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MEN’S DIVISION TWO GRAND FINALS MEN’S DIVISION ONE PRELIMINARY FINALS MEN’S PREMIER DIVISION SEMI FINALS

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CONTENTS

4 Weekend Wrap 8 Grand Final Preview 10 Westmeadows 13 Team of the Year 16 Grand Final Teams 21 Division One 26 Premier Division

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STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK PREMIER DIVISION By Luke Mathews Pascoe Vale has made up for last year’s disappointing preliminary final loss after defeating Strathmore by 64 points at Section Road.

Saturday’s win is Pascoe Vale’s first finals victory since their 2022 elimination final victory against Keilor and makes amends for a straight sets exit in 2023.

After a relatively even first half which saw the Panthers take an 11-point lead into half time, Leigh Tudor’s side blew the game wide open with six third-quarter goals before piling on four more in the final term to cruise to victory.

Adam Figliola starred once again kicking three goals to help set up the victory, while Ben Allan and Carled El Khoder contributed strongly with two goals each.

Sunday’s win is the Jets' first finals victory since the 2017 preliminary final against Marby.

The victory is also Greenvale’s first finals win against Abers since the 2013 grand final which breaks a run of five straight finals losses in 10 years against their arch rivals including two grand final losses in 2015 and 2017.

In difficult conditions, it was the Jets who had the better looks at goal in the first half which helped them open up a 23-point half time lead before storming home with six goals in the third term and four in the last.

After a quiet game in Round 18, Josh Porter starred for the Jets kicking three goals to take his season tally to 37 from just 14 games, while Hayden Fraser made the most of his opportunities with two goals each.

Despite going down, Josh Kemp, Brodie Newman, and Ben Ronke finished the season well and were all able to hit the scoreboard in their final outing for 2024.

Despite being well beaten, Athan Tsialtas’ fine form continued with another two goals while Ryan Brodie and Trent Dumont fought hard all day.

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Greenvale have punched their ticket to the semi finals, defeating Aberfeldie by 74 points at Piranha Park.

Maribyrnong Park has booked the first spot in the decider after a hard fought victory over West Coburg by 24 points.

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Marby’s victory was largely due to their better accuracy in front of goals as they adjusted to the tumultuous wind better than their opponents.

Lachie Plowman, James Kayrooz, and Josh Cole led the way up front for the Lions kicking two goals each with Scott Clarke among the best.

West Coburg will be rueing their inaccurate kicking in front of goal that undoubtedly hurt them.

They would be particularly disappointed with their first quarter that saw them score 12 behinds and no goals.

St Albans are through to the preliminary final after knocking Hillside out in straight sets with a 52-point victory.

The Saints were clinical in the first quarter, booting seven unanswered goals to set up the victory before holding off any Hillside counter attacks throughout the match to run out comfortable winners.

promotion will continue after a straight sets finals exit.

The Bears opened up an early advantage with two first-quarter goals to take an 11-point lead into quarter time before the margin was reduced to four points at the main break.

The Tigers turned the game on its head with four third-quarter goals which saw them take a 17-point lead into the final term.

After missing three shots early in final term, the Bears reduced the margin to nine points 16 minutes into the last quarter before Westmeadows sealed the victory with two goals later in the fourth quarter.

Rex Hickman starred for the Tigers with three goals to help set up the victory while Ryan Capron, Jake Hatton, and Luke Smith stood up when it mattered.

Daniel Hovey continued his strong 2024 season with another three goals while Luke Bonello and Mason Bawden fought hard all day.

Josh Carter was important for the Saints up forward as he slotted five majors in the victory, while Jake Galea and late inclusion Alex Tsia were also among the best, scoring two goals each and using the ball well by hand and foot.

It will be a bitterly disappointing end to the season for Hillside who exit the finals in straight sets after finishing the home and away season in third place.

The Sharks were thoroughly outclassed by St Albans across the four quarters and despite a few fightbacks, the Sharks never really looked like winning or getting close.

STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK DIVISION TWO By Luke Mathews Westmeadows have booked their spot in the grand final defeating Burnside Heights by 20 points at Salesian College.

The win now gives the Tigers a chance to win their first grand final since 1984 and return to Division One, while Burnside’s wait for

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By Luke D’Anello Westmeadows coach Ash Flavel took on one of the toughest jobs in the Essendon District Football League two years ago.

The Tigers had been a perennial finalist in Division One but were forced to undergo a changing of the guard after the departure of former mentor Mo Kaakour, who secured an assistant-coaching role in the VFL. Now Westmeadows is one win away from a remarkable Division Two flag under rising coach Flavel.

Only eight players from the Tigers’ line-up that conquered Burnside Heights in Saturday’s preliminary final – Jarrod Petersen, Ryan Capron, Jake Hatton, Aaron Evans, Jordan Kosteas, Riley Hearne, Ryan Stingel, and Nathan Sparks – featured in the club’s elimination final loss to West Coburg in 2022.

Last year, Westmeadows showed positive signs in the second half of the campaign before it was one of two teams relegated from the second tier after claiming four wins, including toppling finalist Hillside and Craigieburn in the run home.

This season, the Tigers finished the homeand-away rounds in third spot and recovered

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from a 45-point deficit to sink Northern Saints in the opening week of finals.

At the weekend they knocked off Burnside by 20 points – a margin that could have been greater had they not kicked eight goals from 25 scores – to set up a date with minor premier Taylors Lakes in the decider.

“I probably expected to make finals with the side we had, but to make the grand final is a great achievement,” said Flavel, who was an assistant coach at the club for two seasons before taking the top job.

“But they (the players) understand from last year, I just wanted them to think they’re Division One footballers, and that’s no disrespect to Division Two and the opposition we’ve played against this year.

“A lot of doubters probably expected us to finish bottom two at the start of the year, but we went under the radar. That was fine with me. I knew that we had a good enough team to get where we are now.”

President Will Kosteas said the Tigers had been “underrated” in pre-season following relegation.

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While the side is young, the exits forced the club to push fast-forward on its rebuild.

Kosteas said Westmeadows was now focused on developing homegrown players and lauded Flavel for his efforts in uniting the group.

“The future of the club is going to go that way so we don’t put ourselves in a position that we were in after 2022, where a lot of players – and no offence to any players – were there solely for the money,” he said.

“We’ll never have that happen to us again, which is the good thing.

“He (Flavel) is very good with the young guys and he’s been able to make the young group feel very confident.

“Chatting to him, he’s a far better coach this year than he was last year.

“We had no hesitation in getting him signed up for next year… and he’s on board long term as well. He’s developing with these young guys and they like his philosophies, the way he goes about his footy and they like playing that style of footy as well.”

Flavel said the Tigers “had to reset” swiftly after 2022.

He said Hatton, Sparks, Jordan Kosteas, Reilly Holmes, Luke Smith, James Taglieri-Sclocchi, Daniel Spencer, Gabriel Guida, Mason Mineo, and Shaun O’Grady headlined the next generation of talent.

“It was more getting game time into these kids and that just probably fast-tracked them last year. If we kept the same side and added (players), these kids wouldn’t have played a lot of senior football, so it wasn’t the worst thing in the world,” he said.

“To fast-track these kids and give them a good full pre-season this year and then obviously improve by another 10 or 15 per cent, which a lot of them have this year, to get where we are is a massive achievement by the kids.”

Flavel reflected on the hard yards early in his coaching tenure, agreeing it made the club hungrier to taste success.

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He said he initially had “no intentions” of being a senior coach and praised the work of his coaching staff.

“It’s not all about me, but what I had to take over was very hard,” Flavel said.

“But I just wanted to get down to work, and I knew it was going to be a tough year. But I thought we held our own last year in Division One. “But we thought it wasn’t the worst thing to go down. Obviously the club was just resetting after the big exodus just to get back on their feet.

“We haven’t spent a lot of money this year, enough to obviously get by, but not like some of these other clubs have spent. So that’s probably a really good tick for the boys and the club to get where we are now.”

Taylors Lakes stands between Westmeadows and its second senior EDFL premiership – its first coming in Division One in 1984.

The Lions powered their way to a thumping 100-point win in Round 8, while the pair shared the points in Round 16, adding intrigue to Saturday’s grand final at Windy Hill.

“They’re the favourites – they’ve been on top all year, so they definitely go in as favourites.

We’re the underdogs, but I’m happy with that,” Flavel said.

“The first time we played them, they won by 100 points, but that was a bad week for the club, where we had a lot of players sick, a lot of blokes down.

“But to draw with them a few weeks ago at their ground when both of us were pretty much at full strength was a really good effort and obviously gives us confidence going into this week, knowing we’ve got nothing to lose.

“We’re going to go out full steam ahead and try to knock them off. The boys are not intimidated by Taylors Lakes. They’ve got a lot of good players, but so do we.

“I think our fitness, our conversion, and our execution of skills, if we can get that right this week, I think we’ll be right in it.”

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HADFIELD

STRATHMORE

President: Alan Kerr Coach: Marae Moustafa

President: John Toniolo Coach: Mark Kennedy

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5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15

Zak Moustafa Samir Mohamad Mohammed Rabah Omar Said Dawoud Said Zein Taleb Ishaq Taha Moussa Mourad Mohammad Houssein

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Humza Moustafa Tarek Hussein Abdurrahman Merhi

Ali Mustafa 30 Noah Hussein 35 Abdullah Mustapha 40 Khaled Rabah 42 Mohammed Mustapha 46 Mohammed Said

6 Spencer Johnson Jonathan Cann Noah Pierce Zak Waters James Staropoli 27 Pericles Konstantinidis 30 Isaac Dean 31 Nicholas Staropoli 36 Jameson Haxby 14 16 22 25

Archie Cottom Jake Bruni Lucas Andropof Rydah Anderson Mitchell Barrett 51 Andrea Rametta 53 Cody Liersch 56 Aidan Nathanielsz 57 Sebastian Caputo 60 Christian Stone 37 38 42 43 45

64 Leroy Coleman 71 Henry Thomas 74 Charlie Greaves Max Paglia Nicholas Perdikaris Darcy Langston Lucas Pane Sam Clough Liam Oreo Levi Sargeant Jarrod Nicol

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SUNBURYKANGAROOS

NORTHERN SAINTS

President: Mick Streiff Coach: Matthew Baird

President: Moe El-Sheikh Coach: Abdul El Rafei

2 Kasey Curll 4 Zane Booth 7 Trent Cranwell

1 Musa Zraika 2 Thomas Pelaccia 3 Salvatore D’Angelo

8 Brayden Cuffe 9 Muhammed Rexhep 11 Zachary Ploog

4 Abdul Halim Khodr 6 Radwan Haddara 9 Wissam Abdul-Wahed

18 Jakob Feist 20 Adam Prescott 24 Cooper Anson

10 Moustafa Rabah 11 Ehsan Taiba

25 27 29 31 34 35 39 42 43 44 45 48 49 50 61 62 69

Matthew Parker Brenton Sutherland Daniel Stubbs Matthew Baird Daniel Richmond Ethan Wellby Lachlan Kaye James Tyquin Kyle Tucker Tannin Wilson Joshua Bowden Branden Paul Cam Hildebrand Jamie Cuffe Ethan McDonald Andrew Gilbertson Travis Faulds

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TAYLORS LAKES

WESTMEADOWS

President: David Darcy Coach: Steve Burns

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Mitch Jones Benjamin Norris Nick Mcintosh Nathan Kennedy Ethan Caffari Jaxon Holliday Lachlan Rayner Luke McCormack Jack Burns Luke Nappi Aaron Vendramini Christopher Vulic Rhys Bradley Stephen Tieppo Raafat Rachrache Declan Wakefield Daniel DeVito Bowey Larizza Darby Lalor Nicholas Miokovic Samuel Kosmak Trent Forbes Vincent Schiavello Christian Petersen Escher Richter

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President: Will Kosteas Coach: Ash Flavel

1 4 5 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 23 24 26 31 34 38 41 48 51 57 66 68 72 99

Jarrod Petersen Ryan Capron Korey Flavel-Wood Nathan Sparks Luke Smith Jake Hatton Riley Hearne Tyson Paterson Shaun O'Grady Kieran Gallagher Aaron Evans Brayden Sudaro Reilly Holmes Jordan Kosteas Alessio Saitta James Taglieri-Sclocchi Daniel Spencer Jake Sweerts Jesse Smith Brodie Camilleri Jordan Rein Gabriel Guida Mason Mineo Rex Hickman Ryan Stingel Michael Mayne Sean Evans Jackson Iulianella

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By Joseph Ibic

West Coburg takes on St Albans in a preliminary final at Greenvale Recreation Reserve this Saturday afternoon for a place in the decider against Maribyrnong Park.

victorious by 22 points despite their inaccurate kicking.

West Coburg head into this week's match with mixed results from their previous finals games this season.

The two sides faced each other just the one time this season back in Round 11, in that match it was West Coburg who were victorious by 22 points despite their inaccurate kicking.

The Burgers defeated Hillside by 20 points in the qualifying final two weeks ago but came up short by 24 points against Maribyrnong Park in their semi final last week.

Omar Saad was huge in front of goals during that game booting four majors, as Liam Bowkett and Tom Baravi were also among the best for West Coburg.

The loss was in large part due to their inaccurate goal kicking that saw them score an astonishing 20 behinds to just the five goals.

While for St Albans, Bill Sam and Jake Galea had great games and will no doubt be crucial for the Saints this week as well.

The Saints head into this week's preliminary final in good form having won their first two finals.

They defeated Oak Park by 14 points in the elimination final and Hillside by 52 points in an upset win in last weekend's semi final.

The two sides faced each other just the one time this season back in Round 11, in that match it was West Coburg who were

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One to watch for the Saints is Bol Kolang who has been in brilliant form during the finals series having scored seven goals in the Saints' last two matches.

Kolang did not play the last time these sides met and adds some size against a defence featuring the likes of Bowkett and Dane Lucas – ranked first for intercept marks.

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AGA UNDER 18.5 MEN’S DIVISION ONE PRELIMINARY FINAL

MOONEE VALLEY

CRAIGIEBURN

President: Michael Milne Coach: Adam De Pasquale

President: Dom Micallef Coach: Cale Bettanin

1 Jack Benson 2 Zac Nilsson 3 Owen Winkel 4 Burhan Kassab 5 Jamie Hoang 6 Hugh sharples 7 Will Pasinati 8 Wiliam O'Connell 9 Jacob Saccuti 10 Andrew Kelly 11 Lachlan Larobina 12 Robert Steindl 13 Oliver Hutchesson 14 Jack Kalic 16 Christian Sampson 18 Luka Anderson 20 Archer Carlton 22 Laurie Nichols 23 Divjot Singh 25 Crisitan Athanasopoulos 27 Max Mahoney 29 Zac Farfalla 34 Matthew Rumoro 43 William Rendina 44 Boston Young 47 Oscar Lock 49 60 79 88

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George Holderhead Sam Desira Nicholas Padden Giann Cristiano

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 12 Harry Albon 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 30 Giordano Scuderi 31 Matthew Kichakov 33 Jaike Harris 34 Hayden Savage 35 Blake Polley 38 Nate Short 39 Michael Keratianos 43 Idris Khoram 48 Sammy Aliano essendondfl.com.au | THE FOOTBALLER

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HILLSIDE

WEST COBURG

President: Lindon Way Coach: Antonio Lanciano

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Jayden Murdoch Andreas Vassilopoulos Joel Bonnici Jeremy Hayes

Michael Deluca Koby Young Bailey Kirkman Jack Tarr Luke Sammut Theo Peteinarias 29 Sebastian Frazzetto 31 Xavier Buccheri 13 14 19 21 27

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Kelvin Knight Zac McDonald Aiden Cassar George Giucas Andrew Salvatico Chris Samagalski Liam Johnstone Mark Salvatico Jaksyn Grant Ryan Deppeler Paris Grampsas

Riley Way Julian DiPasquale 77 David Fruscalzo 98 Tom Rochester

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President: Ian Allen Coach: Sean McKernan & Tobi Yusuf

6 Daniel Alagna 7 Brendan Burke 12 Iesa Saad 14 Jake Fotinos 18 Mahmoud Elhawli 22 Xavier Bogaers 24 Andrew Careri 25 Darren Stoneham 26 Fallan Cathcart 27 Alex El-Nabbout 32 Anstan Papadopoulos 33 37 42 45

Mohamad Saad Maroun Diab Kabalan Noah Saad Khaled El-haouli

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Francis Kirby Cristian D'Alberto Conor Martin Ben Vear Luca McMonagle Yehya Saad Malik Noor

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WEST COBURG

STALBANS

President: Ian Allen Coach: Daniel Barnes

President: James Perkin Coach: Zammy Muhtari

Muhammad Saad Thomas Baravi Abdikhane Fitaax Omar Saad Jesse Martini Ahmed Hamdan Ruairi Cleary Joseph Drake Donnacadh Cleary Jonah Horo Marco Serruto Emilio Rinaudo Jake Fotinos Thomas Drake Patrick McCallum

18 Mahmoud Elhawli 19 Wally Karaan 20 Dane Lucas 23 Reed Cathcart 25 Darren Stoneham 28 31 32 35 38 42 43 44 54 58 95

Liam Bowkett Thomas McRostie Anstan Papadopoulus Maurice Contreras Ibrahim Taha Noah Saad Damian Galofaro Blake Ross Ben Vear Malik Noor Perry Patrikios

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1 Victor Micallef 2 Brandon Coletta 3 Zac Jimenez 4 Jake Galea 5 Adem Asani 6 Jayden Kretiuk 7 Brodie Lyons-Jones 8 Alex Lancaster 9 Joshua Klaromenos 10 Oskar Brown 12 13 14 15 18 19 20

Jackson Volpato Matthew Gundry Jack Sims Andre Srour Mason Dipetta Bill Sam 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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By Luke Mathews

PREMIER DIVISION PREVIEW Keilor will square off with Pascoe Vale in a blockbuster semi final at Piranha Park on Saturday with a spot in the grand final awaiting the winner.

Pascoe Vale won their way through to the semi final with a dominant victory against Strathmore by 64 points, while Keilor earned the right to have a week off last week after a near faultless season that saw them win 17 games and finish on top of the ladder.

The Blues got the better of the Panthers both times in 2024 winning by 133 points back in Round 6 and 41 points in Round 13.

Cody Brand and Kane Barbuto did the damage for Keilor against Pascoe Vale twice with the pair combining for 10 goals against the Panthers in 2024, while Ahmed Saad was the Panthers' best back in Round 13 with the sharpshooter kicking three goals against a formidable defence.

Adam Figliola will be one to keep an eye on at Piranha Park on Saturday.

The small forward was dominant last weekend against Strathmore kicking three goals to help set up the victory and has been in fine form with nine goals in his last three games.

He has failed to register a major against the Blues in 2024 so he could serve as a point of difference from their previous meetings.

For the Blues, Jermarl Daly will be one to look out for on the weekend.

The off season recruit has had a fantastic 2024 kicking 25 goals from 17 games including five against Pascoe Vale in their two clashes this year.

After kicking nine goals against Strathmore, Airport West, and Avondale Heights, the sharpshooter didn't hit the scoreboard in Round 18 against Essendon Doutta Stars.

An impact in front of goal from the utility could be the difference on Saturday.

Greenvale and Strathmore’s seasons will both go on the line in a do or die elimination final at Coburg City Oval on Saturday.

The Jets were back to their best last weekend when they beat Aberfeldie by 74 points at Coburg City Oval, while Strathmore were disappointing and went down to Pascoe Vale by 64 points at Section Road.

When the two sides met in 2024, the Mores came away with the four points twice after winning a classic at Sewell Reserve back in Round 7 by three points, and in Round 13 in difficult conditions by 20 points.

Small forward Kyle Weightman starred for the Mores back in Round 7 kicking four goals to help drag his side over the line.

In Round 13 it was Baker Smith who was able to handle to difficult conditions and kick two of the Jets' three goals.

For Greenvale to advance to the preliminary final, they’ll need to stop gun midfielder Trent Dumont’s influence around the contest.

The midfielder has starred in Strathmore’s two wins against Greenvale in 2024 and was one of their best again last week in their loss to the Panthers.

If the 29-year-old can find plenty of the footy again on Saturday, Strathmore could see themselves one win away from another grand final.

For the Jets, Josh Porter will be one to watch again on Saturday.

The full forward was back to his best last week, kicking three goals to help his side come away with the victory.

The sharpshooter has had a consistent 2024 kicking 37 goals from his 14 games including two bags of six, but only managed one back in Round 7 against Strathmore.

If the veteran stars once again, the Jets can dream of their first preliminary final since 2017.

The Mores will be without stars Liam Cavanagh and Andrew Gallucci after receiving one-match suspensions in last week's loss.

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AGA UNDER 18.5 MEN’S PREMIER DIVISION ELIMINATION FINAL

ABERFELDIE

PASCOE VALE

President: Sean Howard Coach: Darren Caddy

President: Tony Paragalli Coach: Jake Pantas

3 James Smith 8 Ryan Koenig

1 Fares Hamoud 2 Carled El Khodr 3 Khalil Kaakour 4 Cameron Pascoe

9 Frank Marino 10 James Cammerino

5 Luke Pelosi 6 Sebastian Carta

13 Charles Saunders 15 Christopher Low

7 Max Carta 10 Jalal Abou-Eid

16 Harrison Bate 18 Max Hoffmann 20 Shaye Caddy

11 Omar Aboueid 12 Muhammad Abou-Eid 13 Ahmed Taleb

21 Ryan Gustincich 23 Seamus O'Neill 25 Joseph Sita 26 Hamish Stone 29 Connor Burchall 35 Ross Salafia 36 Arden Stevens

16 Mua Tavo 18 Jack Scollo 19 Michael Tiligadis 20 Sam Rafei 21 Georgios Kavouras

1 Lachlan Gustincich 2 Brady Coleman

37 Cody Kotoski 41 Jake Daglis 43 Cooper Sheedy 46 Jye Kotoski 47 Jackson Barber 51 Daniel Lombardo 58 Conner Bassett 61 Spencer Hutchinson 63 Rory Joyce 65 James Bartrop 79 Jackson Watkins 82 Thomas Lincoln

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23 Adam Sweid 24 Jarrah Younger 29 Dean Ciccarone 30 Benjamin Pascoe 35 Jack Jeal 38 Mohammad Abdallah 40 Omar Abou Eid 41 Noah Atiyeh 42 Mohammed Ali 43 Lucas Baccari 46 Noah Hijazi 51 Aiden Foschi Brouwer 54 Paula Tavo 74 Lachlan Fazzolari

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AGA UNDER 18.5 MEN’S PREMIER DIVISION QUALIFYING FINAL

STRATHMORE President: John Toniolo Coach: Mark Hassall

1 Caleb Perini 2 Christopher Scerri 3 Jake Waters 4 Lachlan Plant 6 Hugh Allison 8 Hugo Jenkins 10 Sebastian Moffett 11 Ryan Maddox 12 James Sayers 13 Jett Laidler 15 Will Janky 16 Alex Tonelli 18 Curtis Rawlings 19 Jack Cook 20 Isaiah Konstantinidis 21 Daniel Robertson 22 Zak Waters 23 Harry Ryan 24 Brodie Hassall 25 Willem Hanegraaf 26 Taylor Moxon 28 Michael Cross 29 Hamish Pearce 30 Nicholas Page 31 Nicholas Staropoli 32 Jai Prince 33 Jack Ryan 35 Alexander Fish 54 Kade Mueller

KEILOR President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Ricky Waters

1 Charles Wilson 2 James Veal 3 Bailey Farrington 6 Christian Olivieri 8 Lawrence Cassar 9 Noah Eldebs 10 Miller Harvey 14 William Cameron 16 Noah McMenamin 18 Cooper Renda 19 Brodie Catania 21 Brandon Sartori 23 Nicholas Towner 25 Samuel Koulouris 26 Blair Marsden 28 Liam Thornton 31 Ned Lawes 32 Jordy Meiers 34 Mitchell Parton 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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RESERVES PREMIER DIVISION ELIMINATION FINAL

ABERFELDIE

PASCOE VALE

President: Sean Howard Coach: Daniel Mangan

President: Tony Paragalli Coach: Tim Campisi

10 Clay Mullins 15 Benjamin Smokrovic 17 Harry Moore 18 Tom Newman 28 Cal Symons 33 Lachlan Brown 34 Konrad Karner 39 Tom Pound 40 William Wright 41 Declan Synan 43 Alec Smokrovic 44 Max Panagiotopoulos 45 Leon Manago 46 Nic Walsh 49 Thomas Williamson 51 Spencer Jones 52 Brodie Short 53 Joshua Winchester 54 Sam Battershill 55 Jordan Lombardo 59 Ryan James 61 Joshua Docking 63 Gabriel Cristiano 64 Zac Truccolo 65 Christopher Simpson 67 Cooper Anderson 74 Xavier Young 76 Marcus Di Sipio

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1 Ahmed Zahraman 4 Zak Aboueid 7 Matt Strachan 17 Jeremy Rodi 18 Jordan Sesto 19 David Gennaccaro 21 Ali Khoder 23 Murat Ergunen 29 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 Antonio Spataro 48 Thomas Paragalli 49 Jesse Vasilas 51 Matthew Petrevski 68 Marcus Carchedi 99 Alex Di Blasi

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KEILOR

President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Stephen Pace

STRATHMORE

President: John Toniolo Coach: Zack Carey

4 Harry Withoos 9 Oskar Haintz 13 Joel Sadler

1 Karl Staudt 5 Sam O’Loughlin 7 Lachlan Currie

16 Jhett Gaskett 17 Cooper MacKenzie-George 23 Emmanuel Parissis

9 Callum Clinick 14 Luke Butcher 15 Lucas Scerri 17 Hudson Radecki 18 Matthew Pellegrino

24 William Burke 25 Nathan Ryan 26 Parker Sneddon 28 Harvey Wilkes 31 Thomas Guljas 35 Ryan Hargreaves 36 Melvin Tataya

21 James Kefalas 24 Matt Elliot 27 Isaac Brill 28 Lucas Cavallaro 34 Matthew Doody

37 Mitchell Newman 38 Michael Teal 39 Kobe Long 40 William Teal

37 Luke Holian 39 Kobi West 40 James Sala 41 Max Taylor

41 Jayden Teal 48 Julian Seol 50 Connor Vosper 53 William McKenzie 61 Patrick Bright 62 William Hubik 66 Benjamin Mazziol

42 Cale DuPlessis 44 Nicholas Owens 45 Alessi Leggieri 46 Andrew Pellegrino 47 Oscar Mammoliti 50 Declan Harvey 54 Carlos Egan 58 Samuel Duggan 59 Thomas Sayers 63 Cooper Newton 67 Cody Rodwell 69 Max Cirigliano 71 Ben Figliola

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CORE MEMORIES CUP VICTORIES

LIVE & FREE STREAMER - YOUR HOME OF THE 2024 EDFL SEASON DON’T MISS ALL THE ACTION THIS FINALS SEASON IN THE ESSENDON DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE WITH STREAMER. TUNE IN EVERY WEEKEND ON STREAMER.COM.AU TO SEE WHO WILL MAKE 2024 A SEASON TO REMEMBER. FREE AND ON DEMAND.

STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK PREMIER DIVISION ELIMINATION FINAL

STRATHMORE

GREENVALE

President: John Toniolo Coach: Nick Ash

President: Bruce Kent Coach: Darren Bewick

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

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

16 Will Jury 17 Hudson Radecki 19 Brock Egglestone

17 Daniel Trifunovic 20 Liam Podhajski 21 Judd Brewster 22 Kurtis Sanajko

20 Daniel Mighel 22 Harry Ryan 25 Brendan Butler 27 Isaac Brill

24 Ryan Townsend 25 Jonathan Keratianos 29 Jarryd Bonello 34 Samuel Zumbo

28 Lucas Cavallaro 29 Daniel Mammoliti

37 Jason Kenneth 39 Marcus Jaap 40 James Manfre

30 Cooper Keogh 31 Nick Ingleton 32 Athan Tsialtas 35 Cooper West 37 Luke Holian

46 Benjamin Speight 53 Dylan Ozenc 57 Callum Di Pietro 61 Hayden Fraser

42 Cale DePlessis 44 Nick Owen 48 Matthew Foley 52 Amin Naim 54 Carlos Egan 64 Ryan Brodie

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Lawn Party BOOK NOW

JOIN THE THRILL AT THE LADBROKES LAWN PARTY! LOCATED CLOSE TO THE ACTION INSIDE THE TRACK, IT’S THE ULTIMATE SPOT TO SOAK IN THE LADBROKES COX PLATE CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE, WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, A BIG SCREEN, AND THE LATEST MAIL FROM SPECIAL RACING GUESTS. YOU’LL ALSO HAVE EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO A RANGE OF FOOD TRUCKS AND BARS (ALLDAY BEVERAGE PACKAGE ON LADBROKES COX PLATE DAY). ROUND UP YOUR FRIENDS FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE OCCASION!

- 2 x food vouchers from a selection of food trucks - 3 x beverage vouchers choose from a selection of beer, wine, cider, spirits and Schweppes soft drinks - Cash purchases for additional Food and Beverages - Tote (TAB) betting facilities - Big screen - Special Racing Guests - Indoor and Outdoor furniture seating - DJ entertainment between races - Ladbrokes Cox Plate Souvenir Pen and Racebook per guest - Cox Plate Carnival Charity Pin per guest - Racecourse admission included for non-members - Post-race concert

- 3 x Food vouchers from a selection of food trucks - Beverages throughout the day - choose from a selection of beer, wine, cider, spirits and Schweppes soft drinks - Tote (TAB) betting facilities - Big screen - Special Racing Guests - Ladbrokes Punters Club - Indoor and Outdoor furniture seating - DJ entertainment between races - Ladbrokes Cox Plate Souvenir Pen and Racebook per guest - Cox Plate Carnival Charity Pin per guest - Racecourse admission included for non-members - Post-race concert

MEMBERS LADBROKES GOLD CUP NIGHT $155

LADBROKES GOLD CUP NIGHT $125

EARLY BIRD

$125

EARLY BIRD

$115

LADBROKES COX PLATE DAY

$400

LADBROKES COX PLATE DAY

$330

EARLY BIRD

$350

EARLY BIRD

$300

*Early Bird available until 31 August 2024 or until allocation sold out All guests must be 18 years or over to enter our facilities for the Ladbrokes Cox Plate Carnival.

STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK PREMIER DIVISION QUALIFYING FINAL

KEILOR

PASCOE VALE

President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Mick McGuane

President: Tony Paragalli Coach: Leigh Tudor

1 Kyle O’Connor 2 Corey Ellis 3 Matthew Bartlett

1 Ahmed Zahraman 2 Matthew Watson 4 Paul Ahern

5 Harrison Bult 6 Mitchell Ellis

5 Sunny Brazier 6 Ben Allan 7 Rhys Ritchie

9 Bradley Xavier 10 Josh Honey 11 Nicholas O'Kearney 12 Billy Johnson 13 Joel Sadler

8 Errol Mcconnell 9 Julian Hemala 10 Will Hoare 11 Jake Moorhead

15 Jay White 19 Blair Wyllie 20 Darcy Cassar 22 Christos Kosmas

12 Joshua Iacobaccio 15 Adam Figliola 17 Jeremy Rodi 18 Carled El Khodr

24 William Burke 27 Oskar Smartt 28 Harvey Wilkes 30 James Bailey

19 Matthew Stillman 20 Daniel Guccione 21 Ahmed Saad

32 Jermarl Daly 36 Melvin Tataya 43 Joseph Ciranna 44 Nathan Ellis 45 Jovan Petric 53 William McKenzie 56 Daniel Sargent

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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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