmas and Matthew Bartlett both finished the regular season on a high with strong performances.

Despite going down, Douttas fought hard all day with Liam Ryan, Darcy Runting, and Angus Murray all showing plenty of positive signs heading into 2025.

Keilor will put their feet up and will wait for the winner of Strathmore and Pascoe Vale on Saturday week.

Deer Park have ended their season on a high defeating Avondale Heights by 116 points at Canning Reserve.

Saturday’s win was Jamie Madigan’s side’s seventh victory for the year and sees them finish seventh on the ladder in their first season in Premier Division.

The win was set up in the first quarter with the visitors piling on seven goals before quarter time before finishing strongly with 10 goals in the last term to cruise to a triplefigure victory.

Despite going down, Anthony Aloi and Luca Muratore finished the season strongly with two goals each while Flynn Gentile was dominant in his first game of EDFL footy for the year.

Jackson Barling’s superb end to the season continued with the forward kicking five goals for the first time this year to back up his bag of four from last week, while Nicolas Aleksovski and Jack Dorgan both had solid games with four goals each.

Pascoe Vale will now go into a blockbuster qualifying final against Strathmore next Saturday with the winner to take on ladder leaders Keilor in two weeks' time.

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Keilor have recorded win 17 for the year, defeating Essendon Doutta Stars by 61 points at Nipper Jordan Oval.

The win caps off an almost perfect home and away season for Mick McGuane’s men with

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West Coburg recorded an outstanding win over Hillside in the qualifying final by 20 points to set up a date with Maribyrnong Park.

The Burgers started off slowly trailing by 10 points at quarter time and three points at

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Ibby Taha was once again crucial for West Coburg up front kicking four goals, while Patrick McCallum and skipper Dane Lucas were also immense.

Hillside’s star forward Josh Covelli provided one of the highlights of the day when he slotted goal 100 of the season, finishing the match with five majors.

Hillside led during the last quarter but some late West Coburg goals pushed the lead out.

Ultimately though, it was a strong effort for Hillside who have the double chance next weekend and will know they're not far off.

Hillside play St Albans in a semi final next week, while West Coburg takes on Maribyrnong Park for a spot in the decider.

St Albans claimed a hard-fought victory over Oak Park on Sunday by 14 points to keep their season alive, and win their first senior men's final in 14 years.

STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK DIVISION TWO By Joseph Ibic Taylors Lakes claimed an 11-point victory over Burnside Heights in a high-scoring thriller to book their spot at Windy Hill.

The Bears were running hot to start the contest kicking five unanswered to quarter time.

A brilliant second quarter from the Lions, however, saw them steal back the lead by half time, which they ultimately had by the end of the game.

It ebbed and flowed all day despite the Bears losing some key cogs early in the game.

It was Burnside's third loss against Taylors Lakes this season and once again there wasn’t much to separate the two sides.

The Bears looked to have the Lions' measure early on, but a spirited Taylors Lakes fightback proved too strong for Burnside in the end.

It was Oak Park who started strong to take a lead into the first change, but St Albans kicked into gear from there.

Burnside lives to fight another day and will take on Westmeadows in the preliminary final, while Taylors Lakes head straight to the grand final.

The Saints' inaccuracy kept the door open for Oak Park who only added 14 points through quarters two and three.

Westmeadows won a one-point nail biter against Northern Saints to continue their season another week.

With 52 seconds left in the third quarter, the forecasted storms swept through and players were forced off due to lightning.

The Tigers were down by 42 points at quarter time with the Saints maximising the breeze, but fought their way back across the four quarters to claim one of the best wins of the season.

Play resumed 38 minutes later with the fourth quarter to play out as usual.

Trailing by 21 points upon the restart, the Kangaroos had to come out swinging and that's exactly what they did kicking the first three goals to be within a kick.

The game went back and forth before the Saints sealed the game.

Bol Kolang was huge up front scoring four goals, three of which in that final term.

Victor Micallef put in a huge performance alongside Josh Klaromenos and Matt Gundry.

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It was all Westmeadows after quarter time and although a lightning delay temporarily halted their momentum, it didn't stop the Tigers from claiming their first senior men's finals win in 14 years.

It was a heartbreaking result for the Northern Saints who looked to be in complete control at quarter time but fell away across the remainder of the game culminating in a shock one-point loss.

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By Luke D’Anello In 2019, Oak Park was relegated from Division One after a one-win season.

For a club that qualified for the Premier Division grand final in 2011, it completed a dramatic slide to the Essendon District Football League's third tier.

But under the leadership of premiership player, flag-winning coach, and former Williamstown VFL assistant Todd Clark, the Kangaroos have bounced back with vigour.

After claiming the Division Two flag last year, Oak Park – like all promoted clubs – set survival as its top priority this year.

But after a patchy start in the hotly contested Division One competition, the Kangaroos rallied to finish fifth with nine wins in the home-and-away campaign, two-and-a-half games clear of sixth-ranked Craigieburn.

They enjoyed a six-game winning run between rounds 11-17 to emphatically stamp their spot in finals, toppling Moonee Valley, Craigieburn, Roxburgh Park, Keilor Park, Tullamarine, and Rupertswood.

Oak Park's season ended with a plucky 14point defeat to St Albans in Sunday's elimination final, but a quick glance at history underlines the enormity of their achievement.

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The Kangaroos are the first senior men's side to contest Division One finals the year after promotion since the EDFL reintroduced three divisions over a decade ago. Airport West achieved the feat in Premier Division in 2013.

Clark, who had no hesitation in declaring his team had exceeded expectations this season, said the club was determined to avoid a dose of "second-year blues" and get busy over summer.

"We've seen that and we've been very wary of that. If we don't get out there and are bullish to get the players we want, then it's a danger certainly," Clark said.

"You're never going to get everything you want, but hopefully we can get some (players) in. The core is there and that's the beauty, and we said after the game obviously on Sunday that we were proud of the season and we were brave.

"But we're not going to hang our hat on that.

"The players are really driving it and saying, 'We need some people coming in.'

"If we sit back on our heels, we're kidding ourselves."

Clark said Oak Park had assembled the right group to take them forward.

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He said his players were hungry to continue to improve as the Kangaroos look to add depth to their list, while also bolstering their keyposition stocks.

"Getting out of Division Two, there was a couple of hurdles along the way with COVID (2020), the season being cut short (2021), and then Keilor Park just dominating (2022)," Clark said.

"Last year, we were pretty much thinking if we can't move up this year, then players start thinking if they want to improve their footy somewhere else... so that (winning the Division Two premiership) was tick number one and now they want to keep growing and keep playing against these good sides to measure themselves as a team.

"Our focus is, as with most off-seasons, just a couple of key posts to support – down back and forward and potentially a ruck.

"But they're not cheap, those guys. So you've got to try and manage your group to see if it can work."

Oak Park was forced to make changes after losing several members of the previous year's premiership-winning team, but it appears in good shape with stars Max Gleeson, Taylor Hotchkin, Jedd Taylor, and Lachlan Ronaldson also at their disposal.

"The essence of our group is local. Probably 60-70 per cent of them have played under 12s at Oak Park and all the way through," Clark said.

"Even getting Kane O'Halloran (65 goals in 2024) and Rory MacGregor from Therry, they played juniors with these guys at Oak Park as well. You can't buy 60, 70 games of playing together."

While Maribyrnong Park, West Coburg, Hillside, and St Albans – the predicted top contenders pre-season – remain in the flag race, the Kangaroos proved themselves as the clear fifth best team and have laid a platform for future success.

"For a lot of our players, it wasn't that daunting for them," Clark said.

Oak Park's impressive season has already had a positive impact on its bid to strengthen its list.

"Obviously there's bigger bodies and the speed of the game and so on, but I think they all adjusted well.

"Probably your best recruiters are your players. The one thing for us moving forward is because of the showing we did this year, we're starting to get people (coming) our way, asking, 'Can we have a chat' versus the other way," Clark said.

"We knew that the first half of the year was going to be finding our feet and we always thought we'd have a better second half, again with the draw opening up. The top four sides were pretty hard to get, which has been proven.

"That's one of the advantages of being able to make the finals and show that we weren't just in there to survive.

"In the second half of the year, they kept going and our injury list wasn't too bad.

Missing Lachie Ronaldson for the final, he'd been in superb form, so he was a bit of a loss.

But otherwise we were pretty much where we were at.

"It's bloody hard to recruit Division Two footballers, so we need to keep pushing through with that.

The Kangaroos landed an influential set of recruits.

"No one looked like a fish out of water playing their role. They really, really enjoyed the challenge of it, coming from Division Two, where you can dominate and get some lazy habits and so on.

Clark described them as "good club people" and added: "If you get on your own pedestal, you get knocked off it pretty quick."

"They relished the contest and they were the ones who were really confident that we could push (teams)."

"They're as close off the field as on the field, which is pleasing to coach."

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STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK PREMIER DIVISION By Luke Mathews Pascoe Vale will take on Strathmore with Keilor awaiting the winner when they face off in a blockbuster qualifying final at Greenvale Recreation Reserve.

The two neighbours once again find themselves at the pointy end of the ladder, however it was the Panthers who had the better home and away season notching up 15 wins including two against the Mores, while Strathmore managed 13 victories for the year.

Earlier in the year, Pascoe Vale scored two big wins against the rivals winning by 30 points back in Round 2 and 60 points in Round 11.

Matthew Watson did the damage for the Panthers in both of their games against Strathmore this year with the veteran kicking five goals across the two games and will be one to look at for at Section Road on Saturday.

Fortunately for the Mores, youngster Matthew Foley has qualified for finals and will take on the Panthers this weekend.

The 20-year-old has had a year to remember aking out Essendon VFL’s rising star award

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after a fantastic second season in red and black.

After not featuring in his side’s two games against the Panther’s this year, the young gun should provide a huge boost that could see his side come away with the win.

Aberfeldie will take on Greenvale in a do or die elimination final at Piranha Park on Sunday.

The Jets only just scraped into finals, while it's been an up and down year for Abers who've done enough to return to September action.

When the two sides met back in Round 11, it was Abers who claimed the four points winning by 25 points at Section Road, before the Jets got their revenge last weekend winning by 35 points to secure a finals berth.

For Greenvale to get over the line on Saturday, Josh Porter will need to play a huge role once again.

The forward has been in fine form throughout 2024 and was dominant against Keilor and East Keilor kicking six goals in both games.

After a relatively quiet game last week, the sharpshooter will be hoping to make amends this week to ensure his side’s season extends.

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For Abers, vice-captain Ben Ronke will need to lead from the front once again if Abers want to come away with the win.

The prized recruit has stood tall and has had an excellent season kicking at least one goal in every game bar one.

Another dominant display should ensure Abers feature in the second week of the finals.

STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK DIVISION ONE By Joseph Ibic Maribyrnong Park takes on West Coburg in a qualifying final at Joe Brown Oval this Saturday to book the first spot in the grand final.

The two sides have faced off twice this year during the home and away season.

The first occasion was back in Round 1 and was a 16-point victory for West Coburg, while the second and most recent meeting was in Round 17 in a match that Marby Park convincingly won by 79 points.

Alex Barba, Matthew Gaul, and Lachie Plowman were all instrumental in Marby’s victory in that game and will be players West Coburg will want to keep quiet this weekend.

West Coburg are coming off a hard fought 20-point victory over Hillside in last week's qualifying final.

The game was close all day but the Burgers held firm to push away late.

They will be tested once again this weekend against an opponent who well and truly had their measure last time out, so they'll need to be at their best if they're to head to a third straight grand final.

Hillside takes on St Albans at Joe Brown Oval this Sunday in an elimination final, with the winner set to head to a preliminary final.

Hillside are coming off a 20-point loss to West Coburg in last week's qualifying final and will be looking to avoid a straight sets exit.

St Albans are coming off a 14-point victory over Oak Park in the elimination final last week

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where inaccuracy nearly came back to haunt them.

St Albans will need a much improved effort in front of goal if they are to defeat Hillside.

The two sides have faced off just the one time so far this season back in Round 12, in a match that Hillside were victorious in by 29 points.

Captain Anthony Prestia was huge in that encounter scoring three goals and gathering plenty of the ball and will be someone St Albans keep a close eye on this week.

STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK DIVISION TWO By Luke Mathews Burnside Heights will take on Westmeadows for a spot in the grand final at Salesian College with Taylors Lakes waiting for the winner at Windy Hill.

It was a dramatic first week of the finals for both sides with Burnside going down to Taylors Lakes by 11 points after leading during the early stages of the fourth quarter, while Westmeadows came from behind late to knock off Northern Saints in the lightningdelayed elimination final.

When the two sides met earlier in the year, it was the Bears who convincingly won their first match by 59 points, before the Tigers turned it around later in the year to defeat the Bears by 16 points.

The battle between the forward lines looms as the deciding factor on Saturday.

For the Bears, Daniel Hovey (expected to return) and Nick Gregson have been in fine form all year with 95 goals between them, while for the Tigers both Aaron Evans and Rex Hickman have had fantastic years with 33 and 32 goals respectively.

Both defences will have their work cut out for them on Saturday.

Burnside Heights were depleted in last week's final and will have to make some changes, but they proved last week they're not to be counted out.

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By Luke Mathews Local footy has been quite the journey for Brodie Holland.

looking for a coach after they’d just been relegated.

Since hanging up the boots back in 2008 after 11 seasons at the top level, the former Collingwood and Fremantle small forward has just about done it all at suburban level.

“I always had Marby in mind to come back to,” Holland remarked.

It all started when the Tasmanian was fresh out of the AFL system and played a key role in Maribyrnong Park’s two premierships in 2009 and 2010 as a playing coach.

After another four years at the Lions, Holland decided to take a break from football at the end of 2014 before being sounded out by the EDFL three years later to coach the senior interleague team for the 2017 season.

Following a successful stint with Caroline Springs, when Ben Hart moved to an assistant coaching role at GWS at the end of the 2022 season, Holland was at the top of President Whitlam Malkoun’s list to lead the Northern Bullants in 2023.

Soon enough, Holland wanted to get back to suburban level and Marby has always felt like home.

It seemed like the obvious choice to move back to a club that he’d had a great deal of success with and fortunately, they were

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“I just had such great memories and a great experience at the football club.

“I had a really challenging year at the Bullants last year, finishing second bottom winning only two games.

“I was pretty keen to do something a little bit more relaxed in the footy industry from a coaching point of view.

“Marby’s job was coming up, so I just thought it was a no brainer, I live three minutes around the corner, the kids play juniors there."

At the end of 2023 when Holland walked through the doors at Marby for the first time since 2014 as coach, there was an overwhelming sense of optimism.

Despite a difficult year that saw them finish on the bottom of the ladder and their stint in Premier Division come to an end, Holland knew the club was still in a really good position.

“I was really surprised that they got relegated based on the games that I watched because I.

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thought that they were really competitive for three quarters against really good teams.

every week in the back line as a rebounding intercept marking player.

“They were a really young group that probably just needed to be tweaked a little bit defensively from a playing point of view and some experience needed to be added in just to help those kids.

"Will Ryan and Ned Ryan have been rock solid and Will especially seems to be getting better every week.

“I was really excited that we would be more competitive in Division One and the team I came and watched was unlucky with injury and the younger players just didn’t know how to win.

“I thought even with the current group, without even recruiting we were potentially going to be in the top couple of teams in Division One. When Holland took over, exposing youth to senior footy was something the club was always going to do.

While some might have found it a challenge to sacrifice winning games in the short term over giving opportunity to youngsters, the veteran coach has been able to play the kids without the fear of costing them valuable premiership points.

“There were a lot of good quality kids that had already had experience at Premier, so coming back and playing a role in Division One is something that they’ve stepped back in and done fairly well.

“It’s given me flexibility and freedom to go and play those kids knowing that I can win games of footy with youth in the team and give them three or four games and see if they are up to it.

“There’s a couple of guys that have come in late in the year like (Sam) Calleri and Jai Brinkkotter that spent most of the year in the twos and still qualified for the twos (finals) this weekend, but they’ve been an integral part of the team in the seniors and kicked seven goals between them last week against Hillside.

“Max Griffin has had a great season to date, he’s done incredibly well, Zach Coughlan has come in as an Under 18 player and is improving

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“That’s what a lot of people don’t realise – I think we’ve got six or seven players every week that have an average age of 20.”

Even though 2024 has seen Marby’s resurgence to the top of the Division One ladder, the year certainly hasn’t been without its challenges.

The side lost two of its first four to formidable opponents with questions being asked if the side would be able to challenge for the premiership in its first season in the second tier competition, but have since won 12 on the trot.

“I thought we were just really off against West Coburg early and we didn’t adjust to the size of the ground well.

“The St Albans one was a funny one because we’d had the bye leading into that. It was something that I’d never done before, I gave the players two sessions off leading into that game as a bit of a trial.

“I just like felt we didn’t train well coming back the next week after the bye.

“I think that game there was a bit of a turning point for us. We said, 'We’re not training well enough, we’re not committing to certain aspects of our preparation' and we tweaked a few things and the leadership group had a strong chat to the playing group and our training standards went through the roof.

“I reckon it was the best thing that happened to us this year losing that game. If we had've won it, maybe we would’ve kept sailing and doing things the same way.

With a month of footy left to play, the signs look good at Marby and Holland certainly has to take a lot of credit for their resurgence.

A pair of victories will be the ultimate reward for a proud club looking to return to the top flight.

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1 Thomas Coughlan 2 Samuel Day 4 Luke Aird 5 Nathan Evans 6 Leo Campbell 7 Will Palmer 8 Harry Fitzgerald 9 Jack Tassell 10 Finn McAvoy 11 William Kennedy 12 Thomas Barnett 14 James Restuccia 15 Zachary Coughlan 16 Kai Hutton 17 Connor Clifford 18 Aaron Bruzzaniti 21 Lachlan Gordon 22 Indi Arnold 24 Tobias Sutherland 28 Ned Kavanagh 32 Louis Lees 33 Jacob Lees 34 Dante D'Ovidio 35 Zane Raciti 36 Jack Avsar 37 Peter Vassilakopoulos 38 Will Downie 42 Zach van Hees 48 William Smart 58 Max Marinelli 63 Johnathon Gambaro essendondfl.com.au | THE FOOTBALLER

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President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Ricky Waters

1 2 3 6 8

Charles Wilson James Veal

Bailey Farrington Christian Olivieri Lawrence Cassar 9 Noah Eldebs 10 Miller Harvey 14 William Cameron 16 Noah McMenamin 18 Cooper Renda 19 Brodie Catania 21 Brandon Sartori 23 25 26 28 31 32 34

President: Sean Howard Coach: Darren Caddy

1 2 3 8 9

Brady Coleman James Smith Ryan Koenig Frank Marino 10 James Cammerino 13 Charles Saunders 15 Christopher Low 16 Harrison Bate 18 Max Hoffmann 20 Shaye Caddy 21 Ryan Gustincich

Nicholas Towner Samuel Koulouris Blair Marsden Liam Thornton Ned Lawes

23 25 26 29 35

Jordy Meiers Mitchell Parton

36 37 41 43 46 47 51 58

35 Patrick Lim 38 Kayne Rutley 44 Aidan Hobson 48 Diesel Grech 49 Noah Balzan 60 Taj Robinson 99 Astin Hewett

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Lachlan Gustincich

61 63 65 79 82

Seamus O'Neill Joseph Sita Hamish Stone Connor Burchall Ross Salafia Arden Stevens Cody Kotoski Jake Daglis Cooper Sheedy Jye Kotoski Jackson Barber Daniel Lombardo Conner Bassett Spencer Hutchinson Rory Joyce James Bartrop Jackson Watkins Thomas Lincoln

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RESERVES PREMIER DIVISION ELIMINATION FINAL

GREENVALE

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President: Bruce Kent Coach: Rick Pograri

President: Tony Paragalli Coach: Tim Campisi

Dylan Aridas Aaron Mansfield Thomas Chandler Mark Merlino Dylan Watts Jonathan Roccuzzo 37 Frank Giarratana 38 Joe Giarratana 44 Adem Yavuzcan 45 Tully Fattore

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Dervis Akkus Jack Wood Jordan Drummond

60 68 71 72 89

Nick Youhana

Dylan Ozenc Ben Zaccardi 55 Jarrod Lees 56 Dante Munoz Matt Bonello Liam Hall Thomas Crowley Lucas Wright

1 4 7 17 18 19 21 23 29

Matt Strachan Jeremy Rodi Jordan Sesto David Gennaccaro Ali Khoder Murat Ergunen Matthew Verduci 30 Robert Ahern 31 Daniel Bird 32 Christian Scarpino 33 Lukas Dimech 34 Ethan Ritchie 36 Maclayn Hallows 37 Phoenix Prince 38 Dylan Exposto 40 Omar Abou-Eid 40 Red Dole 41 Denzil Whelan 42 Mitchell Egan 43 Luca Tullberg 44 48 49 51 68 99

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Ahmed Zahraman Zak Aboueid

Antonio Spataro Thomas Paragalli Jesse Vasilas Matthew Petrevski Marcus Carchedi Alex Di Blasi

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ABERFELDIE

STRATHMORE

President: John Toniolo Coach: Zack Carey

1 5 7 9 14 15 17 18 21 24 27 28 34 37 39

Karl Staudt Sam O’Loughlin Lachlan Currie Callum Clinick Luke Butcher Lucas Scerri Hudson Radecki Matthew Pellegrino James Kefalas Matt Elliot Isaac Brill Lucas Cavallaro Matthew Doody

Luke Holian Kobi West 40 James Sala 41 Max Taylor 42 44 45 46 47 50 54 58 59 63

Cale DuPlessis Nicholas Owens Alessi Leggieri Andrew Pellegrino Oscar Mammoliti Declan Harvey Carlos Egan Samuel Duggan Thomas Sayers Cooper Newton

67 Cody Rodwell 69 Max Cirigliano 71 Ben Figliola

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President: Sean Howard Coach: Daniel Mangan

10 Clay Mullins 15 Benjamin Smokrovic 17 Harry Moore 18 Tom Newman 28 Cal Symons 33 34 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 49 51

Lachlan Brown Konrad Karner

52 53 54 55 59 61 63

Brodie Short Joshua Winchester Sam Battershill Jordan Lombardo Ryan James Joshua Docking Gabriel Cristiano

Tom Pound William Wright Declan Synan Matthew Caddeo Alec Smokrovic Max Panagiotopoulos Leon Manago Thomas Williamson Spencer Jones

64 Zac Truccolo 65 Christopher Simpson 67 Cooper Anderson 74 Xavier Young 76 Marcus Di Sipio

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President: Bruce Kent Coach: Darren Bewick

1 Tye Browning 3 Ben Ronke 4 Matthew Williamson 5 Anthony Horomidis 7 Ryan Martin 8 Michael Ktona 11 Tim Currie 16 Cameron McLeod 17 Josh Misiti 19 Nic Cattapan 20 Jack Middleton 21 Luke Davis 22 Brodie Newman 23 Daniel Thompson 24 Josh Kemp 25 Benjamin Williamson 26 Joey Dimasi 29 Samuel Paea 30 Josh Hotchkin 31 Jai Bahnert 32 Victor Carboni 35 Heath Ollington 37 Samuel Medland 42 Matthew Caddeo 45 Leon Manago 46 Nic Walsh 55 Jordan Lombardo 56 Ben Parker 57 Samuel Beckinsale 72 Darby Scott

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2 Christopher Farchione 5 Daniel Micevski 7 Corey Baker 8 William Madden 11 Jett Ladewig 12 Ben Bath 14 Nicholas Stuhldreier 15 Josh Porter 16 Mitch Podhajski 17 Daniel Trifunovic 20 Liam Podhajski 22 Kurtis Sanajko 24 Ryan Townsend 25 Jonathan Keratianos 29 Jarryd Bonello 34 Samuel Zumbo 37 Jason Kenneth 39 Marcus Jaap 40 James Manfre 46 Benjamin Speight 53 Dylan Ozenc 57 Callum Di Pietro 61 Hayden Fraser Jack Wood Baker Smith

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President: Tony Paragalli Coach: Leigh Tudor

2 Matthew Watson 4 Paul Ahern 5 Sunny Brazier 6 Ben Allan 7 Rhys Ritchie 8 Errol Mcconnell 9 Julian Hemala 10 Will Hoare 11 Jake Moorhead 12 Joshua Iacobaccio 15 Adam Figliola 17 Jeremy Rodi 18 Carled El Khodr 19 Matthew Stillman 20 Daniel Guccione 21 Ahmed Saad 22 Lachlan Stredwick 24 Mahmoud Taha 26 Jared Eckersley 28 Jayden Ranno 36 Maclayn Hallows 38 Dylan Exposto 39 Sebastian Carta 59 Charles Bolmat 69 Thomas Hofert

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STRATHMORE President: John Toniolo Coach: Nick Ash

1 Trent Dumont 3 Luke Jarrad 4 Liam Cavanagh 6 Benjamin Holian 8 Mitchell Purcell 9 Callum Clinnick 10 Adam Iacobucci 11 Andrew Gallucci 12 Harry Jones 13 Kyle Weightman 16 Will Jury 17 Hudson Radecki 19 Brock Egglestone 20 Daniel Mighel 22 Harry Ryan 25 Brendan Butler 27 Isaac Brill 28 Lucas Cavallaro 29 Daniel Mammoliti 30 Cooper Keogh 31 Nick Ingleton 32 Athan Tsialtas 35 Cooper West 37 Luke Holian 42 Cale DuPlessis 44 Nick Owen 48 Matthew Foley 52 Amin Naim 54 Carlos Egan 64 Ryan Brodie

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AGA UNDER 18.5 MEN’S DIVISION ONE ELIMINATION FINAL

CRAIGIEBURN

COBURG DISTRICTS

President: Dom Micallef Coach: Cale Bettanin

President: Allan Chandler Coach: Leigh Sporle

3 Nathan Allen 4 Joseph Kelly 6 Cade Gordon 7 Liam O'Connell 8 James McIntosh 9 Kylan Doorbar 10 Tadhg Boyle 11 Jakeb Bruni 13 Zachary Trimbos 14 Xavier Herft 15 Jonathan Pestrucci 18 Hayden Polley 19 Cameron Thomson 21 Dylan Coward 22 Noah Crowley 23 Julian Cosmelli 24 Denver Byrne 25 Tyler Malysz 26 Billy Gievski 28 Kyle Williams 29 Reeve Owen

2 Joshua Park 3 Liam Middleton 5 Aidan Plant 6 Jonathon Leeds 7 Max Ibic 8 James Mamo 10 Jake Russo 11 Adam Pafumi 12 Zachary Bryant 13 Chad Middleton 14 Frank Gallo 15 Julian Michielin 16 Valentino Petrongolo 18 Zachari Merhi 19 Hady Hegazy 21 Ahmaad Taleb 22 Nathan Saliba 23 Zachary Kuret 25 Will Thornton 26 Gianluca Murone-Barr 27 Julian Kuret 28 Souhail Aboueid

30 Giordano Scuderi 31 Matthew Kichakov 33 Jaike Harris 34 Hayden Savage 35 Blake Polley

29 Mayen Solayman 30 Zein Omar 35 Massimo Iannuzzi 37 Aymen Taleb

38 39 43 48

42 Christian Parrino 43 Jack Zivkovic Mitchell Neiwand Adam Park

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MOONEE VALLEY President: Michael Milne Coach: Adam De Pasquale

ESS. DOUTTA STARS President: Kirk Thompson Coach: Damian Bellino

1 Jack Benson 2 Zac Nilsson 3 Owen Winkel

1 Joshua Whitfield 2 Diesel Docherty 3 Finn Daffey

4 Burhan Kassab 5 Jamie Hoang

4 Fabio Favrin 5 Keanu Kim

6 Hugh sharples 7 Will Pasinati 8 Wiliam O'Connell 9 Jacob Saccuti

6 Sam Seeley 7 Wil Calvert 9 Will Ryan

10 Andrew Kelly 11 Lachlan Larobina 12 Robert Steindl 13 Oliver Hutchesson 14 Jack Kalic

10 Finn Curwood 11 Savv Salpingidis 12 Jesse Kirk 15 Joseph Riga 16 Kasha Stevanovski 17 Ayden Diaz

16 Christian Sampson 18 Luka Anderson 20 Archer Carlton 22 Laurie Nichols 23 Divjot Singh

19 Dean Roumeliotis 20 Marlon Arhanic 21 Sam Bellino 22 Blake Camerotto 23 Will Atkinson

25 Crisitan Athanasopoulos 27 Max Mahoney 29 Zac Farfalla 34 Matthew Rumoro

24 Toby Field 25 Tyler Storey 27 Joshua Palmer 28 Brody Sadler 29 Thomas Bartlett

43 William Rendina 44 Boston Young 47 Oscar Lock 49 George Holderhead 60 Sam Desira 79 Nicholas Padden 88 Giann Cristiano

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30 Lucas Bate 32 Josh Robertson 34 Jake Filia 35 Vaughn Murphy 43 Benjamin Gallus

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RESERVES DIVISION ONE ELIMINATION FINAL

WEST COBURG

STALBANS

President: Ian Allen Coach: Sean McKernan & Tobi Yusuf

President: James Perkin Coach: Darren Mantynen

6 Daniel Alagna 7 Brendan Burke 12 Iesa Saad

2 Mason Mitoiu 6 Yoel Fessehaye 11 Andrew Papazoglou

14 Jake Fotinos 18 Mahmoud Elhawli

12 Robert Sweetland 15 Bruno Salamon 21 Ben McManus 27 Edward Schellander 32 James Mason

22 Xavier Bogaers 24 Andrew Careri 25 Darren Stoneham 26 Fallan Cathcart 27 Alex El-Nabbout 32 Anstan Papadopoulos 33 Mohamad Saad 37 Maroun Diab Kabalan 42 Noah Saad 45 Khaled El-haouli 46 Francis Kirby 47 Cristian D'Alberto 48 Conor Martin 54 Ben Vear 55 Luca McMonagle 57 Yehya Saad 58 Malik Noor 62 Marco Minniti 64 Hassan Hammoud 95 Perry Patrikios

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33 Maksym Sosnowski 34 Lachlan Calder 36 Brodie Saliba 37 James Riggio 38 Ayden Murphy 40 Jesse Drake 41 Khalil Jebara 42 Mathew Pickering 43 Ryan Galea 47 Jake Vicic 48 James Krstin 51 Filmon Legesse 52 Khamis Khamis 58 Byron Murphy

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HILLSIDE

MARIBYRNONG PARK

President: Lindon Way Coach: Antonio Lanciano

1 Jayden Murdoch 4 Andreas Vassilopoulos 6 Joel Bonnici 7 Jibril Yamak 8 Jeremy Hayes 12 Michael Deluca 13 Koby Young 14 Jack Bastas 19 Jack Tarr 21 Luke Sammut 27 Theo Peteinarias 29 Sebastian Frazzetto 31 Xavier Buccheri 32 Kelvin Knight 34 Zac McDonald 37 Aiden Cassar 40 George Giucas 41 Andrew Salvatico 42 Chris Samagalski 43 Liam Johnstone 44 Mark Salvatico 45 Jaksyn Grant 46 Ryan Deppeler 50 Paris Grampsas 51 Riley Way 62 Julian DiPasquale 77 David Fruscalzo 98 Tom Rochester

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President: Greg Hughes Coach: James McArthur

3 Charlie Barrett 4 Lachlan Garrett 5 Lindsay Murfett 7 Alexander Pingitore 15 Kieran Mcgadey 17 Jack Mantello 21 Fletcher Ware 22 Finbarr Warren 26 Sebastian Mckerrow 30 Andrew Edwards 31 Jackson Griffin 32 Ned Ryan 34 Matthew Hatfield 35 Jack Bullock 36 Samuel Dick 38 Samuel Calleri 40 William Hatfield 41 Aiden Purcell 44 Jai Brinkkotter 46 Yaron Faustin 48 Kelly Read 49 George Fleming 51 Jake Muir 53 Cruise Petruccelli 55 Lleyton Healy 56 Gilbert Brettell 57 58 59 61

Seth Christmas Connor Arne Shugg Tom Lumb Thomas Volpe

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President: James Perkin Coach: Zammy Muhtari

1 Zak Wunhym 2 Tyson Gill 3 Lachlan Henson

1 Victor Micallef 2 Brandon Coletta 3 Zac Jimenez

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7 Tristan Rudic 8 Jeremy Hayes 9 Anthony Prestia 10 Fortunato Caruso 11 Hudson Shaw 14 Bailey Kirkman 16 Ryan Lojko 17 Natale Caruso 18 Alessio Gobbo 19 Jack Tarr 20 Lachlan Pettigrove 23 Josh Covelli 24 Ryan Schiavone 28 Michael Portelli 26 Jayden Murdoch 30 Daniel Scerri 31 Zain Yamak 33 Joseph Careless 38 Jackson McMenamin 41 Noah Asciak 45 Jaksyn Grant 51 Riley Way 53 Jake Gatto 55 Nicholas Fluke

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10 Oskar Brown 12 Jackson Volpato 13 Matthew Gundry 14 Jack Sims 15 Andre Srour 18 Mason Dipetta 19 Bill Sam 20 Bol Kolang 21 Ben McManus 22 Bailee Revell 23 Josh Carter 24 Tyler Bell 26 Alex Tsia 27 Atunaisa Bosenavulagi 29 Aaron D'Cruz 30 Adeola Akintola 31 Luke McManus 35 Kyan Kretiuk Clarke 39 Joshua Mullins

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MARIBYRNONG PARK President: Greg Hughes Coach: Brodie Holland

1 Sean Hetherington 2 Lucas Edmonds 4 Darcy Griffin 6 Kyle Harman 7 Max Griffin 9 Jack Kaygisiz 10 Matthew Gaul 11 Daniel Oliver 13 Josh Cole 14 Jordan Anastasakis 15 Kieran Mcgadey 18 Thomas Wyatt 19 Alexander Barba 20 Scott Clarke 23 Rook Barry 24 Craig Searle 26 James Kayrooz 28 Bronte Campbell 32 Ned Ryan 38 Samuel Calleri 40 Zachary Coughlan 43 Brodie Romensky 44 Jai Brinkkotter 45 Will Ryan 88 Lachie Plowman

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WESTCOBURG President: Ian Allen Coach: Daniel Barnes

1 Muhammad Saad 2 Thomas Baravi 3 Abdikhane Fitaax 4 Omar Saad 5 Jesse Martini 6 Ahmed Hamdan 8 Ruairi Cleary 9 Joseph Drake 10 Donnacadh Cleary 11 Jonah Horo 12 Marco Serruto 13 Emilio Rinaudo 15 Thomas Drake 17 Patrick McCallum 18 Mahmoud Elhawli 19 Wally Karaan 20 Dane Lucas 23 Reed Cathcart 25 Darren Stoneham 28 Liam Bowkett 31 Thomas McRostie 32 Anstan Papadopoulus 35 Maurice Contreras 38 Ibrahim Taha 42 Noah Saad 43 Damian Galofaro 44 Blake Ross 58 Malik Noor 95 Perry Patrikios

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6 14 16 22 25 27 30 31 36 37 38 42 43 45 51 53 56 57 60 64 71 74

STRATHMORE

KEILOR

President: John Toniolo Coach: Mark Kennedy

President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Darren Milburn

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41 Noah Fasolis 44 Liam Thornton 48 Calan Nicholls 49 Noah Balzan 50 Andreas Fernandez 61 Ashton McMenamin 88 Cameron Richards essendondfl.com.au | THE FOOTBALLER

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NORTHERN SAINTS

TAYLORS LAKES President: David Darcy Coach: Nathan Sposato

4 Blake Briz 10 Jason Mccormack 17 Anthony Davoli 18 Ben Spargo 19 Stephen Tieppo 21 Nathanael Smith 25 Ben Farrugia 26 Bowey Larizza 29 Mason Lalor 30 31 32 33 34 35 39 40 41 44 45 56 64 66 70 73

Tyler Rogers Oliver Lake Frankie Galtieri Torey Larizza David Reinmuth Nicholas Miokovic Brandon Raad Yanni Apostolidis Brenden Lucas Sonny Briz Joshua Vassolo Massimo Sergio Daniel Klonowski Corey Moore Connor Roach Liam Caffari

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President: Moe El-Sheikh Coach: Abdul El Rafei

1 Musa Zraika 2 Thomas Pelaccia 3 Salvatore D’Angelo 4 Abdul Halim Khodr 6 Radwan Haddara 9 Wissam Abdul-Wahed 10 Moustafa Rabah 11 Ehsan Taiba 13 Mathew Haley 14 Ahmed Elbaba 15 Mohamed Taleb 17 Jehad Haddara 18 20 23 24 25 27 28 30 31 34 35 37 48

Hamze Atik Louis Fulgaro Belal Mustapha Stefan Valensisi Mohammad Taleb Abdullah Elrafei Noah Saraya Mezin Abdulwahed Hussein Taleb Bernardo Tenace Abdul Taleb Daheg Abdul-Wahed Mohammed Elzeine

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President: Justin Peagram Coach: Cole Harvey

President: Will Kosteas Coach: Ash Flavel

1 Lachlan Evans 2 Jaydon Stiles 3 Antonio Vitalone 5 Luke Bonello 6 Nicholas Cugliari 7 Habib Hosni 8 Adam Sullivan 9 Jacob Elia 10 Daniel Hovey 11 Jordan Hughes 13 Joshua Neralic 14 Riley McLaughlin 15 Jack Wylie 17 Corey Patmore 19 Tyson Iglesias 20 Mason Bawden 22 Joshua Stiles 23 Dion Lawson 24 Nicholas Gregson 27 Benjamin Ryan 28 29 36 37 42 50 57 88

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