Country Cricket: Melbourne Country Week results and best performers

Melbourne Country Week drew to a close on Friday afternoon and there was a series of stunning grand finals including one which went down to the final. Here’s how they played out.

Nathan Walsh was key for Ferntree Gully District.

Melbourne Country Week is finished for another year.

Here’s how the grand final action played out.

The Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association has claimed the 2025 Melbourne Country Week title.

They prevailed by four wickets against Sale Maffra in the Provincial Division grand final on Friday afternoon in an absorbing run chase.

The Gippsland based side had posted 254 all out after being sent into bat as Max Welsh gave his side a platform to defend with 72 runs off 69 balls.

Freddie Fallows (45 off 30) and Anthony Scott (43 off 52) also provided valuable runs throughout the innings.

It was a combined bowling effort from the Ferntree Gully outfit as Daniel O’Shea claimed 3-44 off nine overs.

Josh Priestley played a key role in the run chase finishing unbeaten on 57 off 59 as skipper Nathan Walsh set up the innings with a brilliant 67 off 78.

The Division 2 decider went down to the wire with Ballarat claiming the win over Mornington Peninsula with just a couple of balls to spare, chasing 268.

Ballarat was willed across the line by their lower order. Matthew Aikman was the hero after hitting the fourth ball of the last ball to the fence for six.

Earlier, Akshay Ballal had hit 62 off 44 after coming in at four while captain Heath Pyke showed his class with 35 off 58.

Mornington Peninsula was all out for 267 as opener Aiden McKenna gave his side a strong platform with 79 off 90 balls.

Matt Prosser ensured a bigger score on the board with a quickfire 61 off 41 balls with Fraser Hunt’s 3-54 making him the pick of the bowlers.

The Division 3 final saw Sunraysia crush the Bellarine Peninsula by 134 runs.

The team from the state’s northwest posted 8-303 from its 50 overs as Luke Stanbrook showed off his class with a brilliant century, finishing on 149 off 130 including 18 boundaries and three 6s.

He found plenty of support from Riley Jobson and Adam Thomson who soaked up the pressure and allowed their teammate to play freely.

BPCA captain Daniel Maclean took three wickets for his side.

Jasper Presswell was the star of stopping the BPCA’s run chase before it even got going as he took 5-38 including the wickets of openers Clay Mulgrew and Simon Umbers.

Zac Jones (40 off 27) and Shane Murdoch (35 off 61) provided some middle order resistance but in the end it wasn’t enough for their side.

THURSDAY REVIEW

PROVINCIAL DIVISION

The Geelong Cricket Association’s Melbourne Country Week title defence has come to an end.

After prevailing through the pool stage unbeaten, the GCA came unstuck against the Sale Maffra Cricket Association on Thursday.

Electing to bowl, the GCA were only able to restrict their opponents to Gippsland to 7-274 from their 50 overs in hot and windy conditions at Port Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Anthony Scott and Max Welsh were able to lead the way with the bat for Sale Mafra after both posting half-centuries at more than a run a ball.

Dale Kerr was the pick of the bowlers with 3-52 with Bailey Sykey (2-31) the only other multiple wicket taker.

In the run chase, Geelong was eventually all out for 122 after enduring a horror start to the innings.

They fell to 3-29 when opener Nick Butters was dismissed for 22 off 16 with Rob Smith (0) and Greg Willows (1) dismissed early.

Phil Visser offered some resistance in the middle order with 40 off 41 but struggled to find support as wickets started to fall quickly.

Ronnie McKenna (18 off 32) and Noah Guida (12 off 15) provided some resistance in the lower but were unable to pull their side out of trouble.

Ferntree Gully also qualified for the decider after prevailing by 53 runs against Casey Cardinia.

They posted 4-299 behind a brilliant century from skipper Nathan Walsh (122no off 98) who hit six boundaries and four 6s.

Josh Priestley was also a strong performer with 78 off 84.

Casey Cardinia was all out for 243 as Darcy Whitten and Daniel O’Shea led the way with three wickets each.

Callum O’Hare and Tobias Van der heever both hit half-centuries in the run chase.

DIVISION 2

Teen sensation Sam Field has done it again, turning in another jaw-dropping performance at Melbourne Country Week.

On the back of his match-winning 59no and 4-18 for Mornington Peninsula on Wednesday, 15-year-old Field fronted up on Thursday and took 6-32 with his off-spinners to set up victory over Ballarat.

It’s been a golden week for the kid from Flinders.

Ballarat was motoring along at 0-69 off 10 overs when Field was brought on to bowl and, bang, he struck with his first delivery.

He proceeded to rip through the Ballarat top order and when he took his sixth wicket, Ballarat had slumped to 7-122.

Field, who made his First XI debut for Flinders at 12, has had a Kookaburra sponsorship deal since he was eight.

Mornington Peninsula star Matt Prosser described Field as “a special talent” with a big future.

“We’re not going to see much of him in the Purples because he’s going to go onto bigger and better things,” he said.

“But just to have him around is pretty cool.”

Prosser was also outstanding as Mornington Peninsula remained undefeated in Division 2 with a four-wicket win. Prosser made 87 not out off 86 balls (with 8 fours, 2 sixes) as the Purples chased down Ballarat’s 201 with 12 overs to go, finishing 6-203.

Jean-Luc Talbot impressed with 43 before he was run out after a mix-up. Harley Peace-Stirling made 29.

Mornington Peninsula will meet Ballarat again in Friday’s final.

The Bellarine Peninsula CA picked up its third win of the competition after overcoming Gisborne and District by five wickets at Aberfeldie Park in Melbourne’s northwest.

A dominant bowling display which included four wickets to Dane Wise-Graham saw the BPCA have their opponents all out for 119 inside 32 overs.

Vice-captain Shane Murdoch led the run chase which was patient with the BPCA getting across the line inside 43 overs.

Murdoch finished with 48 not out off 93 balls.

DAY THREE WRAP

Geelong made it three wins from three in the Provincial Division after a dominant seven-wicket win over Casey Cardinia. Tobias Van den heever hit 67 runs off 81 balls to guide Casey Cardinia to all out for 171 with Nick Butters the pick of the bowlers at 3-31 off 10. Greg Willows showed his class in the run chase with a 74 not out to lead Geelong home.

Ferntree Gully ensured its perfect record in Pool B with a six-wicket win over Sale Maffra. Chandima Abeykoon and Daniel O’Shea dominated with the ball, taking three wickets each as Sale was all out for 152. Josh Priestley’s unbeaten 49 proved key in the run chase.

Warrnambool claimed its first win of the competition after overcoming Bairnsdale by four wickets. Bairnsdale posted 189 all out as Jayanga Peiris top scored with 38 as Mark Murphy claimed 3-28. Jack Burnham led the run chase with an impressive 90 off 98.

Leongatha also picked up its first win of the competition with a thrilling one-wicket win over Bendigo. Batting first, Bendigo was all out for 173 as Matthew Wilkinson top scored with 46 while Ethan Lamers and Ron Abeysinghe took three wickets each. Mitchell Clark led the Gippsland competition across the line with a patient 62 not out.

In Division 2, Sunraysia posted a massive win over Hamilton as Gol Gol star Adam Thomson scored a blazing century. Thomson finished with an unbeaten 131 off 106 balls including 11 boundaries and eight 6s to led his side to 8-331 as Liam Naylor (72 off 80) hit a half-century. Hamilton gave their best in the run chase but ultimately fell short as Shanaka Silva and Mitch Arnold scored half-centuries.

Gisborne and District picked up their second win of the competition with a six-wicket win over Kingston-Hawthorn. The Hawks posted 107 all out as Riley Vernon tore through the batting line-up with 3-19 off seven while Aaron Paterson and Harry Sheahan chipped in with two wickets each. The run chase was completed in just 15.4 overs.

Matthew Aikman continued his brilliant week with the ball for Ballarat after taking 3-28 as his side romped to a massive win over South West, to make it three from three. South West was all out for 110 as Matthew Boyle top scored with 28. Ballarat was just one down in the chase as Akila Lakshan and Sajith Dissanayaka finished unbeaten on 44 and 33 respectively.

Mornington Peninsula continued its dominant tournament with a 149-run thumping of Maryborough District as teenage sensation Sam Field, 15, showed off his class. Half-centuries from Matt Prosser (62 not out), Field (59), Sam Fowler and Kierran Voelk (both 50) powered Mornington to 4-263. Field then led the way with the ball taking 4-18 to lead his side to a big win.

Bellarine Peninsula secured a five-wicket win over Wangaratta in a contest which went down to the final over. They successfully chased down its target as Shane Murdoch (76) and Ben Norgrove (46) led the way. The team from the state’s northeast posted 9-193 as Cooper Thomason top scored with 37. Daniel Maclean was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets.

Day Two

The Division 1 finalists have been decided on the second day of Country Week after Geelong, Ferntree Gully, Sale Maffra and Casey Cardinia continued their unbeaten run.

Geelong and Casey Cardinia are on top in Pool A after both won their second match on Tuesday against Leongatha and Bendigo respectively.

Geelong were in a hurry, beating Leongatha by eight wickets, chasing 219 by making 2/221 in 25.5 overs.

Englishman Greg Willows made 99 for Geelong. Picture: Wes Cusworth.

Gregory Willows was the star with the bat for Geelong but was left stranded on 99 when the runs were made.

Alistair McCann was the best with the ball for Geelong, taking 3-21.

Casey Cardinia defeated Bendigo by 86 runs with Lucas Ligt continuing his excellent form.

Ligt made 105 not out, after making 63 on day one, with Shiran Rathnayake contributing 65 as Casey Cardinia made 244 from their 50 overs.

Bendigo was bowled out for 158 in reply with Yohan Arumadura and Tyler Evans taking three wickets each.

In Pool B, Ferntree Gully and Sale Maffra won their second games of the tournament against Warrnambool and Bairnsdale respectively.

Ferntree Gully won by seven wickets after chasing down Warrnambool’s 207 with more than eight overs remaining.

James Dekel made 94 for last year’s grand finalists with Zach Allen making 49.

Warrnambool’s James Elford (50 not out) was the leading batsmen for the opposition.

Sale Maffra defeated Bairnsdale by 61 runs in the final game of Division 1.

Bradley Scott (57) and Anthony Scott (50) helped Sale Maffra to 262 before bowling out Bairnsdale for 201 in the 46th over.

In Division 2, the game of the day was Bellarine against Kingston Hawks.

Bellarine looked down and out after making 135 on a tricky wicket with the Hawks 5-132 in reply.

The Hawks would then lose 4-0 before being forced to be all out when the last batsmen was absent and given automatically out.

It was the first win for Bellarine in the tournament.

In other results, Mornington Peninsula, Ballarat and Maryborough remain unbeaten after wins on day 2.

Mornington Peninsula made light work of Sunraysia, winning by eight wickets.

After bowling Sunraysia out for 69 it took just 11.4 overs to make the runs.

Cameron Moon was the destroyer, taking 6-15 for Mornington Peninsula.

Ballarat defeated Hamilton by five wickets with Akshay Ballal the star.

He made 97 not out and was unlucky not to make 100 as Ballarat chased down Hamilton’s 196 from their 50 overs.

Maryborough won a close contest against South West.

South West made 159 with Maryborough’s Kamaljot Romana taking 4-16.

He would then contribute with the bat, making 38, to help Maryborough win by three wickets.

Marcus Stewart made 152 for Gisborne at Country Week on day two. The association revealed it might be a record score for them at the tournament. Picture: Gisborne District Association.

The final match saw Gisborne smash Wangaratta with Marcus Stewart scoring an unbeaten 152.

His score, the highest in the tournament, helped Gisborne to 325 from their 50 overs.

Wangaratta could only make 135 in reply with Joshua Wills and Taylor Stevenson taking three wickets each.

BEST PERFORMERS

BAT

Marcus Stewart - Gisborne - 152*

Lucas Ligt - Casey Cardinia - 105*

Gregory Willows - Geelong - 99*

Akshay Ballal - Ballarat - 97*

James Dekel - Ferntree Gully - 94

Shiran Rathnayake - Casey Cardinia - 65

Bradley Scott - Sale Maffra - 57

Thomas Cameron - Leongatha - 55

Riley Vernon - Gisborne - 55

Ethan Lamers - Leongatha - 54

James Elford - Warrnambool Moyne - 50*

Anthony Scott - Sale Maffra - 50

Nathan Fowler - Gisborne - 50

Zach Allen - Ferntree Gully - 49

Paul Proctor - Hamilton - 47*

Paddy McNamara - Wangaratta - 46

Jack Burnham - Warrnambool Moyne - 46

Jack Timms - Bairnsdale - 41

Sam Fowler - Mornington Peninsula - 39

Kamaljot Romana - Maryborough - 38

Matthew Boyle - South West - 34

Taylor Beard - Bendigo - 32

Adam Thomson - Sunraysia - 20

BALL

Cameron Moon - Mornington Peninsula - 6-15 from 10 overs

Kamaljot Romana - Maryborough - 4-16 from eight overs

Jordy Anthony - Hamilton - 4-57 from eight overs

Alistair McCann - Geelong - 3-21 from 10 overs

Joshua Wills - Gisborne - 3-21 from seven overs

Yohan Arumadura - Casey Cardinia - 3-23 from 10 overs

Tyler Evans - Casey Cardinia - 3-24 from 5.3 overs

Taylor Stevenson - Gisborne - 3-30 from 10 overs

Chandima Abeykoon - Ferntree Gully - 3-36 from 10 overs

Brodie Anderson - Bairnsdale - 3-45 from 10 overs

Dylan Bolton - Sale Maffra - 3-48 from 8.1 overs

Paddy McNamara - Wangaratta - 3-62 from 10 overs

DAY ONE

Geelong and Ferntree Gully are well on track to meet again in the Division 1 decider after impressive starts to the Country Week on Monday.

Ferntree Gully, taking on last year’s Division 2 winners Bairnsdale, showed their class with a seven wicket win over the newest Division 1 side.

Bowling first last year’s grand finalists dismissed Bairnsdale for 123 with Jake Toohey and Darcy Whitten taking three wickets each.

In reply, Ferntree Gully made light work of getting the runs, scoring them with more than 20 overs to spare.

Geelong were made to fight harder for their win against Bendigo.

Bendigo, batting first, made 257 with captain Grant Waldron (61) and James Barri (54) combining to put together a competitive score.

Despite late wickets falling, Geelong got home with more than two overs to spare, winning by two wickets.

Philip Visser scored 60 runs on the opening day of Country Week for Geelong. Picture: NGCC Facebook

William Ford (67) and Philip Visser (60) made valuable contributions in the middle.

The other two Division 1 games were thrillers.

Sale Maffra sneaked home against Warrnambool by two runs after a late comeback from the opposition.

Sale Maffra made 218 with Jake Wynd making 71 and Max Welsh (28), Anthony Scott (34) and Ben Jones (28) making valuable contributions in the lower order.

Warrnambool’s Bailey Jenkinson took 4-26.

In reply, Warrnambool collapsed with the top seven losing their wickets for 72 runs combined.

But Todd Lamont (46), Kalhan Sineth (43) and James Elford (39) fought back to give Warrnambool a chance.

Warrnambool needed seven runs with two wickets in hand with two overs left.

But Sale Maffra held on, taking the two wickets, to win by two runs.

The other result saw Casey Cardinia beat Leongatha by three wickets.

Jason Williams, with scores level on the final ball, hit a boundary to win the game as Casey Cardinia chased down Leongatha’s total of 264.

Casey Cardinia’s victory came from three of their opening four batters with Lucas Ligt (63), Chris Bright (73) and Shiran Rathnayake (67) all making half centuries.

Ballarat's Matt Aikman took the best figures on day one of Country Week. Picture: Ballarat Redan Cricket Club.

In Division 2, two wins were secured through impressive bowling performances.

Ballarat’s Matt Aikman had the best figures of the day, 6-25, as his side defeated Gisborne by six wickets.

Gisborne’s 174 wasn’t enough as the home side won with almost 18 overs to spare.

Akshay Ballal made 50 for Ballarat in the run chase.

Sunraysia’s Jasper Presswell also took six wickets as his side defeated Wangaratta by four wickets.

Sunraysia bowled out Wangaratta for 218 before chasing the runs with eight overs to go.

Wangaratta’s Cooper Thomason (91) was the leading scorer of the day in all games but his effort wasn’t enough.

In other results, Maryborough beat Hamilton by three wickets, South West won by 67 runs over Bellarine with Mornington Peninsula showing their class over Kingston Hawks with a nine-wicket win.

Aiden McKenna (87) and Sam Fowler (77) dominated with the bat to help Mornington Peninsula chase Kingston Hawks total of 185 with 23 overs to spare.

BEST PERFORMERS

BAT

Cooper Thomason - Wangaratta - 91

Aiden McKenna - Mornington Peninsula - 87

Sam Fowler - Mornington Peninsula - 77*

Chris Bright - Casey Cardinia - 73

Jake Wynd - Sale Maffra - 71

William Ford - Geelong - 67

Shiran Rathnayake - Casey Cardinia - 67

Thomas Cameron - Leongatha - 65

Johno Benallack - South West - 64

Lucas Ligt - Casey Cardinia - 63

Garth Waldron - Bendigo - 61

Chris Burkett - Gisborne - 60

Philip Visser - Geelong - 60

James Morrison - Sunraysia - 58

James Barri - Bendigo - 54

Jack Curtis - Leongatha - 52*

Mitch Arnold - Hamilton - 50

Akshay Ballal - Ballarat - 50

Luke Stanbrook - Sunraysia - 48

Todd Lamont - Warrnambool - 46

Harry Ganley - Ballarat - 44*

Kalhen Sineth - Warrnambool - 43

Cameron McPhan - Bairnsdale - 42

Matthew Barake - Gisborne - 41*

Musa Ilyas - Sunraysia - 35*

Jackson Waters - Ferntree Gully - 34*

Lachlan Oddie - Maryborough - 28*

BALL

Matthew Aikman - Ballarat - 6-25 from 10 overs

Jasper Presswell - Sunraysia - 6-45 from 7.1 overs

Charlie Lucas - South West - 5-25 from 10 overs

Bailey Jenkinson - Warrnambool - 4-26 from 9.4 overs

Max Jackson - Maryborough - 4-26 from 10 overs

James Fisher - Bellarine - 4-31 from 9.1 overs

James O’Neil - South West - 4-43 from 10 overs

Sam Coutts - Geelong - 4-45 from seven overs

Jake Toohey - Ferntree Gully - 3-22 from eight overs

Hayden Cummings - Mornington Peninsula - 3-28 from 10 overs

Darcy Whitten - Ferntree Gully - 3-28 from 8.1 overs

Madura Madusanka - Leongatha - 3-39 from 10 overs

Shane Murdoch - Bellarine - 3-40 from seven overs

Tyler Evans - Casey Cardinia - 3-50 from 10 overs

Paddy McNamara - Wangaratta - 3-50 from 10 overs

PREVIEW

The best cricketers of regional Victoria will come together next week to battle to win Melbourne Country Week.

The annual competition returns with Geelong looking to win again after beating 2023 champions Ferntree Gully in the final last year.

Bairnsdale will compete in Division 1 after winning Division 2 with Ballarat claiming Division 3 in 2024.

Bairnsdale makes the move to Division 1 this year after winning Division 2 last year. Picture: Bairnsdale Cricket Association.

Every squad has almost been released ahead of the event on Monday.

See them all below.

Division 1

Warrnambool

Cam Williams, Jack Burnham, Chris Bant, Farooq Qureshi, Jacob Hetherington, Bailey Jenkinson, Todd Lamont, Kal Sineth, Jimmy Elford, Daniel Hawkins, Matt Petherick, Rommel Shahzad, Sanjaya Chathuranga, Mark Murphy, Geoff Williams, Jason Mungean (Coach)

Geelong

Nick Butters (South Barwon), Sam Coutts (Grovedale), Sam Ellis (South Barwon), William Ford (St Peters), Noah Guida (Newtown & Chilwell), Sam Hall (North Geelong)

Harry Hauenstein (South Barwon), Dale Kerr (North Geelong), Alistair McCann (North Geelong), Ronnie Mckenna (Newtown & Chilwell), Rob Smith (Grovedale), James Stokes (St Peters), Lachie Sperling (Newtown & Chilwell). Bailey Sykes (North Geelong), Philip Visser (North Geelong), Gregory Willows (Highton), Brad Hauenstein (South Barwon , coach), Sean O’Neill (East Belmont, assistant coach).

Bendigo

Grant Waldron (Strathdale-Maristians, captain), Liam Smith (Golden Square, vice-captain), Josh Ansell (White Hills), James Marri (Strathdale-Maristians), Taylor Beard (sandhurst), Liam Bowe (Sandhurst), Daniel Clohesy (Strathdale-Maristians), Brent Hamblin (Kangaroo Flat), Kyle Humphrys (Bendigo), Rylea Jones (Sandhurst), Jake Marshall (White Hills), Jack Neylon (Strathdale-Maristians), Kyle Welsh (White Hills), Matt Wilkinson (Strathdale-Maristians)

Casey Cardinia

Callum O’Hare (Tooradin, captain), Yoshan Arumadura (Cardinia), Trishane De Silva (Cardinia), Trevor Bauer (Clyde), Ankush Rana (Clyde), Ben Marsh (Devon Meadows), Lucas Ligt (Devon Meadows), Chris Bright (Koo Wee Rup), Shiran Rathnayake (Koo Wee Rup), Tobias Van Den Heever (Merinda Park), Jason Williams (Pakenham), Raja Sadig (Pakenham Upper), Kasun Balasuriya (Carlisle Park), Ben Parrott (Tooradin), Tyler Evans (Tooradin). Emergencies: Kasun Balasuriya (Carlisle Park), Tom Hussey (Tooradin)

Leongatha

Ron Abeysinghe, Ethan Lamers, Aydan Williams, Joel Brann (vc), Mitchell Clark, Jake Cochrane, Mustafa Nader, Jack Ginnane (c), Jack Butcher, Lachie Wright, George McCausland, Alex Geyer, Dylan Clark, Jack Curtis, Madura Madusanka, Tom Cameron.

Bairnsdale

Ryan Halford, Brodie Anderson, Jayanga Peiris, Jack Timms, Cameron McPhan, Connor Mitchell, Nathan Schoultz, Reagan Kyle-Manager, Samuel Stewart, Isaac Love, Josh Sackfield, Ricky Tatnell, Seth Smith, Scott Dare, Scott Davidson (driver), Pat Halford (scorer).

Ferntree Gully

Nathan Walsh (c), Jake Toohey, Jackson Waters, Patrick Mastertoun, Daniel Cormack, Jack Hammond, James Dekel, Danny O’Shea, Josh Priestley, Zachary Allen, Josh Lindner, Jarrod Butcher, Jake Balfour, Ben Grimshaw, Trent Atkinson, Chandima Abeykoon.

Sale Maffra

Not released yet.

Division 2

Kingston Hawthorn

Herbie Fischbacher, Hamish McKenzie, Luke Ajani, Redwan Garcia, Noah McCullough, Lucas Kennedy, Nic Tindall, Adi Chowdry, Brad Stow, Shaurya Shukla, Avneet Ghuman, Jack Weintraub, Ishtpreet Kairon, Jamie Moraitis, Cory Cater, Roman Walker, Aidan Sheffield

Mornington Peninsula

Kierran Voelkl (captain, Dromana), Aiden McKenna (vc, Long Island), Hayden Cummings (Mornington), Sam Field (Flinders), Sam Fowler (Dromana), Lachlan Hose (Tyabb), Billy Humphrey (Pines), Dilasri Lokubandara (Boneo), Cameron Moon (Mornington), Ash Nagel (Rosebud), Harley Peace-Stirling (Pines), Matt Prosser (Langwarrin), Andrew Smith (Langwarrin), Samson Storey (Boneo). Emergencies: Jack Gorbert (Baden Powell), Sam Holland-Burch (Long Island), James Spencer (Heatherhill), Jean Luc-Talbot (Mt Eliza)

South West Cricket

Johno Benallack (captain), Lachie Boyle, Matt Boyle, Harry Carter, Louis Darcy, Jamie Dwell, Lachie Green, Hamish Huffadine, matty Kemp, Charlie Lucas, Eddie Lucas, Max Moor, James O’Neil, Henry Stevens, Paul Vogels.

Bellarine

Billy Gravett (Wallington), Dane Wise Graham (Wallington), Matthew Sampson Barnes (Wallington), Simon Umbers (Anglesea), Zac Jones (Ocean Grove), Will Liddle (Surf Coast), Hayden Illingworth (Queenscliff), Archer Jacques (Barrabool), James Fisher (Barrabool), Shane Murdoch (Winchelsea), Daniel Maclean (Armstrong Creek, captain),

Ben Norgrove (Armstrong Creek), Lachlan Mulgrew (Armstrong Creek), Ben Robertson (Armstrong Creek), Matt Kennedy (Armstrong Creek), Clay Mulgrew (Armstrong Creek).

Ballarat

Matt Aikman (Ballarat Redan), Fraser Hunt (Brown Hill), Akila Lakshan (Brown Hill), Viraj Pushpakumara (Brown Hill), Sajith Dissanayaka (Darley), Josh Brown (East Ballarat), Harry Ganley (East Ballarat), Rory Low (East Ballarat), Josh Pegg (Golden Point), Akshay Ballal (Mount Clear), Tom Le Lievre (Mount Clear), Harry Pierson (Napoleons Sebastopol), Cole Roscholler (Wendouree), Heath Pyke (Wendouree, captain)

Hamilton

Hamish Withers (c), Ben Holmes (vc), Paul Procter (vc), Jack Austin, Ben Hanrahan, Jordy Anthony, Shanaka Silva, Tom Roberts, Jak Hotchkiss, Caleb Millard, Jacob Edwards, Carey Megaw, Mitch Arnold.

Maryborough

Sam Bartlett, Lachlan Oddie, Joel Pymer, Jayden Scotland, Tom Alexander, Dan Romeo, Zac Graham, Alex Cook, Kamaljot Romana, Regan Goundry, Max Jackson, Dean Nalder, Liam Hurse, Tom Hannett, Joe Lovell, Jude Mcguire.

Wangaratta

Jack Ryan (Beechworth), Matt Ryan (Beechworth), Matt Lister (City Colts), Josh Nanson (City Colts), Tyler Nanson (City Colts), Dylan Bursill (Ovens Valley), Gregor Fraser (Ovens Valley), Cooper Thomason (Ovens Valley), Ryan Collier (Rovers United), Paddy McNamara (Rovers United, captain), Charith Perera (Rovers United), Matt Whitten (Rovers United), Cooper Matheson (Wangaratta), Jimmy Thewlis (Wangaratta).

Sunraysia

Adam Thomson, Thanura Rajapaske, Joshua Andrews, Liam Naylor, Jayden Hunt, Jason Morrison, Luke Stanbrook, Shaun Mathews, Riley Jobson, Jasper Presswell, Musa Ilyas, Anthony Morrish.

Gisborne and District

Matthew Barake, Alex Browne, Chris Burkett, Damien Edwards, Nathan Fower, Louis Moor, Aaron Paterson, Gareth Sharp, Harrison Sheehan, Taylor Stevenson, Marcus Stewart, Xav Tadd, JArryd Vernon, Riley Vernon, Ben Way, Josh Wills.