School Sport Victoria under-15 football teams revealed as sons of guns feature
From sons of ex-AFL guns, suburban heroes and more, School Sport Victoria’s under-15 boys’ team is a rollcall of renowned footy surnames. Full boys and girls lists revealed here.
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SONS of guns make up a rollcall of renowned footy surnames.
School Sport Victoria has unveiled its under-15 boys’ football team – with a wealth of talent descended from ex-AFL stars and suburban greats.
Among them, Strathmore Secondary product Koby Bewick – son of former Essendon goalsneak Darren – alongside Tevita Rodan (St Bernard’s College), son of ex-Tiger and Power dasher, David.
And you’ll recognise the surname of Louis Salopek, son of ex-Port Adelaide midfielder Steve, and Tom Steinfort, whose dad is former Cat and Magpie, Carl.
The second-coming of local legends also catch the eye.
Whitefriars’ Josh Djordevic follows dad Mark, a four-time premiership winner and 300-gamer for Eastern league power Donvale, while Tom Krawczyk (Rowville SC), son of ex-Scoresby captain and four-time best and fairest Matt, has been named as an emergency.
Baxter Sruk – the younger brother of Rowville Football Club VFL-listed duo Tyson (Carlton) and Mitchell (Box Hill) – also features. Rowville premiership coach Ben Wise says Baxter could well become the best of the trio.
Meanwhile, two schools boast three representatives apiece in the under-15 girls’ team, spearheaded by Berwick and Rowville Secondary, among 21 schools represented.
The teams will compete in the SSV Australian Football Championships from July 27 to August 3 on the Gold Coast.
School Sport Victoria Under-15 Boys’ Team
Oliver Ashworth (Parade College)
Griffin Barker (Maribyrnong Secondary College)
Koby Bewick (Strathmore Secondary College)
Oliver Bond (Carey Baptist Grammar School)
Lincoln Brand (Notre Dame College)
Angus Brown (Caulfield Grammar School)
Jack Condello (Emmaus College)
Xavier Cummins (St Patrick’s College Ballarat)
Musty Darwish (Mount Ridley P-12 College)
Archer Direen (Galen Catholic College)
Joshua Djordevic (Whitefriars College)
Luca Dryden (Princes Hill Secondary College)
Matthew Fairchild (St Kevin’s College)
Noah Hanegraaf (Xavier College)
Eli Kravic (Camberwell High School)
Curtis Lamont (Maribyrnong Secondary College)
Slayde Law (Salesian College)
Nate Mensch (St Joseph’s College Geelong)
Jake Miller (Emmanuel College)
Tevita Rodan (St Bernard’s College)
Campbell Rooks (Parade College)
Louis Salopek (Berwick Grammar School)
Baxter Sruk (Rowville Secondary College)
Tom Steinfort (Albert Park College)
Sachin Tyrrell (Irymple Secondary College)
Emergencies
Hugo Hanrahan (Williamstown High School)
Murphy Quinn (Whitefriars College)
Darcy Noonan (Whitefriars College)
Tom Krawczyk (Rowville Secondary College)
Coach: Sean Kavanagh
School Sport Victoria Under-15 Girls’ Team
Olive Henry (Berwick Secondary College)
Milly Gray (Rowville Secondary College)
Misha Simmons (Somerville Secondary College)
Grace Patten (Mentone Girls Secondary College)
Deena Gerges (Greensborough Secondary College)
Maya Duane (Loreto Mandeville Hall)
Brooke Kelly (Catholic College Sale)
Ella Bologa (Rowville Secondary College)
Annie Clish (Berwick Secondary College)
Lily Brittain (Rowville Secondary College)
Eden Rowe (Haileybury College)
Charlee Winter Smith (Rosebud Secondary College)
Holly Clough (Strathmore Secondary College)
Ella Matthews (Star Of The Sea College)
Liv Hurwitz (Bentleigh Secondary College)
Cleo Barbakas (Sacred Heart Girls’ College)
Sage Dennis (St Joseph’s College)
Holly Confoy (Saint Ignatius College Geelong)
Lyla Matthews (Emmaus College)
Mia Clark (Marist College Bendigo)
Sienna Bilinski (North Geelong Secondary College)
Scarlett Bown (Methodist Ladies’ College)
Bailea Shipp (Berwick Secondary College)
Olivia Divitcos (Alphington Grammar School)
Charlotte Embelton (Caulfield Grammar School)
Emergencies
Lily Parker (Carey Baptist Grammar School)
April Dye (Aquinas College)
Mackenzie Ackland (Emmaus College)
Coach: Andrew Fisher
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