Victoria Country to field five teams for the AFL Masters National Carnival

Victoria Country is aiming to send shockwaves through the AFL Masters nationals this weekend in Western Australia. Find out how you can watch the teams in action.

Victoria Country’s version of ‘Motley Crue’ has vowed to rock out at the AFL Masters National Carnival in Western Australia.

The regional raiders will hit the fields of Fremantle in full force from Sunday, with five teams flying the Big V Country flag.

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With a couple of divisional crowns to defend in the Over-45s and Over-50s, Victoria Country president Brent Ali said it had been no issue pulling together a band of merry men and women to head west.

Action from the opening day of the AFL Masters National Carnival. Picture: Dave Gleeson

The Victoria Country brigade will run out in the Over-40s women, Over-45 men, Over-50s men and Over-60s men, while members of the association will join forces with Vic Metro and NSW in a combined Over-35s side.

It’s not the only time the Vic Country ranks will break down the border barriers with their northern neighbours, with Ali throwing open the invitation for a small group of NSW and ACT players to join the Vic Country ranks in the Over-45 and Over-60 Div 1 sides.

“It’s a pretty Motley Crue for the most part,” Ali said.

“Our Over 45s and Over 50s are title winners from last year in the lower divisions.”

“Our Over 50s should perform reasonably well. They’ll be in a reasonable position to go really deep in Division 2, so they should have a real good crack at back-to-back titles.”

Ali said the Victoria Country squads had struggled with a few late injuries ruling players out of contention to head to Perth.

But with the minor niggle a common plague among the masters ranks, he said it was no excuse for the association not to put pressure on their interstate rivals.

It will all be about stopping a potential Western Australia dominance in 2024. The last time the national carnival roadshow headed west, the Sandgropers proved unstoppable on their way to glory in every division.

Originally published as Victoria Country to field five teams for the AFL Masters National Carnival