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All the latest recruits in the Goulburn league for season 2025

The off-season is well underway for Goulburn league clubs who have unveiled a host of recruits for 2025. Here are all the moves in our signing tracker.

There’s been plenty of signings already in the Goulburn Valley league for next season.
There’s been plenty of signings already in the Goulburn Valley league for next season.

All Goulburn Valley clubs will be chasing one team as the off-season begins for next year.

Echuca has won the past three titles and will be looking for a fourth-straight title in GV.

Can another team rise to beat them or will the Mighty Bombers prevail again?

Check out all the off-season signings below.

BENALLA

No signings yet.

ECHUCA

No signings yet.

EUROA

No signings yet.

KYABRAM

Jack Sheldon has returned to Kyabram for next season. Picture: Kyabram Football Netball Club.
Jack Sheldon has returned to Kyabram for next season. Picture: Kyabram Football Netball Club.

Jack Sheldon: The former premiership player at the Bombers returns after a couple of years at Moama. Capable of playing in the midfield and in defence.

Coby McCarthy: Comes back to the club after playing for Tongala and Mooroopna in recent years. At Tongala he won club and league best and fairests. McCarthy is a midfielder who has also played in the Northern Territory.

Zac Cerrone: Returns to the club after playing for Kyabram in 2022. Cerrone has played for Lancaster in recent years helping the team to win the premiership in the Kyabram league. He kicked 71 goals last year and won the clubs best and fairest.

Billy Mclay: A former junior at Kyabram who is back after playing for Tongala last season. Known for his precise kicking, he played 18 games and was among the best in eight of them for the Blues.

Sam Vick: Comes to the club after playing for Lancaster for the previous few years. He won two premierships at the club and returns to Kyabram after playing reserves in 2017.

Mitch Gugliotti: The midfielder returns to Kyabram after playing for Tongala for the past two seasons. He won the reserves best and fairest medal in the Goulburn Valley competition in 2019.

Tom Holman: The four-time premiership player at the club returns after playing for Moama last year. He will also be an assistant coach next year at the Bombers.

MANSFIELD

Former AFL player Callum Brown has joined Mansfield. Photo by Michael Klein.
Former AFL player Callum Brown has joined Mansfield. Photo by Michael Klein.

Callum Brown: The former AFL player is off to country footy next year, signing with Mansfield in the GV league. Brown has recently played VFL and was best on ground in the representative game between the VFL and SANFL. He’s a hand recruit for 2025.

Mitch Lewis: The former VFL player at Casey joins Mansfield for next year. Lewis in recent years has been playing for Sunbury in the Ballarat league and helped the team to make finals in 2024. Lewis is capable of playing in the midfield and the forward line.

MOOROOPNA

No signings yet.

ROCHESTER

No signings yet.

SEYMOUR

Woodend-Hesket’s Tom Gawthrop will be playing country footy next year. Picture: Andy Brownbill
Woodend-Hesket’s Tom Gawthrop will be playing country footy next year. Picture: Andy Brownbill

Tom Gawthrop: The key tall, who can play in the backline or the forward line, has joined the Lions for next year. Last season, he played for Woodend-Hesket in the Riddell league.

SHEPPARTON BEARS

No signings yet.

SHEPPARTON SWANS

Adam Fichera has joined the Shepparton Swans for next year. Picture: Shepparton Swans Football Netball Club.
Adam Fichera has joined the Shepparton Swans for next year. Picture: Shepparton Swans Football Netball Club.

Adam Fichera: Will return to the Goulburn Valley league after playing at Shepparton East for the past three years. Last season he played 19 games and kicked 23 goals, helping the team to make the grand final. Fichera will play for the Swans after playing for Shepparton United previously.

SHEPPARTON UNITED

Former St Mary's player Kade Chalcraft has signed for Shepparton United. Picture: Mark Wilson
Former St Mary's player Kade Chalcraft has signed for Shepparton United. Picture: Mark Wilson

Kade Chalcraft: The midfielder comes back to the club after playing in Geelong for the past few years. Chalcraft played for the Geelong VFL and also for St Mary’s in the Geelong league last year.

Jesse Cucinotta and Trent Freer: The duo are the new coaches of Shepparton United for next year. Jesse Cucinotta last year was the assistant coach, while also playing, and will now be a player coach. Trent Freer comes to the club after being a junior coach at the Goulburn Murray association. He was an assistant coach for the Goulburn Murray’s V-Line Cup campaign this year.

TATURA

Adam Enever has signed for Tatura for next year. Picture: Tatura Football Netball Club.
Adam Enever has signed for Tatura for next year. Picture: Tatura Football Netball Club.

Adam Enever: The key tall has joined the club from North Wangaratta in the Ovens and King league. He was the best and fairest at the club in 2023 and finished runner up this season.

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