Squads finalised for AFL Victoria’s Young Guns match at North Port Oval on Sunday
AFL DRAFT hopefuls from the VFL, TAC Cup and suburban and country ranks will display their wares in Sunday’s Young Guns game.
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AFL Victoria has finalised the teams for the annual Young Guns match, to be played at North Port Oval on Sunday as a curtain-raiser to the VFL preliminary final between Williamstown and Essendon.
Players from the VFL, TAC Cup and suburban and country ranks figure in the teams, to be coached by George Morgan (Casey Scorpions) and Sean Kavanagh (Oakleigh Chargers).
They include Will Hayes, a midfielder from Footscray Bulldogs and the son of horse trainer David; Casey Scorpion Jordan Moncrieff, whose father, Michael, was a prominent goalkicker at Hawthorn; and Werribee midfielder Matt Hanson.
Highly rated Frankston Pines player Guy Hendry, a 196cm forward who booted 56 goals playing alongside ex-AFL man Aaron Edwards this year, was also included, at the request of former Frankston Dolphins assistant coach Pat Swayn.
AFL Victoria VFL Academy coach and mentor Darren Flanigan put the lists together after speaking to AFL clubs, VFL coaches and TAC Cup talent managers.
Flanigan said the Young Guns fixture had become a highlight of the Victorian football calendar and it was an was an important match for the players involved.
“History says that someone gets drafted out of this game every year,’’ he said.
“Last year it was Adam Saad from Coburg. If there was any doubt he could play AFL footy he threw it out the window. His game was outstanding, just with his kicking and his speed. He’s certainly franked his form by playing as many games as he has for Gold Coast.
“A similar sort of opportunity awaits the players we’ve picked for this year’s match. They’re all in the same spot, just outside or on the edge of contention of getting on an AFL list.’’
The match starts at 12.15pm.
THE TEAMS
BLACK
Tom Papley (Gippsland Power), Jacob Hickey (Western Jets), Alex Urban (Port Melbourne), Joe Maishman (Werribee), Jack James (Calder Cannons), Lachlan Johns (Coburg), Jono Daggian (Old Scotch), Cody Mance (Coburg), Tom Anderson (Oakleigh Chargers), Marty Hore (Bendigo Pioneers), Jack Wallace (Sandringham Dragons), Luke Hannon (Casey Scorpions), Matt De Bruin (Gippsland Power), Guy Hendry (Frankston Pines), Christian Buykx-Smith (Gippsland Power),
Michael Tilmouth Turner (Northern Knights), Mitch Van Den Berg (Werribee), Fraser Fort (South Barwon/Geelong VFL), Jordan Moncrieff (Casey Scorpions), Rowan Marshall (North Ballarat).
GREEN
James Hayes (Footscray Bulldogs), Will Hayes (Footscray Bulldogs), Anthony Scott (Richmond),
Goy Lok (Sandringham Dragons), Ben Allan (Coburg/Calder Cannons), Andrew Tashevski-Beckwith (Sandringham Dragons), Daniel Foley (Western Jets), Bruno Laguda (Calder Cannons), Matt Hanson (Werribee), Ben Long (Northern Knights), Daniel Vaughan (Cheltenham), Bryce Rutherford (Casey Scorpions), Dale Hinkley (Birchip Watchem), Liam Hullett (Dandenong Stingrays), Declan Keilty (Casey Scorpions), Brayden Sier (Northern Knights), Cameron Tudor (Geelong VFL), Brody Mihocek (Werribee), Josh Porter (Werribee), Lachlan Waddell (Port Melbourne).
Originally published as Squads finalised for AFL Victoria’s Young Guns match at North Port Oval on Sunday
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