All the latest recruits in the Sunraysia league for season 2025.
The off-season is well underway for Sunraysia league clubs who have unveiled a host of recruits for 2025. Here are all the moves in our signing tracker.
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Can anyone stop Imperial from going back-to-back or will another contender, like the Imps, rise from the pack?
The Sunraysia league off-season is here and teams will be busy looking to find the right players for premiership glory.
We list all the players and senior coaches who have moved to the Sunraysia clubs below.
IMPERIAL
Jai Fitzpatrick: The Queensland footballer comes to the club to join his mates Aaron Laskey and Riley Buntain, who were part of the premiership team. He played 16 games and kicked 11 goals at Noosa. Fitzpatrick is a running machine with great skills.
IRYMPLE
Will Callow: Callow returns to coach the club next season after spending a couple of years at Koondrook Barham. Callow is a former premiership player and coach at the club, guiding them during their recent period of dominance.
Zane Lueth: Has joined Irymple after not playing the past couple of seasons to play college basketball in the United States. He previously played football for Loxton North in the Riverland, South Australia, in 2022.
Mitch Christensen: Rejoins the Swallows after playing for a couple of clubs over the past few years. The past two, he has been playing for Koondrook Barham, in the Central Murray league and represented the competition in interleague.
MERBEIN
Damien Hall: Will transition from under-18s coach to senior coach next season. Hall guided the side to fifth in the competition and will be looking to take the Magpies to finals next year.
MILDURA
Brendan Dew: A former SANFL player who played 59 games for Central Districts in his career. A strong bodied midfielder, Dew has been spending the past couple of seasons playing for Barossa District in South Australia.
Mark Alvey: The former AFL player returns to coaching after a couple of years off. Alvey, who guided Wentworth to the 2012 premiership, will co-coach with Sam Kerridge next year.
Noah Pegoraro: Joins the club from West Perth in the WAFL. The key position player has played more than 100 games and represented WA in state football three times. He will move to Melbourne next year and play for the Demons.
Kofi Lord: Returns to the Demons after moving away from Mildura for the past few years. Lord played with Mildura in the 2016 grand final and in recent years has played footy in England.
OUYEN UNITED
Beau Schwarze: The midfielder returns after playing for Glenunga in the Adelaide Football League. He did play five games for the Kangaroos last year before going to Adelaide to play. At his time at Ouyen United he kicked 13 goals.
Zac Peake: The full forward moves to the Kangaroos after playing in the Adelaide Football League for Plympton last season. Peake kicked 73 goals in 18 games including 10 games of kicking four goals or more. The forward has experience in the Sunraysia league, playing for South Mildura and Irymple.
Oscar Smith: Comes back to the club after two years at the Southern Mallee Thunder in the Wimmera league. Smith is a key defender who will come up against the best forwards in the competition.
Corey Gregson: The former AFL player makes a return to Ouyen United after playing in South Australia last season. Gregson is a forward/midfield with good decision making skills.
RED CLIFFS
Isaiah Johnson: The leading goalkicker in the past three years is making the move from Robinvale Euston to Red Cliffs next season. Johnson led the goalkicking in the Sunraysia league in 2023 and will look to replicate that form next year.
Jimmy Kennedy: Returns to the club after playing for Merbein for the past few years. Kennedy last season averaged almost a goal a game in seniors in his 13 games for the Magpies.
Lochie Donne: Joins the Tigers from the Colac Imperials in the Colac District league. Can play anywhere and can be utilised as either a key utility or someone who plays on the wing and in the midfield.
Liam McGlashan: Returns to the club after having a year away from football. He played 10 games in 2023, kining 10 goals.
ROBINVALE EUSTON
Jayden Magro: Comes to the Eagles from Tyntynder in the Central Murray league. The forward kicked 43 goals in 15 matches and was one of the best players for Central Rivers against Sunraysia in the interleague contest. He kicked five goals in the win.
Seth Connell: The forward joins Robinvale Euston from Balranald in the Central Murray league. He kicked 18 goals in 15 games for the Kangaroos last season.
Donny Falvo and Vince Iudica: The two club legends will coach the club next season. Falvo last season coached the Sunraysia interleague team against Central Rivers with Iudica a former premiership player at the Eagles in 2010. Both were keen to coach the club and now get the chance to do it.
Marcus Wattie: The talented midfielder joins the club from Tyntynder. Wattie played in last seasons representative game for Central Murray and joins Magro (above) at the club.
Baxter Mensch: Another midfielder joins the team for next year. Mensch joins from Torquay in the Bellarine league and averaged almost 40 disposals a game. He also knows how to win the contested ball.
SOUTH MILDURA
Jydon Neagle: Jydon becomes the new coach of South Mildura after coaching Balranald the past couple of seasons in the Central Murray league. Jydon is also a handy player, playing previously in the SANFL and in the Ovens and Murray league, winning the best and fairest, with the Wodonga Raiders.
Matt Neagle: The brother of Jydon joins him at South Mildura. Matt is a midfielder who has speed to burn and plenty of skill.
Jaxon Neagle: Jaxon makes is three Neagle’s at the club, joining his brothers at South Mildura. Jaxon is a rebounding defender who will bring leadership to the back six.
Logan Fitzgerald: A former Bendigo Pioneer, Fitzgerald moves to the Bulldogs after playing for Colbinabbin last season. He joins his brother, Laine, at the club.
Laine Fitzgerald: Comes back to South Mildura after playing for Colbinabbin last year. A goalscoring midfielder he won the senior best-and-fairest with the club in 2018. Will be a handy recruit for the bottom-place side last season.
Harrison Soraggi: The midfielder joins the team from Balranald in the Central Murray league. A speedy and skillful midfielder, Soraggi last season played 18 games and was among the best in 16 of them.
WENTWORTH
Rhys Mutch: The former junior is back at the club for the next two seasons. Mutch has recently played for Cove in the Southern league in Adelaide and has SANFL experience with a couple of clubs.
Ben McGlynn: The former Sydney and Hawthorn player is now the coach outright at the Kangaroos. McGlynn has been co-coach recently and is now the full-time coach on a two year deal.
Cambell Davison: Returns to Wentworth after playing for Koondrook Barham in the Central Murray league. He was part of the Kangaroos grand final team in 2022.
Riley Schorn: Joins the Kangaroos from South Broken Hill. He played 12 games and was among the best in four of them. He also represented Northern in the South Australian Country Championships.
Jordan McKinnon: Returns to the club after playing a season at Koondrook Barham in the Central Murray league. McKinnon played 16 games and almost averaged a goal a game.
Lachlan Murdoch: Is back at Wentworth after playing for Old Paradians in the VAFA and Northern league and for Sandhurst in the Bendigo league. The defender is a former junior at the club.
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