Every in and out across each First XI of Victorian Premier Cricket
From interstate stars to seasoned veterans, pen is hitting paper everywhere across Victorian Premier Cricket. Keep up to date with each move through our signing tracker.
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Pen is hitting paper everywhere across Victorian Premier Cricket.
From interstate stars to seasoned veterans, there’s movement aplenty across the 18 teams.
Keep up to date with every move here ...
CAMBERWELL MAGPIES
In: Kober Herft (Prahran), Sacheen Paramesh (Kingston Hawthorn), Prajay Paramesh (Kingston Hawthorn)Arjun Nair (Footscray)
Out:
Strategy: “Most importantly we’re looking for First XI cricketers because we’re comfortable with where we’re at with development opportunities for young players at our club,” Magpies coach David Alleyne said.
“We think we’ve got some really good young talent … but those (potential recruits) would really be the icing on the cake.”
CARLTON
In: Jagadeswara Koduru (Northcote), Lucas Cavigan (Essendon), Lewis Bouckley (Brunswick), Aaron Smilie (St Bernard’s), Zack Richardson (Kingston Hawthorn)
Out: Mackenzie Harvey (SA), Charlie Ross (overseas), Tom Milleto (Melbourne University)
CASEY SOUTH MELBOURNE
In:Matt Calder (Mosman, NSW), Jackson Isakka (Frankston Peninsula), Nick England (Frankston Peninsula), Vinu Mohotty (Frankston Peninsula), Daud Malik (Dandenong)
Out: Lachlan Sperling (Newtown & Chilwell), Callum Dodson (Bonbeach), Michael Wallace (Berwick)
DANDENONG
In: Jawid Khan (North Dandenong), Nathan Whitford (Collegians), Tom Morrison (Collegians), James Nanopoulos (Frankston Peninsula), Shobit Singh (Richmond), Braden Taeuber (Glenorchy)
Out: Joshua Sawrey (Richmond), Daud Malik (Casey South Melbourne), Andrey Fernando (Beaconsfield), Ben Allison (not returning from overseas)
Strategy: “We want to get a squad together that can compete week in, week out,” Panthers coach Tom Donnell said.
“If we can add a few more to the top grades that can compete then the guys in the threes and fours that are really young can develop further.”
ESSENDON
In: Josh Trembearth (St Kilda), Jackson Martin (Yarraville), Will Dundon (Coburg), Harry Duke (UK)
Out: Farzan Chowna (Melbourne), Bailey Toseland (Footscray), Lucas Cavigan (Carlton), Cam McClure (Prahran)
FITZROY DONCASTER
In: Mark Phelan (Northcote), Josh Brown (Queensland), Angus Roach (Mt Waverley), Brodie Richardson (Bayswater), Tanush Nandini (Ringwood)
Out: Sean McNicholl (overseas)
Strategy: “That’s for the now, but these (young) players we’ve brought in are also future-proofing us for three, four, five years’ time when your Ejaaz Alavis, Liam Banthorpes and Jack Rudds are not playing,” Lions coach Matt Bremner said.
“They’re not only potentially First XI players for this year but we’re hoping long future First XI players as well.
“We’re really excited with what our future looks like.”
FOOTSCRAY
In: Jack Prestwidge (Melbourne), Bailey Toseland (Essendon)
Out: Michael Hay (Northcote), James Doherty (Richmond), Ashley Armstrong (Geelong)
FRANKSTON PENINSULA
In: Ishaan Kaushal (Middlesex),Luke Kranzbuhler (Sorrento), Jaspreet Singh (Noble Park)
Out: Brodie Symons (Prahran), James Nanopoulos (Dandenong), Ben Sexton (Prahran), Jacques Augustin (retired), Nick England (Casey South Melbourne), Jackson Isakka (Casey South Melbourne)
Strategy: “If we have 60 on the list 42 of them are going to be 22 or under,’’ Heat coach Peter Marshall said.
“It’s a young group.
“We’ll go in with the youngest team in Premier Cricket but we’ll be enthusiastic, we’ll be fit and we’ll have a plan.’’
GEELONG
In: Ashley Armstrong (Footscray), Nathan Harper (Grovedale)
Out: Hayden Butterworth (retired), Henry Melville (Melbourne University)
GREENVALE KANGAROOS
In: Visura Fernando (Kingston Hawthorn), Musa Hussain (East Coburg), Ryan Stingel (Footscray)
Out: Damith Perera (Hallam Kalora Park)
KINGSTON HAWTHORN
In: Roman Walker (Leicestershire)
Out: Sacheen Paramesh (Camberwell), Prajay Paramesh (Camberwell), Zack Richardson(Carlton), Visura Fernando (Greenvale)
MELBOURNE
In: Farzan Chowna (Essendon), Luke Manders (Frankston Peninsula)
Out: Will Pucovski (retired)
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
In: Tom Mileto (Carlton), Henry Melville (Geelong), Noah Croes (returning)
Out: Andrej Yaksender (overseas)
NORTHCOTE
In: Jackson Smith (Gold Coast), Michael Hay (Footscray)
Out: Jagadeswara Koduru (Carlton), Brody Couch (WA), Jonty Rushton (retired), Blayde Baker (retired), Mark Phelan (Fitzroy Doncaster)
PRAHRAN
In: Ben Sexton (Frankston Peninsula), Saksham Kapoor (St Kilda), Tom Brooks (Western Suburbs, NSW), Brodie Symons (Frankston Peninsula), Cameron McClure (Essendon)
Out: Kobe Herft (Camberwell Magpies), Nick Boland (Springvale South)
Strategy: “We wanted to continue to strengthen our depth,” True Blues president Nigel Parsons said.
“Specifically how we take 10 or potentially 20 wickets, it becomes a critical piece of winning at the back end.
“They’re quality, not only in a cricket sense, but as people, which we think is a critical component to where we are at the club.
“Sometimes the right people are better than the best people.”
RICHMOND
In: Joshua Sawrey (Dandenong), James Doherty (Footscray)
Out: Wil Parker (Collingwood AFL), Shobit Singh (Dandenong)
RINGWOOD
In: Arjun Dhull (Ivanhoe), Mark Donegan (Ivanhoe)
Out: Paul Jefimenko (Heathmont), Matt King (South Croydon), Tanush Nandini (Fitzroy Doncaster), Zach Flintoff
ST KILDA
In: Blake Macdonald (St George, NSW)
Out: Nic Maddinson (NSW), Josh Trembearth (Essendon), Saksham Kapoor (Prahran), Zak Evans (Gold Coast AFL)
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